FSA Fun Festival celebrates culture
The Fun Festival, organized by the IU Filipino Student Association, took place in Dunn Meadow and offered a dunk tank, face painting and even a kissing booth.
The Fun Festival, organized by the IU Filipino Student Association, took place in Dunn Meadow and offered a dunk tank, face painting and even a kissing booth.
This time next year, students will have a day off from classes.
In the first-ever meeting with Nebraska on Saturday, IU lost to its future Big Ten rival 3-1 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
The IU volleyball team (6-0) remained undefeated in non-conference play this weekend with wins against Arkansas State, Illinois State and North Carolina State in the IU adidas Classic in University Gym.
About 19,000 marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $47.5 million have been eradicated by Operation Hoosier Thunder in their commitment to crack down on illegal marijuana growers in Southern Indiana.
You can take the man out of Bloomington, but you can’t take the Bloomington out of the man. At least this is true for John Fernandez, the Bloomington mayor from 1996 to 2003, who now lives in Washington, D.C. and works for the Obama administration.
Organic is healthier. Organic makes no difference. The argument about pesticides has been around for a long time, and both sides present compelling arguments.
The 9/11 Working Group of Bloomington’s presentation Saturday at the Buskirk—Chumley Theater titled “Peace Through Truth; 9/11 and State Crimes Against Democracy” outlined speakers’ skepticisms toward the events that took place on 9/11.
Members of local organizations Oasis Spasis, Sprouts, Bloomington Urban Gardening Society (B.U.G.S.) and the IU Forest Protection Alliance organized a panel discussion and concert Saturday in Dunn Meadow. The goal of the show was to promote sustainability awareness, urban gardening and forest protection.
If you ever had to wait for someone to dissect themselves from a full-length mirror, then you have witnessed the inner war a person goes through between style and comfort.
If you ever had to wait for someone to dissect themselves from a full-length mirror, then you have witnessed the inner war a person goes through between style and comfort.
In the good old days of the agrarian past, humans and bedbugs likely lived together with somewhat less friction. Less horrified by the prospect of proximity with animal life, our bedbug-ridden ancestors might have been driven to search for a quick means to exterminate a common pest.
It doesn’t really matter if the hurt caused was intentional or not — flaunting any animal abuse will get the plebeians of the World Wide Web all riled up.
Even as the number of self-identified atheists in the U.S. has more than tripled through the past two decades, discussion of spirituality has not disappeared from the public forum. Some might even argue it has intensified.
If you read at an average adult pace you’ll probably finish this column in less than two minutes, and with your busy schedule, that’s a valuable chunk of time. I know your calendar is overflowing and reading this is certainly keeping you from the eight other things you need to be doing. But for the next few minutes, let’s slow down and talk honestly about our business. It shouldn’t be too hard. This probably won’t be the first discussion you’ve had about your overwhelming schedule today.
Tickets for Rob Riggle’s 8 p.m. Friday performance at the IU Auditorium will be available for a discounted price through Wednesday at the IU Auditorium box office.
Say goodbye to early voting this fall. Actually, don’t count on it in 2012 either. The Republicans’ top election priority: eliminating voting opportunities. Last week, the Monroe County Election Board (primarily board member Judith Smith-Ille) rejected the opportunity for Bloomington residents, including students, to vote in satellite polling sites for the upcoming general election.
The IU Filipino Student Association promoted Filipino culture Sunday in Dunn Meadow through a fundrasier with food, music and more. The festival included a moon bounce, dunk tank, corn hole and a “fish pong” table.
Operation Hoosier Thunder’s commitment to crack down on illegal marijuana growers in Southern Indiana went into effect last month and involved the convergence of Indiana State Police, the Indiana National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, the DEA, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Air Patrol, Indiana DNR and local law enforcement agencies.
The IU volleyball team won all three of its weekend matches to claim the IU adidas Classic championship.