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Same-sex couples pose for photos after receiving legal recognition of their marriages Wednesday at the Marion County Clerk’s Office in the Indianapolis City-County Building. A federal judge ruled the state’s same-sex marriage as unconstitutional earlier that day.

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Construction workers put windows in Village Promenade on Saturday. The top two floors of Village Promenade had mold from rainfall, but the company removed it, an official said.

VILLAGE PROMENADE SAYS COMPANY REMOVED MOLD

After finding mold in Village Promenade, the company says it removed the mold, got rid of damaged items and started over.

“This was a small issue and easily contained,” Anna Kelsey, property manager, said. “It wasn’t something that needed emergency attention.”

Kelsey said Village Promenade hired a thirdparty company to test the area to make sure the mold was removed properly. Units on the third and fourth floors were affected by the mold, which was caused by rainfall.

“With any issues that arise that could affect residents, like mold and other water issues, we are always better safe than sorry,” Kelsey said.

Construction began on the apartment complex in early October at a cost of about $54 million.

The city-run, enclosed garage cost approximately $5 million to build.

Village Promenade has 266 units for residents and a 22,000-square-foot shopping center on its first floor.

Move-in day is still Aug. 16.

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FREE TO MARRY Indiana’s same-sex couples line up for licenses after federal judge’s order STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | CHRISTOPHER castephens@bsu.edu

protection under the law.

“In less than a year, every federal Same-sex couples lined up to marry district court to consider the issue in Indiana, following a decision by a has reached the same conclusion in federal district court judge Wednesday. thoughtful and thorough opinions — The ruling took effect Wednes- laws prohibiting the celebration and day afternoon and allows same-sex recognition of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional,” Young wrote couples to receive marriage in his decision. licenses in the state. It also When the announcement immediately recognizes mar- DON’T GET was made, some county clerk riages granted in other states. TOO EXCITED A columnist offices, which issues marriage The decision comes a few writes equality licenses, were unsure what months after the state’s Sen- battle isn’t over they were allowed to do. ate voted through House Joint for LGBTQ A representative for the community Resolution 3, a proposed Delaware County Clerk’s Ofamendment to the Indiana + PAGE 4 fice said the office did not isConstitution that defines sue any licenses to same-sex marriage between a man and a woman. Since HJR-3 was passed couples Wednesday because they with different wording, it needs to were told to wait for official word pass through the House and the Sen- from the attorney general’s office.

The representative said they reate once more before potentially goceived “quite a few” calls and inquiing to a public vote in 2016.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard ries from couples and expects a lot of Young ruled that the state’s ban de- business once the office starts issuing nies same-sex couples their Four- licenses to same-sex couples. teenth Amendment right to equal See MARRIAGE, page 4

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Children hold up signs Wednesday outside the Marion County Clerk’s Office. Their signs read, “We love you here.”

THE UNITED STATES AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

STUDENTS REACT ON TWITTER @Britt_Katt Brittany Watson

As of Wednesday, there are 19 states in the U.S. that allow same-sex marriage. It is allowed in Washington, D.C., as well. Following a federal judge’s orders, same-sex marriage became legal in Indiana on Wednesday. However, the Indiana attorney general’s office is appealing the decision.

There are eight states appealing a federal decision that made same-sex marriage legal, as well.

There is absolutely nothing I believe in more than the civil right to love. What a big day for Indiana.

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Owners of boutique Juniper plan to open in Muncie this fall

We can get married. I’m so happy.

12:47 p.m. Wednesday Federally approved recognizing other states but banned, pending appeals

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A couple who met in a friend’s boutique will open their own take on women’s clothing in the Village this fall.

Tamar Lask and her husband, Peter, are working to bring Juniper to Ball State — the couple’s co-owned women’s boutique geared toward college students.

“We try to keep it affordable because college student don’t have a huge amount of disposable income,” Tamar said.

