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UIndy battles record-breaking cold Campus officials consider safety when deciding to close or delay campus activities, while faculties works to prepare

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UIndy facilities' workers plow snow for the safety of commuting students and vehicles in front of the Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center on Feb. 1, 2018. The snow was a result of the polar vortex that affected the Midwest US causing dangerously low temperatures that closed campus on Jan. 30 and most of the following morning. safety of students, faculty and staff is of utmost importance.

“The most important thing that I would take into consideration would be safety,” Executive Vice President and Provost Stephen Kolison said. “The safety of our students, the safety of our faculty and the safety of our staff, that can, especially those who live off campus, [who] can’t make it to campus safely and those who are on campus and unable to get around in a very safe manner.”

Kolison said that he hopes when classes are canceled faculty will work with students to make up for the lost time. He said one of the ways they can do this is through online assignments and work. Even when campus is closed, essential personnel must often remain on campus to accommodate residents.

Essential personnel often includes dining staff, campus police and facilities.

“We have to work with food service,” Vitangeli said. “Our food service does

not shut down when we do and so I worked with our food service to make sure that they understood that even though we were closing, students were still here, there were going to be a lot of people that still need to eat...and they needed to make sure that they stocked their staff and continued food service.”

It is rare for the university to close, and it is only done when safety is a major concern.

Because UIndy is open throughout the winter, faculties must take precautions and measures to prepare campus. Winterizing campus starts long before the winter season. According to Director of Grounds Dusty Bodart, facilities begin to winterize their irrigation system in the fall. All of the water is blown out of the underground pipes to prevent them from freezing and breaking. Ordering ice melt solution and salt is another part of the maintenance routine. About two truckloads of ice melt is ordered in the fall, according to Bodart, which is about

“The most important thing that I would take into consideration would be safety.”

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Biology major Laura Mcke speaks on how to help those in sex trafficking and voices her opinion on ways to limit trafficking. Students took turns on talking about the issue and how it effects the local Indianapolis area.

40 palettes. This is within their $20,000 budget, Bodart said.

The initial preparations are only one piece, however, as campus must be maintained throughout the winter. According to Bodart, the facilities team has a plan in place based on what is happening around campus. If it is a holiday or break when dorms and dorm parking lots are closed, those would be lower on the priority list. However, if students are on campus those are the areas where the team starts. Maintenance also has to routinely check the equipment used such as plows and salt spreaders because this season can be hard on the machinery.

The winter season is a constant job for the facilities team. They have to continuously take inventory of their ice melt supplies as well as make sure campus activities run smoothly. There are times when the team of six people, which includes Bodart, work through the night to keep those on campus safe from the winter weather.

"I just want people to understand,” Bodart said, “We don’t just go out in all directions. We do have a plan in place and we are trying to accomplish everything as best fit for the situation.”

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Communication major Kayla Prather offered her thoughts on how to support victims of sex trafficking. A solution was to give alternative ways of making money for the victims so they are not forced into trafficking.

Students participate in Open Mic Dialogue

By Kiara Conley EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

The University of Indianapolis’ Office of Inclusion and Equity created an event, called Open Mic Dialogue, for students to openly talk about subjects that are considered to be sensitive and controversial.

Open Mic Dialogue events are set up in open spaces where students can gather together and have open discussions about a preplanned topic. At the events, an ambassador from OIE welcomes students and leads discussion by giving background for the night’s topic. Students are then encouraged to take over the discussion and provide their point of view and opinion on the subject. The ambassador will continually ask questions and engage in the discussion along with students.

According to graduate student of

Government shutdown to end temporarily

By Noah Crenshaw ONLINE EDITOR

By Alissa Kennelly, Jayden Kennett & Zoë Berg EDITORIAL ASSISTANT, MANAGING EDITOR, & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF A polar vortex swept through Midwest United States the last week of January 2019. This led to Indianapolis having record breaking temperatures of -11 degrees on Jan. 31 and wind chills colder than below 40, according to the National Weather Service. Many K-12 schools and colleges closed, including the University of Indianapolis.

While many students were thrilled about it, the decision to close campus did not come easily. According to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs Kory Vitangeli, the decision to close involves multiple parties working together to come to a decision. Facilities assess the conditions on campus, while campus police assess the weather and road conditions around Indianapolis.

“We are getting feedback from a variety of areas and then we all consult on a conference call, with myself and the president, getting feedback from all of the individuals about various areas of campus,” Vitangeli said. “Then make a decision as to whether we are going to delay, close or operate as normal.”

Event services and athletics are also involved in the decision of closing campus, because they often have events scheduled throughout the week. Prospective students and high schools often visit campus, which they often take into consideration as well. When campus closed due to dangerous temperatures on Wednesday Jan. 30, athletic teams were not allowed to have practice outside at the foresight of the athletic director. Vitangeli said there were not any major events or speakers scheduled for that day, however, School of Psychological Sciences had to have interviews rescheduled and admissions had to reschedule a few campus visits.

Most schools have a set of standards that must be met before closings, such as a low temperature or dangerous road conditions. However, UIndy assesses conditions on a case-by-case basis, according to Vitangeli. Ultimately, the

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mental health counseling and graduate student intern for the OIE Lawrence Haynes, the goal of the events is for students to learn how to discuss sensitive topics in an open forum and to communicate with others who see things differently from their point of view.

“I think the overall goal is to foster civil discourse within our students and then in our faculty and staff,” Haynes said. “Creating a space where people can come together and not necessarily agree, but learn how to have conversations that are civil, that are non-hostile and hopefully that are productive along with whatever the topic may be.”

Haynes said that the Open Mic Dialogues began in the fall semester of 2017 and was an idea from Vice President and Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer Sean Huddleston. Haynes said that he thinks Huddleston believes that the mission of higher education is to not keep students away from uncomfortable

topics of conversation and that it is providing an outlet for students to talk about difficult subjects.

When it comes to deciding topics, Haynes said that in the beginning, topics were more random and relax. However, most of the discussion pertained to political matter because of the presidential election.

“There was a lot of things politically that were going on that we [the OIE staff ] felt having an outlet for students to address some of those things was good,” Haynes said.

In the 2018-2019 school year, Haynes said that thanks to student feedback, events would be centered around specific topics. For example, if there is a theme to a month, like February being Black History Month, the topic of discussion for that Open Mic would be centered around that subject.

“Of course, it’s an open mic so we are by no means required to stick to

that topic and many times if it’s good conversation one topic will veer off into another topic…,” Haynes said.

Haynes said that he has recently asked students at the end of events what topics should be discussed in the future and whether they would like the setting to be an open forum or more of a classroom setup.

An Open Mic Dialogue was held on Jan. 17 over human trafficking. It focused on: what falls under the umbrella of human trafficking; how it is depicted in the news, movies and television; and some ways to bring awareness and bring a stop to it.

Junior communication major Kayla Prather said that going to events like these are helpful in making a change and students should become more involved with conversations and events like the Open Mics.

“I really liked the conversation be-

> See Open Mic on page 8

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended on Jan. 25 with President Donald Trump agreeing to fund the government through Feb. 15, pending on negotiations for funding for his border wall proposal. The shutdown, which lasted for a total of 35 days, closed one quarter of the federal government leading to 800,000 federal workers not being paid and the closure of several government departments.

This shutdown occurred because Congress and Trump were unable to reach an agreement on funding for the border wall, which was added as an amendment to a bill that to fund the last 25 percent of the government that was left unfunded after a September spending bill. Trump wanted $5 billion for his proposal, but the Democrats in Congress were unable to agree to that proposal, according to CNN. As a result of this, the government shut down on Dec. 22. Although the shutdown ended on Jan. 25, Trump said that if no agreement is reached by both him and Congress, then the government will shut down again and he will use his executive powers to declare a national emergency to build the wall.

What is a shutdown?

A government shutdown occurs when “Congress cannot resolve budget disagreements for the upcoming fiscal year and stops all but essential federal services,” according to BusinessDictionary.com. During a shutdown, federal departments and agencies are legally required to stop all non-essential discretionary spending until more funding is passed by Congress and signed by the president, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

During the shutdown, services that are deemed essential continue to work, along with other mandatory spending programs, but none of the federal employees are paid. This past shutdown, however, was a partial shutdown, which means that 75 percent of the government was not affected, according to University of Indianapolis Assistant Professor of Political Science and PreLaw Advisor David Root.

What were the effects?

Of the 800,000 federal workers who were not paid, 420,000 federal workers were working without pay and another 380,000 were furloughed, or laid off, from the federal government, according to a fact sheet prepared by Senate Appropriations Committee staff. Those who worked without pay included federal law enforcement and corrections officers, Department of Homeland Security employees, Transportation Security Administration officers, firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to the fact sheet. Those who were furloughed include workers from the departments of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development and Transportation. The National Park Service, Forest Service and Internal Revenue Service were also furloughed, according to the fact sheet.

In an open letter to President Trump, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Nathan Cathura said that the situation had—at one point—deteriorated enough that the law enforcement officers who were working without pay were having to use a GoFundMe page that had been set up for federal workers.

They relied on donations that were being made around the country for federal workers. Cathura also said that these workers were conducting important and complex investigations and protecting elected officials, which put them in a difficult position while working without pay.

“As the shutdown continues they [federal law enforcement officers] are being put in both a fiscally and personally compromising position that is antithetical to the way our nation should be treating those that protect us,” Cathura said. “Twenty-first century law enforcement requires research, analysis and technology. These critical investigative support elements are not working

> See Shutdown on page 8

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Political ideologies aside, New York's abortion law vital

By Jayden Kennett MANAGING EDITOR On the 46th anniversary of Roe v.

Wade, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a historic act that further protects women’s reproductive rights. And yes, some people are outraged. However, the outrage is a small price to pay for the health of women who may not be equipped—physically, mentally or emotionally—to carry a fetus to full term.

