Longform

Houses on North Jordan offer ‘Safe Halloween’ for Bloomington community

By Hallie Robbins · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 11:23 p.m.

Oct. 27 marked the fourth annual Safe Halloween, an event sponsored by the greek community in which Bloomington residents are invited to trick-or-treat along the North Jordan Avenue extension.

IU earns B in College Sustainability Report Card

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 11:22 p.m.

This year, IU once again saw improvement in its grade on the College Sustainability Report Card. IU received a B, which is up from the B- ranking last year.

Student Alumni Association wins 14th Blood Donor Challenge

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 11:20 p.m.

This year’s 14th annual Blood Donor Challenge collected 3,766 units of blood — which will save about 11,298 lives.

The best songs are sad songs

By Dan Alten · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:49 p.m.

The song is about the fact that when you are happy, you can’t write a worthwhile song because when you are content, there isn’t much to sing about. Clavin is essentially saying the only good songs are sad songs. This is a view I carry as well.

Organ performers to play spooky music

By Samuel Tallman · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:47 p.m.

Students and faculty from the Jacobs School of Music are joining the Halloween spirit as they prepare to play spooky organ music Friday.

La Nina system might resolve Indiana drought

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:45 p.m.

Trees are bare and brown, and Griffy Lake is drying up, but La Nina might be the answer Indiana residents are looking for as a solution to this year’s drought.

PACs work to oust Hill from Congress

By Evie Salomon · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:41 p.m.

Nonprofit groups, or 501(c)(4)s, are teaming up with Political Action Committees to oust 9th District Democratic incumbent Rep. Baron Hill from the U.S. Congress.

Second murder in Monroe County occurs less than one month shy of Grubb homicide

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:39 p.m.

Robin D. Sowders, 51, who was bludgeoned in the head at his home on Sunday, was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Monday, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Monroe County Coroner’s Office news release.

Indiana BMV will extend its operating hours for elections

Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 10:37 p.m.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will have extended hours at its full-service locations Monday and Tuesday to allow voters to receive photo identification necessary to go to the polls Tuesday.

Rockstar Rundgren to lecture on ‘The Beatles Effect’

By Barb Anguiano · Wednesday, Oct. 27,2010 9:20 p.m.

Todd Rundgren, who has toured with Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band and has worked with the other three former Beatles in the studio in the past, will be talking about the Fab Four during his lecture today.