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President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Farm Bureau building Sept. 27. Trump discussed the new tax haul plan.
Overhauled Trump invites Donnelly to tax speech, proceeds to threaten opposition By Jesse Naranjo and Katelyn Haas news@idsnews.com | @idsnews
INDIANAPOLIS — President Trump appeared to remain on-script when he unveiled a Republican proposal to cut corporate and individual tax rates in a speech at the Indiana State Fairgrounds on Wednesday. Trump threatened Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, with tough opposition campaign-
ing in next year's midterm election if he didn’t support the Republican plan, and incorrectly referred to U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, R-6th District — who is running to unseat Donnelly in next year’s senate race and was in attendance Wednesday — as “Mike Messer.” Following the speech Messer acknowledged the gaff on Twitter, but said the president still had his support on tax cuts. “I work for Hoosiers, not
President Trump or any political party,” Donnelly said in a statement released after the speech. “As it stands, the framework released today is missing many details that will be critical to determining whether working- and middle-class families truly stand to benefit.” Donnelly rode with the president on Air Force 1 on Wednesday. Trump told Donnelly in his speech that if Donnelly did not support the tax
overhaul, he would “come here and campaign against him like you won’t believe.” This marks the second time in six days Donnelly has been called out in his own state by a member of the executive branch. In his Friday speech in Anderson, Indiana, Vice President Pence said he needed Donnelly's help on health care reform, but did not use the
Different year, same result. The Hoosiers traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana, to battle state rival, No. 19 Purdue and had a hard time on both ends of the floor, losing 3-0. The way this match went mirrored last year’s game at Purdue, which was the same 3-0 rout as tonight. The Boilermakers, who are one of the better hitting teams in the country, hit .506 in this match, compared to the Hoosiers’ .204. IU had no answer for Purdue senior outside hitter Danielle Cuttino, who finished the game with 14 kills. The same can be said for Purdue sophomore middle blocker Blake Mohler, who tallied 10 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Kendall Beerman led the way for IU with eight kills, but on 21 attempts. Junior right side hitter Elizabeth Asdell and sophomore middle blocker Hayden Huybers had six kills apiece. The kill numbers for IU are low for a reason: Purdue’s blocking defense. The Hoosiers weren’t able to get the ball up or around the hands of the Boilermaker blockers. Sophomore middle blocker Shavona Cuttino had five blocks alone for Purdue. IU is now 11-4 on the season and has lost its third straight match, all coming in the Big Ten, all in straight sets as well.
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Organ fills Alumni Hall with music Lotus festival honors
tradition, diversity
By Peter Talbot pjtalbot@iu.edu | @petejtalbot
The Indiana Memorial Union was quiet. A fire crackled in the South Lounge, where a few students studied in armchairs and sofas. Light conversation drifted from Starbucks. Facility workers rolled carts of supplies for an upcoming conference. Then, a little past 9 p.m. Tuesday, powerful organ music broke through the background noises and filled the air. Lucas Fletcher, a doctorate of musical arts student in the organ, began playing a Bach arrangement at the Webb-Ehrlich Great Organ of Alumni Hall. His black and gold Alton High School class ring flashed in the light as his fingers danced across the keys. Fletcher said that the technical nature of organs like the one in Alumni Hall are what initially interested him in the instrument. “I've always been interested in machines and that sort of thing, and the organ is a very mechanical instrument, especially one like this,” Fletcher said. Unless students are lucky enough to be in the IMU when a student is at the organ, it may be difficult to notice the instrument. Situated in a balcony overlooking Alumni Hall, the face of the instrument is visible from below, but it is only accessible through a locked door that has a key code. Patrick Fischer, curator of organs at the Jacobs School of Music, said that the instrument was dedicated in 2013 alongside renovations being made to Alumni Hall at the time. The instrument was built in 1987 by C.B. Fisk for installation in the private home of Jacques M. Littlefield in Portola Valley, California. Its massive size allows it 2,838 individual pipes, according to Inside IUBloomington. “It actually was kind of somewhat happenstance and a bunch of
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Lucas Fletcher, a doctoral music student, plays a piece on the historic Webb-Ehrlich organ Tuesday night. Located in the Indiana Memorial Union's Alumni Hall, the organ is one of the most-used public instruments on IU's campus.
