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Sealing of Spierer evidence opposed BY MICHAEL MAJCHROWICZ mmajchro@indiana.edu
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Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell talks with the coaching staff from the court during the game against Penn State on Wednesday in Assembly Hall. Ferrell led the Hoosiers with 16 points, but the team lost its lead within the last few minutes. The final score was 66-65 in favor of the Nittany Lions.
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IU blows 11-point lead during final minutes against Penn State BY JOHN BAUERNFEIND jogbauer@indiana.edu
With two minutes and nine seconds remaining in the second half, graduate student guard Evan Gordon hit one of two free throws to give the IU men’s basketball team (14-10, 4-7) a 65-56 lead over the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-12, 4-8). By the time the final buzzer sounded, the Hoosiers committed four turnovers and two fouls — all while failing to record a single point as the Nittany Lions stormed back to win in front of a comatose Assembly Hall. In his postgame press conference, IU Coach Tom Crean said his team’s mistakes allowed Penn State to remain competitive and ultimately win the game. “Because we made too many mistakes along the way that allowed them to stay in it,” Crean said. “We lost this game defensively by allowing them to stay in it with mistakes, and then the pressure of the game got to us a little bit.” After he made his free
throw, Gordon checked out for freshman guard Stanford Robinson, who fouled Penn State’s Tim Frazier three seconds later and 40 feet from the basket. With Penn State in the bonus, Frazier hit both free throws, trimming IU’s lead to seven. The Hoosiers then turned the ball over on the inbounds play, which was just one of its 20 turnovers in the game. Seven seconds after the turnover, Brandon Taylor connected on a 3-pointer with one minute and 59 seconds to play to cut IU’s lead to 65-61. On IU’s next possession, Gordon had an open look from beyond the arc, but his shot missed. Geno Thorpe snatched the rebound, igniting a transition run for Penn State that led to a made jumper by Taylor. IU’s lead narrowed to 65-63 with one minute and seven seconds remaining. Ferrell ran the shot clock down at the top of the key, but after trying to get IU’s
Attorneys for the two men being sued in federal court by the parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer filed motions Tuesday opposing a protective order that would keep evidence private. The Spierers requested the order Jan. 29 to prevent the ongoing investigation into their daughter’s disappearance from being compromised. Rob and Charlene Spierer want District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt to issue the protective order to seal “sensitive and private information” in the case. The Spierers filed a civil suit last May against Jason Rosenbaum and Corey Rossman, who were among the last people seen with Lauren the night she disappeared, June 3, 2011. In the suit, the Spierers allege Rosenbaum and Rossman owed SEE SPIERER, PAGE 6
Board of Trustees to meet Thursday, Friday BY KATHRINE SCHULZE schulzek@indiana.edu
The first IU Board of Trustees meeting of the year will discuss library renovations and privatized parking for the next fiscal year. It will begin Thursday and continue through Friday at IUPUI. Philip N. Eskew Jr., the chair of the facilities and auxiliaries committee for the board of trustees, will deliver a report on proposed renovations to the Herman B Wells Library, according to the trustees’ agenda. “The media room is being renovated simply because it needs upgrading,” Eskew said. The report, which Eskew said will be approved by the trustees at the meeting Friday, calls for a renovation of approximately 10,000 square feet of existing film and media archive space. “But it’s really to protect all of our media records and our archives, and SEE TRUSTEES, PAGE 6
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IUSA proposes Rebecca Corry to perform at Comedy Attic new lounge for IMU BY BRANDON COOK brancook@indiana.edu
Actress, writer and “Last Comic Standing” finalist Rebecca Corry will perform at the Comedy Attic Thursday night through Saturday night. Corry will perform at 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, with additional shows at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets range from $8.00 to $17.50 and can be purchased at comedyattic.com. The comedian grew up in Kent, Wash., or the “El Camino driving, hot dog water loving, one-toothed pregnant teen capital of the world,” as she called it on her website, She has guest starred on programs such as “The Bernie Mac Show,” “The King of Queens” and “Rules of Engagement.” Corry re-
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leased her debut album, “My Story,” in 2012. It includes sections entitled “Tickling,” “Barfing” and “Balls.” Corry, who doesn’t like defining her comedic style, simply calls it storytelling. “If you think it’s funny, then it’s funny,” Corry said. “Some of it’s personal, some of it’s observational — just good, old-fashioned storytelling.” Corry describes her introduction to comedy as the moment “when I came out of my mother’s womb thinking ... what is this? Some kind of joke?” After moving to Los Angeles to host her own HBO one-woman show, “Have you Ever Been Called a Dwarf?” Corry began performing at a number of different comedy clubs. “The ‘good’ decisions I’ve made
Sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell drives to the basket during the game against Penn State on Wednesday at Assembly Hall.
are simply creating,” she told the website First Order Historians last year. “Creating shows and content. When you think you’re ‘good,’ you stop getting better and learning.” Although she is less than 5 feet tall, Corry said she doesn’t let her height affect her craft. “My height doesn’t write my jokes,” she said. When asked by First Order Historians about her status as a female comedian, her response was similarly straightforward. “I hate the term ‘female comedian,’” she said. “Funny is funny. Doesn’t matter what you use to pee out of.” Recently, Corry has divided her attention between her career and animal rights activism. In May 2013, she began organiz-
EVENT INFORMATION 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday the Comedy Attic $8 to $17.50 per ticket
ing the One Million PIBBLE March on Washington in support of pit bulls. “The goal is to end abuse and dis- Rebecca crimination of pit Corry bull terriers and to educate our communities, inside and outside of the animal community — that this is all of our problem,” Corry said. Corry, who performed at the Comedy Attic last year, advised any lonely singles in Friday’s crowd to “wear protection.”
BY DANI CASTONZO dcastonz@indiana.edu
IU Student Association’s executive meeting agenda this week included plans for a new Union Lounge, talk of an update in sexual assault fund runs and a new initiative that would provide recycling bins to every dorm room on campus. IUSA has presented their proposal to the directors of the Indiana Memorial Union for a Union Lounge, a hangout spot in the IMU with the SEE IUSA, PAGE 6