Places to avoid during Welcome Week
With Welcome Week fast approaching and thousands of students about to move in to Bloomington, things can get a little hectic. These are some roads you may want to think twice about before using.
With Welcome Week fast approaching and thousands of students about to move in to Bloomington, things can get a little hectic. These are some roads you may want to think twice about before using.
As proof that our government and its “expert” economists haven’t learned anything from the 2008 financial crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled earlier this month that the Fed plans to keep interest rates near zero “at least through mid-2013.”
While the students were away, life on campus slowed but didn’t stop. The strong winds of a summer storm blew a top football recruit right into Memorial Stadium, and the temperatures during the scorching heat wave were not the only numbers on the rise.
Okay, I’ll admit it; I’m not a terribly bright guy. Sometimes when I don’t know what I’m doing, I just walk around and tend to get into peoples’ way. What I don’t understand scares me.
A seventh person has died of injuries related to the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13.
Bloomington police seized 260 packages of herbal incense — otherwise known as synthetic cannabis, K2 or Spice — from a Bloomington convenience store Sunday.
Only a few years ago, former Hoosier golfers Shaun Micheel, Dan Olsen and Jeff Overton were competing for Indiana in collegiate events. Today they are playing on the professional tour, representing the IU men’s golf program at major events such as the Professional Golf Association Championship, which took place Aug. 8 through 14 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga.
Assistant coaches under famed former Indiana Coach Jerry Yeagley helped the Indiana men’s soccer program hoist the national championship trophy in both 2003 and 2004. Coaches Todd Yeagley and Caleb Porter returned only a few years after graduating to help their alma mater capture College Cup titles, which had eluded both men during their stints as leaders of the Hoosier soccer team.
IU Women’s Soccer Coach Mick Lyon said he will think positively and use the opportunity provided by his team’s youth to make some tactical changes to help the team win more close, low-scoring matches. Over the past three seasons in 1-0 matches, the Hoosiers are 7-7, including five consecutive matches in 2008 when IU lost 1-0 to open the Big Ten schedule.
A recap or quick refresher of all the summer news you may have missed.
After two exhibition games with moments of poor communication, near misses and tough goals, the IU men’s soccer team left the Shindigz National Soccer Festival in Fort Wayne, Ind., with only one goal and zero wins for their preseason slate.
IU Women’s Soccer Coach Mick Lyon said his team failed to create shots in their Aug. 7 exhibition loss against DePaul.
As the famously fabulous Heidi Klum says, “In fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day you’re out.”
The warm months at the beginning and end of the school year bring students and Bloomington residents outside, especially to the downtown and Kirkwood areas. Amidst bikes and street musicians, there are two spots in town that, more often than not, are flecked with vibrant paintings.
The IU Police Department sponsored a bike training course for its officers that started Saturday and ends Tuesday.
The beginning of the new academic year always brings new student-run organizations. This year is no exception. Bringing Environmental Affairs To Students, more simply known as B.E.A.T.S., kicks off this fall.
Shalom Community Center, a non-profit resource center that provides daytime shelter and social services to the poor and homeless, celebrated its first anniversary at its new 620 S. Walnut St. location Aug. 16.
IU baseball and softball will have a new complex for the 2013 baseball and softball seasons. The Board of Trustees approved the construction on Thursday with the goal of starting construction in spring 2012 and completing it for the 2013 seasons.
The Bloomington Police Department has begun searching a landfill in Pimento, Ind., for evidence related to missing IU student Lauren Spierer, the department confirmed Tuesday.
This past week, Indiana football head coach Kevin Wilson joined 1260-WNDE in Indianapolis for a live phone interview on the nationally broadcasted Zakk and Jack Show. Controversy followed. But was Wilson out of line?