Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015

Ritz lays out goal for LGBT support

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9, 2015

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Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz sat with seven students to discuss LGBT issues in education within Bloomington and the state of Indiana.

Prism Youth Community, a Bloomington group that provides a supportive environment for LGBT youth, had the discussion Tuesday at Bloomington High School South to educate community members about creating a supportive environment for LGBT youth in schools.

Ritz began the event by introducing herself and her work.

She stressed the Department of Education’s focus on equity and high-quality education in schools.

Ritz took office in January 2013, and has spent much of her term in the state’s political spotlight: a much-publicized debate about the power of her office, followed by a short-lived campaign for governor.

With that gubernatorial run now off the books, Ritz has focused on goals in her current capacity.

Ritz said the Department of Education is working on a template for school improvement that it can apply to all Indiana schools. The template would allow schools to determine what problems they face.

“We need to see the needs of the schools in order to address them,” Ritz said.

Forums like the one at Bloomington South should be happening everywhere to make sure community members are talking about the needs of students, Ritz said.

Students on the panel attended Bloomington South, Bloomington High School North, Ivy Tech Community College, and the Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship.

Each student had the opportunity to answer questions from the audience about their experiences in schools and the support they have or have not received.

Many of the students shared stories about the supportive teachers and guidance counselors in their schools.

Bloomington South freshman Becca, who asked that only her first name be used, said the little things her teachers do make a more inclusive environment.

On the first day of school, one of her teachers said disrespectful comments would not be tolerated,

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In opposition College Republicans at IU promote Republican candidates at meeting

By Alyson Malinger afmaling@indiana.edu | @aly_mali

A picture of the American flag was displayed on the projector screen.

The pledge of allegiance was then recited by the more than 100 people that filled a classroom in the Kelley School of Business beyond capacity.

“We start every meeting with the pledge to remind us all why we are here,” said Jonathan Kreilein, president of College Republicans at IU. “We are here to make a difference in our nation’s government.”

The first College Republicans meeting of the year took place Tuesday to present the yearly agenda, highlight past accomplishments and promote current Republican candidates for local, state and federal offices.

“College Republicans is the voice for Republican principles,” said Brian Gamache, exter-

nal vice chairman of College Republicans. “We are the other side of the issue.”

Representatives from all three levels of government spoke at the meeting to commend the attendees for taking the first step of involvement. Indiana’s ninth district had many eager candidates that came to speak to the students. The city of Bloomington makes up the majority of this district, making IU a mecca for potential voters.

Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District, is the district’s representative in Congress. Young has held the position for five terms but recently announced he will not be running for reelection because he will be pursuing a senate position for the spot soon to be left by Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind. Three of the four Republican candidates for the upcoming representative ticket came to speak to the students. Indiana SEE REPUBLICANS, PAGE 6

IU College Democrats look toward 2016 presidential race at meeting

By Laurel Demkovich lfdemkov@indiana.edu

Pizza and pop lined the walls. Blue Solo cups and tablecloths matched the blue T-shirts and clothing accents of the executive board.

In Ballantine 006, students began to fill every seat and every spot along the wall, looking eager to learn more about the IU College Democrats at their fall callout meeting Tuesday.

The meeting began with executive board introductions and upcoming events descriptions.

Kegan Ferguson, the group’s vice president, said the 2016 presidential campaign will have a large effect on the IU College Democrats. Events this year will include Trumpapalooza, an event centered on Republican candidate Donald Trump.

“One of our events is going to center around Donald Trump — what that means for the Republican party, how absurd he

is, what his campaign means and a broader sense for politics,” Ferguson said. “And then doing a lot that’s centered around the issues that come up during that election.”

Patrick Lockhart, the group’s outreach director mentioned the possibility of a “Pin the Toupee on the Donald” game.

Hannah Miller, the group’s president, said her goals for the year include increasing civic involvement and voter registration for the upcoming election.

“My goals are to increase civic engagement on campus, register as many students to vote as possible, make sure that they are aware of what’s going on in the political scene and they make informed decisions especially coming into 2016,” Miller said.

With the coming election, Miller also discussed their previous voter turn out efforts.

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Jacobs Philharmonic Hoosier receiver growing into starting role in sophomore year Orchestra to perform at Musical Arts Center

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Much of what one should know about Simmie Cobbs can be found in the progress he’s made during this past year.

A year ago he was a freshman wide receiver fighting for playing time. On opening day against Illinois State, he caught a deep 34-yard fade down the sideline and appeared to emerge as a deep threat for then-junior quarterback Nate Sudfeld. He caught only four passes for the rest of the season.

Cobbs was a young player looking up to seniors like Shane Wynn and Nick Stoner. Now he has to be one of the leaders of the unit despite only being a year older.

A year ago, he wore No. 10. Now, Cobbs runs his routes wearing the No. 1 jersey and the No. 1 spot on the depth chart.

“Just the confidence I’m coming in with this year — I built it for myself,” he said.

The changes are not just from a year ago. A month ago Cobbs came into camp talking about how wide open the receiver competition was and how great it was seeing everyone put up impressive weight room numbers. He had not earned anything yet.

Since then, Cobbs has taken one of the starting outside spots and has earned the praises of Sudfeld.

Cobbs admitted his production fell off when Sudfeld went down with a season-ending shoulder injury, but he said he was determined not to let that happen again.

“That’s going to change this year,” Cobbs said.

Being a starting receiver for IU is meaningful to Cobbs. Being a receiver at IU at all is meaningful to him. He committed to Purdue in October of his senior year of high

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Wide receiver Simmie Cobbs Jr. catches a pass during the game against Southern Illinois on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers won 48-47.

school. He had interest in the Hoosiers, and, as months went on and Purdue urged Cobbs to play safety for the Boilermakers, he committed to IU in February 2014.

Since beginning football in seventh grade, Cobbs always viewed himself as an offensive player.

“I always wanted the ball, always wanted to make big plays,” he said.

Cobbs had to sit out his junior year of high school when he switched schools. He said it was difficult being away from competing on Friday nights.

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Arnaldo Cohen, a professor of music in Jacobs School of Music, did not originally intend to become a professional musician.

In fact, he abandoned an engineering degree to pursue music.

“I played for a very important musician in Brazil, and he told me that I had all the ingredients to become a professional,” he said.

Now Cohen is a renowned pianist performing in concerts around the world, including a performance with the music school’s philharmonic orchestra.

The orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Musical Arts Center.

The concert will feature conductor Arthur Fagen and a piano solo by Cohen.

The concert’s repertoire includes Sergei Rachmaninoff ’s “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18,” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet: Overture-Fantasy” and Franz Liszt’s “Les préludes.”

Cohen will open the concert with a performance of the Rachmaninoff concerto.

After leaving engineering school, Cohen played violin and piano for the Rio de Janeiro Opera House Orchestra.

He struggled to make a living for about five years, but when he won the 1972 Busoni International Competition in Italy, doors began to open for his career.

He moved to London and started to perform all over the world.

Before moving to Bloomington, he was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

He accepted a teaching position at IU in 2004.

He now divides his time

between three full-time professions.

In addition to teaching at IU, he plays in concerts and works as the director of a piano series in Portland called Portland Piano International.

Cohen said “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18” is one of the most popular pieces in his piano repertoire.

“Rachmaninoff, for me, is an exception, because he was one of the last composers who could perform his own music that was a great pianist,” Cohen said.

The piano concerto is also one of the most difficult piano concertos, Cohen said.

The Jacobs School of Music has first class musicians in all departments, and the philharmonic orchestra features plenty of talent, Cohen said.

“It’s a privilege to be part of this school,” he said.

Cohen said he also appreciates that the concerts at the music school are free and open to the public.

Fagen, a professor of orchestral conducting in the music school, said the philharmonic orchestra is the most advanced orchestra of the five orchestras in the music school.

The ensemble consists of only graduate students.

The beginning of the year is an exciting time for student musicians, because there is a tremendous amount of energy.

The students have just finished summer vacation and are not yet experiencing the pressure of finals, Fagen said.

“There’s a special energy at the beginning of the season,” he said.

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12 Kelley freshmen selected as scholars The Kelley School of Business selected twelve IU freshmen to be in the inaugural class of the Dean’s Council Scholars.

Renewable as long as recipients are pursuing an undergraduate business degree and remain in good academic standing, the scholarship

gave special consideration to underrepresented populations.

The scholarship was created this year from a shared aspiration of the business school’s dean and the school’s Dean’s Council regarding diversity, according to an IU press release.

Panel discusses disputed Iran nuclear deal

By Nyssa Kruse nakruse@indiana.edu | @nyssakruse

A panel on the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, took place at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Global and International Studies Building auditorium.

Audience members filled all the seats in the auditorium, lined the walls and occupied several overflow rooms playing a livestream of the event.

The panel discussed details of the deal, as well as perspectives on the deal from congressional, Iranian and, more broadly, regional Middle Eastern points of view. Lee H. Hamilton, panelist and distinguished professor of practice in the School of Global and International Studies, said the goal of the panel was to increase understanding of the deal.

