Indiana University South Bend

Girls 'on the run' for esteem, life skills

2013-05-19 12:54:03

Hundreds of area preteens wearing dark pink shirts and No. 1 bibs lined up on the John Adams High School track early Saturday for the culmination of a nontraditional running program. Some girls looked nervous, admitting they had never participated in an...

Being 'ahead of the game'

2013-05-19 12:54:03

The world is full of data that people use to measure the economy's health. One of those indicators could be wearing a mortarboard and walking in a commencement ceremony this month. It's the number of people earning a master's degree in business...

Obama administration needs to change the conversation

2013-05-19 03:27:00

By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...

375,000 pounds of e-waste collected

2013-05-18 05:54:00

SOUTH BEND -- More than 375,000 pounds of old electronic items were donated at the E-Waste Recycling Fest on May 10-11 at Indiana University South Bend, according to the organizers. The effort exceeded its goal, which was 250,000 pounds. In the last five...

Annual River Park Parade Saturday

2013-05-17 04:14:00

SOUTH BEND -- The annual River Park Parade will step off from Indiana University South Bend and travel along Mishawaka Avenue beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. Parade units will gather at IUSB beginning at 8:45 a.m. ...

Panelists at IUSB discussion recall the rioting of 1967

2013-05-16 19:35:00

SOUTH BEND -- Charlotte Pfeifer was a 20-year-old wife and mother when she watched part of the city burn. Pfeifer, a former member of the South Bend Common Council, on Thursday recalled her memories of civil rights unrest in South Bend in 1967, when...

Library media specialist creates 'reading community'

2013-05-15 13:21:00

GRANGER — The TV studio and control room are a flurry of activity just before broadcast. “We should get started,” Kathy Burnette instructs the producers, camera operators and anchors. Right on cue at 9:02 a.m., the Discovery Middle...

Impact of 1960s

2013-05-13 03:14:00

SOUTH BEND -- "Uprising! The Impact of the 1960s on Today's Society" will be the topic of a panel discussion from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Indiana University South Bend's Civil Rights Heritage Center, 1040 W. Washington St. The event is free and open to...

Fridays by the Fountain now weekly

2013-05-08 14:43:00

It gets bigger and better every summer. Lunchtime’s Fridays by the Fountain kicks up again at the Jon R. Hunt Plaza in front of the Morris Performing Arts Center on June 7 with twice as many bands performing on an expanded schedule that stretches...

ArtsEverywhere, SBSO add community to series

2013-05-08 14:54:00

Musicians who have dreamed about playing Beethoven with a symphony orchestra can make that wish come true during this year’s ArtsEverywhere Performing Arts Series. Sponsored by the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, the series takes place...

Purdue to hold hearing on tuition, fee proposal

2013-05-12 02:41:00

Purdue University will conduct a statewide public hearing at 2:30 p.m. May 22 on its plan for tuition and fee changes for its main campus in West Lafayette, Ind., and its regional campuses. It's a special meeting of the executive committee of Purdue's...

E-waste recycling continues Saturday

2013-05-10 12:13:00

SOUTH BEND -- A huge stack of old computer monitors stood today on a pallet, ready to be wrapped in clear plastic and moved into a semi-trailer. Nearby was an even larger stack of old TVs. All are headed for recycling as part of Indiana University...

South Bend Tribune/SANTIAGO FLORES A crew was on hand today for the E-Waste Recycling Fest at Indiana University South Bend.

2013-05-10 12:16:00

Terry L. Allison has been named the new chancellor of Indiana University South Bend. Allison has been provost and vice president of academic affairs at Governors State University in University Park, Ill., where he is also a professor of English, since 2010.

2013-04-29 12:11:00

Roxanne Sirhan of Granger is graduating this spring from Indiana University South Bend. Her parents are immigrants from Palestine and she has been active in university activities while taking classes in South Bend.

2013-04-23 00:00:00