By: Allison McClanahan, Collections and Cataloging Librarian, Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University “You don’t write melodies. You find them. They lie there on the keys waiting for you to find them.”–Hoagy Carmichael This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the recording of Stardust composed by Bloomington’s own Hoagland Howard Carmichael (1899-1981), better known as… Read more »
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An Introduction to Wylie House Floriculture
By: Maclaren Guthrie, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, Anthropology, Bloomington Starting this fall, Indiana University’s Wylie House Museum and Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology began a joint bicentennial project that will be ongoing until 2020. The purpose is to discover more about IU Bloomington’s cultural heritage, protect local archaeological resources, contribute information to enrich… Read more »
The IU Homecoming Parade: A Brief History
By: Brenton Wells, Bicentennial Graduate Assistant, Doctoral Student, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, Bloomington Indiana University’s homecoming parade is a longstanding campus tradition. It is difficult to say precisely when the tradition began, as it is not consistently mentioned in early yearbooks or other university publications. The earliest mention appears in a 1908… Read more »
Jacqueline Hall Kelly: A Story of Courage and Determination to Succeed
By: Rinjisha Roy, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, SPEA, Bloomington The impact of a university education in a student’s life is undeniably significant. Not only is it a platform which provides opportunities for professional and intellectual growth, but it is also a crucial period that tests resilience and one’s determination to succeed in a rigorous… Read more »
A Look at IU Bloomington Arts Centers
By: Rinjisha Roy, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, SPEA, Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is home to diverse schools and programs, and two such centers of academic discipline include the IU Cinema and the IU Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance. Unlike other units on campus, both places are unique as both professional venues and… Read more »
IU and Solar Eclipses: A Historical Note
By: James H. Capshew, University Historian Excitement is building for viewing the solar eclipse in America on August 21, 2017. The path of totality passes to our south, but Bloomington will get a good taste of the temporary darkness during the day with over 90% of the sun’s disk covered. This dramatic natural phenomenon continues… Read more »
Beyond the First: Early African-American Athletic Experiences at IU
By: Angel Nathan, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Doctoral Student, Higher Education & Student Affairs, Bloomington Indiana University (IU), located in Bloomington, is an institution with a celebrated but complex racial past. Bloomington’s strong Quaker influence shaped a history with an aversion to slavery and the promotion of African American education (Wood, 2014). This may… Read more »
Memorial Hall: The Dedication and Time Capsule of IU’s First Women’s Dormitory
By: Spencer Bowman, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, English and Media, Bloomington The Long Road to a Women’s Dormitory The dedication of Memorial Hall, Indiana University’s first women’s dormitory, on October 20, 1924 was a long time coming. Twelve years earlier, in 1912, Dean of Women Carrie L. DeNise researched the university’s housing at the… Read more »
Agnes Wells: Educator, Administrator, Equal Rights Advocate
By: Cassie Heeke, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Journalism, Bloomington Dr. Agnes Ermina Wells is the first individual to be honored in the Bicentennial’s Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine) short film series. Wells, who trained as a mathematician and astronomer, also served as an educator, an administrator, and an advocate for equal rights… Read more »
Dr. Jorge Muñiz: Musician, Professor, Composer
By: Johnna Slabaugh, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, Nursing, South Bend Throughout my months this summer as an IU Bicentennial intern at IU South Bend, I was able to interview many different alumni, faculty, and staff members as part of the Bicentennial Oral History Project. It was incredible to hear about all of the different… Read more »