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General Manager Jared Clemens poses with a sampler platter of pizzas offered at Wheel Pizza. Wheel Pizza is a new pizza joint on Kirkword Avenue.
Newly opened Wheel Pizza will offer pizza topped with mac and cheese, among other variations, as a part of the regular menu. Read the story on page 6 By Samantha Haynes | samahayn@iu.edu | @SammyyMae
Leaders respond to Trump’s war plan From IDS reports
Indiana leaders responded after President Donald Trump outlined his plan for ongoing United States military involvement in Afghanistan in a speech at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia on Monday night. The current conflict in Afghanistan began with Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2001, when the U.S. invaded the country as part of its global war on terror. Though the initial invasion took place under the Bush Administration, the conflict continued under former President Barack Obama after he announced Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in December 2014. This is the longest war the U.S. has been involved in to date. “I share the American people’s frustration,” Trump said in the speech. “I also share their frustration over a foreign policy that has spent too much time, energy, money and, most importantly, lives trying to rebuild countries in our own image instead of pursuing our security interests above all other considerations.” The president committed more troops to the region and called the consequences of a rapid exit from the region unacceptable. In a Jan. 11, 2013 post on his personal Twitter account, he said something different. “Let’s get out of Afghanistan. Our troops are being killed by the Afghanis we train and we waste billions there. Nonsense! Rebuild the USA.” Trump wrote in the post. Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Indiana, hoped the president would come to Congress with a clear strategy for U.S. victory in the region, he said in a statement released after Trump’s speech. “The mission in Afghanistan should be based on conditions on the ground, where the Taliban and ISIS threaten the stability of the country and U.S. national security interests,” Donnelly said. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-4th District, who is running for Donnelly’s Senate seat, said in a statement Tuesday that the president and vice president have proven national security was a priority for their administration. “I believe this decision regarding Afghanistan and the region comes after intense deliberation especially since the review on U.S. policy began day one of the Administration,” Rokita said. Rep. Luke Messer, R-6th District, who is also running in the Republican SEE AFGHANISTAN, PAGE 6
VOLLEYBALL
Hoosiers ready for season
‘Girls Trip’ actress to visit the Comedy Attic
By Dylan Wallace dswallac@umail.iu.edu | @Dwall_1
By Adele Poudrier apoudrie@umail.iu.edu | @adelepoudrier
Baby snakes don’t have much control over their muscular functions, which makes them more dangerous than adult snakes. That inspired IU volleyball’s motto for 2017, “release the venom.” With a roster consisting of 11 underclassmen out of 16 players, IU looks to its young players for energy this season. Sophomore outside hitter Kendall Beerman and senior captain right-side hitter Elizabeth Asdell said they are looking to release the venom on their opponents this year and hit them from all angles. IU’s coaches have tried to smoothly transition the game plan and strategies with this year’s young team during the offseason. “We are simplifying things, that’s the training method we’ve found to work for a young team,” IU Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan said. “The more we simplify things, the way better they process it and maintain it.” Dunbar-Kruzan used words like vivacious and energetic to describe her young team. She said the passion of the younger players helps the older players get back into the kind of mindset that they once had.
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IU women's volleyball alumni face off in a friendly scrimmage August 19. The team plays its first home game against Ball State at 7 p.m. Aug. 25.
“The freshmen have been awesome so far,” Beerman said. “They came in and didn’t have to catch up at all. They picked up on everything so quick, which has helped us a lot.” Communication is a focal point for the team as it prepares for the upcoming season. The team is looking to get rid of their “ra-ra” talk, phrases such as “come on,”
IU (0-0) vs. Ball State (0-0) 7 p.m., Aug. 25 “you got it,” “right here.” Instead, they look to give more feedback and advice rather than saying the SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 6
Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish will be performing five shows at the Comedy Attic between Thursday and Saturday. Haddish recently had a breakout role as Dina in “Girls Trip,” according to the Comedy Attic’s website, and she has been involved in several other projects. She has acted in films such as “Keanu” and “Meet the Spartans,” as well as television shows like “New Girl” and Kevin Hart’s show “Real Husbands of Hollywood.” The Comedy Attic’s owner, Jared Thompson, said Haddish’s appearance at the venue has been a long time coming. “I’ve discussed her multiple times over the years with her agent, all the way back to 2008 when I first saw a clip of her,” Thompson said. “She is someone who I could tell from back then she had a chance. She stood out even when she was a lot younger. She has a star quality that you don’t necessarily see with every comedian.” Recently, Haddish had an hour-long special on Showtime titled “Tiffany Haddish: She
“She has a star quality that you don’t necessarily see with every comedian.” Jared Thompson, owner of the Comedy Attic
Ready! From the Hood to Hollywood!” Thompson said he is particularly excited about Haddish’s coming to the Comedy Attic because it will be her first live date since the release of her Showtime special and “Girls Trip.” “For us in a town with 40,000 residents plus students, to have a movie star this soon after students come back is pretty crazy,” Thompson said. “We really lucked out that when we scheduled the date that “Girls Trip” ended up being the biggest comedy of the year so far.” While Haddish has acted in several films and television shows, Thompson said that she brings a strong talent as a comedian, too. “She is very physical on stage,” SEE HADDISH, PAGE 6