March 11, 2021

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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS The Indiana Daily Student is taking a spring break next week. We will not print a paper on March 18 — this one will be on stands for an extra week. Breaking coverage will still be posted on idsnews.com. The IDS generally paus-

es publication over IU’s spring break, but the university did not give students a break this year because of COVID-19. Instead, IU added three wellness days on weekdays throughout the semester. Classes are canceled on

wellness days, but the IDS continues with nearly normal operations. We can’t pause for a day without adding extra work for our staff the rest of the week. We recognize it’s a huge luxury to be able to take time off. Members of our

staff are dealing with all of the stresses of being college students, including classes and part-time jobs during a pandemic. They deserve a break. Thank you for your continued loyal readership.

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IDS Anger, grief as city votes down protections for homeless camps City Council votes 4-4 against Fact-checking business owners' encampment protection proposal statements on the unhoused By David Wolfe Bender benderd@iu.edu | @dbenderpt

The Bloomington City Council struck down a proposed ordinance 4-4 that would protect homeless encampments March 4. The decision came after a ninehour meeting including public comment and debate, marking the longest council meeting since at least 2004. The ordinance would have required city officials to take a series of steps before the city could displace people experiencing homelessness from camps. Some of those steps include ensuring the displaced individual would be provided with transitional or permanent housing and the city providing storage for personal belongings. This ordinance was drafted in response to the city evicting people staying at Seminary Park twice since December. City officials began enforcing rules in December that require anyone setting up tents in a public space between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to have a permit after having paused enforcement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Final efforts from the legislation’s sponsors to tack amendments aiming to garner more support from members of the council failed. Some councilmembers believed the amendment was watered down, while others did not support it. The vote was held despite the absence of Council President Jims Sims, one of the council’s nine members and the only Black member on the council. Sims was not present due to a death in his family. During public comment, a few residents said the decision to move the vote forward without Sims was racist. “I can't believe that you are doing this as a council tonight while councilmember Sims is not present,” Cathi Crabtree, the former Vice President of the Monroe County chapter of the National Organization for Women, said. “That is completely disrespectful.” Councilmember Dave Rollo, apparently unaware that his mic was on, said he was receiving messages in the Zoom chat about Sims’s absence. “This is fucking ridiculous,” he said. “I'm being dog-piled by people calling me a racist for excluding Jim.” Rollo later apologized for his remark, calling it an “indiscretion.” The council had the opportunity to allow Sims to vote on this legislation by postponing the vote until a regular council meeting in April, but councilmembers Sue Sgambelluri, Susan Sandberg, Ron Smith and Rollo rejected that motion. Mayor John Hamilton’s administration opposed the ordinance. Multiple city officials attended the meeting to speak against the legislation. “It drives a wedge into the community, and for that, I’m profoundly sorry,” councilmember Ron Smith said. “We are dismayed that we who don’t support this ordinance are being vili-

fied, threatened, yelled at and called names.” Smith’s comment came after a heated period of public comment at last week’s council meeting. During the meeting, Deputy Mayor Mick Renneisen said finding shelter for people experiencing homelessnesss wasn’t part of the city’s “core service area.” Smith does not support the legislation, he said. It was struck down despite the support of multiple community organizations, such as the Bloomington Homeless Coalition. The vast majority of the dozens offering public comment at the meeting were in favor of the ordinance. Councilmembers Matt Flaherty, Kate Rosenbarger and Isabel Piedmont-Smith, the authors of the bill, were criticized by Sandberg and the other opponents on the council for not working closely with

officials in the mayor’s office when they crafted the legislation. “This has all been done without proper communication with or consideration of the employees of our city, who are going to be tasked with the execution of this,” Sandberg said. Representatives from Hamilton’s administration said at the Feb. 24 city council meeting it would be too difficult for the city to uphold the obligations of the ordinance because of financial costs and logistical issues. The councilmembers opposing the legislation have not proposed any alternative option to this ordinance and voted at the March 3 meeting against allowing the council to send the bill back to a committee. This could have allowed SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 6

By Phyllis Cha cha1@iu.edu | @phyllischa

The Bloomington City Council struck down a proposed ordinance that would protect homeless encampments by a vote of 4-4 March 4. Nine days earlier, the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce announced in a press release that it opposed the ordinance based on overwhelmingly negative survey feedback from more than 100 of its members. A 26-page document of anonymous excerpts from the survey is available on the Chamber’s website. The Indiana Daily Student fact-checked some of the claims made by members of the Chamber because their comments formed the basis of the organization’s opposition to the ordinance, ac-

cording to the press release. The Chamber is an organization that advocates for the interests of the business community, according to its website. Membership to the Chamber of Commerce can cost anywhere from $115 per year to $2,700 per year. Many members are local business owners. Erin Predmore, President of the Chamber of Commerce, wrote in an email, “I realize that some of the comments didn't align with the Chamber's position or with what we want our community to be.” Predmore said because the Chamber believes in transparency, they published all of the comments whether or not they supported the position of the Chamber. The Chamber’s Feb. 23 press release said the orga-

"We witness drug deals every day in our parks and in the park adjacent to our neighborhood. The people living in parks have no desire to be part of this community. If the city made them volunteer hours of cleaning up..."

FILE PHOTO BY CARL COTE | IDS

A protester holds a sign that says "Support the Homeless" Dec. 11, 2020 at the Monroe County Courthouse.

BPD video shows hours before unhoused man's death By Kaitlyn Radde kradde@iu.edu | @kaityradde

The Bloomington Police Department released body camera footage of welfare checks in the hours before the Dec. 24, 2020, death of JT Vanderburg, a 51-year-old man experiencing homelessness whose death shook Bloomington’s unhoused community. The release came in response to a records request filed by the B Square Beacon, which published the footage March 2. According to a BPD press release on Dec. 24, 2020, BPD officers had checked his welfare and offered assistance three times over the course of that night. The press release stated Vanderburg refused assistance. The body camera footage shows two of those checks, in which officers contacted two men lying on the ground and asked if

they were alive. The videos do not show Vanderburg refusing assistance. In the first video, the BPD officer does not offer assistance. In the second video, the BPD officer asks, “Can I help you with anything?” but Vanderburg is not responsive at all throughout the second video. The mayor’s office and BPD told the B Square Beacon that nothing in the footage was out of the ordinary for a welfare check and did not cause them any concern. Yael Ksander, communications director for the City of Bloomington, said the police had been regularly monitoring the condition of people in and around Seminary Park, and the body camera footage are only snapshots of the broader situation. “Police are not EMTs, and they are not designated as health care givers,”

nization’s opposition to the ordinance was based on feedback from its members. Predmore did not respond when asked which comments did not align with the Chamber’s position if the Chamber’s opposition to the ordinance was based on the comments. Marc Teller, a board member of Bloomington Homeless Coalition, said the comments from the Chamber were detrimental to the unhoused community and reverted to dehumanizing and demeaning stereotypes of those experiencing homelessness. He said many of the comments from the Chamber showed how little some members of the Bloomington community understand the struggle of what it's like to be unhoused. “It really points to the bigotry and the classism that we have in this community and all over the nation, really,” Teller said. A statement from Predmore in the press release said members of the Chamber expressed “genuine concern for the plight of people who have no place to go.” Of more than 170 public comments made by Chamber members, only three comments used the word “concern” in relation to the safety or welfare of the unhoused. Two members said they “sympathize” and are “not unsympathetic” to the unhoused. The IDS chose seven claims to fact check. Specific wording varied, but the substance of each claim below was repeated more than once by different members of the Chamber.

