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Former Middle Way House director dies at age 71 By Sarah Gardner gardnese@indiana.edu | @sarahhhgardner

In her many years spent at just one organization, Toby Strout worked to improve the lives of more than 60,000 people affected by domestic and sexual violence in and around Bloomington. Strout, executive director of Middle Way House for 30 years before she retired, died Monday. She was 71. Strout was raised by a family of activists and was always a champion for equality herself, Anna Strout, Toby Strout’s daughter,

said. Strout was a public school teacher in New York City for several years, where she was very involved in protests and social justice, Anna said. She moved to Bloomington to earn her Ph.D. in instructional systems technology from IU’s School of Education. Strout first became involved with Middle Way House, a nonprofit organization that serves victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, as a board member. She became its executive director in 1987. “My mother wouldn’t rest until she was certain every person — especially

women — had equal rights and a say in their own lives,” Anna said. “I honor her daily through the work I’m now engaged in and committed to.” One of Anna’s favorite memories of her mother is Strout’s frequent bus trips to protests and marches in Washington, D.C. Throughout her career at Middle Way House, Strout would often take buses of women, including many living in Middle Way House’s transitional housing as well as Anna and her friends, to the nation’s capital SEE STROUT, PAGE 6

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Toby Strout, director of Middle Way House for 30 years, stands in front of the nonprofit organization’s building. Strout died Monday at age 71.

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Trump addressed Congress for first time By Sarah Gardner gardnese@indiana.edu | @sarahhhgardner

In the last 24 hours, President Trump has blamed former President Obama for the White House leaks, graded himself on his work as president thus far and addressed the joint session of Congress for the first time. Here’s a rundown of what happened and why it matters.

Office of Financial Literacy, had a booth discussing the intersection of finance and relationships. “People don’t really think about money in a relationship until it’s too late,” said Morgan McMillan, the Assistant Director of Financial Literacy. Phil Schuman, director of the office, said he normally hears financial concerns

Trump addressed Congress Trump addressed the joint session of Congress for the first time Tuesday evening. He called on Congress to cross party lines to work together to pass school choice legislation and expand access to healthcare and lower costs with an Obamacare replacement. About 94 million Americans are out of the labor force and 43 million are living in poverty, he said. However, he believes these numbers are salvageable. “Everything that is broken in our country can be fixed and every problem can be solved,” Trump said. Allowing Americans to buy health insurance across state lines will promote competition and save citizens money, he said. He added he will also work to save Americans money by lowering the cost of medication. Trump also discussed the realization of his campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.” This will be achieved by buying American and hiring American, he said, and he ensured the people that the planned Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines will be made with American steel. The president called to tighten the country’s borders. Most of the terrorist attacks were committed by foreigners, he said, including the attacks in San Bernadino, California, Boston and “even 9/11.” “We cannot allow our country to become a sanctuary for extremists,” Trump said as he vowed to stop “radical Islamic terrorism.” Trump also touched on illegal aliens in the United States who are keeping jobs However, none of this can happen if the U.S.‘s economy is not a success. “To accomplish our goals, we must restart the engine of the American economy,” he said. “We must create a level playing field for American companies.” Trump emphasized an Americafirst, isolationist policy to create a freer world. “We know America is better off with less conflict, not more,” he said.

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The Hoosier bench looks on as Purdue beats IU by double digits. Both freshman forward De’Ron Davis (middle) and sophomore center Thomas Bryant (right) fouled out.

IU loses to Purdue as Boilermakers celebrate a Big Ten title By Andrew Hussey aphussey@indiana.edu | @thehussnetwork

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gold and black confetti rained down on IU. The Hoosiers were on the wrong end of a coronation just a season after they won the Big Ten title. With an opportunity to clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title Tuesday, Purdue didn’t squander the opportunity against IU at Mackey Arena and the Boilermakers defeated the Hoosiers 86-75. The victory also helped cement Purdue’s sophomore forward Caleb Swanigan’s case for the Big Ten Player of the Year award as he had 21 points and 10 rebounds, dominating the second half with 17 points.

“Obviously, Caleb is hard to guard,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. “He’s very difficult to guard.” IU’s only lead of the game came when freshman forward Devonte Green hit a threepointer to put IU up three with 11:05 left in the first half. This came after Purdue missed nine of 11 shots after getting off to a strong start. After IU got the lead, Purdue answered back with a quick 8-0 run, powered by Purdue junior guard Dakota Mathias, who torched IU in the first half with 17 points. “Mathias, in my opinion, has been the key to their team,” Crean said. “We did a great job against him at our place. That’s some of the video that we lead off with and how good he is moving without the ball. He got hot and we lost him a couple of times and I think that hurt

Related Content, page 9 IU battled foul trouble all game against Purdue on Tuesday night and lost the free throw battle. us.” It wasn’t just Mathias, as Purdue made its next seven shots after Green’s three-pointer and the Boilermakers went on a 28-8 run. IU closed the deficit to four points with 16:52 left in the game on a corner three-pointer by sophomore forward Juwan Morgan. Swanigan created matchup issues for the Hoosiers in the second half as his size overwhelmed IU’s front line. Both sophomore center Thomas Bryant and freshman forward De’Ron Davis struggled with foul trouble the SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 6

Students learn about sexual health, relationships at IMU By Jesse Naranjo jlnaranj@indiana.edu | @jesselnaranjo

Some students walking on the main level of the Indiana Memorial Union on Tuesday afternoon probably thought they saw a person dressed up as female genitalia, and they were not mistaken. They would have seen one of the attractions at the fourth annual “Cupcakes and Condoms” event. The event was organized by

the student-run Sexual Health Advocacy Group (SHAG) and featured more than 25 booths. It was a collaboration with the IU Health Center and groups like Planned Parenthood and the All-Options Pregnancy Resource Center. Each booth featured a teaching activity for visitors to participate in, and many featured free condoms of varying materials, sizes, shapes and flavors,

accompanied by explanations and tutorials. Female condoms, dental dams and miniature condoms used for foreplay involving fingers were also available. Senior Caitlin Kee, a member of SHAG, said in addition to promoting safe sex the event was also meant to educate students about sexual health and relationships. Some booths discussed communication between partners, while Money Smarts, a program by the

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