Statistics have shown that young people have the lowest voter turnout rate compared to other age demographics. But IUPUI students are determined to change this. On Wednesday, the Division of Student Affairs and the Multicultural Center co-hosted IUPUI's first "March to the Polls" to encourage students ...
The 2018 midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and on Nov. 6, millions will have the opportunity to influence the course of the country’s future with their votes. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election, and 35 senate seats are also up for grabs. Here in Indiana, incumbent ...
On Oct. 9, IUPUI opened their first ever free clothing store for students, Paw’s Closet. Just like Paw’s Pantry, a free food pantry, students can come to find things they may need. “We are open Tuesday’s from 9 a.m to 1 p.m and Wednesdays from 3 p.m to 7.pm. Each student can come in twice a ...
Although the weather may not seem to agree yet, summer is coming to a close at IUPUI and bringing in the next season. Some call it autumn. Others call it fall. But one name we can all agree on is “flu season.” No matter what you call it, Student Health is ready to help prepare students. IUPUI ...
IUPUI held a mock election from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at the Campus Center atrium. One hundred and fifty-four students filled out sample ballots and cast them in a real voting machine provided by the Marion County Board of Elections. IUPUI civic engagement area manager Brant Johnson ...
The morning of September 22, 2018 marked an important day of the year for me - I had finally been given the chance to free one of my beloved hoodies from its closet prison. Stepping out into the chilly morning air was an act I had been looking forward to for months, but I couldn’t help but wonder ...
On Saturday, Sept. 22, IUPUI hosted its grandest Regatta yet. Not only does 2019 stand as IUPUI’s 50th anniversary, this year also celebrated a decade of Regatta. With 165 being the largest number of teams competing than ever before, Regatta also featured changes of location, a variety of performances ...
On Saturday, Sept. 22, IUPUI hosted its 10th annual Regatta for the first time in Military Park. “This year we moved from being directly on the canal to being in Military Park,” IUPUI senior Sandy Nyguen said.“It is our 10th year anniversary and we wanted to do something bigger and different. ...
You’ve been binge watching three seasons of FRIENDS and are surrounded by open textbooks. Pulling an all-nighter was not your plan, but here you are. Glancing at your phone, you realize you only have five minutes to get across campus to class. Now, there are scooters laying around campus to help students ...
Since 2013, Paw’s Pantry has been stuck in the back corner of the Campus Center, virtually unseen unless you were on your way to a parking lot most people don’t even use, waiting for a visitor. Or a volunteer. Anything. On a mission to help food insecurity within the IUPUI community, most students ...
IUPUI Auxiliary Services and dining services partner Chartwells are expanding the Campus Center with new food venues. The university is also considering a plan to retool the pizza area in the wake of the national controversy with Papa John’s pizza. Angie Hill, the director of operations for IUPUI ...
The month of April, also known as National Poetry Month, brought another year of performances, writing prompts and fair competition amongst poets all over the country. Poetry Month never fails to enrich our understanding and appreciation of clever wordplay, competitive slam and the raw quality of the ...
It’s almost the end of another spring semester at IUPUI, and what better way to celebrate than a carnival? The IUPUI Traditions Board is hosting the 6th annual Jagapalooza carnival on Friday, April 27 from 5 p.m. to midnight at the North Hall Parking Lot (Lot 71), across the street from the North ...
Students at IUPUI are no strangers to the near-constant construction taking place on campus. If you’ve attended IUPUI since 2015, then you’re pretty accustomed to both Michigan and New York Street, that run parallel through the heart of campus, being worked on throughout your tenure. Split into ...
It feels like it’s been a month since I wrote my last blog. I decided to utilise Spring Break for some time off and to take a break from doing homework and writing and basically anything studious. While most people would have taken advantage of the week off of college to travel around America, I did ...
Over the past two weeks, between this blog and the previous one, Indy weather has changed more times than I care to count. From bright sunny days with highs of around 60 degrees Fahrenheit to windy cold days that are barely above freezing the next. Now I mean the British weather is notorious for being ...
As a public college in an urban setting, IUPUI has over 20,000 students, each with different diversities and cultures. According to the 2016 IUPUI diversity report, 10 percent of students are African American, 4 percent are Asian American, 6 percent are Hispanic or Latinx and 4 percent are international ...
On Jan. 29, 2018, the Cleveland Indians baseball team announced that beginning in the 2019 season, the controversial ‘Chief Wahoo’ logo would no longer be worn on the field by the players. They did, however, say the logo would still be sold on team apparel. While that isn’t the ideal situation ...
Samantha Johnson remembers the moment she decided to return clearly. It was three years ago, in January, just a few days after her son’s first birthday. The Alabama native, whose slight Southern accent peaks through every other syllable, smiles wide when recalling the chain of events that led her ...
by Ron Hanson Flight or Fight Saturday mornings in Indianapolis can still be the lazy kind of mornings that earned the city its “Naptown” nickname. September 9, 2017 was sizing up to be one of those Saturdays. The 20-somethings of Indy’s urban residential boom were hitting their morning jogging ...
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