Sophomore Katherine Lessing hopes to gain support for the newly formed IU Fashion Law Club.
The IU field hockey team may be in the midst of the toughest five games on its schedule. On Tuesday, IU plays another top-10 team in Louisville.
This year, through a partnership with IU Student Association, members of the Student Sustainability Council hope to collect enough signatures to place a voluntary donation for the fund on IU’s class registration website.
Despite the College of Arts and Sciences Themester on sustainability and the promotion of an environmentally conscious IU community, a walk around campus shows various construction projects that could ignite concern.
IU’s Underwater Studies department is one of the oldest college underwater science programs in the country.
Ben Chappell set four records in his Saturday performance against Michigan. IDS football reporter Geoffrey Miller reports on Chappell and other news from Bill Lynch's press conference.
For women's soccer sophomore forward Orianica Velasquez, carried her soccer dream all the way from Bogota, Colombia to Bloomington.
Voter accessibility has been the hot topic for the Monroe County Election Board this fall, and partisan views continue to generate heated debates. Satellite voting sites were shot down by the board in three separate meetings, and the new topic for debate is an extension of hours to vote early in the Curry Building.
The healing power of prayer is a tenet of many world religions including Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Now, empirical research might indicate that prayer could play a role in the medical field.
A friend sat me down the other day, and he told me my column is too girly. He said “guys can’t relate to the horridness of heels or having two X chromosomes.” He said I should try to tackle a subject about clothing for men.
South Jordan will be returning to Bloomington Thursday to perform a live broadcasted acoustic set at Farm Fresh Studios. The concert, promoted by Stickam, a live video streaming site, will be available for viewers around the world.
Gay marriage is legal in 10 countries, including South Africa, but still not in the United States. Yes, South Africa, the country that used to be ruled by apartheid, state-enforced segregation of racial groups. Even they have legalized gay marriage.
I’m not a big fan of the first day of classes and haven’t been for several semesters. I seem to forget this fact from one semester to the next (luckily, or it would be an even bigger struggle to get out of bed), but I dread that moment when the professor passes out the syllabus.
Because of the tremendous position our great state enjoys when compared to others across the nation, two of our elected public servants have been receiving substantial presidential buzz — Gov. Mitch Daniels and Rep. Mike Pence.
If adopted by voters, the constitutional amendment to cap property taxes would permanently limit lawmakers’ ability to alter the property taxes to meet different communities’ needs and provide the sort of basic services that hold a community together.
While much progress has been made in the fight for equality for homosexuals, the struggle is far from over. We, as college students, seldom think of ourselves as bigoted people, but for many of us (myself included), entrenched stereotypes can shape unfair opinions of people because of their sexual orientation.
Teenagers find themselves in an ever-evolving identity crisis and adding sexuality throws fuel into the fire. While adults categorize this as teenage angst, the recent Andrew Shirvell scandal in Michigan reveals the online homophobia existing in the corporate world.
The story I’m about to tell you is a personal one, but it is, tragically, not even close to being an uncommon one. Five gay teenagers have killed themselves in the past three weeks alone, including a 15-year-old student in Greensburg, Ind., and a 19-year-old just last Friday.
There is no specific cure for bullying. There is no prescription for bigotry, and there is no pill for intolerance. There is no all-encompassing first aid kit to console those who suffer quietly. However, something that we can offer, in short, is our voice.
The death of a college student with a promising future is always a tragic event. It leaves us all feeling vulnerable.
