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Mayor responds to drug epidemic Hamilton calls for cooperation between community, local and federal governments From IDS reports
Mayor John Hamilton addressed the recent rash of overdoses in the Bloomington area and homelessness on Thursday. Speaking at the Monroe County Public Library, Hamilton revealed the third phase of recommendations that the 10-member Safety, Civility and Justice Task Force had formed in response to progress and recent challenges in the Bloomington area. Phase III of the task force’s recommendations will include creating public restroom facilities, expanding the hours of day shelter services, creating a central source of relevant services on the city website, activating city alleys with lighting and programming, increasing programming in downtown city parks and increasing police presence downtown through the Eyes on the Street program and a potential ambassadors program. Hamilton was joined by Bloomington Police Department Chief Michael Diekhoff and Beverly CalenderAnderson, the director of the Family Resources Department, on stage. He called on local leaders to create a working group to coordinate efforts together. He also called on state and federal governments to provide support. “Even as our community pulls together to respond to real challenges, there is no doubt that we must have stronger support from our state and national governments. Some of the threatened changes in healthcare, in social service funding, in tax policy, in education support and more, pose dramatic threats to our progress on these issues,” he said. Hamilton referenced federal cuts support for housing and community development, including $80,000 cut locally, and Medicaid cuts for addiction services and mental health services. SEE HAMILTON, PAGE 3
Gallery announces new exhibit From IDS reports
The Grunwald Gallery announced Thursday that it will play host to a new exhibit highlighting the intersection of photography and printmaking later this summer. The exhibit, titled “Light/Matter,” will run Aug. 25 to Oct. 4 according to a press release from the Gallery, and will feature seventy pieces from forty-five artists hailing from North America, Europe and Asia. Prior to the opening of the exhibit, a symposium in support of the event will take place Aug. 23 to Aug. 25, and will feature lectures, panel-format discussions and an open house. Four as-of-yet unannounced exhibiting artists will be invited to attend and give keynote lectures. Each is internationally recognized for their printmaking experience, according to the release. The exhibition is curated by Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design Tracy Templeton, Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta Walter Jule and Professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Art in Antwerp, Belgium Ingrid Ledent. Templeton became tahe head of printmaking at IU in 2013, and her prints have been displayed in more than 100 exhibitions in 15 countries, according to the School of Art and Design’s website. Templeton holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Alberta and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the University of Regina. The Grunwald Gallery is currently displaying its STATIONTOSTATION exhibit, which features work in media ranging from film to kinetic installation, painting, printmaking, design and sculpture. It will run until July 22, according to the Gallery’s website. Bryan Brussee
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The crowning of a
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IU swimmer Lilly King competes in the semifinals of the 200m Breaststroke at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 10, 2016.
IU swimmer Lilly King eager to set records at World Championships this month By Austin Ghirardelli aghirard@imail.iu.edu | @a_ghirardelli
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ising junior Lilly King has made quite the splash since arriving at IU two seasons ago. Her performances in the pool have turned her into one of America’s most decorated swimmers. King has been swimming since she was seven and her years of practice led her to IU, where she has become a well-known name at a school that has such a rich history in the sport. Her accomplishments as a Hoosier quickly earned her the reputation as one of the best young swimmers in the world. At The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, King really broke out. After taking gold in the 100 breaststroke and 4x100 medley, she distinguished herself as one of the best short course yards breaststroke swimmers in history. Her time of 1:04.93 in the 100 set an Olympic record. Following the Olympics, King backed her break-out performances up with four gold medals and one silver at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships. She set the American record in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 28.92 and helped Team USA win the 400 medley relay, the mixed 200 medley relay and the 200 medley, which set the world record. In just a two year span, King has paired her victories in Rio with two excellent seasons for IU to earn a total of 13 gold medals on the college and professional level. It’s been about a year since her coronation in Rio and King has shown no signs of slowing down since. Last month, she was named Big Ten
“I’ve gotten so much stronger in the weight room this past year. I didn’t touch a weight in high school, just did not lift. I was like a like pudge-ball when I got here.” Lilly King, Indiana University swimmer
Female Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments throughout her sophomore season. Her most recent success came at the 2017 Phillips 66 US Swimming Nationals where she continued her reign over the competition by winning three national titles in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke. She is now qualified to join Team USA again for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. King said her performance in her last meet has her excited for her next. “After nationals last week, I’m feeling pretty good,” King said. “I think I put up some really good times, but I still feel like there’s more left in the tank. There is still some race-strategy stuff I need to work on.” King took home three gold medals while breaking records at the competition. Her 50 time of 29.66 set the American, US Open and meet record. IU coach Ray Looze said he was impressed with her recent performances and he’s extremely thrilled with her level of improvement. “She just continues to amaze,” Looze said. “She just continues to keep upping her game and that’s when you know somebody is really special. I think she could have easily won the Big Ten Female Athlete award as a freshman.”
