The Associated Press Sports Editors, the nation’s largest professional sports journalism organization, is establishing its headquarters at Indiana University’s new National Sports Journalism Center at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis.
Indiana University launched the National Sports Journalism Center earlier this year after it hired Timothy A. Franklin, an IU alumnus who was editor of The Indianapolis Star in 1999-2000. The center will begin offering sports journalism courses on the IUPUI and Bloomington campuses this fall.
The School of Journalism at IUPUI will be the first official home for APSE, which was founded 35 years ago and now includes more than 550 members in print and online sports news, reports the IU News Bureau.
As part of this affiliation, Indiana University and APSE will erect a Hall of Fame in the new Student Media Center on the IUPUI campus that will honor the winners of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement in sports journalism.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Fishing Derby for Kids
Kids ages 4-14 are invited to participate in the eighth annual Fishing Derby sponsored by the Eagle Creek Park Foundation.It's set for 8 a.m. to noon 6 June near the 71st Street entrance to Eagle Creek Park (rain date is 7 June).
Since advance registration is required, do that at the website.
Oh -- volunteers are needed. If you're interested, contact Rosie.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Abandoned Housing Program Abandoned
The Indianapolis Star's Matt Tulley and the bloggers are playing tag-team today over Mayor Greg Ballard's latest failure: his abandoned housing initiative. See Advance Indiana and Indianapolis Times for more.This Indianapolis Observer guesses we have to add that to the growing list of Indy catastrophes in 2009! Makes one long for the days of good old Mayor Bart Peterson!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Lilly Wins United Way's National Award
For the first time an Indiana company will receive United Way's highest national honor for a corporation, reports Inside INdiana Business.Eli Lilly and Co. will be presented with the Spirit of America award tomorrow [13 May] in Detroit.
In 2008, the drug maker and its employees gave $11.4 million to the organization. Lilly workers volunteered more than 160,000 hours last year and during the company's first Global Day of Service, 22,000 employees volunteered in more than 55 countries.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Throw the Bums Out: Sigh!
Let's see the Indy chaos so far:
The Capital Improvements Board continues to prove that the Good Old Boys' network is alive and well in Indy.
The Indianapolis Water Company is heading for disaster.
The police department is covering up the impropriety of its officers moonlighting for scrap metal firm OmniSource while "investigating" scrap metal theft by its competitors (Platts Steel Market Daily didn't, but that's another story).
The failure of the legislature to pass a budget (let alone streamline local governments by eliminating the wasteful township trustee system)....
well, I could go on. But, this Indianapolis Observer concedes, it's too damn depressing. If it weren't for Advance Indiana, Indianapolis Business Journal and Indianapolis Times, especially, we'd have no idea things were this bad in the former "star of the rustbelt".
Indy is quickly on its way to third-tier status, and the "powers that be" have lost their moorings.
The Capital Improvements Board continues to prove that the Good Old Boys' network is alive and well in Indy.
The Indianapolis Water Company is heading for disaster.
The police department is covering up the impropriety of its officers moonlighting for scrap metal firm OmniSource while "investigating" scrap metal theft by its competitors (Platts Steel Market Daily didn't, but that's another story).
The failure of the legislature to pass a budget (let alone streamline local governments by eliminating the wasteful township trustee system)....
well, I could go on. But, this Indianapolis Observer concedes, it's too damn depressing. If it weren't for Advance Indiana, Indianapolis Business Journal and Indianapolis Times, especially, we'd have no idea things were this bad in the former "star of the rustbelt".
Indy is quickly on its way to third-tier status, and the "powers that be" have lost their moorings.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Throw the Bums Out: Oy vey!
Advance Indiana summarizes today:
"This CIB bailout has nothing to do with the future of this city. It has everything to do with helping the same self-centered, self-absorbed and self-indulgent city leaders who cannot separate their personal gains from the public good."
Wake up, people! There's still time to stop Gov. Mitch Daniels from bailing out his friends. The Good Old Boys have crossed the line this time.
Throw the bums out!
"This CIB bailout has nothing to do with the future of this city. It has everything to do with helping the same self-centered, self-absorbed and self-indulgent city leaders who cannot separate their personal gains from the public good."
Wake up, people! There's still time to stop Gov. Mitch Daniels from bailing out his friends. The Good Old Boys have crossed the line this time.
Throw the bums out!
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Spring Plant Sale
Head on over to the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 7725 North College Avenue, Indianapolis, for today's plant sale. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, hanging baskets and planters will be offered during the annual sale in the school's greenhouse. For more information, call 317:253-1481.
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