IUPUI Women's Tennis extends their winning streak to six games as they sweep a doubleheader against Rose Hulman. The team won 7-0 in the first match and 4-0 in the second match. IUPUI did not drop a single set in their dominant win over the division III opponent.
IUPUI Women's Basketball defeats Youngstown State at home 87-80 to gain control of 3rd Place in the Horizon League with just one game until the Horizon League Tournament. The trio of Jazmyn Turner, Destiny Perkins, and Natalie Andersen led the team with a combined 57 points. Logan Lewis and Ali Berg also had double-digit point totals in the win. This win gives IUPUI a home game in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament. That quarterfinal game will be at the Jungle on Thursday, March 2nd at 7 pm.
Despite the inclement weather, the IUPUI campus remained open on Jan. 25, one of the few universities in Indianapolis to do so. Some classes and events, however, canceled, and services including Paw's Pantry closed.
On Monday, the anti-abortion organization Indianapolis Right to Life hosted the Indiana March for Life with Students for Life of America. The marchers began at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral, the oldest Catholic parish in Indianapolis and went down Georgia St., then went down Meridian Street, around Monument Circle and around the Indiana Statehouse, holding a rally in front of the building. Numerous political figures joined the march, including Senator Mike Braun, State Treasurer Daniel Elliot and State Representative Timothy West, with others including Indiana Representative Jim Banks, Senator Todd Young, Attorney General Todd Rokita, and Secretary of State Diego Morales making an appearance at the rally. Braun, Young, and Rokita spoke, in addition to activists including Indianapolis Right to Life President Marc Tuttle and motivational speaker Mark Hublar. The event was first held in 2018. Watch the video of the march here. Watch the video of the rally here. The national March for Life was in Washington D.C. on Saturday, the first to be held following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24 of last year. Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued an injunction against Senate Bill 1, the Indiana abortion restriction law in late September and the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments over one of the two lawsuits filed by the Indiana ACLU over the bill on Thursday.
On Sunday, the Black Student Union (BSU) at IUPUI hosted the 54th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner at the Indiana Roof Ballroom, to celebrate the life of the civil rights leader and inspire students to carry on his legacy. The night opened with the Black National Anthem sung by Kennedy Halliburton. An opening and closing benediction and prayer was offered by Rev. Philip Person Sr, and the keynote address was delivered by NAACP president Derrick Johnson. The mistresses of ceremony were Sydney Hilton and Jasmine Beamon, and the MLK chair and co-chair were Demondrick Velez and Mi'Chal Patterson. There was also a spoken word performance by Mariah Ivey. The first Martin Luther King Jr. dinner was hosted by the BSU a year after his passing and two years prior to the formation of IUPUI in 1971. The organization has played a prominent role on campus since its inception, lobbying the administration to take action to support students of color and the surrounding community. The first president of the Black Student Union at IUPUI was Anthony Tate, and Chelsea Fitzpatrick is the current president.
On Saturday, Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis hosted Butler Professor of piano Kate Boyd and New Zealand professional violinist Justine Cormack for a recital of two Beethoven sonatas. The event was originally scheduled for 2020 to celebrate Beethoven's 250th anniversary, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The professor played on the cathedral's Steinway, Model D piano. The duo initially met in graduate school during the 1990s. "We played together, then after college we kept in touch, and took a leap of faith on this project to celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday playing ten of his sonatas because we remembered we enjoyed performing together," said Boyd after the performance. Christopher Caruso-Lynch, Cathedral Canon and Director of Music, said that the concert series for the year was "one for the record books." The next concert scheduled is on Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. The cathedral will be hosting the Rob Dixon Trio, led by IUPUI adjunct professor, Artistic director of the Indy Jazz Fest, and saxophonist Rob Dixon. These concerts are free to the public. Here is a link to the full recording.
On Sunday, Congregants from Redeemer Presbyterian Church gathered for a Q & A with artist and curator of the Underground Gallery at the Harrison Center Johnny McKee about his latest collection of artwork. He has been an artist in Indianapolis since 1996, having attended the Herron School of Art at IUPUI. "This collection is the newest iteration of what I do," said McKee. "With Prodigies and Portents, it was interesting for me to think about the different omens and ideas that we see in the sky and in the clouds. I sort of thought about that for a while and that went in several different directions." The collection opened on Jan 6 in the Harrison Center, which is open 9 am to 5 pm on weekdays.
