Hoosier Bucket!

#70. Celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:37:00 -0500

The true Irish way. The fact that St. Patty’s usually collides with Spring Break makes it even more fun!

#69. Go to a Little 500 concert

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:15:00 -0500

Ahh, Little 5. As if an entire week of parties, bike races, and being blackout drunk isn’t awesome enough, there are also always huge concerts on campus as part of of the festivities.

Past artists have included Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, LMFAO, Afrojack, Snoop Dogg, Mac Miller, Mike Posner, Sublime, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Nelly, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

And now that we know Macklemore’s coming to Btown this year, things are bound to get rowdy…hey Hoosiers, can we go thrift shopping?

#68. Eat a Square Donut

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:44:02 -0400

Because donuts aren’t always round (mind = blown). While it’s always important to know the best drunk munchies in town, you should also be aware of one of Bloomington’s greatest sober munchies: Square Donuts.

#67. Drink a Hairy Bear

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:33:00 -0400

Sold at Bear’s Place, the Hairy Bear drink is a Bloomington legend. Six shots of three different liquors, with some soda and flavoring added. If you can finish the whole thing, you will get mad props and you will get drunk FAST. Some people make their own versions of a Hairy Bear for frat parties or house parties.

#66. Pudding wrestling

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:18:19 -0400

Win or lose, you’re still drunk and covered in chocolate so it’s always a good time. Just take a look at the pudding pool in Brice Fox and Daniel Weber’s iLL 5 video! Yummy.

#65. Collect as many shades of Pizza X cups as possible

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:09:28 -0400

You gotta get at least 15 of these, or you won’t be one of the cool kids at IU. Why do we collect Pizza X cups? I’m not sure, but they’re free and they’re less obvious than red solo cups. Bonus points if you get any special edition cups, like the Little 500 ones.

#64. Go to a highlighter party

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:37:11 -0400

Everyone wears white, and then you can write all over each other’s clothes and skin (and sometimes even the walls). Everything is sketchier under blacklights.

#63. Learn how to blow smoke rings

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:32:25 -0400

Essential life skill/ party trick right here. Gandalf would be proud.

#62. Hold a Big Head at a basketball game

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:29:41 -0400

Distraction time!

Send me any ideas you have! They can be specific to IU, or just college in general. I’d love...

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:00:45 -0400

Send me any ideas you have! They can be specific to IU, or just college in general. I’d love to know what’s on YOUR bucket list!

#61. Attend the PRIDE film festival

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:54:00 -0400

Bloomington’s PRIDE film festival is a week-long program hosted each year by the Buskirk-Chumley theater. PRIDE is a celebration of LGBTQ culture and community, as well as artistic talent and diversity. Events include film screenings, live performances, lectures, and a dance party!

#60. March in the Homecoming parade

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:23:46 -0400

TRADITION. Hoo-hoo-hoo Hoosiers!

#59. Paint the Jordan Avenue Bridges

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:05:58 -0400

Usually the bridges are painted by student organizations or Greek houses, but other people also occasionally paint them to say funny things or leave special messages for friends. Wouldn’t this be an awesome way to ask someone out?

#58. Go to the Farmer's Market

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:28:30 -0400

The Bloomington Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays, April through November, 8am-1pm (and other dates, check the link). Eat your veggies!

#57. Study Abroad

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:21:17 -0400

If you want to study abroad, you should start planning your trip as soon as possible so that you can work your course schedule around it. A lot of people choose to save their Gen Ed or electives for when they go abroad, especially if their major is very particular. Do your research early to find the best country and program for you, and watch out for those application deadlines.

#56. See a film at the IU Cinema

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:43:00 -0400

The IU Cinema is a small theater located right around the corner from the Auditorium. The cinema shows a wide variety of films, ranging from documentaries to silent movies and foreign films. You need to get a ticket to go to these screenings (including the free ones), but tickets can be picked up at the Auditorium until half an hour before the event.

#55. Go to Taste of Bloomington

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:23:00 -0400

Not to be confused with Taste of the Union (#25 on my list), Taste of Bloomington is a huge local food festival every June. Admission is $6, and you can buy small servings of food from different restaurants in Bloomington. There is also live music and entertainment.

#54. Make pot brownies

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 00:03:35 -0400

Yummy in my tummy. If you’re in the dorms, make friends with someone who has a house or apartment. You never know when you’ll need a kitchen.

#53. Get a heart-shaped pizza from Mother Bear's

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:55:00 -0400

Mother Bear’s Pizza only makes these once a year - the weekend of Valentines day, of course. Love and pizza is all you need in (college) life.

#52. Go on a crazy Spring Break trip

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:47:04 -0400

Oh, college spring break. A wild week you’ll never forget (except for those parts where you blacked out).