Arts-themed hotel to be built in Bloomington
In an effort to revitalize the southern part of downtown Bloomington, a local developer announced plans this week to build an arts-themed hotel at College Avenue and Third Street.
In an effort to revitalize the southern part of downtown Bloomington, a local developer announced plans this week to build an arts-themed hotel at College Avenue and Third Street.
Two games into the young season, the IU women’s basketball team will travel to Muncie to take on the Ball State Cardinals in the Hoosiers’ first road game of the year. The Hoosiers are 2-0 after home wins over Albany and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
A strong showing at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships has gotten IU to the promise land.
Last Wednesday, the IU volleyball team faced off against rival Purdue for the second time this season. After tQaking the first game 30-16, the Hoosiers dropped the match by losing three straight games, 23-30, 26-30, 24-30, respectively. Although IU dropped to 15-14 after the match, they gave Purdue the worst one-game loss the Boilermakers have suffered since 2002.
Abe Lemons, the long-time coach of Oklahoma Central University, once told a player who had scored a mere point despite playing most of the game, “You scored one more point than a dead man.”
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Status update: Facebook is ... the social-networking site of choice for white students. A new Northwestern University study suggests that students’ choice of social networking sites is connected to race, ethnicity and parents’ educational background.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Many know that drinking water is essential to maintaining good health, but does anyone ever stop to think about the quality of the water?
The late Jerry Garcia once sang, “What a long, strange trip it’s been.” Truer words couldn’t be spoken about the four years the 16 seniors on the IU football team have experienced. Their journey wearing the cream and crimson comes to an end at Memorial Stadium on Saturday when the Hoosiers host rival Purdue with the Old Oaken Bucket at stake.
A program that helps disadvantaged high school students prepare for college will receive $2 million in grants.
IU is down by one point. One-and-two-tenths seconds remain in overtime. Junior forward DeAndre Thomas is on the line about to shoot two free throws. After a couple of dribbles, Thomas calmly sinks the first free throw. One shot remains to give the Hoosiers the victory.
For some cultures, the Festival of Lights has not yet faded. The Indian Student Association will host its annual Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, celebration Friday evening.
Three IU students are working to create a hip-hop fraternity on campus. They’ve laid the foundation and created a plan, and now their dream is becoming a reality.
Jake Peavy has been one of the best pitchers in the National League for years. This season, he pulled away from the pack.
With its season on the line, the IU women’s soccer team will battle the University of Toledo on Friday in the Hoosiers’ first NCAA Tournament game since 1998. The Hoosiers travel to West Lafayette to take on the Rockets at 11 a.m. The winner of Friday’s match and the winner of the Purdue-Oakland contest will face each other Sunday. The winner of that game will travel to College Station, Texas, and continue in the tournament.
It’s been a long time since the Hoosiers played a “must-see game.” But if you’re in Bloomington on Saturday and not inside Memorial Stadium, I feel bad for you. Stop talking about Eric Gordon for 48 hours. This weekend belongs to the football team.
The year was 1967. Already up 13-7 against Purdue, Hoosier running back Terry Cole sprinted 48 yards up the middle to give IU a commanding 19-7 lead, ultimately culminating in the program’s only Rose Bowl berth.
Benazir Bhutto said she is seeking an alliance with other opposition leaders Thursday to form a caretaker government that could replace President Gen. Pervez Musharraf ahead of January elections.
Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps Thursday to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded.
A report from the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency on Thursday found Iran to be generally truthful about key aspects of its nuclear history, but it warned that its knowledge of Tehran’s present atomic work was shrinking.
NEW ORLEANS – The Neville Brothers are returning to New Orleans next year to assume the role they held for more than a decade – the closing act of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.