“Fighting” Parkinson’s
Each year, about 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. This disease destroys a brain’s ability to communicate with its muscles – delaying all movement and making actions “jerky.”...
View ArticleBloomington’s Water at Maximum Capacity
Decreasing water supply is an increasing issue in many states: California, Georgia, Texas, and now Bloomington. But while the city's problem is easily fixable, there’s still debate about how it will...
View ArticleSunday Alcohol Sales in Indiana
This summer, microbreweries join Indiana wineries as the only establishments in which carryout orders of alcohol can be sold on Sundays. Indiana University School of Journalism’s Christopher Ayers...
View ArticleModern Discrimination: Out of the Closet in 2010
Indiana University is home to one of the largest openly Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender populations in the collegiate United States. But while some students say it is easier to be out today, and...
View ArticleThe Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse
Drug abuse has long been a problem on college campuses, and prescription drugs are now contributing to that problem. From Indiana University’s of Journalism, Sarah Scranton has the story....
View ArticleLegal Marijuana?
There’s a new fad sweeping college campuses that might be dangerous. It’s synthetic marijuana, called “Spice,” and it’s completely legal. From Indiana University’s School of Journalism, Kenny Bruns...
View ArticleA Lottery Winner’s Loss… and Gain
Odds say the average person is seven times more likely to be struck by lightening than to win the lottery. And the odds of winning are worse, of course, if you've already won. But one former winner...
View ArticleLibby Casey
Libby Casey is the Washington, D.C., correspondent for the Alaska Public Radio Network. She is also a regular guest host of C-SPAN’s national show,Washington Journal. Her stories have appeared on All...
View ArticleStan Jastrzebski
Stan Jastrzebski came to WFIU in June 2008, following time as a reporter with WGN in Chicago and as an editor at Network Indiana, an Indianapolis news service. Jastrzebski is the winner of awards from...
View ArticleJesus Loves Bikers, Too
Ellettsville, a small town in Indiana, is like many rural Midwestern communities: churches outnumber the houses. But in this town, there’s one church that doesn’t exactly drive the straight and...
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