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Indy man, 21, shot dead at IU fraternity party After off-campus party, police search for suspect while second victim remains in critical condition By Caroline Anders anders6@iu.edu | @clineands

A shooting at a fraternity’s costume party at Eagle Pointe Golf Resort in Bloomington around 12:30 a.m. Sunday left one man dead and another in critical condition. Kemontie Johnson, 21, was pronounced dead around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Monroe County coroner. Johnson was from Indianapolis, and an IU spokesperson confirmed he was

not a student. Monroe County Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. Steve Hale said Johnson was shot in the neck and body multiple times. Police are searching for a suspect but have received conflicting descriptions of the shooter. Hale said several hundred people were at the party and many were trampled as they ran from the shots. “Something that was supposed to be fun turned deadly,” Hale

said. The second victim was shot in the head and is suffering from extensive brain swelling, police said. The victim was flown to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, according to police, and remains in critical condition as of press time. According to an event planning website, a sold-out costume party called “A Nightmare in B-Town” put on by IU’s chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi was happening at Eagle Pointe at the time of the shooting. Police said

they believe the shooting happened at the party. Detectives believe there was only one shooter, according to a post on the Monroe County Sheriff ’s Department Facebook page. The shooter has not been located, and police believe the person fled the area. Hale said the shooter was likely from out of town. Johnson’s autopsy is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday. His cause and manner of death have not been confirmed. One other individual suffered

injuries but was treated and released on scene. Malique Booth, president of Kappa Alpha Psi at IU, said in a text Sunday afternoon that the chapter is cooperating with its national headquarters, Eagle Pointe and the sheriff ’s office on the case. “We express our condolences to the families of those impacted,” Booth said. IU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council did not respond to request for comment.

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Morgan Ellison claims innocence By Caroline Anders, Cameron Drummond and Stefan Krajisnik sports@idsnews.com | @idsnews

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Senior Paul Wilson, who sat in on guitar for Risk Watch, sets up for the Tiny Dorm Room performance Oct. 25 in Briscoe Residence Hall. This was Tiny Dorm Concert’s second show.

A summer’s worth of binge watching NPR’s Tiny Desk inspired a student to create a version of her own.

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By Hannah Reed hanreed@iu.edu | @hannahreed13

Briscoe Quad single room 0.24 in. = 1 foot

Tiny dorm, big idea

In the midst of Bloomington’s sticky, booze-soaked venue floors, sweat-filled crowds and concert tickets sits a cozy room in a residence hall, packed with equipment and video cameras. The small room may feel just as crowded as a concert would — though when the concert is released online for all to see, like Tiny Desk, it can be streamed from the comfort of a sofa or a bed in an apartment across town. Sophomore Natalia Almanza, the aesthetics director of Tiny Dorm, came up with the idea to bring NPR’s Tiny Desk to IU in a different style — a dorm room. She said she bingewatched Tiny Desk over the summer and decided that moving the event into her room in Briscoe Quad would prove to SEE TINY DORM, PAGE 5

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Students gather in solidarity in response to Pittsburgh shooting By Lilly St. Angelo lstangel@iu.edu | @lilly_st_ang

Sophomore Carly Shoneman was shocked when she awoke Saturday to news of a deadly shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. As somsone from Philadelphia with friends in Pittsburgh, she spent the day checking on loved ones to make sure they were OK and processing the news herself. Robert Bowers, 46, allegedly shot and killed 11 people and wounded six Saturday at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. It is the deadliest attack on Jewish people in U.S. history, according to a statement from the Anti-Defamation League, a group that tracks anti-Semitic incidents. The Hillel Center organized a vigil Saturday night in honor of the victims. Rabbi Sue Silberberg, executive director of IU Hillel, said about 50 students attended. She said although it was abruptly planned, they wanted to provide a place for students to be together after Saturday morning’s events.

Students came with a mix of feelings. “I think it’s a combination of fear, sympathy for the victims and everyone who knew them and uncertainty,” Silberberg said. Senior Michael Vivier helped organize the Saturday night vigil and said the act of solidarity and unity it represented was special. “It was bigger and more impactful than I ever could have imagined,” Vivier said. “I was really overwhelmed.” Silberberg said another service is planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the Hillel Center in memory of those who were killed. It will be open to everyone, and there will be a speaker, music, prayers and opportunities for students to speak. Shoneman, a member on the programming team at the Hillel Center, has friends who attend the University of Pittsburgh, just a 10 minute drive from the Tree of Life synagogue. She immediSEE PITTSBURGH, PAGE 6

Former IU football player Morgan Ellison released a statement from his Twitter account Saturday night claiming he is innocent of sexual assault. The written statement was his first public comment since an IU sexual misconduct hearing panel found Oct. 3 that he had committed sexual assault against another student and susMorgan pended him for Ellison two and a half years. He is permanently ineligible to play football. Ellison wrote in the statement that the accusations made against him were false and that IU did not handle the case properly. One of Ellison's chief issues, according to the statement, was IU's panel ignoring pivotal text messages he claims prove interactions with his accuser were consensual. “Additionally, The Panel made fundamental errors in its finding, including incorrectly identifying the timing of the Complainant’s texts — one of which, according to the IU Hearing Panel itself, exonerated me of these false charges,” Ellison said in the statement. “This indicates a lack of appropriate diligence, and a process at IU that was unable to conduct such a proceeding properly." He also stated the hearing process took only a “fraction” of time usually needed for such cases. Katharine Liell, an attorney in

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Sophomore forward Justin Rennicks celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against Michigan State during overtime Sunday. The Hoosiers won 1-0.

IU finishes conference undefeated By Phillip Steinmetz psteinme@iu.edu | @PhillipHoosier

IU Coach Todd Yeagley mentioned Friday afternoon during media availability that he thought his team was going to play its best game of the season against No. 12 Michigan State on Sunday.

He was right. The Hoosiers had 20 shots on the afternoon and the defense allowed just a single shot on goal. IU won 1-0 win to close its regular season. And, with the win on Senior Day, the Hoosiers became the first team in Big Ten Conference histo-

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1-0 ry to finish the conference season with a perfect 8-0 record. Despite outplaying the SparSEE SOCCER, PAGE 5


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