Lindsey Erdody's Blog

As a senior graduating in May, I'm leaving IU with no regrets. I've studied abroad twice, taken a wide variety of classes, joined student organizations and cheered for IU athletics.  Getting ready to graduate is scary, but I'm excited to see where my journalism degree will take me. I've already...

Out of all of the opportunities college students are offered, the one that every student should take advantage of is studying abroad. This is the one time of your life that you don’t have prior obligations stopping you from traveling somewhere far away. Even if you don’t know another language, many...

I have to admit that I’m a journalism nerd. I love news and talking about the media with other nerds. One of the great ways to get involved with other people that are excited about journalism is by joining a student organization. During my sophomore year I joined the IU chapter of the Society of...

When I applied to IU, I didn’t know any other students. I was excited to meet new people, but when I saw the option of living on a media-themed floor, I thought it was a great idea. This way I would get to know people that are interested in media, and we automatically have something in common....

During my four years of working at IU student media, I can say I’ve done it all. I’ve written stories, taken photos, created video, designed pages, copy edited and helped in a redesign of the entire newspaper. It’s kept me busy, but it was always worth the experience. Even though it isn’t required...