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Should Indiana mandate how schools accommodate disabled students in safety plans?

By Mia Hilkowitz and Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism · Wednesday, Oct. 15,2025 4:53 p.m.

Sixteen Indiana public school districts shared how they accommodate students in these plans.

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‘Catastrophic’: The difficulty of addressing severe car crashes in Bloomington

By Carson TerBush · Sunday, May 7,2023 6:16 p.m.

City employees have limited resources and face political challenges to improve traffic safety.

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5 charts that explain car crashes in Monroe County

By Carson TerBush · Sunday, May 7,2023 6:15 p.m.

An IDS analysis of public data shows a recent uptick in crashes, following national trends.

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Thousands of Native American remains, a legacy of offensive research and the effort to move forward

By Carson TerBush · Friday, April 28,2023 9 a.m.

Over decades, IU amassed thousands of human remains and cultural items used for research Native Americans consider offensive.

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How IU used the code of conduct to intimidate a student pushing critical open letter

By Cate Charron · Wednesday, March 9,2022 3:50 p.m.

Administration said the letter and the student’s actions border on harassment toward Chris Parker.

Black Voices: We are failing minorities with eating disorders

By Sara Molina · Monday, Dec. 6,2021 11:49 a.m.

Eating disorders don’t have a look; they exist in any race and any culture.

"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.

Grad student workers disagree with IU on a big issue: How much is their work worth?

By Phyllis Cha · Thursday, Feb. 11,2021 5:41 p.m.

IU's graduate stipends are some of the lowest in the Big Ten.

IU found a professor sexually harassed a freshman, allowed him to continue teaching

By Emily Isaacman · Monday, Oct. 26,2020 9:21 a.m.

After IU found a ‘concerning pattern,’ another student reported the professor for sexual harassment.

S for Success: Why IU students’ spring 2020 grades were higher despite COVID-19

By Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush · Wednesday, June 24,2020 9:17 p.m.

We analyzed spring 2020's grade distribution to see the S grade policy in action.

‘This too shall pass’: IU alumni who graduated after 2008 recession offer career advice

By Carson TerBush · Tuesday, April 21,2020 1:36 p.m.

Alumni said students shouldn't worry if they don't get their dream first job.

On tainted soil

By Ty Vinson and Maggie Anderson · Thursday, April 16,2020 8:51 p.m.

Dangerous chemicals have been lurking in the ground and air for years.

Pandemic playbook: How UITS took IU online

By Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush · Sunday, April 12,2020 8:26 p.m.

They began preparing for a remote learning scenario after the H1N1 outbreak 11 years ago.

The woman behind the boxes

By Autumn Schoolman · Monday, March 2,2020 4:55 p.m.

Monica Kelsey was abandoned at birth. Now, she's dedicated her life to saving abandoned babies.

IU football and mens' basketball attendance trends down in 2010s

By Alex Deryn and Colin Kulpa · Sunday, Feb. 23,2020 5:29 p.m.

Average attendance for Big Ten football also declined.

IU GPA calculator gave students access to other students’ grades

By Christine Fernando · Tuesday, Feb. 4,2020 7:05 p.m.

The calculator may violate federal privacy law.

They waited six weeks

By Hannah Alani · Tuesday, Dec. 6,2016 12:35 a.m.

IU found a total of seven alleged victims of a former ballet instructor.

The red zone

By Grace Palmieri · Friday, Dec. 2,2016 1:02 a.m.

Two years later, she still thinks about that night. Read the full story at idsnews.com/redzone

A question of consent

By Taylor Telford · Thursday, Dec. 1,2016 2:03 a.m.

One night, two IU students and the thin line between a hook-up and a rape.

A week ago, we shared our stories. Here are some of yours.

By Hannah Alani · Sunday, Oct. 16,2016 8:16 p.m.

A week ago, the IDS staff shared our sexual assault stories. These are yours.

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