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LETTER: Purdue University Northwest Chancellor Should be Removed

By Campus Citizen | March 27

This letter addresses concerns about the chancellor of Purdue Northwest. While IUPUI's campus is run by IU administration and Purdue will soon be departing from our campus, the editors of The Campus Citizen decided to move forward with the publication of this letter as this issue affects the Purdue students on our campus. The following is the second of two letters addressing the Purdue Board of Trustees sent in by the Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate Chair Thomas Roach. The first was sent on Dec. 23, 2022, and the second was sent on Mar. 23, 2023

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A Student for Change

By Austin Lawton | March 27

Noah Thomas, a junior at IUPUI, is taking a stand. Thomas has observed politics his whole life and the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, inspired Thomas to go to his first protest and realized the importance of being a voice for change.

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IUPUI School Undergoes Name Change

By Daniel Guevara | March 27

IUPUI’s Informatics and Computing School has changed to the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering on Jan. 11 following the split between IU and Purdue. The name change is due to IU wanting to make the change more apparent and create a single identity for the two schools. This has come with reactions from students at IUPUI. “I think there could be small problems with it when there’s already buildings of the same name in Bloomington,” said one student.

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New Applied Theatre, Film and Television major sees enrollment success after one year

By Katie Wiseman | March 21

During its inaugural year, the Applied Theatre, Film and Television program in the School of Liberal Arts has seen unexpected enrollment success. The new program makes IUPUI one of the only undergraduate programs in applied theater in the country, according to Kristine Karnick, chair of Communication Studies and founding director of the program.

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DAPSO partners with domestic abuse safe haven Coburn Place

By Ashley Wilson | March 14

The Domestic Abuse Prevention Student Organization (DAPSO) is hosting an event called Dance the Night Away at Coburn Place on March 21 from 6-7 p.m. DAPSO was founded at IUPUI by Andrea Jacobson in September 2019.

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A Museum for Broken Hearts and Broken Relationships

By Alyssa Work | March 9

Located in Eskenazi Hall in the Herron School of Art and Design building, the Museum of Broken Relationships is open to all visitors for free, not just students or faculty. The gallery shares images into heartbreak from the local area of Indiana as well as from across the world.

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Treasure Hunt on Campus

By Jenna Carter | Feb. 28

Enter into the world of Geocaching and participate in treasure hunts across campus and downtown Indy. Track down prizes, leave clues, and have fun in the heart of downtown.

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IUPUI Hosts Naloxone Training as Part of Larger State Initiative

By Abby Godsen | Feb. 14

As part of a larger, statewide, movement to make Naloxone and training to use it more accessible, IUPUI hosted a free Narcan training in the Campus Center on Feb. 1. Naloxone is a medication used to reverse opioid overdose to be used in emergency situations and not as a long-term solution to opioid addiction or abuse. Narcan is the nasal spray device used to administer naloxone. With the rise of lethal drugs, such as fentanyl and xylazine, being laced into other substances, accessibility to proper overdose treatment has been an increasing concern for state officials.

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IUPUI Valentine's Day Events

By Ashley Wilson and Abby Godsen | Feb. 12

Here is a quick look at what events are taking place on campus to celebrate Valentine's Day. Students can attend these events solo, with their friends or with their sweetheart.

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Editorial: A Look Into What IUI Could Be

By Justin Haberstroh , Katie Wiseman , Jacob Stewart and Sahar Abdullah | Feb. 8

Indiana University and Purdue University announced in August 2022 that IUPUI would split into Indiana University Indianapolis (IUI) and an extension of Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. While the excitement and nervousness of the transition has slowed as the school year has progressed, the editorial board thought it worthwhile to discuss our predictions for what IUI could look like in the future. Disclaimer: we are not a part of the transition board and our predictions are not definitive. This article is a piece of speculative fiction that visualizes some concepts that we believe may have the potential to become a reality at IUI in the future.

