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Donnelly assists budget negotiation By Jesse Naranjo jlnaranj@indiana.edu | @jesselnaranjo
In the midst of a federal government shutdown last weekend, approximately 20 senators from both parties crowded into the Washington, D.C. office of Sen. Susan Collins, RMaine. In an attempt to come to a consensus on the temporary spending bill which passed Monday, the senators huddled together. Among them was Indiana’s lone Democratic senator, Joe Donnelly. “Over the course of the weekend, we talked and exchanged ideas for hours, fueled by coffee and donuts and popcorn,” Donnelly said Tuesday. According to Donnelly’s account of the meetings, in place of a talking stick the group passed around a foam basketball in “Hoosier tradition,” as he put it. The senator, who is up for reelection this year in a solidly red state, was part of a bipartisan group of about 20 senators who brokered the continuing resolution which will keep the federal government up and running through Feb. 8. He was one of only five Democrats who voted the Friday before in favor of a bill which would have kept the government open for four weeks. One issue holding up the funding vote was immigration, specifically the fate of so-called “Dreamers,” who were covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy. The president rescinded the program in September, giving Congress a March 5 deadline to create a legislative replacement. In a Tuesday call with reporters, Donnelly relayed his experience with immigration advocates who had visited his Senate offices in Indiana. The senator spoke of discussions he had heard of a potential 12-year path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. “Some of these children have been told, ‘Go back to your own country,’” Donnelly said. “And they'll tell you ‘I am in my own country. I'm in Lebanon, Indiana.’ And this is the world they have known.” If the Feb. 8 shutdown deadline approached and Republican leaders SEE DONNELLY, PAGE 8
Twice is nice Senior duo leads women's basketball to second-straight win By Dylan Wallace dswallac@iu.edu | @Dwall_1
It was clear right off the bat there was a different energy to the IU women’s basketball team Wednesday night following Saturday’s tight road win at Michigan State. Led by senior guard Tyra Buss, who finished with a gamehigh 27 points, IU was running all around the Wisconsin defense en route to a 69-55 victory against the Badgers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The win marked IU’s third conference victory of the season and second-straight win in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers began the game on a 9-4 run with energetic defense and fast-paced offense. “We really wanted to play good defense and let that lead to offense,” senior forward Amanda Cahill said. “We’ve been emphasizing getting off to quick starts and forcing other teams to call timeouts instead of that happening to us.” The Hoosiers did just that and had a 21-13 lead at the end of the first quarter. One play in particular in the first quarter ignited both the home crowd and IU’s on-court play. During the play, junior forward Kym Royster set a backdoor screen for freshman guard Jaelynn Penn to run to the basket.
The screen freed Penn up, and with impeccable timing, Buss lobbed a pass up over the defense. Penn caught the ball in midair and finished the basket in one fluid motion. After the play, Wisconsin called a timeout, and Buss and Penn were ecstatic. “The coaches looked at the tape and noticed it worked last year for us,” Buss said. “So, we knew they played that 2-3 zone and knew it would be open, so we practiced it, and it worked tonight.”
“It was great to get this Big Ten win. We’ve got two in a row now, so we are just going to keep it going.” Tyra Buss, senior guard
That same play was attempted again in the third quarter, and even though it didn’t go as smoothly as it did in the first. Penn still caught it, came down and got fouled on the way back up. She made both free throws. These plays weren’t in the Hoosiers’ repertoire earlier this season, but as the season has progressed, the team has grown. The alley-oop play is just one example of how the team has
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Senior guard Tyra Buss and freshman guard Jaelynn Penn chest-bump after Penn scores against Wisconsin. IU defeated Wisconsin 69-55.
grown. Another example is the composure the Hoosiers showed throughout the game. Wisconsin constantly switched its defense from a man defense to a zone defense several times. Those kinds of defensive adjustments have caused problems for the Hoosiers in the past, but not in Wednesday night’s matchup with the Badgers. “I think our growth has been huge,” Cahill said. “I think getting all these games under our belt and playing as a collective unit has been really beneficial to us.” More than half of the Hoosiers’ points were scored by their two seniors. Buss and Cahill combined for 49 points. When the second half began, the two scored the first 13 points of the third quarter. “It’s great to have two seniors like Tyra and Amanda,” IU Coach Teri Moren said. “They SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 8
PRIDE Film Festival to spotlight LGBT cinema of all genres By Chris Forrester
“In other words, it is a three-day experience by our community, for our community.”
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This year’s PRIDE Film Festival will showcase more than 25 feature and short films this weekend, beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday and running through Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Some films to be featured include a Mexican drama called "The Other Side," a documentary called "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin" and a romance called "After Louie." The website also lists content warnings for some of the films. The full schedule for the festival and descriptions of the films are available on Bloomington PRIDE’s webpage. Tickets to the festival are $10 for students and senior citizens ages 60 and older with a valid ID, and $15 for others for single admissions to screenings. Festival passes, which are valid for every screening the entire weekend, can be purchased for $30 for students and senior citizens, and $60 for other attendees. This year’s lineup includes nine screening events including comedies, romances and documentaries, according to the festival's website. The event, which is hosted by Bloomington PRIDE, will also feature two talks by filmmakers. Janae Cummings, chair of Bloomington PRIDE’s Board of Directors said in an email she feels the festival’s lineup will highlight the experiences of LGBT people across genres.
Janae Cummings, Bloomington PRIDE Board of Director’s chair
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Volunteer ushers are briefed by the house manager, Anna Kosatka, before the Buskirk-Chumley Theater opened for the first night of the PRIDE Film Festival in 2015. The 16th annual festival will take place January 25–27.
“We have comedies, romances, dramas, documentaries and even an animated short,” Cummings said. “More importantly, many films focus on more marginalized voices with stories about and directed by people of color.” One film, called “The Wound,” made the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's shortlist for Best Foreign Film at the 2018 Oscars, she
said. Cummings also said the festival focuses on honoring the work of LGBT filmmakers and films that depict the experiences of LGBT people. “In other words, it is a three-day experience by our community, for our community,” she said. “People will see stories that mirror their own. They’ll also be exposed to a diversity
of narratives and points of view with which they may be less familiar.” Cummings added that she thinks the festival is special because it’s a rare opportunity for audiences to see LGBT films in a theater setting. She said she is looking forward to "The Wound" the most. The film follows the initiation process into manhood for young men of the Xhosa, a Bantu ethnic group from
South Africa. “This is a story not often told — particularly from an LGBT point of view — in cinema, and by all reports it is a fascinating film,” Cummings said. “The Wound” will screen at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon. Cummings also said she is excited for the future of LGBT cinema as a whole. She shared that she feels LGBT cinema is growing to encompass the experiences and perspectives of more and more LGBT people and identities. “LGBTQ cinema continues to grow by shedding light on narratives not often given voice,” Cummings said. “We’re seeing more and more stories about LGBTQ people from different races, ethnicities, religions and backgrounds.” Though the progression has been slow, she said she hopes LGBT cinema will continue to grow in coming years. “I hope breakthrough films like 'Moonlight,' 'Pariah' and 'Call Me by Your Name' will hold open the door to allow more LGBT-centered films into the mainstream,” Cummings said.