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Ladies First to perform in March By Robert Mack rsmack@iu.edu
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Back on the map For the first time since 1994, the IU Cycling Club is having an event here in Bloomington By Dylan Wallace dswallac@iu.edu | @Dwall_1
Starting a few weeks ago, every Monday through Friday leading up to April 20 and 21, cyclists are practicing at Bill Armstrong Stadium to compete in Little 500, or so it seems. Every rider is there in anticipation of Little 500, but not every single one is solely focused on the most anticipated event of the year at IU. Unbeknownst to many, IU has its own cycling club. The club has 80 individuals and competes in against other schools in the Midwest Collegiate Cycling Conference. There are seven collegiate race weekends each year, and March 3 and 4, the IU team competed at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky. But, for the first time since 1994, the cycling club is having an
event here in Bloomington. Senior Abel Duran, executive board member and rider, said in years past the club was more about individual riders wanting to qualify for nationals rather than the inclusivity of the group. So, Duran said deciding to have an event in Bloomington is a step in the culture change he and his executive members are trying to create for the club. “We wanted to change the approach altogether,” Duran said. “It’s more along the lines of trying to build the club from the ground up, not trying to focus on getting individuals to nationals.” The event this weekend on March 10 and 11 is called the Candy Stripe Classic. A range of about 120 to 140 individuals have signed up for the event, as well as around 15 teams. On March 10, teams at the event will compete in the Team Time Trial.
These time trials will be a 5.6mile race, beginning at 8:15 a.m., through the trails and hills of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest. The results from this race count toward teams attempting to qualify for collegiate nationals May 4 to 6 in Grand Junction, Colorado.
“It’s more along the lines of trying to build the club from the ground up, not trying to focus on getting individuals to nationals.” Abel Duran, Executive board member and rider
After the trials, there will be a road race in the same location. The road race is a 14-mile loop and the distance of the race will
IU students Abel Duran, Michael Schmahl and Kurtis Greer ride their bikes around the track at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The IU Cycling Club has organized their first home meet for March 10.
depend on the respective tiers. Based on experience and talent, the tiers are divided into four — A, B, C and D, with A being the top tier. The IU team most strongly represents in the B tier, as it swept the podium in last weekend’s road race in Kentucky and criterium race by executing its strategy to perfection. “We had one rider break away and go out ahead while the rest of the team blocked the road for him,” junior rider Kurtis Greer said. “We went one, two, three in both races, and it was really amazing to watch.” SEE CYCLING, PAGE 6
Ladies First, IU’s all-female a cappella group, will perform its “Spring Showcase” at 8 p.m., March 23, at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. The award-winning group has produced six albums and has been featured at many events such as IU Dance Marathon, the Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women, and more, according to the Ladies First website. The group’s two-hour March 23 program will include songs such as “Hymn for the Weekend” by Coldplay, “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston, as well as songs by Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Alicia Keys and from the Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen.” The show will honor its seniors with a solo performance. It is the last show many of them will participate in with the Ladies First group. Constance Cook Glen, director of music in general studies at the Jacobs School of Music, advises the Ladies First performers. However, Elise Castro, business director of Ladies First, said the group produces every element of the show themselves, including arranging their own covers. Hannah Naddy, senior and music director of Ladies First, said while most of the singers have musical experience, the group’s more senior members will train less SEE A CAPPELLA, PAGE 6
BPD offers tips about spring break theft By Caroline Anders anders6@iu.edu | @clineands
RPS opens campus housing for spring break By Emily Issacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman
For the first time, students will be able to stay in their rooms during spring break. “Some students don’t have anywhere to go,” said Andi Cailles, director of residential life at IU. “Some students have to stay and work.” Instead of consolidating students into select residence halls as they have in the past, this academic year Residential Programs and Services began allowing students to stay in their rooms for free during school breaks. As of the morning of March 7, 1,574 students had registered for spring break housing. “We think the demand has indicated that it’s a service students appreciate,” Cailles said. Cailles said many students stay for one or two days at the beginning or end of the break, depending on their travel plans. Previously, students would not have been able to access their rooms once break began. Freshman Heather Ahmann, a Bloomington resident, signed up for spring break housing just in case she needed anything from her room. She also plans to feed her roommate’s fish. If students plan to stay on campus for any portion of the break, they must register online
through the RPS website. The registration system allows RPS to track and grant card access exclusively to students staying on campus. During Thanksgiving break, Cailles said there were several problems with card access when RPS opened all residence halls for the first time. However, she expects spring break to be a smoother transition. At least one residential assistant will live in each building, Cailles said, and residential staff will be on call for every center, 24 hours a day. For the academic year, RAs live on every floor of every building, and on-call staff works in the evenings. Sophomore Madi White, one of three RAs working in McNutt Quad for spring break, said RAs can sign up for 12 hour shifts and don’t have to work the entire break. “It gives us the flexibility to work, but also have a break ourselves,” White said. RAs receive a $80 stipend every two weeks during the academic year, but are paid $50 per break shift. Cailles advised students to make sure they keep their room doors locked and put the on-duty staff phone numbers, shown on signs throughout each dorm, in their cellphones.
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Freshman Heather Ahmann sits next to her roommate’s pet fish in Collins LLC. Rather than stay on campus all of spring break, Ahmann plans to come back to campus from home to feed the fish.
Cailles said RAs typically respond to emergency calls in a few minutes, and staff in five to 10 minutes. She said students should not hesitate to call 911 or an emergency number if they feel unsafe. Freshman Gabriel Payne, who is staying on campus because the Bloomington community offers them more resources than their hometown, said they expect to feel safer than usual because less people, bikes and cars will be on the streets. Payne said they are more concerned with the money they might spend on food, given the
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dining hall’s sparse openings. “Financially, I just have to be careful and make sure I don’t eat out too much,” Payne said. Union Street Market will open from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, and Saturday, March 17, Rachel Noirot, a registered dietitian for RPS dining services, said in an email that Union Street Market was chosen for its variety of options and easy accessibility. The Wright Cafe and Convenience store was open on select days during winter break but was difficult for students to navigate SEE RPS, PAGE 6
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As students begin to pack up their belongings and head out for spring break, they sometimes forget one key step: locking the door behind them. Bloomington Police Department Capt. Steve Kellams said 31 percent of all residential burglaries reported so far in 2018 involved an unlocked door or window or no force being used. More than 49 percent of theft from vehicles reported in 2018 involved unlocked cars or no force being used. Kellams said it is especially important to lock up items to reduce the chance for crimes of opportunity so BPD can spend more of its time on organized theft. Crimes of opportunity include things like a person walking through an unlocked door to take something. “If we can eliminate all of that white noise, then we can really focus our intervention tactics on trying to stop people who are victimizing students in Bloomington,” he said. He said the department has spent years trying to get this message across to students. Though there were only nine residential burglaries reported to BPD during IU’s spring break in 2016 and six in 2017, Kellams credits these low numbers to efforts by BPD to increase patrols while students are gone. He also said the department works with apartment complexes to SEE THEFT, PAGE 6