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UIndy responds to tax cut act The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will impact bonds, endowments, donations and other financial supports of higher education How does the tax plan impact UIndy’s direct placement bonds?

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Any change in the corporate interest rate triggers and interest increase for UIndy Graphic by Zoë Berg

By Erik Cliburn MANAGING EDITOR The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law on Dec. 22, 2017. Under the new tax plan, both corporate and individual tax rates are being cut. Corporations and individuals, however, are not the only ones who will be impacted, higher education will be as well, according to University President Robert Manuel.

The tax plan essentially doubles standard deductions for taxpayers to $24,000 for joint-filers, and $12,000 for single filers. The increase in standard deductions also applies to charitable donations made by taxpayers, meaning they would have to donate more they would previously to reap the tax benefits that come with them. According to President and CEO of the Independent Colleges of Indiana David Wantz, the incentive for making charitable donations to universities could be diminished by the increased rate of standard deductions.

“Small donors become large donors over time,” Wantz said. “If there is no incentive to give the small gift, it makes it harder to encourage people to give a larger gift. Giving is all about relationships, and so colleges and universities... want to start the habit of giving early to continue to grow and encourage that habit.”

Between June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017 5,852 donations were made to UIndy, totaling $11,978,151; and of those donations, 75 percent were gifts of $250 or less, said Vice President for University Advancement Christopher Molloy.

According to Wantz, the reduction

in individual tax rates also could mean that some people may be more willing to donate because they have extra money left over that previously would have been taxed.

“The contrary argument to this is, ‘Wait a minute. If people have more money in their pocket at the end of the day, they may be more inclined to give,’” Wantz said. “We don’t know that….

I’m not as hopeful about that one. But I think in Indiana, in particular, there is an additional problem. At the statehouse, there’s an amendment to a bill to repeal the state tax credit for giving to colleges and universities.”

Whereas deductions are b a s e d on t h e adjusted gross income of an individual or jointfilers, tax credits give donors a specific amount of money that they can reduce from the amount of state taxes that they owe, based on how much they donated. According to Wantz, if the bill passes it could mean a double-whammy for universities in Indiana, because of the reduction in donation deductions and the elimination of the state tax credit for donating.

Along with the possible impact the tax plan will have on donations to the university, it will have an effect on UIndy’s direct placement bonds, according to Manuel.

Direct placement bonds are generally loaned out by a bank for an institution, such as a university, to invest, according to financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary. com.

If any university sets up a direct placement bond, it must adhere to the contract established between the university and the bank. According to Manuel, one of the terms of UIndy’s direct placement bond contract is that if the corporate interest rate changes in any way—either an increase of decrease—then the interest rate of the university’s bond would increase. In the case of the new tax plan, the corporate interest rate has decreased, but the change still triggers an increase in the university’s interest rates for the borrowed money, Manuel said.

“The bank is in a better position financially because the interest rates have gone down, and they are just making more money because of that contract issue,” Manuel said. “We go to the bank and say, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if you gave us a gift equivalent to the amount of money that you are making, because for no reason of your own, you’re just making more money.’ So that conversation is happening now. And the other thing we do is we look to see what kind of impact that is and whether or not you can refinance it [the direct placement bond].”

Manuel said the rise in the bonds’ interest rates will not create significant financial stress, and that refinancing the bonds may be possible, which would allow for new terms to be place on the contract.

Some of UIndy’s bonds, however, are publicly placed and will not be impacted by the new tax plan, according to

“...It [the tax plan] just means you’ve got to change some of your operations as you go.”

Manuel. Publicly placed bonds, which generally help fund construction of new facilities, renovation of existing facilities, purchase of real property, the purchase of equipment, etc., are tax-exempt and therefore are unaffected by the changes that increase the direct placement bonds according to higheredcompliance.org.

The new endowment tax that has been included in the tax plan will impose a 1.4 percent excise tax on investment income at private colleges with an enrollment of at least 500 students valued at $500,00 per full-time student, according to insidehighered.com. Although the change does not directly impact UIndy, according to Wantz, the tax feeds into a larger issue of distrust against higher education institutions.

“This is part of the national dialogue, that colleges and universities are sitting on these huge bank accounts—they are constantly growing these investments— and yet that money is not reducing the cost of attendance,” Wantz said. “It couldn’t be further from the truth. At one point, seven of our colleges in Indiana were targeted, and the colleges in Indiana use that money to fund a lot of things, including student scholarships.… If I give you money, and I say, ‘I want you to use this money to fund student scholarships,’ you can’t use it for any other purpose than the one I gave it to you for. So it [university endowment] is not a big savings account; it’s money held in trust.”

Although the tax plan will have some impact, whether large or small, on UIndy’s finance the price of tuition for students will not be affected by the changes, according to Manuel.

> See Tax Plan on page 10

Shreves honored for donation to Professional Edge Center

By Maia Gibson & Shontel Carter NEWS EDITOR & STAFF WRITER

The Schwitzer Student Center Atrium was renamed on Jan. 15 to recognize donors Jefferson and Mary Shreve for their financial contribution to the University of Indianapolis.

According to UIndy360, the Shreves currently reside on the south side of Indianapolis. Jefferson Shreve is the owner of Storage Express, a self-storage company with locations in five states. He is a former Indianapolis City-County Council member, representing part of the Indianapolis south side, where he was born. Vice President for University Advancement Christopher Molloy said that Shreve wanted to be involved with UIndy because he saw it as an important south side institution.

“He started to support the university in smaller ways,” Molloy said. “He liked President Robert Manuel’s vision. I think he recognized that the university is an important institution on the south side.”

Molloy said that he and Manuel spent time getting to know Shreve on campus.

Eventually, Shreve decided he wanted to do something bigger for the university by donating a major gift. The Shreves’ donation falls into the naming gift category, which at UIndy is any gift between $100,000 to $5,000,000, although they did not want to disclose the amount. The gift will support the Professional Edge Center, according to Molloy.

“He [Shreve] felt like it [donating to ProEdge] was a really good opportunity

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Schwitzer Student Center’s atrium was recently renamed Shreve Atrium during a dedication ceremony on Jan. 15. It was renamed in recognition of Jefferson and Mary Shreve, who donated to the university. Their donation was in the naming gift category and will benefit the Professional Edge Center and their programming. to help the students get ready for what’s next—whether it would be the world of work or going to graduate school—and to identify what they wanted to do,” Molloy said.

In an effort to recognize and honor Shreve and his wife for their gift, Molloy and the university asked if they would allow a campus space to be named after them. The Shreves and university officials discussed potential spaces.They ultimately decided on the atrium because it is a community space that reflected Shreve’s

interest in community, according to Molloy. In a statement from UIndy360, Shreve said that he is proud to be associated with UIndy.

“I am so thankful and grateful to have our name associated with this campus and with this space, which is particularly meaningful to us, because this space is that connecting point not just for the student and faculty life but for the community that reaches its fingers through the south side,” Shreve said.

Molloy said that while some donors

like to remain anonymous, the university encourages those who contribute to be recognized, including the Shreves.

In a statement from UIndy360, Manuel said that renaming the atrium allowed for a connection between the Shreves and the university: “[The naming] is a wonderful opportunity to be able to connect to the Shreves as they think about their philanthropy, engaging the community and facilitating the conversation as the University Heights neighborhood develops,” Manuel said.

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UIndy announces new Executive Director of Facilities

By Noah Crenshaw ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Last semester, Facilities Management had a change in leadership with the hiring of a new Executive Director, Layne Maloney.

Maloney said that the application and interview process for the position started in July and was a long process.

“I applied online directly to the university website and then I received a phone call to set up a phone interview, which I had,” Maloney said. “Then I went to have an in-person interview on campus, and then I had an essay question that was a possible facilities issue scenario… then I had five professional references that they checked and, actually Mr. Holstein [Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael Holstein] called each one of those personally.”

A search committee was formed to find the new Executive Director, according to Maloney. Maloney said that she was in constant contact with Holstein and that her background had moved the committee towards her.

“I think that one of the things that attracted them to me is that I have an educational background, but [that] I also have a corporate and industrial background in facilities,” Maloney said.

Maloney said that she found out that she was chosen for the position in Nov. and that she chose to wait to start until Dec., so that she could finish up some work at her previous job.

“I was with the Galen College of Nursing and I was heavily involved in some very large construction projects that they had there and I wanted to be able to transfer as much knowledge, and as much of all the deadlines, and all these things in planning that I had in place and get that successfully transferred before I left,” Maloney said.

MALONEY Maloney was also the Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Western Michigan University’s Cooley Law School. Maloney said that while she was there, she was involved with environmental sustainability projects involving the U.S. Green Build Council.

According to Maloney, one of the main reasons why she wanted to work at UIndy was due to the university’s mission and vision, and more specifically the Vision 2030 Plan and its incorporation of Facilities.

Maloney said that another reason why she came to UIndy is because she is from and currently resides in Indianapolis. She also said that she is ready for the changes that are happening to urban campuses.

“I'm very much excited about the direction that, overall, campuses, [the] students are wanting now,” Maloney said.

“They’re wanting that urban experience and I know this is just a little bit on the outskirts, not exactly downtown, but it still has that urban feel and I think I see that a lot of students want, in their college experience… the reason they want the urban is because they want the university be part of a big part of their experience but not the whole of their experience. They want to be out and exploring the city and enjoying the benefits of being in a city.”

Maloney said that she likes that UIndy is a located in a city and that it’s enrollment is increasing. Maloney also said that she enjoys the energy that is present on campus.

“I like…that sense of community that I felt when I was on campus and that came, not only from the students, but even from faculty and staff who, as you walked around, [are] people who looked genuinely happy to be here,” Maloney said.

> See Facilities on page 10

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The State of the Union is weak President Trump touts achievements, but his claims are not as clear cut as they seem

By Noah Crenshaw ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Jan. 30 in front of a joint session of both houses of Congress. Some of the topics he mentioned in the speech included job growth, unemployment, and the economy. During his address, Trump made several claims about the state of the nation’s economy and a number of them were misleading and inaccurate.

At the beginning of his address, Trump touted the accomplishments of his administration—and by extension, the American people—during the first year of his presidency. Trump said that since his election, 2.4 million jobs had been created, including 200,000 manufacturing jobs. He also said that the unemployment rate hit a 45-year low. He specifically mentioned that the African-American unemployment rate was at an all-time low.

Trump’s claims about the number of jobs he has created are not exactly accurate.

According to CNN, roughly 1.8 million jobs have been added, and of those, only about 184,000 manufacturing jobs were added. His exaggeration of the number of manufacturing jobs is slightly better than his exaggeration of the number of total jobs, but that does not make it OK. Trump did something similar when he referred to the unemployment rate as well.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, between December 2017 and January 2018, the African-American unemployment rate went from 6.8 percent

to 7.7 percent, which is near the rate it was when Trump was inaugurated. His misleading claim about this part of the unemployment rate is not something to be proud of. Public officials should not mislead the public in this manner, and yet he does so anyway.

Trump said that the stock market has hit an all-time high and that Americans who had savings plans such as a 401(k) plan, a retirement plan, a college savings account, or a pension plan have benefitted from this. He attributed all of this to his mission to “make America great again for all Americans. According to The Washington Post, $6.9 trillion of wealth has been created since Trump’s inauguration last Jan., but most Americans have not seen any of that wealth.

Only half of Americans own stocks or have retirement plans, so most of the benefits have not had as much impact as Trump implied. Trump’s failure to address this says a lot about his opinion of the American people. If he is willing to mislead them about something as simple as economic growth, his credibility with regard to economic policy is thrown into question.

During his address, Trump said that after years of wages stagnating, they have finally begun to increase. That is true, but there is a consequence that results from this increase. On Feb. 2, the Dow Jones closed at 25,521 points, down 666 points in its biggest drop since Brexit, according to CNN. This drop was the result of the wages of workers increasing. According to CNN, this leads to investors having more worries about inflation the bond

market. These wage increases only have benefits for the moment, but not for the long run. If the trend continues, investors will only become even more worried about inflation and the bond market.

Trump should try to do something to prevent these point drops, instead of indirectly supporting them. Trump is a businessman, one would think that he would have the foresight to know that wage increases and the stock market are related.

