TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016
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Man, 41, arrested for sex offense City resident arrested for fondling minors From IDS reports
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A 41-year-old Bloomington man was arrested early Monday on sex offense charges for fondling twin 17-year-old brothers during math tutoring sessions. Richard Johnston faces felony charges of child seduction and sexual battery and is being held at the Monroe County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail. Johnston was allegedly inappropriately touching the boys’ backs and thighs while he tutored them at a table in a number of public places, including a restaurant and grocery store, Bloomington Police Department Lt. Brad Seifers said. The two brothers told police they would meet with Johnston one to two times a week for the tutoring sessions, and that the fondling had been taking place since February. BPD initially received the complaint from a person who reported witnessing the inappropriate touching. Officers used surveillance footage to corroborate the story, Seifers said. Johnston admitted to touching the boys, Seifers said. Authorities asked Johnston if he thought he had ever crossed any boundaries with the boys. “I do now,” Johnston said. Samantha Schmidt
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Jad Abumrad shares his radio experience with audiences Monday at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Abumrad is a host and a producer of Radiolab. The IU Media School invited Abumrad to its speaker series.
Radiolab host Jad Abrumrad explored storytelling and the creative process in the final lecture of the Media School Speaker Series. By Laurel Demkovich lfdemkov@indiana.edu | @laureldemkovich
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ue a recording of upset stomachs. When you have big ideas or you want to change the world it’s sometimes hard to figure out which way to go, Jad Abumrad told audience members Monday. “No one talks about the way that feels, the crappy, queasy space we all have to swim through when you don’t know what you’re doing,” Abumrad said. Using audio and visuals, Abumrad, founder and host of Radiolab, spoke at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on why this “gut churn” is essential to the
creative process. Abumrad created Radiolab in 2002 after studying creative writing and music composition at Oberlin College. Radiolab is a public radio show that reaches more than one million people each week. Each episode of Radiolab takes a specific topic and looks deeper into it using storytelling and music. Cue ominous music from Richard Wagner’s The Ring Cycle. Abumrad said he made a deal with himself that every third story he ends up in what his team calls the German Forest. “This is a state, again just thinking about your body, it’s full on fight or flight, gastric acid coming out of your
eyeballs,” Abumrad said. Abumrad said spending time in this place filled with nerves and uncertainty can feel like the worst moment of his life. Eventually, he learns to embrace it, and the time feeling this way can lead to creating the best work. It’s important to have moments of your worst fear before you can experience the best, Abumrad said. Cue space music. Abumrad shared a moment from when he and his co-host, Robert Krulwich, spoke in Seattle. Standing on stage ready to talk, Abumrad goes to his laptop to start the presentation SEE RADIO, PAGE 8
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
IU’s historic season ends at Notre Dame By Teddy Bailey eebailey@indiana.edu | @TheTeddyBailey
With 1:31 remaining in the third quarter, junior forward Karlee McBride was called for a hard foul on a fast break after an IU turnover. The home Irish crowd was appalled. McBride was booed for the remainder of the game, despite her sister, Kayla, starring for Notre Dame. The reason for the boisterous response to McBride’s foul was not necessarily the severity of the play, but the tightness of the game at the time. Although the Hoosiers eventually lost 87-70, they trailed by only six at the time of the foul. The 32-1 Irish feature six McDonald’s All-Americans, compared to the absence of any on the Hoosier side. The expectations for IU were quite low with Notre Dame having lost just three home games in the previous five seasons. The Hoosiers made it a game, though. Seventeen points from
NO. 1 NOTRE DAME 87, NO. 9 IU 70 Points Gassion, McBride, 17 Rebounds Royster, 10 Assists Gassion, 8 McBride and Alexis Gassion, as well as 10 points and 10 rebounds from freshman forward Kym Royster, was enough to give the Irish a run for their money. “I’m really proud of our team,” IU Coach Teri Moren said. “It was disappointing, and we never give in to moral victories, but I thought as far as our toughness tonight, we were the toughest team on the floor.” McBride’s foul was in a critical juncture of the game. IU had sparked a 12-1 run to close the gap to just 56-54 midway through the third frame before Notre Dame scored two quick baskets. “It’s just part of the atmosphere,” McBride said of the crowd’s response. “It’s the NCAAs. Everyone SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 8
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Kym Royster plays during the NCAA Tournament on Monday. IU lost against Notre Dame 87-70.
Cinema to screen ‘By Blood’ By TJ Jaeger tjaeger@indiana.edu | @TJ_Jaeger
Because of the strong racial implications and questions presented in his film, Marcos Barbery said audiences have had many different reactions. At one film festival, he said some viewers had to walk out because they said they were angry with what they saw. At another film festival, he and his co-director Sam Russell had to sit in the aisle due to a sold-out screening. Barbery and Russell will be present when “By Blood,” their 2015 documentary following the Freedmen of Cherokee tribes, screens today at the IU Cinema. Barbery said they tried to be as objective as possible when following the Freedmen, the descendants of African slaves sold to Native American tribes who were later granted citizenship in an 1866 treaty. “When we think of Native Americans, we tend to think of them as victims,” he said. “But there’s this untold story, which is the history of oppression around folks who perhaps suffered even worse: the slaves held by Native American tribes.” The documentary focuses on recent developments in these tribes, he said. Despite the 1866 treaty, ethnically Cherokee members have been advocating to remove the Freedmen from their tribes and cut off their financial benefits. Native American tribes have gained many rights from the federal government in the past 20 years. Barbery said this has given Cherokees the sovereignty to decide who is and isn’t a citizen of their tribe. Although losing financial benefits is a large reason the Freedmen are fighting for citizenship, Barbery said their film also emphasizes their untold history and the loss of identity they are facing. Prior to researching the topic, SEE FILM, PAGE 8