Features & In-Depth

Wasted

By Evan Gerike · Tuesday, Dec. 14,2021 6:27 p.m.

IU produces nearly 9,000 tons of trash each year. But after the student throws it away, where does it go?

Masks made it harder for the Deaf community to communicate. Here’s how one school adjusts

By Lizzie Kaboski · Tuesday, Dec. 14,2021 4:22 p.m.

ASL speakers rely on facial expressions to communicate, but with masks, this is more challenging.

Indignity in death

By Matt Cohen , Carson TerBush and Mallorey Daunhauer · Friday, Dec. 10,2021 9:05 a.m.

Unmarked graves in Bloomington indicate long history of racism

Being heard

By Anna Brown , Lizzie Kaboski and Laura Gerber · Thursday, Dec. 9,2021 3:16 p.m.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges the Deaf community faces daily.

The Scarlet E

By Emma Uber · Tuesday, Dec. 7,2021 7:22 p.m.

Eviction leaves a stain on tenants’ records that makes finding new affordable housing difficult.

The pursuit of light and truth

By Tyler Tachman · Monday, Dec. 6,2021 2:27 p.m.

An IU law professor published investigative reporting on the university’s presidential search process.

A dreamscape full of fairies, mice and a beloved Nutcracker doll: ‘The Nutcracker’ returns to the stage

By Izzy Myszak · Thursday, Dec. 2,2021 10:11 p.m.

The 2021 production of "The Nutcracker" will be the last featuring Michael Vernon's choreography.

Fentanyl-laced counterfeits of prescription pills make non-prescribed pills a life-or-death gamble

By Phyllis Cha · Wednesday, Dec. 1,2021 4:13 p.m.

Peter Jeske, an IU student, died of a fentanyl overdose with no known history of substance use issues.

Eleanor Lehmann believes she was date rape drugged. But she can’t prove it.

By Emma Uber · Sunday, Nov. 28,2021 6:12 p.m.

Lehmann couldn't receive a date rape drug test at the IU Health Bloomington Hospital.

"A crisis of faith"

By Nicolas Napier , Mallorey Daunhauer and Unsplash Photo · Thursday, Nov. 18,2021 12:08 p.m.

Members of the LGBTQ community say Catholic Bloomington ministry promoting chastity is unwelcoming, traumatizing and disturbing.

After the audition

By Hannah Dailey and Phyllis Cha · Friday, Nov. 12,2021 2 p.m.

A three-part series documenting what students experience after their audition for the Jacobs School of Music with emotions stemming from rejection and burnout.

Preschool teachers deal with higher COVID risk, overwork for low pay

By Carson TerBush · Wednesday, Nov. 10,2021 4:59 p.m.

IU-owned Hoosier Courts Nursery School has struggled to hire new teachers during the pandemic because of low wages.

In the dark: Transparency rule fails to shed light on costs for IU Health Bloomington patients

By Kaitlyn Radde , Carson TerBush and Mallorey Daunhauer · Monday, Oct. 25,2021 9 a.m.

The rule is intended to help patients predict the cost of care. It isn’t working.

Former members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington allege abuse, cover-up

By Matt Cohen · Thursday, May 6,2021 10:26 a.m.

The Central Indiana Presbytery and Dan Herron deny the allegations.

Here’s what you need to know about zoning controversy in Bloomington.

By Cate Charron · Wednesday, April 28,2021 12:57 p.m.

City council officials meet May 5 to vote on adding three new zoning districts.

For many, the pandemic resurfaced regrets. A Bloomington priest, therapist and teacher reflect.

By Hannah Dailey · Wednesday, April 21,2021 8:28 p.m.

Vaccines mean a better future. But many of us are still fixated on the past.

‘Every tradition broken’: What Bloomington looks like in another April without Little 500

By Evan Gerike , Sophie Suter and Sean Gilley · Tuesday, April 20,2021 12:05 p.m.

The 2021 Little 500 races were moved to late May due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Challenging but empowering: IU student with ADHD, anxiety describes living alone during pandemic

By Lizzie Kaboski · Thursday, April 15,2021 4:57 p.m.

IU sophomore Lara Van Vuuren said living alone, while challenging, has helped her appreciate herself more.

Empty chairs at empty tables: First grade teacher is lonely but hopeful

By Matt Cohen · Wednesday, March 31,2021 6:46 p.m.

Soo Sup Cha, 26, teaches a fully online class at Rogers Elementary School.

Always on duty: Online schooling means a near-complete sacrifice of privacy for this Bloomington mom

By Madison Smalstig · Sunday, March 28,2021 7:43 p.m.

Eliza Carey and her fiance kept their children home to protect them from COVID-19.

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