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A shooting ended a party at a house leased by IU Real Estate early Sunday morning.

BFC talks, votes on structural changes

By Joy Burton joyburt@iu.edu | @joybur10

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An IU-Notify alert was not issued for a shooting at the IU-owned property on South Grant Street on Sunday morning. IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said the decsion had little to do with the ownership of the property and more to do with the facts that were presented about the arrest of a shooter.

The university wants the tenants out. Bloomington police are searching for a second shooter. Some students are angry at how IU handled the incident.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

By Grace Ybarra gnybarra@iu.edu | @gynbarra

Gunshots rang through the air early Sunday morning bringing a homecoming party at a house on South Grant Street to a screeching halt.

The blaring music was soon replaced by police sirens, and the hundreds of partygoers found themselves in the middle of a crime scene.

Within minutes of the shooting, the Bloomington Police Department caught an alleged shooter fleeing the scene with his stolen Glock 26 still in hand. Gabriel Alsman, 20, was arrested for alleged criminal recklessness with a firearm, among other charges. But police believe he wasn’t the only shooter.

BPD Capt. Ryan Pedigo said the department is looking for information to help them find at least one other person.

Pedigo said at least 30 shots were fired, leaving two people wounded. A 23-year-old man and 18-year-old woman were transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital on Sunday. The man was then transported by helicopter to IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

An IU-Notify alert was not issued Sunday morning following the shooting. Ben Hunter, associate vice president for IU Public Safety and Institutional Assurance, said an alert was not issued because the supervisor on duty received information that the incident occurred off-campus.

The house where the party occurred, however, was an IU property. IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said the university owns the off-campus rental property.

The tenants of the home were asked to willingly termi-

nate their lease or face eviction Wednesday. * * * No one has provided information on what started the shooting, Pedigo said. The shooting occurred at a large party thrown by a group of four people. Pedigo said the group looks for venues and throws large parties promoted through social media.

Pedigo said body camera footage showed college-aged people at the scene.

The hosts of the party told police around an hour into the party, they became aware of a drunk, argumentative man waving a gun around. Pedigo said the hosts identified the man as Alsman.

The hosts told police Alsman was kicked out of the party. They said he then caused trouble outside and had to be

restrained by his friends.

Pedigo said two groups of acquaintances started arguing back and forth outside. He said the groups separated and walked away from each other.

Witnesses told police when the groups broke up, they heard gunshots.

Pedigo said officers asked nearby people for a possible reason for the shooting. He said they told officers there were two opposing groups from Indianapolis that got into an argument.

Bloomington Faculty Council met Oct. 15 to vote on internal structural changes and discuss new measures for reviewing lecturer position advancements.

A majority of discussion time was devoted to reviewing a proposal to amend the College of Arts and Sciences' electoral subunit divisions.

The proposal was introduced at a previous meeting Oct. 1. It involved adjusting the allocation of seats by department to align with the College of Arts and Sciences Policy Committee standards.

The proposal was presented by Heather Akou, director of the College of Arts and Sciences Policy Committee. It suggested dividing the departments into six categories rather than 10. The amount of faculty seats allocated to each of the six categories was based on the number of faculty members falling within each one. For every 50 faculty members, each subunit is given one representative.

The proposal passed unanimously, giving four seats to Arts and Humanities faculty, five seats to Natural and Mathematical Sciences faculty, five seats to Social and Historical Sciences Faculty, and one seat each to The Media School, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design faculty. The proposal goes into effect Spring 2020.

Akou’s proposal initially included a seventh category for an atlarge seat representative, leading to debate prior to the vote.

The council voted last year to eliminate at-large representatives, and a motion passed to ignore the at-large seat.

There was a motion to rescind this vote due to concerns about the implications of changing the amount of seats allocated to the College of Arts and Sciences from 17 to 16.

The faculty went on to discuss that according to the Constitution

* * * SEE BFC, PAGE 5 Hunter said IU will not issue an IU-Notify alert that is not on campus or IU-owned property unless it’s a serious, continued threat to the university.

IU Police Department was SEE SHOOTING, PAGE 5

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Cardinal Stage brings 'Charlotte's Web' to stage

By Greer Ramsey-White gramseyw@iu.edu

What to know before IU’s weekend matches would put them at 16 points and very much in line to secure its first tournament berth since 2016.

By Will Trubshaw wtrubsha@iu.edu | @Willtrubs

With three wins in its last four games, IU women’s soccer finds itself in the thick of the Big Ten tournament race.

Just four games remain in the regular season, but for IU its two most important games are against Maryland and Rutgers this weekend. Just four points separate these teams from a playoff spot and a postseason at home. Here are three things to know ahead of the penultimate weekend on IU’s schedule.

Lockwood stands above the rest Freshman midfielder Avery Lockwood got a mention in last week’s preview for being named to the Top Drawer Soccer’s team of the week.

She finds herself on the front pages of Top Drawer’s site again, when on Monday she was named one of Top Drawer Soccer’s Freshman Top 100, landing at No. 42.

Lockwood picked up her second assist of the year Sunday as she set up fellow freshman midfielder Alaina Kalin for the game's lone goal. Lockwood’s playmaking ability has been key for the Hoosiers this season, her four goals and two assists evidence of the offensive tal-

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Freshman Alaina Kalin hugs freshman Avery Lockwood after a goal Oct. 13 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Lockwood passed it to Kalin for her to get a clear shot at the Ohio State goal.

ent potential head coach Erwin van Bennekom has forecasted for the budding star.

Little separation, little time As mentioned above, the Hoosiers, Terps and Scarlet Knights, as well as the Cornhuskers and Wildcats are all tightly bunched in the playoff picture, separated by just four points.

Rutgers stands on the firmest

ground with 13 points, ahead of IU, Northwestern and Maryland by three points, or one win.

And Maryland, who IU will face on Friday, is currently on the outside looking in. However with nine points, a win over IU would catapult Maryland into a tournament spot temporarily, knocking IU out of the picture in the process.

A pair of wins for IU, conversely,

Kopel is key The Hoosiers' success this season has been attributed to, above all, their defense. While the offense has scored 13 goals, defensively the Hoosiers have surrendered just 12, good for an average of 0.86 goals allowed per game. IU has posted seven clean sheets this season, going 6-0-1 in the process. While a great deal of this success has been due to the Hoosiers “maintaining their defensive shape,” a lot of the credit goes to junior goalkeeper Bethany Kopel as well.

While Kopel has not had to make as many saves this year, 40 in 14 games, as compared to her freshman and sophomore seasons, 96 and 92 respectively, the saves have been extremely timely.

Two of her five saves in Sunday’s shutout came four minutes apart at the 77th and 81st minutes.

And on the topic of shutouts, Kopel now has a career high with seven this year and now owns a school record 16 career shutouts.

Surrendering one goal over their last five games has allowed the Hoosiers to remain firmly in the postseason picture.

The classic E.B. White story of Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider comes to life at Cardinal Stage in the production of “Charlotte’s Web,” running from Oct.18 to Nov. 3 at the Ivy Tech Waldron Auditorium.

The show runs for one hour and is appropriate for all ages. Tickets can be found on Cardinal Stage’s website and cost anywhere from $13.95 to $21.95.

The production features IU alumna Kate-Lyn Edwards as Charlotte and current students Caleb Curtis as Wilbur, Kenny Arnold II as Mr. Homer/Zuckerman and Brynn Jones as Goose/Gander.

“Charlotte’s Web” is about a girl named Fern who saves Wilbur the pig and their adventures together on the farm they live on.

Wilbur then stumbles upon a spider named Charlotte and the story continues detailing their friendship.

Cardinal Stage has also included a sensory-friendly performance Nov. 3 where the theater experience is specifically accommodating to all families and friends with autistic children or other sensory sensitivities.

Accommodations include lowered sound levels, lower-leveled lighting, elimination of any strobe or flashing light sequences and fidgets. Noise cancelling devices are welcome. Patrons are also free to talk and leave their seats during the performance, and more space in the theater is provided.

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By Grace Ybarra gnybarra@iu.edu | @gynbarra

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Caleb King holds an Indigenous Peoples’ Day sign across the street from the Monroe County Courthouse on Monday. King later spoke to a crowd about the day in front of the courthouse.

