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'One hell of an athlete': Remembering Tyler Wessel By Sean Gilley spgilley@iu.edu | @SeanyG729

Although usually quiet and reserved, his friends describe Tyler Jacob Wessel as charismatic and kind. He would talk to people he didn’t necessarily know who may have been new to a class or a team. He would find some connection with them and would make them feel included. “If your body language

was signaling that you were feeling left out, he was really good at finding some weird or unique way to connect with you,” Hunter King, a childhood friend of Wessel’s, said. Wessel died at 19. He is survived by his parents Ralf and Cindy, and his older brother Andrew. Wessel was a passionate and dedicated student athlete. He played varsity basketball for the Parkway Central

High School Colts in Chesterfield, Missouri, as well as soccer, flag football, tennis and track during his high school career. “But basketball is really the only sport that he was so tedious at,” Hugh Hodson, childhood friend and college roommate, said. According to his high school basketball coach, Aaron Mueller, Wessel was consistently the best shooter in the gym. Mueller

would regularly hold practices before 6 a.m. Wessel rarely missed. His friends and teammates can attest to his dedication to the sport. “He was a really good player, but he was an even better person and teammate,” Mueller said. Mueller said Wessel was a hard worker in the classroom and involved in many clubs and activities at IU. Wessel was also pursu-

ing a degree in operations management and a minor in business analytics at the Kelley School of Business. He was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and was involved in the Supply Chain and Operations Management Association, Tee Off at Kelley club and the Business World of Sports club through Kelley. Prior to attending IU, Wessel also was involved in Parkway Central’s student

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Tyler Wessel plays in a basketball game for Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri. Wessel died Aug. 13 at the age of 19.

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Kicking off a new semester Charlili XCX headlines Ch h dli Block Bl k Party, P Manic M i Pi Pixie, i Al Alex B Banin i ffeature ETHAN LEVY | IDS

Concertgoers wave their cellphones to the music Saturday night during the Indiana Memorial Union Board Block Party. By Haley Miller haldmill@iu.edu

Surrounded by fog and bathed in pink and blue lights, Charli XCX danced onto stage at the Union Board’s Block Party concert in front of a jumping and screaming crowd Saturday night.

The concert in the Green Lot north of Assembly Hall was attended by mostly freshmen and sophomores as one of the last events of Welcome Week. Charli XCX headlined the event, which started just after 10 p.m. and also featured artist Alex Banin and local band Manic Pixie.

She sang several of her hits such as “Boys” and “I Love It” in addition to an unreleased song. She ended the night with the hit single “Boom Clap,” which was featured in the 2014 film, “The Fault In Our Stars.” “Thank you so much, Indiana,” Charli XCX said to the crowd. “You’ve been amaz-

ing.” Sophomore Charlotte Herz said her favorite part of the performance was when Charli XCX interacted with the crowd. The artist asked the audience to dance along with her, put their hands up and wave their phone flashlights at various moments during the show.

“I just love Charli XCX,” Herz said. Manic Pixie took the stage first. The Bloomington-based girl band played covers like “Bags” by Clairo as well as original songs. Manic Pixie, which satirizes the “manic pixie dream girl” trope found in media, celebrated femininity and

empowerment in many of their lyrics. Rising R&B and pop artist Alex Banin performed next. Based in Chicago, Banin has over 14,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Banin sang from her most recent EP “Did I Imagine.” SEE CONCERT, PAGE 4

Pfizer granted FDA approval By Luzane Draughon luzdraug@iu.edu | @luzdraughon

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IU sophomore Alanna Wu receives her COVID-19 vaccination at the Orange County Community Center in Paoli, Indiana.

IU professors explain Supreme Court decision By Nic Napier npnapier@iu.edu | @nicnapier1

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected eight IU students’ request to block the vaccine mandate Aug. 12. Professors at IU with knowledge of public health and law react-

ed to the decision and provided context on Barrett’s reasoning. Those eight students sued IU in June and said the mandate violates their constitutional right to bodily autonomy. Ross Silverman, IUPUI Richard M. Fairbanks

School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and IUPUI Robert H. McKinney School of Law professor, said this decision means Barrett believed the mandate was reasonable. Silverman said the right to bodily autonomy doesn’t

exempt the student from any vaccination requirement coming from the university. “Indiana University has the right to protect its community from infectious diseases,” he said. “You have no constitutional right to make a choice to not be protected

against infectious disease, and then also say I have the right to go to your university.” With Barrett’s refusal to block the mandate, the COVID-19 vaccine is still required for all students, SEE VACCINE, PAGE 4

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine full approval for individuals age 16 and older Monday, according to the FDA website. The vaccine, now known as Comirnaty, is also available under emergency use authorization for those ages 12 to 15, and a third dose is available for certain immunocompromised individuals. Fully vaccinated adults should prepare to get a third booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine eight months following their second dose, the Biden Administration announced Aug. 18. The approval of the Pfizer vaccine is expected to expand mandates for the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the New York Times. Some private and public organizations were awaiting final approval before requiring the vaccine. All Indiana University campuses required students, faculty and staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus for the fall 2021 semester. The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit to overturn IU’s requirement Aug. 12.


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