Women's Golf

Game to renew Spittoon rivalry

By Alex McCarthy · Friday, Nov. 18,2011 12:06 a.m.

The Old Brass Spittoon was put into effect in 1950 as the prize for the winner of the nearly annual game.

Column: Risks paid off for Houston, IU

By Justin Albers · Friday, Nov. 18,2011 12:04 a.m.

After he failed to qualify academically at Ole Miss out of high school and to gain admission to North Carolina out of junior college, Houston constantly wondered if things would ever go his way.

Arts Commission provides grants for aspiring artists

By Carmen Huff · Friday, Nov. 18,2011 12:03 a.m.

The Indiana Arts Commission is now accepting applications for the Individual Artist Program grants. Each year the program has about $76,000 to give away in grants. This year’s applications are due Feb. 2, 2012.

Hoosier Hype podcast, Episode 11

By Max McCombs · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 11:59 p.m.

Host Max McCombs returns with Justin Albers and Alex McCarthy to discuss IU's upcoming game against Michigan State and the effect of the bye week. Click the button on the right to listen.

Timmy raises funds for wellness

By Amelia Chong · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 11:54 p.m.

Timmy Global Health is an Indianapolis-based, non-profit organization that works to empower student and medical volunteers to participate directly in global development, promote sustainability and tackle international health challenges. Every spring break, students from the IU chapter travel to Guatemala, where they partner with Association Pop Wuj to set up clinics and provide health care for impoverished communities nationwide.

Simon to perform at Auditorium Sunday

By Barb Anguiano · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 11:52 p.m.

Paul Simon, of the 1960s folk-rock duo Simon and Garfunkel, has written songs such as “Mrs. Robinson” and “The Sound of Silence.” He will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the IU Auditorium.

Bologna by Bre

By Brea Johnson · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 11:50 p.m.

After deciding to study abroad in Italy, I was secretly hoping to see a few of the stereotypes prominently featured in the media. Northern Italians, however, are drastically different from their more colorful countrymen to the South, and I’ve spent the past three months searching for the false Italian picture painted by the writers of “The Sopranos.”

2011 graduates continue tradition of service overseas in Peace Corps

By Seegan March · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 10:58 p.m.

Although it is a competitive process, many IU graduates have served or are currently serving in the Peace Corps.

Group raises flood relief funds

By Kate Thacker · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 10:55 p.m.

IU’s Thai Student Association is raising money to help flood relief efforts in Thailand, which started in late July and have covered almost one-third of the country.

Technology research facility opens

By Katie Mettler · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 10:54 p.m.

In a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 10, IU unveiled the Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies, a scientific facility created to address the developing challenges of the supercomputing world.

Online classified sites can lead to robberies

By Bailey Loosemore · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 10:52 p.m.

“Robbery by appointment,” a scam most commonly related with Craigslist — a website used to post classified ads in various cities — has University Director of Public Safety Jerry Minger and other Protect IU members alarmed.

Fraternity, sorority communities at IU have expanded, changed image since 1845 founding

By Hannah Smith · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 10:50 p.m.

Campus is home to 48 greek chapters, but it hasn’t always been this way. The greek community at IU has grown to involve nearly 20 percent of campus.

Roots café adds meat to menu, keeps food local

Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 9:37 p.m.

When the restaurant first opened eight years ago, it was the only strict vegan and vegetarian restaurant in Bloomington. As other vegan eateries have sprung up around town, Roots on the Square has added something to new the menu to help set the restaurant apart: meat.

Occupy Bloomington protesters hold march on anniversary of birth of Occupy Wall Street

By Eric Cunningham · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 9:36 p.m.

About 40 members of Occupy Bloomington held a march down Kirkwood Ave. Thursday evening.

Occupy Indianapolis group ordered to remove tents, splinters into 2 groups

Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 9:34 p.m.

Occupy Indianapolis protesters were ordered Wednesday to clean up their camp on the Statehouse lawn by Thursday evening or face arrest while a group of protesters split from the main group.

A reponse to “Technology is preventing us from thinking longer thoughts”

Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 6:18 p.m.

Where did critical thinking skills go? Where did book reports go? Where did books go? All the networking sites are a little harsh on our brains, yes, but not all technology is bad.

Remember the less fortunate

By Jon Todd · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 6:14 p.m.

I’d like to ask you to consider doing something for others this holiday season.

The world turned upsidedown

By Sidney Fletcher · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 6:12 p.m.

Maybe I’m wrong, but I think that all around us, there’s a consensus developing in our generation that our adversarial system of politics and economics isn’t working.

Should it be legal for Indiana citizens to use force to prevent police from entering their homes?

By Jon Todd · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 6:08 p.m.

We say Fourth Amendment Rights must be protected, but violence begets violence.

Column: Ensure a season they won’t forget

By Avi Zaleon · Thursday, Nov. 17,2011 9:12 a.m.

The 2011-12 Hoosiers are the opening act to your favorite band, the name called before yours on graduation day, that passionate kiss leading to — well, you get the point. But this sentiment doesn’t have to overshadow the next five months of basketball. And it shouldn’t.