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Pence signing RFRA today From IDS reports

Gov. Mike Pence plans to sign the controversial “Religious Freedom Restoration” bill in a private ceremony Thursday, according to a report from the Indianapolis Star. Spokeswoman Kara Brooks said a specific time has not been set, according to the Star. The ceremoMike Pence ny will be closed to the press and the public, she said. The bill could allow business owners to refuse services to same-sex couples. Pence has been under intense pressure from the bill’s opponents since the Republican-controlled Indiana General Assembly approved the measure on Tuesday. The Act passed through the Indiana Senate, as Senate Bill 101, by a vote of 40-10. The Indiana House approved the bill Monday on a 63-31 vote. The organizers of Gen Con, the city’s largest convention, sent a letter to the governor Tuesday threatening to move the event elsewhere in future years if the bill becomes law. The Disciples of Christ, a Christian denomination based in Indianapolis, said it would look to other cities for its annual convention if Pence signs the bill. Asked why the ceremony would be private, Brooks said there was “no particular reason.” “Some (bill signings) are public; some are private,” she told the Star. “Don’t read into it any more or less.” Hannah Alani

Pence addresses new HIV epidemic From IDS reports

Gov. Mike Pence said at a news conference Wednesday he is preparing to declare a public health emergency in Scott County, Ind., according to an Associated Press report. Scott County is the epicenter of an HIV outbreak tied to intravenous drug use. Health officials say 72 cases of HIV have been confirmed in Southern Indiana and all are tied to Scott County. According to the Associated Press report, Pence did not specify whether the executive order he plans to issue will allow a needle-exchange program. State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H. said a majority of the cases are linked through injection drug abuse by the prescription drug Opana, which is an opioid painkiller that contains oxymorphone. “It is very concerning to me that most of the individuals who have tested HIV-positive have only recently contracted the virus,” Adams said in a press release. “Because prescription drug abuse is at the heart of this outbreak, we are not only working to identify, contact and test individuals who may have been exposed but also to connect community members to resources for substance abuse treatment and recovery.” Hannah Alani

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Mo, played by Sam Barkley, and Callie, played by Emily Harpe, perform during the dress rehearsal of “Sing To Me Now” on Tuesday. The play opens Friday in the Wells-Metz Theatre.

Opening act ‘Sing To Me Now’ to take the stage this weekend By Lanie Maresh emaresh@indiana.edu

Growing up, Iris Dauterman resisted her mom’s wish for her to become a teacher. In fact, when Dauterman originally started searching for schools to get her Master of Fine Arts in playwriting, she was convinced she only wanted to write. Everything changed once Dauterman started her Playwriting I class. Once she started the course, she immediately called her mom and revealed her love for teaching. “I got to come here where I would be paid to do the work I would love to do and be guaranteed the opportunity to teach undergrads,” Dauterman said. Dauterman was able to turn her newfound passion into a reality when she wrote her fourth full-length play, created to be performed by IU theater undergraduates. “Sing To Me Now,” an original play by Dauterman, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Wells-Metz Theatre as part of the collaboration between IU’s MFA Playwright Program and IU Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance. “Sing To Me Now” introduces the muse of epic poetry, Calliope, or Callie as she is called in the show, who decides to take on a human intern, Yankee, when she gets overwhelmed with her workload. The two of them develop a complex working relationship in which Callie has to find a way to let someone not only into her office, but also her life again. The story follows Yankee as she tries to figure out how Callie became the closed-off muse that she is. When Dauterman first started writing her required play for the program,

Yankee, played by Lauren Sagendorph; Mo, played by Sam Barkley; and Callie, played by Emily Harpe, perform during the dress rehearsal of “Sing To Me Now” on Tuesday.

she originally wrote a different piece, she said. But three months into working on it, she felt disenchanted. Eventually, she came up with the idea for what became “Sing to Me Now,” despite realizing she would only have a month to write it, she said. “After a day of thinking about it, I was already 10 times more invested than I’d been in three months of trying to do something else,” Dauterman said. When Rob Heller, the director of the play, read the script for the first time, he was impressed at how she found a way to attack some very real-life issues without rubbing it in his face, he said. “It felt like I had permission to think about some pretty hard questions in my life without knowing I was doing it because I was so caught up in the magic and heightened circumstances

‘SING TO ME NOW’ 7:30 p.m. Friday, Wells-Metz Theatre of this world,” Heller said. Dauterman said one aspect of inspiration she found for her play was a memory of going to IU Theatre plays and looking at the ticket box right outside of the theater that had two masks with a happy and sad face on it. These two masks are the symbol for comedies and tragedies in the theater world. Dauterman said her play is a representation of both a comedy and a tragedy. “When I saw the comedy-tragedy mask, I was sort of like, ‘(expletive) that,’” Dauterman said. “My favorite types of theater are ones that jump you between extremes.” SEE PLAY, PAGE 6

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Robinson to transfer, seek more playing time From IDS reports

IU sophomore guard Stanford Robinson will transfer from IU to seek more playing time elsewhere, IU Coach Tom Crean announced Wednesday. The news was first reported by CBS’ Jon Rothstein and was later confirmed by IU. “I am grateful to Coach Crean, the assistant coaches and staff and my teammates for helping me become a better man,” Robinson said in the release. “I hope to find something that is closer to family and where I can have more of an impact on the court.” Robinson’s playing time and production diminished in his second season with the program, which began with a four-game suspension for a reported positive drug test during the summer after being caught by state excise police in April for trying to use a fake ID to get into a Bloomington bar. His scoring, rebounding and shooting percentage dipped in his second season with IU. His 16.9 minutes per game he averaged as a freshman dropped to 11.5 as

a sophomore. “I respect Stan’s desire to contribute more on the court and understand that the opportunity to play closer to your family is something he would like to have happen,” Crean said in the release. “I think he has grown a great deal and matured in the two years he has been a part of the program, and I hope he takes his experiences at Indiana University to remind him of what he can accomplish not only as a basketball player but as a human being.” Robinson initially shot down BEN MIKESELL | speculation that he would leave Sophomore guard Stanford Robinson fights for the ball against Wichita State on immediately after IU lost to Wich- March 20 at Century Link Center in Omaha, Neb. ita State in the NCAA Tournament last Friday, but that apparently changed in the time since then. Robinson’s transfer opens up After moving into a significant role during his freshman season, Robinson one of two necessary scholarships saw his playing time and minutes decrease in his sophomore season. for next season, with forwards Ju2013-14 SEASON 2014-15 SEASON wan Morgan and OG Anunoby set to join IU next year. AVG. MINUTES PER GAME AVG. PPG “I’ve loved everything about 16.9 6.4 11.5 2.9 being at IU and am thankful for the support of Hoosier Nation,” REBOUNDS ASSISTS Robinson said.

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