As many as 80 trees around campus may have been lost during the powerful storm that tore through Bloomington on Monday, May 23.
For the third year in a row, an IU student has been appointed 500 Festival Queen.
Jeff Belskus, CEO of the speedway, informed The Indianapolis Star on Tuesday that ticket sales for Sunday’s race are in considerably higher demand, adding the track was earning nearly a double-digit percent increase from last year’s running and that it was the first time in three years the Indianapolis 500 has experienced an increase in ticket sales.
Fresh off fourth- and third-place finishes for the men and women, respectively, in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships two weeks ago, the Hoosiers will deploy 28 athletes on either squad at their own facility — Robert C. Haugh Track and Field Complex — in the NCAA East Preliminary Round from Thursday through Saturday.
The best of Bloomington goings-on this weekend.
Andy D looks absurd; donning a jean jacket and a fanny pack, forgoing a shirt and topping it all off with a rattail will have that effect.
On display at the Lilly Library is a collection of different art from various authors, including Vonnegut, Lewis Carroll, Joseph Conrad and Sylvia Plath.
Ideas for activities this Memorial Day weekend
Planned Parenthood of Indiana has once again extended its coverage of Medicaid patients. The extension is scheduled to last until at least June 15.
Camp Riley, an outreach program of Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, holds five one-to-two week long sessions serving children ages 8 to 18 with physical disabilities.
A slippery slope has been eroding away at the rights of all Americans for some time now.
Studying abroad is admirable. Going abroad is worthwhile and rewarding, but it should not replace a sense of place here at home.
You know what really bakes my scrod? Websites that do not have adequate search capabilities.
A state trooper was dragged by a vehicle Wednesday during a routine traffic stop in Bloomington. The trooper had pulled over a vehicle for speeding northbound on State Road 37 near Third Street.
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Monroe County. The storm is predicted to reach the IU campus by 3:50 p.m.
IU and Cook Group will honor Cook Inc. founder Bill Cook with a memorial celebration in June. Cook, whose company’s medical devices made him one of the country’s richest men, died in April.
Indiana State Sen. Vi Simpson announced Tuesday that she will not run for governor in 2012.
Junior Alex Dickerson and freshman Joey DeNato each were named First Team All-Big Ten. Sophomore Micah Johnson earned Third Team honors, and DeNato and fellow freshman Dustin DeMuth were selected to the conference's All-Freshman squad.
A few hours ago my friend, fellow recent graduate Sara Sidery and I drove to get ice cream at the Chocolate Moose. We were driving in Sara’s jeep back to my apartment when she turned to me and asked, “Have you ever been in a tornado before?”
A powerful thunderstorm hit Bloomington at approximately 5:30 p.m. today, downing trees and power lines across campus.
