February 9, 2023

Zeta Beta Tau placed on cease and desist

By Lily Marks lilmarks@iu.edu

The IU chapter of Zeta Beta Tau was placed on cease and desist for hazing on Feb. 3. All activities within the chapter will be suspended until further notice.

Zeta Beta Tau was on disciplinary status last semester for endangering others, alcohol and noncompliance with the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life policies, and this semester, all recruitment activities were suspended Jan. 26 to Feb. 3 because of hazing. It has also been on disciplinary probation since Dec. 19, 2022, and will continue to be through Sept. 8, 2023, due to alcohol and non-compliance with OFSL policies.

Zeta Beta Tau and Theta Chi are currently on cease and desist. There are seven greek houses on disciplinary status and 10 on suspension, according to IU’s list of organizations on disciplinary status.

According to the IU Student Affairs website, cease and desist is an interim measure placed upon chapters when there is an immediate threat or ongoing investigation. For organizations on disciplinary probation, any violation of the conditions or further acts of misconduct will result in additional consequences that may include suspension or expulsion from the university.

Students speak on accessibility concerns

CHEATBOT?

Experts recommend professors use ChatGPT as learning tool

By Isabella Vesperini

ChatGPT is a new, innovative AI chatbot created by OpenAI that can interact in a conversational manner. It can take a prompt and produce unique written responses, solve math and science problems and produce computer code. Some IU professors say ChatGPT should not be banned but instead embraced as a way to supplement their teaching. Even though ChatGPT poses a threat to all disciplines, universities are beginning to brainstorm ways to welcome and incorporate the tool, such as using it to create quizzes, make lesson plans and provide sentences with grammar structures that students can correct and analyze.

Greg Siering, director of the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at IU, said imposing policies

Antigen tests available on campus

By Christy Avery averycm@iu.edu | christym_avery

IU’s free COVID-19 testing program is now focused exclusively on rapid antigen tests. Through the updated program, students, faculty and staff can receive up to four tests per month, according to IU’s COVID-19 information site. Rapid antigen tests can be picked up at the Indiana Memorial Union’s 24 hour, 7-day-a-week vending machine in the basement of the building. Tests are also available at the center building of McNutt Quad

that would discourage students from using ChatGPT could weaken relationships between the students and professors, possibly making it easier for them to cheat.

Siering said one of the most productive ways to prevent students from using ChatGPT is to talk to them about the implications of relying on AI, stressing that the more students use ChatGPT, the deeper the hole they dig for themselves.

ChatGPT presents some major limitations: it overuses certain phrases, makes up responses and does not ask clarifying questions when confused by the input.

“We can help those students figure out those ways of making their projects more meaningful to them through how we design assignments,” Siering said.

Siering said teachers need to understand ChatGPT’s potential to properly redesign their class to be AI-friendly. He recommends holding class discussions about the limitations of ChatGPT and when it is appropriate to use it.

Critiquing writing generated by ChatGPT, using it as a brainstorming tool for papers and introducing assignments that require students to make a video or poster are also ways to use to the tool, he said. Recognizing its flaws can encourage students to build their critical thinking skills and learn how to work with AI.

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IU professor included in list of authors cut from AP African American Studies course

By Gentry Keener gekeener@iu.edu

A textbook written by IU sociology professor Fabio Rojas has been removed from the curriculum of an upcoming Advanced Placement course on African American studies. Rojas is one of several authors cast out of the curriculum. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in January he would ban the curriculum. However, the head of the College Board, David Coleman, says the changes were all made for pedagogical reasons, not to give in to political pressure. The course has been in development for more than a decade and is

being piloted in select schools across the country in 2024. It will cover content on Africa, slavery, reconstruction and the civil rights movement.

However, according to a New York Times article, the updated curriculum removed the names of many Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, the queer experience and Black feminism. Included in the cuts was Rojas, who wrote the textbook “From Black Power to Black studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline.” The book covers the history of disciplines of Black studies.

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COURTESY PHOTO Fabio Rojas, a sociology professor at IU poses for a photo. A textbook written by Rojas has been cut from the Advanced Placement African American Studies course curriculum.

COURTESY PHOTO ChatGPT is a far leap from the customer service chatbots commonly encountered online. Some IU professors say ChatGPT should be embraced as a way to supplement their teaching.

Students speak on accessibility concerns

By Gentry Keener gekeener@iu.edu

Over the last few weeks, multiple students have begun speaking out about disability accommodations at IU. Many students at IU work with the Disability Services office to get accommodations, including in-person captioning, accessibility vans, extended test time or anything else they might need to succeed in classes. Some of these students feel like accommodation is not being provided.

Junior Paige Barnes is one of the students speaking out after her experience as a hearing disability student. Barnes is hard of hearing and uses accommodations such as captioning, sitting close to the professor, and extra opportunities to ask questions or have something repeated for her.

However, according to Barnes, many of these accommodations are not being met.

Barnes said, more often than not, her professors have not read the advanced accommodation emails sent at the beginning of the semester, informing them one or more of their students will need accommodations. With no accommodations being provided in the first couple of days, Barnes will send a follow-up email to ensure her professors are aware of her disability.

“One professor said they never received the email and another one said he saw it and just didn’t read it,” Barnes said.

According to the director of Disability Services for Students, Drew Bogenschutz, the advanced notification email is sent very soon after priority registration the previous semester. This provides professors ample time to prepare accommodations, which can take a couple of weeks to complete.

If professors wait until the beginning of the semester to gather these accommodations, it can leave students with disabilities without necessary accommodations in the classroom such as captioning on videos, live in-person captioning and alternate format books.

The lack of accommodation has started to affect Barnes’ education. She said it has made it extremely difficult to follow class lectures and it has become frustrating to try to learn. The lack of assistance and acknowledgement makes it feel like the professors do not care — something Barnes feels is connected to a lack of empathy.

“It makes me feel like they don’t really care about individual students and it’s more about those without disabilities,” Barnes said.

According to Barnes, Disability Services for Students has taken steps to help students, but at a certain point the responsibility lies solely with the professor “At some point, there is nothing else they can do,” Barnes said. “It comes down to the professor.”

Sophomore Taylor Blum said DSS has been helpful by getting captions for videos and lessons. Blum, a student in the theater department, believes most professors are more receptive to the accommodations than they may be in other departments.

However, she also recognizes that other departments may be less accommodating in providing disability services and other students may feel much stronger about the topic.

Bogenschutz, said throughout the semester DSS works to provide students with the resources and tools to succeed.

The DSS website provides a list of resources available to students with disabilities including accessible van services and adaptive technology that alleviate the effects of vision, hearing, cognitive and mobility impairments.

Along with this, DSS gives every student who comes through their office a five-page resource packet that includes university resources such as the Student Academic Center, private tutors, tutoring groups and much more, Bogenschutz said.

According to the IU accessibility website, “Federal law and IU policy prohibits discrimination against students with disabilities, and faculty and instructors are required to provide approved student accommodations.”

Federal law, Section 504, requires a school district to provide a “free appropriate public education” to qualified students with a disability, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability.

