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Rape reported Sunday morning

By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave

Little 500 is back Cutters post fastest men’s qualifying team, SKI fastest for women

By DJ Fezler

Piazza parents discuss hazing

djfezler@iu.edu | @DJFezler

For the 2019 rendition of the Little 500, qualification for the race was just about guaranteed. Only 65 total teams took to the track at Bill Armstrong Stadium for quals Saturday, matching the lowest count in 58 years.

With 33 men’s and 32 women’s teams scheduled to compete for their placement, they simply had to log a time in order to punch their ticket to the largest collegiate bike race in the country.

Late in the afternoon, the defending champion Cutters looked calm and confident as the team approached the recently groomed surface. But the Cutters’ first exchange, between junior William Huibregtse and senior Victor Grossling, resulted in a fault.

“I think we had a little bit of nerves,” Huibregtse said. “Our rookie rider probably was a little overwhelmed, and all you can do is encourage him on the next one.”

Shortly after, the team would rebound. Cutters were gliding around the track and didn't make another mistake.

Even before Cutters’ last leg Noble Guyon crossed the finish line, it was clear they would overtake Phi Kappa Psi for the fastest time in 2019.

By Christine Stephenson cistephe@iu.edu | @cistephenson23

PHOTOS BY CLAIRE LIVINGSTON AND COLIN KULPA | IDS

Above A Gamma Phi Beta cyclist smiles as she begins her first lap March 23 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The team qualified 23rd for the Little 500 race.

Top Cutters teammates transition riders during their run March 23 at the Little 500 Qualifications.

Cutters was the top qualifier for the men’s Little 500 race that will take place in April.

Cutters will be on the pole for a second year in a row with a qualification time of 2:23.30, more than six seconds ahead of the runner-up. They’ll be gunning for a Little 500 win for the second year in a row.

“The time isn’t really important, it’s to show that we’re here,” Huibregtse said.

“We are the contender. It’s not so much to make us a target for other teams. We are the dominant team here and posting a time like that shows it.”

On the women’s side, Delta Gamma led the women’s field for most of the day.

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BASEBALL

Hoosiers sweep Iowa in Big Ten opener

By Stefan Krajisnik stefkraj@iu.edu | @skrajisnik3

The first weekend of Big Ten play for IU baseball resulted in a sweep of Iowa, capped off by a 7-1 win Sunday.

Despite scattered rain throughout the afternoon, IU was able to extend its winning streak to eight games thanks in large part to freshman outfielder Grant Richardson.

Richardson entered the series finale with eight runs batted in this week, and he added three more to his stat sheet. The freshman got things rolling in the second inning for IU with a two-run blast to the bullpen in left field.

“Off the bat, it was just a really good feeling," Richardson said. "I knew I had that one.”

Richardson’s contributions were not limited to just the offensive side. IU Coach Jeff Mercer said a big point of emphasis for Richardson in the offseason and early part

A rape was reported early Sunday morning, according to an IU-Notify alert. Police believe the rape happened shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday outside Eigenmann Hall.

The victim, who is an IU student, was struck in the head before the incident and did not see the attacker, IU Police Department Capt. Craig Monroe said. Police have not spoken with the victim.

An acquaintance of the victim provided police with details when reporting the incident around 1 a.m.

Sunday, according to a crime notice email. The victim did not want to make a report.

Police said they have not identified any suspects yet, but the person is believed to be male.

The IU-Notify alert was sent out for everyone’s safety and to keep people out of the area while it was being searched, police said. IUPD received no other similar reports Saturday night.

IUPD officers searched the surrounding area around 2 a.m. for evidence. IUPD Sgt. Kyle Moulden Moulden said IUPD detectives will keep investigating the case, and police will keep an eye on the area.

of this season has been improving himself on defense, and it showed in the sixth inning.

Trailing by three, Iowa had two runners on base with two outs when senior second baseman Mitchell Boe sent a line drive to right field. Richardson, on a dead sprint, fully extended to make a diving catch to prevent Iowa from scoring any runs.

“He’s a different level of athlete,” Mercer said. “You come to work every day because you don’t know what day is going to be the day where you figure it out for the rest of your career. And that’s what Grant’s done.”

IU sent out junior Andrew Saalfrank for his third consecutive Sunday start, but after throwing 14 strikeouts against Canisius College last week, he could not replicate the performance.

The southpaw went just two innings while struggling to string together outs. However, he was able

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Freshman Grant Richardson hits the ball March 22 at Bart Kaufman Field. IU beat Iowa, 3-2.

to pitch out of jams in his short stint and picked off two runners to keep Iowa from scoring any runs early on.

“He didn’t have great stuff today,” Mercer said. “He managed the run game, and they ran into

some outs.”

Iowa got an unearned run in the third against freshman pitcher Gabe Bierman, but from there it was all IU. SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 5

Jim and Evelyn Piazza, whose son died after being hazed in 2017 at a Penn State fraternity, spoke Sunday at the IU Auditorium about the dangers of hazing in greek life and why it needs to end.

Chapter members from IU’s four greek councils attended the event and filled the entire lower level of the auditorium.

Multiple greek chapters at IU are on disciplinary status, many due to hazing. Five chapters are on cease and desist.

Timothy Piazza, a sophomore when he died, was served 18 drinks in about an hour and a half during a pledge initiation at the university’s Beta Theta Pi house. He fell several times, including down 15 feet of stairs, and hit his head.

Despite his condition, other members of the fraternity shrugged it off until the next morning. Timothy Piazza died Feb. 4, 2017.

“He was slowly dying in front of their eyes,” Evelyn Piazza said.

She said when the brothers spoke out about the incident, it seemed like it was rehearsed and they were just trying to stay out of trouble.

After recounting the events preceding their son’s death, Evelyn asked the audience members to close their eyes and imagine someone they love lying unconscious in a hospital bed. She asked the audience to imagine telling him you love him and are proud of him.

“And there it is, he’s dead,” she said. “The world stops.”

Although it is illegal in most states, including Indiana, students in greek life across the nation continue to haze. Timothy Piazza was one of at least five fraternity pledges who died after alcohol-related hazing in 2017.

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Quals weekend ends with rape investigation

By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave

IU Police Department patrol started out calm for Little 500 Qualifications weekend Saturday night with just noise complaints and sobriety checks. It ended with officers investigating a reported rape and chasing three people.

Around 10 p.m. Saturday night, IUPD officer Conner Wagner had been on shift for four hours already and had just returned from his dinner break.

An early stop was a noise complaint at Pi Kappa Phi on North Jordan Avenue.

Wagner’s patrol area includes North Jordan Avenue and the North Jordan Avenue extension, so he said he responds to those often, especially when the weather is nice because people have more parties outside.

The base from the song “No Type” by Rae Sremmurd rattled the police car as Wagner pulled up.

Cars driving to the party turned right back around at the sight of red and blue flashing lights. Women in black and white checkered pants hesitantly hung back, deciding whether or not to go in.

Wagner said he asked them to turn down the mu-

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Two police cars park Oct. 19, 2018, at the intersection of 10th Street and Walnut Grove. For the weekend of Little 500 Qualifications, officers ended up investigating a reported rape and chasing three people.

sic, and as long as he didn’t get another call to the same house, it was merely a warning.

“They were having a great

time in there,” he said.

He said he understands college students just want to have fun.

Driving down Kirkwood

Avenue around 12:30 a.m., nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

“It’s super tame down here,” he said.

Other officers had responded to the smell of marijuana reported at Foster Quadrangle’s Shea Hall earlier in the night, but they had

been there for almost half an hour. Wagner decided he should go check if they SEE CRIMES, PAGE 3

Helmets to be given away Monday Chemical probes

By Jenna Williams jnw9@iu.edu | @jnwilliams18

Safety rules are drilled into students’ heads from a young age, but many don’t follow safety guidelines when jumping on an e-scooter to get to class.

“I’m guilty of flying over the handlebars a few times,” said Harrison Knable, freshman IU Student Government intern.

IUSG and the IU Health Center are partnering with Bird to give away 100 free helmets Monday to increase student safety on scooters after many students have had accidents, including fractured bones, broken front teeth and

a cracked skull.

Next week is IU’s first Scooter Safety Week.

The idea for this event came about last semester as scooters were becoming more popular, Knable said.

“No one was wearing helmets, and the student life section of IUSG deals in part with keeping students safe,” Knable said. “This was an easy fix, as well as a necessary one.”

The giveaway will be from 3 to 5 p.m. March 25 at the intersection of 10th Street and Fee Lane and at the Woodburn Clock Tower. There will also be promotional gifts from Bird including stickers and safety information, Knable

said.

Bird has worked with cities across the country to sponsor helmet giveaways and promote safety.

Each day will have a theme, starting with Monday’s Wear a Helmet, Knable said. The other focuses are Eliminate Distractions, Park Politely, Follow the Rules of the Road and Your Ride.

“A lot of people don’t wear helmets because people don’t even think about it or have a helmet, so hopefully we can start to solve that problem by giving out helmets,” he said.

Knable hopes the giveaway will help to erase the stigma of wearing helmets, he

said.

The City of Bloomington strongly recommends wearing a helmet while riding scooters, according to the city’s website.

“You wear helmets when you ride a bike, so why not when you ride these motorized scooters?” Knable asked.

Freshman Grace White doesn’t usually ride the scooters, but she has seen people wipe out while riding them without helmets.

“Students don’t really wear helmets, but they should, and they know they should but they’re college students so a scooter accident would probably not be the worst part of their week,” White joked.

BPD captain retires after 27 years

By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave

Steve Kellams said he had three feelings about retiring March 4 from his 30-year law enforcement career.

“You’re happy you did it,” he said. “You’re proud of what you did. But you’ll never do it again.”

Kellams, 50, said people are often surprised when he says he’s now retired and tell him they wish they could retire at his age.

“I wish I had a job where people didn’t try to kill me,” he joked.

In Indiana, police officers are eligible for retirement after 20 years.

Kellams said he “blames” his dad in part for getting him into law enforcement.

When Kellams first started at IU in 1987, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do.

He liked Indiana Jones and thought maybe he would do archeology.

After he heard about the IU Police Academy though, he decided to apply. His father was a reserve officer in Posey County, Indiana, where Kellams is from, so he had some understanding of the field.

He graduated from the academy in 1989 and worked as a part-time officer until applying for a position at Bloomington Police Department in 1991.

Because he wanted to take the BPD job right away, he never completed his degrees in anthropology and criminal justice but said he believes he would have ended up in the same place.

He planned to be at BPD for only three years and then wanted to move to a federal job, such as the FBI. He ended up staying at BPD for more than 27 years.

“It kind of sucks you in,” he said. “All of a sudden you turn around and you’re like ‘Wow, I’ve been here for a lot longer

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Steve Kellams retired March 4 from his 30-year law enforcement career. Kellams began at IU in 1987 and became interested in law enforcement after hearing about the IU Police Academy.

than three years.’”

When he first started as an officer, he worked the night shift, meaning he came to work at 9:30 p.m. and left at 6 a.m.

