Hoosiers set to take on Buckeyes Saturday
After a 3-2 overtime win against in-state rival IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis, sophomore midfielder Brian Ackley said the IU men's soccer team would win every single game from that point on.
After a 3-2 overtime win against in-state rival IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis, sophomore midfielder Brian Ackley said the IU men's soccer team would win every single game from that point on.
No matter the outcome of this weekend's doubleheader, it will be an emotional one for the Hoosiers. Sunday's game against Michigan will be the last home game the IU field hockey senior class will play at Mellencamp Pavilion.
Welcome to the 2006 IU women's basketball season. Some of the names have changed, but the situation is eerily similar. Hoosier Hysteria gets underway with the doors opening at 9 p.m. tonight at Assembly Hall. At 10:45 p.m., when the women's team hits the floor, the Felisha Legette-Jack era will officially begin.
This past Thursday, I packed three suitcases and headed to the Windy City for the fitness enthusiasts' version of Christmas: Club Industry (thankfully, I went with two men, so there was ample room in the trunk for my luggage). I was fully prepared to market myself as an academic, but I failed to realize how superficial the industry I plan to enter really can be.
Facing a shortage of drivers, the Campus Bus Service shifted its employment strategy and is now directly recruiting students to operate the vehicles. The service is offering a salary of about $10 an hour, Campus Bus Service Operations Manager Perry Maull said. While students were allowed to drive buses in the past, he said the service has not recently tried to recruit students.
IU was recently selected to receive $30 million in funding over a five-year period for a University computer that will link to others across the world to increase research productivity. The grant from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science will help expand a large network of computers, called the Open Science Grid.
Madison, Ind., is "where the past is always present," boasts the town's motto. And on Saturday, about 45 IU students will embark on an 80-mile journey to Madison to see just what Indiana's largest historic district has in store. Students will leave by bus at 8:30 a.m. Saturday and return around 5:30 p.m. the same day.
A new chapter has begun in the ever-expanding field of cancer research, a field in which IU plays a role. A team of scientists from IU, Purdue and the IU School of Medicine at IU-Purdue University at Indianapolis has received a $6.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to research proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins, their structures and functions, in order to further the process of diagnosing and treating cancer patients.
A parade of cars will circle campus Sunday afternoon, and it won't just be typical Bloomington traffic. Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity hosts its second Charity Auto and Cycle Show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Assembly Hall. The show includes a live disc jockey, food, several contests with trophies for the winners and a parade of the cars across campus.
As part of the IU Library's Archives and Special Collections Month, Thursday night a crowd at the Indiana Memorial Union was treated to stories of mystery and intrigue as the University welcomed a unique detective to campus to discuss the complexity of the events and artifacts that have added to American folklore.
Thank goodness it's Friday, kids. The week is over, the drinks are flowing and the fun and fornication are about to begin, right? Maybe not. I'm warning you about this Friday, though, because it's not just any Friday. Today is Friday, Oct. 13. That means one thought should be going through your mind most of the day:
Picture this: a place where individuals need not worry about showering. A place full of fried foods and copious amounts of people to consume it. A place where mullets are accepted and, dare I say it, expected. This place may seem like an impossible utopia, but it is very real. It's called the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, and it can be found Oct. 1-7 in Evansville, my hometown.
Walkers will descend on Bloomington's Bryan Park Sunday to raise money for Alzheimer's help services and research. Registration will begin at noon for the 4th Annual Bloomington Memory Walk, held by the nonprofit Alzheimer's Association of Greater Indiana.
After setbacks in recent years, the long-labored-over residence for patients undergoing cancer therapy in Bloomington moved one step closer to being realized. Wednesday night, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously to recommend a zoning change allowing the residence to be built.
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes more than 10,000 canonized saints, and now the state of Indiana offers its first: Blessed Mother Theodore Guerin.
City Lights series films explore sides of Christianity, Radio Friendly: Songs by American Pirates, Union Board hosts Horror Week film festival, Lecture to address Kinsey's impact on sexual minorities
In an attempt to invigorate and revitalize art and music in the Gulf region after Hurricane Katrina, the Jacobs School of Music hosts a concert at 1 p.m. Sunday in Auer Hall. The event, which costs $10 for students, will raise money for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra and Habitat for Humanity's Musicians' Village, according to a press release.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. -- If language has the ability to conjure images, Jane Hammond's looks like this: fluttering butterflies, Sumo wrestlers and Gandhi's head.
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States on Thursday introduced a new draft resolution in the Security Council to punish North Korea for its reported nuclear test and said it wants a vote on Friday.
Panel questions Republican on page board, Site of Amish schoolhouse shooting razed, Former President Ford hospitalized, British man pleads guilty in bomb plot, Gunmen storm Iraqi TV station, killing 11