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As of press time, we don't know who will be the next president.

Freshman Sam Kido stands in line to vote Nov. 3 at St. John’s Catholic Church on 4607 W. State Road 46. “My parents are immigrants from Japan and I am here since they can’t vote,” he said.

-Alex Deryn

Senior Angel Hernandez stands after voting Nov. 3 at Bloomington High School South. “If we lose faith in our democracy to function, then that is a real thing we would lose,” Hernandez said.

-Alex Deryn

Ann Shedd, 52, walks out after voting Nov. 3 at Evangelical Community Church. "I just can't imagine letting my children bear with this horrific government for one more second," Shedd said. "It is everything. It is my life. It is my children's lives. It is the lives of all the people out there that have been very misguided and led by nothing but lies and propaganda."

-Anna Tiplick

But here's something we do know: Close to 63,000 Monroe County voters cast ballots in this year's unprecedented election, across absentee and in-person voting totals.

On Election Day, we asked some of them: 'This election, what are the stakes, for you?'

Jason Baumgartner, 45, poses for a photo after voting Tuesday morning at Binford Elementary School. “In my opinion, it’s pretty paramount that Biden wins and we restore some amount of unity back to the country in some way even though it’s going to be partisan moving forward anyway,” he said. “I’d like to see some amount of returning to normalcy.”

-Ethan Moore

Bloomington resident Ashley Chilla, 34, poses after voting on Election Day at the Free Methodist Church in Bloomington.

“Leaving this morning, I thought ‘I’m going to vote for a better future for you,’” she said of leaving her 7-month-old baby at home to go vote.

-Alex Deryn

Sophomore Angie Carreto poses for a photo after voting Tuesday morning at Binford Elementary School. “I feel like Trump has been very obvious about how he feels about this country and its citizens, and who matters more, and I feel like it’s time to put an end to it,” Carreto said. “If I can do something as minuscule as this, then why shouldn’t I?” -Ethan Moore

Sylis Jackson, 30, poses Nov. 3 at the Evangelical Community Church polling site. Jackson said women's rights and minority group rights were the biggest issue in this election.

-Anna Tiplick

Bloomington resident Robert Kravchuk, 65, poses for a photo on Election Day after voting at University Elementary School. Kravchuk said he hopes for a “peaceful transition of power.”

-Anna Brown

Bloomington resident Jazma Sutton, 28, poses after voting on Election Day at the Free Methodist Church in Bloomington. “I am voting today because it is my responsibility and so much has been happening with Black Americans lately,” she said. “The American flag should not make a person feel like it is associated with white supremacy and violence.”

-Alex Deryn

Jackie Stultz, 57, stands Nov. 3 outside Ellettsville ChrisHannah Yazzie, behind, and Harlow Yazzie, front, pose for a photo at the polling center at tian Church. She said she The Academy on Nov. 3 in Bloomington. "My native people are at stake," Yazzie said. "Clean hopes voting will put our water, the environment and my daughter's future too." country in a better direction.

-Carl Cote -Ally Melnik

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Short lines, masked workers and anxiety Here's what Election Day looked like in Monroe County

By Caroline Anders, Matt Cohen, Madison Smalstig, Grace Ybarra, Mel Fronczek, Sara Kress, Luzane Draughon, Wei Wang, Phyllis Cha and Avraham Forrest news@idsnews.com

Bloomington and Monroe County were relatively quiet this Election Day. Lines were generally short. Polling places closed on time. No major disruptions were reported.

During the 12 hours polls were open in Indiana on Election Day, the Indiana Daily Student sent reporters out to some of the 28 polling locations in Monroe County and around IU's campus. Here's what they saw.

6 a.m.

Evangelical Community Church A slew of election signs greeted passersby, encouraging votes for judges, presidents and parties. For around 20 citizens who lined up in front of the Evangelical Community Church early Tuesday morning, it was time to vote.

“I always get up early to vote,” Betty Jones, 81, said.

She said she has not missed voting since she turned 18.

The church opened for voting at 6 a.m. and had voters queuing up in coats and masks even before doors unlocked. It was still dark outside.

“Like five minutes before the poll opens we had 22 people waiting in line,” said election sheriff Brittany Hubbard.

By 6:45 a.m., the line dissipated.

Inside the building, tape marked proper social distancing, and poll workers directed voters from behind plexiglass.

Face shields, masks and hand sanitizer were used to ensure a clean environment as well, Hubbard said.

Many voters came early to fit the ballot into their schedule, recognizing the importance of the election.

“This is the worst four-year term I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Matthew Andrews, a City of Bloomington firefighter.

6 a.m.

Indiana Memorial Union Krystena Davis, 18, was speed walking to the Indiana Memorial Union from Wright Quad at 7 a.m.

She meant to wake up earlier to avoid waiting a long time to vote but inevitably turned her alarm off and — to her panic — woke back up at 6:50 a.m. She checked her phone and saw GroupMe messages from people saying there were a lot of people waiting.

"I don’t want it to be a long line. I don’t want a long line. It’s cold outside," Davis thought as she put on her pastel pink sweatshirt with the words “YOU MATTER” embroidered on the front and dashed over to the IMU. As she walked, she thought about how she was scared to vote by herself. But those fears dissolved when she walked into the IMU. “Are you here to vote?” volunteers asked over the chatter of other IMU staff.

Members of the Political and Civic Engagement program offered her Kit Kats, Luna Bars, beef jerky, muffins and cheese and peanut butter crackers. Even the other voters standing in the booths next to her as she filled out her ballot made her feel less alone.

Davis said earlier this year she had wondered if she should vote because as a Black woman she feels like she is constantly overlooked and that in the past, politicians have made empty promises to her community.

However, she decided to vote because her friends reminded

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Many signs are posted Nov. 3 outside of the empty Faith Lutheran Church on Election Day. Many polling places in Bloomington had much shorter or no wait times on Election Day.

her that together they had the potential to make a change, especially in racial issues such as systemic racism that she experiences the effects of every day.

“My vote does very much so count this year,” Davis said.

11 a.m Unitarian Universalist Church Shelli Yoder, candidate for Indiana State Senate in District 40 and Geoff Bradley, candidate for Circuit Court Judge in the 10th Circuit of Monroe County, stood outside the Unitarian Universalist Church with their campaign signs at 11 a.m.

Bradley said the Unitarian Universalist Church was the fourth location he had campaigned at Tuesday. He started at the University Elementary School polling location at 6 a.m.

Voters went in and out of the building at a slow but steady pace, briefly chatting with the candidates and other campaigners. Voters said they were grateful for the lack of a line allowing them to vote quickly and efficiently.

“Good morning, thank you for voting this morning,” one campaigner said as a voter left the church.

