May 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBSU's Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year,
according to a new survey released Monday.
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August 28, 2012
Associated PressTerre Haute's public works board voted Monday to give permission for a Michigan company to begin seismic testing at several
locations on university-owned property near the city's downtown.
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December 10, 2011
Scott OlsonFirst project for startup Loftus Robinson Development is a small conversion in Broad Ripple.
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June 5, 2011
Associated PressSupporters of Indiana's public universities say if state lawmakers continue to reduce state funding for higher education,
colleges will keep raising tuition and fees.
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May 23, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's top higher education official warned Monday that legislators may demand explanations from public colleges and
universities if the schools approve tuition hikes in excess of caps recently suggested by a state panel.
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November 6, 2010
Bill BennerTony Dungy's class act, the possibilities of NFL expansion, and more.
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October 7, 2010
J.K. WallA new study shows Indiana's public universities vary widely in how much money they spend to educate and graduate students,
and that they have room for improvement relative to peer institutions.
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July 3, 2010
IBJ StaffThe firm was selected over another Indiana firm, a Texas firm and two Washington, D.C., firms to redesign the university's
magazine.
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January 16, 2010
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Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
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December 4, 2009
Associated PressIU trustees have approved a contract extension for school president Michael McRobbie.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?