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Seinfeld Campus Tour encourages students to act

The Seinfeld Campus Tour will take a pit-stop from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation as the cross-country tour nears the half-way point of its 10,000 mile-plus trip.

Center for Folk Traditions to open in Nashville

Traditional Arts Indiana will present its first ever  Center for Folk Traditions, opening this month in Nashville, Ind.

Theater provides shows, outreach programs

Cardinal Stage Company seeks to not only provide quality shows but to enrich the community with educational programming and providing free tickets to underserved members of the community.

$75,229 in arts grants to be awarded

The Bloomington Area Arts Council and regional partner Indiana Arts Commission have announced the recipients of the 2009 Regional Arts Partnership Grants. After being divided among 33 arts and nonprofit organizations, the grand total of the grants comes to $75,229.

Former Hoosier basketball player remains hospitalized after quadruple bypass

Colts defense wants to stop run

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis is tired of getting the run around. The Colts’ defense has traditionally been criticized for being too small, not having enough big-name playmakers and being soft against the run. Allowing rookie Matt Forte to gouge them for 123 yards in the season-opener certainly didn’t help the reputation.

Ball State boasts all-purpose wide receiver

MUNCIE – Ball State’s offensive game plan is simple and effective. All the Cardinals have to do, it seems, is get the ball to Dante Love.

Miller's lap around NASCAR

Fantasy football, week 2

In case you missed the big news out of the New England-Kansas City game, quarterback Brodie Croyle will be missing some time after separating his shoulder against the Pats.

Big Ten has bigger problems than Pizza Express

No decision yet on redshirt for Willis, other freshmen

The first and second teams, including quarterbacks Kellen Lewis and Ben Chappell, respectively, continued taking equal snaps in the Hoosiers’ practice on Tuesday. The only thing different from past weeks’ practices was that the players were in shells – shoulder pads, helmets and shorts.

IU, pop culture, government have changed since IU freshmen were born

The year 1990 ushered in the beginning of the last decade of the 20th century. It was the year that brought us Polly Pocket, Vanilla Ice and “The Simpsons.” And, it was also the year many students in the class of 2012 were born. While the names and faces are different, some parts of college never change.

Commission wants more 4-year grads from state schools

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education released a plan Monday to increase the number of full-time students who graduate – especially in four years – at Indiana’s public universities.

Campus food prices might still increase

When grocery prices increase, campus food prices are no exception.And with food prices expected to rise as much as 6 percent just this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, students are paying significantly more for food on campus than they were last year. More increases could still be coming midyear.

4-star recruit commits to IU Tuesday night

High school senior Christian Watford, one of the best small forwards in the country, has committed to play for the IU men’s basketball team starting next season.

IUPD still searching for a suspect in assault case

The IU Police Department is still looking for the man they believe is responsible for attacking three students early Saturday morning.

Wrong priorities

When I was in Cairo last semester, one of my Egyptian classmates told me she thought American higher education was fair and non-problematic. I asked her what she meant, and she told me about the Thanaweya Amma, an exam that Egyptian students graduating high school must take and score at a certain level to get into a decent university. In her opinion, shared by many Egyptians, the exam isn’t really fair due to the sub-standard state of public schools in Egypt and the advantages given to students whose parents can afford elite private schools and special tutoring prior to the exam.

Let’s tax energy

Mike Sodrel, the Republican candidate for the Indiana 9th Congressional District (which includes Bloomington), recently took a trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. What was Mike doing all the way up in Alaska? He has been doing what plenty of Republicans have been trying to do this election season: make energy an issue that actually help’s the GOP.

Sit down, young people

I was watching Sarah Palin’s magnificent speech at the Republican National Convention last Wednesday night with one of my liberal friends. (Yes, I do have a few of those – don’t worry, I’m working on them.) The camera focused on some members of the audience who were, to put it gently, past their prime. My friend remarked, “Man, it seems like this whole election is the youth vote versus the older generation!”

Redefining educational success

Throughout our young lives, we’re all told we can do anything. And usually that road to our dreams runs through college. But American Enterprise Institute scholar Charles Murray feels much different. In his new book, Murray delves into why he believes some of us shouldn’t even be in college, because our brains aren’t capable of dealing with the rigors of college-based education.