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IU wins fourth straight game

By Sam Bodnar Sbodnar@iu.edu | @sgbod13

IU head coach Teri Moren transferred a folded piece of white paper from her left to right hand and continued to hit it against a clipboard on the blue-padded announcers table. Her team’s turnovers continued to self-destruct the offense, and she was not pleased.

“I’m frustrated with our turnovers tonight, but you gotta grind it out on nights like this when you can’t get into a rhythm offensively,” Moren said.

No. 12 IU women’s basketball took too many steps too many times in its 64-53 victory over Butler University on Wednesday. Twentyone turnovers and 14 offensive rebounds given up highlighted a game IU was fortunate enough to pull away with.

Within the game’s first two minutes, IU had two turnovers. At the end of the first quarter, the Hoosiers had eight and trailed 16-12.

“It starts with the point guard, and I didn’t think I had very good composure tonight,” junior guard Ali Patberg said. “I’ll be better.”

Butler’s defense did nothing special. No full court press, no douSEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 5

IU Soul Revue to perform concert

By Cate Charron catchar@iu.edu | @catecharron

The IU Soul Revue will perform its annual Soulful Holiday Concert this week. The concert will be from 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday at the Willkie Residence Center Auditorium. Admission is free with the donation of gently used winter clothing.

Its set will include popular Christmas songs by black artists.

The group will also perform three songs from its performance at the Potpourri of the Arts from earlier this semester.

IU Soul Revue vocalist LaRose Nicolas described the ensemble as giving, loving and passionate.

The group is known for performing popular music by black artists, including songs from funk, pop, R&B, soul and lyrical genres. Nicolas said the group is very high energy and its goal is to get audience members on their feet.

“We aren’t like a traditional concert,” Nicolas said. “We try to make the audience feel as though they are on stage with us. We’re not just performing to them. We are performing with them.”

Every year the holiday concert is used as an opportunity to give back to the community. Nicolas said she hopes for a great turnout to garner more donations.

“We are a group of students who understand that this is our passion, music is our passion, but also can’t forget those that are less fortunate than us, especially at this time of the year,” Nicolas said.

The concert is accepting gently used winter clothes, which includes coats, jackets and sweaters, but also other cold-weather accessories such as hats, gloves and scarves.

All donations will go to the Wheeler Mission in Bloomington and is based on helping those based in central Indiana. This Christian charity focuses on providing services and critically needed items to those who are poor and homeless.

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Jeremy Hogan, a creator of The Bloomingtonian news site, had his porch and mailbox vandalized with a thick red substance the night between Dec. 10-11. Hogan was among a few who were targeted, including Sarah Dye, Doug Mackey and professor Eric Rasmusen.

VANDALIZED Schooner Creek Farm, Eric Rasmusen, others hit by overnight vandalism

By Lydia Gerike lgerike@iu.edu | @lydiagerike

Three homes, two cars and a business were vandalized sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning in acts that included fake blood, rusty nails and smashed car windows.

At this time, it is unknown who committed these acts or if they are all connected.

Jeremy Hogan, reporter and owner of the online news source the Bloomingtonian, said his wife found a bloodlike substance in front of the doorway while leaving for work around 8 a.m. It was splashed across the porch and wintery welcome mat.

“I’m generally not somebody who has a lot of enemies,” Hogan said.

Later in the day, what appeared to be the same substance was found in his mailbox by the postal carrier. Vandalism of mailboxes, which are considered federal property, can result in up to a

$250,000 fine or three years in prison, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

Hogan said he thinks the vandalism is related to the work he does as a journalist. He said he has had run-ins with activist groups in the past few months and believes this may be part of those clashes.

“To come and do this at somebody’s house when they’re inside, though, that’s one of the bolder things I’ve seen from protesters,” Hogan said.

Sarah Dye and Doug Mackey of Schooner Creek Farm in Brown County said they found dozens of rusted nails at the top of their driveway Wednesday morning. Dye said she only went to check after Hogan reached out to tell her about his own vandalism.

“We probably would’ve noticed it when we got flat tires,” Dye said.

Dye and Mackey have faced recent criticism for their connection to white nationalist group the American Identity Movement, formerly Identity Evropa.

The farm was also targeted in Octo-

ber of last year, Dye said. At that time, they found fake blood in their mailbox with the word “fascist” spray painted nearby and their American flag torn down.

The nails still weren’t picked up by 2 p.m. Wednesday. Dye said their neighbor was going to bring a magnet so they could make sure to do a thorough job.

While scanning over the 3.5-inch nails, Mackey said it looked like some had been buried under leaves to make them harder to see.

“It’s definitely just one more incident in a long line of incidents of harassment all year,” Dye said.

Josh Graham, a self-identified conservative and supporter of Schooner Creek, had the back windshields smashed in on two cars belonging to him and his family.

He found two bricks that said “Happy Holidays XOXO” nearby and believes these are what were used to smash the SEE VANDALISM, PAGE 5

Farmers market may face privatization

By Lydia Gerike lgerike@iu.edu | @lydiagerike

A Farmers' Market Advisory Council meeting ended with uncertain feelings Monday night as council and community members debated over whether or not Bloomington's city-run farmers market would be better run by a private group next year.

“This market is extraordinarily fragile,” council chair Bruce McCallister said. “All it’s going to take is a couple weeks of disruption early in May, and people are going to stop coming, vendors are going to stop coming, and it could go to dust that quickly.”

The possibility of changing the how the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market is run comes after an intense 2019 market season.

Throughout the summer and fall, groups clashed over the presence of Schooner Creek Farm owners Sarah Dye and Doug Mackey, who have been connected to white nationalist group American Identity Movement, formerly known as Identity Evropa.

Although privatization had come up briefly in conversations before, market coordinator Marcia Veldman said this is the first time the board had seriously considered whether to recommend the change.

The nine-person council does not make final decisions about the market but instead offers recommendations to the Board of Park Commissioners, which is sched-

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Members of the Farmers’ Market Advisory Council discuss the future of the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market on Dec. 9 in City Hall. Members of the community, vendors and members of the Purple Shirt Brigade were in attendance at the meeting.

uled to discuss the market’s future at a Jan. 9 meeting.

In case the city continues to run the market next year, the advisory council spent most of the meeting looking over a draft of proposed changes to the 2020 market contract.

These changes, which have been made with the help of the city legal department, include policies to address rules that restrict pro-

tests in the main market area, the city’s ability to close the market if needed and cases in which a vendor can be removed.

The mock contract was created before a legal panel about the First Amendment and city obligations took place Saturday, which the council said might result in some changes.

After discussion of the contract, Purple Shirt Brigade protester and

Shalom Community Center Director Forrest Gilmore said he thinks the rules banning protests from the market could lead to First Amendment lawsuits against the city.

He said because the groups are protesting Schooner Creek, an entity in the market, their demonstrations do not fall under the time, place and manner restrictions SEE MARKET, PAGE 5

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Themester 2020 will explore democracy

By Mary Claire Molloy marymoll@iu.edu | @mcmolloy7

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Two donation boxes sit on the floor Dec. 8 at the Bloomington Fire Department. The BFD is accepting nonperishable food donations and winter clothing donations at all stations until Dec. 16.

BFD partners with local organizations for food drive

By Mel Fronczek mfroncze@iu.edu | @MelissaFronczek

The Bloomington Fire Department is collecting donations of nonperishable food items, and the last day to donate is Dec. 15.

“The fire department does more than just put out fires,” BFD Capt. Max Litwin said. “We’re here to help the community in whatever way that we can.”

The food will be distributed to five local organizations, including Community Kitchen of Monroe County’s Backpack Buddies program, College Square Pantry and the Shalom Community Center.

The food drive is the first event under the BFD’s newly-developed Heroes Helping Hoosiers program.

Litwin said the department hopes to have more events, such as a coat drive, in the future. There are six collection sites: • BFD Station 1, 300 E. Fourth St. • BFD Station 2, 209 S. Fairfield Drive • BFD Station 3, 900 N.

Woodlawn Ave. BFD Station 4, 2201 E. Third St. • BFD Station 5, 1987 S. Henderson St. • City Hall, 401 N. Morton St. People can drop off donations at the fire department sites any time of the week, and most drop-off boxes are at the fire station bays or nearby, Litwin said.

People can ask BFD staff members to help locate the drop-off box or carry donations to it.

The site at City Hall can only be accessed during business hours, though the hours vary.

The BFD has been involved in other food drives before. Litwin said the holiday season makes this food drive especially important.

“Hunger isn’t something that the community should have to face during a time of the holidays when they should be celebrating,” he said.

Vicki Pierce, executive director of Community Kitchen, said the Backpack Buddies program provides food over the weekends •

to kids who receive free or reduced lunches at school.

