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The Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1001 yesterday, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will serve as the keynote speaker for the opening celebration of the City of Bloomington’s 8th annual Black History Month celebration; The Communication Workers of America local chapter 4730, which includes Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Northwest campuses, is promoting a day of silent protest against rising health care costs; The Bloomington Board of Public Works awarded a contract to build a street scape project on South Walnut Street, just north of 2nd street; The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has announced that they are looking to hire new Conservation Officers for the state’s forests, wildlife and citizens.

Michael Simmons from Bloomington Parks and Recreation interviews Michael Hamburger, professor of Geological Sciences at Indiana University and a noted seismologist. During part one of a two part series, they discuss earthquake zones and historic quakes in our area, as well as a new National Science Foundation Study that IU is involved in.  

The Bloomington Common Council met to hear first and second readings of several pieces of legislation; Purdue University President France Cordova announced the launch of the Innovation and Commercialization Center yesterday; The biggest solar storm in the past eight years hit earth this morning around 2:30 am; State Senator Brent Steele has pushed a proposal through the senate to make Boating under the Influence a punishable crime; The Indiana University School of Medicine was among 130 medical schools in the nation to announce this month it would take part in the Joining Forces Initiative, a project led by First Lady Michele Obama.

Last Thursday, January 19th, the activist group Occupy IU organized a teach in, titled “Why the Occupy Movement is Happening Now.” The group invited three Indiana University Professors to present on factors that led to the dawn of the occupy movement. Professors David Hakken, Lynn Duggan, and Ben Robinson each lectured and then took audience questions. This event was recorded on location at IU’s Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts.

Host Lisa-Marie Napoli welcomes IU student Luke Gates to discuss his experiences studying abroad in Cairo, Egypt, last fall as political tensions there rose.  Gates was arrested and detained by Egyptian military forces for several days. Later, charges were dropped and he was allowed to return to the United States. 

The Indiana Business Research Center issued a report that Leading Economic Indicators are at the highest since the onset of the Recession; Indiana’s unemployment rate held steady at 9 percent during the month of December; Indiana House Democrats walked off the floor of the Indianapolis Statehouse yesterday; Indiana District 60 Representative Peggy Welch announced her intent to seek re-election this year; An anti-bullying measure has been introduced in the Indiana House of Representatives; This Saturday, the local library will host a forum on the future of public education; a debate among educators asks whether the pen is mightier than the keyboard; Community Access Television Services is now expanding its coverage of town hall meetings in Ellettsville.