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Students guessed about 30 percent of their classmates were taking drugs like Adderall and Ritalin for non-medical purposes at least once a year, according to a University of Washington study. The study found only 17 percent of students surveyed had done so.

College students far overestimate stimulant abuse, research finds

By Caroline Anders · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 12:30 p.m.

Though college students think nearly a third of their peers abuse ADHD medication, the number who do is actually far fewer.

First United Methodist Church volunteer Steve Ulrey unloads cans of peaches on Wednesday at the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. The food bank serves six counties, including Monroe County, and will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Saturday.

Hoosier Hills Food Bank celebrates 35 years of service

By Jaden Amos · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 9:48 a.m.

The food bank has donated over 54,000,000 pounds of food.

Friday rundown: Jordan Hall namesake controversy, theater Ph.D. in flux, search for new School of Education dean, women's basketball tonight

By IDS staff · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 8:05 a.m.

What you need to know for Friday, Nov. 17.

Senior Gaby Anderson sits outside the Indiana Memorial Union. Anderson is of Kiowa decent.

Sharing Heritage

By Christine Stephenson · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 7 a.m.

Senior Gaby Anderson gained confidence in her native identity through the FNECC.

Students work in the education library Wednesday afternoon. The School of Education will be getting a new dean, replacing current dean Terry Mason.

Search committee begins process to find new School of Education dean

By Rebecca Ellis · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 4 a.m.

The committee had their first meeting on Nov 6 to discuss the plan.

Armed robbery reported at off-campus Delta Sigma Phi fraternity house

By IDS staff · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 3 a.m.

The victims of the reported robbery believed the guns were fake.

The Leo R. Dowling International Center is home to the Office of Overseas Study. IU recently ranked seventh among United States universities sending students abroad.

IU earns 7th place in sending students abroad

By IDS staff · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 2 a.m.

Those who study abroad are likely to have higher GPAs and a higher paying starting salary.

Slips of papers marked with the words #renameJordan and #decolonizeIU were scattered in classrooms and doors in Jordan Hall on Monday night. The anonymous flyers represent a movement to remove the name of David Starr Jordan from Jordan Hall.

Anonymous flyers prompt discussion on changing name of Jordan Hall

By Christine Fernando · Friday, Nov. 17,2017 12 a.m.

The flyers showed David Starr Jordan’s connection to eugenics.

IU’s AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony on Tuesday in the IMU Alumni Hall. The committee addressed myths and facts associated with HIV.

Timothy DuWhite shares poetry about stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 11 a.m.

Timothy DuWhite shared poems and excerpts from articles he's written about HIV/AIDS.

Bloomington Transit to hold 17th annual "Stuff-A-Bus"

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 9:30 a.m.

The initiative provides outerwear and toys to families in need for the holidays.

IU dietitian advises students to plan their meals

By Rebecca Ellis · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 9:23 a.m.

IU’s dietitians provide a resource for finding healthy eating habits.

Looking back on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 55 years later

By Caroline Anders · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 8:12 a.m.

Speakers and professors reflect on the Cuban Missile Crisis in honor of its 55th anniversary.

Thursday rundown: AIDS Memorial Quilt, 55 years after Cuban Missile Crisis, Kicker finds best numbers of career, Season for giving Back

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 7:36 a.m.

What you need to know on Thursday, Nov. 16.

State police arrest Bloomington man on charges of dealing heroin

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 7 a.m.

The 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon near a dog park north of Bloomington.

Shalom Community Center, located on Walnut Street, provides resources for people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

These places in Bloomington are offering Thanksgiving meals for homeless or low-income people

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 5 a.m.

Some locations offer to-go meals and others sit down meals.

IU's AIDS Memorial Quilt Committee presents the 30th anniversary ceremony of the quilt on Tuesday in Alumni Hall. The committee spoke about the myths and facts of HIV.

AIDS Memorial Quilt includes display for IU alumnus

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 16,2017 1 a.m.

The display brings 26 of the 5,956 quilt blocks to IU.

Snow sits on a branch in Bloomington last winter. The Festival of Trees on Nov. 24 is an unofficial start to the Bloomington holiday shopping season.

Second annual Festival of Trees promotes foster care awareness

By Libby Grossman · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 11 a.m.

Proceeds from the event will go towards training for foster parents.

Officers stand left to right in 1956: Ralph Wible, Harold Leininger II, Jim Soukup and Neil Morehead. Leininger says he thinks the IU chapter of Sigma Nu no longer has the same mission and vision as when he was a member.

Sigma Nu alumnus said he is saddened by chapter suspension

By Jaden Amos · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 10 a.m.

Former members of Sigma Nu disagree on the justification of suspension.

Bloomington Animal Shelter closing for construction on Nov. 16, 17

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 9 a.m.

The parking lot will cause congestion with only one lane on South Walnut.

2 Bloomington men arrested on charges of dealing meth

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Nov. 15,2017 8 a.m.

Police reportedly found drugs and several handguns in their cars.

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