After 10 years of night shift patrol, he was promoted to sergeant and did night shift sergeant for four years, until finally switching to day shift for two years and afternoon shift for one year.

He said his wife of 20 years, Dina Kellams, and all spouses of police have to be flexible and understanding when it comes to the hours and dangers of the job.

“These officers don’t know if they are coming home, and there are not a whole lot of jobs like that,” he said.

Dina Kellams said she is not much of a worrier and would always tell herself everything was going to be fine when her husband was on duty. She only worried about the mental toll the job can have on officers.

Dina said she was “tickled” when he started working more normal hours later in his career because that meant family time in the evenings.

Kellams then moved to the Detective Division in 2009, where he said he worked grueling hours but also had the most fun of his career.

“It’s the closest to TV you’ll ever see in law enforcement,” he said.

Even though he was not on night shift anymore, the work-life balance was still a challenge.

On his daughter Sabrina’s first day of school, he got off his shift just in time to see her off. Right after, he was called out on a case he had to work for three days straight.

After being a narcotics detective for three years, he became a general assignment detective sergeant for a year.

He was in the Detective Division for six years total.

He was promoted to lieutenant after 21 years, and three years ago, he was asked to be captain.

While working up the ranks, he trained new officers and helped rewrite BPD’s training program. He won an officer of the year award for this work.

“I love teaching, and I love taking in the new officers,” he

said.

He became involved in the National Association of Field Training Officers and was being asked to come to departments around the country to teach.

He traveled and led a few classes a year using his time off, and even started his own training business, FTO Solutions. He now contracts with Public Agency Training Council to schedule the classes.

He plans to teach training more now and hopes to teach 25 or 30 classes this year, he said.

Kellams now has time more time to watch his 14-year-old daughter’s marching band as well as watch movies and read books Dina Kellams said she feels people often forget police officers are real people, too.

“They have a family,” she said. “They have friends. They have hobbies.”

Kellams said he is proud of his work and is not sure what else he would have done as a career.

“I am who I am today because of what I did,” he said.

progress new antibiotic

By Julia Locanto jlocanto@iu.edu | @julialocanto

IU researchers from the Department of Chemistry have made discoveries about bacteria that will advance the search for new antibacterial medicine. The researchers are using new chemical probes to observe cells in a more active way.

“The new technology allows us to do experiments in real time,” IU chemist and Associate Professor Michael VanNieuwenhze said.

VanNieuwenhze led the study and is working alongside Distinguished Professor of Biology Yves Brun’s lab.

“The work has been a fantastic collaboration between my lab and Michael’s,” Brun said. “My lab has a lot of experience in bacteria, and Michael’s has a lot of experience synthesizing bacteria, so we couldn’t have done it without each other.”

The chemical probes are small molecules that allows researchers to study a biological system, like cells.

These new probes let researchers study live cells under a microscope and examine how bacteria build cell walls. Typically, antibiotics break open the cell walls and eventually kill the bacteria.

But many bacteria are resistant to current antibiotics.

The new probes are fluorescent and light up when attached to the cell wall. They give researchers the ability to watch the cells in real time and make observations similar to video, as opposed to a photo, which is how previous research was conducted with older probe models.

Caitlyn Mulcahey, IU junior and researcher at the labs, said this technique is much more accurate than others.

“By labeling the walls fluorescently, we can see what

is involved in building the wall, and then understand how to target them with antibiotics,” Mulcahey said.

Antibiotic-resistant infections are prominent in America. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that by 2050, the number of deaths by antibiotic resistance will outnumber the amount of deaths by cancer. IU researchers are looking for a new way to approach bacterial studies.

“This research is becoming increasingly relevant, and the problem is becoming more dangerous,” Mulcahey said.

The research allows for the potential to either modify currently available antibiotics or create new drugs altogether.

“There are bacteria strains that have been found that are resistant to pretty much every antibiotic we have,” Brun said.

Numerous companies and researchers outside of IU have become interested in their research given its importance, Brun said.

ThermoFisher Scientific, a biotechnology development company, purchased the rights to market the previous versions of the probes.

VanNieuwenhze said companies and pharmaceuticals are now interested in the newer versions of the chemical probes.

“It’s great to be contributing to the work of so many different research groups around the world by designing these tools that they can use,” Brun said.

VanNieuwenhze said the developments the labs are making are fascinating.

“Learning new science by far is the most exciting part, and also the most difficult part,” VanNieuwenhze said.

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THE VOTERS GUIDE TO THE 2019-2020

IUSG ELECTIONS Student government campaigns often tout the same issues, focused on student well-being, transparency and diversity and inclusion. Students must decide which ticket can actually implement its policies

beyond student government executive election campaign. Two teams will appear on the ballot this year: Vision, spearheaded by presidential candidate Isabel Mishkin, and Bridge IU, led by presidential candidate

Vision

Bridge President Mackenzie North, junior

President Isabel Mishkin, junior

Opens Wednesday morning Closes Thursday night The link to vote will be emailed out.

VOTER GUIDE BY JENNA WILLIAMS

Bridge IU plans to work with the IU Health Bloomington Hospital, IU Health Center, administration, local and state government and more to create access to drugs that prevent narcotic overdoses. The ticket also wants to focus on the development of scooter and bike

safety policies and implement more accessible and efficient bus routes. Vision’s health and well-being policies include advocating for Wright Residence Hall improvement and renovation, the implementation of the suicide hotline number on the back of Crimson Cards, in-

creased education on gym equipment in the Intramural Center and the Student Recreational Sports Center, a dietary facts sheet for diabetic students and increased campus lighting to provide safety and comfort for students walking on campus at night.

Bridge IU’s campaign platform plans to advocate for minority and international students on campus, focusing on improving their transition to IU. The ticket also wants to add disability-friendly gym equipment in the SRSC and IC to ensure that the campus is fully accessible.

Vision proposes establishing a Middle and Near

Eastern Cultural Center, creating faculty resources for working with minority and international students and creating a Herman B Wells Library International Flag Display.

The ticket also wants to rename Jordan Hall, named after David Starr Jordan, a known eugenicist.

The ticket aims to provide event space for unhoused

National Pan-Hellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council fraternities and sororities, establish a prayer and meditation room in Wells Library, promote LGBTQ groups within schools, create a new space for La Casa Latino Cultural Center and implement more inclusive programs for international students after orientation.

Bridge IU is focusing on bringing together students from different backgrounds and schools on campus.

The team’s student opportunity policies include providing students with rÊsumÊ and career building services and organizing workshops in order to increase

students’ knowledge of off-campus living, including working with landlords.

After talking with students who spoke of the lack of resources for students interested in the music industry and music business, Vision plans to work with IU

to create a Music Business Program.

The ticket also plans to advocate for allowing three-credit hour classes taken abroad to count for World Culture credit for students outside of the College for Arts and Sciences.

Bridge plans to implement IUSG town halls and office hours and create interactive events for students to become more involved with student government.

Presidential candidate Mackenzie North

specifically spoke of the need to make IUSG more familiar to students on campus, reflecting on her time spent in IUSG Congress when some of her peers didn’t know what the organization was.

Vision wants to institute monthly IUSG town

halls, increase administrative transparency and educate freshmen on greek organizations.

The ticket plans to improve communication between greek organizations and IU administration.

Bridge IU proposes advocating for students with food insecurities by working with RPS to create an option in dining halls for students to donate money and meal points. The ticket also plans to create a more sustainable campus by working with agricultural and sustainability groups to use IU’s greenhouses and gardens for fresh food in the dining halls.

Vision wants to increase sustainability on campus.

They plan to educate students on how and what to recycle, introduce composting in all dining facilities, promote transparency in IU’s recycling processes, advocate for a plastic-free campus and create a sustainable living orientation event. The ticket plans to work toward amending the Indiana Lifeline Law. The law currently

protects students only under the influence of alchohol and offers limited immunity to the student calling but not to the individual who requires help. Vision wants to work toward the inclusion of students under the influence of marijuana and opioids, as well as the protection of all individuals involved. The ticket proposes the continued advocacy of hate crime legislation in Indiana.

LOCAL AND STATE FOCUS

IUSG AND ADMINISTRATION REFORMS

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Vice President of Administration Matt Stein, junior

Vice President of Congress Mackenzie Austin, junior Treasurer Taegan Myers, junior

VOTING

EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Vice President of Administration Mihir Barot, junior

Vice President of Congress Megan Miller, junior Treasurer Sai Mandala, junior

Mackenzie North. Elections are Wednesday and Thursday, and students will receive an invitation to vote via email. The winning ticket is expected to be announced Friday morning.

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The strong smell of weed spilled out of the building the moment Wagner opened the first floor door.

One officer stood in the hallway next to two girls sitting on the ground. Two other officers searched the room.

They finally came out with a small bag of marijuana. It had been hidden with a lot of shoes, which is why officers took so long at the scene.

The girls told officers it was their first time smoking.

Officers didn’t press legal charges, but Wagner told the girls they might have to do Oasis classes. “At the end of the day, we’re not here to take every-

one to jail,� he said.

With the bag of marijuana in the trunk of his car, Wagner drove back to the station. He carefully transferred it to another bag and weighed it on a scale — 1.4 grams.

Around 1 a.m. other officers received a report of a rape outside Eigenmann Hall.

It was reported by a third party. Sgt. Kyle Moulden said police believed the rape happened a little before 8 p.m. Saturday.

Detectives are currently investigating and looking for a suspect.

After speaking to Moulden around 1:30 a.m., Wagner and other officers were sent to investigate the area. “We’re not looking for anything specific,� Wagner said. “We’re looking for any-

thing at all.�

Wagner and another officer shined their flashlights in every bush, tree and trash can, leaves crunching and twigs snapping as they trekked around the perimeter of the residence hall.

Two officers checked the other side of the building.

After finding nothing, Wagner suggested they search a wooded area behind the Student Central building on North Union Street.

They only found a rope, which they decided was unrelated to the rape.

Next stop was the train tracks across from the Student Recreational Sports Center.

Wagner carefully walked along, trying not to slip on the rocks or trip on the rails in the 2 a.m. darkness.

Two other officers had gone ahead, their flashlights small dots in the distance.

Officers heard a rustling in the bushes — just a possum.

Then a confusing yell came over their radios. The two dots from the other officers’ flashlights were moving back Wagner’s direction fast.

They were running.

Wagner sprinted down the tracks. He jumped in his car and sped back to Eigenmann Hall, where the call came from.

At least six other squad cars were at the scene, all with lights flashing.

Curious Eigenmann residents peeked out their windows. An IU-Notify alert about the reported rape had been sent out almost two hours ago. Â A few minutes later,

Wagner returned and put a handcuffed man in the back of the car.

The officers questioned him and two other men. The men were unrelated to the rape case officers had been sent to investigate.

The men had been found in the area and ran when they saw foot patrol officers coming. One allegedly pushed an officer and another officer had to tackle a man to the ground to handcuff him.

Police ran a drug test on a powder substance found in a red fanny pack at the scene.

