Community Arts

Professors say textbook act lowers costs for students

By Margaret Ely · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 8:23 p.m.

To help lower costs, Durbin’s College Textbook Affordability Act — part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act — was recently enacted to simplify and improve communication between publishers and professors.

BHSS alumni production brings laughs, support

By Kristina Vragovic · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 8:20 p.m.

From July 21 to 31, zany props joined poor Yorick’s skull on the Bloomington High School South auditorium stage for “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” All profits benefited the Monroe County Community School Corporation’s extracurricular activities fund.

Car wash raises almost $34,000 for MCCSC fund

By Alyssa Goldman · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 8:15 p.m.

All extracurricular organizations at BHSS — from athletics to student council — came together for a common goal: to help finish raising the $750,000 for the “All for All” campaign put on by the Foundation of Monroe County Community Schools. The car wash raised a total of $33,778.

Foreign language education needs revamping

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:59 p.m.

For something this important, students should really be taught how to do it, not just how to squeak by.

Anti-business sentiment a key factor

By Henry Alderfer · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:57 p.m.

Now that the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has been signed into law, the legislation will significantly reshape the playing field in America’s financial capital.

Voters likely to look back when making decisions

By Sarah Hann · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:55 p.m.

Even though health care reform legislation was finally passed, there’s still ongoing drama about what it will mean for Americans — though perhaps they should have figured that out before they passed it.

Candidates’ view of state matters

By Jarrod Lowery · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:53 p.m.

I believe the most important issue in this fall’s congressional elections is how voters communicate with candidates about the role of the state in society.

Bloomington, IU buses don’t plan to merge

By Kristen Knuth · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:50 p.m.

After two years of serious merger negotiations, Bloomington Transit and the IU Campus Bus Service have reached a standstill in their plans to join forces.

State insurance could save schools $450M

By Kristen Knuth · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:48 p.m.

A recent report by Mercer Health & Benefits LLC shows Indiana school corporations and state universities could save nearly $450 million by joining the state’s health insurance plan.

Fed. legislation aims to help homeless youth

By Danielle Rindler · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:46 p.m.

Federal legislation to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act could have significant effects on Monroe County’s homeless and the agencies that assist them.

Lease transitions leave students on couches

By Madeline Haller · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:39 p.m.

Although switching complexes might sound simple enough, where do students go, and what do they do with their stuff when their current lease ends days or weeks before the new one begins?

Foster Lab tests DNA mutations

By Caitlin Ryan · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:38 p.m.

Eleven years ago, microbiologist Patricia Foster came to IU hoping to be involved in an undergraduate educational setting and an environment of diverse research efforts.

Speed matching partners IU programs, nonprofits

By Joyce Ong · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:37 p.m.

A circle of tables filled a room at the DeVault Alumni Center on Thursday for a “speed matching” event, organized to connect IU offices with Bloomington nonprofit agencies for potential partnerships.

Incoming Hoosiers discuss team's future, acclimation to IU

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:13 p.m.

The five banners draping from the Assembly Hall ceiling — and the 21 Indiana Mr. Basketball winners (including current guard Jordan Hulls) that have suited up for the Hoosiers since the award’s inception in 1939 — matter most to the players coming in and trying to make the line of the Indiana fight song “for the glory of old IU” ring true once more.

Around Sports

By Candice Rohrman · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 7:06 p.m.

Former Hoosier second baseman and centerfielder Tyler Rogers recently signed a contract with the Gateway Grizzlies. The Grizzlies, one of 12 teams in the independent Frontier League, play their home games in Sauget, Ill.

ADA celebrates 20th anniversary with Dr. Blues

By Melissa Wasserman · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 6:36 p.m.

Interest in music, art and civil rights brought Bloomington community members together Thursday for Boogie-Woogie, Blues and the Arts: A celebration of 20 years with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Turning the page ... e-page, that is

By MaryJane Slaby · Sunday, Aug. 1,2010 6:34 p.m.

MaryJane Slaby's 'Literature Life' column discusses the convenience of electronic readers such as the Kindle or ipad versus traditional paper copies.

Couple arrested after girlfriend hits boyfriend with car

By IDS staff · Saturday, July 31,2010 11:39 a.m.

A woman was arrested Thursday after driving onto a sidewalk and striking her boyfriend with her car while he was riding a bicycle.

Bradford Place bomb scare caused by Halloween prop

By IDS staff · Saturday, July 31,2010 11:33 a.m.

The Bloomington Police Department has determined that the fake bomb found in a Bradford Place apartment closet Wednesday was, in fact, part of a Halloween costume forgotten by a former resident.

BHSS alumni put on comedy fundraiser for MCCSC

By IDS staff · Friday, July 30,2010 2:14 p.m.

IU students and Bloomington community members will get their last chances to see “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Bloomington High School South to benefit the Monroe County Community School Corporation.

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