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Cases up at IU-B, 1.41% positivity By Matt Cohen

$2,905,188.23 30th IUDM earns sixth-highest amount was very hard to process for members of the IUDM, said director of logistics Courtney Carlson. But she said the continued enthusiasm of the student leaders of the marathon trickled down and eventually everyone borrowed off each other’s energy. “It’s such a testament to the strength and resilience of this group,” she said. “Because the kids at Riley, they never gave up, and because they can do it we can do it too.”

By Wei Wang and Avraham Forrest news@idsnews.com | @idsnews

IU Dance Marathon raised more than $2.9 million for Riley Hospital for Children during its 30th anniversary celebration year. This total is now the sixthhighest amount raised ever in the organization's threedecade history despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first-ever virtual IUDM, both livestreamed and in person events featured a 12-minute line dance, stories from IUDM members, IUDM alumni and Riley children — and much fundraising. 8-10 p.m. Friday The excitement and noise from last year’s marathon at the IU Tennis Center echoed as the live stream showed clips of many committees huddling in a circle, chanting and rallying each other up on the dance floor. This year, there was no huddling, no chanting on the dance floor and no thousands of people swaying to the rhythm in the Tennis Center. But the key ingredients of the dance marathon were not lost. Committee members met on Zoom to cheer for themselves and the event. Juliana Sherburne, the vice president of Internal, said during the livestream the fact that the event is was even held this year shows its accessibility for all and how easy it is to celebrate. The line dance was not lost either, as the livestream presented a 12-minute video performance by the Morale Committee in front of landmarks on IU campus. A dozen Morale Committee members wearing rainbowcolored IUDM T-shirts, bandanas, tutus — and masks

ANNA TIPLICK, PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CARSON TERBUSH | IDS

Top photo The IU Dance Marathon Morale Committee dances Nov. 7 in front of the Sample Gates. IUDM raised a total of $2,905,188.23 for the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. ANNA TIPLICK | IDS

Above Seniors Diana Sandoval and Rilee Jolivette cheer on the Morale Committee Nov. 8 from Kirkwood Avenue while the group performed at the Sample Gates. This was the 30th anniversary of IU Dance Marathon.

— danced to songs old and new, from the 1980s hit “We Built This City” to TikTokfavorite “Renegade.” The main events of the night wrapped up around 8:45 p.m. with children, their parents and staff at Riley Hospital for Children sharing their stories. Chase Laman, 18, was one of the three Riley children featured in the first of many Riley Stories segments of the 36-hour marathon. Laman’s right arm was amputated right after birth, and he suffered from a stroke at a very young age, after which doctors at Riley told his parents he likely wouldn’t walk, talk or feed himself. But Jennifer Laman, Chase’s mother who told his story in a pre-recorded video, said they persisted with his treatment, and now he can play basketball and throw a baseball so hard it ends up in the neighbor’s yard.

“None of this would have been possible if it weren’t for you to go out of your comfort zone and fundraise,” Jennifer said to the IUDM community in the video. “You’re the people who will make this world a better place.” 2-5 p.m. Saturday IUDM alumni sharing their memories in prerecorded videos during the livestream said they felt the marathon was constantly evolving, but the connection that holds every member and participant together to fundraise for the kids stayed constant. Ellen Voskoboynik, a member of the Executive Council for the 2017 IUDM, said when she participated in 2013, the marathon raised $2.6 million, which she thought was unmatchable. In 2017, it raised more than $4.2 million. “IUDM has always been about including people,

making people feel at home and making people feel comfortable,” she said in a prerecorded video during the livestream. At Dunn Meadow, students posed for pictures in a tent and wrote their messages on a signature board. The board read, “I dance so kids can …” “Be unapologetically themselves,” one wrote. “Smile & dance with me!” another said. COVID-19 health protocols were strictly abided by at the tent, one of the few places for in-person events in this year's marathon. Staff members checked each student’s temperature with an infrared thermometer, provided them with hand sanitizers and made sure all were masked. “It’s amazing how people come together for the kids despite the challenges,” said Tyler Grace, vice president of communications. The shock of COVID-19

7:30 a.m. Sunday Amid a roaring crowd and speakers blaring Queen’s "We Are The Champions", the proceeds raised from the 2020 IUDM were revealed on Sunday, totaling to $2,905,188.23 — for the kids. Students gathered in front of the 7:30 a.m at the IU Tennis Center to conclude the marathon, with signs revealing the grand total raised for the Riley Children's Hospital and acknowledging the efforts of IUDM members. “We are so proud of all we have accomplished this year,” one speaker said. Students roared as Executive Council hyped up those at the event, with some staff jogging through the parked crowd and encouraging students to make some noise. Cars were socially distanced throughout the parking lot. Many attendees hung out of car windows and peeked out from sunroofs, spotting friends among the crowd. “Love you,” one student shouted to another. Students who couldn’t hear the speakers tuned into 92.9, where they could hear the music and speech over their car radio. Members built up to declaring their results. Each person in a line flipped up the sign they were holding one by one to reveal the final total.

