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My name is Katie Merkhofer and I am a senior at Indiana University Bloomington. I am currently persuing a major in marketing and a minor in German. I'm just your ordinary 21 year old from Cary, Illinois. Although I spend most of my time in class, or doing class work, I am also the corporate...

Let me just start by saying that I cannot believe I just registered for my last semester of classes at Indiana University. This is unreal. With that being said, I know that registration is continuing all this week and I have some tricks for you before you sign up! 1. Be prepared ​Having an...

As a Senior I was pumped about IU finally being one of the schools that has a Fall break! My friends at other Universities always rave about how great their Fall break's are. They get to visit other schools, go home for a long weekend, or both! In fact, this past weekend was Purdue's fall break and...

Last year around this time I wrote my first blog about something that was weighing heavily on my mind: Landing an internship. This year, the time is quickly approaching for interviews, and a slightly different topic has been on my mind: Landing a Full-Time Job. Using my internship experience from...

So this summer in Bloomington was amazing! Lucky for me, my roommate from freshman year, and one of my best friends, Hayley Prihoda, was also interning in Bloomington for the IU Office of Sustainability (IUOS).  Over the course of the summer she worked as a member of the Dunn's Woods...

Throughout my life I have always been athletic. Growing up I was a gymnast turned competitive cheerleader and girls gymnastics coach in high school. Coming to college I was FREAKING OUT about the freshman 15. I decided that I had to do something to stay in shape. Before coming to IU I was a frequent...

For those of you who attended the Student Involvement fair on Wednesday August 29th, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did while melting in the hot sun.  Thanks to Alyssa Andrews for the photo So many great clubs attended the involvement fair that I found myself wishing I could go back to Freshman...

It has been a while since my Freshman year at IU, but the memories of living in a dorm room seem like just yesterday. Coming to school I decided to live with an acquaintance from my high school in the Northwest neighborhood. We ended up in McNutt Dejoya room 117! We had heard mixed things about it...

I never really stopped to think about all the classes I've taken in my three years as an IU student. All those classes you love and hate just get forgotten as soon as the grades are posted. Well I'm going to tell you my favorite classes I've taken to help you make your future schedules! 1. HPER...

If you are in town in the summer, there is one thing you must do. Go to the Bloomington Farmers Market! They are every Saturday from 8am to 1pm. There are so may great things to buy, whether it is gifts or things for yourself, great premade food or food so you can make the perfect dinner, and great...

Coming to IU for orientation is a scary time. Although it has been a while since my June 2009 summer orientation at Indiana University, I remember it vividly. Although it is scary to stay in the dorms for the first time, here are a few tips for you incoming freshman this summer that will help you...