WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14, 2015
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Bill could cause loss of health insurance By Daniel Metz dsmetz@indiana.edu | @DanielSMetz
Parts of the Affordable Care Act are being challenged by a new piece of legislation that is making its way through Congress. House Resolution 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015, was passed in the United States House of Representatives on Thursday by a margin of 252-172. The main purpose of the bill is to change the definition of “fulltime employment” from 30 to 40 hours a week, as defined by the Affordable Care Act. In the Affordable Care Act, certain provisions mandate that fulltime employees be provided health insurance by their employers. In response, some employers have cut workers’ hours to just below the 30-hour definition of “full-time employment.” The mandate to provide health insurance for employees is only enforced for businesses that have 50 or more employees, meaning that smaller businesses are not required to provide health insurance, even to their full-time employees. Republican Rep. Todd Young from Indiana’s 9th District sponsored the bill and introduced the resolution into the House of Representatives on Jan. 6 along with Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski from Illinois’ 3rd District. “When the employer mandate became effective on Jan. 1, up to 2.6 million Americans were at-risk for seeing lost hours and wages at work,” Young said in a press release. “Repealing this provision and restoring the traditional understanding of a 40-hour work week is necessary to protect their paychecks.” Other than Young, the representatives from Indiana that voted in favor of the resolution include Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-2), Rep. Marlin Stuzman (IN-3), Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-4), Rep. Susan Brooks (IN-5), Rep. Luke Messer (IN-6) and Rep. Larry Bucshon (IN-8). Reps. Peter Visclosky (IN-1) and Andre Carson (IN-7) voted against the resolution. Along with Reps. Young and Lipinski, the bill had 150 co-sponsors within Congress and 305 organizational supporters. The Congressional Budget Office issued a cost estimate report Jan. 7 after the resolution was introduced to Congress. The report details the various ways in which H.R. 30 would have a financial effect on the federal government. The CBO is a nonpartisan federal agency that provides independent analysis of budgetary and
Vintage unveiled Students turn class projects into vintage fashion exhibit By Audrey Perkins audperki@indiana.edu | @AudreyNLP
When in an academic setting, it is common for a student’s classwork to never see the light of day after the end of the semester. However this time, one IU professor wanted to avoid that. Ashley Hasty, a professor in the Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design department, wanted to expand the shelf life of her students’ work. So, she put them in a gallery exhibit. “Students produce work and it’s often only seen by professors and their peers,” she said. “Exhibiting your work can do a number of things.” Whether it becomes a résumé builder or a networking possibility, this ex-
hibit offers an opportunity for students to experience what it is like to have their hard work pay off by being featured in a gallery setting. “Vintage is the New Black,” an exhibit that unveils the class’s exploration of fashion history, is currently on view at the IU Center of Art and Design in Columbus, Ind. The exhibit will remain open until Feb. 13. Its reception will take place 6–8 p.m. Jan. 16 at the center. Featured in the exhibit is a range of projects that played with the identity of fashion and fashion trending between the 1700s and 1970s. Hasty listed off in an email handmade and historically accurate garments, paper dolls, mood boards, mock
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VINTAGE IS THE NEW BLACK can be viewed at the IU Center of Design and Art in Columbus, Ind., now through Feb. 13. window displays, posters, hand-drawn advertisements and a fictional diary, among other things. First off, it is not common for students to get their work displayed in this type of professional setting. Additionally, Hasty said this was the first time a class has had the opportunity to feature its work in the center’s gallery space. The course, History of Fashion, was offered last fall on campus. Hasty said SEE VINTAGE, PAGE 6
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Sex health IU escapes with 3-point win against Penn State survey to be 76-73 distributed to students By Sam Beishuizen
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By Alison Graham
IU Coach Tom Crean likes to talk about momentum. Whether or not momentum actually exists is a conversation of its own, but Crean is adamant that it does. In the closing minutes More coverage, of IU’s 76-73 page 9 win against A freshman Penn State on forward with 36 Tuesday, IU minutes played was losing the all season had momentum a big role in IU’s Crean values win Tuesday. so much. The Nittany Lions were clicking, and momentum appeared to be theirs. A 12-point IU lead with seven minutes remaining evaporated. With the shot clock turned off, Penn State had final possession down by just three points and the Big Ten’s leading scorer, D.J. Newbill, on the floor.
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IU’s Center for Sexual Health and Promotion will be sending out an optional Campus Sexual Health Survey to 75 percent of students 18 years and older today. The survey will address a variety of sexual issues college students might face while at school as well as after graduation, Debby Herbenick, Director of the Center for Sexual Health and Promotion, said. These issues include condom use, sexually transmitted infection testing, sexual assault, pain during sex, perceptions of hooking up and more. There is also a section where students can provide suggestions for how IU can be better about providing services and information, Herbenick said. “The results will be used for research, but most importantly, we
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Sophomore guard Stan Robinson loses the ball in the second half of IU’s game against Penn State on Tuesday at Assembly Hall.
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