They were unable to determine what it was at the time. Â A little after 3 a.m. Wagner drove the man, 19-yearold Jacob Jackson, to the Monroe County Correctional Center.

Two other officers fol-

lowed behind with IU freshmen Alec Martin and Brady Tolva.

While the officers filled out paperwork of the men’s charges, their belongings were bagged, and they were taken through a door.

Jackson was booked on the preliminary charges of public intoxication, minor consumption of alcohol, resisting law enforcement and battery for allegedly pushing an officer.

Martin was charged with minor consumption of alcohol, and Tolva was charged with resisting law enforcement, public intoxication and minor consumption of alcohol.  After putting them in jail, Wagner went back to the station to do paperwork.  “A lot of being a cop is hurry up and wait,� he said.

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Is meritocracy dead in college?

Tiffany Xie is a junior in biology and English.

Federal prosecutors charged over 50 individuals early last week with engaging in an illegal scheme to get young adults into elite universities in one of the largest college admissions scandals to date.

William Singer, the ringleader of a so-called college preparatory business, allegedly orchestrated cheating on standardized exams, fabricated student athlete profiles and bribed university staff to try and “game the system” of college admissions.

Individuals have responded to the recent admissions scandal in different ways. Some pity the students, whose parents took part because they did not believe their child could get into an elite university without cheating. Others bemoan the rise of “snowplow parents” who, by attempting to keep their children’s paths obstaclefree, prevent their children from growing up.

The scandal casts a dark light on access to higher education in the U.S., where colleges and universities try to appear meritocratic but are often anything but.

There are injustices in college admissions that persist, legally. Aside from legacy students, high-profile celebrities also have an advantage in admissions. For the less famous, affluent students can take advantage of consultants who tailor application essays, personal tutoring and not to mention the cost of extracurriculars.

I grew up in Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis, as one such student. Many of my classmates took extra classes in the evenings, taught by Chinese-American professors and parents. They covered math, SAT problems and writing. Students in these classes went on to Ivy League schools.

My parents never signed me up for extra classes or college coaching, but it’s easy for me to feel complicit. I took weekly piano and viola lessons, which cost upwards of $100 every week. They chauffeured me from school to swim practice to music lessons to club meetings.

My father bought me a laptop so that I could do my homework. Sometimes I question which accomplishments result from my own work and which are contingent on my suburban upbringing. I received a fullmerit scholarship at IU. Did I get in on my own merit?

The recent scandal reminds me of my own experience applying to college. I didn’t cheat on the SAT or submit a fraudulent application, but I did have advantages in other ways.

Thinking about the quasi-legal and illegal lengths some go just to get into college makes me question what Americans want our education system to look like. How much weight do we place on need and how much on merit? Do we want to expand access to college education, and if so, to whom? Does this look different at Harvard versus IU? IU is insulated from the competition and scandal of Ivy League privilege and elitism, to some extent. But this does not exempt the university from greater investment in student retention services and expanding access to education.

If we want to remedy this, then the college admissions process at selective universities must change. But if universities truly want to expand access to education and promote equity, this cannot stop at the admissions process. Colleges must emphasize student retention, post-graduation plans and free academic support.

We cannot only open the door to higher education.

We must also guide students through it. tifxie@iu.edu

The beautiful journey of being biracial Jaclyn Ferguson is a sophomore in journalism.

“I didn’t know you were adopted.”

Freshman year of high school, a fellow classmate blatantly spewed that ignorant sentence out of her mouth when she saw my mom pick me up after school.

Yes, my mother has straight, silky blond hair, vivacious blue eyes and a light complexion. I have thick curly hair, dark eyes and a caramel color skin that can quickly turn three shades darker in the sun.

But no, I am not adopted.

That blond-hair, blue-eyed woman gave birth to me. I am a proud biracial woman.

Everyone needs to be cognizant of comments made toward biracial people. Not every experience is the same, and it is discriminatory to pit our races against each other.

The amount of biracial people in America has been increasing in recent years. On the 2010 U.S. Census, 2.9 percent of the total population reported multiple races. This was up from 2.4 percent in 2000.

Being biracial of black and

white descent in a country that is so diverse, yet so divided, has been a complicated yet beautiful experience that I would not trade for the world.

I have family members who have been able to acquire great wealth and a grandmother who marched during the civil rights movement.

When I was young, I didn’t see race. My sisters looked like me and although my parents did not, I lived in a house full of love and life, so it did not matter.

As a carefree 8-year-old girl with four missing teeth who just wanted to climb trees and cut Barbie dolls’ hair there was not much to question.

But as I grew up, I began to have identity issues that I typically kept to myself.

Due to working hard in school and being a well-spoken individual, I was often called an “Oreo.” This refers to being “white on the inside but black on the outside.”

Everyone likes Oreos, but trust me, nobody likes being called one.

Feeling as though my blackness was undermined due to simply being an articu-

late young woman was difficult.

On the other hand, if I got a little too passionate and angry about something I cared about, it would be viewed as my “black side coming out.”

As if black women are always angry and white women are unable to be passionate about anything.

The summer after seventh grade I had a dark tan I initially wore with a glowing confidence. But my hair also turned into a sandy blond color. Someone told me that the combination of dark skin and light hair made me look “really weird.”

These instances made the journey to self-discovery and identification difficult.

Due to society and culture, I identify more with my black side and have a stronger sense of relatability to black people than white people.

But that does not mean I ignore my white heritage. I do recognize the many privileges I have that come with being half-white.

If I have to check one box on an identification form, I mark black.

JENNIFER LEE | IDS

Jacyln Ferguson writes about being biracial in the United States and how she has been faced with prejudice and stereotypes.

That does not make me confused or ignorant as to who I am as an individual.

No, it does not mean I am another Rachel Dolezal. I simply have more experiences similar to black women than white women.

Although it did not always come easy, I love who I am and am confident in every corner and crevice of my ancestry.

I am comfortable around individuals of all backgrounds and can easily connect to people regardless of race.

Additionally, I have a strong sense of self-identification and acceptance, which I attribute to the diversity I have been surround by since birth.

So no, I am not adopted, and you cannot compare my personality to a cookie.

I am a combination of two races that are able to blend however I feel fit. That is the beauty of being biracial. jaraferg@iu.edu

JONAH’S JUSTIFICATIONS

The anti-BDS law suppresses free speech countrywide Jonah Hyatt is a sophomore in political science and philosophy.

Throughout the national conversation regarding antiSemitism and U.S. support for Israel, many states have silently been passing proIsrael legislation that critics say suppresses free speech rights. Indiana is one of 26 states that has anti-BDS legislation.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is a political activist campaign that pressures Israel to comply with international law with regard to Israeli apartheid and colonial occupation of Palestinian territory.

The campaign is a consumer boycott of companies and institutions that participate in the human rights violations toward Palestinians and to hold Israel legally accountable for its actions just like any other nation.

Israel, as well as many of its U.S. supporters, has taken the position that this campaign is anti-Semitic, claiming it seeks the destruction of Israel as a Jewish state.

The anti-BDS legislation that many states have passed requires that anyone who does business with the government sign a pledge to not be in support of the movement.

Proponents claim this law has no bearing on the individual’s right to freely express their support of the movement, but the problem is that this law financially threatens the individual or organization by forcing them to take a position on an issue.

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This law is a brazen violation of the First Amendment.

The Supreme Court has already ruled laws targeting independent contractors with impromptu government legislation unconstitutional, albeit when the laws in question are in retaliation to the expression of free speech.

In the Supreme Court’s 1996 ruling in Board of County Commissioners, Wabaunsee County, Kansas, Petitioner, v. Keen A. Umbehr, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor wrote in the opinion of the Court that the First Amendment rights of employees are to be extended to government contractors as well, and for the government to restrict freedom of speech, it must be of compelling state

interest.

Anti-BDS laws like Indiana’s House Bill 1378 are clearly not protecting a compelling state interest but are actually enacted to quell free speech on the movement.

Recently, Alan Leveritt, founder of Little Rock’s newspaper the Arkansas Times, has been taking a stand against Arkansas’ similar anti-BDS legislation. The newspaper is free to the public and stays afloat using ad revenue. A major contributor to the paper’s ad revenue is University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College.

Since the university is funded by the state, the Arkansas Times was asked to sign a pledge to not support BDS, and Leveritt refused.

The loss of revenue for the newspaper was severe, near $15,000, which threatened the paper’s ability to stay in business.

The Arkansas Times does not participate in BDS; however, nearly 10 percent of the paper’s revenue comes from the state, which makes legislation like this significantly dangerous for businesses.

It is not clear how antiBDS legislation began but it is clear that pro-Israel lobbying groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee have a significant impact on legislation like this being implemented, as pointed out

by Arkansas Sen. Bart Hester, R-Bentonville.

When interviewed by Vice News, Hester admitted

to checking with groups like AIPAC for template legislation when crafting Arkansas’ bill.

Anti-BDS legislation like this is explicitly unconstitutional and is used to make a statement by stifling free speech. It is evident that lobbying and campaign finance have a significant role in American politics and point to the root of the problem: money in politics.

Without immediate change to money’s role in politics, the U.S. will see no shortage of moneyed interests pushing legislation like this, which directly conflicts civil liberties and harms American businesses. hyattj@iu.edu

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» QUALS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 It posted a time of 2:45.71 after being the seventh team to hit the pavement. It was much colder at the start of quals, contributing to slower times.

When the temperature started rising and more of the competitive teams made their attempts, Delta Gamma eventually fell. The team comprised of four seniors was unable to win quals for the third straight year.

Alpha Xi Delta, a team that has never recorded a top-five qualifications finish, raced into second place behind Delta Gamma with a time of 2:47.62 and finished in fifth at the end of the afternoon.

“It definitely got us excited when we saw all of our friends were here cheering us on, it definitely adds to the experience.”

Senior Katherine Evinger, Alpha Xi Delta rider

While the members of the crowd screamed in support of the team, the riders cried and hugged one another. They were in disbelief.

“It definitely got us excited when we saw all of our friends were here cheering us on, it definitely adds to the experience,” Alpha Xi Delta senior Katherine Evinger said. “We all just kind of wanted to cry a little bit, we did start crying a little bit.”

In the chaos, Ski finished three seconds ahead of Teter, the eventual runner-up, and took first place. The 2019 Qualifications champions have been a top-10 Little 500 team since they were created in 2014. Their time of 2:39.21 will lead the pole for the 32nd – running of the women’s race.

To cap off the day, Melanzana was the only team to make a fourth attempt. Although it wasn’t the slowest time and had only three riders, they will hold the rear come April as a result of their three faults. Every team in contention qualified for the race.

Editor’s note: Noble Guyon and Victor Grossling have both worked at the Indiana Daily Student.

» BASEBALL

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 A run in the fourth and fifth innings helped IU extend its lead, but it was in the eighth where the home team was able to blow the game

PHOTOS BY SAM HOUSE, COLIN KULPA AND CLAIRE LIVINGSTON | IDS

Top Sigma Kappa cyclists switch off March 23 at Bill Armstrong Stadium during the Little 500 Qualifications.