Hamilton said the deal effectively freezes Iran’s nuclear program for 15 years in exchange for the gradual lifting of economic sanctions.

He said he supported the deal, even though he said he felt it is not perfect.

“It took a long time to reach an agreement, so every one of us could suggest improvements,” Hamilton said. “There are risks to it, but I think it is a worthy deal, and I do think it prevents Iran from becoming a nuclear state for the next 15 or 20 years. So, I think it serves our security interests and the security interests of our partners.”

Claire Bessette, a student who attended the panel,

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A panel discusses the nuclear deal with Iran for a packed auditorium in the Global and International Studies building on Tuesday night.

said she came to learn more about the deal.

“I think it’s something that affects all of us, whether we know it or not, and I think we should all be informed on it before making decisions,” Bessette said.

Hamilton contributed thoughts on the deal from an American lawmaker’s perspective. The deal faces the possibility of failing to make it through a vote by Congress this week, which he said he felt made the panel especially relevant.

“There’s a lot of differ-

ence of opinion with regard to the agreement,” Hamilton said. “The politics of it are very intense. Public opinion is evenly divided.

Many people are undecided, and I thought the dean of the school, Mr. Feinstein, thought it would be a good time to have a discussion of it, and I agreed with him.”

If the deal is rejected by Congress, Hamilton said he felt it would damage the United States’ reputation as a world power, showing the U.S. to be undependable. He also said the United States

would walk away from the deal alone.

“Other powers are going to continue enforcing the agreement,” Hamilton said.

“A rejection of the agreement puts us on a path to more conflict, if not the outbreak of military action.

There would be great uncertainty that would lead to mounting pressure to use military force. “ Asma Afsaruddin, panelist and professor of near Eastern languages and culture, traveled to Iran to receive an award in Febru-

ary. She contributed the perspective of Iranians, not only on the deal, but also on relations with the West and, specifically, the U.S. She said there is a strong desire among the intellectual Iranians to whom she spoke for normalization of relations with the West, which would mean freer exchanges of ideas and travel between the two countries.

During the panel, Asma referenced the celebrations of the deal by Iranians in the streets of Tehran where people waved both Iranian and

American flags. She said she felt those demonstrations speak volumes about the new direction the two countries could be headed in the near future.

In the Q&A following the panel, a student studying Farsi and Iran asked if the deal would allow study abroad in Iran in the near future. The panelists said such travel would require more diplomatic steps, but they also said IU has a long tradition of working with Iran and would be happy to continue working with them.

Hoosier to Hoosier raises Retrospective celebrates record amount of $44,000 New Frontiers anniversary Sarah Gardner gardnese@indiana.edu @sarahhhgardner

By Laurel Demovkovich

This year was another record-setting year for IU’s annual Hoosier to Hoosier sale Aug. 22. The sixth annual sale raised $44,000, $10,000 more than it raised in 2014.

“Every year has been better than the previous year, but this year we did an especially good job,” said Jacqui Bauer, Bloomington sustainability coordinator, said.

The Hoosier to Hoosier sale is a waste diversion program between Bloomington and IU. It focuses on intercepting reusable items from when students move out at the end of the school year, Bauer said.

“Some people don’t really realize that this is about sustainability,” Annabella Habegger, IU junior and intern for the IU Office of Sustainability, said. “People get caught up in all the stuff we’re selling, but we’re really also trying to help the landfills.”

Items sold prevented approximately 60 tons of waste from being sent to a landfill this year, Habegger said.

The saving of landfill waste also indirectly contributes to other forms of sustainability.

“The trash trucks only get up to about eight miles per gallon, and the landfill is something like 60 miles away,” Habegger said. “This eliminates some of the trips they have to take.”

The items sold range from furniture to clothing. Dona-

The New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program, which began in 2004, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by creating a multimedia retrospective.

In the past 10 years, the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program has awarded more than 750 grants to more than 450 faculty members.

The New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program has awarded more than $9.4 million .

In the Bicentennial Strategic Plan for IU, IU President Michael McRobbie included a five-year, $5 million investment in the New Frontiers program. Along with the new investment, 25 new grants across five campuses were announced to IU faculty during 2014-15.

The New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities grants were given out during the winter of 2015 for faculty to use during the fall of 2015.

A recipient of one of the New Frontiers of Creativity and Scholarship grant was IU-Bloomington’s Heather Blair, associate professor of religious studies, for “The Gods Make You Giggle: Finding Religion in Japanese Picture Books.”

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This year’s Hoosier to Hoosier sale raised a record $44,000. A shuttle service as well as a larger selection of items contributed to the sale’s success.

tions from students, as well as community members, are collected beginning in early May and throughout the summer.

“About three quarters of IU’s students live off-campus, so we want to make sure we can include them too,” Bauer said.

A new boutique area, where brand new items, especially those with brand names, were sold for 75 percent of their online used price, contributed to the success.

“These were a little more expensive than most things here, but it was still a deal for something that hadn’t been used and helped a lot with our

sales,” Habegger said.

The sale also offered a shuttle service for the first time to allow on-campus students without other means of transportation to easily attend.

Volunteers run most of the Hoosier to Hoosier program’s operations.

Compensation programs are also available, allowing nonprofit organizations to earn funds if they send large groups of volunteers, Bauer said.

“It’s a nice way to loop people in who might not otherwise know anything about what we do,” Bauer said. “It becomes a really great community effort.”

jectory for me, and it’s also an area in which there is really no other research being done,” Blair said. “So I thought that that would be an appropriate project for the program.”

The process of applying for the New Frontiers grants includes written proposals, proposed budgets and support by department chairs and two other scholars.

After that process, a reviewing committee looks at each proposal and then announces the recipients.

In her proposed budget, Blair included plans for a research trip to Tokyo during the summer of 2015.

“Because I got the grant, I was able to carry that out,” Blair said. “That was crucial to advancing my research project.”

Because the New Frontiers program is a seedfunding program, it provides faculty with grants to begin their research.

“As a researcher, that’s really important,” Blair said. “In general, it’s easier to get grant money at that stage, when you’re finishing. It’s harder to get grant funding when you’re just beginning. I think that’s really the important gap that the program fills.”

Another recipient of a 2014-15 New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program grant was Andrew Hopson, associate profes-

Agency provides three IU projects with $690,000 From IDS reports

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $690,000 to three IU projects — one at IU-Bloomington and two at IU-Purdue University Indianapolis.

“The grant projects represent the very best of humanities scholarship and programming,” said National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William Adams in an IU press release. “NEH is proud to support programs

that illuminate the great ideas and events of our past, broaden access to our nation’s many cultural resources and open up for us new ways of understanding the world in which we live.”

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $36.6 million nationwide, according to the release.

The IU-Bloomington project received $191,592. “Arts of Survival: Recasting Lives in African Cities” is a threeweek seminar for 25 college

and university faculty who will study the arts and culture of Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; New Orleans; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

The three-week seminar will bring high school and college educators and graduate students, to IU-Bloomington in July. Participants will also spend a weekend in New Orleans.

“We aim to enable seminar presenters and participants to develop a deeper understanding of the lives of

individual cities, their challenges and possibilities, and a broad view of the richness, complexity and diversity of contemporary urban experiences across Africa and Africa’s Atlantic diaspora,” said project leader and IU Institute for Advanced Study Director Eileen Julien in the release.

The agency is one of the nation’s largest funders of humanities programs, according to its website.

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sor in sound design, for “Using Motion Tracking to Control Audio Playback.”

His work includes using an Xbox Kinect to transmit movement into sound effects or music.

His current programming allows individuals to use different movements of their arms and legs to create sounds such as a drum set or a comedic performance.

Hopson said his end goal was to use this technology and combine it with performance so performers can cue their own sound effects or music.

Hopson has collaborated with numerous other artists, including the dance faculty at IU-Bloomington, to work on pairing his technology with actors and dancers on stage. “(The grant) gives me a chance to work with some interesting artists, which is always a good time,” Hopson said.

Hopson said the New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities program is important for artists because it is specifically designed for artistic endeavors that are outside of a normal field of expertise, and artists constantly try to expand horizons.

“It’s a good way to keep arts in the public eye because the end result of all this work will be performances,” Hopson said.

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Cheetah escapes in Indianapolis Zoo Visitors to the Indianapolis Zoo expected to see cheetahs Sunday. They probably didn’t expect one to roam the sidewalks with them.

Pounce, one of the zoo’s male cheetahs, escaped his enclosure and laid down in some tall grass between exhibits and public walking

space, according to a zoo press release. The zoo went into emergency response mode, and the cheetah was tranquilized.

No people were hurt, and the zoo is investigating how the four-year-old Pounce got loose.

City forum aims to teach development regulations

By Annie Garau agarau@indiana.edu | @agarau6

Imagine Snidely Whiplash, the hunched, top hatwearing, mustache-twirling, classic bad guy and enemy of Dudley Do-Right, would like to build an apartment complex here in Bloomington.

This is the scenario Tom Micuda, the director of planning for the city, asked people to envision at the city issues forum held Tuesday night in the Monroe County Public Library.

