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US government drops plans to take visas

By Joy Burton joyburt@iu.edu | @joybur10

The Trump administration rescinded federal rules Tuesday that would have stripped visas from international students taking classes entirely online.

As a result of the resolution, thousands of IU international students are no longer under threat of being forced to return home if a coronavirus outbreak forces the university to move instruction online mid-semester.

The agreement was announced during a hearing Tuesday in the federal lawsuit brought against the

Trump administration by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. IU signed an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit last week.

According to the Harvard Crimson, U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs announced five minutes into the hearing that a resolution between the government and the institutions was made. Government authorities agreed to “return to the status quo” and cancel the new federal guidelines.

The Trump administration faced at least eight federal lawsuits prior to the new agreement, including a multi-state lawsuit filed by 18 states.

Numerous universities and technology companies spoke out in opposition to the policy before the agreement was reached.

"During this unprecedented global health crisis, it is imperative that we and other universities retain the flexibility to allow any international student to continue their education — regardless of whether that student is receiving that education online or in-person — without threat of deportation,” IU President Michael McRobbie said in a press release last week.

Harvard and MIT said the policy contradicted a directive issued March 13 telling schools that stu-

dents could reside in the U.S. on F-1 visas while taking entirely online instruction “for the duration of the emergency.”

The universities also said the policy was issued without justification and without allowing the public to respond, putting it in violation of procedural rules.

Many universities said the policy would have put the health of students and staff in jeopardy by forcing instruction to continue in person. Universities also argued the policy put institutions at risk of financial trouble because many schools rely on international student tuition.

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Peoples Park again marks racial tensions The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce announced Friday the installation of a historical marker commemorating the Black Market firebombed by a KKK-linked white supremacist in 1968, according to a release.

The installation will take place at 10 a.m. July 31 at Peoples Park and will be live-streamed on the Chamber’s Facebook page.

The installation was originally planned for May but was rescheduled to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the release.

“Many people in Bloomington are unaware of the history of this park and the injustice that led to the end of the Black Market, and the Chamber and our Black-Owned Business Affinity Group are on a mission to change that,” Chamber president and CEO Erin Predmore said in the release.

The announcement came less than a month after June 19 when the mural at Peoples Park on the west wall of Bicycle Garage was found to be painted over by the words “Black Lives Matter” and “Defund BPD.” The mural originally read “Welcome to Bloomington You Belong Here” and spelled out

“Bloomington” with colorful depictions of iconic scenes in the city, featuring basketball, IU’s bicentennial, a limestone quarry and rainbow flag banners. The words "Defund BPD" has since been painted over and removed, but the larger words "Black Lives Matter" remain.

Bloomington Police Department Capt. Ryan Pedigo said BPD is still actively investigating the incident as a case of vandalism and no suspects have been identified at this point. He said the suspects could be charged with a class B misdemeanor, facing up to 180 days in jail if convicted, or a class A misdemeanor if the amount of damage done to the mural is deemed to be over $750, potentially facing up to one year in jail.

It also comes after the alleged attack on Vauhxx Booker by people with Confederate flags yelling racial slurs on the Fourth of July at Lake Monroe that has caused Bloomingtonians to protest racism in their own town yet again.

Eva Allen, the original painter and designer of the mural, responded to the mural being painted over June 19 through her company Allen Design’s Facebook page.

“I’m sad that someone would deface the mural which was created to celebrate diversity and inclusiv-

ity,” she wrote. “But, it’s not about me.”

“Friends, don’t let this incident make you more exclusive/treat POC differently, or have disdain for the BLM movement,” she also wrote. “I will not. Instead, let’s continue moving toward reconciliation, equality, and empowerment.

Because hate loses but love wins.”

Allen did not respond to requests for comment.

The date when the mural was found to be painted over, June 19, is a national holiday known as Juneteenth commemorating the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas, learned of the Emancipation Proclamation and celebrated their freedom.

Peoples Park, where the mural is located, used to be the site of the Black Market, which was firebombed with a Molotov cocktail on Dec. 26, 1968, by KKK-linked Carlisle Briscoe three months after it opened , according to a blog article

by Lindsay Beckley, historian and outreach coordinator at the Indiana Historical Bureau and host of the Talking Hoosier History podcast.

The store was founded by members of IU’s Afro-Afro-American Student Association and managed

by Clarence “Rollo” Turner, an IU student activist and founder of the

AAASA. Beckley said in an interview that Turner founded the market in order to expose locals and IU students to Black culture and provide a gathering place dedicated to Black students. The shop sold African artifacts and Black literature and was funded by investments from IU's Black faculty members and students and the city's Black community, she said.

Following the firebombing, 200 students protested outside the burned-down Black Market. The community raised enough money for Turner to pay back the investors, but he eventually decided not to reopen the store.

In 1976, the vacant lot where the market once stood was given to the city, allowing for it to be developed by community members into what is now Peoples Park. Since then, the park has been the ground for flea markets, festivals and protests.

Beckley said in the interview that the way the community responded was a good example of an episode of progress in race relations in Indiana’s history.

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MCCSC parents worried about fall plan

By Cate Charron catcharr@iu.edu | @catecharron

Monroe County parents are still trying to understand how their children are going back to school in the fall after the Monroe County Community School Corporation presented its Re-Entry and Recovery Plan on June 23.

The 96-slide presentation of the plan includes different modes of instruction based on whether the student is in elementary, middle or high school. Parents have until July 20 to make a decision about how their child will return to school.

Micah White has two daughters, one entering seventh grade at Jackson Creek Middle School and the other entering her freshman year at Bloomington High School South. White said the initial release of MCCSC’s plan was very bulky, confusing and overwhelming.

While her middle schooler

wants to do online instruction, White said she is still deciding how her high schooler is going to school in the fall. She said her daughter has asthma, and she worries about her having to wear a mask for long periods of time.

White said their decision will be made after meeting with their doctor.

“I'm just worried, not only for other kids, but I'm also worried for her,” White said. “Her safety and everything is important.”

Elementary and middle schoolers have two options for going back to school: five days a week in-person or entirely online. High schoolers do not have a five day week in-person option at Bloomington High School North and South. Instead they will have hybrid weeks of half in-person and online. The hybrid week will have in-person instruction on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and online instruction on Tuesday and Thursday. An all online op-

tion is also available.

White said this plan is stressful on her and her family. She said online schooling was difficult in the spring when she had to help her daughters with school while also keeping her employees and customers safe at work as a local gas station manager.

“I have enough to worry about with work scheduling,” White said.

“Let alone a high schooler that's brand new, walking in the door, having no idea what she's doing.”

