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Ophelia given scond chance at life by Student Players

By Jacque Donahue · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 11:01 p.m.

The student-run theater group University Players brought Hamlet’s Ophelia back to life this weekend in its production of “Twelve Ophelias,” directed by junior Kelly Lusk. The set had three main features: a swing set on stage right, a main floor in the center and a chair on stage left. The back of the stage was also filled with a mixture of old bottles and boxes, a mattress against the wall and a Barbie head.

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Local musicians compete at first Blooming-Tunes

Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:59 p.m.

Local artists took center stage for the First Annual Blooming-Tunes Songs from the Heartland at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.  Ten artists’ songs were picked out of about 80 other entries to perform. Mayor Mark Kruzan, writer Barbara Cloyd and professor Jeffrey Isaac judged the contest.

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Beatles influence all ages

By Therese Kennelly · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:49 p.m.

IU music professor Glenn Gass charmed an audience of all ages as he spoke about The Beatles on Friday.  Gass’s speech prefaced the performance of Rain: A Tribute to The Beatles at the IU Auditorium.

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Curator discusses Spanish art

By Therese Kennelly · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:47 p.m.

Scholars, students and local residents joined together at the IU Art Museum on Saturday for IU museum director and curator of Western art before 1800 Heidi Gealt’s talk about 16th- and 17th- century Spanish art. The talk began when art professor Giles Knox introduced Gealt, who is best known for her work about artist Domenico Tiepolo.

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Itter speaks about ‘Cubes, Curves’

Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:46 p.m.

Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts William Itter launched a retrospective exhibition of his own work with a lecture providing personal commentary on a selection of his paintings and drawings, including several never-before-seen pieces of art. Friday’s lecture, titled “Cubes Curves Facts Fantasy: A Paradigm,” was delivered in the Radio/TV Center to a packed lecture hall. The lecture covered four decades of Itter’s work.

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Homecoming brings ‘Wacky, Wild, Crimson’ styles

Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:45 p.m.

Hoosier fans sported an eclectic array of “Wacky, Wild, Crimson Style” styles Friday and Saturday to promote homecoming spirit. This year’s theme, designated by the IU Student Alumni Association, aimed to capture traditional passion with an edge, said junior Kristi LaFree, who is IUSAA vice president of marketing and an Indiana Daily Student columnist.

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Retrospective gallery combines with on-going works

By Margaret Ely · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:43 p.m.

When Ryan McLaughlin, a perspective graduate student interested in the School of Environmental and Public Affairs visited IU this past weekend, a gallery opening wasn’t on his list of things to see. “We were just walking around and found this,” McLaughlin said. 

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Posehn brings personal life into jokes

Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:41 p.m.

Brian Posehn performed four packed shows at the Funny Bone Bloomington Comedy Club this weekend. He made comments about his nerdy look and life with his wife. Local comedian Brad Wilhelm warmed up the crowd serving as emcee for Friday night and fellow local comedian Brian M. Frange controlled the microphone on Saturday.

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Around Campus

Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:32 p.m.

Events around campus.

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A better lifestyle

By Danielle Fleischman · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:13 p.m.

Students and staff continue to light up in plain sight of school buildings because a simple policy can’t stop people from engaging in a habit-forming activity. But if these same people still want to maintain cheap premiums for their insurance they might be snubbing out those cigarettes in the future.

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Meal Point Hysteria

By IDS · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:09 p.m.

Ideally, students should be able to use one meal point plan to purchase food at any on-campus location.

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The misses of America

By Erin Chapman · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:08 p.m.

Whatever doubts were left about the Miss America Organization’s views of women were cleared up last week when they announced that Rush Limbaugh would be guest-judging this year’s competition.

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Beckulation

By Stephen Hammoor · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:07 p.m.

Glenn Beck might or might not ever read this or shoot me (with an e-mail).

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Balloon busters

By Chad Quandt · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 10:05 p.m.

No one wished 6-year old Falcon Heene Harm when he went up in a homemade balloon last week, but to say that viewers didn’t watch expecting to witness some terrible tragedy or amazing miracle is like saying that fans don’t go to NASCAR races wanting to see a car pile-up. At that point, the boy better have been riding a cloned dinosaur or discovering El Dorado, because I was emotionally primed for an exciting story.

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Fight results in surgery

By Alex Benson · Sunday, Oct. 18,2009 8:52 p.m.

Andrew D. Robinson, 20, needed surgery to have his jaw wired shut and screws placed in his jaw after being punched early Saturday on East 15th Street, Bloomington Police Department Lt. Jimmy Ratcliff said.

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