April 6, 2023

Bill banning genderaffirming care for youth signed

By Marissa Meador marnmead@iu.edu | @Marissa_Meador

Gov. Eric Holcomb

signed Senate Bill 480 into law April 5, which bans gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy and certain surgical procedures for minors.

The law will take effect July 1, and those already receiving genderaffirming care will no longer have access after the end of the year, according to the bill.

SB 480 passed through the legislature last week in a vote split down party lines. The bill has drawn criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, which announced plans to pursue a lawsuit on Monday.

Holcomb said in a statement that he believes gender-affirming care should only be prescribed once someone is an adult, according to WTHR.

“There has and will continue to be debate within the medical community about the best ways to provide physical and mental health care for adolescents who are struggling with their own gender identity, and it is important that we recognize and understand those struggles are real,” he said in the statement.

“With all of that in mind, I have decided to sign SB 480 into law.”

Prior to Holcomb’s decision, Bloomington community members gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse to protest SB 480. During the event, several young transgender people spoke out against the bill, joined by public officials like state senator Shelli Yoder. Dana Black, an activist and public speaker, urged people during the event to vote candidates who support LGBTQ rights into the state legislature in 2024.

Jackson-Davis declares for NBA Draft

By Gentry Keener gekeener@iu.edu | @gentry_keener

Photos by Samantha Smith sjs11@iu.edu

The First Nations Educational and Cultural Center held the 11th annual IU Powwow on April 1 in Wilkinson Hall.

First Nations Educational and Cultural Center is a central part of the diversity initiatives at IU and aims to build a safe, supportive and inclusive Native community within IU. The annual Powwow is hosted, organized and set up by FNECC and Native American Student Association volunteers and committee members.

There have been two variations of the powwows at IU over the years, according to previous FNECC director, Nicky Belle.

According to First Nations IU, in 2002, Wesley Thomas — then director of First Nations at IU — hosted the first rendition of the IU Powwow, which took place in the Bill Garrett Field House at IU for several years. This version was a competition Powwow, which often attracts more dancers and singers, and prizes are given out at the end. In 2011, the first director of FNECC, Brian Gilley, brought the first annual Traditional Powwow to IU, which has no competition but is focused on bringing in community.

Each year since 2011, the Traditional Powwow has continued to outgrow its space, Belle said. The first year it was held in the NealMarshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall but moved to Cedar Hall the next year.

This year, Belle said the IU Powwow brought in nationally recognized singers and dancers such as Lonny and Verna Street.

Verna Street is a descendant of the Cherokee, Tuscarora and Meherrin Nations of North Carolina. She married Lonny Street of the Meskwaki tribe, who was Champion Men’s Traditional Dancer. They have continued their journey of powwows together for 20 years now.

Belle said along with the traditional dance circle at a powwow, there is also food provided and vendors who sell a wide variety of handmade items from arts and crafts to Native items.

One of the vendors at this year's Powwow was Shannon Turner of Navajo Nation. Turner sells southwest inspired pieces with her husband and four children. She

'WE ARE STILL HERE'

First Nations holds annual IU Powwow

said she makes pieces that are important to her culture such as jewelry with sacred stones. She also sells bead work and other jewelry she makes within a two-week time frame. Turner said that she spends all day, every day for

two weeks during her spring break making stuff for the event.

“I spend every moment during those two weeks making stuff,” Turner said. “It takes a lot of days and nights.”

However, in recent years, Turner said she is not alone in

Protest of anti-LGBTQ youth legislation draws crowd

By Marissa Meador marnmead@iu.edu | @Marissa_Meador

Local group Protect Our People held a rally in front of the Monroe County Courthouse April 2 in protest of Indiana House Bill 1608 and Senate Bill 480, which advanced through the state legislature in recent weeks.

HB 1608 would prohibit schools from teaching “human sexuality” to students in third grade or younger and require parental permission for a student to go by a different name or pronouns. SB 480, which passed the legislature last week and currently sits on Gov. Holcomb’s desk, would ban gender-affirming care like puberty blockers, hormone-replacement therapy and gender-affirming

surgery. A transgender flag waved above the courthouse lawn as children painted rocks under a tent and attendees sat with their families and pets in the sun. Sunday’s event was meant to emphasize trans joy and celebration, evident in its name “End Hate! Elevate and Celebrate Trans Joy,” but this year’s state legislative session brought back bad memories for some.

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Marcie Jo Moser, a 65-year-old transgender woman, holds a sign saying "We will not be quiet" at a rally at the Monroe County Courthouse on April 2, 2023. Residents rallied outside the courthouse to protest the advancement of Indiana House Bill 1608 and Senate Bill 480.

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with earrings. Her youngest has gotten into drawing and painting.

The vendors sell anything from a range of candles to jewelry and even maple syrup.

After the vendors opened at 10 a.m., the day continued with a Potawatomi Hand Games demonstration, Grand Entry and dance sessions throughout the afternoon and evening.

IU sophomore Kain Eller of the Lummi, Upper Skagit and Nooksack tribes, said this annual event is important for the Native community to have in Bloomington because there are no communities for Native students at IU. Eller found the need for community and recognition on campus. He said there is little representation in Indiana as the lands are ethnically cleansed in this nation.

“It provides representation for our community,” said Eller. “It’s a place where we don’t have to be a minority in the room.”

Laurel Bills, of the Oglala Lakota tribe, said she has been attending powwows since she was born. She said she watched as the IU Powwow grew over the years and witnessed first-hand the change of venues and how spread out the event was able to be this year.

Bills said that, for her, the powwow is a way to connect with her Indigenous ancestry that is deeply rooted on her mom’s side and that powwows have always been a way to connect with people in the community.

“It’s a way to show that we are still here,” Bills said.

When asked her favorite part of the powwows, Autumn Brunelleschi, of the Turtle Mountain Anishinaabe tribe, said it’s the people. Brunelleschi said she grew up going to powwows and described them as a ceremony of getting community together. Since she is far away from her community back home, she likes that IU does a powwow because she gets to feel at home.

the jewelry making process. Her children have begun to pick up certain aspects, as well. Her daughter, Michelle Watson, has begun to help with the sales and vending process. Benjamin, Turner’s oldest son, has begun doing some bead work, such as

From seeing friends and familiar faces from previous powwows to watching the first Grand Entry while everyone is gathered around and listening intently to the music and drums, the IU Powwow has created a community for many Bloomington residents.

“I love listening to the music and hearing people's laughter as they socialize and enjoy the powwow,” Turner said. “It makes us feel like we’re home.”

Interfraternity council launches new hazing prevention program

By Lily Marks lilmarks@iu.edu

The IU Interfraternity Council launched a new hazing prevention program, Hoosiers Not Hazers, on Monday. The program serves to educate IU fraternity chapters about what hazing is and how to prevent it.

The program was created to address a history of hazing incidents that have taken place at IU fraternities.

The IFC created the program to promote healthy

brotherhood and show their commitment to fostering healthy change in the community, IFC President Conor Kennedy said.

“Once we really saw from the OSC (Office of Student Conduct) that hazing was becoming a major issue in our community, we really knew that we had to step up and do something about it,” Kennedy said. “It was kind of ravaging our entire community and a lot of people were promoting unhealthy traditions.”

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UPDATE: Local activist granted bond

By Carter DeJong cadejong@iu.edu | @dejong_carter

Maggie Gates — an environmental activist from Bloomington who has been charged with domestic terrorism after protesting “Cop City” in Atlanta — was granted conditional bond on March 31, Gates’ partner Kay Weinberg said. She is expected to be released sometime this week. A preliminary hearing is expected sometime in May 2023.

Gates’ attorney confirmed that a bond agreement was reached with the prosecutor. Dekalb County Chief Assistant District Attorney Peter Johnson were not immediately available for comment.

Gates’ bond was originally denied on March 23, according to documents from the Dekalb County Superior Court.

Gates spent nearly a month in jail since her arrest on March 5 for protesting the planned $90 million police training facility located in the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta. Environmental activists and people concerned about the militarization of the police have dubbed the area “Cop City.”

“I’m grateful to be able to start supporting her recovery from conditions she experienced in the jail, and my heart is with the families of her co-defendants who are still inside,” Weinberg said.

Under her conditional bond, Gates is prohibited

Primary voting begins Tuesday

By Marissa Meador marnmead@iu.edu | @Marissa_Meador

Early voting for the primary election begins Tuesday, which allows voters to cast ballots for their preferred Bloomington City Council and mayoral candidates. There are no contested Republican races, so the primary will only include Democrats.

from entering Georgia except for legal reasons and is not allowed to contact her co-defendants, Weinberg said.

There are 68 people that share Gates’ case number, with charges spanning from December 2022 to March 2023.

Gates’ friends and activist groups said the protesters were arrested during a police raid at a music festival held in protest of “Cop City”, but Atlanta police said protesters used the festival as a cover and were arrested for conducting violent activities.

