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IU loses to Kent State in senior day game By Aiden Kantner Akantner@iu.edu | @AidenKantner
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A sweater decorates a tree Oct. 6 across from the Monroe County Public Library. The tree sweaters around Bloomington are sponsored and crocheted by numerous individuals to help bring awareness to the Middle Way House’s Wrapped In Love initiative.
WRAPPED in LOVE Bloomington’s tree sweaters support Middle Way House By Mel Fronczek mfroncze@iu.edu | @MelissaFronczek
A honeycomb with crocheted bees. Rainbow stripes with yarn tassels. An angel with sheer polyester for its dress. These are some of the 43 sweater designs decorating trees around town as part of Middle Way House’s Wrapped in Love project. “Wrapped in Love is a metaphor for what Middle Way House does for survivors,” said Katherine Devich, the project’s volunteer chair. Middle Way House offers a 24/7 crisis line, emergency shelter, transitional housing, legal advocacy and prevention education. For about the past eight years, the project has sought to spread messages of support for domestic violence survivors, Devich said. Businesses or individuals can sponsor a tree sweater beginning at $200, and volunteer artists will knit or cro-
chet one. When installed, all tree sweaters have Middle Way’s crisis line phone number on them. Christopher De Young, a Middle Way House board member, said each tree sweater is distinct. “Each of these sweaters really has its own story, and the artists put time and work into telling that story,” he said. “At a casual glance, you might not realize how much it means to someone.” Tree sweaters began going up mid-September, the beginning of most trees’ dormant seasons, and they’ll be taken down mid-March. Devich will inspect, clean and, if possible, store them to reuse next season. Devich, 60, is a Bloomington native, self-identified feminist and lover of fiber art. Devich said she started getting involved with Middle Way House about 20 years ago when she would donate used cell phones for domestic violence survivors to call 911 without need-
ing a phone plan. Devich said she got involved with the Wrapped in Love project about four years ago because she wanted to crochet. Devich remembers the first tree sweater she made, sponsored by Nick’s English Hut. Upon request, she crocheted the phrase “Peace, love and strombolis” into the sweater. “It was really fun, obviously, because I stayed with it,” she said. Devich said one of her favorite tree sweaters this year is in memory of Braylon Mosher, a two-month-old victim of domestic violence. The tree is located at Sixth Street and College Avenue. The sweater has pastel blue, yellow, pink and green stripes with the boy’s name and the months he was alive, May 2019 to July 2019. Above the sweater is a row of blue and yellow crocheted stars, which Devich said are like the stars in the sky. Devich said Braylon’s grandparents, who helped with the de-
sign, have something to remember their grandson by. “They’re really touched that sweater is hanging there where they can see a reminder of baby Braylon,” she said. Joanna Butler, 56, and Lesley Levin, 72, are part of Congregation Beth Shalom’s knitting group called Knit Witz. The group of about 20 meets weekly to knit or crochet together. Members worked all summer on their tree sweater for Wrapped in Love. Their tree is located in front of the Starbucks on Indiana Avenue. The Knit Witz group knitted hats, scarves and socks and attached them to their tree sweater. People can take the knitted items from the tree as needed. “It’s a giving sort of tree,” Butler said. Levin said the tree sweaters make an important statement in SEE WRAPPED, PAGE 4
IU field hockey closed out its homestand with a 5-1 defeat by Kent State University on Sunday. The Hoosiers have now lost four straight matches, all at home. Sunday was senior day for the Hoosiers. The home crowd cheered for seniors Kelsey Giese, Ciara Girouard, Sam Scire, Jessica Morford, Sheridan Weiss, Grace Sensenig and Andi Jackson as they took the field. The cheers from the crowd quickly turned to groans when the Hoosiers let in three goals in the first 10 minutes of the match, a trend with the team throughout the homestand. The Hoosiers responded with a goal of their own, when Giese found sophomore forward and IU’s leading scorer Hailey Couch for her 8th goal of the season. IU went into the second half with momentum and a chance to respond with a couple of goals. But much like the first half, Kent State came out attacking in the second, with sophomore forward Luisa Knapp adding a fourth goal. To add insult to injury the backbone of IU’s defense, junior goalkeeper Sachi Ananias, went down with an apparent head injury after diving for the save and hitting her head on the metal goal posts. IU head coach Kayla Bashore did not have an update after the game, and Ananias’s long-term status is unknown. Sophomore goalkeeper Shelby Querry replaced Ananias, subbing in for the first time this season. She registered three saves in relief, and allowed a fifth goal early in the fourth quarter to junior forward Hallie BalaSEE KENT STATE, PAGE 4