According to the Office of Civil Rights, “FAPE consists of the provision of regular or special education and related aids and services designed to meet the student's individual educational needs as adequately as the needs of nondisabled students are met.”

According to the Office of Civil Rights, if a district or individual is out of compliance with section 504, students or guardians can file a

Throwing star bill proposed

By Christy Avery averycm@iu.edu | @christym_avery

A new Indiana Senate bill could partially reverse the state’s ban on recreational use of throwing stars.

Senate Bill 77, authored by Sen. Liz Brown and Sen. Linda Rogers, would allow people at least 12 years of age to possess a throwing star for recreational purposes on certain business premises if certain requirements are met.

Senate Bill 77 passed in the Indiana Senate on Jan. 31. It will now be sent to the House of Representatives. The House must approve the bill before it can be sent to the governor for signature.

John Miller, owner of Ninja Golf!, said he was looking for new attractions to add to the entertainment venue ahead of its fifth anniversary in August. He’d noticed a rise in popularity of ax throwing over the last few years, and thought throwing stars would be a fun experience for customers, he said. He reached out to a lawyer, who put him in contact with Rogers to discuss possible legislation. Miller said while he initially thought of the idea for his businesses, he thinks other ax-throwing venues would want to offer throwing stars as well.

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complaint and OCR can take action through negotiation voluntary compliance or further action if needed.

DSS assigns many students a coordinator who is responsible for helping students reach their professors and ensuring they receive their accommodations, Bogenschutz said. If a professor does not respond to the email or is resisting the accommodations, Bogenschutz says students should reach out to the coordinator.

“Let us do the heavy lifting to assist people with getting the resources they need,” Bogenschutz said.

However, Bogenschutz said there are always going to be challenges. As much as DSS may try to ensure support, he said some professors may resist. Whether this is because they don’t know how to accurately provide the accommodation or another reason, the coordinators can reach out and attempt to get through to the professor. They also can reach out to department chairs or someone else within the department to get in contact with the uncomplying professor.

“We’re always working in the direction of trying to improve our office and trying to improve the services we’re providing,” Bogenschutz said.

Barnes asks that professors be held accountable.

“For some professors this is a lack of awareness,” Barnes said. “For others, it’s a lack of caring.”

The manufacturing, use and possession of throwing stars, also known as ninja stars or Shuriken, has been outlawed in Indiana since 1985.

Rogers said she was inspired to author the bill after being approached by Ninja Golf!, a miniature golf course in Granger, Indiana, looking to add throwing stars to its facility, which currently offers ax-throwing. Rogers said she thought legalizing throwing stars for businesses would be a great idea as long as it was done safely.

“They would have to have a designated lane, and it must be enclosed, so when someone is throwing these throwing stars they cannot leave those lanes and hurt anyone,” she said.

Facilities using throwing stars would also require the activity to be supervised by a staff member with training in and knowledge of throwing stars, Rogers said. They would also need proper liability insurance. Children over 12 years old operating the stars would need written permission from a parent or guardian.

Although she has heard interest from people about legalizing throwing stars on a broader scale, right now, Rogers said, legislation is focusing on limiting throwing star use to approved businesses.

“I think it’s sometimes better to start out and have those restrictions in place before you expand things,” she said. “If you have the proper precautions in place, it is something that people will want to do.”

“For us, it’s a revenuebuilder; it’s our theme,” Miller said. “We think it’s a really fun thing to bring to the community.”

Miller said throwing stars can be easier to use than axes because with axes, he said, it can be difficult to hit the target and to build skills. He said, if the bill were passed, Ninja Golf! would implement precautionary measures like requiring safety goggles when throwing the stars.

“You don’t have to have a lot of upper-body strength to throw it,” Miller said. “There’s more technique to it.”

Corrina Bowen works at AxeCalibur in Bloomington, which opened Nov. 2, 2022. AxeCalibur is preparing to build knife-throwing lanes, she said, so she thought throwing stars would be a good addition. However, she recently discovered the stars were illegal.

“We were pretty bummed out about it,” Bowen said.

Bowen said many customers have expressed interest in using throwing stars, asking her if and when AxeCalibur will have them. Corinna said those who use them in other states have been disappointed they are illegal in Indiana. If someone were to use throwing stars at home, they might be throwing them at something like a tree stump, she said, but places like AxeCalibur would offer more variety with options like a bullseye and games.

“That is something we definitely want to do,” she said. “We feel like that would be something really fun to have at our business along with everything else that we have.”

Indiana legislators introduce firearm safety bills

By Christy Avery averycm@iu.edu | @christym_avery

Indiana legislators have introduced multiple firearm safety bills for the 2023 legislative session aimed at reducing gun violence and implementing safety measures within the state. The bills would introduce new measures for safe firearm storage, carrying and purchasing weapons and training for school corporations. Here’s a rundown on four main pieces of legislation.

Safe storage of firearms

House Bill 1366, authored by Rep. Mitch Gore, D-Beech Grove, would prohibit storing firearms in a place where a child is likely to gain access to it. The bill would make a child’s possession of a firearm resulting from a person’s failure to store a firearm correctly a class C misdemeanor.

Paul Helmke is the former president and CEO of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. Helmke praised Indiana's Red Flag Law, which allows law enforcement to take weapons from people who are deemed dangerous to themselves or others. However, he said, he thinks Indiana does little in terms of preventing gun violence. Helmke said House Bill 1366 could help greatly in preventing children from accessing loaded firearms.

"When you're talking about that age of a person, they don't fully understand what's real and what's not real and what this weapon can do," he said. "Clearly there needs to be some strengthening of the laws to make it clear that those who have guns around children have some responsibilities to keep the children from getting the gun."

While he supports the bill, he said he doubts the gun storage bill will become

law due to the Republican supermajority in the House and Senate. The bill was introduced by Democrats.

Helmke said people need to realize that just as there are gun rights, there are risks and responsibilities that come with owning and operating guns.

"Let's treat this as a public health issue," he said. "Let's try to figure out. How do we stop gun violence from occurring?"

Courtney Daily is a volunteer in Bloomington for the Indiana chapter of Moms Demand Action.

She said safe storage laws could help prevent incidents such as the Beech Grove 4-year-old seen waving a handgun in an apartment complex in January and a 6-year-old's shooting of his teacher that made national news in the same month.

Daily has three young sons. Her oldest was close in age to the children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, she said, and she grew up 20 minutes from Sandy Hook. Her personal connection is a major reason she is so passionate about gun laws, she said.

Safe storage laws would cut down on school shootings and unintentional deaths where children accidentally harm themselves or others, she said.

"Kids are curious," she said. "They get into things they're not supposed to. Even if you think you hide your gun well, most of the time those kids know where you hide your gun.”

Raising the minimum age to carry and purchase firearms

Senate Bill 144, authored by Sen. Lonnie Randolph, DEast Chicago, would change the minimum age required to carry a handgun in Indiana from 18 to 21 years of age.

