Mon., Mar. 10, 2014

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IDS MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

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Woman helps abuse victims BY KATE STARR kastarr@indiana.edu

Debra Morrow has come full circle since her time as a Middle Way House client. She now works as the organization’s community services coordinator and has volunteered with numerous organizations in Bloomington. Morrow has been selected by the Woman of the Year subcommittee to receive the Emerging Leader Award for her ongoing efforts to help others overcome social mobility barriers, according to a press release. “I feel kind of in awe of the fact that somebody nominated me for this, but I feel like it gives a message that, no matter what situation somebody is ever in, they can always move forward and totally turn their lives into something else,” Morrow said. Today, Morrow’s responsibilities at the Middle Way House include coordinating training sessions for volunteers and interacting with residents as they’re moving in, but it wasn’t long ago that she was in her clients’ position. Once the victim of an abusive relationship herself, Morrow relied on Middle Way’s services for financial stability. “I used to always feel like there were people like me and there were other people, and that there was such this wide difference between us all,” Morrow said. “And then to now work right with these people and realize there isn’t an SEE MORROW, PAGE 8

Baseball wins series against Dophins BY ALDEN WOODS aldwoods@indiana.edu @acw9293

With its senior and all-time saves leader sidelined for the season with a knee injury, the IU bullpen put together a resilient effort to capture a series win against Jacksonville this weekend. The absence of senior righthander Ryan Halstead, who injured a knee attempting to field a ball in Wednesday’s win against Xavier and will miss the rest of 2014, allowed unsung members of the Hoosiers’ corps of relievers to shine in the weekend series, which saw IU take wins Saturday and Sunday after a Friday loss. “Obviously with the loss of Ryan Halstead, that forces us to do some things a little bit differently with our bullpen,” IU Coach Tracy Smith said. “But it was good to get some guys in some pressure situations, some opportunities to pitch with the game on the line.” Smith called upon six different relievers in Jacksonville, Fla., with sophomore right-hander Scott Effross submitting the most notable performance. Called into action in the fourth inning of Saturday’s contest, Effross pitched 4 and 1/3 shutout innings in relief of sophomore lefthander Will Coursen-Carr, whose start lasted only 3 and 2/3 innings. Effross allowed just four hits and two walks, striking out three as IU took a 9-2 lead that would stand as the final score. “I watched (senior left-hander) Joey DeNato on Friday, looking at what he did against them,” Effross SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 8

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Lorenzano crowned Miss Greek IU BY ALLISON WAGNER allmwagn@indiana.edu @allmwagn

Natalie Lorenzano, a memb berr of Alpha Phi sorority, won the thirrd annual Miss Greek IU philanthrop picc pageant Sunday night at the IU Au udittorium. In addition to the title, sh he was awarded a $750 scholarship. Runners-up included Jessica En ndicott, Bianca Lev, Kelsey Foster an nd Kadre Kappes, respectively. IU Delta Chi Charities, a segmen nt of the Delta Chi Indiana Chapter, iss host to the Miss Greek IU pagean nt. Nineteen contestants compete fo orr tth he title. During the question and answ werr portion of the pageant, Lorenzan no was asked how she would increase se philanthropy within the Greeek Community. “I would definitely promo otee awareness,” she said. “Knowledge iss power and if we are aware of what iss going on we can give back to philan ntth hropy even more.” Alpha Phi raised $100,000 durin ng their last Alpha Fiesta philanthrop th py event for Women’s Heart Health. During the philanthropy outfi tfi fitt fi portion of the event, Lorenzano crre-ateed a “fiesta” atmosphere equippeed with bright colors and lots of sparklle, Mekayla Diehl, Miss Indiana US SA 2014 and master of ceremonies, saiid. d. “They get to be very creative an nd show off their philanthropic effortts, as well,” junior Christain Pajussi, Delta Chi executive board membeer, said. Lorenzano is currently majorin ng in biology and intends to go on to o dentistry school at IU, Diehlsaid. “She hopes to make a positivve difference in the lives of manyy,” Diehl said. The main purpose of the pagean an nt is to raise money for The V Found is dation for Cancer Research, accordin ng to the program’s website. “This year the target goal for or fundraising is $30,000, and the paast fu two years we have been able to tw o SEE LORENZANO, PAGE 8

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Natalie Lorenzano of Alpha Phi walks across the stage in her evening gown during the Miss Greek IU Pagent on Sunday at the IU Auditorium. She won the title.

Double Exposure showcases music collaboration BY ALISON GRAHAM akgraham@indiana.edu

Live musicians played accompaniment to silent films projected onto a screen at IU Cinema Sunday evening. A collaboration between film students and musicians from the Jacobs School of Music, “Double Exposure” featured a series of experimental student films with accompanying musical scores. Each student in the class, “Experiments with the Film Camera,” was assigned to create a five to seven-minute video project to demonstrate skills they have learned in their class. Students met with different musicians to discuss their films and what kind of music they wanted, Communication and Culture professor Susanne Schwibs said. They also chose which composers

they thought matched best. Schwibs and Composer Professor John Gibson meant to pair students with their choices, but also with students they thought would match up well. The composers wrote their scores and the musicians learned the compositions after only two rehearsals. After rehearsals they recorded the music and then performed it live at Sunday’s event. Recording arts students took the recorded music and paired it with the film’s sound effects for the DVD and BluRay versions that come out after the event, Schwibs said. All of the films were primarily silent in order to better play to the music being performed. “I feel that film is much closer to poetry and music because of the juxtaposition of imagery and symbolic imagery and it also

happens in time,” Schwibs said. “The structure of film is very musical with the repetition and pattern.” One film shown was a stopmotion piece created by Sam Rauch and composed by Alex Blank. The seven-minute film told the story of a young girl named Vasilisa and was based on a Russian fairytale. Rauch told the story through a variety of puppets that he created after he developed the script and storyboards. “The puppets for the most part are constructed from a combination of fabric, clay, wire — very doll-like,” Rauch said. “I had particular fun with Baba Yaga’s puppet. She’s largely built from natural found objects, which gives her a very unique and imposing look.” Aftaer planning the entirety of the piece, Rauch had to begin

the process of actually creating a complete stop-motion film, which he said was an eye-opening experience for him. “Essentially every frame of the film is an individual photograph,” he said. “I was ready for that, the commitment required to take those thousands of stills and stitch them together. What really caught me off guard was the amount of construction required to create the puppets and realize the world they inhabit.” Despite the hard work, Rauch said he believed it was worth it in the end when he saw the entirety of his film. “Sunday was the culmination of months and months of work for so many people,” Rauch said. “Being able to experience all that with live music in the cinema’s amazing space really made it a night to remember.”


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