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Purdue, IU to help IU Health By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94
IU to honor graduates virtually By Lily Wray lgwray@iu.edu | @lilywray_
All IU spring commencement in-person ceremonies have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the university still plans to honor graduates virtually in May, according to an IU press release. IU has no plans for when commencement will be rescheduled, IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said. He said IU will provide more information as soon as they have clearance from the public health authorities.
"Commencement is such an important rite of passage, so while we can't yet gather in large numbers to honor our graduates, we wanted to be sure they feel honored for their perseverance during this difficult time, and know that IU will always be one of their homes," Executive Director of University Events Doug Booher said in the release. An update to commencement.iu.edu will launch May 5 with acknowledgments and virtual celebrations, according to the release. The page will include links to video messages,
social media interactions and a playlist of commencement music. IU president Michael McRobbie, Provost Lauren Robel and other IU leaders will have messages for graduating seniors on the page. IU will make the graduation booklet with all graduates names listed available for download. All students graduating will also receive an at-home celebration kit with a gift, confetti packing and a note of congratulations along with a campusspecific bicentennial poster. Caps and gowns will be sent
Faculty from IU and Purdue University’s business schools partnered with IU Health to develop models to predict how the surge of COVID-19 patients will affect the IU Health’s 16 hospitals across the Midwest, according to an IU press release. “We are creating a learning model of how the patients in each region of Indiana are being affected and how they differ from those in the national model,” team co-leader and Kelley School of Business associate professor Jonathan Helm said in the release. The teams have been working since the end of March to develop models of the health care industry to evaluate different scenarios as operations change, according to the release. Faculty in the Kelley School of Business' Department of Operations and Decision Technologies designed a disease progression model, which predicts when there will be surges of COVID-19 patients. The model is based SEE IU HEALTH, PAGE 3
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An IU graduate stands with other active military members and veterans who attended IU on May 4, 2019, during the graduation ceremony at Memorial Stadium. All IU spring commencement in-person ceremonies have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the university still plans to honor graduates virtually in May. TIM FARIS | IDS
to all students' homes to wear for family friends, to take pictures and to bring to a campusbased event later in the year. A return shipping label will be included. Students will also get to participate in a cap decorating contest.
The Kelley School of Business is located in Hodge Hall at 1275 E. 10th St. Faculty from IU’s Kelley School of Business and Purdue’s Krannert School of Management partnered with IU Health to develop models to predict how the surge of COVID-19 patients will affect the 16 IU Health hospitals across five states in the Midwest, according to an IU press release.
WOMEN'S GOLF
21-yearold man Golfer earns WGCA award despite injury shot at in car By Cate Charron catcharr@iu.edu | @catecharron
A man was shot at while in his car Sunday night in the parking lot of the Village at Muller Park apartments on 500 S. Muller Parkway, Bloomington Police Department Capt. Ryan Pedigo said in an email. The man's car was damaged, but he wasn't injured in the shooting. BPD initially responded around 7:10 p.m. after it received calls regarding gunshots in the area. Pedigo said officers did not find any victims or damage at the time. Later, BPD received a call from a man who claimed his 21-year-old brother was shot at while he was in his car. He said he was shot at by another driver in the parking lot. Pedigo said after the man left the scene after the shooting, the two men later met with BPD. Officers found bullet holes in the passenger side of the man’s vehicle. When officers went back to the scene, they found several .40 caliber casings. The reason for the shooting is unknown, and the case is still active.
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Junior Priscilla Schmid analyzes the ball while preparing to putt. Schmid earned her first All-American despite an injury this season. By Doug Wattley dwattley@iu.edu | @dougwattley
Priscilla Schmid woke up on April 20 to a missed FaceTime call from IU women’s golf coach Clint Wallman. The junior, back home in Montevideo, Uruguay, after the spring season was canceled due to COVID-19, turned on the lights and called him right back. After some small talk, Wallman delivered news that no IU women’s golfer
had heard since 2003. Wallman told Schmid that she had been named an All-American honorable mention for the 2019-20 season. The early morning lethargy she said she woke up with instantly evaporated. After the conversation died down, she searched the internet to figure out what exactly she had won. “I knew what the AllAmerican thing was, but I never knew in detail what it
was because I never thought it was something I could accomplish,” Schmid said. “I started doing my research, and it was even more exciting to see how important it was.” The Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced publicly the following day that Schmid, along with 43 others in the NCAA, were recognized for playing the best, most consistent golf throughout the season. “This is much more
about recognizing her consistent strong play over the course of the year,” Wallman said. “Players can have great tournaments, but this award shows more than just that.” Schmid averaged a score of 71 in the fall, which was on pace to set a program record. She captured her first ever tournament victory at the Landfall Tradition on Oct. 27 and finished in second at the Branch Law Firm Invitational on Sept. 10. All of this was achieved
while battling her biggest opponent — her health. She had been in pain since the summer but never thought it would linger as long as it did. In June, Schmid was competing for the Swiss team, as she holds dual citizenship in Switzerland and Uruguay. During a workout, she experienced back pain after pulling back on the rowing machine. She hoped it would go away the next morning, but instead it hurt even more. She visited multiple doctors who provided different medicine, but she never received an MRI. She flew back to Bloomington in August in preparation for her junior season. Despite the pain, Schmid finished in second out of 87 participants in the first school tournament of the year. In fact, she nearly ended her last round in first place, but Pepperdine University senior Momoka Kobori fired a final round eight-under-par to steal the victory. She avenged that runnerup finish and won the Landfall Tradition after shooting a seven-under-par 209 over three rounds. Her first career victory came as no surprise to Wallman. “All season, she played fairways and greens,” Wallman said. “She put herself in position at the end of the tournament to win and then hit some clutch putts.” Despite the success, the SEE SCHMID, PAGE 3
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Poison center calls up since last March By Carson TerBush cterbush@iu.edu | @_carsonology