“We know that any time those kids are home over a prolonged period of time, they’re potentially at a nutritional disadvantage,” Pierce said.

She said the program serves about 410 students spread throughout 21 schools.

Each set of food has meal helper items, such as Hamburger Helper or mac and cheese, as well as fresh fruit, breakfast items, snacks, protein and vegetables when possible.

Pierce said Community Kitchen often has to buy protein options for the Backpack Buddies program, so she’s excited when people donate canned chicken, tuna or peanut butter.

The food items must be shelf-stable, and they have to be lightweight so they are easy for kids to carry home, Pierce said. Because of this, Community Kitchen minimizes the amount of canned foods in backpacks.

She recommended donating anything easy to prepare such as Jiffy bread

mixes, snack crackers and fruit cups.

Although the organization receives grants to purchase food throughout the year, it relies a lot on donations for the Backpack Buddies program.

Pierce said the food drive the BFD organized helps Community Kitchen greatly.

“Every time someone does a food drive for us, specifically for that program, it really helps us sustain the program and keep us from having to purchase more food,” she said.

Pierce said not all the backpacks of food need to have the same food in them, so Community Kitchen can use donations of any quantity.

“It allows us to use those food donations to get it out to people who need it,” she said.

Litwin said he and the BFD appreciate anyone who has contributed or will contribute to the food drive.

“We can really make a difference in the community,” Litwin said.

Since 2009, the College of Arts and Sciences has dedicated the fall semester to a specific theme to explore current affairs on campus.

The Fall 2020 Themester will be about democracy.

Aligning with the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, the themester will offer a range of courses about proposed topics such as global democracy, capitalism, activism, free speech and the election for undergraduate students across the university.

“We’re hoping that this is a broad discussion of what democracy is beyond the U.S. case,” political science professor Regina Smyth said.

Smyth and her colleague Timothy Hellwig proposed the 2020 theme of democracy.

“Democracy exists not only in our government, but in our daily interactions, in the way we speak to each other, what we speak about, how we

speak about it,” Smyth said.

Junior Maya Goldfarb, a member of next year’s themester student committee, said she hopes to expand students’ definitions of democracy to include individual actions and dialogue.

“I know a lot of people can feel discouraged from voting,” Goldfarb said. “I’m from Tennessee, a state that always goes red in presidential elections, so it can feel pointless casting your vote for a democratic candidate.”

Yet, she said she hopes students will continue to express their voices and values through dialogue with each other.

Themester Director Tracy Bee said she encourages student leaders and organizations to propose event ideas for the themester. These proposals will be reviewed by faculty and students on the Themester Advisory Committee. Student can email themes@indiana.edu to propose ideas or ask questions about the theme.

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Aligning with the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, the themester will offer a range of courses about proposed topics such as global democracy, capitalism, activism, free speech and the election for undergraduate students across the university. “We’re hoping that this is a broad discussion of what democracy is beyond the U.S. case,” political science professor Regina Smyth said.

Monroe Convention Center expansion reaches new agreements

By Joy Burton joyburt@iu.edu | @joybur10

Officials from Monroe County and the City of Bloomington government reached new agreements this week about the Monroe Convention Center, Mick Renneisen, city deputy mayor, said.

The city and county have a better idea of the time this project will take and how it will come together, Renneisen said. He estimates the expansion could be finished in as soon as three years.

“We’re happy because there’s finally a suggested end point for this,” Renneisen said.

The expansion would increase the convention center’s size by 60,000 square

feet, according to a proposal by the mayor’s office. The estimated cost of the project is $44 million.

According to the proposal, the project also includes a downtown garage near the convention center costing at least an additional $15 million.

Renneisen said county council members, county commissioners and a city council representative met at a county council work session last Friday to determine who would be a part of a new governance body that will make major decisions moving forward in the project.

The decision was previously delayed due to issues about getting equal representation by the county and city governments on the new seven-person gov-

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A hallway is lined with gathering spaces Dec. 9 in the Monroe Convention Center. The center is hoping to expand in the future.

ernance body. As of Friday, Renneisen said the new body will be made of three city government representatives, three county government representatives and one additional person either from the city or the county who will be voted into the position.

Renneisen said the governance body’s first goal is to determine whether the city and county will create a new Capital Improvement Board or a new nonprofit organization to handle overseeing and designing the new addition to the convention center.

That decision will come by the end of December, Renneisen said.

The designing process would begin after that, Renneisen said, and the public would be invited to comment about design plans.

This includes the decision of whether to expand north or east of the existing convention center, a topic that has been debated for months.

“We don’t want to delay this process any more,” Renneisen said.

City council member Susan Sandberg said she believes the expansion is a good move for the city but that the decision-making process has gone on for too long.

“The longer drawn out the arguments are, the less you get out of it,” Sandberg said.

Sandberg said it’s the city and the county’s job to move forward on the project quickly for the sake of the public.

The Monroe Convention Center project was first announced to the public in October 2017, when the mayor’s office published a press release asking the public to accept a 1% food and beverage tax to fund the expansion. The tax was approved in December 2017.

In July 2018, a press release by the City of Bloomington announced the convention center expansion was advancing and would continue to progress forward. The expansion has been a frequent topic of discussion at city and county council meetings since.

Mike Fisher, owner of The Briar and The Burley on West Kirkwood Avenue, said he is most excited about the parking garage proposed for the plan. He said he looks forward to having more parking options for people at his store.

Brandon Hudson, retail sales associate at JL Waters and Company on North College Avenue, said he thinks the new convention center expansion will help promote business. A longtime employee at the store, he said he looks forward to seeing more foot traffic from people out of town.

“It’ll put Bloomington on the radar more now than ever,” Hudson said.

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City Councilman Andy Ruff leads a city council meeting Nov. 3, 2016, at City Hall. Ruff announced yesterday he will run for Congress in Indiana’s Ninth District.

City council member Ruff to run for Congress

By Madi Smalstig msmalsti@iu.edu | @madi_smals

Bloomington City Council member Andy Ruff announced yesterday he will run for Congress in Indiana’s Ninth District.

Ruff has served five terms as a Democratic atlarge representative.

“I’m running because we need to do a

much better job of reflecting the real needs of the people of our district,” Ruff said in a press release.

Ruff said he will develop policies geared toward populations such as veterans and farmers. In the next month Ruff, said he plans to attend meetings and events in the district and create a website, according to the release.

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Student fundraiser gives $2,000 to IU employee with cancer PHOTO COURTESY BY JAMES BOYD, PAUL H. O’NEILL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

Kathy Rogers was given a check Dec. 5 for over $2,000 to offset her medical bills. Rogers, despite having breast cancer, is a full-time cashier at O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

By Joy Burton joyburt@iu.edu | @joybur10

Last Thursday morning, Kathy Rogers left her home for the usual 45-minute drive to IU with a can of coins in hand. She wore a hat to cover her head, a habit of hers since being diagnosed with breast cancer in August.

Rogers was planning to cash the coins in later that day. Hopefully, it would be enough to buy gas for her

next doctor’s appointment and a sandwich for her 15-year-old son, the youngest of her six children.

While she was at work at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Campus Cafe later that day, she was pulled aside for a small presentation. There, she was given a check for $2,165 from IU students and staff.

“My mind just went blank,” Rogers said. “I was in shock.”

The fundraising project was spearheaded by IU senior Nicole Wenger, who said she first met Rogers when she was a freshman at IU. Wenger said she got the idea for the fundraiser from IU senior lecturer Cheryl Hughes, who brought up Rogers’ condition in class.

“Every time I went to the class, I just could not stop thinking about Kathy,” Wenger said. “I thought, there must be something we

can do for her.”

Wenger began a fundraiser Nov. 20 using Venmo and advertised it to all of her classmates. They met their goal of over $2,000 in just two weeks.

Wenger said one of the most meaningful contributions was from her grandfather, who gave $20 to her cause shortly before he died over Thanksgiving break.

“No one picks and chooses who gets cancer,” Wenger said. “If I went

through something like that, I’d want someone to do the same for me.”

Rogers, who has worked at IU for 20 years, said the students have kept her positive during this difficult time for her. She said they keep her preoccupied, which helps take away her fear.

“They tell me that I’ll make it through,” Rogers said.

Hughes, the teacher inspired Wenger, said Rogers was a key supporter to her

when she had breast cancer herself.

Hughes said she remembers Rogers called her beautiful even when she felt gross from the chemotherapy. She said it had a huge effect on her because many people treated her differently after her diagnosis.

“She was amazing to me,” Hughes said.

Hughes said she is happy to see students supporting Rogers in return for the support Rogers gave her.

National and regional challenges encourage students to vote

By Kyra Miller kymill@iu.edu | @kyra_ky94

During the 2018 midterm elections, IU participated in the All In Campus Democracy Challenge, a nation-wide effort to increase voter turnout, and the Big Ten Voting Challenge. During these challenges, voting rates at IU increased from 8.7% in 2014 to over 35% in 2018, according to an IU press release.