A dad and his son spent time outside the church on the playground and kicking a dodgeball back and forth as voters smiled and waved while walking out of the church.

“It's a beautiful day.

And a perfect day to get out the vote.”

Diana McGovern, 77-year old Monroe County voter

Cathi Crabtree, a volunteer for 866 Our Vote, a nonpartisan election protection organization, was outside the church making sure voters weren’t having trouble. Crabtree said during her training she was told to be aware there are many new poll workers and volunteers with less experience.

“Historically, a lot of people who run the polls are retired and elderly people,” she said. “And everyone was afraid to do it because of COVID.” 11:50 a.m.

Arlington Heights Elementary School This was 19-year-old Andrew Mitchell’s first election.

He woke up at 5:30 a.m. and got to the polling location at Arlington Heights Elementary School. He cast his ballot at 6:20 a.m. Arlington Heights Elementary School is where Mitchell went to school when he was younger. Now it’s the place he cast his first ballot.

After voting, Mitchell returned at 11 a.m. to volunteer for the Judge Judith Benckart campaign. Next to him stood Diana McGovern, 77, who voted at the Unitarian Universalist Church that morning.

She wore a neon yellow shirt that said, “Vote for Jim Allen.”

“I have a personal stake in this election,” she said, pointing at her shirt. “Jim Allen’s my son-in-law.”

The two volunteers, separated by 58 years in age, stood amid dozens of colorful signs displaying the names of candidates. Like the signs, the two volunteers were making a last effort to persuade voters to vote for their candidates.

Since wait times had been low, there was no line outside of the building. The sun beamed down on them as they waited for any voter to walk past, their small talk filling the otherwise quiet area.

“It’s a beautiful day,” McGovern said, “And a perfect day to get out the vote.”

1 p.m.

Bloomington Free Methodist Church Teri Halsted was raised by Mississippi white supremacists, she said. But Tuesday, she voted for Biden.

Halsted, 59, said she had to commit to unlearning a lot of what her parents taught her.

But once she got a library card and went to college, that was that.

She hasn’t voted for a Republican since her first presidential election in 1980 where she cast her ballot for Reagan.

She “ugly cried for days” when Hillary Clinton lost in 2016.

Standing outside the Bloomington Free Methodist Church on South Lincoln Street around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Halsted said she was voting to protect those who don’t have the same privileges she enjoys as a white woman. She’s worried about losing her health care through the Affordable Care Act and women losing their right to privacy, but she knows others have more at stake.

Halsted was a probation officer in Florida for 20 years but now worries about cops interacting with her son, who suffers from mental health

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Addie Crider, a student at Jackson Creek Middle School in Bloomington, was out campaigning. “We need to pay attention to what we might face in the next few years,” Crider said

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A voter fills out paperwork at the check-in spot Nov. 3 at the Indiana Memorial Union. Polls opened at 6 a.m. in Indiana.

issues. One of her friends in Mississippi recently died of COVID-19. He didn’t believe in wearing masks.

Tuesday afternoon, Halsted felt like she might throw up. She figured the feeling would last “until something’s decided.”

Kaitlin Doucette, 31, had never worked an election before Tuesday. But her late grandmother always worked the polls, she said, and the thought of her directing voters during a pandemic inspired the third year Ph.D. graduate student — whose field of study is viruses — to get out there.

As Doucette headed back inside the church after a quick break for some fresh air, an elderly man approached from the parking lot, newspaper

rolled up and stuffed in his back pocket.

“Do I have to wear this thing?” he asked, twisting a surgical mask in his hands.

When two poll workers told him it was strongly encouraged for everyone’s safety but not required, he laughed and fastened the straps behind his ears.

3 p.m.

Ellettsville Christian Church The poll location at Ellettsville Christian Church was quiet on Election Day, tucked away in the back of a neighborhood.

Voters got out of their cars, trickled into the poll and then filed back to their cars.

Except for the Walker family. They lingered outside of the church to take a family

selfie with their voting stickers. This was the first time the parents could vote with their sons Stone, 18, and Brandon, 19.

“Put your sticker on,” the mom told Brandon.

Stone and Walker, both students at Indiana State University, drove over from Terre Haute, Indiana, to vote with their parents. Their mom and dad beamed with pride as they walked out of the church.

3:45 p.m.

Summit Elementary School Just before 4 p.m. at Summit Elementary School, election officials estimated more than 1,000 ballots had been cast.

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Holcomb reelected, beats challengers Myers, Rainwater

By Luzane Draughon and Helen Rummel news@idsnews.com

Republican incumbent Gov. Eric Holcomb was elected to a second term in the 2020 General Election on Nov. 3, defeating Democratic candidate Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian candidate Donald Rainwater.

Governors serve fouryear terms and can only serve for eight years in a 12year period in Indiana.

Holcomb was elected as governor of Indiana after President Donald Trump selected former Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who was running for reelection, as his vice presidential running mate in 2016.

For the entire state Holcomb received 58% of the votes. Myers got 29.5% of the votes and Rainwater received 12.5%, according to vote estimates.

Holcomb received around 39% of the vote in Monroe County. Myers won the county with around 53% of the vote and Rainwater received around 8% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Monroe County Elections Board.

Holcomb delivered his victory speech at about 9:45 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the JW Marriott in Indianapolis.

He thanked his family for

their support, choking up when he told the crowd that his favorite part of his day is when he comes home to see his wife Janet. He also thanked his campaign team for what he said was an everpositive campaign and his staff that has worked with him during his time in office.

“When I think of each and every contribution that you all made, I burst with pride,” Holcomb said.

Holcomb said he and his opponent Democrat Dr. Woody Myers, who has conceded his campaign, had talked on the phone earlier that evening.

“I thanked him for stepping up and stepping forward and offering an option, offering a real contribution to the conversation we are having as Hoosiers to where we want to lead this state,” Holcomb said.

Holcomb said he would work hard for the next four years for those that did and didn’t vote for him.

“Whether or not you voted for me or Suzanne, thank you for voting,” Holcomb said. “Let’s get busy.”

The five pillars of Holcomb’s campaign are to cultivate a strong and diverse economy, maintain and build the state’s infrastructure, develop a 21st century skilled and ready workforce, “attack” the drug epidemic and deliver great govern-

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Gov. Eric Holcomb gives his victory speech Nov. 3 at the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis. He thanked his family and members of the GOP for his victory.

Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb 58%

Donald Rainwater 12.5%

Woody Myers 29.5% GRAPHIC BY ANNIE AGUIAR

ment service, according to his campaign website.

Holly Lawson, press secretary for the Indiana Republican Party, said in his second term, Holcomb plans to focus on lowering the in-

fant mortality rate in Indiana, growing the state’s economy, increasing employment, finishing work on I-69 and providing greater racial equality.

