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Thursday, April 18, 2019 | Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

IDS IU freshman remembered as kind, hard-working By Peter Talbot pjtalbot@iu.edu | @petejtalbot

Back in high school, IU freshman Dustin DuFault sometimes signed his homework with a stick-figure guinea pig. To get the doodle right, he told friends the oblong circle for a body, four little lines for legs and a dot for an eye had to be done quickly. Lately freshman Benjamin Cruz, a longtime friend of DuFault, has been carrying around a small red rock signed with one of DuFault’s guinea pigs along with Cruz and another friend’s name. It’s just one way he remembers DuFault. DuFault, 18, took his own life April 12 in his room in Forest Quad, according to an email sent to Forest residents from the director of residential life. “I never had a brother,” Cruz said. “He was like that to me.” DuFault grew up in Highland, Indiana, and graduated from Highland High School,

where he played in the orchestra. Cruz said he was first chair of the cello section. At IU, he was a music education major and a cellist. Cruz said they met in seventh grade when Cruz began going to public school in Highland after transferring from Catholic school. He said DuFault welcomed him into his group of friends. “He was there for me, and he made it seem like he understood what it was like to be kind of an outsider,” Cruz said. DuFault became like family to Cruz and his younger sisters. Cruz said DuFault taught one of his sisters to play cello. Recently Cruz said he ran out of meal points, but DuFault was letting him use his. DuFault and Cruz were friends throughout high school and decided to come to IU together after visiting campus in October 2017. They lived just a tower apart in Forest. SEE DUFAULT, PAGE 6

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IU freshman Dustin DuFault sits in calculus class during his senior year of high school. He played the cello and had a concert that night.

IU: 16 mumps cases on campus By Kaitlin Edquist kedquist@iu.edu | @kaitlinedquist

Hometown hero Ian Finnerty caps off college career swimming for his hometown team By Sam Bodnar sbodnar@iu.edu | @sgbod13

A childhood obsession with sharks and marine biology symbolized early signs of a career in the pool. Even his baseball nickname, “The Iceman,” pointed toward water. Now, as the American 100-yard breaststroke record holder, Ian Finnerty looks through his pink goggles at the path to the 2020 Olympics. Born in Bloomington, Finnerty began his life at IU as a toddler beneath his mother's desk during meetings. He kept himself occupied with an array of different interests. Dinosaurs and sharks were some of the first. “We had millions of those tiny plastic sharks and dinosaurs,” said Dina Adkins, Finnerty’s mom. “You could give him five of them, bring him in here and have any kind of meeting you needed to have. He was an excellent baby.” Finnerty’s family moved to Avon, Indiana, when he was 6 years old. At the time, his sister Sarah was 13, his dad worked as a train engineer and his mom worked for IU Purdue University Indianapolis. Also making the journey north was

the family’s Australian shepherd, Shelby. Shelby has since died, but she reminds Finnerty’s mom of a favorite memory and hidden character trait of her son: his humor. “He was able to teach Shelby how to growl on command,” Adkins said. “He could just point at her teeth, and he would get the dog to growl at people.” Finnerty’s humor often gets masked, not just from his introversion, but also by his serious athletic disposition. As early as fourth grade, Adkins said Finnerty showed no emotions on the pitching mound, where he gets “Iceman” from. He was locked in a zone, aiming for nothing but dominance. This, in part, stems from his emulation of deceased University of Oregon track star Steve Prefontaine. Prefontaine was Finnerty’s role model. His fascination with Prefontaine revolved around the runner’s obsession with hammering away at his personal goals until they were attained, a mindset Finnerty maintains to this day. “Ian has good days and bad days, but he knows himself and can do things fully his own way,” said Kirk Grand, a mentor and swimming coach of Finnerty’s. “His

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Above Senior Ian Finnerty of the men's swimming and diving team competes at the 2017 men's Big Ten Championships at Ohio State.