Middle Left Riders for Alpha Xi Delta celebrate after their qualifying run March 23 at the Little 500 Qualifications. The team placed fifth in the qualifications for the women’s Little 500 race that will take place in April.

Middle Right Senior Zach Horowitz hugs his teammates after their run during Little 500 Qualifications on March 23 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The Nick’s English Hut team recorded a time of 2:35.19.

Bottom Spectators cheer for Alpha Chi Omega during the team’s run at Little 500 Qualifications on March 23 at Bill Armstrong Stadium. The team recorded a time of 2:55.33.

open.

A pair of singles and a walk got the bases loaded for IU, and it was Richardson again coming up with a base hit to bring in a run. Then with two outs, sophomore shortstop Jeremy Houston

picked up his seventh and eighth RBIs of the season with a single up the middle.

IU brought in senior utility player Matt Lloyd in to close out the game in the ninth and cap off seven strong innings from the bullpen.

With senior starting pitcher Pauly Milto throwing 8.1 innings Friday and junior starting pitcher Tanner Gordon throwing seven innings Saturday, IU was put in a position where going to the bullpen early was not an

issue.

“What we did earlier in the week allowed us to extend today and really not take any risks,” Mercer said. “It was a really good start for us and good first weekend.”

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» PIAZZA

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ties, including IU, suspended greek life to at least some extent. During an emergency meeting November 2017, IU’s Interfraternity Council unanimously voted to temporarily ban social activities with alcohol and unsupervised new member activities until the following February.

But this was only a temporary solution.

In the 2017-2018 school year, four fraternities and two sororities were suspended, mostly for alcohol and hazing problems, according to the Student Affairs website.

The Piazzas are now at the forefront of an antihazing movement, traveling throughout the country to warn about the potentially devastating effects of what some consider innocent traditions.

Jim and Evelyn Piazza directly addressed IU’s greek life chapters on probation or suspension, listing off each chapter’s motto and urging them to use their son’s story as motivation to change.

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Jim Piazza speaks March 23 about the importance of passing the anti-hazing legislation named after his son, Timothy Piazza, outside of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Jack Rogers, a sophomore member of Theta Chi, said he hopes the talk will change will make a difference in fraternity hazing, especially since IU particularly has a problem with it.

Dani Posin, a freshman member of Gamma Phi

Beta, disagrees.

She said she doesn’t think the talk will leave a lasting effect on fraternities at IU. She said she saw several men get up and leave the talk early.

The Piazzas said they

now spend Mother’s and Father’s Day at the cemetery with their son.

They can’t spend holidays at home. They never fully enjoy birthdays anymore.

Timothy Piazza should have been graduating from

Penn State this May with his brother, Evelyn Piazza said. He soon would have received a letter he wrote to himself his senior year of high school, which was supposed to be given to him five years later.

As Evelyn Piazza read the

list of advice Timothy Piazza left for his future self, she choked up. He had written that he wanted to contact his family more often.

“I don’t know how long any of us will be around,” Timothy Piazza wrote. “But cherish everyone.”

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FEATURE The role models: Evansville's Drag Queen Story Hour shapes a new normal

By Emily Miles elmiles@iu.edu | @EmilyLenetta

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Before police arrived with the horses and the armored vehicle, before the protesters gathered with their signs and prepared their hearts, before the Warriors for Christ assembled the loudspeakers, Owen Jackson rose before dawn and pulled seven layers of pantyhose onto his slim legs.

He slid on his hip pads, clasped his bra. He wriggled into the dress his friend sewed for the occasion.

He painted his face, just like his drag mother Mysti and friend DeeDee and others taught him. They were his role models, and he wanted to make them proud.

He snapped together his magnetic earrings, which didn’t hurt as much as usual. Finally, he emerged as Florintine Dawn.

Florintine Dawn was a local headliner of Drag Queen Story Hour, at once an innocuous library program for kids and a polarizing national spectacle. Much of America, it seemed, had an opinion about Drag Queen Story Hour, and after months of broiling debate, it was finally, this afternoon, coming to Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library’s North Park branch.

The self-described humble queen didn’t talk about the symbol he would become. The library and drag community had guarded his identity for several months, fearful for Owen’s safety. Then, just the day before, the Evansville Courier & Press ran an article about Owen, and his name suddenly filled newsstands and timelines.

Everyone knew the slight, twangy man on the cusp of Millennial and Gen Z they’d been arguing over. At 23, he worked as a chef, dabbled in photography and took the time to measure the water when he made macaroni.

But he didn’t seem too concerned about his growing fame.

He said it over and over again. Everybody’s opinion mattered just as much as his, and he was no better than anyone else. He was just ready to watch everything unfold.

Miles away, clouds kept the parking lot next door to the library dark and cold.

Pastor Cathy West began the prayer, the hood of her long black coat framing light hair and smiling eyes. It was the 40th day that a group of Christians set up outside the library to pray for the children of the community, for government officials, for a roadblock in this path away from God. From San Francisco to New York, and from Huntington Woods, Michigan, to Lafayette, Louisiana, drag performers were scheduled to read stories to children. In San Francisco, they had been for three years. Recently, however, where Drag Queen Story Hour could be found, so too could protesters with signs about gender confusion, child abuse and the Bible.

In late summer, locals caught on to the national trend and asked the Evansville library if their city could be next in line. They wanted their children to see the people promised by the national Drag Queen Story Hour organization’s mission statement: “glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models.”

Library officials brought it to the board of trustees. After lengthy discussion, all seven members approved, so library staff put the event on the library calendar for Feb. 23.

The Evansville Courier & Press first reported about the event in December 2018 and sparked a battle that played out on social media, at public meetings and in the homes and hearts of families.

Library board members were replaced. A city councilman posted a petition against the event on his Facebook page. A county commissioner threatened to pull library funding.

On all levels of Evansville community life, people felt the weight of Drag Queen Story Hour. They asked themselves who they wanted their children’s role models to be and who they wanted their city’s role models to be.

Four days to showtime A young couple perused wall hangings reading “home sweet farmhouse” and “blessed” when Owen and a couple friends triggered the automatic doors of Joann Fabrics and Crafts.

Owen wore a royal blue hoodie with gray joggers and black Nike

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First photo Supporters of Evansville’s Drag Queen Story Hour greet families as they enter the library Feb. 23. Loren Harrison, who dressed as Cinderella, knew her daughter was already safe inside. Rob Zaricki, who dressed as Jesus, knew his stepfather was on the opposing side of the barricade.

Second photo Loren Harrison hugs a child who attended Evansville, Indiana’s first Drag Queen Story Hour on Feb. 23. The event accommodated about 275 people and turned away more than 150 for lack of time and space.

Third photo Local protesters present signs in opposition to Evansville’s Drag Queen Story Hour on Feb. 23. Some members of the group had attended board and council meetings for months, speaking against the program.

tennis shoes. Few could guess at the glamour he could model with just a few yards of new fabric and friend Erin Tomlinson’s expert seamstress hand.

He checked his phone. Fifteen messages. It wouldn’t stop any time soon for Evansville’s reading queen.

The crew hurried to the fabric section. Owen ran his fingers along the mermaid sequined mesh on an endcap. He wanted something bright, flashy, pink. OK, maybe not pink. But definitely something the kids would love. Blue and pink. Yes, that’s it. It would make a perfect poncho.

To wear with a tube skirt? No, a dress. Owen made decisions on the fly, and Erin ran with the changes.

She would finish the dress by Friday night.

Owen and Erin weaved in and out of aisles, past princess and cosplay fabrics, tugging on pieces to test stretch. Florintine needed to be able to do the Hokey Pokey in this outfit.

“What about this?” Owen asked Erin, pointing to a blue performance fabric. “Does that look cute?”

“I don’t like it together.”

“OK, there you go,” Owen said.

“Put it back because I’m not the one that people are gonna be judging.”

“You are,” Erin said. “You are the one people are gonna be judging.”

Owen ended up with a fabric called Cotton Candy Tie Dye Mystique. Silver flecks made the blue, pink and purple shine. It would make Florintine shine.

Two days to showtime E is for Everyone. This is Evans-

ville’s young branding initiative, an effort to foster community involvement, celebrate the region and improve perceptions of the city.

It’s something a visitor might notice advertised on billboards, shop windows and lamppost banners — those universal Main Street emblems of pride.

“Either ‘E is for Everyone’ or it isn’t,” Reverend Kevin Fleming of First Presbyterian Church and Rabbi Gary Mazo of Temple Adath B’nai Israel wrote in a Jan. 26 letter to the editor. “Drag Queens and Drag Kings count — they are part of everyone. The LGBTQ community counts as part of everyone.”

“Either ‘E is for Everyone’ or it isn’t, Drag Queens and Drag Kings count - they are part of everyone. The LGBTQ community counts as part of everyone.”

Reverend Kevin Fleming, of First Presbyterian Church Rabbi Gary Mazo, of Temple Adath B’nai Israel

This letter came after the January library board meeting during which local drag king Brock Harder entered the ring, emphasizing that any parent who does not wish for their child to participate in Drag Queen Story Hour need not attend.

“I have been an LGBTQ entertainer in Evansville for the past six years,” Brock spoke into the micro-

phone. “And I’m the one the people in this room hate.”

The crowd’s audible disapproval met his words in a disjunction between semantics and denial.

“I want you to know we don’t hate you,” a member of the opposition told Brock after the meeting.

“But when people said hateful things, you cheered for them,” Brock responded.

Brock said decent conversation followed, but the two could not agree.

Brock descended into the basement parking lot. It was gray. He was alone.

Until that moment, he had never worried for his safety. Now he did.

On the February afternoon when the library board met downtown again, the E is for Everyone lamppost banners by the Ford Center were coming down, and the Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championship banners were going up.

A woman donning a red Trump shirt hidden by a jacket with cats on it parked her walker just inside the central library doors and asked two college students chatting against the wall if she could tell them something.

Brenda Bergwitz had received word that people from Westboro Baptist Church would descend Saturday on Evansville, and she wanted the young women to be careful.

She said she didn’t care what side of the debate they were on.

“If they come, we got your back.”

She hugged them both. “I love you.”

The woman returned to her walker. She grasped her copy of “Prayers That Avail Much,” the book

that stimulates her memory and helps her to pray when she’s unsure how.

She scrolled through Facebook, where in early February, she posted photos of drag performers as an example of the people on the other side of the debate, with what she deemed degenerate sexual personae and child-inappropriate behavior. One photo showed Brock’s most recent Halloween character — a bloody butcher meant for an adult show — taken out of context to achieve maximum fear.

“Is this the kind of role model you want to see in Evansville?” she wrote.

The Facebook post started a feud among the friends of both parties, in the comments section and in direct messages, leaving Brock drenched in tears on his lunch break.

Brock, wearing his “We are all human” shirt and a black vest, pushed through the library doors.

