Salsabil F. Qaddoura

Salsabil F. Qaddoura is the Editor-in-Chief of The Campus Citizen. She is an undergraduate student on a pre-law track with a minor in business and is pursuing a nonprofit management certificate. She is passionate about public service and volunteerism to better our communities and the world.

News

The city told Rocky Ripple to leave. The town stayed and saved itself.

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Aug. 29

The command post is a folding table, a pile of radios and a man who has not been to his job in nearly two weeks. William Whitmer, who is known by everyone on site as Whitty, stands in the middle of Ravenswood, the north-side Indianapolis neighborhood hit hardest by August's historic flooding along the White River, helping coordinate a recovery operation with no budget, no official authority and no one who assigned him the job.

Culture

Juneteenth marks the long road to freedom

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura and Zariya O’Yanna Burnes | June 19

Juneteenth, shortened from "June Nineteenth," is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Celebrated on June 19, it honors the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the last enslaved people in the state were free. Widely observed as an African American holiday, Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States.

Campus

Troi Wharton had to learn how to walk again. Ten years later, she walked the Kelley graduation stage.

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | May 31

Troi Wharton remembers the first time people noticed she could not walk straight. It was 2016, and Pokémon Go had taken over the summer. Wharton, then 20, was playing the game around Indianapolis with friends and family. At the canal. At the zoo. Anywhere her phone told her another Pokémon might appear. The game required players to physically move through the real world. For Wharton, that meant walking more than usual. For the people around her, it meant seeing what she had not yet accepted.

News

Liberal Arts scholarship scavenger hunt aims to engage students ahead of IU Day

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | March 10

Indiana University Indianapolis students will have a new opportunity to compete for scholarship funding this spring through a social media scavenger hunt hosted by the School of Liberal Arts.

Campus

‘One Table, Many Traditions’: Students unite Ramadan and Lent in interfaith dinner

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | March 4

When Peter Remala was growing up in Egypt, Ramadan lanterns hung outside homes across his neighborhood. As a child, he once made his own paper fanous from an old schoolbook. His neighbors — Christian and Muslim alike — proudly displayed it in the street.

Campus

Pacers and Fever Sports Psychologist Jaimie Rubin sparks momentum for Psi Chi and Psychology Club

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Feb. 25

Dr. Jaimie Rubin’s résumé reads like the kind of career trajectory students often imagine but rarely see up close. As director of sport psychology and team wellness for the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever, Rubin works at the intersection of mental health, elite performance and organizational leadership. Named to her role in Sept. 2024, she previously spent five years with Premier Sport Psychology in Minneapolis, serving as assistant director of sport psychology services for the Minnesota Twins and head sport psychologist for the Minnesota Lynx.

Politics

Dozens gather at Monument Circle to protest immigration enforcement, joining statewide student movement

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Feb. 14

A crowd of protesters gathered Friday evening at Monument Circle to demonstrate against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal immigration enforcement policies, joining a wave of student-led protests taking place across Indiana and across the country.

Politics

Mid-session recap: Indiana legislature advances bills affecting IU Indianapolis students

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Feb. 13

As the Indiana General Assembly moves past the midpoint of its 2026 legislative session, lawmakers are advancing several bills that could directly affect Indiana University Indianapolis students, including legislation impacting university governance, state funding, faculty oversight and academic programs.

Politics

IU Indianapolis cancels 57th MLK Dinner; students organize events across campuses

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Jan. 19

IU Indianapolis’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner, a campus tradition that has spanned nearly six decades, was cancelled this year, prompting frustration among students and leading a series of student-led events across Indianapolis on MLK Day.

Politics

Defeat of Trump-backed redistricting bill highlights stakes for IU Indianapolis students

By Salsabil F. Qaddoura | Dec. 11

Indiana lawmakers delivered a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump on Thursday, Dec. 11, voting down a controversial mid-cycle redistricting bill that would have dramatically reshaped Indiana’s congressional map and weakened the political influence of Indianapolis residents, including thousands of students at IU Indianapolis.

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Salsabil F. Qaddoura

The city told Rocky Ripple to leave. The town stayed and saved itself.

Juneteenth marks the long road to freedom

Troi Wharton had to learn how to walk again. Ten years later, she walked the Kelley graduation stage.

Liberal Arts scholarship scavenger hunt aims to engage students ahead of IU Day

‘One Table, Many Traditions’: Students unite Ramadan and Lent in interfaith dinner

Pacers and Fever Sports Psychologist Jaimie Rubin sparks momentum for Psi Chi and Psychology Club

Dozens gather at Monument Circle to protest immigration enforcement, joining statewide student movement

Mid-session recap: Indiana legislature advances bills affecting IU Indianapolis students

IU Indianapolis cancels 57th MLK Dinner; students organize events across campuses

Defeat of Trump-backed redistricting bill highlights stakes for IU Indianapolis students

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