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IU has planned five scenarios for the 2020-21 academic year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Thursday email from President Michael McRobbie. “It would not be realistic or even responsible to promise a full resumption of in-person activity in the fall,” McRobbie said. “This, of course, is the scenario all of us would most prefer, but it is also highly unlikely.” In order to resume university operations, there must be a combination of continued social distancing, virus and antibody testing, therapeutics, temperature monitoring and contact tracing, McRobbie said in the email. He stressed the importance of social distancing until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed. The ﬁve scenarios The first scenario would require reconfiguring courses and activities involving a large amount of people or close physical contact, according to the email. Laboratory classes and studio practices would also need to be modified to ensure proper distancing, numbers of people in gatherings and cleaning. McRobbie said the second scenario, a combination of inperson instruction and virtual teaching, is most likely, but that could change with new developments. This scenario has several variations, and IU officials will take into consideration students and faculty who are unable to attend class in-person, whether due to illness, self-isolation, special vulnerability to COVID-19 or travel restrictions. This scenario could involve classes offered both in person and virtually, according to the email. Some classes may be priSEE MCROBBIE, PAGE 3

Seniors had graduation in Animal Crossing By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @joeybowling

IU graduate Brian Funk spent a week building furniture, creating decorations and designing the layout of the virtual island for a commencement ceremony in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" to replace the celebration his friends couldn’t have. About 15 people attended the ceremony Tuesday. The game only allows eight people on an island, so some livestreamed the event on the group messaging app Discord. “It started out as a silly thing,” said Funk, who graduated from IU in December. “It's making the most out of a bad situation for a lot of people.” "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" is a portable game on the Nintendo Switch console, according to the Nintendo website. It’s a life simulation video game, where players have avatars to interact with their personal island, planting flowers, fishing and inviting game-created characters to live with them. Funk worked at University Information Technology Services in the Technology Consulting Center until he graduated in December. He and his coworkers became close, and he started playing Animal Crossing with many of them during quarantine. So when he heard they wouldn’t get a traditional commencement ceremony honoring their years of work, he decided to do something about it. “With everything being online, your semester’s just over,” Funk said. “There's no moment where it's like ‘I'm now done.’ I wanted to provide that moment SEE GRADUATION, PAGE 3

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Erik Stolterman Bergqvist, senior executive associate dean of the Luddy School of Informatics, holds a sign out of a car Thursday. Bergqvist participated in surprise parade for retiring professor Marty Siegel.

Surprise parade! IU community gathers to show their support for retiring professor Marty Siegel By Shelby Anderson anderssk@iu.edu | @Shelby_Andy_

Former students, coworkers and IU faculty celebrated IU professor Marty Siegel's retirement with a surprise parade of decorated cars, congratulations and music Friday, the day after his final online class. Siegel has worked as a professor and administrator at IU since 1991, and went on to serve as the first chair of the Informatics Department. He was the founding director of Human-Computer Interaction Design master’s program. “I know that for many of his students, he’s more than just a professor,” Doug Bauder, Siegel’s husband and former director of IU’s LGBTQ+ Culture Center, said. People dropped off presents and cards into a laundry basket, held by a person in a mask, to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Michael Dunn, former dean of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, was driving one of the dozen cars that came out to celebrate Siegel. The parade was organized by one of Siegel’s former students, Susan Coleman, and some of her friends from informatics who still

work with Siegel. Siegel was still in his home office after his class when he heard the doorbell ring. His husband, Bauder, told him he better come and take a look outside. “I was totally shocked,” Siegel said. The two of them watched from their driveway as the cars drove past them and looped around to pass them again. Many of the neighbors in their cul-de-sac came out to wave as well, Siegel said. “We’re just so hungry for something good to happen,” Siegel said. Siegel said he considered teaching to be an amazing gift. It was very important to him that he saw his students as people who have struggles and responsibilities outside of his class, though he still held them accountable for their work. He planned rituals for his different programs to celebrate his students. The day after orientation for first year graduate students in the Human-Computer Interaction Design Master's program, they would follow a bagpipe player through campus until they arrived at the Herman B Wells statue. At the end of their first year, the ritual was recreated with a “rite

of passage” where Marty and his students would listen to bagpipe music while they sat in the forest together around a fire sharing their favorite memories of their first year. Siegel said he did this to prepare them to be mentors to the incoming graduate students for this two-year program. Siegel said he enjoyed preparing all of his students for their next steps, whatever they may be, through these sentimental rituals. “I wanted to both encourage and inspire them at the same time,” Siegel said. Bauder said they only began planning the parade on Monday. Originally he and Siegel were planning on going to Indianapolis to pick up a chocolate cake from Shapiro’s Delicatessen, one of Siegel’s favorite restaurants. Bauder said he sat in on Siegel’s last class and noticed that at the end of the class at least six students said “I love you, Marty.” Coleman first met Siegel in 2006 when he was the executive associate dean and hired her as his administrative assistant. She said they would often talk about user experience and the role of design

in everyday life. One day Siegel asked her when she was going to apply to the Human-Computer Interaction Design master's program. She did apply and completed the program after he encouraged her to do it. Coleman said at first she laughed, but ended up applying and would not have her dream job today as a program manager at a cyber security company if Siegel had not encouraged her to go back to school. When she was working as his administrative assistant, she would see students with doubts who were ready to quit school go to Siegel, and after talking with Siegel, they would have hope for their futures. “He asked if I would like to join him in changing lives,” Coleman said. When planning the parade, Coleman said she would get bagpipe music there even if it was just her holding a boombox to usher Siegel into the next phase of his life the way he did for her and so many of his other students in the HCI/d graduate program. “I just want him to know he is so appreciated,” Coleman said.

