MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2015
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Savage remembered as genuine, selfless By Suzanne Grossman srgrossm@indiana.edu @suzannepaige6
Nick Savage probably should’ve been from California. He fit the stereotypes at least. His blue eyes, blonde hair and love for the outdoors would help him blend right in, but his chill attitude made him the perfect fit. Nick and his brother Jack Savage played hockey together and were always running late to practice, their friend Austin Reid said. Whenever a teammate was late getting on the ice, the coach would make the entire team skate sprints as punishment. The Savages would arrive and have three minutes to get on their gear and make it to the ice. Everyone would be freaking out, but they stayed calm and somehow
always made it in time. “He was so carefree,” Nick’s friend Alex Mabry said. “We could be in an awful situation, and he’d say word for word ‘It’s cool bro, it’s chill.’” Saying ‘It’s chill bro’ was one of Nick’s go-to phrases along with quoting “Trailer Park Boys” and rapping to Riff Raff any chance he had. “Introducing the Icon” by Riff Raff was his jam, Mabry said, and one of his favorite lines from “Trailer Park Boys” was “Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn’t, that’s just the way she goes,” his friend Anna Hurstel said. These quotes and his relaxed attitude just scratch the surface of all the things Nick’s friends will miss COURTESY PHOTO
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From left, Jack and Nick Savage were found dead at home in Granger, Indiana. Their friend Anna Hurstel said the brothers were best friends and like “two peas in a pod.”
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Wilson speaks about arrested player By Brody Miller brodmill@indiana.edu | @Brody_Miller_
IU Coach Kevin Wilson went on SiriusXM’s College Sports Nation radio on Friday as his first media appearance Wilson since the arrest of former IU safety Antonio Allen. Allen was arrested Tuesday evening by the Indiana State Police for allegedly possessing and selling heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine. In the interview with Jack Arute and former coach Houston Nutt, Wilson was asked just once about the loss of Allen. “Our thoughts are not necessarily the production of Antonio (Allen),” Wilson said, “but as a football team, how can we continue to grow and be stronger? To grow and be better teammates?” He then began speaking about helping Allen and sounded scattered in his response. “Maybe our guys tried to help,” Wilson said. “I use the analogy (that) a patient can be saved and be getting treatment for an illness, and sometimes it doesn’t work.” Wilson continued, stopping himself in the middle of one thought as if to redirect to another. “So maybe we tried to help. If he didn’t need help, great. Could we have helped better? If we didn’t help, look at what ... I immediately took it into outside (unclear) of Antonio trying to support him but moving forward and doing what’s right for the program and university guidelines.” Wilson then moved the topic of conversation toward his team as a whole. He said it’s been his closest group to date, and the team battled down the stretch in spite of quarterback issues. “I felt the way we finished last year Jack, our kids started fighting for themselves,” Wilson said. “We are taking a situation with Antonio and our team to make sure we start being not just a buddy and a pal, but start being a friend and a teammate and start doing things stronger across the board.” Wilson said this doesn’t just apply to Allen’s situation, but also class attendance and treating people well. He also spoke of bringing in transfer players from UAB and how the culture is to thank for the impressive recruiting classes. “We’ve got a bunch of good kids, I like where we are at,” Wilson said. “Don’t like this situation, but we don’t talk about replacing Antonio, we talk about getting this team stronger.”
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Elaine Guinn sits outside of New Hope Family Shelter, where she is the Executive Director, with her father, Elmer Guinn.
New beginnings After decades of being homeless and struggling with alcoholism, a father is reunited with his daughter as she helps him start a new chapter.
By Annie Garau agarau@indiana.edu | @agarau6
Last month, Elaine Guinn needed to vent. After years of not talking about her family’s struggle, she sat at her computer, reflected on her life and wrote a 14-page blog post titled, “Life with Dad: a (formerly) homeless alcoholic.” “Dad wasn’t always a pain in the ass.” she wrote. “As a little girl, just as any daughter, he was my hero — just like any other dad.” Her father, Elmer Guinn, was born into a large family in Southern Indiana. Elaine has been told that he was exceptionally bright — a hard working truck driver and a natural mechanic. Elmer said he first noticed his problem with alcohol at a very young age, when he was too intoxicated to help his grandmother roll dough in the kitchen and she kicked him out. “Even before my children were born, I learned how to be a sneaky snake,” Elmer, whose father was also an alcoholic, said. “I could always SEE FATHER’S DAY, PAGE 7
35th annual Arts Fair held downtown By Scott Tenefrancia stenefra@indiana.edu | @Scott_Ten
Hundreds of local residents walked on the intertwining walkways from tent to tent in the area surrounding the Monroe County Courthouse on Saturday. An interpretive dance group performed in the middle of it all. This was the scene of the 35th annual Arts Fair on the Square organized by the Bloomington Playwrights Project. Along with Bloomington Handmade Market, Fourth Street Festival of Arts and Crafts, and more, Arts Fair on the Square is one of the many ways local organizations bring handmade art to the city. For its 35th year, the fair added 30 new artists to bring even more art to the town, said Lee Burckes, the event organizer for Arts Fair on the Square, in an interview prior to this year’s event. “Even if they have been to the event before, there is something
new that everyone can benefit from,” she said. “Even if you don’t particularly care for art, it is exciting, fun and diverse.” The fair featured work from over 100 national and regional artists, according to the event’s website. Just like the artwork and artists, the patrons were of a wide demographic as well. Visitors included locals as well as artists, students and families from all over the country. The fair partners with Taste of Bloomington, another event held in the downtown area later in the day, to provide a full array of culinary culture of the region, arts and crafts Arts Fair on the Square also included entertainment and interactive activities for patrons of all ages. Wine & Canvas, a company which offers classes on painting while patrons can enjoy drinks or food, had a free class in which children and adults alike could learn to paint a simple design. While a free class isn’t usual for Wine & Canvas, it gives them an
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Evie Headdy paints during a Wine & Canvas workshop at Arts Fair on the Square Saturday. The event featured local and regional artists showing off their work.
opportunity to promote and is fun for employees and residents, said Ayla Dollar, an employee who was working the event. “I think it creates some interest in art for our young kids,” she said. “Especially when they are just
walking by and it’s free, and they just get to do whatever they want.” Given the attractions, the fair isn’t only for fans of the local art scene and those looking to SEE ARTS FAIR, PAGE 7