Arts & Culture

Q: Recent surveys place Indiana among the fattest states and high on the list for smoking. Are there any surveys that rank the state high for something good?

IU is set to play North Carolina tonight (9:30 p.m. at Assembly Hall/ESPN), and you know what that means: Fond memories of the time former Hoosier Dan Dakich shut down Michael Jordan in the Tar Heel’s last collegiate game in 1984.

One of the strongest bonds on earth seems to be between a female and her hair. And when her job is to publicly promote an organization, you can imagine the tender-loving care those follicles must receive. Over the weekend, Colts cheerleaders Megan Meadors and Crystal Anne used their full heads of hair to great effect, displaying a different kind of support. During Sunday's Colts game, of course, the two women had their domes shaved on national television in honor of coach Chuck Pagano and his ongoing battle with leukemia, a fight that has gripped both the city of Indianapolis and the nation itself, superseding the sport of football.

NFL referee Ed Hochuli harbors both prestige and popularity in his biceps that are the talk of the sport. But when he opens his mouth, sometimes a special line comes out. That was the case again on Sunday, when the lawyer-by-day ruled that the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton's "buttocks was down" before he appeared to fumble the football. As a refresher, that clip here:

Letterman shook up the late-night airwaves in 1993, when—after losing the chance to host The Tonight Show to Jay Leno—he moved to CBS.

Let’s check in, shall we, on the Hoosiers and Boilermakers. Two programs headed in different directions? That’s about to change.

 

The Kinks, Stevie Wonder, and U2 may seem like unlikely concert mates. But pair that trio of acts with three Fountain Square venues, 47 local bands, and one great cause, and the 11th annual Tonic Ball event turned out to be one great party. Tonic Ball, which benefits Second Helpings, a local food rescue and distribution organization, rocked Fountain Square this past Friday, Nov. 16.

Some schools’ student sections go all out in the name of free-throw diversion. Waving arms, jumping as one, a man wearing next to nothing (see Duke University’s “Speedo Guy”)—not much is off limits. And then there are the giant heads in Assembly Hall’s Crimson Guard.