IU professor’s mask design to be manufactured By Lauren McLauglin lrmclaug@iu.edu | @LaurenM30831042

Jiangmei Wu, an IU assistant professor of interior design, started to design a better-fitting face mask using origami in January after a suggestion from her brother. Now, the improved design will be used by three business partners to manufacture masks for the general public. Tyson Rugenstein, senior technology commercialization manager in the IU Innovation and Commercialization Office, said Wu approached the office in late March so she could get a provisional patent and find commercial partners. The three partners so far have verbally agreed to use Wu’s design to manufacture masks, he said. Wu said her brother, who lives in China, gave her the idea. He called her in January to ask her to buy masks for him because there was a mask shortage in China. “He thought that I lived in a small town and that I would have no problem finding a mask,” she said. Wu said she could not find any online or in the stores. Her brother proposed that she instead use her origami skills to create masks using a design that was better fitting because typical three-pleat masks did not fit him well. Wu said she was hesitant about the idea because she rarely wore masks before the pandemic. However, after a friend lent her a mask, she decided to try to create her own. It only took her a few hours to come up with the first

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A mask design made by Jiangmei Wu, an IU assistant professor of interior design, is pictured. The design of the photo was made by M.A. student Christine Wang.

designs she thought worked, she said. Rugenstein said the difference between Wu’s design and others is that hers is that it has a rigid form, unlike masks with soft materials. Wu was able to obtain a provisional patent for that reason. The design is constantly improving, Wu said. She is researching materials to find something more effective than paper, which is what she used for the first design. She has been using items that have filtration qualities, such as

vacuum bags. “It’s an ongoing project,” she said. “It’s not done or finished in any sort of way.” She said she has been in contact with Meltblown Technologies, a company that manufactures and distributes spill control products. She said the company uses filtration technology that can be used for masks. The company has enough to fill large orders, so it is a potential material, Wu said. “I want something that is effective,” she said. “I don’t want to have something that is the equiva-

lent of a regular kind of mask.” Wu said she is also looking into custom masks for an individual's facial features using computer algorithms. Samaritan Biologics, a medical products creation and distribution company in South Carolina, used Wu’s design to create about 20,000 masks. Most have been given to the surrounding community. Jerry Chang, a managing partner at Samaritan Biologics, said he was interested in a mask for everySEE MASKS, PAGE 3

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Officials discuss COVID-19 recovery plans By Ty Vinson vinsonjo@iu.edu | @ty_vinson_

The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation met with regional officials in a videoconference Wednesday to discuss the future of Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan and Owen counties and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected daily life. Each county gave a short report, and the group talked about how the counties can collaborate to ensure a smooth recovery and how Bloomington is supporting local businesses and nonprofits. Carol Rogers, co-director of the Indiana Business Research Center, talked to the group about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the state. She said as of yesterday, there were close to 17,000 cases and almost 1,000 deaths. According to a community mobility tool from Google that Rogers used, retail and recreation in Monroe County is down 49%, residential use is up 12% and park used increased by 70%. Rogers said it’s obvious

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The Bloomington City Hall building is seen Dec. 15, 2019, at 401 N. Morton St. The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation met with regional officials in a videoconference Wednesday to discuss the future of Monroe and other counties and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected daily life.

the stay-at-home order has resulted in unemployment. She said there were 5,448 unemployment claimants in Monroe county from March 14 to April 11. She said the

industries most affected are accommodation and food services with 2,648 claimants and manufacturing with 1,855 claimants. Rogers shared numbers

on poverty in Monroe County as well. She said there are 16,328 households in Monroe County that are above the official Federal Poverty Level but below a basic sur-

vival income level. That’s 30% of households in the county. The measurement of income was created because the FPL doesn’t reflect the current cost of living, ac-

cording to the unitedforalice website. Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton, celebrating his birthday, and Alex Crowley, director of economic and sustainable development, spoke about the City of Bloomington’s Rapid Response Fund and the amount given to businesses so far. The funding came after local businesses petitioned the city for relief funding in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb ordering businesses to shut down. Crowley said 195 applications have been started and 57 have been processed as of Wednesday morning. He said the average loan amount is $22,751. Crowley also talked about a list of steps for a three to 12-month pandemic recovery plan once the governor reopens businesses. He said the city plans to implement a videoconference meeting series to address questions from local businesses, develop short-term revenue generation plans to make up for canceled events and prepare for re-closing plans as needed.

IU researchers translate coronavirus information By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94_

Since the end of March, IU undergraduate and graduate linguistics researchers have been translating information about the coronavirus into Hakha Lai, a common language spoken by many from the Chin State of western Myanmar, IU assistant professor of linguistics Kelly Berkson said. The translations are available on the team’s website. While many health agencies and government offices release information related to COVID-19 prevention and policies such as stayat-home orders and social distancing, much of this information is available in a limited number of languages, Berkson said. Much of the information released by Gov. Eric Holcolmb’s office, the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is available only in English or other common languages such as French, Spanish and Mandarin. “There are hundreds or thousands of Chin language speakers right here in Indi-

ana, and materials related to critical topics like the COVID-19 pandemic are needed,” Berkson said.

“There are hundreds or thousands of Chin language speakers right here in Indiana, and materials related to critical topics like the COVID-19 pandemic are needed.” Kelly Berkson, IU assistant professor of linguistics

The research team was alerted to these language disparities by a student in the program who is part of the Chin community in Indianapolis, Berkson said. The student told the team many community members don’t speak or read English, so the team changed its focus from data research on other languages to translating information regarding the coronavirus released by these agencies. On top of written materials, the researchers are also working to translate videos

and infographics. The research program had translated text before the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., but it had never done medical translations. Indiana has more than 25,000 immigrants and descendants from Myanmar, Berkson said. Many of these people are from the Chin State in western Myanmar or speak a variety of Chin dialects, called Kuki-Chin languages. Berkson estimated there are between 30 and 50 KukiChin languages spoken in Indianapolis. Berkson said they’re under-resourced or completely undocumented. She said the team has faced a steep learning curve, but it’s worth it. “This is new territory for all of us,” Berkson said. “The pandemic is a scary time for everyone, especially for those in vulnerable communities. My students just want to help by providing their community members with critical information, both to prevent fear and so people know how to protect themselves.” Samson Lotven, a Ph.D. student in the research pro-

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IU linguistics researchers pose for a photo. They have been translating information about the coronavirus into Hakha Lia, and the translations are available on the team’s website.