The Village’s small shop and eclectic vibe is what drew Peter to Ball State. “[The Village] is its own little funky neighborhood that is very diverse and seems to be a very busy place,” he said.

“We think [Juniper] will be convenient for students, and we will fit in well.”

The boutique will take the place of Grandma Betty’s at 1710 University Ave. The locally owned ice cream shop closed in February after a breakin left owner Jeannine Lee Lake without the equipment needed to run the business.

The Lasks own and operate two other Juniper locations, one in West Lafayette near Purdue University and the other in Oxford, Ohio, near Miami University. They hope to have the Village location up and running by September.

Federally approved, but pending appeals

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TODAY PARIS (AP) — One French court acquitted a doctor of poisoning seven terminally ill patients, another ordered physicians to suspend treatment for a comatose man and Britain’s top court said the country’s ban on assisted suicide may be incompatible with human rights.

The decisions of the past few days are fueling the arguments of Europeans who say the duty of doctors is to end the suffering of those beyond treatment.

But emotions run high on all sides

around the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide, as is shown by the bitter case of the comatose Frenchman, Vincent Lambert. Hours after the French court sided with his wife in ordering an end to treatment, the European Court of Human Rights blocked the move at the request of his parents.

Also in France, Dr. Nicolas Bonnemaison never denied giving seven terminally ill patients lethal injections, and some of their families even testified on his behalf.

4. GOP HAILS COCHRAN, UNUSUAL ALLIANCE JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — From Mississippi to the U.S. Capitol, mainstream Republicans expressed relief Wednesday at Sen. Thad Cochran’s comeback primary victory over tea party challenger Chris McDaniel, highlighting anew the fissures between traditional GOP powers and challengers determined to pull the party further rightward.

McDaniel, meanwhile, complained that a number of Democrats — most of whom are black in Mississippi —

apparently cast ballots in the GOP runoff and boosted Cochran’s numbers. McDaniel refused to concede the race and said he would probe “irregularities” in Tuesday’s voting.

His insistence that Democrats voting in his party’s primary was a bad thing made some mainstream Republicans cringe.

“I’m for more people voting, not less people voting,” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told reporters in the Capitol in Washington.

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place that might exacerbate the sectarian divisions that are already at a heightened level of tension,” Kerry said, speaking in Brussels at a meeting of diplomats from NATO nations.

Meanwhile, a new insurgent artillery offensive against Christian villages in the north of Iraq sent thousands of Christians fleeing from their homes, seeking sanctuary in Kurdish-controlled territory, Associated Press reporters who witnessed the scene said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in an emphatic defense of privacy in the digital age that police generally may not search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants.

Cellphones are unlike anything else police may find on someone they arrest, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the court.

They are “not just another technological convenience,” he said, but ubiquitous, increasingly powerful computers that contain vast quantities of personal, sensitive information.

So the message to police is simple: “Get a warrant.”

The U.S. court chose not to extend earlier decisions from the 1970s — when cellphone technology was not yet available ­— that allow police to empty a suspect’s pockets and examine whatever they find to ensure officers’ safety and prevent the destruction of evidence.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed Sunni militants’ positions inside Iraq, military officials confirmed Wednesday, deepening the concerns that the extremist insurgency that spans the two neighboring countries could morph into an even wider regional conflict.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned against the threat and said other nations should stay out.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Companies are taking advantage of new ways to export oil from the U.S. despite government restrictions, and in the process, helping the U.S. become an ever bigger exporter of petroleum on the world stage.

The Obama administration has opened the door to more exports — without changing policy — by allowing some light oils to be defined as petroleum products like gasoline or diesel, which are not subject to export restrictions.

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They got the idea to open a location near campus because Juniper’s two managers, one at each location, are Ball State graduates and told them about the Village.

The Lasks live in Oxford, Ohio, but Tamar makes the nearly threehour commute every two weeks to their West Lafayette location to work with staff and customers. She plans to do the same when the Village location opens.

“If you want it to run the way you want it to run, you have to be involved,” she said.