happy coincidences,” Fischer said. “Actually, very little modification was necessary to the instrument to make it work in that space.” The instrument is not only technically but also visually complex. The 40-foot high facade of the organ includes many detailed flourishes in the woodwork, and each side features a life-size sculpture, one of a man and the other a woman, appearing to support the instrument above the sculptures' heads. The carving took two years for the woodworker, Morgan Faulds Pike, to complete, according to her website. Fischer said commissioning an instrument of such scale and detail was incredibly rare during its 20thcentury creation. Fischer said that along with commissioning the organ, Littlefield was known for collecting helicopters, tanks and scud missiles. When Littlefield died, the C.B. Fisk company was searching for a new home for the organ. Fischer said the music
school saw the organ as an important addition to its collection. “Musically, the instrument is based on historic models,” Fischer said. “It fills a niche in terms of being able to really study certain types of organ literature that the other instruments on campus don't.” Fischer said its location in Alumni Hall also makes the instrument more accessible to students walking through campus. “The point of this instrument isn't just to serve the organ department or the Jacobs School of Music, but its location in Alumni Hall, which is sort of the crossroads of campus in the Union, would well place it for being heard by a different audience than the music school SEE ORGAN, PAGE 6 Read more online See a video of Fletcher and the Webb-Ehrlich Great Organ at dsnews.com.
The Lotus World Music and Arts Festival will include a plethora of opportunities to experience, celebrate and explore the diversity of the cultures in the world. The four-day-long festival is organized by the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation, which showcases artists and musicians from around the world. This year's festival will take place Sept. 28 through Oct. 1 in downtown Bloomington. The festival was named after a musician from Indiana: Quinten “Lotus” Dickey. Dickey was a talented folk singer, songwriter, fiddler and guitarist from Orange County, Indiana. His songs were inspired by his family and community, according to the festival's website. Dickey died of leukemia in 1989, according to a 2015 IDS article. Dickey was a kind, curious, talented and generous musician, and the creators of the festival wanted to capture his spirit, which is why they chose the name "Lotus." The Lotus Festival is not only named after Dickey. It is also named after the lotus flower, which blooms in Indiana and around the world. The lotus flower expresses beauty and universality. “I think the double resonance is very powerful — local and international, bridging Indiana with the wider world,” Lotus Executive Director Sunni Fass said in an email. “The name has always been very intentionally layered. The event is not just named after Lotus Dickey, and it's not just named after the flower — it's named in equal homage to both.” The first festival took place
in 1994, and a handful of people on the local music scene helped launch it. “The organization is the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation," Outreach Director Loraine Martin said. "The festival is our flagship event, and it’s one of many things that we do throughout the year." In addition to the four-daylong festival, Lotus offers a yearlong program called Lotus Blossoms Educational Outreach. This program is for students and the general public and offers visual arts events, exhibits, workshops, the annual Edible Lotus gala and more, according to Visit Bloomington. From 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Grey Larson, Dillon Bustin, Janne Henshaw, Nan McEntire and Mark Feddersen will lead a workshop to show participants how to play some of Dickey’s best songs. All the instructors are people who knew the musician and songwriter, according to the festival's website. The Lotus Festival is entering its 24th year and attracts people from all over the world. “I think Bloomington is a very open community to local and global diversity,” Martin said. “The reason we’re here 24 years later is due in part to the widespread community support for what we do." Tickets can be purchased online at bctboxoffice.org, by phone at 812-323-3020 or from the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office. SEE LOTUS, PAGE 6 Lotus Weekend, page 7 Discover the music, food and other activities taking place at the festival.
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