True or False? Myths of IU
Time and imagination can bury the truth of a person, place, or event under layers of mythology. By excavating facts from the deep sediment…
IU History
A Gift in Gratitude
In the fall of 1916, as war was raging in Europe, twelve international students at Indiana University formed the Bloomington branch of the Association…
New Light on an Old Story: The Secret of the Faculty War
The story of the “Faculty War” of 1832 was first presented orally in 1892 by Judge David D. Banta, the dean of the Law…
A Day in the Life of a 19th-Century IU Student
Descending from the chugging train, the freshman clutches his trunk. The air is full of ashy fumes. The young man surveys the bustling train…