Today, my student organization continued its French Week celebrations. The event was my own brain baby, entitled Le Café Français, and it was an hour of coffee and snacks during which people who grew up in a French-speaking country could talk about their lives. The discussion was even more interesting than I had hoped. It … Continue reading Le Café Français
Author: jfigy
I'm a writer, vegetarian, musician, francophile, and student at UIndy. I have a beautiful GF/editor, a big family, two rabbits, and a devil cat.
When I approached Anthony Roberts a few weeks ago, I felt sort of weird about it. I said something like, "Hey, I'm a student at UIndy, and I have a photo journalism assignment to take pictures of interesting people in my neighborhood." I believe that my wording was actually that rambling. Anyway, he told me … Continue reading Your friendly neighborhood Uncle Sam
Sandy Davis is an associate professor of biology at the University of Indianapolis who likes to invite local scientists to guest lecture during the semester. Davis recently invited Michael Homoya, botanist and plant ecologist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, to talk about where the wild things are in the Hoosier state. “I’ve had what … Continue reading Wild Indiana
Early this morning, my short story "American Grace" was posted to the Indiana Writers Center's online literary journal, The Flying Island. This story is my first published creative writing piece besides those in the UIndy student literary magazine. I can't tell you how many times I submitted this story, all with the same result: We're sorry. This isn't right for us right now. … Continue reading American Grace
The season is barely in swing, and the Greyhounds' freshman pitcher Jordan Tackett has been enjoying a lot of time off the bench already. “They said I’d be a weekend starter, but I didn’t expect to see four starts already,” he said. “And now I’ve got two complete games under my belt already with my … Continue reading UIndy Baseball
“On average, a brand new desktop on this campus lasts seven years—three years on its regular cycle in a lab, and then four years in place as a hand-me-down,” said Josh Banks, a technology support specialist at the University of Indianapolis. When the computers have reached their maximum use, employees of Green Wave Computer Recycling pick … Continue reading What happens to UIndy’s old computers
Out of the driveway, you start out going north, towards the open top of this dead-end street. You cruise past all the houses of friends and neighbors—the old couple who never had kids, the boys who skateboard and tell dirty jokes, the man on his lawnmower who always stops to call the boys “girls” and … Continue reading Janet Drive (a prose poem)
In case you missed it, former Senators Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn spoke at the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 25. I had the privilege of talking to them, sitting in on the conversation and photographing the "Diplomacy in a Dangerous World" event. Lugar and Nunn spoke about turning nuclear weapons that were aimed at U.S. … Continue reading Lugar and Nunn speak at UIndy
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard showed up to say a few words before the first ever Essential Tremor awareness walk started on March 22 at Victory Field in Indianapolis. “I appreciate the fact that you are coming out here, raising awareness about this, raising money,” Ballard told the group of about 40 people before the walk. … Continue reading Essential Tremor Awareness Month
Their life stood full at blessed noon; I, only I, had passed away: 'Tomorrow and today,' they cried; I was of yesterday.
James Figy 