Friday, January 10, 2020

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Friday, January 10, 2020

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IU falls short in Gator Bowl, page 9

Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Gyms prepare for influx of people

Front court spark lifts IU over Purdue

By Shelby Anderson anderssk@iu.edu | @ShelbyA04288075

66-48 By Sam Bodnar Sbodnar@iu.edu | @sgbod13

Freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes’ eyes lit up as she saw the open basket before her during the second half. She had missed every opportunity to score in the first half. Holmes switched the ball to her left hand and hooked it into the basket as she drew the foul. The Hoosier front court was held scoreless in the first half, but it came alive in the third quarter. No. 12 IU women’s basketball defeated Purdue 66-48 Thursday to continue its undefeated streak against conference opponents. Neither team shot the ball well, but it was IU that pulled away through the second-half efforts of its forwards. Holmes and sophomore forward Aleksa Gulbe combined for an uncharacteristic zero points during the SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 9

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Welcome back, Hoosiers. It’s a new decade, a new semester and a brand new staff once again here at the Indiana Daily Student. This semester, we’re focusing as much as possible on our readers. We want to find ways to provide a better IDS experience to the community and hopefully meet some more of you we've never talked to before. Christine Fernando will be serving as a community liaison, working with different groups around campus and Bloomington to talk more about our coverage. Two reporters, Joey Bowling and Ty Vinson, will be taking on new positions to expand our coverage in Bloomington and beyond with special funding from the Media School, though we remain independent from university oversight. We’ll provide more details soon, but feel free to start sending story ideas their way. We also want to give you a closer look at how we create our content — including how we fact check, write headlines and choose the photos for each story. The IDS should be accessible to everyone, whether you’re visiting us for the first or thousandth time. How we create and consume news is constantly changing, and the IDS wants to find the way that works best for all of us. If you have questions about our initiatives — or anything at all, really — reach out to editor@idsnews.com (or my Twitter DMs), and let’s start a conversation.

Lydia Gerike Editor-in-chief

TY VINSON | IDS

The chambers of City Hall are at standing room only at the beginning of the Parks Board's meeting Jan. 9. The board met with Bloomington residents to discuss the future of the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market and whether it should be privatized.

CONFLICT AT THE FARMERS' MARKET

Community Farmers’ Market won't privatize After a season of protests and allegations of white supremacy, the farmers market will continue to be run by the city through 2020. By Lydia Gerike lgerike@iu.edu | @lydiagerike

The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market will remain under city management through 2020 after a unanimous vote Thursday night by the Board of Park Commissioners. “It is now clear to me that the community wants to see this market move on into the future,” board chair Les Coyne said. The decision comes after the end of a tumultuous 2019 market season during which the community clashed over the presence of Schooner Creek Farm, whose owners were tied to a white nationalist group called the American Identity Movement, formerly known as Identity Evropa. As the season drew to a close with no real solution in sight, questions arose about whether the market would be better run by a private entity instead of the city. Park commissioner Lisa Thatcher read from a prepared statement at the meeting and said the public’s focus shifted throughout the course of the market’s season. While some people initially asked for solutions such as the removal of Schooner Creek Farm, she said removing protesters and maintaining public control of the market seemed to become bigger concerns as the months wore on. “Everyone has emotions in this because we aren’t just talking about the market,” Thatcher said.

TY VINSON | IDS

Susan Welsand, known as the Chile Woman at the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market, stands to speak Jan. 9 at a city council meeting in the chambers of City Hall. Welsand was among several people who voiced their opinions on the idea of privatizing the market or kicking out vendor Schooner Creek Farm.

“We are talking about Bloomington.” Thatcher said voting to keep the market public was a vote of faith on her part, but she wants to see the city work hard to make positive changes and actively listen to people who have been trying to address the problems brought to the surface by the market. “Our community was shocked because we had not been listening to our fellow citizens,” Thatcher said. “Why? Because of the privilege of it not having a direct and daily effect on us.” After the meeting, Abby Ang of activist group No Space for Hate said she wanted the market to be

privatized but wasn’t surprised by the way the vote turned out. She said she doesn’t know if white supremacy or issues faced by marginalized communities will actually be addressed this year, and she remains frustrated that people think protesters at the market are a bigger problem than white supremacy. “I wish I had more faith that they were going to make positive changes to welcome more minority vendors and minority community members,” Ang said. City employees expressed concerns about how market privatizaSEE MARKET, PAGE 9

January is the beginning of a new year, and with that comes New Year’s Resolutions and fitness goals. The Intramural Center and SRSC prepared for this influx of newcomers, as they are the only gym open on campus until Jan. 11 when the Student Recreational Sports Center reopens for the spring semester. Exercising more is the most common New Year’s resolution, according to a survey conducted in 2018 by NPR and the Marist Poll. Senior Emily Waggoner, who is studying dietetics, has worked at the Member Services Suite for two-and-a-half years. She said the amount of memberships purchased by community members begins to pick up in the first week of January and typically will not slow down until the first week of February. To accommodate the increased interest in coming to the gym, the employees at both gyms will be on double coverage, meaning two workers will be at stations that typically only have one during the rest of the semester. "I know it’s hard to make the change, so it makes me really proud to see people taking steps to better themselves," Waggoner said. The SRSC offers multiple weekly classes that are free for students, such as Zumba, Barre Fitness and kettlebell strength. The IC has multiple resources for students, such as 10 basketball and volleyball courts, nine racquetball courts and two multipurpose gyms. Whitney Krause, fitness leader and personal trainer at the IC, said she is excited every year for the newcomers who are motivated by their fitness goals. She teaches mat Pilates and barre and said she makes an effort to offer modifications to all of her exercises so the classes are challenging for all participants. “There is always a solution, never an excuse,” Krause said. Krause said she focuses on being energetic and positive toward everyone in her classes so that everyone feels welcomed, regardless of their skill level. Freshman Katherine Dahlin said she loves all of the different class choices offered so she can decide which ones to go to based on how she wants to train. She said her motivation for going to the gym is its effect on her mentality. “I feel more productive throughout the day,” Dahlin said.

Bloomington church reacts to potential split By Shelby Anderson anderssk@iu.edu | @ShelbyA04288075

Tristan Jackson Creative director

Vivek Rao Managing editor of digital

Caroline Anders Managing editor

Emily Isaacman Managing editor

After new negotiations for the proposal to split the United Methodist Church concluded in early January, churches across the nations are deciding how to navigate it. Lisa Schubert Nowling, lead pastor at First United Methodist Church on Kirkwood Ave., said the split could be devastating for churches, especially in a state like Indiana where many members may align with the traditional side while the clergy may identify more with the progressive side. If it does split, it will be over the differing opinions about rights of LGBTQ people to marry in the church and to become clergy members. There are three sides involved with the potential split: the progressive, centrist and traditional. The traditional side stands with the authority of scripture while the progressive side recognizes that there are multiple practices described in the Bible that are no lon-

IZZY MYSZAK | IDS

SEE CHURCH, PAGE 9

The First United Methodist Church on Jan. 9 at 219 E. Fourth St. The Methodist Church might split over hiring LGBTQ pastors and marrying LGBTQ couples.


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