He joined the flow of about 100 people pouring into the event room to address the board. He turned in his form requesting a chance to speak. It seemed everyone had something to say, except Owen. He distanced himself from all of it and left town with friends that night.

The board announced only five people would be allowed to speak. The public forum would last no more than 15 minutes. The crowd, seated under what felt like 25 individual spotlights, collectively squirmed. Which side would get three voices?

The first spoke in opposition.

The second, a Catholic junior at Reitz Memorial High School, thanked the director for supporting diverse programming. If there is an opposite of thank, that’s what the third speaker did. The fourth received a standing ovation from a few people holding rainbow flags.

The teams were tied.

Kirt Ethridge stood up, walked to the microphone and adjusted it. Kirt described experience working in education, cited scholarship from the University of Nebraska, lauded E is for Everyone and literacy campaigns and then told a personal story.

“When I was a child, growing up, going to North Park library, I knew that I was queer. But I did not see myself reflected in the adults around me, and I did not see myself reflected in diverse storytelling,” Kirt said. “I cannot imagine how much sooner I would have let go of my self-hatred, how much sooner I would have accepted myself, if I had been able to go to an event such as Drag Queen Story Hour.”

Kirt thanked the library. End of public forum.

Kirt said that night what so many members of the local LGBTQ community thought. They wished they would have grown up with role models in whom they could see a reflection. They wanted the kids of today to know there was hope for the future. That’s what Drag Queen Story Hour symbolized. That’s what was at stake.

At the close of regular business, newly appointed board member Richard Clements made a motion.

“In light of the discussion that’s gone forth today, I move that the Evansville Public Library withdraw personnel, direct support, marketing and promotions for the Drag Queen Story Hour.”

Those in opposition to the event hooted and clapped. They distinguished themselves by wearing “My Voice Matters” stickers.

Would anyone second the motion?

One. Two. Three. Four. Five seconds. Silence grew progressively louder.

Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten seconds. No board member seconded the motion.

Those in support erupted. Drag Queen Story Hour would go on.

Showtime Brock and his partner Brooke leaned against the North Park library wall. Brock pointed out the palomino police horse mounted at the bottom of the hill.

To their right, a plastic orange barricade ran along both sides of the sidewalk leading into the library.

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SPORTS

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Editors Will Coleman and Matt Cohen sports@idsnews.com

WOMEN’S SWIM AND DIVE

King wins two NCAA titles in last college meet

By Matt Cohen mdc1@iu.edu | @Matt_Cohen_

AUSTIN, Texas — IU Coach Ray Looze has called senior Lilly King the greatest female athlete in school history.

On Saturday at the NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, King’s prolific college career came to an end.

“It’s good,” King said of her college career ending, “I can use my name, image and likeness in any way I’d like now.”

“You don’t replace Lilly King,” Looze said. “That’s a once in a generation, maybe once in a coaching lifetime.”

King finishes her college career with eight NCAA breaststroke titles, the most by any woman in history. King has the most NCAA title in Big Ten history across all events.

She won the 100- and 200yard breaststroke each of her four years at the NCAA championships.

IU finished ninth overall at the meet, the fourth straight top 10 finish in team history.

This is the first time in program history that IU has had a top 10 NCAA finish four straight years.

King never pulled away from the other swimmers the way she is accustomed to in the 200-yard breaststroke. The senior was able to hold off the field, winning the NCAA title in the event.

The team swarmed King for a group hug after she won the event.

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Lilly King talks to the media after winning the 200-yard breaststroke on the final night of the NCAA Tournament. King is the winningest breaststroke swimmer in NCAA history.

“Before the race I was like, ‘I better not mess this up, it’s my last one,’ King said.

King and Looze, neither of which are big huggers King said, embraced on the pool deck after her race.

“There’s a reason it’s never been done before,” Looze said of King’s eighth title.

Though King certainly did pull away in the 100yard breaststroke. In February, King broke the women’s 100-yard breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships in Bloomington. She broke her own record this weekend finishing with a time of 55.73 seconds.

Freshman Noelle Peplowski was sixth in the championship heat. She is the first IU freshman in the finals of an NCAA event since King. The 200-yard breaststroke marked somewhat of a passing of the torch. As King touched the wall for one final time as a Hoosier, Peplowski became

the leader of the IU breaststroke group.

“Noelle is really, really good, we just thought she had a ton of talent,” Looze said.

Senior diver Jessica Parratto bounced back from a bad second dive to place third overall in her final appearance in collegiate diving.

The finish marks her third top three finish at the NCAA championships.

“This whole experience has been unbelievable,” Parratto said. “I would not trade it for the world.”

Like King, Parratto will move on to compete as a professional. She said she has her sights set on the upcoming world championships and 2020 Olympics.

King and Parratto have led the IU women’s swim and dive program to height it had never before seen. IU has 10 total top 10 finishes ever at the NCAA championships. King and Parratto have been a part of four of them.

King was the only individual NCAA champion for IU at the meet. The team came to Texas with the goal of posting the best finish in team history.

That didn’t come to fruition as IU wasn’t able to match the success it had on the final night for the whole meet. IU wasn’t able to take advantage of its depth on the 100-yard breaststroke, sending just King to the finals.

Other notable IU performances included second in the 400-yard medley relay and fourth in the 200-yard medley relay.

The Hoosiers leave the meet with 19 total All-American honors distributed among 10 athletes.

Stanford University won the NCAA championship for the third year in a row, despite losing two Olympic gold medalists.

BASEBALL

Health and hitting key to IU’s eight-game win streak

By Jared Rigdon jmrigdon@iu.edu | @RigdonJared

The IU baseball team couldn’t catch a break during the first weeks of the season.

Sophomore outfielder Elijah Dunham suffered an injury in the first weekend of the season. Junior outfielder Matt Gorski didn’t play during the three-game series against the University of Tennessee.

Without key pieces, the IU offense struggled to put up runs early in the season.

IU scored just four runs in its weekend in Knoxville. It scored just seven runs in its three game tournament in Seattle.

However, as IU has started to get key pieces back into the lineup, IU Coach Jeff Mercer’s offensive philosophy has started to become more evident.

Mercer has found a lineup which has scored 89 runs over

its current eight game winning streak that was continued Sunday in a 7-1 win over Iowa.

“It helps getting a couple guys back and a couple guys going,” Mercer said. “The thing is we’re understanding our approaches as a group.

As we’ve understood how offense is produced, we’ve been able to run more, put guys in motion and have more situational at-bats. It’s just fundamental baseball."

The return of players such as Gorski, Dunham and senior outfielder Logan Kaletha have sparked a change in the IU offense. That paired with the emergence of freshman outfielder Grant Richardson has changed the trajectory of IU’s season.

After a midweek loss to the University of Cincinnati, IU was 7-8 and reeling. However after back-to-back weekend sweeps, IU is now 15-8 overall

and 3-0 in the Big Ten. Suddenly, IU looks like one of the top three teams in the conference.

“The biggest thing I say, and it’s kind of cliche and I probably say it way too much, but trust,” Mercer said. “Do you trust the guy behind you to do his job? Can I take this single and take this walk? If he’ll do his job then I can do mine. We’re starting to trust each other. It’s a program approach.”

IU is still trying to figure some things out. The defense is sloppy at times. The strikeout numbers are still rampant.

But IU has shored up the areas that hurt it most. The more experienced players are hitting at a high level, and the pitching has been nothing short of phenomenal.

Still, Mercer believes that his team's best baseball is yet to be played.

“As good as we’ve been,

we haven’t played a complete nine innings on any side of the ball,” Mercer said. “We’re a lot better than we’ve been. That’s always been our motto, just go back to work. We’re not going to panic, we’re not going to over react, we’re just going to go back to work every day."

IU’s three-game sweep of Iowa gives it a good measurement for how it stacks up with the rest of the Big Ten. IU pulled out three different types of wins this weekend.

A walk-off Friday. A blowout Saturday. And a grind it out, sloppy game Sunday.

However, what excites Mercer the most is how they’ve gone back to playing their brand of baseball. When IU plays the situation at hand, it’s perhaps in its strongest form.

“It gives you a good feel for where we’re at,” Mercer said. “But the way we manage our at-bats, our ap-

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Junior Matt Gorski sprints to third base March 22 at Bart Kaufman Field. Gorski then ran home to score IU’s second point of the game.

proach is exciting. Whether we win or lose, if we can control the process then we’ll see results from it. The opponent doesn’t matter, it’s our game. Play to our standard.”

The long haul of the con-

ference season is still ahead of IU. But if this eight-game winning streak is any indication, Mercer’s offensive philosophy with a healthy IU lineup makes this a dangerous ball club heading into the spring.

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Q&A: ktfaithful to perform at Culture Shock

By Abby Malala abbridge@iu.edu | @abbymalala

Katie Faith O’Neill, who now performs as ktfaithful, is an IU media major who got her start performing ukulele covers in high school and uploading videos on YouTube.

She is performing at 3 p.m. April 6 at the Pourhouse Cafe and will be this year’s opener at Culture Shock at 12 p.m. April 20.

The Indiana Daily Student sat down with her to ask some questions.

IDS: Are you excited for Culture Shock?

KO: Yes. I’m kind of nervous but also really excited because it’s my first actual performance as me being ktfaithful. And I usually would always do cover songs, so this is the first time I’m actually doing a bunch of original stuff.

Yeah, I’ve seen some of your YouTube covers. I stalked you a little bit to prepare for this.

I don’t post YouTube videos anymore. That’s what I actually wanted to do when I was younger. I was like, “I’m gonna be a famous YouTuber!” But then I realized music is probably more my thing.

So you said you haven’t done live shows before?

Well, in high school I did a lot for fundraisers and stuff. And I would just do ukulele and cover songs, so I guess that’s like a perfor-

mance but it was really chill.

It’s just different because back then I didn’t write my own music. So it’ll just be a different kind of vibe, because I have to present myself in my music and not just like, replicate someone else.

So who is the self you present in your music?

Who is the artist known as ktfaithful?

Well, I used to just go by Katie Faith O’Neill, and it was just piano songs and acoustic stuff, and that’s how I started writing my music, but then I felt like it didn’t really fit what I wanna do.

Because I wanna do more electronic stuff because the people that I listen to aren’t usually going into, like, synthy stuff, and my full name didn’t really fit that. But ktfaithful, I’m not trying to use it like how Beyoncé does Sasha Fierce. It’s kind of like that, but not really because it’s still me. I also wanted to push me to become a more outgoing version of myself.

So when did you start playing music?

I first started singing literally in kindergarten, probably because I went to Catholic school my whole life, so choir was a big thing.

I would do the psalms every Sunday, which is like a solo in mass each week. And as I got older, they started giving me more of them, and I wasn’t that good at first, but then my parents kept listening and were like, “Wait, you’re kind of good at sing-

ing.” I would just listen to the stuff my Mom would listen to, like Shania Twain or ‘80s disco. And then in 5th grade, I discovered alternative music. I was on YouTube and clicking on random suggestions and it just blew my mind, like “Woah, electronic music is so cool.”