Even if we were to assume that he somehow did not expect this to happen, it is not enough for the American people to assume that this is correct. The Trump Administration has economic advisors along with the Department of the Treasury, so it is reasonable to assume that at least one person somewhere knew that this was a possibility and told some official that informed the President or his closest advisors. “[Let] us begin tonight by recognizing that the state of our Union is strong because our people are strong,” Trump said.

These are the exact words the president said when he began his address, but the state of the union can’t be strong when mistrust of our government and our leaders is high.

The state of the Union can’t be strong when some of the President’s biggest economic “accomplishments” are already starting to fall apart days after he boasted about them.

When the politicians that we are expected to trust mislead us and distort the truth, we all lose. As a result, the state of the Union is not strong.

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Reverse racism, not a real issue

By Jayden Kennett OPINION EDITOR

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Although it shouldn’t be, racism is still a problem in the United States. Many people still pose the question on the existence of racism against white people; in other words, reverse racism. To be clear, I condemn prejudice and racism of any kind and against anyone. However, I believe it is impossible to be racist against white people. Prejudice, yes. Racist, no. These are two separate concepts.

Prejudice, in this case, is an opinion about a person based solely on their race. Racism is the belief that one race is superior over another and often ends in both discrimination and prejudice towards another race.

Racism is a personal view with power behind it. Racism is the reason for slavery.

Racism is the reason behind 100 years of segregation. Racism often ends in discrimination, and nowhere in history have white people been discriminated against.

S ure, hateful comments can be said about white people, but those hateful comments will never hurt anything but feelings. Jobs will still be available and college will still be an option for most. White people will never be systematically oppressed by the things that someone else says.

In 2018, some, if not most, people of color are still systemically oppressed. Of course, everyone has the right to vote; we have had a black president; we can drink from the same water fountains, but systematically people of color are not treated as white people are.

According to sentencingproject.org, people of color are incarcerated in state prisons at a rate five times higher than white people and in some states, it’s at least 10 percent. More than one in eight voting-age black men could not vote in the 2016 election because of state laws that do not allow felons to vote, according to abcnews.com. When more black people are incarcerated, and fewer black people can vote, you can see how the system runs against them.

In 2010, according to demos.org, black Americans had only 2.6 percent of the country’s wealth, despite making up 13 percent of the U.S. population.

Pewresearch.org also states that for the last 60 years, black unemployment has been double white unemployment. Even black college graduates are two times more likely to be unemployed. Not to mention people with so-called white sounding names are 50 percent more likely to get a call back

without a jacket, so why leave a dog to face the cold unprotected?

If someone has to leave their dog outside, they must provide it with proper shelter. Line the shelter with straw or put the kennel near the house to help keep them warm.

To show how cold it gets in an unprotected kennel, veterinarian Ernie Ward, dressed fully in cold weather gear, spent a few hours in a plastic dog kennel outside, according to his verified Facebook page. When he began, it was 20 degrees Fahrenheit. About 30 minutes in, he began to have little bouts of shivering and ice crystals began to form on the inside of the kennel. After one hour in, his feet began to feel numb. He mentioned the fact that “no dog is biologically adapted” to handle that kind of cold. Ward spent a little more

than four hours before he called it quits.

The temperature was around 15 degrees, and his body was completely numb. His own body temperature had dropped as well. This is what a dog experiences when made to suffer in the cold.

Those who leave their dogs outside can be punished. According to Marion County's animal care ordinance, a fine of $25 can be faced. If another citation is issued, it is raised to $200. Other states, such as Penn., are trying to make this type of animal cruelty a felony.

Law enforcement and animal rescue services urge those who notice a dog in freezing temperatures to report it.

In Indianapolis, you can call Indianapolis Animal Care Services at 317.327.1397.

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from their job applications than those with so-called black sounding names with the exact same resume, according to nber.org.

So, there is no doubt that white people have privilege in the United States. People of color gaining the same opportunities as white people is not racism, nor is it white people being discriminated against. It is simply equality. It is easy to call social equity discrimination when others are gaining the privileges that some have held all their lives.

Since the Miss USA pageant began in 1952, only nine black women have won the title. To say, “I’m glad a black woman won the Miss USA pageant,” seems appropriate, because it’s a celebration against the normal. However, to say, “I’m glad a white woman won,” would be insensitive, because white women have been winning the pageant since 1952. There is no social breakthrough when a white woman wins.

This is not to say that when a white woman wins, she should go unnoticed or should be any less important—it shouldn’t—but you shouldn’t celebrate her race because it’s not a social breakthrough. Nothing new is happening. This is not racist. It’s not demeaning in any way and it’s not discriminating.

When people of color create spaces for themselves, and white people are denied in those spaces, some are quick to jump onto the reverse racism argument. Some people ask why it is wrong to promote white pride or why there isn’t a white history month. Here is why: white people have not historically had to fight for their rights or even their lives in a way that other races have. White people have privilege and you can’t celebrate something when that one race has had an easier time getting to that point than other races.To celebrate that privilege lessens the impactful events and breakthroughs that people of color have had.

Labeling prejudice as racism reflects and adds to a lack of understanding of systematic oppression, which must be understood to solve and overcome the oppression and prejudice. Celebrating racial milestones and creating groups for minorities but not for white people is not racism.

Demeaning comments can be said about white people, but those are just prejudice, but being racist against white people is virtually impossible because that would require privilege and power.

And unfortunately, that is something that not all minorities have. I hope one day equity is achieved for all races and we can replace “reverse racism” for what it actually is: prejudice.

It is easy to call social equality discrimination when others are gaining privileges...

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If it’s too cold for a child, it’s too cold for a dog

By Cassie Reverman PHOTO EDITOR

On Aug. 8, 2016, I brought my fury bundle of joy home. From the moment he decided he was mine, this Australian Shepherd pup changed my life. I knew I would care for him to the best of my abilities and treat him as if he were my own human child.

Just like every dog, my dog, Archer, looks to me to care for him in every aspect of his life. Feeding him, bathing him, playing with him and making sure he is properly protected from the unusually cold winter we are experiencing are all my responsibilities. Archer is fortunate enough to be an indoor dog. I believe all dogs should be. No domesticated

dog should be forced to face the conditions outside on a 24/7 basis, especially in the cold.

Dogs feel the cold just as we do. Not all dogs’ coats are built to withstand subfreezing temperatures. According to Animal Planet, their coats are warm enough to allow them to do their needed business outside and then come indoors and face the winter like us: under blankets, on the couch, with a good movie playing on the TV. Seeing numerous cases of dogs left outside in freezing or nearly freezing temperatures is heartbreaking. This is animal abuse, and in some states, it is illegal to leave your dog in the cold. If it is too cold for you to be outside, it is too cold for a dog. No one would leave a child at bus stop, waiting to go to school,

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Republican, Democrat groups re-form at UIndy

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Students meet to discuss politics and political climate

By Sophie Watson SPORTS EDITOR The groups for college Democrats and college Republicans have recently reformed on the University of Indianapolis campus after being disbanded for multiple years. After the college Libertarians group reformed last academic year during the 2016 election, the Democrats and Republicans on campus resurfaced in their own groups, to add to more discussion and campus experience, according to Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Merrifield Wilson who is leading the college Republicans group.

Professors have gotten the ball rolling on the groups through callout meetings, student conversations and guest speakers.

According to Wilson, the Republicans group kicked off its first event by hosting Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

“It was fantastic because he’s on campus, he’s a great voice for the party and he’s someone who loves students and is so good with them. So he was a perfect person to come speak,” Wilson said. “He talked a little about his experiences with where the party is right now. And from the organization’s perspective for college Republicans, our students were interested in bringing someone in to talk to students about what the party means.”

Professor of History and Political Science Douglas Woodwell said he helped spearhead the college Democrats group years ago, before it dissolved during the 2012 academic year. Associate Professor of Kinesiology Heidi Rauch, who also was a former advisor for the college Democrats, reached out to Woodwell before winter break, in hopes of reforming the group.

Call out meetings took place on Jan. 22 and Jan. 25 to determine student participation and possible candidates for student leadership opportunities. Despite not yet having any student leaders selected, Woodwell and Rauch have been looking ahead on what opportunities they will be able to give students with this group. They have many ideas that they plan it implement this semester.

“We’ve been brainstorming a lot, and we’ll also do things that we’ve already done. And we’re also looking into what the other options are. Some of it [activities students can get involved in] is grunt work for campaigns, phone banking or door-to-door stuff. Some of it we might do,” Woodwell said. “Sometimes, we just like to have discussions during meetings, and that’s kind of fun. Sometimes, we’ll set debates up with the other groups.

Speakers are always a good thing as well.”

Despite the differences in the groups, both Woodwell and Wilson said they see the groups as a friendly way to bring together students from each party and create a more diverse campus community for political conversation. According to Wilson, it is important not to miss one of these perspectives when having political conversations, and the groups will be a great learning opportunity for students to get a broader perspective on the political culture of today’s society.

“I have students who feel really passionate about politics, and so it was important to me to encourage all the students. We should have these organi-

zations on campus,” Wilson said. “We should be talking about politics in a college environment, where it’s an open opportunity for learning and being enlightened and challenging your ideals and what you believe. You can have debates and discussions that are respectful and more open. There is so much more you can do here in college than you’ll ever be able to do elsewhere, and I really wanted to cultivate that. I was really thrilled when I had students in leadership come to me and say ,‘We’re really interested in creating one of these.’ So I was more than happy to support it.”

W ilson also advises the Young Democratic Socialists of America group, yet despite leading two political groups, she identifies as nonpartisan. She said that her goal is to bring about more political conversation among students and bring about a better understanding of politics.

“I hope[that] even if they don’t identify as one or the other—or any of the party options, even the libertarians—I hope that they use these opportunities to understand and learn a little bit more about them,” Wilson said. “Because I do think college is that safe space where you can say, ‘I know my parents were always this, and my friends believe in that, but what do I believe?’”

Wilson said that political science classes offer opportunities for discussions and questions, but not everyone is interested in politics or political science classes.

“Politics involves you, whether you like it or not,” Wilson said. “So I hope this gives people the opportunity to consider what the different parties stand for, have a focus on and have a better sense that when they come to the polls in November, whenever it is, that they feel better educated and more confident in who they’re voting for.”

Once the groups get on their feet, Woodwell and Wilson said that they are interested in debates, community service opportunities and many other events to bring together the groups for Libertarians, Republicans and Democrats on campus.

“I do hope it opens up political conversations. I’m really proud that we have all of the organizations now, with the college Democrats starting up,” Wilson said. “But it is important to have people feel that there still is a place to have an outlet for political conversation. Sometimes we’ll say ‘Oh that shouldn’t be in football games,’ or something like that, but politics happens everywhere. But this is a place strictly to talk ‘Hey what about these issues,’ or ‘we have problems with funding education [so] let’s discuss that,’ [or] ‘What about national defense.’”

According to Woodwell, he is focused on advising the group well and helping the members grow without overpowering them.

“I think in general part of our role as educators, and the whole idea of a liberal education, is to show good citizenship and wanting to be a part of the political process of this country,” he said. “So we see education and good citizenship as intricately linked, and I think that’s always been the case in this country. So in that sense, I definitely think this kind of stuff fits into our educational mission.”

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UIndy launches updated website

By Noah Crenshaw ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

This past Dec. the University of Indianapolis updated their public website, uindy.edu, with a new design and layout.

This update was coordinated by the university’s Communications and Marketing Department and was planned for about two years, according to Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeanette DeDiemar. “[The goal] was to better understand how we were communicating the university’s story and what differentiates us from other universities in the crowded noisy environment of higher education,” DeDiemar said.

DeDiemar said that the redesign took around six months to complete and involved determining who the audience for the website was how to communicate with them, the best features of the old website, and what would be needed for the website in the future. DeDiemar said that during those six months, the team behind the redesign did research and testing. They also had the input of students, faculty and administrators from across campus, as well as outside audiences.

DeDiemar said that one of the goals for updating the website was trying to tell the story of the university in a unique way. DeDiemar said that they did this by

creating a site that is visually appealing and user friendly.

DeDiemar said that UIndy’s updated website is ahead of the curve because it is cross-platform compatible. Users will have the same experience on both the desktop and mobile versions of the website.

According to DeDiemar, the new site is beginning to have information that was originally only available on myUIndy.