At the gubernatorial debate on Oct. 27, Holcomb

emphasized his success during his first term as governor, specifically with lowering the infant mortality rate. He said the biggest issue in Indiana today is improving people’s skills for the workforce.

Myers conceded in his brief speech after 9 p.m. He thanked those who voted in difficult conditions and praised high voter turnout rates.

“That must be nurtured, not further suppressed or ignored,” Myers said. “Voting, like breathing, should be easy, not hard. It’s way past time for that and so much else to change.”

Incumbent Rep. Trey Hollingsworth projected to win third term

By Madison Smalstig msmalsti@iu.edu | @madi_smals

Incumbent Trey Hollingsworth is projected to win his third term as the U.S. representative for Indiana’s 9th District, the Associated Press reports. Hollingsworth, who has held this office since 2017, defeated his opponent Andy Ruff, a Democrat and former Bloomington city council member.

"Since you first elected me, we have worked together to make sure our voices

are heard in Washington, to support policies that put American families first, and to expand opportunities for Hoosiers to succeed," he said in a Facebook post.

"Now is not the time to back down from the fight for our values, and I look forward to working together for another two years."

As of 11 a.m. Wednesday, Hollingsworth is leading the district with about 67% of the vote. If these results hold, Hollingsworth will have expanded his margin of victory from 2016 when

he defeated Liz Watson.

While Hollingsworth has a wide lead in the district as a whole, the picture was different in Monroe County. Hollingsworth received around 36% of the vote in Monroe County. Ruff won the county with around 60% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Monroe County Elections Board.

Hollingsworth supports traditional Republican policies such as lower tax rates and abortion restrictions.

As a representative, Hol-

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lingsworth has served on the monetary policy and trade subcommittee, oversight and investigations subcommittee and the capital markets, securities and investment subcommittee.

He is also the founder of Hollingsworth Capital Partners, a multi-million dollar real estate investment firm.

On his campaign website, Hollingsworth pledged he would not serve more than eight years in Congress.

If he keeps his pledge, the 2022 election will be his last campaign.

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Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-9th District, speaks Feb. 18, 2019, in Alumni Hall. Hollingsworth was reelected as the U.S. House Representative for the 9th District.

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OPINION

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Editors Kyle Linder and Allyson McBride opinion@idsnews.com

Prisons are a direct continuation of slavery Alex Petit (she/her) is a senior in marketing and creative technologies in art and design.

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Woody Myers speaks to a crowd Oct. 25 at City Hall. Incumbent Eric Holcomb defeated Myers in the Indiana gubernatorial race.

The Dr. Woody Myers campaign should be proud Allyson McBride (she/her) is a junior in English and political science.

Electing Democrats in Indiana has been an uphill battle in recent years, and this election was no different. Dr. Woody Myers may not have won the gubernatorial election, but he made important progress in the state. He will go down in history as the first Black candidate for governor from a major party in Indiana.

Even though Indiana has only supported a Democrat for president five times since 1900, the state elected 11 Democratic governors during that same time frame. Indiana had a string of Democratic governors from 1989 to 2005, but the office has since been occupied by Republicans. Gov. Eric Holcomb was reelected yesterday, continuing this trend.

Running against an incumbent is challenging enough, but Myers is also a Democrat in a state that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in 2016. Republicans have en-

joyed a supermajority in the statehouse since 2012, and Indiana is gerrymandered to their advantage. Mathematically, it’s extremely difficult for Democrats to carry the state.

Voter suppression exacerbated the situation. Indiana was one of six states that required an excuse unrelated to the COVID-19 pandemic to request an absentee ballot. More Democrats than Republicans vote by mail, so this has a greater effect on Democratic campaigns.

Additionally, a 2017 Indianapolis Star investigation found that early voting was systematically reduced in areas that lean Democrat and expanded in areas that lean Republican. Many places in Indiana reported hourslong lines for early voting, particularly in Marion County.

Marion County had fewer voting locations per capita than any of the surrounding counties. The total number of registered voters in Hamilton County, for example, is equivalent to only 38% of registered voters in

Marion County, yet Hamilton County had two more polling locations. Polling hours in Marion County were extended Oct. 27 and Lucas Oil Stadium opened up as an additional location Oct. 31, but this may have been too little, too late.

The odds were always stacked against Myers. For his campaign to do as well as it did under the circumstances should be counted as a success.

Myers may not have won, but he may have helped countless Democrats win local elections. Voters who were driven to the polls by the Myers campaign likely voted for other Democratic candidates because of their similar views.

Still, it can be incredibly disheartening to volunteer for a candidate who ultimately loses. Volunteers poured their blood, sweat and tears into the Myers campaign all for it to come to an abrupt end on Nov. 3.

I called potential Myers voters with the College Democrats at IU on Oct. 28.

Most of the time I was just listening to the phone ring,

waiting for a potential voter to pick up the phone. Even when voters answered, which was rare, many would hang up after I said I was a campaign volunteer.

Sounds fun, right?

It can be pretty demoralizing, but the people who don’t hang up make it all worth it. Every single Democratic vote pushes Indiana further to the left.

Big changes like flipping Indiana blue don’t happen overnight.

By proving that it’s still possible to run a competitive statewide campaign in Indiana, Myers paved the way for the next Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Hopefully their election will have a different outcome.

As I sit here on election night in my Dr. Woody Myers for Governor T-shirt, watching the results come in, I don’t regret spending my time volunteering. If anything, I wish I did more.

I’m incredibly proud of my friends who worked on his campaign. It was a race well run. allymcbr@iu.edu

Trey Hollingsworth is still a confused, sad boi Kyle Linder (he/him) is a senior in journalism and international relations.

Oh, to be “Tennessee Trey.”

Imagine you had that jet black hair with a couple of gray patches highlighting your glassy, blue eyes. Imagine you had that smile which could make even Vice President Mike Pence blush. Imagine you just won reelection, and you didn’t have to worry about those constituents in Indiana for another two years.

They make me feel sad, you think. You wonder what life would’ve been like if you were born poor. Then you remember Dad always said empathy was for losers and socialists, so you push that thought deep down.

Besides, serving Indiana’s 9th Congressional District isn’t all bad. You have a luxury penthouse in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which you think is pretty kickass. Plus, you don’t even have to be there all of the time — avoiding voters is easy. When you walk into the House of Representatives, you’re the fourth richest person in the room, and if you vote the right way then you may just become the third one day.

Wait, you’ll already be the third. The richest member of Congress left to run as Montana’s governor. You laugh a little when you remember the revenue for your family’s oil company was more than double his total net worth. You become hysterical when you remember a county in your district, Crawford County, has a per capita income of only around $33,000. You can’t help but do the math and, sure enough, your family’s oil company made more in 2018 than all of Crawford’s residents combined.

