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Woman reports rape, break-in
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The 24-year-old was allegedly tied up during the incident From IDS reports
Bloomington Police responded to a call at 6:40 a.m. Monday that a 24-year-old woman had been raped in her apartment at 2036 N. Walnut St. The victim reported she was asleep and was woken up by some noise in her apartment at approximately 5:30 a.m. She then said she saw a male standing over her bed. There were no signs of forced entry, and it is possible the door was left unlocked by accident, BPD Capt. Steve Kellams said. The victim said the male ordered her to roll over or else he would kill her. Once she had rolled over, he tied her hands behind her back and raped her. She said does not remember what she was tied with. The only current identification the victim said she could remember was that the male had a southern accent. The victim was not able to call police herself as the male suspect had allegedly stolen her phone as well. She emailed her father who then called BPD. The woman was then taken to the hospital for an examination. The investigation is still ongoing. Dominick Jean
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Defensive lineman cited for possession
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Zoe Berenstein, a junior from Bloomington High School South, speaks in a rally, Yes For MCCSC needs YOU, on Tuesday evening at the Monroe County Courthouse. Berenstein shared how public education helped her improve language.
‘Do we love our schools or what?’ Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton spoke along with MCCSC leaders Tuesday night to rally for a $7.3 million referendum. By Cody Thompson Comthomp@indiana.edu | @CodyMichael3
A young boy retrieved a dead dragonfly from the ground. He picked it up and looked through its wings toward the sun. Then, running through the grass, he began mimicking airplane sounds. He seemed unaware of the gathered mass, but they were helping make a decision that could affect him forever. On Tuesday evening, YES for MCCSC had a kick-off rally at the Monroe County Courthouse Square. Adults and children gathered in support of a referendum renewal to supplement school funds using taxpayer dollars. “Do we love our schools or what?” Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton said at the beginning of his speech. The crowd cheered following his words. Some of these people were present in 2009 when this first became an issue. School funds were cut throughout Indiana. The
Monroe County Community School Corporation lost about $3 million in funding. The president of the school board at that time, Jim Muehling, said it was a hard decision, but 88 teachers had to be cut. The board only had five months of notice of the budget cuts, he said. “When you cut that many teachers, class sizes increase,” he said. “It creates ripples.” In an effort to save the school district’s extracurricular activities and to provide students with more teachers, a community-led tax referendum was passed in 2010. That referendum added $7.5 million to the school district’s budget. The referendum would last until December 2016 before it would expire. The time to vote for renewal is Nov. 8. Muehling, now one of three co-chairs on the 2016 referendum committee, said the greatest thing they are fighting is voter apathy. “This is number two on the bottom of the
ballot,” he said. “We have people with yes in the mind, but we need that yes to be in the voting booth.” That’s what the rally on a Tuesday evening full of ambulance and police sirens was for. The rally opened with a band, the Limestone Beaters, consisting mostly of current or former MCCSC students. They strapped on their multicolored drums and guitars and began playing songs as the crowd began to gather with their signs, shirts and skirts all advertising the “Vote Yes” slogan. Speakers for the event ranged from third graders to the mayor. One speaker was the MCCSC superintendent, Judith DeMuth, hired six months after the referendum was passed in 2010. “In times where other communities have had to curve back, ours has stood strong and wanted to continue to provide a world-class SEE RALLY, PAGE 10
From IDS reports
IU freshman defensive lineman Jerome Johnson, 18, was cited for illegal possession and consumption Saturday. Resident assistant staff at Briscoe Quad found Johnson passed out and unresponsive on a stairwell landing beJerome tween the third and fourth floor, IU Police Johnson Department Lt. Craig Munroe said. The staff called IUPD about an unconscious male subject at 1:40 a.m. Johnson was alone with the RA staff when officers arrived. Once EMTs arrived, he was transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital, where he later received the citation. The IU Athletics Department had no comment on the incident. Johnson’s BAC was not made available. Munroe said Johnson was cited for both illegal possession and consumption, because if someone under 21 years of age consumes an alcoholic beverage, they are in possession of that beverage even if it’s not in their hand. Johnson, from Bassfield High School in Bassfield, Mississippi, did not appear in IU’s season opener in Miami against Florida International. Johnson was a three-star recruit out of high school. Before kickoff, six IU players were suspended, five for the game and one indefinitely. Jake Attar, Simmie Cobbs Jr., Chase Dutra, Ralph Green III and Noel Padmore served a onegame suspension for last Thursday’s game at Florida International for “not living up to their responsibilities to the program at different times since the conclusion of the 2015 season.” Cornerback Wesley Green is suspended indefinitely. Jordan Guskey
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Fraternity Council launches fall recruitment By Regina Mack regmack@indiana.edu | @r_mack21
The Interfraternity Council kicked off a series of fall recruitment events Tuesday night in Alumni Hall with a greek orientation seminar where more than 400 men gathered to hear introductions from the presidents of IU’s four greek councils. Max Lundin, IFC vice president of recruitment, said the purpose of inviting the council presidents to introduce their organizations before the recruitment process begins is to give men exposure to the entire greek community. “Really take rush as an opportunity to learn about as many different chapters at IU as you can,” Lundin said. Attendees also heard from Melissa Kish, an associate director of
Student Life and Learning. Kish warned men about the problem of unrecognized fraternities on campus, and IFC president Ryan Zukerman said three unrecognized organizations may contact them to offer them bids, but they are fake fraternities with no national headquarters or proper support. Zukerman addressed two other myths about greek life during the seminar. One of them concerned the new agreement put in place by Student Life and Learning that regulates housed greek organizations on campus. The agreement became controversial after some alleged it would allow the IU Police Department to enter greek houses at any time. The agreement has been revised SEE IFC, PAGE 10
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Freshmen prepare to register for fraternity rush during the Greek Orientation Seminar on Tuesday evening at Alumni Hall. Hopeful first year students were informed on house tours, rush dues, and were told to beware of “fake” fraternities recruiting on campus such as the former fraternity Alpha Tau Omega.
Man leads BPD in car chase across Bloomington From IDS reports
The Bloomington Police Department was in a car chase early Tuesday morning that went across town. At 12:30 a.m., BPD responded to a call with an ambulance crew about a possibly unconscious woman. BPD officers at the scene of the unconscious woman were told that two people who had been with the woman had arrest warrants and that they would be at Illinois Court in a white passenger van.
While medical services took care of the unconscious woman, a BPD officer located the vehicle. Kenneth Jordan, 29, was the driver and was alone in the vehicle. After the white van did not signal its intention to turn, the officer turned his lights and siren on and stopped the vehicle. Once the officer got out of his vehicle and approached, the van sped off. The officer returned to his vehicle and began the pursuit. The police followed Jordan south on Adams Street. The van then took a right on Kirkwood Avenue. Once on Kirkwood, the
van was forced to swerve around vehicles, but no one was injured there. The driver of the van then turned on Hopewell — a dead end — and began to drive across yards. The vehicle began going east on Sixth Street, and Jordan threw a loaded Glock 17 9mm handgun out of the car at Sixth and Pine streets. This gun had been reported stolen in 2013. Shortly after throwing the gun out of the car, Jordan ran into the traffic stops in the center of the
road and wrecked his vehicle. BPD officers arrested Jordan for resisting arrest, possession of marijuana, reckless driving, driving without a license and possession of a handgun without a license. Police then searched the vehicle. They found marijuana, cash and sandwich bags in the vehicle. Kellams said the bags are possible signs of drug dealing. There is no further information on the people with the unconscious woman.
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