Ksander said. She said directing calls of this nature to a different agency from dispatch may be explored in the future, but that police are not going to administer emergency medical attention. BPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Indiana Daily Student. In the first video from the evening of Dec. 23, it was raining, and Vanderburg was covered by blankets. A BPD officer told him and the other, unidentified person in the video that BPD received calls about them and he just needed “to make sure you’re alive.” When Vanderburg asked why, the BPD officer said, “Because they, they think that you’re hurt or something. But I’m, I’m just making sure that you’re breathing. You’re good, man. Relax.” In the second video

from early morning Dec. 24, when the temperature had dropped to 24 degrees, according to the B Square Beacon, Vanderburg had no covering other than his clothes and did not respond when the BPD officer asked if he could help with anything. Monroe County coroner Joanie Shields told the B Square Beacon hypothermia was a contributory cause of his death. Bloomington Homeless Coalition founder Harry Collins declined to comment on the footage. Marc Teller, a board member of the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, told the IDS at the time of Vanderburg’s death that he held the city responsible due to evictions of overnight encampments. On March 2, Teller told the B Square Beacon, “This SEE VANDERBURG, PAGE 6

Teller said the Bloomington Homeless Coalition, by virtue of its existence, disproves this statement. The coalition was founded by two members of the unhoused community who wanted to educate the Bloomington community and help break down stereotypes of the way they were viewed, he said. “When you talk to these people and they talk with you,” Teller said, “you will find that they are full of love for this community.” "They should not be allowed to camp or sleep or store their crap in any park even. These are tax payer supported parks and will not be used by taxpayers if occupied by homeless, NON tax payers...Allowing people to camp in any City park at any time is just wrong." Teller said many members of the unhoused SEE FACT-CHECK, PAGE 6

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Panel celebrates International Women’s Day By Madison Smalstig msmalsti@iu.edu | @madi_smals

Former State Senate candidate Belinda Drake, former Indiana State Representative Christina Hale and Indiana State Senator Shelli Yoder spoke about the importance of running for government office and having more diverse representation in government at a virtual panel Monday night. The event was organized by Women in Government at IU to coincide with International Women’s Day. In response to a question from WIG at IU co-President Macy Brammer regarding policy issues, Drake, who ran for Indiana State Senate District 32 in 2020, said she is passionate about advocating

for the need for an inclusive hate crimes bill and equal pay for women. “That is an issue that not only affects women but it more drastically affects women of color and more specifically Black women,” she said. “Equal pay is something that is really important to me and in the communities I represent.” Drake is a millennial and a Black woman who is a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and she said she represents all of these communities in her positions of leadership. Yoder said she focuses on the issue of the high expense of childcare, an issue which disproportionately affects women because many single mothers can’t afford to keep

their kids in childcare on their income. “It’s not that we don’t want to be caring for our children,” she said, “but it is coming at a sacrifice at the expense of those who may want to stay with their jobs, their careers.” This past legislative session, Yoder authored separate bills which would make it illegal for employers to ask for wage history, establish a child and dependent care tax credit and provide payments for employees who take family and medical leave. None of them got a hearing or were read for a second time by the Indiana Senate. Hale said she is passionate about making sure elected officials represent the communities they are serving by both running for office herself and

encouraging other people in different communities to run. The U.S. has been led by a group of homogenous, white men for too long, she said. “They have not lived through the kinds of challenges that so many women throughout the ages have had to live through,” Hale said. “The world moves forward because women are strong and because we push for positive changes that benefit people.” Hale said it is also important to have more people of color in elected positions to create a society which respects all human rights. Drake said in order to affect policy and create a more diverse group of representatives, women need to step up and run for positions in gov-

ernment. “I always encourage any group of young people I speak to to take accountability, take ownership of creating that future that you want to see,” she said to the women attending the panel. “No one’s coming to save us. It is going to be women that get this country back to where it needs to be.” Drake said this is what International Women’s Day is about — working harder to include more voices in conversations to bring about change. Hale said International Women’s Day is about women supporting each other. She said women face so many challenges including unequal pay and sexist working environments, so they need to focus on celebrating each oth-

er’s success instead of feeding into feelings of jealousy. “We’ve all felt it, when somebody else is successful, even somebody you love with all your heart, and you just feel a little bit less,” she said. “We can outthink it, we can out-love it, we can out-feel it, we have to be aware of it and then we have to act to overcome it.” Instead of focusing on how other women’s success makes them feel inferior, women should focus on how those successes can lead to more opportunities for women and other underrepresented populations in the future, Hale said. Women who experience success also need to make sure they are helping other women succeed and obtain positions of power, she said.

Students experience nerves using lockdown browsers By Emma Williams emmewill@iu.edu | @_emmaewilliams

Most IU classes have shifted online due to the CO-

VID-19 pandemic, and IU students have said professors

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sometimes mandate the use of lockdown browsers during online exams. Some students say they have experienced technical difficulties and increased stress as a result of the lockdown browsers. Lockdown browsers monitor testing activity by observing eye and speech patterns and preventing test-takers from switching tabs on their computers. While the goal of the browsers is to deter cheating during exams, some IU students have said the browsers have affected their test-taking abilities. IU sophomore Emma Christoff said she took an anatomy class during which she had to use a lockdown browser during exams. She said one exam students took for extra credit used a different browser than usual, and it was proctored by a person who works for the lockdown browser watching them through their computer cameras. There were multiple interruptions that hindered her ability to take the exam, Christoff said. Christoff said the proctored browser was frustrating to use. The proctor made students show all four corners of

their rooms, and the students had to keep their head in a certain area of the camera throughout the exam. Because of her height, Christoff could not keep her head in the desired camera range, so she was flagged for cheating more than once, she said. “The person that was proctoring me three or four times would say, ‘It looks like you’re cheating, show me your room again,’” she said. Christoff said these interruptions cut into her exam time, and her ability to focus was negatively affected. She would often check her camera to make sure her head was in the right space, and her concern took away from her focus on her exam, she said. IU junior Remington Wilkison said his experience with lockdown browsers was also negative. The software for the browser was outdated, and it took 10 to 15 minutes for the program to load his structural kinesiology exams, he said. “I don’t know if it was because of the lockdown browser, but when I was taking exams my computer did crash I think twice last semester when I was using the lock-

down browser,” he said. “I don’t know if that was just my computer being weird or not.” Because his exams were timed, his program crashing took up a significant part of the allotted exam time. Even though he would finish his exams on time, Wilkison said he could not go over his answers like he usually would. IU chemistry professor Steven Tait uses the Automated Respondus lockdown browser on Canvas during his exams and quizzes. The feature he uses records students taking a test while monitoring their eye movement and voices. Tait said the lockdown browser notifies him of abnormal testing behavior, but he does not like the program. He said his students are very trustworthy and eager to learn the material. He does not use lockdown browsers because he thinks his students are cheating. Instead, he uses the browser so his students can trust that their classmates are not cheating. “I think it’s important for the students to have a reasonable feeling that the exam is being administered in a fair way, and that they can trust each other,” Tait said.

Bloomington adult businesses meet growing demand By Raul Moreno morenor@iu.edu | @raulmor__

IU junior Anna Ahmed was single at the onset of the pandemic. During announcements of closures, cancellations and an array of new precautionary measures, her romantic intimacy seemed a secondary concern. As the months of quarantine dragged on, Ahmed said she felt she was missing something. “I think you just get into junior year and everyone’s getting to that point where relationships just make sense,” Ahmed said. Ahmed is not alone in feeling the strain of the pandemic on intimacy and relationships. A Kinsey Institute study looking at the pandemic’s effect on marital quality found 24% of respondents reported having less frequent sex with

their spouses. Additionally, 63% said the pandemic was stressing their family and 54% said it was testing their marriage. As the pandemic left many feeling socially isolated, people began to seek out adult shops. Bloomington adult entertainment businesses such as Lovers Playground experienced an increase in customers after the pandemic began. Lovers Playground store manager Michelle Miller said she noticed more customers coming in after the store reopened in May. “It was slow at first and then it really picked up,” Miller said. “We thought it would be slow with all of the students gone, but the townies really helped us out and really stepped up.” The influx of customers at the start of the pandemic could be attributed to quar-

antine boredom, since locals found themselves spending more time at home, Miller said. “I think that since people were kinda stuck at home, they get a little stir crazy,” Miller said. “You get a little bored and you realize maybe the spark isn’t there anymore, so you need to kinda freshen it back up, and that’s where we come into play.” Compared to restaurants, Miller said shops not specializing in food consumption may have had an advantage when it comes to adapting to COVID-19 safety measures because masks were more easily enforceable. “I think that for the restaurants it was really hard, they didn’t really have a choice, they had to stay shut down,” Miller said. “You can’t really wear a mask and protect anyone while you’re eating

in public, whereas in here we are very strict with our policy.” Major retailers also saw an increase in sales. Adam and Eve, an adult entertainment company, saw a 30% increase in online sales in the months after the start of the pandemic, according to a June article from the New York Times. Cotr Inc., a company that owns various female sex toy brands, also experienced sales that were three times as

high as those of the previous year, according to an VICE article in April 2020. Night Moves, a local adult entertainment club, depends more heavily on the physical presence of customers and faced some difficulties at the start of the pandemic due to new safety restrictions, according to manager Matt Mounce. “It was an adjustment,” manager Matt Mounce said.

“There were precautions that had to be taken that made this particular type of business difficult to operate.” Mounce said there was little change in Night Move’s clientele. “The people who came in before are still the same people who come in now,” Mounce said. “You know obviously we can’t be at the same capacity we once were but there’s still a demand.”

