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A.J. Guyton hired as assistant at Loyola From IDS reports

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The LGBTQ+ Culture Center is located at 705 E. 7th St. across the street from Dunn Meadow and the Indiana Memorial Union.

A chance to embrace LGBTQ+ community The LGBTQ+ Culture Center is starting a new peer mentor program. Dominick Jean drjean@iu.edu | @domino_jean

Incoming IU freshmen, who identify as queer, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, or as some other sexual orientation, haven’t always found out about the services available to them at IU. Senior Noah Shore, co-coordinator of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center’s brand new mentorship program, is working hard to change that. Shore said he first thought about a new mentorship program for incoming freshmen while bored during a school project. He said his mind started working on other projects, and he thought about his own rollercoaster of a freshman year and how long it took him to build a community of friends and come out about his own sexuality. “This is a program I wanted to have that wasn’t available when I was a freshman,” Shore said. The program is set to start up in the fall, when around 20 mentors will be matched with as many as 50 students to try and help provide advice and guidance to relate with incoming students who might not be comfortable with themselves and their own sexual orientation. Shore said the program is being set up along a three-pronged approach. First, to alleviate any anxiety or worries the incoming student might have. Second, to do the same for parents and

guardians. Third, to provide a sense of support that can help orient new students. The program stands out by allowing freshman students to choose their level of involvement with their mentor. Shore explained how some students need more advice, while others come into university with a lot more figured out. By allowing students that additional freedom to customize and define their mentor relationships, he hopes the program will be more appealing. Doug Bauder, director of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, said while there were some logistical issues to be worked out — such as long-term feasibility and background checks for mentors — the program shows a lot of promise. Twenty students have applied to be mentors. Many of them are also orientation leaders, which gives them an added incentive to help freshmen. “They know the lay of the land, and they can speak from personal experiences,” Bauder said. Some students never find the center in their time at IU, but many more have a need for it, yet don’t hear about it. The peer mentorship pilot program is meant to help alleviate that and work with freshmen to connect them with needed resources. “It’s an additional way of helping people know what a rich community

this is,” Bauder said. At first, Bauder was worried there weren’t going to be many students applying, but he said he was amazed around 20 young people were willing to help. The current plan caps the amount of students to be mentored at 50. Bauder explained this was because the Center was still gauging interest during a pilot year. “We don’t want to overwhelm the mentors,” Bauder said. “If we need more, we can open up the applications for that again.” Staff at the Center will be working this summer to create a set of guidelines for peer mentors to follow to ensure the program goes smoothly. One big concern for Bauder and the staff was for students to not think this type of pilot program was a dating service, and if sparks start to fly between mentors and mentees, then students need to know how to handle that responsibly. While he’s not sure exactly where the program will be after he leaves, Shore said he plans to work with his fellow coordinator, Thomas Sweeney, an IU junior, to help sustain the program and even spread it to the other cultural centers. The idea, Shore said, is to offer a framework that can work for the La Casa Latino Cultural Center or Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. “It’s a way to provide a sense of community and a sense of support and belonging,” Shore said.

Buskirk-Chumley begins new ïŹlm series SEE MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 3

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Dance instructor Mary Sue Hosey leads participants in a bow after teaching them dance moves Friday, June 22, in the BuskirkChumley Theater. Hosey teaches at The Dance Center, which is located at 223 S. Pete Ellis Dr. #14 in Bloomington. Lauren Fazekas lfazekas@iu.edu

Oscar-award winning film “Happy Feet” was shown at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Friday, June 22, as part of the BCT’s “Dance Moves & Movies” summer film series. Emphasizing movement and dance, the BCT invites local dance organizations and instructors to come and teach a brief lesson to attendees about

the type of moves they’ll see in each film. Mary Sue Hosey, tap dance instructor from the Dance Center in Bloomington, taught a group of young movie-goers the shuffles and steps to “Happy Feet’s Boogie Wonderland,” a song and dance number sung by one of “Happy Feet’s” main female characters, Gloria. Hosey, who has owned her dance studio since 1970, said she has been having recitals at the

BCT for over 15 years, and the theater asked her to do a small lesson before the showing of “Happy Feet.” Many children danced at the front of the stage with Hosey, who taught them moves like the shuffle ball change or, as Hosey called it as she was instructing, “the rocking horse shuffle.” The dance move brushes one foot forward and back, and then switches sides to the other leg, to repeat the same steps.

