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Do you know an arctophile? Are you one yourself? Do you know what an arctophile is? Find out with this throwback “word song” from WTIU’s The Friday Zone
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Some of the affected employees were notified today – the other people will be notified early next week.
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Discover how Gene Stratton-Porter’s passion for photography transformed the way she documented the natural world, and explore how WTIU’s upcoming documentary Gene Stratton-Porter: Music of the Wild brings her remarkable visual legacy to life.
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What does sexual and reproductive health look like when it’s studied at a population level, and why does that research matter for everyday life?
Filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters hit theaters last weekend. Nice Work’s Alex Chambers spoke with Riley at a live event on the IU campus. They talked about making TV versus making movies, and how either could get people involved in working class social movements. Then we check in with Pillar Arts and tune in to the Bloomington Amateur Radio Club.
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About 150 years ago, Indiana nearly bankrupted itself building a statewide canal system. Now, a new archaeological project seeks to learn more about this maligned period of Indiana history.
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In 1812, Pennsylvania lawyer John Test and his family moved west, reluctantly settling in the Whitewater River town of Brookville, Indiana.
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Allie Rigby reads "Press Record Now," "Frog Skin," "Self-Portrait as Orchid," and "Burnt Rice."
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Ours is a diverse culture and divided country in many ways, but there is one characteristic that securely unites most all of us as Americans. We have way too much stuff.
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This week on Harmonia: music associated with coffee and coffeehouses. Grab a cup of your favorite brew as we travel from Constantinople to Leipzig, London, Paris, and back again, hearing sounds of different coffeehouses from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
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In the 1940s a young jazz singer with a four-octave range and bebop chops burst onto the big-band scene with Earl Hines and Billy Eckstine before going on to establish herself as a solo star.
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Filmmaker Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters hit theaters last weekend. Nice Work’s Alex Chambers spoke with Riley at a live event on the IU campus.
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Monroe County Commissioners say they're preparing for litigation from the ACLU of Indiana after failing to address the deteriorating conditions of the jail.
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Grammy-winner Phoebe Bridgers has stopped in Bloomington on her latest pop-up tour.
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The American Civil Liberties Union dismissed its 2009 lawsuit against the Monroe County Sheriff over jail conditions on Wednesday.
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Bailey, Kebe unopposed heading into convention
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Students and former employees say the university owes students money.
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The common name "pinks” does not refer to the color but to the fringed edging of the petals that makes them look as if they had been cut with pinking shears.
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Surveillance cameras showed a male remove a handgun from his waistline and fire several rounds into the air, according to the Bloomington police department.
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Work includes street paving, crosswalks, accessible curb ramps, traffic signal improvements, and stormwater infrastructure.
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Kroger announced the electronic shelf labels, known as ESLs, would be implemented in stores in 2018.