Monday, June 13, 2016
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HOOSIERS RESPOND TO ORLANDO TRAGEDY
Embracing pride
ADAM KIEFER | IDS
Kim Saylor, left, hugs Annette Gross, right, after the end of a vigil, which took place in the Egyptian Room at the Old National Centre on Sunday evening. The vigil was sponsored by Indy Pride, Inc. in response to the recent mass shooting that took place at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “I wouldn’t have been anywhere but here today,” Saylor said. “The hate has got to end.”
LGBT community gathers to mourn during Indianapolis vigil for Orlando victims By Bridget Murray bridmurr@indiana.edu | @bridget_murray
Mother Suzanne Wille said when she delivered her sermon Sunday morning at the Episcopal Church of All Saints, she had not heard the news about Orlando. She addressed a crowd of LGBT community members and their allies Sunday evening at the Vigil for Orlando in the Egyptian Room of the Old National Centre in Indianapolis. Those not among the hundreds seated or crowded around the front of the stage were part of a standing room only crowd in the back of the room. Indy Pride, Inc. organized the vigil after celebratory events of Circle City IN Pride ended Saturday night. When she returned home to hear the news from her wife of a mass shooting at gay club Pulse in Orlando early that morning, which would later be called the largest single shooting in United States history, she said her heart broke.
“Friends we are angry today,” she said. “But we cannot, we will not, give up on love. And already I can see it.” She said she saw love in the LGBT community’s response in Orlando to what happened. She said she saw love in the Islamic Center of Orlando’s instruction to Muslims to give blood even though it breaks the sacred fast of Ramadan. She said she saw love present in the room at the vigil that night. Various religious leaders of Indianapolis spoke at the vigil, preaching love to combat the hatred the community might feel. Executive Director of the Muslim Alliance of Indiana Rima Khan Shahid said the alliance was shocked and horrified to hear about the mass shooting in Orlando. She said the alliance condemns the attack as a barbarous act of hatred contrary to the beliefs of Islam. “Islam is a religion of peace, SEE VIGIL, PAGE 4
BASEBALL
Number of IU players drafted last weekend By Michael Hughes michhugh@imail.iu.edu | @MichaelHughes94
Continuing a recent tradition, a number of IU players and recruits were selected in the 2016 version of the Major League Baseball Draft. A total of four current Hoosiers and two potential Hoosiers were selected throughout the 40-round draft that ran Thursday through Saturday. Last year, a total of six Hoosiers were drafted, and the year before that five IU players were selected.
The first to be selected this year was senior starting pitcher Caleb Baragar, who was drafted in the ninth round by the San Francisco Giants. He was also the only IU player drafted in the first two days of the draft. Baragar was followed by two other pitchers on the final day of the draft. After junior pitcher Jake Kelzer was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 18th round, senior pitcher Kyle Hart was drafted in the 19th round by the Boston Red Sox. SEE DRAFT, PAGE 4
Orlando massacre marks deadliest shooting in U.S. history By Anicka Slachta aslachta@umail.iu.edu | @ajslachta
At least 50 people have been killed and 53 injured the morning of June 12 in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub in what has become the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Around 4:50 a.m., Orlando police responded to a shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse, according to the Associated Press. Earlier, around 2 a.m., Pulse Orlando posted “Everyone get out of pulse and keep running” on its Facebook page. Numerous media outlets including the Washington Post and New York Times have reported the gunman called 911 before his death SEE SHOOTING, PAGE 2
Local Orlando memorial events Monday Solidarity Letter Writing Event for Pulse. The Back Door, 5-9 p.m. Writing letters to owners, staff and patrons. Writing to legislators is also encouraged. Opening early at 5 p.m. with all drinks half off as always on Monday. Tuesday Bloomington Pride announced a vigil is being organized from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall for the victims of the Orlando shooting. The candlelight vigil will recognize all the victims and families affected by the tragedy. Candles will be provided by the Unitarian Universalist Church, according to the Bloomington Pride Facebook page. Leo Smith and Suzanne Grossman Check idsnews.com for coverage of these events throughout the week.
Indiana man arrested near LA Pride event with weapons From IDS reports
The Santa Monica Police Department Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks tweeted that Indiana man James Howell was arrested while on his way to a gay pride parade in Southern California. The Associated Press reports Howell told police he was on his way to do harm at the event. When arrested around 5 a.m., Howell was heavily armed with three assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, ammunition and a five-gallon bucket with chemicals that could be used to make an ex-
plosive device, according to the AP. A concerned neighbor called the police and reported a prowler, who was found to be the 20-yearold Howell. He was arrested about seven miles away from the pride event in West Hollywood, California, which is attended by hundreds of thousands each year, according to the AP. Howell was also charged with a level 5 felony for pointing a firearm at another and intimidation Oct. 15, 2015, in Clark County, Indiana. Howell pleaded guilty to the charges in a plea agreement, according to a hearing journal entry
on mycase.in.gov from April 19, 2016. The court accepted and sentenced Howell to one year at the Indiana Department James of Corrections with Howell one year suspended to strict terms of probation, according to the hearing journal entry. The defendant was also ordered to forfeit all weapons for the entirety of his probation, according to the hearing journal entry. Suzanne Grossman