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The first female black student to attend IU had to leave after difﬁcult work conditions By Laurel Demkovich lfdemkov@indiana.edu | @laureldemkovich

“First Negro Woman in Indiana University.” For IU Archives Director Dina Kellams, this was the headline that began her search for answers. While researching for a book she was co-authoring, Kellams began searching through 19th-century newspaper clippings in IU Libraries’ Newspaper Archive during the summer. However, what she ended up finding was bigger than her book — it was a new piece of IU’s history. Kellams had stumbled upon the article that identified Carrie Parker as the first black woman to attend IU but not

regarding the history behind the name. Through Kellams’ search, she discovered Parker began classes in January 1889 and attended through the end of that calendar year. Parker was the first black woman to attend IU, but she was not the first to graduate. While in Bloomington, she worked to afford the cost of living, putting in unpaid hours for the family she lived with. But the pressure of balancing work and school became too great for Parker to continue in her studies. Kellams was eventually able to track the story down to Parker’s family in Niles, Michigan. She spoke with Parker’s only

living son, 99-year-old Leon Taylor, who was excited and astounded that Kellams had found him, she said. Leon then told Kellams what he knew about Parker’s full history. Parker was born in North Carolina but moved to Clinton, Indiana, early in her childhood. Growing up, Parker experienced racism firsthand. She had the most trouble in elementary school and at her church. Parker wrote an autobiographical sketch entitled “Race Prejudice and Me” in the 1940s. She described a time she and her

The Bloomington Common Council unanimously passed an ordinance yesterday evening to protect gender and sexual minorities from discrimination. The passage was a response to Indiana Senate Republicans’ introduction of Bill 100. If passed, it may extend protections for gender and sexual minorities, but also exempts religious individuals and businesses from punishment for discrimination. Sponsor Darryl Neher of District 5 said the ordinance would add sexual orientation and gender to protected statuses like race, religion and disability. “Indiana, under the guise of tolerance, is willing to take a step back,” Neher said. The ordinance would make discrimination based on sexuality and gender identity subject to the same punishment as discrimination based on sex. “It speaks to the direction to which our city has been leaning for some time,” Neher said. Based on the ordinance’s text, the new guideline should provide the city with a strong defense against any businesses or employers who might argue it is possible to hire or fire an employee based on their status as a sexual minority. Council Attorney Daniel Sherman said the ordinance would go into effect upon signing by Mayor Mark Kruzan. Unlike similar ordinances Councilman Steve Volan brought up, the ordinance does not have to be written into code before it takes effect. Stacy Jane Rhoads, the city’s deputy administrator and researcher, said though no appellate court has yet categorized discrimination against gender and sexual minorities as sexual discrimination, the 7th circuit court has an applicable case on its docket. Rhoads said three categories of entities would be exempt from municipal jurisdiction: nonprofits with a religious base, religious schools, or charitable institutions or social clubs that were not brought together for profit. She specified that secular nonprofits and contracted companies with more than six

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Local organizations receive arts funding From IDS reports

Two Bloomington organizations received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2016. The Lotus Education and Arts Foundation received $20,000 in support of the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, and IU received $20,000 to be put toward the commission of the opera “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,” according to a press release. In total, the NEA has awarded Indiana arts organizations and cultural programming providers eight grants totaling $145,000. The NEA was founded in 1965 when United States President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act. Since its creation, it has awarded more than $50 billion in grants to recipients in every state and U.S. jurisdiction, according to the release. To commemorate the next 50 years, the NEA will award $27.7 million to support 1,126 projects in 49 states and jurisdictions during the

Hoosiers dominate at home Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94

first round of 2016 funding, according to the release. Grants were awarded to different disciplines in artist communities, folk and traditional arts, media arts, presenting and multidisciplinary works, theater and musical theater and opera. Other grants given to Indiana included $20,000 to Big Car Media, $10,000 to Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian & Western Art, $10,000 to Harrison Center for the Arts, $25,000 to Heartland Film, $30,000 to the Indiana Repertory Theatre and $20,000 to the New Harmony Project. “The arts are part of our everyday lives,” NEA Chairman Jane Chu said in the release. “No matter who you are or where you live, they have the power to transform individuals, spark economic vibrancy in communities and transcend the boundaries across diverse sectors of society. Supporting projects like those in Indiana offers more opportunities to engage in the arts every day.” Cassie Heeke

With less than three minutes left in IU’s game against IPFW on Wednesday night, Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell made a 3-pointer. A little under a minute later, the senior guard made another from almost the exact same spot near the top of the arc. The difference between the two was after the first, Ferrell broke his career scoring record of 30 points. The second simply extended the career high in points. All in all, Ferrell finished with a game-high 38 points while making 12 of his 18 shots from the field in IU’s 90-65 win against IPFW. “I was surprised myself some shots went in, because some of the time I couldn’t even see the rim because they had a hand in my face,” Ferrell said. “My mindset was just go out there and attack the rim.” Ferrell also finished the game 4-of-8 from three point range and the Hoosiers finished 9-of-22 from behind the arc. This came after IU started the game just 2-of-8 from 3-point range and 3-of-11 in the first

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Senior guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell passes the ball during the game against IPFW on Wednesday in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers defeated the Mastodons 90-65.

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IU to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day The IU Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs has issued “A Call to All,” according to an IU press release. The call is an invitation for students, faculty, staff and community members to celebrate the 30th anniversary

of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 and throughout January. For more information and a schedule of events, please visit mlkcelebration.indiana. edu. $39,500 was granted for the event.

Freshmen end 1st semester as IUSA interns By Nyssa Kruse nakruse@indiana.edu | @nyssakruse

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IU Police Department Capt. Andy Stephenson was named captain of the Bloomington campus force last week replacing the now-retired Capt. Thomas Lee. Stephenson has worked for the department for 18 years and most recently served as an IUPD lieutenant.

Stephenson named captain By Carley Lanich clanich@indiana.edu | @carleylanich

IU Police Department Capt. Andy Stephenson still remembers the day officers were given computers in their police cars. He said he couldn’t wait to make use of the technology. After 18 years working at IUPD, Stephenson has witnessed the department change – experiencing several police chiefs and the merger of all IU police departments into one force. Stephenson was named captain of the Bloomington force of IUPD last week, replacing now-retired Capt. Thomas Lee. Stephenson has most recently served as an IUPD lieutenant, coordinating special events on campus, planning security for football and basketball game days and overseeing the department’s part-time and cadet officer programs. Now stepping into his role as captain, Stephenson is prepared to make his own changes by advancing the department into a changing environment of policing. “This is a transition time for police in the United States,” Stephenson said. “Some of the practices and some of the traditional methods of policing, we’re finding out are not necessarily the best way to be a

valuable member of the community, so we want to change that.” Stephenson said he was initially excited to receive the job offer and continue working with those in the department. “It’s an opportunity to work with a great bunch of people,” Stephenson said. “Our officers and dispatchers and our clerical folks, they’re all fabulous. The students and faculty and staff are very fortunate to have this group of people working to keep them safe.” Before stepping into his new position, Stephenson submitted an application and sat for an hour-long interview with the IUPD deputy chiefs of Indianapolis and Bloomington, the director of IU Emergency Management and Continuity Services and a representative from University Human Resources. “I think that in Andy’s case, he shows a tremendous amount of professional maturity in a wide range of situations,” IUPD Deputy Chief Doug Johnson said. “He’s been able to very well manage events and circumstances as they come up and that was impressive to the interview committee.” Stephenson was asked a series of 18 questions in his interview, ranging from discussions of his qualifications to how to interact

with other departments on campus. Despite initially having several applicants from within the department, Johnson said all others had backed out before interviews, leaving only Stephenson. However, Johnson said this did not automatically assure Stephenson the job. “If the interview committee felt that he wasn’t up to the task or wasn’t the right person, then the next step would have been to open the process for candidates outside the university,” Johnson said. “Now having said that, he really did a good job on the interview and his performance at the University and with the police department has been really nothing but exemplary.” In his new role, Stephenson will be responsible for communicating with other local departments and handling federal regulations under the Clery Act, which requires all federally funded universities to disclose crime statistics. Stephenson has already proposed a change to officer’s shifts, establishing two 12-hour shifts a day as opposed to the department’s current three eight-hour shifts. Stephenson said the change, which will begin next month, will allow offi-

cers more time off. “It’s something that we’ve talked about over the years, something I’ve always been in favor of,” Stephenson said. “I knew if I was ever in a position to do that, I want to change things, shake things up a bit with the way we’re structured.” Stephenson said his goals stepping into his new position include improving IUPD’s relationship with the community, getting officers more involved in their districts and focusing on a more proactive approach to policing. “I want to increase the opportunity for people to get to know us in informal situations,” Stephenson said. “I want to get the officers out of the cars and in the buildings.” Stephenson is currently working toward building relationships with minority groups on campus, specifically with international students. He said he is also working to develop a ride along program to allow those frequently working with IUPD, such as resident assistants, to learn more about the department. “IUPD has been here a long time,” Stephenson said. “It’s been a great organization, and it will still be here after I’m gone. I just hope to leave a positive stamp on it.”

