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Then-sophomore, now senior Madison Appel serves the ball during a women's tennis doubles match against West Virginia in March 2017.

Women’s tennis starts spring season with the IU Winter Invitational this weekend

By Lauralys Shallow · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:36 a.m.

Three-day tournament awaits IU women's tennis to begin spring season.

Senior guard Tyra Buss attempts a layup against Louisville on Nov. 30 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Buss and the Hoosiers get set to play No. 10 Ohio State at home on Saturday.

Women's basketball gets set for round two with Ohio State

By Dylan Wallace · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:30 a.m.

On the heels of a tough loss to No. 23 Michigan, IU awaits No. 10 Ohio State at home.

Former Indianapolis United Steelworkers President Chuck Jones spoke out against Carrier layoffs at a press conference in Sully's Bar and Grill on Wednesday night. Jones said the selfishness of the Trump family and large corporations are contributing to the culture of job outsourcing.

215 Carrier jobs cut in latest wave of layoffs

By Lydia Gerike · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 3:40 p.m.

Trump promised to save Carrier jobs, but 215 employees were cut Thursday.

Junior Katherine Receveur races in the 5000 meter in the Hoosier Open in Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse. Receveur won the event in a new facility record time of 15:48.10. She, and six other teammates competed in the Alex Wilson Invitational this weekend.

Women's track and field face top competition this weekend

By Alexis Oser · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 3:35 p.m.

This will be the first road meet of the season for the Hoosiers.

Burglary reported on Ruby Lane, police seeking suspect

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 9:30 a.m.

Police are looking for a suspect in the case of a Wednesday-morning burglary.

Bloomington man arrested Jan. 5 on rape charge

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 9 a.m.

The man, Bryce Shook, is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 26.

LaVar Ball greets fans during halftime on July 7, 2017 at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nev.

COLUMN: LaVar Ball: Sports Media’s Monster

By Murphy Wheeler · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 8 a.m.

The media needs to stop paying attention to LaVar Ball.

Friday Rundown: Department of Child Services, Bloomington case against Gov. Eric Holcomb continues, IU Swimming and Diving goes to Michigan, Wild and Scenic Film Festival

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 7 a.m.

Everything you need to know for Friday, Jan. 12.

Shoppers can find locally made gifts, one-of-a-kind clothing and intricately beaded linens along Budapest’s streets.

COLUMN: A Hungarian who has never been to Hungary

By Lauren Fazekas · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 6:30 a.m.

Travel Columnist Lauren Fazekas prepares to study abroad in Budapest, Hungary.

A woman from Sari Bari, an organization that helps women in India leave the sex trafficking by training them as artisans, repurposes an old sari, which is an Indian female garment. Photographs from photographers Frank and Sarah Schweikhardt, who visited Sari Bari in Calcutta, India, will be displayed at Gather until Jan. 31.

Gallery features photos of women crafting home goods out of old saris

By Christine Fernando · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 6 a.m.

The photographers worked with the women of Sari Bari in Kolkata, India.

Freshman Jyles Etienne competes in the high jump in the Hoosier Open in Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse. Etienne set a new meet record with a jump of 2.21m and was named one of IU's three Big Ten Athlete's of the Week.

Men's track and field travel to Kentucky for first time in 2018

By Julia Briano · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 5:30 a.m.

After finding success in the first two meets of the season, IU Coach Ron Helmer said the good marks and rankings aren't the most important right now.

Lawmakers disagree on approach to tackling growing concerns in DCS

By Laurel Demkovich · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 5 a.m.

Former DCS director recently resigned, saying she was unable to protect children.

The Buskirk-Chumley Theater presented a special Valentine's Day screening of "An Affair to Remember" on Feb. 14, 2017. The Wild and Scenic Film Festival will take place Sunday.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival to showcase environmentally-themed art

By Chris Forrester · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 4 a.m.

The festival will include documentary shorts and live music

Then-freshman butterfly swimmer Vinicius Lanza, now a senior, competes during the 200-yard butterfly in 2016 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

Swimming and diving prepared for second half of season

By TC Malik · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 3 a.m.

IU swimming and diving starts the second half of the season in Ann Arbor against the Big Ten favorite Wolverines.

Gov. Eric Holcomb talks to the state legislators and other invited guests at his first State of the State address on Jan. 17, 2017, in the Indiana Statehouse. Bloomington is suing Gov. Holcomb after the city's failed 2017 annexation attempt was blocked by the state legislature.

Annexation lawsuit appeal denied; case will continue

By Nyssa Kruse · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 2 a.m.

Bloomington sued Gov. Eric Holcomb after legislation quashed city annexation plans.

Students exit campus as the sun begins to set on Indiana University's Sample Gates. There have been several books written about IU, including “My First IU Words Go Hoosiers” by Connie McNamara.

COLUMN: IU books cover sports stories and ghost tales

By Audrey Lee · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 1 a.m.

IU books cover hauntings, dogs and the Knight basketball legacy.

Elvis J. Stahr Jr., then-president of IU, wrote a letter to the University community the evening of King’s death emphasizing his shock and sadness in wake of the death. “His courage, his eloquence, the nobility of his aims and of his life should inspire men and women of every race to re-double our determination to put away hate forever,” Stahr wrote. He invited the community to the following day’s memorial service. In his letter, Stahr said all flags on campus would be flown at half-staff, and he encouraged faculty members to observe a period of silent meditation in their Friday classes.

Bloomington community reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 12 a.m.

University dignitaries and student leaders spoke at a 1968 memorial service for King.

EDITORIAL: Opening up coastal waters to drilling is a mistake

By Editorial Board · Thursday, Jan. 11,2018 10 a.m.

President Trump's proposal for offshore drilling will have devastating effects on the environment

Vandalism reported at Bloomington Bagel Company and construction site

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 11,2018 9 a.m.

Vandalism at Bloomington Bagel Company was among crime reported Tuesday in Bloomington.

Thursday Rundown: Indiana Senate committee approves alcohol bill, case of Measles found at IU, #IUWBB falls to No.23 Michigan, "Lady Bird” at the IU Cinema.

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 11,2018 8:21 a.m.

Everything you need to know for Thursday, Jan. 11.

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