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IUDM participants reveal signs displaying the total amount fundraised. The 2017 IUDM raised $4,203,326.23 for the kids.

Indiana University Dance Marathon: 'That was litty'

By IDS staff · Sunday, Nov. 12,2017 4:02 p.m.

IUDM raised $4,203,326.23 for Riley Children's Hospital.

The Love family talks during the 2017 Indiana University Dance Marathon on Friday at the IU Tennis Center. The annual fundraiser raises money for IU Health Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. IUDM raised over 4.15 million dollars in 2016.

GALLERY: IUDM kicks off 2017 Dance Marathon

By Evan De Stefano · Saturday, Nov. 11,2017 11:18 p.m.

IUDM's 36 hour countdown to the big reveal of total amount fundraised begins.

Sophomore Alex Brown eats his last meal of Domino's sausage pizza before fasting for 24 hours. "My eyes have been opened to the fact that slavery still exists,"  Brown said about Freedom Fast for International Justice Mission. "It's not just a problem from the past."

GALLERY: Fifteen students have their last meal before a 24 hour fast

By Rose Bythrow · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 11:22 p.m.

International Justice Mission at IU raised $1,045 to rescue people across the world from slavery.

Members of the IU Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps color guard unfurl the flag to raise it during a sunrise Veterans Day ceremony on Friday. The ceremony, which was held outside of Franklin Hall, honored veterans and those currently serving in the armed forces.

Veterans honored at daybreak

By Caroline Anders · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 10:32 p.m.

Veterans and active-duty officers alike were honored at a flag-raising ceremony on Friday morning.

Protestors gathered Thursday morning outside the Yellowwood State Forest to protest the auctioning off of 299 acres. The land was sold for just over $108,000.

GALLERY: People protest the auctioning of 299 acres of Yellowwood State Forest

By Matt Rasnic · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 12:19 p.m.

The 299 acres of Yellowwood State Forest was auctioned off Thursday morning for just over $108,000.

Garrett Greller and his father, Howie Greller, created a Cannabidiol-based product for people suffering from pain like Garrett, who was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 16. The resulting product was Uncle Bud’s, a hemp-based topical for pain relief.

Senior starts hemp-based business

By Jaden Amos · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 11:58 a.m.

Uncle Bud’s is a hemp-based topical for pain relief.

Panel members met to discuss climate change on Thursday evening in the Whittenberger Auditorium. Jeffrey White, second from the left and a professor and researcher of climate change, was the first to speak.

Speakers stressed advocacy to turn the tide against climate change at panel Thursday

By Christine Fernando · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 11 a.m.

The panelists said there were different ways to go about sustainability change other than activism.

School of Global and International Studies develops Tobias Center from $5 million gift

By Rebecca Ellis · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 9 a.m.

The Tobias Center will focus on research in international development.

Friday rundown: Pence comes home, IUBB game tonight, IU increases diversity, Kiehl Carlquist releases album

By IDS staff · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 7 a.m.

What you need to know for Friday, Nov. 10.

IU increases diversity, adds funding for minority students

By Christine Stephenson · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 6 a.m.

By 2025, IU plans to increase its funding for underrepresented students by 25 percent.

Though the trees were spoken for, 299 acres of Yellowwood State Forest were sold Thursday

By Katelyn Haas · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 3 a.m.

The highest bidder, a Martinsville-based logging company, Hamilton Logging Inc., submitted $108,785.

Vice President Mike Pence talks about tax reform during a roundtable discussion with Gov. Eric Holcomb, Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, and Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta. The roundtable took place Thursday at TKO Graphix, a printing company in Plainfield, Indiana.

Pence returns to home state to push GOP tax efforts

By Jesse Naranjo · Friday, Nov. 10,2017 1:29 a.m.

Pence was joined by the governor, Sen. Todd Young and Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta.

Astronomer Wendy Freedman educates public on mysteries of universe

By Libby Grossman · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 1:16 p.m.

The astronomer discussed the mystery of dark matter.

Thursday rundown: Pence visits Indiana, HPV most common STI, Athletic director on game day, IU to turn gases into algae

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 6:02 a.m.

What you need to know on Thursday, Nov. 9.

The IU Health Center is located at 10th Street and Jordan Avenue. Campus Action for Democracy organized a town hall Wednesday night to discuss issues students have with the center.

HPV touches the lives of 80 percent of sexually active adults

By Lauren Fazekas · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 6 a.m.

The most common STI doesn't have a cure and can't be spotted among men.

Dan Watts, the former board president of the Interfaith Emergency Winter Shelter, explains the history of the shelter. The shelter was built for people experiencing homelessness ten years ago and is completely run by volunteers.

Interfaith Emergency Winter Shelter needs more volunteers

By Peter Talbot · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 5 a.m.

The shelter is seeking 150 more volunteers to keep it running smoothly throughout the winter.

Flower beds decorate the border of Showalter Fountain. Stephen Glaholt, a professor and researcher in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and Mark Menefee, assistant director for utility services at the IU Central Heating Plant, are co-leading a project to turn greenhouse gases released from the central heating plant into fertilizer using algae.

Researchers make fertilizer out of greenhouse gases

By Rebecca Ellis · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 4 a.m.

A faculty member and utility services employee are working together to reduce greenhouse gases.

Pence will visit Plainfield to discuss tax reform

By IDS staff · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 2 a.m.

The vice president will attend a round table discussion in a suburb of Indianapolis to discuss taxes.

Dr. Djene Bajalan, a Middle East historian from Missouri State University, gives a speech on Kurdish nationalism. Dr. Bajalan spoke on Wednesday in the Global and International Studies Building.

Speaker discusses complexity of Kurdish statehood aspirations

By Caroline Anders · Thursday, Nov. 9,2017 1 a.m.

Missouri State history professor Djene Bajalan discussed ways the 'Kurdish question' has been watered down by misinformation.

Worried about gaining weight during the holidays? Check out these tips for eating lean.

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Nov. 8,2017 6:09 p.m.

Eating healthy during the holidays is easier with these simple tips.

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