IDS Mini Crossword October 30, 2025

Volunteer Bloomington!

The following is a press release written by Michelle Moss for the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network.

PRESS RELEASE: MCHA to Offer Low-Cost, Appointment-Free Vaccine Clinic for Dogs and Cats on Sunday, November 9

The following is a press release written by Kristy Taylor and Andrew Krebbs for the Monroe County Humane Association. 

SNAP benefits won’t be distributed next month. How will it impact Monroe County?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last weekend that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be distributed in November, according to a banner published on its website. 

Students experience life below the poverty line at IU poverty simulation

For three hours Tuesday afternoon, Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union became a town built from tables, signs and volunteers. Each station represented a business or social service — a bank, a childcare center, a grocery store and a pawn shop. Inside, participants hurried between lines, trading tokens, paying bills and struggling to keep their fictional families afloat. 

COLUMN: Indiana men’s basketball most impactful transfers

College basketball is in a new era.  

Indiana men’s basketball’s bench rotation in question to begin season

Indiana men’s basketball is not at full strength to begin the 2025-26 season. With injuries to freshman guard Aleksa Ristic, sophomore forward Josh Harris and junior guards Jason Drake and Nick Dorn, the Hoosiers’ lack of depth will make it difficult to get off to a strong start. 

Indiana men’s basketball roundtable: IDS reporters predict Hoosiers’ upcoming season

Indiana men’s basketball ushers in a new era this season with Darian DeVries entering his first season at the helm of the program. He composed an all-new staff, while adding 10 transfers and three freshmen to make up his first roster in Bloomington. 

Indiana women’s basketball roundtable: IDS reporters make predictions for the Hoosiers 2025-26 season

Indiana women’s basketball has transformed its roster compared to a season ago. Following their loss to the University of South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, the Hoosiers lost nine of the 14 players on their roster via the transfer portal or graduation.  

‘Nobody better’: Lenée Beaumont embraces new leadership role for Indiana women's basketball

The last time Lenée Beaumont took the court for Indiana women’s basketball was March 23, 2024.  

Indiana women’s basketball shakes up roster with new transfer additions

After Indiana women’s basketball lost nine players this offseason due to graduation and the transfer portal, 12-year head coach Teri Moren had to rebuild the program. Moren tapped into the portal to bring in players with varying amounts of experience and on-court backgrounds. 

COLUMN: The Springsteen biopic fails to leave a mark. Signed, a fan of the Boss

Bruce Springsteen has always been a part of my life. 

Bloomington, IU resources for mental health and suicide

In Indiana, 17% of adults reported experiencing frequent mental distress, according to data compiled in the America's Health Rankings 2024 Annual Report. Additionally, 1,129,000 adults in Indiana have a mental health condition, according to data from 2021.  

Takeaways from Indiana women’s basketball’s dominant victory over Missouri S&T

It’s not common to see a 100-point outing in college basketball, even in exhibition matches against lower divisional opposition. It’s even less common to see one team score more than triple the points of the other team. 

PHOTOS: Indiana women's basketball takes down Missouri S&T

IU won the game 100-32.

COLUMN: Indiana women’s basketball is aggressive, but fouls will hurt the Hoosiers

Although it is an exhibition game against a Division II opponent, Indiana women’s basketball has a problem that must be addressed: the fouls. 

COLUMN: Tips and tricks to creating a sustainable Halloween costume

With Halloween just around the corner, many people are scrolling the internet for last-minute costume ideas or making quick trips to Spirit Halloween in preparation for the spooky holiday.  

Local legislators react to Indiana governor’s special redistricting session

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun called a special legislative session on redistricting Monday, a move that could help Republicans gain more seats in the House of Representatives. The session will convene next Monday, Nov. 3. 

‘Sheer, naked power grab’: Rep. Matt Pierce talks redistricting at town hall

It was standing room only at Rep. Matt Pierce’s town hall Monday at City Hall in Bloomington. 

Bloomington Book Festival marks second year with expanded programming

When Jenna Bowman, co-owner of Morgenstern Books and Café, founded the Bloomington Book Festival last year, she wanted to put Bloomington on the literary map.