In recognition for its efforts in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, IU was awarded the Silver Campus Seal for excellence in student voter engagement. Earning the silver seal means IU was in the 30th percentile of schools in the nation in terms of the amount of eligible voters who came out on election day.

The Political and Civic Engagement center at IU led the charge of the All In and the Big Ten efforts on campus. Before this, PACE had not been focused on electoral engagement, but other forms of democratic engagement, director LisaMarie Napoli said.

PACE partners with many other campus organizations, like the O’Neill School of Environmental and Public Af-

fairs and the Office of First Year Experiences to form the steering committee which runs the campaign efforts.

The committee formed a three-pronged approach for the 2018 challenge in order to reach and inform the most voters. They focused on voter registration, nonpartisan education and encouraging students to get out and vote, according to the 2018 action plan.

“Whatever we do, we want to impact political culture in positive ways,” Napoli said.

Registering to vote is a major aspect of electoral engagement, Napoli said.

PACE and other campus groups ran weekly registration tables across campus in 2018. Groups would set up in high-traffic areas as well as campus and community-wide events to make sure every student had access and information on registration.

Between 2014 and 2018, voter registration increased by 14.2%, according to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement at Tufts University.

Nonpartisan education is another part of ensuring everyone has the information they need before they

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Students line up to vote outside the Indiana Memorial Union on Nov. 6, 2018. In recognition for its efforts in the Big Ten Voting Challenge during last year’s midterm elections, IU was awarded the Silver Campus Seal for excellence in student voter engagement.

go to the polls, according to the 2018 action plan. Information on candidates, poll locations and transportation were available to students across campus.

The final prong of the action plan was getting students to go to the polls and cast their votes. The voting station at the IMU was

a large part of access for students on campus to vote.

PACE organized free shuttle services for early voting and ride-share apps like Uber and Lyft offered discounted rides to the polls, Napoli said.

Due to the success of the Big Ten Voting Challenge in 2018, the 14 participat-

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ing Big Ten universities have pledged to continue the challenge in 2020. Each of the university presidents have pledged $10,000 to be used to promote student electoral engagement.

On top of running the Big Ten Voting Challenge in 2020, PACE will also be organizing a series of events

next semester to celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

The 100 year anniversary of Indiana passing the amendment is Jan. 16.

“It is important to remind people that voting is their way to have a voice in our democracy,” Napoli said.

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Thunberg becomes Time Person of the Year NEW YORK — She inspired a movement — and now she’s the youngest ever Time Person of the Year.

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish 16-year-old activist who emerged as the face of the fight against climate change and motivated people around the world to join the crusade, was announced Wednesday as the recipient of the magazine’s annual honor.

She rose to fame after cutting class in August 2018 to protest climate change — and the lack of action by world leaders to combat it — all by herself, but millions across the globe have joined her mission in the months since.

“We can’t just continue living as if there was no tomorrow, because there is a tomorrow,” Thunberg told Time in the issue’s cover story. “That is all we are saying.”

The Person of the Year issue dates back to 1927 and recognizes the person or people who have the greatest influence on the world, good or bad, in a given year.

Since her protest, Thunberg has spoken at climate conferences across the planet, called out world leaders and refused to waver in her quest to make an impact on the future.

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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks at the climate march during the COP25 U.N. Climate Conference 2019. Thunberg is the youngest ever Time Person of the Year.

ward Felsenthal acknowledged Thunberg as “the biggest voice on the biggest issue facing the planet” in an article explaining the 2019 selection.

“Thunberg stands on the

shoulders — and at the side — of hundreds of thousands of others who’ve been blockading the streets and settling the science, many of them since before she was born,” he wrote. “She is also the first

to note that her privileged background makes her ‘one of the lucky ones,’ as she puts it, in a crisis that disproportionately affects poor and indigenous communities.

But this was the year the cli-

mate crisis went from behind the curtain to center stage, from ambient political noise to squarely on the world’s agenda, and no one did more to make that happen than Thunberg.”

In the cover story, Thunberg and her father reflect on her becoming depressed at 11 years old when a teacher introduced her class to the dire effects of climate change. The teenager’s diagnosis of Asperger syndrome, the magazine says, helped offer an explanation for why it affected her in that way.

“I see the world in black and white, and I don’t like compromising,” Thunberg told Time. “If I were like everyone else, I would have continued on and not seen this crisis.”

This year’s Person of the Year runners-up were President Donald Trump, the whistleblower in the Trump scandal, Nancy Pelosi and the Hong Kong protesters.

In new categories, pop star Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year by Time, the United States Women’s Soccer Team was selected as Athlete of the Year and Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, was named Business Person of the Year.

Meanwhile, Fiona Hill, Ambassador William Taylor, Mark Sandy, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Marie Yovanovitch and the whistleblower were recognized as “Guardians” for their public service.

By Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News

Inspector general testifies about report on FBI’s Russia probe WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that the FBI botched its high-profile investigation of potential collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government efforts to tilt the 2016 election in Trump’s favor.

“The activities we found don’t vindicate anyone who touched this,” Inspector General Michael Horowitz said, describing the findings of his 434-page report released Monday. “The actions of FBI agents were not up to the standards of the FBI.” Horowitz testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee about his inquiry into the origins of a counterintelligence investigation aimed at a major presidential campaign, one of the bureau’s most politically charged probes in its history.

The inspector general said he found no evidence that political bias influenced the decision to start the probe in July 2016 and said FBI officials had proper legal and factual basis for doing so, rebutting a chief accusation by President Donald Trump that senior

FBI agents and Justice Department officials orchestrated a “deep state” conspiracy targeting him.

However, Horowitz also slammed the FBI for committing serious errors as the investigation progressed, particularly in how it investigated Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser. The FBI made 17 serious errors or omissions in affidavits seeking court approval to conduct surveillance on Page, according to the report.

Republicans and Democrats on the committee quickly clashed over their interpretations of the report’s findings.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, chairman of the committee, argued that it showed the FBI had engaged in a conspiracy to target Trump for investigation.

“It was as if J. Edgar Hoover came back to life,” Graham said, referring to the FBI’s founder and longtime director who was known for nefarious spying activities.

“What happened here is not a few irregularities,” Graham, R-South Carolina, said, criticizing Democrats, the

FBI and journalists for how they have covered the Russia investigation and inspector general’s report. “What happened here is the system failed. People at the highest level of our government took the law into their own hands.”

Graham said the report’s findings raised concerns about whether the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which approved the FBI surveillance of Page, “can continue unless there’s fundamental reform.”

“We need to rewrite the rules of how you start a counterintelligence investigation and the checks and balances we need,” he added.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said Horowitz proved there was no political conspiracy in the FBI to take down Trump.

She also took to task Attorney General William Barr for his criticism of the investigation and of Horowitz’s findings.

“This was not a politically motivated investigation,” Feinstein said. “There is no ‘deep state.’ Simply put, the FBI investigation was motivated by facts, not bias.”

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, speaking at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report regarding the investigation into the DOJ and FBI’s work regarding the 2016 presidential election.

In a statement Monday, Barr said Horowitz made clear “that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions that, in my view, were insufficient to justify the steps taken.”

Barr said the evidence collected by the FBI in its pursuit of Page was “consistently exculpatory” and

yet “the investigation and surveillance was pushed forward for the duration of the campaign and deep into President Trump’s administration.”

In a subsequent interview with NBC News, Barr said the FBI may have operated with a partisan motive.

“I think our nation was turned on its head for three years based on a completely

bogus narrative that was largely fanned and hyped by a completely irresponsible press,” Barr said. “I think there were gross abuses ... and inexplicable behavior that is intolerable in the FBI. “I think that leaves open the possibility that there was bad faith,” he added.

By Del Quentin Wilber Los Angeles Times

Betsy DeVos wants to change campus sexual assault policies. House bill aims to stop her.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, proposed legislation Tuesday to stop Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from advancing rules that critics say could hurt efforts to fight sexual harassment and assaults on college campuses.

Slotkin is one of several members of the Democratic majority in the House pushing a bill that would prevent the Education Department from implementing proposed rule changes to Title IX, the regulation that sets policies on sex discrimination and assaults at educational institutions receiving federal funds.

DeVos last year proposed changes to Title IX in response to those made years earlier during President Barack Obama’s administration to force colleges and universities to take a stronger approach to handling accusations of sexual assault and harassment.

Critics argue DeVos’ plan, which has not been finalized, would go too far in the other direction, raising legal standards for what constitutes sexual harassment, increasing due process rights for those accused and making it harder for accusers to report and prosecute claims on college campuses. They also argue the definition of what qualifies as harassment

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would be narrowed and colleges and universities would have to respond to fewer kinds of claims.

