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LITTLE 500
Quals to kick off Little 500 on Saturday
A different light Students advocate HIV awareness with Miss, Mr. Gay IU pageant BY GRACE PALMIERI gpalmier@indiana.edu @grace_palmieri
Contestants took the stage to compete for the title of Miss and Mr. Gay IU on Thursday at the Willkie Auditorium. Silky N. Ganache won Miss Gay IU, and Joey Sparks took the crown as the first Mr. Gay IU. Miss Gay IU is the oldest and longest-running university drag pageant. “I think IU is one of the most open places you can be,” said Patricio Battani, director of the pageant. “It’s 25 years old now, so it’s a tradition. I think it’s just a way to showcase what the LGBT community has to offer in general. It allows people to see that and be a part of that.” Participants were judged by how they performed in several categories. These included evening gown for Miss and creative swimwear for Mr., on-stage question and answer, talent, an interview prior to the competition and an HIV 101 course. The Mr. Gay IU segment may be new to the pageant, but the two contestants, Joey Sparks and Vincent T. Debeaute, said they had fun with the
BY ANDY WITTRY awittry@indiana.edu @AndyWittry
Months of training will be put to the test Saturday during the 2014 Little 500 qualifications at Bill Armstrong Stadium. This year marks the 64th running of the men’s Little 500 and 27th edition of the women’s race. Thirty-seven men’s and 35 women’s teams will attempt to qualify for one of the 33 spots in each race. Qualification times were chosen Monday evening in a doublerandom draw. The top three men’s and women’s teams from the fall cycling series were awarded the opportunity to pick their qualification times, but the rest had to endure the suspense of picking their times out of a hat. Phi Gamma Delta, known as Fiji, will kick off the event with the first trial at 8 a.m. The track conditions may change over the course of the day, potentially giving some teams an advantage. Alpha Epsilon Phi rider Sydney Aronovitz said the track might be a little fresher early in the morning, while Liz Lieberman, a cyclist for Kappa Alpha Theta, said mornings tend to be wet and windy. “It’s definitely something to take into consideration,” Lieberman said. However, given the split personality of the weather in Indiana, there is no way to accurately predict what the conditions of the track will be until race day. Theta rider Brenna Mcginn said
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Behind the scenes It takes a village to get queens ready to take the stage. The IDS takes a backstage look as performers prepare for the spotlight. PAGE 6
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LEFT Silky N. Ganache receives her question during the live interview round of the Mr. and Miss Gay IU Pageant on Thursday at Wilkie Auditorium. The proceeds from the event went to raising campus awareness about HIV and AIDS.
New standards to replace Common Core BY MICHAEL AUSLEN mauslen@indiana.edu @MichaelAuslen
Indiana became the first state in the country to drop nationally standardized K-12 curriculum standards this week. The standards, called Common Core, seek to align schools throughout the country so high school graduates have the skills and knowledge they need to enter further education or a career, according to the initiative’s website. Forty-five states and Washington, D.C., had signed on to use the common standards, until Gov. Mike Pence signed the law this week that removed Indiana. “I believe our students are best served when decisions about education are made at the state and local level,” Pence said when signing the bill. Common Core sets standards for English language arts and math curricula. By adopting Common Core, states choose to integrate those standards, rather than developing their own, which is one of the primary arguments of elected leaders who supported leaving the program. “Indiana has taken an important step forward in developing academic standards that are written by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers,” Pence said. Although Indiana’s the first state to pull out of Common Core after committing to it in 2010, other states are weighing the decision. About 100 bills have been introduced this spring in legislatures nationwide to slow or stop the standards, SEE EDUCATION, PAGE 6
Saying goodbye to the Common Core standards in Indiana Common Core was created to ensure all students are readily prepared for education beyond high school. This was done by comparing education standards through out the world, and creating a program based on the findings. Forty-five states had signed on to adopt the core. Indiana, however, has decided to leave the Common Core and adopt its own education plan. Governor Mike Pence said he believes that Indiana’s standards are most beneficial to the students when state and local lawmakers create standards. The map below shows which states have embraced Common Core and which have not.
Have not adopted Common Core
Common Core will be implemented in 2014-15 school year
SOURCE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS INITIATIVE
Have adopted Common Core
Originally adopted Common Core but later opted out
GRAPHIC BY JENNIFER SUBLETTE | IDS
Drunken driver hits, injures judge FROM IDS REPORTS
A Monroe County judge suffered injuries in a head-on collision after a Bloomington man ran a stop sign while driving drunk Tuesday. When police arrived on the scene, the drunken driver, 26-year-old James A. Cash, had left, abandoning his passenger in a white Ford F-250, according to court documents. The pickup truck was on fire with smoke billowing out from the engine. Cash told police he did not know there was a second vehicle involved in the accident and he was looking for a phone so he could seek medical attention for his injuries. Valeri Haughton, Monroe County Eighth Circuit Court judge, was riding in the passenger seat of a blue Toyota on West Bloomfield Road approaching South Weimer Road southwest of campus when the accident occurred, according to court records. Haughton was reaching toward the floor of the Toyota just before the collision and said she did not see the oncoming vehicle. Witnesses told police that Cash became angry when he found out the police were called, because he was still on probation. Police were notified while still at the scene of the accident by the Monroe County Hospital that Cash was seeking treatment, Bloomington Police Department Lt. Steve Kellams said. SEE JUDGE, PAGE 6