Community Arts

Roots on the Square showcases live jazz music

By Bailey Loosemore · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:44 p.m.

Nate Johnson and Jeff Isaacs play as part of the Roots on the Square new weekly live music performances.

Adopt-A-Thon finds homes for shelter animals

By Colleen Sikorski · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:40 p.m.

The Adopt-A-Thons reduce adoption fees for dogs, puppies, cats and kittens; but guinea pigs, rats and rabbits were also for sale Saturday.

By Hand art gallery exhibit celebrates 35 years of Fourth Street Art Festival

By Nona Tepper · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:39 p.m.

By Hand Gallery celebrates the 35th annual Fourth Street Art Festival with an exhibit dedicated to the event.

Bloomington City Council squares off with IU about new student housing

By J. Edward Calabro · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:38 p.m.

Bloomington City Council members squared off with a representative from IU at City Hall Aug. 3 concerning the University’s plans to demolish four houses along East Third Street to make way for a new student apartment building.

New Frontier program provides humanities, arts grants

By Raven Carpenter · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:37 p.m.

IU's New Frontier grant program awarded faculty members up to $50,000 in grants for arts and humanities research projects.

Hope and sacrifice

By Jon Todd · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:20 p.m.

For much of the last several years, it seems that all news is bad news.

I pay taxes and I did not cause the recession

By Nick Jacobs · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:17 p.m.

Today I’ve decided that I am incorporating myself. I’m going to sell stuff rich people like. For example, the green straws at Starbucks and smugness.

Goodbye Borders

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, Aug. 7,2011 5:16 p.m.

As a longtime bookworm, I’ve spent much more time at Borders than I’d like to admit. But as I get older, birthday money no longer lasts year-round, and what I earn has to be set aside for my impending post-graduation life.

Former IU President John Ryan dies at age 81

Saturday, Aug. 6,2011 3:57 p.m.

Former IU President John W. Ryan died early Saturday at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. He was 81.

Defensive back Andre Kates to leave IU

By Justin Albers · Thursday, Aug. 4,2011 6:27 p.m.

IU senior defensive back Andre Kates won’t return to school and is seeking a transfer, he told the IDS Thursday.

Almost groundbreaking

Thursday, Aug. 4,2011 3:12 p.m.

Romance flick nearly breaks the mold

Small statement, big expectations

By Brian Marks · Thursday, Aug. 4,2011 2:30 p.m.

New EP stripped, lo-fi gone

Litte Dragon breathes fire

Thursday, Aug. 4,2011 2:26 p.m.

Unique, futuristic and sexy new jams

Cowboy and Alien clichés

Thursday, Aug. 4,2011 2:23 p.m.

Interesting concept, poor execution

Prosecutor rules BPD suspect shooting justified

By Bailey Loosemore · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 10:34 p.m.

After holding his wife hostage Monday and failing to comply with police negotiations, Richard W. North was fatally shot by a member of the Bloomington Police Critical Incident Response Team.

2011 Budget Control Act cuts subsidized loans for graduate students

Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 10:34 p.m.

For graduate students throughout the country, the struggle to pay the bills just became more difficult. The 2011 Budget Control Act hits eliminated subsidized graduate student loans.

Nathan Butler awaits fact-finding trial for brother's death

By J. Edward Calabro · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 10:31 p.m.

For 6-year-old Andrew Frye of Martinsville, summer was supposed to be a time for play before the upcoming school year. Instead, Andrew’s future was cut tragically short June 30 when his brother shot him in the head with a .22 caliber gun.

IU libraries reorganize, lay off 10 employees

By Jake New · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 10:28 p.m.

Ten employees at IU libraries are being laid off this week — the latest budgetary issue in a summer of pay raises, tuition increases and financial cutbacks.

New Monroe County GOP chair discusses party goals

By Mary Kenney · Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 10 p.m.

Steven Hogan was elected chair for his second term for the Monroe County Republicans Aug. 1. He was first elected in 1982 and served until 1991. He takes the office at a difficult time for the party.

I-69 opponents file lawsuit

Wednesday, Aug. 3,2011 9:56 p.m.

Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads, the Interstate 69 Accountability Project and landowners affected by the proposed I-69 route, filed a lawsuit Aug. 1 against the Indiana Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation.

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