“I have done everything I can think of to appeal to Secretary DeVos to change course,” said Slotkin, whose district includes Michigan State University, where sports medicine doctor Larry Nassar worked before being sent to prison amid hundreds of allegations of sexual assault.

“Given that (she) insists on moving forward, I felt compelled to introduce this legislation that prevents those rules from taking effect.”

Slotkin said she has met personally with DeVos on the

proposed rules and asked for changes to no avail. The Education Department has maintained that the changes — which could happen by the end of the year — are needed to balance a system that has favored accusers over the accused and led to confusion among college administrators.

But Slotkin has argued that the proposed changes could specifically affect those women assaulted by Nassar by shielding Michigan State from certain liabilities or allowing the university to ignore certain claims against him. The university has already been ordered to pay a record $4.5 million fine by the

Education Department for its handling of the Nassar case.

Still, the legislation is likely to face hurdles. While a Democratic-controlled House could presumably pass it in 2020, Republicans still are in the majority in the U.S. Senate and have been less critical of DeVos’ proposals to change Title IX. Slotkin introduced the legislation Tuesday along with Democratic Reps.

Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Jackie Speier of California and Annie Kuster of New Hampshire.

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governments can use in some cases to regulate free speech.

“You are looking forward to getting a lot of people arrested next year?”

Gilmore asked.

Grassroots Conservatives leader Robert Hall said the city should keep control of the market instead of privatizing it. He said he believes the protesters want it privatized so people can be excluded.

Hall said the contract changes discussed by the council should be enough to keep the market civil going into the next season.

“That should nip it in the bud,” Hall said. “You can’t have the protesters out with the market. That’s not right.”

Rachel Rosolina, a customer representative on the council, said she has enjoyed serving but is glad that her term is about to come to an end because of how frustrating it’s been to see a single vendor create so many problems for the market, including hurting other farmers.

She said she also understands the protesters’ concerns about being forced to demonstrate away from Schooner Creek when their message is specifically against its farmers.

“I do feel like the only way we could move forward right now, that I see, is to go private and hopefully have the same space that we had,” Rosolina said.

“I really don’t know how we get around the roadblock we’re in right now about that.”

cars.

Graham said his friends have started a GoFundMe for him because he thinks the damage could cost over $1,000, which is especially difficult for him with bills to pay and Christmas coming up.

“That’s probably why they did it, because they know you couldn’t afford it,” Gra-

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ble teams. IU continued to move before dribbling and threw the ball into the defender’s arms.

Despite the offensive mishaps, the Hoosiers hit 3-5 from beyond the arc during the first period. The team also saw the return of sophomore guard Grace Berger and the debut of junior guard Bendu Yeaney.

Berger was responsible for two of the early turnovers but found her teammates when an opening presented itself.

After knocking down a 3-pointer, Berger got the ball on the next possession and found junior guard Jaelynn Penn in the corner for another three. She also found freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes for an open layup with a clean dish to the lower right block.

After a lackluster first quarter, IU came back with a 15-2 run to take the lead at the half. Senior forward Brenna Wise took charge with seven points and three rebounds. It was Butler, however, that dominated the glass.

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ham said.

Graham said he thinks he was hit for his conservative views and support of Schooner Creek. He said he has been receiving threatening messages from unknown numbers since local anti-fascist activists released his personal information on Facebook in October.

According to a statement from Bloomington Police Department Cpt. Ryan Pedigo, IU Professor Eric RasmuThe Bulldogs grabbed 11 offensive rebounds during the first half but could not capitalize on secondchance opportunities.

“The carelessness that we played with tonight, the lack of composure, the lack of poise was frustrating,” Moren said.

The third quarter saw six IU turnovers as the offense continued to mishandle the basketball. Berger finished the quarter with five turnovers, dribbling into traffic and losing the ball, or throwing it over her teammates’ outstretched fingers.

Three other Hoosiers also had three turnovers as Moren’s crumpled white paper left her hand and made its way onto her clipboard.

On the upside for IU in the third, Wise and Holmes boxed out defenders, holding Butler to only one offensive rebound the entire period.

Wednesday’s final quarter featured IU’s best ball handling of the night.

Berger found her rhythm and knocked down her free throws to finish the night with 12 points.

“It was hard sitting out, but I was really excited to

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sen's front door was hit with a red liquid around 1:45 a.m.

It was found after the sound of a slow-moving vehicle outside and a knock on the door.

Rasmusen could not be reached for comment by the time of publication.

The Women’s Care Center, a pregnancy center located next to Planned Parenthood, was also targeted with fake blood in front of its doorway that counsel-

ors found on their way into work.

Center director Michelle Summitt said the center gives information to women about their pregnancy, including abortion information. She said it refers women to medical care but not abortion providers.

A 2017 article from the Herald-Times said the center has an “anti-abortion, or ‘life-affirming’ message” despite its lack of religious

affiliation.

Despite past incidents, there hasn’t been recent threats that made her think anything imminent was going to happen to the center, Summitt said.

“We haven’t had really any negativity lately,” Summitt said.

Summitt said the door and stoop were quickly cleaned up.

“I just know it’s unfortunate,” Summitt said.

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Redshirt junior Ali Patberg tries to block a shot Dec. 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Patberg scored a team high 14 points in the victory over Butler University.

be back,” Berger said. “I was rusty and didn’t play my best, but it was great to be out there with my teammates again.”

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The 9-1 Hoosiers begin a three game home stand Saturday against Youngstown State University. Despite its road win and highest program ranking in history, Patberg said the team is staying focused on improving with Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7 — Complete old projects to make way for new ones.

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“Coach always emphasizes that we haven’t done anything yet, and we have a lot of work to do, especially after tonight,” Patberg said.

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After his new contract for an average pay of $3.9 million, IU head football coach Tom Allen will be the university’s highest paid employee.

The IDS wanted to run the numbers on that.

TOM ALLEN is worth...

205 stipends for graduate student instructors

Almost three times the salaries of all IU Campus Bus Service employees combined

IU President Michael McRobbie’s salary, six times

48,750,000 black and white pages from an IU printer... ...which end to end would stretch 1.1 times longer than the diameter of the Earth...

and three times as long as the Great Wall of China.

255,737 large 16” traditional pepperoni pizzas from Pizza X

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and 53 years of out-of-state tuition

To put this all into perspective, Allen is only the 11th highest paid coach in the Big Ten. SOURCE INDIANA UNIVERSITY, IU SALARIES PHOTOS FROM IDS FILE AND TRIIBUNE NEWS SERVICE REPORTING BY COLIN KULPA AND ANNIE AGUIAR, GRAPHIC BY ANNIE AGUIAR

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What to make of IU’s Gator Bowl opponent Tennessee Volunteers Jack Grossman is a senior in sports media.

It was a match made in heaven.

IU. The University of Kentucky. In a bowl game. John Calipari be damned, the Hoosiers and Wildcats would finally play a game in a revenue-generating sport.

A month-long parade of petty Twitter battles, rivalrying and other nonsense was going to culminate in two basketball crazy states going nuts over their football programs in Jacksonville, Florida.

Or so we thought.

Instead of the reported Bourbon Barrel matchup, a late change of heart by the University of Tennessee shook up the entire bowl landscape.

Due to head-to-head wins over Kentucky and Mississippi State University, Tennessee had first preference over the other two schools. Per the Athletic, The Vols initially told the SEC their preferred destination would be the Music City Bowl in Nashville due to its proximity to UT’s Knoxville campus.

But late in the bowl process Sunday, Tennessee Athletic Director Phil Fulmer changed his mind and changed his school’s preference to the Gator Bowl.

“Nashville would have been a fantastic destination,” Fulmer said during a telecon-

ference Sunday. “The conference commissioner in the end makes the decision and asks for our preferences, and we’ve been back and forth a couple of times as to what was best, and I think at the end we landed in the right place for this football team at this particular time.”

While there are some actual benefits from playing in the Gator Bowl instead of the Music City Bowl — better bowl prestige and better date/ time slot come to mind — the advantages have been well known throughout the entire bowl process.

The advantages are things Fulmer obviously knew when he originally designated Nashville as Tennessee’s top choice. So what changed?

It is fair to assume Tennessee boosters saw that conference-rival Kentucky was reportedly going to Jacksonville and decided Kentucky didn’t deserve to get to go to a more established bowl than a historically more prominent program in Tennessee.

Boosters went to Fulmer, and Fulmer put in his eleventh hour request to the SEC. And because of the combination of Tennessee having preference and UT being a bigger traditional brand than Kentucky, the SEC made a spineless move to side with Fulmer and change the Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi State bowl assignments at the

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IU football head coach Tom Allen leads players onto the field Aug. 31 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

last second.

That leaves IU in an awkward spot.