DeDiemar said that as they move information from myUIndy, that the university is beginning to evaluate what should remain on myUIndy and what will be moved away. “ There will always be a need for a myUIndy, where information and experiences have to be secure. What you will find is that information that we’d like the rest of the world to see will be above the myUIndy kind of threshold, or firewall,” DeDiemar said. “myUIndy sits on different platform than the university website. We will continue to tweak it and look at what the university needs to do to upgrade that experience.”

DeDiemar said that the first step the university is taking is by partly updating myUIndy by moving information from myUIndy to the public website.

“The next step would be taking a look at what information needs to be contained within a firewall and that’s information like that’s about the student experience when you register,” DeDiemar said. “You will see that myUIndy will still

have a purpose and a strength and we’re going to make it easier to use it. We will put less information on there and it’ll be really focused on those things that need a firewall.”

According to DeDiemar, another change for UIndy’s website was the creation of Intercom for faculty and staff communications. DeDiemar said that faculty and staff are able to find information such as I.T. updates and human resources updates on that site. According to Vice President of Information Technology Steve Herriford, the I.T. Department is planning on having student feedback for potential changes to myUIndy. Herriford said that he is planning on meeting with Indianapolis Student Government to talk about myUIndy along with other technology issues.

“We’re looking at upgrading [my UIndy] or replacing it with something new,” Herriford said. “We have a mobile app—which is called Ellucian Go— and then we have the actual portal [myUIndy]. The portal is not really mobile friendly, and we know students do so much on their mobile phones, nowadays, so we’re looking for something that is more mobile friendly.”

Herriford said that the department is not really sure what students use myUIndy for and that this is one of the key questions that they hope the feedback will answer.

“Are [students] finding documents, are they using it for course registration and registration time? We want to get some feedback about what is it that students want to have, and we’ll take that information and decide what direction to go with it.”

on each other that leads all of Europe and ultimately the whole world pretty much into a war in which tens of millions of people die.”

Sondhaus explained not only the outbreak of the war, but the major events, innovative artillery and pivotal battles that determined its outcome. Another central theme of the evening was the understanding of past events in coping with modern conflicts. Senior political science and international relations major Erin O’Riley said that she appreciated how applicable lessons from the event are to modern day.

“He [Sondhaus] is really engaging, and I find the topic interesting,” O’Riley said. “ I love that you can apply history to modern conflicts.”

Sondhaus traced American global influence back to WWI, describing how former President Woodrow Wilson chose to join the war not only to tip the scale in the favor of the Allies, but to secure the United States’ position as a major player in the subsequent world order— or system of controlling international events—and one that could reasonably preside over the eventual post-conflict and set the terms for peace.

The lasting legacy of WWI, Sondhaus said, is a warning about how relatively isolated events, when mishandled, can

escalate into a major event with disastrous consequences. Sondhaus also mentioned how alliances, even well-intentioned, can escalate conflicts and drag nations into disputes. Sondhaus gave the example of the current NATO alliance, which includes many European countries. Should any of those countries be threatened, the United States would be required to intervene.

“What if Vladimir Putin decides to send troops across the border into one of those countries the way he sent troops across the border into Ukraine?”

Sondhaus said. “What do we do then? So, when you’ve got a system that includes triggers, the world...Well, in some cases that might make people feel safer because you know somebody has your back, but in a way it also makes the world a more dangerous place.”

Sophomore history major Kelly Wolf agreed with Sondhaus’ sentiment, and said that the modern world should learn from its history so conflicts like WWI can be prevented before the first domino falls.

“It’s just really interesting, how it happens. How it was fought was very different and new,” Wolf said. “We need to learn from WWI [that] we’re all in this together. We need to be more conscious of what our decisions can bring.”

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Symposium educates campus on WWI’s impact

By Abby Land FEATURE EDITOR

Photo by Gysai Durgans

Professor of History and Political Science Larry Sondhaus gave a lecture about the impact of World War I. This year is the centennial of the end of the war, which came to a close in armistice on November 11, 1918.

As the centennial of the end of the first world war approaches, the University of Indianapolis held a symposium to educate students on its importance not only in decades past, but its role in shaping the modern world order.

The symposium, held on Jan. 29, featured a lecture from Professor of History and Political Science Larry Sondhaus, who is an expert on World War I. The event featured photos of soldiers, maps, and weaponry from the conflict, the significance of which were described by Sondhaus.

Although the war concluded a century ago this November, Sondhaus connected it to relatively modern concerns, such as terrorism.

“It [the outbreak of WWI] is especially kind of interesting in our own time when we talk more about terrorism, since 9/11, then we had previously,” Sondhaus said. “We have [in WWI] a 19-year-old gunman, in an act of terror, killing the heir to the throne of one of the major countries—Gavrilo Princip assassinating the Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Sarajevo. And out of that you have this chain reaction of countries declaring war

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Men’s basketball defeats Maryville by one point

By Erik Cliburn MANAGING EDITOR Down by eight points at the half, the University of Indianapolis men’s basketball team came back and scraped by with a 77-76 victory against Maryville University on Feb. 3. Redshirt senior guard Ajay Lawton finished with 19 points, two assists and two steals. Senior guard Eric Davidson had 17 points, one assist and two steals.

The Hounds defeated the McKendree University Bearcats 80-75 on Feb. 1. After allowing the Bearcats to get ahead in the first half, the Hounds fought back and gave up only four points in the first five minutes of the second half. The Hounds took the lead which they maintained for the entire second half, although the gap closed to three points near the end of the game. The team’s effort was still enough to come away with a win.

Five players ended the game with double-digit scoring. Lawton scored 17 points, dished out nine and accounted for four of the Hounds’ seven steals. Sophomore guard Tate Hall also ended with 17 points and recorded an assist. Davidson finished with 14 points and a steal for the night. Junior guard CJ Hardaway scored 13 points and came away with three assists.

Redshirt senior forward Alex Etherington had 10 points and a steal for the night.

Although the Hounds were able to come up with the win against McKendree, Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard said that it was a narrow victory.

“We were good in transition,” Gouard said. “We pushed the ball really well. When we got stops we ran well, we ran the court hard. I thought for the most part we did a pretty decent job at our rebounding, but it’s one of those wins where we escaped.

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Redshirt senior forward Devin Dixon scored the team high of 17 points, along with seven made free throws, in the 76-68 win on Jan. 25 against Bellarmine University.

We didn’t play very well tonight, and that happens.”

Hall agreed with Gouard that the offense early in the game was lackluster, but that the team’s transition game improved throughout.

“I think we’ve just got to go back to what we’ve been doing, running in transition,”

Hall said. “We kind of became stagnant and started out slow. So we just have to the ball moving and do what we do best and run in transition.”

On Jan. 27, the Hounds fell to the University of Illinois-Springfield 64-61.

UIS pulled away in the first half to take a 35-27 lead. Although the Hounds out-

scored them in the second, it was not enough to come out on top. Hardaway lead the team in scoring with 12 points and a block. Hall came up with 11 points, four assists and two steals. Lawton finished with 10 points, two assists and two steals for the night.

On Jan. 25, the Hounds defeated the

Bellarmine University 76-68, who are ranked No.1 in the GLVC and No.5 in the nation. The Hounds only trailed early in the first half, but were up 38-28 by halftime. Bellarmine’s defeat was due in part to four Hounds finish in double-digit scoring. Redshirt senior forward Devin Dixon had largest point total for the night, finishing with 17, including seven made free-throws. Hall scored 16 points on the night along with two assists, a block and steal. Davidson sunk three of his four three-point shots and knocked down all four free throw attempts to contribute to 15 points in the win. Lawton recorded 14 points, as well as eight assists and three steals to contribute to the Hounds’ defensive effort. According to Lawton, he wants to continue to develop his leadership on the team and that beating a tough team like Bellarmine gave him the chance to do that.

“We know what we’re up against,” Lawton said. “But at the same time we have to stay composed and stay the course.

We had a great three days of practice in preparation for this game so I think that took into play too.”

According to Gouard, the Hounds’ goals for the remainder of the season are to better understand their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses “We’ve got to guard, that’s the main thing,” Gouard said. “We’ve got to stick to the game plan and understand the other teams’ tendencies a little bit more.

We put the game plan in place for our guys and when we get tired we tend to forget the things we should do to win basketball games.”

The Hounds will be traveling to St. Louis, Mo. to battle the University of Missouri St. Louis on Feb. 8. Tip off will be at 8:30 p.m.

From backyard hoops to pro player: Coach Gouard’s lifetime of basketball

After playing professional basketball on three continents, Gouard knew coaching was for him

By Erik Cliburn MANAGING EDITOR For Head Men’s Basketball Coach Stan Gouard, basketball is more than just a game. Since the early years of Gouard’s childhood, basketball has been a constant presence in his life. As a child, Gouard had a basketball hoop in his backyard where he would play against his three older brothers.

“I thought that made me tougher [playing against his older brothers],” Gouard said. “When you’re as young as eight you get knocked around a little bit…Those guys kind of made me who I am today.”

Gouard played both football and basketball in middle school and high school in this hometown of Danville, Ill.. He was the quarterback and point guard positions respectively, but gravitated more towards basketball as he grew taller. According to Gouard, he was cut from his high school team during his junior year, but made the team again his senior year, winning the team’s Most Valuable Player and Big 12 All-Conference Player.

“It was kind of a wake-up call for me, sitting out for a year,” Gouard said.

“It hurt a whole lot, because at the time I felt I should have been playing. But I kind of understood what the coach was doing because I just wasn’t good enough.”

After high school, Gouard had no scholarship offers to play basketball in college initially. He walked-on at Parkland College, but was eventually cut from the team. He then turned to play at Danville Community College.

“I tried to play there [Danville] and didn’t make the team,” Gouard said. “Not because of talent, but because of my actions off of the court. I was not mentally locked in and not on board with what the coach wanted to do at the time.”

Gouard said, however, that he maintains great relationships today with the coaches that cut him years ago. He went on to play in the Prairie State Games, an Olympic-like games in Illinois, where he

played against Deon Thomas, Mr. Illinois Basketball at the time. After competing in the games, Gouard received offers from several colleges to play in their basketball programs.

He then played for over a year at John A. Logan College, earning Junior College All-American during his first season, but was injured during his second season. Gouard went on to play for the University of Southern Indiana. Although he had offers from Division I schools, he would have only been able to play for one year, so he chose to play in Division II so he could play two years and complete his undergraduate degree. During his two and a half seasons at USI, Gouard had a career record of 82-12, won the NCAA DII National Championship during his second year First Team All-American and DII National Player of the year, both for two years in a row.

Gouard then went to play professionally in Sweden, Colombia and De Moines, Iowa for the International Basketball Association. He briefly played for the Idaho Stampede for the Continental Basketball Association, a minor league of the National Basketball Association, now known as the National Basketball Development League. He played professionally for four years before retiring from playing.

“I look back at all the places I’ve been and all the things I’ve done because of basketball,” Gouard said. “I lived in Sweden because of basketball, I spent some time in South America because of basketball, Mexico, Finland, Denmark…

I got a chance to see the world from playing basketball.”

Gouard then worked as an academic advisor at John A. Logan while also working as the Director of Carbondale Junior Sports, a basketball league for underprivileged children, according to Gouard. He then went on to work as an assistant coach at USI before being an assistant coach at the University of

“I got a chance to see the world from playing basketball.”

Indianapolis for three years and two years at Indiana State University. After the coaching staff was fired from ISU, according to Gouard, he came to work at UIndy in his current position.

According to Gouard, the decision to coach was a no-brainer because he wanted to remain close to the game of basketball. He said that the transition from player to coach has caused him to view the game differently, but that his drive to win and to compete is still as strong as when he was a player. Gouard said the coaches his players with intensity and tries to build up their mental fortitude.

“I’m trying to get these guys to see the bigger picture,” Gouard said. “When I have them up doing 6 a.m. runs they see that as punishment, but I’m really just trying to prepare them and build that mental toughness.”

According to Gouard, he has even made players sit out of games for being late or absent to class.

“In the real world, when you go out and get a job and you’re showing up late to work you’re going to get fired,” Gouard said. “These guys are student-athletes not athlete-students and it’s important that they know that.”

Although he is competitive and wants to win basketball games, according to Gouard, he values the education of the players above the thrill of winning.

