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Casares will not face any charges
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By Carley Lanich clanich@indiana.edu | @carleylanich
Defining sexual assault, page 2 The sexual assault hearing boards Casares often sat on have different standards than legal investigations.
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Actors and actresses practice during a rehearsal of “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” on Wednesday at Ruth N. Halls Theatre. “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” is a musical about re-imagining President Andrew Jackson as an emo-punk star, as the turbulence of his life is transposed into a biting rock-umentary.
BLOODY RELEVANT “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” doubles as a statement about Trump By Maia Rabenold mrabenol@indiana.edu | @maialyra
Andrew Jackson never wore black eyeliner or skinny jeans. Born into a farming family in the late 1700s, Jackson was a rough and tough frontiersman. IU Theatre’s production of the musical “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson,” opening Friday, puts the seventh president of the United States onstage as a punk rock star, complete with a white shirt slashed to his navel and disheveled hair. Jackson, played by junior Robert Toms, croons and shouts to local band the Phunk Nasty’s, while the rest of the cast wears leather corsets, studded belts and dark lipstick. “We want to make this not just pure entertainment,” production dramaturg Brennan Murphy said. “People will be out there glammed out in makeup, high heels and fishnet stockings — it’s going to be phenomenal, it’s going to be crazy — but we also want audiences to connect with it on a deeper level and try to understand the politics that we see today.” Murphy’s job is to research and review the content of the show to ensure its historical accuracy. Once he had a firm idea of Jackson’s life, he and the rest of the production team began to draw parallels between Jackson’s campaign and the presidential race today. When “Bloody, Bloody” first premiered on Broadway in 2010, it was a
SEE CASARES, PAGE 6
Robert Toms practices his role of Andrew Jackson during a rehearsal of “Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson” on Wednesday at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre.
Senator concerned about sex education By Cody Thompson comthomp@indiana.edu | @CodyMichael3
“BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON” Tickets $15-25 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 19-23 2 p.m. April 23, Ruth N. Halls Theatre
Tea Party. Now, IU Theatre has used it as a means to convey a political statement about Donald Trump. “Andrew Jackson’s campaigns for president in the 1820s were some of the first major examples of political
political commentary on George W. Bush’s presidency and the rise of the
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Hoosiers trying to extend winning streak By Zain Pyarali zpyarali@iu.edu | @ZainPyarali
Fighting for a shot to make the Big Ten Tournament, IU will have a chance to move up in the conference standings this weekend when Iowa visits Bloomington. The Hawkeyes (16-15, 5-4) enter the series with an offensive identity that is almost identical to the Hoosiers’, while the Hoosiers have the slight advantage in the pitching matchup. Iowa has struggled on the road this season with an away record of 2-10, and IU (18-13, 4-2) hopes to take advantage of its home field. “We love playing at home,” junior first baseman Austin Cangelosi said. “It’s just an awesome fan base and electric here. I didn’t realize home advantage helps coming from high school to college, but it definitely does, and I think the record shows it.” IU extended its winning streak to a season-high six games and sits in fourth place in the Big Ten standings just six games into the conference season. Both IU and Iowa have a collective batting average above .265 while barely eclipsing 20 home runs and 160 RBIs on the year. Seniors Joel Booker and Nick Roscetti have been major contributors for the Hawkeyes at the top of the order. Both are hitting well over .300. The senior duo has accounted for a quarter of the Iowa RBIs this year. Although IU Coach Chris Lemonis said freshman catcher Ryan Fineman had every other day off at the beginning of the season, Fineman has become the everyday starter for the Hoosiers. Fineman has
Former IU Deputy Title IX Director Jason Casares will not face criminal charges after a sexual assault complaint filed in December was investigated by the Fort Worth Police Department. Jill Creighton, assistant director for global community standards at New York University, posted an open letter on Twitter on Feb. 3, claiming Casares took advantage of her after having too Jason much to drink at Casares an Association for Student Conduct Administration conference last December in Fort Worth, Texas. A FWPD investigation found no cause for a criminal case against Casares, FWPD Sgt. Steve Enright said in an email. The criminal case is now closed. In February, Casares resigned from his position in which he sat on hearing panels to review sexual misconduct complaints filed by IU students. Creighton said in an email she was not told the results of the
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Freshman catcher Ryan Fineman leads off from first base during a game against Ball State on Wednesday night at Bart Kaufman Field. IU beat Ball State 4-3. Fineman will also be putting his 12-game hit streak on the line against Iowa this weekend.
been a pleasant surprise. The Hoosiers did not know exactly what to expect out of the freshman backstop, but he has served as a perennial cleanup hitter for the Hoosiers lately. “His hitting has just been solid as a middle guy in our order,” junior relief pitcher Thomas Belcher said. “He puts the ball in play, hits doubles and sprays the field. That’s all you can really ask for from a guy like him.” A 12-game hit streak has given Fineman confidence at the plate, especially when junior outfielder Craig Dedelow and sophomore outfielder Logan Sowers can reach base in front of him.
Cangelosi is another Hoosier headed in the right direction at the plate. He sports a modest threegame hit streak. He picked up three hits, a home run and two RBIs in Wednesday’s win against Ball State. Lemonis and the rest of the team have spoken highly of the pitching staff all season long. The relievers have impressed the most during the win streak by allowing just seven runs in the past six games. Belcher, appearing in all six games during the win streak, has been the most efficient reliever for IU and hasn’t allowed a run in his past 10 outings. The starting pitchers will seek to get back on track after allowing 11
Pitching similarities, page 7 IU’s starter Friday night, senior Kyle Hart, shares a striking similarity to a former Friday night starter for IU. earned runs in the sweep against Purdue. Senior Kyle Hart watched his ERA eclipse 3.00 for the first time this season, while senior Evan Bell still searches for his first win of the year. “After that big sweep against Purdue, I think that kind of sparked us up a little bit,” Cangelosi said. “Coach has been emphasizing ‘sweep the week,’ because right now, it’s do or die for us making the tournament, and we want to win the Big Ten.”
When discussing a bill that could change the way sex education is taught in Indiana, Sen. Mark Stoops, D-Bloomington, was berated by 15 to 20 people demanding their traditions of abstinence education stay. Indiana’s standards for sexual education teach children about the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and the moral aspects of abstinence, according to the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States website. The state’s standards stress abstinence to avoid STDs and out-of-wedlock pregnancies, unless sex takes place in a healthy, committed relationship in the context of marriage. Schools are allowed to supplement that standard material as long as it maintains the standard criteria, according to the website. Monroe County Community Schools Corporation adhere to this criteria. They stress abstinence as the only guaranteed option of safety both physically and emotionally. However, schools in Monroe County also teach students about different kinds of birth control, as well as options for safe sex, Becky Rose, director of Student Services for Monroe County Community Schools Corporation, said. “Some school corporations don’t talk about birth control at all,” Rose said. “They don’t inform students of what options are even available, but we do tell students about that. We always are consistent in our information to students that the only 100 percent-way to prevent pregnancy is abstinence, and that is what we strongly encourage.” Stoops expressed concern about the guidelines from the state on its sexual education policies as well as the curriculum taught by Monroe County schools. Stoops attended a meeting about health education in schools where Senate Bill 497 was being considered. The bill requires the Department of Health to advise and improve the health education and curriculum, he said. The bill’s purpose is to require the departments of health and education to work together to report the appropriate academic standards to the General Assembly, according to the Indiana General Assembly website. SEE SEX, PAGE 6