The tease of a temporary revival of the IU/UK rivalry trumps most of the excitement of the Gator Bowl. The consolation of playing even a program with the past success of Tennessee just feels hollow from a fan’s perspective.

Yet, even with that empty

feeling, this is still a huge deal for the IU football program.

The Hoosiers are playing in their first Florida bowl game and just the program’s third January bowl in history. In Tennessee, IU faces a historically proud program with a strong tradition.

“We have a chance to be the one thing that everybody is watching,” IU head coach

Tom Allen said. “You dream of one day being in that situation, to be a part of one of those either as a player, a coach. Now to have that is pretty awesome. I know our guys feel that way.”

As Allen notes, the Gator Bowl is a standalone primetime game on Jan. 2. There are no other bowl games or NFL games to compete for viewer-

ship, so the eyes of a footballcrazed nation will be on the Hoosiers.

If IU can deliver a good performance against Tennessee, it can be a useful game for how the nation views Allen’s program — more than a win over rival Kentucky would be. jegrossm@iu.edu

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Multiple IU players named to All-North Region teams

By Sam Bodnar Sbodnar@iu.edu | @sgbod13

Four starters from IU men’s soccer were named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men’s All-North Region teams Monday. Three athletes were named to the First Team and one to the Third.

Junior midfielder Spencer Glass, sophomore defender Jack Maher and freshman midfielder Aidan Morris were named to the First Team while freshman forward Joshua Penn earned a spot on the Third Team.

In his third year at IU, Glass was named to the Second Team All-Big Ten and the All-

Big Ten Tournament Team.

With the tough task of filling the shoes of alumnus Andrew Gutman, Glass scored three goals and racked up 10 points en route to giving IU its second consecutive conference regular season and tournament championship.

Maher began 2019 as the only sophomore on the Mac

Hermann Trophy watchlist.

On the backline, he helped IU hold opponents to 16 goals in 22 regular season games.

The defender scored three goals, including a golden goal against UCLA and a penalty kick against Michigan State.

The latter gave IU the regular season conference championship and the No. 1 seed in

the Big Ten Tournament.

Morris led the team with eight assists and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He scored more points against conference opponents than any other Hoosier and was referred to as a tiger for his energy and aggressive play throughout the season.

Penn was second on the

team in goals and points with six and 14 respectively. The freshman kicked home the go-ahead penalty kick against Maryland in the semifinals of the conference tournament which IU would go on to win.

The freshman’s play earned him spots on the AllBig Ten Freshman Team and All-Big Ten Second Team.

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Senior Fernando Silva stands Nov. 5 after practice in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In high school, Silva lost both his best friend and coach while undergoing three surgeries on his meniscus., and yet still won a state championship in his senior year.

IU senior wrestler Fernando Silva dealt with loss, grief and injuries.

But it didn’t stop him from achieving his dreams.

By Tyler Tachman ttachman@iu.edu | @Tyler_T15

The doctor told him to count sheep in his head.

Fernando Silva sat on a cot in a hospital room, and the only thing that could keep his mind off his impending surgery was the imaginary sheep that were bouncing around in his head. He started his countdown at 100.

Now a senior wrestler at IU, Silva had grown accustomed to laying in the hospital over his wrestling career. The first time, he squirmed with uneasiness.

Silva was competing in a national tournament before his junior year of high school when his leg was twisted in a match. Pain shot through his right knee, and he had to withdraw with an injury default. Later, he learned that he tore his right meniscus and needed surgery. Silva wasn’t daunted with the reality of rehabbing his injury.

He knew it wouldn’t stop him from reaching his goal of wrestling in college.

Silva wouldn’t allow second thoughts to fester in his mind. It’s a characteristic that Silva has carried with him throughout his whole wrestling career, from his two years at Notre Dame College in Ohio where he was a DII AllAmerican, to when he found a home in Bloomington, after transferring to IU for his final two years of eligibility.

After almost every practice at IU, Silva stays in the wrestling room to get in extra work, which is how he earned significant time in competition so far this year.

He has always been that way.

Before college, he was in the wrestling room until his coaches kicked him out. He still went home and trained more with his brother.

“He’s such a big piece to the program,” IU head coach Angel Escobedo said. “He’s showing guys how much he’s putting into the program and making everybody better. So now, that sets the expectation for when new freshman come in, upperclassmen are helping them too.”

Escobedo says three or four times a week his phone will buzz with messages from Silva on Instagram. He sends Escobedo wrestling videos. “Did you see this?” the messages read.

While he was still in high school, he built his work ethic by rehabbing from injuries. Silva didn’t let himself get discouraged.

“I was taught that whatever you’re doing, there’s always someone doing more,” Silva said. “I always wanted to be the guy that was doing something more. If they’re prepared, I wanted to be more prepared.”

Silva’s mother, Jennifer Silva, always saw her son working at his craft.

“He’s such a hard worker,” Jennifer said. “If he was asked to do 50 sit ups and 50 pushups, he would

do 100 of each.”

One time, Jennifer got a call from the school office. Fernando was supposed to be at lunch but couldn’t be found in his assigned area.

“Guess where he was?” Jennifer said with a laugh.

Silva was in the gym.

“I couldn’t even get mad,” Jennifer said.

After successful surgery, Silva was eager to get back on the mat for his junior year at Hononegah High School, in Rockton, Illinois.

Silva was always the first to arrive in the wrestling room for practice, and he had a routine when he entered. He would hop on the stationary bike with the lights off.

Everything was dark, and all he did was pedal.

His legs churned back-andforth, as he focused on the window and the light that filtered through it. The plum and gold colored walls in the Hononegah wrestling room were swallowed up by the darkness.

Through his rehab, when he was pushing through the pain, she encouraged him.

“They would hang out when Fernando would have some time away from training,” Jennifer Silva said. “Her mom talked to me all of the time and she appreciated how gentlemanly Fernando was and what their friendship meant to Jozie.”

Fernando and Jozie stayed by each other’s side, even when times were tough. * * * Tragedy spun Silva’s world.

It was November of his junior year, and he was finally healthy.

One day during practice, Givens was right beside Silva, participating in one of the drills. A group of four wrestlers, including Givens got tangled up, and Givens was kicked in the head.

The paramedics were called and Givens was rushed to the hospital.

* * * On his road to recovery, Silva’s family, coaches and friends kept his spirits up.

Once he was healthy again, Silva returned to practice with one of his coaches, Bryce Givens.

Givens, who also had wrestled at Hononegah, took Silva under his wing and helped to improve his technique. The two worked out together and formed a tight bond.

One time, a song blared in the wrestling room during a workout.

Silva broke out in a spontaneous dance. Givens started laughing.

“When you win the state finals, I want you to dance like that,” Givens said with a wide grin.

Silva remembers the energy that Givens would bring everyday.

“He was always smiling, cheek to cheek,” Silva said about Givens. “Our emblem for him was a thumbs up. Win or loss he would say ‘we got this’ and had a thumbs up.”

Another important figure in Silva’s life was Jozie Pobjecky, a girl that Silva met in middle school and became close friends with.

Jozie was involved with the high school wrestling program and radiated positive energy. Over the years, Silva developed a relationship with her family too.

Earlier in the year, she had been diagnosed with cancer and underwent chemotherapy.

Despite her own obstacles, Jozie’s positive influence on Silva didn’t falter.

Silva would visit her whenever he could. They would talk about their family, wrestling or school gossip.

“She was always happy and excited when I was doing well,” Silva said. “Even when I was doing bad, she was still there. She would tell me that I’m going to go in there and practice better the next day.”

“The kids looked up to him a lot because he was younger — he was always giving them good advice and bringing positive energy” Jenifer Silva, Fernando Silva’s mom

At school the next day, all the wrestlers were asking each other about Givens. No one had received any updates.

In the afternoon the Hononegah principal pulled Silva out of class. He told Silva that Givens had passed away from the incident.

He was only 24 years old.

Just one day ago Silva was standing right next to Givens. Now, he was gone.

No more workouts together, no more dancing, no more joking around.

“The kids looked up to him a lot because he was younger — he was always giving them good advice and bringing positive energy,” Jennifer Silva said. “He was always the go-to person for the kids to talk to.

He was a great mentor.”

That day, the wrestling team just sat in the practice room. The black cushioned mats didn’t provide any relief. They all talked.

And grieved. And hung up Givens’ headgear as a memorial for him.

A plaque sits outside of the wrestling room to remind the next generation of Honenegah wrestlers of his influence.

Silva and the rest of his teammates wanted to make sure that Givens wouldn’t be forgotten, so they had “BG” embroidered onto their singlets, and had the letters stitched into their sweatshirts.

Silva was also in a digital media class at the time. For a project, he

uploaded a Superman shirt and designed a “BG” into the middle of the shirt, in place for where the “S” usually resides.

