Hornish wins pole for Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sam Hornish Jr. came up a bit short on his prediction but not his speed.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sam Hornish Jr. came up a bit short on his prediction but not his speed.
After a hot start that led to a win the opening game of the first round, the IU softball team suffered two consecutive losses that ended its tournament hopes and their season Saturday.
WASHINGTON -- The inauguration of Iraq's new government marks a new era in relations with the country that the United States has occupied for more than three years, President Bush said Sunday.
Two men declined to press charges for battery against their neighbors after being physically and verbally harassed early Saturday morning.
Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan spoke at the third annual "Mayor's Ride," declaring May as motorcycle safety and awareness month Sunday at an event on Sixth Street on the square. Kruzan addressed topics such as motorcycle safety and the benefits of motorcycles as fuel efficient vehicles. The actual ride, a luncheon and awards ceremony followed his speech.
Bloomington now boasts some of the edgiest doughnuts in the country. Square Donuts, the first franchise of the Terre Haute landmark, opened downtown Friday to brisk weekend business without any advertising or fanfare.
Friday, May 26 is graduation day at Mitchell High School, but senior Filip Lempa may not receive his diploma. Lempa is a 19-year-old Polish foreign exchange student who has spent his senior year at MHS.
In the May 18 issue, information regarding student fees for IU parking garages was incorrect. None of the mandatory fee goes toward any of the parking garages or any parking services. The IDS regrets the error.
The biennial Gill Symposium and Award ceremony will take place today in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall. The esteemed Gill Award is given to a neuroscientist whose work has significantly contributed to the field of neuroscience. The day-long symposium features lectures and a keynote speech by the award recipient and attracts lead researchers in the field of neuroscience from all over the country to Bloomington.
When the "War on Terror" commenced in Iraq, news reporters were quickly embedded among the platoons. Throughout the conflict their objectivity was called into question by many pundits and even their own colleagues. An IU professor and doctoral student, Byungho Park, set out to answer these questions about embedded reporters' objectivity in a recently published study.
It's election season for the IU board of trustees, and current trustee Cora Smith Breckenridge is the one to beat. Her fate, along with six other candidates vying for her spot, rests in the hands of the 481,000 alumni eligible to vote.
I had never been to an opera before Friday night. It's not that I was against operas or anything; in fact, I always wanted to go to one but never had time until my cable was canceled, and I couldn't watch E! anymore.
It's Christmas Eve, and the Flannigans have all returned to the farm to celebrate the holidays. It seems like a normal family gathering until we learn about the family's past, including the murder of their father 20 years before.
This year's Bloomington Early Music Festival spans many time periods and music genres since the festival celebrates both the lives of five IU students killed in a plane crash last month and Mozart's 250th birthday.
As an avid gamer, there's a lot of books I read, or movies I watch, and I think: "Man, that would make for an awesome video game." "The Da Vinci Code" just isn't one of them.
"The Da Vinci Code" -- Christians are outraged, albinos are offended and people around the world who haven't even seen the film are angry simply, it seems, in preparation for being angry.
The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott. The film based on Dan Brown's 2003 fictional religious thriller novel "The Da Vinci Code" premiered May 19, enraging many Catholics around the world and prompting the Vatican to call for an international boycott.
There are classic dangers to face and unknown elements at every turn -- but in the right hands, a blockbuster book can still become a must-see movie that stands on its own.
With gas prices lurking around $3 a gallon and parking on campus a frequent concern, IU officials are creating a car pooling program that could begin this fall.
I don't understand our preoccupation with disaster movies. "Twister." "The Core."