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IU quarterback Kellen Lewis runs with the ball during a game verses Minnesota on Oct. 6, 2007 at Memorial Stadium. IU beat Minnesota 40-20.

Metrodome notoriously unkind to visiting Hoosiers

By Ryan Gregg · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 11:03 p.m.

The last time the IU football team knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers in Minneapolis, the price of a gallon of gas was about $1.08. Now at .500 through four games, IU faces Minnesota, who “is a good football team and a much-improved football team from a year ago,” said IU coach Bill Lynch. IU pummeled Minnesota 40-20 at Memorial Stadium last season, but this weekend, the team plays in Minneapolis, a place where the Hoosiers haven’t won in 15 years. This time around, there could be some fresh faces taking the field for the Cream and Crimson.

Bloomington Transit outlines three options for route changes at public meeting

By Kaitlin Shawgo · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 10:31 p.m.

Good-natured debate filled a room in the Monroe County Public Library Thursday night as Bloomington residents and a few IU students pored over potential changes for Bloomington Transit routes.

Walk for the Animals provides fun and entertainment to both people and pets

Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 10:18 p.m.

The Monroe County Humane Association and other volunteers will gather at 1 p.m. Sunday at Karst Farm Park for the Walk for the Animals. The event will feature activities for pets and their companions.

Local man to appear on Fox show Friday

Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 10:17 p.m.

Do you know your lyrics? Local resident Ed Schwartzman thinks he does. He will make a national debut on Fox’s “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” hosted by Wayne Brady at 9 p.m. Friday.

Bloody man found in main post office

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 10:15 p.m.

A 56-year-old man was found bleeding inside of the downtown Bloomington U.S. Post Office early Thursday morning.

Mike Bridavsky shows off Russian Recording, a new Bloomington recording studio opening on Friday in Bloomington.

3 bands build recording studio, plan opening celebration Friday

By Risha Kohli · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 9:17 p.m.

Studio owner Mike Bridavsky decided he wanted to go into the recording industry when he was in middle school. In high school, he began making recordings. And now at age 28, Bridavsky is opening a new studio he designed and built with the help of many other musicians.

Downtown pumpkin patch dazzles shoppers

Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 9:16 p.m.

Forty-five minutes pass, yet the same shoppers wander up and down the rows, cradling their favorite pumpkin, still searching for the perfect one. Although the rows and rows of fall decorations are like any other pumpkin patch, this patch has a dazzling effect.

Novel sheds insight on IU basketball, segregation

By Rorye O'Connor · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 9:13 p.m.

Hoosiers, particularly basketball fans, might think they know everything behind the history of IU’s heralded basketball team. However, there’s one book Hoosiers should consider adding to their reading list.

Blue Collar Comedy star, Ron "Tater Salad" White, to perform at Auditorium

By Allison Tyra · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 9:11 p.m.

With a glass of scotch in one hand, a lit cigar in the other and his French bulldog, Gertrude, backstage, Ron White will bring his unique brand of stand-up comedy to the IU Auditorium on Friday.

Bloody man found in downtown post office

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 4:33 p.m.

A 56-year-old man was found bleeding inside of the downtown Bloomington U.S. Post office early Thursday morning.

Fantasy football is ruining my life

By Cory Barker · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 1:40 p.m.

Fantasy football is literally ruining my life. Sure, this isn’t a new development for all you devout fantasy football followers, and even I have been charmed by the leagues I’ve been in over the years. Yet in the past, by week 10 of the NFL season I lost interest, resulting in a string of embarrassing losses.

IU senior Erica Short, No. 15, sets the ball during the TIS Bookstore Invitational on Friday, Sept. 19, at University Gym. IU swept Ball State 3-0.

IU falls to top-ranked Penn State

By Ari Shifron · Thursday, Oct. 2,2008 12:23 a.m.

Despite hanging around for most of the match, the IU volleyball team was eventually out-clawed by the Nittany Lions in straight sets Wednesday night. Penn State continued their undefeated season, improving to 15-0 on the year. They still have not lost a single set.

Farmers’ market vendor trades business world for organic produce

By Danielle Patras · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:41 p.m.

As the Saturday morning sun rises, IU students are still in their beds, snoozing away from the night before. Meanwhile, lively violin music fills the square as locals tote recycled shopping bags from booth to booth, selecting from an array of fresh produce, herbs and flowers. Welcome to the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market.

Art Jacques weighs tomatoes for a customer on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Farmers' Market.

More area residents are choosing city-operated market over grocery stores

By Jessica Anderson · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:39 p.m.

Kale, beats, radishes, potatoes, eggplant, broccoli and peppers don’t even begin to cover the variety of fresh produce currently in season at the Bloomington Farmers’ Market. Every Saturday from April through November, health fanatics, amateur cooks and those craving more than the store brand of frozen cut broccoli wriggle out of bed for fresh locally grown food. Some weekends, more than 8,000 patrons come out to Showers Common on Morton Street.

IU gains first-of-its-kind Asian American Studies Program

By Ashlee Green · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:38 p.m.

IU has announced its approval of the establishment of an Asian American Studies Program. The announcement was made as part of the 10th anniversary of IU’s Asian Culture Center.

Group lobbies for Sunday alcohol sales

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:37 p.m.

For 35 years, Indiana residents have not been able to purchase alcoholic beverages from stores on Sundays, but a new campaign hopes to change that. The movement “Hoosiers for Beverage Choices” is trying to change a law that prohibits Hoosier retailers from selling alcohol on Sundays. Through a Web site that launched in August, people can sign a growing online petition, said Indiana Retail Council President Grant Monahan. The campaign also wants to allow the sale of cold beer at drug, grocery and convenience stores.

Freshmen set in-state records

By Ryan Gregg · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:35 p.m.

The term “increasingly Hoosier” creates different thoughts for different students. However, to the admissions department, “increasingly Hoosier” refers to the record number of in-state students in this year’s freshman class – some 4,679 in total.

Bailout proposal passes Senate, House foes soften

Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:35 p.m.

WASHINGTON – After one spectacular failure, the $700 billion financial industry bailout found a second life Wednesday, winning lopsided passage in the Senate and gaining ground in the House, where Republican opposition softened. Senators loaded the economic rescue bill with tax breaks and other sweeteners before passing it by a wide margin, 74-25, a month before the presidential and congressional elections.

Participants start the Jill Berhman Run for the End Zone Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 outside Mellencamp Pavilion. The run was held to honor the memory of former IU student, Jill Behrman, and all the proceeds go to Jill's House and to the Jill Behrman Emrging Leader Scholarship.

End Zone deadline nears

By Meera Jogani · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:34 p.m.

As this year’s participants cross the finish line for the Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone, not only will they have bragging rights, but they will also be a part of a record-breaking event.

General Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Bush's $624.6 billion request in defense spending, Tuesday, February 6, 2007, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Controversial general given Kelley award

By Elvia Malagon · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2008 11:34 p.m.

Gen. Peter Pace, known for his time as the United States’ top military leader, as well as his support for the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gay soldiers, will be at IU today. Pace is this year’s IU Kelley School of Business “Poling Chair” recipient. The award is funded by a gift from Harold Poling that is meant to bring leaders from around the world to meet with students.