IUPUI hosted their 15th annual Curtis Memorial Oratorical Contest (CMOC) on Dec. 6. This is a contest offered to students currently enrolled in R110. The Contest was founded by Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies, Richard Curtis, and his wife, Beth, to honor the memory of his brothers, Robert and Dana, both of whom were killed in war. This contest offers IUPUI undergraduate students the opportunity to give speeches focused on a commitment to peaceful resolution of conflict. This year's finalists were Casey Suarez, Tanya Ma, Dakota Jobe, Kennedy McCormack, Blue Schaeffer and Theint New Nyein. Each finalist had the opportunity to give a speech on a topic of their choosing as long as it centered around creating a peaceful resolution to a conflict. All finalists were given scholarships for their participation. The placement for the contest is as follows in descending order: Theint New Nyein ($600), Kennedy McCormack ($500), Blue Shaeffer ($500), Tanya Ma ($400), Casey Suarez ($150) and Dakota Jobe ($100).
The Speaker's Lab hosted their 103rd Bi-Annual Speech Contest at the Madame Walker Theater on December 5th, 2022. Freshman Preston Tindall won a $1500 scholarship for his speech, "Male Suicide: The Silent Epidemic."
Women's basketball team loses home opener to UIC 50 - 52. IUPUI trailed for most of the game and ultimately fell short. This was their first ever loss to UIC.
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Día de Muertos is a holiday celebrated on Nov. 1 and 2 that largely originated in Mexico but is celebrated by many of Latino heritage around the world. For this holiday, church members of Christ Church Cathedral, the oldest church building in Indianapolis, and the oldest building on Monument Circle, were invited to bring photographs of family members that have passed to remember them and celebrate their lives. Common traditions for Día de Muertos include setting up ofrendas to honor and remember those that have passed, also using marigold flowers and calaveras, or sugar skulls. Many also give gifts and share Pan De Muerto, or bread of the dead, with family and friends. A notable difference between Day of the Dead and All Hallow's Day, often regarded as the non-Latino equivalent and celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church and a few Protestant denominations, is that Día de Muertos is considered a joyous occasion to celebrate and pay respect to those that have died, whereas All Hallow's Day generally takes on a more mournful tone. The church offers a service conducted completely in Spanish on Sundays at 1:00 pm and an online prayer service on Mondays and Fridays at 5:30 pm, in addition to services conducted in English earlier in the day. Bulletins contain a large portion of the service and can be provided in Spanish or English. The service in Spanish combines elements of traditional Episcopalian worship and communion with some Hispanic cultural elements, including in music with the prominent use of the guitar rather than the organ to accompany choral music, and usually hosts a time of fellowship with coffee and cookies afterwards. They will be having a Día de Muertos mass called Servicio Memorial de los Fieles Difuntos, on Nov. 2 at 7 pm. Reverend Gray Lesesne is the Dean and Rector of the Church, and Reverend Hipolito Fernandez Reina conducts the Spanish services. For more information about the church, you can use their contact form here. Jacob Stewart is a junior majoring in neuroscience at IUPUI. He has written for The Campus Citizen since Fall of 2021, taking on the position of campus editor last Spring. The Duolingo bird knows where he lives, so he really needs to practice his Spanish.
The men’s and women’s basketball teams kicked off their season on Oct. 20 with scrimmages, a three-point contest and a dunk contest in front of fans at the Jungle.
Circle Spark Fest was a free, fall-themed festival that came to Monument Circle the weekend of Oct. 22-23. Local artists, vendors, musicians, and others attended. This was the first time Downtown Indy, Inc. and Big Car Collaborative hosted the festival.
Students gathered in the campus center for drag bingo hosted by Health and Wellness, the Multicultural Center, and the LGBTQ+ Center on Oct. 13. Drag queen Ana Crusis was the bingo announcer for the night.
Alpha Chi Omega hosted a 7 on 7 volleyball tournament on October 14, 2022 to raise money for the Coburn Place in their fight against Domestic Violence. Phi Gamma Delta won the tournament after beating AXO in the final.
Alpha Sigma Phi hosted a Soccer Tournament on October 8, 2022 to raise money for Rainn, a sexual assault hotline. Sigma Alpha Epsilon came out victorious.
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