IU, city celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with march

By Mel Fronczek mfroncze@iu.edu | @MelissaFronczek

About 25 people marched from Dunn Meadow to the Monroe County Courthouse on Monday evening to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The march and gathering at the courthouse were some of the IU First Nations Educational and Cultural Center’s events for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Two weeks ago, the Bloomington city council voted unanimously to recognize the holiday in Bloomington every second Monday of October, which is recognized as Columbus Day in other parts of the United States.

Around 40 people gathered at the courthouse, where indigenous members of the Bloomington community, Shawnee tribe Chief Ben Barnes and city council member Isabel PiedmontSmith spoke. There was also an Aztec dance performance later in the evening.

Lauren Kirby, 22, said it’s important to reclaim Columbus Day. “I’d much rather celebrate indigenous people than the C-word,” she said.

Autumn Brunelle is a 26-year-old Bloomington resident and a member of the Anishinaabe tribe from northern Minnesota. She

wore a ribbon skirt, which she said was popular during the fur trading era and is now a political symbol often associated with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. She said Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a celebration of survival.

“We can celebrate surviving hundreds of years of genocide and continued colonialism of our people,” Brunelle said.

Piedmont-Smith, who was the resolution’s main sponsor, read the new legislation declaring the holiday at the courthouse.

“This imperialist ethos allowed for the inhumane treatment of the Native peoples, their eradication from their homelands and the cession of these lands to the federal government,” Piedmont-Smith read.

Some members of the crowd held posters with messages such as “In 1492, Native Americans Discovered Columbus Lost At Sea,” “Strong. Resilient. Indigenous.” and “We will not celebrate genocide.” One poster depicted a location marker and “Native Land” written in red underneath it.

City council member Dorothy Granger, one of the sponsors of the resolution, held up a pink sign that read: “We are on Native land. This is all Native land.”

Nicky Belle, director of the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, said some of the tribes that have inhabited Indiana are the Shawnee, Delaware, Potawatomi and Miami. The resolution also includes the Pawnee, Kickapoo, Wea, Wyandot and Piankashaw tribes. Some of these tribes still live in Indiana.

“We must always stay connected with these communities,” Belle said.

The Native community in Bloomington is small, and Native people aren’t fully recognized, Brunelle said. It can feel lonely.

“Look to your left, look to your right,” Brunelle said to the crowd at the courthouse.

“These people love you, and we all support you. If you ever need anything, look to your left, look to your right.

We’re here for you.”

Takoda Potts, an IU junior studying biotechnology, is a member of the Sioux tribe and is involved with the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center on campus. He said IU has a small indigenous population. He is the only Sioux tribe member he knows of, which he said can feel isolating.

He said having Native friends helps him feel less lonely, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a way for the Native community at IU and

in Bloomington to join together.

“It’s nice to have a day to celebrate, embrace our struggles and identities and come together as a community,” he said.

Many times Native people are viewed as being frozen in a precolonial era or not even existing anymore, Brunelle said.

“It’s a nice feeling to actually be seen,” she said.

Bloomington’s resolution recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Day states the city’s commitment to work toward equality for Native people.

“The City of Bloomington has a responsibility to oppose systemic racism toward indigenous people of the United States, which perpetuates high rates of poverty and income inequality, exacerbating these communities’ disproportionately negative health, education and social welfare indicators,” the resolution reads.

Caleb King, president and founder of the IU Native American Student Association, said he was happy to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. He said he thinks it’s a good first step toward equality for indigenous people in America.

“Today is a celebration,” King said. “It’s also a reminder that work is never done.”

The students of the Citizens Police Academy returned to the Public Safety Training Center on Tuesday night to learn about the Bloomington Police Department Critical Incident Response Team.

Lt. Mick Williams, one of the leaders of BPD’s CIRT, took the class through a presentation on the team.

Williams explained CIRT is divided into the SWAT team, hostage negotiators, tactical paramedics responsible for health of team and crisis dispatch team.

Williams said the SWAT team is responsible for the tactical resolution and containment of an incident, such as rescuing hostages. He said they are the highest profile group within CIRT. The SWAT team trains every three months and spends 26 days each year training.

Williams said the biggest difference between a SWAT officer and a patrol officer is the training time spent on decision making.

“We spend a lot of time on our decision-making process,” Williams said. “That’s our bread and butter.”

During the history of the CIRT team at BPD, Williams said they have had many successes such as freeing hostages. They also help support presidential candidates’ security teams, such as Bernie Sanders.

Williams said there are 19 SWAT team members. He said they spend time outside of work maintaining their skills.

“It has everything to do with dedication,” Williams said. “These guys are on call 365 days a year.”

Williams said the SWAT team members live on call 24 hours a day everyday, but they have two times a month they can call off. William said during his 22 years at BPD,

he has missed many holidays and birthdays.

“Our families put up with a lot of stuff,” Williams said.

After the presentation, Williams showed the students into the range to give a demonstration of the equipment used by CIRT. Detective Shawn Hines found his place behind a long table full of equipment and showed the class what he wears and carries when he goes out on call.

Hines showed the students his M4 carbine rifle and handgun. He then showed the green vest, green helmet, green SWAT belt and gas mask he wears.

The next item on the table was a noise flash diversionary device. Hines said the NFDD is used by the team to divert a suspect’s attention through a loud noise.

Williams grabbed a blue training NFDD, pulled the pin and threw it across the range.

“Fire in the hole,” Williams said.

There were a few seconds of silence. And then there was a loud bang. A gas-like odor filled the air.

The demonstration continued by showing the students a 40 millimeter launcher, ballistic police shield and a ram breaching tool.

The final piece of equipment shown was a pole camera. The pole had a camera on the end and was attached to a monitor that gave a life stream of everything the camera saw.

Williams said the pole camera is used when entering buildings to get visibility of what is ahead. He demonstrated its use by having Officer First Class Eric Doyle hide in a closet. Williams then used the pole camera to find Doyle without having to enter the closet.

After the demonstration, the officers allowed the students to pick up equipment and try out using the pole camera.

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Attendees of the Citizens Police Academy learned about the Bloomington Police Department Critical Incident Response Team on Tuesday night.

Monroe County Airport, WTIU organizing flight night

By Claire Peters clapete@iu.edu | @claire_peterss

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Weather is mild outside Monroe County Airport on Oct. 15. Community Flight Night, sponsored by the Monroe County Airport and WTIU, will be 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the airport.

The Monroe County Airport has been described as an under-utilized resource in Bloomington by airport employees, but community members are attempting to change that.

WTIU and the Monroe County Airport are partnering to organize Community Flight Night, an event inviting the community to the airport to learn about it and its resources. The event will take place 6-9 p.m. Saturday at Monroe County Airport.

“It’s the community’s airport, and they should be allowed to enjoy it,” said Carlos Laverty, Director of Aviation at the Monroe County Airport.

The airport will be showing different aircrafts for attendees to explore during the

event. There will be a helicopter, a tethered hot air balloon, and an airport fire rescue vehicle.

WTIU will have a pop-up learning lab with iPads for children and food trucks from local restaurants. IU Observatory is bringing telescopes as well.

The theme of the event is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and WTIU will show two programs. There will be an episode of NOVA, a science show, and a shorter video for children.

“We encourage families to not just watch television, but take an idea they’ve seen on TV and explore it and get out in their community and be active,” said Joan M. Padawan, WTIU Events and Adult Outreach coordinator.

She said the event is being run by volunteers brought in

by the airport and WTIU, but they are welcoming everyone who is interested in helping.

Laverty, a fan of NASA history, came up with the idea of starting the event while he was watching a show about the moon landing. He said when he and Cook Aviation President Rex Hinkle reached out to WTIU about co-organizing the event, WTIU members showed a lot of excitement.

“There’s hope that this can turn into an annual thing and evolve into something a little more elaborate,” Laverty said.

He said he wants people to be aware of the airport as a public asset and is hoping to organize an open house for the airport in the future.

“We have a lot of aviationminded people around here,” Hinkle said. “We’re trying to highlight general aviation and letting people know that the airport is here.”

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Bloomington Transit to modify 2020 bus route

By Mel Fronczek mfroncze@iu.edu | @MelissaFronczek

New and improved Bloomington Transit bus routes will go into effect in time for the fall 2020.