That’s what started inspiring me to want to be an artist.

The idea of everyone listening to my songs was so cool to me. I didn’t know any instruments at the time, but then my mom was like, “You need to start doing that or else you can’t make it. You can’t just get discovered and not play an instrument.” So I started playing piano, ukulele and guitar.

So how would you describe your music if you could put it into a genre?

It’s kind of evolved recently into something completely different from what it used to be. It used to be kind of a Birdie, piano stuff, ballady, heart-wrenching.

But now I’m going for more of a pop, dancey feel. It’s not too out there for the average person. I want anyone to be able to enjoy it regardless of what kind of music they listen to. I really like listening to female vocalists a lot, who produce and make their own music.

Who are some of your favorite artists?

Marina and the Diamonds is my favorite artist.

No one ever knows her when I say her name. I guess she’s

PHOTO COURTESY OF CLAIRE MAHONEY

Katie Faith O’Neill, who now performs as ktfaithful, started performing ukulele covers in high school and uploading videos on YouTube. She is performing at 3 p.m. April 6 at the Pourhouse Cafe and will be this year’s opener at Culture Shock on April 20.

Marina now. I loved her persona and that she would dress up a certain way. I’ve always loved the idea of creating your own image, like

brand kind of, like a cohesive aesthetic. It’s cool to finally find your own style and perfect it. I used to love The Neighbourhood when I

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was in high school. The lead singer, Jesse Rutherford, he’s really cool because he plays with femininity and masculinity a lot.

MOVIE REVIEW

'Us' didn’t live up to its high expectations Joe Schroeder joemschr@iu.edu | @joemschroeder

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Students walk through a hallway March 19 in Aix-Marseille University located in Aix-en-Provence, France.

A big kudos to international students in the US Anna Groover is a junior studying English, geography and religious studies.

Few feelings exist that are worse than nerves and dread mixing in one’s stomach.

This feeling overwhelmed me as I sat in class during the first few weeks at university in Aix-en-Provence, France, where I’m studying abroad.

The class involved two hours of group work, a daunting assignment. Our task was simple: prepare a sustainable development pitch for an imagined local government.

In English, it’d be easy. In French, I struggled to comprehend the words flying across the table, much less contribute to the project.

My internal distress grew into a paralyzing anxiety and, in that moment, I thought back to a sermon I’d listened to that the Rev. Mona Dale give a few months earlier at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Muncie, Indiana, about the word “compassion.”

Often we think of compassion only as kindness toward another person or living being. At its roots, though, the word literally means “a suffering with another,” according to etymonline.com. As Dale pointed out, it asks you to be vulnerable to the hardships of others, to allow yourself to feel their experiences in their full, brute complexity.

I’m well aware the dif-

ficulties of studying abroad hardly merit being categorized as suffering. Nevertheless, that feeling made me wonder about the international students I’ve shared classes with at IU, and how they’ve dealt with language barriers and a new education system.

In other words, my own experience invited me to step into the imagined life of a non-native English speaker in the U.S. And, after some reflection, I’ve realized they’ve got a much tougher draw than I do as a non-native French speaker in France.

My first few weeks at AixMarseille University were filled with utter disorientation as I adjusted to a university system very different from the U.S.'s. Although I can grasp the big picture of class lectures, I often wonder if I’m missing important nuances. I badger my professors after class with questions about presentations or changes to the syllabus. In short, it’s been challenging.

Even so, the experience has been catered to me in many ways, much more than it has been for, say, a student from China.

Several times, one of my professors has included quotes entirely in English that take up an entire PowerPoint slide. Today, we even watched a 10-minute video clip entirely in English, without subtitles. My French classmates didn’t protest at

any of this. They just continued typing their notes, as if the appearance of a foreign language in class was completely normal.

I can’t even begin to imagine what would happen if a professor did the same thing in an American classroom, perhaps in Spanish.

I know I wouldn’t be able to understand a lick of it.

Apart from illustrating the extent of English’s hegemony in public spaces, these instances have also revealed to me a fundamental difference between the U.S. and the rest of the world: We are really terrible at co-existing with languages that aren’t English.

Even President Trump has further driven this sentiment.

“This is a country where we speak English, not Spanish,” Trump said during a presidential debate in 2016.

Regardless of the politics attached to statements like these, this sensibility reflects a more pervasive cultural attitude we seem to hold, even as the percentage of U.S. residents over the age of 5 who speak a language other than English at home has surpassed 20 percent, according to the United States Census Bureau.

We’re not all that open to entertaining notions of bilingualism, something that affects international students who are studying in the U.S. At IU, international stu-

dents have existed in my classes, but always in my periphery. I’ve neither had a personal conversation with an international student nor offered them assistance. I regret the twinges of exasperation I’ve felt in the past during sometimes-lurching, sometimes-hard-to-understand presentations given by international students.

I feel this regret even more acutely right now, especially since I’m preparing for a presentation at the moment and readying myself for the winces at my inevitable mispronunciations. Because it’s hard. Really, really hard.

At the end of the class, my fellow group members turned to me and began asking me questions. Where was I from? How long was I here for? They told me if I had any questions, I shouldn’t hesitate to ask.

Later, during a conversation with another French classmate, she commented it must be difficult taking classes in a foreign language.

I nodded, happy someone understood.

These aren’t things I’ve ever said to an international student, and I’m ashamed of myself for it. But I do plan on saying them in the future, and they’ll be coming from a place of shared experience and shared understanding — compassion, one might say. acgroove@iu.edu

I was so excited to see “Us.” The trailer previewed what looked to be another great film from writer and director Jordan Peele. Unlike Peele’s 2017 debut “Get Out,” “Us” looked to be more of a traditional horror film. After watching the trailer, featuring Winston Duke singing “I Got 5 on It” by Luniz, I thought “Us” was going to be my favorite movie of 2019.

That’s why I felt extra disappointed when I walked out of the theater confused and underwhelmed.

The movie has a lot going for it, complete with an eerie, frightening score from composer Michael Abels, beautiful framing from cinematographer Mike Gioulakis and stand out performances from both Lupita Nyong’o and Duke.

However, it just had too many plot holes and confusing moments that took me out of the story.

The film follows the Wilsons as they go on a vacation thats cut short after a family of their doppelgängers show up in their driveway wielding scissors.

With most movies, the director wants viewers to suspend belief and live in the world created for you.

While watching “Us,” I justhad too many unanswered questions to do this.

In “Get Out,” Peele hooked audiences with an interesting, mysterious story. Despite mystery, the narrative still felt complete when the credits rolled.

When I finished it, I felt all my questions were answered.

With “Us,” questions go unanswered and the ending is unsettling. Without spoiling it, I will say there is a twist toward the end of the film that feels unearned and almost forced. It just didn’t sit right with me.

The plot, although original, does not feel very fleshed out. When watching “Get Out,” Peele’s passion for the story is visible. He even won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

With “Us,” it seems like Peele was rushed in his writing process. Information that feels important to the audience is just left out.

An underground civilization created by the government, which fuels the plot, largely goes unexplained.

I don’t see Peele being nominated for any Oscars for “Us,” but Nyong’o might be. Her portrayal of both Adelaide Wilson and doppelgänger Red is astounding. She brings so much emotion and nuance to the role, and her character is what keeps the audience enthralled.

Duke also shines, playing doppelgänger Abraham and Gabe Wilson. He brings some much needed humor to the dark, eerie movie.

It amazes me that this is only his third feature film, with “Black Panther” and “Avenger: Infinity War” being the first two. Duke balances heavy emotions with humorous line delivery, and it works so well.

Before the movie’s widespread release, Peele took to Twitter, saying “‘Us’ is a horror movie.” It lived up to his promise.

The movie is genuinely scary at points, and doesn’t rely solely on jump scares and loud noises to put audiences on edge. Peele is a master of suspense and knows how to use things such as silence and background noise to build tension.

Before this movie, I never thought I could be horrified while listening to the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” but Peele proved me wrong. “Us” offers a lot of moments like this, where happy, comforting feelings are instantly juxtaposed with blood and gore.

While “Us” didn’t live up to the high expectations surrounding it, it still is a win for Peele. He couldn’t overcome his sophomore slump and make a movie that tops his masterpiece “Get Out,” but Peele solidified himself as the new king of horror and is helping the genre be taken seriously by both critics and audiences alike. joemschr@iu.edu

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 along ideological lines and ensured attendees could get into the library with minimal impediment.

As fellow event supporters arrived, in their rainbow tights and pink pussy hat and Cinderella costume, Brock laid out the rules. Folks on this side were welcome to offer words of encouragement to families entering the library, but they were not to engage with the opposition.

Especially not the bullhorn-bearing men from out of town.

On the other side of the barricade, a middle-aged woman instructed those in attendance to pull up “Glory Glory Hallelujah.” She wanted everyone to sing it together.

Near the impromptu choir director was Mary Shetler, one of the relative few young people in the section of locals opposed to Drag Queen Story Hour. She looked at the cluster of men set up on a patch of concrete, front and center of the library. One man held a sign that read, “Homo sex is sin.” Shetler wanted people to know that her group didn’t want them, the out-of-towners, there. Nobody did.

The people around Mary, for the most part, didn’t shout. And they had their own signs, ones about protecting children and opposing a program, not a people.

Most were reticent when members of the media asked questions, allowing the signs to speak for them. They wore on their chests and lifted above their heads individual reasons for attending the protest. Taken together, they sang a discordant chorus: “Cancel Drag Queen Story Hour. Adult entertainment is not for children. Not in

the library, not in school. Protect the innocent. Sodomites want our children. No drag queens in our libraries. Stop sexualizing children.

Jesus Christ saves. Sad day.”

“Westboro, go home!” someone shouted from the support side. Westboro wasn’t actually there, but that was the vibe. Heads pivoted in the direction of the voice.

“No,” several supporters corrected the person. “We’re staying quiet.”

Many feared a physical altercation. They swallowed their fear as a family came through.

“Good morning,” the supporters cheered. “Have fun!”

Brock’s partner Brooke helped escort a family past the speakers, children in tiny pink jackets bouncing. The woman with them paused at the barrier on the side of support, tears welling. She thanked them. She pushed the door open, children trailing.

As Brooke continued escorting people, one shouting man encroached until he was inches from her. Among other insults, he called her an “it.” Perhaps it was her short hair that triggered the dehumanizing speech. She asked nearby officers if he could harass her like that. No, he could not.

A small mobile speaker at the front of the support barricade played Sara Bareilles’s “Brave.”

Those nearby danced and sang along. A little girl dressed as Cinderella waltzed up the sidewalk and toward the door. Her mother, also dressed as Cinderella to greet children as they entered, ducked under the barricade and curtsied.

She walked her daughter through the doors.

PHOTO BY EMILY MILES | IDS

People affiliated with Evansville, Indiana’s Think PINK Productions block a window of the children’s tower toward the end of the city’s first Drag Queen Story Hour on Feb. 23. Some had spent the morning escorting families into the library to ensure the attendees felt safe.