Similarly, Senate Bill 361 by Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, would make it a level 6 felony for a licensed firearm dealer to sell a semiautomatic assault weapon or a large capacity ammunition feeding device to a person who is under 21. Level 6 felonies in Indiana are the lowest kind of felony and can carry sentences from six months to 2 1/2 years, as well as fines up to $10,000.

Helmke, the former president of the Brady Campaign, said the ability to reason, better risk assessment and a stronger sense of right and wrong are reasons why raising the cutoff to 21 would be an improvement.

"Guns are a serious risk to people" he said. "There are serious responsibilities that go with that risk. When we allow people to carry loaded guns into public, it not only puts the person with the gun at risk — it puts the rest of us at risk. All this bill would say is that if you're under the age of 21, maybe you should get a permit instead of automatically just being able to do that."

Jerry King, president of Hoosiers Concerned About Gun Violence, said the type of bills introduced this year have been introduced before but were not given adequate attention and did not succeed.

King said he thinks changing the age to carry a handgun to 21 would be helpful. However, he said, it

does not begin to solve the larger issues of gun violence, which bills like HB1366 enforcing safe storage could help prevent.

In addition, King said, the state should consider reinstating the requirement to have a license to carry a firearm that was repealed in 2022. People may think others will be responsible gunowners, he said, but people who would not have passed a background check or have prior felonies for issues like domestic violence can also obtain guns more easily without a license.

"People can now walk into a gun store and put their money down, buy a gun and walk out," he said.

Firearm safety for school staff members House Bill 1177, authored by Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, would create a specialized firearms safety and training curriculum for school employees and teachers. Lucas said the 40-hour course would teach firearm safety, weapon retention, shoot-don't-shoot techniques and de-escalation techniques. The program would be voluntary, meaning school corporations and individual staff members must volunteer to take the classes.

“I’m not trying to turn teachers or staff members into the SWAT team,” he said.

Participants would be required to pass a psychological evaluation prior to training and the course would be state-funded. Under his bill, Lucas said, if an active shooter scenario were to occur, staff members would be provided with counseling.

How firearms were stored, and the type of firearm staff could carry, would also be left up to schools. However, Lucas said he would recommend the staff member carry

it on their person.

Being trained would give teachers and staff more time and opportunity to defend themselves, Lucas said. He stressed the training would be for life-or-death situations in which police could not arrive or act quickly. He cited the cases of a school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School allegedly hiding during the 2018 shooting and controversy surrounding what the Texas state police called “egregiously poor decision making” by authorities during the Robb Elementary School shooting in May 2022.

“As much as we hope and pray they don’t happen, school shootings are a very real possibility,“ Lucas said. “At Marjory Stoneman-Douglass in Parkland, Florida, and Uvalde, Texas, we saw (student resource officers) standing around while innocent children and school staff members were being slaughtered.”

Not all schools can afford one or more school resource officers, he said. The average salary for one school resource officer in Indiana ranges from $50,000-60,000, Lucas said, which is money

that could be used to train 30-40 school teachers and staff members.

Daily, the volunteer at Moms Demand Action, said she does not think teachers are in the position to handle a school shooter.

"We need to be proactive and not reactive," Daily said. "We need to prevent these things from happening. We need to make it so that it is really difficult to get to that point where it's going to happen."

Monroe County's school security and safety teams, which review the schools' safety measures, are good examples of alternatives, she said. Measures like having only one open entrance to the building could help.

Monroe County's school board and superintendent presented a safe storage resolution a week ago, she said, which will go in school handbooks and websites.

"We have a chance to reduce this number and I just feel very strongly that during the 2023 legislative session, our Indiana lawmakers really need to prioritize commonsense gun safety measures because that can save Hoosier lives," Daily said.

“When we allow people to carry loaded guns into public, it not only puts the person with the gun at risk — it puts the rest of us at risk.”

— Paul Helmke

Danny William (they/them)

is a freshman studying media. They admit their bias in this article with the confession that they haven’t watched “Stranger Things” since season two.

On Jan. 31, Netflix inadvertently announced plans to reduce password sharing among users. Though they soon backtracked these claims, outrage had already exploded across the internet. The new plans include a requirement for subscribers to log into their Netflix account on their home network every 31 days to continue accessing content. For us college students, this would necessitate us going home every month to

Netflix's practices are the strangest thing

keep our Netflix streaming privileges. Along with this, the guidelines practically nullify using virtual private networks to access content from other countries.

Netflix walked back the new guidelines a few days later, but they’ve been testing these password-sharing rules in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. The writing is on the wall for those of us who share our Netflix subscription with others. This is just another horrible business decision that Netflix has made in the last few years.

Years ago, Netflix formed the new wave of content streaming, putting companies like Blockbuster out of business. Now, it’s a shell

of its former self. Once, nearly any show or movie you could wish for could be found on the site. Today, it’s impossible to find anything you want to watch. That’s because Netflix’s original content now makes up over 50% of the site’s catalog.

Dozens of niche streaming services have taken over what was once Netflix’s bread and butter. It’s understandable that the company has to fall back on their own content as other media giants create their own services. But Netflix doesn’t even treat their own content well.

Netflix canceled around 20 shows in 2022, most of which ended after just one

The dos and don’ts of Hoosier squirrels

is a sophomore majoring in media studies with a focus in TV, digital and film production and minoring in English.

If you’ve seen “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” you know that the little, black bunny titled the “killer bunny” is all bite, with little bark as a warning. Its death count may be the same as historical action movie figure James Bond. This is a fictional danger, but to people like one of my best friends, it could highlight truths. One of her biggest fears is that squirrels will jump down from trees attacking humans at the jugular. It hasn’t happened yet, but how dangerous could these little critters be? These stories – fictional and nonfictional – beg the question, are there certain animals we should keep a distance from, or is it okay to feed them? After all, they are a part of wildlife and have a risk of being desensitized around humans if we feed them too much. This can lead them to partake in violent actions, actions that have nothing to do with them, but everything to do with those that feed them.

The black “killer bunny” may not be a far cry from real life scenarios. In Buckley, New Whales, a squirrel named “Stripe,” after the evil character from “The

Gremlins,” was reported to have attacked 18 residents in the span of 48 hours. The squirrel, sadly, had to be put down due to its risk of harming more people.

These rampant actions of Stripe could have been due to tumors or growth affecting the brain. but the squirrel was also found to have been fed by an elderly resident of the neighborhood. Similar violent actions can be carried out by squirrels because they have been fed and conditioned to rely on food from people.

As I walk around campus, I am often stopped by curious squirrels. There was one instance where I was sitting in Dunn Meadows on a phone call, and a squirrel came inches away from me. I had been working on this article before this moment and was worried I would have a “Stripe moment” with the squirrel pouncing on my face.

I am not the only one who has been approached by a Hoosier squirrel. Oftentimes, I’ll see various people feeding the squirrels, normally with the little creature taking it right out of the persons hand.

So, upon this observation, I realized that it wasn’t because I seemed like a nice, gentle soul that these squirrels came up to me. Rather, they thought I had food.

Not only can feeding squirrels make them dependent on humans, it can also cause inflated populations. When a feeder is set up in someone’s backyard, word gets around and eventually you may have the whole neighborhood of squirrels outside your window. It’s cute and seems harmless, however, what happens if you stop feeding them?