The exact details of Gates’ arrest continue to be unknown as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the agency that arrested Gates, said public records requests take three to four weeks to process.

The polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. The polls will be open in the same timeframe every weekday for the following three weeks and will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 22 and April 29. The last day of early voting will be from 8 a.m. to noon on May 1, with election day taking place on May 2. All early voting takes place at Election Operations, located at 302 S. Walnut St.

Deadline to register to vote is April 3. Those looking to vote in the Bloomington primary election must register to vote by Monday at 4 p.m., which is when the local voter registration office closes. College students can choose to vote here instead of in their hometowns as long as they register at their Bloomington address. Registration can be done online or by filling out a form and bringing it to Election Central at 401 W. Seventh St., Suite 100.

Bloomington residents can register to vote in this election as long as they will be 18 years old by the gen-

eral election on Nov. 7, 2023, even if they are currently 17 years old. Additionally, people with felonies can vote as long as they are not currently in prison.

Many races may be decided in the primary election

So far, only two races are contested in the general election — city council District 3, where Republican Brett Heinisch is running, and the race for mayor, where Independent Joseph Davis is running. The Republican and Libertarian Parties will have an opportunity to choose a candidate via caucus by July 3, and independent candidates can run as long as they collect enough signatures by June 30. If no opposition emerges by then,

the primary election could determine many of the races prior to the general election.

Every race in the primary is contested except for the city council’s District 6 and District 4. Voters will be able to choose three out of the seven candidates running for city council at-large and will be able to vote in one of six city council districts, depending on where they live.

The District 6 city council race may have a different Democratic candidate after the primary election. The district’s only candidate — IU student David Wolfe Bender — has announced his intent to withdraw after the primary election, according to an email sent by his counsel to the election board

Family moves into new home after 3 years

By Taylor Satoski tsatoski@iu.edu

Editor’s Note: The interview was conducted through an interpreter. Angela and Crispin Cortez began to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County in hopes to have their home built in 2019. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the process was halted. After three and a half years, they started to move into their new home in Osage Place, a neighborhood built by Habitat for Humanity, on March 30.

Crispin works at Uptown Cafe and Angela is a stayat-home parent. The couple immigrated from Toluca and Michoacán, Mexico, 12 years ago, and said they love to live in the tranquil town of Bloomington. The couple moved because Crispin wanted an opportunity to live a better life, and Angela was the last in her family to be living in Mexico, so she moved to be closer to her sisters and parents in Illinois and Indiana.

In order to gain ownership of a home built by Habitat for Humanity, the homeowners needed to volunteer for 250 hours either on a construction site or the discount home improvement store, ReStore, and take homeowner readiness classes. These classes include neighbor etiquette, tax information and saving tips.

Families who apply for a Habitat for Humanity home must meet three criteria, Habitat for Humanity Development Director Lindsey Boswell said. They must need housing, be able to pay the mortgage and are willing to partner with Habitat for Humanity. To apply, families must attend an informational meeting and make 25%-80% of the county’s median income, and their income and family size determine their monthly mortgage payment rate.

The couple said it was nice to spend more time with their children, but it was stressful to try to keep the kids occupied during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, Crispin could not work, so the family was struggling to pay their bills. They said the only reason they could make their payments was because of their savings. They were also uncertain about renewing their lease on their townhome they were living in while waiting for their house to be built by Habitat for Humanity.

The townhouse they rented with three bedrooms and one bathroom cost $1,400 a month. They expect to pay $1,100 on their mortgage for their new home with four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Crispin said he felt very enthusiastic to be building their own home on the construction site. Angela said she’s excited to have an

extra bedroom in the house and finally own a home. They said they enjoyed putting together the framework of the house and putting drywall in.

Angela said she’s looking forward to owning a home that she can make decisions about, such as rearranging furniture and hanging decorations on the walls. This house has been a dream come true and they enjoyed being a part of building their home, not only buying it, they said.

Crispin and Angela have three sons, Bairon, 10, Milan, 8, and Chris, 5, who attend Summit Elementary School. They had been asking for photos of the house every day during construction since they were too young to work on the construction site. The boys took yoga classes in the Monroe County Public Library as a part of Habitat for Humanity.

Boswell said the ideal timeline from applying to moving into a home is 18 months. Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County usually builds eight to 10 houses a year but only built four during 2020. Crispin and Angela are the last family to receive their home from that year.

“It's definitely a testament to their perseverance that they stay encouraged and motivated and interested in everything throughout that whole time,” Boswell said.

She said Habitat for Humanity makes the large community of Bloomington feel very connected. The housing market in Bloomington has high barriers of entry, she said.

“We are consistently one of the least affordable places to live in the state, so Habitat helps to provide increased housing supply and opportunity,” she said.

The organization had about 800 volunteers last year. She said 85% of them worked on the construction site and 15% worked at the ReStore, in the office, on committees and on the board of directors.

Boswell said Habitat for Humanity usually has one or two homes under construction at a time. They build homes in Bloomington on random plots of land, if affordable, but often buy a large plot of land and build an entire neighborhood.

They are currently building their third neighborhood, Osage Place, on the southwest side of Bloomington. She said they’re currently building the sixth and seventh homes in that neighborhood and have built 220 total in Monroe County.

“I certainly love working with our families,” Boswell said. “Especially whenever you get to see a family go from the beginning to the end of the program and get to see the impact that it can have on them and their families.”

last month.

The election board is investigating Bender’s residency, which may not be in the district where he is running. If Bender does withdraw, the Democratic Party will have 30 days after the withdrawal is official to choose a candidate via caucus.

For the mayoral primary, voters will be able to choose one out of the three Democratic candidates running — Don Griffin, Susan Sandberg and Kerry Thomson. Current mayor John Hamilton is not running for re-election. City Clerk Nicole Bolden, a Democrat, is on the ballot but is running unopposed.

Editor's note: David Wolfe Bender is a former employee of the Indiana Daily Student.

Kirkwood traffic closure began April 3

By Colin Cunningham cunnicol@iu.edu | @colincunninghm

Two and a half blocks of Kirkwood Avenue closed to automobile traffic starting April 3 as a part of the City of Bloomington’s Expanded Outdoor Dining Program. The city installed bollards and barriers from April 3-5.

According to a City of Bloomington press release, the closure will run until October 1, making the closure shorter than previous years. Last year's sections of Kirkwood Avenue were closed from March 11 to Oct. 31.

According to a City of Bloomington legislative packet, the closure includes the same blocks as previous years. The closure includes the blocks between Grant Street and Dunn Street and the blocks between Dunn Street and Indiana Avenue. Dunn Street will remain open to automobile traffic. It also includes the west half of the block from Washington Street to Walnut Street.

The Expanded Outdoor Dining Program started in 2020 in response to COVID-19 capacity constraints. This year, the Bloomington City Council voted unanimously in favor of renewing the program on March 1. Restaurants must pay a fee to participate in the Expanded Outdoor Dining program. Restaurants that are not on Kirkwood Avenue can pay to use on-street parking spaces for additional seating. According to a City of Bloomington legislative packet, the program generated $38,750 in total revenue from participating businesses in 2022. If business participation in the program remains the same, the city estimates that the overall fiscal impact of the Expanded Outdoor Dining Program this year would total $90,808. This amount indicates the approximate public investment for encouraging sustainability, vitality and economic growth within downtown Bloomington.

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Student Riley Knight helps a voter get checked in to vote Nov. 3, 2020, at the Indiana Memorial Union. Early voting for the primary election begins Tuesday, April 3, 2023, which allows voters to cast ballots for their preferred city council and mayoral candidates.

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The Cortez family poses for a photo at their new Habitat

IU to host second Swab Week April 10-14

Natalie Fitzgibbons natfitzg@iu.edu | @NatalieFitz9

The Gift of Life Club at IU will be hosting its second Swab Week, their first Swab Week as an official IU club, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from April 10-14. There will be tables throughout campus to recruit people to join the registry to become donors for blood stem cells or bone marrow transplants. The Gift of Life Club at IU is a part of the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a nonprofit organization based in the U.S. that facilitates blood stem cell and bone marrow transplants around the world for patients with blood cancers.

Tommy Hartman, IU freshman and the vice president of the Gift of Life Club at IU, said this semester’s Swab Week is themed “Save 500,” because of the Little 500 being a week later.

At the tables, individuals will be able to swab their own cheek to join the registry, learn about what it means to be on the registry and spin the prize wheel to win “Save 500” themed merchandise like a T-shirt, Hartman said.

The cheek swab collects tissues and cells that the registry uses to find a possible donor match, he said. The registry typically looks for donors who are between the ages of 18 to 35 because they are more likely to be able to be healthy enough to donate.

“It takes five minutes of your time. It’s super easy to do. It’s a super low chance that you actually match with anyone, but that tiny little chance is too great to put up, and you can save someone’s life,” Hartman said.

