'Turns out' learning
For some reason the school-related knowledge never seems to be the salient memories of college.
For some reason the school-related knowledge never seems to be the salient memories of college.
Four years ago, if someone had told me that upon my graduating the world would be mired in a global financial crisis and a black man would be our president, I would have laughed. But such is the world we seem to have inherited. And what an incredible ride it has been.
This is my 59th and final column.I’m obviously incredibly remorseful about this, because 60 would have been a much less awkward number to end on. But so it goes.
A calendar of selected arts events happening in Bloomington from Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10.
Since my freshman year of college, one critical aspect of my daily life has shaped each semester: lunch time.
From 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, burlesque dancer Lola Van Ella will be teaching two burlesque workshops at the McCalla School of Fine Arts, 525 E. Ninth St.
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis police say an assistant bank manager bungled an attempt to cover up his theft by locking his keys inside the vault after setting a fire there.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Police shot and wounded a man who they say pointed a gun at officers who were chasing him near a bus station in downtown Fort Wayne.
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. – A 20-year-old southern Indiana man faces murder charges for the shooting death of his father during a confrontation over the younger man’s abuse of his mother’s dog.
INDIANAPOLIS – More Indiana schools have slipped into academic watch and probation status, and the state is sending assistance teams to help 31 schools stuck for years in the lowest rung of the state’s five-tier ranking system.
Linton, Ind. – A state lawmaker said he plans to sponsor a bill next session that would bar adult males from applying spray-on tans to female juveniles at tanning salons.
Jorge Campillo, the No. 1 golfer in the nation, has been selected as a finalist for the Ben Hogan award, given to the nation's top male golfer.
INDIANAPOLIS — State health officials have confirmed 13 new cases of swine flu, boosting Indiana's total to 28 cases of the virus.
IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack has hired Amaka Agugua as assistant coach for the Hoosiers.
The gods of rock ‘n’ roll smiled down on Dunn Meadow on Friday, as lightning did not strike and rain remained a drizzle, allowing State Radio to perform a free show for IU and those who traveled from faraway places like Madison, Wis., Northern Illinois University and Louisville, Ky.
IU picked up three wins and several Hoosiers cemented their position in the NCAAs with regional marks.
Amid a global swine flu outbreak, IU is eliminating hand-shaking from graduation ceremonies and will have a teach-in about the flu.
If it weren’t for Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Terry Clapacs, the Arboretum would be a parking lot. That’s what Director of Facilities Michael Crowe said of Clapacs, his boss and friend, who will retire May 28.
Already knowing it is going to participate in the NCAA Regionals later this month, the No. 10 IU men’s golf team entered the Big Ten Championship focused on capturing the title.
The Hoosiers (10-37, 4-14) split the weekend’s doubleheader at Penn State (19-25, 7-11).