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LATIN INFLUENCE Stephen Selka, associate professor of religious studies and American studies, talks about the changes that have occurred in the Our Lady of Good Health festival in a lecture Wednesday in the Global and International Studies Building. The festival, which takes place each year in Bahia, Brazil, has had a significant cultural and economic influence.

When describing his role as an IU Student Association freshman intern, Michael Vivier said his job consisted of doing anything from organizing meetings between student organizations to securing a Counseling and Psychological Services counselor to speak at an IUSA event. Vivier and 20 other freshmen were selected in September to participate in the IUSA freshman internship program this semester. Vivier worked alongside IUSA Chief of Diversity and Inclusion Rob Sherrell. The program annually selects students to work with the executive staff for the fall semester. “I had never been involved in student government in high school or at any other time, and I was a little bit nervous about that coming into this,” Vivier said. “I didn’t know if that would set me back or not, but something I got out of it was that everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and brings something to the table.” Interns are each paired with one senior staff member with whom they work and shadow. They also participate in a onecredit course during the second eight weeks of the semester, which includes seminars on the systems of the University and how to create a professional presence. It also asks interns to create a final project proposing an initiative for campus. In her project, Maggie Hopkins, who interned with IUSA President Anne Tinder, investigated increasing the number of free counseling sessions paid for the student health fee, as well as expanding a program that placed counselors in different schools and departments on campus. Currently, the program is being piloted within the Jacobs School of Music, with one counselor working specifically in the school, Hopkins said. Hopkins said she hopes to take her proposal to the Committee for Fee Review, who determines the funding next year. The CFR only meets every other year and will not convene this year. Raising the number of free sessions from two to eight would need increased funds. Outside of class, Hopkins attended administrative meetings with Tinder and worked on organizing a reunion of former IUSA presidents. Hopkins said the work varies greatly for each intern, since the work is dependent upon the staff member with whom an intern is paired. “The thing I valued most out of the internship was getting to see the senior staff meetings and how they operated,” Hopkins said. “You get to see all of these very driven

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individuals do great work individually, but then collectively come together. All of their projects are linked by the values of this administration.” Vivier worked on organizing a vigil for Yaolin Wang and Joseph Smedley, IU students who died within a few days of each other earlier this semester. He also reached out to the Commission on Multicultural Understanding, a student organization that works on diversity issues on campus. Elizabeth Niersbach worked as an intern with Jessica Chiang, co-chief of policy for IUSA. Her work focused on meeting with CAPS and researching various initiatives that could be brought to campus. “The most I learned out of being an intern is that IU has a passion for change and really cares about every student voice,” Niersbach said. “Being an intern has allowed me to see all the inner workings of IUSA and see all the inspiration and passion that comes out of the people who are working for IUSA.” Niersbach said she plans to continue working for policy in IUSA in the spring. Though she did say it depends on the upcoming elections, as her projects are not yet finished, and she intends to continue working for IUSA in the future. She said she plans to work on a campaign, but even if the ticket she campaigns for loses, she might still try to work for the elected administration in some role. Vivier said he also plans to keep working through this spring, but is uncertain if he will work on IUSA again next fall. He said he took a chance when applying for the internship, as becoming a part of IUSA was not necessarily part of his plan coming to IU. Vivier said he hopes to keep the same openmindedness about joining organizations moving forward and said he encourages other students to step outside their comfort zone when it comes to getting involved. “I think this internship is one of so many opportunities on campus for students to get involved and more importantly to care,” Vivier said. “There’s 40,000 of us here on campus and there’s never another time in our life where we’re going to be in a situation like we are now. I think this has taught me to really take advantage of that.”

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Indiana town meeting ends in ﬁst ﬁght A town board meeting in Hymera, Indiana, turned into a fist fight Tuesday night. The board was meeting to vote on replacing the town marshal of Hymera, which is located between Terre Haute, Indiana, and Bloomington.

The fight began when two men lunged toward Daryl McCullough, who the board voted to hire as the new town marshal. The former marshal, Darrick Cullison, was fired in October, and he argues his dismissal was unfair.

Locals react to funding bill By Anne Halliwell ahalliwe@indiana.edu @Anne_Halliwell

Local and regional Planned Parenthood supporters have responded with frustration to the Senate’s passage of a bill to partially defund the organization. The bill, which passed through the Senate last week, will halt federal funds to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc. and any affiliates for one year unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform abortions or provide funding for them. According to the bill, that restriction will not be applied in cases of rape or incest or when a “physical condition endangers a woman’s life unless an abortion is performed.” Reports mostly agree that President Obama will veto it once it reaches his desk. As the bill does not appear to have the two-thirds support in Congress it would need to override the veto, it will likely not become law. The Planned Parenthood Health Center in Bloomington does not rely on federal funds and would not be affected. However, six other health centers in Indiana and two more in Kentucky use Title X funds. “Regardless of what happens with government funding, we will continue to operate as normal since it is such a small percentage of our overall revenue,” said Judi Morrison, Planned Parenthood’s vice president of marketing and education, in an email. “Donors and foundations could likely help fill the gap. People tend to step up and help us even more when fund-

ing is taken away.” Title X funds support national family planning services and related preventative health care. Wanda Savala, the community engagement coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky, said in an email that the bill, if enacted, will “eliminate Planned Parenthood’s ability to receive reimbursement for the health care services provided under the Medicaid program and would roll back the important and historic gains made for women’s health by the Affordable Care Act.” If the bill were enacted it could prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds for preventive health care, Savala said. Patients’ Medicaid coverage would then not be valid at their health centers. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky released a reminder that their health centers helped about 15,000 patients last year and gave nearly 75,000 contraceptives. The statement referenced the 2013 closure of a Planned Parenthood center in Scott County, which is now experiencing high HIV rates. Susan Sandberg, the Bloomington Common Council’s at-large representative, supported the city’s resolution, which passed in October, to support local Planned Parenthood clinics. Sandberg said in an email that Congress would be in effect defunding preventive health services essential for low-income individuals “I strongly oppose the Senate action as short-sighted and harmful to women and lowincome constituents.”

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Mark Goodson and Doug Tracy look at stamps they will organize for the members at next month’s meeting Wednesday evening at the Monroe County Public Library. The members have the option to trade and buy stamps from each other at each meeting.

Collectors learn history through stamps By Lyndsay Jones jonesly@indiana.edu | @lyndsayjones

They brought in boxes full of history. Seven people sat around tables at the Monroe County Public Library, pouring over albums full of stamp collections. They were members of the Bloomington Stamp Club, a group that traces its origins to World War II. They’re not sure if it began in the late 1930s, but they do know it was going on at least as early as 1947. Philately is the formal name for the study of stamps. Most of the men said they have been serious collectors for nearly 20 years. President Mark Goodson’s interest is in postal history, so he collects covers — the trade name for envelopes — more than he collects

stamps. He said he’s learned about postal efficiency by reading the postmarks on envelopes from years gone by. “I have one letter from the 1800s that was picked up at 9:30 a.m., then traveled three different trains before arriving to the person at 4:30 p.m. the same day,” Goodson said. “The railroads were more efficient.” He said he wouldn’t have know that kind of history without stamp collecting. John Baumerts has been in the club for 11 years. His interests include German stamps from 1919 to 1923. “The inflation rate was so high in those years,” Baumerts said. “You can find stamps that weren’t able to be used after four days.” For him, it’s the chase that keeps him collecting. He’s

always looking for the odd stamp, the niche German artifact from years where people struggled. “You do it for fun,” Goodson said. Baumerts took it further. “You do it for the hunt,” Baumerts said. “It never gets boring.” In boxes on one table, there were stamp collections waiting to be sorted. They didn’t belong to anyone in particular. Goodson said the group would work on sorting and organizing them to be sold at January’s meeting. One person had thrown in a handmade printer-paper stamp album, the title page reading “Space” in all capitals. A huge album for collecting stamps from around the world took up most of a box, its contents sometimes falling out, creating the need

for a rubber band against the rich-looking leather. Some of the stamps were from hundreds of years ago. But Baumerts said it wasn’t an expensive hobby. “You don’t do it for the money,” Baumerts said. Goodson said most of his new envelopes might cost $4-5 if bought new. Bought second-hand, they can cost as little as 50 cents. The collectors love what they do, but Goodson has one worry: membership. “We don’t have any new blood,” Goodson said. “People just don’t join things the way they used to.” He polled the men for how many years they’d been with the club: 11, 15, 20, 30.“I’ve been president for 25 years,” Goodman said. “I look around, and I just keep being president.”