Those who swab will also have to take an online health questionnaire, Jordan Ledyard, Gift of Life Marrow Registry recruitment specialist, said. Once someone matches with a recipient, the individual will get a blood test and a physical exam done before

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Indiana reports minimal levels of influenza

By Mia Hilkowitz mhilkowi@iu.edu

Influenza

The Indiana Department of Health’s latest influenza update, covering the week March 19-25, reflected minimal levels of influenza-like illness statewide. There have been 255 influenza-associated deaths in Indiana during the 202223 flu season; 192 of these deaths were people aged 65 and older. The duration of the 2022-23 flu season is determined by the corresponding Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reporting weeks.

Reports of influenza for the 2022-23 flu season started Oct. 8, 2022.

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the donation to ensure the donor’s health and safety.

Last semester, IU student ambassadors and volunteers for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry were able to complete their goal of getting 1,000 swabs, Ledyard said. This Swab Week, the goal is to get 4,000 swabs.

Ledyard said the donation process is voluntary and the Gift of Life Marrow Registry handles the donation process from recruiting donors to getting their stem cells or bone marrow to the transplant centers.

“It’s really important that people are able to be educated about being on the registry,” Ledyard said. “I think a lot of people don’t really know that it exists and that they actually have an opportunity to make such a big difference doing such a small thing.”

“The more people we recruit, the more opportunity there is for recipients to find their miracle match,” Ledyard said.

Jane Georgas, IU junior

and president of the Gift of Life Club at IU, said the diversity that IU has helps patients find their matches.

Of the patients, 75% do not find their donor match within their family and use registries like the Gift of Life Marrow Registry to find a donor, Georgas said.

“There’s a lot of people with different forms of blood cancers and other blood diseases, and they need stem cell transplants to be cured,” she said.

The last Swab Week resulted in 10 donor matches, Georgas said. It was the registry’s third largest swab drive in the country.

Georgas said she is looking forward to informing more people about the Gift of Life Marrow Registry and give individuals an opportunity to join.

Locations of the tables will vary each day and will be posted on their Instagram page. Those who are interested in volunteering at the tables can use this link to sign up.

Based on specimens tested by the IDOH Laboratory, the most common influenza strains circulating this season are H1N1 and H3N2. Find locations offering the flu vaccine in Bloomington here.

COVID-19

Monroe County reported seven COVID-19 cases and zero deaths for the week March 19-25.

Indiana reported 410 COVID-19 cases for the week ending March 25, down 30 from the previous week. There were three COVID19-related deaths in Indiana for the week of March 19-25.

In January, President Joe Biden stated he would end the national emergency and public health emergency addressing COVID-19 on May 11, 2023. According to the Associated Press, ending the emergency declarations would treat the virus as an “endemic threat” and restructure federal COVID-19 responses. On March 29, Biden said he would not veto H.J. Res. 7, a measure to immediately end the COVID-19 emergencies, although he voiced opposition to the legislation. H.J Res. 7 passed the House on Feb. 1 in a 229-197 vote and passed the Senate on March 29 with a 68-23

vote.

In February, IU updated its COVID-19 testing program to focus exclusively on rapid antigen tests. IU Bloomington students, faculty and staff can now receive free rapid antigen tests from vending machines located in the Indiana Memorial Union basement and the center building in the McNutt Quad.

The Pfizer bivalent booster for ages 6 months to 4 years and the Moderna bivalent booster for ages 6 months to 5 years were approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in December 2022. The CDC now recommends eligible individuals 6 months and older receive an updated Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

In September 2022, the CDC endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 Pfizer boosters for individuals aged 12 years and older and Moderna boosters for individuals aged 18 years and older. According to the CDC, updated COVID-19 boosters better protect against Omicron

BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Mpox

The IDOH has reported one new case of mpox since March 1. There have been 288 total mpox cases in Indiana reported since June 2022.

Nationwide, the CDC reported 30,286 total mpox cases in the U.S. since counting started in June 2022. There have been 38 total mpox-related deaths in the U.S.

In November, the World Health Organization announced it would be using the new preferred term “mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. WHO stated both terms will be used simultaneously for a year in order to phase out the term “monkeypox.”

According to IDOH, the JYNNEOS mpox vaccine is recommended for people who have been exposed to mpox and individuals who may be more likely to get mpox. Individuals can search for a location to receive the mpox vaccine here.

Individuals interested in receiving an mpox vaccine can contact the Monroe County Public Health Clinic.

The Stone Age Institute would like to announce a concert by The Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington

Featuring poetry of Emily Dickinson set to the music of composer Gordon Getty

showcasing students from the Jacobs School of Music

“The White Election stands as a clear masterpiece…” (American Record Guide)

Wednesday, April 12 8:30 PM

Ford-Crawford Hall, Simon Music Center Indiana University, Bloomington

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Gift of Life ambassadors and IU students set up a table to get cheek swabs from people to join the Gift of Life Marrow Registry to become donors for blood stem cells and bone marrow transplants Nov.

18, 2022, at the IMU. The Gift of Life Club at IU will be hosting their second Swab Week April 10-14.

syringe is filled with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Aug. 7, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. Monroe County reported seven COVD-19 cases and zero deaths for the week March 19-25.

Marcie Jo Moser, a 65-year-old transgender woman attending the rally, was born and raised in Bloomington. But after the passage of recent legislation, she feared she may have to move out of the state.

Moser began crying as she talked about her experience. She said she thought about committing suicide due to the conflict she felt within herself, particularly because she transitioned later in life, beginning hormone therapy in 2018.

Living with several brothers as a child, Moser said she felt she never fit in. She left Indiana to serve in the U.S. Army during the Cold War, a move she said began with a desire to escape from home. She served in active duty from 1975 to 1978.

Moser said fear held her back from figuring out who she was sooner.

“Had the LGBTQ community been more visible back in my day, I would have done this years ago,”

Moser said. She said trans youth deserve the right to not feel bullied and should have the right to choose to access healthcare like puberty blockers and therapy.

“I want children to feel supported in whatever their decision is,” she said. As people gathered around the front of the courthouse, several public officials and activists from Bloomington and surrounding areas came to speak.

Dana Black, a professional public speaker, activist and gender nonconforming lesbian, emphasized the importance of encouraging LGBTQ youth to run for office.

“You don’t have to let policy happen to you –you can happen to policy,” Black said.

Black believes the legislators who voted for these bills don’t want people to be unified, and urged people to vote for people who support LGBTQ rights in 2024.

“If we come together

in a unified block, we can beat their behinds at the ballot box,” Black said.

Black also wants to get more Democrats and proLGBTQ advocates in the state legislature and said people in Bloomington should help people running in other counties get elected since Bloomington is already represented by Democratic state senator Shelli Yoder, D-District 40.

“Until we get rid of that supermajority, they will continue to write policies that marginalize the already marginalized people,” Black said.

A legislative supermajority occurs when one party controls more than two-thirds of the seats. Republicans have held supermajorities in both legislative chambers in Indiana since 2012. Although a few Republicans have joined the Democrats to vote against HB 1608 and SB 480, votes in support of the bills have been exclusively from Republican legislators.

Yoder, Bloomington’s

state senator, spoke at the event to denounce bills like HB 1608 and SB 480. Yoder said HB 1608 was spun by its proponents as a “bridge between parents and school” to help trans youth, but she pointed out that Indiana ranks last for mental health care in schools, with only one counselor for every 694 students in the state.

Instead, Yoder said, HB 1608 is about bullying children.

Yoder said SB 480 was also harmful, and that gender-affirming care saves lives. A study published in 2022 found gender-affirming care reduced the odds of suicidality in transgender youth by 73% after a year., Besides planned speakers, the rally allowed for LGBTQ people to come up and speak. Speeches included transgender people from multiple walks of life, including veterans, a former pastor and several students at local schools who would be directly affected by recent legislation.

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Hoosiers Not Hazers sessions are around 90 minutes long, and each fraternity chapter is required to complete the session before homecoming in the fall, Kennedy said. When a chapter recruits new members next fall and spring, the session will be delivered to the new member class.

The session includes information about what hazing is, how and where to look for it and how to address it, Kennedy said. After a group presentation, the session participants split up into small groups to talk through specific hypothetical scenarios involving hazing.

All IU fraternity chapters are required to attend the sessions, Kennedy said. Any chapter not in attendance will be subject to an IFC judicial board hearing. Compared to past hazing prevention programs that were information driven and non-interactive, Hoosiers Not Hazers is unique because of its peer-to-peer, conversa-

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tional approach, Kennedy said.

The IFC got the idea for this approach from the Panhellenic Council’s program Safe Sisters, Kennedy said. Safe Sisters was created last semester to support sorority members who have survived sexual assault, as well as to educate about consent, rape culture, hookup culture and bystander intervention.

“That was effective and what we really learned from that was that the conversational approach is much more valuable than just being told rules,” Kennedy said.