He chose this particular cartoon character to poke fun at the common stereotype that developers are villains. It also helped to make what may seem like an overwhelmingly complicated process a bit more relatable.

Relatability was key for a meeting that was organized by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County for the express purpose of making local government pro-

cesses more accessible and understandable.

“We’re in a municipal election, so we’ll soon be voting on the mayor and city council members,” said Kate Cruikshank, the president of the group. “I think it’s very important to understand the process that brings these types of issues, which are often very controversial, to the city council.”

The forum was the first of two presented by the league.

The next one, “What does ‘Economic Development’ Mean in Bloomington?” will take place Sept. 15.

So, Micuda continued, Snidely would have to choose a property, create a development proposal and meet with city planners to discuss architecture, environmental protection, lighting, parking and drainage.

After the initial meeting, Micuda said there would be a 90-percent chance Snidely’s project would not make it any further in the

development process.

If it did, Snidely would eventually attend a city development review committee meeting.

The parks department might express concerns about the proposed complex’s proximity to a walking trail. The fire department might argue there’s not enough street access. The transit department might point out that their buses won’t come to that area, so all of Snidely’s residents wouldn’t be able to get to work.

Basically, it would be difficult for Snidely to build his apartment complex.

“Development in Bloomington is always an issue that people are paying attention to,” said Steven Backs, the library’s adult audience strategist. “We thought that this event was a really good match with the library’s goal of keeping the public informed and providing civil engagement opportunities.”

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Members of Quiet Grrrl gather to discuss goals during a meeting at Boxcar Books on Tuesday night. The group aims to revive the Riot Grrrl subculture of the 1990s.

Quiet Grrrl discusses injustice

By Lindsay Moore liramoore@indiana.edu @_lindsaymoore

Bloomington’s Quiet Grrrl aims to revive the Riot Grrrl subculture of the 1990s.

Inspired by the underground punk feminists movement, Quiet Grrrl launched last December, making appearances at WIUX’s Culture Shock and the Feminist Student Association’s Slut Walk.

The group focuses on speaking against social injustices within the Bloomington community and nationally through art.

Originally formed as a girl band, Quiet Grrrl expanded as a social movement. The group focuses on artistic expression through poetry, art and music by cre-

ating and collaborating in Bloomington. The group is composing a female-fronted album titled “The Quiet Grrrl Music Collective.”

Although the framework of the group originates from the 1990s third wave of feminism, Quiet Grrrl is not exclusively a feminist organization and speaks out against social injustices such as transphobia and sexual assault.

Bloomington resident and non-binary transwoman Tom Williams sought out Quiet Grrrl to speak about trans rights and bring transmisogyny to the forefront of feminist discussion.

“I want to make transmisogyny a focal point of what we’re trying to stop and work against,” Williams said.

Unlike similar student

organizations such as the FSA and Stop the Kyriarchy, Quiet Grrrls is not affiliated with IU and is open to Bloomington residents.

They lack affiliation partially because the group does not align with all of IU’s ideals and policies — specifically, IU’s sexual assault policies, IU alumna and Quiet Grrrl co-founder Shelby Everett said.

“It also opens it up to a more diverse demographic,” Everett said.

The group plans to collaborate with IU’s student organizations that address sexual assault and other issues, including FSA’s Take Back the Night march.

“Because we want to focus on multiple social injustices, we need more than one group or one person to speak out,” Everett said.

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Local therapist Ron Masters discusses suicide prevention at the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts on Tuesday night.

Local business talks suicide prevention

By Javonte Anderson ja69@indiana.edu | @javontea

Ron Masters was tormented for 25 years after his brother’s suicide. He said he had nightmares, went through behavioral changes and experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. “I knew something wasn’t right,” Masters said.

“It took 10 years for the symptoms to manifest when my wife and others around me noticed my change in behavior.”

Masters said he sought help from a therapist ten years after his brother’s suicide. “I found a really good therapy, and it was really good talk therapy,” Masters said. “But talk therapy didn’t alleviate my PTSD — I still had nightmares and flashbacks.”

It took an entirely different type of therapy to help Masters. “The flashbacks I had for 25 years after my brother’s suicide stopped,” Masters said. “My life changed that day.”

The suicide of Masters’ brother in 1978 inspired him to become a licensed therapist, he said. At age 40, Masters returned to school and earned a master’s degree in social work.

Masters spoke Tues-

day evening at the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts for Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month, which takes place during September.

Masters said he had spent most of his professional career developing techniques that extend beyond just talk therapy and remain effective.

“I’ve made it a point to explore and adopt methods and techniques that provide positive results faster than talk therapy alone,” Masters said.

“These are techniques that I’ve developed, and I can say within my office and my practice is effective,” he said. “I’ve had people that I’ve worked with using these techniques say that I’ve saved their lives.”

Gabe Colman, owner of the Venue Fine Arts & Gifts, said it was important to bring in a speaker and give people the opportunity to become aware of such a pressing issue.

“We try to use our space here as both a resource for the community arts and the community in general,” he said. “It’s important to try to bridge the gap between arts and awareness.”

Masters said anyone experiencing depression should try to find someone to communicate with.

“I recommend that they simply talk to someone,” Masters said. “Talk to anyone they feel will be a good listener. They need to seek help because this could be a short-term issue.”

Masters said suicide wasn’t as simple as someone not wanting to live anymore.

“What I find is that people don’t really want to die, they just don’t want to live with the pain they’re feeling,” he said.

Masters said he had a passion for his work, and he said he hoped suicide becomes less prevalent in today’s society.

Suicide is poignantly afflicting Hoosiers. From 2008 to 2013, suicide was the second leading cause of death in Hoosiers ages 15 – 34, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“We know suicide is on the rise, and it effects one out of every five people,” said Michelle Martin-Colman, a member of the Monroe County Suicide Prevention Coalition. “It’s becoming clear that there are not enough organizations to help deal with the steady increase of this issue.

“Each of us has the power to intervene and stop suicide,” she said.

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Porn app gets creepy on its customers Ever get that icky feeling that someone’s watching you while you surf your favorite porn website?

Well, it’s possible that is not God’s disapproving look you’re feeling.

An Android app called “Adult Player” is a

disguised virus that takes the user’s picture, locks the phone and extorts $500 from phone users with a faux FBI message.

Needless to say, you’ll be safe as long as you avoid the app and stick to your dad’s vintage Playboys.

EDITORIAL BOARD

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Fighting against HIV WE SAY: NSEPs need to become available to prevent diseases We need needle exchange programs to fight HIV transmission.

Simple as that.

Gov. Mike Pence declared a public health emergency March 26, citing that Indiana’s worst HIV outbreak had developed in Scott County.

“In response to a public health emergency, I’m prepared to make an exception to my long-standing opposition to needle exchange programs,” he said.

Monroe County officials have drafted a needle-exchange proposal to the state

health commissioner.

Needle and syringe exchange program (NSEPs) seek to reduce the risk factors for transmission of diseases among drug users by offering free, clean syringes to those users.

We should embrace these programs for treatment, awareness and education efforts.

We will fight fire with fire to encourage less harmful forms of drug use.

Similar needle-exchanges have already been approved in Scott, Madison and

Fayette counties, so Monroe County should do the same.

Though funding of NSEPs is banned on a federal level, red tape and government restrictions shouldn’t get in the way of public health issues as critical as this.

Gov. Pence’s decision may be a step in the right direction, but we need to allow these programs more often so we can prevent outbreaks before they even happen.

Gov. Pence’s misguided opposition to the use of NSEPs keeps us from helping more people.

Saving the lives of hundreds of people should outweigh the costs.

We need to be more open in the way we help addicts of IV drugs.

We need these programs anytime and anywhere, without waiting for Uncle Sam’s slow train of politics to crank out an approval.

This can prevent similar things from happening in the future.

Though it is sad that we need these types of programs, we need to prevent the spread of HIV over the

fear of possibly pushing people toward intravenous drugs.

We should be offering addiction treatment, disease testing and therapy.

These programs help to stop drug use and prevent overdose, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association’s study on NSEPs that was published this summer.

Withholding clean needles does little to none of that.

Addicts already suffer from imprisonment,

unemployment or lack of treatment.

We can create a more positive, understanding environment to fight those problems of illicit drug use as well.

For this reason, we must increase access to NSEPs before outbreaks can occur again.

We need funding of NSEPs. With fewer limits to them, we can stop the problems before they arise and keep the people of our community healthy.

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A SLICE OF SOMETHING REAL

Millennials: the age of narcissism and low voting turnouts

Refugee crisis splits Eastern and Western Europe

How many times have you heard, “Millennials are just too narcissistic to care about anything but themselves?”

I’ve often heard this phrase.

The millennial generation does have some stereotypes I think are true.

The amount of selfies I take, for example, are just like Donald Trump’s comments about immigration — they won’t stop.

So, are we as self-entitled as our grandparents claim?

The research on the subject is mixed.

One 2008 study from the National Institutes of Health claimed 9.4 percent of 20 to 29-year-olds possess traits of narcissistic personality disorder.