gram, was working on his doctoral dissertation before the coronavirus outbreak. However, like the other researchers, he has put much of his work on hold. Lotven and other students in the program work closely together with the Burmese and Chin communities in Indianapolis to compile research and reach

Beneﬁts to be added to food stamps By Shelby Anderson anderssk@iu.edu | @Shelby_Andy_

Indiana is adding two new benefits to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps to make it easier for eligible recipients to cover meal costs. Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Dr. Jennifer Sullivan gave an overview of the changes in Gov. Eric Holcomb’s April 27 press conference, the Joint Information Center for the Family and Social Services Administration said in an email to the Indiana Daily Student. Households that have children who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches will receive more credit on their Electronic Benefit Transfer card since schools are not able to provide meals due to closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The extra credit will be a one-time, not monthly, benefit that will be issued in May, according to the email. The extra benefits will be automatically added to qualifying households’ existing Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Households with eligible children who are not a part of the SNAP program will receive new Electronic Benefits Transfer cards with their benefits on them. In order to be eligible for the program, people must meet financial standards, such as income and asset limits, and non-financial standards, such as work registration, citizenship status and state residency. In March 2020, around 3,500 households received SNAP benefits in Monroe County. SNAP will also be permanently offering to deliver groceries to people who

community members. They work especially closely with Indy Translations, the Burmese American Community Institute and many Chin community churches, he said. This new path of their project involves research and community outreach, he said. It’s all about listening

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A Mitchell, Indiana, woman was arrested Wednesday in Bloomington after reportedly drugging and raping a man she was a caretaker for sometime during the night of April 22 and morning of April 23, according to an email from Bloomington Police Department Capt. Ryan Pedigo. April Edwards, 47, who was an in-home caretaker

for the man, was arrested on preliminary charges of rape and neglect of a dependent. According to the email, Edwards works for a caretaking company, but it didn’t specify who she works for. Her supervisor told police Edwards has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. Officers responded Saturday to an address on the west side of Bloomington. A man told officers that Edwards, his in-home care-

taker, had sexually assaulted him earlier in the week, Pedigo said in the email. After the initial report, the case was assigned to a detective to investigate. The man told officers he believed Edwards gave him a pill April 22 he doesn’t normally take and then sexually assaulted him, according to the email. The man reported that after the assault, Edwards drove him to her residence in Mitchell, Indiana, using

the company’s vehicle. The man was picked up at Edwards’ residence the next day by another caretaker. Pedigo said in the email another caretaker located a small blue pill in a spare bedroom of the man’s apartment used as an office for the caretakers. The court granted detectives a search warrant for Edwards’ residence and DNA, according to the email. Edwards was booked into the Monroe County Jail.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 oritized for in-person or for virtual instruction based on their size, content or other characteristics. Other options include creating classes designed to include both inperson and virtual elements, or classes that can switch from one mode to another very quickly. IU officials may also rethink the weekly schedule, possibly spreading out larger classes to allow for smaller sections. The three additional scenarios, mentioned briefly, include a completely virtual fall semester and hybrid classes in the spring, returning to virtual operations in the spring after hybrid classes in the fall or virtual operations for the entire academic year. “These are, of course, scenarios that we hope we can avoid,” McRobbie said in the email. There may be a mixture of scenarios across the IU campuses depending on how the pandemic affects different regions, according to the email. If virtual instruction continues, students should expect a higher quality of instruction than that of this spring semester. Future decisions None of these scenarios are concrete yet, and IU professor and University Faculty Council member Paul Sokol said Monday he thinks the final decision will likely be made mid-July at the latest. McRobbie said the timing of the decision will be determined partially by the governor’s decisions, but he hopes to begin the phased

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day people in a pinch that was better than cloth masks and bandanas but would not take personal protective equipment materials from the medical industry. Samaritan Biologics first partnered with Paper Cutters Inc. to make a face mask out of paperboard, but the design was flawed and would have been relatively ineffective, Chang said. He said it looked like an index card.

“I thought, ‘Well, I make origami-type animals and toys and things like that for my kids, I’m sure that there’s a way that we can make this work better,” Jerry Chang, Samaritan Biologics managing partner

“I thought, ‘Well, I make origami-type animals and toys and things like that for my kids, I’m sure that there’s a way that we can make this work better,’” he said.

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Tulips planted by the Sample Gates are pictured. IU has five scenarios planned for the 2020-2021 academic year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

restart in May, although there are no guarantees. IU has formed a Restart Committee which is chaired by Jay Hess, IU executive vice president and IU School of Medicine dean. The committee is meant to recommend when IU can restart Chang searched online and found Wu’s design. After partnering with her, Samaritan Biologics and Paper Cutters Inc. created the 20,000 masks out of a card stock material that Chang compared to that of a takeout carton. One side is coated so it is more water-resistant. He said he wants to look at more filtration materials to make it a more functional mask rather than one made out of card stock. Chang said people reacted well when they distributed the first batch. “They’ve been absolutely thrilled and excited,” he said. “It shows that there’s an immense willingness and need for these types of items.” Rugenstein said there is potential to market masks using Wu’s design. They could be sold from store shelves or online, he said. By partnering with multiple companies, there are many choices. “Could it be that they sell a kit and the kids can help draw art on it and make it personalized?” he said. “Do we do a do-it-yourself kit, or do we have the finished product?”

its normal activities. A Laboratory Research Restart Committee has also been established to restart university research activities as soon as possible. “Even under the best of circumstances, academic and research life at IU will

not be the same for some time, and we will feel the repercussions of this pandemic for many years,” McRobbie said in the email. Tuition McRobbie's email did not include plans for 2020-

21 tuition. Many students have been calling for tuition discounts for virtual semesters. Senior and outgoing student body president Isabel Mishkin said Saturday while she hasn’t participated in any discussions about a tu-

ition cut if classes were to go online for the fall semester, tuition is set in two-year increments. The tuition for the 2020-21 school year was set last June, she said. “In my opinion, it’s very unlikely for tuition to change,” Mishkin said.

