Singing Hoosiers celebrate 55 years of tradition
IU musicians are not confined to classical repertoires. The Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble at the School of Music specializes in popular and Broadway styles, and have been belting tunes for 55 years.
IU musicians are not confined to classical repertoires. The Singing Hoosiers vocal ensemble at the School of Music specializes in popular and Broadway styles, and have been belting tunes for 55 years.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- In the past months, Danes have lived in a true Hans Christian Andersen frenzy, which some say has been no fairy tale. As his countrymen get ready to celebrate his bicentennial, the image of Andersen, who wrote such classics as "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Little Mermaid," can be seen everywhere -- on coins, in post offices, on beer labels, on posters announcing shows celebrating the Dane, on dinnerware and on baby clothes and accessories especially designed for the jubilee.
Jamie Dowd and Ricardo Alvarez are preparing for their finals. The culmination of their studies at IU comes in the shape of a dance production; produced by them, danced by them, financed by them and designed by them. While most students might study countless hours for exams, Dowd and Alvarez said they have each spent more than 500 hours on this production, hoping to bring modern dance back to the IU community in this free venue.
Darwin's theory of evolution and the Bible are neither mutually exclusive nor irreconcilable. Yet t would appear from recent news that no one holds this position. The two sides have dug their trenches and now are embattled. The battleground: the U.S. education system. In a recent survey, 31 percent of American schoolteachers said they felt pressured to teach creationism and other non-scientific alternatives in the classroom. Only 5 percent of the teachers felt the pressure from school administrators.
There is an epidemic running rampant throughout the world population. The malady sneaks up on its victim with little warning or cause, and there is no definitive cure. The ailment generally has a short life span in the human body but can reside for more than two decades. While present, the condition disrupts respiratory and oral functions and can even be fatal. The pandemic that I speak of is commonly known as "the hiccups."
Who said Americans aren't arrogant? Sure, we are. For one, we're the fattest people in the world; we get as much of anything as we want, and we just throw away the excess. But now, some of us are doing more to prove this point, and it involves a very hot topic. A group in Arizona, calling itself "The Minutemen," has decided to take the law into its own hands.
IU e-mail is the official mode of University communication. It already is used for serious tasks such as class assignments, advising and other announcements. In addition, students generally use their IU e-mail address for personal purposes, quickly filling up e-mail quotas.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A suicide car bomber blew himself up Thursday near an Islamic shrine, killing five Iraqis in the latest attack on Shiite Muslim pilgrims marking a major religious holiday.
WASHINGTON -- America's spy agencies were "dead wrong" in most prewar assessments about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and know disturbingly little about current nuclear threats, a presidential commission said Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS -- If a resurrected bill to mandate statewide daylight-saving time in Indiana becomes law this session, most Hoosiers would still spend more time lagging behind most of the nation in changing clocks.
Spring is here, which means sermons outside of Woodburn Hall, allergies for some and more fortunately, the opening of the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market. This year, for the first time, it is opening April 2 as opposed to its usual May opening date, according to a release.
Eight days after Mike Davis was retained as head coach of the Hoosiers, the team's look has begun to change. Sophomore Pat Ewing Jr. has decided to transfer from IU after the academic year, IU coach Mike Davis announced Wednesday.
For the past four months, state representatives have been proposing food and beverage tax bills that have failed to reach a vote, forcing many to believe the effort was a wash. However, Bloomington representatives have continued the revival attempts and are beginning to see results.
His freshman year, he won Rookie of the Year. His sophomore year, he won Most Valuable Rider. And as a junior, only one event into the Spring Series Events, he broke the track record. It's safe to say Hans Arnesen is going places -- fast.
Last year the now-graduated Bri Kovac set the Individual Time Trials record in a convincing fashion. Almost a full three seconds ahead of second place, it seemed as though it would be a long time before her record would fall.
It might seem like Don Johnson has a tough job as chief investigator and owner of Trace Investigations in Bloomington.
VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II is getting nutrition from a tube in his nose, the Vatican said Wednesday, shortly after the frail pontiff appeared at his window in St. Peter's Square and managed only a rasp when he tried to speak.
HONOLULU -- Marvin Harrison of the Indianapolis Colts and two other men are accused in a lawsuit of attacking three boys seeking the wide receiver's autograph a day before Pro Bowl.
Senior Jeff Overton made his case again for being named Big Ten and National Golfer of the Year when he finished second in the Pinehurst Intercollegiate Championship.
MOSCOW -- A former executive of the beleaguered oil giant Yukos was sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder Wednesday as the trial of company founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky draws to a close. A Moscow City Court jury