Without easy access to a food supply that allowed for the rapid increase in their population, they begin to go back to foraging for food. Now, though, there are way more squirrels than before. So there is a shortage of vegetation for the new amount of squirrels in the neighborhood. Because of this, the vegetation within the neighborhood can suffer.

On campus, if humans begin feeding food and then all of a sudden stop, squirrels may not be able to forage enough food for itself because it’s become so dependent on finding food from us.

Overall, we have to stop feeding squirrels so that they don’t rely on us and risk becoming dangerous, possibly resulting in them being put down. Admiring them and saying hi to them is okay, however, refraining from feeding them is best for their livelihood and ours.

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season. If a show doesn’t result in huge profits, it’s cut. That’s a shame, because a lot of art is being wasted on the cutting-room floor. Take the animated sitcom “Inside Job.” The show was initially renewed for a second season before it was unceremoniously dropped by Netflix. The show is just one of many victims of Netflix’s practices.

It’s especially sad because many of these shows are never given a chance to grow. We all know a show we like that doesn’t get “really good” until the second or third season. These shows continued because the channel believed in

their possibility. But Netflix refuses to grant the same levity that has created so many great pieces of media.

Obviously, Netflix is a business. They can only fund shows that make them money. But they are also a business that sells art, and if they continue throwing art that people love down the drain, their subscribers will stop wanting to shell out money to them.

Netflix’s subscriber growth slowed in 2022, only going up again once they implemented their ad-supported tier. Though the site still boasts over 230 million subscribers, it’s clear that their exponential returns can’t last forever.

Previously, shelling out a few bucks for a Netflix subscription was simpler than the alternative, which was risking your hard drive's safety on torrents. But with the huge oversaturation of streaming services these days, many people are turning back to the old ways of pirating. As of 2022, pirated material gets over 230 billion views per year.

Netflix will likely end up implementing their antipassword sharing measures in the U.S. Before they do it, however, they should probably consider that there’s a lot of people who will ultimately cancel and raise the

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Early one afternoon, the post-elementary school sleepy lull had all but overtaken me. I sat at the kitchen table with my head in my arm, bordering somewhere between dreaming and being awake.

Gran stood at the adjacent stove cooking soup, the special one I requested. Pop bought it at Sam’s Club every week no matter how hard he had to look for it.

Pop was kind and soft, but big and tall. He always had an almost mischievous smile on his face, a half raised left lip and eyebrow, and I could never tell if he was being serious or joking around. He called me his sugar-sugar, ranking me one sugar-caste above Granny, who was “just” his sugar. He made sure that I knew where I stood.

He built the grandchildren a swing set for the backyard. I knew how to pump my legs back and forth and move up and down through the air, but I didn’t let on. Pop still pushed me along, helplessly trying to teach me. I never gave up the act. I just liked having him out there in the yard with me. And he never quit on me. We ate circus peanuts. I still like that socially unacceptable candy today, though most write it off as a quirky abomination. It just means a bit more to me and

reminds me of something. I never have time to explain that to friends in line for the movies or at CVS. I just take the heat and move on.

“Bett!” He used to call my Gran — an endearing abbreviation of her first name. The remarks were sometimes sharp, not in an altogether serious way. They would quarrel about nothing in particular. Not so much quarrels as familiar exchanges of words that occur at high velocities when two people have shared so much of a life together.

They danced together like nobody was watching, traipsing across the Kentucky-Indiana border in their adolescence. He would spin her around like a right Appalachian princess to the fast songs, and when the slow songs played, they melted into each other.

They danced to everything. Except Granny hated “that twangy shit” that Pop adored. She liked Patsy Cline. He liked the banjo. She was a skilled piano player and she always tried to teach me. I had a short attention span and thought at the time that I had better things to play with.

They fought about nothing. Except when he caught her smoking cigarettes at the kitchen sink. She stood with her back to the room. Pop embraced her from behind. She exhaled a big smoky cloud as he lovingly squeezed her. He invoked the silent treatment. Scorn. But

it was because he loved her, and because she was a nurse, and because they both knew it was bad for her health.

They fought about nothing, but she scolded him for eating chocolate cake. He had Celiac. It was because she loved him, and because she was a nurse, and because they both knew it was bad for his health.

She stood over the stove, humming quietly. I drifted further and further into my imagination. I unbent my arm, unconsciously extending it. My hand knocked the blue cup of milk to the ground. I began to cry.

Granny never got angry with me. She got firm. “Stop that crying Audie B,” she said. “There’s no use crying over spilled milk.”

In that moment, I thought I had finally done it, I had finally let her down. I had lost their great love. But I learned that I never could.

I never wanted to disappoint them. I never did things quite right, and still never do, but they loved it, and that made it good.

Things get hard, things aren’t done quite right, but I’ll never again let a tear drop from my eye over spilled milk. When you’re loved greatly, you’re loved flaws and all. Loved for your spilled milk and circus peanuts, your chocolate cake and your twang. I think it’s out there, that kind of great love. I know it is. I’ve seen it.

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Spilled milk and great love –what I learned from my grandparents

THE MINDFUL MARSHALL COLUMN

Carolyn Marshall (she/her)

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A movie still from episode 4 of “Stranger Things” is pictured, featuring Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield. On Jan. 31, 2023, Netflix announced plans to reduce password sharing among users.

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A curious squirrel approaches an IU student on Feb. 3, 2023, in Dunn Meadow. Students at IU are often seen feeding the squirrels around campus.

Audrey Vonderahe (she/her) is a sophomore studying journalism and criminal justice. Her favorite Beatle is George Harrison.

Siering discourages banning ChatGPT because it will only become more relevant and popular within the academic realm.

“(ChatGPT) probably won’t serve us very well in the long run because that ignores the subtleties that an instructor can put in place,” he said. “I don’t want to handcuff instructors from using it very creatively.”

IU School of Social Work professor Carol Hostetter said she would not suggest banning ChatGPT on the university level because students are well-versed with technology and can easily find ways to get around any barriers.

“We get scared about change and the pace of change is so rapid these days,” Hostetter said. “But if we can embrace change, we can see it as actually an improvement in our productivity.”

While ChatGPT is free now, it is still challenging to use because of how complicated the system is, Hostetter said. As more AI tools become available, it will be

easier to access them. Since people will soon be charged to use ChatGPT, wealthier students will be favored and be more able to afford it.

“You’re not going to have something like this be free forever,” Hostetter said. “The fact that some can afford it and some can’t is going to be a major problem.”

As for catching students using ChatGPT, Chase McCoy — lecturer in the IU Department of Informatics and the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering — said there is no tool that can reliably detect an AI-written paper. Even though GPTZero was created by a Princeton student to combat AI plagiarism, it is not 100% foolproof.

McCoy said GPTZero is not reliable enough since it is only making an informed assumption based on its limited database; it has access to information only through September 2021. Efforts are being made to improve Turnitin’s ability to identify AI-generated text but it currently is not 100% reliable.