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Sophomore Gerrin Moore poses for a photo on the beach in Melbourne, Florida. Moore tested positive for COVID-19 after spending spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
IU sophomores recover from COVID-19 By Mary Claire Molloy marymoll@iu.edu | @mcmolloy7
Even in paradise, the coronavirus spreads. Gerrin Moore, 20, had all the symptoms besides a fever: a cough, chest tightness, body aches and fatigue. The IU sophomore said he likely caught the virus from someone at the beach during the first days of his vacation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first spring break trip his friend group took together was cut short after the beaches were closed. Moore was faced with a choice when he started noticing symptoms: go home to Indiana or stay with his mom in Melbourne, Florida. “He said, ‘Mom, I don’t wanna get you sick, I’m pretty sure I have coronavirus,’” Vicky Moore said. “I wanted him with me no matter what
the situation was.” Gerrin said he tested positive on March 21. His mother said doctors didn’t test her but considered her a presumptive positive case because she was in close quarters with her son. They quarantined together, passing the time playing chess and watching Netflix. “I got pretty lucky with a pretty mild case,” Moore said. “After five days or so of having it, it was all gone.” Sophomore Connor Reilly was on vacation with Moore in Fort Lauderdale. After spring break, he tested positive for the coronavirus after quarantining for a week in his hometown of Lake Forest, Illinois. “We didn’t really think it was as big of a deal as it turned out to be,” Reilly, 19, said of the coronavirus outbreak and their decision to go to Florida. “We left be-
fore anything like the NBA or NHL seasons were postponed.” His symptoms included chest congestion, a low fever and a cough. “You could compare it to a bad sinus infection,” Reilly said. Reilly said only three people in his friend group from spring break officially tested positive for the virus, including Gerrin and himself, though he said it’s likely it spread to other people in the group. He said he could have gotten it from someone at the beach or a friend in Bloomington who was experiencing symptoms before spring break. Neither Moore nor Reilly were tested again for the virus, but both said their symptoms cleared up a few weeks after testing positive. Moore was the only member of his family that
was able to get tested. His sister and cousin had to return from a trip abroad due to the virus. Neither could get tested despite having contact with a roommate in Ireland who had tested positive. Moore’s cousin Sami Teegarden said they went to an urgent care in Clark County, Indiana, but were only given flu and strep tests. They were told they had to be over 60 to be referred for coronavirus testing. Vicky Moore said uncertainty was the most difficult thing to deal with in the family’s situation with the coronavirus. “Even though we didn’t have anyone in the ICU or on a respirator or clinging to life, this whole thing has affected my family a lot,” Moore said. “We were just very fortunate that we didn’t have dramatic symptoms.”
The Indiana Poison Center has seen an increase in calls related to cleaning products and disinfectants in the last year, according to an email from IU Health spokesperson Beth Resner. President Donald Trump’s suggestion Thursday that injecting disinfectants could fight the coronavirus has sparked a controversy. However, the increase in calls to the poison center didn’t spike after Trump’s White House briefing — it started earlier this year, as COVID-19 fears mounted. The Indiana Poison Center received 417 calls in March 2020, which is a 32% increase from March 2019, according to Resner’s email. The center has seen an overall increase in calls related to disinfectants and cleaners in March and April compared to the same period last year. “While some of these cases result in serious medical outcomes, the majority of these exposures result in minor effects and a good outcome,” Resner said in the email.
Spencer candy store helps community By Ty Vinson vinsonjo@iu.edu | @ty_vinson_
Kinsey survey shows how sex lives, dating are changing during quarantine By Payton Romans promans@iu.edu | @PaytonRRomans
With social distancing and quarantine challenging people’s ability to have sex, many are getting creative when it comes to dating, according to a survey conducted by the Kinsey Institute that is analyzing changes in people’s sexual and romantic lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first paper, based on data collected from a couple thousand participants so far, will reflect on the initial changes in behavior in the beginning of the quarantine. The study is still accepting new participants for the survey on the Kinsey Institute’s website. People who are 18 or older can take the survey. “The real takeaway is that people are having less sexual activity, including less sex with a partner and masturbation, but adding an addition to their current sex life,” Justin Lehmiller, the head author of the first paper, said. Lehmiller said 1 in 5 par-
ticipants reported making a new addition to their sex life since the pandemic began, such as trying behaviors such as sexting, sending nude photos, trying new positions and sharing sexual fantasies. Around 43% of people reported that their sex life has declined during the quarantine. The four researchers started taking participants for the survey in mid-March. The online survey was posted to the Kinsey Institute’s social media pages March 21, asking people to take part in the longitudinal study, which consists of three waves of surveys, with a new one sent every two weeks to monitor changes in responses. In an effort to document how COVID-19 affects social and sexual lives, the questions asked in the survey vary, including topics such as how people are feeling about the pandemic and the patterns of sexual behavior during the quarantine. “We’re focused on different facets of people’s lives because every one person’s
experience is really unique,” Lehmiller said. “Dating apps are just one of many behaviors we are seeing changing during this time.” IU freshman Sierra Shupe, an active user on Tinder, has resonated with the data collected by the Kinsey Institute. “It’s just to be expected that people are finding more ways to have that kind of communication,” Shupe said. “Right now, unless you’re living with a partner, online romance is the most personal form of getting to know new people.” Shupe started to quarantine when she went home to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for spring break. She said she and most of her three IU roommates have all increased their usage of dating apps. “Right now there’s nothing better to do, so I spend a lot more time on it just swiping,” Shupe said. “There are new people, and therefore new experiences, which is something I think a lot of people are looking for right now.”
Freshman Abby Haymond, one of Shupe’s roommates, said she experienced changes in her romantic life with her boyfriend since quarantine began. Haymond has been staying at home in West Lafayette, Indiana and her boyfriend lives a little more than an hour away by car in Fishers, Indiana. “It’s such a big change to go from seeing each other every other day to only once a week,” Haymond said. “We FaceTime every night and text every other day.” Haymond now has quarantine dates with her boyfriend, involving walks around their neighborhoods, laying in lawn chairs in their backyards and ordering food and passing it between them — and always remaining six feet apart. “It makes sense that people are moving online for romantic communication, like sending sexts or photos,” Haymond said. “People need to interact with other people, whether in person or not.”