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PHOTO BY JAMES KEYS | IDS

Evansville families in the North Park library listen to Florintine Dawn read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” on Feb. 23. The reading was part of the city’s first Drag Queen Story Hour.

The two groupings of visiting street preachers drowned each other out in one oppositional, chaotic garble.

As the top of a high schooler’s giant pride flag brushed the bottom branches of a tree, a man dressed as Jesus carried a rainbow sign through the crowd. His stepfather was on the other side of the barricade.

Inside the library, just before 10 a.m., Florintine Dawn stood tall in her shimmering dress and poncho. She beamed and waved her way into the room. The windows were blacked out. Music masked the speakers outside. Babies and toddlers squirmed. This was the moment.

“Let me tell ya, Florintine is happy to have you all here today,” she said. “Is it cloudy outside?”

The crowd offered up a few affirmatives.

“Yeah?” Florintine said. “Well, it’s sunny in here.”

First up, the Hokey Pokey. Florintine, parents, grandparents, pre-teens and tiny babies alike spun themselves around and clapped.

“You do the Hoookey Pokey!

You do the Hoookey Pokey! You do the Hoookey Pokey! That’s what it’s all about!”

Back outside, a sign: “Adult entertainment is not for children.”

Florintine announced the first book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” and several children gasped.

They’d heard this story at home, at grandma’s house, in preschool.

And they loved it, just like Florintine had loved it when she was little.

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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — The open road is calling. Where to explore? Try something new. Educational opportunities invite you into another point of view. Discover fresh inspiration.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 9 — Together, it's easier to navigate obstacles and barriers.

Your perspective is wider. Diversity provides strength. Another's skills take over where yours leave off.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is an 8 — Relax, and enjoy the scenery. Keep someone special in the foreground. Find yourself drawn magnetically toward love and kindness, beauty and goodness.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Strategize about the budget with your partner. The next two days are good for financial planning. Take care not to provoke jealousies. Sell something you made.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Your attention is in demand. Increase the pace as much as is safe, guarding your health and energy. Others may want quick action. Postpone nonessentials.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — Focus on domestic matters. Clean, sort and organize.

Resolve a family issue by listening and avoiding automatic reactions. Let go of a preconception.

Prioritize love.

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When the caterpillar transformed into a butterfly and flew away, everyone cheered.

“Protect the innocent.”

“Alrighty, let’s do another song.

We’re gonna do a song called Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”

A louder gasp this time. This song, used to help children exercise and learn the parts of the body, predated many of the parents in the room. It was a classic.

“No drag queens in our libraries.”

Everyone said goodnight to the cow jumping over the moon, the red balloon, the kittens and the mittens. They didn’t like the mice or the mush. They said goodnight to the air and to noises everywhere.

“Stop sexualizing children.”

Florintine ended the storytime with the Freeze Dance and “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” “Thank y’all for coming out to today’s spectacular event,” Florintine said. “Y’all made history.”

The room filled with cheer.

“Sad day.”

Drag Queen Story Hour lasted only 20 minutes. It would happen three more times that morning, accommodating about 275 people, turning away more than 150 for lack of time and space.

Some attendees filed out to craft tables and the toy-filled children’s tower. If it weren’t for the high-schooler twirling a giant rainbow flag and the person in a colorful dress and pigtails playing pattycake with a couple toddlers through the window, those children may have been distracted by

the loudspeakers that traveled so far to be unwanted by almost everyone in the community.

At the end of the third reading, a toddler in a pink shirt dragged a stuffed dog to the window of the children’s tower. All along the window, supporters were lined up to block the children’s view of the dissonance and ugliness outside. The girl walked her toy dog across the length of the wall, greeting each person. As the toy pup danced, barks boomed from the nearby K-9 unit.

Soon enough, families, supporters, protesters and the police trickled away. Aside from some trampled plants, the library returned to normal. The community, however, did not. There is a new normal.

Those who fought for acceptance that day left the grounds leaking love. In more than one ear, the street preachers’ insults rang.

More than one eye couldn’t stay dry.

The library has not yet scheduled another story hour, but those with “My Voice Matters” stickers and those in rainbow regalia have continued to show up at library board meetings to voice opinions on the event.

Kid-friendly drag shows, like the one scheduled for March 28, will continue at Lamasco Bar & Grill. Likewise, Brock will continue to work with groups like STAGEtwo Productions to plan future drag story hours, like the one that happened March 23.

And inside, the kids will continue to stand up and dance along to favorites like the Hokey Pokey.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is an 8 — You're especially brilliant.

Creative projects flower. Write, broadcast and publish your views.

Express your feelings through art, music or dance. Share what you love.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 9 — Advance a creative vision or dream. You're especially strong, and you know what you want. Put another check on your bucket list. Enjoy a personal moment.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is an 8 — Stay connected with friends. Participate with community groups and people who share your interests and commitments.

Benefits come through your inner circle. Support your team.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 9 — Conserve resources while generating income. Less is more.

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Email five samples and a brief description of your idea to adviser@indiana.edu by March 31. Submissions will be reviewed and selections will be made by the editor-in-chief.

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Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS

Difficulty Rating: How to play: Fill in the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9, without repeating a number in any one row, column or 3x3 grid.

Answer to previous puzzle

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Eye-boggling work __-di-dah: pretentious Five-armed ocean creature “I’ll pass’’ Decree Wander about Warehouse gds.

43 East Asian home of Acer and Asus 45 Like partly melted snow 47 Merkel of Germany 49 Molecule component 50 Leaves-catching brewing sieve 53 Drag to court 56 Witty Bombeck 57 Arabian Peninsula region, and what 16-, 20-, 36- and 50-Across literally have 59 Done with 60 Falco of “Nurse Jackie” 61 Wheel connectors 62 Mario Bros. console

DOWN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Cruise vessel Box office income Monthly util. bill “Selma” director DuVernay Classroom session Soothing medicinal plants __ Lee cakes Mine extractions Make secure, as a seat belt “Presto!” sticks Peacock’s gait Appears to be

15 Try for a long pass, in football lingo 17 Romantic ideal 21 Fervent feeling 22 Dolphin feature 24 Vogue competitor 25 Laundry batch 26 Pitching masterpieces 27 Bricklayer 28 “Ciao!”

31 Irene of “Fame” 33 Poison ivy symptom 34 Rock music’s __ Might Be Giants 36 Prop for a clown 37 Dutch beer brand 40 Ides of March victim 42 Tight-lipped 44 Not as cold 46 Parent of Maybelline 47 Used, as china 48 Chutzpah 49 South American mountain range 51 Staff assistant 52 “Look what __!”: “Yay me!”

53 Bargain hunter’s delight 54 App downloader 55 Site for handmade art 58 Application file suffix

Look for the crossword daily in the comics section of the Indiana Daily Student. Find the solution for the daily crossword here.

Answer to previous puzzle

Indiana Daily Student

1 BR avail. in August.

Off-street parking, W/D. 1 block South of Optometry School.

812-325-0848

1 – 5 Bed Apts/Houses

pavprop.com 812-333-2332

1-5 BR. Close to Campus.

Avail. immediately.

Call: 812-339-2859.

New 1 BR avail. Fall!

Prime location (17th and Dunn) near stadium and dntwn. Newly renovated!

Incl.: 24-hr maintenance, in-unit W/D, A/C, faux wood blinds, built-in desk work stations, stainless steel applns., free WiFi, free cable, free water, sewer, & trash. $750/mo.

Contact: 651-428-6052.

4 BR avail., Aug., 2019.

717 Eastside Dr. $1500 for 3 people, $1800 for 4 people.

Costley & Co. 812-336-6246 costleycompany.com

OMEGA BUILDING 3 BR, 2 1/2 BA: $2,250.

2 BR, 1 1/2 BA: $1,580-$1,650.

WD, DW, A/C. Omega Properties 812-333-0995 omegabloomington.com

1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Bedroom

LiveByTheStadium.com 301 E. 19th Street 5 BR, 2 BA

Outstanding locations near campus at great prices Leasing now 2019-2020

Newly remodeled, lg., 5 BR, 3 BA home. South of Campus. Lg. living rm. w/ built-in bay windows and hdwd. floors. Plenty of prkg., low utils., just $2000/mo. Call Gil @ 574-340-1844. E-mail: gilbertcoty@yahoo.com

Call 812-333-9579 leasinginfo@grantprops.com grantprops.com

Prime location: 2 BR apt. (from $655) & 3 BR twnhs. (from $825).

Hdwd. floors, quiet.

812-333-5598

Prime 3-8 BR. W/D. Aug. ‘19 1 blk from Campus on Atw. Ave. $700/BR 812-361-6154

colonialeastapartments.com

The Flats on Kirkwood 425 E. Kirkwood Avail. for lease: Also three 3 BR/2 BA units.

Washer/dryer in units.

Call 812.378.1864.

Sublet Rooms/Rmmte.

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Small, brown, wooden desk with a pull out keyboard tray. $35. aboruffy@indiana.edu

2015 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, 18K miles, luxury functions. $18,888. zehuang@iu.edu

MERCHANDISE Computers HP OMEN 15 15.6” gaming laptop, used but excellent cond. $699. zhezhou@iu.edu Lenovo gaming laptop, Y50-70, ultra HD, 4K display. $1,200. rsuparma@iu.edu

Electronics 32” LED HD Emerson TV, still works, excellent condition. $100, obo. mchassay@iu.edu

Misc. for Sale

Adidas EQT men’s shoes, size 10, off-white, barely worn. $50,obo. mattlane@indiana.edu Handmade oriental rug, very good condition. $200. mbinmaya@indiana.edu Vintage board games.

Incl., Sorry, Life, Clue, Monopoly, and Scabble. $100 for all. jtitzer@iu.edu

Bicycles 2008 Trek 2 series model 2.3 bike. 20.5 in. or 52 cm. $450 specsorff@gmail.com

27 gear black TREK bike. Hardly used, comes w/ helmet, lights, lock. $475. vpradhan@iu.edu

ELKINS

40” LG HD LED TV w/ wall mount. Great cond. $200,obo. 847-951-8991 yunho@indiana.edu

APARTMENTS NOW LEASING

50” LG 4K Ultra HD Smart TV. Model #: LG50UH5530. $350, obo.

847-951-8991

for August 2019 and 2020 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 BR Houses, Townhouses and Apartments Quality campus locations

55” LG 4K Ultra HD Smart TV. Model #: LG55UH6030. $400, obo. 847-951-8991 55” Samsung 4K Ultra HD Smart TV. Model #: Samsung UN55KU6270 $400,obo 847-951-8991

Acura MDX 2005 Touring Sport Utility, AWD. 177K miles. $3,900. daviscd@indiana.edu

12 pc. dinnerware set w/ 4 dinner & salad plates, bowls, & silverware. $15. yafwang@hotmail.com

Rooms/Roommates Stonetop to IU. Atw Ave $550 mo. Wifi + utils.

Avail Aug. W/D onsite.

