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IDS ‘I just want it to end.’ By Taylor Telford @taylormtelford | ttelford@indiana.edu
JORDAN GUSKEY Managing Editor
LINDSAY MOORE Managing Editor
Eskenazi Museum closes for renovation
The nightmares hadn’t stopped, but he had, for a while. And then, around last Thanksgiving, a time for family and grace, Amanda Grant found herself in a familiar position, cowering while her father exploded over nothing. It started with a conversation about her holiday plans. Then, Amanda said, he was yelling and slamming her into the kitchen table. He smacked her on each side of the head and head-butted her. For as long as she could remember, Amanda said her father had been raging — breaking glass, tearing doors from their hinges and threatening his family. She had suffered most of it in silence, but now she was 18. She could
FINAL EVENTS AT ESKENAZI MUSEUM OF ART The museum will be closed from May 14 until fall 2019 for renovations. Museum director shares renovation plans 4:30 p.m. Thursday First Thursdays 5 p.m. Thursday The Secret Life of Art tour: Background Stories of Selected Artworks 2 p.m. Saturday Bloomington art fans will soon need to use their own creativity to find new galleries and exhibitions while one of IU’s largest sources of art takes a hiatus. The Eskenazi Museum of Art is expected to be closed to the public from May 14 until fall 2019 as part of a $30-million-dollar renovation. “The role of museums in the world has changed quite a bit since our museum building was created, and this renovation will allow us to be a better museum in the modern world,” Abe Morris, manager of public relations and marketing for the museum, said in an email. Half the money is a gift from Sidney and Lois Eskenazi, the museum’s namesakes, and the other half was matched by “For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign,” Morris said. For the first time since the 1980s, the mechanics used to preserve the art will be updated, museum director David Brenneman said. Updates in technology in the past 30 years will help preserve the lives of the pieces even longer. There will also be an expansion into the Fine Arts Building, which has always been part of the larger plan. “In the end, I think we’re going to be a much more accessible, much more engaging art museum,” Brenneman said. Brenneman said some of the students who worked at the museum will be updating the online database and helping with other small projects where they can. SEE ESKENAZI, PAGE 6
* * * On her 19th birthday, March 3, 2016, Amanda Grant filed a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit against her father, Phillip Grant, a former pastor, for a lifetime of physical and emotional abuse. In his official response, Phillip called the lawsuit “frivolous”, and said it was “an abuse of process.” He denied all the claims of abuse his daughter made in her complaint and is seeking attorney fees. Neither Phillip or his attorney, Robert Becker, responded to requests for comment. The legal complaint outlines some of Phillip’s abusive episodes, which stretch back to Amanda’s early childhood. For many, Amanda
was a witness, like when her father beat and strangled her mother. For others, she was the target, like when he threatened to drive his Hummer through the bay window while she slept or broke a glass bowl over her head. Then there is the fallout. Her father’s unpredictability made her afraid to bring friends to the house. His fear of anyone asking questions kept her from leaving. She became isolated, had few friends and quit all her favorite activities. She has been diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Loud sounds — glass shattering, cars backfiring — drag her back to all his fits. In high school, they used to pull her out of class before fire drills because she would curl up into a ball on the floor when she heard the alarms shriek. Amanda is suing her father in Hamilton County Superior Court for common law battery and infliction of intentional emotional distress. She is asking for punitive damages, costs to treat her injuries and compensation TAYLOR TELFORD | IDS
Above photo Amanda Grant looks at one of her old beauty pageant photos. She said she stopped competing because of her father’s abuse.
SEE GRANT, PAGE 6
WATER POLO
By Lydia Gerike lgerike@umail.iu.edu | @lydi_yeah
finally do something. When it was over, Amanda ran to her room. She snatched her medication and her phone charger and drove away. Within the next few hours, she had filed a police report and gotten a restraining order against her father, but it was not enough. She wanted him to face real consequences. She wanted him to be held accountable, so she started firing off emails to lawyers. “I’m scared of this process,” she wrote. “I don’t know what is next.”