“My proudest moment is when these guys graduate,” Gouard said. “The development of these guys coming in as freshman and in four years they get a degree and graduate. I absolutely love when student-athletes graduate, leave the program and go out into the workforce and come back to say, ‘Thank you for impacting my life’. That overshadows any wins, any championships.”

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach George Hemmingsen previously had a rivalry with UIndy and Gouard when he coached at Kentucky Wesleyan College. According to Hemmingsen, he has learned a lot of life lessons from Gouard, as well as just those in basketball.

Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Bryson Davis-Johnson said that what he values and respects most about Gouard is his honesty.

“ H e ’ s been honest with me my entire time here,” Davis-Johnson said.

“Whether it’s constructive criticism, something that I did wrong or something that I need to do better. It’s the only way I’m going to identify where I need to grow.”

Gouard said that although he is tough on the players and coaching staff, he ultimately has a bond with everyone on the team.”

“I coach hard, but I also love these guys dearly,”Gouardsaid.“They understand that I try to get the best out of them on a daily basis… I push these guys to the max, for the most part, and we say and do somethings to one another that we don’t like, but at the end of the day we love each other. My philosophy is tough love, play hard and have fun.”

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Monk breaks own record in at Hilsdale Wide Track Classic

Photo by Cassie Reverman

Junior jumper Deandre Bluitt contributed one of multiple wins for UIndy at the UIndy Tom Hathaway Distance Classic on Jan. 26-27 with a high jump of 2 meters.

By Maia Gibson NEWS EDITOR Splitting up the teams, members of the University of Indianapolis track and field teams took part in the Hilsdale Wide Track Classic and the Indiana Wesleyan Midwest Classic on Feb. 3.

The throwers traveled to Hilsdale which featured wins by redshirt junior thrower Katie Monk and redshirt junior thrower Austin Hogan. Monk took hoe first in shotput, as well as breaking a school record in weight throw. Monk previously set the school record in Dec. at 19.07 meters, and broke it with a throw of 10.47 meters. Hogan also placed second in throws at 17.18 meters and fourth in weight throws with 17.67 meters.

Senior jumper Lindsey Foster, freshman fault Kylie Falcone, junior sprinter Brian Sales and sophomore sprinter John Chavis all placed in the Indiana Wesleyan as well.

Sales took first in the 400 meter followed by teammate Chavis in second.

Chavis also placed second in the 200

meter. On the women’s side Falcone placed third in pole vault at 3.47 meters and Foster placed second in long jump at 5.56 meters.

Going into the Hillsdale and Indiana Wesleyan meets, both Monk and Hogan said that the team was looking forward to a change of environment after competing at home for four weekends.

“I think that traveling adds a different level of energy,” Hogan said. “Traveling and getting to see some other competition, it’s a little more formal. We get to represent the school somewhere else and so you’ve got that pride...that you get to demonstrate other places as well.”

While most of the team on the distance side took a mid-season rest weekend to help keep them healthy for the conference meet in April, Monk, Hogan and the other field team members competed to improve their marks, according to Robinson. Monk said that she focused on improving her technique, not only for the Hillsdale meet, but also in preparation for the conference meet.

“There’s always something to improve in your technique,” Monk said. “You

Swimming earns win against GVSU on road to nationals

By Cassandra Lombardo EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

In a meet against Grand Valley State University, the University of Indianapolis swimming and diving team took an extra focus on speed and form to prepare for the National Championships, according to Head Swimming and Diving Coach Jason Hite.

The team hosted Senior Day during the meet, recognizing captains senior Alexis Dobrzynski and senior Malvina Shourki along with senior Christina Vosko, senior Laura Bem and junior Bryanna Nixon for their years on the team. Among the other events on the day swim and dive team accepted a $100,000 donation from local barber Tom Bryant who swims on campus every morning. Bryant grew up in the area, and went to elementary school where Cristel DeHaan is now. Hite said that he and the team were very thankful for the gift from someone from the campus community.

“Tom [Bryant] attributes his longevity to swimming that gift wasn’t anything we did, but it was how he was treated by UIndy, and that played a big part in it.”

The team plans to use the money for things that will make them more successful such as helping their facilities become better. According to Hite, this is a very important gift that will help the program grow.

The Greyhounds won nine of 14 events in swimming against GVSU on Jan. 20.

Junior Rodrigo Codo Berti took part in multiple event for the Hounds and took home two wins.

Among other wins, divers sophomore Josh Zylstra and sophomore Payton Staman won first and second, respectively in the 3 meter. On the women’s side, sophomore Sotia Neophytou took the win in the 100 meter followed by Shoukri with a win in the 50 meter. The win granted the team standings seventh and the men ranked sixth.

Back in November, the team competed in the House of Champions meet where Berti and Guilherme Zavaneli both received their cuts for the National Championships. For the third time since he started his swimming career as a Greyhound, Berti was recently nominated as GLVC Athlete of the Week.

“Being nominated for Athlete of the Week helps keep me on track, Berti said.

“It gives me more excitement to keep going and see what’s going to happen at nationals.”

Junior Stefanie Haholiades qualified for nationals last year with a relay team, but wants to qualify in her two best events, the 50 free and 100 free.

“The mental aspect my freshman year was really bad and the physical aspect was good. Because my mental aspect wasn’t in it’s best, it resulted in not swimming as fast,” said Haholiades.

With the season coming to an end, the Hounds are putting their focus on nationals in order for the members of the team to qualify. Berti, who attended nationals last year, said that he is preparing for his trip this year.

“I’m going to swim 100 percent at nationals because I’ll be well rested and good things are going to come for me and the team,” said Berti.

Hite said that he attributes the success of the program to the members of the team and how the recruiting process has changed throughout the years.

“Our team has gone from not scoring at nationals to being a top 10 team in the last two to three years,” Hite said. “We’ve recruited a little differently and we’ve moved forward. Our preparation hasn’t been any different, just a better team and faster people.”

Before nationals, the Hounds will have to get through the GLVC tournament on Feb. 9 and 10. As the team prepares for conference and nationals, Hite asks for a lot of dedication from his team.

“The grind of swimming is tough.

Every sport is difficult and every sport has its challenges. Ours is sometimes the early morning on a regular basis,”Hite said.“We try to keep the training exciting, we try to keep it fresh as much as we can with getting done what we need to get done.”

Hite, who is on his third season coaching the team, said his goal is to continue working on making it a national championship program. As he works with the team on their progress, he is also focused on recruiting talented, hard working people who will only aid to the success of the program.

“The expectation level and the bar at which I’ve set is just higher and I’m not willing to give scholarships to people unless they can score nationally,” Hite said.

“Therefore I’m just not going to bring in people who aren’t going to be a positive contributor to the team.”

always want to improve your marks, so you’ve always got to fix something, make something better, practice, get as many reps in as possible, quality reps. We also hit the weight room really hard. We’re always training.”

The Hounds ended a streak of home meets with the Tom Hathway Distance Classic on Jan. 26 and 27. UIndy hosted athletes from the University of Southern Indiana, Vincennes University, Marian University, Spalding University, Lindsey Wilson College, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and several unattached athletes.

The men’s distance runners swept the top three places in the 60 meter dash with freshman jumper Brady Walden taking first followed by sophomore sprinter Andrew DeRidder in second and sophomore hurdler Kyle Jen in third. Senior hurdler Treyvon Matthews won the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.06 seconds, which also won him a provisional mark. Junior distance runner Taylor Kleyn took third in the mile with a time of 4:24.78. In the 5000 meter race, freshman distance runner Jacob Woodrow and senior distance runner Casey Wendorff won second and

third respectively with times just under 16 minutes.

The women’s distance athletes also earned several first, second and third place finishes.SophomoresprinterIsabelBradley finished first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 59.42 seconds followed closely by junior hurdler Keri Ertel’s 1:01.82.

Bradley also placed second in the 200 meter dash. Senior hurdler Majaica Brooks placed first in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 9.28 seconds with Ertel taking second. Freshman distance runner Lauren Bailey placed first in the mile with a time of 5:16.44 and junior distance runner Mickayla Wenzel crossed the finish line just seconds later in third place. Wenzel, Bailey, Ertel and junior distance runner Briana Leonard also competed in the distance medley relay, breaking the previous meet record with a time of 12:31.08. The quad is in position to break the school record of 12:24.11 by the conference meet, according to Assistant Track and Field Coach Brad Robinson.

“Our ladies DMR [distance medley relay] has the conference leading mark overall right now in the distance medley relay in this part of the season, so that’s something to be proud of…”

Robinson said. “…They should be fresh at conference. That should be the first event that they run so from that standpoint alone and then having another month to train, we feel very confident that the time’s going to be lowered and hopefully it will be at least an official school record if nothing else at that point in time.”

On the field side of the competition, senior jumper Lindsey Foster won the long jump with a 5.59 meter jump and senior jumper Kirsti Reed placed third with 5.16 meters. Freshman vaulter Kylie Falcone, freshman jumper Izabelle Nelson and freshman vaulter Mary Costello tied for second the pole vault event with all three making 3.22 meter jumps. Junior jumper DeAndrew Bluitt won the high jump for the men, jumping 2.00 meters, and placed second in the triple jump with a 12.70 meter jump.

Freshman thrower Katrinia Hopkins placed third in the women’s shot, throwing 12.54 meters while Monk placed second with a throw of 14.09 meters.

Monk also took third in the weight throw, throwing 18.88 meters, and earned provisional marks in both of her events. Senior thrower Jordan Boyd placed second in the shotput, throwing 15.40 meters, topped only by Hogan, who threw 17.45 meters, which earned him a provisional mark. Hogan also won the weight throw at 18.62 meters and earning another provisional mark. Boyd placed third, by throwing 16.22 meters. Hogan said that his performance in the shotput had seen improvement since the beginning of the season.

“I was really struggling with the shot,” Hogan said. “This year, I’ve been multiple feet under my PR [personal record] from last year—and that was the beginning of the season—but I finally got back into the swing of things. I really focused on it this last week and I was within 5cm of my best ever, so [I’m] glad it paid off.”

With the indoor season more than halfway over, the team is starting to shift their attention to the conference meet and the national championship. Robinson said that there are four teams on both the men’s and wome n’s sides that have the potential to win the conference title, and that the team is working toward being able to take home the conference championship.

“We still feel, if nothing else, on both sides we can be very competitive at the conference meet and try to go for that conference title,” Robinson said. “Particularly since we’re hosting it [the conference meet], that adds a little extra pride that we definitely want to be the ones walking away with that championship in the end.”

Monk said that she would like to see the team win the conference championship.

Hogan also said that he believes the team can pull a win at the conference meet.

“I really want a conference shirt. I’m tired of seeing Lewis, or last year it was McKendree, just walking away with it,” Hogan said. “Since I’ve been here, we’ve been getting closer and closer every year, so I truly believe that this is our year.”

Before the conference meet, the Hounds will compete in five more regular indoor season meets, starting with the GVSU Big Meet in Allendale, MI on Feb. 9 and the UIndy Invitational on Feb. 10.

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Service animals provide support to students

By Tate Jones STAFF WRITER

Some animal lovers at the University of Indianapolis wish to spend every day with their pets. However, for some students, their pets are necessary to simply go about their day or to be safe. Those individuals rely on their pets as service animals that help them handle a variety of afflictions or situations.

The Americans with Disabilities Act defines a service animal as “an animal that has been individually trained to provide assistance or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a physical or mental disability which substantially limits one or more of their major life functions.”UIndy also accepts this definition.

Six animals are listed under the UIndy Service Animal policy. UIndy has two categories of enrolled service animals on campus: service dogs and companion/ therapy or emotional support animals.

Executive Director for Student Development Debbie Spinney dissected the numbers further, saying that UIndy has more service animals than students may realize. “[UIndy] has six students that have service animals,” Spinney said. “There are five emotional support animals and one service dog.”

Emotional support animals and service dogs are treated differently based not only on the ADA, but also on UIndy’s specific policies. Although emotional support animals are a form of service animal, Spinney said they are not classified under

the same protections or accommodations as service animals.

“Under the Fair Housing Act, [emotional support animals] are allowed to be in public housing,” Spinney said. “They can only be in the personal room.They are not allowed to roam the halls.They are not allowed in public spaces.They are allowed to go out and relieve themselves, but they must be leashed, or tethered somehow at all times. They [also] are not allowed to go to classes.”

