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Former IU student found guilty on charges related to Jan. 6 insurrection By Colin Cunningham
ed by a jury on the subsequent charges:
Former IU student Antony Vo was found guilty of four trespassing charges related to the 2021 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol building. Vo was last enrolled in the spring of 2020 for neuroscience. In accordance with a verdict form submitted in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on Sept. 22, Vo was convict-
» Entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds; » Disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; » Violent entry or disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; » Parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building.
cunnicol@iu.edu | @colincunninghm
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Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Antony Vo, a former IU student, was found guilty of trespassing during the insurrection at the Capitol.
A piece of Venezuela in Bloomington
Lotus Festival Cafe owner Maru Macabe shares her culture through cuisine. starts Sept. 28
By Carolyn Marshall caremars@iu.edu
The smell of baking baguettes, cachitos and melting caramel for Venezuelan flan warms the storefront air. In a fridge behind the register stand bottles of Venezuelan Artisan Eggnog, a housemade product inspired by a family recipe. Maru Macabe finally opened her own Venezuelan cafe, Maru Products Artisanal Bakery & More, in Bloomington on Aug. 12. Macabe grew up in Caracas, Venezuela but moved to Bloomington in 2016. As the political state of Venezula continued to decline, she said she, her parents, her partner, and two sons decided it was time to leave. “My children are my pillars and my main support,” she said. Macabe joked that one of her kids, Allan Hernandez, cooks better than her. She expressed appreciation for her family’s support in her goal to open a Venezuelan cafe, a place to call her own in
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Maru Macabe stands at the register on Sept. 15, 2023, in her café. Macabe said she enjoys sharing her culture with Bloomington.
Bloomington. In Venezuela, her family would sometimes have to wait in line for three hours for one bagguette per person, she said. Personal hygiene
products were not available and long lines formed for gas, sometimes making them wait for more than a day. She started her Venezuelan Artisan Eggnog com-
pany in her home country in order to share her the recipes of her father, who taught her to bake throughout her childhood. When her and her family moved out of their home
country, Macabe’s Venezuelan Artisan Eggnog company also moved to Bloomington. Macabe said she and her family decided to move to Bloomington because it seemed to be a safe place for her children to finish their studies and grow. She also said the town felt like a quiet place where her parents would feel comfortable going on their walks. After arriving in Bloomington, Macabe worked in a variety of kitchens including Viva Mas, Social Cantine and Arepas, which opened in 2019 but was replaced by La Una after 3 months. She said she often worked up to 18 hours in a day. Eventually, she began working for Boston Stoker Coffee Co. However, not long into the job, she had a bad fall and was in the hospital for a week. During her recovery, she got back into baking in her kitchen, bringing pieces of Venezuela to Bloomington. SEE CAFE, PAGE 4
IU Culture Centers offers free HIV testing throughout school year By Haley Ryan
haryan@iu.edu | @haley_ryan
The cultural centers at Indiana University are partnering with Positive Link to host free HIV testing events from Sept. 27 to April 10, 2024. The events, according to an IU press release, will be held in public places to increase visibility and decrease the stigma associated with sexual health. All identifying information and testing records are kept confidential. Positive Link, according to their website, provides HIV prevention resources and services for those living with HIV through IU Health. Bruce Smail, director of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center and special assistant to the vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, said each center will have a day dedicated to HIV testing. Many of these testing days are also national HIV awareness days. HIV awareness days are days dedicated to raising awareness around HIV prevention and treatment. And a specific population, like National Black HIV/AIDS awareness day on Feb. 7, 2024; which is when free testing will be at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The free testing events will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on:
» Sept. 27: LGBTQ+ Culture Center » Oct. 18: La Casa/Latino Cultural Center » Nov. 8: First Nations Educational and Cultural Center » Feb. 7: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center » March 6: Jewish Culture Center » April 10: Asian Culture Center
The culture centers, Smail said, are trying to bring attention to the need for HIV testing and bring awareness to, of the new cases of HIV, a large number of them are within the 16 to 24 age group. In the state of Indiana, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 13,000 people are living with HIV and in the U.S. people aged 25-34 have the highest rate of annual HIV infections. Smail said there are communities at higher risk of contracting HIV, including Black men, Latino men and women of color. According to the CDC, there are five populations disproportionally impacted by HIV, including men who have sex with men, particularly Black, Latino and American Indian/Alaskan Native men, Black women and those aged 13-24 years old. Smail said he thinks it’s important for people to test to see their status so they can
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A graphic about HIV testing is seen. The cultural centers at Indiana University are partnering with Positive Link to host free HIV testing events from Sept. 28, 2023 to April 10, 2024.
know how to protect themselves. Or if a person becomes HIV positive, Smail said, to get care during that stage. Positive Link, one of the partners of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, has previously partnered with the La Casa/ Latino Cultural Center and the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Smail said. But these partnerships haven’t been consistent when compared to the LGBTQ+ Culture Center. Positive Link provides free HIV testing from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday at the LGBTQ+ Culture Center. They also provide monthly testing at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Smail said this year is the first year HIV testing has pulled all the culture centers together. He said the cultural
centers will hopefully continue to do testing on an annual basis. “If we're creating HIV testing in all different communities, it's a great opportunity for anyone to get tested in any of the locations that they feel comfortable with or just dropped in and get tested,” Smail said. Unlike the weekly testing offered at the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, Smail said, the events offer HIV awareness and education. Tool kits, like one preventing HIV and STIs, will be available along with testing. Tool kits, Smail said in an email, represent the options available in HIV prevention and include external and internal condoms and dental dams, which are free at
the LGBTQ+ Culture Center and Positive Link. The kits also include the medications Pre-Exposure Prophlylaxis (PrEP), nonoccupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) and Undetectable= Untransmittable initative, which is helps people with HIV not transmit HIV with medication. Treatment cover, he said, depends on insurance. Treatment cover, he said, depends on insurance. PrEP and nPEP, Smail said, can be free based on a person’s insurance. The IU Student Health Center, he said, has a program to support students who are interested in PrEP if they don’t have insurance coverage.
Bloomington's 7 Day Forecast
SEE HIV TESTING, PAGE 4
By Jenna Criswell jenncris@iu.edu
The Lotus Education & Arts Foundation will transform downtown Bloomington later this month, hosting the 30th annual Lotus Festival from Sept. 28 - Oct. 1. The festival celebrates and explores the diversity of the world’s cultures through music, art and fun for all ages. The festival will feature more than 25 musical artists and groups from around the world. Attendees can expect unique experiences and opportunities to expand their worldview through the arts. Kathleen Clark, the Lotus Education & Arts Foundation communications and marketing specialist, said that the festival is a perspective-changing experience. “Everyone who attends always learns something new about other cultures and probably about themselves,” Clark said. “It really marks an opportunity for people to connect through the arts.” This year, the Lotus Festival will begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 with an opening concert featuring bold harmonies by Windborne and an infectious Afrobeat style from Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band. It will end with a closing concert at 3 p.m. Sunday from multi-instrumentalists Eric & Suzy Thompson and Punjabi artist Sonny Singh. Both concerts will be held at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Additional artists will perform from 6 p.m.-midnight Sept. 29-30 at various locations in downtown Bloomington. With no headliner, the lineup of performers highlights the talents of each artist equally. Anyone interested in attending the concert series can purchase tickets in advance for discounted prices. Tickets are available for single-day admission as well as all-inclusive access, ranging from $40 to $95. For students on a budget, the festival offers a student ticket price of $35 for entrance to the Friday or Saturday showcase. Clark said this year, the festival is implementing a new way for attendees to experience the music of other cultures.
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