Community Arts

Brew your own beer

You don’t need to be an expert to make liquid courage from home.

Trash with class

Can the words “etiquette” and “Little 500 party” even fit in the same sentence? We say yes.

Run a grassroots movement

If you caught the “political bug” after the 2008 election and want to change your community, strap in. According to senior AnnElyse Gibbons, former president of IU’s Students for Hillary campaign, these tips will prepare any aspiring volunteer for what she calls the “election roller coaster.”

Do it for others

Two students saw a problem at local Fairview Elementary School. As the elementary school with the lowest socioeconomic status in Bloomington, some kids don’t have books to read. Through the Hutton Honors College, juniors Hannah Wert and Adeel Chaudhry are doing something about that. 

Company revamps book publishing

Want to get a book published? Unless your last name is Rowling or Grisham, good luck.

Driver crashes into house, gets OWI

Officers arrived in the 1000 block of North Monroe Street at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday to find a vehicle sticking out of the south side of a residence.

Comic Talk #11

Brad Sanders simply runs down the list of Eisner Award nominees in his new comic talk.

Pop Culture Bracketology: Film Directors Finals

Pitches and results for the final round of our Film Directors bracket.

The joy of transformation

Rejoice: it is the season of transformation.

Be an otter for a day

You might think your mammalian body is meant for terrestrial habitats, but think again, landlubber.

Shut up for a good cause

The experience of silencing oneself can be a powerful source of motivation to work for the policy and cultural changes desperately needed to reverse those striking statistics.

Rank that a 1

WE SAY Reardon’s article reflected poorly on IU and greek life.

TBS is with Coco

Cory Barker gives his quick take on Conan's signing with TBS.

4 civilians dead after NATO attack

International troops opened fire on a bus carrying Afghan civilians early Monday, killing four people and setting off anti-American protests in a city that is a hotbed of the Taliban insurgency.

Volunteers help search

No body? No problem convicting, 90 percent of time

Murders without bodies were long considered one of the most complex challenges in the legal profession, but advances in technology have made the once-unthinkable prospect more common. The absence of the key piece of evidence — the corpse — poses unique problems for both prosecutors and defense attorneys, said Thomas “Tad” DiBiase, a lawyer who runs a Web site chronicling “no body” murders.

Ivy Tech new owner of Waldron Arts Center

Ivy Tech will be the new owner of the John Waldron Arts Center. On Monday, Mayor Mark Kruzan, along with Ivy Tech Community College Chancellor John Whikehart and WFHB General Manager Will Murphy announced that Ivy Tech will take ownership of the Waldron.

Van Kooten, Sharp take Miss ’N Out titles

Teter junior rider Caitlin Van Kooten did not wake up Saturday morning with only the Little 500’s spring series event Miss ’N Out on her mind. First, she had to conquer her E370 exam. But not even expending brain power for Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics could stop Van Kooten’s back tire from crossing the finish line first, marking the second Spring Series Event in a row the Teter junior rider has won.

White continues the fight for AIDS education 20 years later

More than two decades after Ryan White gave a face to HIV and AIDS, the legacy he left behind still remains. Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of White’s death.

Navajo teacher recruits students for reservation teaching program

Call John Henderson a silversmith. Call him a guitar player, a rodeo rider or a Navajo man. Those roles are true, but first, call Henderson a teacher.