Julie Sylvester has a daughter entering her junior year of high school at Bloomington High School South. She said while MCCSC released its plan for the school year, there is still a lot of misinformation circulating about a fully in person option for high schoolers.

While registering her daughter for the next year, Sylvester said there was a five day in-person option with a note saying the school district is collecting interest in

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the option but it is not a definite mode of instruction yet. She said she chose the hybrid option but if her daughter decides she doesn’t like that mode of instruction after the two week grace period, her only other option is completely online.

Sylvester said she too has worries over how the hybrid high school schedule will affect parents’ work schedules. She said it may be very difficult for parents who work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work days to have to worry about their child getting up on time to log themselves into online school.

“There are a lot of parents out there that their students may not be quite so accountable yet and may struggle in school, even when it was normal,” Sylvester said.

“They may have a lot of concerns as to what the hybrid schedule looks like.”

Another issue is the availabil-

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By Lilly St. Angelo

Attorneys of Sean Purdy and Caroline McCord, two people involved in the alleged attack on Vauhxx Booker on the Fourth of July at Lake Monroe, spoke to the press Monday, claiming Booker is telling a false narrative and the videos do not show the full story.

“It’s deplorable that any person would be targeted because of their race,” attorney David Hennessy said at the press conference. “It is equally deplorable that someone would use their race to provoke and arouse public passion over a false accusation.”

Booker said he was attacked on the evening of the Fourth of July by people who previously were shouting “white power” and had Confederate flags. He said his attackers mentioned getting a noose and restrained him against a tree. He sustained a minor concussion, abrasions, bruising and had chunks of his hair pulled out.

The Criminal Defense Team of Baldwin, Perry and Kamish is representing Purdy and McCord, who are dating. It is unclear whether the law firm is also representing others in the party that detained Booker.

Hennessy said on the evening that the encounter happened, Purdy and McCord’s group told Booker and his friends that they were on private property owned by the McCords.

Purdy allegedly showed them the property line and gave Booker and a friend a ride in his ATV to show them how to get to the gathering they were going to. Hennessy said Booker gave Purdy a beer out of his 12-pack before going on to the gathering.

In Booker’s Facebook post, he said a man in a hat with Confederate flag print on it followed him and a friend on his ATV as they were walking to a site of a lunar eclipse viewing event they were attending. Booker said in the post that the man said they were on private property and Booker and his friend apologized and continued on to the site.

Booker said in his post they advised some of the other people coming to the event to get to the site from the beach to avoid any trouble but they later found out that people were blocking the beach, claiming it was their property too and yelling “white power.” This is when Booker went to talk to the people with a friend to “smooth things over” and after talking to them, was jumped from behind as he walked back to the site, according to Booker’s post.

Hennessy told a different story. He said Booker came back hours later after he had first met Purdy and said he was a county commissioner and he was going to fine Purdy and McCord’s group and “ruin their lives,” then got in McCord’s face before Purdy got between them.

Hennessy said Booker then punched Purdy three times. There is photo evidence of bruising on Purdy’s chin, Hennessy said. He said Booker was then restrained against a tree, like videos show. He said this is legal if someone punches you on your own property. Hennessy denied Booker’s claims that he was beaten, saying he was only detained.

“He was the instigator and the agitator,” Hennessy said. “There were no problems of getting along.”

When a reporter asked what led up to Booker allegedly confronting and punching Purdy, Hennessy said it was unclear what led up to Booker coming back to talk to McCord and Purdy.

Hennessy said Purdy and McCord did not say any of the racist slurs that were caught on video and they did not say or hear anyone say anything about a noose. He said they condemn the language their friends used.

Hennessy also said both his clients have been interviewed by investigators, have met with the FBI and done a polygraph test that showed no deception on the answers given.

“We challenge Mr. Booker to submit to a polygraph,” Hennessy said.

“We’ll pay for it so he won’t have to use any of his GoFundMe money.”

Hennessy said it was time that the other side of the story was reported and the press conference was happening for this purpose. Purdy and McCord have not spoken to the press and did not speak directly to the press at the conference. They did stand be-

Lights shine July 13 on the mural in Peoples Park. "Black lives matter" was painted over the mural following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in May.

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Panel discusses racism in legal system, policing

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IU Maurer School of Law students organized an online event Saturday to discuss ways to put their support for the Black Lives Matter movement into action.

The event featured Jada Bee of Black Lives Matter BTown as the keynote speaker. Panelists included Jane Heneger, executive director of American Civil Liberties Union Indiana and Maurer alumna; Jacinda Townsend, a historical fiction novelist and Duke University School of Law alumna; and Kevin Brown, Richard S. Melvin professor of law at Maurer.

After the panel, there was an online workout class led by Equinox Group fitness instructor Sean O’Donnell.

“Our current system of laws and our law enforcers are reproducing the sins of the past. Why are young black men shot while running away from police? It is about not obeying.”

Jada Bee, Black Lives Matter B-Town

The event was also a fundraiser for BLM B-Town, Black Visions Collective and the Bail Project. Olivia Potter, president of the International Law Society at IU, said in an email that the group raised $3,371.03, over twice the amount of their $1,500 goal. Law firm Stoll Keenon Ogden said they will also contribute donations from their next Casual for a Cause day when employees donate money to dress casually.

Bee gave an activist’s perspective on defunding the

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Panelists and student moderators speak July 11 during an IU Maurer School of Law online event over Zoom. The event was also a fundraiser and raised $3,371.03 for Black Lives Matter B-Town, Black Visions Collective and the Bail Project, according to Olivia Potter, president of the International Law Society at IU.

police and unnecessary laws.

The panelists discussed facing and seeing racism in their workplaces and schools and their approaches to fighting it from a legal and human perspective.

Bee said some people believe the police who kill or harm people without reason are “just a few bad apples.”

She disagrees.

“The reality is that we only have a handful of relatively OK apples in orchards and orchards of rotten fruit, stemming from bad, poisonous trees that were planted years and years ago,” Bee said.

She referenced an op-ed

written by Amrita Chakrabarti Myers, IU professor of history and gender studies, in the Courier Journal about how law enforcement rose out of the slave patrol, white men whose jobs were to catch slaves who were out at night, something that was seen as dangerous.

“Our current system of laws and our law enforcers are reproducing the sins of the past,” Bee said. “Why are young black men shot while running away from police? It is about not obeying.”

The panelists moved the discussion to racism in other institutions, especially in the

legal system.

Brown, who is one of very few Black male professor at Maurer, said the problem is in the way discrimination law is interpreted. He said the Supreme Court has not acknowledged the disadvantages Black people face.

“The legal system itself becomes a conceptual block in trying to institute policies and programs that will deal with these racial disparities everywhere,” Brown said.

