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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright gives Themester talk on war, peace

By Hannah Smith · Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 12:04 a.m.

Albright is most well known for becoming the first female secretary of state for former President Bill Clinton’s administration — the highest-ranking U.S. government position a female received at that time.

Young women's basketball team to debut against St. Ambrose

By Trent Stutzman · Thursday, Nov. 3,2011 12:01 a.m.

The IU women’s basketball team will have to overcome the loss of four seniors as it begins its season with an exhibition game at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.

Union Board executives submit resignations two months early

By Matthew Glowicki · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11:57 p.m.

Senior Dan Haddad, former vice president of programming, resigned Oct. 3, and Erika Hall, vice president of membership, resigned on Oct. 10. Both vice presidents’ terms would have ended in December.

Local eatery offers African cuisine

By Roshni Verghese · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11:34 p.m.

Caravan, a restaurant that specializes in Moroccan and Ethiopian food, sits tucked behind green gates on East Fourth Street.

State’s business climate ranks high on top 10 lists despite local criticism

Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11:29 p.m.

Indiana’s business climate was given a top 10 spot in recently released rankings from the magazine Site Selection.

BPD assists in child pornography arrest

Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11:27 p.m.

A west-central Indiana man was arrested for distribution and possession of child pornography Tuesday, the Indiana State Police indicated in a press release.

Study finds charitable giving remains stagnant

Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11:02 p.m.

Charitable giving in the United States has remained stagnant in the past 40 years. This continues to be true despite the number of natural disasters tripling and the number of armed conflicts nearly doubling, according to a report released Friday by two IU professors.

Professor advocates for human trafficking victims

By Nick Sobecki · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 11 p.m.

Professor Stepanka Korytova, a visiting scholar-in-residence at IU’s Center for the Study of Global Change, combats human trafficking.

Geocaching club attempts to cache them all

By Alexis Benveniste · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:58 p.m.

The Geocaching Club began a Geographic Information Systems Day Geocoaching Challenge on Monday. The challenge will run through Nov. 20 and is open to all ages and the general public.

Ready for rematch

By Jeremy Smith · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:57 p.m.

The IU field hockey team plays a rematch with Iowa in the opening round of the seven-team Big Ten Tournament today.

Column: Realignments hurt non-revenue sports

By Caitlin Ursini · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:55 p.m.

In what might be the most exciting two years in conference realignments, the Big East is finally making its long-talked-about move. It’s extending invitations to expand its conference to make up for the loss of Pittsburgh, Syracuse and West Virginia.

Women's basketball team ready to start 2011-2012 season

By Aaron Siegal-Eisman · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:53 p.m.

The first two games are exhibition games against St. Ambrose today and Indianapolis on Nov. 8. This year’s woman’s basketball team has nine returners from last year and five new faces, including three freshmen and two junior-college transfers.

Federal criminal agents discuss job opportunities

By Jessica Williams · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:52 p.m.

The IU Criminal Justice Student Association had a federal law enforcement panel Wednesday with agents from six federal agencies.

IUSA Congress meets in 1st November session

Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:47 p.m.

IUSA committees proposed two resolutions concerning a bus tracking system and e-book initiatives at its bi-weekly meeting Tuesday.

IU visitor reports Saturday assault

Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:46 p.m.

A student visiting the IU campus this weekend reported being assaulted at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning, according to an IU Police Department report.

One-man band performs improvised music

By Carmen Huff · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:13 p.m.

Starting in 2000 with his first gig in Bloomington, musician Denis Taaffe has recorded and produced 161 albums.

City seeks musicians for summer music series

By Hannah Crane · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 10:11 p.m.

For more than 25 years, the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department has coordinated the Summer Performing Arts Series to showcase local talent. The department will continue the tradition for summer 2012 and is seeking musicians and bands to participate in the summer series, which will take place May through September in city parks.

Q&A with War on Drugs' Adam Granduciel

By Steven Arroyo · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:23 p.m.

The War on Drugs have released four records since being on Bloomington’s Secretly Canadian label for the past four years.Tonight, the Philadelphia foursome will take the stage at The Bishop with fellow East Coasters Purling Hiss and Carter Tanton. Frontman Adam Granduciel recently spoke with the IDS about the positive reception of “Slave Ambient,” and the evolution of their sound and “Law and Order.”

Latin American Music Center celebrates 50 years

By Hannah Gallagher · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:20 p.m.

IU’s campus has been home to Latin American music for 50 years and has one of the largest collections of this genre of music in the country. From Oct. 19 to 23, members of the Latin American Music Center and Latin American music community worldwide came to IU to celebrate the anniversary.

Students connect through Jewish singing contest

By Sally Bae · Wednesday, Nov. 2,2011 9:17 p.m.

The competition, similar to “American Idol,” brings 30 Jewish singers to Israel to compete and train with popular Israeli musicians. While abroad in Israel last year, Eitan Kantor’s talent brought him to the finals of “Hallelujah,” an international singing contest.