Despite challenges, immigrants inspired to naturalize By Emily Beck emebeck@indiana.edu | @emebeck1

Sarah Paredes Rodriguez pops an English practice CD into the disc drive of her car. As she drives, she struggles to respond to the CD’s prompts in English. In a few months, Paredes, originally from the Dominican Republic, will have to prove her language proficiency to a naturalization test proctor. She’s been practicing reading and writing in English, but she said she still has a lot to learn before the test. Despite the challenges immigrants face — heightened application and lawyer fees, confusion about the naturalization process, drawn-out waiting periods and an English literacy requirement — many still want to become American citizens. Government numbers say Paredes is part of a small statistic. An estimated 13.3 mil-

lion legal immigrants — or those who have a green card — live permanently in the United States , and 8.8 million of them are eligible for citizenship. In 2013, only 8.9 percent, or 783,200, began the process of naturalization. Paredes lived in the Dominican Republic until her mother, a permanent resident in the U.S., brought her to the states at age 18. Like so many other immigrants, Paredes’ mother said she wanted her child to have a chance at a better life. They moved to Puerto Rico, then to Chicago, then Paredes came to Bloomington in 2010 with her husband. Paredes now has four children ages 18, 14, 3 and 4. Two months ago, Paredes began gathering the paperwork she would need to file a citizenship application. With a lawyer’s help, it’s costing her about $900. But for Paredes, the price is worth it.

When an immigrant gets legal permanent resident status he or she must meet further requirements to become naturalized. According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, permanent residents must be at least 18 years old, pass civic and English proficiency exams and be “a person of good moral character.” He or she must also have lived in the U.S. for at least five years and been “physically present” for at least 30 months. Once these requirements are met, a permanent resident can begin the long process of paperwork that leads to being a U.S. citizen. “I think people feel intimidated,” said Melissa Rodgers, a director at the New Americans Campaign, a network that helps permanent residents become citizens. She said people are scared of the cost, the English requirement and the

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complexity of the entire process. The application for naturalization, Form N400, increased from 10 to 21 pages of questions, Rodgers said. In 2007 the fee for filing it increased by 80 percent, from $330 to $595, according to the Migration Policy Institute. The cost of fingerprinting services required for the application also increased. For middle-class workers like Paredes, who works at a Cracker Barrel in Bloomington, these fees aren’t always easy to pay. Legal fees add more to the bill, but many people looking to naturalize want a lawyer’s help. A form filled out incorrectly could get sent back, which would delay the process and complicate matters further. Christine Popp, an immigration lawyer in Bloomington, said naturalization is so complex that it can take decades to immigrate success-

fully to the U.S. depending on one’s country of origin, level of education and connections within the country. “People think it’s an easy, straightforward process,” she said. “It’s very confusing and can be very difficult for people.” Though becoming a citizen is a time investment, Rodgers said the issues can be dealt with. Fee waivers are available and one’s English doesn’t have to be impeccable. She said she thinks the trouble is worth it. Permanent residents have some benefits, but ultimately they are missing out on access to federal jobs, full protection from deportation, voting and traveling without worry. Rodgers said there’s a chance a green card holder wouldn’t be able to reenter the country after time away. “There could be a presumption that you abandoned your green card and

you could not be let back in,” she said. Permanent residents can’t vote or sit on juries and, in some states, they don’t have full access to government benefits like food stamps and healthcare, Rodgers said. “People who don’t have the right to vote are really living in this country disenfranchised ... not having a voice,” she said. “U.S. citizenship is a very precious thing.” Now, Paredes is beginning the paperwork that will lead to her citizenship. Rodgers called the English proficiency requirement one of the main reasons people choose not to become naturalized. However, Paredes will continue to practice. It’s her key to citizenship, to helping her husband, to feeling more secure and to voting in the next election. Although she will struggle, Paredes said she isn’t scared of any of it.

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Drake’s Grammy nom is anything but Meek Meek Mill thought this was all over. After all the memes and terrible Twitter comments, he thought he’d made it out of the six with his woes. But unfortunately, Drake can’t stop throwing the punches back to back. The

diss track of the century “Back to Back” by the Canadian rapper has officially scored a Grammy nomination. We know there’s only one person Drake can really thank if he wins: Nicki Minaj for bringing Meek Mill into Drake’s life.

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Enable an understanding WE SAY: Able-bodied people shouldn’t mock or misrepresent disability Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump crammed his foot in his mouth again when he made fun of reporter Serge Kovaleski by mocking the reporter’s disability during a campaign rally. Kovaleski has a chronic condition that affects his motor skills. Trump has since said he didn’t know the reporter was disabled and instead thought Kovaleski was flustered. This is hard to believe, given Kovaleski reported on Trump for years and the two were on a first-name

basis. Even if Trump hadn’t known about Kovaleski’s disability, it is insensitive and childish for a politician to mock someone’s behavior and intelligence with pantomime in front of millions of people. Yet this is not the only headline in which disability representation has surfaced. Kylie Jenner had an interview with the aptly named Interview magazine. In it, she said she feels that fame has crippled her. In order to represent such crippling artistically, Jenner was staged as a glamorous

wheelchair user. Despite the glamour of the photo, Interview magazine portrays Jenner as a victim hindered by her situation, which is not flattering to people with actual disabilities. Reactions to Jenner have been mixed. A large portion of people are upset and claim Jenner is exploiting disability in order to make an artistic statement. A smaller portion claim while Jenner’s portrayal was certainly problematic, they appreciate that disability has been allowed to enter the glamorous world of fashion

in some way or another. Clearly, both have introduced two distinct discussions about disability into the national dialogue. Trump was clearly in the wrong, and we find his mocking of a person who is handicapped extremely offensive. People with disabilities have struggled enough without a major public figure making fun of them on such a public scale. Jenner’s use of disability is a bit more nuanced. Given the material in the interview, it’s clear she means the wheelchair is a burden,

not a good thing, and we can say this use of the wheelchair is problematic. But we don’t necessarily think she meant to be offensive in the way that Trump did. There doesn’t have to be anything unfashionable about wheelchairs, and Jenner’s photo alone portrays that. However, when taken in the context of her article, the use of the wheelchair, which is a means of liberation for many, becomes an offensive misunderstanding of the machine. What becomes readily obvious in both cases is that

due to a lack of proper representation and information, people with disabilities are more often exploited than they are appreciated and helped. We hope that these two instances of ableism allow disabled groups to speak up, and we encourage a renewed discussion around these topics and issues. The next time disability makes national headlines we hope it is because an actual disabled person has done something and not because others have used them as statements.

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This is my last column as an opinion columnist for the Indiana Daily Student, and after 3 1/2 years it’s a little more than surreal. I was anxious when I came to IU. I knew very few people, I wasn’t confident with the major I’d chosen and I couldn’t see where I was going. Since then, I’ve been abroad, developed some amazing friends and feel that I’ve set myself up for a creative future that I can’t wait to start. Moreover, I developed a keen appreciation for this generation, my generation. Students here on this campus, and on other campuses, care deeply. Within the last few years we have staged marches, demanded transparency and begun movements for social and political change. Yet we are told almost daily we are lazy, we don’t appreciate what we are given, we are glued to our phones and we are significantly dumber than the generations before us. Of my group of friends, we all have nearly half, if not all, of our schooling paid for with scholarships that demand at least a 3.5 GPA. I’ve met few people here on campus who aren’t also working a separate job to help their parents pay for college. Every semester I’m continually amazed and impressed by my fellow opinion columnists, old and new. Every single one — there are hundreds of them now — are deeply interested in social and political problems and the solutions to both.

Emma Wenninger is a senior in English and Spanish.