Zac Huneck, Bloomington Transit planning and special projects manager, said ridership was at its peak in 2014, and since then, it has been declining. He said this is a national trend in public transportation.

In fall 2018, a transportation planning firm began studying Bloomington Transit ridership and transit potential, which takes into account population density, jobs in the area and households without a car.

The study ended in June, and Bloomington Transit is on its third scenario for improved routes.

The project combines similar routes, such as the 1S and the 7, and reworks others such as the 4W to make them more direct.

“We are looking to create some efficiencies in the system,” Huneck said.

He said ridership may be down because of low gas prices, ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft and changes in Bloomington’s landscape.

Huneck said in order to compete with these conditions, public transit needs to be convenient and speedy.

Some of the current routes are strained for time, he said.

Allen Langley has been a bus driver for Bloomington Transit since 2016. He usually drives a 9 Route bus in the afternoons and evenings, but he’s driven all the routes before. Langley said he thinks it’s a good idea to rework the routes, largely because it’s difficult for bus drivers to stay on-schedule.

“If they don’t add time to these routes, we’re going to be hurting,” he said. “Some routes got way too much time

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Two buses wait to pick up students Oct. 15 on East Seventh Street. The bus routes are in the process of being changed for the 2020-21 school year.

on them, others don’t got near enough.”

Langley was driving the 9 bus Tuesday evening on 10th Street, and he didn’t pick anyone up at the Herman B Wells Library stop.

“I only got x amount of time to get back down there, and if I stop every time, I’m going to be way, way offschedule,” Langley said. “I’m going to have to drive three or four trips to get caught back up.”

Langley said this is common among bus drivers when they need to get back on-time, especially during rush hour from 4:30-7:30

p.m.

“That’s what we do all the time out here,” he said.

Huneck said Bloomington Transit is also updating the routes. The current routes are from two or three decades ago, he said.

Lew May, Bloomington Transit general manager, said Bloomington has changed significantly within the last 15 years or so. He mentioned the I-69 highway and an increase in residential development in the downtown area.

“It’s time for us to consider a major redesign,” May said.

Huneck said the project

should address areas that are difficult for bus drivers to navigate through. Langley said some stops should be eliminated because of that difficulty.

“There ain’t no curves in this town, nobody lets you out, and when you do come out, you got people cursing at you,” he said.

Langley said exiting the 9 Route bus stop at East Bay Apartments on Eastgate Lane is hard, and he said the stops that take the east side 3 Route off Third Street are a hassle.

“It’s a major, major mess,” he said.

Huneck said this project

should increase ridership, but it’s not always about just the number of people served. Bloomington Transit also needs to ensure it serves as much of the city as possible, especially underserved populations such as poor people or people with disabilities.

“Every time you move a route, you’re effectively taking transit service away from one part of town, one street, a few bus stops, a group of people, and you’re giving it to somebody else,” he said.

“Finding the right balance in there is not easy.”

May and Huneck said

they need to understand how the project affects people Bloomington Transit serves before board members make a decision on the modified bus route system in January 2020.

Bloomington Transit will have public input sessions, both informal and informal, to discuss the changes. The next informal session will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Downtown Transit Center lobby and the next formal one will be 6-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the center.

“We fully expect to make some changes based on feedback we get,” Huneck said.

IU, city offer services for domestic violence survivors

By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94

One in three women and one in four men in the United States has experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

The IU Office for Sexual Violence Prevention and Victim Advocacy provides support for people who have experienced sexual assault, harassment and other threats to personal safety, according to its website.

In order to spread awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and its services, the office is sponsoring several events to bring attention to the epidemic of domestic violence and ways to prevent it.

During the first week of October, 2,071 purple flags were placed in Dunn Meadow.

This number represents the number of domestic violence survivors who seek services in a single day in Indiana.

In reality, these numbers

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A purple flag sits among others in honor of End Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Oct. 14 in Dunn Meadow. The flags are a memorial for those who have suffered from domestic violence.

are most likely much higher because domestic violence is largely unreported, said Sally Thomas, associate director for sexual violence prevention and victim advocacy.

The office is also organizing a movie night, during which they will screen “Private Violence,” a documentary depicting the reality of domestic violence and victim advocacy through the

eyes of survivors, according to the movie’s website. This event will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 in Swain West 007.

“In the U.S., home is the single most dangerous place

for a woman,” said Gloria Steinem, political activist and executive producer of “Private Violence”.

On top of events and exhibits focused on domestic violence awareness, the office runs annual programs to teach students about safe practices when it comes to alcohol and sexual relations.

Programs like It’s On Us: Alcohol and Consent showcase scenarios of sexual violence and always include examples of relationship and domestic violence. Behind survivors of sexual violence, Thomas said, survivors of dating or domestic violence are the largest group we represent.

The office also offers services for survivors who want to remain anonymous.

Staff members are available to listen and help survivors with police reports, safety concerns, emotional support and anything else they may need. But aren’t required to report to IU. In addition to IU resources, there is also support available for survivors in Bloomington. The Middle

Way House is one of Bloomington’s largest resource networks for people who have experienced domestic violence, human trafficking or sexual violence. Middle Way offers emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis line, housing solutions, legal advocacy, support groups, childcare and education programs.

Middle Way supports programs for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, including the Wrapped in Love project, letter writing campaigns and continued access to information for survivors.

Middle Way will also be having its annual fall luncheon at 11 a.m. Oct. 25 at Ivy Tech Shreve Hall to recognize, Domestic Violence Awareness Month and RISE’s Youth Empowerment Services and Early Prevention Programs. These programs help youth build healthy relationships, according to the Middle Way House website.

“We help survivors all year round and work with them until they feel safe,” Thomas said.

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Penix and Philyor’s connection key to success

By Jared Kelly Jaakelly@iu.edu | @Jared_Kelly7

When you think of someone named after a fast-food burger, you may not envision a speedy 5-foot-11-inch, 178-pound receiver who can weave through defenders and make them miss with video game-like jukes.

Unfortunately for defenders, junior receiver Whop Philyor does exist and is having a career season for IU. The connection between redshirt-freshman quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and Philyor has been a staple of the Hoosiers offense so far this season.

Philyor quickly became one of Penix’s favorite targets as he leads IU with 41 catches and 553 receiving yards. In IU’s last two games against Rutgers and Michigan State, Penix and Philyor have connected for a school record 24 receptions resulting in 324 receiving yards.

Penix and Philyor’s trust in each other extends beyond the field. Following the game Saturday against Rutgers, Philyor let slip that he and Penix would sometimes play Fortnite while studying film.

“Fortnite, you know you got teams,” Penix said. “Usually we play duos so it’s me and him. I trust him to make sure I don’t die, and he trusts me to make sure he don’t die. Same thing on the field. I trust him to do the right routes and make the catches, and he trusts me to make the right

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Junior wide receiver Whop Philyor cheers with freshman Michael Penix Jr. on Sept. 28 in Spartan Stadium. Penix and Philyor have connected for a school-record 24 receptions resulting in 324 receiving yards in the last two games against Michigan State and Rutgers.

throws.”

Their connection in the passing game will continue to be an important factor going forward as IU looks to move just one win away from bowl eligibility when it takes on Maryland this weekend.

The Terrapins rank No. 113 in the country, allowing 279.7 passing yards per game, which will be an area the Hoo-

siers will try to exploit as they will bring their No. 17 passing offense to College Park, Maryland.

In fact, both Maryland and IU’s offense rank inside the top 50 as the Terrapins rank No. 42, and the Hoosiers are just two spots behind them at No. 44 in total offense.

IU head coach Tom Allen acknowledged the challenges

ahead for the Hoosiers as they get ready to take on Maryland.

“Just an unbelievably athletic football team that we’re about to play in all phases, speed everywhere on the field” Allen said. “They’ve got some really talented transfers and some really, really good players.”

Two years ago in Allen’s first year as head coach, the

Maryland game in College Park was a crucial game that IU let slip away in a 42-39 loss. The game became one of the key moments that players, coaches and fans pointed to as the Hoosiers fell one game short of being bowl-eligible.

