True or False? Myths of IU, The Dunn Family
Time and imagination can bury the truth of a person, place, or event under layers of mythology. By excavating facts from the deep sediment…
Pride & Tradition
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
By virtue of repetition, stories acquire momentum and thus endure. A story connected with the institutional saga of Indiana University – the “Faculty War”…
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…
Inside the Home of Hoosier Basketball
With so many new amenities in the renovated Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (check them out in the video above), it can be easy to…
Five easy IU-themed costumes
The spookiest day of the year is just around the corner, and the time has come to answer the annual question, “What are you…
Page Turner
To look through the Indiana Daily Student archives is to look upon the better part of Indiana University’s history. When the past is so…
Studying the Environment—in a Kayak!
Between 2013 and 2016, Columbus, Ind., native Bryan Brown, BA’78, kayaked more than 7,000 total miles as a way to celebrate some of the…
Nursing On Reserve
Their cargo was health supplies, mostly. Screening equipment; miscellaneous sporting goods; an assortment of donations acquired throughout the year; and finally, the luggage of…
Overcoming the Odds (in a Giant Way)
It’s a long way from Haughville to IUPUI. Only two miles or so, actually. But what if you step outside and see your future…
Undoing Time
On April 25, 2016, Darryl Pinkins was released from prison after serving nearly 25 years for crimes he didn’t commit. During the long journey…