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In Tokyo, IU Olympians Prove Mettle, Win Medals

There was an easy trick to spot an IU Olympian at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo: Where there was a pool, there was…

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Leading With Radical Love

In his time at IU Bloomington, senior Ky Freeman has been a Groups Scholar, served as president of the Black Student Union, and been…

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The Bob Knight I Knew

Dennis Royalty, BS’71, is a retired reporter, editor, and columnist who covered the Indiana Hoosiers in the early 1970s. As a student, Royalty worked…

Centenarian Oliver G. Cellini holding a model airplane.

Flying Ace, Wrestling Champ

Sometimes you can trace a man’s accomplishments back to his childhood. For Oliver Cellini, BS’35, two experiences stand out and seem to have set…

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14 Students Poised to Change the World

Challenging the status quo. Shining a light on problems. Asking big questions. Proposing innovative solutions. These 14 IU students and recent graduates have accomplished…

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5 Campus Critters Hiding in Plain Sight

You’d expect a campus of IU Bloomington’s size to have ample creature comforts. But actual creatures? It has plenty of those too—and we’re not…

Tyler Combs with Alex Trebek on Jeopardy!

Who is Tyler Combs?

Answer: An IU Bloomington senior who finished second in the Jeopardy! 2020 College Championship. In a new spin on this year’s “March Madness,” Tyler Combs,…

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Holiday Downloads from Indiana University

Alumni and friends of IU give so much to this university. So, during this season of giving, we wanted to give a little something…

The Figures that Unite Us: A History of IU Mascots

If a mascot symbolizes the identity of a team, then the long and varied history of IU mascots provides a fascinating insight into the…

Chatting with Cheaney

March 4, 1993, was the day Calbert Cheaney, BA’93, broke the Big Ten basketball all-time scoring record. Cheaney was a three-time All-American at IU,…

#IUChats with Victor Oladipo

Former Hoosier Victor Oladipo, BS’13, answered our “virtual” questions on Twitter about his breakout season with the Indiana Pacers. We chatted about what life…

Five Secrets of Assembly Hall

The summer of 2016 brought about a pretty major renovation for the capital of Hoosier Basketball Nation. Assembly Hall has undergone minor updates in…