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BLACK VOICES

From depicting Black people as monkeys to having Asian people carrying a man and large animal by the top of their heads, Dr. Seuss’s choice of racist imagery in some of his books have received major attention. Dr. Seuss Enterprises, which owns Dr. Seuss’s work, released a statement March 2 in support of removing these publications from shelves and stated it is working to create a more inclusive environment for its readers. A 2019 study went into detail about the lengths in which Dr. Seuss has used racist imagery within his works, including racist political cartoons, advertisements for newspapers and the U.S. government. Within the above study, it is also stated Dr. Seuss’s works spanned multiple generations from his first minstrel show in 1921 to his last published piece in 1991. His work and contributions have been timeless, however, within his lifetime he never acknowledged or apologized for his racist acts. Dr. Seuss has been trending on Twitter due to six of his books being pulled from further publication because of racist portrayals of Black and Asian culture and identity. “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,” “Scrambled Eggs Super!” and “The Cat’s Quizzer” are the publications being pulled from shelves, due to allegations of racism. Dr. Seuss played a positive role in the lives of many, including students in attendance here at IU. IU junior Will Clawson said while he grew up reading Dr. Seuss, he was un-

aware of Seuss’s racist books and imagery but is not surprised that they exist. The news of Dr. Seuss’s racism came as a surprise to many because, until recently, these topics surrounding race had not been widely discussed. Senior Dayjah Lee said she was particularly disappointed to learn of Dr. Seuss’s racist background because his books played a vital role in her childhood education. “I grew up reading a lot of Dr. Seuss and had mostly all of his books,” Lee said. “It was disappointing to learn Dr. Seuss was racist. What was conflicting for me is that he was a big part of my childhood and I learned to read from his books.” Even though Dr. Seuss has had a major influence on children’s literature and will continue to play a positive role in the lives of children of all backgrounds, Lee said this controversy does not change the way she looks at her childhood. “I do not think it alters my childhood because these books were read to me by strong Black figures in my life,” Lee said. “I do not have much of an issue looking back on my childhood because what matters most is who read these books to me and taught me. Dr. Seuss was not one of those people.” First grade teacher at Great Oaks Legacy Charter School in Newark, New Jersey and IU alum Natalie Ferguson said growing up she was unaware of the racist imagery in Dr. Seuss’s books. She said it is important to talk with younger students about issues of race and social justice because children are intelligent and deserve to be a part of these conversations. “When I was in elementary school, issues around

race were not discussed at an early age as they are now,” Ferguson said. “At the elementary school I teach at, we are way more vocal about social justice issues with our students, and we talk about things happening in society. Kids are way more competent than we give them credit for.” Ferguson said adults need to start talking to children about race and social justice issues at a young age. “I think it should be talked about, needs to be talked about from kindergarten up until college,” Ferguson said. “Children can see what is going on around them and hear the news. The conversations need to be ageappropriate, and there are definitely appropriate ways to have these conversations with any topic in general.” Ferguson said no matter who a person is and what their contributions to society have been, everyone should always be held accountable for racist acts. Since Dr. Seuss began trending on social media, some say he has become a victim of cancel culture, and does not deserve this treatment. Clawson said cancel culture can sometimes be understood as holding people accountable for their actions and Dr. Seuss should not be an exception. “It is important to at least highlight his past because we have to further educate ourselves on these issues. We cannot allow kids to continue reading these books and think everything is ok,” Clawson said. It is important for people to continue educating themselves on issues regarding race and pass that knowledge down to future generations, Clawson said. One way to do that is to hold people like Dr. Seuss, even though he is deceased, accountable for their actions.

JAICE ON THE CASE

Black-led films get overlooked. It’s time to change that. Jaicey Bledsoe is a sophomore in cinema and media arts and theater.

In the past decade, many great films about Black people have been released. There are the more widely known films such as “Black Panther,”“Fences” and “Moonlight,” but there are many more movies out there everyone should watch, but haven’t. Black films are more than just niche movies specifically for minority audiences. So why does it seem like Black films are often only recognized as good in that specific niche? “My flippant answer would be racism,” said Dr. Cara Caddoo, associate professor in the Media School and the IU Department of History. “I think that there’s many things, you know, the whiteness becomes shorthand — or I should say normal or mainstream becomes shorthand for whiteness, right? Or things that have historically left out certain groups of people.” She said the way most people think of a “normal” movie is a white, cis-gendered, heterosexual man doing whatever the plot calls for him to do. This view is inaccurate to the full history of film and cinema, which includes the long and rich history of Black cinema. “The research that I do shows that Black Americans were pioneers of American film,” Caddoo said. “And in many places in the United States, they embraced the motion pictures and film before a lot of their white counterparts. They were inventors.” Caddoo said what excited many of the Black filmmakers in the era of Jim Crow segregation was the way they could use film to fundraise via film exhibitions in Black churches and schools. Black filmmakers also used film as a way to spread messages about racial progress. “It was really kind of the emergence, right, of this post-

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Students react to Dr. Seuss racism By Tiera Howleit thowleit@iu.edu

Editors Jaclyn Ferguson and Nick Telman blackvoices@idsnews.com

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‘Discipline’ By Alicia Harmon harmonad@iu.edu | @aliharmon55

I ain’t like the other kids. I do my school work, I stay quiet, I follow directions. And right now, the direction is left. We turn left when we get to the end of the hallway to circle back to the other end. And then we repeat, turning left again. We’ve been doing this for ten minutes straight, because our line to and from the bathroom break was loud and crooked. People keep muttering under their breath, sighing loudly, slapping their feet down hard on the tile floors, and straying from the line just a little too much. Titus has stopped walking entirely. He’s leaned on the wall near the water fountain with his back to us and keeps repeating “I don’t care” as Mrs. Fries - pronounced freeze for whatever reason - keeps telling Titus that everyone will keep walking until he gets back in line. We become this circling brown wheel at least once a week since the teachers don’t allow us to go anywhere individually anymore. Hall passes allowed too many disruptions, too much time to be wasted, too much sneaking around to do other things. I ain’t like the other kids. Sure, the bright hall filled with colorful motivational posters and a bul-

letin board with little kids projects look nice, but I’d rather be looking at the black and white sheets of a math packet, working hard as Mrs. Fries stares at her computer screen. Mrs. Fries says I’m the only one that acts like I care about my education. And I do care. That’s why, as usual, I want to finish my homework after that packet. But here I am, turning left, passing by the same bulletin board covered in kindergarteners’ crayon drawings of their future selves. I ain’t like the other kids. My mama says I got things going for me besides drugs and jail, because I’m smart and behave just as asked. I turn another corner, and I already know Titus is about to get suspended again. Maybe an in-school suspension. He’ll sit in Mr. Jackson’s cramped classroom doing silent work all day or staring at the dingy beige walls covered with the many staples left there after decorations were pulled down. Maybe he’ll get an out-of-school suspension. “I don’t care,” Titus says as he throws his head back. Mrs. Fries has both hands on her hips as she stands in front of him. “Titus, don’t yell at me.” Her voice is screechy. “You yelling at me!” He hits the wall with his side of his hand, hard

and loud, and Mrs. Fries flinches despite how much bigger than him she is. He huffs and flexes his arms as he steps away from her. “Titus-” “This is dumb. Y’all are dumb.” I look away. Maybe this is dumb. Maybe he’s right. A few students say or mouth “ooooooo” and look at each other, smiling. This is the liveliest moment of our day. Mrs. Fries’s blotchy pink face goes red. Her body is rigid. “Time to go see the principal.” “I don’t care.” Titus turns right and goes down the other hallway, banging the walls all the way. Other teacher’s heads poke through their classroom doors, light brown and blonde hair swinging. Except Mrs. Thomas’s gray curls, which sit stiff just above her shoulders as she steps out the classroom in front of us, her back to us. Mrs. Fries asks her to watch her class as she scrambles after Titus. As Mrs. Thomas spins to face us, her frumpy floral dress flares out. “Keep walking.” So we do. I ain’t like the other kids. I’m gon’ make it somewhere. I’m gon’ be somebody. Somebody like me can’t get caught up. I turn left again with everybody else.

