A word from our IUSTV Executive Director Emma Watson on this Thursday's walkout:

It was a busy Little 500 weekend for troopers with the Indiana State Police.
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An inaugural memorial 5K race and 3K walk will honor of the life of a professor in the IU Department of Spanish and Portuguese who died unexpectedly last year, the department announced in an email to students.
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A truck crashed into a building after leaving Interstate 69 in Monroe County Sunday afternoon, according to the Monroe Fire Protection District. iustv.com/truck-crashes-…

The Monroe County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees are expected to consider approving a resolution to merge Childs and Templeton Elementary Schools at the next board meeting Tuesday night.
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Bloomington Police have provided an update on the shooting that happened late Friday on the west side of the city:
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A report of shots fired near Dunn Street and 17th Street prompted an IU Notify Alert early Saturday morning.
A second alert, sent at 1:12 a.m., gave the all clear, saying there is no longer an active threat to the campus community.
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No other *confirmed* information is immediately available. We will update you when police share more details.
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HAPPENING NOW: A shooting investigation is underway on Bloomington’s west side near 3rd and Curry Pike

DNR officials said Thomas Frazie, 76, of Waterloo, was fishing in a boat at the lake when he fell in for an unknown reason.
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Following the chapter’s 2023 suspension, IUSTV News filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Indiana University to obtain documents related to the investigation into alleged hazing dating back to 2018.
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The Bloomington Plan Commission approved site plans for a proposed student housing apartment building near Memorial Stadium.
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The Bloomington Plan Commission approved site plans for the proposed Beacon housing shelter.
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Wednesday marked the start of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition’s “Three Days for a Raise” strike, which IGWC said is a result of the IU administration ignoring requests to form a union by graduate student workers.
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IUSTV News Matthew Rodriguez, department organizer for IGWC #IUONSTRIKE24 4/17-4/19: 'If the university isn't able to follow up on their promises to improve graduate pay, we're going to be out here going on strike again next semester, and the semester after that, and so on and so on until something gives'

Signs posted on Ballantine Hall's doors, where the picket line is today IUSTV News

IUSTV News 'Who runs IU? We run IU' is among the chants at the front of Ballantine. Heavy presence in the front of the building, lighter presence at the other enterances/exits

HAPPENING NOW: IU Grad Workers are on strike outside Ballantine Hall after 92% of the coalition voted to strike earlier this week. The strike will last until Friday. Workers on the picket line are urging students not to attend classes in solidarity IUSTV News