Junior digital media studies major Samantha Peters said that she uses her service dog, Liam, to monitor her blood sugar. Peters explained that she purchased Liam after her health took a dangerous turn.

“I have Type I Diabetes, so I started really going downhill in being able to sense when my low blood sugars happened—to the point where I have had a few major lows where I passed out during the night,” Peters said. “He can sense when my blood sugar levels rise or drop, so he is trained to nudge me and eventually jump into my lap if I don’t pay attention to him or get something to eat or drink to get my blood sugars back to normal.”

Peters said that she has always lived off campus, so accommodating Liam inside of a dorm room was never necessary. He does, however, have requirements, such as health insurance and special shoes for handling snow.

Freshman visual communication design major Marissa Orr currently lives in Cory Bretz Hall with her emotional support dog, Angel. Orr is the only

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Samantha Peters’ dog, Liam, had to undergo a year of training to be designated a service dog. Liam is able to sense if Peters blood sugar fluctuates and alert her.

Marissa Orr said that her chihuahua, Angel, is the second emotional support she has had. Angel is one of five emotional support animals permitted by UIndy.

residential student with an emotional support animal in the building.

“I think Angel is very helpful,” Orr said. “She really provides me a lot of help throughout the day. If I am stressed out about exams, she can sense [my anxiety] and will jump on my lap.”

Unlike Peters, Orr had to accommodate having a dog in a dorm. She took extra measures to ensure that her roommate did not feel uncomfortable living with a pet.

“I met my roommate six months prior to moving [on campus],” Orr said, “just so that I could get to know her and that I could see if she liked Angel. I did not want her to feel weird or anything. So I took the necessary steps to make sure she

felt comfortable.”

Orr also balances taking care of Angel with her class schedule. This time management, she said, is something she is accustomed to. “[My schedule] hasn’t been too difficult,” Orr said. “Whenever I get a chance, I always take her outside and feed her throughout the day.”

When out with Liam, Peters said that she is grateful when passersby are considerate of her and her service dog rather than asking to pet him.

“I consider him a little bit like a wheelchair, where it’s like he’s here for my health,” Peters said. “You wouldn’t ask to pet my wheelchair or pet my crutches, why

would you want to pet my service dog?”

Orr said that she has met others who have expressed interest in the service animal registration process and asked her questions about the topic.

“I’ve realized that I’m the only one [in my building] that has a support animal,” Orr said. “A lot of people have seen they can register for a service animal. They ask me how did I do it. I just tell them that it takes a while to get accustomed to, but it’s worth it in the end.”

The Office of Services for Students with Disabilities provides registration forms and the full-length Service Animal policy on its website at www.uindy.edu/ ssd/.

By Zoë Berg EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Junior human resource management and psychology major Katie Ellsworth met her boyfriend on a dating app.

Ellsworth and her boyfriend have lived together for about a year and also have a baby together, but she said the first time she met him she took precautions. She said it is important to be cautious when dating online.

“When you’re using it [a dating app] know what you’re looking for in a person and what you’re looking for in your life….” Ellsworth said. “Just be honest with yourself and the more successful the app will actually be. If you don’t know what you want your just kind of looking at people online.”

Williams and Hicks also live together. Williams said she is very comfortable around Hicks and not embarrassed of doing things like burping. She said it is, in part, due to being together “practically 24/7.”

Hicks said he thinks that their nonverbal communication has grown

stronger, and he also just enjoys living with Williams.

“It’s made me happier, just getting to be around her more,” Hicks said.

According to Miller, having communication skills helps a relationship be successful and not cause stress to either person.

“Relationships should not be difficult.

Life is difficult,”Miller said.“So the hardest parts of your relationship should be the things that are happening on the outside and stressing you out on the inside... So if the relationship itself is hard, it’s going to be awful during those times.”

But, of course, not every relationship will work out. Wilson said that when she talks to students who have recently broken up, they are often really disappointed.

According to Wilson, they should think about looking back on the relationship in ten years and they may realize that just because they were not a good match does not mean they did not have good times.

“I think it’s really important [to know] even if a relationship doesn’t work out it’s not a failure,”Wilson said.“You’ve learned something in it.”

Dating and building relationships Classrooms, bars, workplaces and mobile apps, though all seemingly unconnected, they have one thing in common: they are one of the many places relationships can start.

According to Associate Professor of Sociology and co-author of the book “Cohabitation Nation: Gender, Class, and the Remaking of Relationships” Amanda Miller, college is a good time to build communication skills that could be beneficial in a relationship.

She said college can be thought of as “practice dating,” but not just in terms of romantic relationships, but also friendships.

“You’re meeting so many different kinds of people, from political persuasions and ethnic backgrounds and international students,” Miller said. “So the more that you are able to interact with people who are different from you the more solid that your communication skills tend to be.That helps set you up for success later on in a relationship.”

UIndy has a wide variety of students from different background with different interests and students should not limit themselves when looking for a relationship by saying that they will never date someone who likes, acts or presents themselves in a certain way, according to Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Merrifield Wilson.

“The first thing I’d say is keep an open mind and an open heart. So never say never…” Wilson said. “You never know who you’re going to fall in love with. You never know who you’re going to click with.”

Junior visual communication design major Linzie Williams and sophomore secondary English education major Larson Hicks met and began dating early in high school. Williams said that she thinks it is important to take time getting to know someone.

“Don’t rush anything,” Hicks said.“I’ve seen lots of relationships kind of burn up because they’re trying to rush every aspect of their relationship. It’s been six-seven years that we’ve known each other, just wait until you’re comfortable with one another.”

Although Hicks and Williams both suggest taking time to get to know someone, Miller said society has gotten more casual and as a result of that people tend to disclose more personal information earlier in the relationship. According to Miller, this ties in to online dating.

“If your first conversations for the first three weeks are just through text message, it feels anonymous so we [society] might over disclose a little bit, like tell things that you wouldn’t normally tell if you were sitting face to face and had to look the other person in the eye… I wouldn’t necessarily say that’s a great thing,” Miller said.

“Relationships should not be difficult. Life is difficult.”

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Blogs offer personal branding platforms

By Jayden Kennett OPINION EDITOR

In the day and age of social media and technology, nearly every person who uses the internet possesses some degree of online personality. While warnings of the harm the media can have are often vocalized by concerned parties, having an online presence offers a unique opportunity to brand oneself.

Graduate student Iman Tucker uses the internet to blog about his life experiences. Tucker began his blog in the summer of 2017. Although he created the blog for personal reasons, the project quickly turned professional.

“I’m a firm believer that everything we do in our personal life should relate to our professional life,” Tucker said.

Because of blogging, Tucker said that he has expanded his writing skills and consequently received job opportunities writing for local businesses. Tucker was also offered an opportunity to write for the Odyssey Online—an online publication where college students can create content—by a University of Indianapolis alumnus who noticed Tucker’s blog. Although he did not accept the position, Tucker said that it was something that would not have happened if it had not been for his blog. Because of the connections he has made, the opportunities he has received and the feedback he has received from others, Tucker said his blog has become an asset to him.

Not only has his blog helped him develop his writing skills, Tucker claims that his blog has also helped him expand

his social skills.

Despite this success, however Tucker says blogs can be detrimental to business if the platform is not used correctly.

“Sometimes, I think people become a little too transparent,” said Tucker. “They will write things that will definitely push consumers away. So if you’re going to be a blogger or help a business, you have to be very socially conscious [while blogging] or else you could offend a lot of people.”

UIndy’s Associate Professor of Finance and Director of External Relations for the School of Business Matthew Will has similar thoughts. Will encourages all of his students to create a website, but cautions them to keep their websites professional. Will believes websites help an individual brand themselves and thinks it is important that a positive web image is maintained because the internet is a public domain.

“I’ve had students over the years who have not gotten jobs because of their internet profile,” Will said. “Be professional, don’t post inappropriate pictures, don’t make inappropriate comments and be respectful of other people.”

Will operates his own website for both professional and personal reasons. His website allows him to share information, such as his research, with his colleagues and students.

Having a presence online does not have to affect career opportunities in a negative way, using media outlets and being aware and mindful of what content is created and posted can help maintain a professional status and perhaps even bring new opportunities that may not have been presented without a presence online.

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Someone said I was breadcrumbing! What’s that?

Interacting with a potential dating partner just enough to keep them interested

That’s not as bad as catfishing. It’s when someone makes a fake social media profile to seduce another, usually with the plan to scam them

One time I was ghosted Like when someone ends a relationship by simply disappearing, never to be heard from again?

It’s fine, I’m pretty sure they were cushioning me though!

So they just wanted to date you to feel better about themselves?

Exactly!

So are they still stashing you?

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Greyhounds work alongside lawmakers

Political science majors observe the legislative process at various points of development during internships with Indianapolis lobbyists, senators

By Maia Gibson NEWS EDITOR

While some students at the University of Indianapolis are preparing for their 8 a.m. classes, others—including senior political science and pre-law major Aml Alkhatib and junior political science majors Joe Zumpano and Sarah King—are on their way to full-time internships at the Indiana State House.

Zumpano is interning for Short Strategies Group, a lobbying firm that consults, monitors, advocates and lobbies legislation at the local, state and federal levels for their clients. He works taking notes in committee meetings and House and Senate sessions and copying and filing bills.

Alkhatib is interning with the Indiana Senate Democrats, specifically working for State Sen. Greg Taylor, D-33, and his legislative assistant.

King is interning for the Indiana Senate Republicans, working with both State Sen. Jon Ford, R-38, and State Sen. Victoria Spartz, R-20, and their shared legislative assistant.

Their internships began just after the first of the year and will last until the end of the legislative session in mid-March.

Alkhatib and King said that they handle constituent calls, researching and organizing bills, taking notes in committee meetings and managing their senators’ schedules. King said that her favorite part of the job is speaking with constituents.

“People call in with issues and questions that you would never think of,”King said. “So that’s just really interesting to get to talk to people like that.”

Alkhatib said that she also enjoys speaking with constituents, as well as the fast-paced environment of the statehouse.

H o w e v e r, her favorite part is having an inside per-

spective on the senators and the legislative process.

“We [citizens] see what the senators do from the outside, but when you work inside, you start to see the little things about each senator,” Alkhatib said. “Like this senator likes his coffee this way, or he does things this way or in session he does this. It’s just the small things that you would never, ever notice on the outside.”

Legislative internships are important for connecting students with leaders in potential career fields—such as lobbying, campaign management or legislative assisting—learning what positions they like and do not like and complementing their course work, according to Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Merrifield Wilson.

“I also think it’s [internships] important because most of what we’re doing is training you academically, but I want my students to graduate knowing not just what we talk about from a scholarship perspective, not just what the books say, but having done it as well,” Wilson said. “And internships are the perfect experience for that. I think it’s a good complement for the learning, the knowing, the reading, the saying and then the actual doing and the hands-on application for it.”

Wilson is in charge of internship programs for the political science department.

Every year, she invites recruiters from the Indiana legislature, lobbying firms and other political organizations to speak to her classes to encourage students to apply for internships.

This recruitment was what first sparked both

King and Alkhatib’s interest in a legislative internship.

“I was applying to jobs…but then, when they [recruiters] came to us this year, I was like, ‘You know what, I’m going to do it,” Alkhatib said. “’I need to.

I’m going to set my foot down. I’ve got a good resume. Let’s do it.’ So I did.”

Not all political i n t e r n s h i p s are posted or formally recruited for, W ilson said.

She hears about several of the positions by word of mouth and being out in the community interacting w i t h legislators

and community leaders.This was how she connected Zumpano to his internship.

According to Wilson, she was on the set of Inside Indiana Business with creator and host Gerry Dick when she was introduced Frank Short, the chairman and CEO of Short Strategy Group. When she mentioned that she had students who wanted to do internships at lobbying firms, Short asked if she had any students still looking for an internship.

“This was the end of November, so the state legislative internships had already been decided.There was another lobbying firm I knew had already hired interns.

I knew I didn’t have a lot of students,” Wilson said. “I did have one that was really good that hadn’t picked up and that was perfect, and that was Joe [Zumpano].

I said,‘Well, yeah, actually I have someone.

