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Phoenix Comics to participate in nationwide Free Comic Book Day

By Adam Lukach · Friday, May 6,2011 2:22 a.m.

Free Comic Book Day might sound too good to be true, but it most certainly is not. On the first Saturday of May every year, local comic book stores around the country give away comics to anyone who walks into the store. It’s both a celebration of the genre for current fans and a way for aspiring fans to better discover the world of comics.

Graduate, undergraduate commencement ceremonies to occur this weekend

Friday, May 6,2011 1:35 a.m.

Go here for information about this weekend's commencement ceremonies.

182 years of IU commencements

By BROOKE LILLARD · Friday, May 6,2011 1:29 a.m.

The first IU commencement was held in 1830. There were only four graduates: James Wilson Dunn, Michael Hummer, James Sidney Rollins and William Hamilton Stockwell. This year, IU Bloomington will award 8,562 degrees. Photos are credited to IU Archives.

Get to know the 2011 commencement speakers

Friday, May 6,2011 1:21 a.m.

William Bowen, former president of Princeton and Patricia Miller, co-founder of Vera Bradley will speak Friday and Saturday during IU’s 182nd spring commencement.

Softball puts win streak on line

By Dennis Glade · Friday, May 6,2011 12:05 a.m.

As the Hoosiers head into the last four games of the regular season, they are in the midst of a 14-game win streak, and they are tied with No. 2 Michigan for first place in the Big Ten.

A Broad in Venice: Walking in grandpa's footsteps

By Kayleen Cohen · Friday, May 6,2011 12 a.m.

Kayleen Cohen readies for her trip to Venice.

Baseball looks to snap 7-game skid in weekend series

By Kevin Bowen · Friday, May 6,2011 12 a.m.

The seven straight losses for Tracy Smith’s ballclub account for the most losses since 2008. During that stretch, IU has left 57 runners on base while being outscored 55-19 with 15 of those 55 runs being unearned.

John Vanderslice talks tunes, Twitter, B-Town

By Adam Lukach · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:55 p.m.

He rocked the Bishop on Thursday night with Damien Jurado.

April showers bring free comics each May

By Adam Lukach · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:53 p.m.

On the first Saturday of May every year, local comic book stores around the country, including Phoenix Comics in Bloomington, give away comics to anyone who walks into the store.

Professor wins mentor award

By myriam sopel · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:34 p.m.

Jason Jackson, IU associate professor of folklore in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the annual Faculty Mentor Award.

Food critical to human thought

By Jillian Ranegar · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:33 p.m.

The link between food and thought is complex and ingrained in human behavior, a professor explained in a lecture Monday.

PlayStation breach compromises millions of users' online data

By Kevin Knight · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:32 p.m.

Sony announced Tuesday that its PlayStation data center, which supports its online gaming network, experienced a massive cyberattack. Intruders gained access to the personal data of an estimated 77 million PlayStation users. Sony began investigating unusual activity April 19 and shut down the network April 20.

IU students lend hand in summer technology camp

By Kat Kitson · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:30 p.m.

For the ninth year running, the School of Informatics and Computing is organizing a summer camp for current and incoming high school students, providing “five days of the Web, Wii and all the technology knowledge you can soak up,” according to the SOIC website.

IU organizes electronic waste collection

By Lauren McConnell · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:28 p.m.

For those who don’t know what to do with their unwanted electronics, IU is organizing its third annual Electronic Waste Collection Days to provide free recycling collection services for items such as hard drives, cell phones and televisions.

Senior catchers push each other throughout time at IU

By Drew Allen · Thursday, May 5,2011 11:14 p.m.

As Dylan Swift and Wes Wilson look back on their years in Bloomington and their growth together as members of the IU baseball team, they believe the Hoosiers will receive solid production from the catcher position no matter who dons the gear in a given game.

Poly Styrene's generation of fun

By Mickey Woods · Thursday, May 5,2011 10:41 p.m.

There’s a good chance you don’t know who Poly Styrene is.

Cass McCombs' Sappy Sweet Song

By Mickey Woods · Thursday, May 5,2011 10:35 p.m.

Cass McCombs sure knows how to lay it on thick.

What We’ve Come to Expect, Love

By Brad Sanders · Thursday, May 5,2011 10:30 p.m.

Many bands are expected to bring something radically new to the table every time they commit sound to tape. Texan post-rockers Explosions in the Sky are not among them.

One viewer's trash is another's treasure

By Brian Welk · Thursday, May 5,2011 10:22 p.m.

During the last few summers there have been too many absurd superhero fantasies that take themselves entirely too seriously and not enough real-world car chase movies that don’t in the slightest.

Gibbs growing up before our eyes

Thursday, May 5,2011 10:15 p.m.

WEEKEND remembers just a short while ago, last Novemember, when rapper extraordinaire Freddie Gibbs was preparing for his show at the Bishop, chatting on the phone with our reporters about music, sports and some of the partying he’s incited at various Indiana colleges.

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