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Real talk with Brother Ali

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:14 p.m.

Before performing Tuesday at The Bluebird as part of the “Hip-Hop Live Tour” with Ghostface Killah, Rakim and the Rhythm Roots Allstars, Brother Ali talked to the Indiana Daily Student via cell phone from his tour bus.

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Harper Jones as Claudio embraces Dawn Thomas as Isabelle in Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE presented by the IU Department of Theatre and Drama in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

A measured success

By Rebecca Glasgow · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:13 p.m.

Hearing the name William Shakespeare might be enough to scare off anyone from seeing a play after taking literature courses. Fear not. The IU Department of Theatre and Drama’s production of “Measure for Measure” jumps far from the classroom and into a very entertaining night of theater.

Hoosiers defeat Chattanooga 99-79 in regular season opener

By IDS staff and Aaron Beard · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:13 p.m.

For more coverage check out the IDS Basketblog.

Letters from Abroad

By Lindsey Landis · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:06 p.m.

BOLOGNA, Italy –You never realize how American you are until you leave the country. The National Anthem has never stirred deep feelings of patriotism and pride in me. I could live without baseball games and Mom’s hot apple pie. I waited all of my life to get out of the U.S. I wanted to see exotic places, eat new foods and experience the art and history of faraway lands, because I felt that home was lacking a bit in the culture department.

3 MCs, but no DJ

By Brian Hettmansperger · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 9:03 p.m.

To create hip-hop music live on stage without a DJ or a looped sample might be unorthodox, but Davey Chegwidden, band leader for the Rhythm Roots Allstars, does it every night of the “Hip-Hop Live!” tour. The 10-piece band, which will stop at 9 p.m. today at The Bluebird as part of the tour, provides a unique experience for concertgoers.

No satisfaction

Monday, Nov. 12,2007 7:49 p.m.

The 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement came out last week. Among other things, it mentioned helicopter parents – those parents who, rather than dropping their kids off at the dorm freshman year and high-tailing it back home, remain painstakingly active in their college students’ lives. Apparently, children of these types of parents are more “satisfied” with their college experience.

Communist Bloggifesto

By Anna Piontek · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 7:47 p.m.

Hot-headed junior members of the intelligentsia used to write manifestos. But ideological convictions – the all-consuming, radical and inflexible kind – have gone out of style among young people, to invoke that favorite New York Times cliche once more. Regardless of dubious theories about the political sloth of the youth, it is certain that ideology (even the word itself) is suspicious these days. Thus no one writes manifestos anymore.

My lil Lohan

By John Barnett and Stefania Marghitu · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 7:45 p.m.

Everyone knows Facebook applications are the worst inventions of 2007. They’re idiotic, annoying and superfluous. I guess the same could be applied to Facebook itself. But seriously, I haven’t found an application worth applying myself to. That is, until Best Week Ever invented the “My Lil Lohan” application. You see, the job of the writers of Best Week Ever is to find all of the memorable phenomenons in the world of Pop Culture, and lately, Pop Culture has been in a rut.

Unity through artistic suffering

By Grace Low · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 7:44 p.m.

There is this glorious space of time right after I wake up – before I’ve assuaged my caffeine addiction or moved enough to elicit the pre-caffeine headache – when I am awake, but still in the fuzz-brained tendrils of warm dreaming. This is the time when I consume the news, and when I say news, I mean catching up on the latest PostSecret; reading my favorite blog, Confessions of a College Callgirl; or stalking my friends’ Facebook mini-feeds. This Sunday morning was particularly resplendent, with the light rain pattering on the roof outside my second-story window and the crisp autumn breeze knocking stubborn leaves from the trees.

Gay Old Party?

By Scott Leadingham · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 7:43 p.m.

To paraphrase comedian Dave Attell, once in a while it’s appropriate to thank those people you often make fun of, just because they’ve provided so many good laughs. In this vein, therefore, please accept the following open thank you letter to America’s favorite value-laden and traditional family-defending political party: the GOP.

