Members of Indiana Students Against War protested wars in Iraq and Afghanistan during a gathering today on campus.
Pope Benedict XVI visited Africa last week for the first time as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. He has recognized the daunting challenges facing the continent: extreme poverty, hunger, disease, faltering governments, adverse affects of climate change – the list is long. He has vowed to make 2009 the “Year of Africa” to put the weight of the Catholic Church behind efforts to improve the lives of Africans.
President Barack Obama certainly has a way with words.
Thanks to Danielle Rindler for coverage of IU research on media bias. The oft-asked question – is the media biased toward conservatives or liberals? – is easily answered, without formal research.
The Bush Administration barred Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan from the United States in 2004. He had been hired for a position at the University of Notre Dame.
When President Barack Obama called together a fiscal responsibility summit in late February and a health care summit in early March, he seemed to be on track to start addressing our long-term fiscal policy.
I am so sick of turning on the news media and seeing yet another public figure in trouble. We have Olympians getting caught smoking marijuana, TV stars with DUI charges, teen idols posting naked pictures online, sports players caught with steroids and even a former president receiving sexual favors in the Oval Office.
Three graduate students are on a mission to dispel misrepresentations of Turkish women through the power of film in the fifth annual Bloomington Turkish Film Festival.The films will run at 8 p.m. every night from Thursday to April 4.
“Piece by Piece: A Collection of Dances,” opening Sunday, will combine several short interpretations of modern dance, set to eclectic tones ranging from spoken word to video game soundtracks.
With the room dark, the stage at Jake’s Nightclub filled with smoke as the Billboard Chart-topping rapper The Game came out in a Louis Vuitton-wrapped, Jason Voorhees-replica mask.
Bloomington Police Department narcotics detectives busted a major drug deal Friday night at a northside hotel.
Any 7-13 team would be prone to panic – losing six of your last eight games can only further deplete an already anxiety-filled, partly shattered psyche. IU is relatively calm heading into its 3 p.m. game today against Xavier (10-6), despite the contest’s weight. It is the Hoosiers' final opportunity for improvement before the Big Ten season.
IU coach Bill Lynch vows to improve the Hoosier offense. Among his new implementations, Lynch said the Hoosiers must gain respect in its running game. Bolstering the backfield attack will alleviate a lot of pressure off quarterbacks Kellen Lewis and Ben Chappell.
After losing six of its last eight games, IU will attempt to rebound today at 3p.m. against Xavier in Cincinnati. IU coach Tracy Smith will also face off with his former assistant, Xavier coach Scott Googins.
The Hoosier Compass ticket nearly swept the Residence Halls Association elections, claiming three of four executive positions after Tuesday’s re-election in Ashton Center.
SOUTH BEND – The University of Notre Dame is sticking with its invitation to President Barack Obama to speak at its May 17 commencement despite criticism from some Roman Catholics that his views on abortion and stem cell research run counter to Catholic teachings.
One man was arrested Monday after police say he head-butted an officer in the face.
Indiana Students Against War will march today in protest of the current occupation of American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Another beneficial component of re-legalizing cannabis (marijuana) that doesn’t get mentioned (Editorial: “Legalizing Marijuana,” March 9) is that it will lower hard drug addiction rates. Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or DARE, will have to stop brainwashing youth into believing lies, half-truths and propaganda concerning cannabis, which creates grave future problems.
