Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Thursday, April 30
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

Longform

CAROUSELcaDiversity

Trustees fall short of diversity-based goal

By Aaricka Washington · Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12:24 a.m.

The fall 2013 student body is the most diverse yet, but the numbers are short of the goal. Under-represented minorities have increased from 7.6 percent in fall 2005 to 13.2 percent this fall, 2.2 percentage points short of the Trustees’ goal.

The Indiana Daily Student

Keep saying "faggot"

By Sam Ostrowski · Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12 a.m.

Although slur words can be dangerous, we’ve gotten into a zone where we’re utterly afraid of them. We’re afraid to even say the word in class when it’s in a piece of reading assigned for the class.

The Indiana Daily Student

8 reasons to go to college

Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12 a.m.

Fix the Family's attempt at teaching Catholics and Christians showcases exactly why you should never interpret the Bible alone.

The Indiana Daily Student

In merger, undergraduate voices missing

By Charles Scudder · Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12 a.m.

Larry Singell, executive dean of the college, said Tuesday in a meeting of the Bloomington Faculty Council, “undergraduates are only here for four years and may not have a long term vision for the college.”He is mistaken.

The Indiana Daily Student

Dress your weight

By Lexia Banks · Wednesday, Sept. 18,2013 12 a.m.

Women like me have bodies — real bodies with curves and valleys and mountains. We have big boobs, big butts, thighs and bellies. Squeezing them into tiny articles of clothing doesn’t hide them, accentuate them or make them go away.

The Indiana Daily Student

HIV/AIDS investigator shares years of research

By Matt Bloom · Tuesday, Sept. 17,2013 11:59 p.m.

Florida International University Professor Bill Darrow shared his research on America’s  HIV/AIDS epidemic Tuesday to more than 100 students and faculty.Thirty years ago, he and his team were the first to identify HIV/AIDS as a sexually transmitted infection.

CAROUSELcaOnePercent

Physics professor explains nerve signals

By Torie Schumacher · Tuesday, Sept. 17,2013 11:58 p.m.

Only one percent of neurons in the brain send the majority of nerve signals, according to recent IU studies.   Physics professor John Beggs explained why this occurs and how the distribution might actually make an individual’s brain more efficient.

spBoyer

Boyer learns from time in Ghana

By Dan Matney · Tuesday, Sept. 17,2013 11:37 p.m.

While most IU students spent their summers at home, working local internships or other seasonal jobs, IU field hockey redshirt senior defender Hannah Boyer spent six weeks in Ghana teaching children math and English during summer 2012.

The Indiana Daily Student

Column: IU volleyball keeps the wins coming

By Pat Dolly · Tuesday, Sept. 17,2013 11:32 p.m.

At times it wasn’t pretty, but somehow the IU volleyball team went undefeated in three games this weekend, winning the Hoosier Classic tournament to improve to 8-1 on the year.

spFootballUpdates

Glass talks scheduling, flagpole

By Robby Howard · Tuesday, Sept. 17,2013 11:28 p.m.

In this week’s Q&A with IU Athletic Director Fred Glass, we talk about how IU was able to schedule Missouri, what the future holds for scheduling and why IU has the biggest flag pole in college sports.

Trending