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IU STUDENT REPORTED MISSING MONDAY From IDS reports
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IU student Joseph Smedley was reported missing Monday by a family member Smedley had con-
tacted and informed he was leaving the country, according to an IU Police Department statement. Smedley is a 20-year-old black male. He is 5-foot-7
and has brown hair and brown eyes. Smedley was last seen Sunday and last heard from Monday at around 3 a.m. IUPD is actively investi-
Continued coverage You can follow the oncoming investigation for Joseph Smedley at idsnews.com.
gating the case. If you have any information regarding this case, please contact IUPD at 812-855-4111. Alyson Malinger
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Dancers rehearse their choreography for the Jacobs School of Music’s Fall Ballet Tuesday evening at the Musical Arts Center.
Step in time Jacobs School of Music’s Fall Ballet visualizes music, presents work and styles of three choreographers By Brooke McAfee bemcafee@indiana.edu @bemcafee24601bm
Junior Colin Ellis said Jacobs School of Music’s Fall Ballet is not just about the steps. “My favorite aspect of dance is not even the dancing part of it — it’s the music,” Ellis said. “It’s the ability to use music and interpreting it in a way that you can’t speak. It can be very powerful.” Ellis is pursuing a bachelor of science in ballet performance. He is also a dancer in the Fall Ballet. The Fall Ballet is subtitled “Three Iconic Choreographers,” and it features the work of
Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine and Paul Taylor. The ballet is at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Musical Arts Center. The first part of the ballet is Tharp’s “Surfer at the River Styx.” Artistic Director and Chair of the ballet department Michael Vernon said it has a modern record score, unlike the other two pieces, which are performed by an orchestra. Freshman Nicholas Gray is in the ensemble of Tharp’s piece. He said it has been interesting learning a piece in such a different style than classical ballet. “I really love the style and the energy of this piece,” Gray said. “It just
moves really fast-paced, and in the end, all of a sudden, it’s this beautiful music and it gets slow.” The next piece is “Concerto Barocco” by famous choreographer Balanchine. It features Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Double Violin Concerto.” Vernon said “Concerto Barocco” is meant to be a visualization of the music. One ballerina dances to one violin, another ballerina dances to the other violin and the corps de ballet, or the group of dancers that are not soloists, dances to the orchestra. SEE BALLET, PAGE 6
Top Junior Andrew Copeland dances with junior Cara Hansvick Tuesday evening during the Jacobs School of Music’s Fall Ballet rehearsals at the Musical Arts Center. The Fall Ballet is subtitled “Three Iconic Choreographers.” Bottom Junior Cara Hansvick dances with a partner during the Jacobs School of Music’s Fall Ballet rehearsals.
SWIM & DIVE
First alternative break fair shows opportunities
Young athletes in spotlight at 1st meet
By Nyssa Kruse
By Taylor Lehman
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Tri-fold posters covered in pictures circled the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. The photos showed Hoosiers abroad and across the United States all working toward the same goal — making a difference. IU’s first Alternative Break Fair took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday as a part of the new Hoosier Alternative Breaks Program within Student Life and Learning. An alternative break allows students to spend their time off from school engaged in a service trip centered on social justice issues. The fair brought together organizations with service opportunities to connect students to programs and introduce organizations to other organizations doing similar things. Anna Archer, community engagement graduate adviser in Student Life and Learning, coordinated the fair in conjunction with a team from Student Life and Learning. She said at least 20 student organizations participate in service trips and more than 30 trips are available this year. “We really want to create a network for alternative break experiences and also just raise
There are 72 IU swimmers and divers who will compete in the Hoosiers’ first meet of the season against Cincinnati on Thursday. Fifty-one of them are freshmen and sophomores. “We’re looking to see how the younger swimmers perform,” IU Associate Coach Mike Westphal said. “Our next meet is a travel meet, so we’re really using this meet to set the standard.” Finishing the 2014 season 12th
in the nation, the IU men rank ninth in the preseason top-25 polls, while the women rank 15th after finishing 10th in the NCAA last season. Westphal said the Hoosiers have set their goals high this season, the men aiming to finish 10th and the women striving for eighth. “This is the most talented collection of athletes that we’ve had in my 13 years here at IU,” Westphal said. Redshirt sophomore diver Jessica Parratto won the NCAA National SEE SWIM, PAGE 6
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IU junior Alie Magnante talks to a student about the travel opportunity Global Medical Brigades at IU provides during spring and winter breaks at the Alternative Break Fair Wednesday afternoon at the IMU. The trips are aimed to help set up health clinics and provide medical care for developing countries.
awareness that this is going on on campus,” Archer said. Colleen Rose, senior assistant director for community engagement in Student Life and Learning, said students choose to get involved with organizations that engage in alternative breaks for several reasons. Many students want an opportunity to take an adventure to somewhere new, she said, but also want to serve and make a difference.
“I think it’s a good opportunity to make friends, too, because you have this really intense experience with a group of people for a period of time,” Rose said. Jane Reagan, co-president of Nourish International, said its members seek to address global poverty in a sustainable way. Members work throughout the year in general body SEE FAIR, PAGE 6
Changes come to financial aid system By Lyndsay Jones jonesly@indiana.edu | @lyndsayjonesy
Submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid will never be the same once the 2017-18 financial aid applications roll out late next year.
Unlike in previous years, students will not have to wait until March to file for their aid but will be able to submit applications as early as Oct. 1, 2016, for the 2017-18 school year. SEE AID, PAGE 6