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IU seniors plan Club Rotation, Bloomington’s newest dance venue

By Alyssa Goldman · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 9:53 p.m.

Club Rotation, the potential new dance club in town, wants to “reinvent the way Bloomington parties.”

Insanity, mayhem take center stage in IU Theatre’s ‘Marat/Sade’

By Melissa Sokolski · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 9:41 p.m.

“We want our revolution now,” cry the patients of the Charenton asylum. Sometimes shouted, sometimes whispered, sometimes sung, the statement reverberates throughout the play “Marat/Sade,” produced by the IU Department of Theatre and Drama and directed by Dale McFadden.

Shams Band endures snowstorm to perform at Bear’s

By Leigh Abelson · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 9:36 p.m.

Thanks to severe snowfall, The Shams Band made it to the Bear’s Place stage a day late.

Madness, deceit, murder onstage in ‘Lucia’

By Brian Marks · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 9:14 p.m.

IU’s production of “Lucia di Lammermoor” opened Friday and will conclude its run with two performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

IU Seniors plan new dance venue in Bloomington: Club Rotation

By Alyssa Goldman · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 8:35 p.m.

Club Rotation, the potential new dance club in town, wants to “reinvent the way Bloomington parties.” Rotation is the brainchild of IU seniors Ryne Shadday and Solomon Hursey. The two said they saw a need for a dance club in Bloomington and hoped to set it up in about a year.

Local restaurant sales skyrocket on Super Bowl Sunday

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 8:29 p.m.

Super Bowl Sunday is one of the most profitable days of the year for bars and delivery-based restaurants, but the order overflow can drive both assistant managers and front doors into early retirement.

Homeless man found sleeping in Musical Arts Center

By VINCE ZITO · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 8:14 p.m.

A homeless man was found sleeping in the IU Musical Arts Center on Thursday. IUPD Officer Deborah Delay responded to the call at 1 p.m. Upon arrival Delay witnessed a man sleeping in a chair in the practice room.

Obama predicts Colts victory in Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:43 p.m.

President Barack Obama says the Indianapolis Colts “have to be favored” in the Super Bowl, even though he has a “soft spot” for the New Orleans Saints. “Peyton Manning is unbelievable,” the president told CBS’ Katie Couric during a live pre-game interview.

The news junky’s superhero

By Pooja Kansal · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:38 p.m.

The topic of Anderson Cooper, the anchor of CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” always evokes the words “hot” or “gay” (even though the latter has little-to-no evidence of being true).

Simply not commonsensical

By Ashley Ames · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:13 p.m.

Americans have no common sense.

Sex with Ms. Roboto

By Yahya Chaudhry · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:11 p.m.

Last month at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, computer scientist and former Bell Labs engineer Douglas Hines unveiled the holy grail of blowup dolls, a $7000 talking sex robot. Her name is Roxxxy, and she will rock your world.

The breast of the bad

By Chad Quandt · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:10 p.m.

Australia, I get it. You are known in history as a penal colony where the Europeans dropped off their refuse like a lazy trash collector. It’s not so bad.

Is the tea getting cold?

Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 6:06 p.m.

WE SAY The diffusion of the Tea Party into the GOP is necessary on its quest for an ultra-conservative base and a wider audience for the next election cycle.

Colts fans ready for Super Bowl

Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 4:15 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts fans are fired up and hoping to cheer their team to its second Super Bowl title in four years.

Pedestrians to power London

By Caitlin Ryan · Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 3:51 p.m.

As our world’s supply of natural resources continues to dwindle and the race to find alternative forms of energy ensues, one U.K.-based company seems to have found a solution that capitalizes on the one thing busy cities like London have plenty of – pedestrian traffic.

Law barring military medal lies is tested

Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 3:49 p.m.

Federal courts are wrestling with 2006’s Stolen Valor Act, which makes it a crime punishable by up to a year in jail to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military, even if the liar makes no effort to profit from the stolen glory.

IU clipped at Northwestern, 78-61

Sunday, Feb. 7,2010 2:43 p.m.

The Hoosiers entered Sunday looking to regroup from a tough loss against Purdue, but despite 28 points from sophomore guard Verdell Jones, they dropped their fourth straight game.

Expect a tight contest between IU, Northwestern

By Jordan Cohen · Saturday, Feb. 6,2010 2:11 p.m.

Tom Crean’s Hoosiers are looking to bounce back from heartbreaking losses against two of the Big Ten’s best. The losses came by a combined total of five points and it’s certainly gotten some fans asking, "What if freshman guard Maurice Creek wasn’t injured?"

Efficiency key for IU against solid Northwestern team

By DeAntae Prince · Saturday, Feb. 6,2010 2:05 p.m.

This IU team sometimes has spells where its speed-up style becomes rushing and mistakes begin to pile up. But the Hoosiers will have to stay focused on their trip to Northwestern. The Wildcat team IU will face at 2:30 Sunday in Evanston, Ill., shoots 36 percent from the 3-point line and only turns the ball over 11 times per game.

Around sports

Friday, Feb. 5,2010 12:20 p.m.

Men's tennis returns home, the women take on the defending champions and the track team hits the road for the first time.

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