Month: November 2020

Lately, I’ve been spending my time revisiting albums that I enjoy. This past week, I’ve been listening to Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk. Thelonious Monk is my favorite jazz artist! When I first started playing jazz, I was most drawn to his music. His eclectic rhythms and dissonant harmonies sounded so interesting to me……. Read more »

The Civic Leaders Center (CLC) is a living-learning community based out of Briscoe Quad. The CLC focuses on the small community atmosphere and teaches students to lead together, live together, and learn together. The program mainly consists of students from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, but the program is open to students from…… Read more »

If you rewind Indiana University to its early days, you inevitably end up at the Wylie House with the Wylie family.  Andrew Wylie, IU’s first president, built the house in 1835, and five generations of Wylie family members occupied the property for over three-quarters of a century.  Members of each generation attended or taught at…… Read more »

Indiana University is a huge campus that can be so intimidating when you start out. How are you supposed to find friends when there are so many people? How are you supposed to make campus feel small? How are you supposed to make IU home? Through the IU 2020 documentary film series, we get to…… Read more »

As a media student, I am always interested in learning more about important figures who paved the way for what the media industry is today. I am interested in all aspects of media, but there was one point in my life when I wanted to be a photojournalist. I have since figured out that photography…… Read more »

  The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (starting 1848) has always been of interest to me. While people might recognize Ophelia by John Everett Millais or The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse, there were also many women artists who were a part of the movement. Emma Sandys, born in 1843, was the sister of Frederick Sandys,…… Read more »

As tomorrow, election day 2020, draws near, some people may still be deciding whether or not it is worth it to stand in a long line to vote. Does it really matter? Will my one vote really impact the outcome? While many might say, no…I am here to tell you, YES! First off, not everyone…… Read more »

Voting is not where our citizenship should start and end, but it is one way to shape the world and the future as you hope to see it. This election feels particularly special to me since 2020 is the women’s suffrage centennial. Despite this, though, there are still far too many people in this country—and,…… Read more »