Community Arts

Meet the keepers of the one-of-a-kind Little 500 cinder track

By Alex McCarthy · Thursday, April 14,2011 8:08 p.m.

While thousands watch the racing action on the grand stage of the Little 500, two men will be watching the stage itself — the one-of-a-kind cinder track that circles inside Bill Armstrong Stadium. These two men, Wally Hansford and Steve McCutchen, make up the entire staff of track caretakers.

Breaking down a rider: The equipment on race day

By Alex McCarthy · Thursday, April 14,2011 8:01 p.m.

Like diamonds and snowflakes, no two Little 500 Riders are exactly alike, especially when it comes to equipment.

Revived Rainbow Cycling team aims to bring awareness to GLBT community

By Michael Norman · Thursday, April 14,2011 7:53 p.m.

Every Little 500 cyclist has his or her own reasons for entering the race.For Rainbow Cycling, the inspiration to compete in the race stems from more than just personal ambitions.

The 61st Men’s Little 500 Race – (Live Chat begins at 2 p.m.)

By Alex McCarthy · Thursday, April 14,2011 7:46 p.m.

Here is a recap the 2011 Spring Series events. Teter won the women's Little 500 for the second year straight. The men's race begins today at 2 p.m. For a live chat with IDS Little 500 reporters visit Hoosier Hype. For all the coverage of the 2011 Little 500 visit the IDS Little 500 page.

How to win civil rights

By Matthew Showalter · Thursday, April 14,2011 7:14 p.m.

Some days, I just tell myself liberalism in America is dead.

Immigrants' rights still threatened

Thursday, April 14,2011 7:13 p.m.

The stagnation of anti-immigrant legislation in the Statehouse has proven that blatant racism is less capable of gaining political support than its proponents first believed.

Supporting ‘This I Believe’

By Paige Henry · Thursday, April 14,2011 7:13 p.m.

NPR revived “This I Believe” in 2005 and continues to share people’s thoughts and motivations similarly to how the show did 60 years ago.

Letter: Little 5 a cappella noise violations?

Thursday, April 14,2011 7:11 p.m.

My afternoon and evening were ruined because I couldn’t stop dwelling over the fact that the police had just claimed that an instrument-free a cappella band had caused a noise violation at 4:15 in the afternoon.

Campus Macs corrupted, UITS working to reinstall programs

Thursday, April 14,2011 1:06 p.m.

Classroom Macintosh computers at all IU campuses were corrupted sometime Wednesday night.

State police to conduct sobriety checkpoint

Thursday, April 14,2011 12:55 p.m.

Indiana State Police have announced they will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Monroe County on Friday. The exact time and location of the checkpoint will not be released, according to an ISP press release.

Provost announces 2010-11 commencement speakers

By Claire Aronson · Thursday, April 14,2011 12:45 p.m.

Seniors Shabrelle Pollock and Andrew Merki have been selected to give the student speeches during the IU-Bloomington undergraduate ceremonies on May 7, Provost and Executive Vice President Karen Hanson announced today.

More Than Students, Little 500 Cyclists

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, April 14,2011 11:53 a.m.

In the broad sense or the specific, it's pretty hard to really explain Little 5 to people who don't ride it.

iCycle to provide live coverage for both Little 5 races

By VICTORIA SUMMERS · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:49 p.m.

iCycle is a senior informatics capstone project that uses radio frequency identification, or RFID, technology during the Little 500 races to display a live leaderboard with team statistics on its website.

11,266 names create new sustainability fund

By Jaclyn Lansbery · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:47 p.m.

Thanks to the Student Sustainability Council’s green initiative in fall of last year to petition enough signatures for the IU Sustainability Fund, students will now have the option to donate $5 when registering for classes online just by checking a box.

Informatics robots protect, cuddle, serve

By Mary Kenney · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:44 p.m.

Students in the School of Informatics and Computing sponsored an open house at the University’s official robot research center, R-House, on Wednesday. They wanted to honor the nation’s second annual National Robotics Week.

Belton murder trial hears closing arguments today

By Alex Benson · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:41 p.m.

Closing arguments will be heard today in the trial of Michael J. Griffin for the murder of former IU professor Don Belton.

‘Anything Goes’ hoists sails at IU

Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:40 p.m.

Aboard the S.S. American, the IU Theatre Department will go back to the 1920s with Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes.” Opening at 7:30 p.m. Friday, “Anything Goes” will close IU Theatre’s 2010-11 season.

‘Hammer and Nail’ constructs solid Buskirk performances

By Isabel Dieppa · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:38 p.m.

Guests happily lined up in the lobby of the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Wednesday waiting to witness the marriage of dance and music at the Modern Dance department’s annual production of “Hammer and Nail,” which continues today.

‘husband&wife’ musician praises local Bloomington music scene

By Casey Engelman · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:37 p.m.

Mike Adams said he thinks highly of the Bloomington music scene. He reveres it to such an extent that he says the best music in the world is being made here. It was the vibrant population of bands and musicians that first drew Adams to move here 10 years ago.

Where have all the female musicians gone?

By Therese Kennelly · Wednesday, April 13,2011 10:35 p.m.

Little 500 week is upon us. For many students, that means seeing Lil Wayne and Pretty Lights in all their glory. However, the traditional Little 500 line-up is missing a key segment of the Bloomington population — women.

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