Jill Behrman's parents fight back against defense
MARTINSVILLE -- Four days into the murder trial of John R. Myers II, Jill Behrman's parents accused the defense of breaking Indiana legislative code and denigrating their daughter's character.
MARTINSVILLE -- Four days into the murder trial of John R. Myers II, Jill Behrman's parents accused the defense of breaking Indiana legislative code and denigrating their daughter's character.
Sand mandalas are made by grinding natural stones into a fine powder and coloring it with different pigments. The result is an intricate geometric design that symbolizes a former Buddha. Monks create sand mandalas as a celebration of the transient nature of things, so though they are slowly and carefully created by trained hands, they are usually destroyed after three or four days.
Folk singer-songwriter legend Arlo Guthrie and family will be performing at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater this Saturday to a sold-out crowd as part of the Guthrie Family Legacy Tour.
The IU offensive linemen are preparing for the onslaught that's coming their way.
Sexual assault and rape are serious issues on a college campus, but Fawzia Mirza and Christian Murphy worked to get both out in the open through improvisational comedy skits that promoted conversation about the sensitive issues.
Riding the momentum of an eight-game unbeaten streak, the IU men's soccer team will seek revenge against Penn State when the No. 9 Hoosiers travel to Happy Valley on Friday night.
Don't expect anything else. The IU football team is on a two-game Big Ten winning streak after its upset of No. 15 Iowa last Saturday, and hopes are as high as the tide that is sweeping the S.S. IU swiftly across the sea of Big Ten competitors.
Freshman quarterback Kellen Lewis hasn't seen anything like what he will face this weekend when the Hoosiers travel to Ohio State.
The seventh annual Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone, held in memory of former IU student Jill Behrman, takes place Saturday. The event features a five-kilometer run and walk and a one-mile "fun walk." All proceeds will assist the Jill Behrman Emerging Leader Scholarship and Jill's House, which will be a temporary home for families of patients receiving care at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute in Bloomington.
With last weekend's loss to the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines in the Hoosiers' rearview mirror, IU will travel to East Lansing, Mich., to take on the Michigan State Spartans (5-10, 0-4 Big Ten) on Saturday.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has agreed to a contract extension that would keep him with the Red Raiders through 2012.
The coxswain and top eight rowers of the IU women's crew team will travel to Boston this weekend to race in the prominent Head of the Charles regatta. Sunday will be the second time that an IU boat has ever raced in the event in its 42-year history, and the Hoosiers intend to make their mark.
We had a difficult decision to make Tuesday night.
After beginning the Big Ten season 10-3 overall and 1-0 in the Big Ten, the IU volleyball squad has dropped seven consecutive matches and is looking to grab a life preserver this weekend.
Following its 1-0 loss last Sunday to Northwestern, the IU women's soccer team was down but not out. "Everyone's working pretty hard and trying to get back," freshman midfielder Christie Kotynski said. "We know we probably could have done better on Sunday. We're trying to work as hard as we can to make up for it this weekend."
The Hoosiers' luck ran out as the cream and crimson recorded a season worst, placing eighth at the Price's "Give 'Em Five Fund" New Mexico State Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. IU coach Clint Wallman was disappointed with the finish but said he will not allow it to get his team down. "We have the talent to compete in any tournament," Wallman said. "Yet, despite a good week of practice, we did not play as well as we would have liked."
When her roommate was reading children's books, junior Meredith Brown was writing nationally published poems. "I was reading Dr. Seuss (back) then, and she was writing poems," said junior forward Kate O' Connell.
Zhiyuan Cong, professor of art at William Paterson University, will lead a lecture and demonstration about calligraphy, the art of ornate writing, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Thomas T. Solley Atrium in the IU Art Museum. The event is free and open to the public.
Move over, "Cats," watch out, "West Side Story." A different kind of musical is taking over. IU Department of Theatre and Drama's "Urinetown: The Musical" opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Wells-Metz Theatre. Based on the premise that "it's a privilege to pee," this production strays from the warmth and slight corniness found in traditional musicals.
After a cancellation last year, the top Tony Award-winning musical in history, "The Producers," is finally here. The traveling cast will perform five shows at IU over the next three days at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.