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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.”

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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

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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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‘We the people decided’: People celebrate Biden’s win at Monroe County Courthouse SAM HOUSE | IDS

A woman holds up a sign Nov. 8 during the Voters Decide Celebration outside the Monroe County Courthouse. Members from the Monroe County Democratic Party, College Democrats at IU, the Monroe County National Organization for Women and the Rising Rainbow Coalition spoke during the rally. By David Wolfe Bender benderd@iu.edu | @dbenderpt

A celebration of President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election surrounded the Monroe County courthouse Sunday afternoon. Signs in support of the Biden/Harris campaign were held up during the rally, with others wearing merchandise from the campaign. The rally, organized by College Democrats at IU, Monroe County Democratic Party and Monroe County NOW was originally in support of assuring that all legally cast ballots would be counted, but after all the

major outlets called the race for Biden on Saturday, they quickly shifted. “I think we saw the enthusiasm for people making the call, doing their civic duty and voting,” said Jennifer Crossley, the Monroe County Democratic Party Chairwoman. “We wanted to celebrate that.” Allyson McBride, press secretary for College Democrats at IU, said voting issues are not limited to the few swing states President Donald Trump has been discussing on Twitter. “Indiana is no stranger to voter suppression,” she said. “But even red states can flip blue sometimes.”

Biden currently leads in Georgia as of Sunday and could potentially pick up the state’s 16 electoral votes. The state will complete a recount, but should Biden win, it will be the first presidential election the state has voted Democratic since 1992. The Biden campaign worked this cycle to increase support among Black Georgians, notably Black women. “Black women are the backbone of democracy,” Crossley said. “Step aside. Let us lead. Because we’re coming.” Crossley, in her speech at the rally, credited Biden’s projected win in Georgia to Stacey Abrams, who un-

successfully ran for Georgia’s governorship in 2018. Abrams quickly became a star in the Democratic Party, giving the Democratic response to Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address. Crossley said their work is not done yet and that the Indiana Democratic Party needs to take similar steps in Indiana as Democrats did in Georgia. “One thing we need to do is reach out to people in rural areas,” she said. “But something else we need to do is reach out to people in marginalized communities of color that we have not really reached out to. We can’t just show up and ask them

for the vote.” In recent days, President Trump has been aiming to sow mistrust in mail-in balloting, suggesting, without evidence, there was rampant voter fraud across the country. “We the people decided,” Crossley said. “If the election were actually rigged, do you think Lindsay Graham and Mitch McConnell would still be there? I think not.” There is some concern among younger voters that Biden is not progressive enough to make adequate change. McBride addressed this in her speech. “We can push Joe Biden left,” she said. “Climate

change is a good example. Biden and Harris won, and Trump and the rest of the GOP must respect those results.” Crossley said Trump’s rhetoric about voter fraud will not impede the work the Democratic Party hopes to do over the next few years. “Let’s count the votes,” she said. “If we have to go for a recount, there’s no problem for us doing that. It’ll just solidify that, again, the people have spoken. After that, we move on. We can’t worry about what was happening with 45. We have to move forward with 46, which is Joe Biden. There’s so much at stake.”

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A screenshot shows the Monroe County Board of Health meeting Nov. 5.

Board of Health approves new regulations for greeks By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen

The Monroe County Board of Health unanimously approved updated COVID-19 regulations for greek houses at a Thursday meeting for increased use of dining space allowances as well as stronger enforcement from the county. Margie Rice, legal counsel for the board, presented the updated regulations to the board after meetings with IU officials Thursday morning and meetings with IU greek organizations last week. “Rules and regulations, maybe with a few tweaks, are working when followed,” Rice said. The updated regulations allow for greek houses to use their own dining rooms as long as tables are spaced a safe distance apart. The board said the idea is to create setups similar to what is being used in restaurants. That would eliminate the currently mandated “meal plan” format of guests picking up food and leaving the dining room. The now-opened dining rooms can be closed on a house-by-house basis if

positivity rates increase to a rate which necessitates the board doing that. On-campus dining halls still follow the graband-go model. Dr. Aaron Carroll, IU’s director of mitigation testing, does not plan on changing that policy anytime soon. Rice also included clauses in the updated regulation to allow for stronger enforcement of the county’s policies. In previous meetings this fall, board members have discussed early failures to enforce its rules. The enforcement section of the new policy allows Rice and the board freedom to be stricter and intervene earlier when rules are being ignored — as has previously been occurring in the houses. Houses will still be required to provide both isolation and quarantine spaces within their house. If the blueprint of a house does not allow for separated spaces for which to quarantine and isolate, Health Administrators Penny Caudill and Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Sharp will work with the houses and outside facilities to find proper spaces.

Much of the original regulations like maskwearing in the houses and occupancy sizes remained the same. The previously adopted provision for Caudill and Sharp to approve exceptions to the 75% capacity limit. Caudill and Sharp did approve an exception for Theta Chi. Celinda Leach, the chair of the health board, said in last week’s meetings with greek organizations, the majority of concerns were over occupancy limits, the city of Bloomington’s 15-person gathering limit and guests in the house. The updated regulations still do not allow “non-essential” guests into the houses. Leach also said there tended to be correlations between the houses that were handling the pandemic well and those that were following the rules set by Monroe County and IU, while the houses with higher positivity rates were not following the rules closely, if not outright ignoring them. Multiple board members stated from their meetings with greek students, they saw a belief

among that group that just because they may have previously been infected with COVID-19, they are completely immune and can do whatever they want for the next 90 days. While IU will not test previously infected students for the 90 days after their isolation ends, the board stated that doesn’t mean a student cannot be reinfected. These policies will likely still apply for houses upon the return in the spring semester. While in-person classes do not resume until Feb. 8, 2021, the board expects many greek life students to move back into the houses before then. Dave O’Guinn, IU’s vice provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, said in the meeting the school will work with the greek organizations on their move-in plans, and have on-arrival testing for those students when they return. Carroll said all students will be tested upon arrival in the spring similar to what was conducted in the fall. These updates come while Indiana reported a new record of single-day increases in the state with over 4,000 new cases. The

state’s color codes COVID-19 positivity rates in each county with yellow referring to 5%-9.9% and orange meaning 10%14.9%. The vast majority of Indiana is coded orange, but Monroe County is yellow for the time being. Caudill believes the county’s low positivity rate may be slightly skewed given the many negative test results coming from IU. “At this moment I would say that I’m happy we’re still in yellow,” Caudill said. “We could very easily be orange next week.”

The City of Bloomington’s annual leaf collection program started Monday. Curbside vacuum pickup will continue through Dec. 24. Each resident can receive one pickup during that time by entering their address into a map. Signs will be placed in each neighborhood during the next few weeks to show the scheduled day for that neighborhood. People can rake leaves to the curb but are asked to not put them on the sidewalks or blocking drains. The city also gives other options in addition to vacuuming their leaves, such as mulch or composting. The city has a video with information on ways to deal with leaves without getting them picked up. As part of this project, 21 households are piloting the use of alternatives, like composting this year. The other options are being encouraged for a number of reasons, according to the city website. Some reasons include leaf collection costs which are about about $520,000 per year for the city, the difficulty to keep the program staffed because the job is so physical and the diesel trucks that have to run hurting the environment.

