I would like to correct Cory Barker’s opinion piece titled “Can You Read This?” that was published in Wednesday’s IDS.
David Ebbinghouse’s graffiti art in Ballantine Hall depicts two swastikas as a way of questioning the validity of our present “democracy.” Lindsey Krantz asks “Is the U.S. government currently planning the extinction of an entire religious group?”
“George W. Bush is no longer president.” Say that phrase with me. Let it mull around in your mouth for a while. Savor it.
As our country embarks on a new journey in presidential history, we should reflect on the past as we look into the future. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a poignant day for me as I reflected and reminisced on my journey into my love for politics, which commenced on Sept. 11, 2001. I am so thankful that the right man was in the Oval Office that day eight years ago and during the years following.
I always tell my friends that I should have been born in the 1960s. Better yet, I should have been born in the 1950s so I would have been a college student in the 1960s. I say this not only because of my admiration for musicians Bob Dylan and Neil Young but because I have always wanted to be part of a historic social and political movement.
Major Broadway production shutdowns and drastic decreases in symphony ticket prices are just two examples of the immediate effects the struggling economy is having on most arts organizations.But for at least one more year, IU’s theater and music programs have remained financially stable.
On Tuesday, Wandering Turtle Art Gallery and Gifts moved to a new location in the heart of Bloomington’s downtown art district. The gallery, formerly located on North College Avenue, opened up shop in the Historic Wicks Building on Gallery Row.Jamie Sweany, IU alumna and owner of the Wandering Turtle, opened the gallery in 2003. The gallery features paintings, ceramics, photography, sculptures, jewelry, handmade paper, note cards and artist’s prints, Sweany said. Exhibitors of the gallery include artists and craftspeople from around the world, as well as 100 local and regional artists, Sweany said.
Every chair was quickly occupied at the Herman B Wells Library on Tuesday, causing people to sit together side-by-side on the floor as they applauded, cried and watched history. Diane Dallis, head of undergraduate library services, said she was happy to coordinate an event for students to stop by between classes.
About 20 speakers and performance groups were on stage Monday evening at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration, but one of the audience’s favorites was the IU African-American Choral Ensemble.The ensemble, a group under the umbrella of the African-American Arts Institute and composed of about 35 members, sang three songs: two a cappella African-American spirituals and one South African gospel song.
The IU field hockey team was one of the seven student groups participating in the Block Walk. After spending the afternoon collecting items around the city, participants returned to Hoosier Hills Food Bank and “weighed in” to see how much they collected. The participating teams collected almost 2,000 pounds of donated food by the closing ceremony.
WASHINGTON – Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama grasped the reins of power as America's first black president on Tuesday, saying the nation must choose "hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord" to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. In frigid temperatures, an exuberant crowd of more than a million packed the National Mall and parade route to celebrate Obama's inauguration in a high-noon ceremony. They filled the National Mall, stretching from the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial in the distance.
WASHINGTON – Lee Robert Jones waited 69 years for today. Jones, a black man originally from Mississippi, remembers a time when he couldn’t walk down the street without lowering his head in the presence of a white person for fear of being killed.
A late surge boosted IU to the top of the Big Ten standings. The Hoosiers defeated Purdue 71-57 at Assembly Hall.
A decade-old lawsuit filed against a group of gun manufacturers by the city of Gary will proceed to trial, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Jan. 12, overturning a 2007 ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
The election of Barack Obama helped quell the violence in the African state, bringing hope and unity to a divided nation, Kenyan students and professors say,
Tonight, many people in Bloomington and across the country will celebrate the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
The Von Lee redevelopment has recently earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, as well as a Revitalization Award for Historic Preservation from Downtown Bloomington Inc. and other awards for preservation and sustainability.
BPD reports also indicate instances of child molestation and indecent exposure.
The impending inauguration of the nation’s first black president is a huge step toward realizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of racial equality, but there is still work to be done, King’s nephew told a large crowd Monday at the church where the civil rights leader once preached.
Two of the five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks offered unapologetic admissions of guilt Monday in a chaotic – and possibly final – session of the Guantanamo war crimes court.