“To take into account the fact that Black people are facing a different cultural environment than whites is in and of itself described as discrimi-

nation, given the way we have interpreted the equal protection clause.”

Heneger, who is white, said as long as our society is racist, our legal system will be racist. She said lawyers like to pride themselves on knowing and living by the rules, but following the rules don’t necessarily correspond to moral high ground.

“We think we’re holding ourselves to a higher standard when that standard is embedded in racism,” she said.

She talked about the racism present within the nonprofit, social justice world

she works in. Much like lawyers whose association with law may make them believe they are immune to racism, people who work in social justice tend to think they could never be racist.

“Having the best intentions within a poisonous, tainted system isn’t enough, isn’t meaningful unless you are willing to own and hear how you are failing,” she said.

Townsend, who is Black, was a broadcast journalist for a time and said people in her predominantly white newsroom would cut Black people’s sound bites so much that they were manipulated to have a whole other meaning. She said she did not have much power in the newsroom at the time and didn’t want her career ruined, so she remained silent, but she wished she would have spoken up.

“We’re all gatekeepers, whether you’re a beginning attorney or an unpaid intern, you’re still a gatekeeper, and it’s really important if we want to further civil rights in the country, if we want to further Black lives, to remember that every single day, you are keeping a gate,” she said.

Although anyone could come to the online event, Brown addressed law students specifically when talking about how to discuss racism with peers. He said many law students will become powerful decision makers one day in a variety of fields.

“If you’re not having these conversations with your conservative colleagues, your conservative colleagues are going to walk away from here, they’re going to prosecute Black people, they’re going to send Black people to jail, they’re going to vote against legislation,” he said.

“If you want to be part of the civil rights movement, the movement for equality, start where you are.”

IU to offer 2-week courses in August 5th Bloomington employee tests positive for COVID-19

By Cate Charron

catcharr@iu.edu | @catecharron

Students can enroll in one of IU’s intersession courses starting before the fall semester that run from Aug. 10-23, according to an IU email.

The College of Arts and Sciences, the Media School

and the School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering are offering 31 courses ranging from 1 to 3 credit hours. Class instruction can vary from in person to hybrid to online, depending on the course.

Students can take four more credit hours at no extra cost during the 2020-21

school year. IU is allowing students to take up to 40 credit hours across the spring and fall semesters and the August and winter intersessions, compared to the normal limit of 36 hours.

Students may be able to receive state or federal financial aid for an intersession course if the course satisfies

their academic objectives. IU urges students to meet with their academic adviser beforehand in order to take the appropriate course.

Courses are offered for all levels. Students can search for courses on One.IU in the enrollment shopping cart.

Students can only enroll in one intersession course.

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Mother Bear’s is located at 1428 E. Third St. The restaurant will be closed until 4 p.m. Thursday for a deep clean and sanitation.

Mother Bear’s Pizza employee tests positive for COVID-19, causing closure

By Wei Wang daviwang@iu.edu | @DavidWazman

An employee at the campus location of Mother Bear’s Pizza at 1428 E. Third St. tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Monday Facebook announcement from Mother Bear’s Pizza Campus.

The Campus location will be closed until 4 p.m.

Thursday for a deep clean and sanitation, according to a message on their answering machine. During

this period, the staff will be informed of the positive COVID-19 case, and contact tracing efforts will be conducted among the staff.

The employee works one shift each week, and his or her last shift was July 5, according to the announcement. The restaurant was informed of the positive COVID-19 case early Monday afternoon and is requiring any staff who worked in close proximity with the employee to

be tested for COVID-19 before being cleared to return to work.

“We have been operating under all of Monroe County health requirements and CDC guidelines, including requiring mask-wearing at all times,” the announcement reads. “However, we understand that even with diligent mask wearing, there is still a chance of infection to spread.”

According to the announcement, the restaurant has been in contact

with the Monroe County Health Department regarding this positive case of COVID-19.

“Rest assured that our employees’ health and the public’s health come first,” the announcement reads.

“We will reopen only when it is safe to do so.”

Mother Bear’s Pizza West at 2980 W. Whitehall Crossing Blvd. remains in operation and will be open for dine-in, carryout and delivery, according to the announcement.

A fifth Bloomington city employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

According to a press release by the City of Bloomington, the employee does not usually interact with the public in his day-today work.

The employee who tested positive works in the transmission and distribution department of the City of Bloomington Utilities.

According to the release, the employee began experiencing symptoms July 7 and went into self-isolation immediately.

“As the employee rarely interacts with members of the public in the course of their work, it has been ascertained that members of the public were not placed at risk of exposure by this employee,” Yaël Ksander, communications director for the City of Bloomington, said in the release.

The City of Bloomington used an internal contact tracing process to track coworkers who interacted with the employee and

take proper precautions.

The city is also in the process of decontaminating the facilities, vehicles and equipment the employee used.

The new case marks the fifth city employee to test positive for COVID-19 through a viral test. Three Bloomington Fire Department employees tested positive between March and June, and a Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department employee tested positive in April.

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s antibody test came back positive July 1, likely indicating he had the virus at some point as well. Dawn Johnsen, Maurer School of Law professor and Hamilton’s wife, tested positive for COVID-19 in April and spent 10 nights in the hospital.

Monroe County has reported 375 positive COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths as of Tuesday, according to Indiana State Department of Health records. The largest percentage of positive cases in the county are among people ages 20 to 29 compared to any other age range.

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she said.

Briscoe later pleaded guilty to second degree arson charges, was sentenced to one to 10 years in prison and served less than four years, according to Beckley's article.

He would later commit crimes alongside Klan members and would be remembered as a Klan member, but William Chaney, the Grand Dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan, denied Briscoe was a member of the organization. Charges for the firebombing were also brought to Briscoe’s getaway driver Jackie Dale Kinser, who was a Klan member and would continue to engage in Klan-related crimes, but the charges were subsequently dropped after he pleaded guilty to three other unrelated crimes.

Beckley said in the interview that the charges against Briscoe and Kinser were fairly typical at that time since the firebombing only caused structural and property damage and didn’t injure anybody.

“There were no hate crime laws at that time that would have boosted those sentences,” she said.

Since the early 2000s, Peoples Park has had a rotating mural program through a public-private partnership with Bicycle Garage, Inc., said Sean Starowitz, assistant director for the arts in Bloomington’s economic and sustainable development department. The “You Belong Here” mural by Eva Allen is the third mural of the program.

“We at the City don’t think that public art should always last forever,” he said in an interview.

