Held on May 2, IU Indianapolis hosted its 12th annual Jagapalooza celebration. Student celebrated the end of the spring semester with carnival rides, games, free merch, food stands and more. The event is planned and run by the Student Activities Programming Board (SAPB) and supported by the Division of Student Affairs (DSA).
On Sept. 28 IU hosted it's 16th annual Regatta and first post IUPUI split. Student participated in canoe races, games, a dog costume contest and voted to crown this year's Regatta royalty.
IUI hosts Battleships competition on Sept. 24 to raise money for the Herman B. Wells Research Center. Battleships is a competition hosted by Jagathon every year during the week leading up to Regatta.
IUI hosts party on July 1 to celebrate the official launch of IU Indianapolis
On September 9th, IUPUI hosted the inaugural Jaguar 5K and Mental Health Mile to raise awareness for mental health. Additionally, the event raised $3,000 for recovery scholarships. The 5K began on the Carroll Stadium track, went over the Canal, down the Fall Creek trail and back to Carroll Stadium.
IUPUI hosted the Hampton Inn Invitational Aug. 31 - Sep. 2 at the Jungle. The Jags volleyball team secured two victories over UC Riverside and Oral Roberts but fell to Eastern Illinois in four sets.
After being postponed last week, residence halls across campus hosted Community Tie Dye Night Tuesday evening in their courtyard. Each residence hall had a unique set of colors for their residents to use.
Signing Ceremony dissolving IUPUI on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
On Saturday, May 27, 2013, more than 200,000 packed the streets of downtown Indianapolis to watch the 500 Festival Parade that preluded the Indianapolis 500. As a part of the procession, drivers waved to fans and signed autographs, marching bands performed, and many floats passed by the cheering spectators. In addition, the IUPUI cheerleaders also participated in the parade.
IUPUI split a doubleheader with the Robert Morris Colonials on April 23rd, including a walkoff win in the first game.
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.
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