Wednesday, April 6, 2016
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Calling him out People phone Gov. Mike Pence about their periods Erica Gibson ecgibson@indiana.edu | @erica_clare05
By Eman Mozaffar emozaffa@indiana.edu | @emanmozaffar
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week after Gov. Mike Pence signed the controversial abortion bill House Enrolled Act 1337 into law, his office fielded a call from Sue Magina. “That’s M-A-G-I-N-A. It rhymes with —” “I’ve got it,” the operator said. Sue Magina is the fake name one woman uses to call and update Pence on the state of her uterus. “I just wanted to inform the governor that things seem to be drying up today,” she said. “No babies seem to be up in there.” The woman, who preferred not to disclose her real name for privacy reasons, runs the Facebook page Periods for Pence. Through it, she encourages supporters to call Pence and tell him about their menstrual cycles. Periods for Pence started after a conversation between its creator, a 39-year-old woman and mother of one, and her husband. She had read through HEA 1337, which Pence signed into law March 24, and seen coverage of it on the news. She said she thought the bill was ridiculous. “If they want to know what’s going on down there, I should tell them everything,” she said. “Yeah, you should,” her husband replied. Under HEA 1337, women are prohibited from seeking abortions based on race, gender and possible fetal abnormalities. They also must attend an ultrasound screening 18 hours before the procedure and listen to the fetal heartbeat. Abortion providers are now required to cremate or bury fetal remains from both abortions and miscarriages. The bill states, “human physical
Before Jason Casares was named associate dean of students and deputy Title IX director of IU, and before he was accused of sexual assault, he worked in student affairs at several universities around the country. Casares received bachelor of science degrees in criminal justice and sociology, as well as master’s degrees in sociology and student affairs Jason Casares administration in higher education from Ball State University. At Ball State, Casares was involved in multicultural events and affairs. “I have known Jason since graduate school,” said Andrea Mitchen, a graduate of Ball State’s student affairs administration program. “He is a highly motivated, social-justice advocate who I have seen grow into an amazing family man and contributor to the field.” Casares was publicly accused of sexual assault in February by Jill Creighton, assistant director for global community standards at New York University. Creighton, then the presidentelect of the Association for Student Conduct Administration, said Casares took advantage of her at an ASCA conference in December 2015. Shortly after being placed on paid administrative leave, Casares resigned from his University position. Upon reviewing the last 17 sexual assault hearings, dating back to Aug. 15, 2015, that Casares worked on, IU announced Monday the initial findings and rulings will stand. After graduating from Ball State, Casares moved to Lubbock, Texas, to assume a position at Texas Tech SEE CASARES, PAGE 6
SOFTBALL
IU splits 2 games against Purdue 1-0 4-6 Jake Thomer jjthomer@indiana.edu | @Jake_The_thomer
IU visited Purdue for two games Tuesday and earned a narrow win in the opening game before losing the second and splitting the doubleheader. In game one, IU (21-14, 4-4 in the Big Ten) freshman pitcher Tara Trainer returned to her winning ways after picking up a pair of losses against No. 2 Michigan last weekend. The freshman from Lebanon, Ohio, threw a complete game shutout and allowed just one hit during the Hoosiers’ 1-0 win against the Boilermakers (21-16, 3-5). Trainer struck out seven, walked three and retired the final 14 batters she faced. The only hit she allowed was a bunt single to Purdue senior CJ Parsons. The Hoosiers scored their only run of the game after sophomore outfielder Rebecca Blitz reached base on a throwing error and made it to third base while the ball bounced around in right field. Blitz scored on a sacrifice fly hit by junior utility player Erin Lehman. “Tara really had control of the game from the get-go,” IU Coach SEE IUSB, PAGE 6
“It all boils down to my body, my decision. I don’t need some man who doesn’t have my parts to tell me how to use them.” Kimberly Bannister Periods for Pence participant
life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm.” Scientifically, it is possible and frequent for the uterus to expel fertilized eggs. The Periods for Pence creator wondered if her monthly cycle counted as an abortion under the law. She created the Facebook page on March 28, wrote a couple posts and called Pence’s office in the morning. “Good morning,” she said, based on an account posted to the Facebook page. “I just wanted to call and let the governor know that I am still not pregnant, since he seems to be so worried about reproductive rights.” She’s called once a day every week day since. “I try to be humorous with the calls,” she said. “I don’t want to harass them. I say, ‘Here’s the daily update: today’s a good day, today I had cramps.’” Initially, she said she wanted to let Pence and other pro-life legislators know she was watching, she was disappointed and she votes. Since its creation, the page has amassed nearly 20,000 likes and prompted calls to Pence’s office from Hoosiers as well as Floridians, Minnesotans and Ohioans. A group from Poland, inspired SEE PERIODS, PAGE 6
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Student to continue Portraits of IU page By Sanya Ali siali@indiana.edu | @siali13
Portraits of IU began as a Facebook search. Senior and page creator Mai Ngô said a love for the popular Humans of New York page led her to search for the IU equivalent in 2014. When she realized the page did not yet exist, Ngô had a decision to make. “I was like, ‘You know, I like photography and I love this page,’” Ngô said. “I was trying to find a good way to spend my time. I wanted to find that thing that was something valuable, so I decided to go for it.” Two years after starting the Portraits of IU Facebook page, Ngô will graduate with a degree in marketing and sustainable business and leave the page under the care of sophomore Tracy Luther. “I was really excited because I’d heard of the page before and I knew that she did it,” Luther said. “I’d never really thought about being a part of it before. She approached me, and I think I immediately responded, ‘Oh wow, thank you so much. This is really exciting.’” Ngô said her decision to start the page was not so quick. She said she had to traverse some personal barriers before she could take on such a large project. “Despite my career choice and Portraits of IU, I’m actually not that much of an extravert,” Ngô said. “Talking to people and stuff like that actually takes a lot of energy for me. It’s been fascinating and I really enjoy it, even though it’s a lot of effort.” Ngô said HONY’s concept always interested her because of how it showcases the people as reflections of a city and on the individual level.
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Mai Ngô, left, talks with Tracy Luther on Tuesday at Showalter Fountain. Ngô started Portraits of IU in 2014 to take photographs of the diversity of people on the campus and introduce them on Facebook. Luther is planning to continue her project after she graduates this spring.
By starting such a page for IU’s campus, Ngô said she hoped to make the large campus community feel more familiar. “College campuses, a lot of the time, are very interesting centers that draw in a lot of different people,” Ngô said. “Especially on a big campus like IU, there are a lot of things going on.” There is not much strategy involved in choosing people to feature on the page, and Ngô said she reserves judgment when she approaches people for Portraits. “If I’ve learned one thing from this, it’s that you can’t expect
anything from people’s appearance or what they’re doing because everyone has a story and it’s better to go into it with no expectation and keep an open mind,” Ngô said. Luther said his first few stories for Portraits of IU have taught him a similar lesson. “It’s been interesting getting to know the diverse groups of people we have on campus and what matters to people in different ways, and getting to know there’s more than you see in people,” Luther said. Ngô said the popularity of
pages like HONY means people are less hesitant when she approaches with a camera and questions. Some people are able to open up after a brief interview, while others require a little more effort to tell their stories, Ngô said. Luther added that before he started photographing, he and Ngô met to discuss strategies for making people comfortable and which questions to ask, as well as general aesthetic for the page. Ngô said one of her New Year’s resolutions was to increase her SEE PORTRAITS, PAGE 6