The whole team was at the funeral, and they all sat in a group with the Givens family. Silva and his teammates donned the BG superman shirts.

To the team, to Silva, Givens was their superman.

“It was nice to see all of the people show up for him,” Silva said.

From then on, before each match, Silva laced up his wrestling shoes with a special tribute. The black trim cut through the mustard yellow base. On the left shoe “RIP” was penned in sharpie. On the right, read the letters “BG”.

It was as if Givens never left him. * * * Silva didn’t need to count sheep anymore.

He made two more trips to the surgical center before his senior year. Silva tore his left meniscus as it caved in to the status of his other leg. His left leg required surgery after another wrestling incident.

Then, he put too much stress on his right leg, causing it to be inflamed for the second time and sending him back to the hospital.

This time, when Silva was prepped for surgery, he wasn’t nervous anymore.

Silva was eventually able to get healthy for his senior year. Givens still motivated him, and Silva held him in his mind — and on his shoes.

Jozie continued her treatment, but her health was steadily declining. She wasn’t able to come to any wrestling matches and wasn’t attending school anymore. Eventually, she entered hospice care.

They still stayed in contact.

Jozie sent him a message of encouragement before the state tournament. The competition Silva had been working towards since his first surgery, since Givens, since his next two surgeries. They checked in on each other, even when there seemed to be no light.

In the Illinois state championship, a long black tunnel welcomes the wrestlers onto the mats, and lights flash at the end.

Before practice, he pedaled on the bike in the dark knowing that it would prepare him for his goal — a state title. He advanced through each round, inching closer to the vision that repeated itself in his head. He stood at the end of the long passageway. This time he wasn’t on a bike but rather in his wrestling shoes.

It felt like another day to him when he raced through the tunnel for the state championship.

He had visualized this situation through his mind so many times that he wasn’t nervous or scared.

Silva was determined to come out on top. And he did, as he pinned his opponent.

The first thing he did was throw off his ankle bands and start dancing.

It was for Givens.

Silva pointed up to his family in the crowd and leapt into his coach’s arms. He was supposed to be interviewed right after the match, but he raced passed the announcers. His father jumped over the railing, past the security guards to hug Silva.

Jennifer Silva was in the stands for her son’s triumph.

“I always believed in him,” Jennifer Silva said. “I always said what you put in is what you get out. It was surreal. It was something that we were so extremely proud of him, after going through all of those adversities. Every bit of sweat paid off.” * * * Jennifer Silva didn’t want to pick up the phone.

She didn’t want to dial her son’s phone number. She didn’t want to tell him that his friend died. She didn’t want her son to hurt anymore.

Fernando Silva’s phone rang.

“I know that Jozie would love it if you’d carry her casket,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer comforted him and told him to do what Jozie would be proud of. It was another death, another hardship, another friend taken away.

“He is a very strong person,” Jennifer said. “You could tell that it hurt him. But, as a parent, I just told him that you have to appreciate life and do things right because you don’t know when it’s your last day.”

Just a week before, Silva had promised to visit her.

Jozie Pobjecky died on April 7, 2016. She was surrounded by her family in her home. It was just one month before she was set to walk across the stage in a cap and gown.

Even though she didn’t walk across the stage, the administration at Hononegah wanted to ensure that she was an official graduate. The principal visited her house with a diploma, and she became an alumna. When photos were being taken after, Jozie struggled to keep her head upright.

Silva was down, but he knew how to escape, how to get back on his feet and lunge for the takedown. He thought about what Jozie, and Givens meant to him and what they stood for.

“I realized that they wouldn’t want to see me being sad because that’s the way that they were,” Silva said. “They would want to see me being happy.”

He carries them with him, by the way he acts, the way he competes and the way he lives.

Through strife and struggles, Silva continues to strive for greatness.

As he competes in his final season at IU, he still does.

It’s his tunnel vision.

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‘Tis the season for Straight No Chaser

By Helen Rummel hrummel@iu.edu

Straight No Chaser, the IUborn a cappella group, will return to the IU Auditorium at 8 p.m. Dec. 13 for the bicentennial celebration. Along with the unveiling of an official bicentennial song commissioned by IU, the nine-man group will feature its newly released EP. The five-track release, titled “Open Bar” and released Nov. 15, includes cover songs such as “All Star” by Smash Mouth and “Take Me Home Tonight” by Eddie Money.

“The EP kind of centers around songs that we thought people would sing along to if they came on in a bar,” group member Charlie Mechling said. “It’s just so much fun when we look out and half the audience is at least mouthing the words.”

The recent release is under SNC’s new record label: SNC Records. They plan on releasing all future albums through this label, but it remains under the same parent company as Atlantic Records, Warner Music.

“We were coming to the end of our contract and we’ve always kind of wanted to have

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Straight No Chaser will return to Bloomington on Dec. 13 for a performance at the IU Auditorium.

control and be able to sign other artists,” Mechling said.

“We have an amicable relationship with Atlantic (Records) and we’re still in contact with them.”

Mechling expressed the

group’s hope to reach out to smaller musical groups that may not receive much publicity. In addition, they shared that the label will not feature exclusively a cappella groups but rather focuses on indi-

viduality.

“We’re looking for something kind of different,” Mechling said. “Something that’s interesting to us that we think might get overlooked by a major record label.”

In the ensemble’s now 23-year career, the group has visited Bloomington dozens of times. This show stands out for its commemoration of the Bicentennial celebration, but the group is eager to share

holiday classics as well.

“We always try to mix it up,” Mechling said. “That can be hard because every audience member that’s seen us before wants to hear certain songs, but we’re just trying to keep it fresh every year.”

Mechling, who was born and raised in Bloomington, shared his excitement to be home whenever he has a chance, including for shows.

“We never get to have enough time,” Mechling said. “It’s hard to pack all of Bloomington in a trip,and we only have one day.”

Many of the group’s members have families.

Mechling explained that their busy time of the year usually falls on the holiday season, but the group makes time for their loved ones when home.

“We have gotten kind of used to it,” Mechling said.

“We know that this is our busy time and we’ll be away, but in January we get to be home for a couple of months just being husbands and dads.”

Tickets for the Friday concert can be purchased on the auditorium website at iuauditorium.com. Prices range from $33 to $63 for students and $53 to $78 for adults.

BEATS BY KEV

Goodbye 2010s: My albums of the decade Kevin Chrisco is a junior in journaiism.

The 2010s are almost over. It’s been a wild 10 years.

Lady Gaga wore that meat dress. We all thought the planet was going to explode in 2012. Streaming platforms destroyed physical media. It’s been a strange decade on a strange planet.

So, amidst a decade of commotion and a 2019 full of uncertainty, I’d like to deal in absolutes. These are some of my favorite albums of the 2010s.

“Contra” by Vampire Weekend, 2010 “Contra” is Vampire Weekend’s best album. Itis a swirling mass of different genres and influences. It’s peak prep. “Horchata” pairs referential lyrics with Afropop sensibilities. Lead singer Ezra Koenig rhymes “horchata” with “balaclava” while a marimba is played softly in the background. “California English” employs distorted vocals with breakneck synths. The album ends with the beautiful ballad “I Think Ur a Contra.” Koenig sings in falsetto for the entirety of the track. It’s raw, emotional and – like the rest of the album – a joy to listen to.

“High Violet” by The National, 2011 If “Contra” is my “feelgood record of the decade” then the National’s fifth album “High Violet” is my“feel-bad record of the decade.” Album opener “Terrible Love” trudges through grimy guitar until lead singer Matt Berninger pleads loudly as the percussion erupts like a flurry of gunshots. On “Lemonworld” Berninger begs for an escape, an exciting, sexy world free of monotony and depression.

“High Violet” is proof that gray can be just as beautiful

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Childish Gambino performs on the main stage on the infield before the 140th running of the Preakness Stakes on May 16, 2015, at Pimiico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

as a canvas full of color.

“Melodrama” by Lorde, 2017 I didn’t forget Lorde this time. “Melodrama” has so many bright spots: the bouncing bassline and haunting guitar outro of “The Louvre,” the powerful, stadium pop chorus of “Green Light” and the nostalgic lyrics of “Supercut.” “Melodrama” is a dark, exciting pop record balancing the weight of larger-than-life choruses and introspective verses.

“Hard Feelings” by Future Teens, 2017 The Boston quartet describes their music as “bummer pop” which is quite apt.

“Hard Feelings” is a guitar pop record full of negative feelings and emotional outbursts. “What’s My Sign Again?” is a catchy take on astrology and how it can cause the downfall of a relationship. “In Love or Whatever” is primed with strong harmonies and fun, fuzzy riffs.

“Learned Behavior” is a stopand-start effort, bombastic breakdowns worm their way in and out of the three min-

ute track. “Hard Feelings” is a strong first effort for a band primed to take over emo in the 20s.

