Top 10 Indiana University Traditions – #5 and #6
by Kent Sterling Indiana University was the sanctuary to which Leonard Bernstein came to compose music in the 1980s. Hoagy Carmichael composed “Stardust” at the Gables across the street from the IU School of Law. Johnny Cougar played the bars until 1980 when he made it big nationally as John Cougar Mellencamp. REM came to […]
by Kent Sterling IU is known for so many things, at least to those who went there. That little place near Maxwell Hall where co-eds are supposed to have their first kiss to ensure a happy life together (I should remember the name, but a small edifice that that launched so many doomed relationships shouldn’t […]
by Kent Sterling As a guy who spent 11 semesters at Indiana University without a single advanced degree to show for it, my area of expertise became culture at IU. That’s not the kind of culture on display in the Union or Museums, but the stuff that kids do to make the days between Summer […]
by Kent Sterling There have been a multitude of recent reports, or really just one from a guy in Kansas City – a host from 810 WHB in Kansas City. The reports are premature. There are nine schools being considered for invitation to the Big Ten Conference, according to a source close to the discussion. […]
by Kent Sterling An interesting thing happens when you focus your attention on moving in a direction. The first is that you move farther away from being the person you were before you started moving. The second is that you get somewhere else more quickly than when you stood in one place. That sounds elementary […]
by Kent Sterling The number of times people Google “Kent Sterling Fired” leads me to believe that my timely demise as program director from Emmis Indianapolis reflects a level of interest that mirrors my own – none. The quality of my life is so much better that it’s hard to describe. My energy is much better. My health […]
by Kent Sterling A comment on the last post about the Carmel High School Bullying Story that is currently dominating the news in Indianapolis brought back memories of high school. Here is the full comment: “They were swiping freshman asses with credit cards…It is serious, but in regards to everything going on, this should be a minor story. […]
by Kent Sterling There is a great scene at the end of the film “Charlie Wilson’s War” where Phillip Seymour Hoffman explains to Tom Hanks how good and bad fortune isn’t always good and bad. There aren’t many of us who want to be fired. I sure as hell didn’t. Both of the radio stations for which […]
Thirty Years Ago Today – the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Became Heroes
by Kent Sterling I remember February 22, 1980, for two reasons. The least important is that it was my 18th birthday. America remembers it because that was the day the U.S. Olympic Hockey team defied overwhelming odds to beat the best hockey team in the world 4-3. No one under the age of 35 remembers it, but […]
by Kent Sterling Perspective sucks. It’s earned through pain. Every sport parent suffers through the ignorance of taking each game a little too seriously. We think that the coach is an idiot because he doesn’t put our kid in the position where he can best succeed. We think that our kids need to get grittier. We […]