Purdue University Lets Students Twitter and Facebook In Class

Purdue University in Indiana has launched an application called Hotseat that records what students Tweet, Facebook or text message in class, aggregating that content on a lecture screen for everyone in class to see. Students can engage with each other and their instructor by...

The Political & Religious Polarization of America

     In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America.  Those days seem long gone.  There is...

Intl. Domestic Violence Memorial Project Partners with BAVA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 29, 2009 International Domestic Violence Memorial Announces Its Partnership with Be A Voice Arts (BAVA)BAVA's founder Michelle Johnson Major to lead the four Mural-Mosaic for "Faces of Change"Bloomington, Indiana - The Founders of the...

Huntington North Feels the Threat of Violence

 It was reported by sources inside Huntington North High School in Huntington, IN, that a possible Columbine type assault was planned. According to local officials, a piece of graffiti was located in a nearby retail store, stating the intentions of the alleged...

When Gay Marriage Goes Wrong

Larissa Chism and Tara Ranzy from Indiana, USA travelled to Toronto, Canada in 2005 for their wedding. Four years on and they have filed for divorce. Nothing strange in that. It was a pretty simple divorce with...

Green Czar Van Jones Resigns

It has been announced that President Obama's Green Czar has resigned his position. Mr. Jones has been surrounded by controversy for years. He entered into college toting a Black Panther book bag. He has been...

Miracle Cat in Indiana: Brownie, Survives Arrow Through His Head

Brownie, an orange tabby cat from Indiana, was shot with an arrow through his head last week, but miraculously survived. The arrow pierced the muscle on top of Brownie's head with the tip coming out right above...

Foreclosed Filings Up in Indiana, North Carolina

The states of Indiana and North Carolina saw their foreclosed filings jumped last month. The spikes indicated that foreclosures are being worsened by the rising unemployment rate. " Many states saw their foreclosed filings jumped in numbers last month. Two of the states that...

Barak Obama's Anti-Christian View No Friend to Blacks, Church

     Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...

Beth Smith, Wife of Golfer Chris Smith, Dies in Car Crash

Beth Smith, the wife of PGA golfer Chris Smith has been killed and two of his children injured in a head-on crash with a Greyhound bus, according to The News-Sentinel in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Beth Smith was killed...

Choksy on Iran: 'situation very grave for Iranian people'

Indiana University professor of Iranian Studies and specialist on Iranian history and religions, Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy, thinks the situation is very grave for the Iranian people. " "I think the situation is...

Tornadoes in Austin, Minnesota and Nebraska leave destruction

Tornadoes that touched down in Austin, Minnesota and in southern Nebraska yesterday left some destruction in their wake, along with heavy rain, winds, and damage to homes and businesses and leaving thousands without...

Update: Missing Indiana State University Student Found Dead

""Missing Student Gerald Smith Found Deceased Friday Evening"" What kind of sick irony is it that Gerald Smith's body was recovered just hours before he was scheduled to graduate from college?  He even had a job...

Promising 22 Year Old Indiana State University Student Vanishes

""WHERE IS GERALD SMITH?"""*As of Thursday, May 7, 2009, no new information has been reported on in the case of missing student, Gerald Smith.""" Authorities are focusing on the Wabash River in their search for an...

UPDATE: MURDER CHARGES FILED IN FAMILY SWORD FIGHT

Previous story HERE: A sword fight that left two people dead began after a bout of drinking, according to court papers filed Wednesday by the Marion County prosecutor's office.The only survivor, Christopher...

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