The Reproductive Health Act states that a healthcare practitioner may perform an abortion if: “the patient is within 24 weeks from the commencement of pregnancy, or there is an absence of fetal viability, or the abortion is necessary to protect the patient’s life or health.”

Roe v. Wade guaranteed a woman’s right to an abortion after 24 weeks if her life or health was at risk while allowing states to restrict abortion laws under a certain set of circumstances. New York’s law before the Reproductive Health Act allowed a woman to have an abortion after 24 weeks if, and only if, her life was at risk. The act now allows a woman to have an abortion if her life or mental or physical health is at risk, according to the act, and allows doctors to decide whether or not a woman’s health is at risk. Roe v. Wade should have guaranteed this right, but New York never caught up.

Here’s the thing: No matter how hard I argue either side, few opinions are likely to change on abortion. But one thing that we must understand is that as long as abortion is still legal, and it should be, this law is absolutely vital.

Before its existence, a woman in New York could not get an abortion after 24 weeks if her health was at risk. Carrying a fetus around that you know will not survive birth, or that you know will impact your health significantly, can understandably be extremely traumatizing and potentially prolong the grieving process. Imagine being forced to carry around a fetus that you know may risk your health substantially. And although late term abortions are rare—roughly one percent, according to the Guttmacher Institute—that small portion of women still needs this law to protect them.

Not only will it protect them, but women will no longer have to travel thousands of miles to another state in order to receive an abortion that they should already have had access to. Erika Christensen’s story is exactly why this is important. At 31 weeks pregnant, Christensen was told that her baby was “incompatible with life” and would not survive outside of the womb, according to The New Yorker article “How abortion law in New York will change, and how it wont.” Christensen lived in New York state at the time that she wanted the abortion before the RHA, but because her life was not in jeopardy and the laws limited her, she had to travel to Colorado where abortion was "essentially regulated like any other medical procedure," according to the New Yorker article.

The act also decriminalizes late-term abortion, according to the legislation.

Before the act, performing a late term abortion when the mother's life was not at risk, was considered a felony. Now doctors have the ability to make a professional judgment without faces criminal charges. This act has been a huge win for women and their reproductive rights and is something that should have happened the second that Roe v.

Wade was decided.

A considerable amount of people have misunderstood this law for women getting an abortion a day before her due date, just because she feels like it. This is not the case at all. A woman cannot get an abortion after 24 weeks in the state of New York, unless a health professional deems it medically necessary. Up until 24 weeks, a woman has the fundamental right to an abortion for any reason she sees fit. But like I said, late term abortions are rare.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abortion surveillance in 2015—the last year the study was done— reported that the total number of abortions from 2006 to 2015 decreased 24 percent and the overall abortion rate decreased 26 percent. Despite this, New York’s abortion rate still remained twice the national average, according to syracuse.com. This is yet another reason why the act remains so important.

A safe abortion is a right that every woman deserves to have access to. If abortion became illegal, unsafe abortions would skyrocket, and so would the death and injury of thousands of women. The protections of Roe v. Wade must be available to every woman in every state, without limitations.

OPINION

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Sex workers in jeopardy Anti-sex bills threaten the safety of consensual sex workers and in general are ineffective at combating sex trafficking

By Shayla Cabalan OPINION EDITOR In December 2018, Tumblr and Facebook implemented changes to their terms of service that radically police sexual expression. According to an article from Vox entitled “When Tumblr Bans Porn, Who Loses?” Tumblr underwent a so-called purge to remove any explicit visual content from its site. Meanwhile, Facebook amended its policy on sexual solicitation to ban talking about sex at all on the platform.

These changes come in the midst of numerous other digital platforms and social media sites scrambling to adjust their terms of service in light of the double-edged, anti-sex bills known as the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act/ Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act. According to an article from The Washington Post, these bills aimed to cut down on illegal sex trafficking online.

However, FOSTA/SESTA does not take into account the dangers it presents to consensual sex workers. Leading up to its passage last April, according to an article from the Huffington Post titled “This Bill is Killing Us,” the bill shut down “a host of advertising and review sites used by sex workers,” notably Craigslist Personals and Backpage. For consensual sex workers, according to the article, this meant losing many inexpensive advertising platforms for their services, which has two harmful implications for them: they can no longer work indoors or safely screen their clients. The Huffington Post article notes that one female sex worker said the bills have forced her back onto the streets.

A further danger to consensual sex workers comes with the revision of Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. An extremely pivotal piece of internet legislation, Section 230 says that “no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be

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treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” In essence, platforms and ISPs cannot be held responsible for the creations of their users.

However, FOSTA/SESTA creates an exception regarding sex work, wherein, according to Vox, “website publishers would be held responsible for posting ads for prostitution— including consensual sex work—on their platforms.” According to the Huffington Post article, this particular change in policy was what prompted the sudden and broad sweep of frantic terms of service changes across numerous digital

platforms. However, the law does nothing to target sex trafficking specifically.

The law just broadly demonizes adult content of all forms, regardless of the consequences.

Furthermore, according to anti trafficking organization Freedom Network USA, the reformation of Section 230 in this way is cause for genuine concern.

The organization notes that website administrators often provide important data to aid in criminal investigations.

However, the reformation of Section 230 “could deter responsible website administrators from trying to identify and report trafficking… and when websites are shut down, the sex trade is pushed underground and sex trafficking victims are forced into even more dangerous circumstances.” An article from NBC titled “Online Sex Ads Rebound, Months After Shutdown of Backpage” notes

that the shutdown of sites such as Backpage have made it more difficult for law enforcement to find trafficking victims.

This does not even begin to recognize on how the legislation can have a negative impact on marginalized groups, for whom sexual violence is highest.

Broadly speaking, sex trafficking is a problem that certainly must be addressed, but not at the expense of consensual sex workers simply trying to make a living. The anti-sex rhetoric of FOSTA/SESTA provides a damning glimpse into the future of the internet, and moreover, the future of how America views and demonizes those in the sex industry, regardless of their involvement in it. The bottom line is that consensual sex work is work, and sex trafficking should be combated in ways that do not harm individuals because of their career choices.

spectacle.

The animation style blending modern techniques with techniques that pay homage to classic comic books is just beautiful, and I’m not the only one with that opinion. Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and the New York Times all compliment the film’s visuals, and “Spider-Verse” has even earned itself an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.

So it’s no surprise Sony is now attempting to patent the aids used to animate the movie.

digitally drawing on three-dimensional surfaces (which function like skeletons), then the animator can move and adjust those drawings as if they were also three-dimensional. Lastly, Sony created an artificial intelligence capable of predicting where the lines will be on the next frame of animation.

With these portions of the application, it seems like any other patent; the team behind “Spider-Verse” has invented these technologies, and is trying to protect them from public use (after all,

Deadline Hollywood provides a short summary of what Sony is attempting to protect with their application, listing multiple different new technologies the company invented in their article “Sony Gets Inventive, Seeks Patents For ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Animation Tech.”

One such technology can place dots and lines on certain surfaces to give the scene shading similar to old comic books. Another is a software that allows for

it is their inventions). There is no issue, to me that’s just a company being a company.

However, there is one more aspect of the application that is an outlier. Sony is also attempting to patent what it calls “stylized abstractions of reality.”

Deadline Hollywood defines these as “[Images] constructed with shading tools that create the illusion of depth on a flat surface, the emulation of interior volumes of buildings and illustrated graphic reflections.”

Essentially, it’s the specific type of

shading, colors and lighting the animation team used to make everything seem three dimensional. What’s important about this slice of the patent is that it is not the tools being protected here, it’s the style. It is how the art looks that is also being patented.

According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, an art style is allowed to be patented under a non-provisional design patent, as it is technically a process. So, it is legal for Sony to patent their technique.

I will choose to look at this optimistically, as I really want to like Sony since they made such a good movie and have recently seemed to have a greater understanding of their audience, and perhaps this is just the result of the team being excited after creating so much and investing so much time. Patenting an art style is such a hindrance toward freedom of expression. Anyone that creates work that appears even remotely similar to the art featured within “Spider-Verse” would have to pay Sony whatever fee would needed.

Especially considering the specific part of the style being patented is the appearance of the shading and lighting, a lot of art could unintentionally fall under this category. Many fans also love to create art inspired by the media they appreciate, so people that want to draw art inspired by the film or its characters would have to give Sony money to create their own work. So in the end, all we as normal people can do is make as much art as we can now, until the big corporation stops us.

The law does nothing to actually target sex trafficking specifically.

Sony attempts to patent art style, endangers expression

By Ethan Gerling ART DIRECTOR “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” captivated audiences upon its release, grossing $35 million domestically on its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo, and currently hosts a 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.7 out of 10 on IMDb. So there is no doubting the film’s success, and having personally seen the film I can say it is certainly deserving of its success. It’s funny, well-written and every second is a visual

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I’m just gonna chill here while it’s still free.

NEWS

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

New campus apartments open

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By Reid Bello EDITORIAL ASSISTANT After over a year of construction, University Lofts are now available for students to lease. While the west building of the Lofts opened to residents on Jan. 4, the east building will not be available to move into until the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year.

The east building is opening after the initial buildings is because the university thought opening the lofts in the middle of the semester would cause too much commotion, according to

Associate Dean of Students and Student Affairs Jonathan Yorkowitz. These twin, four-story apartment buildings are located on National Avenue, on the north-side of campus.

University Lofts are available to be leased by all students, no matter the age, as long as they are a sophomore or above, whereas the university's other apartments, Greyhound Village, are only available to students who are 20 years and above, according to Yorkowitz.

All together, the Lofts consist of 300 bedrooms. Depending on the number of bedrooms, the cost to live in University Lofts is $652- $980 a month. According

to Yorkowitz, there are one, two and four bedroom options, and each room includes its own bathroom. Like the other living options on campus, the Lofts have a resident assistant for every floor.

