Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016

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TUESDAY, FEB. 16, 2016

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Raymond Wise, left, and Shaquile Hester look at the portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The portraits were painted by Joel Washington, a local artist and a staff member at the Indiana Memorial Union. The portraits were hung on the Wall of Firsts among other portraits to celebrate President’s Day and Black History Month.

Pop-art portraits of the Obamas unveiled By Carley Lanich clanich@indiana.edu | @carleylanich

A picture of Adam Herbert, IU’s first black president, hangs on the NealMarshall Black Culture Center’s Wall of Firsts, and provides a sense of history for those studying in the building. This President’s Day, the likeness of another first black president joined Herbert’s portrait in the second-floor corridor lined with photos of historic figures in IU’s black community. To the left of the floor’s elevator, portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama immediately greet passers-by as they enter the floor.

Bloomington artist Joel Washington’s pop-art pieces struck a chord with a small gathering of faculty and staff in Neal-Marshall’s second-floor foyer for the unveiling of Washington’s latest works, painted with vibrant blues, purples, oranges and reds. “This day was identified to celebrate the American presidency and to remember all those who served as presidents of the United States,” said Yolanda Treviño, an assistant vice president in the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. “It’s more than fitting that we’re gathered here today at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center for Black

IU shortstop not part of program for senior season Nick Ramos will not play his senior season. IU Coach Chris Lemonis announced Monday at media day the shortstop will no longer be a part of the program, but will remain in school. Lemonis would not comment any further. Ramos started 35 games at shortstop last season, missing 23 because of a broken hand. He also served as IU’s No. 2 hitter for most of the season. In his sophomore season he started 50 of IU’s 53 games at

try to fill in the colors of characters and their clothes in his mind as he watched his favorite shows. “When I got a color TV, all the ones we looked at, I was right,” Washington said. Now Washington said he takes the same approach in his paintings, and sketches them before visualizing the colors that will fill his work. “When I work on a painting, I don’t pre-pick the colors,” Washington said. “I sketch out the image and then I just look at it and picture what colors would be in it.”

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History Month to honor the 44th president of the United States.” Upon the portraits’ initial unveiling, guests gasped and applauded the work for its beauty and volume. “It’s gorgeous,” said Inger Nemcik, who works at the Neal-Marshall Center. “The more you look at them, the more colors you see.” Washington, who was given free artistic range for the portraits, drew inspiration from the works of Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and the Beatles’ animated film “Yellow Submarine.” As an 11-year-old interested in animation in the 1960s, Washington said he would watch black and white TV and

shortstop. He hit .262 while driving in 19 runs with one home run last season. Ramos also recorded nine multihit games to go with five multi-RBI games. His departure from the program opens a hole at shortstop for the Hoosiers. Two of the players who filled in for Ramos while he was injured and could take his spot this year were senior Brian Wilhite and sophomore Isaiah Pasteur. Michael Hughes

IU junior center worth more to team than just statistics By Taylor Lehman tlehman@indiana.edu | @trlehman_IDS

Some players play basketball with knee braces or arm sleeves. Some play the game with facemasks after broken noses. Then there’s IU junior center Jenn Anderson, who has played six weeks with a broken middle finger on her left hand and two weeks with a sore right shoulder. She wears a headband. “She’s one tough cookie,” sophomore guard Tyra Buss said. “She does all the little things for us, and she’s not

afraid to do the dirty work. She battles through it.” Anderson does all of this while being the rock in IU’s post, as the Hoosiers have gone 8-2 since Anderson fractured her finger in the Purdue loss. When asked how her finger is doing, she’ll chuckle, examine the splint and bandages that attach her middle and ring fingers and say it’s still crooked, “but it’s getting there.” Anderson started the season with lower back pain and illness that limited her time on the court. Junior forward SEE ANDERSON, PAGE 5

Streetwear startup soars from IU to Forever 21 By Lauren Saxe lsaxe@indiana.edu | @SaxeLauren

What began as two 21-year-old college kids fashioning an original streetwear brand continues to grow as they sell Sky Culture in 200-plus stores across the country, including some of retail’s biggest names such as Forever 21 and Zumiez. In 2010, IU seniors Corey Arenson and Corey Rosenblum knew their college careers were coming to a close. Though Arenson, a student in the School of Public Health, and Rosenblum, a student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, did not have any professional experience, the fashion bug kept biting, Arenson said. “Starting our freshman year, we always talked about it,” Arenson said of the initial idea of a streetwear brand. “We were always the kids that our friends would compliment. We were very into fashion and followed streetwear very closely.” The two finally decided to start

PHOTO COURTESY OF SKY CULTURE

Corey Arenson, left, and Corey Rosenblum, owners of Sky Culture Clothing, write an order with their clients. Sky Culture is a SEE SKY CULTURE, PAGE 5 clothing company focused on urban hip hop and arts.

SEE PORTRAITS, PAGE 5

Task force will fight Internet crime By Lindsay Moore liramoore@indiana.edu | @lindsay_moore

Recent media attention on child sexual exploitation and pornography cases has magnified the need for the Indiana State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children task force. The ISP announced the new statewide task force Monday morning in a press release. The task force has been in the works for some time, ICAC youth educator Stephanie Nancarrow said. “The media and schools and such see a need for it because you have people, such as Jared Fogle, that you look at and essentially trusted because of who they are and what they did,” Nancarrow said. “Then it comes out that they’re not such a trusting person, who is easily accessible to the kids around him.” Nancarrow is one of three educators who will be providing hourlong presentations on a range of Internet crimes, including child sexual solicitation, exploitation, pornography and cyberbullying, according to the press release. These presentations are aimed at students ages eight to 18 and will be given in all 92 Indiana counties, according to the press release. The ISP is aiming to provide at least 300 training programs by the end of 2016, according to the press release. “It’s happening at schools, it’s happening at home, it’s happening everywhere in the world,” Nancarrow said. The presentations vary in length based on school size, and can range from one day to one week depending on the need expressed from school administration, she said. SEE INTERNET, PAGE 5


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