With a revenge game coming up, the veteran players who were there for that game

understand its importance and know they need to emphasize its significance to the younger players as well.

“We going to talk to these younger guys about it,” Philyor said. “It’s not really much we need to talk about with them, but it’s just making sure we do the small things to get over the hump. We need these six games.”

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IU’s Maher and Celentano collect weekly honors

Maryland won’t make IU’s season, but it can break it

By Jared Kelly Jaakelly@iu.edu | @Jared_Kelly7

Following a successful week for IU men’s soccer that saw it record back-to-back shutouts against then-No. 16 University of Kentucky and Michigan, two IU players were rewarded for their efforts.

Freshman goalkeeper Roman Celentano was named the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Week after making just his third and fourth career starts this past week.

Celentano saved three of the 13 shots faced against Kentucky in a 0-0 draw and followed that up with a twosave performance against Michigan in a 1-0 victory. The weekly honor was Celentano’s first of his career.

Sophomore defender Jack Maher was also recognized for his part in the Hoosiers’ big week as Top Drawer Soccer named Maher to its Team

of the Week. This is the second-straight week Maher has found himself as a member of Top Drawer Soccer’s team of the week.

The MAC Hermann trophy watch list selection was instrumental in both of IU’s shutouts as he and Celentano teamed up a handful of times to snuff out potential goals against the Wildcats and Wolverines.

With the Hoosiers’ unbeaten streak improving to five games, they once again found themselves in the weekly United Soccer Coaches Top-25 rankings, but this time dropping down two spots to No. 6 after previously being ranked No. 4.

The toughest stretch of IU’s schedule is now likely behind it, and with five games remaining in the regular season, IU has plenty of time to move back up the rankings and put itself in a good position before the postseason.

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Sophomore Jack Maher plays the ball upfield during IU’s win over Michigan on Oct. 13 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. For the second week in a row, Maher was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s team of the week.

Jack Grossman is a senior in sports media.

Pass or fail.

Everyone has been in a class where those are the only two options. Either pass the class and have it be a footnote of what your college experience ends up being, or fail it and leave a permanent blemish on the magical — or destructive — three-letter acronym known as your GPA. Well, IU football faces the equivalent of a pass/fail course on Saturday.

The Hoosiers travel to Maryland to face a Terrapins team that sits with an uninspiring 3-3 record.

They’re coming off an embarrassing 40-14 loss to an extremely under-manned Purdue team.

Yet, it will not likely be a cakewalk for the Hoosiers in College Park, Maryland.

With a tough back half of the schedule, Maryland will be desperate for a victory in order to keep its own bowl hopes alive.

The Terps also have perhaps the best offense the Hoosiers have faced this season not named Ohio State.

Maryland is a more than respectable 44th in ESPN’s S&P+ offensive rankings, and are 28th in the FBS in total scoring at 36.8 points per game. The rushing attack is what powers the Maryland offense, as it averages 5.63 yards per carry, tied for ninth in the FBS. But bigger picture, since the Terps joined the Big Ten, they have played a big role in defining whether IU football has passed or failed the given season.

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Sophomore running back Stevie Scott III defends the ball Oct. 12 in Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers will play Maryland this weekend in College Park, Maryland.

Everyone remembers IU losing to Purdue in 2017 to end up with a 5-7 season instead of a third straight bowl berth.

However, many forget the Hoosiers dropped a game in mid October 4239 to the Terrapins. IU’s best defense in 25 years gave up 42 points to Max Bortenschlager, who was Maryland’s third string quarterback at the start of the season.

IU lost, and failed the season because of it.

In 2015, the Hoosiers traveled to College Park with a 4-6 record, and fell behind 21-0 before Nate Sudfeld and Jordan Howard closed the game on a 44-7 run. IU beat Purdue the following week to earn its first bowl bid in the Kevin Wilson era.

In 2014, the Hoosiers

welcomed the Terrapins to Bloomington for the first time as conference foes.

The week prior, IU had just knocked off a ranked University of Missouri team that would go on to win the SEC East, and expectations were as high as they have ever been for Wilson’s program.

But, the Terps whipped the Hoosiers 37-15 to sap the momentum. Sudfeld would suffer a season ending shoulder injury against Iowa two weeks later and the Hoosiers finished the season with a disappointing 4-8. Season failed.

This season, the stakes are similar. If the Hoosiers win, their baseline is likely going 6-6 and earning the program’s third bowl berth of the decade, which would still mean a passing season.

But a win also opens the

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door to having a historically great season for the program. If IU wins Saturday, the possibility of having the school’s first winning season since 2007 comes into play.

The Hoosiers would have a path to winning eight games for the eighth time in 121 years of football.

Heck, even #9WINDIANA is a possibility.

However, if the Hoosiers fall in College Park on Saturday, the best case scenario is an unlikely 6-6. But it’s hard to believe IU would be able to win two out of three — at Nebraska, Northwestern at home and at Purdue — if it can’t knock off Maryland.

On Saturday we will get a great indication on whether IU football will pass or fail in 2019.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 notified that BPD captured an alleged shooter within one or two minutes of arriving on scene, which he said mitigated ongoing and continuous threat protocol.

He said BPD asked IUPD for mutual aid in setting up a perimeter around the scene.

Pedigo said there were multiple shooters involved, and they are looking for information to help them find at least one other person.

Hunter said the supervisor did not have the information that there were still other shooters not in custody at the time.

“I specifically remember a girl screaming, ‘Everyone’s dead, everyone’s dead.’”

Sarah Lloyd, junior

Based on the information known at the time, IUPD didn’t believe there was a serious and continued threat.

“Likely if they had that information and someone was in the area, unknown or

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or eviction.

Carney said mutual termination would allow the tenants to terminate the lease without any penalties and avoid the eviction process.

Senior Grant Mitchell and his roommates have to move out of the house where the shooting took place less than a week ago. The house is leased by IU Real Estate, and Mitchell said the university didn’t respond to the tenants about the shooting for days.

Carney said the decision to not issue an IU-Notify alert had little to do with the ownership of the property and more to do with the facts that were presented about the arrest of a shooter.

“The house where the party occurred and where at least one of the people who was shot went to seek assistance is an IU property,” Carney said. “But now the shooting took place on the street — it was not actually in the house.”

Mitchell said they were told that because they were throwing a party at the house, they were creating an environment where a shooting could occur. He said the man with the gun was kicked out of the house, and the

shooting happened outside off the property. One person who was shot went into the house seeking assistance.

Carney said the threat was the shooting itself, not someone seeking assistance in the house.

Though the shooting took place outside off the property, it still became a matter of eviction.

“It gets into details regarding their situation that I really can’t get into,” Carney said.

The first time IU Real Estate made contact was a couple days after the shooting, and it was an email to notify Mitchell and his roommates of a scheduled tour for future tenants.

Mitchell said he felt like the university didn’t care.

“We’ve all been shaken up,” Mitchell said. “We couldn’t have possibly imagined that something like this would occur.”

While Mitchell was out of town Wednesday, his roommates met with university officials, Counseling and Psychological Services representatives and members of IU Real Estate to discuss their lease and future at the house on South Grant Street.

Mitchell said his roommates and the officials discussed the options of a mutual termination agreement

tion process for lecturers and senior lecturers so it follows similar standards to other existing faculty promotion procedures. The change goes into effect Fall 2020.

Professors advancing from lecturer to senior lecturer and senior lecturer to teaching professor will now

be reviewed by the Campus Promotion Action Committee, presenter Eliza Pavalko said.

She said the committee will also include two senior lecturers and additional clinical professors in order to follow existing precedent.

There was also a firstreading of policy to define

the process for granting prior learning credit to students with applicable experience outside the college environment.

The faculty council passed a motion last year to give college credit based on applicable experience, such as IU edX online classes.

The policy read today by

specifically told they were headed toward campus, then at that point, he would have initiated the IU-Notify protocol,” Hunter said.

IU junior Sarah Lloyd lives in an apartment building at the intersection of Second Street and South Grant Street, just south of where the shooting happened. She was woken up at 2 a.m. by the sound of gunshots and screams.

“Waking up to hearing gunshots is scary enough,” Lloyd said. “But not knowing what happened until two days after the fact is even scarier.”