You’re from Tennessee, so you’re drinking bourbon, obviously. You have to celebrate somehow, and it wasn’t a cheap bottle. In fact,

it’s Woodford Reserve Baccarat Edition. Could you have paid someone’s rent with that money? No, you reassure yourself, rent couldn’t be less than $2,000. “Don’t be crazy, Trey,” your dad echoes in your head once again.

A few glasses in, and you get to thinking.

Who was that guy who thought he could beat you?

You only remember the song and how cheap this election was compared to the others.

A quick “Tennessee Trey” Google search, and Andy Ruff ’s voice overtakes the room.

“He looked away across the Bluegrass hills to the banks of the Ohio, and he said I’m gonna buy the Indiana 9th,” you sing along knowing every word is true.

At the song’s conclusion, you finish the rest of your drink — something like $25 gone in a matter of seconds.

It’s nothing compared to what you paid to get in Congress, though.

2016 personally cost you more than $3.1 million, and you also had to buy a house in Indiana. Your dad even put up $370,000 of his own money.

2018 required $1.5 million.

This year it was only $1 million compared to Ruff ’s $100,000.

Elections keep getting cheaper, but you wish you could’ve just slipped the congressional sergeant-at-arms a cool $2 million and have been done with it. Why pretend to believe in a fair democracy?

You do feel a sense of relief Dad didn’t have to pay so much this time around, though.

“Joseph Hollingsworth III,” he could’ve said sternly in 2015. “This is an investment in the company, and I want a return on my investment.”

Did you come through?

You rack your brain trying to remember your voting record. There was that time you voted against extending the deadline for ratification of the

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Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, R-9th District, speaks Feb. 18, 2019, in Alumni Hall. Hollingsworth was reelected as the U.S. House Representative for the 9th District.

Equal Rights Amendment, but that was more for laughs in the Republican cloakroom.

Same with your opposition to emergency relief for Puerto Rico. You belong to a sadistic bunch, but at least you’re part of the club.

What about the bill to regulate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances?

You heard they were contaminating water in military bases across the country — including one in a county right next to your district — and you support the troops. There was also the issue of the more than 50 of your voters’ kids in Johnson County contracting rare forms of cancer, likely from contaminated water.

Then the other Republicans voted no, and you joined them after remembering your dogmatic opposition to regulation. You really only have to say you support the troops.

Plus, no one knows what perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are anyway.

Your best vote, and the one that made Dad the most proud, pops into mind. You voted no on the “Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019.” Your convictions helped ensure employers have the right to discriminate against striking workers, coerce employees to attend meetings discouraging union membership and continue to violate labor laws with little penalty. The vote kept the Na-

tional Labor Relations Board in its place — a big win for people as rich as you and your dad.

In preparation for your next term in Congress, you turn to your family company’s website. There you find the quarterly newsletter written

by Dad, and he sounds pissed at the prospect of a Joe Biden presidency.

“A Biden Senate and House would have no checks or balances,” he wrote, apparently not too confident in your ability to balance the executive. “Right to work laws would be repealed, and labor law would be rewritten to favor the unions nationally. The Federal Reserve ends up with a new mandate to address racial injustice.”

You allow yourself, for just one moment, to forget about your dad’s expectations and ponder on the 2022 election.

Could someone beat me this time? It’s a prayer more than it is a serious question.

That repressed empath inside of you hopes someone does. For the sake of the district, the country and the world, you know it’d be better that way. But for now, you — Joseph Hollingsworth III — have a role to play. Who else will protect the family fortune? You just have to try and keep ignoring the people of Indiana’s 9th while you do it.

kylinder@iu.edu

“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime. . . shall exist in the United States.”

The 13th Amendment never truly abolished slavery in the U.S. It allowed slavery to evolve and be hidden away in our prison system. The privatization of prisons was an effort to make them profitable.

CoreCivic, one private prison corporation, operates in the U.S. through 120 facilities across 23 states. It enters contracts with the federal government through Immigrant and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons.

Out of these federal customers, the ICE contract gave CoreCivic the majority of their revenue.

In 2019, CoreCivic had revenues of $1.98 billion and a net profit of $204.8 million. During the Obama administration, the government began to move away from the use of private prisons. However, this was quickly reversed under President Donald Trump.

Trump’s immigration policies have contributed to record-high numbers of immigration detainees, and most of these immigration detention centers are run by private prison companies.

CoreCivic is the second largest facility operator for immigration detention in the U.S. For every 100 detainees, 21 reside in a CoreCivic facility. CoreCivic donated $250,000 to Trump’s inaugural committee.

In 2006, the T. Don Hutto Residential Center opened, housing immigration detainees. And in August, ICE renewed a 10-year contract with CoreCivic through the center despite repeated accounts of abuse including sexual misconduct and medical neglect. The name behind the center also has a long trail of brutality.

Terrell Don Hutto, one of CoreCivic’s co-founders, was heavily involved with prisons in the South.

He served as the warden at the Ramsey prison farm from 1967 to 1971 and became the head of the Arkansas Department of Correction from 1971 to 1976.

In 1967, Hutto ran the Ramsey Prison Farm which held 1,500 inmates who picked cotton for no pay. This facility managed to transition seamlessly from slavery due to the 13th Amendment.

Prisoners were often subject to torture for not meeting labor quotas, and in Arkansas, whipping was not outlawed until 1968.

If prisoners failed to meet labor quotas and additional standards, they were placed in solitary confinement without food, a shower or clean clothes.

These prisons also employed a “building tender” system which encouraged inmates to have authority over other inmates.

Building tenders would beat inmates with their fists, guns, baseball bats, whips and more. This practice can also be seen in the history of slavery as slaveholders often convinced slaves to act as overseers.

The Cummins Prison Farm in Arkansas relied heavily on inmates armed with rifles or shotguns to exercise authority over other inmates.

In 1971, Hutto took over the Arkansas prison system after these conditions were declared unconstitutional.

When Hutto assumed responsibility over Arkansas prisons, he had

to reduce reliance on the building tender system and improve prison conditions. More importantly, he had to find a way to make the prison farm profitable after recent reforms and court cases.

Hutto introduced cruel punishments such as forcing inmates to stand two feet from the wall and lean their forehead or nose against the wall for long periods of time with no food and sometimes no clothes.

Hutto was responsible for hiring superintendent Robert Britton, who beat inmates, forced inmates to lie on the hood of his car as he drove at 40 mph and used racial slurs against Black inmates and workers.

At Cummins, during the “one-day wonder” program where troubled teens would see what prison was like, 17-year-old Willie Stewart died as a result of the brutalities brought on by the guards. When teens in the program would enter the facility, officers were reported to shoot at their feet, chase them with cars and order them to keep up with the cotton pickers.

