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IU’s Ostrom named to Time Magazine's most influential list

By IDS staff · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:10 a.m.

IU now counts one of the 100 most influential people in its midst.

Professor pens biography of Herman B Wells

By Christine Spasoff · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:08 a.m.

Bright red roses, a favorite of former IU president Herman B Wells, welcomed guests to the lobby of Herman B Wells library on Wednesday during the introduction of a new book about the library’s namesake.

That's Unheard Of!

By Brad Sanders · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:08 a.m.

Pros and woes of the live-tweeted festival

Give this another spin

By Jonathan Streetman · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:06 a.m.

Bear in Heaven's latest may take a minute to sink into, but it's worth it in the end

Bierkultur

By Charles Scudder · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:05 a.m.

Choosing the best of the worst for Little 500 weekend

Pop Couture

By Kelsey Collisi · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:03 a.m.

What to ditch and what to keep for a summer abroad

Epic as always

By Michael Jenkins · Thursday, April 19,2012 12:02 a.m.

Spiritualized's latest displays divine, gut-wrenching authenticity

A folksy 'companion'

By Rachel Hanley · Wednesday, April 18,2012 11:56 p.m.

M. Ward tries out a spectrum of styles in his newest album

Nicki 'reloads,' misfires

By Patrick Beane · Wednesday, April 18,2012 11:50 p.m.

"Roman Reloaded" is not nearly memorable enough to justify its long runtime

Twists abound

By Brian Welk · Wednesday, April 18,2012 11:44 p.m.

"Cabin in the Woods" begs you to notice its clever twists, but does it follow through?

Informatics study looks at why tweets go viral

Wednesday, April 18,2012 11:05 p.m.

After studying 120 million re-tweets in a year’s time, a team from the School of Informatics and Computing found that whether a tweet goes viral doesn’t necessarily depend on its message or the user who posted it.

Q-and-A with Israeli Consulate General to the Midwest Shahar Arieli

By Hannah Smith · Wednesday, April 18,2012 11:02 p.m.

Shahar Arieli, the deputy consulate consul general of the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest in Chicago, was in Bloomington this week. He was invited by members of the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center and gave a talk there about Middle Eastern politics.

Candidates vie for trustee positions

By Kirsten Clark · Wednesday, April 18,2012 10:57 p.m.

Current trustee Philip Eskew and Michael Shumate are vying for a three-year term on the Board of Trustees.

City sponsors 2012 Citizens’ Academy

By Jaclyn Lansbery · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:37 p.m.

For the 13th year, the city is offering free classes through the Citizens’ Academy.

Local man with chicken assaulted, nearly robbed

By IDS staff · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:35 p.m.

Sean Nelson, 24, will be charged with battery, attempted robbery and resisting law enforcement after encountering another man, 22, walking on South Park Ridge Road with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken tucked under one arm.

1 year investigation results in drug bust, 4 arrests

By IDS staff · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:33 p.m.

Bloomington police raided two houses and arrested several individuals early Wednesday after a drug investigation that began last year, Lt. Bill Parker of the Bloomington Police Department said.

Professors talk about art's role in Arab Spring

By Lauren Glapa · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:32 p.m.

David McDonald, an IU folklore and ethnomusicology professor, spoke about the use of poetry, protest and music in his “Middle Eastern Intersections: Mobilizing Poetry in Protest Songs of the Arab World” lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the IU Art Museum.

BPD documents neglect from previous offenders

By IDS staff · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:31 p.m.

Police responded Tuesday to a call of possible neglect from parents already under supervision from Child Protective Services.

Hoosier DJ to open for Tiësto

By Caitlin O'Hara · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:30 p.m.

Hoosier-native Topher Jones is finally making time to attend the “world’s greatest college weekend.” The DJ from Zionsville, Ind., said he looks forward to seeing a few familiar faces when he opens for Dutch DJ and producer Tiësto tonight at Bounce Music Festival.

Column: Potential-laden Summer Olympics quietly approaching

By Max McCombs · Wednesday, April 18,2012 9:02 p.m.

As hard as it might be to believe, summer is nearly upon us, and with it, the 2012 London Olympics.

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