Bloom Archives
Category: Our Town
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James Wimbush: Diversity Advocate
BY MIKE LEONARD When James Wimbush was an undergraduate student attending two small colleges in his native Virginia, and as a graduate student at…
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Jay Kincaid: TV Director
BY JANET MANDELSTAM The words “frequent flyer” don’t begin to describe Jay Kincaid. Every weekend the award-winning director at WTIU racks up the miles…
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Talisha Coppock: Community Leader
BY LYNN HOUSER The Bloomington downtown of today is nothing like the downtown of Talisha Coppock’s IU student days. Back then, she says, the…
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Kyle Schwarber: Baseball Player
BY JUSTIN ALBERS The Indiana University baseball team had never been to the College World Series before and had won just a single postseason…
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Rahaf Safi: Truman Scholar
BY CARMEN SIERING Rahaf Safi, an IU senior from Plainfield, has been named a 2013 Truman Scholar—one of 62 undergraduates, and the only one…
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George Walker: Radio Host
BY NORM CRAMPTON Forty-six years ago, George Walker, the longtime host of the classical music program heard weekday mornings on WFIU Public Radio, was…
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Amy Horowitz: Activist
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Amy Horowitz remembers the day she became an activist. “My family had moved from the East Coast to a Catholic…
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Jeannine Bell: Professor
BY NORM CRAMPTON Jeannine Bell is an expert at reminding Americans about a topic many of them would rather forget. Her latest book, Hate…
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Bradley Branam: Bowler
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC On December 3, 2012, Bradley Branam bowled two perfect games in a row. That’s 24 consecutive strikes, for those not hip…