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IU meets Purdue in conference opener

Senior Mike Dixon anxiously lined up across from his practice partner. As sweat increasingly faded the letters on his IU football T-shirt, Dixon lunged forward and locked arms with his counterpart. Seconds later, he towered over his fallen opponent like any linebacker gloating after a quarterback sack.

Time for change has passed

With road games against Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State and a highly anticipated visit from Purdue to Assembly Hall, IU needed and captured a breakout win against Penn State. But can IU carry the momentum into those next contests?

Moye comes off bench with heart

Freshman A.J. Moye didn't run to IU's huddle after Penn State called a timeout in the second half. He skipped. Smiling and slapping hands with his teammates, Moye was enjoying his playing time in IU's 77-69 victory over Penn State.

'Comedy Caravan' celebrates 18 years

To Tom Sobel, Monday nights are a laughing matter. Every Monday night since 1983, people pack into local bar and club Bear's Place, 1316 E. Third St., to watch Sobel's master plan, Comedy Caravan, unfold. "Within the comedy community, Bear's Place is a legendary Monday night," said Sobel, president of TSM Entertainment, which manages comedy shows across the country. "Not only is it the longest running Monday night in standup comedy, but the only place in the world of comedy where two shows are done every Monday night, every week."

What is rock 'n roll?

Protest targets Nike factory

A faux Nike fashion show was part of a protest Wednesday in Dunn Meadow, as members of No Sweat!, a group dedicated to ending sweatshops, joined 15 other campuses protesting working conditions in a Mexican factory that supplies Nike, Inc. with sweatshirts.

Image Awards to honor active community members

Martin Luther King Jr. promoted racial diversity and strengthened his community by helping others.

Journalism dean named administrator of year

Trevor R. Brown, dean of the School of Journalism, was named Freedom Forum Journalism Administrator of the Year Jan. 13.

Inflammatory graffiti found on bridge

Campus organizations often advertise their events on various IU bridges. But last weekend, someone spray painted vulgar words about raping and beating women over anti-rape messages on the North Jordan bridges.

What to Watch: Jan 18-Jan 25

Grand Theft Audio

London Records

Documentary illuminates storied history of jazz

• Swing: The Velocity of Celebration (1937 - 1939) -- Monday, 9 p.m.; Tuesday, 1 a.m., 4 a.m. • Dedicated to Chaos (1940 - 1945) -- Tuesday, 9 p.m.; Wednesday 1 a.m.

Ladytron

Emperor Norton Records

Temptation Island: Pimps and whores

Indiana Trip Factory

Independent

We get tons and tons of letters

The cutting edge

It\'s All The Glaze...

Jailbird's odyssey trip worth taking

• Directed by Joel Coen • Starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson • Rated PG-13 • Now playing at ShowPlace East 11

Master of the House