Bloomington Transit service changes postponed By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @joeybowling8
Bloomington Transit has postponed approving all service changes at the board of directors meeting April 21. The changes were proposed by a previous study conducted in 2018-19 through a partnership with a transportation planning firm. “The COVID-19 pandemic could result in major funding reductions from federal, state, and local sources,” Bloomington Transit General Manager Lew May said in the release. “It’s important for us to know what and how much those cuts may be before moving forward with most service changes.” The current plan includes creating more routes and streamlining multiple other routes, according to the Bloomington Transit website. The plan went through multiple iterations in response to community
The number of calls to poison centers this year about disinfectants and cleaners has increased across the country, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There may be an association between the increase in these calls and COVID-19 guidelines about cleaning high-touch surfaces, according to the study. As more people use disinfectants to stay safe from the new virus, there are more cases of misuse. Joseph Shaw, associate professor at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and an expert in environmental toxicology, said injecting or ingesting disinfectants and household cleaners is dangerous and possibly deadly. Bleach injections can cause kidney injury and blood clots, Shaw said. Ingesting bleach can cause internal stomach bleeding. “They could kill the virus, but they don’t distinguish between the virus and our own body cells, so they’re going to indiscriminately kill,” Shaw said. “They are toxic.”
As it watched the small community close up, familyowned business Diamond K Sweets in Spencer, Indiana, wanted to find some way to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristi Risk, 49, and her four kids have been making hand sanitizer for Owen County first responders, emergency workers and residents since businesses were ordered to close down last month. On top of making hand sanitizer, the family is still making candy and chocolate while preparing to open a new store in Bloomington. Risk said her family wasn’t prepared for the shutdown. They were planning to open a new store in Bloomington in late May when Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered businesses to close. The family closed the storefront in Spencer and switched to doing curbside pickup and online orders. The store is selling fourounce bottles of hand sanitizer for $7. People can bring back the empty bottles to be sanitized and resold for $5. Risk said they’ve sold about 240 bottles so far. Kelsie Risk-Reyes, 25, said she knew her mom wanted the family to help the community, even if they weren’t able to sell candy in the store. She said it didn’t take long for them to realize they had the equipment in the store and the space to make hand sanitizer in bulk, similar to some restaurants and breweries. “She’s always instilled in us to help others and go the extra mile,” Risk-Reyes said. “We’re not doctors or scien-
tists, but we’re still able to help.” Risk said she usually works from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and about five hours of that is spent making hand sanitizer. Her kids, ranging in age from 13 to 25, help with the candy side of business while she makes the hand sanitizer. “It used to smell like chocolate in here, and we’d get compliments for that,” Risk said. “But now it smells like bleach.” Risk said she was originally making the hand sanitizer only for first responders and medical workers, but she soon had residents driving up to the store asking if they could buy it. She said she realized there was a real need for it, so they switched to making more for the community. “The real heroes are the EMS and the nurses,” RiskReyes said. “What we’re doing really is nothing.” A couple weeks before Easter, the town canceled its Easter egg hunt, and around the same time, someone canceled an order of 900 bags of fudge from Diamond K Sweets. Risk said morale was low around the city after the Easter egg hunt was canceled, so she and her kids put fudge in bags with a little note celebrating the holiday. They put bags on every door within city limits. Risk said they plan to donate remaining fudge from that order to Hoosier Hills Food Bank. The family said they’re still planning to open a new candy and chocolate store in Bloomington called DK Sweets at the end of May. They plan to sell hand sanitizer and do curbside pickup until Holcomb declares it’s OK to reopen businesses.
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Two Bloomington Transit buses wait to pick up students Oct. 15, 2019, on East Seventh Street. Bloomington Transit has postponed approving all service changes.
input. However, one change isn’t affected by the postponement because it was approved at the April 21 meeting: Route 2 West 11th Street will be renamed Route 2 West 17th Street and align with West 17th Street, effective in August. The bus service operates on a different schedule
according to the day of the week. It is currently operating on a Saturday schedule for the foreseeable future, in addition to serving Route 3 Highland Village and Route 7 Henderson and Walnut. On weekdays, the buses see about 10% of pre-pandemic usage, according to the release.
Bloomington Transit has seen a number of changes since the coronavirus pandemic hit: Passengers board through the back door, the Downtown Transit Center is closed to the public and there are no fares for all fixed routes and BT Access buses, which are disinfected nightly, according to the release.
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Megan Grabowski wins leadership award By Luke Christopher Norton lcnorton@iu.edu | @lcnorton31
IU track and field senior Megan Grabowski was named as the recipient of IU's Anita Aldrich Leadership Award on Monday. The award is named for Dr. Anita Aldrich, a for-
mer IU faculty member who served as the Dean of IU’s School of Public Health and chair of the IU Athletics Committee from 1978 until her retirement in 1985. The award is presented annually to a female IU student athlete who exhibits
success in academics, leadership and athletic ability, according to an IU Athletics press release. Grabowski, a sprinter, is from Bloomington and graduated from Bloomington South High School in 2016. She began her IU career
with a sixth-place finish in the 60-meter dash at the 2016 Hoosier Open. Grabowski set a goal before her senior season to reach the finals in both the 60-meter and the 200-meter at the Big Ten Championships. She set new personal
bests in the 60-meter and 200-meter at the 2020 Big Ten Indoor Championships. She made it to the finals in each event, placing fifth in the 60-meter and seventh in the 200-meter. Grabowski is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in secondary math education.
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Then-sophomore Megan Grabowski catches her breath before racing in the 60-meter dash finals at the 2018 Hoosier Hills meet. Grabowski was named as the recipient of the Anita Aldrich Leadership Award on Monday.
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back pain never faded. “I had to convince myself that I was fine during the fall,” Schmid said. “In season, I was taking meds to help the pain but didn’t think I had
anything. I thought it was just in my brain." Once winter break approached, she competed for her native country, Uruguay, in Paraguay. Once again, the irritation in her leg sparked up. “I was in the middle of a match play, and I felt like
my leg was not functioning completely,” Schmid said. “I could barely walk.” Not wasting any more time, she received an MRI immediately after the round in Paraguay. It showed two herniated discs in her lower back, causing aches in her legs and back.
