Student Life

Mallika Khanna, a PhD student in the Media School, speaks at a rally held by Sunrise Bloomington on Feb. 8, 2022, in front of the Harlos House on Tenth Street. Khanna said her parents had recently been forced to move away from their home in Delhi, India, because of the levels of air pollution"But climate change is not just an 'over there' problem," she said.

Sunrise Bloomington holds rally to pressure IU Foundation to divest from fossil fuels

Feb 8, 2022 7:51 pm

Around 140 students, faculty and members of the community attended the rally.

Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition organizer Pat Wall and Core Committee member graduate student Rachel Epplin stand outside the Office of the Board of Trustees on Dec. 10, 2021, at Franklin Hall. IU refused to recognize a union contract with the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition-United Electrical Workers on Feb. 1, 2022.

Graduate workers denied union election, say fight for collective bargaining continues

Feb 7, 2022 5:51 pm

Graduate workers submitted 1,584 union cards to the Board of Trustees in December.

Then-freshman Annetta Itnyre, member of Students for a New Green World, tapes a sign to a pillar outside Dunn Meadow on March 24, 2021. Climate groups such as Students for a New Green World and Sunrise Bloomington plan to organize protests this semester to pressure IU to divest from fossil fuels and create a formal climate action plan.

Bloomington climate groups pressure IU to divest from fossil fuels, create action plan

Feb 3, 2022 5:28 pm

Sunrise Bloomington and Students for a New Green World are holding protests this semester.

Students grabbing lunch at The Mix at the Indiana Memorial Union Jan. 31, 2022 are pictured. Notable IMU dining changes this semester include new restaurant options at The Globe, different Starbucks hours and the closure of the Tudor Room.

Indiana Memorial Union dining introduces new cuisines, changes hours for the spring semester

Feb 3, 2022 2:08 pm

The IMU Starbucks has new hours and The Globe will offer different cuisines.

IU students hold a sign that reads “Shatter the Silence” on Aug. 18, 2018, in front of fraternity houses on East Third Street. Shatter the Silence will now operate as a community organization instead of as a student organization.

‘IU needs to do better’: Shatter the Silence posts letter critical of the university

Feb 2, 2022 7:39 pm

The group reverted back to a community organization Saturday.

Shatter the Silence no longer a student group after pushback

Jan 29, 2022 10:33 pm

The group will instead be considered a community organization.

OPINION: I have not loved college, and that’s okay

Jan 28, 2022 10:54 am

College is not going to be the best years of everyone’s life.

Water flows between the rocks in the Campus River on Sept. 24, 2020. Restoration of the Campus River aims to protect the natural resource and the work is expected to be finished by the end of April.

Project to clean and restore Campus River after heavy rainfall underway

Jan 27, 2022 4:47 pm

The river has suffered erosion due to increased rainfall.

North Eagleson Avenue is seen Nov. 4, 2021.

IU Panhellenic Association will allow paired social events starting Feb. 5

Jan 20, 2022 12:27 am

PHA canceled paired events Nov. 3 amid rising sexual assault cases on campus.

Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition protest Nov. 10, 2019, on Jordan Avenue. The coalition wrote a letter to IU administration urging them to make changes due to COVID-19 concerns.

Graduate Workers Coalition send letter to IU administration expressing COVID-19 concerns

Jan 19, 2022 6:14 pm

The letter urged IU to provide KN95/N95 masks and update in-person instruction language.

Members of Pi Beta Phi welcome new sorority sisters during Bid Night on Tuesday at the Pi Beta Phi house on East Third Street. Bid Night was held in person after being virtual in 2021.

‘Such an incredible experience’: IU sororities conduct Bid Night mostly in person

Jan 19, 2022 1:08 pm

Bid Night took place at the sorority houses and other locations this year.

Tabatha Jones Jolivet is seen Jan. 17on Zoom as a part of the Indiana University Social Justice Conference: A Journey Toward True Education. The conference was based on "The Purpose of Education," by Martin Luther King Jr. and featured multiple keynote speakers.

Benjamin Crump, Tabatha Jones Jolivet speak at IU’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day conference

Jan 17, 2022 10:41 pm

The online conference focused on King’s article “The Purpose of Education.”

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.

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.