Arts & Culture
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Excerpt: Lost Man’s Lane
For a sixteen-year-old, a summer internship working for a private investigator seems like a dream come true—particularly since the PI is investigating the most shocking crime to hit Bloomington, Indiana, in decades.
Working Big: Muralists Rafael Caro and Erica Parker Beautify Cities with Spray Paint
Husband and wife Rafael Caro, BFA’20, and Erica Parker, BFA’16, have been creating graffiti-style murals across Indianapolis since 2016.
IU Alumni Artwork Displayed in Museums Around the World
The seven alumni artists profiled in this story have exhibited work across mediums in museums around the world. Take a look.
Sound Judgment: Laura Sisk a Swift Staple
A skim of the credits of Taylor Swift’s last eight albums will reveal a common phrase: “Vocals recorded by Laura Sisk.”
TUMI and Roam Co-Founder Charlie Clifford Changed the Luggage Game (Twice)
Premium luggage mogul Charlie Clifford, BA’65, MBA’67, founded TUMI in 1975 and his customizable luggage brand, Roam, in 2017.
Revisit IU Bloomington in the 1970s with Films by Al Edyvean
From freshman orientation and sorority recruitment to the 1975–76 men’s basketball team, Al Edyvean, BA’72, MS’75, captured it all on camera.
Out in the Heartland
Through scholarships and community, Indiana University and its alumni are determined to support LGBTQ+ students.
Button Businesswoman
In 1995, Christen Carter, BA’94, launched Busy Beaver Button Co. out of her college apartment in Bloomington.
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 “Indiana Fight.” Collins remixed the song this past spring, but his relationship with IU began more than a year before.
In Care of IU
Artifacts and oddities that inhabit IU Libraries’ Lilly Library, an assortment that includes more than 450,000 books and 8 million manuscripts, puzzles, and other bits and pieces of human history. For anyone with a curious nature, the collection is a veritable treasure trove.