Lloyd said she waited for an IU-Notify alert that she never received. She said she then went to Twitter for information and found very little.

She said most of the information she learned about the shooting came from just outside of her window.

“I specifically remember a girl screaming, ‘Everyone’s dead,’” Lloyd said. “‘Everyone’s dead.’”

She said she was too stressed to sleep and didn’t end up falling back asleep until around 4:30 a.m.

“I would rather get a barrage of text messages or phone calls and be informed than to sit up all

night not knowing what’s going,” Lloyd said.

Hunter said there is an after-action review on every critical incident, and they will review this incident to adjust protocols.

propriate. The motion to rescind the previous vote did not pass, and the proposal was voted on and passed.

The council also discussed previous changes made to the process for promotion review in lecturer ranks.

In March, the council voted to change the promo-

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“How the hell do they care about our mental health when they’re kicking us out of our home with four days’ notice?”

Grant Mitchell, senior and tenant of the house the shooting took place outside of

Carney didn’t comment on what circumstances led to the mutual termination.

“Well, it’s taking place after all of that happened,” Carney said. “But I can’t really comment specifically on any particular reason.”

The roommates have until Friday to be out of the house. Mitchell said Kathy Adams Reister, the associate vice provost for Student Affairs, made him feel forced to go with the mutual termination agreement. Mitchell said Adams Reister said if they went with the eviction, there would be repercussions, and it would go on their permanent records

and make it difficult to rent in the future.

Under the mutual termination agreement, the group was offered emergency housing and counseling services. Mitchell said they are trying to find friends to live with instead.

He said he doesn’t want to get counseling from CAPS because he feels like CAPS has sided with the university since representatives sat in on the meeting Wednesday.

“How the hell do they care about our mental health when they’re kicking us out of our home with four days’ notice?” Mitchell said.

The roommates haven’t been given any updates from the police on the investigation.

Mitchell is out of town until Sunday, and he said he hasn’t heard back on if they can have more time to move out.

“It’s distressing,” Mitchell said. “I’m at the end of my rope.”

As of now, the roommates are still trying to find places to live and storage units for their belongings.

Disclaimer: Sarah Lloyd used to work for the Indiana Daily Student.

Additional reporting for this story was done by Ty Vinson.

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A player for the IU men’s rugby team looks downfield Oct. 12 at the Sembower Recreational Sports Complex across from Briscoe Quad. IU beat Wisconsin 44-3.

By Bradley Hohulin bhohulin@iu.edu | @BradleyHohulin

According to the World Rugby rulebook, the sport consists of carrying, passing, kicking and grounding a ball in an effort to outscore one’s opponent. Junior David Cheung, who plays the prop position for IU’s club team, described it in simpler terms.

“It’s a hell of a sport,” he said.

Cheung’s sentiments were echoed by his teammate of two years, junior Cam McCarthy.

“It’s 30 men on a field, and it’s just total chaos,” he said.

“Controlled chaos.”

This chaos includes the scrum, in which players attempt to drive their opponents away from the ball by scrunching into an interlocking mass and pushing headfirst. Being in close quarters with teammates is nothing new for the Hoosiers, many of whom share a living space.

“I think out of our starting 15, seven live within ten feet of each other, which doesn’t hurt the team chemistry,” club president Tomas Alsenas said. “The team environment, not just on the field but off the field, is a lot better than it has been before.”

However strong the group’s bond may be, it does not preclude any one member from being held to a high standard.

Alsenas said this year’s practices are among the most competitive he has seen in his three years with the club.

“We wear little GPS units that track all of our stats, and the numbers don’t lie,” he said.

“You can see if someone has had a bad practice, and we will call people out on ‘hey, you need to work harder,’ and that kind of stuff.”

Practices are three times a week, plus two days of film and preparation for games on Saturdays.

McCarthy said the grueling practices are made harder by the fact that, as a club sport, rugby lacks the conveniences of school-funded athletics.

“Because we’re a studentled organization and not a varsity sport, it takes up so much of our time and we don’t get excused for it,” he said.

Nonetheless, McCarthy said this challenge can make playing all the more satisfying.

“The most rewarding thing is when you’re out there on gameday and you’re like, ‘I

made all this time, and I worked my ass off not only through school but practice to get here,’” he said.

More often than not, this dedication manifests itself in the win column. Currently ranked 19th in the nation following a victory over No. 20 Ohio State, IU has a history of success.

“Last year was the first time we lost a Big Ten game in four or five years,” Cheung said.

The Hoosiers were crowned conference champions three consecutive years from 2015 to 2017.

“The guys on that team were just incredible,” Alsenas said.

Among the members of the 2017 squad was Jake Hidalgo, who now plays professionally for the Chicago Lions rugby club.

Alsenas said IU’s reputation has allowed it to attract talent from as far as Australia and Japan.

“We get guys from all over the country, all over the world,” he said. “It’s great recruiting for the team.”

Attaining this level of success and national recognition has not come without costs.

Though Alsenas said rugby is

PHOTOS BY IZZY MYSZAK | IDS

Top The IU men’s rugby team plays Wisconsin on Oct. 12 at the Sembower Recreational Center across from Briscoe Quad. IU won against Wisconsin 44-3.

Bottom Sophomore James Ziener tries to get the ball during a line-out Oct. 12 at the Sembower Recreational Center. The line-out is similar to a throw-in in soccer.

not violent by nature, he boasts an impressive list of injuries.

“I had full shoulder reconstruction freshman year, and I tore my hamstring in January,” he said. “I’ve broken a lot

of bones, and I’ve had a lot of concussions.”

In spite of its physical tolls, rugby continues to be an essential part of Alsenas’ identity, which he said is largely

thanks to his teammates.

“The reason I stick around is mostly the guys,” Alsenas said. “These guys are my best friends and I wouldn’t really do anything else.”

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MUSIC COLUMN

Big Thief ?

More like Big W Kevin Chrisco is a junior in journalism.

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African American Choral Ensemble Director Raymond Wise directs the ensemble during Potpourri of the Arts on Nov. 11, 2017, at IU Auditorium. IU’s African American Arts Institute will have its 26th annual Potpourri of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the IU Auditorium.

IU’s African American Arts Institute to organize 26th Potpourri of the Arts

By Ally Melnik amelnik@iu.edu

IU’s African American Arts Institute will have its 26th annual Potpourri of the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in the IU Auditorium. Student and children tickets cost $15, while adult tickets cost $39 and can be purchased online or at the IU Auditorium box office.

The event will be led by American funk musician

Bootsy Collins and will feature performances by IU’s African American Dance Company, African American Choral Ensemble and Soul Revue.

Collins is a bassist most known for backing up James Brown and being a member of the band ParliamentFunkadelic. Collins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 along with an additional 15 members of P-Funk.

The African American Dance Company is directed

by Stafford C. Berry Jr., a professor in the departments of African American and African diaspora studies, as well as theatre, drama and contemporary dance. The dance company will perform a wide variety of dance styles, including styles of African dance, contemporary, hiphop and jazz.

Professor Raymond Wise also works in the department

of African American and African diaspora studies and directs the African American Choral Ensemble, which will perform African American spirituals and gospels.

Performing a blend of R&B, soul and funk music will be IU Soul Revue, directed by musician and producer James Strong. Soul Revue will also perform a combined piece with the other two groups to finish the evening’s events.

Big Thief ’s music is transportive. The acoustic strums and sparse production whisks the listener away into a new world. A Midwestern house with a dilapidated back deck, the table littered with coffee mugs and empty cigarette cartridges. The yard is lush and overgrown, the site of broken bones, chipped teeth and bloodied knuckles. It’s a world full of back alleys adorned with broken glass and heaps of trash. It’s the real world but relayed through the eyes and experiences of someone else.

The Brooklyn quartet’s new album “Two Hands” is an unfurling, slow burn of emotional revelations and personal confessions.

“Two Hands” comes just five months after the band released its third album “U.F.O.F” back in May. It’s astounding how they managed to one-up an amazing album just five months later. Some bands drop their magnum opus and spend years trying to recreate that same magic, only to realize they’ll never reach those same heights. Big Thief surpassed those heights in the same year.

The album is an intimate experience. There’s no sleek layer of glossy production. There are no touch-ups. It sounds like

you’re there watching them live in studio, their instruments drawing you closer, inviting you to sit down and catch up.

