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Teter and Cutters win 2019 Little 500 Teter sprints to first on the final lap to win the 32nd women’s Little 500 on Friday By D.J. Fezler djfezler@iu.edu | @DJFezler

It was a two-person race on the final lap of the 2019 women’s Little 500. The spring featured the fastest riders from Individual Time Trials. Just like at ITTs, Teter’s Lauren Britt outpaced Delta Gamma’s Hannah Coppens to pedal past the checkered flag in first place. The finish was reminiscent of last year’s race when Kappa Alpha Theta’s Rachel Brown sped past the field to earn the team’s fourth victory in five years. That moment has resonated with Teter’s senior until today. “I was also on the bike at the end of the race last year, and I remember seeing Rachel Brown speed past me,” Britt said. “I’ve had that memory in my head for a whole year, and I owe it to her for showing me what hard work is. I just feel like I’m dreaming still, and it’s a dream come true.”

Teter hasn’t won the Little 500 since its back-to-back victories in 2010 and 2011. Delta Gamma came in second place for the second year in a row. Despite the exciting finish, it wasn’t close through the first 75 laps. SKI — with the pole position — led by as much as 20 seconds after breaking away from Delta Gamma, Teter and Alpha Chi Omega. Delta Gamma and Teter were involved in a small crash while the race was under a yellow flag. This widened the gap between SKI and the rest of the field. SKI was dominant and took advantage of the mistakes but couldn’t keep the pace as Delta Gamma and Teter slowly inched back into contention. “There was a time that we were down probably about a half lap on SKI,” Teter freshman Corrine Miller said. “We just worked with some other teams and then SEE TETER, PAGE 6

Cutters wins second straight men’s Little 500 title, 14th in the team’s history By Phillip Steinmetz psteinme@iu.edu | @PhillipHoosier

There were four words that William Huibregtse told his son with the men’s Little 500 almost two weeks away. “Win this damn race.” On April 7, William Huibregste passed away after a year-long fight with leukemia. Less than a week later, Cutters junior Greg Huibregtse and the rest of his team did exactly what his father wanted them to do – win the 69th running of the men’s Little 500. It was Cutters’ second title in a row and its 14th overall, the most in Little 500 history. “We wanted it not because we’re a competitive team, but we’re personally invested in this race,” Greg Huibregtse said. “It felt really good, just kind of like a really satisfying release of emotion trying to stay focused and stay fresh. We did what we wanted to do and just thinking about my dad and racing.”

Heading into the final lap of the race, Phi Kappa Psi had a healthy lead over Cutters and Black Key Bulls but elected to make an exchange. It was a move that surprised Cutters and people gasped and were confused by the decision in the stands. After the race, Cutters riders said they heard the rider didn’t have the legs to finish the race and that’s why Phi Kappa Psi elected to swap out riders with the decent advantage over the pack. “Phi Psi, we had them on our radar, but they just rode an amazing race and pushed us until the end,” Cutters Coach Jim Kirkham said. “Who knows why, but the race picked us again.” That exchange gave Black Key Bulls senior Xavier Martinez and Cutters senior Noble Guyon an opportunity to catch up. Guyon was on the wheel of Martinez going around turn four but made his move heading into the final stretch. With Bears also closing in, Guyon went SEE CUTTERS, PAGE 6 PHOTOS BY MATT BEGALA | IDS

LEFT Members of Teter Cycling hold up the 2019 women’s Little 500 trophy April 12, at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Delta Gamma placed second, and SKI placed third. RIGHT The Cutters pose with the Borg-Warner Trophy after winning the 2019 men’s Little 500 on Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. More photos from last weekends race can be found on page 7.

Buttigieg enters presidential race By Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially announced he is running for president of the United States on Sunday to a hometown crowd waving small American flags, chanting “Pete,” and sounding out “Boot edge edge.” About 4,500 people cheered as rain fell through the ceiling of the Studebaker Building 84, a retired manufacturing building revitalized as a technology hub representing South Bend’s revival since Buttigieg took office in 2012. “This city’s story is such a big part of why I’m doing this,” he told the crowd. Buttigieg’s announcement makes him the eighteenth Democrat to enter the 2020 race, which is one of the largest and most diverse fields in modern political history. If elected, the 37 year old would be the youngest and first openly gay president. His speech drew from personal experience to emphasize how decisions in Washington affect individuals: Medicaid helped his father when he was in the hospital and a single Supreme Court vote allowed his marriage to exist. Buttigieg said three principles will guide his campaign: freedom, security and democracy. “Simple enough to fit on a bumper sticker,” he said. Regarding freedom, he spoke about racial justice, empowering teachers, women’s equality, organized labor and living life as one

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Pitching plays key role in series for IU By Jared Rigdon jmrigdon@iu.edu | @RigdonJared

ALEX DERYN | IDS

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, announces April 14 in South Bend that he is officially running for president of the United States. “It’s not about winning an election,” Buttigieg said. “It’s about winning an era.”

chooses. “Take it from Chasten and me,” he said, gesturing to his husband in the audience who has been a prominent part of his campaign. The two kissed on stage after the speech, grinning and holding hands before the roaring crowd. On security, he talked about borders, cybersecurity, election security and climate change, which he said might be the greatest security issue of this time. And he spoke about a democratic system which he said lately hasn’t been quite democratic enough, hinting at a popular vote system instead of the Electoral College. “We can’t say it’s a democracy when twice in my lifetime the Electoral College has overruled the will of the American people,” he said. Many in the crowd wore square

“Pete 2020” stickers. South Bend resident Willow Wetherall wore a yellow hat covered in mini campaign signs she made with her 13and 9-year-old children. “It’s a little way that I could bring them on the journey with me,” she said. Since announcing his exploratory committee in late January, Buttigieg has received a surprising amount of media attention for a mayor previously little known on the national stage. He ranked third in a Saint Anselm College poll of New Hampshire voters last week, only behind former Vice President Joe Biden, who has yet to formally announce a campaign, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Buttigieg quickly received more SEE BUTTIGIEG, PAGE 5

It was a weekend filled with tradition at IU this past Friday and Saturday as the 32nd Women’s Little 500 race and 69th Men’s Little 500 race took place. While Teter raised the women’s trophy and Cutters the men’s, IU baseball was taking care of the University of Evansville in a big nonconference weekend. The first game was played in

Evansville, Indiana, while the subsequent three were played in Bloomington. For IU, pitching was the key all weekend long. Senior pitcher Pauly Milto started things off for IU on Friday in a big way. Behind an eightinning, four-strikeout gem, Milto carried IU to a 5-0 win to start the series. Sophomore infielder Drew Ashley broke a scoreless duel in SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 5

Little 500 weekend citations drop again By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave

There was no line, no crowd, no hours of hearings Sunday morning at the Charlotte Zietlow Justice Center. The people given citations during Little 500 weekend came sporadically, some in suits and some in sweats, to the building for their 8:30 a.m. appointments. The total of 38 citations is significantly lower than last year’s

102. The tickets have been on a downward trend after 2016 saw 178 tickets and 2017 saw 166. Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Erika Oliphant said there might have been fewer because many citations are written by Indiana State Excise Police, which didn’t send as many officers as it has in the past. “I don’t know if people are also learning to be a little bit SEE CITATIONS, PAGE 5

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