“Because the Internet”

by Childish Gambino, 2013 “Because the Internet” is the seminal album for people who want to call Donald Glover a rapper. “Awaken, My Love!” took a lot of Gambino fans by surprise in 2016 as it moved away from rapping into soul and funk. “Because the Internet” is really the last time Glover rapped. His powerful wordplay is on display throughout the record.

Iconic songs “Sweatpants” and “3005” take center stage, hanging out in the middle of the 19 track album. “Because the Internet” is a magnetic record full of Glover’s endless energy.

“Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves, 2018 “Golden Hour” is the closest I’ll ever come to a country album. Musgraves does a wonderful job of crafting a cross between pop and country that captures the crossover crowd. “Butterflies” is one of my favorite

songs of all time. The vocals are pristine, the subtle bassline operates perfectly beneath the acoustic guitar.

“Space Cowboy” has a magnificent weightlessness to it.

The entire album floats like a bright balloon against a deep blue sky.

“The Perfect Cast” EP

by Modern Baseball, 2015 This one isn’t technically an album, but it means too much to me to leave it off the list. “The Perfect Cast” is Modern Baseball’s finest work. “The Waterboy Returns” is a chill-inducing look at mental health and the effect it has on those around you. “Alpha Kappa Fall of Troy the Movie Part Duex (2 Disc Director’s Cut)” is my favorite song. The crashing cymbals, the buoyant baseline, the chugging guitars all come together perfectly, creating the ultimate mosh pit moment of the 2010s. “The Perfect Cast” is a perfect encapsulation of a band that disappeared at the height of their powers.

The 2010s was a great decade for music. Let’s hope the 2020s can be just as good.

Christmas Sing-Along to occur Friday

By Allyson McBride allymcbr@iu.edu

The 13th Annual Bloomington Christmas Sing-Along will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity Reformed Church.

The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and there will be cookies and hot cocoa following the sing-along. The event is family-friendly and open to the community.

Philip Moyer, an alumnus of the Jacobs School of Music, is the choir director at Trinity Reformed Church and has been involved in the sing-along from the very beginning. He said a wide variety of hymns will be sung and scripture will be read throughout the evening

to share the story of Jesus Christ. The sing-along will feature adult and children’s choirs, as well as many local musicians.

Moyer and other alumni from Jacobs have created new arrangements that use more modern instruments, like the electric guitar, to give hymns a more contemporary feel. Many current and former Jacobs students are involved in the singalong.

Caleb Samland is a senior studying classical guitar. He regularly plays at Sunday worship services at Trinity Reformed Church and has been a part of the sing-along for the past two years.

Samland said the sing-

along is freeing and communal, which is something that he doesn’t see very often.

“I actually think it’s the most enjoyable music that I’ve been a part of,” Samland said.

Kaitlyn Henry is another Jacobs alumnus involved in the event. She plays the viola at the church, and described the sing-along as a huge party that is reflective of the joy that Christians feel at Christmas.

“It’s just really fun,” Henry said. “Growing up in the classical setting, and being a part of lots of concerts and going to lots of concerts my whole life, I wasn’t used to so much audience participation, and that has just been a joy.”

Henry said that the singalong has a special significance for her and her family, and she doesn’t think her children could imagine Christmas without the singalong.

Henry played in the first sing-along as a sophomore, where she met her husband, Andrew Henry. She said they were married a few years later and go to the sing-along, now accompanied by their four children, every year. Kaitlyn and Andrew both play music for the sing-along, and their daughter is in the children’s choir.

“It’s really one of the highlights of our year,” Kaitlyn Henry said.

CAPS organizes mindfulness workshops Raegan Walsh ramwalsh@iu.edu

With finals looming over students everywhere on campus, it can be hard for students to make time for themselves and their own self-care. However, Counseling and Psychology Services at IU Health Center is making relaxation accessible during this stressful time of the year.

CAPS organizes mindfulness workshops that introduce basic principles of meditation techniques to students from 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays at Herman B Wells Library on the first floor of the East tower at the IQ-Wall and from 1011 a.m. Wednesdays on the fourth floor of the IU Health Center. These are led by CAPS counselor Kel Thomas. The Wednesday sessions will switch to 4-5 p.m. beginning in the spring semester.

At the workshop, Thomas first introduces themself and talks about their experience with mindfulness, then will ask students to share their names and experiences if they wish. They then introduce mindfulness to new students, then lead a guided 20 minute practice. At the end of the workshop, Thomas opens the floor to questions and offers students techniques for individual practice if they are interested.

From 12-1 p.m. Fridays at CAPS, students who have already had an introduction to meditation can come to an advanced mindfulness class led by CAPS counselor Ian Arthur. There is a short warm-up at the beginning, then students have the opportunity to discuss challenges or insights they find while practicing meditation outside the workshop. The meeting ends with 20-30 minutes of meditation, which can be difficult for those who have not practiced meditation before.

Sometimes, the first experience with meditation can be met with frustration. Arthur said students worry if they cannot quiet their thoughts

during their first meditation experience then they are doing it wrong and are incapable of using meditation. But with continued practice of these meditation techniques in and out of the workshops, students will be able to experience the most success.

“In fact, you need the resistance of your busy mind in order to develop the mental muscle you’re after — just as a weightlifter might need the resistance of a barbell to develop skeletal muscle,” Arthur said. “If it were really easy to quiet the mind and hold our attention where we want it to be for extended periods of time, we wouldn’t need a practice like meditation.”

Students are able to attend the introductory workshops without being a current client of CAPS, so it’s an easy way for students to begin meditation at a time when they may need it most. Arthur also suggests students use YouTube meditation lessons or popular meditation apps such as Headspace if they are not able to make an appointment or attend one of the workshops.

Arthur said regular meditation techniques can be used to improve ability to focus and enjoy life in the present. Other proven benefits include addressing problems with anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and substance abuse.

Meditation has no competition or judgement involved, and Arthur explained it as a friendly approach to learning to be grounded and present with whatever is happening in our lives. Arthur said he believes students should not be intimidated by this practice as it is simple and one everyone should learn how to do.

“Being able to lean into discomfort instead of always rushing to escape from it is arguably a kind of superpower, and you can start growing that ability with meditation,” Arthur said. “Really, there’s almost nothing to lose by starting a meditation practice and much to be gained.”

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Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Small Groups : 9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.

We are Wesleyan in our beliefs, and welcome all to worship with us. We are dedicated to training others through discipleship as well as ministering through small groups. We welcome all races and cultures and would love to get to know you.

Dr James Hicks, Lead Pastor

Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington 2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

Sunday: 5 p.m.

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God. John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

607 E. Seventh St. (Corner of 7th & Fess) 812-336-5387 • indianalutheran.com facebook.com/ULutheranIU @uluindiana on Instagram

Sunday: Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.

Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

The Best Meal You'll Have All Week, 6 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: Service of Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.

Wednesday: Second Best Meal, 6 p.m.

Midweek Service, 7 p.m.

LCMS U Student Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Graduate/Career Study & Fellowship, 7 p.m.

University Lutheran Church is the home of LCMS U at Indiana. Students, on-campus location, and our Student Center create a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ.

Sola Cafe is open 9-5 every weekday for coffee and a place to study. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 205 E. Kirkwood Ave. (corner of Kirkwood and Washington) 812-332-4459 • fccbloomington.org

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Jazz Vespers: 6:30 p.m. on first Friday of each month As God has welcomed us, we welcome you.

With all our differences – in age, ability and physical condition, in race, cultural background and economic status, in sexual orientation, gender identity and family structure – God has received each one with loving kindness, patience and joy. All that we are together and all that we hope to be is made more perfect as the richness of varied lives meets the mystery of God’s unifying Spirit, and we become the Body of Christ.

Helen Hempfling, Pastor

Wesleyan (Nazarene, Free Methodist) Central Wesleyan Church 518 W. Fourth St. 812-336-4041

4thstwesleyanchurch.org Facebook: Central Wesleyan Church of Bloomington, Indiana Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship: 6 p.m.

First Friday: 6 p.m. (Celebrate Knowing Jesus, open mic service)

Email: bloomingtonfirst@icloud.com Mother Linda C. Johnson+, University Chaplain Josefina Carcamo, Program Coordinator Ricardo Bello Gomez, Communications Coordinator Corrine Miller, Ben Kelly, Student Interns Rex Hinkle, Luiz Lopes, Nathan Stang, Music Ministers Jody Hays, Senior Sacristan Crystal DeCell, Webmaster

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

You've ended your search for a friendly and loving church. We are a bible believing holiness group similar to Nazarene and Free Methodist, and welcome all races and cultures. We would love for you to share your talents and abilities with us. Come fellowship and worship with us.

