NEW: Phi Delta Theta has been placed on cease and desist as of April 20. All organizational activities were suspended by IU and its headquarters. Story to come.

City council is debating some controversial zoning proposals tonight. But what’s on the table, and what’s at stake for students, long-term residents and neighborhoods? Cate Charron breaks down what you need to know with web development from Vivek Rao:

1/ Several former members of Bloomington’s Hope Presbyterian Church allege their pastor, Dan Herron, used his power in abusive ways. Some say he sexually harassed them, while others allege exploitation and intimidation.

Jenni Nolan deals with medical bills for a living, so she knew a biopsy at IU Health would be expensive. But she didn’t expect it to be $10k. A federal rule is meant to prevent surprise bills. Why isn’t it working? Me and @kaityradde for Indiana Daily Student: specials.idsnews.com/iu-health-bloo…

Wisdom from Amanda Cox ❤️

Halloween boots that missed Halloween. Chess sets late for Christmas shopping. Here's how shipping delays have taken a toll on small businesses, from Stephanie Stamm Ruth Simon Austen Hufford & Inti Pacheco wsj.com/articles/conta… via The Wall Street Journal

Racism has a long history in Bloomington. In the 1850s, slave catchers lived here. In the '20s, the KKK often marched. In 1968, KKK members firebombed a Black shop on Kirkwood. “Indiana is not a Southern state. But it hangs right on the border." Indiana Daily Student specials.idsnews.com/unmarked-grave…

🥁 Get ready for #outlier2024! This time we are heading to Chicago, USA! (we will offer a virtual conference too) Block your calendars for 12-14 June 2024 for a conference you won't want to miss! Stay tuned for more details! #dataviz #datavisualization #datavizsociety

Do yourself a favor find a quiet spot and give yourself a few minutes to read (and process) this incredible story by @giorgialupi. It is a masterwork of visual storytelling, and one of the most empathetic works of dataviz in history: nytimes.com/interactive/20… /1

If anybody wants to up their React skills, I can’t recommend Josh W. Comeau’s Joy of React enough!

guess it's my last week Axios , still a bit shocked and sad that half our team was laid off, but grateful to have learned so much from my kind, brilliant Axios Visuals coworkers // one last chart roundup of some faves from the past two years✨

Simran is a super talented data viz expert and you would do well to HIRE HER!!! We crossed paths at the Data Visualization Society where she did a fantastic job leading as early career director

This is literally a dream come true!! I’ve been following the Pudding for years and I’m so grateful to be recognized by them Thank you to everyone who offered feedback on my piece and especially those who emailed in with sudoku strategies ❤️

We are in the middle of the biggest art heist in history. And, despite widespread protests from creators, huge numbers of people are cheering it on.

It was reported yesterday that OpenAI will be doing 12.7B revenue/year. It's CEO is advertising his product by infringing the copyright of an artist who at best will do less than 1% of that on his lifetime (Hayao Miyazaki) I love to play with these tools too, but actively