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IU takes series against Illinois
Seniors share IU memories Words by Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman
By Cameron Drummond cpdrummo@iu.edu | @cdrummond97
Lauren Mardis
When Tim Herrin was a freshman, IU Coach Chris Lemonis said he couldn’t pitch an inning without walking a batter. The Terre Haute, Indiana, native also struggled with delivering long pitching outings for the Hoosiers. Prior to April 17, he had not pitched into the sixth inning of a game. The past two weeks have seen Herrin earn two victories for IU. One came against Notre Dame when Herrin pitched six shutout innings while walking just one batter, and the other came Sunday at Bart Kaufman Field. Herrin pitched a career-high seven innings, allowing two runs and walking no batters, as IU (3110, 9-5) defeated Illinois (25-14, 10-5) 9-2 to earn a 2-1 series win against the Fighting Illini. “He’s just come so far,” Lemonis said. “When he was a freshman we couldn’t pitch him, and now to go out there. He pitched like that against Notre Dame last week and he was really good at Ohio State, too. Big piece for us right now.” Of the 21 outs forced by Herrin, only one came via strikeout. This meant he relied heavily on the IU defense, which committed one error in the win, to take care of groundouts and flyouts.
Simon Herran
IDS How do you feel about leaving?
IDS How did you choose your major?
Mardis I could do four more years, easy. Me and my friends always joke, “What class could I possibly flunk so I could go one more year?” Just one more semester. One victory lap. But alas, never failed a class, and now I have to graduate.
Herran I was initially going to do business, and then I decided to change to informatics because I kind of saw that within informatics I could kind of do some of the similar things I wanted to do with business and then also have a technical background. It’s been fun, it’s been challenging, but it’s been rewarding.
IDS Most cliche IU habit? Mardis I try and walk through Sample Gates every day. That’s super weird, I know, but I just love it. It’s the feeling. It’s the IU total package.
IDS Favorite part of the last four years? Herran Not knowing anyone here really gave me the opportunity to really branch out and make some friends.
Jorge Campana
“I was going in there trying to execute pitches. Throw strikes, pitch to contact and I had a lot of good play behind me.”
Leah Lasher
IDS Favorite IU memory?
IDS What is your favorite spot on campus?
Campana Celebratory dinners at Lucky’s Express, with a small group of friends. That was always a highlight. We do that after we have something to celebrate.
Lasher When I was a freshman, I had a class in Woodburn and then a class in the Fine Arts Building and I had a break in between. I’d always sit in the grass around Showalter Fountain. I wouldn’t sit up in it, but on the sides.
IDS What advice to do you have for other IU students? Campana Explore anything and everything. Explore academic pursuits, relationships. These four years will go by fast, so you’ve really got to embrace each and every single day. Just get out there. Don’t get into a routine. Always try to mix it up. That’s kept me away from regrets.
Tim Herrin, freshman pitcher
“I was going in there trying to execute pitches,” Herrin said. “Throw strikes, pitch to contact and I had a lot of good play behind me.” As Herrin cruised on the mound, the IU offense put together two big innings at the plate. Consecutive home runs in the second inning from sophomore infielder Scotty Bradley and
IDS How do you feel as you’re getting ready to graduate? Lasher I definitely didn’t bloom in college like a lot of people do. I definitely feel ready to start the next chapter and do the next thing. This was a good time while it was, but I’m ready to move on and have something more stable, more all the time and definitive. SEE SENIORS, PAGE 6
PHOTOS BY MALLORY SMITH | IDS
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EDITORS NOTE
Alvvays, Big Thief, Frankie Rose To our readers: Thank you float and dream at Bluebird for a semester of stories
By Clark Gudas ckgudas@iu.edu | @this_isnt_clark
During Big Thief’s set, guitarist and vocalist Adrianne Lenker wanted to dim the lights. “Could we have the lights lower up here?” she asked. “Please and thank you.” The lights dimmed. During the band’s next song, they dimmed more. Then, they brightened and went out completely before returning to a dim state for the rest of the performance. In parallel, the music onstage experienced shifts between nostalgia, poignancy and youthful energy, as Canadian pop band Alvvays performed Saturday evening at the Bluebird Nightclub with Big Thief and Frankie Rose. Frankie Rose opened the show with indie pop and dreamy, echoing vocals. “Wasting our time on fiction and lies,” Rose sang in her song “Know Me.” “It’s a crime to make yourself cry.” During Big Thief’s set, Lenker said how pleased she was to be in Bloomington. “It’s good to be in the place I was born in,” Lenker said. “I lived here until I was four. Glad I get the chance to continue to visit.” Big Thief used sounds from genres including as indie rock, pop and folk. With a chugging
MATT BEGALA | IDS
Molly Rankin, lead vocalist and rhythm guitar for the band Alvvays, sings “In Undertow” off the band’s album “Antisocialites.” Alvvays played Saturday, April 28, at the Bluebird Nightclub.
bass drum and a lightly-distorted guitar, “Shark Smile” recounted the story of two lovers kissing on a drive in rural Iowa. “Evelyn’s kiss was oxygen,” Lenker sang. “I leaned over to take it in, as we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines.” Other songs, such as “Mythological Beauty,” had clean, shimmering riffs and a mellow pace. Lenker sang and bobbed up and down, her shoulder-length hair swinging across her eyes and cheeks. “You have a mythological beauty, you have the eye of someone I have seen, outside of ordinary situations, even outside of dreams,” Lenker sang.
Before playing “Masterpiece,” Lenker addressed the crowd. “This is dedicated to everyone,” Lenker said. Big Thief’s guitar solos were atmospheric and psychedelic walls of distortion and feedback. At times, Lenker leaned next to her amplifier and shoved her fingers across her guitar strings. Guitarist Buck Meek, who performed his solo project April 2 at the Bishop, nodded and kept the rhythm going when he wasn’t performing a solo. As Alvvays lead singer Molly Rankin walked onstage, she tucked her platinum blonde
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We set out this semester at the Indiana Daily Student under a looming sense of change. The fall 2017 staff ushered in a new website, reimagined our print product and said goodbye to a strong advocate, adviser and friend. This semester immediately became one of experimentation. We challenged ourselves to rethink storytelling, to embrace a digital-first presence while maintaining the integrity of more than 150 years of independent student journalism. We told stories of heartbreak and triumph. We celebrated when the women’s basketball team clinched the WNIT championship. We explored struggling systems and communities that rallied around their own. We shared our own #MeToo story and profiled those who have dedicated their lives to helping others.
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