Starowitz said the city’s contract with Allen, starting in 2017, ends Aug. 31. He said during a virtual monthly meeting of the Bloomington Arts Commission that the mural will stay as it is and the city will not repair or paint over it before the contract expires and the city decides on the future course of action for the mural.

At the meeting, Starowitz presented some of the potential themes of the next mural at Peoples Park including the history of Peoples Park, the

Black Market, the civil rights history in Bloomington, Second Baptist Church and its Black architect Samuel Plato, Indigenous history and Black and Indigenous joy.

However, he said in the meeting that there have been concerns in the community about the next Peoples Park mural being vandalized again or incentivizing white supremacist groups. He also said because Bicycle Garage owns the wall, it will have a say on the next mural.

Nick Blandford, a member of the Bloomington Arts Commission and chairman of the Public Arts Planning Committee, acknowledged that deciding on the theme of public art requires a delicate balance.

“I think the balance to strike is art can challenge people, it can make people uncomfortable, but we want to avoid something that is full-on incendiary and going to specifically entice a lot of volatile reactions,” he said at the meeting.

During the meeting, Starowitz stressed the importance for the commission and the city to keep the conversation going in terms of promoting racial equity in art outside of the mural. The city has inclusion initiatives that support public artists through pairing up first-time public artists with more wellresourced creators. It also hosts diversity events such as the annual Black y Brown Arts Festival, which features African, Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Native American creative arts and artists.

“A prime example of criticism is the D.C. mayor putting ‘Black Lives Matter’ and renaming the street that, but then also not actually having a conversation about defunding police and what the community concerns are,” he said at the meeting. “So I don’t want us to also look like we’re doing political lip service without actually addressing other equity issues in our community.”

He said the city has not fostered the inclusion of artists of color as much as it would like and that because of this, the city hopes that the next Peoples Park mural would be created by an artist of color in the Bloomington community.

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Micah White's daughters, seventh grader Acacia Galvan and ninth grader Micheala Galvan, pose for a photo. The Monroe County Community School Corporation announced Bloomington High School North and South will have hybrid weeks of half in-person and online classes.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ity of Wi-Fi strong enough to support every device in their house, Sylvester said.

With a high school and college student both online in classes this fall, she said she is unsure how reliable their internet connection

will be, especially when she too has to work from homefor her job at Kelley Undergraduate Career Services.

MCCSC said it is providing school parking lots with Wi-Fi for students, but Sylvester said it is not always feasible to drive somewhere to attend a class.

She also said it's fright-

ening that her daughter is entering her junior year and has to deal with the many changes caused by COVID-19. On top of the changes, she will have to worry about her class load, college applications and social events like homecoming and prom that she may have to miss out on.

“You're thinking this year how excited you're going to be, driving your car to school for the first time and prom and those kinds of things is what you should be able to be focusing on,” Sylvester said. “But I think that we'll deal with whatever we have to deal with.”

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 hind their attorney throughout the press conference.

Booker and his attorney Katharine Liell put out a press release in response to the press conference.

“Mr. Booker did not instigate this encounter; he did not provoke anyone to hold him against his will,” the release said. “He did not yell or shout or lose his temper. He doesn’t need to take a polygraph test.”

The release repeated Booker’s claim that he was a victim of an attempted lynching and that he was violently attacked because of his race.

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A protester holds up a sign July 6 with the names of the three men believed to have attacked Vauhxx Booker on July 4. Protesters gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse before marching around downtown and eventually returning to the lawn of the courthouse.

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Then-freshman forward Mason Toye rushes toward the ball during the first half of play at the NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship game against Stanford on Dec. 10, 2017, in Chester, Pennsylvania. Toye was selected as the No. 7 pick in the 2018 draft by Minnesota United FC.

Former IU players back to action in MLS return

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Less than a week ago, Major League Soccer put its teams back on the pitch, beating Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to the task. While soccer does entail physical contact, it’s not to the same level as football, allowing for a more seamless reestablishment. The “MLS is Back Tournament,” spanning from July 8 to Aug. 11, is underway.

There have been complications and two MLS teams have already dropped out of competition. FC Dallas was the first club to make an exit due to positive tests. Three days later, Nashville FC followed suit.

The withdrawal of Nashville FC means that the anticipated debut of former IU men’s soccer defender Jack Maher will be put on hold.

Maher was taken as the No. 2 pick in the 2020 SuperDraft after spending two seasons at IU. As a freshman, Maher was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year while picking up All-Freshman team honors. Last year, Maher earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2013, Thompson was yet another Hoosier to receive Big Ten Freshman of the Year in his lone collegiate season.

Thompson has netted three goals in six years with the Earthquakes. This season, he has started three games and logged 217 minutes on the pitch.

While Maher will have to wait to record his first minutes in the MLS, other former Hoosiers are back in action.

Mason Toye, Minnesota United FC In his only year at IU, Toye led the conference in goals with 10, five of which came as gamewinners. He went on to take Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first team All-Big Ten recognition before being selected as the No. 7 pick in the 2018 draft.

After scoring six goals and adding three assists last year, Toye is in his third season with Minnesota United FC. So far, Toye has started one match this season, totaling 59 minutes played.

Justin Rennicks, New England Revolution As a sophomore for the Hoosiers in 2018, Rennicks was named to the All-Big Ten second team and College Cup All-Tournament team. Rennicks was signed to a homegrown contract in 2019 and appeared in two matches in his first season.

This year, Rennicks has spent

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Sophomore forward Justin Rennicks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against Michigan State during overtime Sunday.

11 minutes on the pitch, rattling off one shot.

Lee Nguyen, Inter Miami CF In his lone season for the Hoosiers in 2005, Nguyen scored five goals and dished out 12 assists on his way to Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

In 2012, Nguyen made his MLS

debut for the New England Revolution. After a long career, Nguyen is in his first season with Inter Miami CF and has spent 33 minutes on the field, putting one shot on goal.

Tommy Thompson, San Jose Earthquakes

BASEBALL

10 IU players named All-Stars at College Summer League

By Mark Christiansen mec1@iu.edu | @mechrist2

Ten IU baseball players were announced as All-Stars in the College Summer League at Grand Park, the league announced last week.

The Hoosiers have seven players on the Blue team and three on the Red team.

The Blue team includes junior second baseman Cooper Trinkle, junior utility player Drew Ashley, sophomore center fielder Grant Richardson, incoming freshman third baseman Kip Fougerousse, freshman pitcher Reese Sharp, junior pitcher Tommy Sommer and freshman pitcher Zach Behrmann.

The Red team includes sophomore pitcher Braydon Tucker, junior third baseman Cole Barr and freshman center fielder Ethan Vecrumba.

