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"Poetry is in the streets" in 1968

By Clark Gudas · Thursday, Feb. 8,2018 10 a.m.

Art and film of 1968 changed the way we see the world.

IDS reflects on the 1968 moments that shook the world

By Christine Fernando · Thursday, Feb. 8,2018 5 a.m.

From triumph to tragedy, here are events in 1968 that shaped the world we live in today.

Indiana becomes second state with Medicaid work requirement

By IDS staff · Monday, Feb. 5,2018 3 a.m.

Kentucky received similar approval from the federal government three weeks before Friday's announcement.

Liz Watson, a Democratic candidate for the 9th Congressional District, addresses the audience on her platform beliefs. Watson informed the audience on what she wanted to fight for in Congress, such as equal opportunity for all Americans and the raise of pay for the working class.

Candidates for 9th District Democratic primary answer students' questions in Rawles Hall

By Emily Isaacman · Thursday, Feb. 1,2018 11:30 a.m.

College tuition and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals were the most common issues students wanted the candidates to answer.

Trump touts tax overhaul and military power in first State of the Union address

By Jesse Naranjo · Tuesday, Jan. 30,2018 11:48 p.m.

The president took aim at the current system of legal immigration, which he blamed for gang violence.

Larry Nassar sentenced up to 175 years in prison, USA Gymnastics board to resign

By Caroline Anders · Monday, Jan. 29,2018 5 a.m.

Former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar will likely live his last days in jail.

IU ROTC alumnus killed in helicopter crash remembered as a leader and mentor

By Peter Talbot · Monday, Jan. 29,2018 12 a.m.

The crash occurred during training operations and the cause is still being investigated.

MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case

By Tribune News Service · Thursday, Jan. 25,2018 12:31 p.m.

Not long after Nassar's sentencing MSU President Simon announced her resignation.

Indiana's lone Democratic senator helps to broker temporary spending bill

By Jesse Naranjo · Wednesday, Jan. 24,2018 4 a.m.

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, said in place of a talking stick, senators passed around a toy basketball, in the "Hoosier tradition."

Congress passes, president signs short term spending bill to end government shutdown

By IDS staff · Tuesday, Jan. 23,2018 12 a.m.

The bill must clear the House before the government can officially re-open.

Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, announced the Jacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act has been officially implemented in the Indiana National Guard. The legislation, pushed by Donnelly, seeks to prevent military suicide by requiring all service members, including guard, reserve and active duty, to have an annual mental health assessment.

Donnelly supports bill to protect veterans from predatory home lending

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 19,2018 4 a.m.

The bill would require lenders to demonstrate how borrowers would benefit from refinancing their loans.

Gina McCarthy, former administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks at 5 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Obama-era EPA administrator urges unification over environmental issues

By Peter Talbot · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 6:49 a.m.

Gina McCarthy spoke optimistically on the value of grassroots innovation in clean energy.

Republicans focus on beating Donnelly in November election

By Laurel Demkovich · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:47 p.m.

All six Republican candidates came together Saturday for straw poll.

Congressmen Todd Rokita, R-4th District, and Luke Messer, R-6th District, deliver remarks at the state Republican party's Congress of Countries on Saturday. Neither of the two front-runners for the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2018 Senate primary disavowed President Trump's reported complaints about accepting immigrants from "shithole countries."

Senate candidates decline to disavow Trump's "shithole countries" remark

By Jesse Naranjo · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:13 p.m.

The two congressmen avoided criticizing the president's disparaging remarks about African, Caribbean and Central American nations.

President Trump looks on after signing an executive order on "Supporting our Veterans during their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life" on Jan. 9. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will appear at a rally Thursday night in Elkhart, Indiana.

Trump complains about allowing immigrants from 'shithole' countries

By Tribune News Service · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 7:13 p.m.

Trump's statement was met with quick condemnation.

Elvis J. Stahr Jr., then-president of IU, wrote a letter to the University community the evening of King’s death emphasizing his shock and sadness in wake of the death. “His courage, his eloquence, the nobility of his aims and of his life should inspire men and women of every race to re-double our determination to put away hate forever,” Stahr wrote. He invited the community to the following day’s memorial service. In his letter, Stahr said all flags on campus would be flown at half-staff, and he encouraged faculty members to observe a period of silent meditation in their Friday classes.

Bloomington community reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 12 a.m.

University dignitaries and student leaders spoke at a 1968 memorial service for King.

President Trump listens during a meeting with legislators on immigration reform in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Jan. 9, in Washington, D.C.

As government shutdown deadline approaches, Congress debates compromise on immigration

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 10,2018 6:08 a.m.

The president demands border wall funding, but some legislators want to provide a legislative replacement to DACA.

Bloomington, Monroe County joining class action suit against opioid manufacturers and distributors

By Jesse Naranjo · Wednesday, Dec. 13,2017 12:17 p.m.

The suit claims false marketing and reckless distribution of opioid medication.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) looks over his notes prior to hearing Alex M. Azar II testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on his nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, Nov. 29 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. A series of Senate Democratic women issued calls for Franken to resign that morning.

Facing calls from fellow Democrats, Sen. Franken announces resignation

By IDS staff · Friday, Dec. 8,2017 7 a.m.

Franken said some allegations made against him were untrue.

Why the current Wild Card system is perfect for today's baseball

By Michael Hernandez · Monday, Oct. 5,2015 10:52 p.m.

The Wild Card postseason begins Tuesday.

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