[AI-Generated Summary] This IU NewsNet broadcast covers a wide range of campus reactions and developments following the historic 2020 election of Joe Biden as the 46th president. The program highlights Indiana University’s rising COVID-19 positivity rates, which reached their highest levels since the start of the semester following celebrations of the IU football team's victory over Michigan—their first since 1987. Key segments include a study on the prevalence of "fake news" and media literacy , the unveiling of a statue honoring Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom , and a moving feature on former football player A'Shon Riggins' mental health advocacy through his "Real Spill" program. Additionally, the broadcast notes the passing of cultural icon Alex Trebek , the shift of annual traditions like the IU Dance Marathon and Hoosier Hysteria to virtual formats , and the introduction of free pre-Thanksgiving COVID-19 testing for students.
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