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Mike Lunsford: Marion Jackson 'was a gift to us, a treasure'

Thu, 03/07/2019 - 13:48

Twenty years ago, I read a short essay by Marion Jackson. In it, he described how, as a boy of 13, he climbed to the top of a huge beech tree to retrieve the eggs of a red-shouldered hawk a neighbor had killed.

Transforming magnetic storage might stem from the vision of quantum

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 15:27

Magnetic materials have a worldwide market share of some $50 billion per year.

Mike Lunsford: Marion Jackson 'was a gift to us, a treasure'

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 14:26

Twenty years ago, I read a short essay by Marion Jackson. In it, he described how, as a boy of 13, he climbed to the top of a huge beech tree to retrieve the eggs of a red-shouldered hawk a neighbor had killed.

ISU kicks off Black History Month

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 09:13

Creating your own narrative — not allowing society’s expectations to limit achievement — is the advice Indiana State University students received Monday from an expert in African-American studies.

GOLDSTEIN: Musician Dave McLaughlin believes in giving back

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 09:12

oronto saxophonist Dave McLaughlin is always helping others.

It was instilled in him as a child by his father and grandmother while growing up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, before he emigrated to Canada in 1991.

Retracing the dangerous road to common ground: 'Green Book' movie tells story of unlikely travel duo navigating segregated America, with ISU alum in key role

Fri, 01/25/2019 - 13:07

The introduction of the 1956 edition of the “Green Book” explained the publication’s necessity with subtle wording.

It aimed to give the African-American traveler “information that will keep him from running into difficulties, embarrassments and to make his trips more enjoyable.”

'Justice for Glenn Rightsell' rallies push, but ISP has no plans to add dash cams

Thu, 01/24/2019 - 10:38

INDEN, Ind. – Jake Gaddis didn’t know Glenn Rightsell.

Valley responds to Trump's climate change view

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 11:25

Asked about the federal government's latest report on the impact of climate change, President Donald Trump said flatly, “I don't believe it.”

Mark Bennett: Dorothy Drummond helped others understand the world a little better

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 11:19

Globes make the world seem smaller, almost like a vast neighborhood. Antarctica sits just inches away from Terre Haute. One spin takes you to Europe, Africa or Asia.

Rhodesia nostalgia ‘screams out extreme hatred,’ say Zimbabweans

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 10:17

I'm from Zimbabwe, and I know that when you walk the streets of Zimbabwe, even saying the word ‘Rhodesia’ is considered racist or prejudiced,” says Kay Layton, an artist and musician in Calgary.

“It brings up such a dark past, a dark history.”

Tue, 11/13/2018 - 10:17

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