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One month after their charter was revoked by ATO national headquarters the ATO brothers are
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By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94
By Sarah Gardner gardnese@indiana.edu | @sarahhhgardner
On Friday afternoon, the day the former brothers were evicted from their house, the parking lot of the former Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house on Third Street was filled with moving vans, furniture and angry students. As one moving van pulled into the parking lot, a student in an ATO sweatshirt leaned out the back, sarcastically addressing the crowd of parents, former fraternity members and other students. “Hello, everyone,” he said. “We are homeless.” The former members of ATO have been evicted from their house. It has been one month since their charter was revoked by ATO national headquarters following the release of a sexually explicit video involving about half of the fraternity’s 140 members. The fraternity was shut down Oct. 8. Since then, the former members have continued to live in the house. Delta Alpha of ATO Inc. an alumni board of directors for the IU chapter of ATO, owns the house and was responsible for the decision to evict the residents of the house. After weeks of deliberation and legal
consultation, Kent Miller, the president of the board of directors, released a statement Thursday announcing all current tenants of the house would have to leave by the end of the school day on Friday. The residents of the ATO house did not take the news well. They took their time on move-out day, with many students still packing things into trailers and cars late into the afternoon. Most were silent and scowling as they packed up their belongings. Students still inside the house leaned out windows and raised their middle fingers at the people standing outside. For the past month, former ATO members have refused to comment on the closing of their fraternity. The news of the eviction finally prompted one member to speak up. “Sure, maybe there should
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have been some consequences, but I don’t think this was handled proportionately,” James Newsome, a sophomore and former member of ATO, said Friday as he was moving out. “We weren’t treated the way we should have been.” Miller and the rest of the board of directors initially told the tenants of the house they would be able to stay in the house for the remainder of the school year, despite the closing of the fraternity, Newsome said. Two weeks later, Newsome said Miller returned to the house with a lawyer who told the students they had 10 days to vacate the premises. When Miller was contacted to
confirm this chronology, he declined to comment. Newsome is sleeping on a friend’s couch for the next six weeks until he finds more permanent housing for the spring semester. “Ten days is a pretty short time to find a new place to live, especially in the middle of the semester,” Newsome said. The chapter’s board of directors and the national headquarters of ATO had no input on where the students moved after they left the doors of the house, Miller said. “They are students with no affiliation to us, and it is totally their business where they go now,” Miller said Thursday, before the students moved out. SEE ATO, PAGE 6
Soweto Gospel Choir brings energy, song
After 89 minutes without action, junior goalkeeper Colin Webb had to make a save. Wisconsin midfielder and leading scorer Christopher Mueller was standing over a free kick about 25 yards from goal with his team down a goal and a minute left to save his season. His shot dipped over the wall, and for a second looked like it might sneak between Webb’s outstretched hand and the crossbar. But Webb dove backwards and tipped the ball over the bar before grabbing the ensuing corner kick to seal IU’s 1-0 victory against Wisconsin on Sunday at Bill Armstrong Stadium in a Big Ten quarterfinal match. “That’s exactly what you need,” junior defender Derek Creviston said of the save. “He knows he’s got to step up in these times, just as everybody else does and did what he needed to do.” Creviston was missing his normal center back partner for that final free kick. Sophomore Grant Lillard left the game in the 78th minute after trying to bend down and head a ball out of the IU box. Instead of the ball, Lillard’s head met the foot of Wisconsin’s Nick Jones, who was given a red card for the play. Lillard had a gash on his head and walked off into the locker room. IU Coach Todd Yeagley said he was cleared of a potential concussion and could have been available if the match went to overtime. But for the last 10 minutes, IU had to do without one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. The 6-foot-4 Lillard normally roams free on restarts so he can attack anywhere the ball goes. “Grant’s a huge part of our defense. He’s a fantastic defender, and he’s a huge player for us on both sides of the ball,” Yeagley said. “And when they’re playing balls in the box the last 10 minutes, and you have arguably your best guy in there out, it doesn’t help us.” But IU kept strong those last 10 minutes to protect its one-goal lead provided by senior forward Femi Hollinger-Janzen. His team-leading eighth goal of the season started from the defense. Junior defender Billy McConnell sent a ball out of the back and across the center line in the 22nd minute. Hollinger-Janzen was waiting for a clearance to run after SEE SOCCER, PAGE 6
By Maia Rabenold mrabenol@indiana.edu | @maialyra
The Grammy award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir greeted its audience Friday in the IU Auditorium by saying hello in four of the 11 official languages of South Africa. The choir was formed in 2002 and has since traveled all over the world. It has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House, toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Germany and Celine Dion in South Africa and was the first South African group to perform at the Academy Awards. The group has also made appearances on “The Today Show” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brian.” “I want to showcase my talent as an artist, and the choir was the best option,” director and choir master Shimmy Jiyane said. “We travel all over the world, and everyone can see what I can offer.” The internationally acclaimed group used the whole stage, constantly moving to the beat or bringing individuals to the front for a brief showcase of intricate footwork before melding back into their base position of two lines. “It was electrifying,” University Information and Technology Services employee Michael Morgan said. “What I’m mostly surprised by is the amount of dance, and the level at which they dance is unbelievable for as old as they are. I couldn’t even imagine dancing like that.” The choir members’ dynamic movement to both traditional
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Hoosier runners compete in final meet By Andrew Hussey aphussey@indiana.edu | @the_huss_network
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The Soweto Gospel Choir, known as the voice of South Africa, performs at the IU Auditorium on Friday evening.
tribal drumbeats and classic tunes like “This Little Light of Mine” was accentuated by their brightly-patterned costumes. Jiyane said the men’s tunics and women’s dresses and head wraps, no two of which were the same neon color, were derived from traditional South African dress. “The costumes are beautiful,” audience member Caitlin Whittaker said. “They add to the visual aspect of the performance.”
Both the visual and auditory presence of the choir had the entire audience tapping its feet, clapping along and giving the occasional whoop of appreciation by the end of the show. The choir members interacted with each other onstage, feeding off one another’s energies as they traded off melodies and movements. “It’s very energetic and powerful, with beautiful harmonies,” Whittaker said. “It’s fun and
lively.” The group uses its onstage charisma to further causes they support. At intermission, they asked for donations to SOS Children’s Villages International, a global foundation that helps provide support for children in need. “Peace, joy and happiness,” Jiyane said. “That is the message we always send to people’s hearts when they come to our shows. We bring the beat of the drum and we celebrate in song.”
For 14 IU cross-country runners, the season ended after Friday’s Hoosier Invitational. The race was for all the Hoosier runners not competing in the NCAA Regional meet Nov. 13. The meet featured runners from IU-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indiana State and alumni running for Team Indiana Elite. Due to the small number of runners, there were no team results for the meet. IU Coach Helmer said he wished there were one or two more schools at the meet so there would have been a more competitive environment. “We needed a culmination to the cross-country season for these runners, and this was it,” Helmer said. In the women’s 5K, the Hoosiers had great success as SEE CROSS COUNTRY, PAGE 6