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Bob Knight: the 'Godfather' of Hoosier Nation
Friday, Sept. 17,2010 4:25 p.m.
Coach Bobby Knight led the IU men’s basketball team to three NCAA Division I championship titles and 11 Big Ten titles.
The Rock still stands
By
Zina Kumok
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 4:19 p.m.
It’s been almost five years since late IU coach Terry Hoeppner took a piece of limestone and made it a symbol.
Little 500: Annual bike race full of traditions, history; raises money for working student scholarships
By
Stephanie Kuzydym
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 4:08 p.m.
Little 500 is more than the largest collegiate bicycle race in America. It is more than the biggest intramural event on the IU campus. It is more than a great college weekend. ittle 500 is the event that turns men and women into riders and IU students into Hoosiers. According to the IU Student Foundation’s Web site, the Little 500 is the biggest intramural event at IU. It is also the largest collegiate bike race in the United States.
On the trail of IU’s limestone tradition
By
Danielle Rindler
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 4:02 p.m.
Despite the many changes IU has undergone since the 1900s, one thing has maintained a constant presence at a campus consistently voted one of the prettiest in the nation: the limestone.
Hoosier traditions
By
Allie Townsend
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 3:58 p.m.
At midnight following graduation day, seniors storm Showalter Fountain outside the IU Auditorium to go for a late-night dip. Why? It’s tradition.
Noteworthy alumni
Friday, Sept. 17,2010 3:56 p.m.
Check out IU's noteworthy alumni. Michael Uslan (1973, 1975, 1976) Enthusiast for everything Batman, Uslan was the executive producer of the 1989 film “Batman” and all of its sequels. Most recently, the 2008 “The Dark Knight” has become one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Uslan graduated from IU’s School of Law in 1976 and also taught the nation’s first accredited comic book course at IU in 1971. His 30,000-count comic collection is in IU’s Lilly Library.
Angles at the IU Art Museum
By
Nick Cusack
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 3:28 p.m.
IU’s campus is full of beauty, both natural and man-made. The IU Art Museum is hard to miss. Though the entrance to the museum, located on Seventh Street near the IU Auditorium, is swallowed by the museum’s walls, while a 70-foot-tall light tower and a 21-foot-tall circular red statue stand guard out front.
International connections
Friday, Sept. 17,2010 2:40 p.m.
IU offers more than 80 overseas programs in 17 languages in 37 countries.
Union Board works overtime on campus
By
Amy Leigh Abelson
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 2:31 p.m.
Union Board is the leading student programming organization at IU. Three executive team members and a group of committee directors work to plan activities for the Indiana Memorial Union and the campus, including concerts, lectures and debates.
Sage Collection stylizes history
By
Stephanie Kuschel
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 2:24 p.m.
From the outside, The Sage Collection doesn’t appear grandiose. The large, white building has no sign. Except for a few cars, the parking lot is vacant. But tucked away in a back room inside 1430 N. Willis Dr. is the result of more than 90 years of collecting: a stockpile of more than 24,000 pieces of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and fashion accessories, all dating from the late 18th century to today.
Kinsey’s sex research provides answers to taboo questions
By
Laura Sibley
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 2:19 p.m.
From Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get it On” to the Monica Lewinsky scandal, sex is no stranger to the public eye.
More notable professors
Friday, Sept. 17,2010 1:16 p.m.
Five names who stand out might be teaching one of your classes this year.
Marking her mark
By
Brad Zehr
and Biz Carson
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 1:12 p.m.
On Oct. 12, 2009, Ostrom became the first female recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics, a career many advised her not to pursue.
On campus must-dos
Friday, Sept. 17,2010 12:42 p.m.
Fifteen places to be sure and visit while you are at Indiana University.
Private donations, reserves fund campus construction
By
Katie Dawson
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 12:22 p.m.
This academic year, IU-Bloomington will spend approximately $100 million on major construction projects.
What is a Hoosier?
By
DeAntae Prince
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 11:03 a.m.
A small card in IU’s reference library was imprinted with a brief definition of the word “Hoosier.” Jeffrey Graf, a reference associate at the Herman B Wells Library, thought its explanation was too brief, so he produced a large file of information and started a struggle that has been on IU’s campus for quite some time.
Many remember Jill Behrman on what would have been her 30th birthday
By
CJ Lotz
· Friday, Sept. 17,2010 12:13 a.m.
Jill Behrman was a Bloomington resident who disappeared May 31, 2000 after leaving home for a bicycle ride. In 2003, two hunters found her remains in a wooded area of Morgan County. Today is her 30th birthday.
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