The All-Star game is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

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Top Then-sophomore left-handed pitcher Tommy Sommer pitches the ball against the University of Louisville on May 14, 2019, at Bart Kaufman Field.

Sommer was named to the College Summer League All-Star game Blue team.

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Bottom Then-junior Cooper Trinkle prepares to swing his bat March 7 at Bart Kaufman Field. Sommer was named to the College Summer League All-Star game Blue team.

Drew Moor, Colorado Rapids The defender helped the Hoosiers capture back-to-back national championship in 2003 and 2004, while being named a first team AllAmerican by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

After a lengthy career in the MLS, Moor has put in one goal in three games this season for the Rapids, while exceeding 250 minutes played.

Aiden Morris, Columbus Crew SC In 2019, his only season at IU, Morris led the Hoosiers with eight assists, while being touted as Top Drawer Soccer’s highest-ranked freshman in the country.

Morris signed a contract with the Columbus Crew following last season and has earned 14 minutes of playing time so far this year.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Former IU national champion Steve Bouchie dies at 59

By Tyler Tachman ttachman@iu.edu | @Tyler_T15

Former IU basketball player and 1981 national champion Steve Bouchie died Sunday afternoon. Bouchie, 59, suffered a heart attack over the Fourth of July weekend.

Bouchie starred on the Hoosiers from 1979-83 under head coach Bob Knight, picking up three Big Ten titles during that span. In his sophomore season, Bouchie helped IU capture its fourth national title in program history.

Bouchie started 50 games over the course of his career, averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Before moving to Bloomington, Bouchie was the first player from Washington High School in Washington, Indiana, to earn Indiana Mr. Basketball recognition.

Later, former IU basketball forward Cody Zeller, along with his brothers Luke and Tyler, would all receive the honors at Washington High School.

In high school, Bouchie netted 1,311 total points while grabbing 842 rebounds. In his senior season, Bouchie averaged 27 points and snatched 15 rebounds per game. He also scored a game record 45 points.

On top of winning Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1979, Bouchie was also listed to the Parade Magazine AllAmerican, Derby Steve Bouchie Classic, All-Conference, All-Sectional, Regional and Semi-State teams.

“Saddened to hear that 1981 National Champion Steve Bouchie passed away today,” IU head coach Archie Miller said in a tweet. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and teammates.”

After his time at IU, Bouchie was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1983 NBA draft.

While he never ended up taking the floor in the NBA, Bouchie traveled overseas to play in Italy.

He eventually suffered a hand injury that ended his career.

In 2009, Bouchie was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

Former teammate and current ESPN commentator Dan Dakich offered his condolences on social media.

“Heartbreaking to hear of the passing of Steve Bouchie,” Dakich said in a tweet. “That family has endured so much. RIP Steve.”

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Allen remains optimistic for 2020 season

By D.J. Fezler djfezler@iu.edu | @DJFezler

As students return to Bloomington in increasingly large capacities, the threat of COVID-19 looms over the IU football program.

The team has continued to adapt to the pandemic but still faces uncertainty after the Big Ten conference announced last week that fall sports would transition to a conference-only schedule if the season is played.

IU head coach Tom Allen said Tuesday the team is focused on controllable factors, such as social distancing guidelines and training adjustments. Members of the team are practicing together in small groups that are increasing in size every two weeks as fall camp approaches.

“I think we probably thought when this process was early in its stages that by this time we would have a lot more answers, but we don’t,” Allen said. “But I’m optimistic about us starting our season.”

IU football players and coaches in Bloomington have undergone testing for the virus, but Allen would not disclose if any of the four reported positive cases within the athletic department came from the football program.

Many college football schedules have been altered as a result of the uptick in positive tests. IU originally had three nonconference opponents scheduled for the 2020 season but is now slated to play nine games within the Big Ten. “Those opportunities to be able to get ready for conference play have been very,

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Head coach Tom Allen walks down the sideline during IU’s Homecoming game against Iowa on Oct. 13, 2018, at Memorial Stadium. This summer, the football team is practicing in small groups that increase in size every two weeks in order to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.

very important for us, so we won’t have those now,” Allen said. “I support the decision the Big Ten made with that. I understand the discussions and leadership made that call.”

Allen said the Big Ten is discussing the possible addition of a 10th game to the current schedule, which may allow for an equal number of home and away games for

each team in the conference.

How the decision would be made is unclear.

As he tries to stay focused on the upcoming season, Allen also delivered some news from within the program.

Redshirt junior tight end Peyton Hendershot, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor criminal trespass charge in June, completed his team-sanctioned disci-

pline and was cleared to fully return to practice. Hendershot allegedly assaulted a 22-year-old woman in February. He was suspended indefinitely and then rejoined the team in what Allen called a modified way in April.

Hendershot earned third team All-Big Ten honors last season after starting 13 games for the Hoosiers and totaled 52 receptions, 622

receiving yards and four touchdowns. The confirmed addition of Hendershot will provide sophomore quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with another veteran downfield weapon, along with senior wide receiver Whop Philyor.

The team is continuing to work toward full-team practices while relying on guidance from medical profes-

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sionals within the program to ensure the season returns as close to normal as possible.

“We’re continuing to take that information with player safety and well-being at the top of the priority list,” Allen said. “It’s not going to change no matter what, no matter how bad we want to play. The players want to play, we all want to play, but we’re not going to do it at their risk.”

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3 IU wrestlers in preseason rankings Tiawan Mullen on Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist

By Tyler Tachman

ttachman@iu.edu | @Tyler_T15

Three IU wrestlers were touted in the top 30 of their respective weight classes, according to preseason rankings released by Open Mat last week.

Rising redshirt sophomore Graham Rooks, rising senior Brock Hudkins and rising redshirt freshman Donnell Washington were all heralded on the list.

Hudkins, who wrestles in the 125-pound weight class, was the highest ranking Hoosier at No. 6.

Hudkins posted a 10-2 record last year and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country before suffering a season-ending knee injury in late December.

He opened the season by capturing a Michigan State Open Championship and

took third place in the Journeyman Classic.

In the Midlands Championships, which is considered one of the most competitive tournaments in the country, Hudkins swept his first three matches before twisting his knee in what would be his last bout of the season.

Hudkins competed with then-junior Liam Cronin last year for the starting spot at 125 pounds before eventually winning the job.

Cronin transferred to Nebraska this offseason, leaving a clear path for Hudkins to start and attempt to regain his top 10 form.

Rooks, who was an NCAA qualifier last year at 149 pounds, was listed at No. 21. As a redshirt freshman, Rooks’ sustained success in his first season of Big Ten competition was a bit of a

surprise.

He prevailed in six Big Ten dual matches and toppled five ranked opponents.

