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Lilly Endowment gives $1.75 million grant to Riley Children’s Foundation

The Riley Children’s Foundation received a $1.75 million grant today from Lilly Endowment, Inc. for repairs and construction at Camp Riley for Youth with Physical Disabilities, according to an IU news release.

WEEKEND magazine blogs from Chicago's Union Park at this year's Pitchfork Music Festival.

Certainly worth a listen

Bodies of Water's sound is like a melting pot of musical genres – gospel, indie, folk, punk, rock, Latin rock, progg, etc. The vibrant-sounding musical instruments and the haunting sound of the singers’ combined vocals put a spin on gospel that is original and definitely gives the band a signature sound.

'Journey' falls flat

With “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” both coming out within a month of each other, it already feels like there is far more Brendan Fraser than should be tolerated this summer.

Massachusetts repeals out-of-state gay marriage law

Gay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding.

Remote outpost abandoned

U.S. and Afghan troops have abandoned a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan where militants killed nine American soldiers this week, officials said Wednesday.

18 months after surge began, 150,000 troops remain in Iraq

WASHINGTON – The military surge into Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. But 150,000 U.S. troops remain, as many as 15,000 more than before the buildup began.

Hezbollah gives coffins to Israel in prisoner swap

OSH HANIKRA, Israel – Hezbollah handed over two black coffins Wednesday with the bodies of two Israeli soldiers and Israel prepared to set free a notorious attacker in a dramatic prisoner swap that will close a painful chapter from the 2006 war in Lebanon.

Not quite ruined

The movie offers some good thrills and scares, relying mostly on tension and drama rather than gory visuals to frighten the audience, but it works well. The movie provides a few good visceral scares, as well as plenty of psychological drama.

Possible to impress

Bloomington’s very own art/folk rock dynasty The Impossible Shapes are fresh off their return to the studio with a new self-titled album. Compared to some of the band’s previous works, the new material is more musically minimalist, but it certainly stands on its own.

Hell of a letdown

Unfortunately for “Hellboy II,” the novelty of del Toro’s world has worn off. And now he’s forced to make his characters grow up a little, a task they’re about as well suited for as a beauty pageant.

Powerful Attraction

A rigger guides a leg that will support a $2 million magnet in Simon Hall’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility Wednesday afternoon.

16th annual Silk Road Festival to focus on ancient music and dance

The 16th annual Silk Road Bayram (festival) will provide audiences with a look into a world of musical and cultural traditions from the various civilizations found along the ancient and celebrated network of trade routes.

McRobbie names head of policy and planning

IU President Michael McRobbie announced Monday that he has appointed School of Law Executive Associate Dean John Applegate to the position of IU vice president for planning and policy, IU Spokesman Larry MacIntyre said.

IU student travels to Africa with Unite for Sight

Matthew Weinheimer found a way to combine his work with his passion by offering his optometry skills to those in need.

Campus Bus Service counts record 3 million rides in 2007-08 school year

Despite further plans to shorten routes and cut services, the Campus Bus Service expects more students to ride its buses after reporting record-breaking ridership this year.

Workers lay down new turf at Memorial Stadium

Workers began laying down new turf Wednesday at Memorial Stadium just weeks after flooding made the previous field unplayable.

Cambodia’s 1st pediatric eye surgeon trains in Indianapolis with Riley doctor

Cambodia’s first pediatric eye surgeon will travel back to his country Saturday after training at IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis for two months.

IU Army ROTC named No. 1 senior program in the nation

Physical fitness training at 6 a.m. has its perks, as proven by the No. 1 ranking The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America recently gave the IU Army ROTC program for 2007.The award is based on an evaluation of each of the 272 active ROTC programs in the nation. IU Army ROTC will receive the award at the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America awards banquet sometime this fall.

IU Summer Percussion Workshop to hold concert

Good vibrations are coming to the IU campus. The IU Summer Percussion Workshop Grand Finale Concert will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Auer Hall. “Percussion is anything that can be struck or scraped,” said John Tafoya, director of the IU Summer Percussion Academy/Workshop and Jacobs School of Music faculty member.