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Schmid had an itch that her spring season was over before it began. Schmid was forced to sit out of all three tournaments that IU women’s golf participated in 2020 before COVID-19 brought the season to a halt. She wanted to compete, but she said she realizes
time away from competition is the best medicine. “I couldn’t do the workouts anymore because the weights would just make it worse,” Schmid said. “So I started therapy instead.” Schmid is rehabbing her back in hopes to be ready for September but knows rush-
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on four phases of the disease: susceptibility, exposure, infection and recovery. Purdue faculty designed a patient flow model, which shows how COVID-19 patients move around hospitals and what resources they use, such as beds, ventilators and personal protective equipment, team leader and Purdue Krannert School of Management assistant professor Pengyi Shi said in the release. “This effort shows the incredible talent and hard working nature of our faculty, and it also shows how Hoosiers come together from across the state for the benefit of the Indiana community,” Kelley School of Business Dean Idalene Kesner said in the release. The combination of these two models allows IU Health to adjust operations in its COVID-19 surge plan, according to the release. These measures include canceling elective surgeries, transforming surgery rooms into intensive care units, shipping ventilators between regions and setting up temporary hospitals. “The rapid adjustments that have been made throughout the IU Health system in order to accommodate patient surge have been nothing short of astonishing,” Krannert School Dean David Hummels said in the release. “This is one of the times where they have to try many new things, very quickly, and put an enormous amount of trust in expertise that new systems are going to work.” ing the process would only hurt it. Once healthy, the two-time Big Ten women’s golfer of the week will be ready for her senior season. “I hope to get back as soon as possible,” Schmid said. “But my focus is on my health now. Once that improves, I’ll be back.”
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Mohamed Samy was supposed to go to the Olympics.
Now he’s training without water. By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_
He went to sleep every morning in Egypt at 5 a.m. to keep himself on Bloomington time with the pool on his mind. Sometimes, he dreamed of swimming — the early morning practices, training for the race of his life or hoping everything goes back to normal once again. In his waking hours, he was surrounded by water that he’s forbidden to enter. Mohamed Samy, a 23-year-old senior on IU’s swim team, was quarantined in Marsa Alam, Egypt, roughly 500 miles from his parent’s home in Cairo, until April 17. He was in a room by himself on the ground floor at the Three Corners Happy Life Beach Resort. His mom was two doors down the hall and at first he couldn’t see her. The 2020 Olympics, scheduled for this summer in Tokyo, were postponed and rescheduled for summer 2021 due to COVID-19. After spending years working to qualify, Samy still hopes to compete, but he needs to find a new way to train. The hotel has a pool, and the Red Sea just beyond. He could see the water from his balcony, but the quarantine didn’t allow him to get any closer. Samy traded early morning practices in Bloomington for his early morning dry land workout routine in Egypt, including weights and core exercises such as pushups, burpees and squats. When he’s not training, he still has to find time to finish his classes so he can graduate at the end of the semester with a Bachelor’s of Science in Intelligent Systems Engineering. Hotel staff brought him his food each day. He tried to talk to his friends online and constantly checked for news on when he could return to the water and his normal training. He wasn’t allowed to leave his room. He doesn’t know when he can get in a pool next. But whenever that is, Samy is doing everything he can to be ready. * * * Samy used to cry at the thought of getting in the water. When he was 3 years old and in nursery school, his class went to a pool. He hated putting his face in the water. He remembers when he started swimming at age 7. It took time to feel comfortable in the water. His mom, Sahar Ali Arafa, was a swimmer until age 16. He played basketball and enjoyed karate, but he kept swimming. He overcame his fear and found a love for the sport. Now whenever he’s bored, he tosses some water on his face. “He’s a swimmer,” Al Arafa said. But when he jumped in the water March 12 in Bloomington, his senior year at IU was winding down. Samy couldn’t focus on his swimming. Even if he knew the cancellation of his season was coming, it certainly didn’t seem real. Samy had just left a team meeting before the start of that day’s practice. IU swimming head coach Ray Looze delivered the news bluntly. Samy’s senior season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. His final NCAA championship meet was ripped away, and he didn’t know it yet, but that was just the start. Two days later, the university closed the Student Recreational Sports Center. He didn’t have a pool to practice in.
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Top Senior Mohamed Samy swims Jan. 25 in the 200-yard breaststroke in IU’s meet against Purdue at the Councilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center. Samy was set to represent Eygpt in Tokyo this summer before the Olympics were canceled due to the effects of COVID-19. COURTESY PHOTO
Bottom A playset sits in a pool outside the Three Corners Happy Life Beach Resort in Marsa Alam, Egypt. Mohamed Samy can see the Red Sea from his hotel room.
A week later, the International Olympic Committee announced it would postpone the summer games too. “That day I was going into the water,” Samy said. “And I felt lost.” * * * Samy is a native of Cairo, Egypt, and a member of the Egyptian national swimming team. He swims freestyle, backstroke and individual medley events. He has focused on the 200-meter individual medley and the 100-meter freestyle for the Olympics. Samy holds the Egyptian national record in the 100-meter freestyle. He was 19 when he tried to make the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. He was 0.68 seconds away from qualifying. “My actual dream was I want to win a medal there,” Samy said. “It wasn’t just showing up there.” This summer he would have traveled to Tokyo, Japan, to represent his country in the Olympics. Now he won’t get to. With few athletes having access to proper training and borders closing across the world, Samy knew the postponement was coming. Looze tried to hold out hope for his Olympic swimmers, and told them to do what they could to keep training. But when the postponement was announced, relaying the news was much more difficult for Looze than the cancellation of the college season. Looze saw the years of effort Samy and the younger swimmers put in to reach this point, just
to have their dreams pushed back. “I think they expected it, but when the reality hit it was really rough for them,” Looze said. Every day when he woke up he checked social media and the internet for news on the Olympics. He saw the news online just as the rest of the world did. It was March 24, and he was still in Bloomington. IU coaches sent out an email soon after. Knowing the postponement was coming didn’t make it hurt any less. But at the moment he was just as worried about finding a way to get home. His mother and sister came to visit him in Bloomington during IU’s extended spring break. They were originally coming for his graduation and final NCAA championship meet. Both events were canceled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Samy could leave his house to take walks and drive to Kroger. But borders were closing around the world, and he wasn’t sure if he could get home. “I talked to the Egyptian Federation and asked if I should stay here or go back,” Samy said. “They said if it’s not affecting your academics or immigration, to come back would be the best and safest thing.” * * * There were only two flights back to Egypt. The Egyptian government gave priority to receive tickets given to citizens who already had plans to return to Egypt around that time. Samy was not one of
