Thursday, May 11, 2017

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

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IU to commit $55 mil. to research From IDS reports

IU announced Wednesday it would commit $55 million to finding solutions to environmental problems faced by the state of Indiana. The research initiative, announced by IU President Michael McRobbie, is titled “Prepared for Environmental Change.” “We aren’t here to debate partisan differences on climate change or what might happen years from now,” said Ellen Ketterson, professor of biology and leader of the initiative, in an IU press release. “We’re here because we can already see the year-round effects of the changes in our environment.” IU indicated in the release that research will begin working towards the initiative’s goals “as soon as this summer.” Researchers will develop projections of future environmental change in Indiana to provide to state agencies and businesses to make informed decisions on environmental issues. “Our state is not immune to changing environmental conditions, and these may cause major changes for some of the state’s most valuable assets and industries,” said McRobbie in the release. “The size and scope of these changes demand extensive collaboration between key public and privatesector stakeholders.” The initiative will also see the creation of the Environmental Resilience Institute, through which IU announced it will collaborate with Cummins Inc., Citizens Energy Group and the Nature Conservancy, among others which were not named. IU also announced two pilot programs as part of the initiative. The first will involve partnerships with the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and Citizens Energy Group to develop a plan for water re-use in Pleasant Run Creek in Indianapolis. The second will look at predicting returns on crops and timber using environmental factors in partnership with the Lower Wabash Landscape Conservation Team. The Prepared for Environmental Change initiative is the second in IU’s Grand Challenges program, a $300 million program which aims to fund research into “major, focused and large-scale problems facing humanity,” according to IU’s website. The first initiative, Precision Health, saw a commitment of $120 million with the goals of curing at least one cancer and one childhood disease, and finding preventative solutions to one chronic illness and one neurodegenerative disease. The medical initiative aims to accomplish these goals by 2020. Michael Williams

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FBI DIRECTOR FIRED Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey sparks debate about presidential power By Eman Mozaffar emozaffa@indiana.edu | @emanmozaffar

President Donald Trump fired Federal Bureau of Investigations director James Comey on Tuesday, saying he “wasn’t doing a good job” and is unable to adequately lead the Bureau. Public and private figures, including officials from local political groups, have been disagreeing over whether this decision was smart, necessary or even constitutional. Trump said he lost confidence in Comey. He cited Comey’s misstatements during the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server to handle classified information, and his decision to have a news conference without letting superiors know. “It is essential that we find new leadership for the FBI that restores public trust

“Taking a recommendation to fire the person heading an investigation about you from someone who recused themselves from the subject is a very suspicious action.” James Barnes, SPEA professor

and confidence in its vital law enforcement mission,” Trump said in his letter to Comey. Comey, who was overseeing an investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and specifically its ties to the Trump campaign, had asked for more funding and resources for his inquiries just days before he was dismissed. He learned about his termination through television news reports. As of right now, Robert Davis McCallum Jr,

former United States ambassador to Australia, is acting FBI director. The Trump administration has repeatedly said the dismissal is unrelated to the Russian interference probes. “The decision surrounding Comey seems bizarre, given the extent that Trump had been praising Comey for what he had done investigating Clinton,” School of Public and Environmental Affairs professor James Barnes said. Barnes was assistant to the deputy attorney general during the Saturday Night Massacre, President Richard Nixon’s controversial order to dismiss special prosecutor Archibald Cox during the Watergate wiretapping scandal investigations. This event led to the resignations of the attorney and deputy attorneys general. Many political analysts and onlookers have noted the similarities between the SEE COMEY, PAGE 4

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IU falls to top 10 Kentucky on Tuesday 5-2 By Michael Ramirez michrami@umail.iu.edu | @mramirez9

Following its sweep of Xavier, IU baseball traveled to Lexington to face No. 8 Kentucky on Tuesday night. The Hoosiers came into the game having won eight of their last 10 games while the Wildcats entered the contest having lost two of three games against SEC rival, Georgia. However, IU could not keep its momentum up against Kentucky as the Hoosiers fell 5-2. The Hoosiers had a promising start via a two-out homer by sophomore infielder Matt Lloyd in the first. Lloyd lifted a pitch to left field that hit Kentucky’s “We Are UK” sign, giving IU an early 1-0 lead. IU’s starter for the evening, junior pitcher Brian Hobbie, struggled early on against the heart of Kentucky’s lineup. After giving up a lead-off hit and quickly getting two outs, Hobbie gave up a pair of RBI

singles to fall back behind 2-1. Hobbie came back out on the mound for the second inning, but was once again put in an uncomfortable situation after giving up a RBI double that hit the wall with two outs. After another run given up in the second, Hobbie was pulled from the game, going just 1.2 innings and allowing four earned runs on six hits. IU dug into its bullpen early on as junior pitcher B.J. Sabol entered in relief for Hobbie. The Hoosiers only managed to score one run in the fourth inning due to a solo shot by sophomore Luke Miller. UK’s starter, Zack Thompson, pitched six innings and only gave up two runs off of two hits. He struck out a career-high 10 hitters and earned the win over Hobbie, who took the loss for IU. Kentucky had five extra base hits in the contest, which were all doubles. The last run of the game came

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Junior pitcher Brian Hobbie on the mound during IU’s second game against Nebraska on Saturday. IU lost to Nebraska 3-1.

in the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly. The Hoosiers bullpen only gave up one run in 7.1 innings in relief of Hobbie, but the offense couldn’t find any rhythm after the first four

innings and came up short in the loss. IU fell to 27-18-2 on the season and will return home on Friday for a Big Ten matchup against Penn State at Bart Kaufman Field.

Pioneering blues guitarist Buddy Guy to play at IU Auditorium From IDS reports

One of the blues music’s last pioneers will finally make a delayed visit to Bloomington this coming week. Blues guitarist Buddy Guy will play IU Auditorium on Thursday night alongside the Indianapolis-based Gordon Bonham Blues Band. Guy’s appearance at IU Auditorium had originally been scheduled for Nov. 15, 2016, but was postponed due to an unforeseen conflict as announced by Guy on Nov. 9. Tickets remain available at all price levels, ranging from $43.50 to $73.50. Tickets can be purchased on the IU Auditorium website or by phone, and tickets purchased for the show’s original date will be

honored. Born in 1936, Guy rose to fame as a guitarist in Chicago in the 50s and 60s performing on records alongside Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, according to a release from RCA Records. In the years since, Guy has won six Grammy awards, a Kennedy Center honor and the National Medal of the Arts and has endured as one of blues music’s pioneers and most prominent advocates. Artists who name Guy as an influence include Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and SEE BUDDY, PAGE 4 COURTESY PHOTO

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy will perform at IU Auditorium Thursday night.


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