According to Yorkowitz, there are currently 149 tenants leasing. The apartments are fully furnished with a bed frame, mattress, desk, chairs, barstools, couches and tables. The two buildings are identical in terms of outside appearance and inside layout. Currently, one loft remains unpainted because of the cold and will be painted in the spring.

The lofts were built to give more students the opportunity to live in a more

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Kitchens at the University Lofts come equipped with a five-burner electric stove, microwave, barstools and refrigerator and feature vinyl floors. The west building is currently available for leasing. The east building will be available in the fall of the 2019-2020 school year.

adult environment, according to Yorkowitz. The decision came after the university noticed an increase in the desire to live on campus, in quality residents, according to uindy.edu.

“Different students may have different desires in terms of where they want to live and in terms of whether they want to connect with other people or not,” Yorkowitz said. “I think it just gives additional flexibility for those students who really do want to have that own private independent living space where, they are becoming more like young professionals than like high school students.”

According to junior elementary ed-

ucation major Sara Benson, the Lofts provide independent living and allow her to have more freedom. She is living in a single bedroom apartment now, but plans to move to a four bedroom in the fall with roommates to save money. She said that she will most likely live in the Lofts for the rest of her time at UIndy.

Benson said the Lofts are a good opportunity for students to live on their own for the first time.

“I love it here. It’s different. I have my own freedom....” Benson said. “I had never lived by myself before and I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it and be more of an adult.”

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Living rooms in University Lofts feature both carpet and vinyl flooring and have a couch, chair, coffee table and end table provided, as well as barstools for the kitchen. Several residents opened up their apartments for viewing during the open house on Jan. 25, 2019.

Annual service event commemorates MLK Day

Students, faculty, staff, community volunteer with Pack Away Hunger, prepare over 60,000 Nutri-Plenty meals for those in need around Indianapolis

By Jacob Walton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Over 200 students, faculty, staff and community members came together to volunteer through the Office of Student Affairs and Pack Away Hunger to battle hunger on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Their goal was to make of 56,000 meals for those in the area surrounding the University of Indianapolis.

These meals, named Nutri-Plenty meals, are made with 21 different vitamins and nutrients and can treat nutrient deficiency in youth, according to The Pack Away Hunger Website. Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli said that because UIndy did not have class on MLK day, the university has hosted the event to give students the opportunity participate in a service event.

“We wanted to have a significant event to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. in that service was very important to him, [along with] giving back to the local community,” said Vitangeli.

“And with Pack Away Hunger you can designate where the meals go and with us, we’ve chosen to keep it within the local community.”

The event represents the idea of “education for service” which is one of the core beliefs of the university. According to Pack Away Hunger Event Manager Craig Cairns, Pack Away Hunger works with the area around their headquarters.

“We do probably around 80 percent of our events like this—some larger, some smaller— [and] are done in a three or four country area. So, most of our events are close proximity to our

headquarters,” Cairns said. “It’s great to work with UIndy because the kids come in, and they’re excited. It’s been real neat the last couple years because they’ve included not only the students and staff ,but also the community as well. And that’s neat when you can put all that together, that brings a sense of community to the entire program.”

This is the fifth year UIndy has transitioned to doing this event.

In the years before Pack Away Hunger, the university visited historical sites that were related to Martin Luther King Jr. in a way to honor him and his legacy according to Vitangeli. According to Cairns, working towards helping people can be rewarding to students.

“Service to others is a way of life, unfortunately we’ve kind of gotten away from that, it’s really neat today to look down there and you’ll see kids standing beside 60, 70, 80-year-old people,” Cairns said. “This is something that everybody can do. Everybody can share.

Everybody can have the same experience of helping others and that’s important.

That’s what I said in there, what makes my job so good is that there is nobody here with ulterior motives, they’re here to help others.”

Sophomore mechanical engineering major Tyler Cook, who grew up on the south side of Indianapolis, said he participated in the event in order to combat the issues he’s seen within his communities. This is Cooks first time participating in the event and said the best part of

the event was the teamwork aspect.

“I like working with others to accomplish a goal, like this right here, an assembly line team to be able to get something done and work,” said Cook.

“We think 56,000 meals—like they were talking about earlier—we think this huge number, but then it just takes a couple hours to do when everyone puts their mind to it.”

MLK fought to end segregation in the United States and fought against the injustices African Americans faced. Philosophy and Religion Perry Kea, who, according to Kea, grew up witnessing the things that Martin Luther King Jr. fought to stop, said this is his way of honoring his legacy.

“I grew up in the South, in the civil rights era, I know what that struggle means more than some people who didn’t grow up in that time,” said Kea. “I got to know a lot of African-Americans students in Jr. high and in high school that I wouldn’t of otherwise, and that’s when I began to learn what culture taught me was wrong and without the efforts of people like Dr. King, we might still be stuck in something like that. Little things to honor that legacy are important.”

The event exceeded it’s goal of 56,000 meals and was just short of 60,00 meals.

According to Vitangeli, The Office of Student Affairs plans to continue the event into the future as a way to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

“Service to others is a way of life.... This is something that everybody can do."

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Around 200 volunteers made multiple assembly lines where they packed Nurti-Plenty meals to be weighed and sent to those in need. UIndy packed about 60,000 meals on, exceeding their goal of 56,000 meals.

SPORTS

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Gouard, second most winningest coach with 200

By Abby Land ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Angus Nicoson, former University of Indianapolis Head Men’s Basketball Coach from 1947-1976, currently holds the record for most wins by a UIndy coach with 483 wins in his basketball coaching career. The record that was held by second most winningest coach and hall of fame member, Harry Good, who won 195 games, was recently broken by Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard after the men’s basketball game against Missouri University of Science and Technology on Jan. 21.

Gouard began his coaching career at the University of Southern Indiana, where he worked as an assistant coach from 2001-2002. He served as assistant head coach at UIndy from 2002-2005 and Indiana State University from 2005-2008.

This is now Gouard’s 10th season as head coach, since he was hired in 2008.

Receiving the position of head coach, Gouard said, stands out as one of the most memorable moments of his career.

“It was very emotional because it was something I’d dreamt of for a long time, to be a head coach after only coaching for seven or eight years,” Gouard said. “I remember that day like it was yesterday, my press conference. My wife and I were getting ready for the press conference in the mirror like, ‘is this the right tie?’

‘Is this the right shirt?’ ‘Who’s going to be there?’ I had my whole family there, including my late mother. Just looking back at the day, it was a special day for my family and I.” Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sue Willey said she was confident about hiring Gouard, who had been an assistant coach for seven years.

He had never held the position of head coach prior to his reemployment at UIndy.

“Some of our alums believed that we should always be hiring proven head coaches,” Willey said. “And my philosophy where if you’re a proven head coach, what do you really have to prove at another school? Where when you hire an assistant coach, they come pretty eager because this is their first head coach job, and they want to work their tails off.”

After the team’s 86-76 win against University of Illinois S pr ing field, G o u a r d earned the accolade of being the second UIndy coach to surpass 200 total wins in their coaching career. Willey said that she is proud to see Gouard grow as a coach and, most importantly, a role model for his players.

“It’s just really exciting because he is someone who I hired during my tenure, and so to see him get that accomplishment and to watch the success, his growth as a coach, as a leader, and as a father—he’s had a child during this time—it’s just been incredible to watch the transformation and to see the continued success he brings,” Willey said.

“He’s a tremendous role model for our men, and he deserves the accolades of being our number two winningest coach. Hopefully, we’ll win many, many more games in his tenure here.”

Gouard downplays his own achievements, however, and despite his recent success at breaking them, Gouard said that he is not focused on records. He said he tries to downplay his own success to avoid adding pressure that could

distract his players.

“I don’t keep up with the records like that. That’s not why I coach. It’s something I’ll celebrate when my coaching career is over,” Gouard said. “I try to downplay it as much as possible, because I don’t want to put any pressure on our guys. Because I feel like if I put too much pressure on those guys, they’re not going to do their part. I want them to do it for themselves, not for me. I don’t really dwell on records. I dwell on team success.”

For his personal success, G o u a r d credited his family, players and mentors.

Among those who have influenced him are ISU’s Head Men’s Basketball Coach Greg Lansing, former USI Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ray Herdes, Gouard’s former basketball coach Tom Ashman, Auburn University Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl, and Gouard’s own brother, George Gouard.

Gouard said, he has benefited from coaching players who have strong character, dedication to maintaining their grades and the resiliency to bounce back from disappointing losing streaks.

“If I didn’t have great kids and great players, then I wouldn’t have 200 wins. I wouldn’t be approaching that, and that’s the first thing I told my guys. I credit my family first: my wife, my daughter, my mom and dad, my brothers and sisters, my mentors,” Gouard said. “Good players, great people, good character Photo by Ki Tally kids and good kids in the classroom Being on his tenth year of coaching at UIndy, Coach Stan Gouard has been a role model for the men’s basketball have helped me achieve that individual team and led them to have a record of 15-5. Gouard now has the title of being the third-longest-tenured coach. goal as coach.”

“It’s been incredible to watch the transformation and to see the continued success he brings.”

Training in Hawaii

By Cassandra Lombardo SPORTS EDITOR

Photo by Ki Tally

After an intense and close game against Rockhurst University, CJ Hardaway was interviewed by UIndy TV after his fade away, buzzer beater, that won the game.

Photo by Jacob Walton

Center Jesse Kempson goes for a shot after getting fouled. Kempson earned his fourth double-double of the season against William Jewel Cardinals on Jan. 26.

Hounds hit 1,000

By Jacob Walton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

This season, two University of Indianapolis basketball players have worked their way into the record books by both attaining 1,000 career points.

