Staff Ed: Snooki vs.Toni Morrison
Last week, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of Jersey Shore infamy graced the Rutgers University campus for a function organized by the Rutgers University Programming Association, a student-run programming committee.
Last week, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi of Jersey Shore infamy graced the Rutgers University campus for a function organized by the Rutgers University Programming Association, a student-run programming committee.
OK, I’ll admit that I’m not a very smart person. I don’t really understand the securitization process and rates of return. Think about the relationship between price sensitivity and changes in interest rates; I mean, you can’t explain that.
Although I am not quite convinced that there is a worldwide conspiracy where corporations secretly hold all the reins of power and want only the worst for workers, I’m highly skeptical of any major company just in case. But there is one exception: I love Google.
My name is Katie Beasley, and I have no taste.
A severe thunderstorm watch was lifted at 1 p.m. today for Bloomington, according to the National Weather Service. Indiana Avenue between Kirkwood Avenue and Sixth Street is flooded, along with much of Dunn Meadow near the same area, according to IU’s Twitter feed. Power is out on 10th Street from the 46 Bypass to Fee Lane. Campus buildings and traffic lights have been affected. Continue checking idsnews.com for updates.
After a week of clouds, cold and crystal precipitation, the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market spring opening Saturday welcomed a cool but sunny day.
When the day began, no one would have picked Teter Cycling’s Caitlin Van Kooten as the repeat winner of the Spring Series event Miss-N-Out. It wasn’t because people doubted the senior, who placed first in the Individual Time Trials with a time of 2:39.41, but because Van Kooten’s name was not even on the schedule to compete.
The Cutters’ Eric Young rode through the crowd, being patted on the back and congratulated for his first place finish in Miss-N-Out. This was Young's first time winning the event.
Although it was early, support for the runners at the IU Mini Marathon and 5K on Saturday was not lacking, from the spectators along the course to Miss IU Jaclyn Fenwick volunteering at registration.
The IU women’s tennis team lost two more conference road matches this weekend, falling 4-3 to both Iowa and Illinois.
After finishing 15th Saturday in the MountainView Invitational in Tucson, Ariz., the team’s worst finish of the season, the IU women’s golf team will try to rebound as it is host to its lone tournament of the season Monday and Tuesday, the Indiana Invitational, at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus, Ind.
Following a first-place finish in last year’s cup, IU finished second to nationally ranked Michigan State’s 120 points with a total of 100 while beating out Boston University and Gonzaga’s 78 and 62, respectively.
As the IU baseball team (18-9, 2-1) left Ann Arbor, Mich., on Saturday after taking two out of three games from the Michigan Wolverines (7-18, 1-2), skipper Tracy Smith saw a different Hoosiers team.
A recent study from the Indiana Public Policy Institute at IU–Purdue University Indianapolis found new restrictions on teen drivers caused a steep reduction in car accidents involving young drivers.
Perfect Cut Productions spent Friday night and early Saturday morning filming “Dine n’ Dash,” its entry for Campus MovieFest, the world’s largest student film festival.
After three years as a trooper for the Bloomington District, Indiana State Police Trooper Kent Rohlfing was presented with his second Trooper of the Year award.
Six days after defeating then-No. 18 Michigan — the highest-ranked opponent to lose to the Hoosiers since April 2008 — IU beat No. 13 Illinois 4-3 Saturday by winning three consecutive matches to clinch the victory.
The Hoosiers split a doubleheader against No. 3 Michigan, earning their first win against a ranked team this season and their first against the Wolverines since 1996 to improve their record to 20-14 (2-2).
Not everyone who goes hungry lives below the poverty level. Feeding America, a domestic hunger relief charity, created an interactive map of the country titled Map the Meal Gap.
A woman was arrested Saturday after leaving her child home alone while she went to Wendy’s.