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Five Things To Do in Indy’s Irvington Historic District

By Sahar Abdullah | Nov. 14

From antique stores to restaurants, Irvington has much to offer college students looking for something to do on the weekend. Irvington is a protected historic district east of downtown Indianapolis, just a short drive from campus. It is best known for the Irvington Halloween Festival originally established in 1927, for being Butler University’s original location in the late 1800s/early 1900s and being home to the creator of Raggedy Ann.

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Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 2022

By Ashley Wilson | Nov. 13

Despite the rainy weather, around 15,000 participants competed in the 5k, half marathon, marathon, and wheelchair races on November 5. Multiple athletes who competed in the Olympic trials, along with Luis Orta, who placed second in the marathon and competed in the 2016 Olympics. Jacob Heslington was the male marathon winner with a time of 2:18:56. Jennifer Pope was the female marathon winner with a time of 2:37:22. Tom Anderson won the male half marathon with a time of 1:03:34. Lauren Hurley beat the women's half marathon race record with a time of 1:09:49. The previous record was set by Molly Grabill last year at 1:10:43. 

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An Addict's Guide to Coffee: Bovaconti Coffee

By Zachary Barnett | Nov. 8

Welcome to the third review of my series: An Addict’s Guide to Coffee! Quills Coffee and Hitherto Coffee and Gaming Parlor have previously been reviewed.Sunday is always a weird day for me. On some Sundays, I am overwhelmed with homework. On other Sundays, I am deeply entrenched in the NFL slate, ...

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Culture

Halloween: Two Years Post the Start of a Global Pandemic

By Heaven Xiong | Nov. 2

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a number of changes, including the original essence of national holidays. Halloween, as most people know it, first began as the Celtic festival of Samhain. During the festival, bonfires were lit, and townspeople wore costumes to deter ghosts. Today, Halloween is heavily celebrated in the United States. However, effects from the pandemic have caused a change in the holidays regularity.

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An Addict's Guide to Coffee: Hitherto Coffee and Gaming Parlor

By Zachary Barnett | Oct. 18

Welcome to the second review of my series: An Addict’s Guide to Coffee! To read the first review on Quills Coffee, please follow the link here.Today is an off-day for me, so to speak, as I don’t have any classes on the IUPUI campus, but that doesn’t mean I can’t drink coffee! I find myself about ...

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An Addict's Guide To Coffee: Quills Coffee

By Zachary Barnett | Oct. 12

My name is Zachary Barnett, and I love coffee, specifically espresso beverages. I have my usual coffee shop: whichever Starbucks is near me. However, I want to spice up my coffee-tasting life by visiting every local coffee shop in Indianapolis. I want to gauge how each coffee shop makes the same beverage ...

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Music

Classical Guitarists Perform in Indianapolis: A Review

By Jacob Stewart | Sept. 9

On Thursday, the Indianapolis Society of the Classical Guitar held their first concert of the 2022-2023 series in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex at IUPUI, featuring professional classical guitarists from around the state. Their next concert will be on October 13th and will feature the winner of the prestigious 2021 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition.

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Five Ways to Fill Your Days This Summer in Indianapolis

By Isabel Auger | May 17

School is officially out for the summer and it is finally feeling like summertime in Indy. Here is a list of five different things students can do during summer break if they are staying local.

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Culture

Selfie WRLD location brought to Indianapolis

By Eliana Bucklin | April 14

In January 2022, a new “Instagrammable” location, the selfie museum, opened up on the northwest side of Indianapolis. Opened by owner Nina Koehler, a former local news anchor at WISH-TV, the site has multitudes of interactive room installations. 

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Culture

Art in Bloom at Newfields

By Eliana Bucklin | April 12

Newfields Springs into bloom by hosting several floral artists.

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Culture

Stephen Breyer leaves the Supreme Court

By Avi Sarkar | Feb. 16

President Joe Biden made an announcement on Jan. 27 that Justice Steven Breyer will step down from the Supreme Court at the end of the term. Biden was the Senate Judiciary Chair during Breyer’s confirmation hearing. During the 2020 election campaign, Biden said he would nominate a black woman onto ...

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“Dark Souls” wins the nomination of “Ultimate Game of All Time”

By Zane Bruce | Dec. 27

FromSoftware’s “Dark Souls,” a game infamous for its difficulty, has won Ultimate Game of All Time at the Golden Joystick Awards. The game first released on Sept. 22, 2001, but remains relevant due to its expert design and influence on gaming. “Dark Souls” is set in a dark fantasy world that ...

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Jingle Rails: Indy’s Favorite Holiday Family Tradition

By Sammy Black | Dec. 23

“The Fifth Third Bank Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure” is back for it’s 12th year at The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. The display showcases landmarks throughout the American West while also paying homage to the city of Indianapolis.  The massive and whimsical ...

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Film

Malignant: Parasitic and Mindless

By Sammy Black | Nov. 16

Every fall season, there is another horror movie released that gets promoted as being the eerie film of the year; this year it was Malignant. The promotion of the movie revealed it as a psychological thriller that would leave the audience in a Halloween frenzy. James Wan, the director, has been known ...

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Alice in Groceryland

By Ronald Hanson | Nov. 16

Inside the Needler’s Fresh Market on N. New Jersey St. downtown Indy shoppers picked and scanned their Thursday evening provisions. Outside an October cold front was descending upon the adjacent courtyard, sounding an early winter warning as a band of culture-minded individuals assembled their projector, ...

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Music

Music, the Brain, the Piano Problem: An Interview with Colleen McGonigle

By Jacob Stewart | Nov. 11

Music has had the power to bring joy into my life in the darkest moments. Nine years ago, after my mom passed away from a brain tumor, it was the Christian hymns of my youth that I turned to for hope and comfort in that time of loss and loneliness. I still return to the words of “It is Well,” a ...

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Requiem for the Pirate Cat: Family and residents honor local celebrity feline with bronze memorial

By Ronald Hanson | Oct. 29

Pirate lore speaks of a swashbuckling feline that once roamed the high grasses of the notorious Marion and Hamilton County border. A hornswoggling thief of scratches, belly rubs, bed and drink as he slipped and stalked his way down Indy’s Monon Trail. A four-legged marauder who called home to whichever way the wind blew. 

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Trick-or-Treat Hours Announced Along With Community Halloween Events: Indianapolis and Surrounding Areas

By Hanne Brandgard | Oct. 28

On October 13th, Indianapolis announced that trick-or-treat hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31, 2021. This has been standard for the past several years, as has the increase in police patrolling neighborhoods on Halloween night. The press release cites this routine increase as a measure to “protect ...

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Pumpkin to Talk About: A Review of the Top Four Pumpkin Patches in the Indianapolis Area

By Melissa Rogers | Oct. 28

Beasley’s Orchards Upon first impression, Beasley’s orchard located on the west side of Indianapolis is huge compared to the other Orchards. There are rows upon rows of apple trees. Kids were having a blast falling over one another as they climbed the mountain of hay bales right near the entrance ...

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Culture

Positively Social: How to Use Social Media to your Advantage

By Melissa Rogers | Oct. 21

Depression, anxiety, and lack of personal identity are just a few of the negative effects of misusing social media. Yet, social networking has become an inescapable part of life, and there are ways to use socials to your personal and professional advantage.  In 2019, the Pew Research Center reported ...