Let me get his resume.’ I emailed Joe from my phone this horrible email like, ‘Hey, send me your resume real quick.

I’ll explain it later.’ And he did, and so I passed it on to Frank [Short].”

Wilson said that she followed up with Short a few days later and that Zumpano was brought in for an interview. Shortly after, Zumpano was offered the position.

“It [getting the internship] honestly was kind of stressful because it’s a fulltime job, so I had to clear my whole schedule and I had to clear it with my coaches,” Zumpano said. “I was kind of stressed out at the time because I didn’t think I was going to get it, so I didn’t think I was going to have to worry about it. But after that, I was really excited.”

Zumpano, King and Alkhatib said that they have enjoyed learning about and being part

of the legislative process. According to Alkhatib, because they are sitting in committee meetings and senate sessions, the interns know why certain bills do not pass.

King said that seeing the process carried out has been eye-opening.

“The process is the biggest thing because everyone kind of knows the basic ‘oh it goes to the House, it goes to the Senate,’ you watched the School House Rock video,” King said. “But actually seeing it happen just is an eye-opener to the process, I think. And then realizing how many people are actually involved with our state government and care about it, that’s been really interesting, too.”

The internships have also helped give Zumpano, Alkhatib and King a better idea of careers they want to pursue in the future. Alkhatib said that she hopes to get another position in state government after graduation. King is interested in gaining work experience before school and said that the internship has made her consider working in a position that interacts with the state government. Prior to his internship, Zumpano said that he had never considered working in politics or lobbying, but he now has interest in that field due to his experience.

Regardless of major, both Alkhatib and King encourage students with potential interest in working in government to apply for an internship within the Indiana legislature. In addition to offering a deeper understanding of the legislative process, the internship also helps develop professional skills in areas like communication and dress, Alkhatib said.

“It’s just a good experience no matter what your major is,” Alkhatib said. “I feel like people get afraid [to apply]. They think ‘Oh, well, I’m not into law or government,’ and you don’t have to be s u p e r passionate about it [law and government] to want to be a part of it, and that’s important.”

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The Women: Making a Mark gallery features the artworks "The Mirror" and "Countless Olivia" from Anna & Elana Balbusso, "The Long Arctic Night" and "The Gathering" from Diana Sudyka and three works from Gina Triplett titled "Fall Tree," "Spring Tree," and "Night Landscape."

Art exhibition celebrates contributions of women

The Department of Art & Design's latest gallery exhibition features artwork by female artists from the Indianapolis areas and across the world

By Abby Land FEATURE EDITOR The latest of the University of Indianapolis’galleries,“Women: Making a Mark,” began the semester by celebrating the trials and achievements of women.

The exhibition, which opened Jan. 22 in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery, featured the work of female artists from Indianapolis and from across the globe. The featured pieces were created in multiple mediums, suc h as animation, print making and mixed media. Despite this diversity, all represented a common theme: various interpretations of femininity and what it means to be a woman.

The pieces reflected differing visions of femininity by channeling aspects of pop culture and history. For example, paintings were featured in the style of medieval portraits, while another group reflected the style and imagery of the popular feminist television program and novel, "The Handmaid's Tale."

The gallery was organized by Assistant Professor of Art & Design Randi Frye.

The gallery’s variety of artists and styles was intentional, according to Fry. Although Frye organized the exhibition, she said that she received support from Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Design Jim Viewegh. The goal of the exhibition, Frye

explained, was to celebrate diversity.

“The initial idea was encouraged by Jim Viewegh, the chair of the Department of Art & Design,” Frye said. “We wanted to feature artwork created in the fields of Animation and Illustration, which is the Department of Art & Design’s newest studio art concentration. Featuring these amazing women is just one of many exhibitions hosted by the Department of Art & Design in which we try to exhibit artists who are as diverse as UIndy's student body.”

The underlying theme of the gallery was one of female empowerment and awareness for women’s issues.

One of the artists whose work was featured in the exhibition was UIndy alumna Penelope Dullughan, who designed artwork for pins that were used as part of the 2017 and 2018 Women’s March. Another artist, Selina Alko, wrote and illustrated the book “The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage.” Frye said that by curating the exhibition, she hoped to bring awareness to the work that artists like Dullughan and Alko are doing for the women’s movement.

Sophomore studio art major Rachel West said that she recognized the importance of the exhibition, particularly in today’s media climate, where sexism has come to the forefront in movements like “Time’s Up.” “I love the different representations of women from female perspectives,” West said. “Women are just starting to get a

“Women are just starting to get a voice in society, and art is a good way to express emotions...”

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voice in society, and art is a good way to express emotions in a way that a lot of people can’t with words.”

Following the exhibition was an Artist Talk with illustrator, filmmaker and animator Jordan Bruner. Bruner grew up in Virginia before moving to New York after college to pursue an artistic career.

Based out of Brooklyn, Bruner’s work has been featured in shorts for The New York Times, Amazon’s “Lore,” and various advertisements.

She also contributed to the 2010 documentary “Waiting for Superman” as well as other independent films, and designed wallpaper for a Google pop-up shop, which is a temporary promotional location for buyers to purchase or test out the newest Google products.

Frye said that she selected Bruner as the speaker for the event because of the diversity and success of her work, and to attract UIndy students interested in animation.

“The band, Hem, commissioned Jordan to create an animated music video for their song, Tourniquet. That video was the first time that I saw her artwork,” Frye said.

“She is a well respected animator and illustrator and I felt that her talent and diverse body of work would inspire those students drawn to both the animation and illustration fields.”

The exhibition will be available for viewing through Feb. 9 from 9 a.m .to 9 p.m. in the CDFAC art gallery.

The next exhibition that the art gallery will have is " The Art of Persuasion: World War II Patriotic Posters." This exhibition will open on Feb. 19 and will run until Mar. 20. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will be located in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center Gallery.

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Jordan Bruner's "Animation Reel" (far left) featured a option to experience the work in virtual reality. She did this by including an QR code which can, when scanned, lead to a more personal experience with the work.

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Artist Jody Hewgill has three works featured in this exhibition. These works are titled "Flaming Lips" (left), "Pink Lady" (center) and "Courage" (right). Hewgill has also won several awards for her illustrations.

German Lutheran era music showcased in Echoing Air

By BreAnnah Nunn STAFF WRITER The performance group Echoing Air gave a performance of German Lutheran music in the Christel DeHann Fine Arts Center on Monday, Jan. 22.

According to the University of Indianapolis Events website, Echoing Air is a performance of late 16th to the early 18th century music. Performers played compositions from German Lutheran composers for singers and instruments that portray Lutheran ideals of personal relationships with God in the German vernacular of the people. The program guide also said that Martin Luther published his 95 Theses about 500 years ago, which indicated the start of the Protestant Reformation.

The reformation transformed the religious landscape of Europe, splitting the continent into Catholic and Protestant Christians. It also contributed to the Lutheran-era, composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach.

The group performed the music of Schütz, Schein, Buxtehude and Lübeck.

Echoing Air was performed by Nathan Medley and Steven Rickards as countertenors, Jeffrey Collier and Keith Collins on recorders, Christine Kyprianides playing the viola da gamba and Thomas Gerber on the harpsichord. During the performance, the group members alternate between telling Lutheran-era artists stories of hardships and their achievements.

The show opened with the first verse of Johann Herman Schein’s “Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott,”which is translates as “Our God is a secure fortress,” according to the program.

Ad j u n c t Pro f e s s o r o f M u s i c Steven Rickards is the founder of the group and also teaches at Butler, Indiana Univeristy-Bloomington and Marian University. Rickards said that

the group started working on this program last summer and toured to Atlanta, Georgia and performed at a music festival in Michigan. Rickards said they put in a lot of work to prepare for their performances. “[We] will practice for a few hours, take a break, then come back together for another couple of hours,” Rickards said.

Nathan Medley, said that as a musician their lives vary and that they are not always able to spend a large amount of time practicing for a performance.

“With this ensemble I feel very comfortable, I don’t think I’ve ever felt nervous with Echoing Air,” Medley said.

Rickards praised the group's performance and said that his favorite piece that

night was “Bone Jesu, verbum Patris” by Heinrich Schütz. Rickards said that he thought it was a great performance and that he had fun performing it.

According to the program, 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the publishing of Martin Luther's 95 Theses. “[L uther] ref or med the way Christianity was practiced—[that] man can talk directly to God [and] that you don’t need to go through an intercessory in order to find it,” Rickards said.

Medley said what makes Echoing Air special is that this music is under performed and that most people would not find someone performing these pieces because the pieces are often written in either German or Latin.

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Entertainment reviews, by Greyhounds for Greyhounds!

THE REFLECTOR RATING SYSTEM JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE "MAN OF THE WOODS" ALBUM

WINCHESTER MOVIE

AMAZING An unforgettable experience in its category. The highest of recommendations.

Extremely satisfying and entertaining, with few (if any) issues worth noting.

VERY GOOD Incredibly well-done, engaging, and stands above the crowd. Perhaps a few minor grievances, but nothing that substantially takes away from the overall experience.

DECENT May have some worthwhile positives; makes for a good experience, but perhaps brought down by frustrating issues.

Entertaining on a basic level.

MEDIOCRE Maybe moderately entertaining to the right crowd, but too riddled with elements that don’t work or aren’t original/ interesting enough for most audiences.

BAD Poorly executed on almost every level. Any positive notes are a chore to find amid the abundance of mistakes and frustrations.

Not worth anyone’s time, except someone with a special interest in the subject matter.

WORTHLESS Nothing positive worth noting in the slightest. Difficult to endure, annoying and generally mundane. No reason to experience this, unless to witness how awful it is.

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hile watching “Winchester” I experienced a wide range of emotions that left me wholly unsure of exactly how I felt about the movie. It focuses on widow and majority shareholder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren) and her ever-growing house.The movie begins with a spooky opening scene that sets the feel for the rest of the movie.We then meet Eric Price ( Jason Clarke) who leads us through the remainder of the movie. Price is a doctor with both a drug and depression problem who was sent to the Winchester mansion to evaluate Sarah Winchester’s mental ability to run the company. He soon learns that the widow believes the souls of people killed with Winchester rifles haunt the house until she helps them finish their business by building the room where they died. Sarah is the only one who can truly sense the spirits until one gets violent and wants revenge on the Winchester family.

Although I initially liked the climax, I feel like it and the plot fell short. I’m fine with movies that want to make a political statement, but I felt like “Winchester”was overly anti-gun, especially for a movie that focuses on a famous rifle company. It is one thing for the widow to feel remorse over the deaths caused by the guns, but it’s another to have her vehemently hate guns to the point where they are not allowed in her home. There was also too much exposition, but the movie was written in a way that it was needed to further the plot, which I consider a plot hole.

As an avid horror fan, I appreciated the returning elements of horror some of which had a take more eerie than I’ve seen, but many of them were the same overdone scares used in most horror movies. I loved the characters, visuals and the overall story, and despite great surprises later in the movie, “Winchester” just fell short.

It tried to hard to be scary and left the plot neglected. When it ended I was left feeling like there was something missing, and the fact that they left it open for a sequel only furthered my mixed feelings.

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ustin Timberlake has been producing hit after hit since the late 1990’s. From his work with *NSYNC to “Can’t Stop the Feeling” in 2016, Timberlake has always been relevant. After taking a look at his new album, “Man of the Woods,” he’s going to need some other method to stay relevant in 2018.

The album begins with “Filthy,” and starts strong, with a rad guitar riff from Elliot Ives, a frequent collaborator, with Timberlake supporting the vocals, but that quickly dies down to a lazy synthetic beat that Timberlake, seemingly without rhythm, sings over.

Lyrically, the album lacks creativity. It is dedicated to Timberlake’s wife and son, Jessica Biel and Silus Timberlake. Despite this, all but two of the sixteen tracks are about Timberlake's and Biel’s relationship, and those fourteen songs about Biel are all just your ordinary, cheap love songs.

I will give “Man of the Woods” this: the songs about Timberlake’s son are excellent. “Flannel” (which sounds like it could be a lullaby), is a relaxing and refreshing track that gives off good vibes.

The concluder of the album, “Young Man,” is Timberlake's way of listing off life advice in a musical way for his young son to listen to and learn, and it makes me wonder where this lyrical inspiration was for the rest of the album.

