Senior Henry Graves, junior Reid Searles, sophomore Josh Field and junior Jordan Parker measure their distance for a velocity experiment for G103 Earth Materials and Processes on Monday afternoon at the Jordan River. Students from the class measured the velocity of ice cubes as they travelled down the mighty Jordan River.

Sophomore Amy Baesmann checks her notes Monday evening in the Chemistry Building. Students in the class were running experiments on finding out what kind of metals were in their water.

IU alumnus David Neville returned Saturday afternoon to IU after competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Neville won a bronze and a gold medal in the 400-meter dash and the 4 X 100-meter relay, respectively.

IU alumni Jerome Collins, of Straight No Chaser, sings Saturday evening at the IU Auditorium. Straight No Chaser was signed by Atlantic Records, after a video on YouTube hit eight million views.

The funeral procession for Monroe County Deputy Sarah Irenen Jones leaves Friday afternoon at the Sherman Oaks Christian Church. Deputy Jones was killed in the line of duty Oct. 10 while directing traffic around an accident scene on State Road 45. Officers from across the state and across the country came to show their respect during the ceremony.

Second year graduate student Jennifer Jakob performs during the "Merry Wives of Windsor" Tuesday evening at the Musical Arts Center. The opera is of William Shakespeare's tale set to music.

Senior Ariel Simpson as Queenie, performs during the "Wild Party" dress rehearsals Wednesday evening at the Wells-Metz Theatre.

Richard Edwards of Margot and the Nuclear So and So's sings Saturday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The band is touring for their new album, releasedin October in two versions, one for the record label and the other a band-selected version.

Jason Molina of Magnolia Electric Company sings Tuesday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The band is planning on going into the studio in November to work on their new album, which is scheduled to be released on 2009.

Friends of marchers in the 2007 Zombie parade came to add to the atmosphere by acting as reporters on the scene, commenting on the zombies’ smell, appearance and demeanor.

Lucian Dean, Cherie McCurdy and Brian Hamblen recite “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” pledge. The pledge involves placing your right hand on your heart, and your left hand on the crotch of the person next to you.

A first-timer crawls through the “Tunnel of Pleasure” Nov. 1, 2007, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The Tunnel of Pleasure was part of “Rocky Horror”’s “de-virgination” ritual.

A group of runners leap-frog across the finish line during the Nearly Naked Mile on Monday evening at the Sample Gates.

Junior Amanda Warren teeter totters Saturday afternoon at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house. AGD put on their annual teeter-totter-a-thon to raise money for juvenille diabetes, where teams from all over campus teeter tottered to raise the money.

Bloomington resident Riley Osborne, 6, jumps into a pile of leaves Saturday afternoon at the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house. As leaves begin falling from trees, fall is the time of year kids play in the piles.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks to supporters at Verizon Wireless Music Center on Friday in Noblesville, Ind.

Junior Brandon Davis, left, of Grey Goat Cycling, rides a tricycle down the sidewalk as sprinters race down the road during the IU Student Foundation Street Sprints on Wednesday afternoon on Jordan Avenue. Check out idsnews.com for a slideshow of Wednesday's cycling action.