Explore Bloomington on a budget
Once you’ve thoroughly explored campus, step out into the town. Bloomington offers a wide variety of inexpensive things to do.
Once you’ve thoroughly explored campus, step out into the town. Bloomington offers a wide variety of inexpensive things to do.
Just more than a week after Glass fired former IU football head coach Bill Lynch, he locked up Kevin Wilson to a seven-year contract at $1.2 million per year.
Before Herman B Wells took charge of IU, the University was just a small Midwestern college with 11,000 students. By the time he died in 2000, it had become a world-renowned institution with more than 90,000 students on eight campuses.
Despite its small town feel, Bloomington has a lively music and arts scene. Check out this sampling of its venues for a variety of acts any time you’re visiting.
If you’re taking a stroll around campus, make sure to stop by some of these campus landmarks. They’ve all got their own story, and they’re quintessentially IU.
Do yourself a favor, and go back to “Icky Mettle”
IU traditions make the University atmosphere unique.
Come see some of IU's best teams in action at any one of these events. There's bound to be one when you're in town.
With a huge array of stores in town, Bloomington is great for shopping.
Since August 2010, the Hoosiers have landed commitments from 12 of the nation’s top high school basketball players. Nine of those players were raised in Indiana, and two others played AAU basketball for an in-state program.
Each spring, hundreds of students turn into athletes in the largest collegiate cycling race in the country and the biggest intramural event at IU when they ride in the Little 500.
it wasn’t half as good as you hoped it’d be
Sex is usually a pretty taboo conversation subject, but at IU’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction, the bedroom is their business.
The Indiana Memorial Union is more than just a hotel. It’s the go-to-spot on campus for pretty much everything. When completed in 1932, it was the world’s largest student union. We’ve broken down three of the floors to keep you from getting lost.
Merriam Webster dictionary defines “Hoosier” as a native or resident of Indiana. But what does it really mean?
gently flowing water and languorous jellyfish
Hoagy Carmichael was just a hometown kid who made a name for himself as a jazz singer/songwriter. His spirit still lives on in Bloomington.
“Really? The massage parlor is only in the other lounge?”
Wondering about the history behind IU? The University has a rich past that has made it into what it is today. These events were some of the biggest, and knowing about them will give you a little insight into what you see now.1820Indiana’s state government founds Indiana University as the State Seminary. It was originally located in Seminary Square Park near the corner of Second Street and College Avenue.