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“Wonder is the precondition for all wisdom.” - Christian Wiman A Florida native, Heather Sellers is the author of five volumes of poetry. Her new collection is . Sellers’ memoir, , was Editors’ Choice at the . She teaches in the MFA program at the University of South Florida. On this edition of the , Heather reads her poems “Accidental Practitioners” and “Inventory for Pedagogy at Midlife.”

IU students have always been able to attend every home football game with a season ticket package. However, with the team’s recent success, more students than ever requested season tickets. IU Athletics announced students would now be able to select up to just five games. Students have three selection periods during which they select games from a pool of two or three games. Two of those selections took place this week, and students had mixed feelings. Jaden Venturini, an IU senior, was not happy.

The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday ordered the state to execute Jeffrey Weisheit before sunrise Nov. 5, clearing the way for Indiana’s fourth execution since it resumed carrying out death sentences less than two years ago. All five justices concurred in the Aug. 28 order. Weisheit is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

Following Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, a new study shows emergency room doctors are less likely to treat pregnant women who are bleeding. Doctors often send them to overworked OB-GYNs instead. Kathryn LaRoche, one of the study’s authors, spent time inside two Indianapolis hospitals and interviewed staff. The assistant professor, who studies public health at Purdue University, watched pregnant patients come to the ER for vaginal bleeding.

Residents in more Indiana counties could become eligible for federal disaster assistance as officials said Thursday that damage assessments were continuing from this month’s severe storms and flooding. More than 13,000 aid applications have been submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency since a major disaster declaration was approved Tuesday for 21 Indiana counties.

Indiana is nearly eight months into an experiment that aims to test whether it can push some residents to make healthier choices by barring them from using SNAP benefits to buy candy or soft drinks. New survey results obtained by Free Press Indiana News offer a glimpse into how that change is affecting Hoosiers. Indiana received federal permission to restrict benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — last year. The new restriction started Jan. 1.

Gov. Mike Braun’s administration has asked lawmakers to tap into state cash reserves to cover losses from Indiana’s gas tax suspension, but top legislative leaders aren’t ready to commit to the plan just yet. “The Speaker (Todd Huston) and I said the same thing: We can never promise something in a future budget because we don’t know where we’re going to be,” said state Sen. Ryan Mishler, R-Bremen. Mishler’s comments came during a road projects presentation to the State Budget Committee Thursday.

I called this particular installment “Arrival” because everyone needs at least one place in their lifetime when they can experience that feeling. Where you are greeted by a combination of familiar sights, sounds, or scents and suddenly become relaxed and rooted on this earth. It is possible to occupy numerous homes in one’s life that offer you this, just like it’s possible to have multiple beloved pets or a separate rewarding career.

On January 6, 1973, 50 years ago, the animated series Schoolhouse Rock first aired on television. This collection of short songs and crude cartoons taught kids about multiplication, American history and more through the language of contemporary “rock” music. However, many of the musicians involved actually came from the world of jazz.

While Indianapolis recovers from historic flooding, water experts met on the west side to plan how to keep Indiana’s water clean. Scientists, water managers, local and state officials gathered last week at the Biltwell Event Center for the annual White River Alliance’s Indiana Water Summit. Top of mind was how to ensure that waterways are clean enough so that potential future natural disasters, like floods, aren’t made worse by toxic water.