Senior guard CJ Hardaway achieved his accolade in a loss to Lewis University on Dec. 1. Senior center Jesse Kempson achieved his accolade on Jan. 10 in a 71-70 win against the Drury University Panthers. Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard said he was happy to be there with them for this achievement.

“I want to congratulate them again,” Gouard said. “I think both those young men are in a special place in this program. There aren’t many 1000-point scorers. I’m really happy for those guys.”

Kempson’s success with the Hounds system helped him to earn the place of the 41st player in UIndy history to attain career 1000 points. Kempson is UIndy’s stat leader points, rebounds and blocks. Kempson went from averaging 3.3 points to as a senior averaging 15.1

points per game. Kempson attributes his success and growth to his teammates who help him get started early in the game.

“I think my teammates do a good job. I mean obviously I have to get the ball from the guards, and so they do a great job of just getting me the ball all the time. They get me started,” said Kempson.

“I always get my touches like that. They always make sure I’m in a rhythm early and often.”

The Hounds run a traditional style offense when Kempson is on the floor, according to Gouard, which means feeding the post and letting the centers score. However, when Kempson is off of the court the team is forced to play faster and that is when having two high scoring players, like Hardaway and Kempson helps the team. This is the strategy that Gouard implemented when Kempson got into foul trouble early into the game against Rockhurst.

“That’s the beauty of the team, you just never know who’s going to do their part,” said Gouard. “We have a lot of guys on this basketball team who can score, but we were really fortunate that

“That’s the beauty of the team, you just never know who’s going to do their part.”

CJ stepped up last night the way he did.”

Hardaway’s accomplishment of 1,000 is more complicated than Kempson’s. Hardaway transferred to UIndy after St. Joseph’s College closed. There he recorded 672 of his 1,000 career points and averaged 14.3 points. According to Hardaway, UIndy was an easy choice because it has a community that welcomed him in.

“They welcomed me with open arms.

They gave me that family environment,” said Hardaway. “I loved it as soon as I stepped on campus because I was able to see my parents in the stands every game.

My family, my daughter, was able to see me play every home game, it’s a blessing for real.”

Gouard stated that individual accolades have not been the focus for these two. Gouard and Hardaway both said the goal is to make a run towards a national championship in March.

“It’s a great individual accolade but there is still more out there [that] we’re chasing. We’re chasing a league championship. We’re chasing a national championship and I think those guys understand that,” said Gouard. “With success comes individual accolades. The more we play the more we advance into the post season, and the more accolades that will come.”

60 members of the University of Indianapolis swim and dive team woke up every morning around 4 a.m., headed to the pool from 5-7 a.m. for practice, following with dryland workouts afterwards until 8:30 a.m. repeated this routine everyday for two weeks as they attended their training trip in Waikiki, Hawaii.

After a full morning, the team headed to the beach, but then had another two hours of training in the evening.

According to Head Swim and Dive Coach Jason Hite, the team would go to sleep pretty early due to the full day of training. Throughout the trip, they were able to have a few half days of training, instead of a full day, as well as take one full day off so they could enjoy things like the beach or hiking.

The team was gone for two weeks over winter break and their main purpose of the trip, being the training, focusing on swimming, as well as strength and conditioning. According to Head Swim and Dive Coach Jason Hite, the teams were able to focus on individualized training as well as the experience to utilize different equipment.

“It [the trip] was extremely positive and productive,” Hite said. “I think we took the next step on this trip that we had to take to get ready for championship season. The atmosphere and the energy of the practices before, during and after were amazing and we had extremely productive meetings and focus.

They [the team] went through hard, nasty and tough practices which was really productive training wise.”

According to junior breaststroke Jonathan Hansen, the purpose of the training trip was to see what each team

member’s capacity is at before conferences and he noticed a lot of team spirit despite the hard practice throughout the trip.

“When you have practices that are that hard, there are for sure going to be people that already have a negative stigma about the set. Everybody eventually gets plagued by some negativity,” Hansen said. “But, you have people there [at practice] shouting constantly and uplifting you. It makes the set go by faster and makes you more determined to do the set the way it was designed to do. It kept us with momentum and after each set, we would always shout others out and never called out ourselves. It was great to watch because that was the same spirit that we show at GLVC and Nationals.”

As far as team bonding goes, Hite said that the experience of being in Hawaii together was new to most of the team and it was a trip that was amazing for him to see, such as the enthusiasm at practices and the excitement on their faces of just being in Hawaii.

“When they go and play in the waves together, they experience something that most of them, if not all of them have not done before,” Hite said. “All of that bonds them together and it is something that can never be taken away, which is something that I got to experience as a student athlete several years ago, and I really wanted to provide that for them.”

Freshman breaststroke Alaina Joyce said that swimming gave her the chance to go somewhere she never really thought she would.

“When I was little I would say, you know, I want to go Hawaii and then reality hits and it’s like, no—I’m never going to go to Hawaii,” Joyce said. “But, swimming gave me the opportunity to go to someplace I never thought I was going to go to, and that was really nice.”

Photo contributed by Jonathan Hansen

Traveling to Waikiki, Hawaii, the men and women’s swim and dive team spent two weeks on a training trip to prepare for the GLVC championships and the Nationals.

SPORTS

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THE REFLECTOR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Teams’ GPAs better than ever before Academic GPA scores were released by the athletic team showing that all teams received a GPA of 3.0 or higher, with both tennis teams at the top

By Zoë Berg EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

“We basically have three priorities,” Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sue Willey said. “Graduate our students on time, make sure that they’re representing [us] in a positive manor and being respectful and things of that nature and then to win. But we’re never going to do number three at the expense of one or two.”

With having winning teams comes a lot of work, according to Willey.

Student athletes often spend about 20 hours a week on their sport, whether that be training, competitions or travel, but this does not mean that they can fall short with their grades. Willey said she expects every team to reach an average GPA of 3.0, however, this is the first semester that has happened. For the 2018-2019 fall semester, every team had a GPA over 3.0 and the department average was a 3.3. According to Associate Athletics Director for Communications Ryan Thorpe, this is the highest that number has been in a while.

“It’s just a great indicator of where our student athletes are at academically,” Thorpe said. “You know, as a department, we take a lot of pride in the fact that our student athletes consistently outperform the general student body in total GPA.” Student athletes are expected to have a GPA of at least 2.0 to be eligible to play Division II sports, according to NCAA rules.

Coaches are the front line for making sure student athletes meet the basic GPA requirements, so Willey said they try to recruit coaches that understand the importance of academics. One of these coaches is Head Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach Malik Tabet, who sets the goal that all of the players on his teams have at least a 3.0 GPA. Tabet cites the standard he holds his athletes to as to why the tennis teams have had the highest GPA three semesters in a row. The men’s tennis team had the highest department GPA of a 3.802 and the women’s team had the second highest of 3.682. Tabet said when they recruit tennis student athletes they look for students who understand the importance of academics and getting an education, not just good athletes.

“Most of the kids that come through us—95 to almost 99 percent—they are not going to play tennis when they graduate. They will look for a career,” Tabet said. “We want to make sure we get kids that understand how to have a good education. We have had players that went and played on the tour. One actually that we had a few years back is

doing great, but he still got his education and still was challenged with my education requirements.”

Tabet said when he recruits student athletes he emphasizes the importance of getting an education and that he will hold them to certain standards. If students on the tennis teams do not meet Tabet’s expectations, he has conversations with them and makes suggestions and offers resources to help them improve. He said he feels that they appreciate the time he puts into not only coaching them on the court but coaching them to do better at their school work.

“The culture is there in our team where all the kids meet at the library at the end of the day and they all study together,” Tabet said. “They understand that you’ve got to spend time in the library.”

The athletic department also offers resources for students and encourages them to study, such as study tables.

Thorpe explained that these tables provide a quiet place for students to study and work without distractions. For the most part, all freshmen are required to go to study tables, according to Thorpe.

This is so they develop good study habits early on.

“A lot of people think ‘how do you do that balance,’” Willey said, “But a lot of the teams, when they are on the road, they have study rooms. They know that academics come first. The balance is between us providing them with a great university to get great academics, supporting them with tutors—if they need tutors,—or supporting them with required study tables for those who need it. And then, on the other hand providing a great experience, but again, not putting so much emphasis on the sport, that they are losing their GPAs…” Willey, Thorpe and Tabet all said the most important part of the students’ time at UIndy was making sure they gained knowledge and overall a degree.

This will prepare them for life after college and athletics and put them on the path to success. Tabet also said many of the skills student athletes develop by balancing athletics and academics will help them after college.

“My philosophy as a coach, we don’t just train to become a better tennis player, we train to become a better person,” Tabet said. “We’re trying to prepare ourselves for the real life. Real life is that you’re going to go to work, you have to have discipline, you have to be focused, you have to know how to handle pressure. This is not about possibly winning trophies, this is about us getting ready for the real life.”

“...We don’t just train to become a better tennis player, we train to become a better person.”

Athletic Teams’ GPAs Men’s Tennis (3.802)

Women’s Tennis

1

(3.682)

2

Softball

Women’s Cross Country (3.673)

3

(3.615)

4

Women’s Track (3.609)

Average GPA: 3.30

5

6. Men’s Cross Country

3.585

7. Women’s Basketball

3.570

8. Women’s Swimming

3.556

9. Women’s Volleyball

3.534

10. Women’s Soccer

3.519

11. Women’s Golf

3.508

12. Women’s Lacrosse

3.496

13. Men’s Golf

3.448

14. Men’s Swimming

3.313

15. Men’s Track

3.272

16. Wrestling

3.241

17. Baseball

3.181

18. Men’s Lacrosse

3.041

19. Men’s Soccer

3.021

20. Men’s Basketball

3.019

21. Football

3.008

NCAA Eligibilty Requirement: 2.00 Information provided by UIndy Athletics Department Graphic by Tate Jones and Justyn Clark

GREYHOUND SPORTS UPDATE

UPCOMING GAMES

Track & Field

TRACK & FIELD

Photo by Tony Reeves

Photo by Alissa Kennelly

Redshirt Sophomore Kyle Barkovich dominated his opponent during the GLVC Championships on Feb. 2. He was ranked No. 12 with a win of 8-0.