I know people from my generation who have started businesses, traveled the world, fought for the environment, marched on Washington, worked with state and national governments and fought for their place in the digital age. I feel sad writing this column. I feel that I am leaving behind a platform that helped me develop my voice and taught me about the world. But if I leave with anything, it’s the knowledge that we millennials are an impressive and powerful group. We can, and we are, changing the world. And if I’ve learned anything at IU, it’s that the world we leave behind will be infinitely better than the one left for us. So I encourage the students on this campus to keep raising their voices. And for the love of God, use the technology we keep getting condemned for. It was invented for a reason. We are too many to be ignored, and we see the solutions to problems that have stumped people for years. We can fight for a place and we can give people who never had a voice megaphones from which to shout. We can demand a new world because we deserve one. ewenning@indiana.edu @emmawenninger

Dictionary.com has announced its word of the year: “identity.” Upon first reading this, a smile was brought to my face. “Yes,” I thought, “finally, an accurate word to sum up this year. Not an emoji, not a hashtag, just one word.” And I’m not talking about identity in terms of BuzzFeed quizzes. Though BuzzFeed is correct that if my spirit was a bagel it would totally be cinnamon raisin, I’m thinking a little more seriously about a person’s physical and mental being — the thing they have been since they were born. It’s easy to see that we, as a society, have created many situations this year that have encouraged people to “come out” as who they are. Furthermore, to be proud of it and to join in with others who identify in the same way. Obergefell v. Hodges

allowed gay couples to legally identify as married and inspired many to come out to loved ones as they found being gay became more accepted with the prevalence of marriages. Protests and demonstrations surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and the increasing importance of racial justice all around the world have prompted many people of color to take pride in their race and to join in the fight, despite it being depressing that a fight like this must exist. This year has been largely about gender and sexual identity, according to a statement from Dictionary.com about its decision. The website noted an increase in the look-ups of “transgender” and “cisgender” and added many sexual orientation descriptors like “asexual,” “sapiosexual” and “demisexual.” They have also added

words like “code-switching,” which describes the action of taking on different characteristics to adapt to socio-cultural norms. The mere fact that we now have the words to describe these things is encouraging for those who have struggled for so long to articulate them. They can now use words like asexual to explain to their family, friends and loved ones how they feel. To be able to look up words like these in an online dictionary also implies that there are considerable amounts of people who identify that way. It lets us know that we are not alone. There’s a sort of negative stigma about labels. But really, some labels are great. They help us sort ourselves out and project our essence into the world through simple vernacular. In turn, people can receive and interpret these

Maggie Eickhoff is a sophomore in international studies.

words to help aid our interactions. For instance, if someone tells me they prefer “they” pronouns, I’m going to be able to communicate with them more effectively because I will literally know how to address them in conversation. Honestly, I don’t think we use the concept of identity as a way to distance ourselves or to make ourselves seem different. I think we use it to express the way we feel and to find others who feel the same. It allows us to create communities based on similarities, as well as understand more about our differences. meickhof@indiana.edu @maggie_eickhoff

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Four Hoosiers named to NSCAA team Four Hoosiers were named to the National Soccer Coaches of America All-Midwest team, the NSCAA announced Wednesday. Senior forward Femi Hollinger-Janzen, junior midfielder Tanner Thompson and sophomore defender Grant Lillard were

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named to the first team. Freshman defender Andrew Gutman was named to the third team. In addition to the NSCAA awards, nine members of the 2015 team were named Academic All-Big Ten honorees.

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Williams tallies 19 rebounds in victory By Grace Palmieri gpalmier@indiana.edu @grace_palmieri

One more rebound. That’s what IU Coach Tom Crean kept telling Troy Williams during a 90-65 win against IPFW on Wednesday night. “One more rebound — really that was it,” Williams said. “He said ‘Great job on the boards,’ that I look like my old self again. So really just one more rebound.” Williams finished with 19 rebounds — one more and he would’ve been the first Hoosier since the 2008 season to reach 20 boards in a game. Through just the first 20 minutes, Williams had already picked up a doubledouble with 10 points and 13 boards. On the first possession of the second half, he pulled in the rebound off an IPFW miss for his 14th, tying his career-high. A few plays later, the junior guard picked up his third block, tying another career high total. “He was all over the court,” Crean said. “That’s what we need from him and that’s when he’s at his best.” The remainder of Williams’ stat line included 15

points, five blocks and two assists in 33 minutes of play, the only low spot being his five turnovers. While Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell took care of the Hoosiers’ offense with a game-high and career-best 38 points, Williams excelled on the defensive end. “It was fun to watch, you know, and Yogi, too,” sophomore guard Rob Johnson said. “That’s just what they’re capable of so hopefully we keep it going and see that more often.” Midway through the second half, Williams swatted the ball out of bounds. Freshman guard Harrison Niego, who played 12 minutes — after averaging just more than three coming into the game — flew over the IPFW bench trying to save the ball. The effort, which broke a chair, earned an ovation from the Assembly Hall crowd. Niego said his focus is always on defense — and that showed as his effort complimented Williams’ on Wednesday night. Crean said when Niego was on the court, IPFW shot 5-of-20 from the floor. The IU coach added Niego is becoming a bigger part of his team’s improvement

IU 90, IPFW 65 Points Ferrell, 38 Rebounds Williams, 19 Assists Ferrell, 5

on both the offensive and defensive ends. “He’s got a lot to give,” Crean said. “I’m not surprised he played that way — he’s a very confident young man. I thought he came in and played to his personality and really made our team better tonight.” With less than two minutes to play in the game, Williams blocked his fifth shot of the game — and when the Mastodons grabbed the rebound, he knocked the ball free for another steal. Williams and Ferrell were then subbed out for the final time, receiving loud applause from the crowd as they walked to the bench. Crean said he liked the way Williams responded — with one more rebound. “Troy responds to different things,” Crean said. “He responded to getting better, he responded to improving. He responded to playing with even more energy. “And the key for him is to continue to build on that.”

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Freshman guard Harrison Niego goes after the ball during the game against IPFW on Wednesday at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers defeated the Mastodons 90-65.

Walk-on steals the show without attempting a single shot There was an empty chair in the IPFW bench section Wednesday. That one red chair in Assembly Hall was bent all the way backward at just shy of a 90 degree angle. That’s because freshman guard Harrison Niego went barreling through it in the second half of a 90-65 IU win. A walk-on player who had played 16 minutes in his first nine games, Niego had a breakout performance Wednesday despite not attempting a shot. The highlight of the chair play seemed to be an explosive block by junior forward Troy Williams — his fourth of the night. But as the ball made its way toward the Mastadon bench, Niego sprinted with it and caught the ball as he began leaping near the seats. He turned in mid-air and tried to toss it back in bounds, yet he was already called out of bounds and flying into the metal chair. He rolled onto the red Assembly Hall carpet and received a standing ovation as he walked back to the court. Oh, and he apologized after the game for breaking the chair. Niego played 12 minutes against IPFW and IU Coach

Tom Crean said he played to his personality. By that analysis, Niego’s personality seems to be hard-nosed and the type that could be crucial to IU. “He’s got a lot to give,” Crean said. In his postgame comments, Niego was confident and witty. He joked back and forth with the team spokesperson. He didn’t look all that surprised to already be earning time with the media. It was the little things Niego did, like diving for a ball on its way out after an exciting play by a teammate. “I didn’t really second guess myself,” Niego said. “That’s just how I play.” Crean said IPFW shot 5-of-20 when Niego was on the floor. The Hoosiers outscored the Dons by nine in that time as well. He could be seen touching the ball on the perimeter for just about a second before dishing it to sophomore guard Robert Johnson for an easy 3-pointer. Then, he was booking it back on defense during an IPFW fast break and set up in front of the basket as if to take a charge. There was no charge, but Niego’s body was enough to force an ugly

BRODY MILLER is a junior in journalism.

missed layup. It’s important to remember Niego played so much because of other guards getting in early foul trouble, but if Crean’s comments were honest, he could see more time. He could provide a toughness and a selflessness that can set up for other playmakers. He even said helping playmakers is one of his skills. And despite me saying his stat sheet was quiet, Niego’s four rebounds still doubled the amount by freshman center Thomas Bryant. Yes, you might get mad at me for not writing about the guard who scored 38 points or the forward who pulled down 19 rebounds. But I think we have always known those two players are capable of big numbers. It was nice to see a player like Niego — who had to leave the pregame meal early to take an exam — have a nice day in the spotlight for doing the little things. brodmill@indiana.edu

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Carolina Panthers Cam Newton celebrates throwing the game-winning touchdown to Jerricho Cotchery late in the game on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Newton has the edge over Brady for the NFL MVP award With four weeks left to go in the NFL season, the competition for the Most Valuable Player award has begun to heat up. Right now, there are two players in contention to receive the award: New England Patriots’ Tom Brady and Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton. Something we all predicted, right? Well perhaps just Brady. Brady has thrown 3,912 yards with 31 touchdowns, leading the league in both, and thrown only six interceptions. His dominant play has led the Patriots to a 10-2 record. On the other side, Newton has thrown 2,797 yards with 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Not nearly as impressive as Brady, but where Newton really stands out is in his running game. On 108 attempts this season, Newton has rushed for 476 yards and seven touchdowns, which is good for 29th in the league. This season, Newton became the 10th quarterback in NFL history to accumulate more than 3,000 rushing yards in a career. Newton also has 30 games under his belt with at least one passing and rushing touchdown, just one shy of Steve Young’s record. Although the numbers play an important part in the MVP voting, fans have turned the MVP title into a numbers award, which

it’s not. The MVP award should go to the player that the team would not be as successful without. When you look at the Patriots, their receiving core is stacked with playmakers such as Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman, which makes life for any quarterback much easier. Granted, the Patriots have run into some injuries that have sidelined many of their receivers in the past weeks, a time in which the Patriots have dropped their only two games of the season. That brings us to Newton. Apart from Greg Olsen, Newton does not have a strong receiving core. After a season-ending ACL tear for Kelvin Benjamin, the team’s leading receiver in 2014, questions were raised as to whether the team could contend in the NFC South, despite being the first team to win the division in back-to-back years. I recall the ESPN articles saying how the Panthers were doomed for failure and how they would be lucky enough to reach seven wins. Which, at the time, was a valid argument. Newton’s No. 1 receiver is Ted Ginn Jr., who is second in the league in dropped passes. Yet, despite the lack of weapons around him, Newton has found ways to win.

