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Tuesday Rundown: Forest Quadrangle renovations completed, students react to the first day of classes, #IUBB to face Penn State, photo exhibit advocates for reproductive rights

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Forest Quadrangle renovation leaves students with mixed feelings

Freshman Joe Nicita moves his things to B Tower of Forest Quadrangle. The building was renovated over the course of the fall semester.
Freshman Joe Nicita moves his things to B Tower of Forest Quadrangle. The building was renovated over the course of the fall semester. Peter Talbot

Renovations on the East Tower of Forest Quadrangle were completed during winter break, meaning residents had to move all of their belongings to the new tower when they returned for the spring semester.

The updates cut back on previously available resources, students shared with the IDS, leaving residents with mixed feelings about the renovation. Read more here.


Students were greeted with icy conditions on their first day back

The Sample Gates area on campus sits quiet in between classes. Students weighed in on their first day of classes of spring semester in interviews on Indiana Ave.
The Sample Gates area on campus sits quiet in between classes. Students weighed in on their first day of classes of spring semester in interviews on Indiana Ave. Emily Eckelbarger

IU students trudged to class despite the 8 a.m. start times and slippery conditions. In interviews near the Sample Gates, students discussed how their first day back to school went. Listen to students describe their first day here and read about how IU is treating campus for the winter weather here.


Five things to know about Penn State

IU Coach Archie Miller yells at the IU basketball team in a huddle during the Hoosiers' game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Dec. 4. IU's 2018-19 men's basketball schedule has been finalized, and most games also have television channels and times designated.
IU Coach Archie Miller yells at the IU basketball team in a huddle during the Hoosiers' game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Dec. 4. IU's 2018-19 men's basketball schedule has been finalized, and most games also have television channels and times designated. Evan De Stefano

Penn State and IUBB come into the matchup Tuesday night with the same conference record. The Hoosiers are coming off of its first road win of the season, and will look to keep momentum going against the Nittany Lions at home. Read more here.


Local photo exhibit advocates for reproductive rights

Photographer Natasha Komoda is the founder of the website femmeography.com. Komoda strives to inspire self-love within her clients, hoping they love their bodies inside and out. 
Photographer Natasha Komoda is the founder of the website femmeography.com. Komoda strives to inspire self-love within her clients, hoping they love their bodies inside and out.  Courtesy Photo

Photographer Natasha Komoda unites body positivity with support for reproductive rights in her photos of tattoo-clad women. The photos will be displayed at Blueline Gallery and in a calendar that will be sold in tattoo parlors to raise funds for Planned Parenthood. Read more here.

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