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Students Against State Violence members hold a sign in front of IU Provost Lauren Robel during her State of the Campus address Tuesday afternoon in Presidents Hall. Members of the group interrupted her speech and were asked to leave shortly after the interruption.
State of conflict Protesters interrupted Provost’s campus address with banner, signs, questions By Jesse Naranjo jlnaranj@indiana.edu | @jesselnaranjo
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U’s contributions on a state and national level were a driving theme Tuesday in Provost Lauren Robel’s 2017 State of the Campus Address. Robel detailed some achievements by researchers, administrators and students on the Bloomington campus in the past year and outlined how they fit into the Bicentennial Strategic Plan, which was introduced in her 2014 speech. Despite the positive focus of the speech, the event was not without its speed bumps. Students Agasint State Violence protesters advocating for a sanctuary campus resolution stood in front of the podium in President’s Hall almost ten minutes into the provost’s speech. They unfurled a banner that read “Sanctuary Now!” and held other handmade signs. They stood silently for another 20 minutes before one protester attempted to turn the event into
“Together, we are a strong and a necessary force for good in this world. It’s an honor to serve this extraordinary place, and it’s a privilege to be in a position to say thank you to the outstanding people who are devoted to it.” Provost Lauren Robel
a press conference by asking the provost how she would respond if immigration enforcement conducted a raid on campus that day. The provost offered to continue the conversation after finishing her address, but the protesters continued to question her. However, after scolding by a member of the Bloomington Faculty Council and threat of arrest by the IU Police Department, the protesters exited President’s Hall, and the speech continued. “If you’re willing to stay with me, I’m
happy to continue,” Robel told the crowd, which erupted into applause. “And I’ll talk faster.” The protesters had begun their questioning as the provost was listing cultural initiatives like First Thursdays and China Remixed, a festival celebrating the global contributions of Chinese artists. In their questioning, they asked why she touted international initiatives if she could not declare the University to be a sanctuary campus. Robel is no stranger to sanctuary campus activists. At a Bloomington Faculty Council meeting in January, the sanctuary campus activitsts were given much of the speaking time to express their concerns and grievances. A February forum on campus climate and the fears of undocumented students featured the provost among other top administrators. After Tuesday’s address, Robel said she understood the protesters. Her only wish was that SEE STATE, PAGE 8
Bloomington Unplugged begins this month
Executive order on travel updated President Trump signed an executive order Monday to ban international travel to the United States from six predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days. This order is a revised version of an order Trump signed Jan. 27 that banned travel from seven countries. Iraq has been removed from the list in the revised order. Other changes to the revised order include the exemption of permanent residents and current visa holders from the travel ban and the removal of phrasing that prioritized the entry into the U.S. of religious minorities. The new order also changes the indefinite ban on refugees from Syria into a 120-day ban that must be reviewed and renewed to continue for any longer. The text of the order was revised after the original was blocked by a federal appeals court. The order retains its central component. The number of refugees permitted to enter the United States each year will be cut from about 110,000 to about 50,000. It also continues to call for the data collection and publication of crimes committed by immigrants. It will be implemented gradually in the next two weeks rather than being put into action on the day of issue as was attempted with the original order. Trump administration rescinds transgender bathroom protections Last Wednesday, Trump removed protections that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice in schools. The Obama administration had put these protections in place in a directive based on nondiscrimination laws. SEE TRUMP, PAGE 8
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Bloomington residents, IU students, and old and current roommates welcomed IU senior Kacie Swierk at the Venue Fine Arts and Gifts to play guitar for Bloomington Unplugged. David Colman, assistant to the curator, said the Venue is host to Bloomington Unplugged every first Tuesday of the month. The Venue has been doing this for the past four years. Colman said the process of inviting a performer to their Bloomington Unplugged event is typically a two-way street and sometimes the musician contacts them asking to play for the events. “If I hear somebody or see somebody that I particularly enjoy, I’ll invite them to perform, and she sent us a CD and asked if she could perform, and we said yes,” Colman said. Swierk began her show at Bloomington Unplugged with “Bonfire Blues,” song performed with a strong voice that filled the intimate setting around the audience. A common theme throughout her music was goodbyes and letting things go, and she introduced each song by telling audiences about the meaning.. Swierk said she has a hard time categorizing her music into one genre but said her performance was all acoustic and would fall under folk. She is of Irish heritage from her mother’s side. “Before I started playing music I wasn’t really huge into roots and heritage and stuff, but now that I’ve gotten more of a sound and background I’m like, ‘oh this is really interesting,’” Swierk said. Along with telling personal anecdotes, Swierk also interacted with the audience with light hearted jokes about her set list.
Hoosiers continue rise up national rankings From IDS reports
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Senior Kacie Swierk preforms “Come Home,” a song written from the perspective of her grandmother, who recently found she had an adopted sister. Swierk has played the piano and guitar since she was young.
“I’m just going to run a bunch of originals together, and eventually I’ll throw in a cover, so just holler if it becomes unbearable,” Swierk said. Comfortable with the audience, Swierk encouraged the members to sing along with part of her cover of John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change” and parts of the Beatles “Let it Be.” When it came to the choruses, Swierk’s roommates took the first step by leading everyone to sing along. Swierk said she has been involved in music since she was young. She said she considers piano to be her main instrument, but for events like Bloomington Unplugged she plays her guitar. Swierk is originally from Chicago but came to Bloomington for
school in 2013. She took a break during her education and moved out to Seattle. Swierk said when she was in Seattle, she was dealing with chronic illness, and and she turned to music as an outlet. “Piano had always been my outlet to have a safe space emotion wise,” Swierk said. “I didn’t have a piano anymore out there. I just had my guitar, and it basically came naturally.” During this time Swierk said she had a lot to say. Swierk was just playing for her happiness before thinking she should perform. “Before performance came in mind, it was just a do it for me type of thing,” Swierk said. During Swierk’s performance, Colman clapped along. Colman said what he enjoys about
“Before I started playing music I wasn’t really huge into roots and heritage and stuff, but now that I’ve gotten more of a sound and background I’m like, ‘oh, this is really interesting.’” Kacie Swierk, IU senior
Bloomington Unplugged is how the Venue is different from other locations. “My favorite part is that you can hear these performers in other places, but they tend to be clubs and bars,” Colman said. “What we do is set it up here so that we have a tentative audience and the performers get a chance to play uninterrupted.”
IU climbed to the No. 34 spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings Tuesday after its 4-3 victory against rival Purdue last weekend. After losing the doubles point in the early stage of the match, the Hoosiers came back by winning four of its six singles matchups against the Boilermakers. The ITA placed IU as the No. 37 team last week after it upset No. 32 Washington on the road. Junior doubles pair Raheel Manji and Keivon Tabrizi went up to the No. 49 spot in the doubles rankings after being placed at No. 50 in the Feb. 21 rankings, despite Manji missing the last three matches due to a lower leg injury. Sophomore Antonio Cembellin dropped out of the top-125 singles rankings even after winning his singles matchup against Purdue this weekend at position one in straight sets. IU will travel to San Diego during spring break to get outdoor practice time and will have its only matchup of the break against Texas Tech in San Diego on March 16. The Red Raiders are unranked but have one ranked singles player in No. 63 Jolan Cailleau and a ranked doubles team, No. 53 Connor Curry and Ronit Bisht. Juan Alvarado