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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015

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IU selects student speaker for graduation By Alison Graham akgraham@indiana.edu | @AlisonGraham218

PHOTOS BY RACHEL MEERT | IDS

Big Sean performs on stage as the headliner of the Little 500 concert Tuesday evening at the IU Auditorium. The concert was presented by Union Board and featured Justine Skye, Luke Christopher and YG as the opening acts.

Big start to Little 5 Hip-hop artist Big Sean performs at IU Auditorium By Adam Smith adbsmith@indiana.edu | @adbsmithIU

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hen Los Angeles MC Luke Christopher called from the stage, “Y’all ready for Big Sean?” the crowd met his question with a deafening roar. Detroit MC Big Sean performed at IU Auditorium last night for the official 2015 Little 500 concert. The show opened with two short performances from Brooklyn, N.Y., singer Justine Skye and Christopher. The auditorium was largely empty when Skye began her set, but crowds continued to pour in as she sang. After about 20 minutes of singing and dancing with her two backup dancers, she left the stage. By the time the lights went down again and Christopher’s disc jockey began playing, most of the audience members had found their seats. The DJ spun hit songs from Kendrick Lamar to DJ Khaled, and a lot of the crowd danced around, chanting the words along with the tracks. Christopher kept the energy going when he jumped onto the stage. Several times during his set, the MC took his raps to the auditorium floors amidst screaming fans and outstretched arms. YG walked out in a custom IU hockey jersey

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Former IU basketball player Victor Oladipo makes a surprise appearance to introduce artist YG at the Little 500 concert Tuesday evening at the IU Auditorium.

after an introduction from his DJ. The jersey labeled the Compton, Calif., MC as No. 400, the block number YG comes from on Spruce Street. By the time he began his set, the auditorium was filled to the brim. Concertgoers danced and sang along, bleeding in to the aisles with security occasionally succeeding in sweeping people back into their rows. YG performed everything from his most popular hit songs to a freestyle rap over the

What about next year? Pages 4 and 5 Opinion columnists discuss their dream picks for next year’s Little 500 concert.

tonight how our fans and their fans supported (the game),” Lemonis said. “We needed to get in the win column and play good and feel good. These guys work SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 6

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By Andrew Vailliencourt

6-5 How did they do it? Page 9 Thanks to some poor fielding by the Irish, the Hoosiers came back from a 2-run deficit in the ninth. come watch Andrew McCutchen all the time. He was a fun guy to watch. (To score the winning run) is pretty special, the crowd was amazing tonight. I had a lot of family and friends here.” The win is IU’s first against Notre Dame since 1989. “That was pretty crazy,” IU Coach Chris Lemonis said. “You need a little bit of that to get you going. We’ve been in a little bit of a funk, so hopefully we can build off that. We just competed.” After an attempted double play that would have ended the game was misplayed, senior Scott Donley decided to take off to attempt to tie the game at five. “I took a look up, and the kid was going for the scoop,” Donley

By Annie Garau

They say it’s the next “Inconvenient Truth,” but this truth is even less convenient. It’s called “Cowspiracy” and it’s a documentary that’s been convincing people to adopt a vegan lifestyle throughout the country. The documentary had its Bloomington premier Tuesday evening in the Monroe County Public Library. The screening was organized by BloomingVEG, a Bloomington-based social and advocacy group for local vegans, vegetarians and anyone else who enjoys a good vegetable. “It’s more inconvenient than an ‘Inconvenient Truth’ because you eat three times a day, so it’s a huge transition,” Jessika Griffin, a BloomingVEG volunteer, said. “We’re not aggressively trying to make anyone vegan, but we’re here to help people who are open to it.” Many of the film’s claims are startling. Among them: the fact that an area the size of one football field is cleared from the rainforests every second, 1,000 gallons of water are needed to make just one gallon of milk, a meat-eating person requires 18 times more land-use to generate food and animal rights and environmental activists are considered the number one domestic threat by the FBI. Facts and figures weren’t the only things making the audience cringe. Scenes of dead bears, wolves and cows drew sighs from the crowd. When the camera zoomed in on a duck being slaughtered, there were gasps. “I became a vegan for the

IU scores 3 in bottom of the 9th, stun Irish Will Nolden put down his head and ran. Notre Dame shortstop Lane Richards fielded the ground ball and threw to first, over the first baseman’s head. Nolden sprinted across home plate. Game over — Hoosiers win. IU was staring its fifth straight loss right in the face — something the program hadn’t done since 2011. Down two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, it was going to take something special. Two hits, two Notre Dame errors and a little bit of luck later, IU was dog piling on freshman Isaiah Pasteur after he reached base following an error — the error that allowed Nolden, a senior from Indianapolis, to score the gamewinning run. The 6-5 Hoosier win came at Victory Field in Indianapolis, home of the Indianapolis Indians, in front of 8,728 fans. “Growing up in Indianapolis, I came here a lot,” Nolden said. “I was talking to guys, how I used to

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beat to fellow West Coast MC Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode.” IU student Matt Murray said he mainly came to the show to see YG.

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IU selected Mara González Souto as the student speaker for the spring 2015 undergraduate commencement. González Souto applied to be the student speaker after various professors encouraged her to apply. “I had such an amazing experience at IU,” González Souto said. “It really has changed my life.” She was selected by a committee made up of faculty, staff and students. At commencement, she will address approximately 34,000 graduates, family members and friends, according to a University press release. “Mara stands out among many extraordinarily accomplished students who will graduate this spring from IU Bloomington,” Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Dennis Groth said in the release. “Her academic achievement, her leadership and her passion on issues of civic engagement and international human rights are exemplary. I congratulate her on being selected to represent the senior class at commencement.” At commencement, González Souto said she wants students to walk away with two different messages: be attentive and don’t restrict themselves. Listening to other people can make the biggest difference, González Souto said. She said that countless times at IU she was afraid to try something new, but received support from professors, friends and her family to keep pushing herself. “It’s so easy to feel insecure and tell ourselves we’re not good enough,”

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The Hoosiers rush the field to mob freshman infielder Isaiah Pasteur after he hit a walk-off in the ninth inning of IU’s game against Notre Dame on Tuesday at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The throw to first base was overthrown, allowing senior outfielder Will Nolden to score from second base.

said. “I saw the ball kick away and I was like, ‘I gotta get in there.’” Lemonis stood in the dugout hoping Donley would make it in safely. He made it, and the packed stadium went nuts. “I thought it was unbelievable


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