“I don’t think we should be trying to police students,” he said. “There are other pedagogical approaches that are better for addressing ChatGPT.”

McCoy said he is required to report ChatGPT as academic misconduct; however — outside of university regulations — he said if someone may confess to using ChatGPT to him, he would not reprimand them. Instead, he said he would suggest having an open conversation with the student and helping them understand when and how the AI went off course in their assignment. This can include catching grammar errors and noticing a lack of personal details.

McCoy said he believes that letting his students know personally through comments after class and emails about how well they are doing can help reduce their reliance on ChatGPT because they are more confident in their abilities.

“There’s a lot more than just acknowledging the tool,” he said. “We have to be supportive teachers.”

The book is often used in introductory African American studies classes as an overview, Rojas said. There hasn’t been any official statement from the College Board with the exact reason the textbook was cut from the curriculum. Students who take the AP African American Studies course will now review less material on the history and theory of Black studies, incarceration and the debate over reparation. Students will no longer be tested on these subjects, according to The New York Times.

“Almost everyone who got cut is still alive,” Rojas said. “So, we are talking about current living knowledge.”

Rojas said that the cut curriculum is important to learn because African American studies is always evolving and alive. He said by reading this living and current knowledge, students are getting today’s perspective. The removed topics offer contemporary arguments

surrounding intersectionality, a topic that was cut from many different textbooks. Intersectionality is a framework that explains how different aspects of a person’s identity affect their discrimination or privilege.

“Without these topics, the modern critical perspectives are missing,” Rojas said. “Students would benefit from learning these topics, even if they didn’t agree with it. It would trigger interesting and reflective conversations.”

Regardless of political disagreements, Rojas said the message deserves to be out there.

“There is nothing to prevent people from writing a curriculum that could be downloaded for free or at a low cost,” Rojas said.

Even without the AP stamp of approval, Rojas believes some students would seek out these textbooks and the message would remain out there.

“Don’t do outrage,” Rojas said. “Do action.”

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Indiana beats Purdue in sold-out Mackey Arena

By Matt Sebree masebr@iu.edu | @mattsebree

WEST LAFAYETTE — No.

4 Indiana women’s basketball defeated Purdue 69-46 in front of a sold-out Mackey Arena on Thursday — its 12th win in the last 13 meetings between the rivals.

The win did not come easily for the Hoosiers, however, as the Boilermakers established their defensive identity early: stop Indiana senior forward Mackenzie Holmes at all costs.

Any time Indiana got into the half court and tried to run its offense, Purdue denied Holmes every entry pass that was thrown, and whenever Indiana did manage to get Holmes the ball, multiple defenders swarmed the paint to make sure she didn’t get a clean look. Through the first half, that defensive philosophy worked for Purdue; Holmes only scored 2 points and was largely a non-factor on the offensive end. Her only points came on a wide-open fast break layup and she only got a single shot attempt off when Indiana was running its half-court offense. When Holmes did get a touch in the first two quarters, she was forced to quickly pass it back out.

Because so much emphasis was placed on Holmes and the paint by the Boilermaker’s defense, the Hoosiers’ guards and wings were able to find space of their own for open shots from deep and mid-range.

In particular, it was junior guards Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil who shouldered the offensive load in the first half. MooreMcNeil got the Hoosiers on the board with a triple to start the game and the pair accounted for all of Indiana’s first 10 points in the game, capitalizing on the space created by Purdue’s focus on Holmes.

“(Purdue) tried to clog it in and double Mack and I thought Chloe did a tremendous job of handling herself,” Indiana head coach Teri Moren said. “Not just hitting the threes but also taking opportunities to attack as well.”

While Moore-McNeil and Parrish got Indiana an early lead and were able to keep pace with Purdue, the lack of production from Holmes prevented the Hoosiers from building a substantial advantage and they entered the halftime break leading 31-26.

Moore-McNeil and Parrish scored 20 of their combined 28 points in the first half and after the game, Parrish said she personally wanted to make an impact in the matchup as the only player from the state of Indiana on the Hoosiers’ roster.

“I was really excited to be a part of the rivalry this year since I wasn’t able to last two years,” the Oregon transfer said. “But I think it was a little bit more personal this year just because I am the only Indiana kid on this team. So I had to kind of step up and be that person on our team to show who the best team in Indiana is.”

Coming out of the tunnel in the second half, Indiana established a different tone. On the second offensive possession of the half, the team worked the ball into Holmes, who quickly put up a hook shot to give Indiana its first points of the half.

On their next possession, the Hoosiers went back to Holmes in the post, who again threw a post move to make space for another successful layup. The next time down the court, Holmes did it again to score 6 straight points in two minutes after scoring just 2 points in the previous 20 minutes.

A couple possessions later, Moore-McNeil drove the lane, drew the defense and fired a pass to Holmes

standing beyond the arc. Rather than passing it around or trying to drive it herself, Holmes pulled up and knocked down a 3-pointer — just the second made triple of her season.

With smothering team defense and Holmes making an impact on offense, the Hoosiers won the third quarter 19-2 to take a 22 point lead and put away their rivals from West Lafay-

ette.

Moren complimented the decision-making of her star post after the game, saying that in the past, Holmes might have tried to force plays against the doubleteam.

“It’s Mack just making decisions — the right decision,” Moren said. “Whether that was to throw that thing out and generate some energy behind the ball with

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our guards or be able to do Mack-like things which is spin with her great footwork, her soft hands. Whether ait’s baseline, whether it’s middle, just finding different ways.”

Purdue kept fighting in the final frame, scoring 18 points in the fourth — its highest-scoring quarter of the day — but was unable to seriously challenge Indiana’s lead. When the final buzzer

sounded, Indiana won the game 69-46, eliciting cheers and chants from the Hoosier fans who had made the trip into enemy territory.

The Hoosiers improve to 22-1 overall and 12-1 in conference games with the win. Indiana will face its next test when the Iowa Hawkeyes come to Bloomington on Thursday for a battle for the lead in the Big Ten standings.

Indiana gets Rutgers-shaped monkey off its back in 66-60 win

By Evan Gerike egerike@iu.edu | @evangerike

Senior forward Trayce

Jackson-Davis entered No. 18 Indiana men’s basketball’s game with a multitude of program records within reach.

But one record that’s plagued him finally came to an end: An 0-6 career record against Rutgers.

On his way to 2,000 career points, 1,035 career rebounds and his 44th career double-double, all of which moved him up the program ranks, Jackson-Davis helped Indiana finally get over its Rutgers troubles, winning 66-60.

“(Rutgers is) a tough team and credit to them,” Jackson-Davis said after the game. “They will always

By Emma Pawlitz epawlitz@iu.edu | @emmapawlitz

The worst thing that Miller Kopp’s dad ever did was get his sons boxing gloves for Christmas.

Kopp has three brothers: Maddox, a football player at Miami University, Anderson, a basketball player at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Braden, who played football at Vanderbilt University. With a family full of athletes, competition was natural. But, according to the Indiana men’s basketball graduate forward, all they ever did was beat each other up.

