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News

Gary blackout through the eyes of IU senior Atlas Chavez

By Cristina Bueno | Sept. 7

A derecho with winds near 100 mph, the force of a Category 2 hurricane, tore through Northwest Indiana on Aug. 11 and knocked out power to roughly 375,000 customers — about 80% of the Northern Indiana Public Service Company's electric customers and the largest outage in the utility's history. In Gary, more than 38,000 homes and businesses went dark, and some stayed that way for two weeks.

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Campus

‘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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Campus

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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Culture

‘Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure’ welcomes Hoosiers for the holidays

By Cristina Bueno | Dec. 11

The Eiteljorg Museum’s annual Christmas tradition, “Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure,” returns to Indianapolis on Nov. 15, 2025 running until Jan. 29, 2026. The exhibit inaugurates the winter season by featuring G-scale electric trains traveling through miniature American landscapes.

Politics

‘Liberal arts degrees matter’: Newly passed budget bill hits School of Liberal Arts hardest

By Cristina Bueno | Oct. 8

On July 1, 2025, the Indiana General Assembly's House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1001-2025 was made effective, a new state budget bill that brings major changes to higher education. The Indiana Commission for Higher Education (CHE) reported that seven universities across the state have been affected, with 74 programs eliminated, 101 suspended and 229 pending mergers. CHE reports that "six of those seven public institutions had voluntarily submitted degree program [changes] ahead of the effective date."

Politics

Trump administration jeopardizes international college student visas

By Cristina Bueno | May 19

On April 4, Jelena Liu, a graduate student at IU Indianapolis, had her Service ID wrongfully revoked with no warning from the Student and Exchange Visitors Information System (SEVIS) record system. “I was checking my email box and I got a surprise gift,” Liu said. Liu is not an isolated case. Five more students from Purdue University, one student from Ivy Tech and one student from the University of Notre Dame have had their visas revoked.

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