Monday, June 22, 2020

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Monday, June 22, 2020

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Concern expressed over COVID-19 at Golden LivingCenter By Katharine Khamhaengwong kkhamhae@iu.edu | @katharinegk

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The Kelley School of Business is located in Hodge Hall at 1275 E. 10th St. MBA candidate Casey Bufford created a petition outlining changes for the Kelley School of Business to make to increase diversity and inclusion.

Student creates petition, Kelley to implement changes By Lauren McLaughlin lrmclaug@iu.edu | @l_mclaughlin8

The Kelley School of Business pledged to use diversity and inclusion initiatives and implement curriculum changes outlined in a petition created by an MBA candidate and added other plans to increase diversity and inclusion. “We stand with our racially diverse students and alumni in solidarity and we are deeply committed to working together,” said a letter to MBA student Casey Bufford, a Black woman who created the petition. Dean Idie Jesner, MBA program chair Kyle Cattani and Ash Soni, executive associate dean for academic programs signed the letter to Bufford. The administrators wrote that core curriculum professors will add business cases and assignments about underrepresented communities and women to their course plans. One of the petition’s requests was for the core curriculum to use an educational business case that involves Black leaders or Black businesses. Bufford said she no-

ticed that many of the business cases she has to solve were not very diverse. “The faculty does a good job of incorporating cases and relevant experiential learning opportunities to create an engaging learning environment across cohorts. Most students rely on this foundation to propel their MBA journey,” she said in the petition. “The core, however, does not address many of the foundational issues that business leaders and businesses are faced with today, one being racial inequality in America.” She also asked that the case not only identify Black leaders or Black businesses but also require students to read a Harvard Business School article titled, “African American Inequality in the United States”, which gives background about racial inequality in the U.S. and the result. Bufford said in the petition she wanted the Kelley School to hire a professional educator to teach this case in two sessions. All Kelley faculty and staff will also participate in diversity and inclusion training every year. Buf-

ford requested an experienced person of color lead this initiative in the petition. There will be more diversity, inclusion and equity cases in the Kelley Direct Online program as well as a case in Kelley’s MBA orientation program Me, Inc., according to the letter. The MBA administration will also communicate with members of the MBA Consortium, an organization of students who advocate for diversity in business, to see how else they can improve inclusion and diversity in Kelley. Bufford said she started the petition on June 5. “I woke up that morning wanting to do something given all the protests around the country and having a passion for Kelley and just my Kelley experience, just wanting to do something to bring about change,” she said. Bufford said she only expected a couple hundred signatures. Over 2,500 people, including students, staff, faculty and alumni signed it in about a week. SEE KELLEY, PAGE 3

With elderly populations in close quarters, nursing homes across the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Bloomington. The Golden LivingCenters facility in Bloomington, one of 23 facilities around Indiana operated by the same company, has had what appears to be one of the largest outbreaks in Monroe County. Four long-term care facilities in the county are listed on 13 WTHR’s Indiana Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Statistics page, including the Bloomington LivingCenter. As of June 2, the Bloomington LivingCenter had reported 45 cases and five deaths, out of approximately 120 residents, while the other three institutions reported a total of five cases and zero deaths. Updated numbers are not available. Additionally, at least nine Bloomington Golden Living staff members have tested positive for COVID-19, out of around 110 employees. According to the Indiana State Department of Health, as of June 16 Monroe County has only 23 confirmed COVID deaths, making the five deaths from Golden Living a significant percentage. Two current Bloomington Golden Living staff said that they could not speak to the press, and calls and emails to the director of the Bloomington center and the media contact for statewide Golden LivingCenters went unanswered. However, former staff members and family members of people currently living at the Bloomington LivingCenter expressed concerns about the center’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. “Up to now, they have consistently called me if my dad even got a vitamin shot,” said Elaine Guinn, an Indianapolis-area resident whose father, Elmer Guinn, lives at the center. Bloomington resident Eliza Carey, whose father, James Carey, lives at Golden Living, concurred, saying that the staff are usually very