In 1974, the conditions in Hutto’s Arkansas prisons were ruled unconstitutional. As a result of the war on drugs and explosive growth in the prison population, Hutto developed the private prison model in order to make them profitable again just as he did at prison plantations.

Today, these prisons profit from inmates and their families through many avenues including privatized healthcare, phone services and negligible wages. Inmates are also frequently subject to unsanitary and unsafe conditions as a result of these corporations cutting corners to protect their profits.

Most prisons in the South operate as plantations, with many actually built on top of former slave plantations. They also often have mostly Black inmates. On these plantations, prisoners often sing work songs to keep pace with labor, a practice utilized during slavery.

From the period of slavery to now, criminal laws, ranging from traffic violations to drug use, have disproportionately affected Black and Brown people. As a result, Black people are incarcerated at more than five times the rate of white people today.

In 2017, the average wage for inmates working typical prison jobs is between 14 and 63 cents an hour. In California, inmates fight wildfires while earning about a dollar an hour.

Several corporate companies even rely on prison labor. In private prisons, they are only required to pay between 12 and 40 cents an hour.

It’s a multi-billion dollar industry relying on modern day slavery.

It is necessary to understand the history behind private prisons and the continuation of slavery within the general criminal justice system. Many aspects of slavery were upheld through prison plantations and in facilities under Hutto, who went on to found one of our largest private prison corporations.

The Constitution must be amended to abolish any form of slavery, and laws must be changed to pay inmates substantial wages and provide them with adequate living conditions.

Our Constitution also forbids cruel and unusual punishment, yet our judicial system continues to ignore it. apetit@iu.edu

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Deckard, McKim, Munson reelected for county council

By Mel Fronczek mfroncze@iu.edu | @melissafronczek

Democrat incumbents Trent Deckard, Geoff McKim and Cheryl Munson will be the three at-large Monroe County Council members for another term, beating out two Republican challenging candidates.

Deckard and Munson both got around 24% of the vote and McKim got just under 22% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Monroe County Elections Board.

The county council approves and appropriates all funds for county use, adopts the county budget, fixes county levy and tax rates and has the exclusive power to borrow money for the county, according to its website. The council is made up of seven mem-

bers, four district-based and three at-large, and council members’ terms are four years long.

Deckard, McKim and Munson prevailed for the at-large Democratic seats in the June primary election. Deckard has served on the council since 2019, while McKim has been on the council for 11 years and Munson has been on the council for eight years.

Both Republican challengers James Allen and Larrin Wampler campaigned against defunding law enforcement and tax increases, according to Allen’s campaign Facebook page and a Facebook post about Wampler on the Monroe County Republican Party’s page. Allen is a retired firefighter and EMT, and Wampler is a nurse and an officer in the Army National

ment Commission and the board of Centerstone of Indiana. He is an adjunct instructor for the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Munson’s platform included priorities such as collaboration for effective county government, protection of natural and cultural resources, affordable housing, food insecurity and improvements to the criminal justice and mental health care systems, according to her campaign website.

Munson has served on the Public Safety Local Income Tax Committee, Community Corrections Advisory Board and Sophia Travis Community Services Grants Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors for Friends of Lake Monroe and the Monroe County History Center.

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Democrat incumbents Trent Deckard, Geoff McKim and Cheryl Munson (left to right) will be the three at-large Monroe County Council members for another term, beating out two Republican challenging candidates.

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Deckard’s top priorities include workforce development, affordable housing, sustainability, criminal justice system reform by finding alternatives to incarceration, increased compensation for county employees, fair and accessible elections and combating the effects of substance abuse, according

to his campaign website.

Deckard is also on the Shalom Community Center’s Development Committee and has previously been the chair of the Monroe County Democratic Party, chief of staff of the Indiana House Democratic Caucus and co-director of the Indiana Election Division.

McKim ran on a platform focused on affordable housing, workforce development, a more humane justice system and efficient county government, according to his campaign website.

McKim is also on the Monroe County Plan Commission, the City of Bloomington Economic Develop-

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Julian Hughes has her photo taken at the polling center at The Academy on Nov. 3 in Bloomington. "My rights are at stake," Hughes said. "They've been removing rights from trans people, and that affects me on a regular basis."

-Carl Cote

» ELECTION DAY

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 in a neighborhood where Bloomingtonians walked their dogs and watched their children ride around on tricycles Tuesday afternoon. Just up the road, voters scribbled in bubbles to determine what America’s next four years would look like.

Lines were longest at the school earlier in the morning, when officials said the wait time was at most 45 minutes.

By afternoon, you could walk in and out without any trouble. Some voters spent less than 10 minutes inside.

Gym equipment and chairs were stacked and pushed up against the side of the school’s gymnasium to make room for tables where voters could fill out their ballots.

Walking out after voting to reelect President Donald Trump, Bloomington resident Mary Ann, who did not give a last name, said the foundation of the nation was at stake for her.

“I don’t want socialism,” she explained.

The 58-year-old said Trump has done a lot for jobs and taxes, but the main thing that got her out to the polls was the fact that the president doesn’t believe in abortion and neither does she.

Mary Ann wasn’t nervous about what the results of the race might be. This election season wasn’t nerve-wracking for her.

“I have faith in the Lord,” she said. “I’m putting it all in God’s hands.”

4 p.m.

University Elementary School On one side of the driveway a sign read, “Fed up? Vote Republican!” On the other side stood a “Biden-Harris” sign.

One yard sign right by the entrance gave an election protection hotline, 866-OURVOTE, by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. But voters said they didn’t run into any issues, and most didn’t have to wait in line at all.

At 4 p.m., there were few voters in sight, and campaigners gradually began leaving the school.

Bloomington resident Seth Lahn, 63, stands with his 9-year-old daughter Mirabelle Lahn after voting on Election Day at the Free Josh Langford has his photo taken at the polling center at The Methodist Church in Bloomington. “I’m here to help my daugh- Academy on Nov. 3 in Bloomington. "The general direction of the ters understand a free and democratic system,” Lahn said. country is at stake," Langford said.

-Alex Deryn -Carl Cote Patricia Lopez, a county clerk campaigning for Kara Krothe, said she was confident in Krothe winning a judge seat on the Monroe Circuit Court but nervous about the presidential election. An immigrant from Brazil who has lived in Bloomington for 28 years, Lopez said she remembered her friends not making an effort to vote in the 2016 election out of complacency about a Democratic victory.

That memory still scares her.

Lopez said she was less confident than her friends in 2016 because she had seen prejudice in Bloomington all her life – not just against the Latinx community but against anyone different.

“I knew better,” she said.

4 p.m.

Fairview Elementary School If Mary Beth HannahHansen wasn’t playing flute, it would’ve been quiet outside Fairview Elementary School on Election Day. She wanted to play to entertain people waiting in line to vote but there was no line at Fairview in the afternoon. She played anyway.