“We really just fought all the time — in a good way,” Kopp said. “Playing one-onone, two-on-two in our driveway late at night, we had the cops called on us a couple times, because there was yelling and screaming.”

But without his roughand-tumble upbringing, Kopp wouldn’t be the person or basketball player he is right now, and he wouldn’t have the same mental drive

bring it. The RAC is always the toughest place to play in that I’ve personally played in. They have a lot of pieces around them and just finally getting over that hump and like Coach (Mike) Woodson said, getting the monkey off your back, it’s big for us.”

Jackson-Davis had a characteristically strong performance, scoring 20 points with 18 rebounds and six assists. His numbers moved him to sixth in program history in scoring, third in rebounding and fourth in double-doubles.

“This young man has done a lot since he’s been here wearing this uniform,” Woodson said. “I couldn’t be prouder of a player. He’s a phenomenal player, beautiful to watch.”

that has led the Hoosiers to a recent stretch of success after a three-game losing skid.

“That really shaped me into who I am,” Kopp said. “Without my brothers, I’m not who I am today. Even my mom — she works her tail off; she works the hardest in my family. It’s in my nature to grind and work and be that dude who is willing to do whatever to win.”

His gritty winning mentality, one of Kopp’s biggest emerging traits, was put on perfect display in No. 18 Indiana men’s basketball’s 66-60 win over No. 24 Rutgers. Kopp scored 18 points, grabbed two steals and swatted one block while playing 35 minutes.

Even with an impressive 4-6 outing from beyond the arc, his shooting was overshadowed by his energy, scrappiness and leadership on the court.

“He was getting good looks, and he knocked them in,” head coach Mike Woodson said. “But not just scoring the 18 points — hell, he was pretty good defensively, too,

The difference between Indiana’s early season 6348 loss to Rutgers on Dec. 3 and Tuesday night’s victory came from Indiana’s role players.

With a narrow lead late in regulation, junior forward Trey Galloway fought through a scrum to tip back an offensive rebound, making the basket and a free throw to help Indiana close out the victory.

Despite scoring just 4 points, Galloway, who was scoreless in 31 minutes last game, was one of six Hoosiers to improve their scoring performance, including freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, who didn’t play the last game with a back injury.

Senior forward Miller Kopp had his second-high-

tonight. He did a lot of good things defensively for us.”

From diving on the floor for loose balls, chasing after tip-outs and shiftily cutting all around Indiana’s frontcourt to open up looks for senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, Kopp executed the intangibles to perfection against Rutgers. And, even though he’s become much more than a 3-point specialist, all of Kopp’s long-range shots seemed to come at just the right time for the Hoosiers

“Miller doesn’t get a lot of shots, but he’s efficient,” Woodson said. “He makes shots when he has to make them, and that’s huge for a team when you are trying to win.”

Kopp and Jackson-Davis worked a two-man game with precise cuts, feeds and kickouts all night. Kopp, who finished with a team-high 21 points in the loss against Rutgers Dec. 3, said he studied tape from the previous contest to determine where he and his teammates would be open.

est scoring performance of the season with 18 points, 3 points fewer than his 21 against Rutgers on Dec. 3. Kopp hit four 3-pointers, but both Jackson-Davis and Woodson were especially complimentary of his defensive effort.

“He was really, really locked in on the defensive end,” Jackson-Davis said. “When you’re playing like that on both sides of the ball, a player like him, he really impacts the game at a high level.”

Although Indiana pushed its lead to doubledigits four separate times throughout the night, Rutgers kept battling back to keep the game close, including tying the game immediately out of halftime. Indiana struggled to put the

“I knew coming into the game how their wings guard off the ball and, looking at last game’s film, how they guarded Trayce...finding where the gaps are in the defense, especially when Trayce has the ball in the post,” Kopp said. “I’m always trying to move and get in his line of vision, and when we lock eyes, I know it’s coming.”

For Kopp, patience is a virtue. He knows when to wait his turn, both during the play at hand and with his role on the team as a whole. Offensive production isn’t indicative of Kopp’s success, but he knows when to take full advantage of every chance he gets.

“It’s just being super opportunistic, that’s all, really,” Kopp said. And now, he’s reaping the benefits of his attitude, earning praise from his teammates and contributing to Indiana’s success one gutsy play at a time

“He’s a competitor,” Jackson-Davis said. “He’s going to do whatever Coach asks him to do. He was really, really

game away until Galloway’s layup, going eight minutes without a field goal, but it maintained the lead through free throws.

Indiana’s defense softened up as the first half wound down. Rutgers made three 3-pointers in under two minutes right before the half expired, paring down a 12-point lead to just 3 points. The Hoosiers, hindered by two turnovers during that time, struggled to create on offense.

Hood-Schifino tried to expand the lead at the break with a buzzer-beating 3-point attempt that rolled around the rim and out.

“We couldn’t really get nothing going down the stretch from an offensive standpoint in terms of moving,” Woodson said.

“We became stagnant, and somehow I’ve got to help us when we get in that rut. But our defense was solid, and we just kept grinding and grinding and we got stops when we needed.”

The Hoosiers have now won seven of their last eight games to improve their Big Ten record to 8-5, tied with Rutgers for second in the conference.

“They just believe now, and that’s a big part of winning,” Woodson said. “When we lost those three in a row, we were all searching. Me being the head of the snake as the coach, I’m searching and I know what the hell was going on, what we weren’t doing. Now we’re back doing those things. That’s what makes winning fun.”

locked in on the defensive end, and when you’re playing like that on both sides of the ball — a player like him — he really impacts the game at a high level.”

It’s a simple concept, really: it’s in Kopp’s blood.

Not just the blood from his recent elbow-to-the-eye or any other game-sustained battle scars. It’s the blood he was born and raised with — from his mom, dad and three brothers — that makes Miller Kopp a winner.

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Senior forward MacKenzie Holmes shoots under the basket Feb. 5, 2023, at Mackey Arena in Lafayette. The Hoosiers beat Purdue 69-46.

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Graduate senior forward Miller Kopp celebrates a three Feb. 7, 2023, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. The Hoosiers beat Rutgers 60-66.

Lilly Library presents Flora + Fauna exhibition

By Nicole Blevins neblevin@iu.edu

Lilly Library will host “Flora + Fauna: A Bounty of Beast and Botanicals,” which will feature curated pieces that explore the connection between humanity and nature, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 6 through May 20.

Lilly Library was established in 1960. It was originally constructed to house the J.K. Lilly Jr.’s collection of works, which featured about 20,000 rare books and 17,000 manuscript pieces. Many collectors have donated literature in addition to purchases from IU itself.

The library is open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sunday. The Reading Room is available for use by appointment.

The Flora + Fauna exhibition features 85 items of over 480,000 books and 8.5 million pieces of manuscript owned by the Lilly Library. Each piece connects to the themes of flora — plants and flowers — and fauna — animals and wildlife — and ranges from books about dangerous and mythical plants and animals to cookbooks with vegetarian and meat recipes.

“We’re kind of showcasing some of our strengths,” Isabel Huber Planton, the reference librarian at Lilly Library, said.

The display aligns the pieces to their respective themes of flora or fauna.

