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Tomas Gregg, a volunteer who has worked with the Bloomington Creative Glass Center for seven years, demonstrates how a crackle effect is achieved on some of the pumpkins at the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch on Saturday morning on the Monroe County Courthouse lawn. The crackle effect uses two layers of glass to create the two-tone effect.

Eighth Annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch brings fall spirit to Kirkwood Avenue

By Peter Talbot · Monday, Oct. 16,2017 12:26 a.m.

The Bloomington Creative Glass Center drew hundreds to view and buy its pumpkins.

Freshman Elizabeth Ketzner and her father, Brian Ketzner, laugh while listening to a recording of Elizabeth's grandfather in Wells Library on Oct. 3. Because her grandfather died when Elizabeth was a baby, she had no memory of what he sounded like.

Hearing home

By Lydia Gerike · Monday, Oct. 16,2017 12:24 a.m.

Freshman Elizabeth Ketzner waited 18 years to hear her grandfather's voice.

Log Rolling Club teaches birling at the SRSC pool

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Oct. 12,2017 4:28 p.m.

Log Rolling Club teaches first-timers to log roll at the SRSC pool.

College Democrats celebrate National Coming Out Day by discussing how to be better activists

By Christine Fernando · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2017 11:47 p.m.

A social work intern spoke about LGBT activism in schools.

Members of CRU, a faith-based organization at IU, clean up a house in Houston during their mission trip to the hurricane-devastated city. The group of 85 went down in vans last Thursday night to arrive Friday morning.

IU Cru volunteers its time to Hurricane Harvey victims in Houston

By Katelyn Haas · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2017 11:47 p.m.

The faith-based organization Cru drove down during Fall Break.

Members of the fraternity Sigma Nu gather on the front porch of their house on North Jordan Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The Beta Eta chapter of Sigma Nu was suspended from the IU campus by its national leadership due to alleged hazing and alcohol related violations.

Sigma Nu suspended over hazing, alcohol violations

By Jaden Amos · Wednesday, Oct. 11,2017 11:46 p.m.

Sigma Nu is the fourth IU chapter suspended this year.

Deaf comedian D.J. Demers shares his experiences with hearing loss

By Christine Stephenson · Tuesday, Oct. 10,2017 11:26 p.m.

Demers is touring college campuses across the country to perform.

Deaf comedian DJ Demers films a vlog in front of his RV while on his tour, "Here to Hear." Demers will speak at the Whittenberger Auditorium at 8 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Deaf comedian DJ Demers to perform at IU as part of “Here to Hear” tour

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Oct. 10,2017 9:18 p.m.

Pursuing comedy since adolescence, Demers won’t let hearing loss get in the way.

Junior Zach Geremia stretches in a yoga pose at the Bro Flow Yoga-60 session on Oct. 4. Men and women can participate in the yoga practice, which is geared towards athletes.

BRO Flow Yoga offers strength-focused experience

By Azra Ceylan · Monday, Oct. 9,2017 8:18 p.m.

BRO Flow targets non-yogi patrons of the SRSC.

Cheerleaders focus on embodying Hoosier spirit for fans, alumni and themselves during Homecoming week

By Hannah Boufford · Sunday, Oct. 8,2017 10:37 p.m.

Cheerleaders participate in the parade and game during Homecoming week.

Nearly one week after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, residents are still trying to get the basics of food, water, gas and money from banks. Much of the damage done was to electrical wires, fallen trees and flattened vegetation, in addition to wooden home roofs torn off.

Puerto Ricans in Bloomington discuss continuing problems after Hurricane Maria

By Christine Fernando · Thursday, Oct. 5,2017 9:46 p.m.

They said the U.S. response was an afterthought.

Denice Frohman reads her poem in Neal-Marshall Hall Wednesday night. Forhman is an award-winning poet, writer, performer and educator whose work explores the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality.

Denice Frohman shares experiences of race, sexuality through poetry

By Christine Stephenson · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2017 11:46 p.m.

The poet shared her experiences as a queer, multicultural woman.

Junior Jenna Fisher, president of Students for Life at IU, moves a sign out of the rain Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of 10th Street and Fee Lane. Students for Life at IU partnered with Created Equal to place signs at the intersection protesting abortion.

Students for Life display posters of fetuses Wednesday during pro-life demonstration

By Christine Fernando · Wednesday, Oct. 4,2017 11:43 p.m.

Pro-choice students with Planned Parenthood stood alongside the pro-life protest.

Travis Leonard, assistant kitchen manager, assembles meals in The Fresh Fork on Thursday. The Fresh Fork is a custom meal ordering service that delivers food to Willkie and Eigenmann residence halls and to Bloomingfoods.

Fresh Fork offers healthy meals in town, on campus

By Jaden Amos · Monday, Oct. 2,2017 11:16 p.m.

Healthy meals offered in Willkie and Eigenmann.

Warm weather highlights climate change during SustainIU Week

By Lydia Gerike · Thursday, Feb. 23,2017 8:57 p.m.

Concerned students use unusually high temperatures to start conversations on climate change.

IU Shyness Institute offers dating tips

By IDS staff · Monday, Feb. 20,2017 8:50 p.m.

Carducci laid out five major steps in the release for anyone seeking to overcome shyness and have a good first date.

Safe Sisters work to stop sexual assault

By Larmie Sanyon · Thursday, Feb. 2,2017 8:15 p.m.

Safe Sisters is one of the many sexual assault prevention programs in place at IU.

"Terminal Regression" by IU junior Mallory Hill will be available Jan. 17.

IU junior publishes first novel

By Rachel Leffers · Thursday, Jan. 5,2017 8:31 p.m.

IU Junior Mallory Hill published her book Terminal Regression through the Authors First Novel Competition.

The new Phi Gamma Delta house sits on Woodlawn Avenue. Plans to build this house were errected 2013.

New greek house draws attention

By Larmie Sanyon · Thursday, Jan. 5,2017 6:07 p.m.

The Alumni Board of the fraternity has refused comment citing unwanted attention.

International students face dilemma of where to go over winter break

By Hannah Boufford · Thursday, Jan. 5,2017 4:45 p.m.

International students choose either staying in Bloomington, traveling the U.S. or returning home.

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