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IU lands 2021 four-star recruit

By Matt Cohen

mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_

Bloomington grapples with a surreal new normal

By Christine Fernando ctfernan@iu.edu

On the cusp of spring break, IU’s students had filled their calendars with flights, weddings and trips to faraway beaches. But as emails flooded in, events were postponed indefinitely or canceled one by one.

Classes moved online. Sports seasons ended, and Little 500 was canceled for the first time in its history. Graduation plans were abandoned, and students rushed to move out and return home to their parents. Some, so far away from home, were left stranded.

Days bled together. Time plodded on.

A deer loitered on the street in front of the IU Arboretum on a street once choked with cars. After a long winter, pink flowers blossomed from the trees surrounding the limestone buildings, but most of the doors were locked.

Tuesday, March 10 Indiana Cases: 10 // Deaths: 2 U.S. Cases: 936 // Deaths: 31

A group of women leaned over the bar at the nearly empty Video Saloon.

California had just announced its classes would move online, but here in Middle America, they were still in session. IU’s spring break was just days away.

“And a Corona for you too?” the bartender asked, unamused.

“Yes please,” one of them giggled. A woman behind her dropped the lime topping her Corona bottle, letting it plop to the floor. Her friend took her own lime and stationed it atop the girl’s bottle.

As the group sauntered to their booth in the dim light, one woman held her bottle in the air.

“A Corona to stop the coronavirus!” she said. Everyone laughed.

Wednesday, March 11 Indiana Cases: 11 // Deaths: 2 U.S. Cases: 1,205 // Deaths: 37

A student lathered her hands with soap at the sink of a Ballantine Hall bathroom, two days before IU shuttered its doors.

She rinsed, squirted another dollop of soap from the dispenser, then began lathering once again.

Satisfied, she looked at both her hands and turned to the student at the neighboring sink.

“Coronavirus,” she said, holding her clean hands in the air like a surgeon. “Can’t be too careful.”

Thursday, March 12 Indiana Cases: 12 // Deaths: 2 U.S. Cases: 1,598 // Deaths: 41 A shopper's cart clattered with non-perishable food cans. She glanced at the shelf – one lone, lavender bottle of Mr. Clean, whose eyes said, “Pick me, and I will protect your family.” Perhaps, another day, Mr. Clean. Toilet paper first.

The toilet paper section was

empty — but here came Walmart employee Aaron Cook and a pallet of 2-ply.

A woman grabbed two packages and said, "Just in case."

A couple turned the aisle. "We'll get some just in case."

They grabbed the rolls right off the pallet.

Friday, March 13 Indiana Cases: 15 // Deaths: 4 U.S. Cases: 2,163 // Deaths: 49

People still cut each other off in traffic, even in a pandemic.

College Mall was empty. A few elderly folks and students in masks wandered around, looking wary.

No one made small talk. The faceless H&M mannequins stared on.

The Bath and Body Works ran out of hand sanitizers. “But we still have soap,” the clerk said. “People keep forgetting that.”

By 1 a.m., it was quiet. Ubers didn’t pull up to the Kirkwood Avenue bars to pick up women tottering on high heels. There was no line at Taco Bell. Only two people sat in Z&C, laughing. One of the lights on the Sample Gates was out.

An IU student went to the student health center with flu-like symptoms. A nurse sent a test for the coronavirus to a private lab. The student went into isolation at home.

Sunday, March 15 Indiana Cases: 26 // Deaths: 6 U.S. Cases: 3,501 // Deaths: 62

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Kirkwood Avenue appears empty March 29 near the Graduate Hotel. Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a stay-at-home order March 23 asking Hoosiers to stay inside.

As she waited to get off of the plane, Marissa Arnold turned off airplane mode and checked her phone. She got the news through a screenshot of an email from the university president.

Two extra weeks away from IU was enough, she had thought. Now it was official: classes were moving online.

She’d never been one to show her emotions — or at least not the sad ones — but she could feel the tears coming.

There’d be no dancing in “Cinderella,” which was months in the works already. No more goofing with friends before ballet class.

She’d have to get used to dancing alone in her apartment, via Zoom.

Marissa was homeschooled in high school, so this was supposed to be her first time walking across a stage at graduation. Now, maybe not that either.

“Thanks for all the memories,” a fellow senior ballet student texted in their group chat.

Marissa had been in California for an audition. It was Friday. Marissa didn’t know it yet, but she had SEE SPRING, PAGE 3

Monroe County Jail releases at least 70 inmates, seeks to prevent COVID-19 spread

By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @joeybowling8

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the Monroe County Jail, the county began releasing some nonviolent inmates who are still going through the court system or whose sentences will end soon.

Monroe County prosecutor Erika Oliphant said she looks at the alleged crime committed, how much time is left in a sentence and the inmate’s health. It’s unclear how many people have been released relating to COVID-19 because there is a constant change in inmates. Some are in jail indefinitely, for a few days or until their trial begins. However, Oliphant estimates the amount of inmates has gone from 250-280 inmates down to 160-180.

“We're facing this pandemic,” Oliphant said. “We want to try to keep the jail numbers as low as possible.”

Oliphant said Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Diekhoff is the only person with the final say on which inmates can be released. Oliphant and other lawyers can suggest people for early release.

Monroe County Jail Commander Sam Crowe said he’s been preparing for the coronavirus for weeks.

The jail has implemented an intake

form, asking inmates if they have any symptoms and if so, which. Beforethe coronavirus was declared a pandemic, staff sanitized the jail between shifts, but now it’s more frequent. Staff wipes down frequently touched areas such as door handles, railings and phone receivers.

The jail also has two isolation blocks where inmates who can’t get out on bond or be released immediately can shelter, Crowe said. Typically, inmates only get access to soap if they can pay for it. Now, the jail is giving every inmate a bar of soap for free.

However, Oliphant said she wanted to stress that people can still go to jail. She said she’s concerned about an increase in domestic violence and burglaries, and people might think there won’t be consequences.

“Violence and taking advantage of your neighbors during this time is still not going to be tolerated,” she said. “Jail is still an option.”

Inmates can still have visitation time remotely, Crowe said. Anyone who has access to a smartphone or personal computer can pay 15 cents per minute to talk to inmates.

Inmates have 60 minutes of free talk time.

Crowe said most of the activities inmates no longer have access to are considered “privileges,” such as

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The Zietlow Justice Center is located at 301 N. College Avenue. Monroe County Jail began releasing inmates around March 17 to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak within the jail.

classes taught by community organizations and having visitors come to the facility. However, they still get recreation time.

Crowe said he thinks the jail is actually one of the safest places to be right now because of how closed off it is.

Vauhxx Booker, local activist and Bloomington Human Rights commissioner, said he’s been connected through his work to people who are part of the legal system or who have been through it. He said he’s glad the jail is releasing inmates because it could easily become a hotspot.

“We have to be concerned just as much about the health of folks who are incarcerated,” Booker said.

Not all jail inmates are people who’ve been convicted of crimes, Booker said. A large population of them are pretrial inmates, who are waiting for their trials to prove them innocent or guilty. About two people are serving their sentences, and some are people who have violated their parole.

“We have this mindset of if someone is in jail, they’ve done something to be deserving of jail,” Booker said.

Logan Duncomb — a class of 2021, 6-foot-9-inch tall and fourstar rated center according to 24/7 Sports — announced his commitment to IU men’s basketball Tuesday on Twitter.

“Very excited to announce my commitment to Indiana basketball,” Duncomb wrote in a tweet.

“Thank you to all of my coaches and teammates who have been part of this journey, especially my coaches and brothers at Moeller. I’d also like to thank all of the coaches and staff who took the time to work with me through the recruiting process. GO Hoosiers!”

Duncomb is from Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is IU’s second commitment in the class of 2021. Although the other member of that group, Khristian Lander, has said he plans to reclassify to arrive at IU for the 2020-21 season should he be able to meet the necessary high school class requirements.

The Ohio native chose IU over other Big Ten programs including Wisconsin, Ohio State and Xavier University.

Duncomb is projected to be the future of IU’s big men with current redshirt-junior forward Joey Brunk set to graduate after next season and current freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis unlikely to stay with IU after his sophomore year, if he returns for his sophomore year at all.

