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The IU Mobile app home screen is seen on Jan. 12. The IU Mobile was updated on Dec. 13, 2021 to fix accessibility issues and allow users to switch between light and dark screen modes.

IU Mobile app update includes dark mode, various accessibility fixes

Jan 12, 2022 6:41 pm

The latest version of the IU Mobile app was updated on Dec. 13.

Junior Corbin Dubois looks at his computer during a class on Oct. 21, 2021, in Franklin Hall. Masks are required indoors for the spring 2022 semester.

Students express mixed feelings about resuming classes in person

Jan 10, 2022 9:00 am

Some students expressed concerns about the increasing hospitalizations and positive COVID-19 cases.

Indiana University graduate student Mary Sluder restocks COVID-19 tests Oct. 15, 2020, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. There will be a COVID-19 testing and vaccine clinic open Jan. 5-8 at 800 N. Indiana Ave.

Four things you may have missed over winter break

Jan 4, 2022 3:29 pm

IU announced new COVID test sites and funded two student startups while you were away.

North Eagleson Avenue is seen Nov. 4, 2021.

Philanthropy round of IU’s sorority recruitment will be virtual, PHA announces

Dec 30, 2021 7:04 pm

IU’s Panhellenic Association said the change was due to rising COVID-19 numbers.

Students walk to past the Arthur R. Metz Bicentennial Grand Carillon on Dec. 6, 2021, in the arboretum. Student environmental groups are calling for IU to make a commitment to climate action based on a resolution written by IUSG last year.

Student organizations pressure IU to implement a climate action plan

Dec 16, 2021 8:58 pm

After calling for carbon neutrality, student environmentalists are frustrated with lack of administration commitment.

The Indiana University Regional Academic Health Center is pictured from the air at IU Bloomington on Oct. 27, 2021. IU’s clinical psychology program plans to involve its students within several departments of the IU Regional Academic Health Center which opened to patients in Bloomington this December.

IU clinical psychology program plans to involve students in Regional Academic Health Center

Dec 16, 2021 2:59 pm

Clinical training director said program will begin when professor is appointed to lead students.

A Crimson Card is held with a wallet. The Crimson Card system will undergo a maintenance upgrade from Jan. 4 to 7, according to an University Information Technology Services press release.

Crimson Card outage planned for Jan. 4 to 7

Dec 15, 2021 9:15 pm

The Crimson Card system will go through a maintenance upgrade.

Students walk past Sample Gates during the first day of classes Aug. 23, 2021. IU President Pamela Whitten announced the university will recognize and begin celebrating Juneteenth as an official university holiday for the first time in 2022 in her weekly blog post Tuesday.

IU recognizes Juneteenth as an official holiday

Dec 14, 2021 4:57 pm

President Whitten details new holiday commemoration in blog post.

The Metz Carillon is seen Nov. 4, 2021, in the arboretum. From Nov. 30 to Dec. 10, the five finalists of IU’s Provost and Executive Vice President position each participated in town halls at the Whittenberger Auditorium at the Indiana Memorial Union and on Zoom.

IU Provost candidates share visions, priorities in series of town halls

Dec 10, 2021 6:26 pm

The town halls took place between Nov. 30 and Dec. 10.

Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers members Pat Wall and Rachel Epplin stand outside the Office of the Board of Trustees on Dec. 10, 2021, at Franklin Hall. A majority of IU’s graduate workers submitted union cards petitioning for a union vote.

IU graduate workers submit union cards to Board of Trustees, call for union election

Dec 10, 2021 6:24 pm

A majority of IU’s graduate workers submitted union cards petitioning for a union vote.

IU senior Katherine Brown shows her tattoo of the American Sign Language symbol for love Oct. 19 outside of Goodbody Hall. Brown said she might go fully deaf one day.

Being heard

Dec 9, 2021 3:16 pm

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges the Deaf community faces daily.

Students walk on Dec. 7, 2021, along East Seventh Street in front of the IU Auditorium. An IU survey released by the university shows high amounts of substance and mental health issues among students.

Survey shows substantial alcohol and drug use among Indiana college students

Dec 8, 2021 6:50 pm

IU releases findings that show substance abuse and mental health issues among students.

IU junior Jordan Kaseff works in her apartment in a photo illustration Dec. 6, 2021. Seasonal depression often occurs at specific times of the year for many people, such as beginning in the fall and continuing during the winter months, according to Mayo Clinic.

IU students discuss difficulties of seasonal depression

Dec 8, 2021 8:00 am

Students describe their experiences and give their best tips on how to combat it.

Director Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story" will premiere Dec. 10, 2021.

COLUMN: Films coming out around finals you don’t want to miss

Dec 7, 2021 5:43 pm

The winter season is packed with films coming out.

A student studies Dec. 6, 2021, in the Indiana Memorial Union. Final exams for the fall semester are scheduled to begin Monday.

IU students, faculty share how to overcome finals week

Dec 7, 2021 5:25 pm

Students said it’s important to find the balance between studying and relaxing.

A street sign for Jordan Avenue is seen April 22, 2021. The IU Board of Trustees approved renaming the university-owned stretch of Jordan Avenue to Eagleson Avenue Friday.

IU-owned section of Jordan Avenue to be renamed Eagleson Avenue

Dec 3, 2021 5:18 pm

IU Board of Trustees dedicated the new name in honor of the Eagleson family.

IU junior Madison Smith holds a burning candle Dec. 2, 2021, in Dunn Meadow at the vigil in honor of the victims of the Red Zone, the period of the fall semester before Thanksgiving break where more than 50% of sexual assaults occur. Smith said she was assaulted during the Red Zone last year. "It sucks knowing that you're a statistic, but it also makes you feel a little bit less alone," Smith said.

Shatter the Silence members honor red zone survivors of sexual assault at Thursday vigil

Dec 2, 2021 11:07 pm

The red zone is the time from August to November when more than half of college sexual assaults occur.

Mackenzie, a 3-year-old pit bull terrier mix, wears his service dog vest June 20, 2018, in Walnut Creek, California. Balance Week, a weeklong event put on by student organization Balance at Kelley, will be Monday through Thursday and include an event with service dogs.

Students can de-stress with service dogs during a week of wellness practice

Dec 2, 2021 9:13 pm

The dogs will be at Hodge Hall from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Wednesday.

‘Emotional maturity is the new sexy’: Kinsey Institute study reveals shift in dating

Dec 1, 2021 7:05 pm

Survey results found singles are more interested in meaningful relationships after COVID-19.

Students march on Nov. 19, 2021, along North Jordan Avenue in support of survivors of sexual assault.

Total sexual assault reports surpass 2020 as of Dec. 1

Dec 1, 2021 6:07 pm

There has been a 6.8% increase in sexual assault reports this year since 2020.

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