About jcrothers
 | Julie Crothers is a 2011 graduate of Franklin College. Crothers majored in news editorial and visual communications journalism and minored in sociology and women's study. She is from Syracuse, Ind. During her time at Franklin, Crothers served as executive editor of The Franklin and TheFranklinOnline.com for three semesters. She also previously held the positions on The Franklin's staff including convergence editor, campus news editor and staff writer. She also served as an assistant bureau chief for the Franklin College Statehouse Bureau for one semester. Crothers interned with The Evansville Courier and Press, The Indianapolis Star, The Republic of Columbus, Ind., Indianapolis Monthly and the Franklin College Statehouse Bureau. She also worked for the Indiana High School Press Association. She currently works at the Martinsville Reporter-Times as an education reporter.
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Stories by Julie
Last week, an incredible friend brought me to tears as we put the finishing touches on my second-to-last issue as editor of The Franklin. Now it’s my turn to say goodbye.
Franklin College students will see a hike of 4.9 percent to their tuition for the 2011-2012 academic school year.
While students are away for summer vacation, Franklin College will become a smoke and tobacco-free campus, following a unanimous vote from the college’s Board of Trustees to prohibit the use of tobacco products on campus.
Impassioned testimony about dating rights and wrongs.
Senate committee looks at making summer last until Labor Day for Indiana schools.
After moving through the elections committee monday, the Senate will see a bill that will increase access to voting ballots.
Limited action in the House
Indiana could amend its constitution to allow for property tax caps. More than 30 other states already have tax caps in place.
Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday that Indiana's application to the $4.35 billion Race to the Top federal grant program would soon be on its way to Washington.
Concern over a bill that would restructure state funding of adult education programs ended in a narrow 6-4 vote as it passed through the House Education Committee Wednesday.
Julie discusses the latest epidemic, Wii injuries following an article published in the New York Times earlier this week.
The Ben Franklin statue takes on ZTA's national philanthropy color in honor of breast cancer awareness.
Julie Crothers shares memories from her spring break trip to the nation's capitol.
Non-traditional students, students who have graduated from college already and gone back to school, are around Franklin's campus, bringing new experience to the classroom.
The House Ways and Means committee grilled Department of Corrections Commissioner Edwin Buss Thursday as he laid out a budget for prison development.
Panel takes first step to create commission for proposed bridge project.
A bill that would require some restaurant chains to post their nutritional facts was passed through a House committee.
The House Labor and Employment Committee passed a bill to give disability pensions to deserving police officers or firefighters.
A new bill introduced to the House Roads and Transportation Committee could make mini-trucks street legal on Indiana state highways by next year.
Bills regarding transfers of casinos and horse track ownership heard during House Public Policy meeting.
Legislatures trade jabs as the budget begins moving through Indiana General Assembly.
Several state lawmakers are once again seeking to amend Indiana's constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Local government reform, military benefits, renewable energy, ethics, animal abuse and more will be topics of debate among lawmakers this year.
Annual Up 'til Dawn event resulted in more than 4.300 letters from Franklin students asking for donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Recent vehicle thefts on campus still have no suspects according to campus security.
Julie talks about the Facebook updates after Obama won the election.
Patricia Miller, one of the founders of fashion company Vera Bradley, visited campus on Tuesday to deliver the Cummins Lecture on Leadership.
Ed Beardsley plans to come to campus later this month as former president Franklin D. Roosevelt later this month. A retired American history professor, Beardsley has preformed all around the United States and Canada as various figures in American history.
Water leaks into five campus buildings, but the college sees less damage than the 90 Franklin homes that were deemed unliveable in summer flood.
Franklin College held its annual Musical Extravaganza this past week.
A profile of the Franklin College minister, David Weatherspoon.
Greek organizations came out to swim in support of Service for Sight.
Teams of two aim to "walk to D.C." by end of March.
Photos by Julie
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