The tallest player in IU’s 2020 recruiting class is Jordan Geronimo, a 6-foot-6-inch tall small forward.

IU didn’t have much depth or size at the forward position until Duncomb committed. With so much recruiting effort in the short term being put into guards, Duncomb is the beginning of recruiting for the long term, when IU needs to replace the forwards on its current roster.

IUSG Inspire campaign petitions for tuition refunds

By Luzane Draughon luzdraug@iu.edu | @luzdraughon

IU Student Government presidential candidate Rachel Aranyi and vice presidential candidate Ruhan Syed launched a petition Thursday calling for the IU Board of Trustees to give all students a 25% tuition and mandatory fee refund.

Aranyi, a sophomore, said the petition is part of the Inspire campaign’s COVID-19 response platform and is also part of their platform’s push for more affordable and accessible education.

Provost Lauren Robel announced Friday IU is not planning to refund any part of tuition or mandatory fees. IUSG speaker of congress and Inspire campaign manager Andrew Ireland said this announcement was not unexpected.

Many students will not be receiving the federal stimulus because they were claimed as dependents, Ireland said.

“There is a disconnect between where the university is at and students' realities,” Ireland said.

Aranyi said she thinks a partial refund of tuition and fees is a reasonable request given students do not have access to in-person classes and resources such as printing, the Student Recreational Sports Center and other resources for the remainder of the semester.

The petition had more than 7,700 signatures as of Monday evening. Aranyi said the goal is to collect 10,000 signatures.

Aranyi said if elected, her administration plans to use its power to send the petition to the Board of Trustees. She said she also wants to meet with them face-to-face to bring them a student’s perspective.

If her campaign is not elected, she SEE IUSG, PAGE 3

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IU to offer Briscoe Quad to health care workers

By Carson TerBush cterbush@iu.edu | @_carsonology

IU will offer Briscoe Quad for medical workers to rest between shifts or quarantine away from their families in the coming weeks, according to a Tuesday email from RPS to Briscoe residents. All belongings that remain in Briscoe rooms will be moved to Eigenmann Hall, and essential items can be directly shipped to students.

Since students have been asked not to return to campus due to a statewide stayat-home order, the university has hired Soft Touch Moving to box up items left in Briscoe to a clean, secure location in Eigenmann Hall, according to the email. The boxes will be labeled by tower name and room number. Roommates’ items will be packed together.

IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said the packing process will begin this week and rooms will start being available for medical workers early next week. IU Health will fa-

cilitate medical workers’ use of Briscoe. If Briscoe residents have left essential items in their rooms such as medication or a passport, they should fill out a form on IU’s auxiliary business services page by 5 p.m. Wednesday, and those items will be shipped directly to them. The process for students picking up their items will depend on future public health guidelines, according to the email.

“What we’re doing right now is offering this as a way to provide a service to the state and the community and help protect people who are doing the hard work on the front lines, and that’s our health care workers,” Carney said.

Carney said the University Tower at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Indianapolis is also being used to house medical workers, especially due to its proximity to the IU School of Medicine.

He said there are no plans to offer other IU-Bloomington residence halls to medical workers at this time.

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The outside of Briscoe Quadrangle is pictured March 10. Residential Programs and Services will begin moving students’ belongings out of Briscoe Quad and into Eigenmann Hall to make room for health care workers, according to a Tuesday email from RPS to Briscoe Quad residents.

City Council approves relief fund Activists organize rent strikes

By Ty Vinson

vinsonjo@iu.edu | @ty_vinson_

The Bloomington City Council approved using funds from the Food and Beverage Tax Fund to help alleviate some financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on local businesses Tuesday. The appropriation was passed 9-0.

The council voted to use $2 million from the Food and Beverage Tax Fund to make loans or provide relief for Bloomington businesses during a videoconference special session. The first phase of dispersing the funds is scheduled to begin April 13.

Bloomington businesses petitioned the city March 22 for disaster funding after Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered restau-

rants and bars to close.

The Food and Beverage Tax was created in 2017 to fund the Monroe Convention Center’s expansion project. It’s a 1% tax on all food and beverages served or prepared by a retailer.

The $2 million will go into a Bloomington Rapid Response Fund, according to city council documents. Its goal is to help employers pay their employees and themselves while they wait for the next phase of the coronavirus relief bill and other state and local funding.

“We’re absolutely focused on making sure these funds are being used for things like payroll,” said Alex Crowley, director of the city’s department of Economic and Sustainable Development.

Crowley said the funds from the city won’t jeopardize businesses’ ability to receive federal funds. Not all businesses qualify for the funds.

He said if a business has more than 250 full-time employees or doesn’t have a sustainable business model, it may not receive funds.

Similar to the federal relief, the funds will be dispersed in phases, Crowley said. The first phase will be used as an assessment round to find the best way to get the funds to businesses. Those who receive funds and the amount they receive will be public information.

“There will be a level of imperfection,” Crowley said.

“We’re trying to limit the scope of that.”

Council President Steve Volan said he believes there will be no problem making up for the money taken out of the convention center’s expansion project.

“The fact a community can have this money to build a convention center means it will still happen in the end,” Volan said.

Crowley said he’s unsure whether there will be an interest rate on the loans, but if there is one it will be low.

Volan ended the meeting by thanking Crowley and other city officials for taking on the fund appropriation so quickly and in unprecedented times.

“We cannot go back to business as usual,” he said.

“Everything has changed.”

IU deploys 3D printers to make face masks to fill critical need

By Christine Fernando ctfernan@iu.edu

He was used to making models of fossils for the geology department, “World’s Greatest Dad” tokens, even a 10-inch span of intestine.

But IU’s 3D lab coordinator Andrew Webb never thought he’d be 3D printing masks to fight a global pandemic.

“Never in my wildest dreams,” he said. “I was perfectly content printing trinkets and toys.”

Webb is part of a legion of engineers, scientists and health care professionals turning to 3D printing to address the dire need for masks to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Universities across the country are deploying 3D printers for masks, including at University of Kentucky HealthCare, the Medical University of South Carolina and University of Wyoming.

Teams at Florida International University, Columbia University, the University of Texas at Austin, Cornell University, University of North Carolina Charlotte and Stony Brook University are 3D printing face shields, while folks at University of Illinois at Chicago’s makerspace and North Carolina State University’s engineering department are using laser cutters to make protective shields.

Even Nike is prototyping face shields with the help of Oregon Health & Science University.

But creating the blueprint for these masks is not a simple task, and ensuring the masks have proper ventilation and filtration is a long process.

After IU Health contacted him about 3D printing masks, Webb, 27, hauled home five 3D printers from Herman B Wells Library at IU, rushing to grab them before the library’s doors shuttered. He loaded each 50-pound printer onto a mailroom cart, heaved them into a van, took them home

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Pieces of 3D printed face masks made by IU’s 3D lab coordinator Andrew Webb sit on a table. Webb is 3D printing masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

and set them up in his front room.

Now, he’s trying different pieces together, testing for ventilation and waiting for critical needs assessments.

In a Slack group, engineers with 3D printers at universities around the country critique prototypes and chat about design specifications until 2:30 a.m.

“It never stops,” Webb said. “People are working around the clock on this.”

Webb has produced a couple bags of prototypes himself, but he knows others from IU Health, IU, Ivy Tech, Duke University and more are collaborating and building their own piles of prototypes.

Webb is experimenting with Y and X splitters, valves that divide airflow for ventilators, potentially allowing two or three people to use a single ventilator rather than just one. He’s printing screw knobs that IU Health researchers are testing as a way to restrict airflow. One researcher shows how different 3D printed parts affect the inflation of prosthetic lungs by sending the occasional video in the Slack.

The designers are trying to build the masks in pieces that lock together so that health care workers can split the parts, sterilize each one, replace the filter and reassemble. But since

the 3D printers aren’t medical grade, they’ve had to be creative. The masks, for instance, won’t naturally create a tight seal around the face, so Webb is adding rubber gaskets.

IU Health researchers are gathering data on which models are most effective.

And while collecting data usually takes time, a global pandemic can speed things up exponentially. Webb expects researchers working around-the-clock will have enough data to move forward any day now.

