By: Arielle Pare, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2021, International Studies, French, Bloomington Edited by: Ellie Kaverman and Bre Ann Briskey, Bicentennial Graduate Assistants Dr. Benjamin F. Peery Jr., an astrophysicist and professor at IU from 1960 to 1977, was the second African-American to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy. His research in astronomy and astrophysics were… Read more »
By: Logan Dudley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Communication and Culture, Bloomington Hemmed in by walls of limestone and glass, the smooth gray trunk of the American Beech tree meanders upward, seeking life-giving light. Its base, enclosed by short railing and dotted with the names and initials of generations of college couples, serves as a… Read more »
By: Logan Dudley, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Communication and Culture, Bloomington As a member of the “History Beyond the Bypass” team, I have spent the semester researching the history of the University’s buildings and grounds. Prior to this, I had never used historical archives to conduct research. Locating the proper resources that actually offer… Read more »
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington Sometimes I miss seeing cornfields. The Bloomington area, unglaciated and hilly, doesn’t have the same symmetrical rows as the rest of Indiana. Of course, there is quite a lot of local food to be found—as any community gardener, farmer’s market… Read more »
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington Let’s go for a drive. We’re going about twenty miles or so from IU’s campus. It’s a sunny spring day—the kind of day that feels sacrilegious to spend inside. We are headed through the hills of Brown County, just beyond… Read more »
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington This blog is comprised of excerpts from IU’s Biological Field Station podcast. Imagine a scientist. He or she sits in a lab, surrounded by beakers and test tubes and machinery, processing data and scribbling notes madly into a little… Read more »
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington I grew up in a small farming community in central Indiana. I didn’t feel particularly connected to nature, perhaps because the vast swathes of corn seemed hardly natural. Once a month, my family of five would pack into our station… Read more »