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Madison Schlichter builds a tower with Destiny, one of the campers at Schlichter’s Like a Lion summer camp. Schlicter started the nonprofit with friends in 2012.
Like a Lion After one year at IU, Madison Schlichter decided her dream of running a nonprofit couldn’t wait. She returned to Indianapolis and began a program helping at-risk youth feel supported and valued. By Annie Garau agarau@indiana.edu | @agarau6
Last week, Madison Schlichter went to a tea party at work. She sat at a decorated table, surrounded by little girls dressed like princesses, and happily realized her efforts were finally paying off. For many of the girls, who daintily sipped their juice with pinkies up, it was more than just another day at Like a Lion summer camp. All of the campers come from inner city, low-income homes, so for
some, feeling like a princess is a rare treat. “The kids don’t have a lot of things in general, so when they come to our program, many of them have been in the same clothes all week,” Schlichter said. “They never really get to have fun dressing up or getting their hair done special.” Schlichter, a 21-year-old Carmel, Indiana native, started volunteering with at-risk youth when she was in high school. When the center she worked at announced it would be closing its doors in 2012, she and
three of her friends decided to take matters into their own hands. They founded Like a Lion, an Indianapolis-based after-school program and summer camp, when they were only seniors in high school. “We kind of started the nonprofit on a whim,” she said. “We didn’t come in with any prior knowledge about running a nonprofit, so we had to do so much research for every little thing.” SEE LIKE A LION, PAGE 7
Luck, IU athletes teach healthy lifestyle to kids By Brody Miller brodmill@indiana.edu | @BrodyMillerIDS
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Zachary Spicer and Sam Barkley rehearse a fight call in the production “As You Like It” Sunday in the Wells Metz Theater. Spicer plays Orlando and Barkley plays Charles and William in the production.
Andrew Luck didn’t have opportunities like the Change the Play camp. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback and his sisters would invent games to play outside until their mother called them for dinner. However, children in Indiana now have an opportunity to learn the values of physical activity thanks to Luck teaming up with the Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health to develop the Change the
Play camp for kids ages 5-13. The two-session camp took place Sunday at the Mellencamp Pavilion. The 200 attendees at each session were able to participate in physical activities and interact with Luck, as well as IU athletes. “The most important thing is that we are having fun and learning something in the process,” Luck said. “This camp isn’t about becoming the best football player SEE LUCK, PAGE 7
Indiana Festival Theatre gives Lance Fox coming to experience to summer students the Buskirk-Chumley
By Bailey Moser
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While most students enjoy the last of their summer break, others on campus gather in the Wells Metz auditorium for hours each day. IU Theatre and Telecommunications student Jared Smith currently works costume crew for Indiana Festival Theatre’s modernized production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” Although his crew hours are a requirement for the summer theatre course T334: Costume & Design,
he admits there are lessons learned when working with his fellow cast and crew. “I really do enjoy understanding and working with the technical aspects involved with the show’s wardrobe production,” Smith said. “It takes a lot of hard work that I should really appreciate as an actor”. Students taking Introduction to Theatrical Production also participate in the rehearsal and performance process for each of the shows that occur throughout the summer at IU’s School of Theatre, Drama, and
Contemporary Dance. This is the IFT’s fifth consecutive season. IFT is IU’s professional summer theatre, and this summer they show a local classic, “The Gentleman from Indiana,” Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” and the Dr. Seuss inspired musicalm, “Seussical the Musical.” Equity performers traveled from Chicago to Bloomington to work with both graduate and undergraduate students on these professional SEE THEATRE, PAGE 7
From IDS reports
Lance Fox, an impressionist and comedian, will perform his oneman show “A One Man Crowd” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the BuskirkChumley Theater. General admission to the show is $17 for the public or $12.50 for students with a valid ID. Tickets increase $20 the day of the show. Known as the “Man of 200 Voices,” Fox can bring to life characters
and celebrities through impression, according to the BCT website. He’s able to switch from voice to voice quickly, creating a captivating performance. Fox, a former member of the IU Track and Field team, won his first talent contest while on a trip to Florida with the track team, according to his website. SEE FOX, PAGE 7