John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” for example, features illustrations of botanicals and birds,

Planton said.

She started planning the exhibit in June 2022 with Erin Chiparo, the teaching and research coordinator at Lilly Library, she said. The museum exhibition specialist, Jenny Mack, suggested the theme, Planton said. From there, they started with a cart full of the library’s collection and searched through thou-

sands of works to connect to the theme.

The measurements of each work had to be precise to fit within each case without crowding each artifact. Chiparo said one of the hardest tasks was labeling each piece of work and providing a concise description, given that it was difficult to encapsulate the work’s significance in

a mere 70 words. Chiparo said they repeated the process 10 times for each of the 10 cases on display.

“I think here we try to think about more (of) the cultural value within materials than necessarily the monetary value,” Chiparo said. “It can be really easy to focus on that number, but that kind of takes away from all the lives that these

individual books have lived – what they meant to people through time.”

Lilly Library coordinates several exhibitions to highlight the items the organization owns.

It supplements research and other interesting content to students and members in the community. The library also offers classes where professors can bring

their students one or several times in the semester to use the space and its materials.

“There are very few libraries like this in the country,” Chiparo said. “Students are able to get this really unique experience of being able to interact with these primary sources that may, in some cases, only exist here.”

Venue Gallery hosts Bloomington’s February Gallery Walk

By Zuzanna Kukawska zkukawsk@iu.edu

The First Friday Gallery Walk features a series of neighboring galleries around downtown Bloomington hosting many artists and events, while allowing a walkable experience for the artistic atmosphere.

The walk began Feb. 3.

The Venue, located on 114 S. Grant St., is one of the 14 galleries. Inside the gallery, it is a playground for the eyes and the mind.

Derek Collins and his landscape paintings fill the art space with vibrant hues of floral fields and sunset imagery, bringing light and life to the cold winter days.

Dave Colman, the owner of The Venue, pointed to the wood fired ceramic mug filled with coffee in his hand and said it was an extremely special piece of his gallery collection.

“I searched out somebody in Bloomington who would do wood fired ceramics, so we’ve only had it for about the last year, but I’ve looked for it for the past six years,” Colman said.

Colman said his dedication to the craft and me-

charm and individualized touch. He said he and his wife were both very committed to the gallery.

“My wife and I would go to art shows around the country,” Colman said about the first years of the gallery when he was just getting started as an art curator. “We went to Chelsea Art District, Miami, Scottsdale... then the more local shows… looking for artists to show.”

The investment in the gallery is equally reciprocated by the community. Gallery Walk speaks to the local artistic talents and unites crowds of curious viewers under a common interest.

“Membership in Gallery Walk is numerically greater than it has ever been; we see people on that Friday night that we do not see any other time come out,” Colman said. “For some people, it is a personal tradition, and they go to every Gallery Walk.”

Julie Gootee, Colman’s assistant, said the event organization was well thought out.

She and Colman said the walk gives residents a chance to come together

other. Stores and restaurants often use this time to market themselves and make their presence known among their more established neighbors, they said.

“It’s good timing too because it brings you right downtown, and you can catch dinner or something like that,” Gootee said. “We would like to see it be as big as it once was pre-pandemic.”

Holly Warren, the assistant director for the arts in bloomington, said the city’s main goal for the future of Gallery Walk is to create a space for traditional and modern artists alike, to explore their creative identity and experience diverse ideas and conversations through the sharing of art.

“There have been new members who put fresh blood into what’s been around,” Warren said.

She said the modernization of Gallery Walk is an attempt to appeal to a more intersectional audience and draw a larger crowd of young people to bridge generational gaps and carry the tradition of art in the community.

Warren said there are different galleries around

is an art space located on the west side of Bloomington that hosts artists, small businesses and a bakery.

“They have started putting focus on live music and all-age shows,” Warren said. “I think that’s what the community really needs: more exhibits of contem-

rights and social justice. It is a very cool experience to see with your friends and it’s starting more contemporary conversations.”

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Erin Chiparo (left) and Isabel Huber Planton (right) stand next to “Audubon’s Birds of America” on Feb. 2, 2023, at Lilly Library. Lilly Library will host “Flora + Fauna: A Bounty of Beast and Botanicals,” which will feature curated pieces that explore the connection between humanity and nature.

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Independent Baptist

Lifeway Baptist Church 7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 lifewaybaptistchurch.org facebook.com/lifewayellettsville

Sunday: 9 a.m., Bible Study Classes 10 a.m., Morning Service 5 p.m., Evening Service Barnabas College Ministry: Meeting for Bible study throughout the month. Contact Rosh Dhanawade at bluhenrosh@gmail.com for more information.

Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108 bluhenrosh@gmail.com

*Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

Episcopal (Anglican)

Canterbury Mission

719 E. Seventh St. 812-822-1335

IUCanterbury.org

facebook.com/ECMatIU

Instagram & Twitter: @ECMatIU

Sun.: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Mon., Wed., Thu.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Tue.: Noon - 8 p.m.

Fri., Sat.: By Appointment

Canterbury: Assertively open & affirming; unapologetically Christian, we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ by promoting justice, equality, peace, love and striving to be the change God wants to see in our world

Ed Bird, Chaplain/Priest

Jacob Oliver & Lily Dolliff, student workers

Unitarian Universalist

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington

2120 N. Fee Ln. 812-332-3695 uubloomington.org facebook.com/uubloomington

Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working for a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions. Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World." A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Rev. Connie Grant, Interim Minister

Rev. Emily Manvel Leite, Minister of Story and Ritual

Church of God (Anderson Affiliated)

Stoneybrook Community Church of God

3701 N. Stoneybrook Blvd. stoneybrookccog.org

facebook.com/StoneyBrookCCOG

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

10 a.m. Coffee & Treats Stoneybrook Community Church of God is a gathering of imperfect people learning to follow Jesus. We invite you to join us on the journey.

Mitch

Ripley, Interim Pastor

Evangel Presbytery

Trinity Reformed Church 2401 S. Endwright Rd. 812-825-2684 trinityreformed.org

facebook.com/trinitychurchbloom

Email us at office@trinityreformed.org

Sunday Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

College Bible Study: Contact us for more info.

"Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.'" Proclaiming freedom from slavery since 1996. Only sinners welcome.

Jody Killingsworth, Senior Pastor Lucas Weeks, College Pastor

Bahá'í Faith

Bahá'í Association of IU 424 S. College Mall Rd. 812-331-1863 bloomingtoninbahais.org

facebook.com/BaháíCommunity-of-BloomingtonIndiana-146343332130574

Instagram: @bloomingtonbahai

Regular Services/Devotional Meetings:

Sunday: 10:40 a.m. @ Bloomington Bahá'í Center

Please call or contact through our website for other meetings/activities

The Bahá'í Association of IU works to share the Teachings and Principles of the Founder, Bahá'u'lláh, that promote the "Oneness of Mankind" and the Peace and Harmony of the Planet through advancing the "security, prosperity, wealth and tranquility of all peoples."