Hannah-Hansen sat under a tree near the doors to the polls. She played a mixture of classical music and dance tunes as a few people trickled in and out of the school.

Hannah-Hansen saw a photo of a man in the HeraldTimes a few weeks ago playing music for early voters. She signed up for the organization he was a part of, Play for the Vote, because she liked the idea of playing for voters.

5:30 p.m.

Indiana Memorial Union Just before the heavy oak doors of the polling location at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union closed, signs were collected and poll workers called out the closing of voting at 6 p.m., sophomore John Brock, 21, had just made it inside Alumni Hall to vote in the most important election of his lifetime.

“Hear ye, hear ye, the polls are now closed,” one poll worker said while Brock cast his ballot inside.

Brock is from Evansville, Indiana, and had just arrived back in Bloomington to vote.

He’s registered to vote in

Monroe County, not Vanderburgh County where Evansville is located. He had spent the weekend with his parents, but he didn’t want to vote as an absentee.

So he skipped class to cast his first presidential ballot.

“I feel pretty uncomfortable where I live and the state of the nation,” Brock said.

While Brock was inside, poll workers began to clean up the signs outside the main doors of the IMU, and put leftover snacks in the lobby into white cardboard boxes. Tables outside Alumni Hall were dismantled 10 minutes before the poll closed because there was no line during the final 30 minutes of voting.

Students who entered the IMU did not have to wait to vote. They were in and out in five minutes. One poll worker said there was a line of a few dozen people when the poll opened at 6 a.m., but it dropped off after 8 a.m. Because it was mostly students voting at the IMU, turnout was low since many students don’t vote in Bloomington and instead in their hometowns.

“Unless a bunch of people

come at the last minute, it’s been a pretty chill day,” a poll worker said.

6 p.m.

Bloomington High School South As dusk fell on Bloomington, 50-year-old Matthew McGee made his way out of the Bloomington High School South polling place. He said he usually votes, especially in midterm and general elections. but stakes felt much higher in this election.

He voted in hopes of preventing the “world from ending” and because he wanted Trump out of office.

“I think there’s a lot of corruption that’s begun at the top and has filtered out to the entire executive branch,” McGee said.

Jennifer Crossley, Monroe County Democratic Party chair, got into her car after a long day of visiting all 28 polling places. She said she wanted to make sure everyone who showed up to vote could.

“It’s been a lot today,” she said. “Everyone needs a rest.

And maybe something good will come tomorrow.”

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What qualities do you think the next president and his administration should possess?

“In terms of leadership I am looking for someone who

will look at the well-being and concerns of the citizens of America, the needs of those of all household incomes, races etc. I want the structure of the nation to reflect good values that will long term increase the well-being of our nation.”

What types of changes are you wanting them to help apply to nations’ structure?

“Handling the nation’s current pandemic.”

Name: Hannah Hall Age: 21 Year: Junior Registered voting county: Jasper County (Renssealaer, Indiana) What is one word you’d use to describe your feelings regarding the 2020 presidential election?

“The first word that pops into my head is scared, but maybe nervous or anxious is a better word.

I feel like, either way, nobody is going to stick their neck out for minorities, women, etc. especially because they are both white men.”

How are you hoping that this election will pan out in terms of leadership?

What qualities do you think the next president and his administration should possess?

“In terms of leadership, I do hope that it’s Biden. Trump has been explicitly racist, sexist, you name it. And he has empowered, enabled, encouraged and endorsed white supremacy in this country and it’s been more apparent than ever. I do

find some comfort in the fact that Biden’s vice president is a woman and person of color.

I hope that plays some role in the fight for rights and equality.

But overall, it’s concerning to me that these men are the best two candidates we could come up with ... I feel like that should tell everyone that the whole system is flawed.”

What types of changes are you wanting them to help apply to nations structure?

“One of the things I hope to see changes in is the health care system. That’s such a big thing for me. Insurance completely dominates the health care world, and that makes health care not as accessible or affordable for so many people. I fear that this may get even worse especially with some of our government’s most recent changes.

I’d love to see more affordable and accessible health care ... especially as we are in the midst of a global pandemic.”

Name: Nia Blanchard Age: 21 Year: Senior Registered voting county: Marion County (Indianapolis) What one word you’d use to describe your feelings regarding the 2020 presidential election?

“Dissatisfied” How are you hoping that

this election will pan out in terms of leadership?

What qualities do you think the next president and his administration should possess?

“In terms of leadership, I believe that the next president and his administration should be individuals that, firstly, truly

value the lives of people living in this country. Not to expose who I voted for, but I also want a president that is trustworthy, believes in science and one that can actually denounce white supremacy.”

to help apply to nations’ structure?

“Some changes I want made are for there to be more affordable health care in place, to address environmental injustice and to implement actual police reform.”

What types of changes are you wanting them

Name: Tracey Lewis Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Registered voting county: Hamilton County (Noblesville, Indiana)

a distinct divide in the population. It’s hard to tell just what exactly is going to happen.”

What one word you’d use to describe your feelings regarding the 2020 presidential election?

“Anxious. Definitely anxious is the word. There are a ton of unknowns for the future in general, not only for the U.S. but for the world. Tensions between many different groups have risen in the U.S. over the past few months which created

How are you hoping that this election will pan out in terms of leadership?

What qualities do you think the next president and his administration should possess?

“Over the past few months because of the pandemic, it is evident that the U.S. is not very stable right now. The type of leadership I would

personally like to see is addressing the issues that come up rather than suppressing them. Actively trying to help the American people; not just one group of people and ignoring the issues from another. A leader that listens to the needs of the American people and actively works to make those changes to make the U.S. and the world better for everyone.”

What types of changes are you wanting them to

help apply to the nation’s structure?

“One thing I would like to see right now are changes being made to address the pandemic in a better manner and opening the country back up in the right and safe way. The leadership during the pandemic has ultimately led to an even more major decline of trust for the government than what it originally was. So the next president should be able to begin the process of fixing the U.S. and addressing the pandemic better.”

Name: Brady Valencia Age: 21 Year: Senior Registered voting county: Monroe County (Bloomington) What one word you’d use to describe your feelings regarding the 2020 presidential election?

“Unsatisfied” How are you hoping that this election will pan out in terms of leadership?

What qualities do you think the next president and his administration

should possess?

“One thing that I am hoping for out of this election is getting a leader. When I say I want a leader it means I want a president to act like a president. I believe that our current president has dragged what it means to be president through the mud. He is rude, crude, disrespectful and overall not professional at all.

I want our president to be someone we can listen to without cringing because he

doesn’t have proper manners when talking to leader of foreign countries or tweeting outlandish things such as calling people thugs, rapists and criminals based on a stereotype. I want to not be embarrassed of who is running OUR country because it is we the people who pick our leader.

