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Remembering the last 4 years like yesterday

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 8:01 p.m.

When I was in high school, we had a “homeroom” period. It was literally 15 minutes of morning introductions before the day got started. Toward the end of my senior year, I remember my homeroom teacher said to the class, “If you think high school went by fast, college will go by that much faster.” He was right.

Law school launches new Center on the Global Legal Profession

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:59 p.m.

IU Maurer School of Law Dean Lauren Robel announced the launch of the school’s new Center on the Global Legal Profession.

Team aims to 'make it happen' in coming season

By Sean Morrison · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:59 p.m.

The IU volleyball team has its sights set on one goal as the fall approaches.

Around the Arts

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:56 p.m.

A summary of arts events in the next week.

Not a-museum-ed

By Carrie Schedler · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:54 p.m.

Museums frustrate me.

ISO to perform Queen music medley

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:52 p.m.

In the spirit of Freddie Mercury and his band, the ISO will perform “The Music of Queen” on Friday and Saturday.

Twitter opera in works

By Gregory Katz · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:51 p.m.

In an effort to get more people involved with opera, which sometimes suffers from an elitist, highbrow reputation, London’s world-famous Royal Opera House is turning away – temporarily – from classic talents like Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini and giving the composer’s pen to ... just about anybody.

A return to the racket

By Stephanie Kuzydym · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:48 p.m.

A little more than 10 years ago, Scott Lippitt spent hours at the tennis courts on North Fee Lane. Now, Lippitt is starting to reunite with the game of tennis.

College financial aid shrinking as demand booms

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:29 p.m.

MADISON, Wis. – Struggling with budget shortfalls that reach into the billions, several states are making deep cuts in college financial aid programs, including those that provide a vital source of cash for students who most need the money.

US, Swiss reach deal on secret bank accounts

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 7:28 p.m.

MIAMI – The U.S. government and Swiss banking giant UBS AG have reached a long-awaited agreement in a case about secret Swiss bank accounts for alleged American tax evaders, lawyers for both sides told a federal judge Wednesday.

Ind. astronaut to fly on next shuttle mission

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:16 p.m.

An Indiana astronaut will be the pilot on the space shuttle Discovery’s next mission to the International Space Station.

State to spend $600K repairing monument

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:16 p.m.

The Indiana War Memorials Commission will spend $600,000 to repair the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis beginning later this month.

Evansille to have free clinic for nonunion workers

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:15 p.m.

A top city official expects a new free health clinic for nonunion city employees and their dependents will result in savings for the city within a year and a half.

80 dogs seized in raids linked to fighting

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:14 p.m.

Authorities have seized about 80 pit bulls during raids at two southern Indiana sites suspected of breeding and training dogs for illegal fighting.

Scaring students into driving safely

Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:11 p.m.

To try to deter teens from reckless driving, the town court of Mooresville, Ind., created a specific traffic program that shocks and scares teens into safer driving methods.

Ind. beaches receive poor ranks

By Tom Reese · Wednesday, Aug. 12,2009 6:06 p.m.

Indiana’s beaches are among the most polluted in the United States, according to a report released July 29 by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Bawa Muniru has hit campus

Tuesday, Aug. 11,2009 4:43 p.m.

One of IU's two remaining 2009 recruits has come to Bloomington.

JFK's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies at 88

Tuesday, Aug. 11,2009 9:57 a.m.

HYANNIS, Mass. – President John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who carried on the family's public service tradition by founding the Special Olympics and championing the rights of the mentally disabled, died Tuesday morning, her family said in a statement. She was 88.

40 years later, ‘Abbey Road’ still milestone album

By Carrie Schedler · Sunday, Aug. 9,2009 8:15 p.m.

Even after 40 years, they’re more than just four guys crossing the street.

IU football team connects with area children

By Sean Morrison · Sunday, Aug. 9,2009 8:14 p.m.

For the first time, the Hoosiers partnered with the Bloomington Boys & Girls Club on their home turf and brought about 75 members of the group to Memorial Stadium on Thursday for a day of fun and games with some of the children’s favorite athletes.

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