Karen Pollock & Dan Enslow

Non-Denominational

Calvary Chapel of Bloomington 3625 W State Road 46 812-369-8459

calvarychapelbloomington.org

facebook.com/calvary-

chapelbloomington

YouTube: Calvary Chapel Bloomington IN

Sunday: 10 a.m.

Tuesday: 7 p.m., Prayer

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Hungry for God's word and fellowship with other believers? Come as you are and worship with us as we grow in the knowledge of His love, mercy, and grace through the study of the scriptures, and serving those in need. May the Lord richly bless you!

Frank Peacock, Pastor

Alissa Peacock, Children's Ministry

Christ Community Church 503 S. High St. 812-332-0502 cccbloomington.org

facebook.com/christcommunitybtown

Instagram: @christcommunitybtown

Sunday: 9:15 a.m., Educational Hour

10:30 a.m., Worship Service

We are a diverse community of Christ-followers, including many IU students, faculty and staff. Together we are committed to sharing the redeeming grace and transforming truth of Jesus Christ in this college town.

Bob Whitaker, Senior Pastor

Adam deWeber, Worship Pastor Dan Waugh, Adult Ministry Pastor

Church of Christ

825 W. Second St. 812-332-0501

facebook.com/w2coc

Sunday: 9:30 a.m., Bible Study

10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m., Worship

Wednesday: 7 p.m., Bible Study

We use no book, but the Bible. We have no creed but His Word within its sacred pages. God is love and as such we wish to share this joy with you. The comprehensive teaching of God's Word can change you forever.

John Myers, Preacher

City Church For All Nations 1200 N. Russell Rd. 812-336-5958

citychurchbloomington.org facebook.com/citychurchbtown

Instagram: @citychurchbtown

Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

*Always check website for possible changes to service times.

City Church is a non-denominational

multicultural, multigenerational church on Bloomington's east side. 1Life, our college ministry meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. David Norris, Pastor Sumer Norris, Pastor

City Church For All Nations

City Church for All Nations is a non-denominational multicultural, multigenerational church on Bloomington’s east side. 1Life, our college ministry meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

David Norris, Pastor Sumer Norris, Pastor

Society of Friends (Quaker)

Bloomington Friends Meeting 3820 E. Moores Pike 812-336-4581

bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org

Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting

Sunday (in person and by Zoom):

9:45 a.m., Hymn singing

10:30 a.m., Meeting for Worship

10:45 a.m., Sunday School (Children join in worship from 10:30-10:45)

11:30 a.m., Light Refreshments and

Fellowship

12:45 p.m., Often there is a second hour activity (see website)

Wednesday (by Zoom only):

9 a.m., Midweek Meeting for worship

9:30 a.m., Fellowship

We practice traditional Quaker worship, gathering in silence with occasional Spirit-led vocal ministry by fellow worshipers. We are an inclusive community with a rich variety of belief and no prescribed creed. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns.

Peter Burkholder, Clerk burkhold@indiana.edu

United Methodist

Jubilee 219 E. Fourth St. 812-332-6396 jubileebloomington.org jubilee@fumcb.org

facebook.com/jubileebloomington

Instagram: @jubileebloomington

Sunday: 9:30 a.m., Classic Worship & 11:45 a.m., Contemporary Worship

Wednesday: 7:30 p.m., College & Young Adult Dinner

Jubilee is a Christ-centered community open and affirming to all people. We gather on Wednesdays at First Methodist (219 E. Fourth St.) for a free meal, discussion, worship and hanging out. Small groups, service projects, events (scavenger hunts, bonfires, etc.), mission trips and opportunities for student leadership are all a significant part of our rhythm of doing life together.

Markus Dickinson, Campus Director

Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

University Lutheran Church and Student Center 607 E. Seventh St 812-336-5387 indianalutheran.com facebook.com/ULutheranIU instagram.com/uluindiana

Sunday: 9:15 a.m.; Sunday Bible Class 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship

Wednesday: 7 p.m.: Wednesday Evening Service 7:45 p.m.: College Bible Study Student Center open daily, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

We are the home of the LCMS campus ministry at Indiana. Our mission is to serve all college students with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Located on Campus, we offer Christ-centered worship, Bible study and a community of friends gathered around God’s gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through our Senior Jesus Christ.

Pastor

Richard Woelmer,

Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. citychurchbloomington.org

*Always check website for possible changes to service time.

facebook.com/citychurchbtown

Instagram: @citychurchbtown 1200 N. Russell Rd. 812-336-5958

Inter-Denominational

Redeemer Community Church

111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975 redeemerbloomington.org

facebook.com/RedeemerBtown

Instagram & Twitter: @RedeemerBtown

Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Redeemer is a gospel-centered community on mission. Our vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform everything: our lives, our church, our city, and our world. We want to be instruments of gospel change in Bloomington and beyond.

Chris Jones, Lead Pastor

Baptist

University Baptist Church 3740 E. Third St. 812-339-1404

ubcbloomington.org

facebook.com/ubc.bloomington

YouTube: UBC Bloomington IN

Sunday: 10:45 a.m., Worship in person & live streamed on YouTube

A welcoming and affirming congregation excited to be a church home to students in Bloomington. Trans and other LGBTQ+ friends and allies most especially welcome!

Annette Hill Briggs, Pastor

Rob Drummond, Worship & Music Minister

Mennonite

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington

2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org

facebook.com/Mennonite-

Fellowship-ofBloomington-131518650277524

Sunday: 5 p.m.

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God.

John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

205 E. Kirkwood Ave. 812-332-4459 fccbloomington.org

Sunday: 10 a.m.

We are an inclusive community of people who are diverse in thought and unified in spirit. We are an LGBTQIA+ welcoming and affirming congregation known for our excellent music and commitment to justice. Our worship services will not only lift your spirit, but also engage your mind. You are welcome!

Pastor Kyrmen Rea, Senior Pastor

Pastor Sarah Lynne Gershon, Student Associate Pastor Jan Harrington, Director of Music

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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today is an 8 - Slow and steady wins the race. Don’t chase an illusion. Keep your eye on the finish line, step after step. Sidestep pitfalls. Adapt with changes.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today is a 7 - Relax, recharge and take it easy. Avoid traffic, conflict and arguments. Enjoy activities you love with your inner circle. Keep a low profile.

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Today is a 7 - Household issues demand attention. Consider all possibilities. Clean and clear space. Postpone travel. Slow to avoid accidents. Enjoy domestic comforts.

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Today is an 8 - Monitor the news. Don’t make wild promises. Consider consequences. Ignore gossip, rumors or teasing. Notice potential underlying motivation and context. Share what you're learning.

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Today is a 9 - Generate the income to meet financial priorities and deadlines. Friends encourage you to try alternatives you hadn't previously considered. New possibilities stretch old boundaries.

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Today is an 8 - Complications could deviate your exploration. Delays or traffic would frustrate travels. Discover hidden beauty nearby. Quietly listen and observe. Put puzzle pieces together.

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Today is an 8 - Take extra care with resources. Avoid waste. Mechanical or technical glitches could complicate shared finances. Patiently untangle any kinks. Monitor to maintain positive balances.

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