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Second IU student off campus has COVID-19 By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94
tial events involving about 100 or more people be postponed or canceled, according to the statement. People should not schedule any new nonessential large events. All university staff and faculty members should look for department-specific policies on fulfilling work obligations from home by telecommuting. IU Human Resources has also instituted policies about IU-sponsored health care, paid time off, essential employees, building or campus closures, telecommuting and alternative work schedules.
A second IU student has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after studying abroad in Italy, according to an update on the IU coronavirus webpage. This is the second IU student to be diagnosed in less than a week. The student was studying in the same city as the first diagnosed student but was not in the same program, IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said. This second student has also not been on any IU campus in the 2020 calendar year. They returned to their home in the St. Louis, Missouri, area last week, according to the IU webpage. The student returned home before they began to exhibit symptoms of the disease, Carney said. Anyone traveling from a country with a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention level 2 or 3 travel alert will be required to self-quarantine off campus for 14 days before returning to IU, according to the webpage. Countries with a level 2 or 3 alert include China, Iran, Italy, Japan and South Korea. It is the person's responsibility to find a location for self-quarantine. The academic situation of both diagnosed students is still being determined, Carney said. However, accommodations are being made to ensure they can make up credits they would have earned abroad. Carney said the details of the accommodations aren’t worked out yet. Students in the Lombardy region of Italy have been required to return home, but some outside that region have elected to stay and finish their semester abroad online, Carney said. A majority of students studying abroad in Italy have returned home. IU administration is in contact with all students who are still abroad anywhere, especially level 2 or 3 countries, Carney said. IU is working with students who wish to return home, and if they wish to stay, IU wants to ensure they take all necessary precautions. For those that want to return to the U.S., Carney said it’s important to get them back soon.
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What to know about IU temporarily canceling in-person classes after break By Shelby Anderson anderssk@iu.edu | @ShelbyA04288075
IU canceled in-person classes from March 23 to April 5 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a March 10 statement from IU President Michael McRobbie. McRobbie made the decision after consulting with university leaders, IU spokesperson Chuck Carney said in an interview with the Indiana Daily Student. University leaders are following the advice of federal and global authorities to try preventing the spread of the virus by limiting gatherings of large groups of people. “These measures will undoubtedly cause inconvenience and disruption, yet the risks of not acting now far outweigh the foreseeable inconvenience and challenges of these actions,” McRobbie said in the statement.
IU encouraged students to go home between March 23 and April 5, if possible. For those two weeks, students' course work will continue through online teaching, according to the statement. The university is looking into how to accommodate classroom activities that include labs or other in-person interactions and said it will release specific guidance. IU campuses will not close. Residential halls and dining options will remain open, according to the statement. In an interview with WISHTV, Carney said the situation would be reevaluated after the two weeks of online classes to determine if it is safe for students and faculty to return to campus. IU will continue to deep clean campus buildings, Carney said. He said the university has already increased the in-
tensity of its cleaning process and is following the recommendations listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for cleaning to prevent the coronavirus. Carney said professors received suggestions over the past few weeks to create lesson plans for online learning. He said the Teaching. IU website can help faculty members create and share online content. IU created this Teaching.IU system for emergency situations that require online teaching, Carney said. There have been no cases of the virus on any IU campuses as of March 10, according to the statement. Two IU students have been diagnosed with COVID-19 after studying abroad in a country with a level 3 travel alert from the CDC. The students are receiving care at home. IU recommends nonessen-
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IU spokesperson Chuck Carney speaks to reporters March 10 in front of the Sample Gates. IU canceled all face-to-face classes for the two weeks following spring break.
FOOTBALL SOFTBALL
Hoosiers win home opener with walk-off By Evan Gerike egerike@iu.edu | @EvanGerike
The victory came down to hustle for IU softball in its home opener against Miami University on Tuesday. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning when senior Gabbi Jenkins hit a ground ball to third base and beat the throw to first, allowing freshman Chloe Steinhaus to come around from second and score. IU head coach Shonda Stanton said everyone did their job in the seventh to contribute to IU’s 1-0 walk-off. “It was a total hustle play when you look at Gabbi hustling out the single and Chloe scoring the game-winning run,” Stanton said. Senior Katie Lacefield started the seventh for IU by walking before she was pinch ran by Steinhaus. Steinhaus was bunted over to second by freshman Tatum Hayes. Since it was a midweek game, both teams threw their number one pitchers. For most of the game, senior Emily Goodin and Miami’s starting pitcher, junior Courtney Vierstra, battled and struck out hitters and left the few who reached base stranded. “When it’s a pitchers' duel, I want to be the pitcher that wins,” Goodin said.
Ramsey announces he will transfer to Northwestern By Caleb Coffman calcoffm@iu.edu | @CalCoff
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IU cheers after senior Gabbi Jenkins scores and ends the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. IU defeated Miami University 1-0 in its home opener March 10 at Andy Mohr Field.
IU left eight runners on base, and Miami left three. Vierstra came into the game sixth in the country in strikeouts with 129 in 17 appearances. She
struck out 11 Hoosiers. She also walked five, including the eventual game-winning run. “She had 11 Ks, so you have to tip your cap to her,” Stanton said.
“We have to be better than that, but I’m glad we came out on the right side of it.” SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 6
Junior quarterback Peyton Ramsey announced through social media Monday that he will transfer to Northwestern for his final year of eligibility. Ramsey started seven games for IU in 2019. He took over as the starting quarterback after redshirt freshman Michael Penix Jr. had season-ending shoulder surgery Nov. 5. Ramsey led the Hoosiers to their first bowl appearance in three years against the University of Tennessee in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2. He threw for 2,454 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions in 2019. Before the 2019 season, Ramsey was a two-year starter for IU. He is the program's all-time leader in completion percentage at 66.5% in 31 career games. “I would like to thank everyone at Indiana University for allowing me to live out my dream of playing college football,” Ramsey said in a statement. “I would especially like to thank my teammates that pushed me, encouraged me, and trusted me. Sometimes the road to realizing your dreams can take you in a different direction than you expected.”