Black student groups offer events By RJ Crawford rjcrawfo@iu.edu | @rjsofamous MOVIE STILLS DATABASE

A movie still from “Fruitvale Station” is pictured. The 2013 film is based on the story of the death of Oscar Grant III.

emancipation generation,” Caddoo said. “Emergence of like a shared culture, of leisure, and of entertainment and a way to have fun together. It was like giving meaning to their lives as free people.” As a researcher and historian, Caddoo spends a lot of time digging into the distant Black cinema past. The films she mentioned are old classics, movies that everyone, especially those who claim to be movie buffs, should see. One of the many films she recommended was “Something Good – Negro Kiss,” a less than a minute-long silent film widely considered to be the first onscreen depiction of Black intimacy — a kiss. Another is “Body and Soul,” a silent film by Oscar Micheaux, pioneer of the race film industry, which is the term historians use to refer to the films that were created for Black and mixed-race audiences. While there are a myriad of films I wish everyone would watch, I can only discuss so many at a time — perhaps I should do a series. Regardless, here are a few Black films everyone needs to know about. “Fast Color” is a 2019 family drama starring three Black women, who just happen to have superpowers. It was screened at the IU Cinema in August 2019. If you claim to be a fan of superheroes and

haven’t seen “Fast Color” — you’re missing out. “Fruitvale Station” — the film that arguably put director Ryan Coogler on the map — is a tough watch, but a masterful piece of art and a story that needs to be heard. The 2013 film is based on the story of the tragic and avoidable death of Oscar Grant III. Be sure to have a box of tissues and a stress ball on hand. On a lighter and more animated note, I cannot recommend these two Oscar-winning films enough. Matthew A. Cherry’s “Hair Love”, the adorable short film, and soon to be HBO Max television series, is an adorable story about a father doing his daughter’s hair for the first time and the hijinks that ensue. The well-loved “SpiderMan: Into the Spider-Verse” is another superhero story that explores what the life of a young Black and Puerto Rican boy is like when he has greatness thrust upon him. As a film student, it is important to me to learn about the full breadth of film history. Much like Black history as a whole, Black film history is an integral part of film history. If you like movies, you should engage with Black films just as much as white films. jaicbled@iu.edu

Although students may be experiencing a difficult school year because of COVID-19, Black IU students have managed to stay connected. Minority based organizations at IU have offered events virtually and kept students informed and unified with one another. IU organizations such as the Black Student Union, Black Collegians and the Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. have been able to follow through with regularly scheduled events this school year despite COVID-19 restrictions, limited social interaction and a virtual setting. During the pandemic, these events have given students the opportunity to debrief and connect with others. Although there are not as many social gatherings, these events create opportunities for Black IU students to bond, connect and grow together. Jada Owens, vice president of the Tau Chapter, said the organization is passionate about giving service to all mankind and makes it a mission to provide spaces for women to feel comfortable. During events, members share their own stories related to event topics to help attendees open up and feel safe sharing information. “We just want to make sure that college students

will be able to take things away from our events,” Owens said. “Things that they can use to help them grow as individuals.” Recently, the Tau Chapter hosted its Skee-week, a week of events Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosts every year, Owens said. During The Kode, an event during Skee-week, the organization discussed the girl code — code for attending parties and how to treat friends. This event focused on the importance of not being in competition with one another but encouraging each other. Kelly Howard, historian for the Black Student Union, said BSU is committed to unifying the Black community. This organization has events on a variety of topics, including mental health and financial literacy. BSU recently finished up a week of events that included “Black Perspectives on Policing,” a conversation about the relationship between the Black community and police officers. BSU’s freshman action team led a panel alongside IU Police Department and Bloomington Police Department officials as they discussed ways these communities could work together to foster a more positive relationship between police and the Black community. All of BSU’s events aren’t too serious, Howard said. “Wild ‘N Out,” which

includes various comedy games and challenges, gives attendees a chance to relax and have fun. Howard said this event had a great turnout this year and everyone enjoyed sharing laughter and winding down from school. “Everything is not always business, especially when you’re just trying to bring Black people together on campus,” Howard said. Black Collegians, founded in January 2020, has events to amplify Black voices in civil and political engagements. Damorion Page, vice president of the organization, said Black Collegians’ mission is to unite Black individuals and plug them into a network of resources dedicated to keeping them informed. The organization recently hosted a poetry reading night which shared work from well-known Black poets and pieces from featured readers. This event allowed students to embrace Black History Month through literature and encouraged bonding through those words. Last semester, during the election season, Black Collegians teamed up with IU National Association of Black Journalists to present a discussion on politics and voting. This event provided a space for students to come and learn about the political parties and how important it is for attendees to use their voice and vote.

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First opera of semester premieres virtually By Alexis Lindenmayer lindena@iu.edu | @lexilindenmayer

The Jacobs School of Music virtually premiered the first opera of the spring semester, “Xerxes,” on March 5 and 6. Starting at 7:30 p.m. each night on IUMusicLive!, the almost four-hour show told the story of Xerxes, King of Persia, who falls in love with Romilda and vows to make her his wife. Each performance consisted of seven characters with different actors for each night, and 10 ballet dancers and 12 members of the opera chorus who performed both shows. Graduate student Liz

Culpepper played Xerxes for the Friday show and graduate student Deepa Johnny played Xerxes on Saturday. Culpepper said she was proud of the work that was put into this production. “The entire show is filled with such wonderful musicians and people so it feels like a big family when everyone’s super supportive of one another,” Culpepper said. “I’m really proud of the accomplishments that we have created because it’s such a good show and it’s sad that more people aren’t going to be able to see it.” The production was streamed from the Musical Arts Center on campus. With

the large stage, the cast was able to spread out and remain six feet apart while singing and acting out the story. The livestream provided subtitles to translate the Italian singing and recreate the opera experience at home. Masks were worn throughout in-person rehearsals and the final performances, Culpepper said. After singing with masks through the pandemic, Culpepper said she barely notices it now. “Obviously, it’s preferable to sing without a mask, but I don’t even remember that much of how it feels different,” Culpepper said. “I’ve just gotten so used to singing with masks.”

To help with the transition to wearing masks, the production costume designers created custom masks that helped the singers perform. Culpepper said the mask has a cage that keeps fabric off one’s face while still covering the nose and chin. Freshman Shir Ordo played Arsamene for the Friday show. She said the production started rehearsing midway into November, but had to move online when everyone went home for Thanksgiving break. Ordo said everyone handled the virtual rehearsals well, but there were still elements that were missing from in-person rehearsals.

“There is normally a master week when everyone gets to meet everyone before starting the staging process and get to know everyone’s voices and sync together,” Ordo said “We did have that, but it was online and a bit complicated.” When students returned to campus in February, the production began rehearsals in the Musical Arts Center Monday through Friday, 5-10 p.m. In order to maintain safety guidelines, cast and crew wore masks, socially distanced, frequently got tested and followed a strict schedule of rehearsing and taking breaks, Culpepper said. “Everyone’s been amazing at really utilizing the time that

we have,” Culpepper said. “But, it can be very disruptive as it feels a little less cohesive than a normal rehearsal experience because we’re constantly breaking and coming back, and breaking and coming back.” Johnny said she is thankful that a show like this was possible in the pandemic. “People are starving for the arts and there’s just been so much silence across the board in the arts community with so many shutdowns of opera companies,” Johnny said. “There’s a definite need for artists to do something right now and I’m so glad that our university is giving that opportunity to do so.”

Transgender student aims for representation in music By C. Ovelton covelton@iu.edu

Four days into Women’s History Month, freshman Erik Wakar’s involvement in the IU music community is growing, along with the pressure to come out as trans and present more feminine, she said. Wakar, who identifies as trans and genderqueer and primarily uses she/her pronouns, is met with the difficulty of not knowing trans musicians and overcoming the gender dividing expectations for performers. Wakar, a piano performance and math major, came out as trans in late December, and she is still in the process of introducing her gender identity and pronouns to members of the IU music community. She said there’s no one in the music community who currently knows she’s trans. “I’ve gotten enough experience here in the choir program to know that that would be a safe and comfortable, supportive space,” Wakar said. But Wakar said there is little trans representation in classical music. She does not know of any trans musicians at IU, or in general. Jennifer Neumann, 44, was Wakar’s choir teacher at Canton High School in Michigan. Neumann said she believes the choir and theater communities are safe

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Erik Wakar sits next to a piano March 2 in the Jacobs School of Music East Studio Building. Waker began taking piano lessons with her older brother at age six.