Once models are approved, Webb expects each mask to take around seven hours to make. He said he should churn out about 50 for IU Health in a week.

Adam Maltese, an associate professor at IU and director of the MILL Makerspace in the School of Education, decided making masks may not be in his wheelhouse.

He has noticed crafty seamstresses across the country mining their stashes for leftover bits of fabric to sew homemade masks, but he has reservations about masks that don’t undergo the rigorous testing that Webb’s 3D printed masks will.

Instead, he realized there may be more need for face shields — plastic, transparent masks used by many

front-line workers in addition to N95 masks. Once he got word that the IU Health Center was in need of more face shields, he got to work.

With a face shield sent by the health center as a model, Maltese scoured his workshop for materials. He and a friend pulled out a thick, red, transparent sheet of acrylic, cut it into shape and added straps.

“That’s when we were like ‘Oh, OK this can work,’” he said.

Then he tried to improve it. Maltese swapped his red acrylic for a thinner, noncolored plastic. He cut out pieces with a laser cutter, sliced holes for straps and used a heat gun to mold the sheet into a curve. Later, he switched to a T-shirt press that worked better on broad surfaces. He cut buckles and added foam cushioning. He added elastic webbing to the straps.

He joked with a friend who was helping him that they were making artisanal, handmade masks.

“The design is quite simple,” he said. “And we were able to do everything inhouse.”

Now the IU Health Center wants some on reserve.

They may hand off some face shields to IUPD as well.

But Maltese is hoping current supplies of face shields suffice and his are never used.

“But if they need to be used, we feel good about our design,” he said.

But these efforts go beyond just addressing the current shortage, Webb said. The countless hours prototyping and testing masks and face shields means that if anything like the COVID-19 pandemic happens again, the health care system will have more data and smoother processes in place.

“Everything we do now is just another stepping stone for the future,” he said.

“The next time anything like this comes around, we’ll be ready.”

By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @joeybowling8

As people are laid off and businesses shut down, paying rent has become a pipe dream for many people.

Tenants unions are springing up in response.

Nick Bergen, an activist focusing on on tenants from Hunter Bloomington Properties, which owns nine housing complexes , said he’s helping organize a tenants union in response to the pandemic because he has friends who live there. He said it’s been unsettling how quiet the property managers have been about what to do during the pandemic, and how they haven’t given residents procedures if they can’t pay rent.

“We’re just trying to get people connected, so they can support each other through this crisis and work through this time,” Bergen said.

Bergen said one of his big concerns comes from Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order about evictions and foreclosures, which states no evictions can take place until the state of emergency has ended.

Bergen said that just means all the evictions will still occur, but at a later date, and people will be left with a load of debt. He said a tenants union can negotiate protections for actions like this, but not all organizing has been met with encouragement.

Glitz Litzenberg, rent strike organizer and civil rights activist, said Hunter Bloomington Properties has been hostile toward him while canvassing for a rent strike. During a Facebook live video March 24, he is shown going around Millenium Apartments, a complex owned by Hunter Bloomington Properties and located on South Rolling Ridge Way, talking to tenants about a rent strike.

The video then shows him being approached by someone who identifies himself as an employee.

Litzenberg and the employee got into a heated argument, which culminated in the employee calling the Monroe County Sheriff ’s Office. Officers with the sheriff ’s office then told Lit-

zenberg he was trespassing, and if he was found on the property again, he could face jail time, according to the video.

Neither the Monroe County Sheriff ’s Office or Hunter Bloomington Properties responded to multiple requests for comment.

Litzenberg said he hopes to be back out canvassing soon because he saw how eager people were to talk with him and that he felt tenants were already seeing problems from the property management.

“I’ve been canvassing for 10 years,” Litzenberg said.

“It’s very uncommon not to get any pushback on an issue. There was no hesitancy toward this cause.”

Civil rights activists have been stepping in to help during this time as well, Michael Simmons, Bloomington Solidarity Network organizer, said. The network focuses on how tenants can protect themselves from predatory landlords, who do things such as falsely evict tenants and steal security deposits, Simmons said.

“COVID-19 has really just intensified that work,” Simmons said.

Simmons said the pandemic has driven people who are afraid of their landlord to speak up. One option is a rent strike, but there are no legal protections for tenants who withhold their rent in Indiana, even if the landlord is violating the lease agreement. If enough people participate, rent strikes can give tenants leveraging power to force landlords to negotiate with them or improve the property.

“You have a situation where people basically don’t have the choice of just paying off their landlord and moving on, despite however their landlord might be treating them,” Simmons said.

Tenants unions focus on getting all residents on the same page and then giving them the power to present their demands to the landlord, Simmons said. He said ensuring maintenance is done and preventing rent hikes are common tenant demands.

“All we’re trying to do is connect people so they can work through this together,” Bergen said.

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Sunday, March 15 Indiana Cases: 26 // Deaths: 6 U.S. Cases: 3,501 // Deaths: 62

Light gleamed red, blue and gold through the stained glass at First United Methodist Church. At 10 a.m., harpsichord music began to echo through the empty church.

“Good morning from wherever you’re watching us today,” Pastor Donna Goings said to the empty pews.

Goings, and the more than 200 online worshippers scattered across Bloomington and beyond, began to pray.

“Loving God, as we gather virtually today, unite us in the strength of your Spirit. In the midst of our doubts and worry, fatigue and confusion, remind us how your perfect love drives out fear.”

“When we are going stircrazy, grant us your peace.”

Tuesday, March 17 Indiana Cases: 39 // Deaths: 8 U.S. Cases: 5,664 // Deaths: 97

Jordan Arnette stood on the steps outside Wright Quad on Tuesday morning, a rolledup blue egg crate foam bed topper tucked under his arm.

“Shit,” the junior said.

“They kicked me out.”

IU’s decision to close oncampus housing meant Jordan, a Wright resident assistant, wasn't just out of a place to live but out of a job as well.

He schlepped his belongings into a rented gray Nissan. He stuffed the foam topper in the trunk. Jordan is a film major, which would make his classes difficult to complete online. How would professors, who have their syllabuses planned months in advance, make the switch in two weeks?

He walked back into the silent residence hall, up the

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The decision on whether to refund part of students’ tuition and mandatory fees will likely be a joint decision between the Board of Trust-

Gates with his girlfriend.

The two posed beside the limestone arches, and Kant smiled at the camera, holding up a peace sign.

“It’s not the same as what I envisioned, but it was still pretty nice,” he said.

“I guess I can cross that one off now.”

stairs and past the carefully curated bulletin boards. Past the roll of trash bags splayed on the floor. Past the solid wood doors his residents closed last week, rooms still filled with clothes and minifridges and textbooks.

They thought they would be back soon.

Saturday, March 28 Indiana Cases: 1,510 // Deaths: 88 U.S. Cases: 121,105 // Deaths: 2,039

Friday, March 20 Indiana Cases: 124 // Deaths: 10 U.S. Cases: 17,439 // Deaths: 230

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In between patients and paperwork, Mary Jo Shaughnessy sat at her sewing machine. A nurse at the IU Health Center, Shaughnessy was tasked in January with fitting acute care employees with masks. But as the coronavirus continued to spread, she decided every staff member should be fitted.

Shaughnessy pulled out boxes of masks left over from the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. She called each staff member up to put on a mask and sprayed saccharine aerosol around them.

If they could taste the sweet aerosol, she knew the mask wasn’t secure enough.

When Shaughnessy unpacked another box of masks and put one on a health care worker’s face, the elastic snapped. The blue elastic bands had dried and hardened.

She counted 200 masks with brittle elastic — too many to just throw out. So Shaughnessy hauled her sewing machine to work and began to stitch new elastic onto the masks.

Her masks will be stowed as back-ups in case the others run out. Shaughnessy has no idea when her masks will be pulled from storage, but she hopes it’s not soon.

The student who visited the health center a week earlier with possible symptoms got the results back: positive.

Instead of showtimes plastered on the glowing marquee at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on March 19, a quote from Mr. Rogers shined. It reads, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me. Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

Indiana Cases: 361 // Deaths: 30 U.S. Cases: 42,751 // Deaths: 519

An international student from New Delhi, India, IU senior Aman Kant always imagined putting on his cap and gown and posing for the quintessential graduation shot at Sample Gates. He’d hug his parents and take them to SmokeWorks for some oldfashioned American BBQ. There would be none of that now.

