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Dean of students successor named

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From IDS reports

At the end of June, Lori Reesor will succeed Harold “Pete” Goldsmith as the dean of students. For more than seven years, Goldsmith has provided a higher education experience for students at IU as vice provost for student affairs and dean of students, but June 30, Goldsmith will retire. Reesor will assist IU-Bloomington’s domestic and international undergraduate and graduate students. The dean of students also works close with other deans and faculty to coordinate collaborations, procedure and plans to support all students. Thirteen departments and more than 150 programs and services of the Division of Student Affairs are led by the vice provost for student affairs and dean of students, according to the press release. Reesor completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, her masters at Iowa State University and her Ph.D at the University of Kansas. Previously, Reesor performed duties as an associate vice provost for student success at the University of Kansas; associate dean in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s School of Education, where she also helped as assistant dean and adjunct instructor; and dean of students at Wichita State University. Recently, Goldsmith has worked to increase the Culture of Care initiative, a staff-led, studentcreated program that accentuates communication and positive social interactions between students. Reesor intends to continue the “good work” done by her predecessor. “At the same time, I know some important initiatives are underway,” Reesor said in the press release. “I hope to continue the good work that has been done, especially in the areas of student engagement, diversity and inclusion, and creating a safe and welcoming environment for all.” As a first generation college student, Reesor said she knows the importance of education and the effect it can have on a young adult’s future. “I learned so much about myself and the world through the college experience,” Reesor said in the release. “I love the energy, insight and passion students bring to campus. My mission is to help them reach their goals and be successful at IU.” Listening and working with students is one of the ways Reesor plans to help recognize demands,

FIGHTING FOR A

TITLE IU baseball has a chance to win the Big Ten this weekend. Here’s how. WEEKEND SERIES

By Michael Hughes michhugh@indiana.edu @MichaelHughes94

For the third time in four years, IU has a chance to win the Big Ten regular season title. After winning in 2013 and 2014, the Hoosiers again have a chance to win when they travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, for a threegame series starting Thursday. Second-place IU will play Nebraska, which is tied for third place with Ohio State. Ohio State is traveling this weekend to play Minnesota, which currently has a halfgame lead against IU for first place in the Big Ten. IU has won six straight Big Ten series after losing its first at Rutgers in March. Two of the series wins were sweeps. Minnesota SEE BASEBALL, PAGE 5 More baseball coverage, page 9 IU faced No. 5 Louisville on Tuesday, and lost 9-2 after a disasterous sixth inning.

at GAME 1 Friday 7:35 p.m. GAME 2 Saturday 7:35 p.m. GAME 3 Saturday 1:05 p.m.

at GAME 1 Friday 7:30 p.m. GAME 2 Saturday 7:30 p.m. GAME 3 Saturday 3 p.m.

IU WINS THE BIG TEN IF IU sweeps Nebraska and Minnesota loses to Ohio State at least once IU goes 2-1 and Minnesota goes 1-2 or worse

MINNESOTA WINS THE BIG TEN IF Minnesota sweeps Ohio State Minnesota goes 2-1 and IU loses to Nebraska at least once

OHIO STATE WINS THE BIG TEN IF Ohio State sweeps Minnesota and IU loses to Nebraska at least twice

SEE DEAN, PAGE 5

Zoeller testifies before Senate for phone safety From IDS reports

COURTESY PHOTO

The Creek Awards winner, Sean Donnelly, celebrates One Year in New York Comedy at the Cave 10 Year Anniversary party August 25, 2012, in Long Island City, New York.

NYC comedian Sean Donnelly to make Comedy Attic debut By Allen Laman alaman@umail.iu.edu | @allen_laman

He sees people of all different races, ages and nationalities as he imagines the audience. They’re not spread out, but close to each other and the stage. Their eyes aren’t glued to the television hanging on the wall behind the bar, but facing him, actively listening to what he has to say because they want to. As stand-up comedian Sean Donnelly returns from this perfect setting he’s constructed in his mind, he comes to a conclusion. “I like the idea that you’re

cheering people up,” Donnelly said. “I like that there’s an immediate reaction to something you’ve spent so much time on.” Donnelly is the headliner at the Comedy Attic this weekend. His first show will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday followed by shows at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. He has delivered jokes about the jobs he had before he became a fulltime comedian and said none of them allowed him to feel this way. He reasoned he might be able to cheer up a fellow employee when he was a facility worker at the advertising agency or the reinsur-

ance company where he used to work, but he said that is nothing compared to what he can do with his new platform. With it he performed routines on “Conan” and the “Late Show with David Letterman,” appeared on a slew of Comedy Central programming and currently broadcasts his own weekly podcast titled “My Dumb Friends” with Dan St. Germain. In November 2015, he released an album titled “Manual Labor Face” and his first SEE COMEDY, PAGE 5

Greg Zoeller, attorney general for Indiana, testified Wednesday before the United States Senate Committee to advocate for further protection of Hoosiers from scam calls, unwanted calls and robocalls. The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard Zoeller’s case at 10 a.m. He also focused on the effect of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, according to a release from the attorney general’s office. The TCPA was established to protect American citizens from automated telephone messaging equipment that could pester people about debt collecting and telemarketing, but a recent amendment details that robocalls to peoples’ cellphones would be legal if the debt is owned or guaranteed by the United States. Before this amendment was approved, the TCPA declared all robocalls illegal. Zoeller argued against this in his testimony and insisted that a nationwide ban on robocalls to cellphones needs to remain intact. He was joined by 24 other state attorneys general when he called on the committee to keep the ban intact. “By carving out this exception, Congress has legitimized robocalls and opened citizens up to a barrage of unwanted or misplaced calls,” he said in the release. “Debt collection robocalls are aggressive, relentless and often inaccurate.”

Zoeller has been trying for months to pass the Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2015, which would repeal this recent amendment to the TCPA. Zoeller is Indiana’s top consumer protection advocate, according to the release, and it isn’t surprising: the most common complaint received by the attorney general’s office is unwanted calls and robocalls, adding up to 14,000 complaints last year and around 50 complaints per day. According to the YouMail National Robocall Index, 2.5 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. in March alone. Zoeller concentrated his testimony on debt collection calls, which make up around half of the complaints his office receives. “Of the nearly 700 debt collection complaints my office received last year, about 90 percent were because the caller was harassing the wrong person,” he said in the testimony. “Not to mention, the vast majority of robocallers are scam artists. Legitimizing some types of robocalls adds confusion and creates more opportunity for fraud.” Zoeller also urged the Senate Committee to hold Do Not Call violators entirely accountable for their actions, according to the release. He suggested providing citizens with the legal tools to take action against those who do violate their telephone privacy rights. Indiana does have a Do Not Call list at the state SEE ZOELLER, PAGE 5


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