spaces for trans performers to express their identities. “I think performing arts is a natural place where accepting people is critical,” Neumann said. “I think it might be easier to do that than in other places like sports teams.” Wakar also said she feels the expectations of dress and etiquette in classical music performances create a conflict with musicians who are genderqueer. She hopes to break down these genderdividing expectations when she becomes a more suc-

cessful musician, Wakar said. “One of the realms that I was starting to address myself as a trans person was in considering the dress of performing,” Wakar said. “There have been periods of time that I’ve considered the possibility of when or if I become a successful performer, I could challenge that by wearing something ‘ridiculous’ or ‘outlandish’ to perform.” Wakar began taking piano lessons with her older brother at the age of six. Her

career as a pianist began in musical theater at the age of 13 with a local adult theater company in “The Producers.” “After that, it never stopped,” Wakar said. “It really snowballed super fast. I did that show when I was 13 and on that last night, I was in the theater for that show and I got a text offering me my next job with a totally different company.” Throughout the end of her middle and high school years, she acted in about 25 shows and played as a pia-

nist in about 25 more. John Oatney, 19, met Wakar through acting in the musical “The Beauty and the Beast” in middle school. He has supported Wakar as a trans person, musician, actor and singer. “She’s the most accomplished pianist I’ve ever met in my life,” Oatney said. “It’s impressive to be able to say that your best friend, who is younger than you, is already a professional pianist.” Wakar also sang in class and club choirs in high school. In her junior year

of high school, she began playing the piano for the choir and founded a barbershop quartet with a group of friends called Mark IV. Wakar is in the campus choir at IU and also recently joined the Full Frontal Comedy troupe to express her enjoyment of acting and music, she said. Neumann said Wakar was one the most hardworking and talented students she’s had. “Nothing was above or beyond her reach,” Neumann said. As a pianist, Wakar has played several musical styles and hopes to continue her career in musical theater piano performance. Early in her musical career, she said she was not a fan of classical music. Now, she prefers to focus on performing classical music by lesser known composers as opposed to commonly known and easily identifiable works. “I feel like as long as I can find stuff that does interest me, and I’m still studying and gaining a full, wellrounded skill set, I don’t think that it’s necessary for me to be playing those things that are standard,” Wakar said. Wakar has most recently been playing music from Latin American composers, and she said she is grateful to have freedom to choose part of her repertoire for her studies.

Jon Savitt talks comedy, conversation with new book By Saab Sahi sssahi@iu.edu

IU alumnus Jon Savitt wants readers to turn the page to mental health with his new comedy book published Jan. 28. “Read This When You’re Sad” features tips, illustrations and inspirational messages aimed at helping readers laugh, relax and reset, according to his website. Creativity and comedy can be seen throughout Savitt’s career, whether it’s the stand-up he does on the side or his day job at Punch, a creative agency. The 29-year-old Washington, D.C.-based writ-

er and comedian’s contributions include writing for the Washington Post and Funny or Die. “There’s always a funny guy in the office,” his boss Joe DePalma said. This book was created to offer its readers a reprieve from the stresses of life, especially during the pandemic, and give the readers a space to confront any sadness they might be struggling with, Savitt said. “I’m always trying to figure out ways to inject humor ultimately to start a conversation or continue a conversation that has to be had,” Savitt

said. The book is filled with interactive pages and isn’t just a collection of quotes or messages. There are a variety of things in the book meant to keep the reader engaged such as simple flowcharts and even a word search at the end of the book, Savitt said. “I want people to think and get in touch with how they’re feeling, but I never want to put too much stress or homework on my audience,” Savitt said. Savitt, who graduated from IU in 2014, said he used to spend his time studying psychology and sociology be-

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tween the bookshelves of the Herman B Wells Library. He said that despite studying the social sciences, he ended up having a creative career. “IU was the place where I found writing and where I found comedy,” Savitt said. He said he remembers fondly the helpful professors, creative writing classes and often visiting the Comedy Attic on Walnut Street. Savitt said he used to live in a big pink house by Kirkwood Avenue and said he came to the realization that comedy is something he wanted to do while sitting in his room after his work was

first published in College Humor — a moment he said was likely followed by a visit to Kilroy’s on Kirkwood. Savitt’s brother, Adam, said that Jon cares about the communities he’s a part of and tries to channel it into his work. This care extends to IU as he was willing to offer advice to current students interested in comedy. Jon Savitt said he recommends that students expose themselves to a variety of different subjects, whether that be different classes like writing or film, to help discover what they’re passionate about. He encouraged

students to keep pushing on despite roadblocks they encounter and use modern tools like social media to their advantage. “At the end of the day, if you have an idea, if you’re interested in it, if it makes you laugh, just do that,” Savitt said. “Read This When You’re Sad” is available for free on Savitt’s website. In lieu of payment, he said he suggests that those who enjoy the book donate to the charity Child Mind Institute, an organization dedicated to helping children struggling with mental health issues.

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Mental health care should be a top priority. IU doesn’t treat it that way. Maddie Butler (she/her) is a sophomore in international law and institutions and Arabic.

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Vials of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine lie on a table Feb. 18 at Klerksdorp Hospital in South Africa. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson are the first three manufacturers to have COVID-19 vaccines on the market.

Big Pharma exploits illness. The COVID-19 vaccine is no different. Katelyn Balakir (she/her) is a junior in policy analysis and world political systems.

Pfizer, Moderna Therapeutics and Johnson & Johnson racked in a cumulative $125.3 billion in revenue during 2020. All three firms experienced a surge in revenue as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, with Moderna’s total revenue increasing 13 times compared to the year prior. Although the COVID-19 vaccine is a hopeful development, praising the companies for their heralding efforts encourages a distorted narrative. Pharmaceutical companies care more about maximizing profit than they do delivering affordable medicine to every human. Their prosperity depends on a for-profit model, but leaving COVID-19 vaccines to the will of the market is an irresponsible public health approach. Low-income nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America are unlikely to vaccinate most of their population before 2023 or 2024, according to the Wall Street Journal. Widespread COVID-19 infection increases the threat of variants, which could threaten the effectiveness of vaccines for all populations. If we continue on the current trajectory — with highincome nations fully vaccinated by mid-2021 and low or middle-income nations struggling to catch up — the global economy could suffer losses of more than $9 trillion due to global supply chain disruptions. Wealthy nations, including the U.S., will bear a majority of the cost. Taking into account vaccine sales alone, Moderna and Pfizer are expected to bring in $33.4 billion in 2021. Pfizer expects a profit margin upward

of 20%. Moderna promised to maintain its for-profit model, but it pledged to refrain from enforcing “COVID-19 related patents against those making vaccines intended to combat the pandemic.” Moderna holds several U.S. patents for its mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine. Although the move appears altruistic, it ultimately supports Moderna’s business model: Moderna will refrain from patent enforcement only during the pandemic. The company will then open itself up to licensing negotiations for its technology after its conclusion. Therefore, if competitors adopt the patented technology now, they must obtain a paid license from Moderna to continue production. Given uncertainty about how long immunity from COVID-19 lasts and the potential for yearly booster vaccines, this business model may amplify long-term profits for Moderna. Johnson & Johnson pledged to produce vaccines at no profit. However, advocacy groups raised concern that the company’s $10 price per dose creates an affordability barrier for low- and middle-income nations. The company has a history of price gouging in lowincome countries. In 2019, 1.4 million people died from tuberculosis, and 95% of cases and deaths occurred in developing nations, according to the World Health Organization. Johnson & Johnson previously charged $1,200 per TB treatment course. The company recently reduced the price to $400 for a six-month treatment for qualifying nations, but research shows the drug could be sold for as little as $48 to $102 while still generating a profit.

Despite Johnson & Johnson’s alleged commitment to a nonprofit model and Moderna’s pledge to refrain from enforcing patents, the drug lobby is working vigorously to maintain a monopoly on vaccine production. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — which represents some of the largest drug companies in the world — appealed to President Joe Biden to protect intellectual property rights during the pandemic. PhRMA encouraged the administration to use “all available tools and leverage” to ensure America’s trading partners respect patent rights and intellectual property. A handful of high-income nations representing 16% of the world’s population have secured more than half of all COVID-19 vaccines. They’ve left low-income nations to either wait their turn or find their own method of production. Meanwhile, the drug lobby is working vigorously to shut down any attempt to share vaccine patents or knowledge — effectively creating a monopoly on COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccine is a product of Big Pharma’s exploitative model, which extracts billions in profit each year from the pockets of sick people. The conglomerate of companies producing the COVID-19 vaccine is not a knight in shining armor. They aren’t doing us a favor by inflating prices and maximizing their longevity through seemingly philanthropic efforts. Step up to the plate when it’s your turn to be vaccinated, but let the Band-Aid on your arm be a reminder of the millions denied access to lifesaving vaccines at the hands of these companies. kbalakir@iu.edu

