Tag Archives: Bloomington Campus

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 …

An explosion on Indiana University’s Bloomington campus shut down 10th street over the weekend; Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders was in Bloomington on Friday; The City of Bloomington and Monroe County have been awarded a $30 thousand grant in support of law enforcement; Yellowwood Road in Brown County is once again open; Fall foliage has yet to materialize throughout Brown County. FEATURE WFHB Correspondent …

A 30-year old man has reportedly made a plea-deal with Bloomington Police, after around 300 Indiana University students landed in Las Vegas with no place to stay. The Associated Press reports that BPD Detectives were asked to handle the case, after hundreds of IU-Bloomington students paid a travel agent around $60,000 total, for a weekend in Vegas. Police said students …

Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will be giving the annual State of the University address on Tuesday. McRobbie is expected to speak on the University’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan, a plan that Indiana University said, “provides a framework to assure IU’s leadership in student success, research and scholarly excellence, and service to our communities, and as a driver of economic development …

An anti-abortion group has filed charges against an Indiana University Bloomington student. The Indiana University Student, Thomas Metcalf, spray-painted over and threw away anti-abortion signs protesters from the anti-abortion group Created Equal had set up along 10th street on IU’s campus last week. The anti-abortion protesters were wearing go-pro cameras, and have widely publicized the incident. Indiana University Communications Director …

Today is the first day of early voting in Indiana; Fifteen Indiana counties are getting a share funds raised through timber sales at state forests; The National Rifle Association endorsed Indiana Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun. FEATURE Indiana University Alum George Taliaferro passed away yesterday at 91 years old. A three-time All-American running back, Taliaferro was the first African-American to be drafted …

Anti-abortion protesters at Indiana University’s Bloomington campus had their signs vandalized. WFHB correspondent Annie Aguiar brings us a report about why the university must allow protesters to continue to come to campus. Anti-abortion protesters on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington had their signs, which depicted fetuses and pro-life slogans, defaced this afternoon. Indiana University is a public institution, and …

Indiana University police are investigating an alleged sexual assault and strangulation case, in a Bloomington dorm. WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar reports, sexual assault cases at Indiana University are not handled like criminal cases.