Michael Hernandez is a junior in journalism.

His Panthers stand as the only unbeaten team at 12-0. Newton has gone into CenturyLink Field and led a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Seattle at home. He has closed out games against Green Bay and Indianapolis, two teams who were favored to reach the Super Bowl. And he has found ways to score points on days when his defense was struggling. He does so, not by throwing 400 yards a game, but by being an obstacle for defense with his ability to make big plays. The league has simply not seen a player quite like him, a dual threat who can compete with his arm and his legs. That doesn’t take away from the MVP-type season Brady is having in New England. But Newton’s game just seems to be getting better as the season progresses, including throwing five touchdown passes during two of his last three games. If the season ended today, I think Newton would have the edge over Brady. And if Newton and the Panthers can run the table and finish the season undefeated, there is no question that Newton will be the first Heisman trophy winner to win MVP in NFL history. micbhern@indiana.edu

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 sisters were not allowed to stay at a Sunday school party because of their race. “Even now I can see us three little girls stumbling home through the darkness and cold,” she wrote. In her elementary school, the principal had a policy that no AfricanAmericans would pass into high school, Kellams said. Parker attempted to graduate three years in a row. The first two attempts each came with a new excuse from the principal. “They have bluffed every colored child out of this school, but they are not going to bluff me,” Parker wrote. “I’m going through this school or die trying.” On her third attempt, Parker finally passed and graduated as the head of her class with support from most citizens of the town. She wrote that citizens said “the school had better not interfere with my graduation that year.” She then graduated from Clinton High School in 1897 and became the first black woman to graduate from any Vermillion County school. Although she never let her race stop her, Parker used these battles to help her later on in life, Leon said.

“It made her more forceful in doing what she wanted to do,” Leon said. “She didn’t back down from what she thought was the right thing to do.” She used this state of mind when deciding what to do after high school. The superintendent of Parker’s high school wrote a letter to then-IU President Joseph Swain expressing Parker’s interest in attending IU. Swain wrote back and said the University would be glad to have her. Although she would have to work while in school, Parker was up for the challenge to finish her education. Parker stayed with English professor Elmer Griffith and his wife. However, this proved to be too much for Parker. The family piled loads of chores on top of her schoolwork and job, Kellams said. This stress broke her down, eventually causing a doctor to forbid her from working while in school. However, local newspapers reported she quit school due to “nerve trouble.” Parker then decided she would teach for a few years to save money to return to school. At the time, she was engaged to John Taylor, whom she met at IU. Although Parker did not want to get married until she finished

her education, John promised Parker he would pay for her education if she married him right away. Parker agreed with hopes of finishing her education after they married. “I married but have never even seen the University since,” Parker wrote. John never kept his promise. “I wonder what she would’ve done had she had the education,” Leon said. “She was a powerful woman as it was ... I can’t imagine how far she would’ve gone.” She was disappointed about not finishing school, but she stressed that her children get an education and go to college, Leon said. As it turned out, only one of her children — Leon’s eldest brother — received a college education. “The rest of us never could afford it, but we had a wonderful life,” Leon said. Throughout her search Kellams used many IU resources when uncovering Parker’s life. Since neither Kellams nor her colleagues had ever heard this name before, and it was not mentioned in any of IU’s reference collections, Kellams decided to contact the Registrar’s Office. “I started to do some digging to learn as much as I possibly could about her,”

Kellams said. She began by forming a family tree. However, she wanted to learn more about Parker — why she came to IU and why she left. “What was her story?” Kellams recalled asking herself. “Did her family know that she had attended Indiana University?” After an initial twoweek-long search, Kellams finally decided it was time to take a break. She posted all of her findings to the library’s departmental blog. She told readers she had thrown in the towel but asked for their help in her search by requesting more information about Parker and her family. As soon as she posted her blog, Kellams’ discovery prompted publicity from radio shows, IU web sites and the Bloomington Herald-Times. From there, numerous people came forward with different resources Kellams could use, which allowed her to look even further into Parker’s life. “So, just getting those new little tidbits of information made me want to continue to dig a little more and see what I could find out,” Kellams said. After hearing the news about Parker, the IU Alumni Association decided to invite Parker’s family to this year’s homecoming

festivities. Forty family members came, ranging from 7 months to 99 years-of-age, with only one of Parker’s children not present. “The grandchildren were inspired by their parents because they had talked about her and everything,” Leon said. “They were thrilled to have been there.” In October, the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs announced a scholarship in Parker’s name. The scholarship will help sophomores, juniors and seniors who demonstrate financial need and are involved in the 21st Century, Groups, or Hudson and Holland scholars programs. There will be a preference to first-generation students. It is sponsored by a $30,000 endowment by James Wimbush, dean of the University Graduate School, and a multi-donor scholarship, a fund where anyone can donate. The funds will be available in five years. “Vice President Wimbush actually put the money up himself because he knows how difficult it was to get to school,” Kellams said. “That is probably the biggest piece that has been so amazing in all of this.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 employees living and working in Bloomington would be held accountable to the ordinance. Councilman Marty Spechler of District 3 said though future judicial rulings and legislation might require some further discussion, the ordinance “does a good job of expressing good intentions.” The eight council members present commended Neher for his work. “Hopefully this will send a message to Indianapolis that we understand that all (people) have rights and should be respected,” Chairman Tim Mayer said. “Unfortunately, I don’t see that with our current leadership.” The Democratic council is certain members of the Indiana Senate will show support of the ordinance, Neher said. He encouraged attendees to speak to Republican leaders, as those votes will have to change in order to keep Indiana from enacting a law that he said would be “like RFRA times two — times three — times four.” “I hope that we as a community will rally,” Neher said. “That fight, really, in the next three or four months, I hope will find members of our council, members of our community up there in Indianapolis.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Johnson also finished with 16 points while shooting a perfect 5-for-5 from behind the arc. “It was just a good effort by my teammates,” Johnson said. “They found me and I was open. A lot of the shots I got were wide open so you can’t miss a lot of those.” Defensively, the Hoosiers continued their improvement Wednesday night. In its last two games, IU has held its opponents to 33 percent shooting. The Hoosiers are just being more aggressive, IU Coach Tom Crean said. Johnson had 14 deflections. Freshman guard Harrison Niego dove through the IPFW bench after a loose ball and broke a chair. The Hoosiers have also improved fundamentally on defense in the past two games. “I think we’re doing a lot better job helping each other on defense and saying which way we have to help, even ball screen coverage,” Ferrell said. Crean echoed Ferrell’s statements about freshman center Bryant. He improved immensely Wednesday in defending and adjusting to IPFW’s pick-and-roll offense throughout the game. Crean still admitted that even though he wasn’t concerned about how Bryant looked on the stat sheet versus IPFW, Bryant will need to improve statistically going forward if IU wants to compete against better teams. Bryant finished with four points and two rebounds against IPFW. As for Ferrell, he was just hoping for a few more points. Ferrell finished with 38 points. The IU record for points in a game is 42 points, set by Steve Alford in 1987. “It would have been fun to get to break a record but I’m not going to force shots,” Ferrell said. “I basically took what the defense gave me but I’m going to keep that in my mind next time.”

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Top The members of the men’s basketball team gather together after freshman center Thomas Bryant was called for an offensive foul during the game against IPFW Wednesday evening in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers defeated the Mastodons 90-65. Left Junior forward Troy Williams dunks during the game against IPFW on Wednesday in Assembly Hall. Right Sophomore guard Robert Johnson claps after forcing the ball out of bounds during the game against IPFW on Wednesday in Assembly Hall.