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IUPUI in search of mascot for IU Indianapolis

By Hery Acosta | Jan. 27

IUPUI will be no more once the 2024 fall semester hits. IU and Purdue will be splitting from the campus which IU owns. This was first announced on Aug. 12, 2022, by IU president Pamela Whitten and Purdue president Mitch Daniels after a 9-0 unanimous vote was delivered in Bloomington. This will cause ...

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Sports Management Club hosts talent show with Jagathon

By Daniel Guevara | Jan. 25

January 18 was the Sports Management Club's (SMC) second annual "Show and See with SMC" talent show with Jagathon: IUPUI's Sports Marathon. The event raised over a record setting $150 and featured various acts including karaoke, dance performances, stand-up comedy and solving a Rubik's cube. “The intention from the beginning was to partner with Jagathon and find a way to raise as much money as we could, and have many acts come in with different people to get eyes on our club, and to just help out,” said one member of the SMC.

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IUPUI Women's Tennis: The Past is Behind, A New Era is Ahead

By Nathan Ensley | Jan. 23

As the IUPUI women's tennis team fell 2-5 in their last match of 2022 vs Northern Kentucky, there seemed to be hope for the season ahead. After two players were kicked off the team, their coach unexpectedly fired mid-season and another player missed significant time due to injury, any team would have had difficulty recovering and scraping together a successful season.

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Top ten places to nap at IUPUI

By Jacob Stewart | Jan. 17

Winter break is long gone and it’s your second week back on campus. The real work has begun, and the stress is already getting to you. A good cry is not going to cut it. Having gotten used to sleeping in until 11 a.m., the fatigue starts to hit you during your morning classes and you need a quiet place to rest, so where do you go? Here is the list you never knew you needed: the best places to nap on the IUPUI campus.

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Students showcase their work at English department readings

By Ashley Wilson | Jan. 11

Student readings at IUPUI have existed in a variety of different spaces and forms over the years, but have continued to run with the purpose of allowing students to share their creative works. At readings, students are welcome to share their poetry, fiction and musical works.

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Office of the Chancellor launches new student-led mental health initiative

By Ashley Wilson and Katie Wiseman | Jan. 11

The Office of the Chancellor has announced a new initiative, the Chancellor’s Student Mental Health Council, which began accepting applications on Dec. 16. According to the website, “The newly established Chancellor’s Student Mental Health Council connects decision-makers and students in the interest of ensuring student health and well-being.”

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Genesis Magazine begins return to normalcy

By Ashley Wilson | Dec. 12

Last spring, genesis Magazine celebrated their 50th anniversary. They celebrated their latest release party on Wednesday. Sarah Layden, the faculty advisor of genesis since 2016, expressed that the magazine has seen a lot of fluctuations in the quantity and types of content submitted to the magazine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think that’s reflected nicely in this fall 2022 cover, because you’ve got this illustration of somebody on their phone, presumably getting all these updates that are reflected behind them, and it’s about masks and Covid and all these other things just looming," said Layden.

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OPINION: IUSM Must Reverse Early Decision Policy Changes

By Jacob Stewart | Dec. 9

The IU School of Medicine (IUSM) recently altered their early admissions policy. As of last spring, "placement at a specific location is not guaranteed." High-performing early applicants are now forced to use essentially the same ranking system that regular applicants use. The decision might push students to not pursue early admissions, making them more likely to go to out-of-state schools.

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The Struggle to Find Childcare at IUPUI

By Jacob Stewart | Dec. 8

Being a parent is a difficult task. Balancing an academic workload on top of that can make things even more challenging. 1,662 IUPUI students indicated on their FAFSA application that they had at least one dependent in 2020. Many struggle to find childcare. Many have suggested Indiana University should step in to provide childcare subsidies, but a cooperative childcare organization on campus might help where subsidies cannot.

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The Best Places to Cry on Campus

By Campus Citizen | Dec. 7

It is finals week again, and as you walk out of your last test for your hardest class, the emotions hit you. There is no chance you passed that final and now your GPA is in the dumpster. The water works are coming and you need a place to let it all out quietly and without anyone noticing, so where do you go? Here is the list you never knew you needed: the best places to cry on the IUPUI campus.