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Culture event brings magic By Alyson Malinger afmaling@indiana.edu | @aly_mali
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Christina Jones, Monroe County Public Library Children Service librarian, reads a book to local children Thursday morning.
More than words
Library program captivates children with sensory challenges By Jack Evans jackevan@indiana.edu | @JackHEvans
Christina Jones waved a hand-held bubble maker in the air. “Here come the bubbles!” said the 43-year-old Monroe County Library’s children’s services librarian. “One, two, three!” Below her, three of the six preschool boys who had arrived for the start of Sensory Storytime — created specifically for children on the autism spectrum or with sensory inte-
gration issues — jumped and grabbed at the bubbles, darting around on a multicolored rug. Posters adorned the walls of the room, advertising books ranging from “The Happy Hedgehog” to Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden.” At the front end of the room, a pair of boards was set up to help Jones maintain order. One resembled a traffic light, while the other was an itinerary of the session’s activities. Knowing when they’ll reach certain events, such as
playtime, helps children on the autism spectrum focus, Jones said. For Sensory Storytime, the room was mainly dark. Only three of the room’s overhead lights — none of them fluorescent — shone, all at the front of the room, above Jones. Tables had been pushed to the walls, and toys were mostly hidden or put away, save for a few in the “quiet corner,” where overwhelmed children can go to calm down. External stimuli like lights
and toys can be distracting, Jones said. * * * Mary Frasier, a children’s services librarian who helped develop the program last summer, said the program is the result of a combination of a disabilities-focused library subcommittee, a class through the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies and work with the Indiana SEE STORYTIME, PAGE 6
In the first moment there was the pull of one card from the deck. The next move made jaws drop. In the final moment eyes enlarged, and applause was the immediate response. Transfer student Jacob Bissey, or Voltan the Indestructible as he originally introduced himself, went around to the hundreds of freshmen students performing magic at Showalter Fountain on Thursday during Culture Fest. Culture Fest, one of the final events of Welcome Week for students new to IU, is geared to expose students to the many groups and organizations that focus on an aspect of diversity, according to the Office of First Year Experience. “I like interacting with people,” Bissey said. “I like to go places with large crowds.” Bissey said he never intended to go around to the booths at the event, instead expecting to find large audiences so he could perform his talents. “I find college students are a really good audience,” Bissey said. “I’m planning on doing this throughout the semester, and probably for my entire stay here at IU. I’ll be going to, as often as I can, set up a table somewhere with a lot of foot traffic and busk.” Busking is the act of doing tricks and then at the end of the show passing around a hat to collect tips. “I doubt I’ll be able to pay off my loans that way, but here’s hoping,” Bissey said. Many other students were circling the various booths throughout the event and attempting to take advantage of the plentiful free food opportunities. First Nations Educational and Cultural Center, the SEE CULTURE, PAGE 3
MEN’S SOCCER
Upstairs Hoosiers catch stride after disappointing start remodels 2-0 to create new look By Michael Hughes
michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94
For the first three halves of the exhibition season, IU wasn’t quite good enough. After a loss in the exhibition opener to Valparaiso, IU ended the first half of its second exhibition match against Western Michigan scoreless. However, IU was able to reverse course in the second half Thursday night, scoring two goals for a 2-0 win, with sophomore center back Grant Lillard scoring the winning goal. After a slow first half where neither team generated many chances on goal, IU netted two in the second half to go along with a slew of other scoring opportunities. “We talked about at halftime we wanted to get up over the top a little more and come underneath,” junior midfielder Tanner Thompson said. “Once we did that we were able to play through them and create a lot more chances.” The first goal was assisted by Thompson, who also earned the corner kick that resulted in the game’s first goal. Thompson also assisted the only Hoosier goal in IU’s first exhibition, a 2-1 loss against Valparaiso. “Tanner’s first three or four services were actually below average for him,” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said. “But the goal was perfect. Great timing, great run, and he needs to have more of those than
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box off free kicks becomes even more important. “We’ve been working on set pieces,” Thompson said. “We plan
After a summer of renovations, the Upstairs Pub additions are finally completed. The bar was formerly licensed to accommodate only 378 people. It has now expanded to include an outdoor patio that overlooks Kirkwood Avenue above Jimmy John’s. Chris Creel has been working at the bar since last summer and said he’s watched all of the construction through the months. “The patio was planned so that it allows 20 more people in the bar,” Creel said. Creel said the ceiling was also raised to make it higher, creating a more spacious feeling in the bar. Black and white tiles in the front of the bar were replaced with glazed brick. New bar tops use wood repurposed from the IU basketball floor, but the ceiling over the bar top remains iconically full of underwear, looming over those who walk up to buy a drink. Creel said construction for the bar began two weeks after graduation and concluded three weeks ago. The
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Senior Matt Foldesy passes the ball during the match against Western Michigan on Thursday at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers won 2-0.
what he did in the first half because it changes our team.” In fact, many of the Hoosier scoring opportunities came from set pieces with Thompson restarting play.
With the size of the 6-foot-4 Lillard, who was second on the Hoosiers with five goals last season, and graduate transfer 6-foot-5 forward Ben Maurey, Thompson’s ability to find teammates in the