All around, the most exciting parts about this album are the parts that aren’t Timberlake himself. Throughout, Ives shows off an incredible talent on guitar that is unfortunately pushed into the back, but he shines brightly during his guitar and harmonica solo in “Midnight Summer Jam.” Alicia Keys appearing on “Morning Light” brings dulcet vocals to an otherwise cacophony. Lastly, Chris Stapleton nails adding the folk touch on “Say Something.”

Unless you’re really desperate for something to fill the silence, I would avoid “Man of the Woods," as there are many more superior pop albums out there, four of which being his other works.

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walked into The Boiling expecting an authentic seafood experience that you cannnot usually find in Indiana, but as soon as I took the first bite, I knew how wrong I was.

The first thing I noticed was when I pulled up to the restaurant as it was on the end of a strip mall, next to a hookah bar, which made me a little skeptical.

When I walked inside, the next thing I noticed was the decoration. The overall theme of it was beachy.The restaurant had nets, paintings of fish, and fake lobsters on the wall.

It was an awkward dining area, with unflattering lighting. The music that was playing did not really go with the theme.

It was modern day pop when I expected something more like Jimmy Buffett. Besides the poor lighting and lousy choice of music, I did enjoy the theme of it.

We were seated right away, as there were only about seven other people eating there at the time. Our waiter was very friendly, along with the rest of the workers. He made sure our needs were met and never kept us waiting too long.

To start off, my two friends and I ordered egg rolls that came with some tasty Thai soy sauce. I ordered a shrimp basket, which came with fried shrimp and fries.

Not only do they have shrimp, but also various types of wings, fish and lobster.

The food was way too hot. My friend who came with me burnt her tongue and the roof of her mouth very badly from how hot it was. I'm assuming that they had literally just taken it out of the fryer.

The shrimp basket was $12, and although it was good, I think it was pricey considering it was just fried food that I probably could’ve found cheaper food elsewhere.

After finishing my meal and leaving, I decided that overall,The Boiling offers an eventful experience. I think it would be a nice place to visit one time, but I do not see myself going a second time. I would only recommend this restaurant to people who really need their seafood fix.

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or those who do not have mountains and boulders that they can readily climb, Climb Time Indy is a good substitute. The facility has different walls that all have varying degrees of difficulty, from straight walls to walls that have 90 degree angles, leaving my arms feeling like wet spaghetti noodles.

I find it is best to go with a group of friends to get the most out of the experience, being that Climb Time only has a few walls with auto-belays while the rest need to be operated by another person on the ground. While it is possible to climb the walls up to a point without a harness and rope, you can only go so far up the wall before getting told off by the staff. Plus, going with a group of friends gave me a chance to rest while belaying them and provided some opportunities for competition. For instance, my roommate and I challenged each other to see who could make it up a specific wall faster.

One of my favorite parts about Climb Time Indy were the different obstacles sticking out of the walls. The obstacles each have varying tape colors underneath them, which correspond to a path that one of the more experience climbers has created. I tried to use the markers to challenge myself into finding the most difficult path up a given wall.

My friends also used these markers to play a modified version of HORSE where we create a path that the next person then had to recreate without falling off.

Additionally, the staff was very friendly and was more than willing to literally show us the ropes, teaching us the proper way to belay each other and how to repel down the wall. The pricing is not too bad either, it cost me $20 in total, which included equipment, shoe and hand chalk rental. What’s also great is that our rental lasted all day, meaning that we were able to leave to grab some lunch before taking on the hardest walls. Overall, Climb Time Indy provided a great experience that I will definitely do again, even if it means being sore for a few days following.

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Faculty ensemble performs Dancing at the Piano

By Angie Mercado ONLINE EDITOR

With up to six hands at a time on one piano, the University of Indianapolis music faculty put on a performance at the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall on Jan. 29 as part of the Faculty Artist Series. The ensemble, Molto Piano, presented a concert that was titled "Dancing at the Piano." It featured two pianos played in a variety of ways by the faculty. The chosen pieces went along with the dance theme.

“Coming into this I knew the theme for this year was dance, and you know, it’s limited in what to look for, so I went after mostly recognized [composers like] Brahms and Dvork where as Haruka and Becky went for little less known pieces like the Debussy piece," Adjunct Associate Professor E.J. Choe said. "We played most of [this] repertoire for the first time. We thought about who our audience was. This has been by far one of those events that people enjoy coming back to with the molto piano, so when the dance theme was decided, we went for what was the most enjoyable.”

The concert consisted of other wellknown pieces by composers such as Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Aaron Copland. Some of the songs were known for being in relation to video games, sports and movies such as "Star Wars."

“We chose a theme and then I put out some suggestions and others listened to some music that worked with the theme," Professor of Music Rebecca Sorley said.

"I think the theme comes first then we can come up with things that seem to fit with it.”

The concert was different from others since the faculty had to coordinate themselves to be able to play together on one piano. Aside from coordination, the faculty members would trade places and try out the other parts in order to get to

know the music better.

“I would have the whole score and I would sometimes, when I’m wasn’t secure about my part, I would play the other part to see what was really important and what she [the other pianist] would need to hear for me to emphasise," Choe said. "It’s almost like being an orchestra player. As a violin player, you carry the melody, but then you also hear the other parts. I mean you kind of rely on the conductor to tell you where to come in, but we don’t have a conductor. So that's why we have to know the other part. So it went well. I was not nervous at all. I don’t think any of us were nervous at all.

We actually had fun.”

The composers that created these pieces had created them with the intent of having them played by an orchestra, which limited the players.

“Some of these pieces are orchestra pieces so when you hear it form an orchestra it’s very nice and has nice substance," Choe said. "With piano, it has limitations so you have to kind of work it out so you can do as much as you can.”

The concert consisted of four faculty members. There were times when there was one person at each of the two pianos, times when there were two people at the piano and then times when there were three people playing at one piano.

“It went really well," Choe said. "It went better than our rehearsals actually because to get four people to rehearse the different combinations as you saw, just trying to work out our rehearsal schedule had been crazy. And we’re always in a rush to teach another student or teach classes. So we would just talk through our playing and really focus like, ‘Next time let’s do this,’ and one of us, well mostly me, would forget to repeat because there were a lot of repeat."

"We would have notes written all over [the music], " Choe said. "With the performance as a whole, you know you said you had never heard molto [multiple] pianos, we always play as ensemble players and accompanying

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The UIndy Music Department faculty including Haruka Ostojic (far left), Rebecca Sorley (center) and. E.J. Choe (right) performed as part of the Molto Piano ensemble on Jan. 29 in the Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center. Their performance included music from famed composers like Claude Debussy and Aaron Copland. other instrumentalists, but it’s hard to get that many pianists together to play a program like this. So it was pure joy and it went very well.”

The audience consisted of a mix of students, faculty and community members in attendance for the faculty ensemble.

“We always invite people, potential students for the university and community members," Sorley said. "It’s a great thing for the community. I guess it’s a good community outreach to do these concerts and they are all free. Each of us teaches a class that requires a concert report. So we encourage them to come to one that we are in, so then we can help them with the concert report since we know the repertoire."

Choe compared the faculty concert to the other achievements that professors attain in their academic career. She gave

the example of how a history professor can write a textbook or a science teacher can be a part of a research project to show their achievements and knowledge. For music teachers, this is the way that they show their achievements, according to Choe. They put on performances such as this one and get reviewed by publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Choe said.

“It’s very important for us, the community and for our students because they need to see that we have the right to teach here," Choe said. "It inspires our students. Like this week they were like, ‘Wow that was really good,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah now do you think I have the right to teach you?’ So it’s inspiring both ways amongst colleagues and students."

Playing a concert such as this one, was different than what can be seen at a normal orchestra concert consisting of

all the variety of instruments, according to Choe.

“Like violinists, they have to play in a chamber or orchestra setting," Choe said. "Pianists don’t. We are either accompanying other instrumentalists or playing as a soloist, so it was nice to play with one another. That’s an opportunity you don’t normally get to do. Now, there are competitions where you can play as a duo, although normally as a duet, duet meaning one piano four hands and duo meaning one piano on each side," Choe said. "Since we don't get to do it as much, it's an opportunity. It’s a gift of time. It's helpful when you like the people you work with of course.”

The Music Department Recital on Feb. 7 at 12 p.m. in the Ruth Lilly Performance Hall will feature performances from the Music Department.

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UIndy holds annual Pack Away Hunger event on MLK Jr. Day Students, faculty, staff, Boys and Girls Club members make meal packs for those in need

By Shayla Cabalan STAFF WRITER Martin Luther King Jr. was a man who dedicated his life to those who were overlooked in society, according to Assistant Director of Student Activities for Orientation and Coordinator of Parent/Family Programs Steven Freck.

For the past three years, the University of Indianapolis has participated in a service project dedicated to honoring that legacy. Partnered with Pack Away Hunger, around 80 students and faculty and staff members got together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to prepare over 56,000 meal packs for the less fortunate in Indianapolis, according to Vice President for Student and Campus Affairs Kory Vitangeli.

Pack Away Hunger is a nonprofit organization that provides meal ready replacements both locally and globally.

Vitangeli said it is important to emphasize the local aspect of Pack Away Hunger by allowing the students to give back to the community surrounding them.

“We wanted to do a service project in which anything that we did would stay within the local Indianapolis community,” said Vitangeli. “It’s really important for the university to be an anchor on the south side, and so we want to support all efforts and initiatives that are happening within the city.”

Participants gathered in the Shreve Atrium at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15 to begin making the meal packs. Students and faculty worked in tandem, forming assembly lines which had a variety of jobs: putting the meal replacements in bags, sealing the bags, and packing them away in the boxes. Each meal pack can feed a family

Facilities from page 1 According to Maloney and Vice President for Communications and Marketing Jeanette DeDiemar, the departments that Maloney will oversee in Facilities includes building maintenance, construction projects, housekeeping, groundskeeping and the university’s receiving department, which handles the mail and packages that are delivered to UIndy. According to DeDiemar, most of Maloney’s job is involved with growing the campus and the environment that both current and prospective students see.

“We have the faculty that are responsible for delivering the education, and then you have Layne’s folks that are responsible for making sure that your environment is the best that it can possibly be...and preserving it for the future,” DeDiemar said.

Maloney said that she believes that Facilities is more than able to accomplish the tasks that DeDiemar said and that are part of their role in the Vision 2030 Plan.

Maloney also said that the university is well aware what is important to both prospective and current students. “[The university] know[s] that what is key to attracting and retaining students, is having attractive facilities and facilities that are conducive to learning, the classrooms that are conducive to learning,” Maloney said. “I just walked through the library and saw the renovation that had been done there a couple years ago, and how much more conducive that was to learning, and to studying, and to working with your peers and other students.”

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The annual Pack Away Hunger service event is held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to give back to Indianapolis and bring community members together in service. This year the volunteers packed over 56,000 meal packs. of six, and provides all the nutrients that a person can get out of a full day’s meal.

According to Vitangeli, all the meals prepared will stay at shelters or food banks in the Indianapolis community.

Vitangeli said that this project makes an impact not only on the less fortunate in Indy, but also on the students themselves. Unlike simple donations, this particular project allowed a more hands-on approach to service.

“The students… actually see the fruits of their labor,” said Vitangeli. “They know the difference that they’re making by putting this meal together for families who may not have food to eat.”

Vitangeli also said that an important tenet at the university is “education for service.” That motto, coupled with the significance of working on a day dedicated to King, provided the backdrop for

that day of service: a time to honor both King’s legacy, as well as an important school mantra. After all of the meals were packed away, the participants shared a meal together comprised of King’s favorite foods, said Vitangeli.

According to Vitangeli, the community involved was expansive, including not only UIndy faculty and students, but families of those students, and even a Boys and Girls Club.

“I think this event, working with Pack Away Hunger and doing service on Martin Luther King Jr. day, has really become a tradition at the university, and every year it becomes a little bit more fulfilling because we have more and more people sign up,” Vitangeli said. “It just shows that we’re really connected, both to the city of Indianapolis and in living out our motto.”

