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Songwriter Showcase lights up Players Pub

By Makenzie Holland · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:40 p.m.

Monday night’s Bloomington Songwriter Showcase included songs from Rusty Bladen of Madison, Ind., Jason Blankenship from Mooresville, Ind., and Brandon Pfeiffer of Bedford, Ind.

Top four most interesting things found on Onestart classifieds

By Makenzie Holland · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:36 p.m.

From watches, purses and clothes to roommates and tutors, the oddities for sale in the OneStart classifieds can bring relief and a little amusement.

‘The rag-tag team’: IU Figure Skating Club places 5th in competition

By Kathryn Moody · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:34 p.m.

O’Malley is a member of the IU Figure Skating Club, which has existed on campus since 2003, when a group of student skaters decided one was needed. Many universities in Michigan and Ohio have figure-skating teams, but IU claims the only university team in Indiana, she said.

IU, University of Oxford offer joint degree program

Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:20 p.m.

IU has planned a joint degree program with the University of Oxford.

Grant to further research, study about chlamydia

By Caitlin Ryan · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:18 p.m.

More than 1 million cases of chlamydial infection were reported in the United States in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hoosiers end up 14th in Central District Invitational

By Abby Liebenthal · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:17 p.m.

A certain groove and momentum is necessary to move from the off-season into full play in the spring, IU Coach Clint Wallman said.

Men try to win 1st Big Ten Championship in 6 years

By Jordan Littman · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11:12 p.m.

Only three days after IU’s women’s swimming and diving team finished second at the Big Ten Championships, the men’s team is on the road back to Iowa City, Iowa.

Bloomington Faculty Council discuss new Shared Services Initiative

By Kirsten Clark · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 11 p.m.

The Bloomington Faculty Council convened Tuesday and discussed the first phase of the long-term Shared Services Initiative, a plan that would restructure some parts of the University in an effort to cut costs and provide services more efficiently.

Column: The best time of year is right around the corner

By Caitlin Ursini · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 10:58 p.m.

Can you feel it? It’s coming. With every passing day during second semester, plus the warming of weather, we get closer to the World’s Greatest College Weekend: Little 500.

Column: Scouting the Eagles

By Avi Zaleon · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 10:55 p.m.

After climbing the treacherous mountain of Big Ten games for weeks, the Hoosiers have a chance to relax a little on level ground in a contest against North Carolina Central. IU Coach Tom Crean’s unorthodox scheduling worked out perfectly, as his team can have a confidence boost against a MEAC team following a disappointing loss at Iowa.

Franklin Initiative loses ‘Benjamins’ to fund program

By Katie Mettler · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 9:57 p.m.

The Franklin Initiative, a part of the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce, was created in the 1990s to bring the framework of Benjamin Franklin’s lifelong learning to the Bloomington community.

ImagineBloomington allows residents to voice opinions

By Hannah Smith · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 9:54 p.m.

The new ImagineBloomington initiative kicked off Tuesday. The program includes workshops and surveys in which residents can help shape the city’s future.

Glitter bombs away!

Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 12 p.m.

As a result of the glitter bomb, Romney’s suit was slightly more fabulous than usual during his speech and, other than that, no harm was done.

The problem with drug testing welfare applicants

By Patrick Beane · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 12 a.m.

The difference between a poor person losing welfare and a middle-class person losing a parking spot seems telling to me of the government’s willingness to overlook structural inequality.

Introverts and the Internet

By Katie Beasley · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 12 a.m.

Introverts are an important but often overlooked segment of our population. In a world seemingly dominated by charisma, charm and sheer chutzpah, individuals inclined toward introspection, caution and time spent alone are often dismissed as shy or awkward.

Ending GBFFLs

By Sam Ostrowski · Tuesday, Feb. 21,2012 12 a.m.

Homosexuals are the only people that we see fit to immediately define by their “uniqueness.” Phrases such as “My black best friend” and “My Jewish best friend” do not exist because they sound wrong to the ears.

Fan has missed only one men's basketball game in 43 seasons

By Kevin Bowen · Monday, Feb. 20,2012 11:13 p.m.

His memory becomes fuzzy when he thinks about events from before 1969, but he knows that, since then, the lone home game he did not see in person was against Cornell in 2008.

Column: A three's company collaboration

By Bari Finkel · Monday, Feb. 20,2012 11:12 p.m.

Last week, Converse leaked a 30-second preview of “Do Ya Thing,” a song it is sponsoring. If you are like me, you assumed, “A shoe company sponsoring musicians? Let’s get ready to hear some awful hip-hop or ‘alternative’ pop rock.”

Film, composition unite during IU Cinema event

By Makenzie Holland · Monday, Feb. 20,2012 11:11 p.m.

The IU Cinema featured a one-of-a-kind “Double Exposure” screening this Sunday. The film was a celebration of the talent of film students, instrumentalists and musical composition students, said Susanne Schwibs, a Department of Communication and Culture faculty membe

Occupiers protest outside Monroe County jail

By Mark Keierleber · Monday, Feb. 20,2012 11:09 p.m.

Occupy Bloomington protesters were evicted from Peoples Park about a month and a half ago. But Monday evening, demonstrators reminded the Bloomington community they have not gone away.

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