Student Life

UPDATE: Four IU greek houses taken off of quarantine status, total 21

By IDS staff · Saturday, Aug. 29,2020 6:15 p.m.

Eleven more houses were added to the list Wednesday.

UPDATE: Eight IU greek houses required to quarantine after increase in COVID-19 cases

By Sara Kress · Thursday, Aug. 27,2020 10:32 p.m.

All houses are directed to suspend in-person activities.

Will IU shut down early? Here are IU students' predictions

By Wei Wang · Thursday, Aug. 27,2020 10:27 p.m.

Three IU undergraduates discuss their hopes and worries for fall semester.

UPDATE: IU NAACP, Campus Curls and Coils Zoombombed Thursday evening during Student Involvement Fair

By Ally Melnik · Thursday, Aug. 27,2020 8:16 p.m.

Zoombombers said racist slurs and mocked George Floyd.

IU Dining addresses complaints over changes to food system due to COVID-19

By Helen Rummel · Thursday, Aug. 27,2020 10:55 a.m.

Executive Director of IU Dining answered questions through a Zoom webinar Wednesday.

IU spokesperson says Canvas outage was isolated incident, unrelated to Zoom outage

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2020 9:08 p.m.

An IU spokesperson said the coinciding outages were an unfortunate coincidence.

Then-sophomore Xakilah Daniel hugs then-senior Ellie Johnson during the Student Involvement Fair on Aug. 29, 2019, in Dunn Meadow. The fair and many other extracurricular events have been changed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

IU extracurriculars adapt to COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines

By Ellie Albin · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2020 7:58 p.m.

Many student organizations will participate in a virtual Student Involvement Fair.

IU Dining expands use of Grubhub, closes dining halls for fall semester

By Sarah Waters · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2020 7:15 p.m.

The new remote pickup and delivery options encourage social distancing among students.

Deaf and hard of hearing students face more struggles due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Haley Miller · Wednesday, Aug. 26,2020 2:32 p.m.

Communication barriers hinder the deaf community's access to education.

IU uses new systems to make freshman move-in easier, safer during coronavirus pandemic

By Avraham Forrest · Tuesday, Aug. 25,2020 6:56 p.m.

The university facilitated move in with movers and staggered dates, but questions remain.

IU grad students protest Monday for higher wages and better conditions

By Avraham Forrest · Monday, Aug. 24,2020 11:48 p.m.

About 50 people gathered in Dunn Meadow for the protest.

What happens to IU students who contract COVID-19

By Helen Rummel · Monday, Aug. 24,2020 10:27 p.m.

Here is a breakdown of on- and off-campus quarantine procedures.

IU reports system-wide technology outages, including Zoom and Canvas

By David Wolfe Bender · Monday, Aug. 24,2020 12:11 p.m.

Most students need the services to connect to class.

How you can use Wells Library this fall

By Wei Wang · Sunday, Aug. 23,2020 8:41 p.m.

Seats in the library are now reservation-only and group study is prohibited.

Bloomington reduces gathering size limit to 15 people starting Friday

By Avraham Forrest · Friday, Aug. 21,2020 2:04 p.m.

The emergency executive order went into effect at noon.

IU to investigate large, off-campus gathering

By Helen Rummel · Thursday, Aug. 20,2020 7:29 p.m.

The university spoke of possible disciplinary action in a tweet Thursday.

Student-made YouTube series to be integrated into IU racism class

By Avraham Forrest · Thursday, Aug. 20,2020 5:07 p.m.

"What's Black About It" will be a part of a class discussing race.

IU student employees, volunteers discuss administering COVID-19 tests

By Ally Melnik · Wednesday, Aug. 19,2020 2:47 p.m.

Nursing student Bailee Leathers is volunteering with the testing to get clinical hours.

First year reimagined: Freshmen react to first days on campus

By Helen Rummel · Tuesday, Aug. 18,2020 9:57 p.m.

Students use online collaboration to aid their move-in experience.

Students, administrators discuss new Big Ten course sharing program

By Wei Wang · Tuesday, Aug. 18,2020 8:40 p.m.

Courses from the program might not transfer to IU credits.

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