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Tax Plan from page 1 “The wrong response to this [the new tax plan] would be to send your tuition high, because then nobody would be able to access the education. The right response is to figure out how to appropriately price and find support to continue the work we’re doing. The good news about UIndy is the uniqueness of the academic experience is high, and we’ve just started now to kind of communicate that out. You can tell by the number of people that are interested in coming here. Schools that don’t have that unique program or curriculum or experience are the ones that are floundering a little bit.

So we have this really unique program— people want to be here—and now our job is to figure out how to engage them differently. It’s a much sweeter problem to have than some of our colleagues around the country.”

According to Manuel, the changes made by the tax plan also could be beneficial to universities because of the possibility of corporate philanthropy and reduced tax rates on employees.

“It’s hard to say because individuals will feel relief. They’re going to get a little more of their paychecks, and that is wonderful. They will feel that, and that’s a benefit,” Manuel said. “Hopefully, the reduction in the corporate tax rate will increase corporation and foundation philanthropies—that they give—which would also have a positive benefit. But the constant attack on institutions as financially inefficient organizations continues to erode the confidence in higher education in general, which has horrible long-term effects on society’s ability to compete, be competitive and create quality-of-life experiences that everybody wants. Until we get to a point where higher education is at the table having conversations about these things and recognized as the partner it is to producing inquisitive, insightful, collaborative, collegial, creative people in the world, we’re going to end up with missed opportunities.”

Although some of the aspects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act may negatively

impact universities, many of the original provisions that worried Manuel, Wantz and Molloy were removed from the bill before it was passed.

One of these original provisions would have imposed a tax on the tuition remission that UIndy employees—from faculty members to those working in the physical plant—receive for their children or dependents, according to Wantz. Another provision would have taxed graduate assistants’ tuition and stipends that they receive, which, according to Molly, would have dissuaded some from seeking a graduate degree.

“That’s the way policy is working lately,” Manuel said. “It used to be that it was kind of thought out and negotiated and brought forward, and then it was moderated. It seems to be coming out from wherever first, without the benefit of true thought….You’ve got to be much more vigilant about what you’re looking at, because if you’re not careful, these things squeak through, and then your finances are in jeopardy.”

According to Manuel, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is often seen in black and white, without any grey area. He said, however, that the tax plan involves both positive and negative aspects that must be taken into account.

“Balance the organizational impact against the individual impact…. Because so much of what we are anymore is either/ or. There’s no ‘and’ anymore. And the ‘and’ is poignant here,” Manuel said. “There are individuals that will be benefited from this tax plan, and that is incredible.

It’s a wonderful thing. And they will be benefited short-term differently than long-term. But the organization is a different entity. So no individual is going to be impacted by that. . . . The fact is, it’s good and bad. It’s not good or bad.

It’s both. And it just means you’ve got to change some of your operations as you go.

That nuance is lost in every story that’s ever been written about this tax plan. It’s always taken from one vantage point, one little view, and it’s either good or bad. I can see benefits in both.”

Speaker shares story of stalking Debbie Riddle shares her sister’s story to educate and raise awareness about the dangers and outcomes of stalking

By Alexis Stella DISTRIBUTION MANAGER As part of Stalking Awareness Month, the University of Indianapolis hosted a lecture by guest speaker Debbie Riddle on Jan. 29. Riddle has worked with the National Center for Victims of Crime and the Stalking Resource Center, Erin Brockovich and Lifetime Television, and stalking expert Mark Wynn over the past 12 years. Riddle testified at a briefing with United States Congress to recognize January as Stalking Awareness Month in honor of her late sister’s memory.

At the conference for the 10-year anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, Riddle was asked to speak, along with former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah.

According to Riddle’s presentation, stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.

Riddle said that most cases of stalking happen between the ages of 18 and 24 and frequently involve past intimate partners, such as an ex-boyfriend or husband.

She also said that the advancement in technology has become a major tool for stalkers to gather information about those they stalk. Riddle said three out of four females murdered were stalked prior to their deaths.

“7.5 million people are stalked each year,” Riddle said. “This number is low.

For as large as the number is, there is a whole pool of cases going unreported for multiple reasons. We find most of the stalking behavior today is happening on college campuses, [to] 18 to 24 year olds. Women are more likely to experience stalking, and most of the stalkers are men. However, there are cases where women stalk women and men stalk men and women stalk men.”

Riddle said that the problem in trying to educate about stalking is that in today’s society, stalking tends to be romanticized, such as in popular movies like “The Boy Next Door,” or pop music like “Every Breath You Take” by The Police.

She said that romanticizing the seriousness of stalking leaves people uneducated and makes coming to terms with stalking difficult.

Another problem, Riddle said, is that 72 percent of victims of stalking do not

believe it is serious enough to report it.

“Stalking is a crime in all 50 states.

It is illegal,” Riddle said. “However, it is difficult to report, because people don’t know what to report. They feel like they lack evidence and worry about the repercussions of reporting it.”

Later in her presentation, Riddle talked about the reason she got involved in raising awareness about stalking on college campuses: her sister.

Riddle’s youngest sister, Peggy Klinke, was the victim of stalking when she was a college student.

According to Riddle, Klinke and her stalker, Patrick Kennedy, dated for about three years prior to her death.

Riddle said that the relationship between her sister and Kennedy was emotionally and psychologically abusive, which led to their split. Riddle said that after almost a year after their split, Klinke’s family documented several incidents, including Kennedy setting fire to the back of Klinke’s current boyfriend’s house and spray painted vulgar language on their garage door.

After filing multiple police reports and filing stalking charges, Klinke moved to California to hide from Kennedy, but he persisted. Kennedy found Klinke on Jan. 18, 2003, killed her and then killed himself.

“When the police officers showed up at my mother’s doorstep, I knew my sister was dead,” Riddle said. “...One of my hopes is to train law enforcement, to have better reaction and interaction with stalking victims. Working with Mark Wynn, he said we could take this information [about stalking] and couple it with Peggy’s story and make a good training tool for officers. And we did.”

Senior social work major Payton Beaver said that she was not fully prepared for Riddle’s story and how violent stalking can be.

“It was very emotional. I knew going in that she was going to share the story of her sister, but I wasn’t prepared for how emotional it was and how violent everything got, from sending letters to burning down a house,” Beaver said. “I wasn’t prepared for how crazy it was going to get. When I think of stalking, I think of following other people, and I know in some cases it can lead to that, but I just wasn’t prepared.”

Beaver said that having additional events on campus similar to this would

“When the police officers showed up at my mother’s doorstep, I knew my sister was dead.”

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be beneficial for students, for them to become better educated and prepared for situations such as Klinke’s.

“I think it is really helpful [to have more events like this] especially since most of it [stalking] happens on college campuses. I think it is important for UIndy to have events like this and have more information about this [stalking]

to help protect students.”

Students can visit Anne Moelk, director of student support and Title IX coordinator, for additional information regarding stalking or visit the National Center for Victims of Crime and the Stalking Resource Center. More information about Riddle and her sister’s story is available at stalkingmuststop.org.

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LA police continue investigation of school shooting The gun in an LA middle school shooting may have gone off inside of the 12- year-old shooter’s backpack, police say

By Brittny Mejia & Ruben Vives LOS ANGELES TIMES LOS ANGELES (TNS)—Police investigating the shooting of students at Sal Castro Middle School said the handgun that was carried into a classroom appears to have fired a single round from inside a backpack.

The gunfire erupted in a full classroom shortly after the morning bell Thursday and sent students fleeing.

The bullet struck a 15-year-old boy in the temple and a 15-year old girl in the left wrist.

Two other students and a teacher suffered minor injuries.

“The physical evidence seems to support that it was discharged from within the backpack,” LAPD Deputy Chief Robert Arcos said Friday morning.

Investigators believe only two students were struck by the bullet, Arcos said.

“We believe the trajectory of that round traveled through a through-andthrough wound first and then struck the other victim in the face,” he said.

A 12-year-old girl was taken into custody and a semi-automatic pistol— which was unregistered—was recovered at the scene.

The girl has been booked on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm and bringing a loaded firearm onto a school campus, Arcos said.

Police are still trying to determine how the girl obtained the weapon.

“That’s still the big question mark for us,” Arcos said. “We are getting cooperation from the family.”

Arcos said that the 12-year-old has an attorney and is not talking to investigators.

“We would love to be able to talk to her more fully in an interview and just get to the intent and motive,” Arcos said.

“There’s a lot of things I’m sure are going through her mind right now _ she’s only 12 years old. Hopefully we’ll have an opportunity again to talk to her.”

The girl’s name has not been released because she is a minor. Television news footage Thursday showed a young girl with long hair, jeans and a blue Sal Castro sweatshirt being escorted to a police

TEHRAN, Iran (TNS) —An Iranian woman who removed her headscarf in public to protest the theocracy's Islamic dress code apparently has sparked a bold trend in Tehran, the capital.

Several images appeared on social media Monday, Jan. 29 purporting to show women standing atop benches and telephone utility boxes and waving hijabs just like the iconic demonstrator who was arrested last month.

At least one of the demonstrators and a person photog r a ph i n g h e r were arrested, according to witnesses.

A burgeoning movement is challenging the compulsory hjiab law, which requires women to cover their hair in public. It is part of a raft of social codes instituted after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that reform-minded Iranian women say are outmoded and infringe on freedom of choice.

Critics of the law had been wearing white clothing on Wednesdays for months before a dark-haired, sneakerwearing woman stood in Tehran's bustling Enghelab Square in late December 2017 and waved her white hijab on the end of a stick.

She was arrested, and she became one of the icons of the anti-government protests that would sweep Iran a few days later. A social media campaign dubbed #Where_Is_She sprang up to demand information about her fate.

But her identity was not publicly known until days ago, when human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh said she had

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Students reunite with families after two people were injured in a shooting at Sal Castro Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/TNS) cruiser in handcuffs.

On Friday morning, anxious parents accompanied their children to the school as classes resumed.

Guadalupe Segura placed her hand on her heart as she watched her 13-year-old daughter, Jazmine, walk into the Westlake middle school, along with dozens of other students.

“I’m bringing her here to the school alive, and I don’t know what will happen to her between now and when she comes home,” Segura said. “Anything can happen, even at schools.”

Although classes resumed as normal, some students arriving at the school Friday morning said they weren’t ready to come back.

“I’m kind of afraid for my safety,” said Oswaldo Gonzalez, 11, a sixth-grader at the middle school. “My parents told me to try and stay safe.”

Maria Serrano reluctantly dropped off her 12-year-old daughter at school. She

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been told by a court that handles alleged cultural offenses that the woman was released from custody.

Sotoudeh identified the woman as Vida Movahedi, a 31-year-old mother of a 20-month-old child. It was not immediately clear whether Movahedi had been charged with a crime. Iran's statecontrolled news media have not covered the story.

On Monday, Jan. 29, with parts of Tehran still covered in the remnants of a weekend snowfall, several women were photographed mimicking her protest.

One stood in the same spot as Movahedi, wearing a green ribbon that likely identified her as a supporter of the opposition Green Movement whose leaders are under house arrest.

A second was spotted in bustling Ferdowsi Square north of the British Embassy, standing on a telephone box Yet another stood in Vali Asr, a busy commercial area in central Iran, dangling a black scarf on a fishing rod like a piece of bait.

"The message of these citizens is clear," Sotoudeh said. "We, the women and girls, are fed up with this compulsory hijab. We want to manage our clothing and what to wear." ___

had been in Calabasas when she heard about the shooting, describing it as a “dramatic day.”

“I told her if you want to come to school, I’ll support that, but if you don’t, it’s OK,” Serrano said. “She had nightmares and kept waking up because of what happened.”

Noe Garcia, 13, an eighth-grader at the middle school, said he was still a little shaken from the shooting but felt well enough to come back.

“I’m worried about the kids who got shot,” he said. “I hope they’re OK.” At least one student who was in the classroom when the shooting occurred told a reporter Thursday that he thought the gunfire was unintentional.

“Someone decided to bring a gun. I guess someone was accidentally playing around with it,” said Benjamin, a 12-yearold seventh-grader whose guardian asked that his last name not be used. “They thought it was a fake gun.”

None of the identities of those who were injured have been released.

In addition to the two 15-year-olds, they were described as a 30-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl.

At a news conference at Los Angles County-USC Medical Center on Thursday, doctors said they had treated four students with gunshot wounds. Two of those injuries were minor graze wounds and the students were released, officials said.

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