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The feminist with the dragon tattoo

By Sam Ostrowski · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 12 a.m.

Lisbeth Salander is certainly a striking example of equality and upholds themes that deplore violence toward women.

Unto us a star is born

By Patrick Beane · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 12 a.m.

I’m no hater, but it’s time to discuss Beyoncé’s problematic feminism, the media’s glorification of her specific femininity and the ideas behind all of this that no one questions.

Roth ignites second-half attack at Penn State

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:54 p.m.

Penn State held IU junior guard Jordan Hulls to just one 3-pointer in the final 19 minutes of the game after he had already knocked down six. Unfortunately for Penn State, the team forgot about Matt Roth.

Victory comes from behind the arc for Hoosiers

By Kevin Bowen · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:51 p.m.

Hulls and Roth combined to go 12-of-15 with 3-pointers Sunday against Penn State (9-8, 1-3) as No. 12 IU (15-1, 3-1) notched its third road win of the season in beating the Nittany Lions 88-82.

Freshman Kaylee Cox finds her new normal

By Lauren Sedam · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:50 p.m.

If this were high school, her mom would have come in and said softly, “Kaylee, time to get up.” Kaylee could have fallen back asleep if she wanted to. Her mom would have been back in a few minutes to turn on the light. But this isn’t high school.

For some women, sorority house rejection brings solace

By Lauren Sedam · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:47 p.m.

Gretchen Catron was among the potential new members, or PNMs. She had been through 20 Party, 14 Party and 8 Party. She submitted rankings, and the houses ranked her. She even started seeing herself in a house, imagined being part of a new sisterhood. But, Sunday morning, Gretchen’s recruitment journey came to an end.

ARC-IU strives to embrace diversity

By Sydney Murray · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:43 p.m.

In 2010, faculty members Joan Pong Linton, Valerie Grim and Arlene Diaz created Attention Reflection Connection IU, an organization geared toward promoting diversity on IU’s campus.

Wrestlers fall as Powless rises on all-time wins list

By Kate Wickwire · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:36 p.m.

The IU wrestling team suffered a defeat this past Friday at the hands of No. 2-ranked Iowa. Despite the 12-26 loss, the Hoosiers did gain some individual victories.

2nd-half rally comes up short for Hoosiers against Wildcats

By Trent Stutzman · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:35 p.m.

After trailing by 17 points to Northwestern with just more than nine minutes remaining in its second Big Ten home game of the year, the IU women’s basketball team went on a surge for the next eight minutes of play to close the gap to three points.

IU runs over competition for individual, team wins

By Connor Killoren · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:33 p.m.

The IU men’s and women’s track and field teams rang in the new year by winning a combined 10 events at Saturday’s Indiana Open

Hoosiers pile up wins in Orlando matches

By Ben Simmons · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:32 p.m.

The Hoosiers, who debuted at No. 29 — one spot above last year’s final standing — in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national team rankings released Tuesday, have gone 21-8 thus far at the event, with wins against opponents representing Louisville, Radford and Alabama.

Hoosiers fall in meet at Michigan

By Jordan Littman · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:30 p.m.

In their meet in Ann Arbor, Mich., this season and their first meet in more than a month, both IU men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell to Michigan on Saturday, with the men losing 166-130, and the women getting edged 151.5-148.5.

IU alumna serenades Jason Segel

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:29 p.m.

An August graduation threw Chelsea Gill into the real world without a determined acting job, without her twin sister and with family troubles on her mind. It was a hard transition made even more difficult by rooting herself in one of the busiest cities in the nation — Chicago.“To not think about it for, like, an hour every day, I’d watch a Jason Segel movie,” Gill said.

Freshman McCurty continues to develop her game

By Nathan Brown · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:28 p.m.

After winning last week’s Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, IU freshman center Quaneisha McCurty saw only nine minutes of action during IU’s (5-12, 0-4) Sunday loss to Northwestern (11-5, 1-2) at Assembly Hall 69-61.

Max Walter learns to fit in, strives to stand out

By Lauren Sedam · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:07 p.m.

In the middle of the semester, Max was still trying to figure out this new system. He was floating through class, finding his way in a group, but he was still lost somewhere in the middle at a big school. He was fitting in, but he wanted to stand out.

Theft, drug possession dominate IUPD arrests

By Mary Kenney · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 10:55 p.m.

A compilation of arrests and criminal occurrences throughout the winter break.

Testing her luck

By Michael Majchrowicz · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 10:43 p.m.

IU student Sarah Bauer recently returned from filming the college tournament on the show "Jeopardy!" The episode is scheduled to air this February.

Pictura exhibits experiences by former NYC cop

By Libby Peterson · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 9:32 p.m.

Antonio Bolfo’s exhibit “IMPACT” is on display at Pictura Gallery this month, showing life in the notoriously dangerous South Bronx housing projects in New York. Bolfo took pictures from the perspective of the rookie police officers who are assigned to the area, attempting to show the cops’ humanity.

Ice is art in WonderLab show

By Morgan Smith · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 9:24 p.m.

Despite unseasonably warm January weather, Hermann Serfling used a chainsaw and hand tools to construct art out of a 300-pound block of ice Friday at WonderLab, a science museum geared toward children.

Peoples Park cleared, two arrested

By Mary Kenney · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 7:57 p.m.

After a 24-hour extension of an order to remove their belongings from Peoples Park, two members of Occupy Bloomington were arrested Saturday.