When India lifts its travel restrictions, many fellow international students will head home. But Kant will stay put.

“There’s just too much uncertainty traveling right now,” he said.

One of Kant’s roommates tested positive for COVID-19 after he returned home to Michigan. Kant knew then that staying in Bloomington would be the best option to protect his grandparents back home.

Now he has time to go through his bucket list for his last semester in Bloomington: walking the B-Line, sitting in the arboretum, takeout from Osteria Rago.

Kant calls his parents almost every day and worries about how the coronavirus will spread through India.

The first sunny day that week, Kant decided he wanted to take pictures at Sample

ees and IU administration, Aranyi said.

“They don’t know how much students feel like they deserve this sort of refund,” she said.

Ireland said accessibility to education is central to the campaign’s platform.

He said it wants to ensure financial barriers aren’t neg-

atively affecting students’ educational goals during the COVID-19 crisis or in the future.

He said the petition is meant to raise awareness about this issue and give students a unified platform for their voices to be heard.

He said there are a few emergency financial re-

sources available to students in immediate need. The Beverly Warren Emergency Fund for Students grants students up to $500 for immediate expenses such as getting home or medical expenses, he said. There are also emergency loans available and students can apply for emergency funding

Monday, March 23 Indiana Cases: 361 // Deaths: 30 U.S. Cases: 42,751 // Deaths: 519

Before she left, Debra Hickman flicked off the lights.

She knew it might be more than a week before she would see her rats again.

Director of the Laboratory Animal Resource Center and veterinarian at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, Hickman oversees 70,000 rats, mice, fish, frogs and the occasional pig or dog.

But for now, she’s spending most of her time working from home.

“I miss my rats,” she said.

Her team rotates which of the six veterinarians care for the animals each day. Hickman only sees them about once a week.

Hickman felt lucky. No one had asked her to scale down colonies or euthanize animals, like other research centers have had to.

And that may be good for the rest of us because Hickman expects that they may one day need the animals for research on the coronavirus.

Monday, March 23

It was Little 500 qualification day in Bloomington, and the bleachers at Bill Armstrong Stadium were vacant.

There was no hum from anxious racers or buzz from excited alumni. The grass field was combed and untouched. The scoreboard lights were dim.

No one was on the track.

Except Chris Motia.The IU junior pulled out his red Schwinn. He rode past a small crowd playing drinking games. It seemed like a game of pity rather than celebration.

Motia sped past a group of girls.

“Happy quals,” he called out.

“Awwwwww,” they replied.

The high was 75 and there was just enough sun for Motia to wear sunglasses. It was a perfect day for quals.

Motia pedaled around the track and handed off the bike to an imaginary teammate.

He shuffled around the back wheel and, while keeping stride, hopped back on. Another successful transition.

When he swept around for his final lap, Motia cruised to the finish line. He pumped his fist in the air.

Sunday, March 29 Indiana Cases: 1,781 // Deaths: 98 U.S. Cases: 140,223 // Deaths: 2,431

Twenty people had congregated on North Jordan Avenue. Closer to campus, two parties with 10 to 20 people had been shut down.

It was just days after Gov. Eric Holcomb issued a stayat-home order.

Monday, April 6 Indiana Cases: 5,507 // Deaths: 173 U.S. Cases: 362,955 // Deaths: 10,748

Graham McKeen, one of IU's pandemic watchdogs, rolled out of bed, went to his coffee pot — set to brew Seattle’s Best at 5:50 a.m. — and headed back to the pandemic response lab in the spare room. His day began with an 8 a.m. incident management team call with around 100 people, for whom he offered a rundown of coronavirus updates. They call him Mr. Sunshine because he ruins everyone’s day.

He ate lunch over the trash can and tried to avoid waking his 9-month-old daughter.

When she was awake, her screams in the background sounded like a pterodactyl.

Just over two weeks ago, the number of cases in Indiana on his screen was hovering around 39. Today, that number was nearing 5,000.

In Monroe County, the number of cases had surpassed 50 that morning. But he expected the true number of cases to be far greater than what had been reported.

McKeen’s back ached from hunching over his computer. He didn’t have weekends anymore. Even though he was at home with them, he missed his kids.

He was exhausted. But he knew it was still just beginning.

“Parties are not considered essential activity,” tweeted the IU Police Department.

The night before, IUPD shut down three parties.

Caroline Anders, Kristen Cervenak, Ellen Hine, Christine Stephenson, Tyler Tachman and Lyndsay Valadez contributed reporting.

related to the coronavirus pandemic on the Division of Student Affairs website. He said these resources aren’t enough.

Another concern is for students’ ability to continue their education, Ireland said.

He said some students who are taking a large fi-

nancial hit now due to the coronavirus pandemic may not be able to come back in the fall.

“We do want to ensure that ultimately putting the students first is what the university is about,” Ireland said. “Students are really what makes the university what it is.”

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Alpha Chi Omega bike team seniors pose for a photo. The 2020 Little 500 was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Alpha Chi Omega cherishes Little 500 memories

By Tyler Tachman ttachman@iu.edu | @Tyler_T15

There was silence, only silence.

About 30 members of the Little 500 community gathered outside a house in Bloomington. Lively conversations trailed off into a hush.

There was a strange energy in the air.

Everyone’s attention turned to the luminous screens of their phones.

On Sunday March 15, an email was sent at 8:31 p.m. by race director Andrea Balzano. “Riders and Coaches,” it started off. Then came the line that ended the race.

For the first time in its existence, there would be no race. Little 500 day in Bloomington was no more.

Among the group were three seniors from Alpha Chi Omega. This year would have been their third Little 500 together. They placed fourth in the last three races.

This would have been their last chance to make it onto the podium.

Rylee Ollearis didn’t know what to say. Neither did Jackie Mooney.

Kaitlyn Paris cried.

They looked at each other and hugged. They told each other they would get through it together. Everything was fuzzy.

Ollearis still won’t let herself read the full email. Paris said it won’t sink in until April 24 – when the women should’ve been gripping the handlebars at the starting line.

On April 24 and 25, the seats at Bill Armstrong Stadium will be empty. Balloons won’t be released. The checkered flag will be in storage. * * * When Ollearis arrived on campus her freshman year, she didn’t know about the Little 500. She only heard about the wild parties surrounding the event.

After joining Alpha Chi Omega as a freshman, Ollearis, along with Mooney and Paris, decided to join the sorority’s Little 500 team. None of them had biked competitively before.

They yearned for a team atmosphere.

They were welcomed into the team by the older riders. In the spring, Rookie Week became an opportunity to master Little 500 techniques.

It was important to understand how to properly vault onto the seat or complete hand offs. A senior rider instructed Paris.

“Just run and jump on it,” she told Paris.

“How?” Paris asked.

“It’s hard to explain,” the senior replied. “Just run and jump.”

Paris listened and started to run.

She jumped on the bike just like she was told. But, she overestimated how high she could leap and belly flopped on top of the seat. Paris tumbled to the ground.

Paris finished Rookie Week covered in bruises. She had to scrub the cinders out of her knees with a toothbrush.

Ollearis had similar troubles.

When she would hop onto the bike, she would land with her stomach on the seat. She had no idea how it happened.

Through all the scrapes, Rookie Week was when the three started to bond.

Over spring break, the team stayed in Bloomington to train. The three freshmen wanted to hang with the upperclassmen and continue to ride.

They worked out twice a day and went hiking. Their adventures took them to different parts of Bloomington. They dined on veggie burgers on an apartment floor. They got to know their coach, David Harstad, who was a Little 500 winner himself.

“My body was made out of hummus by the end of it,” Ollearis said.

Ollearis and Paris watched the Little 500 from the sideline as freshmen. They helped count laps and hand out food for the team. They saw the colorful balloon release, heard the IU fight song and heard the raucous crowd.

Mooney earned a spot on the four-person roster as a freshman.

She was tasked with mostly riding short spurts so she didn’t feel too much pressure.

During the race, Mooney was preparing for her eight-lap set. The mechanic had previously marked her seat to accomidate her long long legs. When the mechanic handed her the bike, the seat was two or three inches too short. She heard some shouting and had to take off.

