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Ball State Students Debut Vonnegut Library Exhibit

Honestly, I didn’t pay that much attention while reading Slaughterhouse-Five in high school English class. Even though it was short compared to other required books—I’m looking at you, Crime and Punishment—I didn’t fully understand the themes. So when assigned to check out a public media event for a new exhibit fashioned by Ball State University students for the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, I was a bit apprehensive. My Vonnegut knowledge was slim. Yes, I knew that he was from Indiana and that I should be proud of that. I also knew that he had one heck of a mustache. And that’s about it. So when I walked into the KVML yesterday, I was a clean slate personified, although my soul felt dirty for the Slaughterhouse-Five crime.

Public Schools—Hendricks County

Avon CSC, 7203 E. U.S. Highway 36, Avon, 317-544-6000. Enrollment: 8,886. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 85.3.

A New Crane Lands on the Circle

Maybe it’s just those of us who work on the Circle who noticed, but the big red crane that has been nesting downtown seemed to turn yellow a few days ago. In fact, the Indiana Department of Administration swapped them right under the Circle Citizen’s nose. The larger 500,000-pound crane returned to R.H. Marlin on the south side, and the smaller yellow machine was brought in to install some light drainage fittings atop the Monument. Water infiltration, after all, was a major cont
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Hot-Button Issues: Down on the Farm

The Hoosier livestock industry makes more than $2.5 billion a year and “has seen growth in almost every livestock sector.” But for a group that’s doing so well, animal-farmers sure seem defensive.

Michael Rubino Joins Indy Monthly as Senior Editor

The recent writer-at-large and former associate editor at IM will return to the magazine full-time on April 1.

Public Schools—Hancock County

Eastern Hancock County CSC, 10370 E. 250 N, Charlottesville, 317-467-0064. Enrollment: 1,146. ISTEP+ percent passing E/LA and math: 75.3.

Photos From Indianapolis’ Juneteenth Celebrations

We were on the scene for the celebration in Riverside Park, the Biketeenth ride around downtown, and more.

Higher Education—U through Z

University of Evansville 1800 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, 800-423-8633, evansville.edu. Enrollment: 2,643. Annual tuition: $30,596. Room and board: $10,460. Degrees offered: associate, bachelor’s, master’s.

Seventeen Magazine Honors Young Indy HIV/AIDS Activist

Find out why the queen teen magazine thinks this young Hoosier game-changer is "pretty amazing."

Photos From The Indy Juneteenth Celebration

We were on location to capture the moments from the fifth annual Indy Juneteenth Celebration.