Friday, October 14, 2016

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Friday, October 14, 2016

For all you need to know this weekend, pick up the Homecoming Guide inside.

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FOOTBALL

In-state recruit joins 2017 class From IDS reports

IU’s 2017 recruiting class gained its 15th member Thursday night. Kurt Rafdal, a 247Sports Composite three-star, in-state tight end out of Carmel High School, committed to the Hoosiers over the Auburn Tigers, Maryland Terrapins and others. In total, Rafdal, listed at 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, boasted 17 offers. He took an unofficial visit to IU on Aug. 7 before taking official visits to Auburn and Maryland on Sept. 3 and Oct. 15, respectively. Rafdal also unofficially visited IU on April 15 and June 11. “I want to thank God, my family, and everybody that has recruited me for giving me the opportunity to take the next step in my journey,” Rafdal said in a statement posted on his Twitter account. “I am very thankful for my coaches and trainers who have aided me in improving my game and growing into a man. After a long and enjoyable process I have made my decision. I am officially committing to Indiana University to continue my football and academic career.” Rafdal is the highest-rated recruit so far for IU Coach Kevin Wilson’s 2017 class and raises IU’s number of in-state recruits to seven. He is the third tight end to commit to the Hoosiers, joining Michael Ziemba and Peyton Hendershot out of Florida and Indiana, respectively. Rafdal’s commitment means IU now has two recruits from Carmel High School in its 2017 class. Defensive lineman Britt Beery committed to IU in March. Jordan Guskey

TAKING IT BACK Organizations, survivors raise awareness for sexual violence By Sarah Verschoor sverscho@iu.edu | @SarahVerschoor

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Top Students and community members march against sexual assault and violence and walked to the courthouse from Dunn Meadow on Thursday evening. Middle left Participants hold candels to symbolize solidarity with survivors Thursday evening at the courthouse. Bottom left Arisa Hussain, left, and Aubia Rauf hold candles and listen the story shared by a survivor.

Two suitcases sat on display in Dunn Meadow on Thursday evening, one on a table and one propped up on the ground. They contained clothes and documents, such as a Social Security card. These items were used to represent a domestic abuse survivor’s struggle, as they carry only the bare necessities with them, and symbolize the trauma they faced at home. SEE TAKE BACK, PAGE 6

MEN’S SOCCER

Hoosiers to hit the road for Ohio State By Josh Eastern jeastern@iu.edu | @JoshEastern

After beating a top-5 Louisville team on the road Tuesday, IU will look to build off that win when it travels Saturday to Columbus, Ohio, to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Hoosiers have faced tough opponents this season, but the win Tuesday may have been their most impressive one yet. Coming back from a 2-goal deficit to beat Butler in extra time was important, but, after a poor performance at Notre Dame, the Louisville win got a bad taste out of IU’s mouth. Going back to Big Ten play, IU SEE SOCCER, PAGE 6

Unconventional Spanish opera opens Friday By Jesse Naranjo jlnaranj@indiana.edu | @jesselnaranjo

The Amazon comes to life Friday in IU Opera’s opening production of “Florencia en el Amazonas.” Written by Mexican composer Daniel Catán, the opera chronicles a steamboat’s journey down the Amazon River to an opera house in Manaus, Brazil, and the relationships between its passengers. The opera is composed entirely in Spanish, a deviation from the main opera languages of Italian, French and German. Kaitlyn Johnson, who sings the title role of Florencia Grimaldi in Friday’s cast, said learning those languages is required as part of the opera department curriculum. Her character is an aging opera singer with a lifetime of achievements returning to Manaus in

search of her lover, Cristóbal. “Like all operas, at the root it’s about love, but it’s also about returning home and what that means,” Johnson said. “Florencia looks at the career she’s had and wonders if it was worth it.” She said she draws inspiration for how she portrays Florencia on stage from some of the voice teachers at the Jacobs School of Music and how they manage to communicate a stage presence even in their daily lives. Johnson said the atmosphere around professors who have had great careers is something she tries to emulate. Johnson stressed the significance of an opera being produced in Spanish at IU and how it can help opera gain momentum globally because of the public’s familiarity with the language. Johnson, a second-year graduate student who is fluent in Spanish, said high exposure to the language in the

MATT RASNIC | IDS

The cast of “Florencia en el Amazonas” by Daniel Catán sings during the opening number of the opera performance.

United States makes the opera more approachable, especially for those who have never seen an opera before.

This sentiment was echoed by Andres Acosta, a second-year SEE OPERA, PAGE 6

Local businesses work with program to improve accessiblity for disabled By Dominick Jean drjean@indiana.edu | @Domino_Jean

A long, narrow flight of stairs ending with a large metal door is the only path up to the Comedy Attic. Those stairs serve as a deterrent to those with limited mobility and other disabilities. Jared Thompson, the owner of the Comedy Attic, and Michael Shermis, the special projects coordinator for Bloomington, are working to improve accessibility

not just for the Comedy Attic, but for many businesses. “Our point is to make it as accessible as possible,” Shermis said. Shermis is in charge of a Bloomington initiative called AccessAbility Decal screening through the Council for Community Accessibility. Shermis said the program is designed to encourage businesses to make efforts to be more accessible through incentives like extra publicity and the possibility

of additional customers and tax incentives. “We’re all about the carrot, not the stick,” Shermis said. The program provides publicity through its newsletter and hands out a decal sticker for the businesses that complete a checklist devoted to increasing accessibility. More than 170 businesses in Bloomington are on the approved list available online. The decals were designed by Joel Fosha and were donated by

the Bloomington Moose Lodge, according to the City of Bloomington website. The committee looks at several areas — parking, path of travel, entrances, stairs and restrooms — when reviewing businesses. CCA is currently looking for additional volunteers to help perform surveys so they can speed the process along. Shermis said they have 12 to 15 surveyors who perform about one survey a month and the training is simple.

The surveyors simply measure and label for the committee. A surveyor measures and fills out the checklist, and the list is reviewed by the committee. Shermis described the Comedy Attic as completely inaccessible with its long, narrow staircase. Thompson said building changes are difficult because the structure was built before 1900. The age of the building SEE ACCESSIBILITY, PAGE 6


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