Comparatively, just 3.2 percent of seniors exhibit the same traits.

However, a different survey found 86 percent of 20 to 29-year-olds said it is important to have a career that does some good in the world.

What’s the truth?

I think our generation has the possibility to do a lot of good if we put our minds to the task.

Our civic engagement could definitely use some work.

In the 2010 midterm elections, for example, just 24 percent of millennials voted, compared to 51 percent of the population that is 30 years and older.

This statistic reflects an

apathetic attitude toward those who are going to represent us in government.

The ability to vote is one privilege we should cherish.

It’s a right that’s been fought for over generations: from the suffragists who crusaded for the 19th Amendment to the courageous men and women who marched in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, activists have fought for the right to vote for all citizens.

We should value these brave people by at least showing up to the ballot box on Election Day. Just think of all the fun selfies you can take while wearing your “I voted” sticker.

Remember, our voting block can make a difference in who will win and lose elections.

If the youth vote had been split in four states in the 2012 election, Mitt Romney could have pulled ahead of Barack Obama to win the presidency.

And we all know our country’s future could have looked quite different compared to the current reality.

We should participate in politics more because we have a significant investment in our nation’s future.

Our generation will graduate with an average of $25,000 of student loan debt per student.

That’s certainly nothing

Tristan Fitzpatrick is a junior in journalism and art history.

to laugh off while you scroll through Instagram.

We will also graduate in a job market that treats its graduates poorly — millennials make up 40 percent of the unemployed in the United States.

If being jobless isn’t the number one fear of most college graduates, I don’t know what is.

And it’s a valid fear if we’re not willing to change it.

So what can we do to reverse these trends?

We can campaign for leaders who will promise to reduce college costs significantly.

We can exercise our right to vote and elect leaders to create jobs programs for those who need it the most.

We can lobby those in power simply to listen instead of serving interests they’re paid to represent.

It’s not just our interest we have to think about.

What about the future generations to come?

Will they be even more selfish, more indifferent?

Together, we can prevent this from happening.

Together, we can make a generational change.

That way we can tell Grandma we’re doing our part to change something. ttfitzpa@indiana.edu

The ongoing civil conflict in Syria has created many consequences ranging from the destruction of ancient, culturally significant architecture to the involvement of foreign nations.

The most ignored and pressing of these consequences is the displacement of thousands of Syrian nationals who have migrated to Europe to escape the war.

While it may seem simple for people to move from one country to another in order to escape serious conflict, migration becomes a serious issue when there are thousands fleeing their country at the same time.

Another problem with this mass exodus of Syrians is many countries are refusing to help, arguing over which country should house the refugees.

Leaders of Eastern European countries Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia conducted a meeting against the pressure from Western Europe, mainly the U.K., Germany, France and Belgium to help share the task of giving aid to refugees.

According to the Guardian, four leaders from Eastern Europe said, “Any proposal leading to introduction of a mandatory and permanent quota for solidarity measures would be unacceptable.”

This statement from Eastern Europe is in exact opposition to the

sentiment from Western Europe, claiming a “permanent and obligatory mechanism” for European Union-level cooperation on the sharing of aid is the present solution to the refugee-housing crisis.

When the EU is facing a refugee crisis larger than the post-World War II emergency, it is frustrating to hear the Eastern European countries are not willing to cooperate with Western Europe during this severe humanitarian predicament.

The president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, will announce new plans to spread the 160,000 refugees across 25 of the 28 EU countries within the next ten days.

With the arrival of new plans that may not exclude compulsory refugee sharing measures, the Eastern European countries in opposition to being forced to take in refugees have a significant chance of being outvoted.

Hungary seems to be the country most vigorously opposed to taking in refugees and not for merely pragmatic reasons.

Hungarian nationalist leader Viktor Orbàn has profusely rejected the sharing of refugees, claiming he will put soldiers at the border to keep immigrants out of the country because Hungarians do not want Muslims in their country.

While this sentiment is coming from a nationalist

Rachel Miller is a senior in art history and political science.

leader, it is still alarming that an entire country capable of providing refugees with safety is off-limits due to religious bigotry.

Although implementing compulsory measures to ensure refugees are spread as evenly as possible across the European Union sounds unfair, it isn’t — it is necessary.

If the EU allows countries to share the responsibility on a voluntary basis, the Western European countries would bear the brunt of a humanitarian obligation to provide safety and housing for these refugees.

160,000 refugees spread over just a few countries would cause over-crowding and an early exhaustion of those countries’ resources.

Spreading the refugee population across as many countries as possible will allow the population in each country more time to establish themselves as citizens of their new home.

Whatever the outcome of the talks between countries within the next 10 days, let us hope that the solution will not divide the European Union or create more conflict for a population of people who could use some peace and justice in their lives. rcm2@indiana.edu

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The world is surely coming to an end if we don’t repair our conscience Ever since the birth of Jesus Christ, people have been experiencing economic progress.

Wealthy civilizations have emerged with industrial and technological capabilities that were unimaginable to people who lived in the days Jesus Christ lived.

For roughly 2,000 years, the world’s population has steadily improved its collective circumstance.

But it was only during the past 200 years the collective behavior of the world’s population began to have significant and obviously detrimental influences on the welfare of future generations

of people.

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the collective behavior of the world’s population has slowly become increasingly burdensome to future generations of people, even though substantial economic progress was still achieved.

There were significant pollution problems beginning when the Industrial Revolution began.

Also, wars became more threatening to future generations of people as time passed.

Starting about 65 years ago, wars became even more deadly with the advent of the nuclear weapon and the

possibility for annihilation that came with it.

In the modern day, global warming is the new threat capable of ending all human existence.

Global warming’s threat posed to humanity is indisputable despite there being significant uncertainty regarding why atmospheric temperatures are steadily rising.

In addition, there is the problem of population growth.

Population growth may prove to be impossible to stop.

It also may eventually cause world society to face chronic shortages of

critically important economic resources.

For this reason, population growth may eventually become the single most serious problem ever experienced by people.

The world’s population has likely grown exponentially larger through time for the past 2,000 years.

The world’s population appears to be continuing to grow exponentially larger at this time.

Earth is not as accommodating to population growth as it used to be and can rationally be expected to become even less accommodating of population growth

in the future.

Finally, there is the possibility of the United States eventually experiencing a catastrophic economic problem due to the endless, large-scale borrowing practices of its federal government.

If such a catastrophe should occur, it might prove permanently destabilizing to world society.

There are other developments as well that are threatening to future generations of people.

However, prior to 200 years ago, no such problems appeared to be so obviously present.

If only people of the 21st

century had a conscience that was protective of the interests of future generations of people, all the problems facing future generations of people might be solvable.

But today, most people on Earth do not appear to have such a conscience.

Furthermore, there is no institution present on Earth that is effectively influencing people to develop such a conscience.

This is why the world is likely eventually coming to an end.

Joe Kinney IU alumnus Danville, Indiana

IT’S A MAD MAD WORLD

PEYTON’S PERSPECTIVE

Local businesses save the community spirit

Deciding not to have children

Many of us like to forget Bloomington, a hub of information, learning and growth, is also a small-town.

But even in the smallest of towns, small business owners can mean big business for their community.

According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 54 percent of all U.S. sales are made by the 28 million small businesses in our country.

Buying local may seem like a fad movement, like veganism or KONY 2012, but it’s one everyone should get behind, especially if they want their place of residence to prosper.

Funding your local economy takes little effort, and chances are you don’t even realize you’re doing it.

Imagine the following typical scenario: You and your pals want to have a night filled with adventure and clubbing, so you decide to visit the Back Door.

During breaks of fresh air outside, you stop by the Big Cheeze food truck and snag a Mac Daddy with bacon.

After a night of dancing and a bit too much drinking, you, like half the IU student population, frequent Village Deli to ward off the aches and quakes of a hangover.

You remember your pantry is running a little low on supplies, so you visit Bloomingfoods to stock up.

After your partying escapade, you want a quiet night, so you visit the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to watch a classic film.

See how easy that was?

And you supported your community that much more in under 24-hours.

Personally, I’m fairly new to the small-town experience.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Monroe County had about 143,400 residents in 2014.

The county in Georgia where I grew up had almost 731,000.

Yet, even in a well populated city that feels like a lake compared to Bloomington’s small pond, I occasionally participated in local business consumerism.

I’ve frequented a farmer’s market with my mother on Saturdays, where we discovered pepper jelly, homemade chicken salad and beans sewn into fabric as a makeshift compress.

Every fall, my family has bought pumpkins from Due West United Methodist Church since our move to Georgia in 1999.

My family was delighted to learn of a local brewery, Red Hare Brewing Company, that sold beverages in many of the restaurants we liked to visit.

On my trip back home during Labor Day, I spent my last night in the Marietta Diner with my father and brother, a local business

so successful it’s been on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

The point is you can buy from local businesses without a problem even if your town isn’t small or it just feels like the size of a small urban setting.

There are buy-local movements in cities as large as New York City.

The question remains of why we should support local business.

Sure, it sounds great for the planet, like recycling, but do any of us really have the time?

