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Cabrera rocks the bird

Ryan Cabrera began a performance-filled couple days in Bloomington privately serenading sorority girls Sunday and ended with a larger, public concert at The Bluebird Nightclub Monday evening. At the Bluebird concert, Cabrera let loose with the audience, encouraging them to party. Jesse Ruben and Zach Hexum opened Cabrera’s all-acoustic performance. Hexum played saxophone for several songs, backing Cabrera’s lead vocals.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

IUPD arrests IDS multimedia director

The Indiana Daily Student’s multimedia director was arrested Saturday for public intoxication and illegal consumption.

Indy airport cuts professor’s photo

Professor's narrative portrait, taken of an Israeli military veteran, created so much controversy that officials removed it after one month on display.

IUSA ticket kicks off campaign

IU Student Association elections are months away, but candidates from the Hoosier ticket have already begun campaigning,

Nurse caught stealing drugs

A registered nurse faces preliminary charges of theft and two counts of possession of a narcotic drug after he was found stealing medication from local nursing home patients. 

State cuts threaten research funding

 A plan that some local experts and University officials say could grow Indiana’s economy is in danger, following threats of state funding cuts to a primary research group.

Some professors prefer small class sizes to foster better relations with students

Though students complain about their homework load and cost of tuition, professors have their own complaints. Class sizes can affect the relationship between student and professor. Kari Johnson, a business professor for K-201, explains that with the amount of students enrolled in introductory level classes, large class size is the most efficient and sometimes the only way to provide students with the necessary amount of class sections.

Students hope to find convenient housing for upcoming school year

Every student at IU has to make a grown-up choice at some point – where to live in the coming year.With second semester under way, students who have not already must begin deciding their residence for next school year, and with this search comes enormous stress.

Crash of US helicopters in Iraq kills 4 Americans

Two U.S. helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American troops in the deadliest single loss of life for U.S. forces in more than four months.

UN official: Sri Lanka fighting traps thousands

Fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and rebels retreating to a small patch of jungle has trapped thousands of innocent people and killed “many” civilians, a senior U.N. official said Monday.

Airports testing radar that could spot birds

NEW YORK – Federal Aviation Administration officials say a handful of U.S. airports will soon begin testing experimental radar systems designed to track flocks of birds.

3rd trial looms for alleged Sears Tower attack plotters

Federal prosecutors will try for a third time to persuade jurors that six men from an impoverished Miami neighborhood were a blossoming al-Qaida cell bent on destroying Chicago’s Sears Tower to help ignite a war against the United States.

IU Professor receives top award from Indian government for citizen living abroad

IU Professor Sumit Ganguly was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, which is one of the highest honors the government of India gives to members of the Indian community living abroad.

IU Philharmonic Orchestra to kick off semester concert series

The Philharmonic Orchestra, IU’s premiere orchestral ensemble, will kick off this semester’s concert series at 8 p.m. Wednesday, in the Musical Arts Center.  

Singer Ryan Cabrera jams at three sororities Sunday

The dining room of Sigma Delta Tau became a concert venue Sunday night when singer Ryan Cabrera performed for the sorority. It was his last stop of the day after performing for other sororities, including Alpha Epsilon Phi and Delta Delta Delta.“I am so excited; I cannot believe it,” said sophomore SDT sister Michelle Ezrachie before Cabrera entered the room. “We’ve been listening to his music since last Sunday when we found out.” Cabrera said the performances were to promote his show Monday night at The Bluebird. He said singing for sororities is reminiscent of how he marketed himself five years ago when his first album came out.

Ballet ‘On the Edge’ features student choreography

Every song that junior ballet major Ben Delony listens to, he choreographs in his head.Delony and fellow junior ballet major Daniel Morales were selected to be the only student choreographers in the upcoming IU Ballet Theater production of “On the Edge,” which will be presented Wednesday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.The name “On the Edge” stems from the location of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in relation to the IU campus and is representative of the new, original choreography and music being performed, Chair of the IU Ballet Department Michel Vernon said.

Networking Nights focus on five specific career fields

The Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services is hosting five networking nights students can attend to learn more about their career fields and to speak to professionals in the business. 

Super arrivals: Cardinals and Steelers in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla.  — The pilot of their airplane stuck a team flag out the cockpit window as the Arizona Cardinals landed in a place few could have imagined. Ever.A team whose fans haven't touched ground since the start of a stunning postseason run in early January, arrived in the Super Bowl city Monday. With many players videotaping the proceedings — the walk across the tarmac, the bus ride to the team hotel, the first onslaught of media — it was clear that just being here meant something to a franchise long considered an NFL doormat.

HPER introduces slam dunk contest