At the 2016 NCAA finals her freshman year, she captured a national title in the 100 and 200 breaststroke while setting the American, NCAA, NCAA Meet, US Open, Big Ten and IU school records. “The most exciting moment with IU was probably at NCAAs my freshman year,” King said. “It seemed like every time we hit the water, we swam great. I was swimming out of my mind, I set my first two American records and just things like that. The whole weekend lined up perfectly and it couldn’t have been better.” By the end of her freshman season, the awards started pouring in. She was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, earned four All-America honors and made the All-Big Ten First Team. King carried that momentum into Rio where she continued to swim at the top of her game by winning two gold medals on the Olympic level. She has even found a way to keep on developing despite already being one of America’s fastest swimmers. Looze said her growth in the weight room is part of the reason she continues to get better, but that she could still benefit more from it. “I would say she still needs to get substantially stronger,” Looze said. “There’s still a lot of girls out there that are stronger than her, both in the weight room and in the water. As Lilly gets older and more powerful, she’ll only get better.” King agreed with her coach, saying the weight room has completely changed how she handles and prepares the sport she loves. SEE KING, PAGE 3
Former basketball coach investigated by FBI From IDS reports
Former IU basketball coach Bob Knight has been investigated by the FBI for an incident that took place during his visit to a U.S. spy agency in 2015, a story published by the Washington Post revealed on Friday, July 7. On July 10, 2015, Knight was invited to speak at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. It was there that Knight was accused of inappropriately touching four women who worked at the spy agency, the report said. These allegations against Knight brought on criminal investigations by the U.S. Army and FBI, according to the report. In July of 2016, the investigation ended soon after the FBI met with Knight at his home in Bozeman, Montana. Knight denied any wrongdoing to the FBI. The first accusation came from a woman who drove Knight from Union Station in Washington DC to the NGA’s main complex in Springfield, Virginia. She claimed the former coach touched her shoulder and commented on her legs from the back seat, according to the Washington Post. A second woman claimed to have been inappropriately greeted by Knight at the NGA headquarters. In the alleged incident, Knight put his hands on each side of the woman and lifted her up off the ground,
the report said. Prior to his speech at the William Allder Auditorium, another woman alleged that Knight put his arm around her shoulders and groped her on the buttocks, according to the report. After his speech, Knight met with employees who were seeking autographs and allegedly greeted another woman with a smack on the buttocks. After the NGA staff notified the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the case was handed over to the Army’s Criminal Investigation Command who began to interview the four women and several witnesses. The case was then turned over to the FBI in August of 2015, the report said. The case was then reportedly presented to the U.S. Attorney Dana Boente in April 2016 for a final decision after it was decided the evidence in the case wouldn’t be enough. Boente instructed the FBI to interview Knight to see if he could confess, according to the Washington Post. This was the only time Knight had been interviewed on this matter and he had also been unaware he was under investigation according to his attorney James Voyles, according to the report. Federal authorities closed the case soon after the FBI’s meeting with Knight in TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE July of 2016. Bobby Knight coaches an IU basketball game in 1998. A report published July 7 revealed that the former IU coach was investigated by federal authorities for his
Austin Ghirardelli actions at a speech in July 2015.