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Biden’s bold climate plan risks ﬁzzling in GOP-led senate From Tribune News Service

WASHINGTON – Climate activists counting on President-elect Joe Biden to rapidly fulfill ambitious clean-energy promises may be in for disappointment. Other priorities, including stimulating the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy, expanding health care and adjusting tax rates are likely to take precedence over sweeping legislative action to curtail greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Biden also would face long odds in advancing any big climate bills through the Senate if Republicans maintain control. Environmentalists could see early wins, as Biden swiftly rejoins the Paris climate accord and potentially blocks the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Day One. And a coronavirus stimulus bill that advances on Capitol Hill could make some investments in a green recovery, unleashing spending on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, grid modernization and energy efficiency. Other initiatives — including imposing tough limits on greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles, power plants and oil wells — will move through a formal federal rulemaking process that’s slow by design. “It’s going to take a little bit of time to craft rules” limiting fracking and fossil fuel development on federal land, RL Miller, chair of the California Democratic Party’s environmental caucus, said in a pre-

election interview. “I am looking forward to a fierce effort to undo the damage that Trump has done.” Biden courted climateminded voters with warnings including “global warming is an existential threat to humanity” and “we don’t have much time” to arrest it. Environmental activists said they want bold and rapid action in keeping with that urgency. “He’s campaigned hard on climate change and he included it in the top three things he’s had to do,” Erich Pica, president of Friends of the Earth Action, said in an interview before Election Day. “We expect him to follow through.” The Biden-Harris transition team emphasized plans to “immediately invest in engines of sustainable job creation” and fight “the persistent climate crisis” on its website Sunday. There will be early tests of how far Biden will go to satisfy climate activists, including who he picks to fill his cabinet and key environmental posts and how much he fights for stimulus spending to be steered toward green priorities. “Joe Biden has a climate mandate,” Sunrise Movement co-founder Varshini Prakash told reporters in a call Thursday. “We expect him to do everything in his power to act on climate change over the next weeks and months.” Sweeping climate legislation is likely dead on arrival in the Senate if the chamber stays in the control of Republicans — a dynamic that could

spur Biden to seek discrete congressional wins on smaller environmental priorities that could draw backing from red states. “It won’t be as ambitious, no two ways about it, but we think there are opportunities to make progress,” particularly with pressure from the president and House of Representatives, said Gene Karpinski, president of the League of Conservation Voters. Biden could rely on his decades of Senate experience to develop “negotiated compromises” with the chamber, observed Bracewell LLP’s Scott Segal. Biden’s background makes him uniquely equipped to help “create a middle path for legislation” in the Senate, Segal said. Clean-energy advocates said potential areas of consensus include accelerating the buildout of high-voltage power lines to connect wind farms in the Midwest with urban areas and big investments in battery manufacturing that could lure Rust Belt support. “We will have someone in the White House that has made a career of bringing people together, particularly across the aisle,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club. “I wouldn’t underestimate the ability of this new administration to identify legislation that will achieve multiple goals and meet some of the needs of Republican senators in their own districts.” Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from coal-rich West Virginia, urged caution.

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President-elect Joe Biden addresses the nation Nov. 7 from the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.

“I would encourage all Democrats to be moderate” and “find the middle if you can,” Manchin said in a Sunday appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “You’re not going to be able to govern from the extremes,” he said. One complication could be preserving support from dueling wings of the Democratic Party. During his campaign, Biden courted workers and climate activists with promises his $2 trillion cleanenergy plan would support millions of good-paying jobs building wind turbines, sustainable homes and electric vehicles. “The Biden administration will have to manage a very tenuous coalition between progressive environmentalists and blue-collar union workers,” said Benjamin Salisbury, managing director of research at Height Capital Markets. Biden is set to be a “prag-

matic environmentalist,” and keep his focus on policies that drive demand away from fossil fuels and spur systemic change, Salisbury said. Biden’s marquee proposal aims to make the U.S. electricity system carbon-free in just 15 years. That will require policies to force the shift as well as major technological advancements in power storage systems that can keep electricity moving long after the sun sets and wind slows — since emission-generating natural gas provides the essential backstop today. Biden’s energy plan lays out epic changes in the U.S. energy mix, anchored by promises to install renewable energy infrastructure, get cleaner cars on the road and create zero-emission mass transit systems. “They have much more demand for change than they can possibly supply,” observed energy consultant and

former Trump adviser Mike McKenna. Progressive Democrats will “continue to act as if a narrow win, failing to take the Senate and slipping in the House gives the administration the ability to remake the entire nation.” Facing a narrowly divided Senate, Biden will have to rely more heavily on advancing his priorities through federal regulation. For instance, tighter fuel economy limits could propel more electric vehicles. And a clampdown on power plant pollution could encourage utilities to shift away from natural gas as well as coal. But Biden administration rules could face intense scrutiny in federal courts that have seen the addition of more than 200 judges appointed by President Donald Trump. By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Ari Natter Bloomberg News

Amid hope for Pﬁzer vaccine, states grapple with distribution From Tribune News Service

A COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc. may be on the horizon, but the cost of distributing vaccines across all 50 states and who will pay for that operation remains a huge stumbling block. What is clear is that much of the financial burden and logistical challenge of getting a vaccine to people has fallen on the shoulders of state governments. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to invest $25 billion in manufacturing and distributing vaccines. And federal support has already bolstered state budgets this year as the pandemic hit tax revenue. But with some of those dollars already set to expire in coming months, further stimulus stalled in Congress since summer and approval of Biden’s plan far from certain, additional money might not reach states until a distribution campaign is well underway. “We absolutely need more from the federal government,” said Sarah Leeds, Idaho’s immunization program manager.

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said Monday that their vaccine candidate prevented more than 90% of symptomatic infections in trials of tens of thousands of volunteers. If the vaccine passes key safety hurdles, an authorization and shipments could be just weeks away. State, territorial and tribal health agencies have received about $12 billion for coronavirus response from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year in emergency funding ordered by Congress, money that covered testing and contact tracing, among other needs. In September, the CDC announced $200 million in grants specifically for vaccine planning. Even with all that, organizations representing state health officials and immunization managers say $8.4 billion more is needed to run the largest mass vaccination effort in recent memory. In interviews and emails last month, many state health officials said they would likely need additional funds to distribute the vaccine.