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responsive and tell her everything that occurs in the center. Guinn said that she first became aware of changes on May 23, when she received a “chipper” call saying that her father had been moved to a new room. Though she was not initially alarmed, when she called back to ask why he had been moved, she said that she had to persistently ask for an explanation until a nurse told her that his roommate had tested positive for COVID-19. Not long after her call with the nursing home, Guinn said she posted on Facebook about her experience and it was covered in the Bloomingtonian. Former employees and other children of residents began to reach out to her about deaths and higher numbers of cases that had not been shared publicly. “I started getting nervous at this point,” Guinn said. “I was completely shocked. They are hiding things.” She added that the timeline of her experiences and things that Golden Living told other media sources differed, and that various promises of more communication and information had fallen through. Carey had similar experiences with communication. She said that after finding out from a late night call that her father had tested positive for COVID-19, she tried several times to call the center back and was put on hold and never connected. She was told someone would reach out to organize a Zoom call with her father, but it took nearly a month to finally happen. Between March and June 1, she said that she had no communication with her father, who she normally calls and visits regularly. “It’s just been so many things they could have done better,” Carey said. “I would have been more understanding if I had had more communication.” One former employee, who wanted to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said she quit after over 10 years working at the BloomSEE COVID, PAGE 3

Tuition to increase across all campuses

By Carson TerBush

By Lilly St. Angelo

cterbush@iu.edu | @_carsonology

lstangel@iu.edu | @lilly_st_ang

The Monroe County Health Department is investigating a spike in COVID-19 cases after 12 new cases were reported in the county on Tuesday, according to a health department press release and data on the Indiana State Health Department website. There were also five new deaths confirmed Wednesday that occurred between June 3 and June 14. According to Penny Caudill, Monroe County health department administrator, deaths may not be counted in the official ISDH dashboard until days after they occur. According to the press release, half the new cases were in patients under 50 while the other half were older than 50. All five newly reported deaths were patients over 60 who resided in long-term care facilities. Tuesday had the highest number of cases reported in Monroe County in a single day since the first case was reported March 21. April 9 had the second-highest number of newly reported cases with 11 confirmed cases. After the Tuesday spike, two new cases were reported Wednesday. According to Caudill, the ISDH will perform contact tracing to determine whether further action should be taken in the community to prevent the virus from spreading. “This is a very good reminder that COVID-19 is still with us and

An email was sent to staff, faculty and students last week updating the IU community about tuition increases for the next two academic years, fall class statuses and the commitment everyone must sign before returning to campus in the fall. In-state tuition will be raised by 2.5% across all IU campuses this year and next year, according to an administration statement. Out-ofstate tuition will be raised by 3%.

SEE SPIKE, PAGE 3

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Head coach Archie Miller smiles Feb. 13 after IU gains a lead against Iowa in the first half of the game in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU was one of three schools 2021 four-star recruit Trey Patterson was considering attending.

2021 forward Patterson picks Villanova over IU Thursday By Tyler Tachman ttachman@iu.edu | @Tyler_T15

Four-star 2021 small-forward Trey Patterson announced his commitment to Villanova University over IU Thursday night. Patterson, a Somerset, New Jersey, native, is ranked No. 26 overall in his class and No. 1 in the state, according to ESPN. It was widely expected by recruiting experts that Patterson, who stands 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds, was headed to Villanova. Patterson was considering 10 schools, before whittling his list down Monday to Villanova, The University of Florida and IU.

“I’ve been working toward this my whole life,” Patterson said in an interview with The Front Office Monday. "Like you said, all those early morning workouts, all those late nights working out, this is what it’s all down to.” Last season, Patterson netted 19.8 points per game and snatched just over 10 rebounds per game, while helping guide Rutgers Preparatory School to its first Somerset County Tournament crown in more than 35 years. He was named to the AllState second team by NJ.com for his efforts. 247sports Director of Basketball Scouting Jerry Meyer wrote that Patterson “is a run-and-

jump athlete more than a lateral or explosive athlete." Meyer added that Patterson "shoots the ball well to behind the arc, but has a slow release at this point." Meyer also noted that Patterson has good body control and can finish at the rim with both hands. However, Patterson's defensive versatility and ball handling skills still need work, according to Meyer. In the offseason, the Hoosiers suffered the losses of rising junior guard Damezi Anderson and rising senior Justin Smith, who both transferred out of the program. IU currently has one verbal SEE PATTERSON, PAGE 3

SEE TUITION, PAGE 3

Man arrested for tossing explosives out of car in chase By Lilly St. Angelo lstangel@iu.edu | @lilly_st_ang

Owensburg, Indiana, man Marion Tanner Joseph Haywood, 23, who was wanted in Monroe County for domestic violence with a deadly weapon and other charges, was arrested Wednesday by Clay County deputies after a chase and officer shooting, according to a press release. Around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the Clay County Sheriff 's DepartSEE ARREST, PAGE 3


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