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IU graduate Brian Funk spent a week designing the layout of his virtual island for a commencement ceremony in "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" for his friends. The ceremony took place Tuesday, with around 15 attendees.

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ing Center administrators. The bosses gave congratulations to the soon-to-be graduates and expressed excitement to where they would be headed. IU senior Jackson Hawk said it was a special part of the ceremony for him. “It was a surprise to see

how much work he actually put into it,” he said. “There were virtual caps and gowns, we did a walk through a garden and sat down at folding chairs.” IU senior Bailey Bowles said it was a way to say goodbye that he didn’t have, since graduation was

canceled. He said he was a bit relieved he didn’t have to attend an actual ceremony because this felt more intimate. “I really appreciate the idea and thought it was really cool,” he said. “I was very touched by it.”

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Monroe County has extended its stay-at-home order until May 15, and will remain in Stage 1

Holcomb releases 5-step plan to reopen Indiana By Carson TerBush cterbush@iu.edu | @_carsonology

On Friday, Governor Eric Holcomb announced a fivestep plan to open Indiana’s economy while remaining “vigilant” about Hoosiers’ health, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Starting today, all Indiana counties except Cass, Lake and Marion will move into stage two of the plan. In this phase, essential travel restrictions will be lifted, social gatherings of up to 25 people will be permitted, and non-essential businesses and religious services can reopen with social distancing guidelines, according to the press release. Businesses such as retailers and restaurants must operate at 50% capacity, and all activities must continue to follow social distancing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the release. In phase two, individuals considered high risk for the coronavirus, including those age 65 or older, should continue to isolate at home.

Stage two will begin on May 11 for Lake and Marion counties, and May 18 for Cass county. Local governments may enforce more restrictive guidelines, according to the release. Holcomb’s administration will continue to track data on COVID-19 cases to decide whether to change the timeline of the plan, according to the release. This data includes hospitals’ capacity for critical care beds and ventilators, COVID-19 testing of front-line workers and contact tracing, the process of tracing COVID-19 infections back to their source to monitor how the virus is spreading. If COVID-19 cases begin to surge, some counties will move back to previous stages in Holcomb’s fivestage plan, according to the release. “Across Indiana, we have witnessed a spirit of cooperation and caring for others that has touched my heart,” Holcomb said in the release. “May this spirit of appreciation for one another carry on long after the scourge of COVID-19 is behind us.”

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IU-B to compete in National Bike Challenge By Audrey Hausberger auhaus@iu.edu | @AudreyHausberg1

There wasn’t the usual swarm of fans and riders in Bloomington this April. There were no packed stands. No champion. No Little 500 race. But biking in Bloomington didn’t end when the 2020 Little 500 was canceled. IU-Bloomington is commemorating the races by participating in the 2020 National Bike Challenge throughout May. The Bike Challenge is a nationwide, friendly competition between thousands of new and experienced bikers. The goal of the challenge is to encourage physical fitness and celebrate biking as a means to stay connected to one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, IU will compete in the challenge as its own organization. The group of riders who participate under IU Bloomington’s name are aiming to complete 500 rides in solidarity for the riders who were unable to compete in this year’s Little 500. Anna Dragovich, the bicycle

manager for the IU Office of Transportation Demand Management, had the idea of starting this community challenge as a fun way to keep people active and connected with each other. “Little 500 has a lot of meanings to a lot of people,” Dragovich said. “But one of the meanings is that we all gather around a bicycle as a celebration. We can’t do that this year as we normally do, but we can still celebrate biking in this new way.” To compete under the IU organization, riders must be IU Bloomington faculty, staff or a student. Those who do not fall under those requirements can still participate in the National Bike Challenge under a different organization. Speed and distance are not the focus for this national challenge. Rather, the focus is placed on who can encourage the most people to participate in biking at their own pace during the month of May, Dragovich said. “It’s not about what it looks like,” Dragovich said. “It doesn’t have to

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Riders line up April 13, 2019, before the start of the men’s Little 500. IU Bloomington is commemorating the races by participating in the 2020 National Bike Challenge throughout May.

look pretty. It doesn’t have to look like you go out and ride 50 miles. It just looks like getting on a bike and enjoying yourself.” Participants can also win prizes, though the specific prizes for 2020’s challenge have yet to be an-

nounced. Prizes for the 2019 challenge included a five-day ride with Climate Ride in California, a Yakima FullSwing bike rack, Litelok Silvers bike locks and more. The top people who encourage people to participate can also win

additional prizes to the ones that will be announced for this year’s challenge. The challenge offers relief from the stuffiness of being stuck inside all day, but given the current obstacles with COVID-19, Dragovich said people should continuing to follow social distancing guidelines by riding alone or with members of your household. Participants are encouraged to stay inside if they feel ill because bike rides completed inside will also count. So far, 46 riders have registered to compete in the challenge for IU. Riders can register under IU’s organization online. Participants can log their rides throughout May on the Love to Ride app and track their progress of the 500 rides goal on the signup website. As the warmer weather makes its welcoming appearance in May, Dragovich encourages riders to join the IU bike team in this challenge. “Bicycling can very easily put a smile on your face if you get out and try it,” Dragovich said.

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Senior Will Piekarsky to use extra year of eligibility By Joshua Manes jamanes@iu.edu | @TheManesEvent

After spending his entire life in Bloomington, one IU senior has decided to stay home next year as well. Will Piekarsky, who turns 22 in June, will stay for one more year with his decision to return to IU men’s tennis for a fifth season. He is taking advantage of the NCAA allowing spring athletes an additional year of eligibility for the seasons cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But after more than two decades in the same town, many might feel the urge to get out. And, despite the fact that he said Bloomington is his favorite place in the world, Piekarsky said that part of him is ready to experience new things. However, the chance to come back for one more season of tennis was something