The COVID-19 pandemic brought an onslaught of mental health challenges, tripling the prevalence of anxiety disorders and quadrupling the prevalence of depressive disorders among Americans. The mental toll of existing in a world of constant grief, loss, change and sacrifice is difficult to overstate. When facing mental health challenges, Americans are often told the responsible next step is to prioritize mental health — often through therapy. But seeking mental health care is not a matter of mere responsibility. It is directly predicated on financial status. IU encourages students to seek care through Counseling and Psychological Services. While CAPS recently took steps to improve its financial accessibility by offering one free session per semester, there is a long path ahead to ensuring comprehensive mental health care is financially accessible to all students. The pandemic makes the need for student mental health care services more urgent than ever. CAPS is underfunded and needs resources to hire more staff to provide adequate care to students. CAPS employs a total of 25 psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and counselors, according to its website. The center would need to hire seven more fulltime counselors to meet the one counselor to 1,500 student ratio recommended by the International Association of Counseling Services. Meeting or exceeding this ratio is necessary to respond to increasing student demand for care. IU students’ mental health is on par with the rest of the nation. They face increased mental health challenges due to the pandemic and are increasing the demand for mental health care. CAPS Director Dr. Denise Hayes said the program has recently seen students grappling with their or a family member’s job loss, concern about ill friends and family or death of a loved one. Social isolation — along with the grief surrounding it — has also driven IU students to seek

help through CAPS, she said. “These things are always there, but they’re certainly at a higher rate,” Hayes said. As they stand — resource-deprived and unaffordable — CAPS’ services are not comprehensive or accessible enough to meet this demand, however. The IU student health fee — $122.54 this semester — includes one 30-minute triage assessment for first-time CAPS clients, one full intake session with a counselor and one full individual counseling session per semester. This is a slight improvement from the previous offer of one triage assessment and one intake session. Beyond these initial appointments, each additional full session costs $35 to $60 a session, depending on whether the student has paid the health fee. Therapy costs are a significant deterrent to accessing mental health care. A 2018 study found more than half of adults with a serious mental illness and an unmet need for mental health services cited the high cost of care as their primary barrier to receiving services. Financial barriers to mental health care access disproportionately affect members of racial minority groups. Black people are 50% less likely than white people to have access to mental health care, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. A combination of racial trauma, disproportionate consequences of COVID-19 and the ever-present threat of police brutality make access to mental health care for members of racial minority groups — including IU students — a priority. CAPS’ high costs and limited resources show IU doesn’t treat this access as a top priority. Students have the option of filling out a fee reduction request to lessen the financial barrier, but this is not made clear to students, and it’s unclear how much this reduction would cover. The CAPS website encourages students to speak with their counselor about financial hardship, but this lack of transparency about fee waivers could dissuade students who may be intimidated by this conversation or are considering counseling but not yet

CAPS clients. One full appointment beyond the triage and intake appointments is not sufficient for students to comprehensively address mental health challenges. While I would love to live in a world in which I could confidently manage my mental health after a 50-minute therapy session, that simply is not the case. CAPS operates on a brief therapy model, which is designed to focus on the primary event affecting a student’s mental health instead of more holistic care. Rather than serve fewer students more consistently, CAPS spreads its existing resources to serve a greater number of students for fewer sessions. “If we had a waitlist, we would get full, and then when someone had a space because a student said they were in a good place to stop, we would take the next person,” Hayes said. “That’s what would happen if we were seeing people every week for as long as they wanted to,” she added. “Instead of that model, we see people quickly to make sure they are safe, talk about their available options and then focus on the most pressing issue.” Students attend CAPS for an average of eight to 12 sessions per concern and can return later to discuss a new primary concern, Hayes said. This model was not designed for a pandemic, when student concerns are multifaceted, everchanging and stemming from multiple sources, though. Even outside of a pandemic, consistent mental health care greatly improves outcomes for people experiencing mental health concerns. Mental health care should not be treated only as a reaction to a difficult event, but as a proactive part of maintaining wellness. The cost of care does not afford students that opportunity. The university must increase funding for CAPS, which would allow the service to expand its staff and adjust its care model to consistently serve more students for longer periods of time. Few things in a pandemic are constant, but access to mental health care should be. butlemad@iu.edu

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the ordinance to be amended in its entirety, in effect creating new legislation. Those opposing the legislation refused to commit to proposing new legislation to help Bloomington’s unhoused community at Wednesday’s meeting. Piedmont-Smith said this bill needed to be passed because the situation is an emergency. “I feel like we're just sweeping the problem under the rug,” Piedmont-Smith said. “Again, this is a very urgent problem. This is not something that we can take another 10 years, 20 years to deal with.” The winter homeless shelters will close in April, Piedmont-Smith said. Director of Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources Department Beverly Calender-Anderson said the decision will depend on the effects of the ongoing pandemic. The council meeting lasted more than nine hours due to the large number of public comments and the refusal of some members to move the discussion to another session. Volan, who joined the council in 2004, said it was the longest meeting he’s sat through as a member. He supported pushing debate until April and was displeased with the decision not to postpone. “I, for one, I'm not going to give up my right to speak to this issue as I have many times before in the name of lateness,” he said. “I am very disappointed that we made this choice.” At 2:30 a.m. March 4, 100 participants were still watching the meeting. “This meeting was probably one of the most disappointing things I've listened to in a really, really long time,” IU student Zikra Fashirsaid said during public comment. “This is something that is so basic, one of the most basic things we can provide for people.”

bodycam footage shows exactly what many of us have been saying: The City of Bloomington, its police department, and its leadership are responsible for the death of JT. The officers have blood on their hands. The mayor has blood on his hands. And the administration has blood on its hands.” The eviction Teller referenced occurred on the night of Dec. 9, about two weeks before Vanderburg’s death, and left many of the unhoused people in Seminary Park without tents or other items to keep warm. The park was cleared again on Jan. 14, with officers again taking away tents and other items. On March 4, the Bloomington City Council struck down an ordinance that would have provided clearer guidelines on when encampments could be evicted. If passed, it would have required the city to ensure the availability of transitional or permanent housing and to provide 15-day notice before an eviction. Those opposing the legislation did not commit to proposing alternative legislation to address the problem. A plaque is set to be installed to commemorate Vanderburg’s death, according to the B Square Beacon. It was paid for by members of the community and the public defender’s office and will read, “The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is the duty of the living to do so for them,” according to the B Square Beacon.

community hold one if not multiple jobs, meaning some members of the unhoused community do pay taxes. He said many remain houseless as a result of high rent prices in the area. In February, the IDS published the stories of multiple members of the unhoused community who worked jobs or were receiving social security benefits, which can also be taxable, according to the United States Social Security Administration. Even if those experiencing homelessness don’t pay taxes, Teller said, they are still human beings. The idea that paying taxes gives you more rights is angering, he said.

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Two respondents said they were concerned about violence from the unhoused community. Three other statements mentioned being fearful of those experiencing homelessness.

"If a homeless encampment is allowed to be in a highly public area like a city park, then there would be a need for strict enforcement of safety related items that could harm the public, such as needles, human excrement, drugs, violence, etc. The alternative to this would be to ... " Those experiencing homelessness are more likely to be victims of crime than the general population, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. “These are people that want to better themselves and want not to be unhoused,” he said. “They want to be members of this society. But society keeps pushing them away.” Two statements said those experiencing homelessness face little to no consequences for illegal behavior. "...so many resources, you build it they will come. There are no consequences for illegal action. ..."

Teller said these statements in particular confused him because he believed the ordinance was in reaction to evictions of Seminary Park, where Bloomington Police Department removed encampments of unhoused people on Dec. 9 and Jan. 14. He said he had never seen an instance where an unhoused person was given preferential treatment by police officers. At least 16 statements mentioned concern about needles and syringes in parks. "People sleep on our stoop. We have to pick up trash daily, and clean up feces and urine, needles, cigarette butts, rolling papers and bottles. I carry a handgun all the time now, because employees don’t feel safe." Teller said that while there are valid concerns over needles, the comments relied on generalizations. Not all people experiencing homelessness use needles and not all of the people

who use needles and leave them in the park are unhoused, he said. Three different respondents to the survey said Kroger threatened to leave its location by Seminary Park. "I’m lucky my tenants have been patient. Kroger threatened to leave that location, saying they couldn’t subject their customers to that. Things have been a little better since the city took a stand." Community member Renee Miller told the Bloomingtonian, “associate communications engagement manager, Ethan Fager, of the regional office of Kroger in Indianapolis has made a statement that there are no plans or communications of either under performance or closing anywhere in their pipeline for this location. He stated that these statements were nothing more than rumor and lacked factual backing from their company.” At least five responses mentioned human waste in the parks as a concern. "We’ve had people passed out at our doors when we arrive to work in the mornings and we pick up liquor bottles weekly. We have human waste in our landscaping and needles in our parking lot right now. When my son and one of his friends ask to do something..."

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Teller said concerns over hygiene were also valid, but that this was an issue that the ordinance could have helped fix. The ordinance states that the city may designate certain areas for the use of encampments and that they must include access to restrooms.

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How a Nick’s bartender navigates the pandemic MALLOREY DAUNHAUER | IDS

Zac “Big Z” Smith poses Feb. 25 behind the downstairs bar at Nick’s English Hut. Smith has been a server at Nick’s for more than 10 years.