Hoosiers end season in fifth place By Michael Ramirez michrami@umail.iu.edu | @mramirez9
On the heels of losing a heartbreaker to Harvard in the first round of the Collegiate Water Polo Association Tournament and bouncing back with two wins in a row, IU had a chance to end the season on a high note in the fifthplace game Sunday. IU shut Bucknell down in the first half and led 9-4 going into the break. Juniors Jennifer Beadle and Kelly Matthews both scored hat tricks for the Hoosiers in the first two quarters, and solid goalkeeping by freshman Davis Simmons established an IU lead that would never be relinquished. IU Coach Ryan Castle said Simmons was huge for his team this weekend, and he said he was very impressed with the way she’s been playing on such short notice. Usual goalkeeper, junior Jessica Gaudreault, missed the weekend with
an injury. “It was tough for Davis to come out and start against quality teams on short notice, but she’s got a great attitude and stepped up for us this weekend.” Castle said he was very impressed with Beadle’s and Matthews’ performances, and he said the two of them brought a lot of energy to the game. “Jennie has progressed so much this season, and Kelly has been so consistent for us,” Castle said. “Jennie came out today and got the job done and she brought so much energy with her.” There was no shortage of offense in the second half. The two teams combined for ten goals in the second half, and IU created a comfortable lead for itself going into the final quarter of play with fifth place on the line. Junior attacker Sarah Myers was a force to be reckoned with defensively in the first half, but her
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IU women’s water polo team faces off against Harvard University in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Championship. IU lost to Harvard.
offensive performance in the second half sparked a Hoosier run. The freshman duo of Mollie Williams and Joelle Nacouzi each scored a goal each in the contest. IU fought off a late Bucknell run to win the game 14-9 and place fifth in the CWPA tournament.
Castle said he was happy with the way his team responded to their loss against Harvard by winning the remaining three games of the tournament. He credited the leadership of Matthews, Williams SEE WATER POLO, PAGE 6
Latinx-themed floor to focus on connections By Hannah Boufford hbouffor@umail.iu.edu | @hannahboufford
Moving into the second floor of Teter Quad Wissler, the Luis Dávila Latinx Thematic Community will open its doors next fall to students interested in Latin American history and culture. The floor is open to Latinx and non-Latinx students and is a community and support network for all residents, said Lillian Casillas, director of La Casa Latino Cultural Center. The floor also helps connect the residents to other Latino resources on campus. “The more spaces they occupy, the more they feel like they belong here,” Casillas said. Casillas said many prospective IU Latinx families do not see a lot of diversity while walking around campus. The Latinx floor will be a testament to the resources and connections that the students will
have on campus, Casillas said. The floor is named after an IU Latin American and Latino literature professor, Dávila, who was involved with and advocated for the Latin American community on campus, according to an informational handout about the thematic community, which is simlar to a Learning Living Community, but there are no required classes. He was awarded the Distinguished Latino Faculty Award in 2008 by the Latino Alumni Association for his 30 years of achievements at the University. Floor proposals take about 18 months to go through approval, said Denise Gowin, RPS associate director of residential life. Once a proposal is submitted, it goes through the Academic Programs Committee and Campus Housing Advisory Committee before going into the RPS system for marketing and publicity.
Though this seems like a long time, Casillas said it is appropriate for all the research and planning that goes into creating a floor. After Casilas asked a graduate student to write up the proposal they both led focus groups and researched similar communities at other universities, Casillas said. The floor offers students a community and highlights the University’s commitment to diversity, Casillas said. “As the country diversifies themselves, I want to help create those spaces for everyone,” she said. The floor has direct connections with La Casa, Latino studies, Latino Faculty and Staff Council, Latino Alumni Association, and various other student organizations, Casillas said. This will provide the floor residents the opportunity to become some of the most informed students on campus about Latino
resources. Gowin stressed how a livinglearning center or thematic community can bring students together and make them feel at home. “As you make your transition to college, those kinds of communities really help you with that experience,” Gowin said. “It gives you a support network. In a lot of instances it gives you academic connections you wouldn’t have otherwise. It provides you with opportunities that would be unique and distinct.” Casillas said this floor is only a fraction of Latinx students, but she hopes the resources they have on campus will open them up to a more connected college experience. “You feel like you have place where you can be at home where people understand your identity or want to learn more about it and share that with others,” Gowin said.