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Jasmine Baumgardner holds her baby, Josefina, during the Repeal the Religious Freedom Act Rally on Tuesday in Karst Farm Park. “I want Josefina to have all the freedom and never be discriminated against. I want her to grow up in a world without discrimination.”
With or without him ‘Fix’ of Religious Freedom Restoration Act law to address issue of discrimination, Pence says By Hannah Alani halani@indiana.edu | @HannahAlani
At 11:06 a.m., Gov. Mike Pence took the podium. By 11:45 a.m., Pence allowed for one newsworthy stride: The Indiana legislature will write new legislation to address discrimination. “I believe that the right thing to do is to move legislation to make it clear that this bill does not give businesses the right to deny services to anyone,” Pence told reporters at a press conference Tuesday. Both specifics and elaboration were lacking from the press conference. “I expect something on my desk by Friday,” Pence said, adding later that he expects the new legislation to help Indiana “garner support, restore confidence and move forward.”
Updates to follow For up to the second coverage of RFRA news during the day, follow the Indiana Daily Student on Twitter at @idsnews and check back on idsnews.com. Pence was asked more than once during press time what the new legislation will detail, how it will protect the LGBT community, etc. “The language that I’m talking about adding would be consistent with what the Indiana legislature intended and with what I intended,” Pence said. Then came Pence’s attack on the “reckless media,” which created a “smear that’s been leveled against this law” and the people of Indiana. Reporter Maureen Hayden asked the governor to cite specific examples of said SEE PENCE, PAGE 6
Though Gov. Pence canceled his appearance, several Bloomington residents rally for equality By Daniel Metz dsmetz@indiana.edu | @DanielSMetz
Liberty for all Hoosiers. The large blue signs were held by all different kinds of people at Karst Farm Park as an act of defiance against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Gov. Mike Pence was invited to be the special guest speaker at AMVETS in Bloomington on Tuesday evening, for which members of the local community organized a rally to protest Pence’s recent signing of the legislation. Although Pence canceled his trip on Monday and had Attorney General Greg Zoeller take his place, at least 200 people showed up to participate in the demonstration. According to Chris Wilson, a local resident who organized the event during the weekend, a Facebook invite to the
Comedian Nick Offerman to perform tonight at IU From IDS reports
event had been sent to more than 5,000 people, and more than 800 people had expressed interest in participating in the demonstration. Indiana Democratic Party Chairman John Zody verbally reprimanded Republican representatives in the Indiana General Assembly for not having reached a solution to all the backlash that there has been to the bill. “They don’t like the feedback they’re getting from businesses and neither do I,” Zody said. “No one likes hearing that the NCAA has a concern, and no one likes hearing that the Disciples of Christ are moving somewhere else, and no one likes hearing that some of the employers that you all work for are concerned about this law.” A common theme throughout the SEE PROTEST, PAGE 6
Students discuss how being intoxicated can affect sexual consent By Sierra Gardner
Nick Offerman will perform at 8 p.m. today at IU Auditorium. Offerman’s performance will be part of his “Full Bush” tour. “American Ham,” his show from last year’s tour, is available on Netflix as a comedy special. Following the end of “Full Bush,” Offerman and his wife, Megan Mullally, are set to tour their next comedy show “Summer of 69: No Apostrophe,” according to an IU Auditorium press release. Despite Offerman’s announcement Tuesday via Twitter that he would cancel Indianapolis’ showcase of “Summer of 69: No Apostrophe,” his show at IU Auditorium is still set to take place. He also said he plans to donate money from the show in Bloomington to the Human Rights Campaign. Offerman began his career in Chicago, where he co-founded the theater company Defiant Theatre with fellow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduates. Offerman got involved with the Chicago theater scene by working with theater companies such Goodman and Steppenwolf. In Chicago he also befriended Amy Poehler, the star of “Parks & Recreation,” according to an article from the Chicago Tribune. In “Parks & Recreation,” Offerman played the character of Ron Swanson, a man obsessed with meat, breakfast foods, privacy and woodworking. In real life, Offerman shares some similarities with his character. Offerman works with wood
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Culture of Care partnered with the Kinsey Institute Tuesday for a discussion about sexual consent during drunk hookups. Justin Garcia from the Kinsey Institute and Leslie Fasone from the Dean of Students office hosted “Drunk Sex: Finding Boundaries” as part IU’s involvement in the “It’s On Us” White House Initiative.
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden launched “It’s On Us” in September to address and help prevent sexual assaults on college campuses across the nation. The discussion began with an interactive survey in which Garcia asked the audience to choose its definition of “hooking up.” Survey results from the audience proved SEE CONSENT, PAGE 6
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IU launches comeback victory at Kentucky By Andrew Vailliencourt availlie@indiana.edu | @AndrewVcourt
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Nick Offerman will perform at IU Auditorium on Wednesday.
and values the outdoors. However, he might not be as gruff as he appears on screen. Michael Schur, co-creator of “Parks & SEE OFFERMAN, PAGE 6
“FULL BUSH” Tickets are for sale at iuauditorium.com or in person at the IU Auditorium Box Office. 8 p.m. today, IU Auditorium
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Senior Brad Hartong was waiting for the right pitch. After two balls in the eighth inning of a tie game, he got it from Kentucky pitcher Logan Salow. The fastball cruised into the zone, and Hartong smashed it over the left field wall for his first home run of the season. The two-run shot came at just the right time and gave the Hoosiers the lead — one they would not give back.
Freshman breakout, page 11 Freshman Logan Sowers went hitless against Iowa but hit a gameclinching home run against UK. The home run capped off the comeback as IU beat Kentucky 11-7 Tuesday at Cliff Hagan Stadium in Kentucky. “Brad’s (home run) was a nodoubter,” senior infielder Casey Rodrigue said. “I think I was jumping over Roger (Rodeheaver) in the dugout when that one went over.” Hartong wasn’t the only one SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 6