>>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," DECADES IN THE PLANNING THE FULLERTON PIPE PROJECT OPENING IN THE EAST-WEST CORRIDOR IN THE SOUTHSIDE OF BLOOMINGTON IS NEARING THE FINISH LINE.

>> WE KNEW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS, CONNECTING THIS SIDE OF TOWN TO I-69.

>> ONE BIG COMPONENT, THE ROCKPORT ROAD AND FULLERTON ROAD INTERSECTION ISED TO OPEN BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

ALMOST A YEAR AFTER INDIANA UNIVERSITY CANCELED AN EXHIBIT BY A PALESTINIAN ARTIST, IT WENT ON DISPLAY AT MICHIGAN STATE.

MORE THAN 40I.U.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY MADE THE TRIP TO EAST LANSING TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR SAMIA HALABY.

>> I GUESS IN SOME WAYS, IT IS A POLITICAL ACT AND I WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU WERE DENIED THIS BY THE I.U.

ADMINISTRATION.

>> AND WE VISIT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF A PASSIVE HOUSE AND ULTRA ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME BEING BUILT IN BROWN COUNTY.

WE WILL HAVE THESE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK"!

>>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

WELL, BETTER EAST TO WEST CONNECTIVITY IN MONROE COUNTY ACCESS TO I-69 AND OPTIONS TO BYPASS TRAFFIC THROUGH THE CENTER OF BLOOMINGTON ARE THE GOALS FOR THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT.

MONROE COUNTY STARTED THE WORK IN 2008.

OUR BENTE BOUTHIER HAS AN UPDATE ON THE PROJECT'S THIRD PHASE.

>>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION.

BRIDGE WORK ON THE PROJECT IS ONGOING WITH DECK POURS SCHEDULED IN OCTOBER.

THE PROJECT IS MEANT TO HELP WITH EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY IN THE COUNTY TO I-69.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WITH MILESTONE CONTRACTORS USE CRANES AND TALK OVER RADIO TO LOWER 90-TON CONCRETE BEAMS THAT WILL FORM THE BRIDGE ACROSS CLEAR CREEK.

WHEN COMPLETED THE BRIDGE WILL BE THE LARGEST IN MONROE COUNTY, 525 FEET.

IT WILL CONNECT ON TO I-69, NEXT TO THE MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL.

THE BRIDGE IS A MAJOR PART OF THE PROJECT'S THIRD PHASE, WHICH INVOLVES 1 ABOUT THE 25-MILE -- 1.25 MILES OF CONSTRUCTION FROM ROCKPORT TO THE ROUNDABOUT ON SOUTH ROGERS STREET.

ULTIMATELY, IT WILL FORM A NEW CONNECTION TO I-69 IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY.

BRENT FOSTERS IS THE PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE TO BE FINISHED IN JULY 2025.

HE SAYS OF ALL THE PROJECTS THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OVERSEES, THIS WAS THE BIGGEST.

>> WE KNEW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS, CONNECTING THIS SIDE OF TOWN TO I-69 AND WE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COUNTY TO HELP ALLEVIATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION GOING WEST.

>> MATT ANDREWS SAW THE PLANNED CONNECTION AS A BONUS WHEN HE AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER MOVED THEIR GYM LOCATION TO THE AREA SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

>> THE PROPERTY WAS GOING TO BE ACCESS ACCESSIBLE IN MORE WAYS THROUGH THE FULLERTON PIKE EXTENSION, AND THEN LOS ANGELES GORDON PIKE ROUNDABOUT AT ROGERS AND GORDON PIKE, THAT WAS GOING TO BE AN ACSET WE FELT LIKE FOR -- ASSET WE FELT LIKE FOR US.

>>> HE SAYS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, MORE STUDENTS ARE COMING IN FROM BLOOMINGTON.

PREVIOUS STAGES STARTED IN 2015.

AT ONE POINT ROGERS STREET WAS CLOSED WHICH LIMITED ACCESS TO HIS GYM.