Tamar also does all of the buying and scheduling for their two current locations. She focuses on making sure Juniper is more than a place to buy clothes but also an inviting hangout.

“That is the fun part,” she said.

Peter said the atmosphere is something he takes pride in.

“People always comment on the friendly feeling they get in our stores,” he said.

Peter said a lot of the goodwill created by the shop had to do with his wife.

“She is very understanding — I am always sort of in awe of her ability to work with the employees and the customers,” he said.

Juniper isn’t Tamar’s first experience in the world of retail. She started in retail at the age of 16 and worked her way up through the ranks at a Cincinnati store while working on a marketing and management degree from the University of Cincinnati.

“So I ran their operations and I realized it was something I enjoyed and also had the aptitude for,” Tamar said. “So it seemed like the natural progression was to open my own boutique.”

The Village location is still in “deconstruction mode,” Tamar said.

While the Lasks aren’t exactly sure what the location will look like this fall, they plan to offer the selection and “nice vibe” Juniper is known for.

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An affordable, contemporary women’s clothing store.

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1710 W. University Ave. In the Village next to The Cup WHEN

Opening in September

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Earth. Fire. Air. Water. Two weeks ago, “The Legend of Korra” fans sat in anticipation, waiting for any news of the return of their beloved show.

Then, like a gift from above, it appeared in the form of a single screenshot of an attractive looking older woman, obviously from the “Avatar” universe. Who was she? What connection did she have to our established characters? Yes, it was a leak, but it caused more questions than answers.

Then, the floodgates opened.

But let’s back up for a second. “The Legend of Korra” is the sequel to “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” which ran for three seasons on Nickelodeon from 2005 until 2008. It was about Aang, a 12-year-old boy who could control the four elements of nature, called the Avatar. With the help of his friends, he set out to end the Hundred Year War. It was an epic tale that was spiritual in nature and ended with the good guys winning and the hero getting the girl, as all tales should end.

A few years after the end of the first show, Nickelodeon announced plans for “The Legend of Korra.” The main character is Korra, a 17-year-old Avatar. Her character is different from most young women in children’s action shows. With dark skin and

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muscles, she’s not something that you’d find on many cartoons. Her appearance was actually modeled after female athletes, including MMA fighter Gina Carano and pole vaulter Allison Stokke.

The second season of the show premiered in Fall 2013 and the entire fandom has been on edge waiting for the third season. So when the single screenshot appeared, we all were ecstatic. Then more started rolling in. They were of some established characters, new scenes and even of 87-year-old Lord Zuko, a

fan favorite from the original show.

It turned out that these screenshots were from four episodes that had been leaked from a Spanish Nickelodeon affiliate.

Even though the episodes were in Spanish, it only took a few hours for translated scripts and gifs to flood Tumblr. Key plot points were revealed and even the mysterious woman was revealed to be the daughter of a member of the original cast.

This wasn’t the first leak that the “Avatar” franchise has had to deal with, but it was definitely the biggest. The creators of the show, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko were disappointed in the leaks, saying on Tumblr that they had put a lot of work into making this season perfect and worried that the leaks would ruin the story.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

Every fan I know are excited by the leaks.

The characters, the story, the villains, the animation, literally everything that we saw, only made us want this season more. It promises to be the best season of “Avatar” ever, the first series included. And I am so excited to see it.

“The Legend of Korra” season premieres with a special three-part event at 7 p.m.

Friday on Nickelodeon. I will tune in, excited as ever for what the franchise will give us next.

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Ikea raises minimum wage for its U.S. retail workers Division increases hourly pay, average amounts to $10.76

| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Ikea’s U.S. division is raising the minimum wage for thousands of its retail workers, pegging it to the cost of living in each location, instead of its competition.

The 17 percent average raise, expected to be announced today, is the Swedish ready-toassemble furniture chain’s biggest in 10 years in the U.S. The pay increase will take effect Jan. 1. It will translate to an average wage of $10.76 an hour, a $1.59 increase from the previous $9.17.

