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Music lovers get worldly fix with Lotus Music Festival

By Shelby Rizzi · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 11:06 p.m.

Friday night marked the arrival of what some have called “the best weekend in Bloomington.” During the subsequent 24 hours, the southern Indiana college town brimmed with music, food and customs of other cultures thanks to the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

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Kids weave prank into Lotus in the Park project

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:59 p.m.

Lotus in the Park is a free portion of the annual Lotus World Music and Arts Festival. Located in the Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park known as Third Street Park, this part of the festival offered Bloomington residents daytime concerts by artists featured in the weekend’s schedule.

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Australian belles on stilts sway in Strange Fruit

By Nicole Montella · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:57 p.m.

When the beauty of a fairy tale met 14-foot-high flexible poles, Strange Fruit was the outcome.The women on stilts first appeared on campus Thursday outside the IU Art Museum and made three more appearances throughout Bloomington as part of the celebration for the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival.

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples sings from her soul

By Rachel Krasnow · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 10:54 p.m.

In an all-black outfit, drop earrings and a black bob with a golden sheen, she walked on stage to an eruptive cheer of applause. The Buskirk-Chumley Theater’s sold-out crowd of mostly baby boomers stood in their seats, clapping and hooting. Mavis Staples, Grammy award-winning gospel singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, looked straight at the audience. 

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Team of private investigators hired by Spierer family

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:39 p.m.

The Spierer family has hired a private investigative team to find information about the disappearance of their daughter, missing IU student Lauren Spierer, the lead private investigator said Friday.

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Arrested man briefly escapes, is rearrested

Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 8:38 p.m.

A Bloomington man was arrested Saturday for possession of synthetic cannabis, as well as a controlled substance that the Bloomington Police Department said they believe to be Lortab tablets stolen from his grandmother.

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Bullying, its place in politics

By Francisco Tirado · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:56 p.m.

Jamey Rodemeyer’s tragic passing has reverberated through the nation as swiftly as the suicides from last fall, which left a mark on the nation’s awareness about bullying of kids and adolescents.

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GOP Candidate Critiques

By Sheldon Dance · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 7:54 p.m.

As I was watching the GOP debate Thursday, I jotted down a few notes concerning each of the candidates.

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Darius Willis appears in local pro wrestling event

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 1:08 a.m.

While the IU football team played in North Texas, losing 24-21, injured running back Darius Willis helped a different kind of team win, when he helped professional wrestler PJB take down his opponent with a flying shoulder tackle.

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IU falls 24-21 to North Texas

By Max McCombs · Sunday, Sept. 25,2011 12:01 a.m.

A late-game quarterback switch and comeback were not enough for the Hoosiers to come back from a 24 point deficit Saturday as IU dropped their final non-conference game of the season to North Texas 24-21.

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IU not overlooking winless UNT

By Alex McCarthy · Friday, Sept. 23,2011 1:09 a.m.

When Hoosiers like redshirt freshman running back Matt Perez step onto the new field in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, they will look to get on top early and send a message to fans.


Hoosier Hype podcast, Episode 3

By Max McCombs · Friday, Sept. 23,2011 1 a.m.

Max McCombs, Alex McCarthy and Justin Albers are back to discuss depth chart changes and preview IU's road game against North Texas.

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