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By Teddy Bailey eebailey@indiana.edu | @TheTeddyBailey

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Governor Mike Pence speaks at the 2016 State of the State address in Indianapolis on Tuesday. Pence spoke on a variety of topics, from gun control legislation to education bills. “And when we do this, we will fulfill the promise, not just of our time, but we will fulfill the promise first forged beneath that constitution elm in Corydon in 1816—the promise of a state built on freedom that would become a beacon of hope and an example to the nation.”

Pence addresses State Pence talks LGBT rights at the State of the State address after months of discussion. Democrats argue he’s still too vague. Annie Garau agarau@indiana.edu | @agarau6

After 30 minutes, Governor Mike Pence concluded his 2016 State of the State address by referencing the song “Back Home Again in Indiana.” Two hundred years after the state’s founding, the moonlight is still shining on the Wabash, he said. There’s still that newly mown hay smell and candlelight shining through the sycamore trees. But even with all of these symbols that continuously define the Hoosier state, the governor and legislators made it clear that with regards to state transportation, education, healthcare and civil rights legislation, some things have to change. Republican leaders Brian Bosma and David Long said they were happy with the

speech and felt the governor was very clear on feelings about these controversies. The leaders from the other side of the aisle, however, argued that the remarks were too vague. “It was storytelling that was veiling cynicism,” Indiana House Democratic Leader Scott Pelath said. With regards to education, Pence said Indiana’s graduation rates have risen to 7th in the nation and the Indiana General Assembly had passed the largest increase in K-12 education funding in the state’s history. Even so, Pence acknowledged the problems facing Hoosier teachers. He encouraged moving away from Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress and improving how students and schools are evaluated. When speaking on education, Pence boasted that

more than 350,000 low-income Hoosiers have access to healthcare due to the Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0. Senate Minority Floor Leader Tim Lanane said he found this remark ironic since HIP 2.0 was made possible through Obamacare, an act Pence has repeatedly said he would like to see repealed. “I’m glad we have 350,000 more Hoosiers on healthcare than we did before the Affordable Care Act,” Lanane said. “But what will happen to the healthcare of those Hoosiers if the act is repealed?” One issue the governor and the majority Republican leadership disagreed on is how to fund infrastructure improvements. In his speech, Pence said he would not raise taxes to increase investments in roads and bridges.

“And when we do this, we will fulfill the promise, not just of our time, but we will fulfill the promise first forged beneath that constitution elm in Corydon in 1816—the promise of a state built on freedom that would become a beacon of hope and an example to the nation.” Mike Pence, Indiana Governor

“The concept that we need a lot of road investment and Hoosier taxpayers shouldn’t pay for it, I find that to be an anomaly,” Bosma said. Keeping Hoosiers in susSEE STATE, PAGE 6

It hasn’t been the easiest of starts to Big Ten play for IU Coach Teri Moren and her team. The Hoosiers began conference play with a road loss to Wisconsin 6-8 (2-2) before putting together a strong performance in a victory against Michigan 10-5 (2-2) at Assembly Hall. After IU’s first win against Michigan in a half-decade, the Hoosiers were rewarded with a pair of games against the only two remaining unbeaten teams in the Big Ten. IU battled against No. 5 Ohio State on Thursday, trailing by just five points before a lopsided fourth quarter led to a 97-70 loss in Columbus. IU traveled to West Lafayette on Sunday to face Purdue 13-2 (4-0) in midst of the Boilermakers’ seven-game winning streak. Moren admitted during Monday’s radio show that the Hoosiers simply ran out of gas due to their lack of size and depth. IU fell 63-53 in the battle for the Barn Burner trophy, despite cutting a 20-point deficit to just eight points in the second half. Moren, for the third time this week, will see how her team responds against the upper echelon of the challenging Big Ten conference. The Hoosiers will host No. 18 Michigan State 12-3 (3-1) Wednesday night at Assembly Hall. IU has not lost this season in Bloomington. “They’re different than they were a year ago,” Moren said about Michigan State. “Last year they were a two-headed monster. Now they have other pieces around them. They probably should have beaten Ohio State but they came up short. It’s going to be another tremendous challenge for our team.” The Spartans feature junior forward Aerial Powers who is sixth in the Big Ten in scoring with 21.9 points per game. Powers, a 6-foot forward, also averages a double-double with 12.1 rebounds per game. Michigan State boasts 5-foot-8 junior guard Tori Jankoska, who averages 17.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Jankoska is expected to be matched-up with IU sophomore guard Tyra Buss, who is hoping to bounce back from a seasonlow 10 points on 2-of-7 shooting from the floor. “We need to trust our coaches and follow the gameplan that we have,” Buss said. “I think we’ve had a really good prep for them. We need to keep them off the SEE HOOSIERS, PAGE 6