He paces because he’s bored, up and down the same aisle that used to be so loud you couldn’t hear the person next to you. On this mid-February Thursday night, he might serve 10 tables of maskless customers. That’s roughly half his pre-pandemic load. He works 50 hours a week between the dining room and the bar, about the same as before, but his tips are half of what they used to be. He slips three blue ballpoint pens into his man-bun. In his boredom, he forgets they’re there. He’ll leave at 8 p.m. because there’s no reason to stay — no need to watch the same SportsCenter highlights for what, the seventh time now? Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it all feels the same. His customers all know him, and he knows them. He gives them fist bumps on their way out and jokes with them at their tables. Ask him how he’s doing, even on the slowest of pandemic nights, and his answer is the same. “I’m doing awesome,” he says, greeting table after table. They call him Big Z. His real name is Zac Smith. He is 43 years old, and he’s worked as a bartender and server at Nick’s English Hut for over 10 years. His graying hair and the stains on his sweatshirt are the only indications of how long he’s been working. You wouldn’t be able to tell his age from the passion he brings — even on the dullest nights. “Welcome! How you folks doing?” his voice booms from the back of the dining room as new customers arrive through the front door. He owns the loudest voice in the room. Outwardly, Big Z is all high energy, charisma and joy. That’s not fake. He loves his job. But hidden behind the smile? He’s afraid. And he’s tired of being afraid. * * * After a night of working the bar with hundreds of drunk, maskless students coming and going, the first thing Big Z does at 2:30 a.m. when he gets home is strip off all his clothes and get straight in the shower. It’s the only way he can feel safe going to bed. As much as he misses a crowded bar or dining room before the pandemic, the customers are what scares him the most. Restaurant staff, especially at bars, are constantly thrusting themselves into one of the most at-risk environments for COVID-19 spread. New COVID-19 cases are declining at IU and in Indiana. On March 3, IU reported a record-low mitigation testing positivity rate of 0.12% on the Bloomington campus. IU estimated roughly 0.1% of the IU community in Bloomington was infected with COVID-19 as of March 3, according to the COVID-19 dashboard update. Even with new cases declining, working in indoor dining still comes with high risk. During his shifts, Big Z said he washes his hands 10-15 times. Every time he touches someone’s glass, he has to wash his hands, based on Nick’s policy. He feels Nick’s has taken many steps to be as safe as possible.

His hands are raw from washing, his pockets are emptier than he’s accustomed to and he’s afraid. He doesn’t have a choice but to work. He’s only making half his normal income. He wouldn’t be able to afford not working at all. Over the course of the pandemic, a small handful of employees have tested positive, Nick’s General Manager Pete Mikolaitis said. Big Z has never tested positive. When employees tested positive, Mikolaitis said the whole building had to be shut down for three-to-four days for deep cleaning. “I feel relatively safe,” Big Z said. “It’s the unknown that makes me feel a little scared.”

before the pandemic came from days when IU had a game, Big Z said. When he wasn’t working, he’d go out to be with his bartender friends at their own bars. Big Z said he and the other bartenders virtually trade their money around. Big Z doesn’t go out to other bars anymore because he doesn’t think it’s safe. When he’s not working, he’s home. He virtually only leaves for the grocery store and work. “If you know me at all, you know that’s not anywhere close to my life,” Big Z said. “If I didn’t have any work, man, it would have been really long, a really, really long year.”

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The typical Nick’s business cycle relies on students coming to the Hoosier Room and fans coming to watch IU games. Little 500 and graduation weekends are Nick’s other two major money-making events during the year, providing enough money for Nick’s to survive through winter and summer break. But in the COVID-19 pandemic, Mikolaitis said nearly all of that business has been lost. Over 200 customers were allowed in the Hoosier Room at once before the pandemic. Now, Nick’s allows 100. Not every table can be used because of social distancing policies. Even then, not all of the open tables are being filled because people are not coming. Bloomington bars thrive off of college students, but maskless customers also put the employees at high risk. Mikolaitis said he felt a responsibility to keep patrons safe when the restaurant closed at the start of the pandemic, when his landlord forgave Nick’s rent. Mikolaitis said money wasn’t the reason Nick’s reopened in May, but he also felt a responsibility to give his employees a chance to make money, or else lose them to other jobs.

22 number of times Big Z described bartending during the pandemic as boring and dull during an interview with the Indiana Daily Student If it’s being done right, Big Z said, there should be an IU game on all the TVs, the taps should be flowing and the parties should last into the early morning hours, win or lose. There should be beer spilled all over the floor, leaving the soles of your shoes sticky. Big Z should be talking to the customers sitting at his bar or the tables he’s waiting. He’s a bartender, but he sees himself as an entertainer. Over the last 25 years, Big Z has worked at nearly all of Bloomington’s biggest bars. He worked at the original Yogi’s location. He even worked at Nick’s once before his current job. He moved to Upland Brewing Company, then switched back to Nick’s. Big Z doesn’t interact with customers like he’s used to. Bar top seating is not allowed in Monroe County per its own COVID-19 policy. He works in relative silence behind the bar, taking tickets from servers and making drinks for people he’ll never speak to but who could still potentially infect him. He misses the stressful, hectic shifts and flaring tempers. He misses hearing “Fuck off!” yelled at him as he made yet another trip back into the kitchen. During an interview with the Indiana Daily Student, Big Z described bartending and serving during the pandemic as boring and dull more than 20 times. “But I don’t want the word boring or dull to undercut the fact that it’s very fucking serious,” he said. As the COVID-19 pandemic nears its first anniversary, Big Z is tired of losing all the things he loves to do. With the money he saves up during a normal year, Big Z travels in the summer when business is down at Nick’s. He follows the band Phish around the country and said he’s seen them over 300 times. But he won’t be able to this summer, regardless of COVID-19. He hasn’t made enough money. Instead of having six profitable shifts a week before COVID-19, he now only has around two. About 25% of his income at Nick’s

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“I’d like to get the shot just so I can not be scared of it. I’m tired of being afraid of it.” Zac “Big Z” Smith, bartender and server at Nick’s English Hut

On Feb. 24, Monroe County entered blue status for COVID-19 spread, the lowest rating from the state. As a result, bars are allowed to stay open until 2 a.m. as of March 4, one hour later than before. Though that means an extra hour of potential risk for employees. Football games helped bring some customers to dine-in, especially due to the IU team’s success this year. Mikolaitis said September and October were Nick’s best months during the pandemic as a result. But once students began to leave town for Thanksgiving, business dropped significantly. “We’re a little bit luckier than say some other bars, we’re not 100% student driven,” Mikolaitis said. “But it hurts, the students do make a big difference, mainly late night.” * * * In line with many infectious disease experts, Cole Beeler, IU’s director of symptomatic testing, noted

indoor dining as an easier place to become infected because it is impossible to wear a mask and eat at the same time. Monroe County Health Administrator Penny Caudill said alcohol may make patrons less careful to remember their masks when they leave their tables. Nick’s has largely followed regulations set by the Health Department, as well as its own additional guidelines. Employees consistently wear masks, tables are closed to allow for social distancing and surfaces are frequently cleaned. Caudill said she could not recall any major complaints filed to the Health Department regarding COVID-19 safety at Nick’s. Beeler said the risk of disease transmission comes down to three main factors: time, distance and density. Beeler said the more time, the less distance and the more people are in a space, the more likely you are to be infected. Beeler said it is hard to say for sure whether a person was infected at a bar or restaurant, but it is clear those locations pose a significant risk. For that reason, he said bartenders and servers like Big Z are at an above average risk of exposure. Employees’ constant use of masks protects them from customers, to an extent, Beeler said. Mikolaitis is not requiring his employees to be vaccinated, but he recommends it. Big Z is desperately waiting for his turn. For Big Z, the prospect of the COVID-19 vaccine brings a sense of relief, and he said he’s planning to get it as soon as he can. In Indiana, the current age eligibility for the vaccine is 50. Mikolaitis said Nick’s has good ventilation systems, but Beeler said no indoor space is perfectly ventilated. The Hoosier Room at Nick’s is a large open room with dozens of customers not wearing masks while they drink — a factor in why Beeler said bars are a “worst-case scenario” for transmission. * * * As the heavy early February snow melts away into a glimpse of warm spring air, Nick’s outdoor tables have started to return. A small group of students played Sink the Biz in shorts that Thursday night. Couples walk their dogs on both sides of Kirkwood Avenue, and groups of students come back outside as the cold weather moves out. It’s still a slow dinner shift, but even as he longs for a crowded dining room, Big Z smiles beneath his navy mask with red circles. He smiles because he loves to talk, to meet people, to reunite with customers of old. But he’s ready to take the mask off, to be in the Hoosier Room with customers at his bar. To not worry about where they’ve been and what they might be bringing to him. Big Z’s favorite drink is tequila. It’s his favorite to pour, too. He’s ready to down shots with customers again, or have a true celebration for a customer’s birthday. All he could do on that Thursday dinner shift was yell “Happy Birthday!” on the woman’s way out the door. Because of pandemic restrictions, Big Z doesn’t have quite the same spark that’s endeared him to his customers. He’s ready to entertain again. He’s ready to make the money he’s used to again. And he’s tired of being afraid.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Berger, Holmes earn first team selections By William Coleman wicolema@iu.edu | @WColeman08

