Youths spread green values
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2015
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By Emily Beck emebeck@indiana.edu | @emebeck1
The Interfaith Community of Environmental Youths isn’t about religion. It’s about helping the planet. The group doesn’t place much focus on religious identity, said Emma DiLavore, a member of ICEY’s executive committee. That isn’t what they talk about at meetings and events. “For us, the interfaith thing is what brought us together originally,” she said. “It’s kind of how we’re connected. There are people who don’t identify as a religion at all.” Though ICEY is open to everyone regardless of religious affiliation, Nicholas Ford, another executive committee member, said the group is mostly Christian. Along with minor projects like picking up trash, ICEY focuses on larger community goals. It has taken on several weatherizing projects both inside homes and at religious centers. Weatherizing means outfitting a building to increase its sustainability, often by taking small measures like improving insulation and fixing dripping faucets. That helps to reduce the amount of energy used and often results in lower energy bills. DiLavore, 17, said the group is working to help the Islamic Center of Bloomington get solar panels and to encourage members of various congregations to be more green in general. The group is preparing for an overnight event in Indianapolis in
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Sophomore guard Robert Johnson, 4, begins his second season with the IU men’s basketball program by sitting on the bench for tip-offs, despite being a starter his freshman year. Although Johnson sits the bench at the beginning of the games, Head Coach Tom Crean still views him as a starter.
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Student groups produce radio plays By Maia Rabenold mrabenol@indiana.edu | @maialyra
Voice actors wiped away fake tears, opened and closed invisible doors and gestured with their hands Wednesday night, even though the audience, who will tune in after Thanksgiving break, will not be able to see any of it. WIUX and University Players collaborated to record WIUX Radio Drama, which will air on 99.1 FM after the holiday and will stream online at wiux.org/stream. Alex Goodman, director of educational outreach for UP, said the collaboration stemmed from UP’s campus outreach workshops and events. “Radio drama gives directors and playwrights the chance to work with a new medium,” Goodman said. “Voice acting is such a new and exciting field for actors, and this is a wonderful opportunity for them to get experience that isn’t really afforded in many other places.” The show was recorded in the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center with a live audience, who was directed to alternately applaud SEE RADIO, PAGE 6
VOLLEYBALL
IU swept by No. 6 Nebraska in straight sets From IDS reports
In a packed stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, IU volleyball’s two-match win streak ended when they lost to No. 6 Nebraska in three straight sets Wednesday night. The night looked promising for the Hoosiers (15-14) when they originally led the Cornhuskers in the opening set, 7-4, but the Cornhuskers (23-4) came back to take the lead and finalize the first set win, 25-16. In the second set both teams kept it tied, but IU was unable to put enough points on the board to keep up, due to the large block defense by Nebraska. IU also led the two teams in errors during the second set with a total of four, allowing Nebraska to win the second set, 2519, taking a two-point match lead. The Hoosiers came back out in SEE VOLLEYBALL, PAGE 6
IU sophomore owns big role despite starting on the bench By Andy Wittry awittry@indiana.edu | @AndyWittry
Robert Johnson has a new home this season — at least for tip-offs. The sophomore guard now occupies one of the seats on IU’s bench at the start of games after starting 33 of the team’s 34 games as a freshman. It’s a visual contrast from last season and might appear to be a demotion of sorts to an outside observer, but the 6-foot-3 Richmond, Virginia, native has played 82 minutes in four exhibition and regular season games. That ranks fourth on the team, which proves IU Coach Tom Crean views Johnson as a starter, as he has said. “We want to be two-deep, and when a guy is two-deep and can play numerous positions like he can, it creates even that much more value,” Crean said. Johnson has relieved Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell when the senior point guard needs a breather. He can take the reigns of the team’s offense as its lead guard — something he’ll be expected
to do in the post-Ferrell era — or he can play off the ball alongside Ferrell. The sophomore was 4-of-6 from 3-point range in IU’s season opener against Eastern Illinois. Three of his makes came in catch-and-shoot situations. On defense, Johnson hounds opposing guards for 94 feet of hardwood to the point where Crean calls him one of the team’s best defenders. Johnson gave Eastern Illinois point guard Cornell Johnston fits until the final buzzer sounded then carried over his tenacious defending against Austin Peay. The 5-foot-7 Johnston struggled all night to bring the ball across halfcourt in a timely manner thanks to Johnson’s full-court pressure. “He’s a bulldog defensively,” IU associate coach Tim Buckley said. “In my opinion, Johnston is a very good point guard — looked really good on film, I know his shooting numbers were pretty good last year — and he didn’t want a whole lot of what Rob Johnson was bringing.”
