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Media, faculty groups and free speech organizations have accused IU of censorship for ordering the IDS to remove news from a special print edition. But IU leaders have not publicly spoken about their position.
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  • A yard featuring tall, round, purple blooms of Allium.
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    The smaller alliums bloom later than the giants. Try the ‘drumstick', a dark purple, which blooms in July and naturalizes well, or Allium ‘Moly Jeannine', which throws up 2 inch umbels of bright yellow florets in May. There are so many to choose from, and the more you have the more you will want.
  • Close photo of Itea virginica shrub with white flowers against blue sky. Flowering ornamental bush with green leaves grows outdoor. A black insect sits, on inflorescence.
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    If you garden in zones 5 through 9 and are looking for a small to medium shrub that has fall color, Itea virginica, commonly called Virginia Sweetspire, may be a good candidate. It has white flowers and grows well in shade or shine.
  • Ilex Verticillata: Vibrant Red Winter Berries on Holly Bush
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    Winterberry produces a grand display of bright red berries that persist and light up its branches long after all of the leaves have fallen.
  • Jeremiah Angel (Teapot), Sarai Burgos (Child), Kathleen Simunek (Teacup) in IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater’s semi-staged production of L’enfant et les sortilèges.
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    Aaron Cain speaks with Sarai Burgos and Kathleen Simunek from Friday’s cast of the IU Jacobs School of Music Opera Theater's production of L’enfant et les sortilèges, by Maurice Ravel, Friday, October 17 and Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 at the Musical Arts Center.
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  • Detail in a woodcut from Theorica musicae by Franchino Gaffurio 1492 of Pythagorean tuning: a man taps varying sized bells with sticks.
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    We’re hitting all the right notes—as we explore the world of tuning systems from Pythagorean to the first temperaments of the Renaissance, which allowed musicians to go beyond the limitations of a single mode. Plus, our featured recording is A Monk’s Life by the Brabant Ensemble.
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