About half of Ikea’s 11,000 hourly store workers will get a raise. How much will vary based on the cost of living in each store location.

Ikea evaluates its benefits plans every year and had always adjusted wages based on its competition. But Rob Olson, Ikea’s acting U.S. president, said the latest move shifts its approach.

“Now, we decided to focus less on the competition and more about the co-workers,” Olson told The Associated Press in an

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Ikea’s U.S. division will raise the minimum wage for thousands of its retail workers. The raise depends on the cost of each location and translates to an average of $10.76.

interview. He said he was guided by its vision of “creating a better life” for its workers. That will improve the company’s relationship with employees and reduce worker turnover, which he says is already well below the retail industry’s average.

About 19 percent of full-time retail workers leave their jobs annually, according to the National Retail Federation.

Ikea’s raises come when a push to raise wages for hourly workers has made headlines.

Fast-food workers asking for

higher pay in cities have staged protests across the country.

Union groups have also held protests at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation’s largest private employer. President Barack Obama is endorsing a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by 2016.

Many business groups have opposed the measure, saying it would hurt the economy and lead to job losses.

Still, some are making public splashes with across-theboard raises. Gap Inc. said in

ing a win for civil rights.

Brian Robbins, vice president of Spectrum, a LGBTQ campus As Delaware County waited group, and said late Wednesfor the word, the Marion County day night that the realization of Clerk’s Office issued licenses what the decision means was within an hour of the ruling. still settling in.

Marion County Clerk Beth “I am shocked because it is White offered short civil ceremo- Indiana,” he said. “It is a big nies for couples if they gave a $50 step ... [because] Indiana is not donation to the Indiana Youth a liberal state.”

Group, a nonprofit benefitting He said Indiana’s notoriety lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgen- as a conservative state may der and queer teens. White post- help push other LGBTQ orgaed on her Facebook that they nizations in other conservative raised nearly $4,000. states to fight for marriage equality.

AT BALL STATE It lets me Wednesday’s deciMarty Wood, an assion gave same-sex sociate professor of propose to couples the same physiology and health meaning shared by science, has been with someone opposite-sex couples. his partner, Sam Crim- and now, it “That is kind of mins, for six years and said the announcement is something one of the things that, as a gay male, left him feeling excited. that can that is on my mind,” “Elated, I guess, is he said. “It lets me one word to describe actually propose to someit,” he said. “I am over- mean one and now, it whelmed by an avais something that lanche of emails and something. can actually mean congratulatory posts on something.” social media. ... It is just BRIAN ROBBINS, Some students disa celebratory feeling.” vice agreed with the rulHe said Indiana’s de- Spectrum president ing, though. Becca cision puts the United Kropf, a junior diStates on track to join other “civilized countries” in etetics major, said her Chrisallowing same-sex marriage tian faith meant she doesn’t acequality. These countries are cept same-sex marriage.

“But that doesn’t mean you Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Wales, should degrade people for France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the their choices,” she said, alludNetherlands, New Zealand, Nor- ing to some people who activeway, Portugal, Scotland, South ly hate LGBTQ people.

She said at the end of the day, Africa, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay, according to Pew Research. there are several things she and The feelings Wood has are less many Christians don’t agree about him — although Crimmins with that she just has to deal and Wood have talked about it, with legally, for now.

Hassan Lahi, a student workthey aren’t ready to make the decision — and more about strik- ing toward a master’s degree

in physics, is Muslim and said even though same-sex marriage is counter to his religious beliefs, he thinks people should be free to do what they want.

“For me, I don’t care; it is their choice,” he said. “In [my home country of Saudi Arabia], it is banned, but people should have the right to chose what they want.”

February that it will set the minimum wage for workers at $9 an hour this year and $10 an hour in 2015. Most retail workers already make more than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

Olson emphasized that the pay increase will not lead to higher prices, reduced work hours or job losses. Rather, the raises are being offset by such cost-cutting measures as using national purchase programs for such items as cleaning services or printer paper.

