Local youth learn to lead
The words of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson headlined the itinerary for middle school students attending the Youth Empowerment Workshop at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on Saturday.
The words of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson headlined the itinerary for middle school students attending the Youth Empowerment Workshop at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center on Saturday.
Just a few hours after the final parties of Little 500 fizzled out early Sunday morning, the more than 200 people arrested during the weekend arrived at 8 a.m. at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office to learn their punishment.
A 125-million-year-old fossil has unveiled new information about the evolution of flowering plants, thanks to an international group of scientists that includes IU biologist David Dilcher.

Eric Young, the four-year Cutters rider, sprinted the final three turns to win the 61st running of the men’s Little 500, earning his team its fifth-straight victory — a feat no other team in Little 500 history has accomplished.
The IU Board of Trustees met Thursday and Friday to discuss current and future construction projects, an update on the new academic directions committee and IU’s cost benchmarking report.
KC Baker doesn’t fit in with most of the candidates for Bloomington City Council. Of the 18 candidates in the May 3 municipal primary election, just one, Baker, is a student.
In a recent research study co-authored by IU biologist Roger Hangarter and Dalhousie University biologist Ryan Kerney, green algae were found inside the cells of spotted salamander embryos.
IU students are one step closer to being a part of the heat for the 2012 presidential election.
Tea Party members stood in front of Bloomington City Hall Friday evening, protesting government spending at their third annual Tax Day rally.
A man reported to the Bloomington Police Department that he was tied up and robbed Saturday night.
Behind a complete game from junior Blake Monar and an 11-strikeout outing from freshman Joey DeNato, the IU (23-12, 6-3) baseball team won its third straight Big Ten series to open up the conference season.
The Hoosiers defeated Indiana 27-24 in Saturday’s spring football game at Memorial Stadium.
The IU softball team swept Wisconsin in a two-game series during the weekend, capped by Amanda Wagner’s walk-off grand slam Sunday.
As the last of the Schwinn tires crossed the finish line in the Men’s Little 500 at Bill Armstrong Stadium, the lights flickered on next door. The IU track and field teams were competing in the Indiana Invitational at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex during the weekend.
The Wildcats (15-6, 7-0) stayed perfect in conference play, and the Hoosiers (12-9, 2-6) remained winless in their six Big Ten road matches.
Unusually high scores seemed to be the trend at the Lady Buckeye Spring Invite, where the IU women’s golf team played its final regular season tournament before starting the postseason with the Big Ten Championships next week.
After sitting in third for most of the tournament, with just holes to go, the IU men’s golf team fell to finish fifth in the Illini Spring Classic on Sunday after two of its top players, juniors David Erdy and Chase Wright, both made double-bogeys on hole 17 of the final round.
The Hoosiers defeated a pair of Ivy League opponents Saturday, knocking off Brown and Harvard 11-6 and 14-8, respectively, in College Park, Md.
The IU men’s tennis team defeated No. 72 Northwestern 5-2 Friday but lost 6-1 at No. 32 Louisville on Sunday, snapping the Hoosiers’ 12-match winning streak.
The orchestra warmed up below the stage, gathering steam, and then the steam whistle itself blew — and the cast of “Anything Goes” set sail for a romping, roving musical comedy.