Quiet GrrrL launches #PadsAgainstSexism project by Sophia Muston skmuston@umail.iu.edu | @sophiamuston

By placing sanitary pads with a social message around campus, Quiet Grrrl member Shelby Everett said she hopes to spark a conversation about rape culture and the treatment of sexual assault cases on campus. Members of feminist organization Quiet Grrrl met Tuesday evening in the Indiana Memorial Union Maple Room to discuss their upcoming project, #PadsAgainstSexism. Members will post sanitary pads around campus with messages calling attention to rape culture and cultural perceptions of women’s bodies. “The goal is that it will be really shocking to people and so at the very least it will start a new conversation about rape culture and how devastating it is,” Everett said. “Especially on this campus, and the administration’s inability to address rape culture,” Everett said.

The #PadsAgainstSexism initiative originated in Germany, where a woman named Elonë posted menstrual pads in public places like train stations. Pads had messages written on them like “Imagine if men were as disgusted by rape as they were by periods.” Quiet Grrrl members decided at the meeting to replicate this message on pads distributed throughout campus, but replacing “men” with “people.” “I think it’s really, really important to bring to attention the fact that society views women in very strange ways,” IU graduate and member Katelynn Dockerty said. “The University really struggles to handle sexual assault culture and cases of sexual assault. It’s important to me that we raise awareness about that.” Everett said the idea for the initiative is to highlight double standards set for female bodies. “As a culture, we think women are gross, but we also want to objectify them,” Everett said.

The #PadsAgainstSexism demonstration will go hand in hand with a drive by Quiet Grrrl to collect feminine hygiene products. These will be donated to Middle Way House or another homeless shelter. Members will create collection boxes to be placed in central locations like dorms. Senior Savannah Lynch said the donation of feminine hygiene products has a potentially large impact on the Bloomington community. “These products are expensive to buy but really important because 50 percent of the population need them,” Lynch said. Quiet Grrrl member Emily Buis said the group hopes for the project to take place during warmer weather when more people are spending time outdoors. Everett said she wants to make use of social media and the hashtag #PadsAgainstSexism to raise awareness of and organize discussion about the initiative.

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Read Community Educator Taylor Williams uses her dorm influence to push for feminine product awareness within residence halls Tuesday evening at the IMU Maple Room. Quiet GRRL planned to place donation boxes for feminine products around campus and in the community to combat social injustice.

“We’ve also talked about the possibility of hosting a discussion in conjunction — maybe with, like, a film screening or some speakers,” Everett said. “We just need this

demonstration as the initial shock value to bring it to people’s attenSEE QUIET GRRRL, PAGE 6

Nashville’s Carey fights anxiety with ‘fuzzy guitar rock’ By Jack Evans jackevan@indiana.edu | @JackHEvans

Nashville, Tennessee, singer-guitarist Bryan Davidson said he wanted to move away from electronic-heavy setup and toward a warmer sound after his previous band dissolved. “Playing live was very complicated,” he said. “We had a computer and triggers. I was trying to find something that felt as authentic as possible.” So in early 2015, Davidson and members from his previous band

Pang formed a guitar-based rock band called Carey, which will play a 9:30 p.m. show today at the Bishop. Carey has only released one song to date, a fuzzy pop song called “Smokin’ It” that arrived with a lo-fi music video of a person wearing a bear suit and smoking a cigarette. But Davidson, 24, said more music from the band will come soon, including a debut EP set to be released in early March. In the songs on the EP, he said, he drew from 1990s college rock bands like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr., as

well as music from earlier eras. Carey self-recorded the EP in a house in east Nashville, Davidson said, with bass player and audio engineer Daniel Green helming the process. He also said Nashville, which has recently bred similarly minded bands like Bully and Diarrhea Planet, is hospitable to Carey’s brand of rock. “There’s definitely a scene where people are doing the warm, fuzzy guitar rock thing,” Davidson said. “Everybody is in it for the same thing.”

Davidson said the forthcoming EP deals thematically with social anxiety and personal insecurities, and those difficulties still manifest live despite the supportive scene. “I didn’t start singing until about a year ago,” he said. “The first show we ever played, I puked in the bathroom five minutes before we went on. It’s gotten a lot easier, but when we go to start the first song, some of those feelings come back.” Looking to the future can also be stressful, Davidson said. He studied music business at Belmont

CAREY Tickets $5, 18 and over 9:30 p.m. today, the Bishop University, but after graduation, he realized loving music didn’t mean he’d love the music industry. “Working on Music Row ... would be less than fun for me,” he said. “I’d rather not work in music than work in the corporate part of it.” SEE CAREY, PAGE 6


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