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Faculty council amends speech policy
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By Ashleigh Sherman aesherma@indiana.edu | @aesherma
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2013-14 Last season, IU’s traditionally strong perimeter shooting struggled. The team ranked 172nd in the nation out of 351 teams in 3-point shooting.
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SHARP SHOOTER Zeisloft tries to resurrect IU’s perimeter shooting By Sam Beishuizen sbeishui@indiana.edu | @Sam_Beishuizen
Sitting just six feet away from IU junior guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, Illinois State transfer Nick Zeisloft had his attention stolen after overhearing a question posed to Ferrell at Big Ten Media Day. “Who is the best shooter on the team?” Ferrell was asked. Zeisloft paused midway through answering a question of his own. “Let’s see how he answers this real fast,” Zeisloft said, his full attention now on Ferrell. “Well, he got the last one,” Ferrell said, referencing a shooting contest the two had at practice. “The last three,” Zeisloft quickly corrects. “The last three.” Zeisloft, a redshirt junior, said he’s
always been a bit of a jump shot specialist. He said he never modeled his shot after anyone, but he’s modeled his work ethic off of premier shooters. Steve Novak and J.J. Redick are two he says play the game the right way. “It’s just constant work,” Zeisloft said. “A shooter never takes a day off. We definitely emphasize the 3-point shot at Indiana. I love to do that ... That’s going to be a big part of our game this year.” On a team desperate for 3-point shooting, Zeisloft wants to be the solution. On paper, the addition of Zeisloft means opponents will have to give more respect to the 3-point line, opening up the floor for guards to drive and create easy scoring opportunities. IU didn’t really have a 3-point
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2012-13 During the 2012-13 season, the Hoosiers were one of the best shooting teams in the nation, ranking fourth in 3-point shooting. Yogi Ferrell
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Players shooting 30 percent and above are red, and players shooting 29 percent and below are blue.
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‘Dark Knight’ producer, IU alumnus to speak today By Alexis Daily aledaily@indiana.edu | @Alex_Daily1
Michael Uslan, IU alumnus and executive producer of the Batman “Dark Knight” trilogy, will speak today in the Indiana Memo- Michael rial Union Whitten- Uslan berger Auditorium at 7 p.m. The event is free and tickets are available in the Union Board office on the second floor of the student activities tower. Uslan, who will join the IU Media School as a professor of practice, will give a lecture and question and answer session about how IU shaped him, his career in the entertainment industry and the lessons he learned. He will also promote his new book, “The Boy Who Loved Batman: A Memoir.” “The culture at IU has always seemed to me to be one where we look out for our own,” Union Board
Director Kevin Kenes said. “The fact that Michael is such a high-profile producer, yet such a down-to-earth guy, really speaks volumes about the way IU shapes individuals.” Uslan received a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of Arts and Sciences in 1973, a Master of Science in urban education from the IU School of Education in 1975 and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the IU Maurer School of Law in 1976. He developed the first accredited college course on comic books at IU in 1971. Uslan donated more than 30,000 comic books to the Lilly Library in 2001. He was inducted into the Maurer School’s Academy of Alumni Fellows in 2006 and received IU’s Distinguished Hoosier Award. “Michael Uslan has supported his alma mater in so many ways, and we’re thrilled that he now will share his expertise with the Media School,” said Lesa Hatley Major, SEE USLAN, PAGE 6
The Bloomington Faculty Council gave the Resolution of Academic Freedom a face lift at Tuesday’s meeting. Members of the BFC voted to amend the resolution’s last sentence. The resolution protects IU faculty’s freedom of expression, stating that, in public utterances, faculty are free from institutional control. However, the resolution also states that, in public utterances, faculty should avoid appearing as spokespeople for IU. Members of the BFC discussed the resolution in response to recent controversies limiting faculty’s freedom of expression at Chicago State University, Colorado State University and the University of Illinois, among others, Steve Sanders, associate professor of law, said. The email account of a faculty member at Colorado State University, for example, was suspended after said faculty member sent emails critical of recent firings, Sanders said. “Faculty governance and academic freedom is intertwined,” Sanders said. Rather than merely vote to reaffirm the resolution, members of the BFC instead voted to amend the resolution, tweaking the language and removing a sentence. In a 25 to 18 vote, members of the BFC opted to remove the last sentence: “The teacher or librarian should recognize that a professional position in the community involves the obligation to be accurate, to exercise appropriate restraint and to show respect for the right of others to express their views.” Certain members of the BFC felt the last sentence unnecessarily constrained faculty’s freedom of speech. Members of the BFC will vote to affirm the amended resolution during the Nov. 4 or Nov. 18 meeting, Jim Sherman, BFC president said. Additionally, David Johnson, vice provost for enrollment management, briefed members of the BFC on student recruitment and retention. A record 7,708 students make up this year’s class, compared to last year’s 7,604, Johnson said. Additionally, a record 1,042 underrepresented minorities SEE BFC, PAGE 6
ELECTIONS 2014
Indiana District 2 candidates hope to remedy budget problems By Emily Ernsberger emelerns@indiana.edu | @emilyernsberger
Though a year has passed since the federal government shutdown of 2013, the $17-trillion deficit is still a national issue which will affect the midterm elections in
two weeks. According to a recent Gallup poll, the budget ranks in the top10 issues Americans care about. The deficit will reach $21 trillion by 2019, according to estimates from the White House. Candidates for U.S.
Representative of Indiana’s second district consider the federal deficit to be a primary platform issue in their campaigns. Both candidates primarily favor spending cuts to certain departments to lower SEE DISTRICT 2, PAGE 6
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Hoosiers host No. 1 Fighting Irish tonight, page 11