Olson said Ikea is basing its wage increase on the MIT Living Wage Calculator, which takes into consideration housing, food, medical and transportation costs plus annual taxes. Ikea said it’s a significant departure from the retail industry standard, which sets wages according to the local employment market.

All 38 U.S. locations as well new locations planned for Merriam, Kansas; Miami; and St. Louis will use the new wage structure. It doesn’t affect the remaining 2,615 salaried and hourly employees at five distribution centers, two service centers and a manufacturing plant. Those employees who have hourly jobs are already paid above the local living wage, Ikea said.

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The Indiana attorney general’s office filed a request for an emergency stay in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. A stay of the ruling would stop same-sex couples from marrying until the appeals process is finalized.

The office said the motion for a stay is to “prevent confusion and inconsistency between county clerk’s offices.”

However, Young wrote into his decision that a request for a stay of ruling is moot, implying that his ruling will stand.

The office, along with Boone and Hamilton clerks, also filed a notice of appeal for the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.

Gov. Mike Pence supports the office’s appeal of the ruling, said Kara Brooks, Pence’s press secretary, in a statement. “... [He] defends Indiana’s right to define the institution of marriage for the residents of our state,” she said in the statement.

Indiana’s State President Pro Tempore David Long said in a statement that the Supreme Court needs to rule on the same-sex marriage issue instead of leaving lower federal courts to overturn state laws.

“The current chaos over state marriage laws that is being created by these lower federal court rulings needs to stop,” he said in the statement. “And

Blog comments lead to apology Arizona schools chief says sorry for posts denigrating welfare | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal broke down in tears Wednesday at the end of a news conference where he apologized for posting an anonymous blog comment that denigrated welfare recipients and other postings that were seen by some as racist.

Huppenthal was barely composed from the beginning of the packed news conference at the state Board of Education’s meeting room near the Capitol, but he finally lost his composure after about a half hour when he tried to explain how those comments had most affected his longtime assistant.

“We can imagine the emotional impact,” Huppenthal said. “I have talked to people who have been hurt by the hour. The person I feel most — to the point of my own tears — is my assistant Merle.

She has been with me for ... ” Huppenthal then broke down completely and left the room.

The state’s top education officials, however, said he would

neither resign his position nor drop out of the Republican primary, where he faces a challenge from a conservative who is campaigning to get the state to drop new Common Core standards.

He also said he would not back away from his support for the standards “that are hugely controversial among the conservative elements of Arizona.”

Huppenthal has been peppered with criticism for a week, ever since it became public that he had posted on both conservative and liberal blogs under pseudonyms for several years. Among the posts dating to 2011, when he took his current office, was one that denigrated both President Barack Obama and welfare recipients.

“Obama is rewarding the lazy pigs with food stamps (44 million people), air-conditioning, free health care, flat-screen TVs (typical of “poor” families),” he wrote.

Another earlier set of comments that came to light this week credited former state Sen. Russell Pearce, the author of the state’s tough antiillegal immigration law, with bringing down crime rates.

“No Spanish radio stations, no Spanish billboards, no Spanish tv, no Spanish newspapers,” he wrote. “This is America, speak English.”

ACROSS THE GLOBE COUNTRIES THAT ALLOW GAY MARRIAGE

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, Wales, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay COUNTRIES WHERE GAY MARRIAGE IS PARTIALLY LEGAL

Mexico and the United States SOURCE: Pew Research

only the Supreme Court can make that happen.”

Not every Indiana lawmaker opposes Wednesday’s announcement. State Sen. Tim Lanane of District 25 “hailed” the decision.

“This is a win for equality, the community and those who have taken a stand over the years to protect the rights of all Hoosiers,” he said in a statement.

AROUND THE COUNTRY

Indiana wasn’t the only state affected by a ruling on samesex marriage Wednesday.