Freshman Josiah Freeman resists a pin by standing up to take the advantage away from the opponent on Jan. 20 at the Greyhound Open meet.

On Jan. 19, the Greyhound wrestlers went undefeated in the Greyhound Duals. Overall, they outscored their opponents 92-27, beating Ashland and Tiffin, both ranked 17 and 11 respectively. Redshirt senior Angelo Robles, wrestling at 141, won 5-2 over the fourth ranked opponent within that weight class helping the wrestlers to a 25-0 start before winning 28-3.

Against Tiffin University, the UIndy wrestlers won six of their ten matches. Winning 14-8 at this point, freshman Gleason Mappes added six points for the team with a pin in 57 seconds. Mappes was previously redshirted

before having to debut against Ashland University.

The final match against Davenport, UIndy dominated their way to a 40-12 victory. Redshirt sophomore Ana Abduljelil won his last match 7-4 and finished 3-0. UIndy had two pins and pushed their lead to 29-6.

On Feb. 2, UIndy went 3-0. They had 10 pins, and 14 total bonus point wins. Starting against Drury University, UIndy won 39-10. They went on to beat Bellarmine University 29-7, and ranked No. 25 Ouachita Baptist 43-6.

On the final day of the GLVC Championship, UIndy finished as runner ups with a score of 2-1.

WRESTLING

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

L 68-65 Feb. 2 at University of Illinois Springfield The women’s basketball team fell 68-65 on Feb. 2. Junior guard Laura Thomas scored 23 points in 34 minutes. Junior forward Emma Benoit scored her second-straight double-double. She is now tied for 9th-most in a season all-time at UIndy with her six double-doubles As a team, the UIndy Greyhounds scored 16 out of 16 of their free throws in the second half bouncing back from not making points in the first.

MEN’S TENNIS

W 7-0 Feb. 1 vs. Hanover College As the ninth ranked men’s tennis team in Division II tennis, the UIndy Men’s tennis team swept Hanover College with a 7-0 victory on Feb. 1. Sophomore Dario Huber and senior Matej Kostadinov, the number sixth ranked doubles team in Division II tennis, scored 6-0 in their double. Sophomore Renato Lima, the fifth ranked player, also went undefeated scoring 6-0 twice in a row in one singles.

Feb. 2 Fred Wilt Open Feb. 2 Indiana Weseleyan University Midwest Classic On Feb. 2, the UIndy track teams split and went to two meets, with the throwers heading to Purdue for the Fred Wilt Open and the sprints and jumpers heading to the Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic with the distance runners resting. The women were successful with freshman Mary Watts who won the 400 meter with a time of 59.10 seconds. Junior Deju Miller placed second in high jump clearing 1.62 meters. For the men, Alexander BrownBeaz had a season best in the 200 meter and 400 meter events. The throwers at Purdue were equally successful with senior Hillary Paxson securing a PR in the weight throw reaching 19.51 meters.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

W 86-62 W 86-76

Jan. 31 at McKendree University Feb. 2 vs. University of Illinois Springfield

After the win against McKendree University, UIndy is now able to continue with an 11-0 record against McKendree. During this game, freshman forward Jacob Polakovich had his first-career double-double.

Scoring a new career-high of 25 points, junior point guard Jimmy King led the game on Feb. 2. Junior guard Marcus Latham also had a new career-high of 24 points. This game led UIndy’s record to currently be 15-5.

February 8: @ GVSU February 9: UIndy Invitational

Swimming & Diving February 7: GLVC Championships

Men’s Lacrosse

February 8: Wheeling Jesuit University

Men’s Tennis February 9: vs. Washington University February 13: @ Depauw University

Women’s Tennis February 6: @ IUPUI February 8: vs. Butler University

Men’s Basketball

February 7: vs. University of Southern Indiana February 9: vs. Bellarmine University

Women’s Basketball

February 7: vs. University of Southern Indiana February 9: vs. Bellarmine University

Greyhound Update Box by Tony Reeves and Ki Tally

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FEATURE

THE REFLECTOR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Double majors offers variety, challenges

By Tate Jones BUSINESS MANAGER Approximately 260 students at the University of Indianapolis decided to pursue two different majors, according to Director of the Center for Advising and Student Achievement Josh Morrison. Sacrificing time, students may choose to become double majors for the added benefit of having more versatility in their educational experience. He also said that there is a variety of reasons as to why students decide to pursue a double major.

Senior professional writing and finance double major Kara Wagoner said that she came to UIndy with little to no inclination that she would be pursuing a major in business. Wagoner said that she wanted to round out her education to make herself a better job candidate, leading her to the School of Business.

“Even though I have loved the English Department for as long as I’ve been at UIndy, I didn’t ever know what kind of career I hoped to have with a professional writing major,” Wagoner said. “Originally, I added a business administration minor because I hoped it would make me more marketable, but then I took a finance course and loved it. I added my double major at the beginning of my sophomore year at the recommendation of a finance professor.”

Morrison said that while a majority of students that are double majors make the decision after taking courses outside of their major, there are still a large amount that make the decision before starting classes. Sophomore human biology and Spanish double major Tori Akles enrolled with a double major rather than making the modification after enrollment. She aimed to remain active in both fields, citing the varied coursework in both. Akles said she believes the versatility comes at a cost.

“It varies from semester to semester, but a lot of times you have a lot of homework that is really varying in subjects,” Akles said. “When I am doing biology and Spanish homework, I really have to change my mindset from science topics, such as cell genetics, to Spanish. I really have to change what I’m thinking to make it easier to go along with the assignments. There’s a little more homework and mental power in it.”

According to Morrison, students sacrifice the flexibility of a class schedule and the amount of work to prepare for a better chance in the job market. Wagoner said she remains actively involved in both the English department and the School of Business. Morrison hopes that it will be an advantage for her in the future, giving her the upper hand over those with just one major. “...because my combination of majors is unique, it is a great conversation starter in interview and networking settings,” Wagoner said. “I have more job opportunities because of my field, and I believe my communication and writing skills could definitely help me secure a job in the business world.”

Sophomore nursing and psychology double major Dillon Scott also said that he is hopeful to have the advantage when applying and interviewing for positions he is interested in. He said that his two majors will give him flexibility in deciding on what kind of career he wants to commit himself to.

“My goal is to be a psychiatric nurse practitioner. While my goal is nursing, I can always rely on my psychology [major] to pursue a career as a therapist, psychiatrist or counselor,” Scott said. “In that way, they can be versatile for both long term and short term careers. I will always have an option if one or the other doesn’t work out.”

Because UIndy is a liberal arts school, students have the opportunity to explore other fields and re-evaluate their decisions on the path of their education, according to Morrison. He said he has seen students that have had double majors with varying degrees of difference.

Scott said that many of the schools and departments on campus have been looking at alternatives to make the curriculum more fluid.

“There are some departments on campus that understand that there are students with majors of differing degrees,” Morrison said. “To help, they are creating more explicit paths to help students with multiple majors to streamline their teaching and education.”

Morrison said that the amount of students with double majors is always a dynamic number, with students consistently adding, removing or changing majors. Dillon said many nursing students experience a double major much differently than him. However, he said that there is one thing that he consistently needs: “Sleep.”

Photo by Jacob Walton

Junior nursing major Colin Hassinger works out in Ruth Lily Fitness Center focusing on his core muscles. There are multiple opportunities for students to exercise across campus such as the ARC, Nicoson Hall and Ruth Lily.

Striving for resolutions Students and faculty discuss health and wellness related goals for the year and how to achieve them

By Jacob Walton EDITORIAL ASSISTANT With every New Year comes the trend of new resolutions. While everyone has different resolutions, some common resolutions include improving health overall, gaining or losing weight and quitting bad habits. According to the American Psychological Association, 75 percent of all New Year’s resolutions are heath and fitness based.

Chair of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences Lisa Hicks said she thinks it is due to the way people live their lives in todays fast paced world. According to Hicks, new years resolutions are commonly health and fitness based due to the unhealthy habits that people develop. “[With] people in our society today, it’s so easy to live an unhealthy life. We have too many processed foods that are quickly and readily available, high caloric, not very nutrient dense and foods that are available to us for a cheap price.

We tend to eat those things because we live a pretty quick and fast paced lifestyle, we have a lot jam packed into one day.”

Because people live busy lives, trying to fit a healthy diet and exercise into

their schedule is difficult according to Hicks, but a lot of people are not deterred.

There are numerous benefits to finding and living a healthier lifestyle, such as the reducing chances of diseases, feeling emotionally and physically better and having more energy, according to Healthline.com. Hicks said she thinks the majority of people’s purpose behind their new years resolutions is appearance based.

“They want to look better in their outfits, for someone else, for themselves, whoever they want to,” Hicks said. “So, I’m going to say it starts there.”

These goals are not met the majority of the time. On average, only eight percent of all New Year’s Resolutions are successful according to the American Psychological association. The other 92 percent fail for a number of different reasons, but Hicks said one reason resolutions fail is because of the unrealistic goals that are set.

“The first piece of advice I’d give someone that wants to do this is to set realistic goals,” Hicks said. “So whatever

state you’re in, it took you a long time to build that habit and that lifestyle, and it’s going to take you some time to create this alternate lifestyle.”

Junior nursing major Colin Hassinger said he is working towards getting back in shape. He said his nursing background helps him understand the benefits of getting healthier and that is one of his motivators.

“One of my new year’s resolutions is to work out more,” Hassinger said. “I worked out a lot in high school because I played sports and then I just let myself be lax, so I want to get back to physical shape.”