those people. He had always planned to stay in the U.S. until the Olympics. He was afraid he wouldn’t be able to get a ticket. Samy went to the Egyptian Swimming Federation and asked for help. The Federation worked with the Egyptian Embassy to try to get Samy a ticket. Samy would get his ticket on March 31. The flight was slated to leave from Washington D.C. two days later, and Samy was still in Bloomington. He and his family rented a car to make the 10-hour drive, and they made it in time. When he got to the gate at the airport, he thought they would be going to Cairo. Instead they went to Marsa Alam. He, and all the passengers coming in from the United States, were quarantined at the Three Corners Happy Life Beach Resort. He looked out from his balcony and saw what he dreamed of — water. Samy hasn’t been in a pool since the SRSC shut down in mid-March. He was just steps away from both the Red Sea and the hotel pool, but all he could do is look. He wasn’t allowed in either. There was no hotel staff to clean the rooms, instead they brought new sheets and towels to each room and supplies for residents to clean their rooms. The staff brought food to each of the quarantined residents, knocking on the door and leaving plates in the hall with no further communication. Early on, Samy had to talk to his mom on the phone each day even though they were two doors away. Doctors came down the halls twice a day to check on each room, ensuring the health of each resident in quarantine. When they knocked on the doors, Samy and his mother could see each other. They couldn’t talk for long, but they could wave. “This is my son, I want to visit to be sure he’s okay,” Al Arafa told doctors. Toward the end of the quarantine, doctors allowed Samy to leave his room to see his mother. He couldn’t take walks or go to the store. All Samy could do were his dry land exercises. During the first week of his quarantine, he woke up at noon after going to sleep at 5 a.m. to be ready for his classes. The longer he stayed in quarantine, he started to transition his body clock somewhere in between the time in Egypt and Indiana. His latest class started at 10 p.m. in Egypt, 4 p.m. in Bloomington, and he didn’t want to be exhausted on his Zoom call. His balcony was the only place with strong enough WiFi to make calls or use Zoom. He had a router installed midway through his first week of quarantine. His internet speed was only five megabytes per second at the hotel, compared to the one gigabyte per second he had in Bloomington. His Zoom classes are slow and get disrupted. He now has more time to play FIFA 20 on his PlayStation, but his players lag in online matches. Looze has team meetings on Zoom, and Samy hasn’t been able to join them. He hasn’t seen his teammates and coaches since he left. Samy left the Three Corners Happy Life hotel on April 17 and traveled with his family back to Cairo. He’s slowly incorporated runs into his workout routine. But he can’t swim, and that’s all he wants to do. He’s bored. He misses the water on his face.
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Former Jacksonville catcher commits to IU By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_
When Jacob Southern was given one more chance, he wanted to start somewhere new. Southern, a former Jacksonville University senior catcher, is from Orlando, Florida. And on Sunday, he announced his decision to transfer to IU, using his final year of eligibility granted by the NCAA as a result of of the spring season being canceled for COVID-19. “Oh my gosh, Indiana University, that’s Big Ten, that’s Power 5, that’s a top25 school,” Southern said. “I was honestly stunned when I heard they were interested in me.” He found out the NCAA canceled all sports during practice. His team was in the second inning of an intrasquad scrimmage, and MLB scouts were watching. So they finished practice — their final practice. They ended around 4:30 p.m. and went to the locker room. Southern sat there for three hours. He cried, he laughed with his teammates one last time and then cried again. He thought his career was over. Southern’s offense numbers steadily improved with each full season at Jacksonville. He played 19 games as a freshman before becoming a full-time starter. His RBIs doubled from his sophomore to junior year, and his batting average increased as well. Southern’s senior season started off slowly — just as his junior year had — but unlike the year before, he never had a chance to turn it around. He hadn’t done enough to warrant much serious MLB consideration. His senior year was supposed to be
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his last chance to do so. He thought he’d lost his last opportunity. That was until he saw the NCAA was discussing giving players one more year of eligibility as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Southern turned on tweet notifications for the NCAA so he could know the final decision the instant the news came out. He had a gut feeling the NCAA would approve the proposal because all reports in advance of the ultimate vote indicated it would. But he felt no relief until he saw the official announcement that the NCAA
had officially approved an extra year. “I get another senior season — I get another chance,” Southern said he thought when the announcement was made. Now stuck at home, Southern has his first break from baseball in 10 years. He hasn’t thrown a baseball since coming home. He’s taken runs around his neighborhood, installed a new chin-up bar recently and is looking to purchase a set of dumbbells to keep in shape. That gave him time to reflect on his time in Jacksonville and decide he didn’t want to go back.
Before the NCAA’s vote, Southern decided he wanted something new. He never traveled much in his life. Baseball had always gotten in the way. Southern felt that after four years in Jacksonville, he was ready for a change. He wanted to travel somewhere new, see new parts of the country. Originally, he thought he would play at a Division II level. Former coaches had convinced him to play for them. But when Southern put his name in the transfer portal, major Division I schools began to call. He was never expecting that.
IU pitching coach Justin Parker reached out to Southern. Parker used to coach at the University of Central Florida and had seen Southern play over his freshman and sophomore years. Parker wanted to bring him to Bloomington in the fall. Suddenly, Southern had one last chance to not just play baseball, but potentially work himself into MLB Draft consideration with a higher caliber program than what he had at Jacksonville. And on Sunday he chose IU, a school he had never visited before because of stay-at-home orders. IU head coach Jeff Mercer sent him a
virtual tour of the school and images of the weight room and academic facilities. Even without visiting, the virtual tour and photos were enough. Southern made a quick connection with Mercer and Parker and felt comfortable with the IU program, a program that gives him a new chance to live out his post-collegiate baseball dreams. “It definitely brings my hopes up a little bit more about baseball after college,” Southern said. “I know that the coaching staff at IU is going to elevate my game to something I couldn’t do on my own.”
TRACK AND FIELD
COVID-19 pandemic alters coaching, recruiting for IU By Luke Christopher Norton lcnorton@iu.edu | @lcnorton31
Athletic facilities may be closed along with the rest of IU’s campus, but doesn’t mean athletes were left in the dark with no guidance. But coaches must abide by certain rules outlined by the NCAA. IU track and field head coach Ron Helmer and his assistant coaches have remained in contact with their team while observing social distancing. Coaches can provide guidance and suggest workouts for athletes but cannot require athletes
to report back on those workouts. For instance, if an athlete completes a suggested workout, they cannot be required to record that workout. If athletes want to communicate with coaches about their workouts they can, but the discussion must be general in nature. “Professionally, I would say, it started off as kind of a nightmare,” throws coach Cory Martin said. Instead, coaches can spend a maximum of eight hours in online meetings per week with athletes but can email, call and text beyond
that. IU’s event coaches have meetings with their groups at least once per week, including Helmer, who works with distance and middledistance athletes. There has yet to be a full team meeting between Helmer and all 93 athletes on the team. Helmer said he is waiting to have a full meeting so that he can have more specific topics to discuss such as returning seniors. “Hopefully, within the not-too-distant future, there will be announcements about perhaps facilities
starting to open up,” Helmer said. “Things that are concrete, things that they can count on.” Some athletes have had access to equipment such as weights, while others do not because gyms and facilities on campus and in athletes’ communities have closed. Recruiting activities for the team have also continued during the stay-at-home orders. Sprinter Morgan Snow from Stafford, Virginia, and middle-distance runner Emily Sonderman from Greenwood, Indiana, both signed with IU on April 22.