>> THE ONLY ACCESS TO GET TO THE GYM WAS THROUGH CHURCH LANE, AND THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE, BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO GET THAT ROUNDABOUT COMPLETED.

>> WORK ON THE PROJECT'S FIRST AND SECOND PHASES INCLUDED ADDING MULTIUSE PATHS, INCREASING ROAD CAPACITY AND ROUNDABOUTS.

THE PROJECT'S THIRD PHASE IS ABOUT HALFWAY DONE.

CONSTRUCTION WILL PAUSE IN THE WINTER AND FINISH NEXT SPRING AND SUMMER.

THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS TAKE YEARS TO PLAN AND FINANCE, ACCORDING TO LISA RIDGE.

SHE POINTS OUT AREAS ON WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON AND MONROE COUNTY WITH HIGH CONGESTION, ALONG WEST THIRD STREET AND SOUTH CURRY PIKE.

SHE HOPES THE FULLERTON PIKE DEVELOPMENT CAN HELP ALLEVIATE THAT.

>> IT'S KIND OF TRYING TO HELP ELIMINATE SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC FROM GOING MORE NORTH INTO THAT WESTERN CONNECTION THAT IS REALLY HEAVILY CONGESTED.

>> BLOOMINGTON'S CONGESTION CENTERS AROUND ITS BUSINESS HUBS AND STATE ROAD CORRIDORS.

ACCORDING TO PAT MARTIN OF THE BLOOMINGTON-MONROE COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION.

HE DOESN'T SEE THESE TYPES OF CONGESTIONS CHANGING ANY TIME SOON, BUT THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT WILL HELP.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON -- THE SOUTH SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON, SOUTH SIDE OF MONROE COUNTY IN THAT -- I MEAN IN PARALLEL WITH TAP ROAD, THE TAP ROAD CORRIDOR THERE.

I MEAN, IT PROVIDES WHAT I WOULD CALL PARALLEL RELIEF.

>> TAP ROAD JUST NORTH OF FULLERTON PIKE ON I-69 AVERAGES AROUND 15,000 VEHICLES A DAY IN SOME AREAS.

MARTIN SAYS THE COMPLETED PARTS OF THE FULLERTON PIKE PROJECT AVERAGE 6,000 TO 9,000 VEHICLES A DAY.

HE DOESN'T SEE IT INCREASING MUCH PAST THAT FOR THE FULLY COMPLETED PROJECT.

>> WHAT I DRIVES THE TRIPS, IF YOU WILL, THE AUTOMOBILE TRIPS OR THE PASSENGER TRIPS, ARE THE RESIDENTS AND THE DENSITY OF THOSE IN THAT AREA, GIVEN WHAT'S THERE NOW, I MEAN, I -- LIKE I SAID, I WOULD EXPECT SOMEWHERE AROUND 6,000 TO 9,000 IT.

WOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH MORE THAN THAT AT THE CURRENT PACE.

>> ANDREW SAYS BETWEEN 500 TO 800 PEOPLE WORK OUT AT IRON PIT DAILY AND HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROJECT'S COMPLETION.

>> THERE'S MORE HOUSING BEING DEVELOPED DOWN THIS WAY AND ALSO JUST HAVING THAT ACCESS POINT OFF THE HIGHWAY, OFF I-69 IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE HELPFUL TO US.

AS FAR AS PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO GET HERE QUICK.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M BENTE BOUTHIER.

>>> THE INTERSECTION OF ROCKPORT AND FULLERTON CLOSED SINCE JULY.

IT'S EXPECTED TO OPEN LATER THIS MONTH.

>>> WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY, POLLING PLACES AROUND THE STATE ARE LOOKING FOR WORKERS.

WHAT IS IT LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AS A POLL WORKER FOR AN ELECTION IN INDIANA?

INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S LAUREN CHAPMAN TALKS TO ONE WOMAN WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS.