And why would we put forth an effort if we don’t see instant results?

The truth is you just might.

Failing businesses look as great in a town as foreclosures look in a subdivision — it restricts market value.

Why would anyone want to join your community if it’s not successful?

This is especially important for places like Bloomington that provide a quaint, small-town atmosphere for visitors and migrants who are looking to settle down.

Unlike other movements, consumers are able to see the direct results of their patronage.

Instead of believing you’re making a dent in the landfill, you’re standing in the middle of the issue and living with it day in and day out.

For some people,

Madison Hogan is a junior in journalism.

seeing is believing, and buying local is probably the movement for them.

Now, I’m not against corporations and mass production.

Just look at Papa John’s.

John Schnatter took over his father’s restaurant in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and started a national food chain from scratch.

He still started off local.

I’m not telling you to storm a Walmart or send death threats to any corporate bigwig who’s thinking about setting up shop in Bloomington.

I think we could use a few corporate additions like Nordstrom, and I’m quite disappointed that Bloomington has yet to invest in an Ulta or a Sephora.

Alas, I’ll just have to resort to buying from these places online or when I’m down south.

The point is, corporations aren’t the enemy, but local businesses are definitely your friend.

So join a movement you can get behind and contribute your commerce to our community.

Because a business is a business, no matter how small. maehogan@indiana.edu

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I’ve always been great with kids.

My parents always told me I was, and I began babysitting my newborn cousins when I was just 14 years old.

I also genuinely enjoyed interacting with children.

The thought never crossed my mind that I didn’t want to have any of my own when I got older.

Until about a year ago, that is.

At this moment in time, I have no desire whatsoever to have any children in my future.

And according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Population survey, I’m not the only one.

In 2014, 47.6 percent of women ages 15-44 were childless.

This is the highest this percentage has been since it was first recorded in 1976.

Why is it that women are opting out of having children now more than ever?

Isn’t reproducing what we women are here to do?

At least as far back as I can remember, I have always been given the idea that you’re supposed to go to school, get a job, get married and have kids.

But sorry to break it to you people, we aren’t on this planet for the sole reason to reproduce, and we aren’t selfish for not wanting to.

There are copious reasons not to have kids, and we shouldn’t be shamed for our decision either.

I don’t know if anyone has realized this yet, but we aren’t living in the 1950s anymore.

We’re not all expecting to stay at home and raise our children.

It’s 2015, and we’re women with real jobs and real passions for our careers.

And when we do want to have a career and children, it’s become increasingly difficult to have both.

Because of course, we’re

Peyton Hurst is a junior in journalism.

women so we’re dealt the responsibility of staying home and taking care of the children.

Never mind our careers.

As well as being the assumed caregivers, we’re also not given much chance or choice to have both.

Paid family leave is rare within the U.S. seeing as only 12 percent of American workers have access to it, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

With the financial burdens that come with having children, it’s perfectly reasonable to decide not to have any.

As women, we shouldn’t be made to have to choose between our career or having children.

We also don’t need to have any reason at all why we don’t want children.

I cannot express this enough.

If I don’t want to have children, then I don’t have to, and I shouldn’t have to justify my reason to you.

I believe there is so much more to life than having kids.

Like finding your passion, traveling, building your career, falling in love and just spending time with that person without adding a baby to the mix.

We aren’t selfish or selfabsorbed, or whatever else you try to shame us with.

We just believe that having children isn’t the only way to complete our lives.

That being said, if you want to have kids go ahead and have them.

Have a million babies if that’s what makes you happy.

But for myself, I’m going to go ahead and live a childfree life and enjoy every minute of it. prhurst@indiana.edu

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Jonathan Kreilein, president of IU Republicans, speaks with students and other attendees of the callout meeting Tuesday night.

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State Attorney Greg Zoeller; Sen. Brent Waltz, R-Greenwood; and head of the Grassroots Conservatives in Monroe County Bob Hall spoke to the students to encourage them to volunteer for their respective campaigns.

Zoeller said his favorite aspect of his current job is being able to sue the government.

“When I came home and told my wife I was thinking about running for Congress, I thought she would say no,” Zoeller said. “Instead, she said ‘you complain about the federal government every day and it’s about time.”

Currently, Zoeller is considered the top contender in the upcoming primaries that will determine the Republican candidate for the race.

Waltz recalled his time in College Republicans as a turning point in his life, inspiring him to run for political office in the future.

“It’s time to bring a Hoosier sense, the sense I have been implementing in the state, now to the district,” Waltz said.

Hall is a representative of the Tea Party, running as a

write-in candidate. He said he was there to encourage everyone to support the Republican ticket in all forms.

“The values of my family and traditions have led me to run, and it can lead all of you in some direction,” Hall said.

All three candidates discussed how, although being the minority in the area has its issues, Indiana still has a large Republican base.

Bloomington is part of the tenth largest county of the 92 that make up the state.

“Monroe County is a big, blue dot in a red state,” said Steve Hogan, Monroe County Republican chairman. “But we just have to get people involved to make a difference.”

Kreilein said the executive board of College Republicans wanted this event to be an opportunity for everyone to get involved.

He said it was an opportunity to be part of the government.

“Generally groups like this are viewed as tight and closed off, but we aren’t just one core set of beliefs,” Kreilein said. “We are College Republicans, but we are open to talk about issues and get people involved on things that they care about.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We have a really big voter registration effort every year, especially in presidential years,” Miller said. “In 2008, we registered 10,000 students. So, we always do that every fall, and it’s going to be even bigger this year with 2016.”

Lockhart discussed other events for the year and how they will be affected by the presidential election.

“This semester’s a really exciting one,” Lockhart said.

“Typically in big, big election years, like the presidential, we work on a lot of the campaigns at all levels from the presidential all the way down to local.”

Lockhart said the group is also planning a forum with College Republicans at IU. “I’m officially planning a dodgeball tournament because it would just be so fun to hit them in the face with a dodgeball,” he added.

Guest speakers at the meeting included John Hamilton, a candidate for mayor of Bloomington; John Zody, Indiana Democratic Party chair; and Regina Moore, Bloomington City clerk.

Zody also discussed why it was important for everyone to register to vote.

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“No matter where you live and what you do, who you are represented by matters,” Zody said. “Registering 10,000 people in 2008 needs to happen again in 2016, because Indiana can go blue again.”

Zody then talked about why younger people need to become more active in the party.

“I’m not doing my job if the only people in the party are my age or older,” Zody said.

“We’ve got to keep building the party in Indiana.”

Ferguson explained why joining either College Democrats or College Republicans at IU is a good way for students to get involved in politics.

Many members have worked for statewide and local campaigns, and many have also worked in Washington, D.C., he said.

“It’s a fantastic way to get engaged in the political process and start building up your advocacy skills, outreach skills and anything to do with politics or policy advocacy,” Ferguson said.

Miller and the executive board described their campaign “I’m a Democrat Because...,” a social media campaign in which members post pictures with a white board stating why they are a Democrat.

However, in his first game back with Oak Park and River Forest High School, he caught a leaping 29-yard touchdown pass.

IU fans may be starting to recognize Cobbs for his big plays.

At 6-foot-4, Cobbs is the only one of the three IU starting wideouts standing six feet or taller. He said he and Sudfeld have worked on the deep fade over the back shoulder during the offseason.

In the second quarter of last Saturday’s season opener against Southern Illinois, Cobbs was called on for that play when trailing by 11 points.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 including those regarding sexual preference. That meant a lot to Becca.

“Counselors play a very important role in bullying prevention,” Ritz said. She described a policy made at the state level that requires schools to report bullying incidents annually and train school employees to handle specific situations.

Students also addressed the need for gender-neutral bathrooms in their high schools.

Students who ask counselors or administrators which bathroom they should use are often offered the nurse’s bathroom. However, the

interference.

Sudfeld launched the ball down the right sideline, and Cobbs seamlessly turned around and caught it over his back shoulder for a 41-yard gain that led to an eventual IU touchdown.

Cobbs caught three passes for 64 yards, including his 41-yard reception, in the close game versus Southern Illinois Saturday, after catching seven passes for just 114 yards in his freshman season in 2014.

Cobbs said he learned from his first year as a Hoosier and is using all of that knowledge to push himself.

He said he knew what to bring to the table every day and what to expect.

And he said he had some big goals for himself.

“I want to be the best receiver that I can possibly be and the best receiver in the Big Ten,” Cobbs said. students agreed most of the time this is inconvenient for students trying to attend class on time.

“The schools should be working with that to make sure that gets resolved,” Ritz said.

Prism Youth Program Director Laura Ingram said some schools have transformed faculty restrooms into gender-neutral bathrooms for anybody to use.

Students said they are usually offered only temporary solutions, but they also said more kids come into school every year facing these problems.

“It’s not just one person at one school,” Becca said.

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Soapy Soap owners take a hands-on approach to business, including designing labels for each individual product. A. Mahdi said being a local business gives them the ability to oversee the details of production.

Cleaning up Soapy Soap maintains quality of products for local customers during expansion

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Mohammed A. Mahdi examined the reject box of Soapy Soap Company products on a shelf in the office room in the warehouse and chuckled.

