TUESDAY, FEB. 3, 2015
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Shuttle service lacking patrons By Brian Gamache bgamace@indiana.edu | @brgamache
A commuter shuttle between IU and Indianapolis is suffering from low ridership two months after its launch. The Campus Commute shuttle, a partnership between IU and GO Express Travel, operates four times daily on weekdays between the Indiana Memorial Union and the IUPUI campus center. “We’re hauling three to five people a trip,” said Steve Tafoya, a six-year operator for GO Express Travel who drives the campus commute route. An internal count released to the Indianapolis Star by IUPUI showed only 334 passengers using the shuttle during the entire month of December. One hundred seventy-seven rode from Bloomington to Indianapolis and 157 rode the opposite direction. This averages to a little more than 10 passengers per day, five per ride, on the 50-passenger shuttle during the month. “By next year it’ll catch up a bit,” Tafoya said. “These things take some time.” Lan Yuzhi, a shuttle rider, said she appreciates the convenience of the shuttle and ability to get to Indianapolis on her own. “Hopefully more people will use this,” Yuzhi said. “It’s hard to find a carpool.” 1-way trips cost $7 and round trips cost $14. Tickets do not expire but are redeemed on a first-come, first-served basis. In contrast, one-way Indianapolis airport shuttles are offered by GO Express Travel for $18 and Star of America for $15, according to each company’s website. Reserved seats on the shuttle may be purchased for $1.50 more and tickets are available to the general public for $10. “We are always looking for opportunities to give our employees safer, more convenient, less expensive transportation options, and we are helping the environment as we do it,” said Kent McDaniel, transportation liaison and demand manager at IUBloomington, in a press release. Tickets may be purchased with credit card only at campuscommute.com, at the IUPUI Campus Center or on the bus. Online tickets must be printed
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Freshman guard Jess Walter moves away from a rebound after an IU free throw attempt Monday night at Assembly Hall where IU won 72-55. Walter was the only IU player to not commit a foul in a physical game where both teams combined for 40 total fouls.
UGLY WIN 72-55 Hoosiers ride offensive success to 72-55 win, shoot 48 percent in the first half By Grace Palmieri gpalmier@indiana.edu | @grace_palmieri
With the shot clock running down, Larryn Brooks caught a pass from teammate Karlee McBride on the left wing. She took a second to collect herself, and with no one guarding her, connected on her third 3-pointer of the night. There were just five seconds remaining in the game. The shot sealed a 72-55 win against Purdue at Assembly Hall. And it was the culmination of a night where the Hoosiers shot the best they have since Dec. 20, 2014 — during the non-conference season. The win snapped a four-game losing streak. “These past few games when we have lost, the effort hasn’t been there but we also haven’t been hitting shots,” Brooks said. “So that really did boost our confidence, and it always makes the effort get raised even higher.” IU Coach Teri Moren has said repeatedly that when her team plays poorly it often stems from poor shooting — when they aren’t hitting shots early, they don’t play well defensively. Monday night, the shots were
IU TOP PERFORMERS Points Brooks, 22 Rebounds Leikem, 8 Assists Brooks, 3 falling, and it meant a renewed confidence for Moren’s young players. “This is a team that rides the highs of being able to hit shots,” Moren said. “Defensively we were better, we talked better, our sense of urgency was greater.” IU opened the game on a 7-0 run, including back-to-back shots by freshman forward Amanda Cahill. Sophomore guard Alexis Gassion shot 3-of-4 from the field, with two 3-pointers, in the first half alone. The Hoosiers rode a 48-percent first-half field goal percentage to a 39-17 halftime lead. Brooks scored a game-high 22 points, which Moren said was especially important for the confidence of her point guard. Moren said rather than seeing spurts of Brooks’ “attack mode,” Brooks showed that consistently all night. “We’ve been asking her to play with less concern, less worry,” SEE SHOOTING, PAGE 6
IU, Purdue combine for 29 fouls, 20 turnovers in physical second half By Brody Miller brodmill@indiana.edu | @Brody_Miller_
This game got ugly. There were players being thrown to the ground, highspeed collisions and coaches arguing with referees in a second half of physicality that consisted of 29 combined fouls, 40 in the entire game. Nothing came easy inside or along the baseline. Both teams were already in the double bonus with five minutes remaining. Regardless of how pretty the game was, IU (13-8, 3-7) held on and ended their four-game losing streak with a 72-55 win against Purdue (10-12, 3-8). “This feels a lot better and different than it did in early January when we were in Mackey Arena,” IU Coach Teri Moren said. “Give our kids just a ton of credit tonight for coming out and playing 40 minutes.” The reported crowd at Assembly Hall was only 2,468, but it was consistently loud throughout the game. With each physical play and each questionable foul, the crowd erupted with either excitement or anger. They stayed until the final seconds even though the IU lead had been in
double digits for the entire second half. The physicality did not surprise sophomore guard Alexis Gassion. “That’s how it always is with your rival,” Gassion said. Purdue forward Whitney Bays had 27 points and 10 rebounds Jan. 4 when Purdue beat IU, 8664. Monday, she was held to six points on 2-of-10 shooting. The IU coaching staff worked all week with the post players on being physical and playing defense against the Purdue posts. The goal was to double-team her more, Moren said. “At their place, we let them get a lot of run outs in transition and we didn’t protect the paint,” Moren said. “That’s one of the things we talked about for the last couple days in preparation for Purdue is they want the block.” Purdue turned the ball over 19 times and made 38.5 percent of its shots from the field. The ugly win came at a time in which Moren had been criticizing her team for not playing complete games. IU led thenNo. 23 Minnesota for 38 minutes SEE TURNOVERS, PAGE 6
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Foreign affairs journalist speaks at Buskirk-Chumley By Bridget Murray bridmurr@indiana.edu | @bridget_murray
PBS NewsHour’s chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talked about the “New World Order” Monday night at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. She said, “There’s no ‘New World Order.’ It’s a new world disorder.” Warner’s speech was the first of the Media School’s spring Speaker Series. As she reflected upon the most transformative world events she covered, Warner said it forced her to think about how much the world had changed in regards to foreign affairs. The phrase “New World Order” was coined during George H. W. Bush’s presidency in the 1990s, and Warner said it has not rung
Margaret Atwood to visit campus By Sarah Panfil smpanfil@indiana.edu
true in her 25 years of covering foreign affairs. “It is a really unpredictable place,” she said. “There’s no way for the U.S. to shape the world the way that we’re used to.” Among other accomplishments, Warner won an Emmy for her reporting on Pakistan and the Edward Weintal Prize for International Reporting. She was awarded the Lee H. Hamilton Public Service Fellowship during her talk Monday for her service in journalism. She has worked in the PBS newsroom since 1993 covering world conflicts such as the revolution in Egypt and wars in Iraq. Sophomore Emily Lovell said Warner’s talk might help stu-
Writer and activist Margaret Atwood will visit campus 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Whittenberger Auditorium for a 90-minute, student-only lecture and Q&A. An award-winning novelist who is known for works such as “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the MaddAddam trilogy and “The Blind Assassin,” Atwood will speak as a Ruth N. Halls Distinguished Lecturer. Atwood has also written critically acclaimed short stories and books of poetry. Ed Comentale, interim director of the College Arts and Humanities Institute and English professor, organized Atwood’s visit, along with fellow English professors Rebekah Sheldon and Monique Morgan. Both Comentale and Morgan
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SEE ATWOOD, PAGE 6
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Margaret Atwood will be speaking at the Whittenberger Auditorium on Wednesday.
TOMORROW
Wednesday, Feb. 4
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • IMU Alumni Hall