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IU’s AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony on Tuesday in the IMU Alumni Hall. The committee addressed myths and facts associated with HIV.

Timothy DuWhite shares poetry about stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 11 a.m.

Timothy DuWhite shared poems and excerpts from articles he's written about HIV/AIDS.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank volunteer Tre Corley loads bags of potatoes, which will by sent to Pantry 279, a pantry run by Girl Scouts troop 69279. The food bank began in 1982 and distributed nearly four and a half million pounds of food in 2016.

Local soup kitchens and food pantries welcome more volunteers

By Lauren Fazekas · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 3 a.m.

Bloomington food banks and soup kitchens welcome volunteers during the holidays.

IU's AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony of the quilt on Tuesday in Alumni Hall. The committee spoke about the myths and facts of HIV.

AIDS Memorial Quilt includes display for IU alumnus

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 1 a.m.

The display brings 26 of the 5,956 quilt blocks to IU.

Snow sits on a branch in Bloomington last winter. The Festival of Trees on Nov. 24 is an unofficial start to the Bloomington holiday shopping season.

Second annual Festival of Trees promotes foster care awareness

By Libby Grossman · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 11 a.m.

Proceeds from the event will go towards training for foster parents.

Students load onto buses after school outside Fairview Elementary last year. Monroe County Community School Corporation started a new series Thursday that will focus on the opioid crisis and youth substance abuse prevention.

First installment of MCCSC ‘Table Talks’ series to focus on opioid crisis

By Caroline Anders · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 6 a.m.

The first installment of an event series will cover substance abuse this Thursday.

The "Rumors" cast has fun with group photos before rehearsal on Thursday. "Rumors” will run Nov. 17 through 19 at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.

Bloomington Youth Theater premieres “Rumors”

By Clark Gudas · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 12 a.m.

Proceeds from the youth group’s production go to Rhino’s Youth Club.

Maria Bamford stars in Netflix's "Lady Dynamite," a show about a fictionalized version of herself. Bamford will perform Nov.16-18 at the Comedy Attic.

Maria Bamford comes to The Comedy Attic

By Adele Poudrier · Tuesday, Nov. 14,2017 8 a.m.

The comedian sold out the venue for her five performances Nov.16 through Nov. 18.

Liberty Forster and Avinash Divecha perform with the IU Swing Dance Club at the International Dance Night to welcome Venezuelan refugees. The Swing Dance Club was the first performance of the evening.

International dance night welcomes Venezuelan refugees

By Peter Talbot · Monday, Nov. 6,2017 2 a.m.

Bloomington Refugee Support Network and the Muslim Student Association organized the event.

Nearly one week after hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, residents were still trying to get the basics of food, water, gas and money from banks. The benefit concert in Bloomington on Nov.5 will support those in Puerto Rico.

Benefit concert Monday to help Puerto Rico, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands bounce back from natural disasters

By Christine Fernando · Monday, Nov. 6,2017 1:47 a.m.

Organizers said they targeted areas that were overlooked by other charities.

Eric César Morales explains the history of Dia de los Muertos. The celebration took place Wednesday evening in La Casa Cultural Center, First Nations Cultural Center, LGBTQ+ Cultural Center and Canterbury House.

Family, friends and hurricane victims honored in Día de los Muertos celebration

By Christine Stephenson · Thursday, Nov. 2,2017 7:16 a.m.

La Casa partnered with other cultural houses to celebrate the Mexican holiday.

Mother Audi McCullough shares her story about her son, who has a disability, at a panel discussion on Thursday evening at the Monroe County Public Library. Panelists came together to discuss special education in the current public school system.

Community members gather to discuss whether special education will fade under DeVos

By Caroline Anders · Friday, Oct. 27,2017 8 a.m.

Audience members wondered where DeVos’ priorities lie at Thursday’s special education event.

Dolly, a two-year-old pit bull, sits in the yard of the Bloomington Animal Shelter on Wednesday afternoon. People sometimes mistakenly think of pit bulls as being aggressive or having trouble with other dogs or kids, Animal Shelter Director Virgil Sauder said.

Experts say pit bulls are not more aggressive than other breeds

By Libby Grossman · Thursday, Oct. 26,2017 6 a.m.

Pit bulls' temperaments depend on how they were raised, one veterinarian said.

In the Tudor Room, junior Adriane Pontecorvo talked about Jacob, the spirit of the formal dining room at the Ghost Tour Tuesday night. Like any kid, when Jacob is upset, he knocks the chairs over and messes up the room, she said.

Ghost Walk haunts students with spooktacular stories

By Peter Talbot · Wednesday, Oct. 25,2017 1:12 a.m.

Legends and scary stories were told at various spots around campus.

Members of greek life dance on stage Friday night at the Auditorium to kick off Zeta Tau Alpha's Big Man on Campus talent show. The sorority raised $182,116.13 for breast cancer research and awareness through programming like Big Man on Campus.

Zeta Tau Alpha organizes annual Big Man on Campus event

By Jaden Amos · Monday, Oct. 23,2017 8:03 a.m.

Zeta's show raises money for breast cancer research and awareness.

Bloomington community members listen to a presentation on LGBTQ+ History given by Prism Youth Community leaders Tuesday evening. Prism Youth Community is a youth-lead initiative to promote inclusivity.

Prism gives a community lesson in LGBT history

By Peter Talbot · Wednesday, Oct. 18,2017 10:30 a.m.

Prism Youth Community drew a crowd of 23 people to learn LGBT history.

Friday the 13th is approaching. There's no shortage of things to do this weekend to celebrate the spookiness of the special day.

Thirteen things to do for Friday the 13th in Bloomington

By Katie Chrisco · Thursday, Oct. 12,2017 10:23 p.m.

13 things to do in Bloomington on Friday the 13th.

Man Booker Prize nominee Mohsin Hamid comes to Bloomington

By Adele Poudrier · Tuesday, Oct. 10,2017 7:50 p.m.

The award-winning author will visit IU on Oct. 12.

Ann Edmonds holds a sign at the Sunday vigil honoring victims of the Las Vegas shooting. The signs were distributed by Moms Demand Action, a group advocating stricter gun laws.

Music mends community after Las Vegas attacks

By Caroline Anders · Sunday, Oct. 8,2017 10:38 p.m.

Members of the Bloomington community gathered Sunday night to remember the lives lost in Las Vegas last week.

Middle Way House celebrates first annual “Wrapped in Love” benefit

By Christine Stephenson · Sunday, Oct. 8,2017 10:34 p.m.

Knitted items were given out with the crisis hotline inside.

Game designer James Portnow speaks in the Whittenberger Auditorium last year as part of the IU Media School speaker series. This year, the speaker series features Bruce Joel Rubin, Paula Apsell, Douglas Hamilton and Margaret Sullivan.

Media School fall speaker series brings 'Nova' producers and Washington Post columnist

By Adele Poudrier · Sunday, Oct. 8,2017 7:27 p.m.

"Nova" producers and Washington Post columnist are part of the Media School's fall speaker series.

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