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Monday, Feb 22, 2010

Hog Heaven Event Delivers Taste With a Side of Sustainability

Hog Heaven Event Delivers Taste With a Side of Sustainability

The Bloomington Eats Green conference came to IU at the end January, and the tastiest event was Hog Heaven, featuring a local pig prepared by local chefs.

Friday, Feb 19, 2010

Bringing Broadway to Bloomington

Bringing Broadway to Bloomington

WTIU was granted access to the set-up of the North American tour of "Jesus Christ Superstar" to find out how Broadway comes to Bloomington.

Tuesday, Feb 2, 2010

Black History Month Kicks Off with Read-In

Black history month kicked off yesterday with the Indiana University School of Education’s 8th Annual African American Read-In.

Friday, Jan 22, 2010

Preserving a Dying Language in its Final Stages

With the help of a new grant, Indiana University anthropologists are moving closer to the completion of a dictionary that’s, so far, taken more than three decades to compile. It aims to preserve the Assiniboine language, which is only spoken by fewer than 40 mostly elderly people. As Daniel Robison reports, the project is a race against time.

Wednesday, Jan 20, 2010

Media Inventory Turns Up Missing Discs of 50’s Radio Program

Media Inventory Turns Up Missing Discs of 50’s Radio Program

A recent media survey of all audio, video and film on the IU Bloomington campus turned up around half a million items, most cared for and stored properly for future generations. That changed when a group of archivists came across an unusual discovery in a campus building attic.

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2009

Tibetan Center Receives Sacred Texts from Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama has donated a huge collection of sacred texts to Bloomington’s Tibetan Mongolian Cultural Center. Watch as WTIU’s Emily Loftis visits the center to talk with Arjia Rinpoche about the gift.

Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009

Psychology of Fear: What Makes Us Scared and Why Do We Want It?

Psychology of Fear: What Makes Us Scared and Why Do We Want It?

In the first of two WFIU features surrounding Halloween, Ann Shea takes a scientific look at what makes us scared and why we sometimes seek out the emotion.

Monday, Oct 19, 2009

Renovations Begin on IU Theater Transformation to Cinema

IU officials broke ground on Saturday for renovations to the University Theater on campus.

Friday, Oct 16, 2009

The Costs of Graffiti and a Debate Over Its Existence

The Costs of Graffiti and a Debate Over Its Existence

The cost of wiping out graffiti from Bloomington is becoming more expensive for Bloomington city officials and local proprietors. In the conclusion to WFIU’s two-part series on graffiti, reporter Emily Loftis talks with business owners about the debate and visits a city employee who cleans up city surfaces after they’ve been spray-painted…

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2009

Part 1: Bloomington Graffiti Writers Claim Misunderstanding

Part 1: Bloomington Graffiti Writers Claim Misunderstanding

Despite Bloomington’s status as an art-focused community, graffiti writers say their sub-culture is misunderstood and branded a nuisance, rather than art. In the first of a two-part series, WFIU’s Emily Loftis sought out graffiti writers to talk about their work.