A man who had been arrested and was in the backseat of a Bloomington police car Sunday faces additional charges after he threatened Officer Joseph Crider with a gun from the backseat of the car, police said.
If you keep throwing the dice, whose fault is it when you crap out? Aug. 21, several members of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity held a party at which the fraternity admitted alcohol was served, a violation of University and Interfraternity Council rules.
A 10-year-old boy from Marion County ' accused of killing his father ' was charged with voluntary manslaughter Thursday. The judge ordered Wayne Salyers Jr., who fired a single shot with a revolver to his father's chest, to remain in detention after the sentencing in juvenile court. The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council said the boy appears to be the youngest child charged with killing a parent in at least two decades. Details of the investigation are not being released.
Earlier this summer, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner told Drew Henson he would make the young phenom a Yankee for life if he would quit playing football. Many would not be able to refuse the offer to play with baseball's most historic team, but Henson could not let his dream of leading the University of Michigan to a national championship die.
Men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley didn't like what he saw offensively Friday night when IU played Portland, and he didn't hesitate to change his lineup. In hopes of getting center midfielders Ryan Mack, a junior, and Pat Noonan, a sophomore, more involved in the attack, Yeagley tried several lineups against Portland Friday and UCLA Saturday.
For the second time in two semesters, a fraternity has been kicked off the IU campus by its national organization. And for the second time in two semesters, we don't agree with the decision.
I have a love-hate relationship with Bloomington. I hate the heat and humidity of this quiet Midwestern town, but I love the vibrancy and spirit this city has. It's the latter that keeps me happy. And it's going to be a September to remember in this place I now call home.
Independent rush kicks off today. Pledges are encouraged to stay home and do whatever the hell they want. That's right, you don't have to buy into the frat rush just to have fun. There are 35,000 18- to 24-year olds on this campus. You can have a good time anywhere.
The Vietnam War has made an unforgettable imprint on American society.
IU men's soccer coach Jerry Yeagley said during two-day practices his team hadn't been tested. He said after two exhibition games it hadn't been tested.
People strolled along Fourth Street Saturday and Sunday, between Dunn and Lincoln streets, jostling and gawking at the wares spread out in the booths lining both sides of the street. It was a timeless scene, one replayed in every marketplace since the beginning of trade among humankind. During the past 24 years, the Fourth Street Festival of the Arts and Crafts has been a cornucopia of arts and crafts which heralds the end of summer in Bloomington.
The question as to why IU Bloomington students have class on Labor Day, a federal holiday, arises every year. And most people who ask this don't even know the origin and meaning of the holiday, said Peter Seybold, division of labor studies director.
Junior midfielder Ryan Mack choked on his words as he talked about the penalty kick he missed in IU's 2-1 loss to UCLA Saturday night. Blades of grass clung to his elbows and chin, and sweat rolled over the scars on his cheeks and forehead as he stood on the field at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Some of his teammates stood motionless, while others sat on the wet turf after the game.
A Buddhist monk living at the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, Geshe Jimpa Sonam feels unsettled. Today's concluding peace summit that has excluded the Dalai Lama reminds him of the political tensions between China and Tibet. The Millennium World Peace Summit includes dignitaries from the Vatican, Moslem World League and the World Jewish Community. The summit's goals are to use religion as a roadway to peace.
