Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016

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Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 | Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

ELECTION 2016

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IU sophomore Cassie Holtel holds up a sign during a “Rally for Love” on Wednesday night at Showalter Fountain. She held the sign for more than two hours as the rally took place.

‘LOVE TRUMPS HATE’ Hoosiers grapple with presidential election outcome By IDS Campus staff

Shortly after President-elect Donald Trump gave his victory speech around 3:30 a.m., Kirkwood Avenue was silent. There was no music from any bars and no crowd celebrating $2 Tuesday. A car rolled down Indiana Avenue, and the driver leaned out the window to shout at a few stragglers on the sidewalk. “It’s the end of the world as we know it,” he sang. “It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I don’t feel fine.” Many Hoosiers were asleep at this time. Some went to bed knowing who had won, and some woke up the next morning to discover who the next president would be. Students, faculty and staff would spend the next 24 hours trying to understand the effect this decision would have on the country.

Additional election coverage and reactions covered in this issue include: UndocuHoosier Alliance gathers at LaCasa Latino Cultural Center to discuss election results, Page 2

Students protest Trump at Showalter Fountain By Chris Mura | cmura@indiana.edu | @chris__mura

Tables were pushed aside in Elizabeth Dunn’s 9:30 a.m. I304: Refugees and Displaced People class. For the first time this semester, the class of about 30 sat in a circle. Forgetting lesson plans, students faced one another somberly addressing the decision that was made clear only hours before. “What will this mean for refugees?” Dunn asked her class. “What will this mean for the families we are working to bring to Bloomington?” With a Donald Trump presidency, an executive order could potentially halt refugee acceptance in the United States, reversing a recent decision by the state department to allow about 60 refugees to relocate to Bloomington in March. This could place the class’ semester-long project on hold indefinitely. “This election leaves us in a really uncertain state,” Dunn said. “We’re extremely disappointed at the misinformation circulating about refugees during the campaign and extremely worried about the future of those who are being targeted in ad-

Students and other Bloomington citizens huddled together to protect themselves against the cold Wednesday evening around Showalter Fountain and carried signs on cardboard and pieces of cloth. “He’s not my president!” “When they go low, we go high” “Not my America.” A few hecklers walked by wearing red ‘Make America Great Again’ hats and yelled “Trump train!” in passing. The crowd responded in a unified chant: “Love trumps hate”. Students gathered to express their disbelief with Donald Trump’s election and to offer hope for those who shared their experiences with discrimination. Luke Robbins, a sophomore who organized the rally on Facebook against Trump’s presidential election, was part of a group of students standing in front of the IU Auditorium. The group held signs saying “Love Trumps Hate,” a slogan that was repeated frequently throughout the evening. “Before I went to bed, I was still kind of shocked that our nation voted for discrimination, racism and sexism, but that’s not going to discourage us,” Robbins said. “Hillary Clinton won more votes, so that means there’s still more of us that believe that love trumps hate.” About 100 people attended the rally, which was open to all members of the Bloomington community. Although most of the attendees were students, some people came with their children or families to be among like-minded people after an election that seemed to legitimize discrimination. Aubrey Pulley came to the rally with her 7 1/2-year-old daughter Esmé, who played with balloons while Pulley watched. “She’s the future,” Pulley said. “I try to bring her places where she can see people invested in change.” As the night grew later, students gathered in a circle to discuss their own personal experiences with discrimination. They passed a megaphone from speaker to speaker as the students told stories of

SEE RESPONSES, PAGE 6

SEE PROTEST, PAGE 6

College Republicans and College Democrats at IU come together for bipartisan panel, Page 2 Minority students felt disbelief early Wednesday morning as they watched Trump overtake the electoral map in Franklin Hall, Page 2 Clinton delivers concession speech, Page 3 Column: a liberal’s reaction to final election results, Page 3

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Women’s health clinics receive grants Male exposes genitals By Lindsay Moore liramoor@indiana.edu @_lindsaymoore

Male shows his genitals to IU students near 10th Street From IDS reports

An IU student reported a man followed her home, dropped his pants and began masturbating in front of her and her roommate Tuesday afternoon. She described the man as around 30 years old, white with dirty blond hair and light facial hair. He was about 5-foot-10 with a thin build. The man was wearing a gray zip-up hoodie and light colored jeans. Around 4 p.m., the student told police she was walking down 10th Street when she noticed a man following SEE EXPOSURE, PAGE 6

They were expecting a knockout, but what they got was another round in the ring. The group of Planned Parenthood and All Options Pregnancy Center supporters originally planned to meet in celebration of the first female president. Instead, they lined the sidewalks of the Monroe County Courthouse and started chanting. “We are unstoppable. Another world is possible,” the crowd chanted at passing cars on Kirkwood Avenue. The group gathered Wednesday night before the Monroe County Council’s vote on grant funding for Planned Parenthood and All Options Pregnancy Center. In the courthouse lawn, the supporters circled up and expressed how they were feeling after the election of Republican President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence. Fear. Disbelief. Anger.

Mayor John Hamilton spoke to the nearly 50 supporters and told them to unify, reenergize and reflect after this election. “Bloomington is the same community it was 48 hours ago,” he said. “We stand for what we stand for, and I’m proud of that.” Pro-life and pro-choice supporters came out to voice their opinions on the allocation of funds to community organizations through the Sophia Travis Community Service Grant. The community service grant committee assigned $3,250 for All Options Pregnancy Center and $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky. Although the grant would not provide money to Planned Parenthood’s abortion services or All Options’ Hoosier Abortion Fund, the right to choose was the main topic of discussion. “We are smart enough to do this,” said Penny Githens, former Democratic candidate for State Representative of District 60. “If you trust us to have these children and rear these children, then trust us to choose.”

Councilwoman Marty Hawk moved to separate Planned Parenthood and All Options Pregnancy Center from the longer list of community organizations receiving funds such as the Indiana Recovery Alliance, Girls Inc. and Middle Way House. Hawk said she felt she could not support the family-planning organizations because of their ties to abortion services. The council heard about 35 residents voice their opinions during the public comment portion of the meeting. The first to speak was Monroe County resident Zachary Branham, who expressed his concern with hormones used in birth control. Branham’s mother, Rhonda, and younger sister, Katie, also spoke out against Planned Parenthood’s health care. “How do we persuade women not to have an abortion?” Katie Branham said. “As always, we must persuade her with love. Abortion is the greatest destroyer of love.” Money given from the grant supports Planned Parenthood’s

“How do we persuade women not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love. Abortion is the greatest destroyer of love.” Katie Branham, Monroe County resident

Women’s Health Fund, which provides financial support for low-income patients seeking birth control, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and colposcopies. This money is not used for abortion services. While pro-life supporters argued for stronger leaders to stand up against abortion providers on the basis of hormonal side effects of birth control and the morality of terminating pregnancies, prochoice supporters chose anecdotes to state their case. Planned Parenthood supporter Meagan Allen told the council she didn’t have any statistics, SEE GRANTS, PAGE 6


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