Piekarsky couldn’t pass up. “Knowing I have the support systems to come back, the coaches, the teammates, the family, the just unbelievable university, that definitely outweighed moving on,” Piekarsky said. Now, Piekarsky can build off of his most successful spring as a Hoosier. He finished 5-2 in doubles matches alongside sophomore Carson Haskins, and 1-1 in singles. IU was 8-3 when the season — and much of the world — came to an abrupt halt. It was the best start since a 9-3 mark in 2010, and the team’s four seniors were the most seniors on the team in 15 years. “We’d worked so hard to change the culture, change the team, and in having the success that we were having just felt like we just kind of got robbed a little bit,” Piekarsky said. “It wasn’t in our control,

which made it tough.” The team was in the middle of a Thursday practice March 12, set for a weekend trip to take on Michigan and Michigan State, when it received the news that the season was canceled. Later that day, the team held a meeting in the locker room. “One of the guys started to tell all the seniors thank you, I just kind of lost it because I thought it was all over,” Piekarsky said. “It was a really tough day.” That same day, Piekarsky told himself he wasn’t done with tennis. At the time, the NCAA had not yet made its decision to allow seniors from spring sports an additional year of eligibility. But after the announcement was made on March 30, things fell into place for Piekarsky’s return. A couple of weeks after the season’s cancellation, Piekarsky re-

ceived a call from IU head coach Jeremy Wurtzman, who offered him a chance to come back. “When the season came to a sudden end this year, it was extremely hard on our seniors but especially on Will,” Wurtzman said. “He was living his dream to compete and play for the Hoosiers.” Piekarsky told Wurtzman if he could get into a good grad school program, he would return. When he told his parents about the situation, his father sprung into action, finding five grad school options within 20 minutes. “He wanted me to come back so badly so he could watch me play another year,” Piekarsky said. “They love the team, love being around it.” Piekarsky is studying entrepreneurship was admitted into the masters of finance program, giving

him the chance to return to IU for a final season. What appeared to be a simple decision was almost not so easy for Piekarsky though. He had a job lined up in Chicago at a technical recruiting company after graduation. But much like other soon-to-be graduates across the country, the job offer he had in Chicago was rescinded due to the coronavirus pandemic. Had the job offer still been there, Piekarsky said he would have gone to Chicago. But the current state of the job market opened up the opportunity for Piekarsky to return to IU and the collegiate tennis courts. “I really only get one more year of college and to enjoy Bloomington the way I know it,” Piekarsky said. “So in some aspects it was pretty easy to come back.”

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The SAT and ACT should never come back after the pandemic Ian Nowlin (he/him) is a sophomore studying law and public policy. He has minors in Spanish and Arabic.

The College Board last month canceled the SAT until September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. American College Testing Inc. canceled its ACT testing in April, though its June 13 exam remains scheduled. At least 40 universities across the country have responded to these testing cancellations by waiving SAT and ACT requirements for the graduating high school class of 2021. For the next graduating class of high school students, the SAT and ACT are largely irrelevant. They should never be relevant again. Universities need to work harder to find a holistic approach to evaluating student achievement in college admissions while limiting the influence of racial and economic inequalities. This starts with putting an end to unfair, purposeless and archaic standardized tests. For almost a century, taking the SAT has become a rite of passage into higher education. More than 2 million high school students took the SAT in 2019, according to the College Board. Similarly, the makers of the ACT re-

ported nearly 1.8 million high schoolers took their exam last year. These figures represent more than half of the 2019 graduating class, according to the ACT report. Despite these large numbers, the culture surrounding standardized testing in the U.S. has been changing in recent years. More than 1,000 colleges and universities, including IU-Bloomington, have waived the SAT and ACT as requirements for admission. Colleges across the country have adopted these policies to include more low-income and first-generation students in their student populations. Students from high-income families are given an unequal edge in achieving high scores on standardized tests. For example, 10 hours of one-on-one SAT tutoring sessions from the Princeton Review cost $2,600. Bob Schaeffer, the public education director at FairTest, an educational advocacy organization, estimates that students who work with a private tutor spend as many as 30 hours on test prep. The federal indictment of William Rick Singer last year exposed just how inequitable standardized testing has become. Wealthy parents paid Singer a collective $25 million

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to pay professionals to take the tests for their children and to bribe test proctors to fix incorrect answers, allowing their children to gain admission into elite universities. Moreover, standardized test results are divided along racial lines. The Brookings Institution found in 2017 that the average SAT scores for African America and Latino students are significantly lower than the average scores of white students. Similarly for the ACT, the majority of minority, low-

income or first-generation students only met one or zero of the four College Readiness Benchmarks. The ability of the SAT and ACT to be predictive of student achievement while in college has also come under scrutiny. In 2016, a report by the National Association for College Admission Counselors reported that the variable that generally reflects the strongest correlation with college academic achievement is high school GPA — not test scores. A barrier to ending the

SAT and ACT is that the test prep industry was valued at $1.2 billion in a report by IBISWorld in 2020. Test prep companies serve a significant self-interest by preserving the relevancy of these tests in admissions offices. To better address socioeconomic inequalities, the College Board announced in 2019 that it would begin to include adversity scores along with SAT results. However, critics of the adversity score said that it did not measure for the biggest disadvantage of all – the

income and educational level of parents. As a result, the College Board was forced to scrap the initiative due to fierce backlash. Racial and economic inequalities often have a greater effect on students’ SAT and ACT scores than their own aptitude. This fact alone should prompt universities committed to equity and improving the conditions of minority and low-income students to abolish these tests once and for all. ianowlin@iu.edu

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An ode to some of the lesser-known 2020 Democratic candidates Maximilian Sandefer (he/him) is a sophomore studying political science and Spanish. He is an outspoken progressive who also enjoys an occasional iced tea.

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Actresses Michelle Krusiec and Laura Harrier act in the television series "Hollywood." Krusiec's character is a portrayal of Chinese American actress Anna May Wong.

Anna May Wong deserves better than Ryan Murphy's 'Hollywood' Abby Malala (she/her or they/them) is a senior studying cinema studies. She wants to become a writer (and get paid for it) in the future.