Idaho will need more staff to avoid public health employees working days as long as 14 hours during a vaccination campaign, Leeds said. The state will also need to support local health departments already stretched from responding to the novel coronavirus. Other states find themselves in similar binds. “It will be virtually impossible to implement widespread vaccination for all 12.8 million Pennsylvanians in the timeline dictated with the funding allocated by the federal government,” Maggi Mumma, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health said in an email. Pennsylvania has so far received $6.2 million for vaccine planning, she said. If Pfizer’s vaccine is ready first, states face an additional hurdle: The shots must be kept at temperatures much lower than most freezers can handle. In an Oct. 26 letter to immunization programs, the CDC asked states to identify sites that could store a vaccine at “ultracold” temperatures of 94 degrees Fahren-

heit below zero, which would be required for Pfizer’s vaccine candidate. Vaccines will be “pre-positioned” at those locations once the Food and Drug Administration authorizes the shots, while a separate CDC committee finalizes recommendations on who should get the shots first. The letter asked local agencies to be ready for these shipments by Nov. 15. Doses will be provided free by the federal government, which has paid billions to drugmakers to secure early supplies. They will be shipped from McKesson Corp., the central distributor for COVID-19 vaccines, or from the manufacturer directly to provider sites. Pfizer has said it plans to handle physical distribution of its vaccine. McKesson has said it also will ship kits with supplies needed to vaccinate people like needles and surgical masks. Health care providers administering the shots at hospitals, pharmacies and clinics can charge administration fees paid by insurance companies or govern-

ment health programs. States will be on the hook for other costs, such as dividing large shipments and sending them to sparsely populated areas. Those present potential chokepoints between vaccine factories and the people whose immune systems they’re intended to strengthen. Last month, states submitted plans to the federal government explaining how they would distribute the vaccines. Of 40 plans that Bloomberg News obtained, only Virginia provided an estimated price tag: $120 million for mass vaccination clinics, equipment and other expenses. Virginia estimates it will need about $2.5 million to buy freezers, thermometers and equipment to transport the vaccine, among other hardware. It includes another $71 million to help local health districts set up vaccination clinics, with staff, facility rentals, travel and other costs. Those numbers are sure to change as new details emerge, such as the federal government paying for 6.6

million ancillary supply kits. Virginia has received about $5.4 million of federal funds geared toward the planning effort. “We know we need funding” after congressional “money goes away,” said Christy Gray, the state’s immunization program manager. Big expenses could add up as states staff up for vaccination clinics. They may also have to spend millions on public service announcements and social media to get out the word to an increasingly skeptical public. The share of Americans who say they’re willing to get a vaccine has declined sharply, to just half, surveys show. And no one yet knows how long the campaign will run or even when it will start, with none of the leading vaccine candidates yet proven to work. “There are a lot of unknowns at this point,” said Kurt Seetoo, Maryland’s immunization program manager. By Angelica LaVito and John Tozzi Bloomberg News

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It just seemed like it came out of nowhere,” she said. She said the feeling of not being able to breathe was the most notable affect the gas had on her. She observed that “I can’t breathe” became a common political refrain this year. "It's been such a strong theme lately with COVID, with police brutality — now with this, like with this tear gas," she said. "This theme of not being able to breathe. I can't breathe. It's just, I mean, we're being suffocated." She said the gas also made her eyes burn and tear up. She wears contacts, which she had to remove because they made the effects of tear gas worse. She was separated from her friends and unable to see. She said the pain was intense for about 15 minutes. “It’s an acceptable first step,” she said of the IMPD settlement. “But I don’t think they’re great at having a good

grip on what a peaceful protest is. And I think tear gas should be illegal all the time.” Tear gas and other riot control agents are used because they are thought to have short-lived but debilitating effects, making them effective for quelling protests. The sensation of not being able to breathe and a burning sensation in the eyes are the most common short-term effects of tear gas. There is no legal obligation on state or federal governments to monitor or report the deployment or effects of tear gas, which is banned under the Geneva Protocol for use in warfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges those who have been exposed to riot control agents to seek medical attention immediately. This summer, there were concerns that tear gassing protesters might contribute to the spread of the coronavirus by causing people to cough, rub their eyes and nose and remove their masks. A U.S.

Army study showed soldiers exposed to tear gas had a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections such as the flu and the common cold, heightening experts' concerns about tear gas exacerbating COVID-19. Experts say it’s difficult to determine whether spikes were related to tear gas use because it was used around the same time states began to allow businesses to reopen. While there are no exact counts of tear-gas related casualties available, it is clear the effects of tear gas aren’t always short-lived. Tear gas has caused at least hundreds of miscarriages and menstrual irregularities, lost eyes and limbs, respiratory failure, other permanent injuries and deaths. Editor’s note: The author of this piece wrote opinion columns for the Indiana Daily Student this summer opposing the use of tear gas by police, specifically including one about this lawsuit.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 who tested positive attended according to the dashboard. Additionally, the increasing positivity rates coincide with the worst week Indiana has had since the start of the pandemic. Since Nov. 4, Indiana has had six days with more than 4,000 new coronavirus cases reported. It had never reached anywhere close to 4,000 new cases in a day beforehand. The state set new records for single-day case increases for four consecutive days last week. The dashboard reports a 3.6% positivity rate among live-in greek-life students,

device was fully armed and ready to detonate when it was found, according to the release. Lynch was arrested for the charges of felony possession of a destructive device, felony possession of a regulated explosive by a convict-

ed felon, felony battery with a deadly weapon, felony criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, felony intimidation with a deadly weapon and felony pointing a firearm, according to the release. He is currently in the Monroe County Jail.

which is up from 1.4% the week prior. Live-out greek students had a 0.9% positivity rate compared to 1.1% the week prior. Dorm residents had a 1.4% positivity rate compared to 0.9% the week prior and all other off-campus students had a 0.6% positivity rate compared to 1.2% the week prior. Only one greek house is currently quarantined — Beta Sigma Psi — though it is that house’s second quarantine. The parties have, however, led to multiple greek houses receiving cease and desist orders. Symptomatic testing positivity rates remained roughly

the same at a little over 20%. IU’s quarantine and isolation facility usage increased from 7% to 11.6% of capacity. This week is the final week of mitigation testing before Thanksgiving. IU will pause its mitigation testing next week for on-departure testing and will not have testing the week of Thanksgiving. Students can sign up for ondeparture testing at fall2020. iu.edu. Mitigation testing will resume the week after Thanksgiving. Students who do not return to Bloomington after the holiday might be selected for mitigation testing, but IU said they will be able to get an exemption since they are not in town.

