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Katy O’Brian Shares Her Acting Secrets
Bartender. Cashier. Zombie. Comms officer. Cop. Katy O’Brian, BA’11, is the definition of a versatile actor. But it’s taken her years and countless auditions to establish herself in the film/TV…
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Katy O’Brian’s Acting Résumé Includes Your Favorite TV Shows
Since its inception in 2007, HoosOnFirst Improv Comedy club at IU Bloomington has bred a slew of talented entertainers. Katy O’Brian, BA’11, an original member of the troupe, is one…
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Leah Johnson Rises to Young-Adult Author Fame with Debut Novel
The inaugural young adult (YA) pick for Reese Witherspoon’s book club. A 2021 Stonewall Honor Book. One of the “Best Young Adult Books of 2020,” according to Cosmopolitan. Since its…
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Out in the Heartland
It was Thanksgiving when Sheldon Raisor, BS’10, came out to his parents as gay. They didn’t take the news well. If he wanted to make this lifestyle choice, they told…
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Honoring the History of Our Asian American Alumni
The stories of Asian Americans are often skimmed over by U.S. history books. Younger generations tend to know very little about the experiences of Japanese Americans removed from their homes…
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Colin Donnell Talks Roles on Arrow and Chicago Med
After breaking his ankle playing football during his freshman year of high school, Colin Donnell, BA’05, tried out for the school musical, Barnum. Although it was a small role—walking on…
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The Pursuit of Asian American Equality
In pursuit of the “American dream,” Paul Park’s parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s. “[My dad is] the oldest son of eight kids. He’s from a rural, agricultural…
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Surviving Heart Mountain
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Yoshito Kawahara, PhD’79, and his family—because they were of Japanese descent—were forced from their homes and imprisoned by the U.S.…
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‘Hoosier at Heart’
In 1979, when she was 4 years old, Khai (Truong) Yang, BA’97, and her family fled Vietnam. “We lost the war in 1975. We fought on the South Vietnamese side…
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Michael Koryta is Taking Over Hollywood One Novel at a Time
Working as a private investigator didn’t inspire New York Times best-selling novelist Michael Koryta, BA’06, to create Lincoln Perry, his protagonist of four novels. “It certainly informed [him]. But I…
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Decoding Commencement
For what is believed to be the first time in IU history, university officials were compelled to cancel Commencement festivities for the class of 2020 to protect the health of…
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5 Facts of IU Commencements Past
Much has changed over the course of IU’s 200-year history, including the largest and most symbolic of the university’s ceremonies—Commencement. With historical research and findings provided by IU Director of…