He also took 10th place in the Big Ten Championships.

Washington, who took a redshirt year last season, came in at No. 30 at 174 pounds. At 184 pounds last season, Washington pinned eight opponents, while leading the Hoosiers in wins with 22. Washington placed in all seven tournaments he competed in, adding a first place finish at the Greyhound Open.

He also finished in sixth place at the Midlands Championships.

With one year of experience behind him, Washington will look to take a major role in IU’s lineup this upcoming season.

IU’s most recent roster addition, Bucknell Univer-

sity graduate transfer Garrett Hoffman, was listed just outside the top 30 at No. 33 in the heavyweight class. The one-time NCAA qualifier endured an injury-riddled career at Bucknell, including a dislocated knee in his sophomore year. He was forced to sit out his junior campaign before only making one appearance on the mat last season.

The Hoosiers, who only won two dual matches last season, dealt with numerous injuries throughout the year.

As a relatively young squad lacking the experience that many other Big Ten programs boast, IU only earned one conference win.

Entering IU head coach Angel Escobedo’s third year at the helm, the Hoosiers will look to Hudkins, Rooks and Washington to lead them toward improved production.

By Joy Burton joyburt@iu.edu | @joybur10

Sophomore cornerback Tiawan Mullen earned a spot on the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist on Monday.

The award is given to the most outstanding college defensive player of the year.

Mullen, who was IU’s defensive newcomer of the year last season, made 29 tackles in 13 games as a freshman.

Mullen finished second in the country in pass breakups among freshmen and tied for IU’s team lead with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He also led the Big Ten in pass breakups, while earning All-Big Ten

honorable mention.

Mullen, who is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was named a first team Freshman All-American by The Athletic and a first team true Freshman All-American by 247Sports in 2019. He was a second team Pro Football Focus All-Freshman Team flex defense pick. According to Pro Football Focus, Mullen was also ranked in a tie for the highest graded returning Big Ten cornerback.

Mullen was among 11 sophomores to make the list Monday. The final award will be presented Dec. 10 as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

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A mask covers the face of the Herman B Wells statue April 20 on IU’s campus.

More questions than answers should be cause for caution this fall Everett Kalman (he/him) is a junior studying law and public policy.

There are only six more weeks of summer before the fall semester begins, which would normally bring excitement at reuniting with friends and challenging new classes.

This year, however, that feeling of anticipation is diluted by wariness and concern for how safe life at IU will be in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Unfortunately, the fluid nature of the COVID-19 crisis means that many questions regarding how IU will operate this year remain unanswered.

IU has sent out several emails addressing common concerns such as online and in-person classes and campus housing. With only a few weeks remaining before the start of classes, too many variables about university life are still unknown.

The primary concern about this year for students

is how IU will be able to keep things relatively safe if it is going to attempt to provide a hybrid school experience. Places like dining halls and libraries, events such as sports games and the IU Dance Marathon and student organizations haven’t been fully addressed.

Beyond campus, the arrival of just under 50,000 people will force Bloomington to address safety measures around town.

Places on IU Bloomington’s campus like the Herman B Wells Library and the Indiana Memorial Union are central hubs that see thousands of students each day. While various web pages describe efforts to limit exposure, such as no-contact pickup of library materials and emphasized social distancing in common areas in libraries, computer labs and lounges, details are disconcertingly sparse.

While more information and details will come in the weeks leading up to the start of classes, IU has made a few

things clear. Everyone will be required to wear a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-approved face mask while inside IU buildings and outside when not able to be physically distanced from others.

Additionally, all domestic students will be required to be tested for COVID-19 within 10 days of arriving in Bloomington, and international students will be required to self-quarantine for two weeks after arriving in the U.S. Throughout the year, testing will be available for faculty, staffand students at various locations on or near campus. However, a solidified course of action has not been published on IU’s Fall 2020 FAQ page for when to move all instruction online in case of an outbreak at IU. One of the greatest challenges for keeping students safe throughout the year will be on-campus bus services.

While IU has said they will be restricting buses to only carry

up to 10 passengers at a time, anyone who has ever ridden the A Bus is bound to have serious concerns both about how that will be enforced and how efficient it will be for passengers who rely on the bus system.

Meanwhile, there is an abundance of questions about how life in Bloomington will look this year outside of classes and transportation around town. IU has released a checklist for planning large events such as sporting events and performances, but there aren’t many specifics beyond distancing between guests, minimizing transactional contact and wearing masks.

Big 10 Conference recently announced that it will only be playing games within the conference, the IndyStar reports. IU plans to host at least a few football games this season, but there has been no word on whether there will be fewer tickets available to allow distance between observers. It is unclear whether

tailgating will be allowed and whether the police will be enforcing guidelines on parties.

Last month, the City of Bloomington closed car access to part of Kirkwood Avenue to allow restaurants to expand outdoor seating into the street for a safer dining experience. However, it’s unclear whether the sharp influx in Bloomington’s population this August, in addition to constantly changing conditions across Indiana and the U.S., will change guidelines on restaurant and bar operations.

Just yesterday, more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Florida alone, according to the New York Times. Indiana has been very eager to leave a state of lockdown, but a rising trend of new cases forced Gov. Eric Holcomb to delay fully reopening the state with an improvised Stage 4.5 in the Back on Track plan.

When discussing how to safely start the school year at

IU, we can’t just think about direct health risks to faculty, staff and students. The ripple effect stretches far beyond just them to their families and roommates, coworkers, employees at local businesses and year-round residents of Bloomington.

Negligence in starting this fall will only lead to more sickness and difficulty for the city. IU must work to establish clearer guidelines on how it will keep the students, staff, faculty and the city at large safe if they’re asking us to return to a semester at least partially in person. To do otherwise would be foolish and reckless. Even as we’re excited to return to campus, we need to be cautious and thoughtful about keeping ourselves and others safe. and is the vice president of external affairs for Culture of Care at IU. He plans on practicing immigration law in the future. eskalman@iu.edu

JERRETT’S JUDGEMENTS

Stop freaking out about Kayne West ‘running for president’ Jerrett Alexander (he/him) is a sophomore in international relations and environmental sustainability.

Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West tweeted July 4 that he was running for president. Tesla CEO Elon Musk replied to the tweet pledging his full support, but many people, especially those on the left, responded much less positively to West’s announcement. To them, it poses a threat to former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead over President Donald Trump in the upcoming election.

Some took to social media to share their dismay and urge their followers not to vote for West, sharing messages such as “A vote for Kanye is a vote for Trump” and “Please don’t vote for Kanye as a joke.” But does West’s tweet, and possible candidacy, really change that much about the U.S. presidential election?