Hicks said that having a good network of people that will keep students accountable and motivated will help with any consistency problems that might occur.

Hassinger uses this technique by working out with his fellow RA’s.

“All the RA’s in Cory Bretz have been working out a lot more,” Hassinger said. “So I’ve been working out with Axel [Sved], Jon Haller, and all the other RA’s in Cory Bretz.”

A problem a lot of these students

“[With] people in our society today, it’s easier to live an unhealthy life.”

have is that, according to Hicks, they are unable to find the motivation to continue to work on their goals. With junior visual communication design major Albrecht Ryll, that isn’t a problem. Ryll is using his resolutions as a way to work towards his goal of being a powerlifter.

Ryll said his new years resolution is to create a better workout schedule, develop better eating habits to retain a better metabolism and to drink more water.

“What inspired me mostly was that I started looking at workout videos and I started seeing how what I was eating was really affecting my diet, too much pop, greasy foods, fried foods, all that stuff wasn’t really contributing to where I want to be with my workouts,” Ryll said. “I want to be a powerlifter and in order to get those kind of gains, when it comes to lifting heavier weight, it really matters what you put into your body makes the total difference.”

There are many strategies students can implement in order to be in the eight percent of success stories when it comes their resolutions. Hicks said there are some options students can take if they are struggling staying consistent with resolutions and goals, some of those consist of: finding an accountability partner, setting realistic goals, and being patient.

Manuel creates photography group

By Cassandra Lombardo SPORTS EDITOR Ninety-five million photos are posted on Instagram every day, according to worldstream.com. Some of those people are professional photographers, some are amateurs and others post just for fun. One of these people posting for a variety of reasons is University of Indianapolis President Robert Manuel. As he has always had an interest in photography, Manuel decided to start an online photography group after receiving a new lens for Christmas. Manuel, having a very demanding day job, has always liked taking pictures on the side and said he wanted a place to share them.

“Over time, I have taken my own photographs just from the places I’ve gone,” Manuel said. “What I tried to do was figure out how people who are really busy doing other things and who aren’t professional photographers, can get together to provide support for their work and offer critique as they go along.”

The group is called “The 12-month challenge” which runs on Flickr and has a specific word for every month of the year. Depending on what that word is, photographers have to interpret their idea and perspective of the theme. Once members post their pictures, other members can offer comments and critiques. The

photographer can edit the photo, then post again by the end of the month as their final submission. At the end of each month, they vote on their favorite photo and the winner receives a prize, according to Manuel. The words for January were “warm and fuzzy” and the words for February are “desolate or desolation.”

T h e g r o u p is open to anyone, whether they attend UIndy or not, all they need to do is request to join.

Manuel said there are people from his high school and college, UIndy faculty/staff, students and alumni, and four

professional photographers who Manuel has met along the way. Some of the members are even from around the world such as Hawaii, Colorado, Washington, Boston and Ireland.

Graphics by Alissa Kennelley

Senior biology major Ashley Clevenger said she first heard about the photography group through Manuel’s tweet. Because she is currently enrolled in a photography course, she thought the group would be interesting to be a part of. Clevenger said she has always taken pictures on her phone prior to this year, but has never been good at angles and wants to learn more.

“I’ve always been interested in photography and art in general and it [the group] sounded really cool to me,” Clevenger said. “Prior to the group, I’ve always taken pictures on my phone, so I have been learning more angles as well as more perspective.”

Always having a very “onetrack mind,” Clevenger said she knows the way she takes pictures, the way she thinks of themes and how she interprets different ideas. She thinks the most interesting part is how different people interpret the same word, and everybody takes the theme in a different way. Clevenger also said that

sometimes she will not realize something because of an emotional connection to it, which someone else will critique.

“I’m excited for the upcoming themes to see how everyone goes about it. If we’re all going to do the exact same thing or if each person has a different idea, Clevenger said. It just makes me realize how good other people's ideas are on things, then it opens up my ideas on that for another shoot. ” Manuel said that the group does not have a purpose other than sharing and creating art that the members think are beautiful and being able to discuss their art. Manuel said he thinks this group will give people a great opportunity to connect with people they would have never connected with before.

“People are so tied into doing the thing that matters,” Manuel said. “I’m tied up doing president work and students are tied up doing school work, but I really feel like we just need time to come together around things we’re passionate about. This is a way, using technology to bring together people who want to explore photography and have a community to bounce ideas off of.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

THE REFLECTOR

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

UPCOMING ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS AT UINDY ART

THEATER

MUSIC

Feb. 6-8 Art and Design Faculty Exhibition 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

CDFAC Gallery

Feb. 7-9 UIndy Theater Presents: Woyzeck 8 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

Esch Hall, Studio Theater

Feb. 11 Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra: The Colorful Telemann 7:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Feb. 18- March 15 Drawings From Rome: Tome Keesee Exhibition 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

CDFAC Gallery

Feb. 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, March 1, 2 UIndy Theater: The Mousetrap 6:45 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Schwitzer Student Center, Dining Hall

Feb. 22 Guest Composer Residency: Dr. Christopher Dietz 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Feb. 20 Kellogg Writers Series: Randall Horton, Poet & Author 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Schwitzer, UIndy Hall

March 5 Evening of Song 7:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

Feb. 25 Faculty Artist Series: Classic To Moderns 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

March 9 Trumpet Conference and Evening Concert 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Schwitzer Student Center CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Perfomance Hall

March 4 Faculty Arist Series: Echoing Air: Arrivals and Departures 7:30 p.m. - 9:10 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

March 10 Maurer Young Musicians Contest 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

CDFAC, Ruth Lilly Performance Hall

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Exhibition shows faculty talent

Students, faculty, staff, community members visit campus to view the works of professors at biannual exhibition

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"'Building Barrios not Barriers' is an installation that is part of that [series of] work to subvert known language and American symbols of immigration to create dialogue and to share real immigration experiences," said Assistant Professor Rhonda Wolverton in her statement.

By Justus O’Neil STAFF WRITER Adjunct and full-time professors of the Department of Art & Design once again had the opportunity to showcase original artwork through a faculty exhibition that opened Jan. 22. The event, which happens twice a year in the Christel DeHaan Gallery, invites members of the University of Indianapolis community to visit campus and view the exhibition.

The primary purpose of the event, according to Art & Design Coordinator Hazel Augustin, is to serve the students of the department by giving them the opportunity them to see the practical work that their instructors do in the field, as well as potentially gain ideas for their own portfolios.

“The students need to have an opportunity to see what the faculty is doing when it comes to their artwork,” Augustin said. “The students’ exposure to their professors' work can influence and inspire their own work.”

There were various mediums of art on display for attendees to view at this winter’s exhibition. Eight styles of art were shown, including photography,

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"Memory castle: A monument to my childhood clotheslines, 2019" is a silk installation by Sarah Pfohl. Pfohl said this was her first use of silk in a piece.

printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, animated illustration, visual communicated designs, paintings and drawings. All of the artwork featured in the exhibition will be on display until Feb. 8.

Members of the surrounding community are also welcome to view the faculty’s work. Mark and Mary Grove, who regularly attend music concerts as well as art exhibitions, said attending regular events on campus is an enjoyable way for community members, like themselves, to show their appreciation of UIndy. The Groves joked that the free cookies provided to attendees at the opening were an extra incentive to attend.

“The University of Indianapolis always has a way of enriching the lives of others,” said Mark Grove, “be that the students, faculty, [staff ] or people like us who are here out of our love of art, music, and free cookies.”

Professor of 3D Design, Studio Art and Sculpture Nathaniel Foley submitted his aviation oriented sculpture for

the exhibition. Foley discussed his background as an artist in his short biography, sharing that he grew up in a family of pilots. Foley began his artistic career building model planes, which eventually translated to the use of construction techniques.

The processes Foley uses in his work must be adapted to work despite imbalance and tension. This is because the sculptures move in direct opposition of fundamental forces, such as gravity. This same kind of passion for technique and precision is what Foley said he hopes to convey to his students by showcasing his craft, and what students will ideally then apply to their own work.

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department Art & Design Department Jim Viewegh also displayed work in the exhibition. Viewegh described the intensity and time it took to produce one of his pieces on display, titled “Lost.”

Viewegh said he spent more than 500 hours working on the painting,

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“The students' exposure to their professors work can influence and inspire their own work.”

which features a man holding a child in front of a window with an interior that is splashed with blues and greens as light casts onto the floor in front of a rocking chair. For Vieweigh, it was rewarding for students to see the finished product, he said, especially considering the time and dedication he put into creating the piece.

“It is important for my students and any art student to see what their professors are doing in their field of study. The artwork shows a little bit of who they are and what they are practicing,” Viewegh said. “This is a biannual event, so our original artwork doesn’t get an opportunity to be shown to students every day.”

Freshman visual communication design major Zeke Fredrickson said that the faculty art exhibition was not only a great way for students to see some of the professors’ artwork, but also to gain insight and influence from the art on display.

“Seeing my professors’ work on display in a more refined setting like this gallery puts into perspective the influence art can have on someone,” Fredrickson said. “As a student, seeing the techniques and skills that influence me, also influencing my professors, is pretty incredible.”

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Review: Downtown Indy "Punpocalypse" event offers a night of laughter

By Jayden Kennett MANAGING EDITOR Three microphones sat in the corner of a very crowded room. The words “a place for people without a place” were written on the wall behind them. All of the wooden tables were full, leaving no room to sit. I stood against the wall looking for a seat along with five or six others.

At the end of every month, Books & Brews on Mass. Ave. hosts a “Punpocolypse” event where comedians, both professional and amateur, compete to make the audience laugh with their best puns. I wasn’t expecting a large crowd at the event because of the dangerously cold temperatures, but when my boyfriend and I walked into the reception room adjacent from the bar, there was not a single place for us to sit. As soon as the first round began, I could understand why.