“Hand me that cable,” singer Adrienne Lenker sings on opening track “Rock and Song.” “Plug into anything.”

“I am unstable,” she sings seconds later.

The level of intimacy takes the music to dark, often disturbing places. Lenker begs you to come closer only to divulge ugly secrets and darkened images.

On standout track “Shoulders” Lenker sings, “And the blood of the man who’s killing our mother with his hands is in me. It’s in me.”

Sonically, the music is peaceful. It’s fresh, folktinged indie rock. The vocals never go stratospheric, the guitars never wail. But the lyrics are violent. The stories are dark.

“When she holds me in her jaw all the blood dripping,” Lenker sings on “Wolf.” “Will I be free to cease gripping?”

The sun hangs high on “Two Hands,” but Lenker and her band mates are still operating within the confines of the long shadows it creates. And that’s perfectly fine.

This year has been momentous for Big Thief.

“Two Hands” is a powerful piece of music from a powerful band.

WELLNESS COLUMN

What is ‘wellness,’ anyway? Here’s how you can approach self care Emily Isaacman is a junior in journalism.

Writing a column about wellness terrifies me.

It terrifies me because, although I spent my summer in yoga teacher training learning how to care for myself and others, although my Instagram feed is filled with positive quotes, although my room is covered with pictures of people and places that make me smile, I’ll never be an expert. I’ll never have all the answers for every person on what will make them feel whole.

So here’s what I’m doing to combat this wellnessprovoked anxiety: I’m reminding myself that trying is better than doing nothing at all. I’m making a cup of coffee.

I’m listening to music and dancing around my kitchen. Later, I’ll likely journal and roll out my yoga

mat.

I’m doing this because I’ve learned that this makes me feel good, and I think that’s what this “wellness” concept is really about.

We’re halfway through October, also known as spooky season, also known as peak midterms and projects and internship applications season.

We seem to be past the “still feels like it could be summer weather” and into the “oh no winter is coming and school is here to stay” vibe.

The way I see it, now is the perfect time to take extra COURTESY PHOTO care to look out for yourself.

Emily Isaacman leads yoga class for the Movement Cooperative on Sept. 26 Incorporating this vague in the Arboretum. and perhaps unattainably But it doesn’t have to be trendy “wellness” con- on the to-do list. It’s even cept into your daily life can easier to compare ourselves so hard.

Wellness is an ancient feel daunting. There’s only to the images of self-care so much time in the day floating around social me- idea, but the modern wellfor classes and work and dia as paragons of healthy ness movement is viewed friends and food, so it’s easy lifestyles and think we’ll as starting in the 1950s. The National Wellness Conferto prioritize ourselves last never fit that mold.

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ence began in 1977.

The Global Wellness Institute defines wellness as “the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health.” Feeling good doesn’t just happen to you but is a mindful decision.

The substance of the decision doesn’t much matter, though, as long as it leads you to feel better than you did before.

Whenever I have an idea for a new habit that might fall into the wellness bucket, I make a plan.

I write it down in my planner to accomplish at a specific time and might set a reminder or two on my phone.

I schedule exercise classes into my Google Calendar and block off time on Sundays to cook. I set goals for the week ahead, such as writing a daily gratitude list or journaling every morn-

ing. I usually create some way to physically check off a task to hold myself accountable.

Perhaps most importantly, I try not to worry about how wellness manifests in other peoples’ lives.

I’ve never been one for face masks or bubble baths, and I recognize that many people don’t enjoy yoga or candles. That’s OK. In the coming weeks, I plan to share some ways you can take care of yourself amid a crazy college schedule.

I don’t expect every idea to resonate with every reader, but I hope to at least inspire more thought about how conscious choices can affect the way you move through the world.

Experiment without judgment, and notice what works for you. eisaacma@iu.edu

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Connexion: Sundays, 6 p.m.

Connexion is the university ministry of ECC. We’re all about connecting students to the church in order to grow together in our faith. We meet weekly for worship, teaching, and fellowship as well as periodically for service projects, social events and more. College is hard, don't do it alone!

Bob Whitaker, Senior Pastor Adam deWeber, Worship Pastor Dan Waugh, Pastor of Adult Ministries

219 E. Fourth St. 812-332-6396

highrock-church.com Facebook: highrockchurch Instagram: highrockbtown

Fall Hours: 8:45 a.m. & 10 a.m. @ Fourth St. Sanctuary (Classic), 11:15 a.m. The Open Door @ Buskirk (Contemporary) Summer Hours: 9:30 a.m. @ Fourth St. Sanctuary (Classic), 11:15 The Open Door @ Buskirk (Contemporary) Wednesday: 7:30 p.m., Jubilee @ First Methodist Jubilee is a supportive and accepting community for college students and young adults from all backgrounds looking to grow in their faith and do life together.

Meet every Wednesday night and also have small groups, hangouts, mission trips, events, service projects and more. Many attend the contemporary Open Door service on Sunday mornings.

Lisa Schubert Nowling, Lead Pastor Markus Dickinson, Campus Director

Cooperative Baptist University Baptist Church ubcbloomington.org facebook.com/ubc.bloomington #ITSYOURCHURCHTOO

Sunday: 11 a.m.

We are a Bible-based, non-denominational Christian church. We are multi-ethnic and multi-generational, made up of students and professionals, singles, married couples, and families. Our Sunday service is casual and friendly with meaningful worship music, applicable teaching from the Bible, and a fun kids program.

Scott Joseph, Lead Pastor

3740 E. Third St. 812-339-1404

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Meals & Other Activities: see our social media Come visit the most refreshing church in town.

We love all students but especially reach out to LGBTQ+ students and allies longing for a college church where you are loved, welcomed and affirmed without fear of judgment or discrimination. You love the Lord already — now come love us too. Free coffee and wifi.

Episcopal (Anglican)

Rev. Annette Hill Briggs, Pastor Rob Drummond, Music Minister

Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry at IU 719 E. Seventh St. 812-334-7971 • 812-361-7954

indiana.edu/~canterby canterby@indiana.edu • facebook.com/ecmatiu 812-361-7954

Sacramental Schedule: Weekly services Sundays: 4 p.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns followed by dinner at Canterbury House

Tuesdays: 6 p.m. Bible Study at Canterbury House 1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 7 p.m. Music & Prayers at Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry is a safe and welcoming home for all people. We are a blend of young and old, women and men, gay and straight, ethnicities from different cultures and countries, students, faculty, staff and friends.

The worshipping congregation is the Canterbury Fellowship. The mission of the Fellowship is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. We pray, worship and proclaim the Gospel. We also promote justice, equality, inclusion, peace, love critical thinking and acting as agents of change in our world.

Mennonite

Inter-Denominational Redeemer Community Church 111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975

redeemerbloomington.org facebook.com/RedeemerBtown @RedeemerBtown on Instagram Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Redeemer is a gospel-centered community on mission. Our vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform everything: our lives, our church, our city, and our world. We want to be instruments of gospel change in Bloomington and beyond.

Chris Jones, Lead Pastor

Nazarene First Church of the Nazarene 700 W. Howe St. (across from the Building Trades Park) 812-332-2461 • www.b1naz.org

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Small Groups : 9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.

We are Wesleyan in our beliefs, and welcome all to worship with us. We are dedicated to training others through discipleship as well as ministering through small groups. We welcome all races and cultures and would love to get to know you.

Dr James Hicks, Lead Pastor

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington 2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

Sunday: 5 p.m.

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God. John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

Sunday: 5 p.m.

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 205 E. Kirkwood Ave. (corner of Kirkwood and Washington) 812-332-4459 • fccbloomington.org

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Jazz Vespers: 6:30 p.m. on first Friday of each month As God has welcomed us, we welcome you.

With all our differences – in age, ability and physical condition, in race, cultural background and economic status, in sexual orientation, gender identity and family structure – God has received each one with loving kindness, patience and joy. All that we are together and all that we hope to be is made more perfect as the richness of varied lives meets the mystery of God’s unifying Spirit, and we become the Body of Christ.

