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11/14/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN — A local anti-capitalist activist and sustainability studies major announced Monday that he “rejects the oppressive capitalist machine in all its forms,” moments before handing his father’s Chase Sapphire Preferred card to a cashier at Goods for Cooks. Witnesses say Arlo Whitford, 21, spent nearly an hour loudly condemning corporate greed, institutional power structures, and “the consumerist rot poisoning American consciousness” while selectively browsing the store’s premium section for protest supplies....

BLOOMINGTON, IN — A local anti-capitalist activist and sustainability studies major announced Monday that he “rejects the oppressive capitalist machine in all its forms,” moments before handing his…

11/07/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN - Indiana University star quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has become a household name for his explosive play and boy-next-door appeal, has officially signed an NIL deal with D***x, making him the first collegiate athlete in history to represent a major condom brand. Reportedly the largest sexual health NIL contract in the NCAA, the deal will include an educational component encouraging students to “Play It Safe” both on and off the field....

BLOOMINGTON, IN – Indiana University star quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has become a household name for his explosive play and boy-next-door appeal, has officially signed an NIL deal with…

11/06/2025

ELLETTSVILLE, IN - The Ellettsville Volunteer Fire Department’s much-anticipated 2026 charity calendar has raised a total of zero dollars, officials confirmed at a press conference held inside the station Thursday morning. Department leadership, backed by E.V.F.D. insignia and an unplugged microphone, presented the glossy twelve-month calendar with mournful pride. The calendar, titled Blaze of Glory, features a collection of “husky hero” portraits depicting the department’s firefighters in partial uniform, surrounded by firehouse equipment, folding chairs, and profound regret....

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ELLETTSVILLE, IN – The Ellettsville Volunteer Fire Department’s much-anticipated 2026 charity calendar has raised a total of zero dollars, officials confirmed at a press conference held insid…

11/05/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN - A defiant Mayor Kerry Thomson unveiled a bold regional vision for cultural unification, pledging to annex the Town of Nashville. Standing before a backdrop reading “One Region, One Tax Base,” Thomson described the move as necessary, tangible progress and promised Nashville residents that they would soon enjoy the benefits of modern governance like expansive metered parking and strict form-based zoning....

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – A defiant Mayor Kerry Thomson unveiled a bold regional vision for cultural unification, pledging to annex the Town of Nashville. Standing before a backdrop reading “One Regi…

11/01/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN - After weeks of backlash over Indiana University’s decision to discontinue the print edition of the Indiana Daily Student, the university announced Monday that the paper will return to print — under the direct editorial leadership of IU President Pamela Whitten. Calling the move a bold commitment to journalistic freedom within appropriate administrative boundaries, Whitten will serve as both Editor-in-Chief and Chief Messaging Officer for the student publication, now rebranded as the Indiana Daily Statement...

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BLOOMINGTON, IN – After weeks of backlash over Indiana University’s decision to discontinue the print edition of the Indiana Daily Student, the university announced Monday that the paper will…

10/30/2025

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10/30/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN - In what administrators are calling both a technological milestone and a regrettable lapse in academic supervision, a team of Ivy Tech Community College students has unveiled an artificial intelligence model that digitally recreates the precise conditions of Elvis Presley’s death. The semester-long project, titled “The Final Movement: A Nueral Reconstruction of the King’s Last Moments,” was the capstone effort of students in the college’s Applied Artificial Intelligence and Mortuary Science programs....

BLOOMINGTON, IN – In what administrators are calling both a technological milestone and a regrettable lapse in academic supervision, a team of Ivy Tech Community College students has unveiled…

10/28/2025

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10/28/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Bloomington High School South leadership unveiled the latest milestone of their renowned construction trades program this week: a newly finished single-family home on the city’s south side. The finished structure is expected to enter the market at “a modest, starter-family price point” of $1,100,000. Students were invited to pose proudly in the driveway where they hope to idle while delivering a Chipotle order to the home’s eventual owner....

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BLOOMINGTON, IN — Bloomington High School South leadership unveiled the latest milestone of their renowned construction trades program this week: a newly finished single-family home on the city’s s…

10/21/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Chaos and confusion swept through College Mall after employees at Spencer’s Gifts discovered a 'Bride of Chucky' doll display box had been torn open “from the inside,” prompting an immediate mall-wide lockdown and frantic search for what staff are now calling “an active possessed situation.” The discovery was made shortly after 10:00 a.m., when opening crew members noticed the horror-themed collectible had vanished from a prominently featured Halloween display....

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Chaos and confusion swept through College Mall after employees at Spencer’s Gifts discovered a ‘Bride of Chucky’ doll display box had been torn open “from the inside,”…

10/20/2025

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10/18/2025

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Indiana University’s Luddy School of Informatics has suspended four students and mandated university-wide empathy training after officials concluded a months-long investigation into reports of cruel and demeaning treatment of humanoid artificial intelligence prototypes in a graduate-level robotics seminar. According to an internal disciplinary report obtained by Limestone Ledger, students in the “Human-Robot Interaction Lab” were accused of subjecting the university’s humanoids, acquired as part of a $14.2 million National Science Foundation grant, to a series of hazing rituals "ranging from sophomoric pranks to deliberate psychological manipulation.”...

BLOOMINGTON, IN — Indiana University’s Luddy School of Informatics has suspended four students and mandated university-wide empathy training after officials concluded a months-long investigation in…