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Activists protest proposed pipeline

By Stephen Kroll · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:44 a.m.

The 30 attendees were protesting the Keystone XL oil pipeline that is set to transport crude oil sands through the continental United States.

Local chefs compete in Chefs’ Challenge

By Anicka Slachta · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:41 a.m.

Sunday night’s event was the Seventh Annual Bloomington Chefs’ Challenge, a game show-style contest comparable to “Iron Chef.”

Hoosier offense ‘lethargic’ against Mizzou’s stifling defense

By Evan Hoopfer · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:39 a.m.

IU’s usually proficient offense was stymied by Missouri. IU scored a touchdown in the final minute that had no bearing on the outcome.

IU finishes non-Big Ten play 2-2

By Andy Wittry · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:37 a.m.

The Hoosiers’ defense forced three turnovers and four punts but allowed 623 yards when the Missouri Tigers beat IU 45-28.

Meet the man who cleans Bloomington's only strip club

By Michael Majchrowicz · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:33 a.m.

Inside the only strip joint in the city, Jerimy Koch trudges to the end of the stage and works his way back. Except for Koch, 35, it’s not a dance pole he’s grasping, but a mop.

Man brandishes knife during argument

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:28 a.m.

A 31-year-old Bloomington man was arrested after reportedly swinging a knife during an argument Friday afternoon.

Area Senator honored by association

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:25 a.m.

Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, chair of the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee, was recognized Thursday as a Champion of Justice by the Indiana Judges Association.

Ellettsville group sponsors 5K, raises money for scholarships

By Brett Frieman · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:23 a.m.

The sixth annual Dollars for Scholars 5-kilometer Run/Walk collected sponsorship donations and entry fees to supply future scholarships for Edgewood High School seniors.

26.5 percent of Indiana households with children go without food

By Brianna Meyer · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:19 a.m.

Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, Indiana’s state food bank association, released data Wednesday showing nearly one in four Indiana households with children said they could not consistently afford food.

People exercise on Kirkwood

By Brianna Meyer · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:15 a.m.

People exercised during Open Streets downtown Bloomington Sunday, an event to help create a more sustainable and healthy city.

DNR to celebrate public lands day

By IDS staff · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12:11 a.m.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will offer free admission for military members on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28.

IU Art Museum offers free yoga class

By Samantha Schmidt · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12 a.m.

A free yoga session in the IU Art Museum atrium was attended by IU students and two members of the Blue Man Group.

The last forbidden romance

By Lexia Banks · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12 a.m.

There’s something about a gay wedding that gets me every time.

Opening relationships

By Ashli Hendricks · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12 a.m.

Pop culture has failed to introduce polygamy in a way that isn’t chiding or hurtful or mocking (or Mormon).

Playing the numbers game

By Editorial Board · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12 a.m.

WE SAY: Shorter hours aren't the only solution

Pope, there it is!

By Austin Zoot · Monday, Sept. 23,2013 12 a.m.

In an interview that was published in 16 Jesuit magazines worldwide, the Pope spoke out against the Church’s frequent assault of issues such as gay rights and abortion.

Molly drug use difficult to track

By Sara Kate Nash · Sunday, Sept. 22,2013 11:53 p.m.

Molly, considered a safer and more pure form of Ecstasy, is an increasingly popular street drug for college-age students, according to the Indiana Prevention Resource Center.

Air National Guard recruits with virtual drills

By Tori Lawhorn · Sunday, Sept. 22,2013 11:49 p.m.

Members of the IU and Bloomington community were able to briefly experience the life of an Air National guardsman before the football game Saturday.

'Brother Jed' to star in his own reality show

By Hannah Alani · Sunday, Sept. 22,2013 11:47 p.m.

Standing under tree branches behind Woodburn Hall on Friday, a 70-year-old man wearing a bow tie gestured with his staff as he discussed the origin of life with a skeptical student. George Edward “Brother Jed” Smock’s audience is about to get much larger.

Studies find IU not best value school in Indiana, U.S.

By Hannah Alani · Sunday, Sept. 22,2013 11:44 p.m.

Two studies have shown the $60,000 freshman Evan Mazurkiewicz will pay during four years at IU might be better spent somewhere else.

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