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Students should request immediate housing refunds Brett Abbott (he/him) is a freshman in finance.
Given the cancellation of in-person classes and the closing of campus due to the coronavirus, IU has encouraged all able students to leave campus. To its credit, IU has announced that students living in dorms will be refunded a prorated portion of their housing costs. I applaud IU for this decision. I believe this is fair and equitable, at least for students living on campus. The problem with the refunds is they are not being issued immediately, rather they will automatically be given as credit on next semester’s bursar account. There is a way for affected students to access these refunds sooner, but that isn’t an automatic refund, it requires filling out a form as opposed to refunding them automatically. Why aren’t these refunds automatically issued to all students now, and why do students have to go through the effort to fill out a form if they want them now? I would assume most of the reason is the ease. By simply subtracting the amount students owe from next semester’s bill, IU does not have to go through a lengthy process ordering direct deposits for all students. IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said it makes the most sense to simply apply [the refunds] ahead if possible. He also noted that im-
mediate refunds were available for students through the form and emphasized that any students that are having problems with refunds should reach out to IU to resolve them. Carney said he is unsure of which IU account the money used for refunds is coming from. If students had that money in their hands, they could invest it and be earning that interest off of it for themselves. It’s not wise to invest in stocks and other volatile assets in this market if students are inexperienced, but there are a variety of fixed income vehicles such as Money Market Accounts, Certificate of Deposits and bonds that earn interest with little to no risk. Even if students don’t choose to invest, they shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to get money they deserve. By making it so students have to opt in to get their refund more immediately, IU knows many will not choose to, and the university will be able to keep that money on hand until fall. I encourage every student eligible for an advanced refund to do so. I trust that each individual knows best how to spend it themselves, whether it be to offset expenses or costs associated with the coronavirus, or simply to save, earn some interest and use it for next fall. brabbott@iu.edu
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Blame weak leadership for global hunger Kaitlyn Radde (she/her) is a sophomore in political science.
According to data from the World Food Program, a United Nations agency, the number of people who face food crises in 2020 is likely to double, ballooning from 135 million to 265 million. The effect is expected to be most acute in areas with high numbers of displaced people since these areas already experience serious food crises. But even in wealthy nations, millions who depend on their wages to buy food have lost their jobs. While the pandemic has slowed the global economy nearly to a halt, the increase in global food insecurity won’t ultimately be due to COVID-19. It will be the result of inefficient and inhumane practices. Many farms are destroying fresh food because they cannot sell it given that major buyers such as schools, restaurants and hotels are closed. Millions of gallons of milk and hundreds of thousands of eggs are being destroyed on a daily basis, not to mention vegetables
and beans. Some farmers are donating excess perishable food to local food pantries, but pantries can only absorb so much. Indiana farmers haven’t yet reported having to destroy food, and most are concerned about COVID-19’s impact on planting for next season. However, dropping prices and closed businesses have made that a possibility for the near future, especially for the state’s dairy farmers. Why can’t some excess food be exported or shipped to other parts of the country that need or have space for the food that is being destroyed? There are logistical problems, and many poorer countries have more laborintensive supply chains that could expose workers to COVID-19. The answer, however, is ultimately that it’s unprofitable, and there is no competent national or international governance to help farmers absorb the blow and distribute excess food. Farmers don’t want to be wasteful — the New York Times reported on farmers fighting back tears as they dumped thousands of pounds of food. But they are
unwilling to go further into the red to ship the groceries to people who need it when those people cannot pay. The first major obstacle here is money — hungry people don’t have the money to buy food, and farmers don’t have or won’t spend the money to get it to them if they won’t make a profit. The second is supply chain disruption, leaving even those with jobs or money wondering whether enough food will even come to their areas due to poor distribution. Both of these problems can and should be addressed by competent national and international governance. Federal governments and intergovernmental organizations could facilitate the transportation of the food in question to areas that need it. Most importantly, they could pay farmers and facilitate repayments, loans or grants for the countries and organizations that need to pay later. This could save millions of lives and prevent massive amounts of waste, especially for foods such as eggs and beans, which have a relatively long shelf life but
are being destroyed for financial reasons. The solution to — or, more realistically, the mitigation of — a global food crisis of this magnitude is not simple. However, addressing this problem is also not impossible, and the fact that massive destruction of food is occurring at the same time as hundreds of millions of people go hungry is unconscionable. We are told that the invisible hand of the market is rational and efficient, but putting profit over people generates unreasonable and unnecessary waste. The invisible hand doesn’t do much for people who are starving. It doesn’t do much for people who lose their jobs and their health care all at once due to a pandemic. Regulations exist to protect the people who are otherwise crushed by the invisible hand that isn’t as all-knowing and rational as some economists want it to be, either through neglect or exploitation. If a crisis of this magnitude is not the time for governments to step up, there is no such time. kradde@iu.edu
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JERRETT’S JUDGEMENTS
No, Karen, ‘Karen’ is not a slur for white women
Is voting third party in November a vote for Trump? Maybe.
Liam O’Sullivan (he/him) is a senior in film.
