MONDAY, FEB. 29, 2016
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Casares resigns from IU office From IDS reports
Jason Casares, director of student ethics, has resigned, according to an IU press release Friday. Casares, who was a deputy Title IX coordinator, was accused of sexual assault last month by Jill Creighton, an as- Jason sistant director Casares for global community standards at New York University. The assault allegedly occurred at an Association for Student Conduct Administration conference in December in Fort Worth, Texas. Immediately after learning of the complaint, IU began an investigation, according to the release. Eighteen sexual assault hearings that Casares oversaw in his position as a Title IX coordinator are currently under review by Julia Lamber, an emerita faculty member of the IU Maurer School of Law, to ensure everyone involved received equal treatment in IU’s disciplinary hearing process. Tony Paganelli, Casares’ lawyer, maintained Casares’ innocence in a statement released Friday afternoon. “Even though the quality and integrity of Jason’s work for IU have never been questioned, IU had concerns for whether he could
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Campaign organizers Rachel Brada, left, and Elizabeth Hyde talk to a crowd of Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters about registering to vote after marching around the Indiana State Capital building during a rally Saturday afternoon.
FEELING THE BERN IU students help lead youth effort for Bernie Sanders By Hannah Alani halani@indiana.edu | @HannahAlani
Standing on the steps of the Indiana Statehouse, an IU freshman engaged the young and the old. “Currently six Super Tuesday states are ‘Feeling the Bern,’” Stanley Njuguna yelled. “Let me hear you say, ‘Revolution!’” “Revolution!” yelled the crowd. Njuguna, a future law and public policy major wearing a “Feel the Bern” T-shirt, explained in his speech why the Bernie Sanders movement will not lose momentum. “What we are is an enduring paradigm shift that will reconstruct the definition of what is possible within our democratic process,” he said. “One last thing to say for the opposition: Here. We. Come.” “Revolution!” the crowd yelled, before chanting: “Bernie, Bernie, Bernie!” About 300 gathered in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon as part of “March For Bernie 2,” a series of marches taking place simultaneously in more than 70 cities. Organized by the official Bernie
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Sanders campaign, these marches, along with weekend phone banking, were a last-ditch effort to garner support from Democrats in Super Tuesday states, who vote tomorrow. Sanders and fellow Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton have been neck and neck in the polls. Political analysts have wasted no time analyzing which candidate has secured certain demographics. The Indianapolis marchers, mostly white but varying in age and gender, were diverse in their representation of the issues at the heart of the Sanders campaign. A few elderly couples wanted expansion of veterans’ benefits and social security. A young girl, holding her father’s hand, waved a neon orange sign asking for a $15 minimum wage. A 35-year-old woman from Broad Ripple, Indiana, made four signs for the march, including “Cat Ladies Love Bernie,” “LGBT for Bernie” and “Legalize It.” “Bernie hasn’t changed his stance in 30, 40 years,” said Jen Rabourn, crafter of the LBGT, marijuana and cat ladies signs. Many times during former
“We are going to fail, like, massively as a generation if we continue to vote at the same rates that we are voting right now. We have to take control of our nation’s politics.” Stanley Njuguna, biochemistry major
president Bill Clinton’s administration, Hillary “flip-flopped” on issues that should be of great importance to young people, such as policy surrounding incarceration rates and gay marriage, Rabourn said. But most millennials were small children back then. “If they grew up during that time, they have no memory of all of that,” Rabourn said. “If they did have those memories, like I do, that might sway their opinions.” A grassroots movement that is constantly gaining momentum is hard to quantify, Njuguna said. SEE BERNIE, PAGE 6
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Figure skating club performs at spring show By Maia Rabenold
For IU, there was a lot on the line Saturday against Penn State. It was senior day for 6-foot1 forward Lyndsay Leikem. The possibility of a double-bye into the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals hinged on a victory against the Nittany Lions. The Hoosiers were playing for a historic undefeated regular season within the friendly confines of Assembly Hall. Led by second-year coach Teri Moren and just one senior, the Hoosiers had not been accustomed to any postseason pressure after last year’s 15-16 (5-15) record. The pressure did not mount against Penn State. IU raced out to a 21-9 first-quarter lead, which only grew, as the Hoosiers routed Penn State, 76-55 in the regular season finale. “They were playing for a lot today,” Moren said. “To go undefeated in Assembly Hall, for Lyndsay Leikem, for Big Ten seeding. They’ve played for a lot in every game.” IU (20-10, 12-6) will receive a double-bye into the quarterfinals of this week’s Big Ten tournament. The Hoosiers were named the No. 4 seed after Maryland defeated Minnesota on Sunday. The team’s seed is tied for the highest in program history; the Hoosiers were the No. 4 seed just once before in 1998. They must SEE IUWBB, PAGE 6
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Music from “Star Wars,” “The Little Mermaid,” “High School Musical” and “Footloose” played as skaters took the ice Sunday afternoon. Skaters with inflatable guitars, pool floaties and lightsabers mixed traditional figure skating moves with dancing inspired by the films. All of the choreographed songs were part of the IU Figure Skating Club’s spring ice show theme “Movie Memories.” Junior Katherine Cole, vice president of the club, is in charge of picking the theme for this year’s show. She started with three themes she found interesting, and after asking the rest of the club, decided on songs from movies because of their emotional appeal. “You have to pick something that fits your personality and makes you feel comfortable on the ice,” Cole said. Sophomore club member Ashley Horner, who has been skating since she was 6 years old, said she decided to do her solo to a song from a Bollywood movie. She did a similar program several years ago and wanted to bring it back because it was so enjoyable, she said. “It’s so much fun,” Horner said. “The music is so unique and different. You can do a lot with it.” Senior Karen Tom, president of the club, said she also planned her music a while ago. She picked a song from the movie “Bride Wars” that embodies the feeling she wanted to
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Sophomore Ashley Horner performs her Bollywood inspired routine during the IU Figure Skating Club’s Spring Ice Show on Sunday at the Frank Southern Center. The show’s theme included music from movies and featured performances inspired by “Top Gun,”“Risky Business” and “Star Wars.”
portray in the last solo she will skate with the club. “I heard it at my high school graduation and thought it was perfect,” Tom said. “It’s about growing up and moving on.” All of the seniors were presented and given a rose at the end of the show, which commemorated that their time with the club came to an end. The best thing about being a
part of the club is being able to continue an activity that she loves to do through college, Horner said. The connections created through a shared hobby make the club feel like a home. “It provides a way to unwind and make friends,” Tom said. “This club allows me to keep skating but not competitively. It’s not a huge time commitment. You make out of it what you will.”
Tom and Cole would not have become good friends if not for the club, they said. When Cole was a freshman, she had never met Tom, and now Tom is going to be a bridesmaid in Cole’s wedding. “The feeling you get on the ice and the bonds you make with people are indescribable,” Tom said. “When I’m having a bad day, I get on the ice for practice and all my worries go away.”