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h2oindiana.org facebook.com/h2ochurchiu/ @h2ochurchiu on Instagram and Twitter Sundays: 11:01 a.m. Small Groups: Small group communities meet throughout the week (see website for details) H2O Church is a local church especially for the IU camus community to hear the Good News (Gospel) about Jesus Christ. We are a church mostly composed of students and together we're learning how to be followers of Jesus, embrace the Gospel and make it relate to every area of our lives. Kevin Cody, Pastor

Sunday: 9:50 a.m. Hymn singing 10:30 a.m. Meeting for worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School (Children join in worship from 10:30-10:45) 11:30 a.m. Fellowship after Meeting for Worship 12:15 p.m. Often there is a second hour activity (see website) Wednesday (midweek meeting):

City Church For All Nations 1200 N. Russell Rd. 812-336-5958

citychurchbloomington.org facebook.com/citychurchbtown/ @citychurchbtown on Instagram Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Mon. - Thu.: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. City Church is a multicultural, multigenerational, and nondenominational Christian Church. In addition to our contemporary worship experiences on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m., we also have a college ministry that meets on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. We would love to welcome you into our community. David Norris, Senior Pastor Lymari and Tony Navarro, College ministry leaders

High Rock Church 3124 Canterbury Ct. 812-323-3333

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9:00 a.m. Meeting for worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship after Meeting for Worship

Our religious services consistof silent centering worship interspersed with spoken messages that arise from deeply felt inspiration.We are an inclusive community, a result of avoiding creeds, so we enjoy a rich diversity of belief. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns.

Inter-Denominational Redeemer Community Church 111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975

redeemerbloomington.org facebook.com/RedeemerBtown @RedeemerBtown on Instagram and Twitter Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

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West Second St. Church of Christ 825 W. Second St. 812-332-0501

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Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington 2120 N. Fee Lane 812-332-3695

uublomington.org facebook.com/uubloomington Sundays (currently): 10:15 a.m. via livestream Sundays (when in person): 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. We are a dynamic congregation working towards a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions. Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World." A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Tuesday & Friday: Morning Prayer 8 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Service 7 p.m.

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LCMSU Student Fellowship 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Grad/Career Study & Fellowship 7:30 p.m.

Catholic St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th St. 812-339-5561 • hoosiercatholic.org

Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (During Academic Year) Korean Mass 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6 p.m.

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

Episcopal (Anglican) Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry at IU 719 E. Seventh St. 812-334-7971 • 812-361-7954

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Sundays: 4 p.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns followed by dinner

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Lifeway Baptist Church 7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 • lifewaybaptistchurch.org

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Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m. Lifeway Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministry. Matthew 28:19-20

Barnabas Christian Ministry Small Groups: Cedar Hall 2nd Floor Common Area, 7 - 8 p.m., meetings start Thursday, Sept. 5. We will meet every other Thursday during the school year. Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108, barnabas@indiana.edu barnabas.so.indiana.edu * Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

Lutheran (LCMS) University Lutheran Church & Student Center 607 E. 7th St. 812-336-5387

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Tuesday & Friday: Morning Prayer 8 a.m. Wednesday: Midweek Service 7 p.m. LCMSU Student Fellowship 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Grad/Career Study & Fellowship 7:30 p.m. University Lutheran is the home LCMSU at Indiana. Our on-campus location creates a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love." Rev Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

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Independent Baptist

Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00p.m. We use no book, but the Bible. We have no creed, but His Word within its sacred pages. God is love and as such we wish to share this joy with you. The comprehensive teaching of God's Word can change you forever.

Sunday: Bible Class 9:15 a.m. Divine Service 10:30 a.m.

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Sunday Bible Study: 9:30a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30a.m. and 5:00p.m.

University Lutheran is the home LCMSU at Indiana. Our on-campus location creates a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

We aspire to offer a safe and welcoming home for all people. We are a blend of people of different ages, genders, sexual orientations, ethnicities and countries; we are students, faculty, staff and friends. We pray, worship and proclaim the Gospel. We also promote justice, equality, inclusion, peace, love, critical thinking and acting as agents of change in our world.

Redeemer is a gospel-centered community on mission. Our vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform everything: our lives, our church, our city, and our world. We want to be instruments of gospel change in Bloomington and beyond.

Sunday: 11 a.m. We are a Bible-based, non-denominational Christian church. We are multi-ethnic and multi-generational, made up of students and professionals, singles, married couples, and families. Our Sunday service is casual and friendly with meaningful worship music, applicable teaching from the Bible, and a fun kids program.

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

3820 Moores Pike 812-336-4581 fgcquaker.org/cloud/bloomington-monthlymeeting Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting We are currently meeting by Zoom only; email us at bloomington.friends.website@gmail.com to request our Zoom link.

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St. Paul Catholic Center is a diverse community rooted in the saving compassion of Jesus Christ, energized by His Sacraments, and nourished by the liturgical life of His Church.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A.) 333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432

myinstitute.churchofjesuschrist.org Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society Currently restricted hours: Wed nights for class, 6:50 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. (Subject to change based on COVID-19 developments) The Insistute building is a place to gather on campus for a break from academic rigors. Small library for quiet study, kitchen area for snacks and eating lunch, room to socialize, come play pool, ping pong or foosball. Games and puzzles available as well. A place to feel spiritually recharged and learn more about the Savior, Jesus Christ. Parking available when enrolled and attending a class. Church meets 11:30 on Sundays, at 2411 E. Second Street. David Foley, Institute Director Lyn Anderson, Administrative Assistant David Baer, YSA Branch President

Southern Baptist Bloomington Korean Baptist Church 5019 N. Lakeview Dr. 812-327-7428

mybkbc.org facebook.com/mybkbc/ Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday: 6 a.m. Praise the Lord! Do you need a True Friend? Come and worship the almighty God together with us on Sunday, Fellowship included. We are a Korean community seeking God and serving people. Students and newcomers are especially welcome.

Mennonite Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington 2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

Sunday: 5 p.m. A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God. John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

United Methodist Jubilee 219 E. Fourth St. 812-332-6396

jubileebloomington.org Instagram: @jubileebloomington Twitter: @jubileebloom facebook.com/fumcbloomington 10 a.m. Sundays: Classic Worship via Youtube Live 11:15 a.m. Sundays: Interactive Bible Study via Zoom 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Virtual + InPerson Meeting at First Methodist Jubilee is a Chrust-centered community open to all people. We offer both virtual and in-person community events on Wednesdays for a free meal, discussion, worship and hanging out. Small groups, service projects, and events are all a significant part of our rhythm of doing life together and avoiding isolation. Email: jubilee@fumcb.org Markus Dickinson, Campus Director

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 idsnews.com

Editors Kyle Linder and Allyson McBride opinion@idsnews.com

EDITORS’ CORNER

IU and crowds of students threaten Bloomington COVID-19 outbreak

COLIN KULPA | IDS

Fans celebrate on Kirkwood Avenue after IU defeated No. 8 Penn State on Saturday. The victory was IU’s first win over a top 10 opponent since 1987. Kyle Linder (he/him) is a senior in journalism and international relations.

Allyson McBride (she/her) is a junior in English and political science.