Hoosiers not Hazers was created by the new IFC judicial board, which was established in January to address issues that go against IFC bylaws, IFC judicial board Chairman Jack Bartlett said. The board is made up of nine members from multiple fraternities. Once the board was established, they began to build the hazing prevention program in February.

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We all need to play outside more

Leila Faraday (she/her) is a freshman studying policy analysis. She is jealous of the campus squirrels who get to spend all day playing outside.

When I was little, I used to throw my backpack inside as soon as I got home from school and run outside to play. Playing meant building fairy houses, jumping on my neighbor’s trampoline and practicing tricks, climbing trees and looking down at my street from above and riding my scooter as fast as I could. When it grew dark, I would come inside hungry and exhausted, and my mom would probably be scolding me for not wearing shoes. My nails would be dark brown with dirt, my hair would be tangled and I would be sweaty. But nothing felt better than spending time outside, just me and my imagination and maybe some neighborhood friends. Once I was in high

school, I spent embarrassingly little time outdoors.

All my commutes were in cars or buses, and I was almost always either in my school building, at the pool for swim practice or in my house. Now that I am in college and have access to a rich and diverse, walkable campus, I am excited to reclaim my relationship with going outside and the idea of playing.

As the weather warms up and the blossoms come out, I undeniably have spring fever. The sun shining and the birds chirping makes me want nothing more than to soak up the warmth and breeze outside instead of being cooped up in my roughly 200-squarefoot dorm room.

About 5% of Americans experience seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression associated with the change in weather and sunlight during the winter months. Even for those who do not deal with SAD, many

RAVANA’S REALM

Age-gap relationships can be problematic

Ravana Gumm (she/her)

is a freshman studying journalism.

The TLC show “Milf Manor” is a show in which mothers in their 40s and 50s date each other's sons.

It is extremely disturbing to watch mothers date the sons of the other contestants. Not only is it uncomfortable for the other moms to watch a woman their age flirt with their son, but it is odd that these moms are sexually attracted to their sons’ peers. The show also incorporates sexual challenges that the moms and their sons must compete in together, which is excruciatingly awkward to witness.

“Milf Manor” gained immense viewership and popularity. Parrot Analytics found that “the audience demand for MILF Manor is 3.9 times of the average TV series in the United States in the last 30 days.”

Clearly, I was not the only person strangely intrigued by this show dynamic. The show got me thinking about the ethics of age-gap relationships. I was particularly interested in age-gap relationships in which someone in their late teens or early twenties dates someone 10 or more years older than them. These relationships can be highly problematic.

One of the most significant issues with age-gap relationships is the gap in emotional maturity. The emotional maturity between two people isn’t completely dependent on age. But, when you take the emotional maturity of a 20-year-old compared to a 50-year-old, there is an obvious discrepancy. You are in two completely different stages of life. A 20-year-old recently graduated high school while a 50-year-old has had the time to have a career for 30 years and have children and even grandchildren. It is extremely unlikely that these two individuals can be on the same page in life.

Another glaring issue is the clear power imbalance between the couple. When

An ode to

Audrey Vonderahe (she/her)

is a sophomore studying journalism and criminal justice.

Often, I find myself awestruck by human creativity. The human race is capable of a lot of things -- some beautiful and some horrific. This week, I caught a glimpse of the good side.

Sitting in class on a Tuesday morning is extremely ordinary for most people on this campus. But the 15 or so people sitting in the basement of the Musical Arts Center in MUS-Z404: The Music of Bob Dylan, were extraordinary.

One by one, my peers approached the projector to present their projects: a creative reflection of a Bob Dylan song. The only directions were to be creative, to think for yourself.

awe

spired by “Masters of War.”

Each creative interpretation was vastly different, yet equally awesome. It was one of those moments that makes you feel like you’re capable of anything because those around you have inspired you more than you thought was possible.

The most awe I felt that day was when someone presented a house remix of “Winterlude” by Bob Dylan.

one party is significantly older, they can abuse what comes with that — financial stability, for example — to make the younger party submissive to them.

In an interview with Cosmopolitan UK, Dr. Daria J. Kuss, associate professor in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, states that “In some cases, coercion and financial control may be a reason for confrontation. Age may make younger partners more vulnerable with regards to being more dependent on the older partner.”

This is extremely dangerous and can trap the younger party in an unequal relationship.

This is magnified when young people — most often young girls — in Hollywood date older and powerful men. There is no way for the relationship to be equal in dating a much older man who has the industry connections to ruin your life. And these sorts of relationships are all too common. The running joke that 48-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t date anyone over the age of 25 is truly a testament to the way older men in Hollywood purposely date young girls. This phenomenon of older men dating younger women is not only present in Hollywood — but in other age-gap relationships that I have found online.

It seems that in straight relationships, the woman is almost always younger than the man. Let me give

you would make it back up. In a world where we are often overcome with work, anxieties and simply the weight of the events going on around us, the least we can do to honor ourselves is to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer and have a little fun while doing so. To me, playing means letting go, feeling your feelings, connecting with others or maybe just being in your own head. Maybe for you, playing outside means knitting on the porch. Maybe it means a game of basketball with your friends. Maybe it means a round of golf on a sunny day. Maybe it means tossing a ball on the lawn with some people you just met. Whatever playing outside represents to you, as the weather grows warmer, the trees regrow their leaves and the flowers bloom, let’s all come more alive too and play outside. lfaraday@iu.edu

The first presenter nervously shared an acoustic cover of “Girl from the North Country.”

“I’m not a good singer,” he said, "so just bear with me."

He pressed play, and the sounds of muffled acoustic guitar began to flow from the speakers. The artist in the front row anxiously tapped his foot to the beat as the song played. Sharing creative work is a vulnerable endeavor, but I thought he had no reason to be nervous. I was in awe of his talent. He was a great singer.

The next presenter did a cover as well. Her voice was angelic, and she played her own guitar with skill and passion. I was in awe.

Another read a Jack-Kerouac-style poem series. One poem was entitled “Coffee.” I didn’t know it was possible to describe morning coffee so eloquently, so accurately, so impressively. I was in awe.

Then there was a painting inspired by “Tangled Up in Blue.” Then a digital drawing inspired by “Visions of Johanna.” Then a collage in-

“I wanted to challenge myself,” the artist said. He chopped Dylan’s vocals and layered them over a beat he’d been working on for a while now, he explained. If you’ve never listened to “Winterlude,” I highly encourage you to do so right now. Think to yourself how it could be possible to splice a song like this into a genre that is the polar opposite of the Dylan canon. I was simply in awe.

I’m no music theorist, and I’m hardly a qualified critic. But hearing each song, poem, and remix, and seeing each collage and painting sparked something deeper than just critical appreciation. It was fearlessness and vulnerability and immense talent. It was something that the word “awe” doesn’t fully capture.

It’s April 3, and the big trees are beginning to flower again. The sun sets at 8 p.m. Another season has begun, and winter has retired to a distant, soft snowy memory. Maybe it’s something about spring that awakens our sense of awe. Maybe it’s the incredible people we pass on our way to class, not knowing just how incredible they really are.

Often, I find myself in awe of the people and places and things around me. It’s hard to beat the mundane, typical Tuesday morning. It’s easy to forget that the good side is all around you if you only look up. abvonder@iu.edu

The mental health crisis won't end with the pandemic

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an example. On YouTube, a channel called “truly” has a series called “Love Don’t Judge,” which highlights people in unusual relationships. They have made many videos on agegap relationships, and the disproportionate amount of younger-woman-olderman to younger-man-older-woman relationships is staggering.

If you find yourself constantly needing to justify your relationship by saying that it is legal, maybe you need to reevaluate your choice of partner. Legality does not equal morality.

Lastly, but equally as important, the brains of older teens and people in their early twenties are not fully developed. The prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for decisionmaking, is not fully developed until your mid-tolate twenties. I believe it is wrong for someone who has a developed prefrontal cortex to go after someone who does not and therefore is not at their fullest capacity for making smart decisions for themselves.

I do not want to villainize all age-gap relationships. I believe that if two consenting adults who have gone through full brain development and are in similar places in life want to date, that is perfectly fine. But a 19-yearold dating someone 10 or more years older than them will never be okay in my eyes. ravagumm@iu.edu

Joey Sills (he/him)

is a sophomore studying journalism and political science.

We don’t think about the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of it being a collective traumatic event nearly enough.

In fact, it seems like it's becoming easy to just not think about it all that much anymore in general. Almost 70% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, and masks have all but phased out. I'm not an exception, either: I don't go about my days thinking about COVID-19 any more than I do H1N1.

It's easy to forget, then, that since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020 — almost three years ago exactly — that roughly 6.8 million people have died from the virus. When we're dealing with deaths that numerous, it's easy to rationalize it, unconsciously, as "just a number." But each of those 6.8 million people had family, friends and others who cared about them.