>> ELLEN MANOLOPOULOS STARTED VOLUNTEERING AS A POLL WORKER AFTER SOMEONE RECRUITED HER.

SHE SAID SHE WAS NERVOUS AT FIRST BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH THEY DIDN'T KNOW.

>> I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THE TRAINING COVERS EVERYTHING AND EVERY CONTINGENCY AND THAT WHEN YOU RUN INTO A PROBLEM OR A QUESTION, THE INSPECTOR IS THERE.

>> MANOLOPOULOS SAYS THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF HAS FORTIFIED HER FAITH IN THE SECURITY OF ELECTIONS IN EVERY PART OF THE PROCESS.

>> NOBODY GETS TO MAKE A DECISION ON HER OWN AT ANY STEP IN THE PROCESS.

>> ALMOST 60% OF HOOSIER POLL WORKERS IN 2022 WERE OLDER THAN 60 ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AND VOTING SURVEY.

MANOLOPOULOS SAYS HER EXPERIENCES AS A VOLUNTEER HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE.

>> IT'S REALLY A LOT OF FUN.

YOU LEARN A LOT.

YOU ARE GOING TO SEE YOUR NEIGHBORS.

I THINK IT ENHANCES THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND AGAIN THE SENSE OF SECURITY IN THE PROCESS, FAITH IN THE PROCESS.

>> FOR INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING I'M LAUREN CHAPMAN.

>>> FOR HOOSIERS INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, GO TO INDIANAVOTERS.COM TO CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION AND FIND DETAILS ON WORKING THE POLLS.

THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS OCTOBER 7th.

>>> WELL, NOW FOR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE, WE'RE JOINED NOW BY CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

HI, CLAYTON.

>> DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES, JENNIFER McCORMICK, SAYS THEY ARE READY FOR ADULT CANNABIS USE.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL USE.

>> WE'RE GOING TO LEARN FROM THE STATES AROUND US WHO HAVE DONE IT WELL AND LEARN FROM THOSE STATES WHO WISH THEY COULD TAKE SOME THINGS BACK AND HAVE A REDO.

>> THE TAX FOUNDATION ESTIMATES CANNABIS LEGALIZATION COULD GENERATE $172 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE STATE.

McCORMICK SAYS THAT'S NOT A LOT COMPARED TO THE STATE'S OVERALL BUDGET BUT IT CAN MAKE MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TARGETED WAYS, PARTICULARLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

NO WORD ON HOW IT WILL MOVE FROM LEGAL MEDICAL USE TO LEGAL RECREATIONAL USE.

>> IT IS REALLY DEPENDENT UPON HOW THIS ROLLS OUT AND WHAT SUCCESSES WE SEE AND WHAT BARRIERS WE COME CROSS BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE WILL BE BOTH.

>> WHILE LAWMAKERS IN BOTH PARTIES HAVE OFFERED CANNABIS LEGALIZATION BILLS, RECOMMEND CAN LEGISLATIVE LEADERS REMAIN STAUNCHLY OPPOSED.

>>> AND INDIANA JURY HAS FOUND INDIANA UNIVERSITY GUILTY.

ALEC ERNIE WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN 2020.

WHILE HE WAS CLEARED OF DRUGGING ALLEGATIONS, I.U.

SUSPENDED HIM FOR THREE SEMESTERS.

HIS ATTORNEY ARGUED THAT HE WAS DENIED ACCESS.

HE WAS AWARDED $136,000.

>>> AND A $7.5 MILLION STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON RADICALIZING MESSAGES OF A.I.

RESIDENT -- IT WILL LOOK AT RESONANCE.

>> MOST OF US ARE QUITE WORRIED ABOUT A.I.

'S POTENTIAL AND THE -- WHAT WE EXPECT TO FIND IS, LIKE, -- LIKE, HOW DANGEROUS A.I.

CAN BE.

>>> THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW A.I.

WILL BE ABLE TO RADICALIZE PEOPLE.

