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Lotus Fest 2009

Sweden

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:52 p.m.

Swedish instrumental folk trio Vasen will take the stage at Lotus Fest on Thursday, continuing what has become a tradition in Bloomington. Vasen’s fans half-jokingly proposed that a street in town be named for the band, leading them to title their newest album “Vasen Street.”

Lotus Fest 2009

Mongolian folk comes to America

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:50 p.m.

Before Hanggai formed in 2005, lead man Ilchi was bored with the music he was making. He’d been in a punk band for a few years, but just didn’t have the heart for that type of sound anymore.

Lotus Fest 2009

Los de Abajo can’t be kept down

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:48 p.m.

The founding members of Los de Abajo met nearly two decades ago when they were attending secondary school in Mexico City. In 1992 they played their first show together at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for the country’s Sept. 16 Independence Day celebration.“We began to play music as a friendly game, but now has become our way of life,” said singer and saxophonist Mauricio “Osito” Diaz. “We realized that we made ourselves feel good, and we can do the same for others.”

Lotus Fest 2009

France

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:45 p.m.

It’s easy to classify the French quartet Watcha Clan as world music, but to founding member, chief songwriter and sampler Suprême Clem, that’s oversimplifying it. “World music is not a museum. It should be modernized so all generations can listen to it,” he said.

Lotus Fest 2009

Local band, Mid-East inspiration

By Megan Clayton · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 8:40 p.m.

Salaam front woman Dena El Saffir was first exposed to Middle Eastern music as a child growing up in an Iraqi-American household outside Chicago. Trained in violin since the age of 6, El Saffir started to envision honing an Arabic sound as a teenager. Her group Salaam, which means “peace” in Arabic, was founded in 1993 while El Saffir was studying classical music at IU.The band is still based out of Bloomington and includes six other instrumentalists, including El Saffir’s brother Amir and her husband, Tim Moore. El Saffir said working with her family has only brought the band benefits.

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Panelists to discuss diversity tomorrow

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:55 p.m.

Jacob Levin, a columnist at the IDS, will be on a panel to discuss issues of diversity, identity and cultural awareness tomorrow with Eric Love, IU’s director of diversity education.

Hall Atlanta Football

College Football Hall of Fame leaving South Bend for Atlanta

By Tom Coyne · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:47 p.m.

SOUTH BEND — The College Football Hall of Fame, which never managed to attract the number of visitors its organizers hoped for after moving it to South Bend in 1995, is being moved to Atlanta to bring it more exposure, organizers told the city.

Illinois Admissions

U. of Ill. president resigns after scandal

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 4:42 p.m.

President B. Joseph White resigned Wednesday following reports that the school admitted politically connected applicants over more qualified ones at its Urbana-Champaign campus.

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Story of the Sydney shells

Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 12:40 a.m.

In 1956, the government of New South Wales housed an international design competition with very broad design specifications and no cost limit, an idea that would later be the subject of much criticism.

Mens Tennis - IU Invitational

No players are from within 400 miles of IU

By Justin Albers · Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009 12:05 a.m.

Tennis, by all accounts, is a global sport. After all, the top eight professional players ranked by the Association of Tennis Players come from different countries. It should come as no surprise, then, that no player on the IU Men’s Tennis team lives within 400 miles of Bloomington.

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