I was ecstatic about the premise of Ryan Murphy’s latest show, “Hollywood.” An alternate history of the highly-glamorized postwar era of film featuring women, gay people and people of color sounds like something right up my alley. But the storyline (or lack thereof ) of a fictionalized version of real-life Chinese American actress Anna May Wong left me disenchanted and hurt. Murphy attempted to rescue an Asian icon whose legacy was infamously erased from Hollywood history, but the show barely includes her in her own redemption. It's ironic and telling of how out of touch the show is with its own message. The second installment of the seven-episode series introduces Wong, played by Michelle Krusiec, via Darren Criss’s character, Filipino American film director Raymond Ainsley. Ainsley reaches out to Wong about a potential role and confides in her that as a fellow Asian American, he wants to see the industry change to be more inclusive of peo-

ple like them. Ainsley is also apologetic about Wong having lost the lead role in the 1937 film adaptation of Pearl S. Buck’s “The Good Earth,” which is odd considering it happened over ten years before the episode takes place. But this is something the show didn’t entirely make up. In reality, Wong did actually lose the lead role of O-lan in the film adaptation of “The Good Earth” to German actress Luise Rainer. Rainer performed the role in yellowface, later winning an Academy Award, a moment captured in the show. Something the show neglects to include is that Wong lost the role not just because of the studio’s potential individual racism, but as a result of systemic racism. The Hays Code, a set of “moral guidelines” film studios adhered to from 1934 to 1968, prevented on-screen miscegenation. This means that because a white actor was already cast to play O-lan’s husband, Wong never had a chance at being cast. “Hollywood” attempts to correct this injustice by giving Wong a supporting role in Ainsley’s new film, “Meg,” while several newcomers are given leads. After the second episode, we don’t see much of Wong

— she doesn’t really interact with any of the other characters and even when she wins an Oscar for her performance in “Meg,” her moment in the spotlight is brief and barely even about her. In her sixty seconds of screen time, Wong thanks the nearly all-white production team behind the film and delivers a line that simply doesn’t sit well with my soul: “You gave my life purpose again.” The line embodies the issue with Murphy’s version of Wong. Here is a woman whose career was permanently stifled by the racist guidelines of the Hays Code and discriminatory casting practices of film studios, and she uses her special moment to praise the white saviors who finally let her squeeze her foot in the door. My advice to white showrunners such as Murphy is to not attempt to revise the racist history of old Hollywood only to feed into the problems with Asian representation that still persists today. It’s sad to see that decades after her death, Wong still doesn’t get to be the leading lady, even in a storyline that’s supposed to be about her. abbridge@iu.edu

Though former Vice President Joe Biden has now become the presumptive Democratic nominee, the party's primary was not without its twists and turns. One notable facet of the crowded race was the rise and fall of many lesser known candidates. From the zany quips of spiritual leader and author Marianne Williamson to the Iowa caucus victory of former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, and from the unexpected dedication of Andrew Yang’s online fanbase to the $200 million spent by billionaire Tom Steyer to fund his own campaign, many candidates rose from obscurity into political relevancy. For every headliner, there were multiple candidates who weren’t quite able to grab people’s attention. Lacking recognition, these candidates unceremoniously dropped out of the race before making a big splash. Let’s give some of them attention. As IU fosters a culture of activism, these smaller candidates can impact the next generation of political ideas. Andrew Yang’s universal basic income started out as a fringe idea, but now we are seeing support from both Democrats and Republicans to temporarily implement a form of this program as a means of financial relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shining a light on a few of these smaller candidates allow for activists to explore these fresh, new ideas. One of these candidates is former Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Penn., who has had a decorated career as a public servant. A three-star vice admiral and two-term U.S. representative, his political career was put on pause after he lost a bitterly close race to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate by just 2% of the vote in 2010. After running for the Senate a second time and later becoming the president of FIRST Global, a nonprofit

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promoting STEM education, Sestak decided to run for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. Evan O’Connell, Sestak’s communications director, joined the campaign at its June inception and was there through its highs and lows. O’Connell was a legislative intern for Sestak for a semester in college and had firsthand experience with the politician. “On a good day, you get around six hours of sleep,” he said. Unfortunately, nothing brought a breakout moment for Sestak’s campaign. The closest he came was on the heels of the campaign’s walk across New Hampshire and its one and only TV ad buy in the state. Afterwards, Sestak registered 1% in an October New Hampshire poll, though even this small opportunity faded quickly. The odds weren't in Sestak's favor either. Regarding the size, O’Connell said the campaign’s staff was probably one-third of the size of a usual campaign’s. “You could fit us into a car,” he said. O’Connell also described Sestak as the “scrappy, insurgent anti-establishment guy”and a man who “marched to the beat of his own drum.” With Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Yang, and, for at least a brief moment, Williamson dominating much of the news media as defacto anti-establishment candidates, Sestak’s late entry to the race in June ultimately made it difficult for him to make his case to the nation. He dropped out in

early December. Likewise, another candidate who never reached a wide audience was former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, who ended up dropping out of the race after not reaching the polling qualifications for the first debate. The 89-year-old’s campaign was particularly unusual because it was run by a pair of teenagers, who reached out to Gravel via phone call and encouraged him to run. After its demise the teens founded The Gravel Institute, a leftist think tank focused on “ending the American empire,” “reforming our democracy” and working to “end injustice and suffering.” The campaign, which has an incredibly active Twitter account, also endorsed Sanders after Gravel dropped out in August 2019. Ultimately, whether it be O’Connell or the Gravel teens, a common theme became apparent with these small campaigns: The staff truly believed in the candidate’s cause. When asked a single word to describe the Sestak campaign, O’Connell said “plucky.” That's a great way to describe the good majority of these campaigns. When adversity faces us head on, and the odds are stacked against us, it's important to persevere and make sure that our voices are given at least some chance to be heard. Who knows how far a candidate or their ideas may go? The future platform of a national party might even change from it. maxsande@iu.edu

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Students move to senior home to slow COVID-19 spread By Skye McLaughlin sdmclaug@iu.edu | @skyemcl

