Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Indiana Daily Student
Tuesday, May 12
Subscribe Donate
E-paper
The Indiana Daily Student

Region

The Indiana Daily Student

McRobbie orders $4.9M cut in budget

By Haley Adams · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12:16 a.m.

IU took a direct hit Wednesday from the state of Indiana’s economy. IU President Michael McRobbie announced a reduction of $4.9 million in the operating budget for all IU campuses. However, IU spokesman Larry MacIntyre said students should not feel its effects. “Hopefully it will have fairly minimal impact,” MacIntyre said.

James Cooper (left) and Edward Vasquez (right), two organizers for a demonstration on the conflict in Gaza, stood at the courthouse.

Conflict hits home for IU student in Israel

By Savannah Worley · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12:11 a.m.

For an IU student studying abroad in Israel and many others with ties to the region, the ongoing violence is a reminder of the country's instability. Some blame Hamas for the recent violence, while others say Israel shares the blame for its ongoing occupation of Gaza.

The Indiana Daily Student

A hard wind’s a-gonna blow

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12 a.m.

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. It’s been far too long since we caught up. How is the new year? Get any good holiday loot? I think I speak for all of us when I say I’m just so excited for classes to fire back up that I can hardly tie my shoes. OK, that’s done, thankfully.

Freshman guard Verdell Jones goes for a baket as Michigan's DeShawn Sims attempts a block Wednesday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers face Illinois on the road this Saturday.

Weber: ‘Indiana will suck’

By Tom Kirby · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12 a.m.

Last time IU traveled to Champaign to take on Illinois, the game was one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year.  Led by then-coach Kelvin Sampson and freshman star Eric Gordon, the Hoosiers played in front of a volatile Illini crowd. When IU won, it boosted its record to 19-3 while Illinois dropped to 2-9 in conference play.  Just 11 months later, things have dramatically changed, but the bitterness across the border remains. Although Sampson has been exiled from college basketball and Gordon has moved on to the NBA, Illinois coach Bruce Weber continues to add fuel to the rivalry between IU and U of I.

Dusting off the chart:

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12 a.m.

Wednesday’s overtime loss to Michigan left a bitter taste in the mouths of even the mildest of Hoosier fans. Imagine how Tom Crean felt.

IU assistant coach Todd Yeagley scans the sidelines shortly before halftime of IU's 4-2 win against Butler late Tuesday afternoon. Todd played on the IU men's team from 1991-1994 under his father, legendary coach Jerry Yeagley.

7 Sports Headlines You Might Have Missed

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12 a.m.

A lot happened during winter break, both on and off campus. The same is true for IU's sports teams. Here's a rundown of what you might have missed while school was not in session.

The Indiana Daily Student

Hoosiers open play in Florida

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 9,2009 12 a.m.

With cloudy skies and snow on the ground on campus, the men’s tennis team is enjoying the crashing of waves during its Florida Gulf Coast Tournament.

Freshman guard Ashlee Mells goes for a reverse layup as Iowa's Hannah Draxten attempts to block her Sunday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers face Penn State on the road this Sunday.

Gophers thwart Hoosiers’ bid for 10-straight wins

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 11:54 p.m.

The IU women’s basketball team couldn’t keep its winning ways rolling as it fell to Minnesota 70-62 on Thursday in Minneapolis. The loss is the first for the Hoosiers since the third game of the season.

The Indiana Daily Student

Bloomington police shoot knife-wielding teen downtown

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 11:48 p.m.

Police shot a 16-year-old Bloomington High School North student at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after police say he threatened officers with a knife outside the downtown Bloomington Transit terminal at the corner of 4th and Washington streets.PODCAST: Hoosier Headlines

Firefighters battle a blaze atop the Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center on Dec. 31 at the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation building.

Wildermuth center to reopen Sunday

By Lindsey Erdody · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 11:48 p.m.

The Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center will open on Sunday as planned despite the fire that occurred there over winter break. The fire happened at 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and damaged the roof as well as the southwest corner of the second floor, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger.

The Indiana Daily Student

Eye care center opens new facility

By Nick Cusack · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 10:53 p.m.

More space, better tools, more convenience, better care.Convenience and care are the themes of the new Atwater Eye Care Center, which opened Jan.5  in a new spot.  The teaching clinic moved to East Third Street, a block closer to campus than before.The new 22,000 square foot, $3 million location is able to devote more space to patient care and convenience than previously, said Kevin Collins, clinic services administrator. It has state-of-the-art facilities and improved patient flow, he said.

The Indiana Daily Student

IU fills 2 new vice provost positions

By Alex Benson · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 10:51 p.m.

Executive Vice President and Provost Karen Hanson added two new vice provosts to IU’s staff Thursday.Hanson chose Sonya Stephens as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Thomas Gieryn as Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs.

Edward L. Hutton encourages students and professors to "make the world a better place" as they approach the main entrance of the new Hutton Honors College.

Hutton Honors College moves in

By Erin Riley · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 10:47 p.m.

The cling and clatter of construction at the corner of 7th Street and Woodlawn Avenue ended during holiday break, marking the completion of the new Hutton Honors College and allowing faculty and staff to officially move in on Jan. 5.“I think it’s a beautiful addition to the campus, it’s just a little jewel of a building,” said Provost Karen Hanson. “It’s beautiful aesthetically, and it’s beautiful functionally, and both are equally important.”

The Indiana Daily Student

Tax caps to have smaller impact

By Deanna Martin · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:55 p.m.

New estimates show that Indiana’s limits on property tax bills will have less of an impact on taxpayers and local governments than previously thought.

The Indiana Daily Student

Rising magician to perform at Buskirk

By Brent Williamson · Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:54 p.m.

Audiences at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be treated with the illusions of BJ Harris on Saturday, where he will bring his unique brand of stagecraft to Bloomington and perform his show “Senseless.”

The Indiana Daily Student

Man arrested in death of 2-year-old boy

Thursday, Jan. 8,2009 9:54 p.m.

Kyle Robinson, a 32-year-old Ellettsville man, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of 2-year-old Gavin Harper, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office report.

Trending