Familiy members say good luck to Tau Kappa Epsilon riders before the race on Saturday.

Tracy Templeton explains her history with displacement from her time living in Canda as a child. In her talk called "dis-PLACED," Templeton spoke about the places she stayed overseas to do her project.

As she lays her artwork on the table, Tracy Templeton speaks about her history with displacement. In her residency where she completed the project, she was given assistants, space and a solo exhibition to display her art.

2016's National Teacher of the Year, Jahana Hayes, talks about her background as a teacher and her reaction at receiving the award. Hayes said that education has the opportunity to transform lives and urges others to join the teaching profession.

English Education majors grab food before Jahana Hayes' lecture Thursday night. The students went to the lecture as a part of their professional development credits for thier education class.

Charlie Nelms, retired vice president of higher education, takes a group photo of girls attending the lecture. Nelms said that he came to support education and hear the National Teacher of the Year, Jahana Hayes, speak.

A student yells in affirmation of the speakers as they chant against a few opinion articles recently published in the media. Students gathered to protest outside Franklin Hall Tuesday night before the controversial speaker Charles Murray gave a speech.

A child in a unicorn mask that his parents put on him holds up two fingers toward the policemen guarding Franklin Hall. Some protesters chanted that Charles Murray is a white supremacist while others held up signs toward people walking into the hall.

Students protest the political activist Charles Murray Tuesday night. The speakers pass the megaphone saying that the IDS has published racist articles. Student groups gathered to hold signs and yell anti-Murray chants before the event.

A student wearing a shit that says "real Americans don't stand for hate" protests outside Franklin Hall. The protesters crowded around the gates in front of Franklin Hall to protest the controversial politician Charles Murray.

A policeman tells a man to calm down after he yells at the crowd protesting Charles Murray. The man was one of only a few people opposing the protester's viewpoints.

Mary Reilly, a member of St. Paul's, knits a shawl Monday night. There are 12-15 people in St.Paul's Shawls who knit shawls of all different colors and stiches weekly to give to charities, babies and sick parishoners.

The women who knit for St.Paul's Shawls say it takes a long time to fill up a bucket with shawls, but once they give them to a charity like Hannah's House or the Shalom Center, they're gone within minutes. Most of the shawls go to charities, baptised babies and sick parishoners from St. Paul's.

Angela Harris, a graduate student studying Japanese, knits a colorful shawl Monday night. Four women gathered in the basement of St.Paul's Catholic Center to knit shawls for charities and sick parishoners.

Yasmine Raouf, director of lectures, welcomes Alexis Burr (left) and Octavia Spencer (center) onto the stage. The Union Board sponsored event was free to all students, and attendees gathered in line hours before the event to get seats close to the front.

Alexis Burr, a senior studying Community Health, asks Octavia Spencer about a past interview where she said she takes a piece of every character she's played in her movies. Burr and Spenser discussed what it's like to be a black woman in the media at the Union Board's "A Conversation with Octavia Spencer" Sunday at the IU Auditorium.

Octavia Spencer and IU senior and moderator Alexis Burr talk about how Spencer became an actress during the Union Board's "A Conversation with Octavia Spencer." The two hour conversation started with Yasmine Raouf, director of lectures, who gave an opening statement and then Spencer answered questions submitted by the audience.

The IU Auditorium packed the orchestra and mezanine with college students and other members of the Bloomington community for a free lecture series with Octavia Spencer. Spencer discussed race and acting with the night's moderator, Alexis Burr, as the audience listened and submitted questions on Twitter.

Chef Pema Wangchen crushes garlic for the first meal of the night at Little Tibet on 4th Street. Wangchen says their most popular dishes are their momos, curry and pad thai.

Chef Pema Wangchen (right) and Penpa (left) get ready to start cooking dinner Wednesday night. Although Penpa and the rest of the cooks speak little to no English, they still love to cook their traditional Tibetan foods for college students and professors.