Bloom Archives
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: ‘The American Spectator’ Born and Bred in Bloomington
In this bastion of liberalism, a groundbreaking, impertinent campus magazine attracted the best conservative thinkers and writers of the day and spread its influence…
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Anti-Semitism On the Rise: Where We Stand in Bloomington
There is no doubt that acts of anti-Semitism are increasing, in this country and around the world. Polls show that fewer people know about…
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Better Angels: Bringing Red and Blue Together
On a Saturday morning in December, Republicans and Democrats came together in a Monroe County Public Library meeting room, hoping to learn to better…
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Virginia Githiri: PopKorn Professor
Virginia Githiri believes that when people hold back any of their talents, “something in the cycle of humanity is broken.” So she intentionally keeps…
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MCCSC Bus Drivers Win State ‘Roadeo,’ Head to Nationals
In June, a “roadeo,” officially known as the School Transportation Association of Indiana’s (STAI’s) School Bus Safety Competition, challenged drivers to prove their mettle.
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Sober Joe Coffee: To Help Recovering Addicts
For 25 years, Frank Kerker was a start-up specialist in the beverage industry. With a marketing degree from Indiana University, he helped launch Snapple,…
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Hoosier Barber Shop: Where Everyone is Welcome
Jay Thompson, owner of Hoosier Barber Shop, had barbered in Indianapolis and Kokomo before moving to Bloomington in 2000. He says in those cities,…
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Alana Wiesing, Timpanist
No major symphony in the United States has a female principal timpanist. Alana Wiesing would like to be the first.
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Mastodons trample IU, 92-72 (PHOTO GALLERY)
Indiana couldn’t capitalize on the momentum it built in Saturday’s win over No. 18 Notre Dame, instead falling 92-72 to another in-state rival, Fort…