Hours after No. 9 IU women’s basketball improved on its program-high AP Top 25 ranking, multiple Hoosiers were named to 2021 All-Big Ten teams and received conference honors Monday. Junior guard Grace Berger earned her second consecutive first team selection, averaging 15.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and five assists per game this season. The Louisville, Kentucky, native led the nation with three tripledoubles recorded. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes joined Berger in representing IU as a first team selection by

both the coaches and media. Holmes was also named to the media’s All-Defensive Team. Her 18.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game are both team highs, and Holmes is also one of the country’s best shot-blockers. Her 64 blocks on the season rank second in the Big Ten and tenth in the nation. Senior guard Ali Patberg landed on the conference’s second team, her third straight season receiving an All-Big Ten selection. Patberg’s 14 points per game are third best on the team and she boasts a +2.2 assist-toturnover ratio. For the first time in her career, junior forward Aleksa

Gulbe earned conference honors as an All-Big Ten honorable mention. The Latvian finished in double-figures ten times and recorded season-highs with 18 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska for her lone doubledouble. Senior guard Keyanna Warthen was recognized as IU’s honoree for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, chosen for distinguishing herself through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. IU, 18-4, awaits the winner of Penn State and Michigan State for its quarterfinal matchup of the Big Ten Tournament at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

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Sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes and junior guard Grace Berger wrestle for the ball against Iowa on March 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Holmes and Berger were among four IU women’s basketball players to receive All-Big Ten Honors awards Monday.

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IU goes 3-1 to open 2020-21 season Allen, IU agree to new contract By Aiden Kantner

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After losing its first game in 359 days, the IU baseball team won three straight games against Minnesota and Rutgers to cap off a successful opening weekend in Minneapolis, going 3-1 to start the season. Despite outhitting the Scarlet Knights in its opening game 5-3, IU’s offense couldn’t overcome sophomore pitcher Gabe Bierman giving up five walks to Rutgers in 4.0 innings of work, and IU lost 2-1. Freshman relief pitcher John Modungo kept IU in the game, pitching four hitless innings in relief of Bierman. IU batters struck out 13 times on Friday afternoon, including five of the final six outs as Rutgers closer redshirt freshman Brian Fitzpatrick locked down the save for the Scarlet Knights. In IU’s second game Friday, junior pitcher Tommy Sommer was dominant against Minnesota. He pitched eight scoreless innings, allowed only two hits and matched his career-high 10 strikeouts. The Hoosiers

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Freshman infielder Paul Toetz swings the bat Sunday at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Hoosiers beat the Minnesota Gophers 8-1 Sunday.

had 10 hits and won 5-2 over the Golden Gophers. Infielder Jordan Fucci had two hits with three RBIs, including a two-out, two-run homerun in the third inning that extended IU’s lead to 3-0. IU went 6-of-15 (.400) with two outs in its first game against Minnesota. IU’s third game of the weekend was another gem from IU’s starting rotation, as sophomore McCade Brown picked up a 4-2 win Saturday night against Rut-

gers, avenging its loss on Friday. Brown only allowed one run on three hits. His dozen strikeouts and seven innings pitched were both career highs. His 12 strikeouts were also the most for an IU pitcher since Andrew Saalfrank had 14 against the University of Evansville on April 13, 2019. Freshman outfielder Morgan Colopy hit a home run in his first career college game, extending the Hoosiers’ lead

to 4-0 in the bottom of the sixth. In the final game of the weekend on Sunday night, IU again had a great outing from its starting pitcher, with redshirt freshman Ty Bothwell striking out 10 batters in his first career start. However, the story of the night was IU’s bats exploding for 13 hits in an 8-1 victory. Preseason All-American sophomore outfielder Grant Richardson had three doubles on the night, scoring twice. Freshman Paul Toetz hit a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the first inning to give Bothwell a lead before he even took the mound. Junior Drew Ashley, who was batting leadoff, hit a home run to extend his on-base streak to 29 straight games dating back to 2019. On the weekend, IU’s pitching staff held its opponents to seven total runs, posting an ERA of 1.80 as a group while recording 50 strikeouts in 35 innings pitched. IU returns home to play Penn State next weekend in another four game series, its first games at Bart Kaufman Stadium in over a year.

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IU and head football coach Tom Allen agreed to a restructured contract that will raise his average annual salary from $3.9 million to $4.9 million through the 2027 season, the university announced in a press release Monday. “Tom Allen has proven himself to be not only the right person for our student-athletes and our program, but one of the best football coaches in the country,” Athletics Director Scott Dolson said in a press release. “The enthusiasm and outlook for our program is at an all-time high, and the future of Indiana Football is in great hands. I look forward to Tom leading our program for many years to come.” Allen was named the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year and Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2020 season after the Hoosiers fin-

ished 6-1 in the regular season, losing to the University of Mississippi in the Outback Bowl. IU played in back-toback January bowl games for the first time in school history in 2019 and 2020. Allen signed a seven-year contract extension following the 2019 regular season with an average annual salary of $3.9 million after finishing 8-4, before losing to the University of Tennessee in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. An additional year was added due to the team’s Outback Bowl appearance, and a year will be added to Allen’s contract for every season IU makes a bowl game. “I would like to thank Scott Dolson, President McRobbie and the Board of Trustees for their support and investment into our football program and our staff,” Allen said in a press release. “I’m excited about what we are building here and how we are building it. Having said that, we have unfinished business that we will continue to chase after every single day. LEO!”

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Jackson-Davis named All-American burn, Ayo Dosunmu, Luke Garza and Hunter Dickinson were all also named to the first team. Jackson-Davis was named third team All-American by The Sporting News and second team All-Big Ten

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IU men’s basketball forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was named first team All-Big Ten in the conference’s media poll Tuesday. Kofi Cock-

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Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9 — Pursue a personal passion. Hold your temper, despite complications, interruption or chaos. Pamper yourself with small luxuries. Enjoy familiar favorite rituals. You’re growing stronger.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 — Take advantage of a brilliant idea with your team. Discuss, coordinate and sort resources. Wait for developments. Diplomacy works better than force. Determine who does what.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7 — A barrier still blocks the road. Adapt your educational exploration to current conditions. Discoveries and revelations abound. Patient, gentle connection can open doors.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 — Review priorities. Some worries are well founded. Avoid travel, noise or crowds. Find a peaceful spot for contemplation. Visualize perfection and make plans.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8 — Focus on practical priorities at work. Monitor conditions with a professional challenge. Don’t force things. Wait and prepare. You’re making a good impression.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8 — Maintain a philosophical attitude about money. Revise plans and budgets for unforeseen expenses with shared accounts. Support each other to save resources and raise profits.

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son, Jackson-Davis was named third team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media and an All-Big Ten Freshman. He won Indiana Mr. Basketball in 2019, an award given to the best high school basketball player in the state. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Have extra patience with your partner. Tempers could flare. Avoid automatic reactions. Passions could run high. Listen to intuition. Share compassion. Romance could spark, too. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 — Focus on your work, health and energy. Slow around sharp corners. Patiently navigate obstacles or roadblocks. Don’t push into a brick wall. Nurture yourself.

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IU football head coach Tom Allen speaks to incoming freshmen Aug. 23, 2019, at Memorial Stadium for Traditions and Spirit of IU. A press release from IU Athletics on Monday said Allen signed an amendment to his original seven-year contract that will boost his annual pay to $4.9 million through 2027. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 — Enjoy the game without taking expensive risks. Relax and wait, rather than pressing for something that’s not ready to happen. Savor beauty and delicious fun.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is an 8 — Your creativity is on the rise. Writing or publishing projects can flower. Prepare carefully. Don’t push if the timing isn’t right. Listening goes farther than speaking.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 — Home improvement has your attention. Fix something before it breaks. Clean messes. Make upgrades for family support. Patience serves you well. Savor simple pleasures.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 9 — Begin an especially profitable phase. Plug any financial leaks. Replace broken equipment. Stay in communication to keep things flowing. Provide valuable services.

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