IU student arrested for assault

By Sara Amato · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 5:25 p.m.

An IU student was arrested Friday night after the Bloomington Police Department learned he allegedly got into a fight with another man.

Students reach $1M goal at dance marathon

By Lindsey Alexander · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 12:16 a.m.

There were just as many tears as laughs Sunday morning as IU Dance Marathon raised more than $1 million for Riley Children’s Hospital, with students, volunteers, patients and parents dancing to a tune of $1,041,197.20.

War veteran wishes for ‘active duty’ on Veterans Day

By Jessica Anderson · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 12:16 a.m.

Jeffery Powell, a native of Bloomington who served 20 years as a hospital corpsman for U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, retired 15 years ago, but still hopes he might be called to duty.

IU tips off season

By Chris Engel · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 12:13 a.m.

Junior guard/forward Jamarcus Ellis had a simple answer when asked what the IU men’s basketball team had to do to prepare for the first game of the season with just one day off. “You just have to get some rest,” Ellis said. “Like coach said, he wants us to come in and play with intensity. If you be out all night, you’re not going to come in that way the next day.”

Jones always kept a smile on others’ faces

By Natalie Avon · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 12:08 a.m.

Friends agree that Dustin Jones, a 24-year-old IU graduate student who died Saturday, was always making people laugh.

IU student killed in crash Saturday morning

By Sara Amato · Monday, Nov. 12,2007 12:04 a.m.

An IU student was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning while on his way home to Scottsburg, Ind. Dustin Jones, 24, a second-year optometry student, was discovered at about 5:30 a.m. by the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department.

Men 4th, women 17th at Great Lakes Regional

By Ari Shifron · Sunday, Nov. 11,2007 11:56 p.m.

Jordan Kyle is headed back to Nationals for the second year in a row, but it is unclear if the rest of his team will follow him.

IU falls to Ohio State on penalty kicks

By Linnea Coulter · Sunday, Nov. 11,2007 11:55 p.m.

It was deja vu for the Hoosiers this weekend. After a physical and hard-fought game, IU and Ohio State saw themselves stalemated at a 0-0 tie, much as they had earlier in the season. This time, however, penalty kicks were assessed in order to determine which of the two powerhouses would win the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Although the score will go into the record books as a tie, it was OSU who came out on top, 5-4, and secured themselves a tournament bid. “It’s frustrating,” freshman Neil Wilmarth said. “Their two center backs are strong and hard to get by. It makes it hard to finish an opportunity when we get one.” Wilmarth nearly scored a goal with 9:46 left in regulation. Freshman Daniel Kelly fed Wilmarth, who was wide open in front of the net, the ball inside the 18-yard box. He sent a shot toward the goal, but the ball bounced hard off the right pole and out of bounds. The Hoosiers were a bit more fortunate in their first match, a 1-0 win on Friday. Against host team and No. 5-seed Michigan State, Wilmarth scored the only goal of the game off a cross in the box from senior Charley Traylor. Traylor sent the ball to the far end of the box where Wilmarth headed it into the lower corner of the goal. MSU goalkeeper Chris Austin nearly blocked the shot, but was a half-second too slow.

IU splits home contests on weekend

By Brandon Smith · Sunday, Nov. 11,2007 11:52 p.m.

The IU volleyball team (15-13, 6-10) snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday night at the University Gym with a sweep over Iowa (31-29, 30-28, 30-22). Before Saturday’s match, IU dropped one to Minnesota on Friday night at home 3-0 (22-30, 28-30, 28-30).

Gordon leads IU past UNC-Pembroke

By Michael Sanserino · Sunday, Nov. 11,2007 11:51 p.m.

In its final preseason tune-up, the IU men’s basketball team relied on strong 3-point shooting and a stellar first-half performance from star freshman Eric Gordon to knock off UNC-Pembroke 111-62. But the win didn’t come without a scare.