Helen Hempfling, Pastor

Wesleyan (Nazarene, Free Methodist) Central Wesleyan Church 518 W. Fourth St. 812-336-4041

4thstwesleyanchurch.org Facebook: Central Wesleyan Church of Bloomington, Indiana Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship: 6 p.m.

First Friday: 6 p.m. (Celebrate Knowing Jesus, open mic service)

Email: bloomingtonfirst@icloud.com Mother Linda C. Johnson+, University Chaplain Josefina Carcamo, Program Coordinator Ricardo Bello Gomez, Communications Coordinator Corrine Miller, Ben Kelly, Student Interns Rex Hinkle, Luiz Lopes, Nathan Stang, Music Ministers Jody Hays, Senior Sacristan Crystal DeCell, Webmaster

2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

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High Rock Church 3124 Canterbury Ct. 812-323-3333

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington

100 N. State Rd. 46 Bypass 812-332-5788

You've ended your search for a friendly and loving church. We are a bible believing holiness group similar to Nazarene and Free Methodist, and welcome all races and cultures. We would love for you to share your talents and abilities with us. Come fellowship and worship with us.

Michael Magruder, Pastor Joe Shelton, Church Secretary

Quaker Bloomington Religious Society of Friends 3820 Moores Pike (West of Smith Rd.) 812-336-4581

bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Hymn Singing: 9:50 to 10:20 a.m.

Our unprogrammed religious services consist of silent, centering worship interspersed with spoken messages that arise from deeply felt inspiration. We are an inclusive community, a result of avoiding creeds, so we enjoy a rich diversity of belief. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns. *Child Care and First Day School provided Christine Carver, Meeting Clerk

Lutheran (LCMS)

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God. John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

Catholic St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th St. 812-339-5561 • hoosiercatholic.org

Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (During Academic Year) Korean Mass 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6 p.m.

Weekday Mass Times Monday - Saturday: 12:15 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 9 p.m.

St. Paul Catholic Center is a diverse community rooted in the saving compassion of Jesus Christ, energized by His Sacraments, and nourished by the liturgical life of His Church.

Rev. Patrick Hyde, O.P., Administrator and Director of Campus Ministry Rev. Dennis Woerter, O.P. Associate Pastor Rev. Reginald Wolford, O.P., Associate Pastor

Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington 2120 N. Fee Lane 812-332-3695

www.uublomington.org www.facebook.com/uubloomington Sundays: 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working towards a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions.

Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World."

A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Reverend Mary Ann Macklin, Senior Minister Reverend Scott McNeill, Associate Minister

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A) 333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432

studentview.Ids.org/Home. aspx/Home/60431 Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society lds.org Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We have an Institute of Religion adjacent to campus at 333 S. Highland Ave. (behind T.I.S. bookstore). We offer a variety of religious classes and activities. We strive to create an atmosphere where college students and local young single adults can come to play games, relax, study, and associate with others who value spirituality. Sunday worship services for young single students are held at 2411 E. Second St. a 11:30 a.m. We invite all to discover more about Jesus Christ from both ancient scripture and from modern prophets of God. During the week join us at the institute, and on Sunday at the Young Single Adult Church.

Independent Baptist

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

Robert Tibbs, Institute Director

Lifeway Baptist Church

607 E. Seventh St. (Corner of 7th & Fess) 812-336-5387 • indianalutheran.com

Southern Baptist

facebook.com/ULutheranIU @uluindiana on Instagram

Bloomington Korean Baptist Church

7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 • lifewaybaptistchurch.org Facebook • LifewayEllettsville

College & Career Sunday Meeting: 9 a.m.

Sunday

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Lifeway Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministry. Matthew 28:19-20

Barnabas Christian Ministry Small Groups: Cedar Hall 2nd Floor Common Area, 7 - 8 p.m., meetings start Thursday, Sept. 5.

We will meet every other Thursday during the school year.

Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108, barnabas@indiana.edu barnabas.so.indiana.edu * Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

Sunday: Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.

Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

The Best Meal You'll Have All Week, 6 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: Service of Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.

Wednesday: Second Best Meal, 6 p.m.

Midweek Service, 7 p.m.

LCMS U Student Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Graduate/Career Study & Fellowship, 7 p.m.

University Lutheran Church is the home of LCMS U at Indiana. Students, on-campus location, and our Student Center create a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ.

Sola Cafe is open 9-5 every weekday for coffee and a place to study. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

5019 N. Lakeview Dr. 812-327-7428

mybkbc.org facebook.com/mybkbc/ Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

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Praise the Lord! Do you need a True Friend?

Come and worship the almighty God together with us on Sunday, Fellowship included. We are a Korean community seeking God and serving people. Students and newcomers are especially welcome.

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OPINION

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 idsnews.com

Editors Emma Getz and Evan Carnes opinion@idsnews.com

JONAH’S JUSTIFICATIONS

The US Senate is undemocratic and should be abolished Jonah Hyatt is a junior in political science and philosophy.

The U.S. Senate has often been considered the democratic counterpart to the House of Representatives, seeking to provide equal representation for much smaller states.

This may have been suitable in 1787 when the Great Compromise took place, and there were only 13 states with marginal differences in population compared to state populations today. However, the U.S. has obviously expanded its population and territory significantly, so it seems appropriate to account for that when trying to maintain a representative democracy.

The Senate today is extremely undemocratic, and it often serves as the gatekeeper for what legislation is passed in Congress. It is a significant amount of power to be given to only one hundred senators who often are more concerned with their party coming out on top rather than advancing the needs of the people.

The concentration of power in the Senate is far worse today than it has ever been in our country’s history when taking into account changes in population. For example, today California has almost 40 million people while the 20 smallest states combined still have less than that.

To further emphasize this disparity, former Rep. John D. Dingell, D-M.I., described in an article in The Atlantic how his district with a population of roughly 700,000 people has a higher population total than states such as Vermont and Wyoming. This is in addition to the very bifurcated chambers often competing against each other on party lines to thwart attempts at passing legislation.

We need a grassroots

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The United States Capitol Building is seen at dusk Jan. 20, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

movement to raise awareness of the oligarchic structure of the Senate today and to pressure Congress and state legislatures to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing the Senate or at minimum combining the two chambers.

There are two ways to amend the U.S. constitution: passing a constitutional amendment or holding a constitutional convention. In order to propose a constitutional amendment, two-thirds of both houses of Congress must approve the amendment and three-fourths of state legislatures must vote to ratify it.

Since it’s unlikely for the Senate to vote to abolish itself, this requires two-thirds of state legislatures to propose a

constitutional convention on the amendment and threefourths of state legislatures to ratify it. The last constitutional convention in the U.S. was the Great Compromise of 1787 when the Senate was established, so one is long overdue.

There are currently numerous calls for constitutional conventions on several proposed amendments, some of the most prominent include Wolf PAC’s effort to eliminate money’s influence in politics as well as efforts by various organizations to balance the budget.

The problem with having a constitutional convention is that it is unclear how it would unfold with regard to state representation and conven-

tion rules and procedures due to there not being one in more than 200 years.

In either case, the Senate must be forgone. The Senate today functions primarily to facilitate minority rule over the American people.

The interests of rural populations should not be weighed equally on the national scale to those in more populous cities simply because they happen to live on different plots of land. A proportionally representative body should be the only legislative chamber deciding issues for the American people because that is what is most fair and equal. Moreover, the Senate’s obstruction of important legislation serves to gridlock the legislative pro-

cess rather than work to help the American people.

Even when one party controls both chambers of Congress and the presidency, the Senate filibuster still makes passing legislation extremely difficult. In order to go around the filibuster, many big changes are put into budget reconciliation bills, which can’t be blocked by the filibuster.

Given the current political circumstances, it is unlikely for the Senate to be completely abolished anytime soon as both sides of the political spectrum would view it as unilateral disarmament.

However, with a significant shift in public opinion, it is possible for the Senate to become weakened over time,

reducing its control over the passing of legislation. In Canada’s parliament for example, it is clear that the House of Commons is the dominant chamber. Between 1948 and 1988, the Senate did not reject a single bill passed by the House of Commons, with rejections today being extremely low compared to the U.S. If the oligarchy of the U.S. Senate becomes more well known and despised by Americans on both sides of the political spectrum,it is possible that we may see a shift towards a Canadian-style Senate if not the eventual abolition of this archaic legislative body. hyattj@iu.edu

THE ELECTIVE PERSPECTIVE

IAN’S INSIGHT

UK media has a racism problem

US can’t shut door on the Middle East

Max Sandefer is a sophomore in political science and Spanish.