Slurs are one of the prickliest facets of dialogue surrounding social politics. Who gets to use them and in what context is a constant driver of social discourse, especially online. Who’s being discriminated against now? Apparently, white women. What began as a meme has been declared by writer Julie Bindel as a bona fide slur: Karen. Or to be charitably sensitive, K*ren. “Can I speak to your manager?” a Karen might ask. “I don’t like rap music, it’s very urban,” a Karen might say. If you can imagine a stereotypical, uppermiddle class white woman saying it, that’s Karen-talk. This could be seen as an extension of “blancofemophobia,” an absolute mess of a word coined by Claire Lehmann, founder of the right-wing magazine Quillette. It refers to prejudice against white women which is funny in and out of context. A word for Karens, by Karens. So why do these white women want a slur? They are not acting in good faith. Slurs are words that are almost exclusively used to demean and belittle entire groups of disenfranchised people. It plays heavily into social power dynamics. For example, a largely reclaimed slur such as “queer” was used to insult LGBTQ people in previous decades. In the last 30 or so years, LG-
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BTQ people have begun using the word among themselves. It’s been so thoroughly reclaimed to the point that Netlfix named a show “Queer Eye” without controversy. Contrast that with the nword. It’s commonly accepted that black people have reclaimed the word to use with each other. If a non-black person uses it, that’s a massive faux pas at best, and grossly racist at worst. Karen will never carry the weight of the n-word. As John Mulaney said in “New in Town,” his 2016 comedy special, “If you’re comparing the badness of two words and you won’t even say one of them, that’s the worse word.” There’s a certain mystique to being able to say a slur without social consequence. The fact of the matter is that there aren’t actually slurs used specifically against white women. They’ve had a high place in the social hierarchy for such a long time that there are few
demographics who can create slurs to demean them in the first place. Sexist language certainly exists, but it isn’t exclusively used against white women. Sexism comes in a lot of different colors. The strategy here seems to be to police the language of people criticizing conservatives. 53% of white women voted for President Donald Trump in 2016. Overwhelmingly, you could call these women Karens. If the leftleaning young people using “Karen” to taunt people online can be dismissed as racist, discourse can be shut down. There we have this naked tactic of appropriating identity politics for political ends. Thankfully, precious few people seem to be taking it seriously. It’s a bit comforting that most people were able to rightfully laugh off this embarrassing episode of misguided concern. liamosul@indiana.edu
The Democratic presidential primary has come to a close, with Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., dropping out of the race on April 8 and endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden on April 13. Now Biden, the presumptive nominee, can turn his focus and energy toward defeating President Donald Trump in November. Prominent Sanders supporters are divided on whether to join him in supporting Biden. Bhaskar Sunkara, the founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine, tweeted on April 22 that he plans to vote for likely Green Party presidential nominee Howie Howkins in the general election. Linguist and professor Noam Chomsky said in an interview with The Intercept’s Medhi Hasan on April 15 that not voting for Biden in a swing state is the same as voting for Trump. Third-party candidates, especially Hawkins, who has more in common politically with Biden than Trump, could pull enough votes away from Biden in swing states. This would award Trump their electoral votes and another term as president. The most famous example of something like this happening was in 2000 when Democratic nominee Al Gore lost Florida, and the White House, to former President
George Bush byy 537 votes. All eight of the third-party hird-party tickets on the ballot ot that year in Florida received ed more than 537 votes, technically chnically making every one of them a spoiler er for Gore. However, er, it is usually Ralph h Nader, the Green Party c a n d i d at e, who is stuck with the blame.. But why is Gore’s loss the fault of Nader and the 97,488 Floridians who voted for him? The goal of any presidential candidate is to appeal to as broad of a coalition as possible, and it is the job of every political party to nominate a candidate who can do just that. There is no guarantee that, had Nader not been on the ballot in 2000, any of his voters would have voted for Gore. The system of single-winner plurality that is almost universally adopted throughout the country has resulted in a U.S. electoral arena that pits two major parties against one another and leaves third parties to exist only as spoilers. Most advanced democracies, in comparison, have some sort of proportional voting system that better represents the diversity of public opinion. Rather than focusing on winning over third-party voters as November approaches, Biden and the Democratic Party should instead look toward turning out nonvoters, especially those who voted for
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former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but stayed home in 2016. Despite common misconceptions concerning their so-called privilege, nonvoters are disproportionately lower income and nonwhite. With the right messaging, and perhaps the adoption of some new and specially-tailored policies, Biden could bring far more nonvoters into his campaign than he could ever pull from third party candidates. Voting third party in November is not an actual vote for Trump, but it may serve to deflate the vote total of Biden and win the Republican Party another four years in the White House. Voters, especially those in states that are likely to be decided by a small margin, should take this into consideration when deciding how to cast their vote. jerralex@iu.edu
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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. Helen Hempfling, Pastor
Wesleyan (Nazarene, Free Methodist) Central Wesleyan Church 518 W. Fourth St. 812-336-4041
4thstwesleyanchurch.org Facebook: Central Wesleyan Church of Bloomington, Indiana Sunday School: 10 a.m. 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. Michael Magruder, Pastor Joe Shelton, Church Secretary
Quaker Bloomington Religious Society of Friends 3820 Moores Pike (West of Smith Rd.) 812-336-4581
bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. 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
Independent Baptist Lifeway Baptist Church 7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 • lifewaybaptistchurch.org Facebook • LifewayEllettsville
Christine Carver, Meeting Clerk
Lutheran (LCMS)
607 E. Seventh St. (Corner of 7th & Fess) 812-336-5387 • indianalutheran.com
facebook.com/ULutheranIU @uluindiana on Instagram
Sunday
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. Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108, barnabas@indiana.edu barnabas.so.indiana.edu * Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.
St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th St. 812-339-5561 • hoosiercatholic.org
Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (During Academic Year) Korean Mass 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6 p.m.
Weekday Mass Times Monday - Saturday: 12:15 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 9 p.m. St. Paul Catholic Center is a diverse community rooted in the saving compassion of Jesus Christ, energized by His Sacraments, and nourished by the liturgical life of His Church. Rev. Patrick Hyde, O.P., Administrator and Director of Campus Ministry Rev. Dennis Woerter, O.P. Associate Pastor Rev. Reginald Wolford, O.P., Associate Pastor
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. Reverend Mary Ann Macklin, Senior Minister
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
studentview.Ids.org/Home. aspx/Home/60431 Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society lds.org Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 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
mybkbc.org facebook.com/mybkbc/ Sunday: 10:30 a.m. 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.
