COLUMN: Rethinking spring cleaning

For many, spring cleaning is an annual tradition of clearing out your mind, body and physical space for a new season of warmth. If you are not usually a participant in this practice, I encourage you to implement some form of spring cleaning into your life — in whatever way makes sense for you. Declutter things or ideas that are dragging down your overall energy and focus on implementing healthy and attainable habits as you move forward. 

OPINION: The mental health crisis won't end with the pandemic

We don’t think about the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of it being a collective traumatic event nearly enough. 

Democratic mayoral candidates split on annexation, city services at candidate forum

The three Democratic candidates for mayor discussed annexation, transparency and what they would do in their first 30 days as mayor at a Bloomington Press Club candidate forum in the IMU on Wednesday.  

UPDATE: The quest for cheap housing: candidates offer visions of an affordable Bloomington

Every candidate for mayor lists affordable housing as a priority, and yet both candidates and residents are sharply divided on how to achieve affordability.

Declan Farley to leave IU after lack of support from administration following harassment

Declan Farley, an IU student who amassed 2.2 million views for a TikTok where he detailed his experience with harassment from other students in his dorm, has decided to leave IU.  

IU alumna develops device to make patients more comfortable while staying in hospitals

IU alumnus and bus driver Morgan Miller recently acquired a patent on a medical device she created which she named the Morganleigh. The device helps patient care technicians turn patients on the bed in a more comfortable and safe way.  

Jacobs School of Music presents ‘How We Go On: Generations After the Holocaust’

The Jacobs School of Music Health & Wellness Committee presented a panel of representatives from the Jewish community on March 7 at the Musical Arts Center. They emphasized the importance of keeping the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive. 

Black Voices: IUPUI biomedical student career program receives $2 million grant

An IUPUI program that assists students from marginalized populations in pursuing biomedical and behavioral science careers received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health on Feb. 14. This grant will keep it funded through its 15th year.  

Multiple cyclists injured in crash during collegiate bike race Saturday

Multiple cyclists were injured in a crash Saturday during the 2023 Candy Stripe Classic, a bike race for collegiate teams, a race participant said. 

OPINION: Kashika’s kitchen provides tastes of home

As my hand went to knock on the baby blue door of the house, I could smell the mixture of cumin, turmeric and coriander making its way from the small kitchen that only included a stovetop, oven, microwave and sink.  

Former Bloomington exchange student grapples with fallout from Turkey’s earthquake

Osmaniye, Turkey 

Indiana Senate committee advances bill that would ban gender transition procedures on minors

The Indiana Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services voted Wednesday to advance Senate Bill 480, which, if passed, would prohibit physicians and other medical practitioners from knowingly performing gender transition procedures on minors.   

COLUMN: The acorn assembly: a squirrel and student love affair

To feed or not to feed? That is the question many Hoosiers may find themselves debating while encountering the friendly furballs around campus. After my last article about how feeding the squirrels is dangerous, I realized that the IU population has developed a devotion and adoration for the little creatures as multiple accounts expressed their opinions on the matter. 

Happy Tuesday Hoosiers!

COLUMN: Growing pains: spilled milk and great love: what I learned from my grandparents

Early one afternoon, the post-elementary school sleepy lull had all but overtaken me. I sat at the kitchen table with my head in my arm, bordering somewhere between dreaming and being awake.  

IU student pushes for change in viral TikTok after harassment in residence hall

Declan Farley remembers someone body slamming his door three times in one night last semester.  

IU Speech-Language Clinic offers new support group for people who stutter

A new support group for people who stutter was created this month through the IU Speech-Language Clinic and has been named the Bloomington chapter of the National Stuttering Association.  

COLUMN: Four easy self-care activities to help combat seasonal depression

Earlier this week, we all went through Blue Monday. I’m not talking about the song by New Order — even though it is perfect for cold winter nights. Blue Monday, which was on Jan. 16 this year, is widely considered to be the most depressing day of the year. Instead of letting the blues hit where it hurts, here’s a list of easy self-care activities to help combat the dark and dreary nights. 

Happy Tuesday, Hoosiers!

Need your own health insurance? Here’s what to do once you’re off your family plan.  

Finding health insurance, especially for the first time, can be confusing and complicated. In most cases, you can stay on your parent’s health insurance until age 26, even if you get married, have a child, start or leave school, move out of your parent’s home, or aren’t claimed as a tax dependent. After you turn 26, however, it’s common to lose access.