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Fire consumed bakery facility Spierer family’s FROM IDS REPORTS Muddy Fork Bakery was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning in a blaze that consumed the entire structure. Bloomington Township Fire Department responded to the fire about 3 a.m. Friday at 4569 E. Earl Young Road. There were no injuries, and the
Griffith wakes from coma after swim accident
cause of fire is unknown, BTFD said. It is being investigated as an accidental fire. The building was insured, and owners Katie Zukof and Eric Schedler plan to rebuild, according to a press release from the Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market. Zukof’s family created a donation page on gofundme.com that had raised more than $5,000 as of
5 p.m. Sunday. Zukof and Schedler have been operating the bakery since 2010. They are committed to using locally grown and organic ingredients, and make their bread by hand, baking it in a brick, wood-fired oven, according to the Muddy Fork website. Rebecca Kimberly
request denied FROM IDS REPORTS
A federal judge denied a request to seal evidence in the case against two men who were among the last seen with missing IU student Lauren Spierer. Parents Rob and Charlene
Spierer requested in January that certain evidence in the ongoing investigation be kept private. Testimony, transcripts, witness statements and videos are among the selected evidence the Spierers wish SEE SPIERER, PAGE 8
Signs of spring Nursery crews plant the first flowers of the season on campus
BY ANDY WITTRY awittry@indiana.edu @AndyWittry
IU freshman wide receiver Isaac Griffith, who redshirted last season, suffered injuries to his lungs after a swimming accident last Monday evening. He was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fla., where doctors put him Isaac Griffith into a medically induced coma until Wednesday night. Griffith was discharged Sunday afternoon. Here is a timeline of events in his accident and recovery. About 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 17 IU football players Isaac Griffith, Ty Smith, Nick Stoner and IU student Mitch McCune traveled to Sarasota, Fla., for spring break and stayed at La Siesta Condominiums. The four students consumed alcohol in their room before going across the street to Siesta Beach, according to an incident report from the Sarasota County Sheriff ’s Office. All four men went swimming, and the current pushed them away from shore. Griffith was reportedly taken about 15 yards away from the swim buoy, where he started to go into distress. The incident report said McCune rescued Griffith and brought him back to shore, where he had a pulse but was unconscious. His breathing was short and sporadic, so McCune performed CPR while 911 was called. Marine rescue and law enforcement responded, and Griffith was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. The report said, “The hospital later reported Griffith’s CAT scan results came back normal, which is promising.” The incident was reported at 7:31 p.m. Monday. 10:04 p.m. Homestead Football tweeted, “Please pray for former Spartan & current Hoosier, Isaac Griffith & his family. Isaac was in a swimming accident & is critical. Thank you.” 10:55 p.m. IU Athletics released a statement, “We are aware of Isaac Griffith’s condition. Our prayers are with Isaac and his family and we ask Hoosier Nation to keep the Griffith family in their thoughts.” 11:04 p.m. Shannon Griffith, Isaac’s father, tweeted that he and his wife Kim were boarding a plane to Sarasota. Then, Shannon said his son was stabilized in a medically induced coma. Isaac’s other vitals were positive, but he was “still critical.” 6:45 a.m. Tuesday Shannon tweeted that he and Kim had arrived at Isaac’s bedside in the intensive care unit at 2 a.m. and had not left. His father said his vitals were stable, but the freshman was still in a medically induced coma and was on a SEE GRIFFITH, PAGE 8
The 20,000 pansies planted on campus began as halfinch seedlings in IU Nursery greenhouses. Pansies have been the first flower planted each spring for more than a decade, nursery manager Marshall Goss said.
For seven weeks, more than 20,000 pansies grew in IU Nursery greenhouses. This year, planting was delayed a week due to cold temperatures and frozen ground.
PHOTOS AND STORY BY MEGAN JULA mjula@indiana.edu @meganjula
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he pansy planting crew worked in rhythm, a synchronization of sweat, shovels and the occasional wisecrack. Dirt caked on rough hands as the crew placed the delicate flowers the Friday before spring break. Nursery assistant supervisor Chuck Burleson threw aside a shovelful of earth — “You got to have a good back” — creating a hole in the flowerbed on Seventh Street and Woodlawn Avenue. In went three pansies, the first flowers to be planted this spring at IU. No ceremony, just part of the job. But it had been a long cold winter while they waited to plant; checking for snow and whether the ground had
IU Nursery employees Steve Webb and Chuck Burleson pause from planting the Friday before spring break. The seven-man crew has planted more than 20,000 pansies this spring season.
thawed, knowing when the next frost would come and if night temperatures would drop. These flowers were the first of more than 20,000 pansies planted by the IU Nursery crew to greet students returning from spring break. “We hope that they enjoy them,” nursery manager Marshall Goss said. “It helps them feel as if spring is here and that school’s nearly finished.” Arranging these rows of flowers is an art. The spacing has to be eyeballed or judged with a work boot. They can be in candy cane stripes or checkered, the pattern carefully planned. Burleson and his crew were satisfied with this bed. The pansies marched in even rows, shocking spots of color against a backdrop of grey and brown. “It’s love,” he said. “They’re perfect.” He nudged a plant a bit too close to
another. “Well, almost perfect.” * * * This morning as students walk back on campus, some will notice the pansies that now paint IU from Assembly Hall to Sample Gates. Others will undoubtedly trample the flowers. “We love working when the students are gone,” Burleson said. The entire crop, about 7,000 more pansies, will be planted by Tuesday, Goss said. For seven weeks prior they grew in IU greenhouses. The pansies stretched like a living carpet through the conservatory: violet, creamy yellow, apricot, burgundy, white and royal purple. “You open the door and you go, ‘Wow,’” Goss said. “It’s a lot of color.” SEE PANSIES, PAGE 8
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A complete NCAA bracket pages 4-5
Cowork Btown offers work spaces, page 6
Baseball begins Big Ten play page 9
Wonderlab puts on Star Wars-themed event page 12