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Infant deaths differ for races By Taylor Telford ttelford@umail.iu.edu | @ttelford1883

Seven out of every thousand infants born in Indiana will not live to see their first birthday. Indiana ranks among the worst in the country in infant mortality rates, according to statistics from the Indiana Department of Health. Not only is the state above the national average for infant deaths, but it also has higher rates of pre-term births and prenatal smoking and a lower rate of pregnant women who receive prenatal care in the first trimester. These problems are rampant in Indiana, but not across the entire population, said Dr. Jen Walthall, deputy health commissioner for the Indiana State Health Department. “What we see in Indiana is that we can really do well ensuring prenatal care and healthy births in a select group of women,” Walthall said. “Our infant mortality rate in white women is much better than the national average.” However, Indiana’s black infant mortality rate is 2.6 times higher than the white infant mortality rate — more than 15 deaths for every thousand live births. Diseases that can lead to preterm labor, such as diabetes and hypertension, are more common among black women and contribute to the high black infant mortality rate. The Hispanic rate is also higher than the white rate, though the black rate is by far the worst, Walthall said. Lack of access to healthcare is a huge barrier for black and Hispanic populations. The gap in mortality rates between whites and minorities is an example of a health disparity. These are defined as “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All of Indiana’s infant mortality problems are anchored in health disparity, Walthall said. “We have a huge health disparity gap to the point that if we could fix

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Ann Marie Theis (left) and Billie Bruley play Rosalinda and Eisenstein respectively in IU Opera’s “Die Fledermaus.” The operetta opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Musical Arts Center.

The languages of laughter Jacobs to present updated version of operetta ‘Die Fledermaus’ By Brooke McAfee bemcafee@indiana.edu | @bemcafee24601

An ornate hotel lobby occupied the stage of the Musical Arts Center Thursday evening. Characters, entered and exited through the hotel doors and interacted without dialogue. They crossed the stage while the orchestra played during the dress rehearsal of Johann Strauss Jr.’s operetta “Die Fledermaus.” The Jacobs School of Music’s production is set in Imperial Hotel in Vienna in the 1920s, where a masquerade brings the main characters together in a comedy full of deception, disguise and revenge. “Die Fledermaus” opens at 7:30 p.m. today and runs November 14, 19 and 20 in the MAC. The story centers around Dr. Falke, also known as Dr. Fledermaus, who takes revenge on his friend Gabriel von Eisenstein for playing a humiliating practical joke on Falke two years earlier. It also involves Eisenstein’s wife, Rosalinda, her former lover,

Andres Acosta and Ann Marie Theis play Alfred and Rosalinda in “Die Fledermaus.” The operetta opens at 7:30 p.m. today at the Musical Arts Center.

Alfred, and their maid, Adele, who interact in various subplots. This is a relatively new production, said stage director Robin Guarino — the original operetta premiered in 1874, but this is an updated version. It

DIE FLEDERMAUS Student tickets $12 Adult tickets $25 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Thursday and Friday, the MAC

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Controversial film screening gets mixed IU plays No. 14 Michigan in final reviews from viewers 2015 game in Memorial Stadium By Taylor Lehman

By Julie Masterson julmaste@Indiana.edu

Although much has changed since its premiere in 1915, the debate surrounding D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” remains heated as ever. Sponsored by the Black Film Center/Archive in partnership with the Media School and the IU Cinema, “From Cinematic Past to Fast Forward Present: D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ — A Centennial Symposium” is a two-day symposium centered on the film. “This is not a celebration,” said Michael Martin, director of IU’s Black Film Center/Archive, in a recent press release. “The film is not being shown for entertainment purposes but rather as an educational tool that both reflects on the past and resonates today in regard to race relations.” The event was designed to explore the film’s legacy as well as its relevance in contemporary culture. Seth Mutchler, a house manager at the IU Cinema, was responsible for coordinating the event. Mutchler said while the film’s content is racist, misogynistic and generally difficult to digest, looking at the ugliest moments of the past is what being part of a

responsible history is all about. “It would be very convenient to brush this movie under the rug and to forget that it exists, but I think that it is very important to examine this film and to look at its cultural and historical and social impact,” Mutchler said. While he said the value of showing the movie in isolation would be questionable, Mutchler said the additional platforms for discussion included in the symposium provided audience members with important contextual information. “This film is very troubled,” Mutchler said. “There are a lot of issues and things we don’t want to talk about, but we have to talk about because if you don’t look at history, you’re doomed to repeat it.” Brenda Amwayi, a senior public management student and member of the African Student Association, did not share Mutchler’s views on the film. “This film doesn’t educate students on what it means to be African American, nor does it resonate with the problems we are having in universities, police brutality and the prison system,” Amwayi said. “A conversation needs to happen, but this is not the right educational tool.” SEE CINEMA, PAGE 6

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In a conference chock-full of nationally ranked defenses like Iowa, Ohio State and Penn State — all teams that IU has played — IU football plays the toughest one Saturday. No. 14 Michigan comes to Bloomington allowing opponents to score just 11.9 points per game this season. IU has scored fewer than 12 points once this season, and that was against the No. 5 scoring defense Penn State. Against the Big Ten’s third-best defense, Ohio State, and fourthbest defense, Iowa, IU put 27 points on the scoreboard. This is the team’s last chance to defeat a top-25 team at home this season, as Saturday will be Senior Day for the Hoosiers. “Michigan is playing very, very good football,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said. “We’re going to have to find all three phases to contribute against what is a really, really good football team.” One phase of the game that will require emphasis from the Hoosiers is rushing offense, where Michigan has allowed a conference low 80.6 yards per game, while IU averages 185.8 rushing yards per game. In games without junior running back Jordan Howard IU averages 121 rushing yards per game,

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Quarterback Nate Sudfeld hands off the ball to Jordan Howard during the game against Iowa on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers lost, 35-27.

but with Howard the Hoosiers average 161.3 in conference games. Coming off a game against No. 5 Iowa where he rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns of 29 and 37 yards, Howard has looked as healthy as he has all season after his ankle injury and reassumes his role of powering through top defenses in the country. “But we’ve got to find a way to do it,” Wilson said about running the ball. “If you get one-dimensional against a great football team, it’s going to be tough. Last

IU (4-5) vs. Michigan (7-2) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14 Memorial Stadium week, our run game was decent against a good Iowa run defense, but our pass game was not quite up to snuff.” Senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld will not only play the last game of his career at Memorial Stadium, but he will also start against Michigan for the first time — a Jim SEE MICHIGAN, PAGE 6


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