That, then, logically leaves millions of those family members and friends in mourning. And, for most people, the wounds of grief remain for years — long after the rest of society moves on.

According to the Mayo Clinic, one of the leading risk factors for depression is a stressful or traumatic event, specifically citing, among other things, the death of a loved one or financial prob-

lems. Three years down the line, I think it’s fair to say a cataclysmic societal event that has included both of those things en masse can be a mental health risk factor unto itself.

In 2022, the WHO found that the pandemic triggered a 25% increase in anxiety and depression worldwide, which the organization linked to stressors like loneliness, financial worries and, among first responders especially, exhaustion. In a survey published the same month by the American Psychological Association, about two-thirds of adults said their lives were permanently changed because of the pandemic.

For a lot of young adults — whom the WHO found have been among the worst hit in the mental health crisis — it’s easy to think about our lives in two unequal halves: everything before the pandemic and everything since.

For me, this split came on March 13, 2020, when the Vigo County School Corporation announced it would close through April 3 because of the then-nascent coronavirus. The corporation didn’t re-open until the beginning of my senior year in August.

It’s a common story among those my age: what was supposed to be a temporary matter, an extended spring break, turned into the start of the rest of our lives. That’s a lot to grapple with for anybody, but especially for young people at a criti-

cal developmental moment. And I was in high school — I can’t even imagine what it would’ve been like for, say, a 5-year-old in kindergarten.

Unfortunately, even after the COVID-19 virus is no longer considered to be a pandemic-level threat, the world will continue to grapple with the symptoms of mental illness, which don’t just go away after quarantining for five days.

So, what do we do?

At the end of 2021, about one in five adults reported suffering from a mental illness; nevertheless, less than half received adequate treatment. The main reasoning for this is that many Americans simply cannot afford it. The U.S. needs a comprehensive single-payer health insurance system for many reasons, but among them is the ever-increasing gap in mental healthcare.

Deep disparities for mental healthcare exist in insurance coverage. For Americans with depression or anxiety, the stress of finding an innetowkr, affordable mental health professional can end up only worsening their feelings. With our current system, it’s easy to see why many just give up trying.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a momentous event that has forever altered our lives. Doesn’t it only make sense, then, to respond with equally momentous and altering reforms?

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Trayce Jackson-Davis declares for NBA Draft

By Evan Gerike egerike@iu.edu | @EvanGerike

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana men’s basketball’s All-American senior forward, declared for the NBA Draft on April 4, officially bringing a close to his legendary Indiana career.

Jackson-Davis will forego his extra year of COVID-19 eligibility, instead choosing to go pro.

“Indiana, I appreciate the life lessons and every experience this beautiful University has taught me,” Jackson-Davis said in a Twitter post. “From the people, places, and basketball it has truly been a pleasure to wear the cream and crimson.”

Upon finishing his career, Jackson-Davis is a topthree player among several

Indiana program records. He is the program leader in rebounds with 1,143 and in blocks with 270. His 2,258 career points are third alltime, as are his 50 career double-doubles.

Jackson-Davis capped his career against the University of Miami in the NCAA Tournament round of 32 on March 19, when he put up 23 points, eight rebounds and five blocks as the Hoosiers fell short, 85-69.

“It’s really special to me to have the Indiana fans on your back and just cheering for you and giving them hope,” Jackson-Davis said after the loss. “It’s something that this program hasn’t had in a while. It was really cool to be part of that and be part of that experience.”

By Marnie Sara mbsara@iu.edu | @marns45

Jackson-Davis joined Indiana as a freshman in 2019, earning a spot on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. In his junior season, he averaged 18.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, helping lead the Hoosiers back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016. He was named the Big Ten Player of the Week five times in the season and eight times in his career, both Indiana records.

In his senior season, Jackson-Davis’ stats increased across the board. He set career highs with 20.9 points per game, 10.8 rebounds per game, four assists per game and 2.9 blocks per game. He was named a consensus First-Team AllAmerican, the Karl Malone Award winner and has been

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

named a finalist for the Naismith Trophy, given out to college basketball’s best

Indiana beats Arizona State

No. 19 Indiana women’s water polo earned its first conference win after beating No. 15 Arizona State on April 1. The Hoosiers end an 18-year losing streak against the Sun Devils and improve to a 1-4 record in conference play.

The Hoosiers were led by sophomore center Sophia Sollie who scored a teamhigh four goals against the Sun Devils. She scored her first two goals in the first quarter and by halftime she had a hat trick. Sollie’s first half performance helped Indiana to a 6-3 lead at halftime.

“After Sophia had a really strong first half, the rest of the team really picked it up in the second half to keep us going,” head coach McInerney said after the game. Sollie made the first move in the second half and scored her fourth goal with five minutes and 34 seconds left in

the third quarter. However, the Sun Devils responded with a 3-0 run and cut Indiana’s lead to 7-6. The Sun Devils trailed by one point as they entered the final quarter.

Sophomore attacker Grace Hathaway extended Indiana’s lead to 8-6 with a goal in the fourth quarter. McInerney called a timeout on Indiana’s next possession and regrouped her team for the final minutes of the game.

“Keep attacking on offense and make them play defense for as long as possible,” McInerney said in the huddle. “Maintain our press and help each other on defense to keep getting stops.”

Directly after the timeout, senior utility Zoe Crouch scored a goal on a power play and extended Indiana’s lead to 9-6 with three minutes and 31 seconds remaining in the game. Indiana outscored Arizona State 4-1 in the fourth quarter and won the game 11-7.

Indiana’s win this weekend is huge, McInerney said.

She is proud of the team’s effort this weekend as eight Hoosiers contributed to the scoring column. The win is great for the team’s confidence after previously being winless in the conference.

“We take a lot of pride in the fact that we do things the hard way,” McInerney said. “We don’t play in an easy conference, we travel a lot

SOFTBALL

and we have a really tough non-conference schedule. We want to be the best we can be and playing the best competition is going to help us get there.” Indiana returns to the pool next weekend as they host No. 13 Michigan at 1 p.m. on April 8 in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center.

Team 50 sets program record, sweeps Ohio State

By Dalton James jamesdm@iu.edu | @DaltonMJames

After setting a program record for the most consecutive wins with a 17-9 victory over Ohio State on April 1, the Hoosiers turned their attention to walking away from Andy Mohr Field on April 2 with two more victories.

“What a way to get win 19 right, a program record,” head coach Shonda Stanton said on April 1. “The only thing that matters at this point will be win 20.” Indiana softball got that 20th consecutive win Stanton and her team were focused on and another as Team 50 swept Sunday’s doubleheader against Ohio State by scores of 6-5 and 10-7.

With sophomore pitcher Heather Johnson starting in the circle for Indiana, Ohio State’s offense jumped on her early with a solo home run from sophomore outfielder Melina Wilkison in the first inning to take an early 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second inning, senior utility player Sam Hackenbracht singled through the right side, driving in Wilkison and extending Ohio State’s advantage to 2-0.

Through the first two innings Indiana’s offense had been unable to get anything going, only totaling one hit, but the Hoosiers were once again able to string together a couple hits to get back into the game. Senior utility player Cora Bassett got the Hoosiers’ first run on the board, scoring on a passed ball. A sacrifice fly from sophomore third baseman Brianna Copeland allowed senior pinch runner Tatum Hayes to score Indiana’s second run of the game.

While freshman catcher Avery Parker was at the plate, sophomore first baseman Sarah Stone took off for second base, baiting a throw from freshman catcher Hannah Church that allowed

freshman pinch runner Cassidy Kettleman to score Indiana’s third run of the game. After that eventful play, Parker belted an RBI double to left center field to drive in Stone and give Indiana a 4-2 lead.

The Buckeyes were unable to respond in the fourth inning and proceeded to give up a pair of RBI singles from freshman second baseman Taryn Kern and Stone, increasing Indiana’s lead to 6-2. Ohio State was able to respond in the fifth inning, scoring via an error from sophomore outfielder Kinsey Mitchell and an RBI single from sophomore infielder Kami Kortokrax. The Hoosiers were able to shut down the Buckeye’s offense in the sixth and seventh innings en route to a close 6-5 victory.

In the second game of the twin bill, it was Indiana’s offense that opened the scoring in the first inning. Back-toback home runs from Kern and sophomore outfielder Taylor Minnick gave the Hoosiers a 3-0 lead after the first inning. A scoreless second inning was followed by a threerun frame from Ohio State in the third as a wild pitch from Copeland allowed Wilkison to score. A two-run home run from Sam Hackenbracht leveled the score at three a piece, but Indiana had an opportunity to respond in the bottom half of the inning.

