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Walking around downtown Washington, D.C., on Monday morning amidst the crowds of inauguration-goers, it was difficult to tell who hailed from where—and then there was the man in a Purdue hat who said “Boiler Up!” with a big smile in response to my companion who initiated that exchange. Yet I learned ahead of time that there would be more than a few other Hoosiers in attendance, including performers in the parade after the official swearing in of President Barack Obama:

Presbyterian, Southport Presbyterian Christian School, 7525 McFarland Blvd., 317-534-2929. Grades: PK–6. Enrollment: 256. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 79.5. Annual tuition: full-day K, $3,960; grades 1–5, $4,110; grade 6, $4,580.

For her role as a pill-popping matriarch in this season's August: Osage County, Streep has been nominated in the Best Actress category at Sunday's Academy Awards. It's the eighteenth nomination of her film career, more than any other actor in history.

While much of the IU president's tenure was spent in the shadow of Purdue’s headline-making Mitch Daniels, McRobbie has scored just as well on the leadership test.

"If you’d have told people 20 years ago that you could make a living in the science of manure management, they would have laughed at you," says the Fair Oaks CEO. "Today, it’s a reality.”

Councillor John Barth proposed a bipartisan study to help determine how many officers Indy really requires, so the Council can work on a long-term plan. “We need to take politics out of policing,” he says.

Central Catholic School, 1155 E. Cameron St., 317-783-7759. Grades: PK–8. Enrollment: 210. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 66.7. Annual tuition: based on income.

To understand the chasm currently separating Indiana’s political parties, all you need to do is picture their election-night celebrations. On November 6, the Democrats chose a sedate ballroom at the Downtown Marriott. The Republicans, who were marching toward supermajorities in the House and the Senate, chose the end zone at Lucas Oil Stadium.

One summer, George Srour's internship took him to Uganda. Now he leads a globally focused nonprofit organization and has Bill Clinton's attention.

"You're going to be shocked," says one advocate. “I think we have a realistic chance, as long as we do a good job with the summer study. I think we can get it as early as the next General Assembly.”