Eleven residence halls, 31 greek houses and eight academic buildings competed by saving energy and water in the third annual Energy Challenge.
Keeping similar numbers as previous Little 500 weekends, Indiana State Excise Police issued 158 summonses in Bloomington this weekend. The IU Police Department issued 42 citations for public intoxication and 14 for illegal possession/consumption from Thursday to Sunday.
IU’s Worldview has received an Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications award along with four other nominees. Worldview is a “real-time network monitoring and visualization tool” developed by IU’s Global Research Network Operations Center, according to an IU press release.
Although many people in America cannot relate to the water shortages or the AIDS epidemic that afflict many African nations, alumna Nicole Moody said she believes everyone shares a universal sense of pain and loss.
It might not have been sunny, but Mother Nature held off on the rain for the 20th annual Earth Day Indiana Festival on Saturday at White River State Park in downtown Indianapolis.
Over the years, I’ve tried to welcome all of it — the good and the bad.
Yet, Eliot Spitzer, former governor of New York, can and must return to public office.
When I read that The Food Network was launching a new channel called The Cooking Channel, I panicked a little.
WE SAY Comedy Central should have allowed “South Park” to make its statement about the Islamic prophet without censorship.
As chaos ensued in airports around the world this week due to countless delays and cancellations caused by the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull, I enjoyed my last few days in Accra, Ghana, before attempting to return to London. When I reached the airport Tuesday night, I was told that I could either take my spot on my connecting flight to Amsterdam and then find my own way home from there (with the airline not liable for any costs incurred by my transport beyond Amsterdam) or I could wait in Accra until the next available flight that they could guarantee me a seat on back to London on May 3.
Men's Final Standings (after IU Student Foundation ruling): 1) Cutters 2) Phi Delta Theta 3) Phi Gamma Delta 4) Delta Tau Delta 5) Beta Theta Pi2007. 2008. 2009. 2010: Four straight years the Cutters have crossed the finish line of the men’s Little 500 first. Through downpours, thunder and yes-even lightning. The 32 other teams of the 60th running of the men’s Little 500 were not able to hold off the Cutter’s victory.
Former IU left tackle Rodger Saffold was selected No. 33 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.
Anyone familiar with The Flaming Lips knows the band abandoned the concept of ordinary at its conception. And they wouldn’t have it any other way.
It’s a Little 500 tradition. The rider who crosses the finish line first raises her hands — triumphant in victory. But when Teter’s Caitlin Van Kooten crossed the finish line, she was hesitant about raising her hands. A nightmare she had before the race made her second guess the historical gesture.
The same thing is on everyone’s mind: How much of a factor will weather be in this year’s Little 500 races?
Turning someone down is uncomfortable and leaves one feeling hurt. We have all been the rejectee, just as we have all bashfully rejected someone.
After maintaining leads for more than 20 laps each, Los Corredores and Crimson won the eighth annual Little Fifty men’s and women’s races, respectively, Thursday at Bloomington High School North.
After discussing the possibility of the merger of three communication departments, the IU Internal Task Force on Communication/Media Studies is ready to make recommendations to Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson about reorganizing the departments based on the feedback drawn from countless conversations with students and faculty.
IU Athletics will dedicate its new basketball development center, Cook Hall, at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Kappa Kappa Gamma rider and junior Katie Sauter said last year’s rider send-off brought tears to her eyes. The sorority, which has a consistently strong Little 500 team, had the best time in qualifications this year. The team will wear the green jersey Friday, and for that, Sauter said the entire house is thrilled.
