Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016

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ELECTION 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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2 rapes reported Saturday to IU campus police From IDS reports

Two rapes were reported to the IU Police Department on Saturday. One alleged rape occurred at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Alpha Epsilon Pi, IUPD Capt. Andy Stephenson said. The male suspect invited the female victim into the house to drink and began making unwanted sexual advances toward her, Stephenson said. Alcohol was involved. The suspect doesn’t live in the house but is a member of the fraternity, Stephenson said.

State of the Arts

IUPD collected evidence from the victim and the scene and contacted the suspect’s lawyer. They are awaiting a time to interview him. Although there were no witnesses to the event, there were witnesses that saw the two beforehand, who IUPD is interviewing, Stephenson said. The investigation is still active. Another rape was reported to IUPD after someone completed an anonymous rape kit. As of now, IUPD is not investigating the rape per the wishes of the victim, Stephenson said. Laurel Demkovich

Stolen panhandling signs still missing By Dominick Jean drjean@indiana.edu | @Domino_Jean

Street light posts line Kirkwood Avenue and downtown Bloomington while calls for money from homeless people echo after pedestrians. Earlier this month, those posts were adorned with new signs disocuraging panhandling by the City of Bloomington. Twenty-four of the 28 new signs have since been stolen. The crime is currently under investigation by Bloomington Police Department. BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said the police believe all the thefts occurred sometime between Friday, Oct. 7 and Tuesday, Oct. 11. Crider said that he believes a screw gun or a different power tool was used to remove the signs.

As the investigation is still active, BPD Det. Rob Shrake was unable to comment. BPD is, however, encouraging anyone with possible information to contact them about the stolen signs. The signs are a part of an informational campaign and read “Don’t encourage panhandling” and “Contribute to the solution.” The project was first introduced by Mayor John Hamilton in August as part of the Downtown Safety, Civility and Justice Initiative. “We will be establishing a public information campaign to encourage residents who want to help those in need to contribute to social service agencies,” Hamilton said in an address Aug. 10.

STELLA DEVINA | IDS

Top State Auditor Suzanne Crouch discusses her plans for the role of the arts in Indiana if elected Lieutenant Governor and answers questions from students Monday in the WFIU studio. Middle Democratic candidate Christina Hale talks about how adding to the culture of Indiana will help grow the economy.

Lieutenant governor candidates Hale and Crouch discuss campaign views on role of arts in various state policies. By Lydia Gerike lgerike@umail.iu.edu | @lydi_yeah

The Democratic and Republican candidates for lieutenant governor came to WFIU on Monday night to discuss their campaigns’ views on arts and culture in Indiana after the School of Public and Environmental Affairs’ Arts Administration Program extended invitations. “What these women have to say about the arts is going to largely reflect on the policy of their governor candidate,” Michael Wilkerson, director of Arts

Administration Programs said. Both Democrat Christina Hale and Republican Suzanne Crouch were in favor of using the arts to support economic, educational and community growth in Indiana. Hale made a point to mention the positive connection between arts and the younger generations. Crouch emphasized the state’s obligation to promote arts at the community level. Moderator Joe Hren said Libertarian candidate SEE GOVERNOR, PAGE 6

SEE PANHANDLING, PAGE 6

‘The Princess Diaries’ author returns to IU for book signing By Mallory Haag mjhaag@indiana.edu | @MalloryHaag

MARIAH HAMMOND | IDS

Author Meg Cabot laughs when talking about her Bloomington childhood home now being rented out on Airbnb. Cabot spoke Monday at the Indiana Memorial Union.

Laughter erupted from the Indiana Memorial Union on Monday night as IU alumna and world-renowned author Meg Cabot flipped through a PowerPoint recounting her life to a crowd full of fans at the signing of her new book. During the event, Cabot, author of “The Princess Diaries,” took pictures with her fans, answered questions from the crowd regarding her current and past work in a questionand-answer session, and ended with signing copies of her new novel “The Boy is Back,” which releases Tuesday. “The idea for this new book came from the basement of a relative of mine,” Cabot said. Cabot showed a picture of the cluttered basement and said they had to hire a person to help her family members get rid of some of their possessions. That hired per-

son was the inspiration for one of her main characters with the same occupation. The novel, intended for an older audience, is written completely through emails, journal entries, Amazon reviews and text messages. It tells the story of a man who hires his ex-girlfriend in order to help his family members get rid of their belongings. Cabot told her audience that the death of her father was also the beginning of her career and her inspiration behind becoming an author. “I realized we don’t have a lot of time in life,” Cabot said. “If there is something you really love doing, then you need to do it.” The author, who was born in Bloomington, said her parents stressed the importance of education at a young age. Her father, a former professor of quantitative business analysis at IU, and her mother, a third grade teacher, inspired

her writing in a variety of ways, Cabot said. Casey Hennings, an IU sophomore and fan of Cabot’s work, said she was excited to see the author and her previous works make an appearance at IU. “I have read books by Meg Cabot in the past, but seeing all of the amazing books that are on display, there are definitely books I want to see in the future,” Hennings said. “I think it’s an incredible opportunity on campus.” Cabot said her time at IU taught her how to accept criticism and work with people with differing opinions. Cabot said anyone who wants to be an author should not give up on what they want to do. “If I had just quit after my first rejection, I wouldn’t be standing up here,” Cabot said. “If you’re writing and you’re getting rejected, but you love what you do, what do you have to lose?”

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Kevin Wilson and the Hoosiers look ahead to Northwestern game By Jordan Guskey jguskey@indiana.edu | @JordanGuskey

IU will look to beat Northwestern for the first time since 2008 when the Hoosiers travel to Evanston, Illinois, to take on the Wild-

cats on Saturday in a matchup of .500 teams. IU enters the contest on the heels of two consecutive losses, and Northwestern has won two in a row. IU Coach Kevin Wilson took time Monday to update the sta-

tus of the program in a press conference. Familiarity The last time IU played Northwestern, in 2012, the Wildcats handed the Hoosiers a 44-29 road

loss in what was Wilson’s second season at IU. The key pieces in the 2016 matchup will be different but not at all unfamiliar for the Hoosiers. Wildcat running back Justin Jackson, who leads the Big Ten with 698

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rushing yards, was recruited by the Hoosiers and, before committing to Northwestern, had received an offer from and unofficially visited IU. “Very, very proven player,” WilSEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 6

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