The reject box was meant for every misplaced label, every slightly imperfect mold, every product that didn’t meet the three owners’ expectations for quality.

“I wouldn’t say perfection, but — actually, I would,” said A. Mahdi, owner and director of sales at Soapy Soap.

Soapy Soap Company, a local soap-manufacturing business, has had high expectations for its products since its beginning in April 2012.

A. Mahdi said the owners are always hands-on in their approach to the business.

He said they market themselves as three guys making soap, but they take charge of many elements of the business including crafting their own displays, formatting their own website and designing each product’s label.

“It takes a little while,” A. Mahdi said. “But every detail counts.”

Mohammed M. Mahdi, owner and director of operations, said Soapy Soap sets itself apart by honing the details of their craft.

Each Soapy Soap product is made from all-natural, vegan, nongenetically modified, gluten-free and cruelty-free ingredients.

“We meticulously go through all of the ingredients, all of the suppliers that we use for our ingredients,” M. Mahdi said. “All of the ingredients that we get in follow the same quality that we market.”

Being a local business, M. Mahdi said they maintain their high quality because Bloomington is a town that values where businesses get their ingredients.

“We really appreciate the support we get from Bloomington,” he said.

“We value our community, and I feel like our community values us.”

The idea for the company first developed when A. Mahdi, owner and Director of Marketing Anthony Duncan and M. Mahdi were living together, making soaps in their

kitchen rather than buying their own.

“We saw that we had about 100 years of soap for each of us,” Duncan said. “So we were like, ‘Oh, let’s see if we can make a business out of this.’”

Eventually, they outgrew the kitchen.

“It came to a point where we just had buckets of oils all over the kitchen, where we no longer had a kitchen — we had a soap production area,” M. Mahdi said. “We needed to move out of the kitchen and move into a location that has more space.”

They moved into their current warehouse space located at 300 W. Hillside Dr. shortly after and have expanded their space about four times since, Duncan said.

“The more demand, then the more we make, the more space we need,” he said.

Their current warehouse space has grown to about 1,800 square feet.

The walls are colored with orange in the production space, yellow in the packaging space and a neon green stripe is painted through the office and distribution center.

Caricatures of the three owners are displayed on the production room’s walls.

A. Mahdi said the three originally rented raw warehouse space and did the work without assistance, reinforcing the do-it-themselves aspect of the business.

“In that warehouse we actually did everything,” he said. “We put up walls.”

But the walls won’t be theirs for long.

The three owners were recently informed that their lease would not be renewed. They have 30 days to move out of the space.

“Ultimately, we’re trying to figure out what do we do and how do we do it in 30 days,” M. Mahdi said. “We’ve never had to move. We moved from our kitchen, and we’ve never left that warehouse.”

Duncan said the company has received support from the local community in their search for a new space.

Their contacts at the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation and the Ivy Tech Cook Center for Entrepreneurship have assisted

TOP Mohammed A. Mahdi, owner and director of sales at Soapy Soap Company, explains the process of cutting and drying their bars of soap in the warehouse. Soapy Soap's lease on its warehouse space of three years is not being renewed. The company is looking to relocate within 30 days.

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in their search, he said.

“Hopefully everything will end up well, because it has been,” M. Mahdi said. “We’ve found ways to make it work ... It’s very important that we all stay positive about it. Stay positive and good things happen.”

Ultimately, the two IU graduates and current IU student would like to keep their business in Bloomington and eventually own their own production space to expand as the business grows.

“This community is where we started,” A. Mahdi said.

Related Content, page 5 Opinion examines the importance of local businesses like Soapy Soap Company.

Although the current warehouse space was their first and slightly sentimental, A. Mahdi said the company is ready to grow.

“It was our first ever space, so I think we’re all going to miss it a little bit, but there’s always room for improvement,” he said. “The sky’s the limit.”

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BEAD director joins Indiana Arts Commission

SEÑORITA IN SEVILLA

A beginner’s guide to life in Seville

By Lauren Saxe lsaxe@indiana.edu | @SaxeLauren

¡Hola, Hoosiers!

As you all crawl out of your Sunday stupors from this weekend, I’m preparing to head back to sleep in Sevilla, Spain, where we are six hours ahead of you.

My first week has come to a close and can be summarized by a combination of soaking in years of history and famous landmarks, attempting not to biff my Spanish or get lost (totally did both), trying not to get hit by cars on the narrow and uneven streets, being serenaded by Spanish guitar music, joining a late night excursion to Cadíz, and ah, yes, taking my beloved siestas.

There’s so much to take in during the first week, but here are some basic observations and anecdotes to paint a picture of these last seven days.

Upon my arrival, my wonderful host mom and sister greeted me. The minute I gave them their dos besos — two kisses, the standard greeting in Spain — we jumped right

From IDS reports

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Sevilla, Spain is a historic city with multiple landmarks. Saxe has spent her first week there exploring and getting to know her host family and new home.

into chatting and clicked. I won’t say I’ve been speaking the language in the most eloquent manner, but I have my Spanish dictionary ready on-hand for conversations with my sister and have thoroughly enjoyed explaining my actual family’s tradition of Mickey

Waffles for breakfast, teaching my sister, who is my age, American slang and bonding with them through Imagine Dragons lyrics and Norah Jones.

The pace of daily life here and how I’ve adapted to it have surprised me.

During the school year in

Bloomington, I feel like I’m doing something every minute of the day.

Class, homework, rehearsal, going for a run, covering a story, homework, shower, repeat. I feel like I’ve learned so much SEE SEVILLE, PAGE 11

Bloomington resident Miah Michaelsen has been appointed by the Indiana Arts Commission to be the agency’s deputy director, according to a press release from the IAC. Michaelsen most recently served as Bloomington’s assistant economic development director for the arts, directing all aspects of programs and services offered by the Bloomington Entertainment and Arts District.

She also directed all city planning efforts related to arts and economic development and public art, according to the release.

Michaelsen has also served as an arts administration adjunct faculty member at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

According to the release, Michaelsen facilitated Bloomington’s participation in Americans for the Arts and Economic Prosperity IV Study, resulting in a $72.3

million direct annual economic effect on the arts in Bloomington by arts organizations and audiences.

As deputy director, Michaelsen will oversee dayto-day agency operations, human resources, contracts and grants administration, budget and financial management, and research and assessment for the Indiana Arts Commission.

“I’ve long been appreciative of the great work (IAC Executive Director Lewis Ricci), the Commissioners and the top-notch staff at the Indiana Arts Commission do to advance the arts throughout the state, and it is an honor to be joining them,” Michaelsen said in the release. “I look forward to supporting the vibrant arts programs and new initiatives the IAC currently has underway and working to grow the agency’s position and impact for the future.”

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Student finds passion in experimental film

By Jordan Morgan jormorg@indiana.edu | @jo_mo14

Sitting in a production lab at the Radio-TV Building, IU senior Marie Richardson smiled.

“I saw the movie ‘The Tree of Life,’ directed by Terrence Malick, and I loved all the cinematography,” Richardson said. “I was like, ‘Wow, this is something I would really love to do.’”

That is the moment Richardson said she first wanted to get involved with film.

Richardson will graduate in the spring with a major

in telecommunications and minors in communication and culture, sociology and studio art.

She said she first got involved with photography in high school and began her career in film her sophomore year at IU. “I didn’t start out as a filmmaker. I started out as into more drawing and fine arts,” Richardson said. “I just moved into filmmaking later”.

Richardson, who said she still considered herself a beginner filmmaker, said this year will be the year she starts exhibiting her works.

She said she has made several short films for classes and for fun. Richardson also said she wanted to enter her favorite project in the Iris Film Festival this year at IU. The project is titled “(im) paired” and features a dancer freestyling with the concept of illness and identity in mind. Richardson said this is her favorite because it involves some experimental filmmaking.

“I am more interested in (experiment filming) than traditional American Hollywood filmmaking,” Richardson said.

Richardson said she

wanted to find a way to combine her photography passion with filmmaking, so she found a cross-section between printmaking and production. Richardson said she also liked to utilize nature, natural lighting and color in her projects.

“Going into nature has always been an escape for me,” Richardson said. “It’s relaxing and recharging, so that’s probably why it shows up a lot in what I do.”

When it comes to subject matter, Richardson said she finds it important to use female protagonists. She said she liked to film anything that

makes her feel something, and she described her style of filming as emotional.

“I am a pretty emotional person, so I try to convey that through color, movement and light in my shots and everything,” Richardson said.

Richardson said she loved film because it’s a combination of technology and fine art and has a very collaborative nature. She said it’s cool to watch the credits at the end of a Hollywood movie and see how many different people came together to create the film.

When she graduates in

May, Richardson said she plans on going into film production. She said she will have to start at the bottom of the chain as a production assistant, but she said she would love to do music videos. Richardson said she also wanted to be able to do experimental filming, which she would submit to film festivals and art galleries.

“I don’t really have an end goal,” Richardson said.

“I don’t really know where it will take me, but I am just not going to say no to any opportunity and see where it takes me”.