A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that states have to allow same-sex couples to marry in a case covering Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming.

However, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued a stay on its ruling pending an appeal. This panel can chose to either hear the case or pass it along to the Supreme Court.

If the Supreme Court makes a ruling on the case, it would become federal law and all states must follow the decision.

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A line of same-sex couples forms Wednesday inside the Marion County Clerk’s Office in the Indianapolis City-County Building. Many same-sex couples received their marriage licenses as the office stayed open until 8 p.m.

INDIANA, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young ruled that Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, allowing marriages and recognizing marriages from other states.

Same-sex couples also can file joint tax returns, have their partners listed as their spouse on death certificates and receive the same pension benefits as heterosexual couples.

This caused county buildings across the state to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples. The first same-sex couple to be legally married in Indianapolis were Craig Bowen and Jake Miller, according to The Indianapolis Star.

APPEAL

Greg Zoeller, Indiana’s attorney general, has said previously that he would fight to have same-sex marriage banned.

The office said it filed a notice of appeal with the federal appellate court in Chicago, according to The Associated Press. The case will likely go to the court and then more than likely join other states with similar rulings in the U.S. Supreme Court.

STAY

The attorney general’s office filed an emergency motion for a stay Wednesday. A stay is the act of temporarily stopping a proceeding.

IF NO STAY

IF STAY

Offices will continue to issue marriage licenses, and same-sex marriages performed outside of Indiana can still be recognized in the state.

Indiana will not be able to issue legal marriage licenses until the appeal process is finished. Marriage licenses issued before the stay will be considered legal.

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CELEBRATE, BUT BATTLE FOR EQUALITY NOT OVER YET I was sitting in a small cubicle editing the pages of Gay City News’ Pride issue and listening to the new Alt-J song when my editor tapped me on the back and said, “Indiana struck down the ban on gay marriage.”

I’m more than 600 miles away from my home in Muncie, but I still felt the overwhelming amount of pride that coursed through my veins.

It’s a milestone — any couple in the Hoosier state can go out and get married, no matter the genders involved. It deserves a celebration.

But don’t let this landmark fool you. Within the hour of the decision, people on Facebook and Twitter were letting the world know that they are finally “equal.”

Let’s refresh your memory to what the word means — the same in value, uniform in the effect. Of course, we have marriage equality as of now, but the queer community is far from equal.

Indiana, along with many other states, is still fighting

for equal rights across the board. The country as a whole doesn’t have employee discrimination protection, housing discrimination protection, anti-bullying protections or suicide prevention plans aimed for members of the LGBT community.

Not all states have health plans that allow state employees to obtain health benefits for their same-sex partners.

Indiana doesn’t have legal protection statewide against hate crimes based on sexual orientation.

Hoosiers have adoption protections and now marriage rights. That puts us ahead of some states that have yet to recognize either of those, but the road ahead is still bumpy. Like, Muncie pothole bumpy.

Nationally, nearly 44 percent of Americans are allowed full marriage equality, according to figures from the U.S. Census. Just 35 percent have employment protection and even fewer have hate crime protection at 31 percent, according to Gay City News.

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I’m not even going into the discrimination faced by transgender people and people living with HIV. The battle is not over. The attorney general’s office will appeal.

Yes, we are allowed to be proud, especially during Pride month, but don’t forget how Pride started. It wasn’t always floats, vodka and glitter, but a riot of our queer predecessors reacting to a society that wasn’t allowing them to be themselves.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t celebrate. Go out, drink with friends, marry your partner in the street, make love to them in the sheets, but don’t let this victory stop you from being angry and fighting for equality.

Instead, let the victory be a soapbox for some of the more important issues. Stand up on that soapbox and scream at the top of your lungs.

This small victory won’t muffle my voice, nor should it muffle yours.

The Daily News encourages its readers to voice their views on legislative issues. The following legislators represent the Ball State community:

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DCI brings annual tour to campus Friday Drum corps return in collaboration with Music For All ALAN HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu Seven professional drum corps will compete Friday at Ball State as the culmination of a week’s worth activities at Music For All’s Summer Symposium.