In the first round, those who signed up to compete picked a number from a sheet of paper, one through 46. The number revealed a category about which each participant had to make puns for 60 seconds. Some of the categories included celebrities, medicine (excluding body parts), religion, math and physics and anthropology. After the competitors' minute was up, three judges would give them a score out of ten.

The format of each subsequent round was a variation of the first, eliminating all of the contestants but four by the end. In some rounds, the contestants would make puns according to a randomly selected a scenario and category.

These rounds were my favorite, simply because the outcomes of the puns were funnier than just picking a category. An example of the scenarios included a bit called “This Just In” where the contestants would act as if they were reporting breaking news. These selected categories added an element that was lacking during the round where just categories were used to make puns. It seemed that the competitors had an easier time making puns when they would have a scenario added.

My personal favorite scenario was called “Check Please.” During the last round, when contestants faced off with the judges, an audience member volunteered to be an angry customer who wanted his check. Before each joke, the audience member had to say: “Check please, I didn’t order [insert category here] with my meal.” The audience involvement and the limitations to jokes set by the scenario added a comedic element to the competition.

Another one of my favorite parts about the competition was the audience involvement in between rounds. Audience members were given a category and encouraged to write their own best puns on a piece of paper. The judges would then choose their favorite audience-written pun, and the best won a gift card to Books & Brews.

The entire competition was fun and light-hearted, with the exception of a couple of edgier jokes. While there were many jokes that I loved, the thing I liked the most about the competition was the sense of belonging and camaraderie in the room. As silly as it sounds, I felt so comfortable being in that room surrounded by strangers who were enjoying the same thing that I was.

The entire night was just one big nostalgic episode for me. Nobody in that room felt like a stranger. Everyone in the room was engaged with the show and with each other. I didn’t see a phone in sight, it was all genuine human interaction. Even those who weren’t watching the show in the other room were still engaged in conversation.

Not to mention that the food was also excellent. I ordered the Oliver Twist, which was just a pretzel with beer cheese. My boyfriend ordered The Hatchet, a flatbread with grilled chicken, bacon and cheese and a special red sauce. The red sauce, without exaggeration, may have been the best thing that I have ever tasted. It held the perfect balance of barbeque and tomato. Because it was crowded, we had to sit at the bar, but that only added to the sense of welcoming.

The service that we received at the bar was excellent. The bartender continuously joked with my boyfriend and I about the competition and conversed with us about a wide variety of subjects.

I left the bar feeling like I had made a new friend.

My first experience at Books & Brews was a remarkable one to say the least. I haven't stopped telling my friends about my experience. I hope to make their monthly “Punpocalpyse” a tradition between my friends and I so that they can enjoy it in the same way that I did. It is a fun event for everyone.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

DEGREEWORKS DegreeWorks provides new way to check requirements DegreeWorks is only a snapshot of a student’s degree progress, so he or she cannot use it to register for classes.

By Maddie Nolot STAFF WRITER

Any students who started at the University of Indianapolis before the Fall of 2017 cannot access an audit on DegreeWorks.

Graphic by Ethan Gerling

The University of Indianapolis has been working on a new project that allows students to check their progress in their classes.

DegreeWorks is an online tool that is designed to help students, advisors and faculty, help monitor the progress towards a student’s degree completion, according to the My.UIndy page established for program. Students who started at UIndy before the 2017-2018 academic year will not have access to the program.

DegreeWorks includes information such as students' GPA, courses they have taken, their degree progress and requirements, classes they could take to fulfill their requirements and a GPA calculator.

The degree requirements come from UIndy’s curriculum guides. The program also includes a “What if ?” option, according to Frequently Asked Questions guide on My.UIndy. This option is designed to show students what could happen if they wanted to change majors or minors or add classes.

According to Registrar Joshua Hayes,

Will it happen again? Probably.

“He’s determined to get his wall and there’s certain high-ranking Republicans who want to help him get his wall,” Root said. “That raises the question of: ‘If the Democrats aren’t going to cooperate, does he declare a national emergency [to get the wall]?’ That is a recipe for tyranny.”

If the government were to shut down again after Trump’s deadline, according to Root, it would have the same effects as the previous shutdown. He said that he believes that the reason why Trump agreed to fund the government for three weeks was because of the start of tax season. The IRS was one of the agencies who was affected by the recent shutdown, so there was a concern about whether the IRS would be able to receive returns.

“He [Trump] definitely can’t afford Americans not getting tax returns,” Root said. “I think that in a second round of a shutdown, [that] now you’re actually dealing with a live period where Americans are filing tax returns and expecting to get tax returns. We didn’t have that at the end of December and January, but to me that changes the whole calculus of what happens.”

What is a national emergency?

A national emergency opens up funding for the president to use to meet the needs associated with the particular way the emergency is defined, according to Root. The president’s ability to declare a national emergency is included in the executive powers of the office.

“When the country is in a state of emergency, or war, the [executive powers of the] president [are] pretty expansive on decision-making and spending,” Root said. “It also side-steps Congress and allows the president to act without getting Congressional authorization.”

According to Root, if Trump were to declare a national emergency, there would be no way to stop him or any fu-

ture president from declaring a national emergency for basically everything. Root said that he hopes the courts would be able to recognize that the declaration is more than just about a border wall and that the issue would become more about presidential power.

“It has to do with the very foundation and structure of American government and why the Constitution was put in place to do what is does,” Root said. “I can understand the argument that you might call it a national emergency, but frankly, this [issue] has been around my whole life and longer. If it wasn’t a national emergency then, it’s not a national emergency now. It’s just you can’t get your way through Congress. It sets an extremely dangerous precedent for our separation of powers and checks and balances. That’s why I would hope the courts would step in and say ‘No. This is not constitutional.’”

What will happen in the end?

Root said that in the end, most shutdowns usually are blamed on the person who started them. In the case of the recent shutdown, Root said, Trump was blamed for it and would be blamed again, if the government shuts down for a second time. “[Shutdowns] are not effective political tools,” Root said. “They backfire and get a disproportionate amount of attention….What will be interesting to see is, how does he frame this in the State of the Union coming up on Tuesday? There should be a wealth of clues on what he’s planning to do in his State of the Union address.”

As for the wall, Root said that it likely will be built, despite the potential shutdowns and the current impasse.

However, it may not be in the way anyone is expecting and it may not even be close to what Trump wants.

“It’s going to come down to semantics,” Root said. “‘Did you build a wall?

Did you put up a fence? Did you increase border security? Depending on what side of the political aisle you are, it’s going to basically be called a wall on the right or border security on the left.

At the end of the day, it’s going to be some structure.”

best way possible,” Prather said. “To get people talking is to get people acting on it and that’s what helps resolve it.”

Freshman communication major Ty Johnson also attended the Open Mic over human trafficking. He said that he found the event enlightening and was different than what he expected. He said that it was more open and was more about educating students on what human trafficking is and it was more than just trying to find a solution to stop it from happening.

“We need to be having more conversation about things that make people uncomfortable…,” Johnson said. “… [we can] be able to make changes to make it so those aren’t problems anymore or at least less of problems.”

When it comes to the overall goal for the Open Mic Dialogue, Haynes said that is has been to allow students the opportunity to discuss difficult topics and learn how to view other people’s opinions civilly as it is a skill that students will need throughout their lives.

A degree audit is different than that of an academic transcript, as an audit is an unofficial document, while a transcript is officially issued by the university.

The audit provides the student with his or her academic information, such as GPA and other statistics, as well as his or her current progress on declared majors.

DegreeWorks also allows students to view hypothetical audits for an added major or minor on top of what he or she already have declared, and view other required corses.

Information provided by DegreeWorks FAQ on my.uindy.edu

Shutdown from page 1 during the shutdown….The targets of our investigations now have an advantage of being better informed and better resourced than our members. This is an extremely dangerous situation that threatens the lives of our members and all Americans.”

One of the biggest concerns during the shutdown was the distribution of food stamps. According to Root, the federal government was originally expected to run out of money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by the end of January, but the government was able to find a way to extend the money through February because the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found some excess funding. As a result of this, they released the money for February in early January.

The shutdown had unprecedented effects on the aviation industry as well. In a joint statement, Paul Rinaldi, Joe DePete and Sara Nelson, presidents of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Air Line Pilots Association and the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, respectively, said that they had “growing concern for the safety and security of our members, our airlines, and the traveling public due to the government shutdown.”

According to the joint-statement released on Jan. 24, the associations were not able to begin to determine the amount of risks that appeared as a result of the shutdown.

According to Root, the political impact of the shutdown is mostly being felt

by Trump. He is the one who is bearing most of the blame for both causing the shutdown and prolonging its effects.

“It [the shutdown] may have taken some of his leverage to negotiate for what he wants,” Root said. “[He wants] the border wall and what the Democrats don’t want to give him is any money for the border wall. From where I’m seeing it, he took the blame for that.”

“It [the shutdown] may have taken some of his leverage to negotiate for what he wants.”

Open Mic from page 1 cause it was educational and also it gave people the chance to comment on how they think they should change this kind of situation happening…,” Prather said.

She also said that before this event she had never really had a conversation like this at UIndy outside of classes that focus on social problems and diverse society. She said that she would continue going to these events as they create different types of conversation.

“I feel things like this are important because it sparks conversation in the

students are not the only ones benefiting from this new program. Advisors are also jumping on this opportunity to help out their advisees.

“It’s an easy program for the students,” Hayes said. “Even the advisors find it helpful for themselves. It tells them almost the exact information to give to their students. It’s a win-win.”

According to Hayes, this program helps arm students with tools for their success. He said it is helpful for a student to know what their requirements are and how much they are progressing in a certain amount of time.

