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Friend of a F•R•I•E•N•D
Even though he’s been a regular on five TV series, Vince Ventresca, BS’89, is still best known for his role as Fun Bobby on NBC’s hit sitcom Friends. “More people…
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RAW Tuba: A Story of Survival and Big Dreams
At 6’5” and 300 lbs., Richard Antoine White, MM’99, DM’12, cuts an imposing figure, one more akin to an NFL offensive lineman than a member of a world-class orchestra. While…
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Study, Work, Repeat: Alumni Reminisce About the Jobs They Held While Attending IU
In the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of the IU Alumni Magazine, readers wrote in about their work experiences while students at IU. Our inbox was filled with amazing stories. You’ll read…
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Secret Agent Mom
Christina (Fonte) Hillsberg, BA’06, unknowingly blew off her initial interview with the CIA. “I didn’t know [the interview] was for the CIA, I just knew it was for a government…
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Excerpt: License to Parent by Christina Hillsberg
Christina Hillsberg, BA’06, was a single, successful CIA analyst with a burgeoning career in espionage when she met fellow spy, Ryan, a hotshot field operative who turned her world upside…
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A Spectacular Pumpkin Artist
“The bigger, the better—and smooth” is Amie Villiger Harris’s definition of the perfect pumpkin. She compares finding her ideal orange canvas to the scene in Christmas Vacation in which Clark…
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Marbles, Metal, and Physics Magic
Tom Harold, BA’94, was both delighted and positively transfixed. “It was George Rhoads’s rolling ball sculpture in the [Indianapolis] Children’s Museum,” he recalls. The kinetic piece, Science in Recess, featured…
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Big Sounds, Small Spaces
Taking a cue from NPR’s popular Tiny Desk series of concerts, a group of IU students have launched Tiny Dorm Concerts, a YouTube series straight out of Briscoe Residence Hall.…
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Leaders in Service
IU’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award recognizes outstanding achievements in a field of endeavor as well as significant contributions to the recipient’s community, state, nation, or university. It is the highest…