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Moren to train coaches and players in clinic

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IU women’s basketball Coach Teri Moren and her coaching staff will be participating in a coaching clinic Saturday, Oct. 10 in Cook Hall.

The clinic will feature a live women’s basketball team practice, a lunch session with the team, teaching and training sessions for

coaches and players, and a question-andanswer session with the team and coaches.

The session is open to coaches of all levels.

The clinic is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m, and tickets are being sold from $35 per coach to $115 for a staff of four.

FOOTBALL

Wilson focuses on IU defensive struggles

By Taylor Lehman trlehman@indiana.edu | @trlehman_IU

Allowing 659 yards to FCS opponent Southern Illinois was not the plan for IU Coach Kevin Wilson and the Hoosiers heading into week one of the 2015 season, so defense was the point of emphasis in Wilson’s first press conference following the season opener.

Surrendering an average of 8.4 yards per play, IU gave up 248 yards on the ground and 411 through the air.

They responded with 595 offensive yards of their own — 246 from rushes and 349 from passes — to edge the Division II opponent, 48-47.

“Very, very poor,” Wilson said about the defense. “Not acceptable.”

Chase Dutra and Rashard Fant The story of the secondary has been the lack of experience and the required leadership of sophomore free safety Chase Dutra, who played in all 12 games last season.

However, when the Hoosier defense took the field Saturday, No. 30 was seen on the sidelines in a knee brace.

“It’s just a small injury,” Wilson said. “Nothing major.

Something that happened last week, and we expect to have him back soon.”

Starting sophomore cornerback Rashard Fant also left the game when his head collided with the knee of

an opposing player on an attempted tackle.

He was down on the field, but he walked off on his own.

“He looked good after the game,” Wilson said. “Right now he’s probably day-today, but it should be interesting to see where he’s going to be.”

Both starters are penned into week two’s depth chart in their original positions.

Third down efficiency Other than surrendering so many yards to an FCS opponent, Wilson’s first point of emphasis at the press conference was third down efficiency.

Neither side of the ball were successful more than 50 percent of the time on third down, as the offense succeeded in five of 13 opportunities and the defense allowed SIU to convert 11 of 17 third downs.

“Two years ago, we were very good on third downs,” Wilson said. “Last year we were pretty poor on third downs. It’s in play-calling, execution and tackling, so we’ve got to tighten that down.”

Starters on special teams Wilson also said there were too many starters on special teams plays, such as kickoffs and punts.

Pointing out linebackers junior TJ Simmons and sophomore Marcus Oliver on the kickoff team, Wilson explained the effects of

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Sophomore Nick Mangieri attempts to reach the quarterback during IU’s game against Penn State on Oct. 5, 2014 at Memorial Stadium.

playing both special teams and defense.

“When you play linebacker all game, and then you’re running the length of the field on kickoff, that really creates wear and tear on the kids’ bodies,” Wilson said.

“We need the younger guys, the second and third stringers, to step up in practice and get out on the field.”

Not only does playing on

special teams and defense create vulnerability on the defensive side, it also creates weaknesses on the special teams end, Wilson said. The Hoosiers surrendered nine points to an SIU field goal and also forfeited a blocked and recovered punt for a touchdown.

Players of the week Wilson named senior de-

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Former Hoosier running back Tevin Coleman will start in week one for the Atlanta Falcons, the team confirmed Tuesday.

The rookie running back has been in a position battle with current teammate Devonta Freeman from Florida State University, with both competing for the starting spot after former Falcons running back Steven Jackson was released in the offseason.

Now with Coleman, Freeman and Oregon State rookie Terron Ward in the backfield, Atlanta’s backfield has potential to compete well in the league, Coleman said.

“It’s going to be something special — me and Devonta,” Coleman said in an interview with ESPN.com.

“When we get healthy and we get back, we’re going to be dangerous out there. I’m just going to be excited working out there and competing every day.”

Coleman has been slowed

MIKE DROP

Goodell’s back is up against the wall The New England Patriots picked up another win.

It wasn’t a Super Bowl, but it was a win in court.

The Patriots and NFL Player’s Union won their appeal against the NFL, nullifying Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension.

The decision has directed fire back at Commissioner Roger Goodel, who has come up short yet again in a case of player discipline.

Goodell’s struggles started in 2007, just 18 months after he became the NFL’s new commissioner. The Patriots faced allegations after being caught taping opposing teams’ hand signals in what would eventually be known as “Spygate.”

Four days after the allegations came up, Goodell punished the Patriots by fining head coach Bill Belichick and the team and taking away a future first-round draft pick.

Goodell ordered league officials in a disclosed NFL meeting to destroy the tapes by stomping on them; then to shred files of hand-written notes.

The stomping of the tapes was the worst call Goodell could have made. Regardless if the tapes were obtained legally and thus made proprietary, Goodell should have looked further into their information to see how long the tapings continued, in what way they were conducted and which games could have been al-

Michael Hernandez is a junior in journalism.

tered due to the videotaping of other teams.

“Why destroy the notes?” said former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., in an interview with ESPN. “The sequence is just incomprehensible.”

Were any games, playoff results or Patriot Super Bowls an outcome of Spygate? Some Patriot executives, coaches and players still don’t have the answers.

Mike Martz, 2001 head coach of the St. Louis Rams, released a statement in May 2008 saying he was satisfied with the NFL’s investigation of Spygate.

Martz’s Rams lost to the Patriots in Super Bowl 36 during the Spygate era.

However, Martz had said in an interview with Outside the Lines that a panicked Goodell requested Martz release the satisified statement in fear of a congressional investigation reflecting badly on the league.

Fast forward to the 2015 AFC Championship Game that pitted the Patriots against the Indianapolis Colts. The Patriots were once again accused of cheating when league officials discovered some of the balls had been deflated with the Patriots’ knowledge.

New England was not only an 8-point favorite, but it also had one of the best defenses in SEE GOODELL, PAGE 12

in rushing the quarterback out of the pocket and stopping SIU’s rushing attack later in the game.

Wilson added junior running back Jordan Howard and junior receiver Ricky Jones as offensive players of the week, as Howard punched out 145 rush yards and three touchdowns and Jones caught six balls for 186 yards and a touchdown.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Coleman named Falcons’ starting back From IDS reports

fensive lineman Nick Mangieri and senior bandit Zack Shaw as the Hoosiers’ defensive players of the week.

Mangieri recorded the Hoosiers’ only sack of the game when he penetrated the right side of the SIU line in the third quarter. He also tallied 11 tackles, sharing the team lead with Simmons.

Shaw recorded just four tackles but was instrumental

down this offseason by a hamstring injury, but he was still able to compete in two preseason games for the Falcons against the Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Ravens, where he gained 58 rushing yards on 12 carries, an average of 4.8 yards per carry.

“I took out of that game just to be patient,” Coleman said about his first game against the Dolphins, when he carried the ball four times for two yards. “Don’t try to SEE COLEMAN, PAGE 12

Former Hoosier’s charges dismissed From IDS reports

Former IU forward Devin Davis’ misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana was dismissed without prejudice Sept. 1 after he and his lawyer, Frederick William Schultz, were able to prove the marijuana found in Davis’ backpack by IUPD officers May 11 wasn’t his, Schultz said.

A charge dismissed without prejudice doesn’t mean the charge has been dropped; rather, the case

has been officially dismissed unless the state files new evidence within the statute of limitations — a span of two years in Davis’ case.

From the time of his citation, Davis has his innocence, Schultz said.

Davis entered an innocence plea in June, according to court records.

“Devin has always said it wasn’t his pot,” Schultz said.

“Devin passed not one, but two or three drug screens.

He was clear. He had no

marijuana in his system, so why would that be his pot?”

Davis and former IU forward Hanner MosqueraPerea, who was not cited but was with Davis in a room in IU’s Hickory Hall at the time of Davis’ citation, were dismissed from the team May 14.

While recovering from a traumatic brain injury Davis suffered on Nov. 1, 2014, after being struck by a vehicle driven by former teammate SEE DAVIS, PAGE 12

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Lee continues theater career at IU

By Tyler Mohr tymohr@indiana.edu | @tyler_mohr

Abby Lee will be playing the lead role of Hedda Tesman in IU Theatre’s production of “Hedda Gabler” this September at Ruth N. Halls Theatre.

“The role of Hedda is very complex, so I’m developing an understanding with my head and heart to find her,” Lee said.

Lee performed in her first play at age 10 but began practicing the art of acting at age five, she said.

“I’ve always had an overactive imagination and loved playing pretend with other people,” Lee said.

Originally from Chicago, Lee received her undergraduate degree in theater at Ohio Wesleyan University. She spent four years in Los Angeles and 10 years in New York before starting her master’s of fine arts in acting at IU this year.

“I’ve only been here for two weeks, but it’s been fun and interesting,” she said. “I want people to know more about our theater program because it is important.”

One of Lee’s latest performances was in

Vermont, where she played Susan in “Wait Until Dark.”

“I learned a lot from this performance, and I hope to apply that to Hedda in September,” Lee said.

