Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017

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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

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Night Moves owner boxed in By Emily Ernsberger emelerns@indiana.edu | @emilyerns

The property owners of local strip club Night Moves accepted an $800,000 purchasing offer from the City of Bloomington on Thursday. The property is located at 1730 S. Walnut St. Property owners Larry and Cathy Holtz agreed to the purchase on the stipulation that a Phase 2 environmental study be conducted prior to approval from the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission, according to a release from the city. If all conditions are approved and the results of the environmental study are accepted by the city, the sale would be complete in about 90 days. Rodney Domer, owner of Night Moves, has 15 business days to match or top the city’s offer on the property. Domer has the right to first refusal of the purchase, which allows him to make an offer to the Holtzes before the offer is finalized. The redevelopment commission has 30 business days from the agreement to approve the sale. Domer, who has managed Night Moves for 12 years, said he believes the city will have to honor the remaining three years on the lease he has with the building. He said he also hopes he receives assistance from the city and the Holtzes if the strip club is forced to relocate. Though he would ideally like to stay in the current location, Domer said he has kept a good relationship with the Holtzes since the purchase agreement talks. “He will work with us either way,” said Domer, referring to Larry Holtz. However, the zoning laws in

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The IU Safe and Civil Director Rafi Khalid Hasan II explains the theme of this year’s black history celebration, which is “Black History Month: Her-Story.”

STAYING VIGILANT Bloomington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration brings community together By Christine Fernando ctfernan@indiana.edu | @christinetfern

A crowd gathered in the rain as the sound of children’s voices and guitar strumming emanated from the BuskirkChumley Theater. “Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me around,” the children sang as their parents clapped along and younger siblings strained to see from atop their fathers’ shoulders. Jim Sims, president of the Monroe County branch of the NAACP, said this was his favorite part of the 2017 City of Bloomington Martin Luther

King Jr. Birthday Celebration on Monday. “It was just great seeing those kids stand up and sing about this cause,” he said. “They’re the future, the future of this movement.” In addition to the children’s choir, the celebration involved a play by the Scribes of Stages Bloomington, speakers, a performance by the African American Choral Ensemble and the recognition of those who volunteered in honor of King. Sims said this legacy involved building communities out of divisiveness. The celebration was

designed to remember and honor King’s legacy. “It all promotes community building,” Sims said. “It’s to bring different facets, different levels, different backgrounds, different people together in order to celebrate the virtues and teachings of Dr. King.” House manager Grace Hertz said these teachings transcend time and are important for people to hold onto today. If people neglect to follow King’s teachings, she said the consequences could be severe. “I think it’s important to

be vigilant about remembering Dr. King and to be aware of the issues going on in our own community,” she said. “I think if we lose that vigilance, there’s a danger that we’ll just become complacent to these real and pressing issues.” Leslie Samuel, a member of the African American Choral Ensemble and an IU sophomore, said her identity as a black woman makes these issues even more pressing in her own life. “People who look like me have not always had certain SEE MLK DAY, PAGE 5

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hoosiers use defense to hold off Rutgers By Zain Pyarali zpyarali@iu.edu | @ZainPyarali

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Lee Feinstein, dean of the School of Global and International Studies, talks about his new position on the Holocaust Memorial Council. He discussed his background as the former ambassador to Poland and expressed his excitement for the new position Friday afternoon.

Obama appoints IU dean to Holocaust Memorial Council By Dominick Jean drjean@indiana.edu | @dominojean

In one of his last moves before he leaves office, President Obama confirmed his presidential appointment of Lee Feinstein, the dean for the IU School of Global and International Studies, to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Feinstein, who was also the U.S. ambassador to Poland from 2009 to 2012, said he was proud when he began the process of joining those already on the council for the Holocaust Memorial Museum. “I was very proud,” Feinstein said. “I feel like the mission of the museum is more important than ever.” Feinstein said the museum and the council that manages it have a responsibility to raise awareness of

mass killings and genocide around the world and to help prevent them in the future. The council functions like a board of trustees, Feinstein said. It reviews finances and the strategic mission of the museum, and the members work on subcommittees. Feinstein will be working on the Committee on Conscience while on the council. “That’s the arm of the museum which raises awareness on the danger of mass killings,” Feinstein said. Feinstein said for him the position was more than just a post — it also means something personal. Before World War I, Feinstein’s own grandparents fled Poland, where he would later return as an ambassador. While his grandparents managed

to flee the country, their family and friends died when the Nazis established their death camps in Poland in later years, he said. “It’s got a personal family connection,” Feinstein said. That family connection and his time in international politics have informed Feinstein’s beliefs and research, he said. Feinstein, in conjunction with a fellow scholar, Tod Lindberg, has conducted research and co-authored papers on preventing genocide and mass killings in the past. “Part of it is changing the way how people think,” Feinstein said. Feinstein said he is also determined to raise awareness and to promote a responsibility to protect SEE HOLOCAUST, PAGE 5

Defense wins games, and the IU men’s basketball team witnessed that against Rutgers on Sunday firsthand. In the past five games IU has relied heavily on its offense to keep the Hoosiers in games, and IU has ultimately lost four of those five games. However, on Sunday afternoon when the shots weren’t falling and IU was just four-for-22 from beyond the arc, it was the 21 forced turnovers by the Hoosier defense that led them past the Scarlet Knights, 76-57. IU moved to 2-3 in Big Ten play and 12-6 overall. “Really that’s what we focus on because that’s when we’re at best and able to just run out because we have so many athletes on our team,” junior guard James Blackmon Jr. said. “That’s our main focus, and I feel like we did that tonight.” Good defense leads to good offense, and IU was able to score 33 points off the 21 Rutgers turnovers compared to just 10 points scored off turnovers for the Scarlet Knights. After a slow start for IU, going down nine points six minutes into the game, the defense started to intensify and sophomore forward OG Anunoby proved how valuable he is on the other side of the ball. Before the Rutgers game, IU Coach Tom Crean said there’s another gear Anunoby can get to and he and the coaching staff are working hard to get it to come out more consistently. Against Rutgers that second gear was on full display.

IU 76, RUTGERS 57 Points Blackmon, 16 Steals Anunoby, 7 Assists Newkirk, 5 IU had 14 steals on the afternoon, and Anunoby recorded half of them. His seven steals ties him for the fourth most steals all time in a single IU game and led to 21 fast-break points for the Hoosiers, including three transition dunks for the potential NBA lottery pick. “OG is so athletic and creative. He posts many problems,” Rutgers Coach Steve Pikiell said. “Their offensive numbers are off the charts every year. They shoot 3s they make free throws and are efficient. Anunoby is just another big problem we have to prepare for in a game like this among many.” Anunoby said playing harder on defense by jumping the gaps and playing more aggressively with their hands led to monstrous turnaround after starting the game poorly. Rutgers’ offense isn’t going to blow any Big Ten team away, and after the first six minutes when the Scarlet Knights were scoring 1.4 points per possession, the Hoosiers held them to 42 points for the final 34 minutes of the game. The 21 turnovers the Hoosiers forced were a season-high and the most in a conference game since they forced 21 against Iowa on Jan. 24, 2010, although Sunday was the first time all year IU was out-rebounded by its opponent. Rutgers grabbed the edge, 38-29, SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 5


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