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Andy Adlard leads IU to 3-0 shutout against UK

By Kevin Loughery · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:29 a.m.

The floodgates finally opened for the normally sluggish Hoosier offense Tuesday night, as No. 9 IU defeated No. 13 Kentucky 3-0 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Robin Williams to perform at IU Auditorium

By Allison Tyra · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:26 a.m.

Robin Williams has been an American entertainment icon for as long as many IU students can remember, and at 8 p.m. today, residents can see him perform live at the IU Auditorium.

Despite challenges, Colombian player Velasquez-Herrera excels at IU

By Pat Hickey · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:24 a.m.

Just one year ago, freshman Orianica Velasquez-Herrera was playing for the Colombian U-20 Women’s National Soccer Team. This year, she’s played a significant role on the Hoosiers’ nationally ranked soccer team.

Sufjan Stevens’ songs sway crowd

By Mallory Jindra · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:21 a.m.

Fans weren’t disappointed to hear new material from Sufjan Stevens, as well as some old favorites.

Women stand against violence

By Alyssa Goldman · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:18 a.m.

Students and faculty spoke out for victims Tuesday in Dunn Meadow at the 22nd annual Take Back the Night, an event promoting awareness of domestic violence, sexual assault and rape.

After rough start, club champions seek repeat

By Caitlin Ursini · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:17 a.m.

The IU men’s club soccer team has one aspiration this year – to repeat as national champions. Throughout the past three years, the team has the best overall record in the country with 44 wins, seven losses and eight ties.

In the nude

By Mickey Woods · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:16 a.m.

Room 318 in the Fine Arts building smells of paint, but the aroma itself isn’t so toxic, as a hint of lemon fragrance invitingly inhabits the room. A female subject sits cross-legged on a sky-blue sheet with direct light beaming on her, adjacent to a cerulean-painted wall of bright fruit bowl portraits arranged in two rows of six.

Dusty red blanket

Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:15 a.m.

It was 7 a.m. last Wednesday when my roommate and I were finally able to get into our apartment after being locked out the night before. As we left our friend’s house to walk home, we were greeted by a dazzling red-orange sky.

1st IU-Purdue battle of fall season today

By Drew Allen · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:15 a.m.

The IU volleyball team hopes the results of those matches are different this year. The Hoosiers (12-4, 1-1) play in West Lafayette for the first of two regular-season battles with Purdue (9-4, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Pucci, Gucci, Fendi, Dolce

By Liza Giambra · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:14 a.m.

It’s Milan’s fashion week. And to describe it in the only word capable of describing such a week, it is fierce.

IU athletes choose between degrees and dreams

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:13 a.m.

There is a life-changing decision facing three members of the IU men’s soccer team. That decision creates a clash between two dreams – one in a scrub, the other in a jersey.

Umphrey’s McGee draws dedicated, devoted fanbase

By Jackie Kochell · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:10 a.m.

Umphrey’s McGee will be back home again in Indiana on Thursday, marking the latest of many Bloomington appearances throughout the years, and for several fans, yet another tally for the number of live Umphrey’s shows seen in a lifetime.

New hands-on program to mix academics, experience

By Sarah Hutchins · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:10 a.m.

The Political and Civic Engagement program, called PACE, combines classroom academics with experimental education.

Finch’s offers artists outlet

By Kelsey Finn · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:09 a.m.

Owners Candace and Jeff Finch organized a reception Tuesday in the upstairs of their restaurant Finch’s Brasserie for Bloomington musicians and artists willing to perform or showcase their artwork in the upcoming year.

‘Greening of the IMU’ to improve sustainability

By Benjamin Kerns · Wednesday, Sept. 30,2009 12:06 a.m.

The IU Office of Sustainability received a grant during the summer from Duke Energy Foundation to improve sustainability at the IMU.

No. 9 IU shuts out No. 13 Kentucky

By Kevin Loughery · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 11 p.m.

The floodgates finally opened for the normally sluggish Hoosier offense Tuesday night, as No. 9 IU defeated No. 13 Kentucky 3-0 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

Israel still golden after report

By Matthew Levitt and Shaina White · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 10:32 p.m.

In Judge Richard Goldstone’s recent report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, he equated Israel’s defense tactics with Hamas’ terrorism, but it is believed that the investigation was predetermined due to the Council’s reputation for being notoriously anti-Israel.

A more representative world order

By IDS · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 10:28 p.m.

The decision to upgrade the G-20 from a ministerial to a leader’s level forum after last year’s recession will surely go down as a watershed.

Minimum wage blues

By Matt Straw · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 10:26 p.m.

Being a college student gives you access to many things: a wide array of excellent research materials, helpful professors, other students with a focus in the same area to work with, unique cultural events – oh, and lest we forget the one so important it’s the only one advertised on T-shirts: parties and booze. However, there is one thing the average college student doesn’t have much access to, and that’s a well-paying job.

Reason for reflection

By Ben Smith · Tuesday, Sept. 29,2009 10:21 p.m.

I think it’d be reasonable to say that the average American student appreciates education much less than a student in a place where the right to learn isn’t afforded to everyone. This is the case in Cape Town, where only 15 years ago apartheid separated the races and confined black students to ill-equipped schools and universities with largely inadequate standards for education.