Jason Pak
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Student film festival moved online By Lauren McLaughlin lrmclaug@iu.edu | @LaurenM30831042
IU Cinema moved its student film festival, Montage: A Celebration of Moving Pictures, online after COVID-19 disrupted the spring semester. The festival will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday. The program, comprised of 13 films, will last about an hour and a half, according the IU Cinema website. The event is free, and attendees can find a link to access the festival on the website. Viewers can stream the program until May 3. There will be an introduction via Zoom by IU Cinema founding director Jon Vickers, Cinema Academy director Craig Erpelding and Alexa Enoch, an IU senior and president of the Student Cinema Guild. Following the screenings there will be a student award ceremony over Zoom at 8:40 p.m. Those interested can sign up for both Zoom sessions on the website. Erpelding said this is the event’s second year. Students could only submit films they finished between the 2019 spring semester and the 2020 spring semester, said Andrew Behringer, the assistant director of the Cinema Academy. Enoch said students could submit their own work or professors could submit it. “They’ve been looking forward to this for a long
time,” Behringer said of the students. “We wanted to make sure and still give not only them but the community at large the chance to see their accomplishments.” Erpelding said students rely on film festivals to put their work out in the world. Festivals such as Sundance, the largest independent film festival, receive more than 14,000 submissions every year, according to the Film Independent website.
“It’s important that anyone interested in cinema or cinema students at IU get the recognition that they deserve. This takes so much hard work, and the fact that they’re still putting that on is really meaningful to IU students.” Alexa Enoch, president of the Student Cinema Guild
The Cinema Academy helped put together the Montage film festival so students would have the opportunity to showcase their work in a film festival. Behringer said 13 films for Thursday’s program were selected from over 50 submissions. He said if the event were on campus, the Cin-
Soul Revue accepts virtual auditions By Skye McLaughlin sdmclaug@iu.edu | @skyemcl
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Students film the movie “Graduation” directed by Clarisse Gamblin on Sept. 14, 2019. The movie will be shown at IU’s student film festival Montage on Thursday.
ema Academy would have shown all 50 films in the Franklin Hall Commons before the select showing later that night. Instead, links for all films will be available on the Cinema Academy website. Erpelding said another festival goal is to place students out in the job market. IU Cinema and the Cinema Academy invited around 12 alumni who are connected to the film industry to judge the festival. The alumni include Dave Neustadter, a producer for movies such as “The Nun” and the Annabelle movies, and Jessica Petelle, a producer for TV shows such as
“The Shannara Chronicles” and “V-Wars.” This gives students the opportunity to connect with alumni and potentially find a job, Erpelding said. Erpelding said the online showing will likely attract more viewers than last year’s in-person viewing because people are at home and anyone with the internet can view the festival. “Everybody wants to be able to engage even during this time,” he said. Behringer said he does not think the move to a virtual showing will affect viewers’ enjoyment or analysis.
“I think that it will almost be more special in a way because it now is heavily contrasting with the mundaneness of what our existence has been,” he said. Enoch said she did not submit anything this year, but she is glad the Cinema Academy and IU Cinema decided to continue with the event. “I still think it’s important that anyone interested in cinema or cinema students at IU get the recognition that they deserve,” she said. “This takes so much hard work, and the fact that they’re still putting that on is really meaningful to IU students.”
IU Soul Revue is conducting virtual auditions for its fall 2020 ensemble. Students auditioning must complete an online audition form and submit an audition video by May 15. IU Soul Revue is a black music ensemble that performs R&B, soul, funk and contemporary black popular music, according to the group’s page on IU’s website. The ensemble is a two-credit-hour course offered through the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, so students earn credit. After completing the online audition form, students must record a 1-2 minute video performing a song of their choice, preferably an R&B selection. Vocalists and performers must follow the performance with an a cappella version of the National Anthem. Students will receive a confirmation email with further information after submitting their audition forms, according to the online application. Students may need to schedule an aural and sight reading skills test. Students can contact IU Soul Revue Director James Strong via email at jamestro@indiana.edu with any questions.
IDS Resource Guide IU Department Updates
Tips for managi ng your off-camp us lease during COVID-1 9 Even if you follow all of the steps below, you may still have to pay rent for the rest of the lease term. Following these steps will minimize any additional damages the landlord may try to claim.
1. Read your lease
5. Minimize the amount you have to pay
Is there anything in it about early lease termination?
If you move out without agreeing to terminate the lease:
2. Ask about a lease buyout
a. Remove ALL of your belongings and thoroughly clean the unit when you leave.
Will your landlord agree to a buyout of the lease, meaning will they agree to terminate the lease for some extra lump sum payment of rent? Talk to your landlord.
b. Take clear pictures and video of the clean unit. c. Transfer utilities back to the landlord’s name. d. Notify the landlord in writing as described in item three. e. Arrange to turn in your keys to the landlord.
3. Early move-out Notify your landlord in writing if you move out early.
4. Lease termination If your landlord agrees to a lease termination, get it in writing.
You can schedule an appointment with Student Legal Services to discuss your situation in more detail by calling 812-855-7867.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 — Slow and listen. Domestic matters have your focus. If one direction doesn’t work, try another. Share patience and compassion, especially with family. Rest and reconsider. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7 — You’re learning quickly, although sometimes the hard way. Adapt communications for blockages or delays. Reschedule carefully. Expect the unexpected. Share vital information with clarity. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8 — Stay practical with finances. Adapt to new circumstances. Estimate what’s needed and adjust budgets to suit. A sense of humor is worth gold.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8 — Adapt to shifting circumstances with your industry or profession. Teamwork helps with a test or challenge. Collaborate with your crew to navigate unexpected waters. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 — Determine the best direction for your educational journey. Review financial and practical considerations. Anticipate changes and wait for developments. Details still need to be resolved. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 — Strategize with your partner to manage finances. Tempers could be short. Have patience with each other. Some ideas don’t work. Two heads are better than one.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 9 — Take charge. Self-discipline is required. Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. Talk is cheap and misunderstandings abundant. Patiently persist.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 9 — Collaboration is key. Keep your cool despite rampant misunderstandings. Provide support and partnership in unexpected conditions. Talk later. Focus on priorities. Together, you’re stronger.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 — Abandon preconceptions and assumptions. Things may not be as they seem. Defer gratification when needed. Get privately productive. Make flexible plans and adapt.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 — Slow around sharp corners. Watch your step carefully with shifting conditions and terrain. Proceed with caution. Use gentleness rather than force. Exercise clears your head.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8 — Revise team strategies to adapt for current changes. Delays, breakdowns or miscommunications could frustrate things. Patiently clarify and untangle. Together, you’re a powerful force.
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