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Troi Wharton had to learn how to walk again. Ten years later, she walked the Kelley graduation stage.

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | May 31

Troi Wharton remembers the first time people noticed she could not walk straight. It was 2016, and Pokémon Go had taken over the summer. Wharton, then 20, was playing the game around Indianapolis with friends and family. At the canal. At the zoo. Anywhere her phone told her another Pokémon might appear. The game required players to physically move through the real world. For Wharton, that meant walking more than usual. For the people around her, it meant seeing what she had not yet accepted.

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Q&A Interview: IU Luddy Indy Media Arts Lecturer Albert William retires after 35 years

By Zachary Aigbe | May 24

Albert William, a Media Arts (3D) faculty member at IU Indianapolis began working with IU in 1991 in the School of Medicine, later earning his New Media --- later called Media Arts --- degree in Dec. 2002, and joined then-IUPUI’s School of Informatics --- later called the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indianapolis --- faculty shortly afterward in 2003. His long career spans 35 years with IU Indy, and specifically 23 years within Luddy; his beginnings with the school spanning even further back from his early involvement in the New Media program around its earliest days in 2000 – back when classes were first being offered at the school, as he was a Master’s student at the time. This makes him not only one of the longest-tenured Luddy faculty members, but also one of the last ones from the school’s earliest days as well, including his time as a student there. At the end of the 2025-26 academic year, William retired. 

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Collaborative mass casualty simulation takes learning beyond the classroom for IU medical students

April 25

The dark night explodes with the cheers of thousands of fans as they flood the streets of downtown Bloomington to celebrate Indiana University’s College Football National Championship victory. Suddenly, this festive scene turns chaotic — someone has fallen from the upstairs balcony of the pub, another person is overcome by smoke inhalation from a burning vehicle, and a loud noise causes the crowd to stampede.

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Salon art: Allen Whitehill Clowes exhibition at Herron

By Devin Bates | April 8

The Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University’s own art school, is hosting an annual exhibition, the Allen Whitehill Clowes Collaborative. The exhibition is put on alongside Clowes Charitable Foundation and Hoosier Art Salon. This year's show began on March 7 and continued until April 4, 2026. The exhibit shows Indiana’s top Hoosier Art Salon awardees of the year and others as a part of the competition.

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‘One Table, Many Traditions’: Interfaith iftar recap

By Cristina Bueno | March 13

On March 10, an interfaith iftar brought unity amongst cultures, the goal of the event was bringing communities together and celebrating diversity through dinner, but also to educate the public about Ramadan and Lent. The event was organized by the Egyptian Student Association (ESA), Muslim Student Association (MSA), Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) and Coptic Orthodox Jags. 

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IU Indianapolis student to release children’s book on Islamic prophets

By Melanie Contreras | March 12

Since August, IU Indianapolis student Tamer Abdul Halim Alsalloum, a sophomore majoring in respiratory therapy, has been writing a book titled “In the Footsteps of the Prophets,” aimed at educating children about the 25 prophets in Islam. The book is set to release on April 1, 2026. 

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‘Shades of Us’: Campus Center Cultural Art Gallery showcases LGBTQ+ student artists

By Sophie Barker | March 6

The Campus Center is a space where many IU Indianapolis students spend their free time between classes, studying and snack breaks, as well as a space for the Indianapolis community to discover different facets of the university. This is part of why Sophia DeWitt, the current Graduate Curatorial Fellow for the Campus Center Cultural Art Gallery, chose to utilize the space of the Campus Center Cultural Art Gallery to showcase artworks made by some of IU Indianapolis’ own LGBTQ+ students.

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‘One Table, Many Traditions’: Students unite Ramadan and Lent in interfaith dinner

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | March 4

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.

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High schoolers across Indiana to receive free admission under IU Indy initiative

By Cristina Bueno | March 3

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.

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Pacers and Fever Sports Psychologist Jaimie Rubin sparks momentum for Psi Chi and Psychology Club

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Feb. 25

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.

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Herron students set precedent with first student-led art exhibit 'At the Tone'

By Mya Kalita | Feb. 24

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.

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Liberal Arts Career Week to connect students with career resources Feb. 23-27

By Taylor Goebes | Feb. 20

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?”

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MARLA: IU Indy’s creative lab and living museum, 15 years in the making

By Zachary Aigbe | Feb. 4

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. 

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IU Indianapolis cancels 57th MLK Dinner; students organize events across campuses

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Jan. 19

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.  

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Purdue in Indianapolis motorsports shifts gears after the split from IUPUI

By Melanie Contreras | Dec. 12

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. 

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Commuter life at IUI and Purdue University in Indianapolis: Finding community without a dorm

By Finn Williams | Dec. 10

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.

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Recap of the 2025 State of the University address by IU President Pamela Whitten

By Melanie Contreras | Dec. 10

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. 

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From Al-Andalus to Indianapolis: The IU Indianapolis course bringing medieval Spain to Indy

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Dec. 3

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.

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IU Indianapolis Environment and Society course helps in achieving sustainable solutions

By Ian Janke | Nov. 22

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. 

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REVIEW: Sticky Notes opens in the Campus Center – serving sweets and smiles

By Regina Graves | Nov. 20

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.