WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 2014
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Jose Antonio Vargas speaks about illegal immigration during his speech for the Media School Fall Speaker Series on Tuesday in the Indiana Memorial Union. Vargas himself came to America illegally as a child.
On the border ‘Documented’ filmmaker speaks on immigration By Neha Ramani nramani@indiana.edu | @neha_ramani
Jose Antonio Vargas speaks about illegal immigration during his speech. Vargas’ documentary “Documented” recounts his own journey to America.
Two months after being arrested for his undocumented immigrant status, journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas continues to travel the country sharing his story and advocating for immigration reform. Tuesday marked the inaugural speaker series event sponsored by the Media School. Vargas screened his documentary, “Documented,” which tells the story of his life as an undocumented immigrant in America and tells the IU community about his experiences and work. Vargas joked during his talk that this is one of the first times he has been invited to speak by a journalism program.
“I think sometimes journalists don’t know what to do with me because I blur so many lines,” he said to a full audience in the Indiana Memorial Union Whittenberg Auditorium. But speaker series organizer Anne Kibbler, director of communications and media relations for the Media School, said Vargas’ different hats give him a broad appeal to students. “I was interested in him because he has been a practicing print journalist, and he has made a documentary,” said Kibbler. “It’s also a very timely issue.” Vargas is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist who has written for the Washington Post and became well known in the industry SEE VARGAS, PAGE 6
The 2015 budget for the City of Bloomington has increased by $22,978 since August 2013. The Bloomington City Council met for a special session Tuesday night to discuss the city’s budget for next year. Revenues for the city also increased by $35,051. The projected surplus for the 2015 budget is $394,044. Many salary increases were introduced, including a 2-percent increase for elected officials, a 1-percent increase for fire fighters, a 2-percent increase for the fire chief, a 1-percent increase for city union employees and a 2-percent increase for non-union city employees. Dorris Sims, human resource director for Bloomington, said the city is currently negotiating with the police departments to ratify a salary increase. The city saw a shortfall of $302,000 in 2014, according to corporation counsel Margie Rice. Perry township residents will see an increase in taxes to pay for the shortfall. Rainy day funds also saw an increase, which make up 26 percent of the general fund. A $578,270 decrease was made across 10 different funds in the budget, mostly in the parking facilities and parks general funds. Information and Technology Services, Planning and Transportation, and the Utilities Department are hoping for budget increases by a total of $52,952. The special session comes after four sessions in late August when city departments proposed their desired budgets to the city council. The special session was lengthier than the proposal meetings, when council members were not allowed to ask questions. Some of the meeting’s questions were devoted to discussion of where money from parking meters is deposited. Parking meter funds have been split between funding parking meters and enforcement, in order to pay for the services. SEE CITY COUNCIL, PAGE 3
MEN’S SOCCER
IU to play Central Florida in non-conference game By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu | @MichaelHughes94
The IU men’s team (4-1-2) is taking a familiar approach against an unfamiliar opponent as it prepares to face University of Central Florida (1-4-1) on Wednesday. The statistics may indicate that the Golden Knights have been struggling this season, but it’s close games that have been problematic. UCF has lost each of its matches by one goal with three of those matches taking place on the road. Being what IU Coach Todd Yeagley calls an “out-of-region team,” there is little familiarity between the two sides. “This is probably one of the few games where I don’t know anybody on their team,” IU senior Patrick
NO. 17 IU (4-1-2) vs. Central Florida (1-4-1) 7:30 p.m., Today, Bill Armstrong Stadium Doody said. “Most of the time I at least know one or two guys.” IU and UCF have played only once before — a 3-0 IU victory in 1998. However, Yeagley sees many similarities between UCF and IU’s most recent opponent, Rutgers. “The best example is Rutgers because they put numbers forward,” Yeagley said. “They’re good individual players who create on their own. We just have to be really spot-on defensively.” UCF plays a 4-4-2 formation, as SEE SOCCER, PAGE 6
Artist demonstrates ink painting By Julie Masterson julemaste@indiana.edu
Local artist Linda MeyerWright blended ancient artistic technique with contemporary style at a demonstration hosted at the Venue Fine Art and Gifts on Tuesday. “I should warn you, this is addictive,” Meyer-Wright said, starting her demonstration of encaustic and ink painting art. The technique is influenced by the ancient art of encaustic, which involves dripping alcohol ink on yupo, a synthetic paper, to produce vibrant, colorful paintings. “I saw it at the store. I bought it, took it home and tried to figure out what to do with it,” MeyerWright said of her inspiration to begin working with the medium. The supplies can be found at almost any craft store. MeyerWright uses household items
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Linda Meyer-Wright explains the different techniques involved in alcohol ink art Tuesday at the Venue Fine Art and Gifts.
such as makeup pads, cut-up credit cards and straws to guide the paint. “I kind of like (yupo) for landscapes, but I usually go for an emotion or mood, something abstract,” Meyer-Wright said. “I’m not really big on reality.”
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She described the artistic process as a journey rather than a plan. “You can constantly change it,” she said of the inherently messy technique. “But this is definitely SEE VENUE, PAGE 6