r/IndianaUniversity

On May 7, USDA agents and university police sealed six rooms in a biology lab at Indiana University, halting ongoing experiments. The target: Distinguished Professor Roger Innes, a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Innes was targeted because he publicly defended Chinese researchers prosecuted on fabricated "agroterrorism" charges — cases built on absurd pretexts like smuggling endemic fungi and harmless roundworms. The witch-hunt has already destroyed careers, forced coerced deportations, and claimed a life: Chinese postdoc Danhao Wang died by suicide after federal interrogation in March.

This isn't about security. Universities are being militarized as nodes of the war machine while free scientific inquiry is strangled. The IU administration, deeply tied to Pentagon contracts, is fully cooperating.

Has anyone been able to get an optional calculus test link to take the test? Not the practice pdf we submit or the ALEKS math test.

Call the offices and getting bounced between the math department and orientation dept.

Good on him.

I’m debating transferring from IUK since I currently live with my parents, and most of my grants cover tuition there. I only pay around $1k a semester out of pocket for tuition right now, so moving away honestly seems like a huge financial jump.

Housing + food alone around Indy seems like it could easily be $1,000-$1,500/month. Then add tuition, gas, insurance, phone bill, car payment, random life expenses, and even just wanting to do fun stuff sometimes, and it feels like total monthly expenses could hit $2k-$3k+ pretty fast.

Are most students:
- working while in school?
- getting help from parents?
- taking loans?
- using scholarships?
- or just surviving paycheck to paycheck? 😭

If you work while in school, how many hours a week are you realistically working? It feels like you’d almost need 25-30+ hours/week just to make it work, and balancing that with classes, studying, networking, meeting new people, school activities, and still trying to actually enjoy college seems really hard.

Hello!

I'm trying to get some certificates over the summer to boost my job chances, I don't want to pay for it if i don't have to, does IU offer anything like the sort?

So when can I expect a response from the multi billion dollar organization that I have put myself into crippling debt in order to learn about my data that is apparently being held hostage??

I know they don't care about their students, its not the administration thats in any danger, but still would be nice to receive even a single email regarding the issue.

I've got 2 finals today and I haven't been able to access any course material at all to study for them since like 4 yesterday. It's annoying asf that I can't look at any lecture slides, practice exams, or even the syllabus. Both of my Prof's are saying the exam is going to continue as normal but do yall think it would be fair to ask for a curve or extra points for something that's completely out of our control.

Bro and ofc this fuckass website says that mobile is working when ts doesn't even open up

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How conservative is Bloomington? I’m an immigrant and I have concerns about the state being very red. Does that leach into the campus?
I’m not very political but I would want to know considering the current environment. Be honest, you can really help me out.
What’s the pride scene on campus? 👀

Ik it’s the bare minimum score but i had a terrible spring semester and idk if my gpa will even make it past the essay part. Is it over 😭

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Please note that all roommate requests require a completed housing application submitted by May 1 at 11:59 PM (EDT). Once the application is completed, students will have until May 4 to make any final edits.

I literally got my email today on May 11....Roommate requests are over and I can't join any of the living communities either. What???? Why did they make the deadline so early?

Also, can first years select the type of dorms they live in? The housing form only allows me to pick the general location of the living place, not the specific type of dorm as listed on https://housing.indiana.edu/living-on-campus/rates-billing/2025-26-rates.html

Usually IU plants red and white tulips at sample gates for graduation. I don’t recall seeing any this year but maybe I missed them? Were they planted this year?

Hey everyone, I recently committed to Indiana University and I’m trying to understand what life there is actually like before freshman year starts. I have a bunch of questions so I thought I’d put them all in one post 😭

For context:

• I’m interested in economics/business
• I’m not directly admitted to Kelley - Im in econ college of arts and sciences
• I’m probably trying to internally transfer/switch into Kelley later if possible
• I’m from out of state

Questions:

1. Dorms/Social:

• Best freshman dorms socially?
• Is random roommate actually that bad?
• How easy is it to make friends freshman year?

Food:

• Best dining halls?
• Which meal plan is most worth it?

Academics:

• How hard is it realistically to internally transfer into Kelley?
• Are econ/business opportunities still good outside Kelley?
• Did your AP/DE credits transfer well and save you classes?

General:

• Anything you wish you knew before attending IU?

I know this is a lot but I’d really appreciate honest answers/advice from current students or alumni. Thanks!

Given that we were one of the biggest institutions targeted and that the explicit intent was (most probably) to disrupt finals, shouldn't finals be canceled?

I don't think it's fair that ~50,000 students who rely on canvas to study now have to shrug their shoulders and pray that their professors emailed them the necessary study materials. Many students don't even have access to their textbooks anymore. The institution is essentially relying on the good will of professors to handle this

I get that IU wants to remain resolute, but IU shouldn't be surprised if there's a lapse or reduction in grades this semester either.

Students shouldn't have to jump through ransomware hoops to do well on their finals. Nor should their professors or institutions blame them when the institution's lack of cybersecurity meaningfully impacts their ability to study