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IU files motion against Indiana By Leo Smith js92@indiana.edu

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Junior forward Troy Williams shoots a layup during the NCAA second round game against Kentucky on March 19 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Williams decided Wednesday to not return for his senior season at IU, instead trying his luck in the NBA draft June 23.

MOVING FORWARD IU basketball loses Troy Williams, keeps James Blackmon Jr.

By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94

Despite both waiting until the final day to do so, junior forward Troy Williams and sophomore guard James Blackmon Jr. both did what many expected. For Williams, that meant foregoing his senior season and hiring an agent to represent him during the process leading up to the NBA draft June 23. For Blackmon, that meant returning for his junior season after missing 22 games of his sophomore season because of a January surgery to repair a torn ACL. Williams had initially declared for the draft April 11 but didn’t hire an agent, meaning he could theoretically return to Bloomington if he wanted. But despite still being a couple of classes and an internship away from graduating, Williams left IU after participating in the NBA combine and working out for a handful of NBA teams. Williams averaged 13.3 points a game in his junior season, while also

James Blackmon Jr. • 15.8 ppg, 4.2 rebounds • 46.3% from three-point line • In the 20152016 season, he only played in 13 games

Troy Williams • Draft Express No. 86 ranked prospect • 13.3 ppg, 5.8 rebounds per game, 2.7 turnovers per game in 20152016

grabbing 5.8 rebounds and recording 2.0 assists. The 6-foot-7 forward was criticized by analysts at the NBA combine for wild and inconsistent play. Sam Vecine of CBSSports.com said he would find it unlikely an NBA team would invest a draft pick in Williams.

Chad Ford named him to his allgo-back-to-school team. But Williams always hinted his time in Bloomington was over, even in the midst of this criticism. At the combine in early May, Williams said it wouldn’t hurt his pride if he had to play in the D-League at the start of his professional career. While Williams’ future was in limbo, the Hoosiers added Freddie McSwain Jr., a junior college transfer who projects to be a similar player to Williams. Blackmon’s decision to return to Bloomington also meant McSwain took Williams’ scholarship spot. Had Williams chosen to play his senior season, IU would have been oversigned by one player, meaning someone would have had to leave. McSwain is one of a handful of players who could fill Williams’ spot in the starting lineup, along with rising sophomore forward OG Anunoby. Another possibility is for rising seSEE HOOSIERS, PAGE 4

Earlier in May, a federal judge blocked IU’s attempt to join a lawsuit that challenges the state’s new abortion restrictions law. “Indiana University has filed suit in U.S. District Court to stop the implementation of Indiana House Enrolled Act 1337, which places significant restrictions on abortion and criminalizes the receipt, transmission or purchase of fetal tissue for any reason,” IU spokesperson Mark Land said in a statement. “The act, signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence in April, is set to take effect in July.” IU is represented by the Board of Trustees, IU’s Office for the Vice President of Research and faculty and research leaders at the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute. IU asked the court to declare the new law unconstitutional because it is unduly vague and violates First Amendment rights related to academic freedom of university researchers. In May, IU filed a motion to join in a Planned Parenthood lawsuit against the state of Indiana. The law prohibits certain research and the law could subject researchers to criminal charges. The researchers work with fetal tissue for multiple purposes. The tissue is used for research for autism and Alzheimer’s disease among other conditions. “The law’s sweeping prohibitions — which would make it a felony for IU faculty researchers to possess, purchase, sell or share fetal tissue for any purpose — would irreparably harm the University’s ability conduct important research into Alzheimer’s and other devastating neurological diseases that relies on the use of fetal tissue, while at the same time placing IU researchers at risk for criminal prosecution,” Land said. IU filed the suit May 25 to protect its work and researchers. IU was unable to file a motion to intervene in the lawsuit between Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky against the State of Indiana. IU waited 39 days before filing a motion. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana and Planned Parenthood of Indiana filed their lawsuit in April. The organizations consider the law unconstitutional and a violation of privacy rights. In addition, the law also bans abortions sought solely because the fetus might be born with a disability such as Down syndrome or because of the fetus’ gender or race. “House Enrolled Act 1337 runs SEE LAWSUIT, PAGE 4

Bobcat Goldthwait to kick off Limestone Comedy Festival

Doctoral student celebrates identity

By Grace Palmieri

By Leo Smith

gpalmier@indiana.edu | @grace_palmieri

js92@indiana.edu

When comedian-turned-filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait takes the stage at next weekend’s Limestone Comedy Festival, it won’t be his first time performing in Bloomington — and he hopes it won’t be the last. Goldthwait headlined his first ever show in Bloomington in the early 1980s as a young comedian. Decades later, he calls the Comedy Attic one his favorite venues in the country. “I have a lot of fond memories of Bloomington,” Goldthwait said. He’s one of dozens of comedians coming to town for the annual festival, which takes place June 2 to June 4 at venues across Bloomington: the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, the Comedy Attic, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, the Bishop and the Back Door. Goldthwait has been doing stand-up comedy since he was 15, making an appearance on David Letterman just five years later. “And now I’m 54 — mostly doing the same jokes,” he said. During a period where he thought he didn’t like stand-up anymore, Goldthwait said he realized he just didn’t like his act. So he changed it. “I was trapped in a persona I

Davina Two Bears is a Navajo woman proud of her culture. Once a week, Two Bears provides her listeners contemporary and traditional Native American music with a show called “Native Music,” which airs from 10 a.m. to noon the first and last Sunday of the month on 91.3 and 98.1. “I have always loved Native American music and Native American musicians,” Two Bears said. Originally from Arizona, Two Bears grew up on and off the Navajo reservation. The importance of music in her culture extends down generations. “Music for my tribe and a lot of other tribes is really important because its prayer,” she said. “For my tribe, singing and music is used in our religious ceremonies. Music is used for our health, mentally and physically.” While growing up, Two Bears was influenced by the Native American rock band XIT. Two Bears and the other DJ she shares the program with don’t limit their genre. The music ranges from country, to hip-hop, to rock and features a variety of Native American music and artists. A recent playlist included music from Winnebago Sons, Smokeytown Singers, Fawn Wood, XIT, Sharon Burch and Indigenous.

SEE COMEDY, PAGE 4 Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait

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After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and her master’s degree from Northern Arizona Davina Two Bears University, Two Bears began studying at IU. She is receiving a Ph.D in the Department of Anthropology at IUBloomington and concentrating on archaeology and social context. Two Bears plans to become a professor to educate others about Native American culture. Two Bears’ dissertation highlights the actions of the United States’ federal government to assimilate Native American children in the 20th century. Two Bears talks about how children were disciplined for speaking the Navajo language while in government-sanctioned boarding schools. Her research includes the history of the Old Leupp Boarding School, a former major Navajo Indian boarding school. Two Bears plans to encourage students in research projects that bring light to certain archaeological subjects. SEE RADIO, PAGE 4


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