Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 17th of October.
Good morning, Bloomington.
🏘️ Community
Bloomington residents will enjoy a busy weekend featuring a Hoosier Hills Food Bank book fair, fall festivals, and stargazing events.
The activities are spread across local venues and promise engaging options for the community.
🎭 Culture
Bloomington seeks proposals from professional artists (from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky or Illinois) to create a public artwork at the Bicentennial Gateway using a $125,000 budget, with proposals due by Dec.
4 while community feedback is invited online.
🎓 Education
Bill Nye spoke Thursday at IU Auditorium in a student-run Q&A moderated by Lucy Gray.
He talked about his career and future projects, including a book and YouTube show, and urged voting to fight climate change, inspiring the audience (his insights and humor left a mark).
🏈 Sports
No. 5 Indiana football will host No. 4 Ohio State today at noon at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington in its first top-five matchup.
The game is a rematch of a Big Ten Championship win & the Hoosiers remain undefeated heading into the contest.
No. 11 Indiana field hockey lost 4 to 1 to No. 2 Northwestern on Friday at Deborah Tobias Field, marking the Hoosiers' first home loss this season after conceding three penalty corner goals.
Indiana will host Penn State at 3:00 p.m. Oct. 23 to look for a rebound.
Indiana women's soccer fell 2-0 against No. 5 Michigan State on Friday at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
In rainy conditions the team struggled to create scoring chances and will host Purdue at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22.
Indiana field hockey lost 4-1 to Northwestern on Oct.
16 at Deborah Tobias Field in Bloomington. Junior forward Mijntje Hagen scored the team's only goal during the match.
No. 2 Indiana men’s soccer lost 1-0 to Rutgers on Friday in Piscataway after failing to convert its only shot on goal.
The loss halted a 13-match unbeaten run and leaves the team eager to rebound in conference contests in hopes to secure a spot in the Big Ten tournament.
Indiana volleyball lost a match in five sets to Oregon on Friday night in Eugene.
The Hoosiers are on a three-game skid and will face No. 20 Washington tomorrow at 5 p.m in Seattle.
The fall individual time trials were held on Oct.
13 and Oct. 14 at Bill Armstrong Stadium, where women raced in the evening with equipment checks before heats and men competed in 45 heats with four riders each. The events showcased competitive local cycling.
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