Michael Magruder, Pastor Joe Shelton, Church Secretary

Quaker Bloomington Religious Society of Friends 3820 Moores Pike (West of Smith Rd.) 812-336-4581

bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Hymn Singing: 9:50 to 10:20 a.m.

Our unprogrammed religious services consist of silent, centering worship interspersed with spoken messages that arise from deeply felt inspiration. We are an inclusive community, a result of avoiding creeds, so we enjoy a rich diversity of belief. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns. *Child Care and First Day School provided Christine Carver, Meeting Clerk

Lutheran (LCMS)

Catholic St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th St. 812-339-5561 • hoosiercatholic.org

Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (During Academic Year) Korean Mass 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6 p.m.

Weekday Mass Times Monday - Saturday: 12:15 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 9 p.m.

St. Paul Catholic Center is a diverse community rooted in the saving compassion of Jesus Christ, energized by His Sacraments, and nourished by the liturgical life of His Church.

Rev. Patrick Hyde, O.P., Administrator and Director of Campus Ministry Rev. Dennis Woerter, O.P. Associate Pastor Rev. Reginald Wolford, O.P., Associate Pastor

Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington 2120 N. Fee Lane 812-332-3695

www.uublomington.org www.facebook.com/uubloomington Sundays: 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working towards a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions.

Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World."

A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Reverend Mary Ann Macklin, Senior Minister Reverend Scott McNeill, Associate Minister

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A) 333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432

studentview.Ids.org/Home. aspx/Home/60431 Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society lds.org Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We have an Institute of Religion adjacent to campus at 333 S. Highland Ave. (behind T.I.S. bookstore). We offer a variety of religious classes and activities. We strive to create an atmosphere where college students and local young single adults can come to play games, relax, study, and associate with others who value spirituality. Sunday worship services for young single students are held at 2411 E. Second St. a 11:30 a.m. We invite all to discover more about Jesus Christ from both ancient scripture and from modern prophets of God. During the week join us at the institute, and on Sunday at the Young Single Adult Church.

Independent Baptist

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

Robert Tibbs, Institute Director

Lifeway Baptist Church

607 E. Seventh St. (Corner of 7th & Fess) 812-336-5387 • indianalutheran.com

Southern Baptist

facebook.com/ULutheranIU @uluindiana on Instagram

Bloomington Korean Baptist Church

7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 • lifewaybaptistchurch.org Facebook • LifewayEllettsville

College & Career Sunday Meeting: 9 a.m.

Sunday

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Lifeway Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministry. Matthew 28:19-20

Barnabas Christian Ministry Small Groups: Cedar Hall 2nd Floor Common Area, 7 - 8 p.m., meetings start Thursday, Sept. 5.

We will meet every other Thursday during the school year.

Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108, barnabas@indiana.edu barnabas.so.indiana.edu * Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

Sunday: Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.

Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

The Best Meal You'll Have All Week, 6 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: Service of Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.

Wednesday: Second Best Meal, 6 p.m.

Midweek Service, 7 p.m.

LCMS U Student Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday: Graduate/Career Study & Fellowship, 7 p.m.

University Lutheran Church is the home of LCMS U at Indiana. Students, on-campus location, and our Student Center create a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ.

Sola Cafe is open 9-5 every weekday for coffee and a place to study. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

5019 N. Lakeview Dr. 812-327-7428

mybkbc.org facebook.com/mybkbc/ Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Friday: 7 p.m.

Saturday: 6 a.m.

Praise the Lord! Do you need a True Friend?

Come and worship the almighty God together with us on Sunday, Fellowship included. We are a Korean community seeking God and serving people. Students and newcomers are especially welcome.

Jason Pak

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SPORTS

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019 | Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

MEN’S BASKETBALL

CALEB’S CORNER

IU’s frontcourt play is at a crossroads Caleb Coffman is a junior in sports media.

ALEX DERYN | IDS

Freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis guards Wisconsin forward Aleem Ford in the first half of the game Dec. 7 in the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. IU beat the University of Connecticut 57-54 on Tuesday.

IU defeats UConn in New York

By Phillip Steinmetz psteinme@iu.edu | @PhillipHoosier

Through the first nine games this season, IU men’s basketball never shot less than 40% from the field.

In the 20-point loss to Wisconsin, IU shot 42%. In the 14-point win over South Dakota State University, IU shot 41.4%. In the 11-point win over Portland State University, IU shot 50%.

At times, the offense hasn’t been strong. But Tuesday night against the University of Connecticut, the offense had its worst outing with a 36.8% performance. It was the first time not a single IU player scored in double digits.

Both teams struggled to find the basket much, due in part to playing on an NBA court. Through the broad-

cast it was mentioned it could sometimes be tough for college athletes to get accustomed to the court for one-time situations.

IU won anyway.

The Hoosiers held on against the Huskies in New York City 57-54 due to one of the best performances of the season from the defense. IU forced 22 turnovers, matching a season high from the win against North Alabama University.

“Every game we play from this point forward is going to be like this,” IU head coach Archie Miller said. “We gotta get used to it.”

In the postgame press conference, Miller also mentioned that the defense got “amped up” when freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis would play the center position due to

his mobility. It was evident on the court as the Hoosiers were quicker and able to better defend UConn on the perimeter and on cuts to the basket.

It also helped that IU had one of its better on-ball defenders back on the court Tuesday night in sophomore guard Rob Phinisee.

It was his first appearance in four games, and his steady presence helped IU go on multiple runs to stay within striking distance each time UConn found an offensive rhythm.

“He played more in tonight’s game than he’s practiced all year,” Miller said.

But it was senior guard Devonte Green who forced the late turnover that practically sealed the game for the Hoosiers.

Green wasn’t credited with a steal, but after he

missed a free throw attempt that would’ve given IU a four-point lead, he forced a loose ball turnover that stopped UConn from having a transition opportunity.

For each run that UConn had, IU responded. It was something that didn’t happen against Wisconsin, but it was different this time around due to the defensive intensity and different lineups on the floor.

It was a short-lived road trip, but the Hoosiers will return home Friday night against Nebraska on a new winning streak. The season is early, and for IU, it’s still about making adjustments to see what works best night in and night out.

“Every game is a learning experience,” junior forward Justin Smith said.

“We’re still learning how to win.”

Fighting for position down on the block, junior center Joey Brunk spun around junior forward Josh Carlton and received the bounce pass from junior guard Al Durham.

Brunk collected himself, took one dribble before spinning again toward the basket and finished through the contact for a three-point play as IU took the lead in a 57-54 win over the University of Connecticut. Before then, the Hoosiers looked to be headed toward frontcourt turmoil as both Brunk and senior forward De’Ron Davis struggled to score on the offensive end and contain the Huskies’ bigs on the other end.

Brunk, who has been a consistent starter for IU this season, was outmatched in the first half. The transfer from Butler University struggled early in the game getting two of his layups swatted by freshman forward Akok Akok as Brunk only played seven minutes in the opening half.

Davis, who for the first time all season showed glimpses of being the go-to forward down low couldn’t consistently string together good possessions either. Davis started strong going 2 for 3 from the field in only five minutes during the first half but didn’t contribute anything while on the court in the second.

For the majority of the game, the only frontcourt lineup that was working for the Hoosiers was when they went small playing freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis and junior forward Justin Smith together. The two athletic forwards combined for 14 of IU’s 34 first-half points and nearly half its rebounds.

While IU’s smaller lineup has been its most effective throughout the season, IU head coach Archie Miller knows it’s unrealistic to rely on a 6-foot-9 forward to anchor

the Hoosiers throughout Big Ten play.

Yet until the second half against UConn when Brunk seemed to turn a corner — scoring nine points and willing IU to the finish line — the dilemma of what to do with the frontcourt rotation had to have been on Miller’s mind.

There have been too many times this season when IU’s forwards have struggled outside of Jackson-Davis and Smith for Miller to not begin thinking about committing to small-ball. Miller has preached for three seasons the desire to get up and down the court with speed and that is easy with two athletic players like Jackson-Davis and Smith running the court who fit his scheme perfectly.

While everyone loves the high-flying possibilities of Smith and Jackson-Davis taking the lead in the frontcourt it would only be a short-term solution. IU saw what happens when it almost exclusively play small-ball last season, when Juwan Morgan was forced to play the center position and was occasionally bullied on the block. For Miller, his choices in the frontcourt seem to be about which option is the lesser evil. Miller can stay the course with Brunk handling a lead role and hope he plays through his struggles. Or is it time to run and gun and pray the offense can make up for the deficiencies on defense?

If I was calling the shots — and thank goodness I’m not — I’d look to go small and know that I have Davis, Brunk and even sophomore Race Thompson as change of pace forwards who can bring size if it becomes too much of a mismatch on defense.

As of now, Brunk’s secondhalf performance seems to have bought him time. How much time, though, is a question the Hoosiers will need to answer soon. calcoffm@iu.edu