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AWA K E N S THE BEST AND THE WORST OF ‘STAR WARS’ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL WILLIAMS PHOTOS FROM MOVIESTILLSDB

Just two months ago, our Weekend Editor Greg Gottfried had never seen a Star Wars movie. That drastic mistake had to be remedied quickly. In the order of 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, Greg watched each ﬁlm and gave us a review. You can ﬁnd all of his critiques online, but here are the best and worst of the saga. ‘Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi’

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APerhaps it is Stockholm syndrome or just the fact “Star Wars” has broken me as a human being, but I really enjoyed “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi”. After watching the newest trilogy and pondering how painful it would be to pull out my eyeballs, I feel as if this entire saga was worth it as I finally saw a movie good enough to live up to the hype everyone has been screeching at me during the past,

oh, 20 years of my existence. The film, directed by Richard Marquand, was an exhilarating watch that had plot, character development and intriguing fight scenes. The reason I emphasize Marquand’s name is because George Lucas did his darndest to destroy the movie with pointless CGI and more Hayden Christensen. SEE JEDI, PAGE 12

F (No, no, NO) Let’s get down to brass tacks right away. That was brutal. Not brutal like ha-ha Michael Bay is having those two dogs fornicate in the foreground of a battle scene between two fighting robots. Brutal like I’m losing the will to live and goddamn there’s still another hour left. “Star Wars Episode II: Attack

of the Clones” supposedly has a 142 minute running time, but I feel like two months would be more accurate. I gave both of the original films, IV and V, reviews in the B-range but compared to this travesty, they are “Citizen Kane.” One of my complaints about the new James Bond film SEE CLONES, PAGE 12

Make sure Greg didn’t do all of this for nothing. Visit idsnews.com/weekend where Greg rated and reviewed each film. Watch the hope and spark slowly fade as he transitions from the original trilogy to the most recent abominations. Check back in late December for his review of ‘The Force Awakens’.

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Journalism at its best ‘Spotlight’ Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams

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A There are few times in my life where I will be a journalist who gets to write about how much I love journalism and feel the power of the written word, and this is one of those times. So bear with me and the love fest that is about to ensue. “Spotlight,” is a true story about a true story — a story about the power of journalism. Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery and the beauty that is Stanley Tucci all star in this film about the Boston Globe investigative team, Spotlight, that exposed the systematic cover-ups of the molestation of children by more than 85 Catholic priests in Boston in the early 2000s. After a new editor comes in, the Spotlight team is essentially forced to look into a priest whose case just seems a little sketchy. They had no idea they would discover the story of a lifetime. This team would uncover that the City of Boston and Cardinal Bernard Law had been participating in the molestation cover-up. The reporters attempt to bring down a system of Catholicism in a city that lives and dies for its faith. I could sit here and give you

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a play by play of the film, but to be honest, you could just Google that. My time is better spent telling you why you should pay $10 to see this film. I fell in love with journalism again after leaving the theater, and I would like to believe you all would, too. I have a love/hate relationship with journalism, as so many in this country do. There are just plain old bad days for the sanctity of journalism. The day we learn a journalist made something up? A bad day. The day we see a journalist editorializing? Just smack your forehead. But “Spotlight” reminds us why journalists do what they do and why the world needs them to do what they do. “Spotlight” is one of those

great days that makes up for all the years of bad days. Finley Peter Dunne said it is the duty of a newspaper, and as I say, great journalism, to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” When I come in contact with a piece of fantastic journalism that actually achieves this, I am reminded the best part of the United States is our constitutional right to accomplish this. This team of journalists sacrificed their emotional stability to achieve this goal set by Dunne by working for the community they write for and trying to expose a system that was deeply harming everyone. They wanted to comfort the afflicted.

In the process, they afflicted the comfortable. Actually they squashed them, but you’ll have to see the film for that. For all those who say journalism is dying or journalists are useless, I challenge them to see this film. “Spotlight” is why we need journalism in these 50 great states. “Spotlight” is journalism performing its purest function — watchdog journalism. This film is quite literally comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, which in my humble opinion is the best formula for any perfect story. Allison Wagner

Ah, the holiday season is again upon us. People are shopping, baking, decorating, spending time with loved ones and relaxing a little. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And what do you do to celebrate this lovely season? You get Bill Murray to sing you a collection of Christmas classics sure to warm your heart. “A Very Murray Christmas” is in the vein of those old holiday specials that used to be on television and featured a bunch of celebs wishing you happy holidays while having a grand old time onstage. Murray, along with Paul Shaffer — you’ll know him as the bespectacled band leader from David Letterman’s “Late Show” — are supposed to be performing a live Christmas Eve television special when a massive blizzard leaves them stranded together in New York City’s Carlyle Hotel. Luckily for Murray, the blizzard knocks out the electricity, so he and the ragtag group of blizzard refugees spend the night celebrating in the only way they can — drinking, eating and singing. Maybe it’s just me, but this feels faintly like a sequel to another Murray Christmas flick, “Scrooged.” Murray is doing another live Christmas special, he’s dry,

self-deprecating, sarcastic and angsty as hell for the first half of the show. It’s like “Where Are They Now: Frank Cross Edition.” After a duet of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with Jenny Lewis, which was as charming and flip as you would expect from Murray, guest performances and a few shots, he passes out, hitting his head and transporting himself into a pristine, live Christmas special with appearances by Miley Cyrus and George Clooney. Cyrus’ vocal performances are not to be missed. I don’t usually consider myself a fan of hers, but if there’s anybody who slays while singing “Silent Night” on a white piano, it’s Miley. Clooney steals the show during his duet of “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” with Murray. I roared with laughter when Clooney peered around that Christmas tree and deadpanned the phrase “Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’” into the camera. The celeb lineup for this special is also staggering: the aforementioned Shaffer, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Rashida Jones, Chris Rock, Michael Cera and Jason Schwartzman are just a few of the folks that share the holiday with Murray. Sure, there are a few plot holes — if the power is out, how is the sound system still working? — but, on the whole, it’s an hour of feelgood silliness complete with song, dance and cheer. I love Christmas. I love Bill Murray. This special combined two of my favorite things and just made them better. Holly Hays

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Soapy Soap relocates, reorganizes By Bridget Murray bridmurr@indiana.edu @bridget_murray

The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for Bloomington’s Soapy Soap Company, coowner Mohammed M. Mahdi said. The company receives individual orders as well as orders from wholesale stores looking to stock up on their products, Mahdi said. To accommodate, production has shifted to creating holiday gift sets with the company’s current products. It has a kiosk at Castleton Square Mall in Indianapolis for the season that Mahdi said they built. He said that’s how the company began — doing things on its own. To top it off, it is also in the middle of moving its entire production in Bloomington. “This is the worst time for us to move, simply put,” Mahdi said. The Soapy Soap Company warehouse has relocated to 903 W. First St. after three years at its previous location. The company, started by co-owners Mahdi, Mohammed A. Mahdi and Anthony Duncan, began producing handcrafted bars of soap in the owners’ kitchen in 2012. They later expanded their operation to a warehouse at 300 W. Hillside Dr., less than five minutes away from the new location, M. Mahdi said. Their new location should be open to the public in midJanuary, Duncan said. M. Mahdi said they have a broad range of ideas about the design but haven’t had the time to draw up blueprints yet. The move to First Street is

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just the first step, he said. “We’re seeing this move as an opportunity to reorganize,” M. Mahdi said. They would like to customize the space, but their first priority is cleaning, M. Mahdi said. In January, they will decide what rooms to paint and outfit for different parts of soap production. “Because we treat our products like food, we don’t feel comfortable opening up a box of coconut oil knowing there are spider webs in the corner of the room,” he said. Duncan said customizing its production space has always been important. He said they like to maintain a fun work environment and encourage creativity among their employees. “The business has a certain personality,” he said. “Kind of playful, but serious about quality. So we want our workplace to reflect that.” Duncan said they plan to hire more people for production and restart their internship program this spring. The company also plans to keep holding its monthly soap-making workshops and add a retail space to the new location, M. Mahdi said. “We do want to maintain stability,” he said. “If that means us only having three hours of sleep, then that’s what we’re going to do ... We want to support our community with the products they demand. We’re gonna make it happen.”

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Frontman Alex Molica and garage punk band Wet Heave practices their set list Tuesday. Wet Heave will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Artifex Guild.