Drum Corps International has partnered with Music For All to bring its show, DCI Central Indiana, to campus for the last several years.

“We have had a partnership with them for a number of years,” said Chris Weber, senior manager of communications for DCI. “We held a show during the Summer Symposium when it was at Illinois State University, so we came with them when they came to Ball State.”

The show will take place at 7 p.m. at Scheumann Stadium. Tickets range from $25 to $30, but they will increase $5 for all pricing the day of the show. Tickets are available at

dci.org and at the stadium. ple, who were mostly like Drum corps is a special- minded people,” he said. ized version of marching “Day in and day out, you are band and is considered the with these people traveling top echelon of the marching thousands of miles on tour arts, Weber said. buses and sleeping on gym A drum corps is a 150-mem- floors while working toward ber group featuring brass, a common goal.” percussion and color guard Friday evening’s event is sections that play a variety of part of DCI’s larger 42nd anmusical selections that range nual summer tour, which feafrom pop, rock, tures 107 shows classical and modin more than 35 ern. A corps is a DCI CONCERT states with 47 nonprofit organiza- WHEN World and Open tion with no school 7 p.m. Friday Class Corps comWHERE affiliation. peting against Members are Scheumann Stadium one another. high school and COST The summer college age stu- $25-$30 tour began June dents from around 18 at Ben Davis the nation and the world. In- High School Stadium in International members come dianapolis and will culminate from 15 foreign countries, Aug. 7 until Aug. 9 in Lucas including Japan, Taiwan and Oil Stadium in Indianapolis the Netherlands, according for the championships. to a DCI press release.

The tour will go to the West Weber, an alumnus of The Coast and up to the East Cavaliers, said people do it Coast and reach go all the for different reasons. For way down to the Gulf Coast. him, it was an opportunity to Performing drum corps meet people coming from all are Blue Stars, Carolina over the world to perform.

Crown, the Colts, Phantom “I would have never been Regiment, Pioneer, the Cavaable to meet all these peo- liers and the Troopers.

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Troopers perform Aug. 9, 2013, at the 2013 DCI World Championship Semifinals at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The drum corps finished in 13th place with a score of 86.05.

DCI CENTRAL INDIANA PERFORMANCE FRIDAY BLUE STARS from La Crosse, Wis. Where the Heart Is 50th anniversary show

CAROLINA CROWN from Ft. Mill, S.C. 2013 Champions and 25th anniversary

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Your tongue seems golden, as your words charm clients and customers today and tomorrow. Schedule the action to back your promises, and it could get profitable. Allow extra time for the unforeseen.

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Assess your health routines today and tomorrow.

How’s your diet and exercise plan going? Talk to someone you respect for feedback. Find new ways to balance work and build energy.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. Friends know just what to say. Hang out with your buddies today and tomorrow. Groups get things done today and tomorrow. Find out what’s needed to really jam. Pick up supplies.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8. Talk to your partners today and tomorrow. Resolve old issues and get clear on the action plan. Launch new endeavors after Mercury goes direct (July 1).

Put your ideas into writing.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8. Review and edit communications before sending today and tomorrow. Consider the emotional tone, and how different recipients might react. Tailor your words with love. Prepare presentations for a specific desired response.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7. Today and tomorrow are great for beautifying your home. Clean, plan and design. Talk with others about your ideas. Family members have great suggestions. Repair any mechanical breakdowns, and fix up your place.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Review and make changes to family finances over the next two days with the Moon and retrograde Mercury in Cancer. The stakes could seem high.

Talk it over with everyone involved.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8. Talk to people and things get worked out today and tomorrow, with both the Moon and Mercury in your sign. You have confidence, and words seem to flow. Make sure everyone knows what’s going on.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8. Fun calls out your name today and tomorrow. Invent ways to bring playfulness to work. Practice your skills, and help someone lighten up. Get outside and play with entertaining people.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8. Learning new places and ideas seems appealing today and tomorrow. Logistics could get sticky, so plot them out carefully before you go, and share the itinerary. Have a second option, just in case.