The next president I hope can try to restore what it means to be president and what it means to actually care for your people.”

What types of changes are you wanting them to help apply to the nation’s structure?

“In regards to our nation’s structure I believe that our nation has far cried out many times what we need and we need someone to listen. We need reform in education, police and many more policies.

Our nation needs someone to show the U.S. population that they matter ... but will this happen this election? Who knows.”

OPINION

Holcomb must address issues in Black community in second term

By Jaicey Bledsoe jaicbled@iu.edu | @jaiceybledsoe

The incumbent governor, Republican Eric Holcomb, has been elected to a second term in Indiana.

For Indiana voters, this particular race was important. Racial tensions have been high this year and it is increasingly important to Black people to vote for candidates they feel will take their needs into account.

Holcomb has thus far

not made many inroads or passed much legislation that directly affects the Black community outside of the hate crimes law legislation he signed in 2019. The same law was opposed by some Democrats because they felt it wasn’t specific enough and fell short of what it should have been.

However, Holcomb has received backlash from the Black community. In 2016, then-Lt. Gov. Holcomb refused to do an interview with the Indianapolis Re-

corder leading up to the election, the Recorder being Indiana’s top newspaper for Black Hoosiers.

Initially, his campaign staff did not give an explanation, but after being pushed said Holcomb had scheduling conflicts and was therefore unavailable.

Following the events of this year involving racial violence and police brutality, Holcomb announced a multi-step plan to address racism at the state level, including a new Cabinet post

and reforms for the Indiana State Police.

Part of these reforms includes equipping all frontline state troopers with body cameras by next spring.

This comes after several officers were seen and recorded brutalizing protesters in Indianapolis earlier this year.

However, members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are disappointed with the governor’s approach, saying while many

of the items in his plan align with the caucus’s justice reform agenda — this is all a waiting game to see who Holcomb will put in place to enact his plan.

They are also disappointed Holcomb hasn’t responded to their suggestions for police reform, such as banning chokeholds, noknock warrants and racial profiling.

Holcomb’s opponent, Democrat Dr. Woody Myers, said of Holcomb’s proposed plan, that it is “much

too little, much too late.”

It will be important during Holcomb’s second term for Black Hoosiers to be involved to ensure he holds true to his plans and intentions to prioritize the Black community.

It remains to be seen how the results of this election, both on a state and national level, will play out and affect the Black community, but there is guaranteed to be more attention paid to this term’s elected officials.

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IU rolls at Rutgers, rises to No. 13 in AP top 25

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IU football’s word of the week was focus. Yet after putting up just 211 total yards of offense against Penn State last week, IU’s offense had another slow start against Rutgers.

However, a second straight week of stellar defense allowed the Hoosiers to find their rhythm in a 37-21 victory Saturday in Piscataway, New Jersey. They held the Scarlet Knights to 258 total yards and recorded three takeaways, leading to 17 points.

The IU defense now has six takeaways this season.

“We see it every day in practice,” IU sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. said. “Our defense, they work extremely hard. Just the maturity they have on that side of the ball, guys stepping up taking that leadership role, and taking it to the next step.”

The IU offense, led by Penix, ran only six plays on its first two drives.

Rutgers took advantage of IU’s inability to move the football in the first quarter. Senior quarterback Noah Vedral completed a 23-yard passing

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37-21 touchdown to senior wide receiver Bo Melton to take the first lead of the game.

On the Hoosiers’ next two possessions, they drove into the red zone but could only come away with field goals. In the team’s season

opener against Penn State, IU scored on all five of its trips to the red zone.

Sophomore kicker Charles Campbell connected on kicks from 42 and 28 yards in the first half.

While trailing by one point in the second quarter, junior linebacker Cam Jones pressured Vedral and forced a throw that landed in the

hands of sophomore defensive lineman Jonathan King.

Penix and the Hoosiers’ offense would take advantage of the turnover, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run to take the lead.

On the next possession, Vedral threw his second interception of the game. Junior cornerback Jaylin Williams recorded his second

takeaway of the season, and IU scored on a 15-yard passing touchdown to senior wide receiver Ty Fryfogle to take a commanding 20-7 lead before halftime.

“Just really proud of them,” IU head coach Tom Allen said.

“I thought (IU defensive coordinator Kane Wommack) did a great job mixing things up with our secondary and our coverages and trying to create pressure. The three takeaways were huge, just massive.”

The second half started with much of the same from both of IU’s offensive and defensive units. The Hoosiers started with the ball to open the third quarter with its third three-and-out.

But after Rutgers took over possession, Vedral threw another interception. This time, IU junior linebacker Micah McFadden undercut the pass and presented the IU offense with another opportunity.

After a five-play, 55-yard drive, Penix could not lead the team to another touchdown. Campbell came onto the field and kicked a 31yard field goal to give the Hoosiers a 23-7 lead.

“Obviously, it’s great to

have great field position, and the defense gave us that a lot,” Penix said. “The offense, we just execute whenever we have to and make sure we can get points on the board every time we’re in the red zone.”

But the Scarlet Knights wouldn’t go away.

A 37-yard touchdown run for Rutgers sophomore running back Kay’Ron Adams and two-point conversion brought the score to 23-15.

However, Penix led a fourplay, 75-yard touchdown drive to put the game out of reach. Penix finished the game with 238 passing yards and three touchdowns. IU junior tight end Peyton Hendershot scored two touchdowns and senior wide receiver Whop Philyor hauled in five catches for 137 yards.

The Hoosiers are now 2-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1991.

“In my mind, we expected to be able to start doing things like this,” Allen said. “We don’t care what happens, we’re going to lock in and stay focused on the task at hand, and we’re going to get better. Because there’s a whole bunch of things we have to get better at.”

IU’s defense forces three interceptions, proves itself to be a force against Rutgers

By Evan Gerike egerike@iu.edu | @EvanGerike

If anyone thought IU’s defense performance last week was a fluke, it came out this week to prove it wasn’t.

In IU’s 37-21 victory over Rutgers on Saturday, it seemed any time the Hoosiers needed a big tackle, a cornerback came flying in to make a stop. Anytime Rutgers was piecing together a decent drive, someone in the secondary was there to make a pick. When Rutgers went for it on fourth down, the defensive line was knocking down a pass.

“It’s a lot of different guys,”

IU head coach Tom Allen said. “Different ones step up at different times at the safety position, the corner position.”

Rutgers was 0-4 on fourth down attempts and IU’s defense had three interceptions that turned into 17 points.

On a fourth and eight in Rutgers’ first drive of the second half, junior linebacker Micah McFadden stepped in front of the receiver and intercepted Vedral’s throw. IU turned the ensuing drive into a field goal.

