Travel Column 9.21
I bungie-jump off a bridge over the ocean in Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is the perfect destination for adrenaline junkies.
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I bungie-jump off a bridge over the ocean in Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland is the perfect destination for adrenaline junkies.
On my second full day in Auckland, New Zealand, I jumped off a bridge around 9 a.m.
The South Australian Museum displays tribal masks found and collected by Australian settlers after an aboriginal ceremony. Founded in 1856, the museum houses large aboriginal and Oceania culture collections.
I decided to spend my afternoon on Monday at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide, Australia. I wanted to explore its large exhibit devoted to aboriginal culture in Australia and Oceania.
Alpha Box and Dice Winery in McLaren Vale, Australia was one of three stops on the Exchange Student Network’s annual wine tour.
An American, a French woman, a Canadian, a Belgian, and a Dane walk into a winery. There’s no punchline because it’s not a joke.
The United States has maintained a strong friendship with Australia for decades. It’s a friendship that has lasted through many conflicts, from World War II to Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.
The Australian government will conduct a postal plebiscite, a national survey done through the mail, to gauge Australians' opinions on legalizing same-sex marriage. The Australian Parliament defined marriage as between a man and a woman in a 2004 amendment to the federal Marriage Act 1961.
Same-sex marriage and LGBT rights are a recurring theme for most countries. Due to conflicting views, they always pop back up.
The River Torrens runs its course through Adelaide, Australia, and is one of the reasons the city was planned in its current location. University rowing teams practice on the river most days and individuals walk and run along its banks.
Dominick Jean reports from Australia, where he's experienced the first few days of his study abroad program.
Australia is not an easy place to reach. Approximately 9,950 miles separate Australia from Bloomington, my home these past three years.
The average pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, the wait to adopt a child is years, and even when people make it through these periods, they do not have the assurance of paid parental leave. The United States is one of only a few countries not to mandate paid parental leave in contrast with the Eastern European country Estonia, which mandates up to 87 weeks of paid parental leave, according to Pew Research Center.
The second task of the Triwizard Tournament began Sunday evening outside Woodburn Hall.
During the second task for the Triwizard Tournament, members of three separate teams were challenged to find 7 magical creatures. The Beauxbatons team surrounded their first magical creature and reenacted a scene from "The Lion King" for an extra point.
The final creature to find for the second task of the Harry Potter Society's Triwizard Tournament was a niffler. In the Harry Potter universe, nifflers are attracted to shiny objects so one team made it appear as though he was stealing their valuables.
IU's ROTC program received the General Douglas MacArthur Award for the best ROTC program in the 7th Brigade on Monday. IU Provost Lauren Robel and IU President Michael McRobbie both attended and congratulated the cadets.
Cadets Adam Whisler and Alex Njaramba stand at attention with the flag of their program. Lt. Col Todd Burkhardt announced “post colors,” and the two cadets marched to the front of President’s Hall, and the award was attached to the colors.
President Michael McRobbie called the award for the program a “fabulous achievement.” He also announced that Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, had sent a letter, which congratulated the program for their hard work and dedication to ROTC.
A gender-neutral bathroom sign on the third floor of the Student Building was ripped partially from the wall Tuesday.