812-361-6154 call/text

2010 silver Hyundai Sonata, 149K miles, clean title. $4,750, obo. stowle@indiana.edu

Twin XL mattress w/ bed frame, one year old. $200. tforburg@indiana.edu

LiveByTheStadium.com 1336 N. Washington St. 4 BR, 2 BA LiveByTheStadium.com 1385 N. Lincoln Street 5 BR, 2.5 BA

2008 Nissan Sentra, white, excellent cond., 135K miles. $4,400. tuho@iu.edu

Side table, triangle gold base, round glass top. $40. clalittl@iu.edu

Avail. Summer 2019: 1 BR of 2 BR top floor apt. in Evolve. Amenities incl. apirovan@iu.edu

509 N. Washington St. $5000/mo. 6 BR/4BA/ 2 kit./2 living rm. Call Logan at 812-598-8308.

Grant Properties

2006 Chyrsler 300 Hemi V8. 137K miles, well maintained. $5,900. guoliang@iu.edu

New hammock with stand, never used. $60. udjoshi@iu.edu

4 BR near Kirkwood, avail. in May for summer.

2-4 ppl. $1000/mo. neg.

812-333-9579 or

310 N. Dunn 5 BR, 2 BA, new kit, WD, DW, AC. $3,750 per month.

812-333-0995 omegabloomington.com

Furniture

Fluidity Ballet Barr, like new, hardly used.

Portable. $125, obo. glwhicks@indiana.edu

leasinginfo@grantprops.com

3 BR, 1 BA. Close to Campus. $950/2 person, $1050/3 person. + util.

Avail. 8/20. 812-824-9735

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Seeking: NOW HIRING temporary (hourly) groundskeepers for the Indiana University Athletics Golf Course!

Student and non-student temporary (hourly) positions are available for groundskeeper work for the Indiana University Golf Course. Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Golf Course superintendent, performs routine manual labor involved in golf course maintenance.

Minimum Requirements: Working knowledge of and ability to use hand power tools and equipment preferred.

Ability to operate light motorized equipment.

Ability to follow oral and written directions. Must be reliable and dependable. Ability to work independently.

FLEXIBLE work schedules/hours including weekends; ranging 4-29 hours/week. $10.15/hour Contact: Sherry Weber: Email: sheweber@indiana.edu

Sublet Houses **Spring sublet avail.

CHEAP! Lg., 3 BR/ 2 BA houses. $900/mo.

Dntwn. & near campus.

Call/text: 812-327-0948.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

2001 Honda Accord 180K mi. Good cond.

Repairs needed. $1,200. danschw@iu.edu

Black wooden desk for sale. Contact for details. $20, neg. bfang@iu.edu

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1 to 2 blocks from Campus

Large 1, 2 & 4 BR apartments & townhouses avail. NOW! Close to Campus & Stadium.

812-334-2646

dunnstreetresidences@gmail.com

LOOKING FOR SUMMER WORK? Full-time positions avail. at Nature’s Way Inc. Call: 812.876.7888 or email: victoria@naturesway.net for more information.

Avail May: 1 BR in 4 BR twnhs. 7th & Washington.

High-speed internet, w/d. $1000/mo. 201-739-7398

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PAVILION

Aver’s Pizza Now Hiring.

Bloomington’s Original Gourmet Pizza To Go, Since 1995. Managers, Servers, Delivery Driver, Cooks & Dishwashers.

Apply Online: averspizza.wyckwyre.com

Locally owned roofing company looking for motivated, physically fit workers for summer of 2019 (May 13-Aug 23).

Outside work on or near Campus, no experience needed, starting pay $15/hr. Send resume or inquiries to Betty at: steves@bluemarble.net

Unboxed Samsung 65’’ NU6900 TV. Brand new. $600. taochao@iu.edu

Sublet Condos/Twnhs.

Automobiles 1999 Toyota Avalon XL, 239K miles, okay cond. $1,500, obo. chaouli@indiana.edu

Shure brand microphone, stand and cable. Model SM57. $75. maddalva@iu.edu

leasinginfo@grantprops.com

812-333-9579 or leasinginfo@grantprops.com

AVAILABLE NOW

General Employment

Portable Oontz Bluetooth speaker.Includes aux. chord, charger and box. $70. tkadelak@iu.edu

Subleases avail now!!

Negotiable rent and terms.

812-333-9579 or

cunderwo@homefinder.org

3rd & Grant, 1 BR, $300/mo. + utils. No pets. Call 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

812-879-4566

EMPLOYMENT

Sublet Apt. Unfurn.

1 BR Tenth & College Apt Renovated, $1200/mo.

Prking includ., avail. Jan. Contact: 630-396-0627.

**AVAIL. May/Aug. 1-6 BR houses, Close to Campus/dntwn Call/text 812-327-0948

3BR/1BA on Atwater next to Optometry. Avail.

Aug19. $1900 incl utils.

LG 32-inch 1080p LED TV with universal tv stand, used. $100. ssusanto@iu.edu

TRANSPORTATION 345

**Avail. August!** 203 S. Clark 313 N. Clark ALL UTILS. INCLUDED www.iurent.com 812-360-2628

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facebook.com/e3rdStreet/

Apt. Unfurnished

Clothing

Women’s size 8.5 Columbia hiking boots.

Never worn. $60.

812-322-0808

Lenovo Yoga700-14, good cond. Chinese language system. $510. xz68@iu.edu

Avail. now- July ‘19: 1 BR in 4 BR apt. w/ 3 male rmmtes. in Deluxe at the Monroe. Utils. & internet incl. Reduced rate $434/mo. 317-557-7394

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STRESS RELIEF A FEW BLOCKS FROM CAMPUS Visit us on Facebook:

Houses

360

Missing: two feral cats.

Last seen 2/26. Near railroad tracks on W. 3rd St. 812-332-8652

1 BR in 2 BR apt. Incl. indiv. bathroom, applns., TV, W/D. $890/mo. neg. neimarkn@gmail.com

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Announcements

iPad Air 2, like new, only used a few times. $300 for iPad, $15 for case. keeminni@indiana.edu

Sublet Apt. Furnished

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Nike Vapor Untouchable Pro men’s football cleats.

Size 8, Never worn. $40. s.e.mosier1@gmail.com

leasinginfo@grantprops.com

***Now leasing 19-20*** HPIU.COM Houses & apts. 1-7 bedrooms. Close to Campus. 812-333-4748 No pets please.

HOUSING 310

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bose Companion 5 computer speaker system, great cond. $250. dk14@iu.edu

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ONLINE POSTING: All classified line ads are posted online at idsnews.com/classifieds at no additional charge.

Electronics

520

PAYMENT: All advertising is done on a cash in advance basis unless credit has been established. The IDS accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, cash, check or money order.

Rooms/Roommates Rooms avail. in lrg. house now thru July. $650/mo. incl. utils. Pkg., W/D. 812-333-9579 or

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COPY ERRORS: The IDS must be notified of errors before 3 p.m. the date of the first publication of your ad. The IDS is only responsible for errors published on the first insertion date. The IDS will rerun your ad 1 day when notified before 3 p.m. of the first insertion date.

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REFUNDS: If you cancel your ad before the final run date, the IDS will refund the difference in price.

A minimum of one day will be charged.

COPY CHANGES: Ad copy can be changed at no additional charge when the same number of lines are maintained. If the total number of lines changes, a new ad will be started at the first day rate.

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HOUSING ADS: All advertised housing is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act. Refer to idsnews.com for more info.

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To place an ad: go online, call 812-855-0763 or stop by Franklin Hall 130 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.

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Spring Series at Bill Armstrong Stadium

Miss N Out Sat. 3/30 Team Pursuit Sat. 4/1

32nd Running of the Women’s Little 500 Fri. 4/12 69th Running of the Men’s Little 500 Sat. 4/13

YOUR NEW HOME FOR EYE CARE!

$1,050/ month

Qualifications Sat. 3/23 Individual Time Trials Wed. 3/27

ATWATER EYE CARE CENTER

Northgate Townhouses Unit Features: • Two bed, 2.5 bath • Private bathrooms • Walk-in closets • Big living room & kitchen • Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher Community Amenities: • Secure Entryways • Free Ample Parking • On the Bus Line • Incl. water/sewer/trash

Bursar billing

Evening and weekend hours

Most insurances accepted

24 hour emergency care

10% IU discount

Contact lens direct shipment

Close to the IU campus, just west of the IU Stadium.

North of downtown with several restaurants nearby.

For ticket information: iusf.indiana.edu

Convenient campus location

Free parking

Most current frame styles 744 E. Third St. 812-855-8436

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OPTOMETRY

www.optometry.iu.edu

2019 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND

MARCH 21-22

SECOND ROUND

SWEET 16

MARCH 28-29

MARCH 23-24

ELITE EIGHT

ELITE EIGHT

MARCH 30-31

MARCH 30-31

SECOND ROUND

SWEET 16

MARCH 28-29

MARCH 23-24

1 Duke

FIRST ROUND

MARCH 21-22

Virginia 1 Virginia

Duke 16 North Dak. St.

Gardner-Webb 16

8 VCU

Ole Miss 8 Oklahoma

UCF 9 UCF

Oklahoma 9

5 Mississippi State

Wisconsin 5 Oregon

Liberty 12 Liberty

Oregon 12

4 Virginia Tech

Kansas State 4 UC Irvine

Virginia Tech 13 Saint Louis

UC Irvine 13

EAST

6 Maryland

MIDWEST

Maryland

FINAL FOUR

11 Belmont LSU

Saint Mary’s 11 Purdue

APRIL 6

3 Louisiana State

Villanova 6 Villlanova

Purdue 3 Purdue

LSU 14 Yale

Old Dominion 14

7 Louisville

Cincinnati 7 Minnesota

Iowa

10 Minnesota Michigan St.

Iowa 10

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tennessee

APRIL 8

2 Michigan State

Tennessee 2

Michigan St.

Tennessee

15 Bradley

Colgate 15

1 Gonzaga

SEMIFINALS

Gonzaga

North Carolina 1

SEMIFINALS

UNC

16 FDU

Iona 16 UNC

Gonzaga 8 Syracuse

Utah State 8 Baylor

Washington

9 Baylor

Washington 9

5 Marquette

Auburn 5 Murray State

Auburn

12 Murray State

New Mexico State 12 Auburn

Florida State 4 Florida State

Kansas 4 Florida State

Kansas

13 Vermont

Northeastern 13

WEST

6 Buffalo

SOUTH

Iowa State 6

Buffalo

Ohio State

11 Arizona State

Ohio State 11

3 Texas Tech

Houston 3 Texas Tech

Houston

14 N. Kentucky

Georgia State 14

PLAY-IN GAMES MARCH 19-20

7 Nevada Florida 10 Florida Michigan 2 Michigan

16 NC Central

11 Belmont

16 North Dakota St.

11 Temple

16 Fairleigh Dickinson

11 Arizona State

Wofford 7 Wofford Seton Hall 10 Kentucky Kentucky 2

Michigan

Kentucky 16 Prairie View A&M

15 Montana

11 St. John’s

Abilene Christian 15

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