At the conclusion of Hosey’s instructions, several of her students came out onto the stage and performed a practiced choreographed version of “Boogie Wonderland,” a dance number Hosey said they learned in just three lessons. “It was so much fun,” Hosey said. “I teach children starting at age four, and go four through high school, so I work with little guys all the time.” “Happy Feet” was named one of the top 10 films of 2006 by the American Film Institute Awards, according to their website, and was voiced by Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams and Brittany Murphy. According to visitbloomington.com, lessons for the subsequent dance themed films are being taught by Arthur Murray Dance Studios, Ritmos Latinos instructors and the 40vers Hip Hop Group. Participants will have the chance to learn many different types of dances, including the fox-trot, mambo and the Cuban salsa, as well as some hip-hop demos. “Its a chance to have a free low-barrier, low-pressure dance class, and kind of connect with some people who could help and who are actually teaching those type of classes,” Anne Stichter, the events manager at the BCT, said. “People get to see how those type of classes work.” After this evening’s showing of “Happy Feet,” the BCT will be showing “Dirty Dancing” on June 29, “Step-up” on July 30 and conclude with a showing of “Top Hat” on August 3. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online or in the BCT’s box office.

Former Hoosier basketball great A.J. Guyton has been hired as an assistant coach on Coach Tavaras Hardy’s Loyola-Maryland basketball team. The former Big Ten Player of the Year and first team All-American was the director of player development at Northwestern from 2017-2018. He also enjoyed a brief two-month stint as an interim assistant coach for the Wildcats. Guyton joins a 9-22 squad as the Greyhounds finished with a 6-12 Patriot League Conference record last season. “I believe with the staff Coach Hardy has put together, we will help make Loyola a consistent championship-level competitor, while developing great leaders,” Guyton said in a Loyola-Maryland press release. Guyton, a guard who came to IU in 1996, played under Bob Knight for four seasons before being drafted in the second round of the NBA draft in 2000 by the Chicago Bulls. He played in the NBA for two full seasons before being waived by the Golden State Warriors in 2002. His NBA career lasted a total of 80 total games. He would end up averaging 5.5 points per game in 15.6 minutes per game. After that, he played professionally overseas in Croatia, Israel, Italy, Greece, Qatar and Sweden until his first coaching job as an assistant coach in 2010 for Illinois Central College. Guyton then moved on to help coach his alma mater’s team at Peoria High School before becoming the head coach of the Central Illinois Drive of the Premier Basketball League. There, he would win three league championships and win Coach of the Year in both 2012 and 2013. Guyton finished his IU career fourth on the program’s all-time scoring list at 2,100 points. He also ended up with a 16.4 scoring average, 429 rebounds, a 3.4 rebound per game average and 403 assists, averaging 3.1 assists per game. During his senior season in 2000, Guyton helped lead the Hoosiers to a 20-9 overall record and a 10-6 mark in the Big Ten. He also led the conference in scoring that season at 21.6 points per game, while shooting .419 from behind the 3-point arc. Declan McLaughlin

IU given grant to research global arts From IDS reports

IU was awarded a $1 million grant by the Andrew Mellon W. Foundation to support research in the arts and humanities focused on Indiana studies and global popular music, according to an IU press release. The Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research will match the grant, contributing another $1 million. Money from the grant and from IU’s contributions will go toward the creation of a lab focused on researching contemporary arts and humanities. This lab will be called Platform. Jonathan Elmer and Ed Comentale, both professors of English at IU, will be the principal investigators for the grant. In the IU press release, Comentale said research will involve Bloomington community members. “These scholarly projects will be conceived with an eye to community engagement and development,” Comentale said. “Rigorous knowledge production will inform collaborative activities that affirm the public value of the arts and humanities.” Matt Rasnic


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