At the time of writing this piece, four Monroe County residents have died within the past two weeks from COVID-19. The first was reported four days after IU football’s season opener against Penn State, the second on Halloween and the remaining two the day after election night. Four may seem like an in-

significant number — a drop in the ocean of the more than a quarter of a million Americans who have died so far from the coronavirus. It would be an exercise devoid of compassion, respect and empathy to diminish the significance of their deaths, though. Those four people, whoever they might have been, were members of our community. They made others laugh, thought deeply about what matters to them, listened to someone’s sadness, frustrated their family,

cared for a sick friend and loved deeply. In their deaths, a friend was lost. A family mourned a grandparent or parent. The lives of those around them will not be the same after these past two weeks. They were human and flawed, just as much as the rest of us. But they mattered, and their deaths are not insignificant. Since football returned Oct. 24, the rolling average for COVID-19 cases in the county has increased from 24 to 54, or 633 new cases

reported as of Nov. 7. On Saturday, there were 80 people hospitalized due to COVID-19, which is the highest number of patients recorded throughout the pandemic. Judging by the emails IU has sent its students, you would think everything was OK. The student affairs monthly newsletter sent Monday begins with “Keep up the great work, Hoosiers!” Most students are doing great work — they’re wearing masks and social distancing. However, there’s a concerning number of stu-

dents who aren’t, and IU has not publicly acknowledged this. “We got here together in large part thanks to your compassion, respect, and empathy for your fellow students and IU community members,” the email said instead. It appears ritual at this point to gather in large, unmasked crowds on Kirkwood Avenue after a football game. We’ve all seen the videos on social media, and we’d be lying to ourselves if we didn’t assume parties took place afterwards. Yet the university has not said a word. In fact, they praise our irresponsibility and negligence. Is it compassionate to tailgate with 30 of your closest friends? Is it respectful to celebrate a football victory in a large crowd without masks? Is it empathetic to physically and verbally harass a journalist documenting your irresponsibility? Now would be a good time to remind ourselves of a July Letter to the Editor titled “From Bloomington to returning IU students.” The author pleaded with us to remain vigilant and to remember that we’re all one community. Their words ring even more true months after its publication. “Today, we’re writing to tell you we’re scared,” it read. “The Bloomington community, for the most part, has done a great job trying to stay safe, wearing masks, social distancing and following strict reopening guidelines. And so, as we look toward your return en masse, we’re terrified.” Students have proved the Bloomington community’s worst fears correct. They endanger workers from those in bars and restaurants to the Uber driver they call on to take them home. They ig-

nore the financial and racial barriers to health care many members of our community face. They sentence their neighbors to a disease still highly unknown. And for what? Those students still going to parties and rushing unmasked into a crowd of their peers won’t let anything stand in the way of their American college experience, so they allow cases to rise and disregard the deaths of four people. They’ve done it all with the tacit approval of the university. IU invited them back to Bloomington. IU voted for the return of Big Ten football and stood by as students’ families travelled into town and celebrating fans massed at the stadium and in the streets. Words of condemnation would likely do nothing to stop the mess they’ve made, but to praise us as empathetic willfully ignores reality. IU football is ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, while the state of Indiana is ranked No. 10 in the U.S. for most deaths per 100,000 residents in the last seven days. Likewise, the last week saw more COVID-19 cases than in all of March through May 17. As we approach winter — an especially dangerous point of the pandemic — we must all reevaluate our priorities. The health of the community hosting IU and its students cannot continue to be jeopardized for the university’s profit and your entertainment. From IU’s returned students to Bloomington: Compassion, respect and empathy are qualities the university fails to set a good example for, and many of us are just as scared as you are. kylinder@iu.edu, allymcbr@iu.edu

FRAGMENTS

KISHAN’S COMMENTARY

Political institutions can’t solve our problems

Voters rejected the war on drugs

Bradi Heaberlin is a second-year Ph.D. student in geography and informatics.

Election Day has come and gone. As we wait for results, we should reflect on what this election won’t decide for us. It will not offer solutions to the political predicaments in which progressives find themselves. Neither former Vice President Joe Biden nor President Donald Trump has offered ethical ways to contend with antiBlack police violence, climate catastrophe, immigration or health care. What are we going to do about a “democracy” that is impotent to solve the most pressing problems of the day? How long will we accept the forced choice between bad candidates and worse candidates, between bad health care and worse health care, between bad climate policies and worse climate policies? Between the border wall and the ruthless surveillance and deportation of thousands of migrants? Now that we’ve dutifully gone to the polls in an effort to ensure the lesser of two evils will become president, it is time to start thinking about how we will deal with the evil they both represent. Let’s face it. Police brutality is still rampant, the globe is accelerating toward climate catastrophe, Americans still cannot afford the health care they need and there is no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our political institutions cannot save us. For that, it is necessary to look beyond these institutions to our communities. The uprisings this summer gave us a glimpse of the possibilities that collective selforganization offers. A hotel in Minneapolis was transformed into a shelter and health clinic for people experiencing homelessness and managed collectively in George Floyd’s memory. Basic necessities were distributed in the streets,

and public parks were occupied and turned into collective gardens where local food was produced. These events may seem small on their own, but they are experiments in building collective life that challenges racialized capitalism. They may seem spontaneous, but they are rooted in a revolutionary tradition that traces its roots through the Black radical tradition and global struggles. The Black Panthers, after all, knew — when the government doesn’t care whether children go hungry — it is a revolutionary act to build community infrastructure and feed kids before school. Over decades of struggle, two political traditions have emerged that grapple with the potential for life outside capitalism. Fred Moten, a professor at New York University, and Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher and professor, write about the pressing issues of the past year. Both are committed to not just critiquing the current political order, but thinking through what it would mean to build a collective life outside of it. Moten’s work, in particular, sheds light on the problems the Black Lives Matter movement has posed, and attempts to envision what it would mean to abolish racism. “What is, so to speak, the object of abolition?” ask Moten and Stefano Harney, a professor at Singapore Management University, in their book, “Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study.” “Not so much the abolition of prisons but the abolition of a society that could have prisons, that could have slavery . . . and therefore not abolition as the elimination of anything, but abolition as the founding of a new society,” they answer. Keeping with the spirit of the decentralized Black Lives