Robert Johnson contributes to Hoosiers off the bench 2015-16 season 2 games played 0 games started Points per game 9.5 field goal percentage 53.8 Assists per game 4.0
2014-15 season 34 games played 33 games started Points per game 8.9 Field goal percentage 42.9 Assists per game 2.3
When Johnson took the floor for IU’s season opener against Mississippi Valley State last fall, the former top-50 recruit joined elite company as he became one of 11 freshmen to start on opening night during Crean’s tenure at IU. Despite his changing roles from last winter, Johnson attributes his early season success to keeping a consistent mindset. "(I’m) just trying to come in the game and do whatever needs to be done to impact the game,” he said. Since the offseason, all of the guard’s Instagram posts have ended with the same hashtag: #NoNoise. Despite his absence from the starting lineup, the sophomore has been quiet in regards to his new role, as he has said the right things off the court
while making some noise with his play on the court. When Buckley was asked if the sophomore has bought into his role coming off the bench, Buckley said he’d let Johnson’s play speak for itself. Through his first four outings, Johnson is averaging 8.3 points per game on 13-of-23 shooting — 6-of-12 from three — with 12 assists. The phrase “playing on demand” made frequent appearances in IU’s press conferences last season, and Johnson has taken the concept to heart so far this fall. “I think it’s all in being ready to play, especially off the bench,” Johnson said. “It’s a unique SEE JOHNSON, PAGE 6
IMU unveils massive gingerbread building By Julie Masterson julmaste@indiana.edu
To kick off the holiday season, an Indiana Memorial Union chef created the recipe for a new IU tradition. Sponsored by IMU Restaurants and Catering, Sugar & Spice and the Tudor Room, Ashley Baughman, executive pastry chef at the IMU, unveiled her giant gingerbread building. “Gingerbread is a very traditional holiday item, and the entire event that surrounds it is very exciting,” Baughman said. Baughman, who conceptualized the idea for the project, has been responsible for the oversight of its completion. “The process starts with research,” Baughman said. “From there you move on to sketching, sketching and then finalizing the sketch.” Starting with a sketch just last week, Baughman’s idea has evolved into a cardboard cutout model of her final design to plan cutting the actual pieces of gingerbread dough. In addition to culinary skills, Baughman said this type of project requires a working knowledge of measurements and algebra to be sure all of the pieces will fit together. “Next, we roll each panel out with dough very carefully and bake them,” Baughman said. The baked panels were then left to rest overnight before assembly, which Baughman said
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Ashley Baughman, one of the IMU’s pastry chefs, adds the finishing touches to the tree in front of the giant gingerbread house. This gingerbread house is on display in the Tudor Room at the IMU this holiday season.
was the most time-consuming aspect of the process. Once the house had been assembled, the finer details and décor were added. The gingerbread house is one of several large-scale gingerbread projects that Baughman has created. “I have completed a replica of the Taj Mahal, a hotel I worked at
in Boston and a few different large villages throughout my career,” Baughman said. Although she said this has been her most challenging project so far, Baughman said it has also been one of the most rewarding. “I am the only one on my staff that has done a project like this, so I want to make sure they get the ex-
perience as well,” Baughman said. “It is very exciting to show techniques and architecture.” Patrick Brown, the marketing coordinator for the IMU restaurants and catering by Sodexo, said the unveiling has the potential to be the first of many. “This is a new holiday event SEE GINGERBREAD, PAGE 6