Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Thursday, Aug. 27
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

IUPD

The Indiana Daily Student

Missionaries freed by Haitian judge back in US

Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 3:56 p.m.

MIAMI — Eight American missionaries were back on U.S. soil Thursday but still faced possible child kidnapping charges in Haiti for trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-ravaged country. The group’s leader, Laura Silsby, and her former nanny, Charisa Coulter, remained in a Port-au-Prince jail because a judge said questions still remained about their plans to set up an orphanage in the Dominican Republic.

The Indiana Daily Student

NJ bridge searchers: Baby’s survival odds are slim

Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 3:54 p.m.

NEWARK, N.J. — Officials searching for a baby believed to have been thrown off a bridge by her father acknowledge her chances of survival are slim by now. Teams with boats, dogs and helicopters have found no sign of 3-month-old Zara Malani-lin Abdur in their third day of searching under a river bridge on the Garden State Parkway.

The Indiana Daily Student

NY questions health claims of some 9/11 responders

Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 2:03 p.m.

NEW YORK — Lawyers defending New York City against thousands of lawsuits filed by Sept. 11 emergency responders say many of the claims are baseless and have asked a judge to dismiss some of the first cases headed toward trial.

Snygg Arts Week

Snygg’s laugh still resonates through ArtsWeek

By Mickey Woods · Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 12:24 a.m.

Fran Snygg had a laugh that rippled through every corridor she walked down. It was childlike, the kind of uproariously whimsical sound that would inspire laughter from others. The outgoing New York dancer, choreographer and artist never met a stranger. But Fran died at 53 in 1996 of diabetic complications. Today marks the beginning of the 26th-annual ArtsWeek, a project Fran pioneered and directed during the final 10 years of her life as a tribute to the diverse artistic culture in Bloomington.

Celebrate YourBody week panel discussion

Panel: Students should celebrate their body size

By Amanda Day · Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 12:20 a.m.

This week students are urged to celebrate their bodies — no matter what the shape or size. To emphasize this message a panel discussion took place Wednesday night at the Student Recreational Sports Center auditorium focusing on body image and eating disorders.

Haiti Dinner

Students dine, donate to Haiti

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 12:18 a.m.

Student volunteers manned the food tables a little before 5 p.m. as the Haiti Benefit Dinner was about to begin in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall. They stood at the vegetarian table, the non-vegetarian table and the dessert table amid the pre-start panic. “Where’s the bread?” someone yelled.

The Indiana Daily Student

Shalom Center denied funds

By IDS staff · Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 12:17 a.m.

The City Council approved a grant Wednesday giving $133,000 to community organizations. However, the grant leaves out funding for the Shalom Community Center’s Hunger Relief Project.

The Indiana Daily Student

Tell me your turn-off

By Carly Bassen · Thursday, Feb. 18,2010 12 a.m.

Pussies. From their claws and fangs to their mysterious prowl, I hate cats. Who knew this fear would follow me to college?

The Indiana Daily Student

Student assaulted in McNutt Quad

By VINCE ZITO · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 11:43 p.m.

Two unidentified men assaulted an IU student in his dorm room Wednesday, police said. IU Police Department officers arrived at McNutt Quad at 2:48 a.m. in response to a call from a male complainant in McNutt-Bocobo.

The Indiana Daily Student

Lectures challenge campus diversity

Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 11:41 p.m.

A campus-wide lecture series will explore ways to make IU a more diverse and accepting environment. The first panel will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today in the Indiana Memorial Union Georgian Room.

The Indiana Daily Student

Professors receive recognition for 'outstanding' performance

Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 11:39 p.m.

In honor of IU’s 190th founding anniversary, President Michael McRobbie will present 16 faculty members and two doctoral students with Distinguished Teaching Awards. Recipients will be recognized on April 16 for their “outstanding teaching, research and service to the University,” according to an IU press release.

The Indiana Daily Student

Permaculture course inspires career changes

By Molly Johnson · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 11:37 p.m.

Since its inception eight years ago, the camping course based on sustaining human activity has created quite a stir in Bloomington. It has inspired students to change majors, reverse career goals and even create an extension of the course, the Bloomington Permaculture Guild.

Poetry Slam

Poetry 'slamming' at Rachael's Cafe

By Stephanie Kuschel · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 10:46 p.m.

“They called you Perfecta, and what did they say when the disease ate at you?” resident Ashley Bayer said to a captivated audience. “God’s eyes turned from you, and as they do, I must leave you, because your burden breaks me in two.”So spoke one of five “slam poets,” who competed Wednesday in Rachael’s Café for first place in a slam poetry contest.

Old Shops

Bloomington businesses thrive on oddity

By Kirk Bradtmiller · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 10:09 p.m.

The City of Bloomington promotes some unusual business ideas. Where else can someone hail a bicycle rickshaw to their belly dancing lessons? And how many establishments sell square donuts?

The Indiana Daily Student

Idol makeover

By Jackie Kochell · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 9:25 p.m.

As much as “American Idol” is about singing, it’s also about transformation. 

The Indiana Daily Student

10 is bigger than 12

By Sean Morrison · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 7:30 p.m.

There is one certainty amongst the rumors of Big Ten expansion across the nation and, in particular, the blog-o-sphere — while very few officials are willing to talk about the possibility, many are willing to listen.

Trending