Matter movement, Moten Moten, we cannot work toand Harney seek to affirm the ward fixing our rotting podifferent ways of living that litical institutions. We have flourish outside of centralized to render them unnecessary. institutions. They refer to life The proper response to pothat slips through the cracks litical authority is to desert it, of the current order as the to build forms of life that can abandon it entirely. “undercommons.” What would it mean to Moten and Harney explain the undercommons using the have community-based restriking image of the colonial sponses to crime, so the pofort — a militarized enclosure lice are no longer necessary? surrounded by indigenous What would it mean to have forms of life. The life sur- community-based medical rounding the fort is an under- collectives where people can commons because it is held in get the health care they need common and is fundamen- without paying thousands of tally plural. It escapes colonial dollars in deductibles, or even logic that flattens out different going bankrupt? What would forms of life into citizens unit mean to decide to take the der a single constitution, or health of our planet into our economic subjects who relate own hands? These questions are worto one another only through a thy of serious thought. The single system of exchange. The undercommons con- election is over, and we must tain the key to understand- accept we require far more ing police violence in the U.S. imaginative solutions than Moten and Harney argue waiting for politicians to save white supremacy has always us. Fortunately, IU scholars viewed Black people as being an outside threat to civil and community organizers society and to its political and have created a forum to diseconomic institutions. Mo- cuss the potential for collecten gives the example of Eric tive life. From Nov. 13 to Nov. Garner, who was murdered 16, scholars from around by police for selling cigarettes the world will convene for a without a license. Police did conference called “The Unnot murder him simply for dercommons and Destituent breaking the law, but because Power: Between Pandemic he was surviving outside the and Revolt.” Together, we will ask ouraccepted economic channels. Government will always selves and each other the need to suppress the forms of question: from where we are life that escape it. Finding new now, how do we build a life ways to collectively live apart in common that takes antifrom current institutions is a racism, our health and our better option than trying to planet’s health as its starting reform or revolutionize the point? To read more about the institutions themselves. Coming to similar conclu- Undercommons and Destitusions as Moten and Harney, ent Power conference or to Agamben points out that rev- register, visit the website. olutions have thus far always represented a constituent bmheaber@iu.edu power, a power constituting a new government. Agamben Nick Bergen contributed seeks to theorize a “destituent to writing this column. He is a power.” survivor’s advocate and activist Destituent power seeks in Bloomington. He has been to render sovereign political involved in initiatives to push authority powerless once and progressive climate policies on for all. the local level. For both Agamben and nbergen@iu.edu

Kishan Dhulashia is a sophomore in business economics and public policy.

Despite uncertainty surrounding Tuesday’s presidential election results, the biggest winner on election night was the fight against the war on drugs. Voters sent a strong and clear message at the polls by approving less restrictive drug laws in several states. Both Democratic and Republican voters were able to find common ground on issues regarding drug policy. Regardless of the outcome, this election finally signifies the United States’ shift away from the tough on drug and crime policy stances of the war on drugs inflicted through past decades. States such as South Dakota, Montana and Mississippi saw voters decide whether or not they wanted to pass legislation either decriminalizing or allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Moreover, every state that had a marijuana or drug-reform related law on its ballot saw it pass by a margin of five points or more. Within a tightly contested and deeply partisan election such as this, it’s impressive to see the support these measures received. Oregon became the first state in the history of the U.S. to follow in the steps of countries around the world and decriminalize all drugs. This is a huge shift because the possession of small amounts of drugs within Oregon will no longer lead to jail time. Mass incarceration through the war on drugs has an overall negative effect on public safety and has cost the U.S. government an estimated $1 trillion since 1971. Instead, Oregon will issue citations for minor drug possession offenses and offer addiction recov-

ery centers as an alternative. Also, psilocybin, the psychedelic component in some species of mushrooms, has been legalized in the state for therapeutic use. This less-restrictive sentiment on drugs is quite literally apparent from coast to coast as voters in Washington, D.C., also decriminalized all psychedelic plants. As of now, 15 states allow for the recreational use of marijuana while 35 states have legalized medical use of the plant. This “green wave” has plenty of momentum behind it as voters have seen neighboring state economies flourish once the sale of marijuana becomes lawful. Nowadays, states that have yet to decriminalize marijuana can feel the walls caving in due to pressures from their residents. Drug criminalization not only terrible criminal justice and health policy but also a failure to capitalize on economic opportunity. Since the days of former President Richard Nixon, the war on drugs has been America’s longest ongoing war. More Americans die as a result of overdoses every year than the number who died in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan. This war on chemicals hasn’t done anything but increase the rate of drug-related deaths, dependence and addiction in this country. It seems as if this country is making concerted strides in an effort to mitigate the many negative consequences generated by the war on drugs. It’s about time that we ended this catastrophic crusade against chemicals and focused on the implementation of substantive policies in order to mitigate addiction and drug dependence. kdhulash@iu.edu

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Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 idsnews.com

Editors Claudia Gonzalez-Diaz and Joe Schroeder arts@idsnews.com

Mask Project serves community By Haley Ryan haryan@iu.edu | @haley__ryan

IU sophomore Arianna Smith volunteered with mask initiatives this summer in her hometown of Crown Point, Indiana, to provide community members with masks to stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. Smith, who studies biology and neuroscience, knew she wanted to participate in a similar project when she returned to Bloomington and created the Mask Project at IU. “I thought I was going to have to reinvent the wheel and kind of start my own mask initiative,” Smith said. “I found Bloomington Mask Drive and I was like, ‘Oh perfect I can get involved with them.’” Smith said she created the Mask Project at IU to serve as a liaison between the student population at IU and the Bloomington Mask Drive, since she believes that students have a duty to help out during these times as members of the Bloomington community. Smith said she was motivated to continue to build the Mask Project at IU after discovering the Bloomington Mask Drive had no student volunteers but would love to have them when she spoke to the founder, Kelly Clark. “I did it to help Mask Drive with wherever they need, which will also encourage mask culture on and off campus,” Smith said. Krishna Patel, an IU sophomore studying microbiology, serves as the director of volunteering at the Mask Project at IU. She is in charge of handling volunteer hours, registration, the organizations Be-

PHOTO BY CARSON TERBUSH | IDS A pile of masks sit on a table Oct. 30 at College Mall.

Involved page and takes notes during club meetings. “I feel like promoting the idea that it’s completely normal to wear this,” Patel said, referring to a mask. “ That’s what mask culture is for me.” Throughout the week, club members help make several different types of masks, organize and clean masks and then deliver the masks to the community. “We have drop box locations in many different parts of the town,” Patel said. “We have some in PT areas, we have some in the Monroe County Public Library. Some in Luddy Hall on campus, we’re trying to get one of the IMU and we have some at Hopscotch Coffee downtown.” Patel said there are around four or five people who sew each shift on Fridays and they can make around 50 masks during that shift. She said that IU students have made over 450 masks while the Bloomington Mask Drive has made

nearly 40,000 masks since March 20. Materials for the masks are either donated by community members or purchased through fundraising efforts and donations to either the Mask Project at IU or the Bloomington Mask Drive. “Many people that just have extra fabric, when they find out about our cause they come over and donate it and are like, ‘Hey I have this lying around, could it be to be of any use to you guys?’” Patel said. Marlee Vinson, a sophomore studying neuroscience, is a committee member within the Mask Project at IU. She has become an active volunteer within the project and says she tries to volunteer at least once a week. “I’ve also never sewn anything before, I didn’t know how to use a sewing machine,” Vinson said. “One of the cofounders, Nola, showed me how to use one, and it was really easy, so I’ve sewn a couple

masks as well.” Vinson said she got involved with the Mask Project at IU through her mutual friends and a belief in the project’s mission. “It was immediately something that I knew I was going to be very passionate about,” Vinson said. According to Smith, being able to volunteer in person has been an amazing way for students to get to know each other and make a difference. “It never really feels like work, it always feels like we’re hanging out and we’re just making a difference,” Vinson said. “It’s such a surreal experience because you don’t feel like you’re doing something really big but you actually are.” Smith’s goals for the Mask Project at IU are to continue volunteering, especially through the winter months, and to start a new social media fundraiser. She said she believes it is important for students to become active participants in community organizations because they make up a large portion of the Bloomington population. “We need to understand that we are a huge population of the Bloomington community, and so it is our job to help the outside community and not stay in a little bubble inside IU,” Smith said. “I think this organization allows us to directly help an organization that’s trying to impact the community in a good way.” Interested students can learn more about the Mask Project at IU by visiting their BeInvolved page, their FaceBook page, or their Instagram, @themaskprojectiu.