No, it doesn’t. With filing deadlines having already passed in several states and West making no real effort to run an actual presidential campaign, it seems far more likely that this tweet is his latest effort to promote his new music or business ventures, something he has a history of doing.

West has become a rather interesting political figure during the Trump presidency. Despite donating to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, he has since emerged as a vocal supporter of Trump. Therefore, many

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Musician Kanye West looks on in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Oct. 11, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

expected him to step away from his long-promised 2020 presidential run, which he first announced at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, and back Trump’s reelection bid.

It appears, however, that West is beginning to move away from Trump, having taken a firm stance in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and recent protests against police brutality and racial injustice. He also

donated $2 million to the families of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.

As recently as April, West told GQ interviewers he would be voting for Trump in the 2020 election, and it remains to be seen when and why he changed his mind and decided to run for president.

Though his tweet drummed up a lot of attention on social media, re-

ceiving more than 500,000 retweets, West has done nothing so far to actually run a serious presidential campaign. The deadline to file and get his name on the ballot in November has already passed in Indiana, Maine, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Texas, and he hasn’t made an effort to file with the Federal Election Commission or hire any campaign staff.

A valid concern posed by

West’s tweet, even without him taking steps to get his name on the ballot in any state, is write-in votes. A majority of states either don’t allow write-in votes at all or require some sort of filing or petitioning, but a handful, including swing states like Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, have no requirements for write-in candidates.

This means that, hypothetically, West could receive enough write-in votes

in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire to change the outcome of the election in those two states, though it isn’t likely. In 2016, only 1.6% of the presidential vote in New Hampshire and 0.8% in Pennsylvania went to write-in candidates. Biden is currently projected to win both states by margins larger than what went to write-ins in 2016.

It is also very possible that West announces his departure from the race or continues to be absent in the run-up to November. While there is no way to confirm how serious he is about the campaign, there is reason to suspect it might all be a big publicity stunt.

Only days before his tweet announcing his run for president, West signed into a 10year deal to produce a Yeezy apparel line for Gap and released the first single for his upcoming album. Both ventures could definitely benefit from increased publicity for West.

Whether or not he actually plans to see his apparent presidential bid all the way through, West, at this current moment, poses no real threat to Biden or Trump. Sure, it’s good to stay informed about the political process and who is running for what political office, but freaking out over something that likely will have no real effect on the election is both unnecessary and unhelpful. It’s just giving West even more publicity and, by extension, more money. jerralex@iu.edu

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New Encore Live concert to show at Star-Lite

By Kevin Chrisco kmchrisc@iu.edu | @beatsbykevv

Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins have been announced as the first act in a new series of drive-in movie theater concerts.

The new series has been launched by Encore Live after the success of its “Garth Brooks: A Drive-In Concert Experience� show that aired at the Star-Lite and other drive-ins across the United States on June 27.

“After the overwhelming response to Garth Brooks’ drive-in concert feature, we knew we had to launch Encore Drive-In Nights to provide music fans across the USA and Canada the chance to see their favorite

artists in a cool new way,�

Encore Live founder and CEO Walter Kinzie said in a release. “We can’t wait to bring music’s biggest stars to outdoor movie screens all across North America so that people can get back out

there again and safely enjoy engaging in-person experiences.�

The concert will be shown at 9:30 p.m. July 25 at the Star-Lite Drive-In. Tickets go on sale July 14 and can be purchased here.

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Cooperative Baptist University Baptist Church ubcbloomington.org facebook.com/ubc.bloomington #ITSYOURCHURCHTOO 3740 E. Third St. 812-339-1404

Scott Joseph, Lead Pastor

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Meals & Other Activities: see our social media

Episcopal (Anglican) Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry at IU 719 E. Seventh St. 812-334-7971 • 812-361-7954

Come visit the most refreshing church in town.

We love all students but especially reach out to LGBTQ+ students and allies longing for a college church where you are loved, welcomed and affirmed without fear of judgment or discrimination. You love the Lord already — now come love us too. Free coffee and wifi.

Rev. Annette Hill Briggs, Pastor Rob Drummond, Music Minister

indiana.edu/~canterby canterby@indiana.edu • facebook.com/ecmatiu 812-361-7954

Sacramental Schedule: Weekly services Sundays: 4 p.m. Holy Eucharist with hymns followed by dinner at Canterbury House

Inter-Denominational Redeemer Community Church 111 S. Kimble Dr. 812-269-8975

Tuesdays: 6 p.m. Bible Study at Canterbury House 1st & 3rd Wednesdays: 7 p.m. Music & Prayers at Canterbury House Episcopal (Anglican) Campus Ministry is a safe and welcoming home for all people. We are a blend of young and old, women and men, gay and straight, ethnicities from different cultures and countries, students, faculty, staff and friends.

The worshipping congregation is the Canterbury Fellowship. The mission of the Fellowship is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ. We pray, worship and proclaim the Gospel. We also promote justice, equality, inclusion, peace, love critical thinking and acting as agents of change in our world.

Mother Linda C. Johnson+, University Chaplain Josefina Carcamo, Program Coordinator Ricardo Bello Gomez, Communications Coordinator Corrine Miller, Ben Kelly, Student Interns Rex Hinkle, Luiz Lopes, Nathan Stang, Music Ministers Jody Hays, Senior Sacristan Crystal DeCell, Webmaster

Mennonite Mennonite Fellowship of Bloomington 2420 E. Third St. 812-646-2441 bloomingtonmenno.org • Facebook

Sunday: 5 p.m.

A welcoming, inclusive congregation providing a place of healing and hope as we journey together in the Spirit of Christ. Gathering for worship Sundays 5 p.m. in the Roger Williams room, First United Church. As people of God's peace, we seek to embody the Kingdom of God. John Sauder mfbjohn@gmail.com

We have an Institute of Religion adjacent to campus at 333 S. Highland Ave. (behind T.I.S. bookstore). We offer a variety of religious classes and activities.

smumc.church

An inclusive community bringing Christ-like love, healing and hope to all.

Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Connexion: Sundays, 6 p.m.

Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A)

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church

Contemporary: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

redeemerbloomington.org facebook.com/RedeemerBtown @RedeemerBtown on Instagram Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Redeemer is a gospel-centered community on mission. Our vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform everything: our lives, our church, our city, and our world. We want to be instruments of gospel change in Bloomington and beyond.

Chris Jones, Lead Pastor

Nazarene First Church of the Nazarene 700 W. Howe St. (across from the Building Trades Park) 812-332-2461 • www.b1naz.org

Email: bloomingtonfirst@icloud.com Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Small Groups : 9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.