Interim WFIU/ WTIU leader appointed By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94
WOMEN’S SOCCER
ond half, and in a way it became crucial to holding on for the victory. The Gophers outshot IU 5-1 in the half and controlled the ball in the attacking third for most of the half. However, the Hoosiers' strong
IU Provost Lauren Robel appointed Robert Anderson the interim executive director at Radio/TV services and WFIU/WTIU On Sept. 23, days ahead of the retirement of Perry Metz. Anderson will remain at this post until a search committee, led by IU Vice President Brad Wheeler, finds a candidate to fill the position permanently. Anderson was the assistant general manager under Metz and has worked for IU Radio/TV services for more than 10 years. Before Anderson came to IU, he worked for Jack Morton Worldwide in New York City for more than 10 years. Under Metz, Anderson was the assistant general manager of content and production. He was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of three departments at Radio/ TV services including corporate development, production and digital. He was in this position for 11 years. “We are first and foremost a service unit for IU at large,” Anderson said. Anderson said his favorite part of the job so far is the variety of content and programming that IU Radio/TV services works on every day. WFIU/WTIU is dedicated to serving the people of south-central Indiana and those at IU as well, he said. The top priority at WFIU/WTIU, Anderson said, is to serve the readers, listeners, viewers and university constituents. Anderson said he wishes to continue to meet the expectations that those before him have set. “It is important for me to continue this good work and support my colleagues and their various projects and enterprises,” Anderson said.
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IU hangs on to beat Minnesota at home Sunday 1-0 By Will Trubshaw wtrubsha@iu.edu | @Willtrubs
On a cloudy day in Bloomington on Sunday, IU women’s soccer shined on the pitch, picking up its third straight shutout and the second consecutive Big Ten win. A first half goal by senior midfielder Chandra Davidson gave the Hoosiers a lead they wouldn't lose, handing Minnesota its fourth conference loss in six matches. Both of the Hoosiers' wins against Big Ten opponents have come by narrow 1-0 margins, but for IU head coach Erwin van Bennekom, that’s just fine. “We know that we have our defensive shape and defensive organization," van Bennekom said. "If we go 1-nil up, teams will have a hard time getting back in the game." Junior midfielder Melanie Forbes sent a cross through the penalty box for Davidson, but the pass was intercepted by a Gopher defender. Six minutes later, Davidson had a free run at the goal, but before she could settle a pass down, Minnesota’s junior goalie Maddie Nielsen came out to cover the ball. In the 30th minute, sophomore defender Oliwia Wos sent a free kick from outside the penalty box directly on goal. It would be a precursor of things to come, when
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Freshman Grace Saccone tries to beat fifth year Cachet Lue to the ball Oct. 6 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. IU beat University of Minnesota, 1-0.
not six minutes later she sent a pass from the Hoosiers side of the center circle into the box for Davidson. Davidson played the pass on a bounce and sent it past a lunging keeper for the Hoosiers' first goal. It was the fourth on the season for Davidson and also her first in Big Ten play.
“Great ball from Oliwia," van Bennekom said. "We’ve been talking about that pass and that run so many times. Really happy for Channy to score that goal. I think she needed that, she’s been working so hard and getting so close.” With the lead at half, IU was able to focus in on its defensive approach even more in the sec-