RESEARCH ON THE PROJECT COULD HELP THE GOVERNMENT COUNT COUNTER MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS AND RADICALIZATION.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAS THE HIGHEST ENROLLMENT OF NURSING STUDENTS.

THERE ARE 450 STUDENTS THIS YEAR AS THE STATE DEALS WITH A SHORTAGE OF NURSES.

THE INDIANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION STATES THEY MUST GRADUATE 1300 NURSES EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2030 TO MEET INDIANA'S MEDICAL NEEDS.

A NEW LAW WAS PASSED TO REMOVE SOME OF THE BARRIERS OF ENTRY THAT THE NURSES FACE.

>>> A COUNTY JUDGE REJECTED THE HEALTH EXCEPTION.

IN INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING'S BRANDON SMITH REPORTS ON THE LATEST ONGOING LEGAL BATTLES AROUND THE CONTROVERSIAL LAW.

>> THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT RULED LAST YEAR THAT THE STATE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES THE RIGHT TO ABORTION, ONLY IF A PREGNANT PERSON'S LIFE OR SERIOUS HEALTH IS AT RISK.

THAT'S OF THE SKEW EXCEPTIONS -- FEW EXCEPTIONS TO INDIANA'S ABORTION PAN.

SOME ARGUED THAT THAT IS VAGUE AND TOO NARROW.

BUT JUDGE KELSEY HANLON DISAGREES.

THEY COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANY EXAMPLES OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS BUT AREN'T ALLOWED UNDER THE LAW.

HANLON SAID THAT EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS SHOULD AB LOUED UNDER THE LAW, SAYING THAT THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO TREAT SUCH CONDITIONS.

WHILE SOME DOCTORS CAN'T BE CERTAIN WHAT QUALIFIES UNDER THE BAN'S HEALTH EXCEPTION.

THE LAW IS NOT TOO VAGUE.

I'M BRANDON SMITH AT THE STATE HOUSE.

>>> THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT SET AN EXECUTION DATE OF DECEMBER 18th FOR JOSEPH CORCORAN.

HE WAS CONVICTED BY AN ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT JURY IN 1999 OF THE MURDERS OF HIS BROTHER, HIS SISTER'S FIANCE AND TWO OF THEIR FRIENDS.

HE'S BEEN ON INDIANA'S DEATH ROW EVER SINCE THEN.

TODD ROKITA ASKED THE STATE TO SET AN EXECUTION DATE FOR THE NOW 49-YEAR-OLD MAN.

CORE CORCORAN CONTINUES TO SUFFER FROM PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA.

>>> THERE WILL BE A SKY WALK CONNECTING A NEW BUILDING AND THE CONVENTION CENTER WHEN THE $52 MILLION EXPANSION PROJECT IS COMPLETED.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD PRESIDENT SAYS THE SKY WALK IS NECESSARY FOR THE TWO BUILDINGS TO BE SEEN AS ONE.

AND HE SAYS IT'S A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH 500 PEOPLE TRYING TO CROSS THE STREET AT ONCE.

>> HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE, THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION DESIGN WILL HAVE A SKY WALK.

THAT IS HOW WE ACHIEVE THE EXPANSION OF THE 40,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE TO A 100,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE.

>> BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO STILL EVALUATING THE THREE HOTEL DEVELOPER PROPOSALS PRESENTED LAST WEEK.

A REAL ESTATE AND HOTEL MARKET ANALYSIS IS DUE AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

>>> FOR TWO YEARS NOW, AN EQUITY ALLIANCE HAS SAID THAT THE STATE SHOULD DO MORE TO PLACE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.

NOW THE ALLIANCE HAS CHOSEN ITS OWN PREFERRED LOCATIONS IN WHAT IT CALLS A GREEN BOOK.

THIS IS A NOD TO SEGREGATION GUIDEBOOK THAT LISTED SAFE PLACES TO STOP FOR BLACK TRAVELERS.

>> WE WANT US TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE STATE AND CHARGE IN PLACES THAT ARE SAFE AND FRIENDLY TO US AND OUR FAMILIES.

