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Professor resigns after Title IX inquiry By Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman

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Musician Jeff Cannon received $5,000 to use on the creation of the song “Ride.”

Not just along for the

‘Ride’ Bloomington community song performers want to incorporate 'Ride' into community. But some people don’t think it represents the city. By Claire Peters clapete@iu.edu | @claire_peterss

The Bloomington community song music video opens with shots of rolling fields and rural scenes. These images continue to flash by along with footage of local musicians singing about what makes the Bloomington community special. But down in the comments section, remarks such as “Can we all get a refund for our taxes paid to this?” and “Has nothing to do with Bloomington. You know there's an actual town here, right?” are posted all too frequently. The song was a project by the Bloomington Arts Commission to celebrate Bloomington’s Bicentennial. It was aiming to create “a musical work that celebrates the city’s past, present, and future” and encourage the participation of citizens in the arts, according to the City of Bloomington website. The commission opened an application Jan. 5, 2018 for people in the community to submit a work portfolio, artist’s statement, resume and a proposed project description. Over 20 applications were submitted before the deadline Feb. 9, 2018, according to Sean Starowitz, assistant director for the arts in the City of Bloomington's Department of Economic and Sustainable Development. “It was an open process,” Starowitz said. “Any musician could have applied.” A panel of city staff, members of the community and the Bloomington Arts Commission selected Kel-

ley School of Business professor and musician Jeff Cannon, according the City of Bloomington website. He received $5,000 to use on the creation of the song. “I took the entire award, every penny of it, and I spent it on arrangers and musicians and players,” Cannon said. “I did not keep one dime for myself.” The three-minute music video for the folk song “Ride” was released Oct. 31, 2018.

“I was happy with it. How can I be disappointed in something a lot of people put work in?” Jenn Christy, vocalist and pianist

“And so we ride, we don’t race / And we wish this gift of grace for the world / From our Bloomington home,” Cannon wrote. Cannon recorded and wrote seven additional arrangements for groups such as school marching bands and choirs. Downloadable scores are available on the City of Bloomington website. The song was made for Bloomington but did not include identifiable parts of the community such as the Monroe County Courthouse or the Sample Gates. Cannon said he SEE SONG, PAGE 3

WOMEN’S GOLF

IU WG will go to NCAA Championship By Luke Lusson llusson@iu.edu | @LukeLusson

For the 11th time in school history and first time since 2007, the IU women’s golf team has clinched a bid to the NCAA Championship by finishing sixth place in the NCAA East Lansing Regional. IU’s 19-over par team score was three shots clear of seventh place Michigan State, which did not qualify for the NCAA Championship. “It’s a great accomplishment for this team,” IU Coach Clint Wallman said. “It elevates Indiana golf and puts us on the map a bit more.”

“Speaking from my experience last year, I’m really happy to be going back this year with the team.” Erin Harper, senior

Senior Erin Harper led the way for IU, shooting 2-over par for the week and finishing in a tie for 11th. Her final round, which included four birdies, was the best of her three rounds.

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Then-sophomore Erin Harper, now a senior, putts during the first round of the IU Invitational at the IU Golf Course in April. Harper finished 34-over-par after three rounds at the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The NCAA Championship won’t be all that new for Harper, who qualified last year as an individual. “Speaking from my experience last year, I’m really happy to be going back this year with the team,” Harper said. “It will be so much more fun to experience it with my teammates.” While Harper finished with a

2-under par 70, it was senior Kari Bellville who opened up the week a 70 of her own. Bellville’s four opening round birdies helped put IU in a tie for fourth as a team after one day of play. “I was able to keep the ball in play and away from the heavy rough,” Bellville said following her first round. “I had some really amazing approach shots into the

An IU law professor resigned Friday after IU concluded a Title IX investigation. Ian Samuel posted a letter explaining his resignation to Provost Lauren Robel on his Twitter account Friday. “I’m choosing to forgo procedural rights that might (though I doubt it) preserve my job if I fought to the Pyrrhic end, because the academic year is over and it’s time for this process to be over, too,” Samuel wrote. IU spokesperson Chuck Carney confirmed Samuel is no longer a faculty member at the Maurer School of Law or IU. IU opened the investigation into Samuel’s alleged misconduct in fall 2018. The university had received multiple reports alleging Samuel engaged in potential Title IX violations throughout an evening after a law school event, according to a statement from Carney. “IU appreciates Professor Samuel’s cooperation and acknowledgement of his misconduct,” according to the statement. Title IX prohibits discrimination or exclusion from educational programs or activities on the basis of sex, according to the United States Department of Education. This includes sexual harassment. Title IX applies to all institutions that receive federal money from the Education Department. In his letter, Samuel wrote that the allegations described him drinking excessively in a public place he “shouldn’t have been in” with people he shouldn’t have been around. When the investigation began, he wrote, a few people suggested he reexamine his life. That night was a clear sign of a growing problem, he wrote. “The truth is that the university’s investigation, in addition to doing justice, probably had the side effect of saving my life,” Samuel wrote. Samuel graduated from the New York University School of Law in 2008. He spent nearly two years as a lecturer at Harvard Law School and previously worked for the U.S. Department of Justice. He was an associate professor at the IU Maurer School of Law for less than one year.

greens that ended up around 15 feet or closer, which made things around the green so much easier.” IU struggled in round two, shooting 11-over par as a team. However, the team played its best golf in round three when it mattered most, posting a 3-over par score. IU came into its regional as the 14th seed and was the only double digit seed from the East Lansing Regional to advance. Only two other double digit seeds advanced to the NCAA Championship from their respected regionals, the University of Central Florida and University of Tennessee. Three other Big Ten teams will join IU at the NCAA Championship — Northwestern, Illinois and Purdue. The NCAA Championship will begin on May 17 at Blessings Golf Course in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The 24-team field will be cut to 15 teams following three rounds of stroke play, and those 15 teams will be cut to eight after a fourth round of stroke play. The remaining eight teams will switch to match play on May 21-22 to determine an eventual NCAA Champion.

Curtis Hill to speak at MCPL By Emily Isaacman eisaacma@iu.edu | @emilyisaacman

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is scheduled to speak at a Grassroots Conservatives meeting 7 p.m. Monday at the Monroe County Public Library. Attorneys general serve as chief state law enforcement officers and give legal advice to state government agencies and legislatures. Hill, a Republican, took office in January 2017 for a four-year term. Hill’s agenda is focused on “defending freedom, protecting families and encouraging youth to pursue meaningful lives,” according to the Indiana Attorney General website. Allegations of sexual misconduct have cast a shadow over his past year in office. Last summer four women SEE CURTIS, PAGE 3


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