The Plight of Asylum-Seekers
With a hold on refugees being resettled in our town, the Bloomington Refugee Support Network has turned its attention to helping those in desperate straits already here.
Read MoreOct 11, 2017 | Features
With a hold on refugees being resettled in our town, the Bloomington Refugee Support Network has turned its attention to helping those in desperate straits already here.
Read MoreSep 29, 2017 | Science & Education
Indiana University’s Herbarium, a collection of 150,000 plant samples gathered over the past 130 years, has long provided a detailed catalog of Indiana’s plant life. Now this unique museum of native plants (and a rogues’ gallery of invasive species) is going digital. Herbarium staff hope to take the entire collection online by 2019.
Read MoreSep 16, 2017 | Our Town
At the end of May, when many of his peers were kicking back and putting seventh grade behind them, Daniel Larsen was traveling to Washington, D.C., to compete in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Read MoreSep 15, 2017 | Science & Education
An innovative program initiated by the U.S. Department of State gives students the opportunity to help American diplomats tackle real-life problems. Diplomacy Lab, now in its second year at Indiana University, provides service-learning experiences for students in diverse disciplines that intersect with foreign policy—often in surprising ways.
Read MoreAug 21, 2017 | Community
Since January 2016, cashiers at Bloomingfoods’ three locations have been asking customers if they would like to round up their purchases to the next dollar as part of the co-op’s Positive Change program. And while it may seem like a small amount on any given purchase, when several thousand customers participate, that pocket change adds up.
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