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The latest edition of IU Home Pages, the Indiana University faculty and staff newspaper, is now online.
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Electronic Waste Collection Days: A Free Event Hosted by IU Bloomington and IUPUI
April 30, May 1-2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., various locations -- All public and private schools, universities, businesses and nonprofit organizations are invited to drop off e-waste Thursday, April 30, and Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the IU Bloomington and IUPUI campuses. The program will be open to the general public Saturday, May 2, also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In Bloomington, the collection event will take place in the parking lot to the north of Memorial Stadium. The drop-off location for Indianapolis will be the parking lot directly south of the Indiana State Fairgrounds at the corner of 38th Street and Coliseum Ave.
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Philanthropic aspects of IU's Little 500 race take on more meaning in new economy
While both the men's and women's Little 500 races on April 24-25 are expected to again be competitive, Indiana University Student Foundation leaders say the true mission of the event -- to raise money for student scholarships -- has become particularly relevant. "The more spectators we can get to the race this year, the more tickets we will sell, leading to more funding for scholarships next year," said Jenny Bruffey, director of the IU Student Foundation. "It is absolutely our goal to pack Bill Armstrong Stadium this year."
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Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, widely considered the most influential artist working in American musical theater over the past half-century, will appear at Indiana University April 30 at the invitation of IU's Department of Theatre and Drama. The event is a highlight of the department's 2008-09 75th anniversary year celebration, which will culminate Saturday, May 2, in the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center with the 75th Anniversary Gala "Launch" Party.
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In her new book, Judas: A Biography, IU Distinguished Professor of English Susan Gubar delves into how Judas became a symbol of the Jewish people. She analyzes how Judas personifies a composite Judeo-Christianity that illuminates ambivalent relationships between Christians and Jews -- as well as changing attitudes toward the body, blood and money; greed and hypocrisy; suicide and repentance; and homosexuality and divinity.
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Classical guitarist Nemanja Ostojic, a master's student at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, has won 15 gold medals in international competitions around the world. He came to IU to study under Ernesto Bitetti, chair of the Jacobs School's Department of Guitar. "He is a very gifted guitarist who balances a deep musicality with a wonderful quality of sound and a virtuoso technique," said Bitetti.
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The Indiana University Bloomington Contemporary Dance Program and Jacobs School of Music Student Composer Association have teamed up for the fourth year in a row to create the "Hammer and Nail" concert. This year's event will feature 14 new works created by a group of 30 student artists.
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Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music will host its annual Big Band Extravaganza Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center. This year's concert, titled "When Swing Was King," will present music from many of the most famous bands of the Swing Era, including those of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, performed by two outstanding student big bands led by IU jazz faculty members David Baker and Brent Wallarab.
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The IUSB Theatre Company and Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at IU South Bend are preparing to present the first musical production in almost two decades. Godspell will open on Friday, April 17, and run through Saturday, April 25. The musical brings together a cast composed entirely of IU South Bend students, many of whom are theater and music majors.
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In the April 2, 2009 issue of Live at IU, we featured stories on the gift of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein's entire Connecticut studio to IU's Jacobs School of Music; a visit to campus by No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith; the Department of Theatre and Drama's presentation of Oklahoma! and announcement of its 2009-10 season; a Victorian Studies Conference at IU East; an interview with the author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles; and the Jacobs School of Music's final opera of the season, The Most Happy Fella.
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The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center staff knows that thinking about cancer can be worrisome. The good news is that today there are more than 10 million cancer survivors. We are fortunate for scientific advances in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer, but so much information and research can be hard to understand. Now, there is a Web site to help answer your questions about cancer.
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