333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432 studentview.lds.org/ Home.aspx/Home/60431 lds.org Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Robert Tibbs, Institute Director

Disciples of Christ First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 205 E. Kirkwood Ave. (corner of Kirkwood and Washington) 812-332-4459 • fccbloomington.org

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Jazz Vespers: 6:30 p.m. on first Friday of each month As God has welcomed us, we welcome you.

With all our differences – in age, ability and physical condition, in race, cultural background and economic status, in sexual orientation, gender identity and family structure – God has received each one with loving kindness, patience and joy. All that we are together and all that we hope to be is made more perfect as the richness of varied lives meets the mystery of God’s unifying Spirit, and we become the Body of Christ.

Helen Hempfling, Pastor

Wesleyan (Nazarene, Free Methodist) Central Wesleyan Church 518 W. Fourth St. 812-336-4041

4thstwesleyanchurch.org Facebook: Central Wesleyan Church of Bloomington, Indiana Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship: 6 p.m.

First Friday: 6 p.m. (Celebrate Knowing Jesus, open mic service) You've ended your search for a friendly and loving church. We are a bible believing holiness group similar to Nazarene and Free Methodist, and welcome all races and cultures. We would love for you to share your talents and abilities with us. Come fellowship and worship with us.

Michael Magruder, Pastor Joe Shelton, Church Secretary

Quaker Bloomington Religious Society of Friends 3820 Moores Pike (West of Smith Rd.) 812-336-4581

bloomingtonfriendsmeeting.org Facebook: Bloomington Friends Meeting Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Hymn Singing: 9:50 to 10:20 a.m.

Our unprogrammed religious services consist of silent, centering worship interspersed with spoken messages that arise from deeply felt inspiration. We are an inclusive community, a result of avoiding creeds, so we enjoy a rich diversity of belief. We are actively involved in peace action, social justice causes, and environmental concerns. *Child Care and First Day School provided

We are Wesleyan in our beliefs, and welcome all to worship with us. We are dedicated to training others through discipleship as well as ministering through small groups. We welcome all races and cultures and would love to get to know you.

Dr James Hicks, Lead Pastor

Independent Baptist Lifeway Baptist Church 7821 W. State Road 46 812-876-6072 • lifewaybaptistchurch.org Facebook • LifewayEllettsville

Christine Carver, Meeting Clerk

Lutheran (LCMS)

607 E. Seventh St. (Corner of 7th & Fess) 812-336-5387 • indianalutheran.com

facebook.com/ULutheranIU @uluindiana on Instagram

Sunday

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Tuesday & Friday: Service of Morning Prayer, 8 a.m.

Lifeway Baptist Church exists to bring glory to God by making disciples, maturing believers and multiplying ministry. Matthew 28:19-20

Wednesday: Second Best Meal, 6 p.m.

Midweek Service, 7 p.m.

LCMS U Student Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.

Barnabas Christian Ministry Small Groups: Cedar Hall 2nd Floor Common Area, 7 - 8 p.m., meetings start Thursday, Sept. 5.

We will meet every other Thursday during the school year.

Steven VonBokern, Senior Pastor Rosh Dhanawade, IU Coordinator 302-561-0108, barnabas@indiana.edu barnabas.so.indiana.edu * Free transportation provided. Please call if you need a ride to church.

We invite all to discover more about Jesus Christ from both ancient scripture and from modern prophets of God. During the week join us at the institute, and on Sunday at the Young Single Adult Church.

Catholic St. Paul Catholic Center 1413 E. 17th St. 812-339-5561 • hoosiercatholic.org

Facebook: Hoosiercatholic Twitter: @hoosiercatholic Weekend Mass Times Saturday Vigil: 4:30 p.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m. (During Academic Year) Korean Mass 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 6 p.m.

Weekday Mass Times Monday - Saturday: 12:15 p.m.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday: 9 p.m.

St. Paul Catholic Center is a diverse community rooted in the saving compassion of Jesus Christ, energized by His Sacraments, and nourished by the liturgical life of His Church.

Rev. Patrick Hyde, O.P., Administrator and Director of Campus Ministry Rev. Dennis Woerter, O.P. Associate Pastor Rev. Reginald Wolford, O.P., Associate Pastor

Unitarian Universalist Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington 2120 N. Fee Lane 812-332-3695

www.uublomington.org www.facebook.com/uubloomington Sundays: 9:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

We are a dynamic congregation working towards a more just world through social justice. We draw inspiration from world religions and diverse spiritual traditions.

Our vision is "Seeking the Spirit, Building Community, Changing the World."

A LGBTQA+ Welcoming Congregation and a certified Green Sanctuary.

Reverend Mary Ann Macklin, Senior Minister

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Latter-day Saint Student Association (L.D.S.S.A) 333 S. Highland Ave. 812-334-3432

studentview.Ids.org/Home. aspx/Home/60431 Facebook: Bloomington Institute and YSA Society lds.org Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We have an Institute of Religion adjacent to campus at 333 S. Highland Ave. (behind T.I.S. bookstore). We offer a variety of religious classes and activities. We strive to create an atmosphere where college students and local young single adults can come to play games, relax, study, and associate with others who value spirituality. Sunday worship services for young single students are held at 2411 E. Second St. a 11:30 a.m. We invite all to discover more about Jesus Christ from both ancient scripture and from modern prophets of God. During the week join us at the institute, and on Sunday at the Young Single Adult Church.

Robert Tibbs, Institute Director

University Lutheran Church & Student Center

Sunday: Bible Class, 9:15 a.m.

Divine Service, 10:30 a.m.

The Best Meal You'll Have All Week, 6 p.m.

College & Career Sunday Meeting: 9 a.m.

We strive to create an atmosphere where college students and local young single adults can come to play games, relax, study, and associate with others who value spirituality. Sunday worship services for young single students are held at 2411 E. Second St. at 11:30 a.m.

Thursday: Graduate/Career Study & Fellowship, 7 p.m.

University Lutheran Church is the home of LCMS U at Indiana. Students, on-campus location, and our Student Center create a hub for genuine Christ-centered community that receives God's gifts of life, salvation and the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ.

Sola Cafe is open 9-5 every weekday for coffee and a place to study. "We Witness, We Serve, We Love."

Rev. Richard Woelmer, Campus Pastor

Southern Baptist Bloomington Korean Baptist Church 5019 N. Lakeview Dr. 812-327-7428

mybkbc.org facebook.com/mybkbc/ Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Friday: 7 p.m.

Saturday: 6 a.m.

Praise the Lord! Do you need a True Friend?

Come and worship the almighty God together with us on Sunday, Fellowship included. We are a Korean community seeking God and serving people. Students and newcomers are especially welcome.

Jason Pak