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Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat

By Patrick Beane · Thursday, Feb. 14,2013 12 a.m.

The tracks on “The Man Who Died In His Boat” were recorded after midnight during the same sessions as “Dead Deer,” and the album has a similarly sleepy sound. The songs can be short and sweet, but most head for space, like a retreat into memory or dreams to better deal with waking life.

Column: Sheehey’s energy and team defense helps IU overcome sluggish first half

By Michael Norman · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 11:20 p.m.

All year, the Hoosiers have looked to their sixth man for a spark when the team’s energy is down, but Wednesday night might have been Sheehey’s most impactful injection of energy for the season.

Free throw shooting continues to boost IU

By Max McCombs · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 11:17 p.m.

IU would end the night 24-of-29 from the charity stripe, with six different players making free throws for the Hoosiers. Nebraska finished with 22 fouls to 12 for IU.

IU loses 10th straight game in worst loss of the season

By Robby Howard · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 11:11 p.m.

IU dropped its 10th consecutive game Wednesday night, falling to Michigan State 72-42 at the Breslin Center. The 30-point defeat is the worst of the season for the Hoosiers.

Students auction off dates for charity

By Aaricka Washington · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 11:08 p.m.

On Friday, Epiphany Modeling Troupe, a multicultural organization that uplifts and builds confidence in aspiring student models, will collaborate with the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to hold a date auction open to campus.

Tinder app revolutionizes student dating

By Shane Fague · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 11:06 p.m.

Tinder, an application for iPhones, is a free flirting app that puts a twist on similar “hot-or-not” dating applications.

Love for all at The Back Door

By Francisco Tirado · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 10:36 p.m.

The Back Door is a new gay bar in Bloomington, the name evoking both a coy double entendre and, quite literally, a back door.

MBV is back, back again

By Jacob Klopfenstein · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 10:24 p.m.

Maybe I have such a special connection with My Bloody Valentine’s second album, “Loveless,” because it was released on the day I was born — Nov. 4, 1991. Or maybe it’s because that album is a near-perfect masterpiece.

Gov. Pence rejects Ind. Medicaid expansion

Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 10:10 p.m.

“Medicaid is broken,” Pence said in the release. “In Indiana, an expansion of traditional Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would cost our taxpayers upwards of $2 billion over the next seven years.”

Possible phone scam foiled after woman, 80, calls BPD

Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 10:07 p.m.

The victim told police she received a call Tuesday morning from a man claiming to contact her as part of an investigation with the Drug Enforcement Administration, BPD Lt. Steve Kellams said.

Program teaches fermenting basics

By Megan Jula · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 10:05 p.m.

The event allowed participants to learn the basics of home fermentation, as well as try fermented food samples and make their own sauerkraut.

Menomena plays at Bishop

By Olivia Williams · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 9:28 p.m.

At 9:30 p.m., the Bishop Bar will host indie rock duo Menomena. According to the Bishop’s website, Menomena’s sound is “tragic and intimate, comic and endearing, personal and motivated.”

Wizard rock hits Rachael's

By Sarah Zinn · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 9:26 p.m.

To honor their literary role model, the DeGeorge duo founded their nationally acclaimed J.K. Rowling-themed cover band “Harry and the Potters.”

Root Cellar provides V-Day atmosphere

By Rachel Trees · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 9:24 p.m.

At 10 p.m., local bands Jerome and the Psychics and Triptides will be sharing a bill with Austin, Texas, native Tiger Waves for an evening of rock.

FINAL: No. 1 IU 76, Nebraska 47

By Nathan Brown · Wednesday, Feb. 13,2013 6:23 p.m.

Behind a 49-point second half performance, the IU men's basketball team defeated Nebraska Wednesday night at Assembly Hall, 76-47. The Hoosiers are now 22-3 in the 2012-13 season and are 10-2 in the Big Ten with six games remaining.