Sweet Sixteen brings meeting of the minds to Indy

Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo says he was sitting at the breakfast table filling out brackets with his 13-year-old son when he noticed the Midwest Region remained largely blank.

REGION COLLEGIANS: Lew Wallace’s Flournoy and Gardner a dandy duo

Jerel Flournoy and Robert Gardner ended the indoor track season with a bang this weekend.

Scouting the Horizon League men's basketball tournament

No. 4 Green Bay (16-14) vs. No. 9 Milwaukee (8-23)

Purdue Womens Basketball

Tierra Turner pulls up for a jump shot on Feb. 20 in the Peregrines' second round CCAC Tournament game against Olivet Nazarene. Purdue Calumet will play in the NAIA Division II Tournament as a No. 4 seed.

Purdue Womens Basketball

Purdue Calumet's Tierra Turner tries to bring the ball up court Feb. 22 during the Peregrines' game against Olivet Nazarene. The Peregrines will play in the NAIA Division II National Tournament as a No. 4 seed.

Get help filling out financial aid form at College Goal Sunday

HAMMOND | Applying for financial aid to attend college is not complex.

Purdue Calumet's Alex Starr attempts a 3-pointer Wednesday night against Olivet Nazarene.

Purdue Calumet's Kami Grader swipes the ball from Olivet Nazarene's Danielle Tolbert on Wednesday night.

Purdue Calumet's Patrice McBee gets ready to go up strong against Olivet Nazarene's defense on Wednesday.

Purdue Calumet's Brooklyn Short drives around Olivet Nazarene's Rachel Kearney on Wednesday night.

Purdue Calumet's Amanda Gaskin shoots over Olivet Nazarene's Sandy Cabadas on Wednesday night.

Community leaders and government host college aid night

GARY | U.S. Rep. Peter Visclosky, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, and Gary Community Schools Corporation Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt will join the U.S. Department of Education and 10 local colleges and universities to highlight financial aid resources offered by the federal government …

Focus on college and career ready students

Michael Baird, former Harris Bank president, speaks during a two-day conference by the College & Career Acceleration Summer Institute at Hobart High School. "There are great jobs out here in Northwest Indiana," said Baird, "but we can't fill them because we don't have students with the r…

Undergraduate program deadline is Friday

The registration deadline for Session 6 of the undergraduate program in the College of Professional Studies at Indiana Tech University is Friday.

"What's the most important thing you learned in college?"

Region views on higher education

"What's the most important thing you learned in college?"

Shaina Tage, Park Forest | "To market myself. It doesn't matter about experience, it's marketing that matters."

"What's the most important thing you learned in college?"

Trelon Washington, Crown Point | "I never went to college. I'm looking to becoming a manager at Menards."

"What's the most important thing you learned in college?"

Cortine Loving, Lake Station | "Don't take out a student loan because it will bite you in the butt. Sallie Mae has extremely high interest, and they never stop calling to collect."