She completed the laps with her legs squeezed into the frame, bumping the handlebars. * * * Ollearis could tell you what her best friends ate for breakfast. Paris loved healthy cereal. For Mooney, it was oatmeal with almond butter.

The women talked about life during their three-hour cycling sessions.

They bonded through their similar mentality.

“I spend more time with them than I do with my family,” Ollearis said.

During their rides, they’d follow the same route over and over, but

Paris and Mooney knew Ollearis would always ask the same question.

“Which way do we go?”

“How do you not know where to go?” They would laugh back.

Paris and Mooney would tease Ollearis too. Sometimes, they would come up to a stop sign and not say which way to turn, just because they knew what was coming.

On the last day of spring practices at the track, it was a tradition to dress up. One year, the trio arrived in Hawaiian beachwear. They were the only team towear a costume. They paraded around the track.

“Find your beach,” they said.

“This is our beach: the track.” * * * Their first Little 500 with all three competing came in 2018.

Everything was quick. Pedal fast.

Hand off. Rest. Pedal fast. Hand off.

Rest.

Ollearis would sometimes forget to breathe, but there was always a wide grin on her face.

“My pain face is also a smile,” she said.

Alpha Chi Omega placed fourth for the second year in a row.

In 2019, it was more of the same.

Ollearis was in the pit looking at coach Harstad, waiting her turn to take the bike.

“Dave, Dave,” she called. “What lap is it? Is it time for me to go in yet?”

Ollearis figured it was only around the 25 lap mark.But, her sense of time is warped during the race.

“Rylee,” Harstad said. “It’s lap 70.”

SKI led for most of the race, but Alpha Chi Omega wasn’t far behind.

Near the end, it became a four team race between SKI, Alpha Chi Omega, Teter and Delta Gamma. With ten laps left, Alpha Chi Omega fell back.

In the end, Teter outsprinted Delta Gamma.

Alpha Chi Omega ended in fourth, again. One spot from the podium, again.

They didn’t know it at the time, but that would be their last race. * * * The Alpha Chi Omega cycling team has a tradition of practicing in Florida over winter break. Harstad owns a place in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and the team rents an Airbnb.

The gentle winter sun provides some relief to Bloomington’s bitter chill.

The team ventured out on strenuous rides in the morning and then lounged at the beach.

One day this winter break, they set out for a training session in Naples. Harstad planned for the team to do a 62-mile ride. As they neared the end, Ollearis was still feeling strong.

At the beginning of her career, her legs were sore after a 20-mile loop.

She turned to Harstad.

“Can we please do eight more and get to 70?” Ollearis asked.

They had never completed 70 miles as a group.

“Are you serious?” Harstad said.

Paris and Mooney scoffed at the thought.

They finished the last eight miles — just the three of them.

It was also in Florida when Mooney first defeated Harstad in a sprint. She had been working on her short bursts all summer. They would always point out a spot to race to, but he always won. Mooney’s confidence rose after her victory, even jabbing at Harstad when she started to outdo him regularly.

“C’mon Dave,” Mooney would say. “Are you going to beat me this time?”

The team made gains throughout the winter and into the spring, setting them up to peak on April 24.

It was rare for a team to have three seniors. They all handled the captain responsibilities.

Once the track opened this spring, they trained at the the stadium like usual.

On March 11 during practice, there was an eerie feel throughout the Little 500 community. Anxiety about the coronavirus was spreading around the country. That night, the NBA decided to postpone its season after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive.

Ollearis tried to lift everyone’s mood.

“C’mon, c’mon, c’mon,” she said.

“Smile, smile, smile.”

Paris was annoyed. But she smiled.

The energy came back and the team went through its normal sets.

They felt fast.

Mooney and Ollearis stayed late that night. The two of them wanted to enjoy it. Almost everyone had left.

They joked around at the end, enjoying their time with each other as they swung around the track.

Mooney came around the finish line with her hands in the air. * * * The three women did everything together during spring break. On March 15, the race had been cancelled, but they didn’t want it accept

that it was over.

They biked all over Bloomington, into Martinsville and stopped by the track. They did sprint work at the Cascades and made loops at the Oliver Winery. They went grocery shopping, completed puzzles and watched romantic-comedy movies on Netflix.

Harstad showed the team a video a collection to the team from fans, alumni and family voicing their support. Usually, it’s revealed before the race.

“I think there were more videos that came in this year in just about 24 hours than have ever come in,” Harstad said.

Since the race cancellation, IU and academic institutions around the country have transferred all classes online for the rest of the semester in response to the coronavirus. Graduations have been delayed.

Students have been forced off of campus early.

It became clear this was bigger than education. Larger than a bike race.

The death toll in the U.S. surged to more than 11,000.

Paris still had many activities she wanted to cross off of her IU bucket list with her friends before she graduated. She wanted to jump into Showalter Fountain, feed squirrels on campus and go to the fire tower with Ollearis and Mooney.

They’ve already vowed to come back for the next decade and cheer on Alpha Chi Omega for their missed race. They’ve talked about traveling around the country to do triathlons. They just need to improve their swimming.

“Hopefully we’ll be the fun alumni and tell the story of the infamous race that never occurred in 2020,” Paris said.

The coronavirus has forced the team to look inward. Ollearis has learned to take a step back. Focus on now and not yesterday or tomorrow.

Take things one lap at a time.

“It’s OK to slow down, it’s OK to look up, to look at the trees, to listen to the birds,” Ollearis said. “Take a big breath in.”

During spring break, they took out their Little 500 race bikes for a spin. They weren’t going unused.

They rode out into the countryside east of Bloomington where there weren’t any cars. They pulled off to the side of the road and looked out over the cornfields. The sun was starting to set, extending warm rays.

An occasional bird chirped.

The three women looked at each other and smiled.

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COVID-19 stopped sports in Fred Glass’ last year

By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_

Fred Glass doesn’t feel ripped off.

He didn’t know he was attending his last game as IU athletic director March 11 when he walked into Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. IU men’s basketball played Nebraska in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

The next day, March Madness was canceled. So was every athletic event in the Big Ten for the rest of the academic year.

Glass knew he would retire at the year’s end. He thought he knew when his last game would be. He thought he had complete control over how he’d go out.

He thought he would travel across the country from the men’s and women’s basketball NCAA Tournaments.

He didn’t think he’d be where he is now, working from home.

But he also never saw himself in this job in the first place. * * * Glass made the decision to retire at the beginning of the school year. He wanted to spend more time with his five grandkids, just how he’d spent time with his own kids. He wanted to carpool for school, go to their recitals and plays.

He couldn’t do that in his current job.

He knew that each final football game or basketball game would be his final too.

He couldn’t tell anyone at IU right away.

But ultimately, his hand was forced.

As Glass discussed a contract extension with Tom Allen, the head football coach asked Glass what his future plans were. With Allen signing on for seven more years in Bloomington, he wanted to know who would be in charge over his tenure.

But he couldn’t tell Allen yet.

Glass scheduled a late night meeting with IU President Michael McRobbie. He had to tell him first.

He told Allen the next day — the highest paid employee of the school took it well. He told men’s basketball head coach Archie Miller too, who took it with an even-keeled attitude.

“Fred is as passionate about Indiana University as anyone you will ever meet and his impact on the University over the last 12 years is profound,” Miller said in an IU press release. “Our family certainly owes him a debt of gratitude and his loyalty from day 1 has never wavered.”

Glass was 49 when he took the job as IU’s athletic director in 2009. He graduated from IU

in 1981 and worked in Indianapolis as a partner in Baker & Daniels law firm. He was content with his job. He was involved in projects that included developing Lucas Oil Stadium and bringing events such as the Final Four to the city on a regular rotation.

He felt the time was right when his alma mater asked him to return as the athletic director. His kids were going off to college, and he could put in the time needed for the job.

He was ready to try something he’d never done before.

The program he took over was in disarray. It hadn’t yet been 10 years since former men’s head basketball coach Bob Knight was fired. The program was just coming off a recruiting violation scandal with then-men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson. Glass was IU’s fifth athletic director in eight years.