She said IU has 101-level theater classes that are great introductions for people who love theater.

“The MFA actors and directors teach the classes, and they love sharing information for students to learn as much as they can before trying it professionally,” Lee said.

Lee auditioned for the fall productions in August, and she said she was thrilled to find out she received the role of Hedda.

Hedda Tesman is born into a society incapable of recognizing her inner complexities. She is a woman who strives to affect the people around her, no matter how dark the outcome, according to the IU Theatre website.

“Hedda’s mental illness starts to come out, so I’m in the process of figuring out who she is and why she acts this way,” Lee said.

One of the most challenging parts about preparing for a production

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ing soccer in the streets, coffee and beers are always being consumed at corner cafés, dogs roam the plazas, and you can find people of all ages engaging in the social scene well into the wee hours of the morning.

The city is surrounded by rich colors, from the building walls to the clothes people wear.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 here already but in a much more relaxed way, as that is what the culture calls for.

Because people tend to live in smaller houses or apartments, social gatherings almost always take place outside of the home.

Children run around play-

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Abby Lee performs as Susan,a blind housewife, in “Wait Until Dark” at Saint Michael’s College’s McCarthy Arts Center in July. Lee will play the lead role in IU Theatre’s “Hedda Gabler” showing this September.

is memorizing lines, she said.

“Memorizing lines is the worst part because — until you have the lines out of your way — you’re stuck,” Lee said.

Lee said she planned to continue working professionally once she is finished at IU. The job of an actor is to audition, and getting the part is the perk, she said.

“It’s like surfing,” Lee

said. “For as much as you practice, you don’t know what’s coming, so you grab onto the wave and ride it out.”

Lee said she was making sure to enjoy her time at IU by supporting other students in their ventures.

“I’m excited to go to my first sports game as well as seeing my fellow MFAs’ projects,” she said.

“It’s going to be a really great season.”

There is definitely a big American influence in modern Europe, as almost every store or club we enter is blaring old hits from this summer. American brands are available in the central shopping area. My family and I even watched the VMAs, dubbed over in Spanish, during my first night at dinner.

In Spain, it is common to have tapas, or several appetizer-size plates, for an evening meal. Think of this column as a tapas bar, or your little sampling of Spanish life. As I delve into my classes tomorrow, I am curious to see how life as a student in Sevilla will parallel a semester as a Hoosier.

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Listen to new views. Others offer valuable perspectives. Don’t get stuck that your way is the only way. Check your assumptions at the door.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Travel and fun are favored. If you can get away, go.

Bring family or friends. Keep your discoveries to your inner circle. Your work is garnering public attention.

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And anything else I should know? Thanks for your help.

Before you surprise your girlfriend with an 11-inch dildo, have you thought about whether she would like such a gift? Or is this just your idea?

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Like anything else, the person giving the gift should think about how much their partner actually wants it.

If your girlfriend enjoys playing with sex toys, either alone or with you, then the toy might be a fine addition to her collection. If she’s never tried a sex toy, but has said she wants to try one — and a particularly large one — then the dildo you’re considering could be a fine option.

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By Cassie Heeke cnheeke@indiana.edu | @cnheeke

NICOLE KRASEAN | IDS

Junior Courtney Harnish sets up during the Hoosier’s game vs. SEMO Saturday in Assembly Hall.

Senior finds new life perspective in Asia

By Courtney Robb crobb@indiana.edu | @CourttyKayy

It all started with an email that said, “Take a Trip to Vietnam.”

Earlier in the year, IU volleyball’s defensive specialist senior Courtney Harnish received an email about an opportunity called the Coach for College Program.

The program allowed student athletes to travel outside the country and work closely with children with the hope of motivating them to pursue a college education while also being active in sports.

For someone like Harnish, who said she knew from a young age she wanted to work with children, the opportunity seemed perfect.

“I didn’t know what to expect,” Harnish said. “I really wanted to learn about how other countries worked, but I also wanted to make a difference in children’s lives.”

When Harnish stepped off the plane in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, she was overwhelmed with culture shock.

“It was very dirty, very busy with scooters racing

everywhere,” Harnish said. “It was nothing like the cities we have, and it took me a couple days to get adjusted.”

Once acclimated to Vietnam, Harnish moved to a much smaller and more rural area of the country to begin teaching.

She would spend the next three weeks getting to know the other teachers, college students and children, an experience Harnish described as “life-changing.”

“It gave me a new perspective on life,” Harnish said. “All I knew was Indiana, and I went and saw how other people lived, functioned, and just the pure happiness taught me to be grateful. I saw the impact I could make and I thought I really could change lives and continue doing that with my career.”

Harnish said her experience reminded her how important it is to appreciate the opportunity she has to be an athlete.

“Here we’re surrounded by athletes, and you forget the platform you’re on,” Harnish said. “Over there, they looked at me like I was a god, and I

remembered how powerful we are as athletes. You forget while you’re on the daily grind, and I learned not to take anything for granted.”

Once Harnish left Vietnam, she began to experience what she calls “Vietnam withdrawals.” She found herself missing the people she worked with and the culture she had grown to love during her time spent in Vietnam.

“I was so sad to leave and so grateful for the experience,” Harnish said. “You have to be yourself over there and you forget — here in the US — that the little things matter.

The Vietnamese students and other college students didn’t have much or understand us, but they gave everything they could and supported us.”

Harnish said she wanted to continue making a difference outside the U.S. and her comfort zone by traveling back to Vietnam either with her family or as a director of the Coach for College Program.

“100 percent I would go back, and I wouldn’t even think twice about it,” Harnish said.

Colin Grimm has a master’s of fine arts degree from School of the Art Institute of Chicago, but he’s not using it much these days.

Instead, the 27-year-old is traveling the country under the pseudonym ProbCause, performing and promoting his new album, “Drifters.”

“Music has kind of become my main focus,” Grimm said.

Grimm will perform as ProbCause will perform at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Bishop Bar, accompanied by fellow Chicago artist Saba.

It won’t be Grimm’s first time in Bloomington, but

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the NFL and, to many people’s disapproval, arguably the greatest quarterback ever in Tom Brady.

The ball could have been filled with helium, and the Patriots would have still gone on to the Super Bowl.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said in a week 13 interview with CBS’ Phil Simms that he likes to “push the limits” when it comes to how much air is in the footballs to see if the officials would take air out because it makes it easier for him to grip.

The NFL rules state the ball must be 13 pounds per square inch and be stamped by an official in order to be used in play, but why can’t balls be under or over-inflated as long as both teams know?

In a promise to deal with cheating more seriously, he issued a four-game suspension to Brady to begin the 2015 season while taking away the team’s 2016 firstround draft pick and 2017 fourth-round pick.

Many owners were supportive of Goodell’s harsh punishment in Deflategate, while others called the actions a “make-up call.”

it will be his first time as a headliner.

He did a show during Little 500 in 2011, where he got the opportunity to experience the Bloomington nightlife of Little Five.

“The energy there is awesome,” Grimm said. “We definitely made sure that was one of the tour stops. You can’t be in the Midwest and not see Bloomington.”

The music Grimm produces is inspired by Chicago, other music and art, though he said he didn’t limit his sources to those confines.

“I draw inspiration from everything,” he said.

“Drifters” was released in August and features Angel Davanport, Saba, The However, after months of hearings on Brady’s suspension appeal, U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman overturned the suspension Sept. 3.

On Friday, another haymaker was thrown at Goodell, as the NFL Players Association demanded the commissioner remove himself from the arbitration process involving Deflategate and legal processes.

If not, Goodell should remove himself from the case completely.

It didn’t matter what Judge Berman ruled on the suspension. It didn’t matter that the Patriots accepted the punishment despite believing they did nothing wrong.

It’s the fact that Goodell tried to make amends for his actions in Spygate, and it backfired.

The commissioner and the league lost, again. The Patriots and the NFLPA won, again.

Now Brady is back in the NFL, where he should be. As for Goodell, he finds his record at 0-5 — from the Saints’ Bountygate through Deflategate — and himself on the hot seat, where he should be.

O’Mys and Twista.

Involving other artists is simply part of the process of creating an album, he said.

“I bring in a lot of different live musicians to play on the record,” he said. “I really like live music, so I try to give my music that feel.”

Doors for the show open at 8:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $12.

Attendees must be 18 or older.

Grimm said he’s already been contacted by people in Bloomington looking forward to attending his concert.

“I’m just looking forward to meeting fans,” he said.

“I’m excited to meet the people who want to meet me.”

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The Falcons have also expressed interest in former Denver Bronco running back and Wisconsin alumnus Montee Ball.

In Coleman’s threeyear career with IU, he combined for 3,219 yards on 452 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per carry and scoring 28 touchdowns.

He was drafted in the third round in 2015.

Taylor Lehman

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Emmitt Holt, Davis’ doctors told him he needed to be on his “best behavior,” Schultz said.

Davis’ defense in court was the marijuana wasn’t his, but Schultz declined to comment on how it may have ended up in the former IU player’s backpack.

“It would just be speculation, and we really don’t want to get into speculation.” he said.

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