By: Lee Eubanks, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, History, Bloomington History provides a precedent. By journeying through archives, perusing historical texts, or experiencing the latest exhibit at a museum, one can discover a place of belonging among the past. For LGBTQ+ individuals, an understanding of queer history is vital. Often faced with marginalization and discrimination,… Read more »
By: Kathy Lopez, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Journalism, Bloomington This summer I had the privilege of researching and piecing together the history of the Groups Scholars Program, an initiative dedicated to providing financial resources and academic support to first-generation, low-income students at IU. In a sense, I became part of the Groups Scholars Program… Read more »
By: Jordan Siden, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History, Bloomington I was after a story that would show me what life was like for former students at IU, how they related to the University, and how they related to each other. When I first proposed my topic to the IU Bicentennial department, the Mini… Read more »
By: Jessica Ivetich, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Journalism, Bloomington Hi, everyone! My name is Jessica Ivetich, and I am working with the Office of the Bicentennial as an intern this fall. I’m a senior majoring in Journalism with a focus in public relations, and I’m in complete denial that I’m almost done with my… Read more »
By: Alexis Burr, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, Community Health, Bloomington In 1923 Herman B Wells (a student at the time) was photographed curiously peering over the shoulder of a painter by the name of Theodore Clement Steele. Theodore or T.C. Steele was a usual sighting on the Bloomington campus from 1923 to 1926 and… Read more »
By: Ellen Glover, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Journalism, Bloomington As a journalism student, I never thought I was going to spend my summer knee deep in research at Indiana University’s Archives, investigating my school’s past. Sure I like history, but how is this supposed to help me with my dream of becoming a magazine… Read more »
By: Claire Repsholdt, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History, Bloomington. She can be reached at crepshol@indiana.edu. As a budding young historian, I find myself worrying a lot about what people think. What did she mean when she wrote this in her diary? Who thought he would be good at that job? Why’d they pick that… Read more »