“Multiple coaches said to me, ‘Why would someone who looks like they could be doing something else want to come here and be athletic director,’” Glass said. “That didn’t scare me or anything but it made me sad because for me it was like Bloomington, Indiana, the quintessential college town, beautiful campus, Big Ten, IU sports, kids what’s not to like? I think these coaches were so beaten down that they didn’t know why anyone would want to associate with them.”

Glass looked to five principles while he attempted to build the program back: play by the rules, be well in mind, body and spirit, achieve academically, excel athletically and be something bigger than

themselves. He tried to build a staff with a strong foundation, unlike the dysfunction he found the program in.

He did that amid constant outside pressure from fans calling for his firing after every men’s basketball loss. That just comes with the territory of his job.

“I listen to criticism, I take it seriously, not personally,” Glass said. “Sometimes it leads us to reconsider some things but sometimes after I consider it, I ultimately just dismiss it. I don’t think it’s on target. You shouldn’t have a job like this if you’re not thickskinned. I think through my experience in government politics I’ve grown a fairly thick skin.”

Glass leaves the program with the football team coming off its best season in 26 years.

He had a women’s basketball program with the best year in team history before it was cut short. He has led record-setting fundraising campaigns of more than $215 million.

He doesn’t think everything is accomplished yet.

There’s still growth he wants to see from men’s basketball.

Among his favorite memories are the opportunities to work with students, but also includes trips to the White House with the men’s soccer team and to the Gator Bowl for his final football game.

“I will forever be indebted to him for believing in me to lead the Indiana Hoosiers as head football coach,” Allen said in an IU press release.

“Fred is a tremendous person who cares about and has invested so much into all of the programs here at IU and

allowed us to achieve the success we enjoy today.”

After his time at IU runs out, Glass plans to return to law. He thinks he may work more with higher education after his experience at IU. But he isn’t done just yet, and he hasn’t had an easy ride to the end. * * * Glass’ finale is anticlimactic, but he doesn’t feel he deserved something with more pompous. He wishes he could have seen it all through, to see what type of runs the basketball teams may have gone on or what type of season his spring sports had in store.

“It’s crazy how quickly it’s all happened,” Glass said. “It caught me by surprise like it likely did everybody else.”

He’ll work the final weeks of his tenure away from the field or the court.

So what does an athletic director do when there is no athletics?

Glass will retire on June 30 and the new athletic director Scott Dolson will take over on July 1. The final office cleaning hasn’t come yet.

“I’m going to lead like the athletic director until the day I’m not,” Glass said. “But then I’m going to walk away and I’m not going to be the athletic director. I’m not going to be one of those guys that hangs around.”

Glass said he’s busier now than if sports were continuing. Normally, this is when his schedule calms down. Instead, he’s facing a challenge unlike any he’s seen in his 11year tenure. Glass is oversee-

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Top IU Athletic Director Fred Glass looks up at the new south end zone scoreboard July 25, 2018, at Memorial Stadium. Glass will retire at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, according to a press release from the university.

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Bottom Outgoing director of athletics Fred Glass speaks at a press conference announcing his retirement Dec. 16, 2019 in Champions Hall at Memorial Stadium. Glass will at the end of the 2019-20 academic year.

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He’s learning what elements of technology teams are allowed to use for communication under the current NCAA policy and what aren’t. He’s dealing with fiscal challenges caused

by COVID-19 cancellations and spring sports athletes getting an extra year of eligibility.

Glass is away from the part of the job he cherishes more than anything when working from home — working with the student-athletes. He has talked to the athletes who had their final seasons wiped away. Glass mentioned talking to Brenna Wise — the lone senior of the women’s basketball team’s — who won’t get to take part in a postseason run to end what had been the winningest season in program history.

For Glass it isn’t about the

latter half of his 11th year being sent awry amid a pandemic. He’s more concerned with the final weeks for the seniors in his athletic program, and those across all of IU’s campus. Seniors won’t get their last Little 500 or commencement ceremony.

“Student-athletes are the most publicly seen people making sacrifices,” Glass said.

“But it cuts across the entire student body.”

Glass’ final day will still be as scheduled, though his path has been greatly altered

by COVID-19. At his retirement press conference in December, Glass said the biggest problem for his successor would be financial challenges.

The coronavirus has only exacerbated that.

But Glass knows he left the program better off than how he found it.

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Don’t cross picket lines, even online Kaitlyn Radde (she/her) is a sophomore studying political science.

Due to social distancing guidelines related to COVID-19, demand for delivery services is increasing. Consumers do not want to go to crowded public spaces to get the resources they need during this pandemic, which means workers are unable to stay home and avoid risk.

Because of this, Amazon and Instacart workers went on strike late last month, with some still on strike.

Workers at Amazon’s Staten Island facility, where some workers tested positive for COVID-19, are planning a second strike this week.

Amazon and Instacart have so far not met the strikers’ demands, which include paid sick leave and hazard pay. We as consumers must refuse to cross the picket line until workers have their basic rights met.

Amazon workers have also called for improved sanitary conditions after employees at 11 facilities tested positive for the virus, and Instacart workers have demanded access to resources like sanitary wipes.

In the wake of the first Amazon strike on March 30, leaked documents showed that Amazon executives intended to smear the Staten

Island strike organizer, who was fired by maligning him as unintelligent and inarticulate. Amazon employees in Chicago were on strike for most of last week, and other strikes are being planned elsewhere. Because Instacart workers are technically independent contractors and not employees, it is more difficult to report the number of participants and whether the strike has been sustained. However, many workers plan to continue to strike.

Historically, actions like these strikes and walkouts have been organized by unions, helping to coordinate action and guarantee solidarity among workers.

However, union membership is now incredibly low.

Only 6.2% of private sector workers and 10.3% of workers overall are union members, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That overall rate is only about half of what union membership rates were in the early 1980s.

Many workers who are not deemed worthy of a living wage have been recognized as essential overnight, and they have a more compelling case than ever to demand basic protections.

Timing and context dictates how effective a collective action like this will be. Workers are right to strike while de-

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mand is high.

Companies whose workers are on strike are hiring new employees both because of the strikes and the increase in demand. With unemployment surging, many people are applying for these jobs, and employees are hesitant to strike and

lose income.

Strikebreaking is the practice of hiring workers to replace strikers, thus negating the effect of a strike.

Amazon and Instacart have increased hiring both to meet demand and to negate the effect of strikes, and those new employees are

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not the only people who are crossing a picket line right now. Consumers are, too.

Without the demand consumers generate, there’s no easy solution companies can deploy to undermine the strike.

Workers are putting their health on the line so that we

don’t have to go out into the world during a pandemic.

By refraining from crossing the virtual picket line by placing orders, we can join the proud American tradition of standing in solidarity with workers to help them attain more humane working conditions.

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The IU Student Government office is located in the Student Activities Tower of the Indiana Memorial Union.

Students should pay more attention to IUSG. Start by voting next week.

Allyson McBride (she/her) is a sophomore in English and political science.

Students should be paying attention to every level of government, and that includes student government.

It’s often easier for individuals to make a bigger difference in local government, and student government is about as local as it gets.

The presidential election for IU Student Government will take place April 15-16, so now is a great time to get started.

Students should be informed and involved because IUSG uses their money and acts on their behalf. The more students are invested, the more power IUSG has to advocate for students.

Student government is funded by mandatory student activity fees, according to the IUSG website.

Students should note how IUSG spends its fee money so they can hold their representatives accountable.

IUSG donated $100,000 last month to the on-campus food pantry Crimson Cupboard and students who need assistance covering essential expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the right thing to do. IUSG should always be encouraged to protect vulnerable students during a crisis.

One of IUSG’s biggest strengths is its ability to access resources beyond its budget. IUSG can get special meetings with administrators and government representatives. If IUSG representatives meet with different student groups, they can represent their interests or connect them directly with the resources.

“Overall, I think our philosophy comes down to the idea that if you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu, and we want to make sure that all students are given that place at the table and that no student’s rights are up for grabs,” said Madeline Garcia, the presidential candidate for the Defy ticket.

Both tickets for the upcoming IUSG presidential election have made outreach a priority, which could mark an important turning point for IUSG. “Frankly, as IUSG stands, most students don’t know what it is,” said Rachel Aranyi, the presidential candidate for the Inspire ticket. “IUSG hasn’t done a good job of communicating how we can help the student body.”

