Community Arts

Column:Hip-hop in West Africa

By Therese Kennelly · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:20 p.m.

Hip-hop is everywhere. All over the world, people listen to different variations of music that incorporate the global genre of hip-hop into their local styles. In the West African nation of Ghana, the manifestation of this incorporation of global and local musical influences is hiplife.

Promoting cause in black tees

By Claire Wiseman · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:18 p.m.

Walk around campus today, and you may be prompted to “ask me why I’m wearing black.”

Hopeful applicants visit Summer Jobs Fair

By Melinda Elston · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:16 p.m.

Students lined up outside Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union on Wednesday before the Summer Jobs Fair sponsored by the Career Development Center started.

Goodstein lectures on scientific fraud

By Lauren McConnell · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:14 p.m.

David Goodstein, professor emeritus of physics and applied physics at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., spoke Wednesday about his book, “On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales From the Front Lines of Science.”

Jacobs facility turns into reality

By Casey Engelman · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:13 p.m.

The northeast corner of Third Street and Jordan Avenue sits as an empty lot of land, but for Jacobs staff and students, it will be much more.

Water crisis affects millions

By Isabel Dieppa · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:12 p.m.

Imagine an ice-cold glass of clean water. Imagine having to walk 3.7 miles to get that glass of clean water.

Fast-A-Thon helps nonprofit kitchen

By Eshley Spitzer · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:11 p.m.

Hungry from a long day of fasting, more than 70 students gathered in the Forest Quad dining hall to celebrate the end of the Fast-A-Thon that took place Tuesday as a part of Islam Awareness Week.

Are you listening?: Dylan Ettinger

By Casey Engelman · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:10 p.m.

There is always some musical project in the works for Dylan Ettinger. graduated from IU last spring and has kept the music coming ever since.

60 minutes in 60 seconds - AmeriCorps

By Rachel Hartog · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:09 p.m.

The Lecture You MissedA panel of AmeriCorps employees discussed the national program and its members, benefits and funding as well as the future outlook for the program.

Rapparoo festival offers off campus alternative

By Corinne Lambert · Wednesday, April 6,2011 10:08 p.m.

Rapparoo, hailing as Little 500’s only festival-style concert, has announced the venue for the April 14 show at Pic-a-Chic Farms.

Ind. House OKs money-saving school voucher bill

By Michelle Sokol · Wednesday, April 6,2011 8:33 p.m.

School Voucher Bill, HB 1003, was frozen on the House calendar for more than five weeks due to the Democratic walkout. The bill passed in the House on its third reading — but not without a few changes.

Gun threat sparks additional BHSN police patrols

By Nick Cusack · Wednesday, April 6,2011 8:29 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department will increase patrols at Bloomington High School North as a result of school staff finding a shooting threat written in one of the school’s bathrooms.