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Lady Gaga: creepy, yet creative

By Erica Rogers · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:58 p.m.

Weekly column from Erica Rogers: This week's focus is on Lady Gaga and her epic performance at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

Capoeira: An infusion of dance & martial arts

By Lauren Younis · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:55 p.m.

On a Monday night at the Harmony School, nestled into Bloomington’s residential Second Street, quiet passersby can hear the thick drum beats of music from far-away Brazil.

Ind. continues to borrow from federal government

By Peter Stevenson · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:36 p.m.

Indiana’s troubled unemployment system could be hurting until as late as 2015, lawmakers said last week, as the state continues to borrow more from the federal government to cover its own dwindling funds.

Job-seekers stay updated at local free fairs

By Caitlin Johnston · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:34 p.m.

Students aren’t the only ones who have to worry about tests and resumes. With a shifting job market and unemployment on the rise, the Bloomington Lifelong Learning Coalition is reaching out to adults this week. The Coalition and the City of Bloomington Office of the Mayor are sponsoring Lifelong Learning Week. Starting on Sunday, the week has already included two free information fairs for adult learners and job seekers.

Secretary Rokita calls for redistricting changes

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 9:32 p.m.

Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita has called for state legislators to reform the process through which legislative districts are defined, saying the current maps were drawn with political interests in mind.

USA's Christina Loukas of Riverwoods, Illinois, does a forward 3-1/2 somersault dive while competing in the women's 3M Springboard finals on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China.

Loukas to be inducted into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 6:27 p.m.

Christina Loukas was inducted into the Chicagoland Hall of Fame only four years removed from her All-American prep career.

Student season ticket sales for football pass 6,000

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 6:25 p.m.

For the first time since 2006, student season ticket sales have surpassed 6,000

Students to demonstrate at campus coal plant

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 5:05 p.m.

Students will present a demonstration at noon Wednesday at the Central Heating Plant at 11th Street and Fee Lane in response to how much coal IU and colleges use across the country.

'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57

By Christy Lemire · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 2:27 p.m.

Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" to the way he carried himself in his long fight with pancreatic cancer. Swayze died from the illness on Monday in Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 57.

Giraffe in Toys R Us ads, films dies at Boston zoo

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 1:29 p.m.

A giraffe that starred in a series of TV commercials for Toys R Us and appeared in Jim Carrey's movie "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" has died at a Boston zoo.

Panel: News organizations need more diversity

By Keith Robinson · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — Sports coverage will accurately reflect athletes and issues only when news organizations hire more people of color and women — not only as reporters but as editors who embrace diversity, panelists at a sports media symposium said Monday.

Student stabbed at Fla. school; 1 in custody

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 11:02 a.m.

School officials say a student is in custody after another student was stabbed to death at a South Florida high school.

Invasive plant appears eradicated in lake

Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 10:56 a.m.

State wildlife officials say a years-long effort to eliminate an invasive plant from a southern Indiana lake appears to be a success.

Kelley dropouts announce $2M deal

By Ashlee Green · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:45 a.m.

John Ramey and Evan Hareras left Bloomington in 2008 to start the company, which is a marketplatform for advertisers. isocket recently announced the closing of a $2-million early-stage funding deal from high-level investors.

Jeff Zaslow tells audience to say ‘I love you’ more

By Julianne Watterson · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:41 a.m.

Jeff Zaslow talked about his life as a journalist and his column, “Moving on,” in which he writes about life transitions – everything from “a first breath” to “a first job" at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Monday.

IU Comedian returns to Bear’s

By Alycin Bektesh · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:35 a.m.

“I ask girls ‘What is the sexiest thing a guy could do to get a girl?’” IU alumnus Brain Watts told the Bear’s Place Ale House and Eatery crowd Monday night.

Former mayor to serve in Obama administration

By Sarah Bloom · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:31 a.m.

Former Bloomington Mayor and City Council President John Fernandez was sworn in Monday as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development for the Obama administration.

Ind. revisits Sunday alcohol sales

By Rachel Krasnow · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:30 a.m.

Indiana state legislators will meet today to discuss the possibility of reversing the ban on Sunday alcohol sales.

Health care for Hoosiers

By Sarah Wilensky and Matt Straw · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:07 a.m.

IU is one of Bloomington’s largest employers, so when it comes to health care, IU is the provider for a large part of the community.

A good time to be a doctor?

By Ashley Ames and John Brown · Tuesday, Sept. 15,2009 12:03 a.m.

Amid all the voices chiming in on the health care debate, one group of people ought to have a unique perspective on the future implications of reform: pre-med students. As future doctors, should they be concerned about change, or should they embrace it?

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