belief in himself is pretty impressive, and that’s a big thing he has in common with Prefontaine.” The Finnerty family returned to Bloomington for Ian’s eighth grade year. Adkins started her new job in the IU Office of the Bursar, and her daughter was beginning her sophomore year as a history major at IU. Adapting to a familiar yet foreign place, Finnerty struggled to adjust to the new setting. The Runcible Spoon and Chocolate Moose were two of his favorite places. Video games became a pastime. Yet they were not enough in making his birthplace feel like home again. High school would change that. Grand and the swimming team’s seniors made Finnerty comfortable. Baseball remained his primary sport as a freshman at Bloomington South High School, but that changed during swim SEE FINNERTY, PAGE 6

WIUX Culture Shock Festival is this weekend By Abby Malala Amalala@iu.edu | @abbymalala

The WIUX Culture Shock Festival will kick off at 12 p.m. Saturday in Dunn Meadow. Here’s what you need to know to be prepared for over nine hours of music. What is Culture Shock? The WIUX Culture Shock Festival is an annual music festival that takes place near the end of the academic year. It’s run by IU’s student radio station WIUX, and the first one took place in 1986. It showcases both locally and nationally known artists. Previous years have had artists such as Mac DeMarco and Noname as headliners. Where is it?

When should I get there? You can show up at Dunn Meadow at any time, but the show doesn’t start until 12 p.m. Dunn Meadow will get more and more crowded as the day progresses, however. The earlier you arrive, the easier time you’ll have finding a better view.

catch the Bloomington singersongwriter at 12 p.m. The first DJ to spin between sets will be DJ IKE from the IU Student Music Production Club. Allison Victoria, Willis & Diop, Chives and The Slaps are set to perform from 12:45 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. with DJ MADDØG scheduled to DJ between those sets. Finally, VD Collective will be spinning between Boa, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Lala Lala, SHAED and Saba’s sets. Saba, this year’s Culture Shock headliner, is set to take the stage at 8:45 p.m.

Who’s playing? This year there are ten acts set to perform with three different DJ groups set to DJ in between their sets. ktfaithful is first on the set list, so make sure you’re on time to

What should I wear? The forecast calls for cloudy 60 degree weather with little chance of rain on the day of Culture Shock, so festivalgoers may want to bring a light jacket. If you plan on staying the

Culture Shock will take place in Dunn Meadow next to the Indiana Memorial Union, at the corner of North Indiana Avenue and East Seventh Street.

whole day, be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring a water bottle. Just in case it’s sunnier than anticipated, sunscreen or protective gear like hats and visors might be a good idea. Do I need to bring money? The event is free, so you technically don’t need to bring any money, but there will be spending opportunities at the festival. Merch from the musicians will be on sale and food trucks will also be selling meals. Pro tip: bring cash so the lines move faster. Anything else? Always remember to be kind and courteous to fellow festival attendees, and don’t forget to enjoy the music.

Sixteen cases of mumps have been confirmed on IU’s Bloomington campus. The first two cases were identified in February. Nine of the cases are associated with an IU fraternity, according to IU spokesperson Chuck Carney. He said that includes members who live in the house, members who do not live in the house and non-members who have been to the house. Carney said the IU Health Center still sees about three or four people come in for testing each day and expects a few more diagnoses. The State Department of Health said a campus-wide clinic is not necessary at the time, he said. Mumps is an infection that can cause swelling in the salivary glands, according to Mayo Clinic’s website. Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness and loss of appetite. Symptoms can appear 12 to 25 days after infection, according to IU’s public safety advisory email sent April 11 following the seventh confirmed case. People with mumps may be infected from two days before until five days after the symptoms begin to appear. Some people may not have symptoms.

BFC addresses general education By Joey Bowling jobowl@iu.edu | @jwbowling08

The Bloomington Faculty Council discussed general education requirements, student engagement and received updates on University Faculty Council Policy Review Committee discussion topics Tuesday at its final meeting of the academic year. General education revisions The BFC passed proposed amendments to a policy on general education requirements. Taking a Diversity in the United States class is now required for degree programs. Information Literacy, which BFC changed from Information Fluency on Tuesday, is now recommended for all schools. Before, it was required for some programs. Intensive Writing and Enriched Educational Experiences courses are also now recommended for all schools, whereas they were previously required for some. Student engagement initiatives SEE BFC, PAGE 6


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