Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016

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Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 | Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

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ANDREW WILLIAMS | IDS

Protesters march to the Bloomington Police Department during the Black Lives Matter protest Monday evening from the Sample Gates. The event, hosted by Students Against State Violence and the Black Student Union, targeted the BPD because of its failure to bring justice in the 2015 case of Joseph Smedley.

‘WE ARE HUMAN’ Hundreds gather for Black Lives Matter demonstration from Sample Gates to BPD station

By Emily Miles elmiles@iu.edu | @EmilyLenetta

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rivers accelerated onto the Third Street sidewalk, directly at those protesting in a circle at the intersection just outside the Bloomington Police Department. Young women and men, gripping posters inscribed with names of black lives lost, darted to block the vehicles. Red lights shifted to green on the faces of hundreds gathered in a circle for the culmination of Monday night’s Black Lives Matter demonstration. Supporters’ dogs barked. Car horns blared. “Back up. Back up,” the crowd chanted. “We want freedom, freedom. All these racist-ass cops, we don’t need ‘em, need ‘em.” Indy10 Black Lives Matter organizer Hannah Aletheia diffused on disgruntled driver after another as IU

graduate student Andrea Sterling spoke about racialized police violence, institutional racism and the case of Joseph Smedley. The march flowed to this location through the streets from the rally’s origin, the Sample Gates. Students Against State Violence and the Black Student Union hosted the demonstration, where campus and regional social justice groups, white-haired women, small children and countless others rallied for justice. SASV is an anti-capitalist student group in opposition to poverty tied to white supremacy, policing, militarism, gender violence, deportation and the prison system. The BSU works to improve quality of life for black students by raising awareness of their interests through educational and social programs. BSU President Kealia Hollingsworth spoke first. She faced a crowd holding balloons with tags displaying the names of people of color who had been killed.

“The cops don’t work for us. The government doesn’t work for people like us. ” Bella Chavez, protest speaker

“We are human,” Hollingsworth said. “Our experiences are real.” She said other people have to see that. She said there is something wrong with the fact that many of IU’s black students must immerse themselves in the campus black community to feel any semblance of support, that each freshman is charged with the endless duty of standing up as an advocate. SEE BLM, PAGE 6

FOOTBALL

Wilson addresses critical mistakes, injuries By Jordan Guskey jguskey@indiana.edu | @JordanGuskey

IU will face its third consecutive ranked opponent when No. 10 Nebraska comes to Bloomington for IU Homecoming. This past weekend IU lost its first conference game of the year to No. 2 Ohio State, and Monday IU Coach Kevin Wilson updated the media on the status of the program. Correcting Mistakes IU had opportunities throughout the contest against Ohio State that could have set the Hoosiers up for a tighter fourth-quarter battle and maybe even a victory, but Wilson said there were too many mistakes. A fumble by junior quarterback Richard Lagow and a long kickoff return by the Buckeyes before halftime set Ohio State up with fewer than 10

yards to go for a touchdown twice, and the Buckeyes reached the end zone both times. IU struggled on third downs, and many drives were stopped before they could even get started. The most detrimental drive came after freshman cornerback A’Shon Riggins — named by Wilson as IU’s defensive MVP for the contest — recorded his first career interception and set the Hoosiers up with 1st and 10 at the Ohio State 13-yard line. IU couldn’t bust through a stout Ohio State defensive line and turned the ball over on downs. “We had some mistakes, and you’re always going to have some, but we had some critical mistakes that in a really strong opponent haunts you more than — not that you’re ever going to be perfect because you’re not, and the game is not, but your margin

of error is pinched a lot,” Wilson said. IU won’t have a large margin of error when it faces Nebraska. The Cornhuskers average 37 points per game and allow just 17.6, compared to 26.6 and 25 for the Hoosiers, respectively. Nebraska leads IU in numerous other statistical categories as well outside passing offense and passing efficiency. Health Junior defensive lineman Robert McCray III made his return to the field against the Buckeyes after missing the first four games due to a surgical procedure on his shoulder. It’s an earlier return than expected — Wilson said in August that McCray would likely miss half the season. McCray recorded three total SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 6

MATT RASNIC | IDS

IU Coach Kevin Wilson talks with officials on the sideline Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium. The Hoosiers fell to No. 2 Ohio State 38-17.

ELECTION 2016

GradQueers teams up Local parties push for early voting with Back Door to share coming-out experiences By Melanie Metzman

mmetzman@indiana.edu @melanie_metzman

In an effort to increase the voting rate, the local Democratic and Republican parties are pushing Monroe County residents to vote early. Early voting begins Oct. 12 at Election Central at 401 W. 7th St. and goes until noon Nov. 7. The effort is meant to encourage all local residents, regardless of party affiliation, to take advantage of the early vote, according to a Democratic Party press release. In 2014, Indiana had a 30-percent voter turnout rate in the general state election compared to 36.3 percent on the national level, according to the Indiana Election Division and the United States Election Project.

“Early voting is a tremendous resource for our community,” said Patricia Slabach, deputy chair for the Monroe County Democratic Party, in the release. “However, many people aren’t able to take advantage of it possibly due to access to transportation.” Local Democratic Party volunteers will be providing rides for Monroe County residents and IU students. The Monroe County Democratic Party has more than 80 volunteer drivers, Slabach said. “It’s like an Uber for voting,” Slabach said. The Republican Party will not offer official rides because most of its supporters “would not have those mobility issues,” said William Ellis, chairman of the Monroe County Republican Party. However, if voters contact the local Republi-

can headquarters, transportation can be set up. The party will also be phone-banking and encouraging Monroe County residents to vote absentee, which falls under the early-voting umbrella. Early voting is a good opportunity for voters who do not want to stand in line on election day, Slabach said. It is a particularly important opportunity for those who have trouble standing in line for long periods of time or getting to the poll places on election day. “Voting is a precious right and obligation of citizenship”, said Mark Fraley, chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party, in a press release. “But it needs to be accessible to all.” By offering early voting, Monroe County residents have the chance SEE VOTING, PAGE 6

By Sanya Ali siali@indiana.edu | @siali13

Oct. 11 marks the 28th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, a day geared toward the celebration of the coming-out experiences of LGBT youth across the country. IU’s GradQueers, a social group for queer-identified graduate students and young professionals, and the Back Door are cooperating to celebrate local coming-out stories at 8 p.m. Tuesday. “The Queer Condition: A Night of Coming Out Stories” invites any members of the LGBT community and allies to share coming-out stories from their own lives. Don Dumayas,

a first-year graduate student coordinating the event with GradQueers, said this is the first event of its kind he has heard of. “I listen to ‘The Moth,’ which is like a storytelling podcast, and I liked the idea of people just going onstage and telling their coming-out stories,” Dumayas said. “I really want it to be about showing the diversity of the community as well as the diversity of coming out.” The decision to arrange the event at the Back Door was two-fold, Dumayas said. “The Back Door has been the venue GradQueers worked with SEE COMING OUT, PAGE 6


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