IMPD to end use of tear gas against protesters By Kaitlyn Radde kradde@iu.edu | @kaityradde

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department agreed on Oct. 29 to end the use of riot control agents against peaceful, law-abiding protesters and passive resistors. Passive resistors are defined as those who are nonviolent but may be breaking the law. Riot control agents include chemical agents such as tear gas and pepper balls. The agreement settled a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in June on behalf of Indy10 Black Lives Matter and individual protesters who were exposed to chemical riot control agents deployed at protests in late May. The complaint claimed the deployment of tear gas violated First and Fourth Amendment rights of those protesters. Similar scenes, and similar lawsuits, played out across the country during protests after the killing of George Floyd. IMPD was one of about 100 law enforcement

agencies across the U.S. — and one of three in Indiana — that deployed tear gas and other riot control agents against protesters this summer. According to the New York Times, this summer marked the most widespread use of tear gas in the U.S. since the late 1960s and early 1970s. The IMPD settlement states that riot control agents will not be used against future protesters unless there is an imminent threat of serious injury or death or other exigent circumstances. The department also agreed not to use riot control agents to deter protesters from relocating or because there are unlawful activities occurring elsewhere in the city, both of which they did this summer. It also limits the circumstances in which IMPD can use impact weapons, such as rubber bullets, against protesters. “Demonstrators in mourning deserve safe and secure places to gather without the threat of state-sanc-

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IU reported a third straight week of increasing positivity rates in Bloomington in its Nov. 11 COVID-19 dashboard update. The weekly positivity rate rose to 1.41% last week from 0.92% the week prior. That is the largest increase in positivity rates since the Aug. 30 dashboard update — which was IU’s worst week of the semester with a positivity rate of over 7%. This update’s testing data includes results from Nov. 1 through Nov. 7. That is the week after Halloween where many large parties were held and the second week after large gatherings at Memorial Stadium and Kirkwood Avenue celebrating IU’s win over Penn State. IU’s contact tracers reported Halloween parties, tailgates and weddings to be consistent responses in events people SEE COVID-19, PAGE 4

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IU No. 10 in AP Top 25 By Evan Gerike egerike@iu.edu | @EvanGerike

IU was ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week after defeating then-No. 23 Michigan 38-21 on Saturday. The Hoosiers were also ranked No. 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll. IU moved past the University of Georgia, the University of Oregon and Wisconsin in the rankings. The Hoosiers' No. 10 ranking is the highest the team has been ranked since they were ranked No. 10 in 1969. The victory was the first over the Wolverines since 1987. This season is also the first time IU started 3-0 in the Big Ten since 1988. IU will play Michigan State next Saturday at noon in East Lansing, Michigan.

Explosive found in residence By Sara Kress sekress@iu.edu | @sarakress4

at a protest in Indianapolis this summer. She said she went to protest police brutality and mourn the loss of George Floyd. She said the crowd was peaceful when the police deployed tear gas.

The Bloomington Police Department found an explosive device in a residence on the 1400 block of North Grant Street, according to a press release from BPD Capt. Ryan Pedigo. Police responded to a call about a gunshot around 9 p.m. Saturday at the residence. The suspect Christopher Lynch, 37, and a 21-year-old man who previously lived with Lynch allegedly got in a fight where Lynch pointed a rifle at the other man. The man allegedly then grabbed the gun and it went off during their struggle, according to the press release. Officers were later performing a search at the residence when they found a backpack with the device in it. Police evacuated the resi-

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Tear gas creeps up the street May 30 in Indianapolis. Police enforcement used tear gas to break up the protest in response to the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and Dreasjon Reed in Indianapolis.

tioned violence, especially prematurely and without provocation,” Indy10 Black Lives Matter said in a statement responding to the settlement. The ACLU of Indiana also filed a lawsuit on behalf of Balin Brake, a 21-year-old

Fort Wayne, Indiana, protester who lost his right eye to a tear gas canister on May 30. That complaint, filed on Oct. 2, also argues Brake’s First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated. A former IU student was among those tear gassed


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