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Feeling under the weather?

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Every student enrolled in more than three credit hours is assessed a health fee of $105.76 per semester, which allows them access to the IU Health Center at a discounted rate. (Visits to the clinic cost $20, appointments with specialists start at $25.) The health center is located at the corner of Jordan Avenue and 10th Street, across from the Wells Library.

Flight of the Concords performs at the IU Auditorium. The show was hosted by Union Board as a part of the schedule of events for Little 500 weekend in 2009.

Live music

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

If you spent your high school years bobbing your head at every concert within a 50-mile radius of your house, you’ll want to read this, maybe memorize, even. Here’s how to get your music fill in a college town, even if you’re underage.

Q&A with Ronak Shah

By CJ Lotz · Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Ronak Shah held down a laundry list of activities during his freshman year. He was a part of the Collins Board of Education Programming, math tutoring, social justice league, Abe at IU and even had his own radio show on student-run radio station WIUX.

The Helene G. Simon Hillel Center at IU is located at 730 E. 3rd St., and is IU's leading resource for Jewish students.

Orienter guide to keeping kosher

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

The best way to eat kosher on campus.

Orienter guide to eating in the dorms

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

The best places to eat in the dorms.

Q&A with Lamine Sylla

By CJ Lotz · Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Lamine Sylla travelled nearly 4,500 miles from his home in Africa to IU’s campus for his freshman year of college.

Glossary

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Don't get lost in conversation. Here's a guide to IU speak.

Sticking out

By Chip Cutter · Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Jordan Goldklang spent much of his childhood mesmerizing friends and family with tricks and optical illusions. In middle school, he’d grab a deck of cards or a fistful of coins and spellbind his classmates whenever he got the chance. Teachers begged him to stop, saying the magic was disruptive. They confiscated his cards, told him to put the coins away and even called his parents pleading for help, but nothing worked. School was the ultimate testing ground for his tricks, he said, a place where he could both perfect his art and connect with his peers. When he arrived at IU four years ago, he thought he’d have to give up his beloved hobby to study “something serious.” But in an ironic twist, the 22-year-old just graduated with a degree in magic, after taking a range of classes to both hone his performance skills and develop an understanding of the psychology behind the age-old craft.

Famed IU President Herman B Wells (center) is a beloved former campus figure, but his days in office were often full of controversy.

The father of IU

By Shannon McEnerney · Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

From 1938 until 1962, Herman B Wells served as University president. During his 25-year presidency, IU expanded to include the streets, buildings and student population that make it what it is today.

Everything you need to know before that red party cup ends up in your hand.

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

We won’t try to talk you out of drinking on a Friday night. No one else will, either. College is about making decisions for yourself, and who are we to tell you how to spend your time, right? We just want you to be safe.

Recommend Precollege Reading

Tuesday, June 16,2009 12 a.m.

Please! Step away from the vampire romance novels.* For many, reading is a scary experience, or, one that only involves the worlds of wizards or vampires. But Potter-only-lovers beware, muggles aren’t always great reference points in the academic world. Here are some suggested books and authors that will prove invaluable when your professor makes yet another Beat reference. *Don’t worry, you’ll be able to pick them up again. We just want you to embrace variety.