“We did have a degree audit system with very limited functionality that had actually been discontinued, no longer supported by the venue. So in some ways we went to DegreeWorks because that technology was going away,” Hayes said. “But really, DegreeWorks offers so much more in terms of the information we can provide the students.”

Faculty have been working with DegreeWorks since Fall 2017.

According to Assistant Director Center for Advising and Student Achievement Sunni Manges, it has not been an easy project. The time and dedication the faculty has put in is what made the program a success.

“It's been a long and tedious process,” Manges said. “But we've really taken the time to make sure the tool is accurate, effective, and reliable. As students and faculty advisors begin to explore DegreeWorks, I think they'll be pleasantly surprised by the amount of logic built into the audit system.”

As of right now, only freshmen and sophomores have access to DegreeWorks. This is because of the limited amount of space in the systems, upperclassmen do not have access to the program so their audits are still completed the previous way.

“It’s kind of a bummer that I don’t get to see what it’s like,” senior social work major Sara Tuttle said. “But I’m leaving soon so it doesn’t really affect me that much.”

Sophomore history major Charlotte Plake said she thinks that the software is brilliant because of how easy and user-friendly it is.

“It’s quick and easy to check what core and major requirements I have left to complete,” Plake said. “It even has a 'What-If ' category. You can get on it and enter in something you would like to explore. You can see what it would be like if you were to switch majors but you’re not actually changing it.”

Semester II Parking Changes Lot 2, located beside Fifth Third Bank, which was previously a freshmen resident only lot, now allows those with yellow tag to park in the lot as well.

The commuter shuttle services from Landmark Baptist Church have been suspended. Due to a decline in riders and a high cost of around $5,000 a week to run.

The lot located by the Athletic and Recreation Center has been opened for faculty, staff, commuter, adjunct and graduate students.

University Lofts parking lot opened with the opening of the apartments and may potentially call for more parking alterations in the future, as more of the Lofts open.

Email parkingquestions@uindy.edu with any feedback or questions about the new parking changes.

Information from Vice President for Student & Campus Affairs and Dean of Students Kory Vitangeli

Graphic by Alissa Kennelly

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Key bills in Indiana legislature Indiana General Assembly starts session with over 1,000 bills being introduced, including updates and amendments to laws already on the books

By Tony Reeves EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The Indiana General Assembly, made up of 50 state senators and 100 house representatives, convened on Jan. 3 for the 2019 legislative year. Indiana legislators will meet in committees for 61 days to discuss and determine bills. This year, 1,348 bills are being introduced or amended and updated. Of those bills, approximately 25 will make it out of committee and become law, according to Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Merrifield Wilson.

“We estimate that every state legislator proposes 10 to 12 bills in a legislative session, [and] only 25 of those will become laws,” Wilson said. “Legislators do things to get headlines, and to have favors from constituents. There are a lot of things that will motivate a legislator.”

Not every bill will be passed, and those that will pass would not immediately impact University of Indianapolis students. Bills such as School Bus Safety and School Curriculum do not pertain to UIndy students. However, according to Wilson, the tobacco and e-liquid bill, or Senate Bill 425, would have the biggest impact on UIndy students. Co-authored by Sens. Randall Head, James Merritt and Ed Charbonneau, the bill, will raise the legal age of purchasing tobacco products, e-liquids and electronic cigarettes containing nicotine from 18 to 21 years of age, with some exceptions.

Those who are at least 18 on June 30, 2019 may continue to hold a retailer’s permit until it expires. Those who are at least 18 years of age on June 30, 2019 or those who are serving in the armed forces or reserves, or veterans discharged or separated from the services under conditions other than dishonorable may continue to purchase tobacco products, e-liquids and electronic cigarettes.

Of people 18 to 24 years old, 13.1 percent smoked cigarettes in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Indiana, 18.6 to 21.8 percent of people smoked cigarettes in 2016, according to the CDC. In 2017, 19.6 percent of high schoolers were using some sort of tobacco product. If this bill is passed,it would reduce the number of 18 to 20 year who smoke in Indiana, according to Wilson.

Another bill that may impact UIndy students is Senate Bill 90, authored

by Sen. James Merritt. The Immunity Under the Lifeline Law currently “provides immunity for the crimes of public intoxication, minor in possession, minor in consumption and similar laws, to persons who identify themselves to law enforcement while seeking medical assistance for a person suffering from an

KEY BILLS IN THE INDIANA STATEHOUSE (as of Feb. 3, 2019)

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Medical Marijuana (SB 287; HB 1334, 1387)

Sen. Mark Stoops (D); Reps. Jim Lucas (R), Shane Lindauer (R), Chris Judy (R), Pat Boy (D)

Adds defenses for possession for those who have a physician-confirmed terminal illness or serious medical conditions

Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco and E-Liquids (SB 425)

Sens. Randall Head (R), Jim Merritt (R), Ed Charbonneau (R)

Raises age for purchasing tobacco from 18 to 21; provides exceptions for active-duty service members who are 18 and older

Lifeline Law Amendments (SB 35, 90, 272, 288)

Sens. Jim Merritt (R), Mark Stoops (D)

Repeals obsolete provision; extends immunity under the law to include controlled substances, other drug paraphernalia

Bias Crimes (SB 12, 75, 469, 599; HB 1093,1159, 1203, 1320, 1371)

Sens. Mike Bohacek (R), Ron Alting (R), Susan Glick (R), John Ruckelshaus (R), Jim Merritt (R), Greg Taylor (D), Michael Young (R); Reps. Gregory Steuerwald (R), Wendy McNamara (R), Ryan Hatfield (D), Terry Goodin (D), Gregory Porter (D), Edward Clere (R), Pat Boy (D), Justin Moed (D), Chris Campbell (D)

Adds agravating circumstances and enhances sentences to crimes that were intented to harm someone based on a “perceived characteristic;” requires law enforcement to report crimes of bias to the FBI

Statehouse Graphic Created By Johanna Rosendo

Source: Indiana General Assembly Website

Graphic by Noah Crenshaw

alcohol-related health emergency,” according to the current law. The bill, as it stands now, however, does not protect those under the influence of drugs. Senate Bill 90 will attempt to change that by adding protections to those looking for medical assistance if they possess drugs or drug paraphernalia.

One of the better-known bills being reintroduced in this session of the Indiana General Assembly is the Hate Crimes Bill, or House Bill 1020. This is not the first hate crimes legislation to be introduced in Indiana.

“The hate crimes legislation is vitally important for the state overall because Indiana is one of five states that does not have it on the books,” Wilson said.

“It went through the legislature last year but died in committee.”

In June 2018, anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a Hamilton County synagogue in Carmel, Indiana. After Nazi Flags and Iron Crosses were spray painted at the synagogue, Governor

Eric Holcomb spoke out against the act and called for hate crimes legislation.

“The governor spoke out against the defacement, and [the bill] has a lot more political support now, but the question is what will be included. I think that is an important one that students should pay attention to as well,” Wilson said.

According to Wilson, the only thing preventing the bill from being passed is whether or not it will include protections for people of differing sexual orientations. In previous years, when Indiana introduced bills such as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, it passed in 2015.

While this bill originally was religious based, it became a question of whether or not it would allow businesses to dis-

criminate against gay couples. The bill made national headlines, with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook speaking out against it.

This history of questioning and not protecting those of differing sexual orientations is now extending into this year’s hate crime legislation, according to Wilson.

“There are a lot of people on both sides that support the idea of the hate crimes legislation. But the question is what to include in the bill, in a state that, five years ago, had the Religious Freedom Restoration Act debacle.

And so there are people who say, ‘We shouldn’t include sexual orientation; we don’t believe that should be a protected class,’” Wilson said. “They will clash with some other folks who say, ‘Hate crimes should cover all identities, and

“There are a lot of people on both sides that support the idea of hate crimes legislation.”

that should include sexual orientation.’”

In the current Indiana General Assembly, Republicans hold a supermajority in both the House and Senate in Indiana. According to Wilson, socially conservative Republicans will want to exclude people of differing sexual orientations, while financially conservative Republicans will not have a preference.

So the divide may not be along party lines, but perhaps in the Republican Party's ideology.

“I think it depends on whatever group gets excluded,” Wilson said. “Meaning if they include people of sexual orientation, how can they appease, or what else can they do for, social conservatives that would convince them to vote on allowing sexual orientation to be included, or vice versa.”

Another controversial bill is House Bill 1384, or the Medical Marijuana Bill, which “permits the use of medical marijuana by persons with serious medical conditions as determined by their physician,” and “establishes a medical marijuana program to permit the cultivation, processing, testing, transportation, and dispensing of medical marijuana by holders of a valid permit,” according to the Indiana General Assembly’s website.

Authored by Rep. Jim Lucas, the bill will be the first of its kind in Indiana.

However, Wilson does not believe it will pass.

“I don’t expect it will pass, but that’s another interesting one, like with CBD oil that did pass. And so people say ‘Oh well, this could be the next step; this could be the next thing.’ I believe it would be pretty contested,” Wilson said.

The sale of CBD, or cannabidiol,w oil became legal in March of 2018 after being signed into law by Gov. Holcomb.

This law allows the sale of CBD oil as long as it meets labeling requirements and contains no more than 0.3 percent THC. Because CBD oil can contain THC, the main compound found in cannabis, which produces the drug’s “high,” some believe medical marijuana will legalized according to Wilson.

“A lot of people feel strongly about medical marijuana, and they may be trying to get the people on their side,” Wilson said. “I am not sure what is going to happen at the end of 2019 but this gets the conversation going; And they’re hoping to move forward, do the best they can, make adjustments, and maybe they’ll come up with suggestions and modify the bill and to keep at it every single year.”

The Indiana General Assembly’s last day for adjournment of both houses is April 29, which means bills must be passed before this date and the end of the 2019 session.

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