Bloom Archives
Indiana University Athletics
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Great Expectations: Q&A Interviews with IU Coaches
Never in the history of Indiana University Athletics has there been a season like the one about to begin. Coming off a painful pandemic…
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Mattie White: Deputy Director of IU Athletics
Though she’s earned several degrees herself, when you visit Mattie White’s office, there’s only one credential on display—her grandmother’s 1939 high school diploma.
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Athletic Director Fred Glass Looks Back On Ten Years at the Helm of IU Sports
On October 28, 2008, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie held a press conference to announce the appointment of George Frederick (Fred) Glass as…
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‘Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports’
When it comes to sports stories, many are like fish tales—exaggerated beyond recognizable truth. But writers John C. Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson…
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12th Anniversary Gala: A Big Thank You to Bloom Supporters
Bloom Magazine celebrated its 12th anniversary on August 9 with a party in the Tudor Room at the Indiana Memorial Union (IMU). More than…
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Tom Morris: Athletic Trainer
Paralyzed from a 2012 mountain biking accident, 37-year-old now trains IU mens’s soccer and golf teams.
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Amy Freel Makes Sure IU Athletes Eat Veggies
BY MIKE LEONARD Amy Freel smiles and acknowledges the challenges that come with her job as director of sports performance nutrition for Indiana University…
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Cover Story: College Sports in Crisis
BY MIKE LEONARD Renowned sportswriter and commentator Frank Deford is unsparing in his criticism of intercollegiate athletics. “It is an inequitable system. It is…
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Kyle Schwarber: Baseball Player
BY JUSTIN ALBERS The Indiana University baseball team had never been to the College World Series before and had won just a single postseason…