>> THE GREEN BOOK LISTS 36 LOCATIONS THAT COULD HOST E.V.

CHARGES THAT QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL GRANTS THROUGH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

WHILE THE STATE'S PICKS ARE PRIMARILY AT GAS STATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, THE ALLIANCES ARE CHURCHES MOSTLY FIVE MILES AWAY.

AND CARL BERNSTEIN, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK COVERING THE WATERGATE SCANDAL WILL HAVE FOUR VISITS TO I.U.

BLOOMINGTON.

THE FIRST EVENT WILL BE A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE MEDIA SCHOOL CALLED JOURNALISM IN A POLARIZED ELECTION LANDSCAPE ON OCTOBER 8th IN PRESIDENT'S HALL.

AND JOE, BERNSTEIN WILL RETURN FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE UPCOMING ELECTION AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR JOURNALISTS.

>> THE ELECTION ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AWAY.

THANKS, CLAYTON.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I.U.

STUDENTS AND FACULTY VISITED MICHIGAN STATE LAST WEEKEND TO VIEW AN EXHIBIT BY A PALESTINIAN ARTIST THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR BLOOMINGTON.

AND WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PASSIVE HOUSE, ULTRA ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES THAT ARE BECOMING POPULAR.

>>> THESE STORIES AND MORE RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IS HOSTING THE FIRST AMERICAN RETROSPECTIVE OF PALESTINIAN ARTISTS SAMIA HALABY AT A DISTINCTION THAT WOULD HAVE BELONGED TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY HAD IT NOT CANCELED THE EXHIBIT LAST WINTER.

ETHAN SANDWEISS JOINED I. U.

STUDENTS ON A TRIP TO EAST LANSING FOR SAL ABY'S SHOW EYEWITNESS.

>> 45 I.U.

STUDENTS MADE THE NINE-HOUR ROUND TRIP TO MICHIGAN.

M.S.U.

'S MUSEUM OF ART IS HOSTING HALABY'S FIRST AMERICAN RETROSPECTIVE.

HER WORK IS DISPLAYED AT THE GUGGENHEIM, THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AND THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART.

>> I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S HERE.

IT WAS AT M.S.U.

THAT SHE REALLY DUG INTO THIS JOURNEY TO BECOME AN ABSTRACT PAINTER.

>> BUT THIS SHOW IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SECOND.

HALABY'S WORK WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN SHOWN THIS SPRING AT I.U.

'S HE IS ESKENAZI MUSEUM: HALABY RECEIVED HER M.F.A.

AT THE INSTITUTE.

>> SHE'S ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS 20th PAINTERS OF THE 20th CENTURY.

I WAS A SCHOLAR OF PALESTINIAN CULTURE.

>> THE UNIVERSITY CANCELED THE SHOW WITHOUT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IN DECEMBER OVER UNSPECIFIED SECURITY RISKS, INFLAMING THE CAMPUS, AND THE ART WORLD.

>> SHAME ON WHITTEN!

>> THE CANCELLATION WAS ONE OF THE SEVERAL EVENTS THAT LED TO SEVERAL PROTESTS AT I.U.

>> PROFESSOR AND I WERE ON DUNN MEADOW DURING THE PROTESTS IN APRIL AND WE STARTED TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER.

I SAID I'M REALLY THINKING OF TAKING A GROUP OF STUDENTS UP TO SEE THE SAMIA HALABY EXHIBIT THIS FALL BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO SEE IT AT I.U.

>> LICHTENSTEIN IS TICKING -- TEACHING A CLASS ON CUREATING.

LICHTENSTEIN SAID IF I.U.

HADN'T CANCELED, SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE FLOWN UNDER HIS RADAR.

>> SOME WAYS IT'S AI POLITICAL ACT AND I WANT TO DONE STRAIT THAT YOU WERE DENIED THIS BY THE I. U.

ADMINISTRATION AT I.U.

