The Bloomington Police Department now has an online incident report system to allow people to report crimes online.
For the second time in one week Bloomington residents and IU students gathered with hopes of satellite voting sites being added to the area.
The Illinois Tollway announced it will send 116,000 Indiana drivers toll violations totaling $7 million in unpaid tolls and fines accumulated during the past two years.
Consumers aren’t spending, businesses aren’t hiring and neither have any confidence the other will do so. In one of the worst economies in history, everyone wonders (but no one knows) what will happen next.
This year's freshmen class holds higher SAT scores and qualify for more merit-based scholarships than ever before.
A workshop at the Leo R. Dowling International Center called “Making Sense of Academics,” will feature a lecture by psychologist Cathy Kocarek of CAPS that will cover topics such as cultural norms.
Two IU students were arrested for allegedly breaking into cars after they ran from police.
In groups of girls, the F-word is often a point of contention. There is a debate amongst young women about whether or not to identify oneself as a feminist. Reactions to feminism often begin with “I believe in equality, but...”
Glenn Beck, ever lachrymose and megalomaniacal, appears to be propping himself up for a presidential run. His “Restoring Honor” rally played out a little more than a glorified church service to God and Glenn, who made utterly spurious comparisons between himself and Martin Luther King, Jr., along with other historical greats.
Garrison Keillor recently wrote in Time magazine that we are becoming a society of “18 million authors ... each with 14 readers ... and yearly income of $1.75.” But I think perhaps he underestimated the severity of this situation. With the rapid advent of social networking, I believe that number is becoming many times larger than what he predicted. Between Facebook, Twitter, whatever the hell Foursquare is and the ubiquity of blogging, we are becoming a society where it is the exception, not the norm, to merely take in and absorb information and try to apply independent thought to this.
I found a plastic sword the other day. It was buried in the couch under the pillows right next to the stale pretzels. I’m pretty sure my roommate’s little brother left it there. (You know how little guys love swords.) It was late at night, and I was surprised to discover it, so I did what any responsible, mature, college-educated man would do. I attacked my roommate.
Many students took a break from their first day of classes to donate blood.
Humans are out and dogs are in. That’s the rule at the sixth annual Drool in the Pool taking place Wednesday and Thursday nights at Bryan Park Pool. The pool closed for the season Sunday, but allows dogs to cool off before draining the water.
IU junior wide receiver Tandon Doss will likely miss Thursday’s football opener against Towson due to injury.
Last night, IU alumnus Ryan Murphy snagged the Emmy Award for Outstanding Director in a Comedy Series for “Glee” — a musical series on Fox.
Navigating campus on the first day of classes can be daunting for new students. When lost or confused, there are a few helpful steps to take.
Named the Interstate 69 Project, the state-wide construction plan would expand I-69 to connect Evansville and Indianapolis, a project that has left many Bloomington residents uneasy.
It was down to three students on each team, cream versus crimson, fighting to be the winner of IU’s largest game of dodgeball ever.
The Hoosiers dropped its Saturday contest at Boston College then rebounded Sunday against Massachusetts.
The IU men’s soccer team beat Duke Friday and tied Denver Sunday in Fort Wayne at the ShinDigZ National Soccer Festival, which ended the preseason and sent the Hoosiers home with a 1-1-1 exhibition record.