This not only causes students to miss out on opportunities that IUSG offers, but it also weakens the organization. If IUSG is trying to advocate for a new policy and administrators are not receptive, they can demonstrate student support to convince administration to make a change. Taking a few seconds to respond to a survey or sign a petition increases the likelihood that IUSG will be able to change the university for the better.

IUSG released a petition in February to eliminate the schedule change fee for classes, and it now has more than 2,000 signatures.

IUSG is also able to collect data about the issues students care about through surveys sent to students’ IU emails. This year, different surveys have received anywhere from 350 to more than 1,000 responses, Garcia said. Responding to surveys gives IUSG a more ac-

curate idea of what students care about, in addition to providing leverage with the administration.

Both presidential candidates indicated their willingness to organize protests if other methods were not working. IUSG was famous for its largest student protests decades ago. A large number of students would need to be actively involved in order for any attempts at collective action to be successful. Students can’t be apathetic if they want the benefits of progressive changes.

IUSG can tackle many issues that students face.

Defy is advocating for policies such as clarifying the definition of consent and providing mandatory diversity training for all IU staff, and Inspire has plans that include creating a leadership council with student organizations on campus and increasing meal plan transparency.

Both presidential tickets are running on robust platforms that cover many more issues than the aforementioned. If students care about these issues, they should care about IUSG, too.

Arianna Hoye, the vice presidential candidate for Defy, emphasizes that you don’t need to major in law and public policy to get involved in IUSG. “Everyone should at least be talking to IUSG. It has a lot to offer, it just needs to be accessible for everyone,” Hoye said.

IUSG is able to make many tangible improvements to IU, but they can’t do it all on their own. They need the support of students. The first step is voting next week.

The COVID-19 outbreak has motivated governors in 43 states to issue stay-athome orders in an attempt to limit the virus’s spread across the country. Retirement homes and assisted living centers in Bloomington have implemented visitation restrictions, and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick instructed all K-12 schools on April 3 to remain closed through the end of the school year.

Though everyone is susceptible to the coronavirus, special attention is being directed toward protecting groups that are especially at-risk such as children, the elderly and those who are immunocompromised. In many places, however, there is little focus on the wellbeing of prisoners, another especially at-risk group that is less able to practice social distancing and sanitation measures.

The overcrowding and poor sanitation capabilities of prisons could prove fatal for the imprisoned population of the U.S., which in 2016 was roughly 2.2 million people.

That’s why it’s imperative for local and state governments to follow the leadership of Monroe County Circuit Judge

Mary Ellen Diekhoff, who has worked alongside lawyers in the prosecutor’s office and local law enforcement to reduce the number of people in Bloomington’s Zietlow Justice Building by 34% over the last month.

This large reduction in Monroe County’s imprisoned population was accomplished through a combination of the court-approved release of nonviolent prisoners and local law enforcement making an effort to issue citations rather than making arrests whenever possible.

There were 271 people incarcerated at Bloomington’s Zietlow Justice Building on March 1, though most were awaiting their disposition of their cases through the court system. By the morning of March 31, almost 100 people had been released and stood at 179 incarcerated people.

After finishing up court hearings on March 31, Diekhoff estimated she’d released more than 70 people, making up a major portion of the county’s overall reduction.

This not only removed the risk for those individuals of catching the virus in prison, but it also enabled the Zietlow Justice Building to establish two cell blocks of quarantine space in case there are any COVID-19 cases within the facility.

Other counties in Indiana have joined Monroe County in seeking to reduce their

inmate populations in preparation for the pandemic. On April 3, all three branches of the state government issued a letter acknowledging the public health emergency in Indiana and encouraging local governments to review their incarcerated population to see who could be safely released back into the community.

It is imperative during this time that everyone, whether they are imprisoned or not, is granted access to sanitation and the ability to social distance. Anything less would be a violation of their inherent dignity as human beings and could be a death sentence. In the same way that preventative measures are being taken to protect children, the elderly and the immunocompromised, steps should also be taken to protect prisoners.

Monroe County has been a leader among local governments in making the necessary changes within law enforcement and legal practices to protect inmates as best as possible during this time.

For the good of the people imprisoned all across the country, and for the good of all of us, we should hope that all local and state governments follow the example of Monroe County in reducing inmate numbers through the release of nonviolent prisoners and a reduction in arrests from law enforcement.

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Judge Mary Ellen Diekhoff laughs as she and a case manager tease one another while she sits for a portrait on April 21, 2014, at the Monroe County Justice Building.

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Connexion: Sundays, 6 p.m.

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219 E. Fourth St. 812-332-6396

Fall Hours: 8:45 a.m. & 10 a.m. @ Fourth St. Sanctuary (Classic), 11:15 a.m. The Open Door @ Buskirk (Contemporary) Summer Hours: 9:30 a.m. @ Fourth St. Sanctuary (Classic), 11:15 The Open Door @ Buskirk (Contemporary) Wednesday: 7:30 p.m., Jubilee @ First Methodist Jubilee is a supportive and accepting community for college students and young adults from all backgrounds looking to grow in their faith and do life together.

Meet every Wednesday night and also have small groups, hangouts, mission trips, events, service projects and more. Many attend the contemporary Open Door service on Sunday mornings.

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Cooperative Baptist University Baptist Church ubcbloomington.org facebook.com/ubc.bloomington #ITSYOURCHURCHTOO 3740 E. Third St. 812-339-1404

Scott Joseph, Lead Pastor

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Meals & Other Activities: see our social media

Episcopal (Anglican) Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry at IU 719 E. Seventh St. 812-334-7971 • 812-361-7954

Come visit the most refreshing church in town.

We love all students but especially reach out to LGBTQ+ students and allies longing for a college church where you are loved, welcomed and affirmed without fear of judgment or discrimination. You love the Lord already — now come love us too. Free coffee and wifi.

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Sacramental Schedule: Weekly services Sundays: 4 p.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns followed by dinner at Canterbury House

Inter-Denominational Redeemer Community Church 111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975

Tuesdays: 6 p.m. Bible Study at Canterbury House 1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 7 p.m. Music & Prayers at Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry is a safe and welcoming home for all people. We are a blend of young and old, women and men, gay and straight, ethnicities from different cultures and countries, students, faculty, staff and friends.

The worshipping congregation is the Canterbury Fellowship. The mission of the Fellowship is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. We pray, worship and proclaim the Gospel. We also promote justice, equality, inclusion, peace, love critical thinking and acting as agents of change in our world.

Mother Linda C. Johnson+, University Chaplain Josefina Carcamo, Program Coordinator Ricardo Bello Gomez, Communications Coordinator Corrine Miller, Ben Kelly, Student Interns Rex Hinkle, Luiz Lopes, Nathan Stang, Music Ministers Jody Hays, Senior Sacristan Crystal DeCell, Webmaster

Mennonite Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington 2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

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

Sunday: 5 p.m.

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Sunday: 11 a.m.

We are a Bible-based, non-denominational Christian church. We are multi-ethnic and multi-generational, made up of students and professionals, singles, married couples, and families. Our Sunday service is casual and friendly with meaningful worship music, applicable teaching from the Bible, and a fun kids program.

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

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.

redeemerbloomington.org facebook.com/RedeemerBtown @RedeemerBtown on Instagram 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

Nazarene First Church of the Nazarene 700 W. Howe St. (across from the Building Trades Park) 812-332-2461 • www.b1naz.org

Email: bloomingtonfirst@icloud.com Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Small Groups : 9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 205 E. Kirkwood Ave. (corner of Kirkwood and Washington) 812-332-4459 • fccbloomington.org

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Jazz Vespers: 6:30 p.m. on first Friday of each month As God has welcomed us, we welcome you.

With all our differences – in age, ability and physical condition, in race, cultural background and economic status, in sexual orientation, gender identity and family structure – God has received each one with loving kindness, patience and joy. All that we are together and all that we hope to be is made more perfect as the richness of varied lives meets the mystery of God’s unifying Spirit, and we become the Body of Christ.

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Wesleyan (Nazarene, Free Methodist) Central Wesleyan Church 518 W. Fourth St. 812-336-4041

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Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship: 6 p.m.