“You have hitters in front of you, you have hitters behind you and you have gamechangers on the bench,” head coach Shonda Stanton said after defeating Butler University on March 28. With the bases loaded and two outs, senior Abby Meeks stepped to the plate to pinch hit for freshman outfielder Cassidy Kettleman. With the game being tied, the Hoosiers desperately needed to take advantage of having the bases loaded. Meeks was the game changer off the bench, launching a bases-clearing double to left field to give In-

diana a 6-3 lead. After a scoreless fourth inning, each team scored two runs in the fifth to make the score 8-5. A home run from Church in the top of the sixth inning cut the score to 8-6 before Indiana added two runs in the bottom of the sixth via solo home runs from Minnick and Copeland. Ohio State attempted to make a rally in the seventh, scoring a run on an error by Stone, but freshman pitcher Sophie Kleiman closed out the game to give Indiana a 10-7 victory. Over the three-game series against the Buckeyes, junior shortstop Brooke Benson struggled at the plate going a combined 2-9. However, Benson was near perfect at shortstop this weekend with five putouts and 19 assists with just one error.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Holmes named Wooden Award Finalist, WBCA First Team All-American

By Will Foley wtfoley@iu.edu | @foles24

Indiana women’s basketball senior forward

Mackenzie Holmes was named a finalist for the 2023

John R. Wooden Award and member of the Wooden AllAmerican team, the publication announced March 30. Holmes joined Iowa junior guard Caitlin Clark, University of South Carolina senior forward Aliyah Boston, Stanford University junior forward Cameron Brink and Villanova University senior forward

Maddy Siegrist as the other finalists and All-American members.

Holmes earned the honor following a career year, averaging 22.3 points, 7.3 blocks and 1.8 blocks per game. The star senior adds to a list of accolades including Associated Press FirstTeam All-American, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, and named on several other player of the year final ballots, such as the Naismith and Wade Trophies. The Wooden Award Women’s Player of the Year was announced on Monday, April 3, and Caitlin Clark won. Holmes was also announced as a Women’s Basketball Coaches Association First-Team All-American,

the first Hoosier to ever do so. Graduate guard Grace Berger was named an honorable mention. This is Berger’s third All-American honorable mention in her career and Holmes was an honorable mention last season. Berger averaged 12.9 points, 5.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game on her way to her fourth career AllBig Ten First Team honor. She finished her Indiana career ranked seventh in program history in scoring and second in assists. She was also an AP All-American honorable mention.

MEN’S TENNIS

“How about Brooke Benson defensively? She is so good and so surehanded,” Stanton said after the series. “That play she made with a bouncer where they have a green runner, to be able to do that, I was super impressed with her.”

With the three victories against the Buckeyes and the winning streak now standing at 21, Stanton preached to her team that although they have set a program record, there is still more to prove.

“We’ve gotten out and we’ve won a fast start,” Stanton explained. “We’ve won the day, we’ve won a fast start, and we are building confidence.”

Indiana, now on the longest winning streak in program history, improves to 28-9 and 8-0 in Big Ten play.

Indiana

splits

doubleheader against Illinois, Saint Louis

By Zach Browning zatbrown@iu.edu | @ZachBrowning17

Indiana men’s tennis closed out a busy weekend with a April 2 doubleheader against No. 34 Illinois and Saint Louis University. After falling to Northwestern Friday evening Indiana split Sunday’s doubleheader.

The first match of the day came against Illinois and, for just the fourth time this season, Indiana lost the doubles point. The Illini won at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take an early 1-0 lead.

“I thought we didn’t come out sharp,” head coach Jeremy Wurtzman said after the match. “We just weren’t at our best.”

The Illini continued their dominance in singles play, winning at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 singles to complete the 4-0 sweep of the Hoosiers.

“We knew it was going to be a tough match,” Wurtzman said. “I would have liked to see us battle more than we did.”

Roughly two hours later, Indiana was back on the court to play Saint Louis. In the second match of the day, the Hoosiers came out strong in doubles play. Fifth-year senior and junior Ilya Tiraspolsky improved to 9-2

together after a retirement from Saint Louis when the Hoosier duo led 4-1.

At No. 3, junior Jagger Saylor and freshman Luc Boulier joined forces for the first time this year. The duo wasted no time winning their first match together, taking it 6-1 and earning the doubles point for the Hoosiers.

“It was a lot of tennis this weekend,” Wurtzman said of the new pairing. “We gave certain guys some rest and (Saylor and Boulier) stepped up and won a big match.”

In singles play, the Hoosiers were dominant. Fletchall won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 for his 10th singles win of the year. That gave the Hoosiers a 2-0 lead.

“He’s been great for us all year,” Wurtzman said. “On and off the court, he’s been a leader for the team.”

The Hoosiers closed out the 4-0 sweep of the Billikens with wins at No. 3 and No. 5 from Saylor and freshman Ekansh Kumar.

After going 1-2 this weekend, the Hoosiers now sit at 12-8 and 1-2 in conference play.

Indiana is back on the road next weekend for two matches. At 6 p.m. on April 7, Indiana will take on Nebraska before battling Wisconsin at 1 p.m. on April 9.

of the latest projections, Jackson-Davis is ex-

pected to be drafted late in the first round or early in the second round.

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Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis celebrates with the bench Jan. 19, 2023, at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois. Jackson-Davis declared for the NBA Draft on Tuesday.

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Graduate goalkeeper Mary Askew dives to stop a goal April 1, 2023, at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center. Indiana beat Arizona State 11-7.

MICHAEL CLAYCAMP | IDS Freshman Elle Smith celebrates after scoring a run April 1, 2023, at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington. Indiana softball has won 21 consecutive games.

ALEX PAUL | IDS Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes celebrates a turnover March 20, 2023, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Holmes was announced a Wooden Award finalist.

COLUMN: Battle of the breakfast at IU’s dining halls

By Leila Faraday lfaraday@iu.edu

When I fall asleep at night, I fantasize about the breakfast I will eat the next day. The meal is sacred to me — a good breakfast gives you the power to start the day off with energy and deliciousness. Given my love for the meal, I had to put each of the IU dining halls’ morning fare to the test.

As a freshman living on campus, it can become easy to stick to one dining hall — usually whichever one requires the least amount of walking from your dorm.

I sought to break my habit and give all three — Wright, Forest and McNutt — a try to compare what each one has to offer and where to find the best breakfast.

Wright

I live closest to Wright, which some feel is the worst dining hall on campus. I tend to find the least amount of food options at Wright — which can make it boring — but nonetheless, I think it has some charm. I am familiar with the breakfast offerings, as I eat there nearly every day.

I always make my first stop by the toaster to make a blueberry bagel with cream cheese. Sometimes I’ll branch out to an everything bagel if I’m feeling exciting. While that toasts, I will head over to the hot bar. While the options are slim, it is reliable. At the hot bar, you can always find some version of potato, scrambled eggs and a breakfast meat. I always get a healthy amount of eggs, and if they have sausage patties or homestyle

potatoes, I’ll get some of those too. When those potatoes are hot and crispy fresh out of the fryer, they are hard to pass up. Personally, I am not a fan of the mini hot dogs they typically serve — that is a breakfast crime in my book.

Lastly, I’ll usually make a half full cup of hot coffee with a startling amount of french vanilla creamer.

The most excited I’ve ever felt about breakfast at Wright was when they had breakfast sandwiches: a fried egg with perfectly melted American cheese on a toasted English muffin. There’s just something so special about eggs that don’t come premixed from a carton. I would describe Wright’s breakfast as reliable. It will rarely blow you away or surprise you with a fun dish, but the cream cheese is always stocked and I can count on getting my blueberry bagel every morning.

Forest

Forest dining hall stole my heart from the very first time I stepped in there during New Student Orientation, and it’s had it ever since. I find the atmosphere of their dining areas to be far more pleasant and intimate than the vast, open dining rooms in McNutt and Wright. For breakfast this Sunday, they were serving biscuits and gravy, seasoned and cubed potatoes, sausage patties and eggs. I was excited to see the sausage patties — which I think are best eaten doused in maple syrup. The biscuits were crispy and buttery on the outside and pair deli-

ciously with the scrambled eggs.

One thing I noticed about both Forest and McNutt is that they have bread at the toaster, which I haven’t seen at Wright since the first week or two. Forest also has some fun bagel flavors, like Asiago. Forest shows up in the beverage department, boasting a coffee bar equipped with different syrup and creamer flavors, iced coffee and even iced tea.

McNutt

As I expected, McNutt had all the options of the other dining halls and more. The ceramic dishes there that Wright and Forest

largely seem to have ditched made me feel extra classy.

They stole the show with their breakfast — and most notably — their delicious pancakes. These are the pancakes of my dreams, and the machine-made ones at Forest are no match. They are the perfect thickness, and they have some crispiness on the outside while remaining warm and slightly chewy on the inside. Even plain, they have the slightest caramelized flavor to them. But, if you give a pig (or me) a pancake, she’ll want some syrup to go with it. And lucky for my fellow syrup lovers, McNutt serves theirs warm, giving an extra decadent dining experience.

