An Indiana University Fraternity has had its charter revoked. Kappa Sigma’s national governing body announced the decision to revoke their IU chapter’s charter, after repeated reports of alcohol abuse and hazing. Indiana University Communications Director Chuck Carney said the University is glad the national governing body for Kappa Sigma acted. Those in the Kappa Sigma fraternity at Indiana University will …
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Welcome to the Holiday Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Mongolian-American Ochmaa Dasheveg Escue and Indian-American Suparna Bose discuss their traditions during the holiday season, specifically Christmas and New Year’s in Mongolia and India. …
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Welcome to the Thanksgiving Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Host Ellen Wu, Indiana University History Professor, interviews Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, immigration expert and Penn State Law Professor. Professor Wadhia shares her experience as a …
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PART ONE Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with La Vella Hyter, Roberts Settlement Descendant, Board Member and Media Chair; and Dr. Catherine Hughes, Director of Museum Theatre and Research for Conner Prairie, about Indiana’s Roberts Settlement. PART TWO In part two we hear from Indiana University’s First Nations Educational and Cultural Center Director Nicky Belle, Program Assistant Heather Williams, …
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Welcome to the Playing Your Part Episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio! Hearabouts is produced by WFHB and Indiana University’s Asian Culture Center. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, Host Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin interviews Yuko Kurahashi Ph.D., a professor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University. Dr. Kurahashi speaks about …
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In this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Bob Hammel tells the story of Preston Eagleson. who was born in Bloomington. Eagleson graduated from Bloomington High School, and went on to be the first African-American to earn a letter in IU athletics. He was also the first African American to receive an IU graduate degree. The Bicentennial Journal—looking back on 200 …
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Jennifer Bass and Stephanie A. Sanders are in the studio tonight to talk about a new monthly segment called Marriage Equality: Stories from the Heartland. Jennifer Bass is project director of Marriage Equality; Stories from the Heartland, with the department of Gender Studies at IU. She joined the Kinsey Institute in 1995 as a research associate. A faculty member at IU Bloomington …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will stump for 9th Congressional District candidate Liz Watson, at Indiana University on Friday. WFHB News Director Wes Martin and Reporter Gabe Donnelly, sit down with Watson to discuss Sanders’ endorsement, the Get Out the Vote rally, the election against incumbent Congressman Trey Hollingsworth, campaign finance reform, and her relationship with defeated primary Democratic rival, Dan Canon. Sanders …
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Welcome to Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio anniversary episode, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Indiana University Asian Culture Center! Hearabouts is produced in partnership with WFHB and the IU Asian Culture Center, in Bloomington, Indiana. We ask critical questions about identity, culture, community and shared assumptions. On today’s episode, we feature two IU Alumni, Khai Yang and Dr. Paul Park, …
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Hosts Clarence Boone and Roberta Radovich are joined by Groups Scholars Director, Mary Stephenson, and Pastor Eddie and Reverend Notoshia Howard. PART ONE Access for historically under-served communities is one of the key first steps to building a diverse and inclusive campus. There are few better testaments to this fact than the Groups Scholars Program, which this year celebrates 50 …
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