First Friday: 6 p.m. (Celebrate Knowing Jesus, open mic service) You've ended your search for a friendly and loving church. We are a bible believing holiness group similar to Nazarene and Free Methodist, and welcome all races and cultures. We would love for you to share your talents and abilities with us. Come fellowship and worship with us.

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Quaker Bloomington Religious Society of Friends 3820 Moores Pike (West of Smith Rd.) 812-336-4581

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Hymn Singing: 9:50 to 10:20 a.m.

Our unprogrammed religious services consist of silent, centering worship interspersed with spoken messages that arise from deeply felt inspiration. We are an inclusive community, a result of avoiding creeds, so we enjoy a rich diversity of belief. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns. *Child Care and First Day School provided

We are Wesleyan in our beliefs, and welcome all to worship with us. We are dedicated to training others through discipleship as well as ministering through small groups. We welcome all races and cultures and would love to get to know you.

Dr James Hicks, Lead Pastor

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Lutheran (LCMS)

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Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: Service of Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.

Lifeway Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministry. Matthew 28:19-20

Wednesday: Second Best Meal, 6 p.m.

Midweek Service, 7 p.m.

LCMS U Student Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.

Barnabas Christian Ministry Small Groups: Cedar Hall 2nd Floor Common Area, 7 - 8 p.m., meetings start Thursday, Sept. 5.

We will meet every other Thursday during the school year.

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Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.

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Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 p.m.

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Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington 2120 N. Fee Lane 812-332-3695

www.uublomington.org www.facebook.com/uubloomington Sundays: 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working towards 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.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A) 333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432

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We have an Institute of Religion adjacent to campus at 333 S. Highland Ave. (behind T.I.S. bookstore). We offer a variety of religious classes and activities. We strive to create an atmosphere where college students and local young single adults can come to play games, relax, study, and associate with others who value spirituality. Sunday worship services for young single students are held at 2411 E. Second St. a 11:30 a.m. We invite all to discover more about Jesus Christ from both ancient scripture and from modern prophets of God. During the week join us at the institute, and on Sunday at the Young Single Adult Church.

Robert Tibbs, Institute Director

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

Sunday: Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.

Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

The Best Meal You'll Have All Week, 6 p.m.

College & Career Sunday Meeting: 9 a.m.

Catholic

Thursday: Graduate/Career Study & Fellowship, 7 p.m.

University Lutheran Church is the home of LCMS U at Indiana. Students, on-campus location, and our Student Center create a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ.

Sola Cafe is open 9-5 every weekday for coffee and a place to study. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

Southern Baptist Bloomington Korean Baptist Church 5019 N. Lakeview Dr. 812-327-7428

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Friday: 7 p.m.

Saturday: 6 a.m.

Praise the Lord! Do you need a True Friend?

Come and worship the almighty God together with us on Sunday, Fellowship included. We are a Korean community seeking God and serving people. Students and newcomers are especially welcome.

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Editors Kevin Chrisco and Madi Smalstig arts@idsnews.com

BEATS BY KEV

Super American, Drake and others are helping me through isolation miss Bloomington, but, ultimately, I just miss my friends.

‘Inside my House; Some Place I Keep Dreaming About’ by Ricky Eat Acid I’m not a huge fan of ambient music, but I can’t deny the beauty of this song. It’s so atmospheric. It carries me to another dimension, a kind place where everything is bathed in sunlight. Everything is safe and certain. It’s a lush, necessary antidote for the increasingly rough days.

‘Pop Style’ by Drake “Got so many chains, they call me Chaining Tatum.” This line alone sends me down a rabbit hole of hypothetical situations. Did Drake write this line? Did his alleged ghostwriter come up with this heat? Were people really calling Drake Chaining Tatum in 2016? I really do love this song, but it makes the playlist simply because it’s good for a 45-minute thought experiment.

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Remo Drive’s song “Around the Sun” is displayed April 7 on a phone.

Kevin Chrisco (he/him) is a junior in journalism.

Isolation has me on the ropes. Gloved fists of loneliness are pounding my face in, knocking my teeth loose and rearranging my features.

A few days ago I sat around and thought for 30 minutes.

Thirty minutes of uninterrupted thinking. I hated it.

I’ve been nostalgic for normalcy, spending too much time ruminating on the mundane, ascribing

significance to the most usual activities: going to the store, watching movies with friends or sitting in a booth at a restaurant.

Faces on my laptop screen crackle like forgotten bonfires from hazy summer nights.

Voices lurch through speakers, rising and falling like a heaving chest after a 20-mile run. Everything feels off. Zoom conferences probably don’t look like this to a lot of people, though. I spilled milk all over my MacBook like a year ago.

The world is weightless.

I’m existing in a vacuum, floating amongst massive clumps of dust and the brutalized remains of bags of Cheetos.

Music makes everything not feel so grim, though.

Songs move the hours along, thrusting me forward into a new day of staring at the ceiling or doing the bare minimum in my classes.

So, if you’re desperate for something to fill the time or the empty spaces in your apartment, here are some

songs for this prolonged period of lunacy: ‘Around the Sun’ by Remo Drive “What’s the date? I can’t remember,” singer Erik Paulson laments with a shrill falsetto. “Around the Sun” is all about the monotony of everyday life. Our routines are loops, revolving doors to the same places and same faces.

My routine is even more defined now that it only consists of three or four things.

‘cold weather’ by glass beach “cold weather” is a love song that breaks the mold entirely. It’s bold and brash, opening with a barrage of gang vocals. A ska-esque, walking bassline bounces around the verses before guitars launch into the breakneck chorus.

Ultimately, I see this song as a love letter to my friends. “I didn’t miss Orange County,” frontperson J. McClendon sings. “I just missed you.” I

‘Coconut Shrimp’ by Super American “I kinda miss chilling with the homies.” Me too, man. Me too. “Coconut Shrimp” is a syrupy power pop song about balancing time with your significant other and the boys.

The song – and the rest of the tracks on the band’s fantastic 2018 record “Tequila Sunrise” – is irresistibly catchy. The vocals are smooth, the guitars glossy and the lyrics are wonderfully goofy. It’s a nice little bit of escapism. kmchrisc@iu.edu

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Warm, nutritious meals are served on-site to anyone in need. No fees or eligibility requirements.

Cold carryout meals are also available (limit one per person). All meals are carry out.

MCUM will help you meet your basic needs (food, cleaning/hygiene items, & clothing), they do not require any proof of need.

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Call call 812-349-8819 to schedule curbside pickup for pre-boxed food orders during the following times.

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To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 — Don’t make big financial changes yet. Articulate dreams and align on one vision. Craft the mission statement. Adjust budgets to reflect that vision.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8 — Imagine the financial results you want to generate. Set targets and goals.

The impossible seems newly accessible. Share and invite participation. Grab an opportunity.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 — Share your heart with your partner. Imagine what could be possible. Talk about dreams and fantasies. Speculate. Some ideas seem within reach. Collaborate.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9 — Envision what you want and articulate it clearly. Get help building a dream.

Avoid lies like the plague. You can get what you need.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8 — Listen to your body. Modify routines for what you need. Uncover the underlying motivations. Nurture your energy.

Articulate your goals and schedule action.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 — Review where you’ve been and consider what’s ahead. Revise plans for recent changes. Recharge batteries. Allow time for dreaming, meditation and introspection. Envision a possibility.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8 — Consider romantic possibilities. Discuss dreams, fantasies and plans with someone who makes your heart beat faster.

Imagine perfection. Share and invent together.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 — Home and family have your attention. Keep promises. Do what you said you would. Share the load with household chores.

Enjoy domestic comforts.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Let your imagination run wild.

Get into writing and artistic projects. Express your dreams, hopes, wishes and fantasies into words and images. Share your message.

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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 — Discuss team visions, goals and objectives. Listen to intuition on timing.

Coordinate your moves closely. Connect and share. Celebrate and support your friends and community.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 — Design a professional dream.

Plot key elements and potential resources and access. Everything seems possible. Share your ideas with potential partners. Invite participation.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 — Plan the trip you’ve been dreaming about. Plot an educational itinerary. Background research shows you what to include. Don’t miss the local excitement. © 2020 By Nancy Black Distributed by Tribune Media Services, INC. All Rights Reserved

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