Before Mitch Lewis stepped inside the old Downtown YMCA, the only sign of life from the 93-year-old building was the faintly-lit logo above its entrance doors. Still, Lewis believed the vacant building had more to offer the local community.
Read MoreMaybe one lecture cannot change the world, as renowned social activist Angela Davis noted Wednesday night at the University of Southern Indiana.
But judging by the resounding applause from the packed house at USI's 2020 Nelson Mandela Social Justice Day, the keynote speaker's appearance was a memorable one.
Read MoreBre'Monyaa Jones says every dance movement she makes is an expression of her story — a way for her to convey her life's journey.
"I feel like when I dance I'm trying to show you what I've been through — like I'm stronger," Jones said. "I just feel like it just shows how passionate I am, how nothing can break me down. Sometimes I feel like I have to cry because I'm doing so good."
Read MoreLodge Community School students carefully sorted through mounds of thin cotton sheets, heart-shaped stickers and letters to pick items for their Valentine's Day costumes.
The importance of each detail is heightened for Kyrah Williams and other Lodge special education students, who are focused on making the perfect fit for babies in Ascension St. Vincent's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Read MoreNearly 100 high school students hurled into the frigid waters of Boonville's Scales Lake Friday in nervous excitement, as they stripped down to their bathing attire to participate in the Polar Plunge.
Rushing back to the beachfront, with their feet nearly ankle-deep in sand, they desperately reached for their towels and clothes for warmth.
But despite the chilling conditions, Mount Vernon student Blake Ritzert said he was thrilled to join others in the plunge to help Special Olympics Indiana athletes.
Read MoreCommunity members filled the pews of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Thursday as Pastor Jason Gries and others announced the implementation of the Leader in Me program in the school.
Read MoreUSI hosted the opening ceremony of the "Remembering Our Fallen" war memorial at the school's Screaming Eagles Arena. The nationally touring photo-display memorial, which got its start in November 2010, honors military who died from wounds suffered in a war zone since September 11, 2001. Indiana's traveling display is among 15 state-specific memorials and a national memorial.
Read MoreAfter the firing of University of Evansville's head men's basketball Walter McCarty Tuesday evening, several students on campus expressed their support for the university's decision.
UE freshman Kent Biehle said after hearing about McCarty's dismissal there seems to be low morale on campus but that the majority of students agree with the firing of the former coach and support the university's decision.
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