Invited speakers to discuss native identity By Katharine Khamhaengwong kkhamhae@iu.edu | @katharinegk

The IU First Nations Educational and Cultural Center is hosting a series of three events, titled “Embodying Contemporary Native Identity: Mind, Body, and Spirit,” which will be held at 6:30 p.m. next Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Zoom and streamed through Facebook Live on the FNECC’s Facebook page. The scheduled speakers are Thosh Collins on Nov. 9, Patrick Makuakane, Nov. 11 and Sean Snyder and Adrian Stevens on Nov. 13. The presenters will share their stories, discussing the interactions of their traditional native identities in contemporary native and American contexts, and the ways these identities are expressed in mind, body and spirit. Collins, the first speaker,

is a co-founder of Well For Culture, an Indigenous wellness initiative. He will be followed by Makuakane, a master hula teacher and spiritual advisor at San Quentin State Prison in California. Makuakane is also known for his unique hula style, hula mua. Snyder and Stevens, a two-spirit couple known for their Native and LGBTQ+ advocacy work, will present last. November is National American Indian Heritage Month, a month intended to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S. While various states have had official American Indian Days since the first one was dec lared in 1916 in New York, the national month was only approved in 1990, by U.S. President George H. W. Bush.

PHOTO BY ABBIE GRESSLEY | IDS The First Nations Center is seen Nov. 7 near Dunn Meadow.

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Dr. Brandy Deckard, O.D., F.A.A.O. Dr. Derek Bailey, O.D. Dr. Jenna Dale, O.D., F.A.A.O., F.C.O.V.D. Dr. Luke Streich, O.D. Precision Eye Group specializes in comprehensive vision health. We offer examinations and treatment for a wide array of eye diseases, conditions, and problems, with advanced diagnostic and vision care technologies. We help our patients achieve and maintain good eye health for life. You can shop our wide variety of designer frames including Lindberg, Lafont, Ray-Ban, Tom Ford, Maui Jim, Oliver Peoples and many more! Schedule your appointment now, by calling the office or online at our website, and see your world with the best vision possible. Now providing care in both the Bloomington and Bedford communities!

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Smile Doctors is offering COMPLEMENTARY consultations for children, teens and adults. Our Orthodontists offer braces and Invisalign®. Visit Smile Doctors and you’ll see how we make you Smile Happy from start to finish. Mention seeing us in the IDS directory for a special discount. Flexible monthly installment plans make budgeting stress-free. We accept most insurance plans and most major credit cards. In-office or virtual appointments. Hours: Clinic hours can vary. Please call to speak to a Team Member. 857 S Auto Mall Rd #5 812-333-1051 smiledoctors.com

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Matthew L. Rasche, D.D.S., M.S.D. Certified, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry

Brian Logue, M.D. Eric Smith, M.D. Dave Elkins, P.A.C. Board certified physicians with over 70 years combined experience. Services include: kidney stones, urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, prostate problems, same day emergency appointments, vasectomy. Mon. - Wed.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thu.: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fri.: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2907 McIntire Drive 812-332-8765 summiturology.com Or visit us at our other location. Dr. Warren L. Gray 2200 John R. Wooden Drive Suite 207 Martinsville, IN 46151 765-342-8427

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Dr. Mary Ann Bough Office Manager: Megan Hammer Chiropractic Assistants: Shaphir Gee, Stephanie Gregory, Korie Jacobs Discover Chiropractic for the entire family! We are a stateof-the-art chiropractic facility using computerized analysis and adjustment techniques. We specialize in gentle “no-TwistTurn” adjusting of infants to seniors! We are close to campus and near major bus routes. New patients are welcome and most insurance plans accepted. Call today and find out how you and your family can stay naturally healthy with chiropractic care. Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tue.: 12 - 5 p.m. 3901 Hagan St., Suite C 812-336-7552 drmaryann.com

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Dr. Brandt Finney Dr. Finney is committed to providing excellence in dentistry. He uses the latest in dental techniques to provide you with a beautiful and healthy smile. Additionally, Dr. Finney believes strongly in education to prevent oral health problems before they occur. Because of this philosophy, we have designed our practice for the best experience and results, from wallmounted televisions in treatment rooms to our state-of-the-art 3-D imaging. Our office is located near the College Mall and accepts most insurances including the IU Cigna plans, as well as the IU Fellowship Anthem plan. We look forward to meeting you!

Bedford: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thu.: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 3343 Michael Ave. 812-279-3466 Bloomington Downtown: COMING SOON! 101 W. Kirkwood Ave.

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Formerly known as the Back and Neck Pain Relief Center, we provide gentle, effective chiropractic care helping students reduce stress, fatigue, and improve spinal health. We have treatments that will fit your individual needs. We accept most insurance plans. Give us a call today! Mon., Wed., Thu.: 9 a.m. - noon, 2 - 6 p.m. Tue., Fri.: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Timothy J. Devitt, D.M.D. We provide a full scope of oral surgery procedures in a caring and comfortable manner. Our services include dental implants, IV sedation and wisdom teeth removal. We’re a provider for most insurance plans, including IU and Medicaid. No referral necessary. Conveniently located on S. College Mall Road, across from Kroger and Five Guys. Mon. - Fri.: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 1116 S. College Mall Rd. 812-332-2204 oralsurgeryofbloomington.com

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Should you

adopt a

You may have had the thought at least once this school year, spending more time at home and wondering if a furry friend could brighten up the place. Here’s a guide to see if you should actually go through with it. By Tommy McEvilly tmcevil@iu.edu | @TommyMcEvilly1

Are you interested in bringing home a cuddly companion? I would love to have a new friend around!

In that case, you probably shouldn’t adopt a pet.

What’s the living situation like? Got roomies?

Have you asked them if they want a pet?

Yes!

Nope, it’s just me!

Eh, not really.

Of course, they’re on board.

Are you prepared to spend money on food, collars, crates, bedding, toys or whatever your pet needs? Oh, that might cost quite a bit. Maybe try again at a diﬀerent time if you’re not ready for that!

They don’t want a pet. Boo!

Not yet! Might want to do that first before making this decision.

Sounds like you’re not getting a pet, dawg.

