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In the tank

By Thomas Wachtel · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 10:07 a.m.

When it came to writing my column this week, I was in about the same position as Sen. Barack Obama. At the risk of sounding harsh or callous, when the stock market tanked on Monday, it was almost like shooting fish in a barrel. Over the past couple of weeks, coverage of the election has been centered on varying levels of attention to Gov. Sarah Palin, ranging from surprise to fawning, then to an all-out assault, and now to a pretty respectable level of analysis in which even conservatives are judging her pretty rationally.

Senior golfer Drew Allenspach, IUSA president Luke Fields, and IUSA Co-director of Public Relations Stefanie Smith participate in an IUSA-sponsored forum at which audience members were able to discuss issues concerning the hiring of a new IU Athletics Director Tuesday night in the Frangipani Room at the IMU.

Students chime in on athletic director search

By Amy Burke · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 12:25 a.m.

The IU Student Association hosted a student forum Tuesday night in the Indiana Memorial Union Frangipani Room featuring IU Athletics Director Search Committee Student Representative Drew Allenspach.

Joshua Bell talks during an interview Tuesday afternoon at Bear's Place. Bell is an IU graduate.

Q & A: Joshua Bell

By Katherine Fay · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 12:22 a.m.

Renowned violinist and IU alumnus Joshua Bell sat down with the Indiana Daily Student to discuss his plans for tonight’s performance, the future and what IU and Bloomington mean to him.

Violin virtuoso and IU alum Joshua Bell performs Tartini's "Devil's Trill" Sonata on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the Musical Arts Center. A native of Bloomington, Bell will join the IU Jacobs School of Music as a senior lecturer in the String Department.

IU Philharmonic to perform with Joshua Bell

By Katherine Fay · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 12:20 a.m.

For students in the IU Philharmonic Orchestra, the opening concert isn’t just a way to kick off the season; it’s a chance to play with two of the world’s greatest musicians.IU faculty member Leonard Slatkin will conduct world-renowned violinist and alumnus Joshua Bell and the orchestra in a concert at 8 p.m. tonight in the IU Auditorium. The 3,200 complimentary tickets for the show were distributed in three hours.“If you could have heard the dead silence when Leonard Slatkin took the platform during rehearsals, you would know what his presence means to the students,” said Tom Wieligman, executive administrator of instrumental ensembles and special performance activity. “To have artists of this stature stop what they’re doing and come to Bloomington is a real treat.”The first half of the program will feature Beethoven’s “Overture to Egmont, Op. 84” and Paul Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber,” Wieligman said. The entire second half of the program will feature John Corigliano’s “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” (“The Red Violin Concerto”), during which Bell will perform for his first concert as an IU faculty member.

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IU-Notify to primarily use texts

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 12:17 a.m.

Students who rely on their e-mail for emergency updates from IU-Notify might want to consider signing up for text message alerts after authorities decided Tuesday that text alerts will be the primary notification tool.

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Freshmen learn to handle smoking ban

By Ben Phelps · Wednesday, Sept. 17,2008 12:02 a.m.

As freshmen Molly Blazak and Stephanie Courtney sat smoking outside the steps at Wright Quad, students passed by eager to eat dinner. After only the second week since move-in, both agreed the freshmen were dealing well as the first incoming class to come to IU with the smoking ban in place.

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Tom Morrison on board as chief liaison

By Joel Sanders · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:57 p.m.

After a 17-year career at Ball State, it would take a unique opportunity for Tom Morrison to leave his alma mater. He found that opportunity at IU as chief liaison and Indiana General Assembly representative this month.

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Will someone look at Westbrook?

By Ben Homrig · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:47 p.m.

Is there any doubt who your No. 1 pick would be if you were on the clock in your fantasy draft tomorrow? LaDanian Tomlinson? Not for me.

Gen. David Petraeus, left, and Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, who rises to four-star rank, take part in a a formal change-of-command ceremony at the main U.S. military headquarters in Baghdad on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Odierno took over from Gen. David Petraeus.

Fingers crossed, Petraeus leaves Iraq

Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:44 p.m.

Gen. David Petraeus, whose strategy for countering the Iraq insurgency is credited by many with rescuing the country from all-out civil war, stepped aside Tuesday as Gen. Ray Odierno took over as the top American commander of the conflict.

IU wide receiver Ray Fisher makes a catch during a practice on Sept. 8 on the football practice field near the Mellencamp Pavilion.

Safety's status questionable for Ball State game

By Lee Hurwitz · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:42 p.m.

Three days remain before the IU football team takes on its first real test of the season. So at practice Tuesday, all was back to normal after the team’s bye week, except for one noticeable absence.

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Finding the perfect workout mix

By Emily Campion · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:34 p.m.

So there I was, bicycling, getting nowhere fast. That’s right, I was at the HPER working out between two rather buff men who periodically glanced at the screen on my stationary bicycle to make sure they were pedaling faster and burning more calories than a 5-foot-3, 110-pound girl.

Swanky lays on a bed of nails on Friday, August 24, 2007 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Swanky was one of the performers from the Blue Monkey Sideshow during the Dark Carnival Film Festival and also provided music during the sideshow.

Horror film festival prepares for 2nd year

By Lara Streyle · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:30 p.m.

What better to do than to celebrate the spirit of Halloween night early? The Dark Carnival Film Festival, a festival that proves horror films aren’t just for viewing on Friday the 13th, will allow Bloomington residents to do just that.

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Master joins Jacobs faculty

By Allison Tyra · Tuesday, Sept. 16,2008 11:28 p.m.

The Jacobs School of Music faculty has secured more bragging rights for next fall after hiring professor Jorja Fleezanis, one of the first female concertmasters for a major American orchestra.

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