Features & In-Depth

'Justice for Merlin'

By Hannah Boufford · Monday, Oct. 29,2018 8:08 p.m.

Merlin was a tortoise beloved by his Indiana owner. Then a neighbor shot and killed him.

2018 IU Men's Soccer Guide

Monday, Aug. 13,2018 1:52 p.m.

Here’s a look at the players and coaches, their past and how they can contribute this season.

Broken

By Sara Miller , Eman Mozaffar and Taylor Telford · Monday, April 30,2018 4 a.m.

As Indiana's foster care system strains beneath the weight of the opioid crisis, foster parents fight to protect themselves and the state's neglected children.

Conservator Jim Canary explains how he plans to repair the binding of a book that is currently kept in a cardboard box. Canary conducts repairs in the Lilly Library’s conservation lab.

The Conservator

By Brooke McAfee · Monday, April 30,2018 12 a.m.

For about 32 years, conservator Jim Canary has repaired and protected the Lilly Library's rare books and manuscripts.

The firefighters of the Bloomington Fire Department are there when you call. From defective smoke alarms to horrifying accidents, they see everything. But what do they do when the calls for help are their own?

2018 Little 500 race guide

By Matt Rasnic · Thursday, April 19,2018 9:24 a.m.

The Little 500 is here. The Indiana Daily Student compiled a race guide with everything you need to know, including team rosters, feature stories, photos and more.

Candystripe champ

By Mia Torres and Christine Fernando · Thursday, April 5,2018 6:10 p.m.

Join the Indiana Daily Student, as we celebrate board games, by embarking on a Hoosier-themed adventure. Brave all-nighters at Wells and 8 a.m. treks through snow to prove yourself a champion as you make your way to graduation.

The deal with Kilroy's

By Lydia Gerike · Thursday, April 5,2018 12:45 p.m.

Kilroy’s on Kirkwood has become a staple of IU culture as iconic as taking photos at the Sample Gates.

Temporary home

By Zoe Spilker · Monday, April 2,2018 1 a.m.

Students across the country struggle to afford housing while pursuing higher education. James Mynatt is no exception.

The Pride of Paoli

By Hannah Boufford , Emily Berryman and Laurel Demkovich · Thursday, March 29,2018 12:28 a.m.

In a town known for intolerance, the Pride of Paoli marching band was a place where misfits belonged. It wasn’t about whom they march next to, but whether they can march in step.

The man in black

By Jack Evans · Friday, March 9,2018 4 a.m.

As death shakes his city and takes his friends, a funeral director finds salvation in his work.

An ode to all things indie

By Eman Mozaffar and Mia Torres · Thursday, Feb. 22,2018 11:43 a.m.

Prepare yourself for new music in 2018 from The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend and more with this guide.

Buss dreams big at IU

By Dylan Wallace · Monday, Feb. 19,2018 5:30 a.m.

Tyra Buss has been ultra-competitive all her life, and it has propelled her to have a historic career at IU.

Queen 'B'

By Murphy Wheeler · Monday, Feb. 19,2018 1 a.m.

IU senior forward Amanda Cahill has left a lasting legacy in her four years at IU both on and off the court.

Noblesville, Indiana resident Connie Blanford said, "Part of the issue with racism in Noblesville is that nobody thinks it exists." A video of a Noblesville High School student wrapped in a Nazi flag and shouting racial slurs sparked attention all around the country.

'That wouldn't happen here.' Then it did.

By Jack Evans · Wednesday, Feb. 14,2018 12 a.m.

Could a viral video and a Nazi flag force a conversation about race in Noblesville?

Sueños pausados

Tuesday, Feb. 13,2018 1:27 a.m.

Los niños de inmigrantes indocumentados que son traídos por sus padres a los Estados Unidos suelen pasar sus vidas buscando estabilidad. Con la revocación de DACA, muchas de las puertas a una mejor vida de estos soñadores podrían cerrarse.