College Culture

  So choosing a college can be an interesting venture, choosing a degree program a hassle. Life is full of tough choices so what makes us choose the way we do. A lot of factors tend to feed into that. One of the reasons why I chose to come to IU were a multitude of reasons. You may be asking...

Going to a school with 42,000+ students sounds like it would be overwhelming. It sounds like you'd be just a tiny fish in a giant ocean and just one more face in the sea of humanity. Not the case. College is a time for discovering yourself and one of the benefits of going to a huge school like...

According to a recent poll by the American Institute for Economic Research, Bloomington (home of the Hoosiers) is considered the 16th best college town in the nation. Now don't get me wrong, that's a respectable ranking; but the college towns selected before Bloomington are what upset me. For...

Every once in a while, you'll see a table set up in the basement of Ballantine with a standard poster board with pictures of far-away-places and stacks of colurful brochures. This is one table you don't want to pass by, because it's the IU Office of Overseas Study reaching out to you. The first part...

For the past three years, Movement Exchange at IU has partnered with an organization called Movement Exchange. Each year, a small group of student volunteers has travelled to Panama during winter break to teach dance to orphans and at-risk youth. This experience fosters cross-cultural understanding,...

Why Aren't Girls Interested in IT at IU? Nationally: Trend of Jobs Relative to Gender in the United States in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics on Average from 2000-2010 My Thoughts Image is a factor I know it seems to be a trend of mine to talk about Informatics, Computer Science,...

Awake at 6:30 a.m. and at Assembly Hall by 7, I was ready to wait in line for the IU-Michigan State basketball game. I was lucky enough to be given General Admission seating, meaning that I get a seat in the stadium's student section based upon the time of my arrival. Once I reached the Southeast...

Whats up, I hope everyone is surviving finals ok! Well our semester is coming down to an end and I would like to take the time to share a quick tip about final exams that I learned this semester. First off I would like to say that all of the tips for midterms stiil apply. Check out how you cand...

About Me: What is an interesting fact about you that most people would find surprising or unexpected? I really like to be organized.  I do a lot of planning for everything, especially my classes. I think this helps me manage my time so I can do both school work and fun stuff!  I am also a huge...

Whats up We Are IU readers, So today I am writing to you from the Neal Marshal Balck Culture Center! I just finished seeing the final production of the fall semester God of Carnage. An let me tell you it was AMAZING! I habe been so impressed by the shows this semester, but this one was the capstone...