A normal day at Jaclyn Klinger’s and Katelynn Buchan’s part-time serving jobs at a senior living facility once consisted of waiting tables, busing plates and cleaning up the dining area between meals. Klinger and Buchan’s new normal at Northridge Gracious Retirement Living in Fishers, Indiana, now includes delivering meals door-todoor on all three floors clad in gloves and a mask. After food delivery, they sanitize the building. When they’re done with work, they throw their masks and gloves away, wash their hands and head home. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the two college students would have driven home to their families. Now, Klinger walks upstairs from the Northridge lobby to her small apartment on the second floor and Buchan goes slightly farther to her studio apartment on the third. Due to COVID-19, Northridge asked college students Klinger, 19, and Buchan, 21, to move out of their family homes and temporarily live in the facility to keep it from getting to the residents. Klinger’s mother is an essential worker, a nurse at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville, Indiana, who could be exposed to COVID-19 daily. Buchan’s mother, a banker, is also an essential worker. Nursing home and senior living facility employees are battling on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, as long-term care facilities house the people most susceptible to contracting the virus. Employees such as Klinger and Buchan are sacrificing their homes, their health and any sense of normalcy to make sure seniors are receiving the care they need. “I’m here, I’m working a bunch

anyway,” Klinger said. “If I live here then I know I won’t get sick.” Klinger feels as if her life has been uprooted. She had to move out of her dorm at Hope College in early March after her school moved to online classes and then moved out of her family home in Noblesville on March 24. In less than a month, she went from living with a roommate or with her family to living alone. Klinger is a freshman instrumental music education major at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Now, she only plays her french horn from 10-11 a.m. during the week after her 8:30 a.m keyboard class. “I’m allowed to use the piano that’s in the front of the building,” Klinger said. “Everyone watches me play.” Klinger said she is trying to maintain a sense of normalcy. She goes to work. She takes days off. She attends her classes online at the designated times. She tries to be a normal 19-year-old college student. Buchan, a junior, went from being a full-time student at Hanover College and living on campus to working seven days a week at Northridge since March 20. “Tuesday and Thursday are my days off, but I still do snack carts,” Buchan said. “So I actually haven’t had a complete day off.” Buchan said she is struggling to balance school and work. She said it is hard to get everything done without the structure living on a college provides. “I just kind of go with the flow and hope I turn everything in,” Buchan said. Despite the challenges of living at Northridge, Buchan said it’s not all bad. She has her dog, a bichon poodle mix named Poppy, and a family member in the building. “My grandma lives here,” Buchan said. “She’s really glad that I’m here

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Jaclyn Klinger, a server at Northridge Gracious Retirement Living, poses for a photo. Klinger has temporarily moved into the facility due to the coronavirus pandemic.

with her because she has dementia.” Buchan said she and her mother worry about her grandma not understanding the restrictions due to her dementia. Buchan said she helps her grandma cope with the new changes as they come. Northridge’s lead manager Mike Lubinski said Klinger and Buchan voluntarily decided to live at Northridge after being asked, and they can move out at any time. “Nothing is being held against any employee that is uncomfortable with coming to work,” Lubinski said. Lubinski oversees day-to-day operations at Northridge. He said there have been drastic changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but protocols change everyday. There are no com-

munal meals or group activities for the residents. Only privately hired caregivers and Northridge employees are allowed to come in and out of the building. Northridge has about 120 residents living on the premises. Many residents of Northridge have cars and are accustomed to having unlimited freedom. They could go on walks, go shopping and come and go from the building anytime. Now, residents are not allowed to leave the facility or have any visitors. The residents tell Klinger they live in a prison now. “We’re taking temperatures of everyone that comes in the front door,” Lubinski said. Despite having no contact outside

of Northridge, Klinger and Buchan have their temperatures taken every time they clock in for their shifts. Klinger was able to help out more at Northridge due to her flexible online class schedule, so moving into the facility made her even more accessible, she said. “I have a more flexible schedule and I’m in college, so I’m able to help out more,” Klinger said. Klinger said she wishes she could be home with her family, but she knows this is what is best for the residents of the facility. She tries to stay busy to keep her mind off of how much her life has changed. “I really don’t mind living here,” Klinger said. “When I stay busy, I don’t think about how I feel.”

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Two jazz studies professors to join Jacobs By Hannah Johnson hanjohn@iu.edu | @hannah_dailey1

Drummer Sean Dobbins and bassist Christian Dillingham will join the Jacobs School of Music jazz studies faculty August 1. Jazz studies chair Tom Walsh said the department is excited to have Dobbins and Dillingham join the faculty. Both musicians are outstanding performers as well as skilled teachers, Walsh said. “They both bring a really strong ability to teach the fundamentals of their instruments,” Walsh said. “And they both bring a wealth of professional performing experience. Those things are going to benefit our students greatly.” Dobbins will join the jazz studies department as associate professor of music in jazz studies. He began his teaching career in middle school when his band director routinely asked him to help out the other students with their playing, he said. He went on to work professionally as a recording artist, direct the Ann Arbor Public School Summer Jazz programin Ann Arbor, MI, served as director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra jazz ensembles and teach at the University of Michigan, Oak-

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land University and Wayne State University. Joining the Jacobs faculty is the greatest honor anyone can have, Dobbins said. “I am beyond excited,” Dobbins said. “I’m really looking forward to

this next phase in my life. I fell in love with the campus the second I was there.” Dobbins’ said his mantra is “Work-life balance,” which he uses to teach his students how to find happiness by balancing their careers

with their personal lives. He said he prioritizes teaching his students to be good people on top of being talented musicians. “Build the person and the music will come,” Dobbins said. “I love helping people become who they

are and see who they are through music.” Bassist Christian Dillingham will also join Jacobs as adjunct professor of music in jazz studies and bass Dillingham has played professionally around the Chicago music scene, performed with the Chicago Philharmonic and the Chicago Sinfonietta and taught at Eastern Illinois University and Roosevelt University, he said. While playing professionally in Chicago, Dillingham said he met a lot of musicians who graduated from IU who he found very impressive. Some of his favorite bassists of all time also attended Jacobs, such as Robert Hurst, John Clayton and Edgar Meyer, he said. “IU’s always had one of the best music schools, not only in the country, but in the world,” Dillingham said. “Especially for bass, it’s always been one of the top music schools. I’m very excited to be a part of it.” He said he’s looking forward to both teaching and learning from the high level students at Jacobs. “Being open to what you can learn from students is just as important as what you can pass on to them,” Dillingham said. “The most important thing I can do is be honest and open.”

