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By Alexa Chryssovergis
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In recent years, Indianapolis has been known for its increasingly high murder rates per capita, but Rep. John Bartlett, D-Indianapolis, has proposed a solution to the violence: bringing back school prayer. Bartlett authored legislation this session that would protect — but not force — students of any faith who wish to pray during the school day. It would prohibit any potential discrimination against students expressing their religion before, during and after school. Bill 1024 is now sitting at Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk, awaiting his signature. “It’s important, I think, we look at our society and where we are today, and we make adjustments and try to make things better,” Bartlett said. A provision of the bill also encourages schools to include curriculum that teaches students about an array of world religions if the school has the resources to afford to do so. There’s nothing in the bill that would make it mandatory for students to pray, Bartlett said. It merely requires that schools allow time throughout the day for students to pray. Bartlett said “communicating with a higher power” can teach important skills of conflict resolution to students. Though the Constitution already delineates the freedom for individuals to express their religion, Bartlett said he thinks it’s important to reinforce those freedoms at a state level.
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IU TREASURES IU Day encourages alumni to give back to University
From IDS reports
IU soared to the top-trending items on Twitter on Wednesday for the second year of “#IUDay.” IU Day is a worldwide celebration of everything IU, said Matt Kargian, the director of strategic communication and projects at the IU Foundation. There were a variety of activities being offered across campuses, like a scavenger hunt at the Bloomington campus where students were tasked with following IU-related clues.
Last year the event raised around $11 million, and more than 9 million people participated. This year, according to the IU Foundation website, here are the top five crowdfunding campaigns as of 7 p.m. Wednesday: 1. IU Marching Hundred 2. IU Alumni Association Alumni Communities Scholarship 3. Lilly Family School of Philanthropy 4. IU Day: Indiana Daily Student Campaign
5. IU Alumni Association Above & Beyond Kargian said people often underestimate how much money IU alumni bring in each year and said their money makes up a large portion of program funding. He encouraged everyone to donate and help celebrate IU Day with their charity. Dominick Jean and Cody Thompson PHOTOS BY REBECCA MEHLING | IDS ILLUSTRATION BY MAIA RABENOLD | IDS
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Grunwald opens new BFA, MFA student thesis exhibitions By Sanya Ali siali@indiana.edu | @siali13
The latest round of Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions opened Tuesday at the Grunwald Gallery. The works on display range from photography to painting and more and included the work of MFA students Kelvin Burzon and Mitch Raney. Each exhibiting MFA artist will speak during a gallery talk starting at noon Friday at the gallery. Burzon said his work, collected under the title “Noli Me Tangere,” comes from a larger body of work with a thematic focus on how Catholic identity and homosexuality can coexist. “I take religious narratives, characters and language that root from growing up as a Roman Catholic Filipino and re-contextualize them using LGBT community members,” Burzon said. His photographs depict traditionally religious icons, including prolific saints and prophets, re-imagined using friends, family and other members of the LGBT
community as models with elaborate costuming and colored light. The work has opened the door for conversation and the unity of two identities, Burzon said. “This body of work has been a cathartic experience,” Burzon said. “I was hesitant to face the subject matter or this existential crisis of being in conflicting communities, but this work made a space for me to do just that. In the space of my artistic practice I’m able to exist harmoniously as both being religious and being queer.” The works were inspired in part by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Burzon said he had never before felt the need to take a political or activist stance in his work in this way, but the RFRA made him feel compelled to speak out. “This event made it difficult for me to avoid the conflicts I was experiencing inside and out,” Burzon said. “I’m inspired by my upbringing as a Filipino Catholic as well as the diverse and colorful people in my queer community. SEE GRUNWALD, PAGE 6
SOFTBALL
IU falters late in Kentucky loss By Cameron Drummond cpdrummo@iu.edu | @cdrummond97
Like so many other times this season, IU softball was right there with its opponent. Close games against then-No. 24 Fresno State and then-No. 25 Ohio State, among others, had promising starts and disappointing endings. IU played a near-perfect first five innings against No. 20 Kentucky on Wednesday night. Sophomore pitcher Emily Kirk allowed only one run to the Wildcats. Freshman utility player Katie Lacefield made a pair of sensational grabs at third base to keep the Wildcats off the scoreboard. Junior outfielder Rebecca Blitz hit three singles, picked up an RBI and scored a run, and IU led Kentucky 2-1. Then the sixth inning happened. Four singles, a walk and a pitching change later and the Hoosiers had lost their lead for good in what became a 6-2 loss to the Wildcats. “I think we could’ve won that game,” IU Coach Michelle Gardner said. “A couple of unfortunate things happened, but I was actually very happy with my team.” For the majority of Wednesday night’s game at Andy Mohr Field,
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Sophomore pitcher Emily Kirk winds up in attempt to put some K’s in the scorebook against No. 20 Kentucky on Wednesday. The Hoosiers fell to the Wildcats 6-2.
IU appeared to be the better team. The Hoosiers wasted no time taking the lead. After an infield single by Blitz and a walk drawn by senior infielder CaraMia Tsirigos in the first, the table was set for junior infielder Taylor Uden. Uden singled to the right side of the infield to score Blitz and give IU an early 1-0 lead. “Our mindset was to go out and attack early,” Blitz said. “We can hit anyone.” The Wildcats were quick to respond with a run of their own in the second. Senior outfielder
NO. 20 KENTUCKY 6, IU 2 Hits Blitz, 3 Walks Tsirigos, 2 RBI Blitz and Uden, 1
Breanne Ray recorded the first of her three RBI on a single, and Kentucky put up three hits in the inning. IU would eventually regain the lead in the fourth, though it could’ve done so earlier. Blitz’s SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 6
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