Wet Heave harnesses rock energy By Jack Evans jackevan@indiana.edu | @JackHEvans

Wet Heave frontman Alex Molica said he has realized all of his garage rock band’s songs are about one of two things: people or food. He said there’s no grand design to that, no master plan involving a song about how raw tomatoes are awful but tomatoes as an ingredient are delicious. It’s just in the spirit of capturing raw energy and originality, he said. “Within one practice, that song should be figured out,” Molica, 29, said. “If you spend too long on perfection, it turns into progressive rock. ... If you spend too much time in the spotlight, you wind up trying to concoct what you originally did out of originality.” Molica said Wet Heave applied that philosophy of urgency to “Warm Shrimp,” its debut album, which releases Dec. 15. The band will play an album release show at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Artifex Guild, located at 1017 S. Walnut St. That mindset is crucial to making the genre’s best mu-

sic, he said. If you take the Strokes as an example, it’s the difference between their debut, “Is This It” — an album he loves — and their later work, which he doesn’t care for, he said. “Warm Shrimp” also sees Wet Heave combining Molica’s primary influences — the Gories, the Cramps, the Oblivions — with 1920s-style country blues, a genre he said he became enamored with when he took a class on the history of the blues. Molica said he describes himself as a “forever senior” — he was almost ready to graduate two years ago, but when he received a Cox Legacy Scholarship he decided to pursue more academics. But he said that means he’s had to put certain aspects of his life on the backburner. “You have time for two of three (things) — work, social life, school — but not all three,” he said. For him, though, music isn’t necessarily a social activity. Beyond Wet Heave, he’s also the co-founder of Crush Grove Records, for which

“Warm Shrimp” will be the second release. He said that makes music fit under the category of work — or, by virtue of its learning experiences, school. He said he founded the label after another musician, the Grayces’ Patrick Ward, suggested marketing his music would be easier if he did it under the guise of a label. Crush Grove’s first release, an album called “Jimmy” by Molica’s now-defunct band the Brown Bottle Flu, found its way to a handful of media outlets via the label publicity. Crush Grove is releasing “Warm Shrimp” on cassette tape, a medium Molica has seen make a comeback in recent years. “That was not something I saw coming back in ’08 or ’09,” he said. “But I saw the kids (in other bands) doing the tapes, and I said, ‘We have to do that.’” Wet Heave is set to play a short record release tour in January, but the band might be near the end of its lifespan, Molica said. He said he’s thinking about moving

WET HEAVE Tickets $5 8 p.m. Thursday the Artifex Guild north next year — maybe to a music hub like Detroit or Philadelphia, maybe to his hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan — and though Wet Heave’s end isn’t certain, he can’t expect the band’s other members to move with him. Plus, his bands have lasted only two to three years on average, he said. “I can’t let something like this (band) keep me from moving away,” he said. If he does move, he hopes to keep Crush Grove operational, he said. The label is already considering its first releases by bands he isn’t in, plus a potential release by his longest-running project, KP & Me, he said. But wherever he does end up, he said he’s sure he’ll find people to play with — he considers himself pretty outgoing,. He just has to stay in his “Is This It” phase.

Lionlimb takes on first headlining show after years of touring By Jack Evans jackevan@indiana.edu | @JackHEvans

Lionlimb has never headlined a show. Well, there was one time in Chicago, back during the band’s first run, before frontman Stewart Bronaugh put the project on hold and started playing bass for indie songwriter Angel Olsen, he said. But only a few people showed up, and he can’t even remember the venue’s name, so that doesn’t count, he said. So when Lionlimb plays a 4 p.m. headlining set Saturday at the Bishop, Bronaugh said he’ll consider it the band’s first. Tickets to the all-ages show are $5 and available at thebishopbar.com. In September, the group released its debut 7-inch single through Bayonet Records. Having only a handful of songs available to the public can make performing a challenge, Bronaugh said. “You definitely have to try to win people over when

they’re not familiar with you in a live situation,” he said. But Bronaugh and drummer Joshua Jaeger have toured heavily with Olsen, and Bronaugh said they’re now more prepared for a live setting than they were before they put Lionlimb on hiatus. “I think probably one of the biggest things is just being comfortable on stage,” he said. “With her music especially, it’s knowing how to hold back, let her do her thing and not take guitar solos and drum solos all the time.” The two songs on the 7-inch come from some of the same sessions as their upcoming record, “Shoo,” which Bronaugh said will come out in March. The band recorded the songs on a half-inch tape machine he bought off Craigslist, giving the singles a warm, lo-fi sound he said continues on the album. As music blog Stereogum noted when it premiered “Turnstile” in August, Lionlimb’s

guitar-piano-saxophone combination makes 1970s rock an apparent reference point. Though Bronaugh said that era of music has influenced him, he also draws from other sources: the skate punk bands he grew up on, such as Rancid and the Suicide Machines, and the jazz greats he was listening to while working on “Shoo,” such as Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. “Any music I’ve ever been into, it’s about hitting pleasure centers, whether it’s punk or ‘70s rock or jazz or classical music,” he said. “That’s my goal: a sensory thing that hits pleasure centers but in not a specific genre.” After two years of nearly ceaseless touring, he settled in Nashville, Tennessee, and focused on writing, Bronaugh said. In the past month, he has recorded parts of 16 songs, he said, many of them instrumental. But the material that appears on the 7-inch and “Shoo,” he said, reflects his

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time on the road. “When I was writing the songs, I’d been touring two years nonstop,” he said. “I didn’t have an apartment or anything. I’d spend time between tours in Nashville. Traveling so much, it inspired the writing — trying to live a normal life but traveling a lot.”

But even after just a few months of being settled down, he said, he’s itching to go back on the road. For him, it doesn’t matter how big the crowds are or where Lionlimb slots on the bill. “I want to be busy next year,” he said. “We’re going to try to play a bunch. I miss

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NBC finally hit the mark last Thursday with its third annual live telecast of a musical. This year’s musical was the classic Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown musical “The Wiz Live!” The musical, based on L. Frank Baum’s novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” is set in the context of modern Black culture. The original Broadway production opened in 1975. “The Wiz” tells the story of Dorothy, played by newcomer Shanice Williams. Williams plays a teenage girl from Omaha, Nebraska, now living in Kansas with her Aunt Em, played by the original Broadway Dorothy, Stephanie Mills. After getting swept up in a tornado, she finds herself in Munchkinland and realizes her house has landed on Evermean, the Wicked Witch of the East. Addaperle, played by Amber Riley, the Good Witch of the North, gifts her the silver slippers Evermean was wearing and instructs her to find the Wiz so she can go home. Along the way, Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, played by Elijah Kelley the Tin Man, played by Ne-Yo and the Cowardly Lion, played by David Alan Grier. The cast also features Common as the Bouncer, Uzo Aduba as Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, Mary J. Blige as Evilene, the Wicked Witch of the West and Queen Latifah as the Wizard of Oz, a role traditionally played by a man. “The Wiz” features several

Sometimes it seems like Marvel uses its Netflix presence to remind us how human some of its heroes are — not the shiny, caped crusaders in the theaters, but the ones who operate without million-dollar budgets or governmentfunded technology. The heroes on Netflix bleed. In the most recent offering, showrunner Melissa Rosenberg has widened the Marvel universe further to include Jessica Jones, played by Krysten Ritter, an underachiever turned superheroine turned private investigator after a mindcontrolling sociopath named Kilgrave, played by David Tennant, uses his power to control her physically, emotionally and sexually. From the first episode, “Jessica Jones” throws itself into the murky waters of sexism, responsibility and consent. One of Kilgrave’s favorite orders, “Smile,” echoes the last year or so’s increased focus on cat-calling and control of women’s bodies. Over the course of 13 episodes, the show delves into the aftermath of trauma, who is responsible for healing and whether a person who feels violated

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in any way is obligated to let the person responsible — intentionally or not — explain him or herself. As a focal point, Ritter balances Jones’ traditionally antiheroic apathy toward the rules of society and acceptance of her own sexuality with symptoms of PTSD from Kilgrave’s attack. Prickly and often slammed with memories of her past helplessness, Jones is nonetheless spurred to end Kilgrave’s influence after a new wave of attacks forces her into action. Therein lies the needle that Rosenberg and her team of writers so deftly threaded — Kilgrave’s attack affected Jones, but for the show to work, it could not define her. Ritter is supported by a cast of men and women

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who all provide different models for behavior after loss or trauma. Patricia Walker, played by Rachael Taylor, is a standout as Jones’ best friend who is capable of protecting herself with martial arts but whose most interesting arcs involve emotional battles. Rosenberg set “Jessica Jones” outside the alt-reality version of the world where most characters are white, straight and male. It’s nearly 2016. It should not be surprising to see a developed female friendship onscreen, marriage difficulties between two women or more than one black man live through an entire season of a television show. Sex is not a rarity in real life. Neither is rape. So the gender issues in

“Jessica Jones” are presented as normally in the show as they are in real life. Props to the showrunners for constraining most of nerd-credited Tennant to the later episodes. Too often in coverage of rape stories, discussion of the crime is avoided in favor of explaining why the defendant thought his actions were justifiable. By leaving most of Kilgrave’s development out while setting up the protagonists’ relationships and individual problems, Rosenberg avoided potentially subsuming Jones’ story in his backstory and motivation. “Jessica Jones” is not about rapists. It’s not about victims. It’s about people.

