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The election of Nov. 7, 1967, was a milestone in U.S. political history, as Gary, Ind., chose Richard G. Hatcher, BS’56, as mayor. He would serve as chief executive of…

Philadelphia in the 1960s. The courtroom of Juanita Kidd Stout. If you were a criminal, this is not where you wanted to be. Judge Stout, JD’48, LLM’54, LLD’66, was noted…

Marc Tschida, BA’96, maneuvers his scroll saw through striking images of the Sample Gates, Griffy Lake, Beck Chapel, and more. But the Bloomington-based Press Puzzles owner isn’t just handcrafting original…

As a child, Shirley S. Abrahamson, JD’56, LLD’86, knew she wanted to be a lawyer. “I suppose first I intended to be a teacher, but somewhere at about age 5…

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 for the Indiana Daily Student as a…

In the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid, Ariel traded her mermaid tail for legs. But we have a feeling that these four IU alums, given the opportunity, just…

For all of us, IU is a permanent part of our story. But for these 12 alumni, IU left a special mark—literally—thanks to their tattoo artists. Keep reading for the…

Can you imagine raising a hippo? Or teaching gorillas new behaviors? Seven IU alums at zoos across the country share what it’s like to care for some of the world’s…

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, BS’81, once said: “Ideas are easy. Everybody has business ideas, but 99.99 percent of those humans don’t do sh*t about it.” The IU entrepreneurs we feature…

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 the trajectory for the arc of…

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 Hon’44 Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom Grammy…

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 every tourney team. But the idea…