Longform

Bloomington hosts Homeward Bound walk

By Dayna Sheinberg · Thursday, April 3,2008 11:42 p.m.

The 6th Annual Homeward Bound 5K Walk to provide housing and fight homelessness will be held this Sunday at Bloomington’s Third Street Park. Registration for the walk begins at noon, with the walk starting at 2 p.m.

ProCure opens world’s first proton therapy training center

Thursday, April 3,2008 11:41 p.m.

Bloomington can now add to its resume that it has one of only five proton therapy centers in the United States. By opening the world’s first center geared toward proton therapy training, the city is helping to advance this newly evolved form of external beam cancer treatment.

Man arrested on battery, confinement charges

By Ben Phelps · Thursday, April 3,2008 11:41 p.m.

Bloomington police arrested a man after his girlfriend reported that he grabbed her arm and hair and would not let her leave a bedroom.

Fraternity hosts powder-puff tournament to fundraise for cancer

Thursday, April 3,2008 9:25 p.m.

The Delta Tau Delta fraternity held its eighth annual powder-puff football tournament Saturday to raise money for IU Circle of Life, a not-for-profit philanthropy organized by IU students to raise money for cancer research. Alpha Xi Delta’s team won the event.

Students learn ‘what Pakistan is all about’

By Elvia Malagon · Thursday, April 3,2008 9:25 p.m.

People looked into the Willkie Auditorium on Thursday as the sounds of traditional Pakistani music spilled from the room.

Democratic National Committee asks IU professor for help regarding Obama, Clinton

By Caitlin Johnston · Thursday, April 3,2008 9:24 p.m.

The Democratic National Committee was in a crisis and called on Edward Carmines, an IU political science professor, for help.

‘Cancer Challenge’ to raise money, awareness for a cure

By Matt Gard · Thursday, April 3,2008 9:23 p.m.

Before he died of cancer in June 2007, former IU football coach Terry Hoeppner gave IU students hope for the team to play its first bowl game in more than a decade. Now, those same students have the opportunity to give hope to cancer patients in the Coach Hep Cancer Challenge, which will take place May 10 at Bill Armstrong Stadium.

The fabled lable

By Rachel Goldberg · Thursday, April 3,2008 8:42 p.m.

Labels, labels, labels. In terms of relationships, there are about 500 different labels to give each romantic situation you encounter

In memory of King

By Abra Oliver · Thursday, April 3,2008 8:35 p.m.

Today we honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a compassionate leader whose life was tragically cut short 40 years ago today. On April 4, 1968, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. Though he was only 39 years old, he had already dramatically changed the landscape of life in America.

Tripartisan efforts

By Alex Chtchedrina · Thursday, April 3,2008 8:33 p.m.

Representing the student body is the pressing issue before the newly elected student government officials.

Computer hunting

By Julia Boriss · Thursday, April 3,2008 8:31 p.m.

No doubt about it – it’s computer hunting season. You enter the library, and swarms of caffeinated students

Pardon me

By Brian Frange and Brian M. Frange · Thursday, April 3,2008 8:30 p.m.

ESPN is the greatest television channel and AM radio station ever to grace this great planet of

DJ AM will not perform at IU during Little 500

By Adrian Sainz · Thursday, April 3,2008 6:12 p.m.

DJ AM will not be performing during Little 500 week.

Professors: There’s an ‘inherent problem’ with class scheduling

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, April 3,2008 2:01 p.m.

Scheduling problems plague many of IU’s schools and academic departments, and professors are weighing in on what they think should be done.

Former president charms crowd during IU visit

By Sarah Brubeck · Thursday, April 3,2008 1:59 p.m.

The former president stumped for his wife, presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), and discussed her plans for improving health care, ending the war in Iraq and fighting global warming. VIDEO: Bill Clinton speech

Hoosier nation welcomes Crean to IU

By Chris Engel · Thursday, April 3,2008 12:08 p.m.

The University held a press conference Wednesday announcing Tom Crean as the 28th men’s basketball coach in IU history. VIDEO: Crean arrives in town PODCAST: That's What He Said

Crean holds meeting with IU players

By Michael Sanserino · Thursday, April 3,2008 12:07 p.m.

An hour before newly-christened IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean stepped into the Hoosier Room at Memorial Stadium to receive his official IU welcome, he got his first chance to address the players on his new team, or at least what's left of it. SOUNDSLIDE: Cream arrives in town BLOG: Basketblog

A Musical Melting Pot

By Wes Jakacki · Thursday, April 3,2008 11:40 a.m.

Gypsy music has really surfaced on the indie scene over the past few years. Musicians from our own backyard like New Mexico folk singer Beirut and New York punk band Gogol Bordello have been reaching out to exotic and romantic Eastern Europe for their influence.

As bad as the real thing

By Thomas Wachtel · Thursday, April 3,2008 11:35 a.m.

Over the past decade or so, pop-punk and emo have been two of the most popular – and polarizing – genres in music. It’s seemed like emo bands are like zombies in a bad horror movie; whenever one falls, ten more rise to take its place.

Hillary Clinton's supporters, detractors flock to Bill Clinton's speech

By Michael Zennie · Thursday, April 3,2008 1:26 a.m.

Many of the thousands of IU students who turned out to see the 42nd U.S. president stump for his wife. Many said they adore Bill Clinton and yearn for what they say was the economic prosperity he brought to America. Yet, they support Obama and believe he’s the one more likely to bring back the boom times of the 1990s than the former president’s own wife.

Trending