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Knott to run for council as GOP candidate BY KATE STARR kastarr@indiana.edu
Greg Knott is running for the Monroe County Council District Four seat as a Republican in the primary election, partly because running as a Libertarian might harm his chances of winning the general election, he said. “It would be easier to get elected as a Republican or Democrat than it would be to get elected as any thirdparty candidate,” Knott said. “I can have the most effect and most impact to promote those principles by running under the party label that would give me the best opportunity to hold office.” Marjorie Hershey, a professor in the IU Department of Political Science, said the United Greg Knott States’ winner-takeall, single-member district system makes it very difficult for minor party candidates like Knott to ever win office. “The fact that most Americans identify with one of the two major parties makes it hard for minor party candidates to raise money, get name recognition and, therefore, get votes,” Hershey said. Although Knott might do better in a location other than Bloomington that is more Libertarianfriendly, Hershey said she does not think geography makes much of a difference when it comes to actually winning a race as a third-party candidate. As of 2012, about seven out of 7,000 state legislators represented minor parties, Hershey said. “I don’t think there’s much doubt that Greg Knott has a better chance of winning office if he runs as a Republican than as a Libertarian,” Hershey said. Instead of alienating himself from the Republican Party, Knott said he sees his Libertarian views as a particular wing of the party — the “Ron Paul wing.” Generally, Knott believes liberty relies on owning one’s own body and avoiding government interference without infringing on the rights of others. In the past, Knott has run as a Libertarian candidate in the Ninth District Congressional race under the slogan “No Bull.”
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HIT PARADE IU offense strikes early, Hoosiers win in blowout BY ALDEN WOODS aldwoods@indiana.edu @acw9293
It didn’t take long for IU Coach Tracy Smith to make his presence known again in Oxford, Ohio. Minutes after a pre-game ceremony honoring him for accomplishments during his nine seasons at the helm of Miami of Ohio’s baseball program, Smith’s IU squad had put the game away. “It was a nice little recognition of helping build their program,” Smith said. “I think that was the gist of it. It surprised me. I didn’t have any idea and I appreciate the gesture, but once the first pitch is made, it’s time to tee it up and
square off.” Three runs in the top of the first inning were more than enough for the Hoosiers, who excelled both at the plate and on the mound en route to a 16-1 victory against their coach’s former team. IU got all the offense it needed in the top of the first inning when, after recording five singles, the game’s first six batters scored junior second baseman Casey Rodrigue, junior catcher Kyle Schwarber and junior first baseman Sam Travis. The three-run first inning set the precedent for a slew of runs on an evening that saw season-high totals in both runs and hits for IU. SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 6
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Bloomington apartment robbed by armed men FROM IDS REPORTS
Two armed men allegedly entered a north-side apartment and robbed three victims of an undisclosed amount of money. Witnesses reported two white men entered the apartment in the 200th block of East 20th Street April 15, Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Crider said. The men entered through an unlocked door armed with a shotgun and a handgun. During the robbery, a debit card was stolen and used at an Ellettsville ATM. Police have collected images from the ATM and consider the man on the motorcycle in surveillance footage using the stolen debit card to be a person of interest as of Wednesday. Anyone with any information on the robbery can contact BPD Detective Sarah Carnes at 812349-3319. Dennis Barbosa
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During the game against Miami of Ohio Wednesday, the Hoosiers recorded a season-high 16 runs off a seasonhigh of 20 hits.
New University Plan raises questions at BFC BY KATHRINE SCHULZE schulzek@indiana.edu @KathrineSchulze
IU is moving forward with plans for the organization of the University Strategic Plan. When finished, it will outline goals for IU-Bloomington and its seven satellite campuses. “(IU President Michael McRobbie) wants a plan to be made because IU has a multicampus system,” said Michael Rushton, director of strategic planning. The plan will be compiled from the Bloomington campus plan, the Indianapolis plan and the re-
gional campus plans as well as other individual departments, said John Applegate, executive vice president for university academic affairs. “What I expect is that it’ll be an integrated whole that really positions us in a direction for the bicentennial,” Applegate said. It’s unclear as to how this new plan will affect the Campus Strategic Plan, and if the Strategic Plan will have to be changed after the University Plan is finished. “It’s a little too early to say, but I would not expect huge changes in the Bloomington campus plan,” John Applegate said. Some of IU’s faculty have con-
cerns that the Campus Strategic Plan will become obsolete. “I think that their concern, basically, is what would happen if something in the University Strategic Plan is ultimately not compatible with parts of the Bloomington, or any other campus, strategic plan,” said Herb Terry, president of the Bloomington Faculty Council. Terry said he doesn’t think that’s likely to happen. “What I really hope the University Strategic Plan emphasizes is: what is the president going to be doing that falls under his authority?” Terry said. Applegate said he thinks the
Strategic Plan will be very important input into the University Plan. “We’ve had a couple informal brainstorming sessions with various faculty groups about it,” Applegate said. There will not be a committee system to put together the University Strategic Plan. Instead, there will be a draft made for public comment in the fall, Rushton said. “I don’t think it’s the president’s intent to come up with something that’ll upset the campuses,” Terry said. “The campuses do the work.”