MUNCIE, Ind. – Police said a Muncie woman was arrested after asking a state trooper whether she could smoke – and then tried to light up a marijuana joint.
INDIANAPOLIS – For Indiana troops back home from Iraq, there are no more roadside bombs or insurgent gunfire. But the taut readiness that comes from being on guard against attacks remains and can be an obstacle in adapting to civilian life.
During the holiday season, the nation as a whole seems to come to the conclusion that the bigger, the more elaborate and the more overdone things are, the better.
MUNCIE – A woman failed to manage her 8-year-old daughter’s type 1 diabetes, leading to the child’s death, police said.
Many students might find themselves socializing more this week than they have all semester. After all, this week an on-campus venue promises to be a hotspot from 8 a.m. until midnight.
Apparently, we are living in an increasingly sexless world.
This Christmas I asked Santa for “Sex and the City.” If there was one thing Hollywood did right, it was making that movie. Since its opening weekend, the movie has made more than $415 million at the box office. Now, I’m begging for another sitcom gone big screen: “Friends.”
Daptone Records’ soul and funk revival was in full swing Saturday night as the fiery sounds of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings took over, shaking the stage at Jake’s Nightclub.
Paintings, photos and drawings with subjects ranging from nude women to an original take on the famous painting “American Gothic” spanned the walls at the Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting and Overseas Study Exhibition.
The color photography at Friday night’s bachelor of fine arts show shed light on social-political problems in the United States that otherwise have remained in the dark.
CARLISLE, Ind. – Inmates at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility hope their performance of Shakespeare adaptations will help at-risk kids stay out of prison. Inmates in the Shakespeare in Shackles program recently adapted and performed scenes from “Romeo and Juliet” to highlight the violent society Romeo lived in and the consequences of his choices.
The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a night deposit robbery. BPD officers were dispatched at about 9:30 p.m. Friday to the Monroe Bank in the 2000 block of E. Buick Cadillac Blvd., said Sgt. Shane Rasche, reading from a police report.
The winners of the IU Alumni Association’s 2008 President’s award took unusual routes after their college days at IU were over. The eight recipients received the award for their courageous volunteer efforts in the IU community as well as in their own communities.
The Indiana Consortium for Research in Energy Systems and Policy is a joint effort of faculty members at IU, Purdue and IU-Purdue University Indianapolis to bring researchers from all three campuses together to come up with projects and research related to energy issues.
Instead of taking a plane, train or bus from Pinon High School in Pinon, Ariz., students brought their entire classroom to a conference room in the School of Education through a video chat on Nov. 25.
PARIS – Sitting on a budget airline flight from Stockholm to Paris, drowsy from a lack of sleep and a large amount of time spent in transit, I listened to a man who sounds like he’s imitating the Swedish chef (Muppets, anyone?) and reminisce about my weekends spent country hopping.
IU coach Mike Freitag had little to say.After Saturday’s 3-2 elimination loss to St. John’s in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, the Hoosiers headed home, one match short of the College Cup.
INDIANAPOLIS – After being trounced by No. 15 Wake Forest on Wednesday, IU faced another nationally ranked foe Saturday – No. 5 Gonzaga.The Hoosiers kept the game close throughout, but eventually succumbed to the Bulldogs, losing 70-54.
Follow reporters Greg Rosenstein and Zina Kumok they blog during the IU men’s soccer game against St. John's. Follow the action on Corner Kick.
Follow reporters Matt Dollinger and Tom Kirby and columnist Zachary Osterman as they blog during the men’s basketball game against Wake Forest. Follow the action on the Basketblog.
