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Nancy Brand and Martha Vicinus are two women who worked and lived in Bloomington, Indiana and participated within the Women’s Liberation Movement during the 1960s and 1970s. They made advancements in women’s rights such as founding the Women’s Studies Department at Indiana University and creating the IU Women’s Center. Their interviews, conducted in the late 1970s, are brought back to …

 This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022. In today’s Disabulletin, WFHB Correspondent Abe Shapiro speaks with Professor Steve Sanders at the IU Mauer School of Law. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Spying on You on Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. More following today’s feature. …

Welcome to the latest edition of Strike Mic – Voices from the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition in light of the recent strike at Indiana University. Today for Strike Mic, we spoke with Zara Anwarzai, a graduate worker and organizer with the Indiana Grad Workers Coalition.  She summed up the state of the strike so far and talks about IGWC’s next …

After closing their doors back in mid-February to students and faculty, Indiana and Purdue Universities are closing in on new ideas on how to appropriately open schools for the fall semester in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Purdue University President Mitch Daniels announced on Tuesday the possibility of opening all classes on-site at Purdue’s West Lafayette locations this fall …

Maqube Reese has been a symbol for the Bloomington community for years, from her days at Stepping Stones, to the seat at city hall promoting Black History Month, to currently working at I.U.’s Kelley School of Business as the assistant director of diversity initiatives.  Last Saturday, she was given the city of Bloomington’s Outstanding Black Leaders of Tomorrow award at …

PART ONE: Hosts Clarence Boone and Liz Mitchell speak with William Morris, the host of WFIU’s jazz program “Just You and Me” and the upbeat “Soul Kitchen”, featuring funky jazz, R&B, gospel, and rock. He began at WFIU after five years of volunteering here at community radio station WFHB, where he hosted such programs as the Tuesday Afternoon Music Mix, …

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton announced he will stand for re-election next year; An Indiana University Fraternity has had its charter revoked; Monroe County Commissioners have approved a setback requirement that will allow a planned residential development on South Rockport Road to go forward; FEATURE We’ll hear from Indiana Recovery Alliance Director and Founder Chris Abert, who says he’ll push for …

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 Tenth Street over the weekend. On Friday night, an electrical problem blew a 60 year-old conductor underground. Indiana University Communication’s Director Chuck Carney said the explosion knocked out power to some surrounding buildings and caused the closure of the busy east-west thoroughfare in Bloomington. Carney said no one was injured in …

Indiana University will be redeveloping Crosstown Plaza, on 10th street in Bloomington. The plaza is home to several local businesses, including Lennie’s Restaurant and Pub, Pizza X, Soma, and the 10th Street Market. Currently, the lot is divided into two sections, Crosstown One, on the East side of the plaza, and Crosstown Two, on the West Side. This weekend, Crosstown One …