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IU alumnus Will Shortz might have become an economist instead of an enigmatologist if it weren't for his mother. In today's audiostream, the New York Times crossword puzzle editor talks with Don Gray, IU professor emeritus of English, as they discuss Shortz' educational journey -- in a September 2006 interview -- as well as the history and popularity of puzzles, including sudoku. Shortz was at IU Bloomington for the opening of the Lilly Library's Slocum Puzzle Room, which features 400 mechanical puzzles from the 30,000 puzzles and related books given to the university by author Jerry Slocum.
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Relive the "Glory Days: Hoosiers Past and Present" during this year's Homecoming Weekend. IU's determined Hoosiers take on the Michigan State Spartans at noon in Memorial Stadium. Terry Hoeppner, Indiana's head coach, has issued a challenge -- he wants 50,000 IU fans in the stands. So you like music with your football? Song writer and singer John Mellencamp will perform in Memorial Stadium before the game, and the day ends with a Beach Boys' concert in the IU Auditorium. See you there!
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The virtual Bard
Let's say you were able to visit the Boarshead Tavern in Shakespeare's 16th century London and hoist a few pints served by the lovely Mistress Quickly. Your drinking partner could be none other than the witty Sir John Falstaff. Eventually, you may want to leave the pub to visit the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and even the Globe Theater. Out on the streets of the old city, other familiar characters from the bard's plays approach you. If you run into the ghost of William Hastings or Shylock, they may have something for you to do. Along the way, you become engrained in Shakespeare's world and familiar with its language and societal norms. All that would be impossible in the real world, but not in the synthetic worlds made possible by today's computers. "Video game companies make these worlds where millions of people get together online to encounter orcs and dragons. Why not Shakespeare?" said Indiana University Bloomington Professor Edward Castronova. "He's just as fun, and better for the soul."
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The Beaux Arts Trio and Indiana University Distinguished Professor of Music Menahem Pressler represent a rare combination of longevity, consistency and quality. In honor of the group's 50th anniversary in 2005, WTIU produced a documentary to honor the trio and shed light on what it means to create music as a group. That documentary, Beaux Arts at 50, will be televised on Monday (Oct. 23) at 10 p.m. EDT on most of the nation's PBS stations. "I really wanted to bring the viewers close up, almost place them 'inside' the trio so that they relate to the trio as human beings, rather than just observe them at a distance as superhuman performers -- as so often music performance programs do," said the documentary's producer, Susanne Schwibs.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario will visit Indiana University Kokomo Nov. 13 and 14 to discuss the writing of her book Enrique's Journey and related issues of immigration. Enrique's Journey is an expanded version of a feature series Nazario originally wrote for the Los Angeles Times. The series won several awards, including the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.
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Danielle Howard is a Master of Fine Arts directing student in the Department of Theatre and Drama at Indiana University Bloomington. She speaks to "Live at IU" about the department's upcoming production of Urinetown: The Musical, which she is directing for her master's thesis. In the interview, Howard discusses how much of a privilege it is to direct Urinetown, which opens Friday (Oct. 20) at the Wells-Metz Theatre, and work with such distinguished collaborators as IU professor and Tony-nominated choreographer George Pinney. She also tells audiences why they should rush to see Urinetown.
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Zhiyuan Cong, a professor and head of the Printmaking Program at William Patterson University in Wayne, N.J., received his MFA degree in printmaking from Indiana University in 1994. Cong, who has garnered critical acclaim for his paintings and prints that combine traditional Chinese techniques with Western elements, will return to his alma matter Thursday through Saturday (Oct. 19 to 21) as part of the Fall Visiting Artist Series at IU Bloomington's Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts.
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Indiana University alumnus Dennis James began his career in professional film accompaniment while he was a music school student in the late 1960s. Since that time, he has played a pivotal role in the international revival of silent films with live music. James returns to his old haunt, the IU Auditorium, on Halloween night (Oct. 31) to accompany the classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin. In an interview with "Live at IU," James discusses Phantom, his IU experience and the international revival of silent films with live music.
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