Gary joined millions nationwide in witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime eclipse, a phenomenon that will not reoccur in the area for decades. The eclipse’s view began in Northwest Indiana at 2:07 CT pm. and was expected to be up to 97% totality in the area, according to meteorologist Zachary Yack with the National Weather service in Chicago. […]
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‘My Hair is My Hair’: Students Talk Natural Hair and Identity at IUN
Gentle, thick, defiant, art, luscious, loud, and mine. These are the words that a group of current and former Indiana University Northwest students used to describe their natural hair. The students spoke on a panel Wednesday afternoon at the university to discuss their natural hair, highlighting its significance as a personal and political statement. “My […]
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This Black Man Made History at Indiana University. It Took Decades for Recognition.
Before Todd Deloney arrived at the Indiana University Northwest campus in Gary, he knew what he was in for. It was 1983, and the university was known in the region as “an oasis for whites.” “The irony of it all was that in this chocolate city, there was IU,” Deloney said. But, he didn’t let […]
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From Tragedy to Advocacy: Eric Garner’s Daughter Talks with IUN Students
At Indiana University Northwest, four teens walked onto the stage of the school’s main theater, settling into the red chairs arranged for them. To their left stood Emerald Garner, the 32-year-old daughter of the late Eric Garner, who died after being put in a chokehold by a New York City cop in 2014. She’d selected […]