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soul songs such as “He’s the Wizard,”“Ease on Down the Road,”“So You Wanted to See the Wizard” and a new song by Ne-Yo and Elijah Kelley titled “We Got It.” “The Wiz Live!” provided a change for NBC. It was the first of its live musical telecasts to be critically successful since the “The Sound of Music Live!” with Carrie Underwood in 2013. Its ratings beat 2014’s “Peter Pan Live!,” though it trailed behind “The Sound of Music Live!” Every single thing about this production was astounding. From Ne-Yo’s moving “What Would I Do If I Could Feel” to Queen Latifah’s performance as the Wizard of Oz to Shanice Williams’ performance of “Home,” I was enthralled from beginning to end. It was also wonderful to hear they asked Stephanie Mills, who created the role of Dorothy in the original 1975 Broadway cast and portrayed her once again in the 1984 revival, to play Aunt Em and pass the torch on to Shanice Williams. “The Wiz” has always been something of an underdog in terms of adaptations of this classic children’s tale, even behind the 2003 Broadway smash “Wicked.” When I first heard NBC had chosen to do this particular show, I was overjoyed. Not only would it get the attention and recognition it deserves, but many young girls would be able to see a woman who looks like them playing such classic characters as Dorothy and Glinda. “The Wiz” will be revived on Broadway for the 2016-17 season, with casting yet to be announced.

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Reporting on Hollywood Every year, the Hollywood Reporter releases Actor and Actress Roundtable issues in which a panel of Hollywood’s finest discuss everything from sex scenes to wages to career controversies. Like every year, the 2015 Actress Roundtable cover featured a selection of women in contention for best or supporting actress awards. This year, THR chose Carey Mulligan, Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett, Brie Larson, Kate Winslet, Jane Fonda, Charlotte Rampling and Helen Mirren. If you looked at that list and thought, “Wow, that bunch is whiter than a rabbit in a snowstorm,” you’re not alone. I’m not sure how no one at THR realized the controversy it was signing up for with this cover, but it blew up in its face as soon as it was released. THR immediately posted an article responding to the backlash titled “Why Every Actress on the Hollywood Reporter Roundtable Cover is White,” which boiled down to “it’s not our fault, no black actresses have a shot in hell at winning an Oscar this year.” Well I’ve got news for you, THR, neither do Mirren, Fonda or Rampling. If THR were willing to overlook actual contenders like Rooney Mara, Alicia Vikander and Saiorse Ronan just so it could put some older actresses on the cover, why couldn’t it include some of the minority actresses that had awardworthy performances this year like Teyonah Parris in “Chi-raq,” Phylicia Rashad

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and Tessa Thompson in “Creed,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw, in “Concussion” or Mya Taylor in “Tangerine”? It’s true that it isn’t entirely THR’s fault. In recent years when minority women led the Oscar predictions, they featured Viola Davis, Taraji P. Henson, Lupita Nyong’o, Oprah and Olivia Spencer. As THR put it, “The awful truth is that there are no minority actresses in genuine contention for an Oscar this year.” And it’s right, there is basically zero chance anyone but white actresses will even be nominated. It’s a problem that stems from within the industry. There aren’t enough good roles for minorities in Hollywood to begin with, and the issue is evident year after year during awards season. Sure, 2015 showed a marked improvement in complex female roles, but is it really an improvement if only white actresses benefit? Davis said it best earlier this year during her Emmy acceptance speech: “The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.” There’s another issue with THR’s argument that no minority actresses have gotten any Oscar consideration this year: entertainment reporters, like those at THR, are the ones that generate Oscar buzz. If there aren’t any minority actresses that are

“buzzy” enough for THR, it’s because reporters focused on the white actresses during screening season — likely not purposefully, but it happens nevertheless. The blame, for the most part, does not fall on critics and reporters, but it’s an aspect that seems to have been overlooked. This year’s best and supporting actor races are barely more diverse — Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson, Benicio Del Toro and three white actors were on THR’s Actor Roundtable cover. Smart money is on Smith scoring a lead nomination for “Concussion,” but that’s about it in the lead category. As for supporting actor, del Toro and Idris Elba are possible — but unlikely — nominees. Since no one has seen “The Hateful Eight” yet, THR’s inclusion of Jackson on their cover was either a shot in the dark or an attempt to make up for the backlash surrounding their whitewashed Actress Roundtable cover.

The success of “Creed,” both with critics and in the box office, might boost Michael B. Jordan’s chances of getting a nomination, but he still won’t win. Odds are better that Sylvester Stallone will be the one to benefit from Creed’s surprise success, likely in the supporting actor race. In most respects, this year’s awards season is an exciting one. With an abundance of complex female roles and increased LGBT representation, it seemed — briefly — Hollywood was making strides when it came to diversity. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised in the least if all four best and supporting categories contained zero minorities. And while all the actors leading the 2016 Oscar race certainly gave some incredible performances, we seem to be in store for yet another depressingly white awards season.

need to please his evil master while also wanting to protect his son is powerful, and his final decision — don’t want to spoil it for you — makes sense in how his character has grown throughout time. Now, let’s get to everyone’s favorite koalathings: ewoks. They easily could have been overused

like Jar Jar Binks is later in the series, but their existence only helps to further signify the variety of species in the “Star Wars” universe. This movie has actual star power, led by Indiana Jones, erm, Han Solo, played by Harrison Ford; Princess Leia, played by Carrie Fisher; and Luke Skywalker, played

by Mark Hamill. They are captivating presences with their own subplots. They’re not one-dimensional, grouchy, empty vessels — I’m looking at you, Hayden Christensen — but instead leads that hold up the heavy plot. Ford’s acting, smug look and actual ability to look like

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“Spectre” is that the love scenes and connection between the two protagonists felt forced and a bit blasé. Looking back, at least they didn’t have a scene where the two characters stared into each other’s eyes for what seemed like a millennium, followed by them frolicking in a Bachelor-like landscape chortling in rapturous glee as the “Sound of Music” soundtrack plays and turtle doves fly in the background. The scene continued with Natalie Portman’s Princess Amidala straddling Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker as if he was a chair and she was a white teacher trying to connect with a class of urban middle-school youth. Then, the camera paused as if George Lucas knew we couldn’t believe our eyes and he wanted to make sure that what was happening on screen was really happening. It was a travesty, catastrophe and still not the worst part of the movie, which goes to Christensen’s “lively” portrayal of temper-tantrum riddled Anakin. Anakin acted as if someone stole his lollipop in each scene. His teenage Fall Out Boy-level angst was such a transformation from the sweet, innocent child in the film’s predecessor that there was a part of my brain that just assumed it was a different Anakin Skywalker. Every time he said “master” under his breath at ObiWan, I could envision the an action hero are critical for the film to feel epic. The movie jumps from location to location, but it doesn’t feel forced like in other “Star Wars” films. Instead it feels like a common development of the plot. So, there. I actually really liked one. It took me way too

tattoos and ear piercings that he would eventually get. Alongside his “character development,” the acting was abominable. Young Skywalker delivered lines as if he were the Terminator: stilted and insipid. It’s not like your dialogue is any good, but at least put some oomph into it. Pretend that you care. Anyway, all of these complaints crest into the last three hours (or 25 minutes) of the film where battle after battle takes place. People are shooting, light sabers are light sabering and fanciful witticisms are being uttered left and right. Then Yoda, in his Mike Miller Miami Heat type heat check, walks out with a cane and becomes Muhammad Ali in the first round. And the only reason I know that he was fighting Count Dooku is because Google told me. There are so many needless characters added to the film that it becomes more and more confusing the more you think about it. “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace” was surely bad, but it was at least fun in a hate-watch sort of way. Jar Jar Binks is laughable, the pod racing is semientertaining and the whole Jesus Christ subplot is insane enough that it grabbed ahold of my attention. This train wreck, “Episode II”, was just a bad movie. It is almost assuredly the last time I’m watching this movie unless I lose a bet in the future. Only two more. They can’t be worse, I hope. Greg Gottfried many hours, an immense amount of contact solvent so I could see the screen and many walks trying to purge the latest trilogy out of my mind, but I did it. I have finally watched all of the “Star Wars” films. Now it’s time to sleep. Greg Gottfried

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