Yes!

Do you have enough time to spend with your pet? I don’t know, I’m pretty busy with classes.

Yes, I have plenty of time!

Adopting an animal is a BIG commitment, so it’s important that you have the time to take care of your pet! Do you want a pet you can take on walks? Think about getting a rabbit or a bird!

I don’t want to have to leave the house every day.

Yes, I love going on walks.

Consider adopting or fostering a dog!

Some people take their cats on walks ... either way, look into adopting a feline friend! ALEX DERYN | IDS GRAPHIC BY ANNIE AGUIAR

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SPORTS

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FOOTBALL

O-line making strides for IU after slow start By D.J. Fezler djfezler@iu.edu | @DJFezler

Following a 38-21 victory over Michigan on Saturday, IU head coach Tom Allen announced during a Monday Zoom call five individuals were named the team’s Offensive Player of the Week. The entire starting offensive line, which did not give up a sack Saturday against the Wolverines, anchored the Hoosiers en route to a season-high 460 yards of total offense. “After going back and watching the film, the job that they did was really critical to our success,” Allen said. After allowing three sacks against Penn State in the opening game of the season, IU’s offensive line hasn’t allowed sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to be tackled for a loss since. Allen said he challenged the group to play at a higher level, and the practices leading up to Week 3 were difficult. They paid off when Penix threw for a career-best 342 yards. After the win, Allen awarded Penix the game ball, but he promptly handed it over to the men who protected him. “We just pushed them and made it a big emphasis for them to be physical,” Penix said. “That’s what they showed when game time came up. They played their tails off, they had a great game and I felt like it was

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Junior running back Stevie Scott III runs with the ball Oct. 24 in Memorial Stadium. IU head coach Tom Allen announced Monday during a Zoom call that five individuals were named the team’s Offensive Player of the Week.

necessary because I couldn’t do it without them.” IU offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan said their development took time. In the summer, while the team followed guidelines as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, he taught run-blocking schemes while guards and tackles stood six feet apart from each other. On Saturday, the Hoosiers posted their highest

rushing total of the season behind 97 yards and two touchdowns from junior running back Stevie Scott III. Sophomore running back Sampson James also contributed 25 yards on the ground. While the team wasn’t generating explosive plays running the ball, it was gaining enough yards to consistently pick up first downs. Before playing Michigan,

IU converted just six of its 23 third-down attempts on the year. Against the Wolverines, the Hoosiers converted nine of 18. And by the end of the game, the offense had enough energy to orchestrate a 10-play, 20-yard drive that exhausted the final 5:05 left in the game. “It’s a cumulative effect,” Sheridan said. “When you play a football game, you’re trying to wear your opponent

down. But it doesn’t happen on the first play of the game. You have to be relentless in your physicality, your toughness, your effort.” While IU has continued to improve in almost every offensive statistic week by week, it turns to another week of preparation. The Hoosiers are 3-0 and ranked No. 10 in the nation for the first time since 1969. But that doesn’t guarantee a

victory when the team travels to East Lansing, Michigan, this week. “We haven’t gained a yard or scored a point this week,” Sheridan said. “So we’ll be coaching them hard tomorrow and Wednesday and Thursday and Friday leading up to the game. We’re hopeful that it prepares them for the physicality and toughness that Michigan State will bring on Saturday.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis named to the preseason All-Big Ten team By Caleb Coffman calcoffm@iu.edu | @CalCoff

The Big Ten announced the conference’s men’s basketball preseason All-Big

Ten team in a press release Monday, which included sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis. Jackson-Davis was a Third Team All-Big Ten se-

lection last season and was also a part of the Big Ten AllFreshman team. As a freshman, Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 13.5 points per game, 8.4 rebounds per

game and a team-high 56.6% field goal percentage. The Greenwood, Indiana, native was also named a preseason All-American by CBS Sports and Blue

Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook earlier this year. Additionally, the sophomore forward is on the preseason watch list for the Karl Malone Award, a rec-

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ognition awarded to college basketball’s top forward. IU opens its season Nov. 25 at home against Tennessee Tech, according to Tennessee Tech’s schedule.

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Scenes from No. 13 IU’s victory over No. 23 Michigan

AELIA HASSAN | IDS

Top Right Junior running back Stevie Scott III celebrates with teammates after scoring a second touchdown Nov. 7 against No. 23 Michigan at Memorial Stadium. No. 13 IU defeated No. 23 Michigan 38-21. Bottom left Sophomore Tiawan Mullen jumps over the Michigan offense Nov. 7 at Memorial Stadium. Bottom middle Junior defensive back Jaylin Williams catches an interception Nov. 7 at Memorial Stadium. Williams’ interception was one of two for the IU defense in the victory over Michigan. ANNA TIPLICK | IDS

Top left Four students at Upstairs Pub yell at a fan in a Michigan jersey Nov. 7 on Kirkwood Avenue. The students in the window asked the Michigan fan for his phone number. Bottom right Freshmen Sophia Shiben and Katie Carothers walk Nov. 7 on Kirkwood Avenue during the halftime of the IU-Michigan football game. No. 13 IU defeated No. 23 Michigan 38-21.

Horoscope

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 — Your imagination goes wild. Relax and enjoy the ride. Retreat into a peaceful phase of private introspection. Settle into restful contemplation. Recharge batteries.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 — Dutiful efforts win professional reward. Monitor and observe without pushing. Use gentle pressure rather than force. You don’t have the full picture. Patiently persist.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 — Keep your fingers on the pulse of your shared finances. Monitor account conditions to adapt for changes. Guard against technical glitches. Contribute for growth.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 — Wait for developments with a team effort. Anticipate resistance and avoid sensitivities. Question authority without getting confrontational. Provide peace, calm and stability.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 — Expand your territory. Review reservations and conditions before advancing. Stay respectful and keep a low profile. Avoid risky business or controversy. Discover hidden beauty.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 — You can see what your partner needs. Nonetheless, don’t get pushy. Practice acceptance and compassion. Share what you’re learning. Nurture a loving spark.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 — Guard your physical health, fitness and energy. Nurture yourself with rest and good food. Don’t push if it hurts. Reduce stress. Relax with good music. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8 — Love is the game and the prize. Don’t fret about the future. Savor deliciousness and beauty in the present. Connect with your dear ones.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7 — It may take a mess to make a domestic improvement. Envision the results you’d love. Research and compare for best value. Consider future appreciation.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Put love into your work and demand rises. Don’t try to force anything. Wait for developments. Make an artistic beginning. Keep expenses low. Imagine perfection.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 — Don’t launch creative projects yet. Beautify and polish. Edit and prepare. Avoid controversy or jealousies. Consider the long-term implications before acting. Read the fine print.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8 — Proceed with caution before making a personal change. Consider long-term consequences before acting. Imagine how it might affect others. Envision what you really want. © 2020 By Nancy Black Distributed by Tribune Media Services, INC. All Rights Reserved

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