AND SO WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY HERE AT M.S.U., WHICH FOR WHATEVER REASONS HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE EXHIBIT.

>> I.U.

IS STILL PAYING FOR THE TRIP, THOUGH, WHICH LICK LICHTENSTEIN COSTS AROUND $8,000.

SHE KEPT IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH HER COUNTERPARTS AT THE ESKENAZI MUSEUM.

HE SAID HE WORKED CLOSELY WITH M.S.U.

COULD THE EXHIBIT COULD PROCEED SAFELY.

>> THE MUSEUM IS ALSO VERY COMMITTED TO BEING AN OPEN FORUM FOR EXPRESSION AND REALLY FOR CIVIL DIALOGUE OR THE EXPRESSION OF DIFFERENT IDEAS, THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS IN A RESPECTFUL AND AGAIN A CIVIL ATMOSPHERE.

>> HALABY IS AN ABSTRACT PAINTER, SOME OF THEM ARE CALLED OCCUPIED JERUSALEM.

AND OTHERS LIKE TORONTO AQUARIUM AND MORNING IN YOUR HEART DON'T DROP ANY POLITICAL CLUES WHATSOEVER.

IT SUGGESTS MOVEMENT, LIGHT AND NATURE IN WAYS THAT WINTER DESCRIBES AS METHODICAL.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS INTO HER WORK AND THE WAYS YOU CAN ENGAGE WITH THE WORK.

>> THE STUDENTS ON THE TRIP SAY THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY EXPECTED.

>> IT WAS KIND OF SHOCKING TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS JUST, BE LIKE, AN ART EXHIBIT.

LIKE, IT WAS OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE POLITICAL MEANINGS THAT COULD YOU GLEAN FROM IT BUT NOTHING THAT REALLY CALLED FOR AN A CANCELLATION.

>> IT MADE ME FRUSTRATED THAT, LIKE, NONE OF HER ART, BESIDES LIKE MAYBE ONE PIECE, REALLY HAD ANY TYPE OF, LIKE, POLITICAL CHARGE TO IT.

IT WAS KIND OF JUST SIMPLE ART.

>> WHILE I.U.

STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HER ART IN BLOOMINGTON, OTHER FACULTY HAVE FULLED LICK TEN LICHTENSTEIN AND McDONALD BY ANNOUNCING TRIPS TO M.S.U.

>> WE COULD HAVE CELEBRATED THE INCREDIBLE ALUMNUS AND FORMER FACULTY MEMBER, BUT WE MISSED IT.

IT WAS A MISSED OPPORTUNITY BUT GOOD NEWS IS AT LEAST THE STUDENTS ON THIS US ABOUT GOT A CHANCE TO SEE IT.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>> THE HALABY EXHIBIT IS ON DISPLAY AT THE BROAD ART MUSEUM IN EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN, THROUGH DECEMBER 15th.

>>> PASSIVE HOMES ARE ULTRA ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES.

THEY USE LESS ENERGY TO MAINTAIN INDOOR TEMPERATURES.

ONE LOCAL RESIDENT IS STARTING TO EMBRACE THIS NEW MODEL.

ISABELLA VESPIRINI HAS THIS REPORT.

>> WHILE BUILDING A PASSIVE HOME CAN BE 3 TO 5% MORE EXPENSIVE, INDIANA RESIDENT WALLY BRUNER HAS MANAGED TO START BUILDING ONE FOR MUCH CHEAPER.

AS THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT, BRUNER IS BUILDING HIS OWN PASSIVE HOME WITH A BUDGET OF $500,000.

THE AVERAGE COST PER SQUARE FOOT OF HOME IN THE COUNTRY IS APPROXIMATELY $233.

BUT BRUNER FOUND A WAY TO MAKE THE HOME IN YELLOWED FOREST, ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM BLOOMINGTON CHEAPER.

>> I'M DOING SOME OF THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE DETAILING WORK.

WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT COMING IN AT ABOUT 170 TODAY $175 A SQUARE FOOT, WHICH IS REALLY ALMOST UNHEARD OF WHEN YOU LOOK AT BUILDING A HOME OF THIS TYPE.

>> BRUNER HAS POSITIONED THE HOME SO IT FACES SOUTH.

THE LIGHT FROM THE SUN WILL WARM THE HOUSE IN THE WINTER.

ANOTHER PASSIVE HOME ELEMENT.

HE WILL INSTALL A 5,500-GALLON CISTERN THAT WILL BE HIS PRIMARY SOURCE OF WATER, AND WILL STORE RAINWATERER IN THE CISTERN TO USE.

THEY PLAN TO GROW THEIR OWN VEGETABLES AND BUILD A 6-KILOWATT SOLAR FARM.

>> IT WILL BE ABOUT 25 PANELS AND THAT WILL BE CONNECTED TO OUR HOUSE WITH A BACKUP BATTER BATTERY SYSTEM.

SO IF WE LOSE POWER.

WE CAN AUTO SHUT OFF TO THE GRID AND THEN WE CAN RUN OFF OF BATTERY AND SOLAR ON OUR OWN.

>> HE LEARNED ABOUT EARTHSHIPS.

EARTHSHIPS ARE A TYPE OF PASSIVE HOME BUILT WITH NATURAL AND RECYCLED MATERIALS AND ARE DESIGNED TO PRODUCE WATER, FOOD AND ELECTRICITY ON THE PROPERTY.

BUT IT WAS THE PANDEMIC THAT REALLY MADE BRUNER'S PLANS TO BUILD A PASSIVE HOME A REALITY.

>> WHEN WE SAW EVERYTHING THAT THINGS WERE SHUT DOWN IN COVID AND HOW FROGILE OUR SYSTEMS ARE.

WE SAID WE WANT TO BE MORE SELF-RELIANT.

WE WANT TO HAVE GREATER INDEPENDENCE.

HE'S PLANNING TO BUILD AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE TRAINING CENTER ON THE PROPERTY.

HE WANTS TO HOST WORKSHOPS TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO USE LOCAL RESOURCES AND BECOME MORE CONNECTED WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE CAN GATHER AND TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES, TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR US TO LIVE ON THIS PLANET DIFFERENTLY.

AND WHAT WE MEAN BY DIFFERENT, IS TO LIVE IN A MORE SELF-RELIANT, A MORE SELF-SUSTAINABLE, AND REALLY MORE OF A CONSCIOUS WAY OF LIVING.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>>> PASSIVE HOMES COME WITH MANY OTHER BENEFITS.

THEY HAVE THICKER INSULATION, AIR-TIGHT WINDOWS AND MOISTURE CONTROL.

>>> AND THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM HITS THE ROAD FOR FIRST TIME THIS SEASON SATURDAY WHEN THE HOOSIERS PLAY AT UCLA.

IT'S THE CONFERENCE OPENER FOR BOTH SCHOOLS AND UCLA'S FIRST GAME EVER AS A MEMBER OF THE BIG TEN.

AND IT WILL BE INDIANA'S FIRST TRIP TO PASADENA SINCE THE 1968 ROSE BOWL GAME AGAINST U.S.C.

>> FOR ME AND THE TEAM, IT'S MORE OF A BUSINESS TRIP, WHETHER WE ARE PLAYING IN THE ROSE BOWL OR A PARKING LOT.

IT'S ALL THE SAME.

>> THE HOOSIERS ARE COMING OFF THEIR MOST EXPLOSIVE GAME IN HISTORY WHEN WE SCORED A RECORD 77 POINTS AGAINST WESTERN, ILLINOIS.

UCLA WHICH JOINED THE BIG TEN AFTER NEARLY A CENTURY IN WHAT WOULD BECOME THE PAC-12 IS 1-0 AFTER BEATING HAWAII LAST WEEK.

THE GAME KICKS OFF AT 7:30 P.M. ON NBC AND PEACOCK.

>>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT WTIUNEWS.ORG.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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