11 Pride-Inducing Prizewinners
If you’re a die-hard fan of all things IU, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of … Pulitzer Prize recipient Ernie Pyle, LHD…
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10 Mascots That Weren’t
Just prior to the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, The Washington Post got into the March Madness spirit by creating a mascot emoji for…
3 Campus Maps From IU’s Past
Ah, the first day of class . . . Asking directions. Wending across campus. Charting a roundabout course to a building you only vaguely…
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…
11 of the Most Unique Gifts Ever Given to IU
The IU family is incredibly generous. And that generosity comes in many different forms: time, talent, and treasure. But “treasures” can be wide-ranging, too—even…
In a New Light
IU’s Eskenazi Museum of Art made an appearance in The New Yorker in October 2018. At issue was a key piece of the museum’s…
Bootsy Boogies with IU
“Yabba dabba doo! Bootzilla is here!” With that funkadelic introduction, genre-defining funk bassist Bootsy Collins brought his signature starry-eyed swagger to the IU tune…
Paper Architect
The word “origami” usually conjures images of delicately folded paper cranes, flowers, and sailboats. What it doesn’t immediately bring to mind is building-size structures…
Lights | Camera | Action
Breath | Light | Stone is a 15-minute film conceived and co-directed by Allen Hahn and Elizabeth Shea, both professors in the IU Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance.
Behind the Gates
For some IU alumni, it’s nearly impossible to imagine the Bloomington campus without the Sample Gates; however, the iconic landmark wasn’t constructed until 1987….
Silent Showman
Studying organ at IU in the late 1960s, Dennis James, BM’74, MM’79, got the inspiration for a musically accompanied silent movie series after taking…
In Care of IU
Scattered across seven floors and thousands of shelves, you’ll find them, pampered and padded for their protection, cozy in a climate set just for…