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Dr. Austin Starr D.D.S., Oral Surgeon Dr. Aaron Strickland D.D.S. Dr. Gregory Velligan D.D.S. Dr. Steven Lenos D.D.S. Dr. Rob Shirley D.D.S. A caring patient centered dental office with a Certified Oral Surgeon and 4 General Dentists accepting new patients of all ages performing IV Sedation, Wisdom Teeth/Full Mouth Extractions, Implants, Bone Grafting, Root Canals, Laser and Cosmetic Dentistry, Same Day Crowns, Frenectomies, Periodontal Treatment, Zoom Whitening, etc. with convenient hours in a new high tech 7500 sf building. Conveniently located off SR 46 at I-65 Columbus’ Westside. Accepting most State Medicaid insurance plans. Mon. - Sat.: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. 2380 Merchants Mile 812-378-5500 WRDental.com Emergency Phone: 812-346-3212

322 S. Woodscrest Drive 812-332-2020

Dr. Ridcardo Vasquez Board Certified Vascular and General Surgery We provide office based minimally invasive varicose vein procedures. Our services include vascular ultrasonograpy, evaluations for vein and artery disease. Including leg pain, swelling, and carotid disease disease evaluations. We also perform treatments for peripheral arterial disease patients with the latest technology. Mon. - Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. *closed for lunch daily 12 - 1 p.m. 815 W. 2nd St. 812-336-6008 vascularcenterandveinclinic.com

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Mon. - Fri.: 7 a. m. - 5 p.m. 1124 S. College Mall Rd. 812-336-5525 jcdsmiles.com

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Mon., Wed., Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tue.: 1 - 6 p.m. 3901 Hagan St., Suite C 812-336-7552 Emergency: 812-219-4927 drmaryann.com

Dr. Crystal Gray Dr. Andrew Pitcher

3343 Michael Ave. 812-279-3466

Behavioral/Mentall

Mon., Wed., Thu.: 9 a.m. - noon, 2 - 6 p.m. Tue., Fri.: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Dr. Linda Figen, M.D. Psychiatrist Dr. Figen specializes in depression, anxiety, leaving home issues, anorexia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, performance anxiety and others. She does not accept insurance or treat ADD. Private and confidential care by an experienced doctor. Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri.: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 413 W. Howe St. 812-334-2394 Emergency Care: 812-320-2117 Dr.Figen.com

J. Blue Davis, D.D.S. The Center for Dental Wellness A privately owned, people-oriented practice located next to the College Mall. Dr. Davis provides cosmetic, restorative, family and emergency dentistry in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere with a caring, knowledgeable and experienced staff. We use Cerec technology, allowing us to make restorations in one visit. Dr. Davis is a provider for Invisalign, Zoom! and Under Armour Performance Mouth Guards. Also offering other advanced services. We look forward to getting to know you and take care of you and your entire family with the goal of improving your smile and dental health.

Discover Chiropractic for the entire family! We are a stateof-the-art chiropractic facility using computerized analysis and adjustment techniques. We specialize in gentle “no-TwistTurn” adjusting of infants to seniors! We are close to campus and near major bus routes. New patients are welcome and most insurance plans accepted. Call today and find out how you and your family can stay naturally healthy with chiropractic care.

Gentle, effective chiropractic care helping students reduce back and neck pain, stress, headaches, migraines, fatigue, sports injuries, whiplash, etc. We have treatments that will fit your individual needs. We accept most insurance plans. Give us a call today!

Bedford: Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tues.: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Ryan D. Tschetter, D.D.S. Jackson Creek Dental is a privately owned dental practice conveniently located on South College Mall Road. Most insurances accepted, including the Indiana University Cigna Insurance plans as well as the IU Fellowship Anthem. Dr. Tschetter and Dr. Marsh offer state of the art dental technology such as Zoom whitening, same day crown appointments, and Invisalign. Dr. Tschetter also provides restorative, cosmetic and emergency care. We pride ourselves in giving the best care to our patients while offering a pleasant yet professional atmosphere.

Dr. Mary Ann Bough Office Manager: Melinda Caruso Chiropractic Assistants: Jennifer Wilson, Shaphir Gee Stephanie Gregory

precisioneye.com Bloomington: Mon. - Fri.: 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m. - noon

Physicians

Chiropractic

1710 W. Third St. 812-336-BACK (2225) bloomingtonchiropractor.com

Oral/Dental Care

Timothy J. Devitt, D.M.D. We provide a full scope of oral surgery procedures in a caring and comfortable manner. Our services include dental implants, IV sedation and wisdom teeth removal. We’re a provider for most insurance plans, including IU and Medicaid. No referral necessary. Conveniently located on S. College Mall Road, across from Kroger and Five Guys. Mon. - Fri.: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Julia J. Mueller Julia is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and Best Selling Author. She specializes in teaching individuals, through the use of relaxation techniques, to achieve the following goals: Manage stress and anxiety. Eliminate distractions and focus to improve test taking and study skills. Achieve behavioral changes to eliminate addictions, smoke cessation, weight loss and a plethora of other goals to improve health, life and well being. Ask about Julia’s powerful audios to use as successful lifelong tools! Office hours: By Appointment

Mon. - Thu.: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2909 Buick Cadillac Blvd. 812-339-3427 dentalwellness.com

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Executive Park North 2620 North Walnut St., Suite 700 941-730-3965 AMindandBodyConnection.com

1116 S. College Mall Rd. 812-332-2204 oralsurgeryofbloomington.com

Dr. Ann Z. Granicz, D.M.D. We are a full service orthodontic practice specializing in creating beautiful smiles. We accept all insurance. No referral necessary. Best results guaranteed. We are conveniently located on Bloomfield Rd., next to Buffalo Wild Wings. Mon. - Thu.: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1320 W. Bloomfield Rd., Suite B 812-822-1196 www.bracesbydrg.com

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