Abby Godsen

Abigail Godsen (she/her) is a junior majoring in Applied Information Sciences with a minor in Classics. She is Campus Editor for The Campus Citizen. When she isn’t writing, Abby likes to cook, do crossword puzzles and drink a lot of tea. She can be summoned using anything shiny or books.  


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Campus

IU expands research and STEM labs on IU Indianapolis campus

IU Indianapolis and Purdue in Indianapolis have both started many new construction projects in the last year. Most notably, the new Purdue in Indianapolis Academic Success building is being built across from the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering building, as well as the James T. Morris Arena behind Herron. Now, a new IU STEM Laboratory building is also being constructed on the main campus. 

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Student Life

Pitch Your Passion competition gives students academic opportunities

IU Indianapolis is home to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, one of the only philanthropy schools in the nation. In the pursuit to provide students with the opportunity to study philanthropy, the school offers students the opportunity to win scholarships through the Pitch Your Passion competition. A scholarship competition for high school seniors and college students with less than 60 credit hours, Pitch Your Passion gives students the opportunity to share a small group presentation about an issue in their community they care about. Participants also do an individual interview. 

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Local

Indianapolis reinvents historic landmark

The Indianapolis catacombs have been a focal point of local city history for decades, acting as a popular tourist landmark. As part of a larger redevelopment plan proposed in 2022, Indianapolis began an excavation project to unearth them making it more accessible to the public. 

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Politics

OPINION: The end of school shootings starts with local action

As of Oct. 23, there have been 58 school shootings. That is almost six shootings for every month of 2024 so far. One of the most recent tragedies was the shooting in Apalachee High School on Sept. 4 killing two students and two staff members. In light of these events, and the upcoming election, many people are asking what can be done to prevent events like those seen at Apalachee from happening again.  

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Campus

Purdue in Indianapolis plans for expansion

Purdue has officially established its own Indianapolis campus following the IUPUI split on July 1. Although the Purdue University in Indianapolis (PUI) campus is largely made up of leased classrooms, dorms and parking spaces from IU, there are plans in the works to establish more extensive Purdue facilities in the near future. 

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Campus

IUI hosts first Bridge Week post IUPUI split

Bridge has existed since 2001 incorporating a variety of events, presentations and activities in order to help incoming freshmen acclimate to the college experience at IUI. While it originally only included a portion of freshmen students, it was later expanded in 2022 to include all incoming freshmen. This year’s Bridge on Aug. 19-23 was the first Bridge post IUPUI divorce incorporating new, and old, traditions into the experience. 

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