Lady Hoosiers avoid scare on the road, pulling out 67-59 victory
The Saturday late afternoon game started off with a 12-2 run, except it would be the Bobcats of Quinnipiac which took an early lead. They would continue to dominate the first half, stunning the 4th nationally ranked Lady Hoosiers. Indiana was being challenged off the boards, and shot a dismal 38% in the first half of play on the road at People’s United Center in Hamden, CT.
During the 2nd quarter of play, Quinnipiac would record a 13-point lead over IU, although that would be shrunk to 6 at the end of the half, thanks to some momentum on behalf of the Hoosiers and another half-court buzzer beater by All-American Guard Grace Berger. Berger recorded a last second half court shot against the victory over Kentucky the previous week, although this one was from even deeper on the court.
It was not until 1:05 remaining in the 3rd quarter when Indiana would take its first lead of the game, and with an Ali Patberg 3-pointer with the 3rd quarter expiring, IU would be up 47-43, and not look back. IU Head Coach Teri Moren said the call on that shot was designed for Berger, and not Patberg, “[they created some] false action to get the ball in Grace Berger’s hands, and then she found Ali open.”
The 4th quarter was a different story, with the Hoosiers looking back in form. It took a while for IU to get in their rhythm. Junior Forward Mackenzie Holmes described the first half as a significant amount of stoppages by the referees; “We, adjusted well to how the Refs were calling the game,” she said.
Indiana would pull out the 67-59 victory and escape the test on the road by an underrated Quinnipiac team. Berger said, “We have a target on our back now. [We are] #4 in the country, [other teams] will be amped up to play us.”
Coach Moren added, “This is a good win for us; happy for the win. We had to dig, scratch, claw for it.” She went on to say games ‘like this’ will help their experience and resume for the NCAA brackets at the end of the season. “Teams playing in March have experience on the road,” she exclaimed.
During the game, Berger led all with 17 points, Patberg had 12, Holmes and Nicole Cardano-Hillary each had 10, and Aleksa Gulbe added 8 points. Bobcat Guard Mackenzie Dewees led Quinnipiac with 15 points. Next up, Indiana takes on last year’s champs, the 7th ranked Stanford Cardinal (3-1) at the Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas. Tip off is scheduled for 1:30pm.
AG Rokita issues Parents’ Rights 2.0
Attorney General Todd Rokita issued an expanded version of his office’s Parents’ Bill of Rights that contains, among other new information, a fresh section on parents’ rights involving medical decisions for their children. Labeled Parents’ Bill of Rights 2.0, it includes new information on:
- How to file civil rights claim if your student is being discriminated against;
- How to better engage school boards and get documents;
- How to become aware of your students’ medical rights;
- How to run for school boards; and,
- How to opt out of your student’s curriculum.
“Hoosier parents statewide are embracing their God-given roles as primary providers of their children’s education and upbringing,” Attorney General Rokita said. “So many dedicated moms and dads responded with such appreciation to our Parents’ Bill of Rights when we first released it in June, and they raised many new questions and concerns that we are honored to help address in this Parents’ Bill of Rights 2.0.”
The newly released version contains new guidance on such issues as social-emotional learning, open access to educational records, opting out of curriculum, and filing civil rights complaints. This edition also provides a section on parents’ rights as it pertains to medical decisions for their children, including access to student health records, vaccination requirements, and educational accommodations.
Indiana standards should reflect a holistic approach that is balanced and representative of all viewpoints and consistent with the curriculum approved by the Indiana General Assembly. Standards reflecting various civic and moral instruction must be crafted in ways that reflect equality, inclusivity, and diversity, while not maligning parents, students, and educators.
“Many Indiana teachers are committed, passionate educators who would never contemplate using classroom time to indoctrinate students into specific political ideologies,” Attorney General Rokita said. “But parents have learned they must stay watchful, and they need to understand their legal rights to participate in the part of their children’s education that occurs outside the home, including in government schools.”
IU Bloomington studying abroad program ranks high, nationally
Despite the suspension of international travel in the spring and summer of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Indiana University Bloomington ranked second in the nation for semester-long study abroad programs and sixth for the total number of students studying abroad in 2019-20. These rankings reflect IU’s international engagement, through providing its students with a wide range of transformative experiences that foster personal growth and expand their world views.
The study abroad rankings of more than 1,800 U.S. institutions are part of the 2021 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange, which is the only longstanding resource on American students studying abroad. The report’s release comes during International Education Week, when IU President Pamela Whitten participated in NAFSA’s 2021 Presidential Panel. According to the Open Doors Report, 1,537 IU Bloomington students traveled outside the U.S. as part of their programs during the 2019-20 academic year, as did over 100 students from IUPUI and a few from IU Southeast. Since IU regional campus students participate primarily in short-term spring and summer programs, they were mostly unable to travel internationally in 2020.
At the panel, IU was recognized for receiving the Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for its Global Gateway for Teachers program. This program provides student teaching experiences around the globe and offers invaluable intercultural immersion for education students.
This Week in Hoosier History
1996 – Hilliard Gates died in his hometown of Fort Wayne. A legend in Indiana sports, he was voted Sportscaster of the Year seven times. Starting in 1940, he was on the air on radio station WOWO. He later helped launch television station WKJG. For many years, he did play-by-play for the state basketball finals, including the famous 1954 contest between Milan High School and Muncie Central High School. In 1985, he reenacted a version of that broadcast for the movie Hoosiers.
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