“Once we get down to that fourth down, there’s just a lot of talk throughout the whole defense,” McFadden said. “‘They’re not going

to get this first down, they’re stopped right here.’ We take that to heart.”

IU’s defense was in complete control for most of the first half.

At halftime, Rutgers’ senior quarterback Noah Vedral was 7-13 with 34 yards, 23 of which came off his first touchdown pass. In total, Rutgers had 60 first-half yards. They had two in the second quarter.

The Scarlet Knights’ firstquarter touchdown drive started at the Hoosiers’ 43yard line. The drive before that went for 29 yards and ended with a punt on IU’s 45-yard line. No other first half drive went more than

eight yards. Four drives were three and outs, two others ended in interceptions.

Vedral finished with 128 passing yards and was kept to 17 rushing yards on 14 attempts.

“We went out and played hungry,” junior cornerback Reese Taylor said. “We went out and played fast and comfortable at the same time.”

IU’s defense faltered late last week in a game where they were on the field for more than 40 minutes. Against Rutgers, they only were on the field for 27 minutes, due in part to the offense’s successful long drives.

The only truly scary play

for IU’s defense on Halloween came on Rutgers’ final play, an attempt at a lateral that nearly went for a 55-yard touchdown before being called back for an illegal forward pass.

The Hoosiers’ defensive line only put limited pressure on Vedral, but it was able to turn to a different producer for sacks. Sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen had 2.5 sacks in the game, the first of his career.

The first sack game on second down at the end of the first quarter and helped the IU defense force a three-and-out before IU drove and kicked a field goal. Mullen came flying around the corner on his

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second sack and tripped up Vedral on a diving play.

If there was one issue present from the defense, it was penalties.

The Hoosiers had two roughing the passer calls.

The first came on a fourth down that would have given IU the ball back. Vedral connected with senior receiver Bo Melton for a 23-yard touchdown on the next play.

The second came on third down, which extended the drive and allowed for a 37-yard rushing touchdown three plays later.

“It was a little sloppy at times,” Allen said. “Gotta get that cleaned up.”

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ fits a little too cozily into her discography Hannah Dailey is a junior in journalism.

After teasing its release on social media, certified pop icon Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album, “Positions,” on Friday.

Following the colossal success of her last album, “thank u, next,” Grande pulled out all the stops to ensure that “Positions” could compete.

Her characteristic blend of R&B, pop and musical theater flourishes are crisp and cohesive, and she didn’t hold back on the powerhouse vocals only she can deliver.

After a couple listens, it’s not hard to guess why Grande chose “shut up,” a flippant shut down of her critics, to be the first song on the track list. It’s the ultimate palette cleanser, helping listeners transition from the rawness of “thank u, next” to this new, happier chapter.

The songs on her previous album invited us behind the curtain to witness her recovery from various tragedies and heartbreaks, which naturally opened her life up to much speculation. “Shut up,” on the other hand, cautions us that she’s now drawing back the curtain a little — she’s in a better place, she’s not giving us as much to talk about this time, so shut up about it.

“All them demons helped me see shit differently,” she sings in “shut up.” “So don’t feel sad for me.”

The second track, “34+35,” throws us right into the deep end of this album’s main theme: sex, and lots of it. The

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Ariana Grande arrives at the 62nd Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Jan. 26 in Los Angeles. Grande’s new album, “Positions,” was released Friday.

not-so-subtle math of this track along with other raunchfilled songs such as “nasty” are Grande’s way of telling us exactly how she’s been spending quarantine with boyfriend Dalton Gomez.

The lead single off this album, “positions,” is an Ariana Grande song through and through. It’s coded with her signature layered vocals and trap-inspired beat, with plucky string rhythms being the only component that strays from her usual sound.

This song is solid, but pales just a little in comparison

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to the fluorescent singles of her past two albums, such as “God is a woman” and “thank u, next.”

Grande gifted us with three sultry collaborations on this album. She and Doja Cat question their prospective lovers’ intentions on “motive,” The Weeknd joins in on “off the table” and Ty Dolla $ign lends his warbling, syntheticsounding voice to “safety net.”

Songs like “west side,” “six thirty” and “obvious” aren’t exactly filler songs, but they make a small splash in comparison to other, more ener-

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8 — Explore and investigate, although barriers block the road. Monitor conditions and adapt plans to suit. Stay flexible. What can you learn from this experience?

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getic songs on the album such as “just like magic.”

Still, there were a couple standouts. A swaggering groove, relaxed trumpet and atmospheric strings make “my hair” feel like a slow jam straight from the ‘70s. “Love language” is carried by a fun, recurring string theme, nonchalant bass line and, of course, Grande’s sweet vocals.

The final track, titled “pov” is the obvious fan favorite, thanks in large to lyrics that are much stronger than those in the other songs. Grande has demonstrated through-

out her discography that she can make a good sex song, but “pov” exemplifies what she actually does best: singing about love from a broken perspective.

It’s something she touched on in “sweetener” and fully explored on “thank u, next,” but Grande’s real gift is showing how her past baggage has tampered with how she experiences her romantic relationships going forward. Her emotion really shines in both vocals and lyrics on this song, leaving us a little sad that there are more “nasty”s than “pov”s

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 — Focusing on refining and editing communications rather than taking actions that could backfire. Launch your initiative after it’s ready. Study, revise and polish.

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on the album.

“I’m getting used to receiving, still getting good at not leaving,” she sings in “pov.”

“I’ma love you even though I’m scared.”

“Positions” is certainly a good album, and it feels like a very natural next step in Grande’s career and life timeline. But it feels cozy in every sense. The lyrics are comfortable to the point of being too safe, and the sound is interesting without veering into territory that’s experimental or unpredictable.

While all this makes sense for an album born out of staying home under lockdown, it doesn’t go unnoticed that “Positions” isn’t nearly as striking as “thank u, next” was. It almost feels like one continuous landscape, as if it’s not an album but actually a YouTube video titled “Ariana Grande themed ambience,” meant to stay in the background while you study and bop your head.

None of the songs are flops, there just aren’t enough distinctive high points throughout the track list to match the radiance of her previous work. Grande absolutely has much to be proud of when it comes to this album since she was able to gift her fans with 14 upbeat songs during one of the dreariest time periods we’ve experienced. But in terms of vulnerability and power, “Positions” falls short of the greatness she’s demonstrated in the past. hanjohn@iu.edu Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 — Coordinate with your team. The stakes could seem high. Reconvene to share options and possibilities. Communication gets farther than action now.

Together, you’ve got this.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 — Your work is gaining attention. While the obstacles you face are real, you can navigate them with calm professionalism, patience and persistence. Maintain momentum. © 2020 By Nancy Black Distributed by Tribune Media Services, INC. All Rights Reserved

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