USA International Harp Competition Concert Series return

By Marg Barnett margbarn@iu.edu

The USA International Harp Competition will present a spring concert at 7 p.m. on April 11 at First United Church in Bloomington. This event is a part of the USAIHC’s Spring Concert Series, a way to involve the community in USAIHC.

USAIHC is sponsored by the Jacobs School of Music and Lyon & Healy Harps — a world-renowned harp manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois. USAIHC is also sponsored by Allen Whitehill Clowes Chari-

table Foundation, Indiana Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts and Brown County Community Foundation. During the USAIHC tricentennial 10-day competition, people participate in four phases: two in required repertoire, one 40-minute solo program and one phase where the top three perform a harp concerto.

In addition to the competition, USAIHC puts on an educational program called Harp Start, which helps students and local communities learn about music. The organization

also supports community engagement through its Host Families program and the USAIHC Concert Series.

Gillian Benet Sella, the principal harpist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and guest artists Alexander Kerr on the violin

and Randolph Bowman on the flute will perform favorites by classic composers. Adult tickets for the spring concert cost $30 and student tickets cost $15. Tickets are available online and at the door of the event.

COLUMN: How upcycling helped fix my body dysmorphia

By Charlotte Jones cmj35@iu.edu

Two weeks ago, I had a bad day and Goodwill tends to be my pick-me-up of choice: close, affordable and my favorite form of retail therapy. I got three incredible pieces. None of them fit.

Normally this would send me spiraling — it still did — resulting in me forcing my way into a tootight wool dress I had to get my friend Greta to cut me out of. Just after the whole ordeal ended, Greta uttered some words of wisdom: Why don’t I make something else out of the scraps?

Upcycling, or the practice of turning something useless into something useful, is a time-honored tradition with no true origin. The practice gained popularity in wartime with campaigns like the United Kingdom’s “Make Do and Mend.” Classic films like “Gone With The Wind” and “Sound of Music” highlight this with their curtain clothing, as both films take place around major wars. The term “upcycling,” wasn’t coined until 1994 and fashionistas have created new terminology for the practice since then — “refashioning” — in the early 2010s.

This sustainable fashion trend has become popular once again with the rise of environmental consciousness. Major brands have even joined in, from Urban Outfitter’s Urban Renewal Remade line to Pacsun selling GOAT Vin -

tage pieces; unfortunately for the consumer, upcycled clothing can be incredibly expensive to buy from these brands. The easiest way to get into upcycling is to do it yourself.

As with any other fashion endeavor, there’s a steep learning curve for sewing. If I hadn’t learned how to sew as a kid — and spent countless hours in quarantine re-teaching myself — I wouldn’t be able to write this article. I was lucky enough to have the resources to teach myself, mostly thanks to YouTube and Pinterest’s extensive catalog of free information. That being said, upcycling is incredibly easier than having to create whole garments from scratch.

I’ve dealt with body image issues for my whole life. I never felt like I was

skinny enough to be fashionable until I started rethinking how I buy clothes. Once I started getting into vintage fashion, my body issues got worse. My favorite eras of fashion were the 1950s, notorious for overprescribing medications to housewives, and the 1990s, best known for the ever-popular emaciated physique.

Of course, my brain liked some of the unhealthiest eras for women, skewing the sizes considerably. My modern large clothing sizes were translated into ‘90s 1X sizes and larger. I thought I could never find larger sizes at vintage stores, which in part is a grim reality. Plussized vintage clothes are horrifically hard to find — especially with resellers marking large sizes as “oversized.” Changes in

Along with my pancakes, I had to try their iced coffee — a delicacy I unfortunately have no access to in Wright. I am no coffee connoisseur, but I appreciated the availability of vanilla and caramel syrups, different creamer flavors and even half and half. It’s safe to say my little blue cup of iced coffee hit the spot.

This might just be in my head, as I would guess all three dining halls serve the same pre-scrambled eggs, but the ones at McNutt seem far less rubbery than what I usually have. With some salt, pepper and Cholula, these reminded me of something you could get at a restaurant.

Final Thoughts Wright has rarely let me down, so I have to give it credit there. I can always depend on having a bagel and some scrambled eggs, and its an easy commute from my dorm. That being said, my visits to Forest and McNutt made me envious of the people who live closer to those dining halls, as they have wider options and even iced coffee. All of the dining halls offer bagels, fruit, and an assortment of cereals for those who appreciate a simpler breakfast. And to anyone who hasn’t tried the McNutt pancakes, I promise they’re flipping delicious.

Grunwald Gallery showcases MFA Thesis Exhibition II

By Sophie Goldstein goldsso@iu.edu

The Grunwald Gallery will present the MFA Thesis Exhibition II from noon to 4 p.m. April 4-15 at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design.

The exhibition will feature nine students’ work, including ceramics, fibers, graphic design, metalsmithing and jewelry design, painting, photography and printmaking. This is the second part of the two-part exhibition; the first exhibition was March

21-April 1 and featured 10 students’ work.

A reception for the gallery will take place 6-8 p.m. April 7 at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture and Design. This event will also feature a Noon Talk — a chance to hear from the artists — April 7. Grunwald Gallery hours are from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, and the space is closed Sunday and Monday. All Grunwald Gallery events are free, open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities.

sizing over the years exacerbates this issue. Brands prey on consumers by creating their own size measurements and assuming most people won’t check. I still don’t know what my size is. I could fit into a medium in one store easily and not be able to zip up an extra-large in the next.

Upcycling and altering my clothes have mostly fixed this issue for me; instead of throwing out the clothes I bought from Goodwill, I’ve spent the past two weeks altering the pieces to fit me. I turned the dress I had to cut off of my body into an adjustable tartan skirt, taking inspiration from the late Vivienne Westwood. I don’t have to worry about things I like fitting anymore. I’ll make the clothes fit me, not the other way around.

LEILA FARADAY| IDS

ILLUSTRATION BY ALAYNA WILKENING

MARG BARNETT | IDS

The 2022 USAIHC competitors pose for a photo after the competition in Bloomington. The next competition in 2025 will feature harpists from across the world.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Rose House LuMin- Lutheran Campus Ministry at IU

314 S. Rose Ave. 812-333-2474 lcmiu.net

Instagram: @hoosierlumin

facebook.com/LCMIU

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. @ St.

Thomas Lutheran Church 3800 E. 3rd St.

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Dinner & Devotions @ Rose House LuMin 314 S. Rose Ave. Rose House is an inclusive Christian community that offers a safe space for students to gather, explore faith questions, show love to our neighbors through service and work towards a more just world. Rose House walks with students to help them discern where God is calling them in life.

Rev. Amanda Ghaffarian, Campus Pastor

St. Thomas Lutheran Church 3800 E. Third St. 812-332-5252 stlconline.org

facebook.com/StThomasBloomington

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

We are the worshiping home of Rose House Lutheran Campus Ministries. As disciples of Christ who value the faith, gifts and ministry of all God's people and seek justice and reconciliation, we welcome all God's children* to an inclusive and accessible community. *No strings attached or expectations that you'll change.

Rev. Adrianne Meier

Rev. Lecia Beck

Independent Baptist

Lifeway Baptist Church 7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 lifewaybaptistchurch.org facebook.com/lifewayellettsville

Sunday: 9 a.m., Bible Study Classes 10 a.m., Morning Service 5 p.m., Evening Service Barnabas College Ministry: Meeting for Bible study throughout the month. Contact Rosh Dhanawade at bluhenrosh@gmail.com for more information.

Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108 bluhenrosh@gmail.com

*Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

Episcopal (Anglican)

Canterbury Mission

719 E. Seventh St. 812-822-1335

IUCanterbury.org

facebook.com/ECMatIU

Instagram & Twitter: @ECMatIU

Sun.: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Mon., Wed., Thu.: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Tue.: Noon - 8 p.m.

Fri., Sat.: By Appointment

Canterbury: Assertively open & affirming; unapologetically Christian, we proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ by promoting justice, equality, peace, love and striving to be the change God wants to see in our world

Ed Bird, Chaplain/Priest

Jacob Oliver & Lily Dolliff, student workers

Unitarian Universalist

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington

2120 N. Fee Ln. 812-332-3695 uubloomington.org facebook.com/uubloomington

Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working for a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions. Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World." A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Rev. Connie Grant, Interim Minister

Rev. Emily Manvel Leite, Minister of Story and Ritual

Church of God (Anderson Affiliated)

Stoneybrook Community Church of God

3701 N. Stoneybrook Blvd. stoneybrookccog.org

facebook.com/StoneyBrookCCOG

Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

10 a.m. Coffee & Treats Stoneybrook Community Church of God is a gathering of imperfect people learning to follow Jesus. We invite you to join us on the journey.

Mitch

Ripley, Interim Pastor

Evangel Presbytery

Trinity Reformed Church 2401 S. Endwright Rd. 812-825-2684 trinityreformed.org

facebook.com/trinitychurchbloom

Email us at office@trinityreformed.org

Sunday Services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

College Bible Study: Contact us for more info.

"Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.'" Proclaiming freedom from slavery since 1996. Only sinners welcome.

Jody Killingsworth, Senior Pastor Lucas Weeks, College Pastor

Bahá'í Faith

Bahá'í Association of IU 424 S. College Mall Rd. 812-331-1863 bloomingtoninbahais.org

facebook.com/BaháíCommunity-of-BloomingtonIndiana-146343332130574

Instagram: @bloomingtonbahai

Regular Services/Devotional Meetings:

Sunday: 10:40 a.m. @ Bloomington Bahá'í Center

Please call or contact through our website for other meetings/activities

The Bahá'í Association of IU works to share the Teachings and Principles of the Founder, Bahá'u'lláh, that promote the "Oneness of Mankind" and the Peace and Harmony of the Planet through advancing the "security, prosperity, wealth and tranquility of all peoples."

Karen Pollock & Dan Enslow

Non-Denominational

Calvary Chapel of Bloomington 3625 W State Road 46 812-369-8459

calvarychapelbloomington.org

facebook.com/calvary-

chapelbloomington

YouTube: Calvary Chapel Bloomington IN

Sunday: 10 a.m.

Tuesday: 7 p.m., Prayer

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Hungry for God's word and fellowship with other believers? Come as you are and worship with us as we grow in the knowledge of His love, mercy, and grace through the study of the scriptures, and serving those in need. May the Lord richly bless you!

Frank Peacock, Pastor

Alissa Peacock, Children's Ministry

Christ Community Church 503 S. High St. 812-332-0502 cccbloomington.org

facebook.com/christcommunitybtown

Instagram: @christcommunitybtown

Sunday: 9:15 a.m., Educational Hour

10:30 a.m., Worship Service

We are a diverse community of Christ-followers, including many IU students, faculty and staff. Together we are committed to sharing the redeeming grace and transforming truth of Jesus Christ in this college town.

Bob Whitaker, Senior Pastor

Adam deWeber, Worship Pastor Dan Waugh, Adult Ministry Pastor

Church of Christ

825 W. Second St. 812-332-0501

facebook.com/w2coc

Sunday: 9:30 a.m., Bible Study

10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m., Worship

Wednesday: 7 p.m., Bible Study

We use no book, but the Bible. We have no creed but His Word within its sacred pages. God is love and as such we wish to share this joy with you. The comprehensive teaching of God's Word can change you forever.

John Myers, Preacher

City Church For All Nations 1200 N. Russell Rd. 812-336-5958

citychurchbloomington.org facebook.com/citychurchbtown

Instagram: @citychurchbtown

Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

*Always check website for possible changes to service times.

City Church is a non-denominational

multicultural, multigenerational church on Bloomington's east side. 1Life, our college ministry meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. David Norris, Pastor Sumer Norris, Pastor

St. Thomas Lutheran Church

We are the worshiping home of Rose House Lutheran Campus Ministries. As disciples of Christ who value the faith, gifts and ministry of all God’s people and seek justice and reconciliation, we welcome all God’s children* to an inclusive and accessible community. *No strings attached or expectations that you’ll change.

Society of Friends (Quaker)

Bloomington Friends Meeting 3820 E. Moores Pike 812-336-4581

bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org

Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting

Sunday (in person and by Zoom):

9:45 a.m., Hymn singing

10:30 a.m., Meeting for Worship

10:45 a.m., Sunday School (Children join in worship from 10:30-10:45)

11:30 a.m., Light Refreshments and

Fellowship

12:45 p.m., Often there is a second hour activity (see website)

Wednesday (by Zoom only):

9 a.m., Midweek Meeting for worship

9:30 a.m., Fellowship

We practice traditional Quaker worship, gathering in silence with occasional Spirit-led vocal ministry by fellow worshipers. We are an inclusive community with a rich variety of belief and no prescribed creed. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns. Peter Burkholder, Clerk burkhold@indiana.edu

United Methodist

Jubilee 219 E. Fourth St. 812-332-6396 jubileebloomington.org jubilee@fumcb.org

facebook.com/jubileebloomington

Instagram: @jubileebloomington

Sunday: 9:30 a.m., Classic Worship & 11:45 a.m., Contemporary Worship

Wednesday: 7:30 p.m., College & Young Adult Dinner

Jubilee is a Christ-centered community open and affirming to all people. We gather on Wednesdays at First Methodist (219 E. Fourth St.) for a free meal, discussion, worship and hanging out. Small groups, service projects, events (scavenger hunts, bonfires, etc.), mission trips and opportunities for student leadership are all a significant part of our rhythm of doing life together.

Markus Dickinson, Campus Director

Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

University Lutheran Church and Student Center 607 E. Seventh St 812-336-5387 indianalutheran.com

facebook.com/ULutheranIU instagram.com/uluindiana

Sunday: 9:15 a.m.; Sunday Bible Class 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Worship

Wednesday: 7 p.m.: Wednesday Evening Service 7:45 p.m.: College Bible Study Student Center open daily, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

We are the home of the LCMS campus ministry at Indiana. Our mission is to serve all college students with the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Located on Campus, we offer Christ-centered worship, Bible study and a community of friends gathered around God’s gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through our Senior Jesus Christ.

Pastor

Richard Woelmer,

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Rev. Adrianne Meier

Rev. Lecia Beck

3800 E. Third St. 812-332-5252

stlconline.org

facebook.com/ StThomasBloomington

Inter-Denominational

Redeemer Community Church

111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975 redeemerbloomington.org

facebook.com/RedeemerBtown

Instagram & Twitter: @RedeemerBtown

Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Redeemer is a gospel-centered community on mission. Our vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform everything: our lives, our church, our city, and our world. We want to be instruments of gospel change in Bloomington and beyond.

Chris Jones, Lead Pastor

Baptist

University Baptist Church 3740 E. Third St. 812-339-1404

ubcbloomington.org

facebook.com/ubc.bloomington

YouTube: UBC Bloomington IN

Sunday: 10:45 a.m., Worship in person & live streamed on YouTube

A welcoming and affirming congregation excited to be a church home to students in Bloomington. Trans and other LGBTQ+ friends and allies most especially welcome!

Annette Hill Briggs, Pastor

Rob Drummond, Worship & Music Minister

Mennonite

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington

2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org

facebook.com/Mennonite-

Fellowship-ofBloomington-131518650277524

Sunday: 5 p.m.

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God.

John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

205 E. Kirkwood Ave. 812-332-4459 fccbloomington.org

Sunday: 10 a.m.

We are an inclusive community of people who are diverse in thought and unified in spirit. We are an LGBTQIA+ welcoming and affirming congregation known for our excellent music and commitment to justice. Our worship services will not only lift your spirit, but also engage your mind. You are welcome!

Pastor Kyrmen Rea, Senior Pastor Pastor Sarah Lynne Gershon, Student Associate Pastor Jan Harrington, Director of Music

Horoscope

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is an 8 - Make adjustments together. You’re reaching a Full Moon turning point with a partnership. Collaborate for shared commitments. Adapt for solutions. Love provides foundational strength.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today is a 9 - Begin a new physical fitness phase. Adapt practices for changing conditions illuminated by this Full Moon. Shift practices over two weeks for growing health.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Today is a 9 - Express your heart, imagination and artistry. This Libra Full Moon shines on a transition. Adapt directions with a romance, passion or creative endeavor. Shift perspectives.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Today is an 8 - Make repairs.

Renovate, remodel and tend your garden. Domestic changes require adaptation under this Full Moon. Enjoy a two-week home and family phase.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

is a 9 - Start another chapter. A two-week Full Moon phase highlights communications, connection and intellectual discovery. Consider news from another perspective. Write, edit and share.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today is an 8 - Make a shift around income and finances. Discover profitable opportunities in new directions under this Libra Full Moon. Redirect attention toward fresh potential.

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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today is an 8 - One social door closes and another opens under the Full Moon. Adapt with community and team changes over two weeks. Share appreciation and salutations.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today is an 8 - Consider an exciting career opportunity. Make professional changes under this Full Moon. Redirect efforts over the next two weeks toward your talents, passions and purpose.

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you. This Full Moon in your sign illuminates new personal directions. Expand boundaries over two weeks. Develop an inspiring possibility. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 - Review priorities privately. This Full Moon illuminates transitions. Begin a two-week introspective phase. Balance old responsibilities with new. Meditate on dreams, past and future. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 - Your exploration changes and adapts. The Full Moon illuminates a shift in your educational direction over a few weeks. Experiment with new concepts. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 9 - Collaborate on family finances after this Full Moon. Shift directions with shared finances over the next two weeks. Work out the next phase together. ©2023 Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. Answer to previous puzzle What ’s our Secret? What ’s our Secret? It’s not magic, just great advertising. Emai l advertise@idsnews.com to purchase advertising space. A BREWSTER ROCKIT: SPACE GUY! TIM RICKARD BLISS HARRY