IU NewsNet 12/4/2025

Bloomington faces January-like temperatures in early December. We’ll tell you how freezing temps and icy roads are impacting students on campus, and how the unhoused community navigates the cold. A U.S. Postal Service worker in Bloomington faces charges for allegedly stealing thousands of pieces of mail over the last three years. This comes as holiday packages arrive at homes across town. Starbucks employees strike every day on Indiana Avenue, protesting for better wages and working conditions. Indiana University lifted its fraternity ban last week, but houses previously under cease and desist orders remain restricted. Students struggle to find housing for next semester, and Brown County could see a new educational facility called the Steamery. Ashley Voss has the weather this week with cold, cold and more cold. In sports, Claire Tips looks ahead to Saturday’s highly anticipated football game, and she shares a personal story about her dad using his love for golf to heal and help others. Join anchors Isaac Perlich and Riley Stark in this week’s episode of IU NewsNet.


Sports

Indiana volleyball reaches new heights

12.07.2025

Indiana volleyball has reached new heights. Not only have the Hoosiers earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, but they’ve earned a Top-4 seed, which comes with a special perk.

The Hoosiers get to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, which increases their chances of making the Sweet Sixteen.

A record number of Hoosiers were honored on All-Big Ten teams, this was IU’s highest-ranked recruiting class in history and they finished with a 25-7 overall record.

While the rookies expected the team to have success in their first year with the program, it was better than they could have imagined.

“When you get recruited, you hear all these things and you want to believe it’s true,” IU freshman Victoria Gray said. “For some reason, it was just true. Automatically when I got here, it was true.”