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The Ball State softball team had three players named to the 2014 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Softball Team.

Senior Audrey Bickel and sophomores Sammi Cowger and Kelsey Schifferdecker received the honors.

“I am excited to see Audrey, Kelsey and Sammi honored for their hard work and determination to succeed both in the classroom and on the field,” head softball coach Tyra Perry said in a statement. “They are great examples of the type of student-athletes we want representing both our program and our university.”

The team, which is voted on by the league’s faculty athletics representatives, is for student-athletes that qualify by having at least a 3.2 GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of their team’s games. Freshmen and junior college transfers in their first year are not eligible for the honor.

A sport administration major, Bickel has a 3.745 GPA and is a first-time member on the academic team. As the starting third baseman for the Cardinals, Bickel was sixth in the MAC with a .369 batting average, while also clubbing nine home runs and 48 RBIs. Cowger, also a sport administration major, was selected to the academic team for the first time with a 3.741 GPA. A designated player, Cowger boasted a .313 batting average to go along with two home runs and 10 RBIs. As the Cardinals’ ace, Schifferdecker went 15-6 with a 3.36 ERA. Her 15 wins were sixth most in the MAC, while her .714 winning percentage ranked first. Schifferdecker had a 3.946 GPA as a business major and was a first-time selection to the Academic All-MAC Team.

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This is LeBron James’ league, and they will just play in it.

A night before they could be the first two selections in what appears to be a deep NBA draft, Wiggins, Parker and the rest of the Class of 2014 were sharing the spotlight with James, whose

freshman from Kansas said.

“It’d mean a lot to my country, too.”

When his Jayhawks teammate Joel Embiid broke his foot, it strengthened the chances of Wiggins going first. Or perhaps it could be Parker, the versatile freshman from Duke.

Or, as Parker realized, perhaps the Cavs will decide a trade is the best option.

“You never know what they want to do,” Parker said. “Whether organizations want to trade picks to create a little bit more money. So, you never know in this business.”

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decision to opt out of his contract and become a free agent Tuesday still had the league shaking a day later.

Carmelo Anthony has the same plan as James. Right now, they are a 1-2 that Wiggins and Parker can’t match.

“They’re going to dictate how this draft goes,” Parker said Wednesday.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have the No. 1 selection for a second straight year, and either Wiggins or Parker would be an improvement over Anthony Bennett, who had a forgettable rookie season. Wiggins, like Bennett, is Canadian, and would love to be called first today.

“It’d mean a lot to me,” the

RIO DE JANEIRO — The race for the World Cup golden boot turned into a Barcelona battle Wednesday as Lionel Messi scored twice to lead Argentina to an entertaining 3-2 win over Nigeria and match Neymar’s tournament-leading four goals in three games for Brazil.

Xherdan Shaqiri also vaulted into contention by scoring a hat trick as Switzerland beat Honduras 3-0 to qualify second in Group F. He joined Karim Benzema and Enner Valencia, who could not add to their three tournament goals each as France played out a 0-0 draw against 10-man Ecuador that ensured the French won Group E. Bosnia recorded its first ever World Cup victory in the day’s other match, downing Iran 3-1 as both teams exited the tournament.

The Swiss will next face Messi and Argentina on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. France plays Nigeria in Brasilia on Monday.

One player who may not be in the reckoning for tournament top scorer is Luis Suarez, who is the focus of a FIFA disciplinary investigation after he appeared to bite the left shoulder of Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini on Tuesday and could be facing a lengthy ban.

He should know soon if he will be sanctioned. Uruguay plays Colombia on Saturday in the Round of 16.

“We have to resolve it either today or tomorrow,” FIFA disciplinary panel member Martin Hong told reporters. “It’s our duty to see justice done.”

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