Ian Nowlin is a sophomore in international studies

America has always had a racism problem. From the slave trade to Jim Crow, the country’s perennial mistreatment of minorities has manifested today into movements like Black Lives Matter to combat these clear injustices.

But even across the pond in the United Kingdom, racism still rears its ugly head.

One of the sinister ways this racism is propagated is under the guise of harmless tabloid gossip, especially toward Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Tabloid journalism is a cultural phenomenon in the U.K. In fact, one April 2019 study from Statista found that the most circulated U.K. newspapers are tabloids, with the top four being The Sun, 1.37 million papers in circulation, The Daily Mail, 1.2 million, and their Sunday editions, 1.14 million and 1.00 million, respectively.

Though sensationalization is key in these papers, instead of dating rumors and pregnancy announcements, the biggest U.K. tabloids have resorted to blatant racism.

Worst of all, these painfully obvious racist sentiments have, to some extent, successfully sowed an irrational dislike of Meghan among a large swath of the U.K. population. A little more than a year out from her wedding to Prince Harry, she only stands at a 46% approval rating, similar to other British royalty with decades of baggage aired out like dirty laundry.

English media personality Katie Hopkins has been outspoken in her virulent disdain toward Meghan, recently calling her a “nobody” who “wears bad

It has been less than a week since President Trump’s unilateral order to withdraw troops from northern Syria, and already a humanitarian crisis is developing.

The United Nations reported Oct. 11 that an estimated 100,000 people have fled their homes and seven civilians have been killed.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used the vacuum created by the American withdrawal to launch an assault against the Kurds, who the Turkish government views as a terror group.

The Kurds are an ethnic group that resides in parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.

They also happen to be an indispensable American ally in the fight against ISIS. Although the idea of detangling the U.S. in the Middle East is politically appealing, rushed exits like that of the Trump administration in Syria will only cause more chaos than American commitment in the region.

History has shown that abrupt exits lead to power vacuums, which can be exploited by powerful factions especially when a central government has little to no means to defend itself.For example, in early 1991, when Desert Storm was coming to an end, President George H.W. Bush suggested that Iraqis “take matters into their own hands and force Saddam Hussein, the dictator, to step aside.” On March 1, the U.S. officially ended Desert Storm and its military presence was significantly diminished.

Nevertheless, Iraqi Kurds and Shiite Muslims answered Bush’s call to arms and started a rebellion. Rebel forces advanced quickly, however, Hussein’s army eventually regrouped and quelled the revolt. Despite the pleas of

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and their baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter Thandeka Tutu-Gxashe at the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation during their royal tour of South Africa in September in Cape Town, South Africa.

clothes” in a September interview. Is that really how she feels about Meghan in particular or does it have anything to do with the fact she has called immigrants “cockroaches” and tweeted that “Racial profiling is a good thing?”

The worst of these comments come from a distressing source. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s sister, Rachel, penned in a 2016 article that Meghan failed her “Mum Test” and has “exotic DNA.” She also described Meghan’s mother as “a dreadlocked AfricanAmerican lady from the wrong side of the tracks.”

It’s a scary thought to wonder if these sentiments run in the family.

Interesting enough, when the former Kate Middleton wed Prince William in 2011, there was not and still not this level nastiness directed toward her as a white woman. Even in a recent Daily Mail article discussing their fashion choices, there is a clear difference in tone comparing the two princesses.

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge’s caption reads, “Jaw-dropping: Kate wowed at her April 2011 ceremony in a long sleeve gown,” while Meghan’s caption

reads, “Basic: Meghan tied the knot with Prince Harry in May 2018 in a simple, pure white gown.”

Kate is a jaw-dropping wower, while Meghan is simply basic. The article continues with dismissive commentary about Meghan’s fashion, using words like “form-fitting” and “practical.” However, for Kate, her reviews are glowing as “always a lady,” “future queen” and “outside the box.”

Funnily enough, there might be a good reason for these seemingly disingenuous “compliments” toward Meghan in the article. She and Prince Harry are suing them, as well as The Sun. The last straw came after they published a private letter she penned to her dad without her permission in what Harry described as “campaigns against” Meghan.

To that, I say good. I hope that the U.dK. wakes up and realizes they are being played. U.K. tabloid media may not change, but at least there will be temporary solace from the relentless campaign to drag Meghan’s name through the mud. maxsande@iu.edu

Kurdish and Shiite leaders, the United States never attempted to bolster the rebels’ momentum to help them take Baghdad and depose Saddam Hussein.

Surely enough, in 2003, President George W. Bush was faced with the decision of whether or not to invade Iraq.

George W. Bush aided by his advisers, many of whom worked for his father, decided to invade Iraq to topple Hussein. What followed was the Iraq war, which was one of the most drawn out and expensive wars in American history.

The conditions are nearly the same in Syria. Without an American military presence ensuring stability, Turkey has filled in the gap, forcing Kurdish militia forces to defend against a greater military power. The chances of the Kurds prevailing are grim.

Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, commander of the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, told a senior U.S. diplomat, “You have given up on us. You are leaving us to be slaughtered.”

However, on Oct. 13, the Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria signed an agreement with the Syrian government that allows for the Syrian army to be deployed in Kurdish-led Syria to re-take Turkish-held cities, which might provide a glimmer of hope for the survival of the Kurds. The Kurds are also influential allies in the fight against ISIS. They operate 20 facilities that house 10,000 prisoners who have links to ISIS. Now that Turkey has launched its invasion of Kurdish territory, the Kurds must divert manpower from the prisons to the frontlines.

This has led to the escape of at least 750 people with suspected links to ISIS from these camps. A resurgence in ISIS would decrease stability in Syria but also seriously threaten American national security. Like in Iraq, the

United States may find itself committing more troops in the Middle East to fight ISIS in future years.

Moreover, the Kurds sustained 11,000 causalities while fighting ISIS in Syria.

This withdrawal is an outright betrayal of the Kurdish people, and if ISIS regains strength, it would mean 11,000 Kurds died in vain.

Not to mention the Kurds are one of the most oppressed groups in the world today. In Turkey, they have faced staterun discrimination for decades and were the victims of a genocide in Iraq under Saddam Hussein during which the estimated death toll is somewhere between 50,000 to 182,000. The Trump administration’s action just solidifies the well-known belief that an American handshake does not mean much. If there is a second offensive against ISIS, it will be undoubtedly more difficult without the Kurds as an U.S. ally.

Additionally, the mass exodus of Kurdish civilians fleeing the Turkish military has caused a humanitarian crisis that will destabilize neighboring countries and possibly Europe by flooding them with refugees. The moral issues in Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria are just as egregious as the security implications.

Despite bipartisan backlash, Trump stands by his action. On Oct. 7 he tweeted “I was elected on getting out of these ridiculous endless wars.” Yet so far, the hasty exit from Syria has only caused more violence.

The Middle East is not “someone else’s problem.”

The United States must take ownership of its military blunders that have caused some of the current violence in the region by taking on a larger role in preserving the peace. ianowlin@iu.edu

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GUCCi Ace sneakers, mens 7, white, leather high-top. $240. gmariano@iu.edu

Fitbit Charge 3 with charging cable, purple and black wristband. $100. yiju@iu.edu

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2 BR/1 BA next to Informatics. Avail. Aug., 2020. 812-333-9579 or

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Queen Mattress for sale.

Good condition. $150. riesmurp@iu.edu

Apple Watch Series 3 / 38mm GPS. 260-557-2130

Sublet for The Gateway Jan.-May. $800/mo.

1 rmmate., personal BA. matsulli@iu.edu

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Near Education/Music.

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812-333-9579 or

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Sublet Houses 1BR/1BA twnhs. Avail.

12/23/2019 w/ 3 rmmtes.

Incl. desk, chair, & bed stand. 812-670-0354

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Apple Magic trackpad, white, perfect cond., like new. $65. pw7@indiana.edu

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Electronics 2018 Macbook Pro 15” (Warranty until 2022!).

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