Mon., Feb. 17, 2014

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IDS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014

IU baseball team drops three games against Texas Tech , page 7

INDIANA DAILY STUDENT | IDSNEWS.COM

Murder suicide leaves 2 dead FROM IDS REPORTS

A 77-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman were found shot to death in a retirement center Friday morning. County coroner Nicole Meyer confirmed Ruth and Robert White died of gunshot wounds, according to the Bloomington HeraldTimes. Meyer said it appeared Robert shot his wife twice and then himself. The Bloomington Police Department declined to release any more information as of Sunday. “Friday morning we had a tragic incident involving a resident of our community,” Larry Diersing, Meadowood Retirement Community executive director, said in an email. “Because of state and federal privacy laws, we cannot provide any further information about this resident. “We take the safety and wellbeing of our residents very seriously and are cooperating with the authorities to investigate this matter. We will provide whatever support and assistance we can to our residents, families and staff.”

PHOTOS BY AMELIA CHONG | IDS

IU sophomore and Best Buddies IU activities coordinator Lexi King gives a “buddy” a big hug after receiving a Valentine’s Day card from him at the Best Buddies IU Valentine’s Day Dance on Saturday at Stone Belt. “Buddies” are individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and most of them are Stone Belt clients. The Best Buddies IU event was the first of its kind, organized in collaboration with Stone Belt and Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities.

Buddy, be mine

— Dennis Barbosa

Trustees approve increased housing prices FROM IDS REPORTS

The IU Board of Trustees approved the new on-campus room and board rates Friday for the 2014-15 academic year. The new rates will vary depending on students’ choices of housing and meal plans. The cost of the most common room and board package will increase by 3.76 percent from this year to next. It is currently $9,149 and will become $9,493 next year, an increase of $344. This plan includes a doubleoccupancy, air-conditioned room in the residence halls, as well as a standard meal plan. The meal plan will increase in price by 1.6 percent, from $3,200 to $3,250. Demand for on-campus housing has remained strong, according to an IU press release. There is nearly 95 percent occupancy this year with 12,240 students living in residence halls and SEE TRUSTEES, PAGE 6

Stone Belt is host to Valentine’s Day dance party for Best Buddies BY ANTHONY BRODERICK aebroder@indiana.edu

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he gym in Stone Belt was loud with pop music and brightly colored with flashing lights. People wearing red, pink and purple outfits occupied the dance floor. Best Buddies Bloomington and Stone Belt organized a Valentine’s Day-themed dance party Saturday night at the center in Bloomington. Best Buddies Colleges pairs people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with college students, allowing them to form friendships and interact, according to the organization’s website. Its goal is to establish a movement in global volunteering to create more

of these close friendships, develop leadership skills and receive employment opportunities. “Stone Belt is a large provider of service to individuals with developmental disabilities in south central Indiana,” CEO Leslie Green said. “Our main goal for this event is to bring forth more volunteers to the center and promote Best Buddies’ mission for peace and tolerance.” The party included karaoke, cookie decorating, interactive games and making Valentine’s cards. Many Best Buddies Bloomington chapter members were in attendance alongside Bloomington supporters. Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation attended the event as SEE BUDDIES, PAGE 6

A “buddy” grabs a volunteer’s hands as they dance during Best Buddies IU’s Valentine’s Day Dance on Saturday at Stone Belt.

MAC memorial honors Jacobs alumna Kidd BY ALISON GRAHAM akgraham@indiana.edu

IU alumna Sarah Kidd was the first woman to be accepted into the conducting program at the New England conservatory in 2012. The 27-year-old Jacobs School of Music graduate grew up in Bloomington and cultivated her passion for music at Bloomington High School North. Heavily involved with the music and band program in high school, she worked with the Musical Arts Center even before she became a student at IU. She graduated from Jacobs with a Music Performance degree in cello in 2009. Her musical career began at the

MAC, her father said. And on Sunday, the conductor’s journey ended there. Friends and family held a memorial at the MAC to honor Kidd on Sunday after she died Jan. 28 from a cancer of unknown origin. She was always working toward her goals, her father Gary Kidd said at the memorial. He gave the introduction at Sunday’s ceremony, thanking everyone for coming and for the support his family had received from Sarah’s friends and loved ones. As he stepped off the podium, wiping tears from his eyes, seven string players picked up their instruments and began to play composer Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings.”

“If you have a dream or an ambition, really test yourself to see how far you can take it. That’s what Sarah did.” Hugh Wolff, head of NEC conducting program

Previous professors, grade school friends and high school band directors filed up to the podium to offer their memories of Sarah. Her dream was to become a great conductor, someone who could make incredible music with orchestras and pursue her passion. She was pursuing a career in a male-dominated field, but that never stopped her, or even fazed her, when she stepped up to the podium before any performance, according to an article she wrote in March 2010 for the Juilliard Journal.

“Thanks to the women who have come before me, I was able to pursue my passion and imagine making music with great orchestras someday,” she wrote. Jacobs only offers a master’s program in conducting. Sarah considered continuing her studies in Bloomington after graduation, but was persuaded otherwise by her conducting professor, David Effron. Effron told her to pursue new experiences instead of staying in the SEE JACOBS, PAGE 6

Hoosiers’ misstep could hurt postseason opportunities BY ALDEN WOODS aldwoods@indiana.edu

On Feb. 7, IU was a short stretch of good basketball away from an NCAA Tournament at-large berth. The Hoosiers sat at 14-8, 4-5 in the Big Ten. They had defeated two top-10 teams — handing then-No. 3 Wisconsin its first loss of the season and beating then-No. 10 Michigan — in their conference schedule, and were riding momentum from the Michigan victory into Minneapolis to take on a depleted Golden Gophers team. At No. 70 in the national Ratings Percentage Index, IU was no shoo-in to the postseason’s most prestigious tournament, but was facing a stretch of three consecutive bottom-half Big Ten teams that could bolster its postseason résumé before returning to

the conference’s elite. The formula was simple — beat Minnesota (then 4-6 in Big Ten play), Penn State (3-8) and Purdue (4-7) and get ready for a finishing stretch of four ranked opponents in six games. IU didn’t follow the script. More than a week later, IU (1411, 4-8) finds itself in ninth place in the Big Ten after three consecutive losses. The Hoosiers have plummeted to No. 99 in the national RPI and now must collect a handful of wins against No. 15 Iowa, No. 21 Wisconsin, No. 20 Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan as well as beating Northwestern and Nebraska, two teams IU has already lost to this season, to slide into the NCAA Tournament field. Despite his team’s poor form, IU Coach Tom Crean said he has yet to

concern himself with IU’s long-term prospects. “I don’t think like that,” Crean said. “That’s not how I’m built, that’s not how I’m going to coach the team. That’s what we have to work through.” Much of IU’s difficulty in its past three games can be attributed to offensive struggles. The Hoosiers have averaged only 63 points during that stretch, well behind their season average of 73.4 points per game. Crean said that “quite a bit” of his team’s performance has been mental, but that he will not look to overanalyze its recent woes and will instead ask his players to rely on each other. “You point it out in film,” he said. “I’m not big on bringing a team

LUKE SCHRAM | IDS

IU Coach Tom Crean talks with forward Noah Vonleh during Saturday’s game against Purdue at Mackey Arena. Vonleh was limited by foul trouble throughout the 82-64 loss.

PURDUE EXTENDS HOOSIER LOSING STREAK SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 6 Turn to page 7 for more information on the Hoosiers’ loss at Purdue.


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