When Peter Remala was growing up in Egypt, Ramadan lanterns hung outside homes across his neighborhood. As a child, he once made his own paper fanous from an old schoolbook. His neighbors — Christian and Muslim alike — proudly displayed it in the street.
Indiana University Indianapolis is expanding access to higher education for Indiana high school seniors through its seamless admissions initiative, a program that now qualifies nearly 3,500 students for automatic admission for the fall 2026 semester.
Dr. Jaimie Rubin’s résumé reads like the kind of career trajectory students often imagine but rarely see up close. As director of sport psychology and team wellness for the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, Rubin works at the intersection of mental health, elite performance and organizational leadership. Named to her role in Sept. 2024, she previously spent five years with Premier Sport Psychology in Minneapolis, serving as assistant director of sport psychology services for the Minnesota Twins and head sport psychologist for the Minnesota Lynx.
Last Friday, Feb. 13, four Herron Art students premiered the first ever student-led art exhibit. The students, Jack Melton, Ella Faupel, Cecily Walsman and Sophie Sturgeon, had been working on this project since November 2025.
Liberal Arts Career Week (LACW), happening Feb. 23-27, offers students an opportunity to network, receive guidance and get questions answered, such as, “What can I do with this major?”
Created in 2009, the Media Arts Research Learning Arcade, also known as MARLA, has grown from an empty room into one of IU Luddy Indianapolis’ most distinctive, creative spaces. Today, it functions as a hybrid: part collaborative lab, part social “third space” and part officially recognized IU Museum Collection dedicated to preserving video game history.
IU Indianapolis’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner, a campus tradition that has spanned nearly six decades, was cancelled this year, prompting frustration among students and leading a series of student-led events across Indianapolis on MLK Day.
Purdue University in Indianapolis is currently the only university in the United States to offer an accredited motorsports engineering degree. Previously housed under Indiana University Purdue University (IUPUI), the motorsports engineering program has transitioned fully to Purdue University, bringing new opportunities for students.
Early mornings, full parking lots and busy schedules are a daily reality for commuter students at Indiana University Indianapolis. With the reports stating 86 percent of students being commuters, many arrive just in time for class and leave shortly after.
On Dec. 9, Indiana University President Pamela Whitten delivered her 2025 State of the University address at IU Indianapolis with an emphasis on the IU 2030 strategic plan, a plan set forth that aims to reaffirm the university's place in public education.
When considering the cultural forces that shape the modern world, few students immediately think of a society that thrived a thousand years ago on the Iberian Peninsula. Yet the history of Al-Andalus, or Arab Spain, remains one of the most influential periods in global intellectual development.
On the morning of Oct. 17, 2025, Professor Owen Dwyer’s Environment and Society class gathered outside in the green space between Taylor Hall and the Social Work Building to do some tree planting. This is an eight week course and happened to be their last class.
A new sweet shop called Sticky Notes has opened on campus this fall 2025, bringing students, staff and visitors a fun and uplifting place to enjoy desserts, candies and different pastries. Designed as both a dessert stop and mental recharge, the shop has quickly become one of many to go spots for students looking for something sweet and positive on campus.
About 5 percent of the U.S. population — over 16 million people — experience Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Beyond that, up to 44 percent of college students experience depression.
On Nov. 1, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ran out as a result of the U.S. government shutdown. As of Nov. 11, the Trump Administration agreed to pay up to 65% of SNAP benefits, although there are likely to be delays in the rollout of this funding.
As November arrives and the end of the fall semester approaches, seniors offer a reminder: there are some experiences worth slowing down for. Through interviews with senior students, four experiences emerged as essential – the ones they say no student should graduate without checking off their bucket list.
For many students, college is an exciting new chapter – a chance to learn, grow and step into a new atmosphere full of independence. But for first-generation college students, that chapter often begins without a direct sense of guidance.
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