Claire Rafford is a Trending Reporter for The Indianapolis Star, Yahoo News, and Open Campus. With a focus on local news in Indianapolis and the state of Indiana, Claire covers a wide range of topics including politics, crime, business, education, and community events. Her work has also been featured in the Evansville Courier & Press.
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Zola Lamothe, an IUPUI alum, photographs the Moore family June 28 in Indianapolis as part of her project. (Provided Photo/Lee Klafczynski for Mirror Indy)
By: Claire Rafford
of 2 On a muggy Friday night in June, the Moore family sat down for a family dinner.
Butler University is showing movies for free starting Aug. 27. (Provided Photo/Vera Petrunina/iStock)
Ivy Tech Community College will host a job and resource fair Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Ivy Tech’s Indianapolis campus.
INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — Purdue University will lease apartments in a massive new development on Indiana Avenue to house 427 students from its new Indianapolis campus. The university’s board of trustees approved the $28-million, five-year lease at a meeting Aug. 2. Purdue will lease 159 apartments starting in 2026, nearly two-thirds of the space in the planned building. […]
Caito-Wagner Hall & St. Joseph Chapel at Marian University in Indianapolis. Marian University is offering a pair of scholarships to Indianapolis Public Schools students. (Photo provided by Marian University)
By: Claire Rafford
Students started classes for the fall semester at IU Indianapolis on Aug. 26, 2024. Purdue students began a week earlier. The two separate institutions were founded on July 1, 2024, after their predecessor, IUPUI, split into IU Indianapolis and Purdue University in Indianapolis. (Provided Photo/Doug McSchooler for Mirror Indy)
Martin University offers free drop-in child care to its students. The school’s care and learning center is pictured Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. (Photo by Jenna Watson / Mirror Indy)
By: Claire Rafford
When Andy Jiang decided to leave his home state of Texas for college, he was drawn to Purdue University's computer science program.
Students can apply to IU Indianapolis and other Indiana colleges for free from Sept. 23-27 during the state’s College Application Week. (WISH Photo)
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