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Body found in car at Marsh BPD discovers body early Wednesday From IDS reports

OUT OF THE DARK PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL WILLIAMS | IDS

After years of unnerving feelings under the trees of Dunn’s Woods, nearly 50 new LED lights were installed this year. Concerns ranged from students in 2015, to female staff decades ago in 1989.

After decades of darkness, lights were installed in Dunn’s Woods to promote safety Laurel Demkovich lfdemkov@indiana.edu | @laureldemkovich

Walking through campus at night, many students know which areas to avoid. Dunn’s Woods, located behind Bryan Hall, is one of them. After years of students and student leaders expressing their concerns to administration, nearly 50 new lights have been installed in Dunn’s Woods. Before the lights were put in, many students expressed concerns when walking through the woods at night, saying it was difficult to see who is coming down the paths at night. To better light the woods, Tom Morrison, IU vice president for capital planning and facilities, said IU installed new LED lights and added new light poles. The LED lights allow for brightness when students need it but also dimness if the Kirkwood Observatory needs it. The number of light poles were at least doubled, Morrison said.

The old light poles were there from the 1970s, and, as a result, the lights began to dim. “We hope what we’ve been able to do is make a special area of campus much better,” Morrison said. One of the reasons Morrison felt it was so important to install lights was because of the renovations of the Old Crescent buildings. These buildings include Owen Hall, Kirkwood Hall and Franklin Hall, among others, and are being renovated from administrative buildings to academic buildings. This changes the times these areas are busiest, Morrison said. When they serve as administrative buildings, most foot traffic happens between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. When they serve as academic buildings, however, most foot traffic can occur later on at night when it is dark. The lighting of Dunn’s Woods is part of a campus-wide project to increase lighting. Morrison said lighting on 10th Street, Jordan Avenue and the Arboretum has al-

ready improved. Morrison said with constant development of campus, it’s important to keep in mind which areas receive more students and at what times. “We always have to be mindful of and monitor the traffic patterns that exist and when those start to change,” Morrison said. Morrison said for the past few years, each new IU Student Association administration would meet with administration and talk about student safety, specifically lighting. Because it was a constant concern, Morrison and his team knew they needed to address it right away. Anne Tinder, former IUSA president, gave a student report at a Board of Trustees meeting in December 2015, focusing mainly on campus safety. “Students generally don’t feel safe on campus,” Tinder said. In November 2015, an IU female student reported having her breast and buttocks grabbed after

walking halfway into Dunn Woods, according to a Nov. 13, 2015, Indiana Daily Student article. That same night, an IU Notify alert was sent out, warning students of two college-aged male subjects, one with a knife, in Dunn’s Woods. These concerns from students are not new, however. According to documents from the IU Archives, female staff members from the 1989-90 academic year were asked for possible suggestions for additional emergency callboxes. At least five staff members raised concerns about Dunn’s Woods. One described the woods as “a bad place for a female after dark.” One even expressed concerns of this area during the day. Morrison said student safety is something IU administration always needs to be aware of. “We can never assure that anyone can be totally safe,” Morrison said. “But we don’t want there to be any areas on campus where students avoid because they don’t feel safe.”

Bloomington Police discovered a dead body in a vehicle at 4 a.m. Wednesday at Marsh Supermarket at 1825 N. Kinser Pike after the manager of the store called about a suspicious vehicle outside. One of the workers cleaning the floors was the original complainant and informed the manager that the vehicle, a white 1999 Mercury Sedan with Indiana plates and a front Alaska plate, had been parked there for a long period of time. The manager then proceeded to call the police and reported the situation. Police arrived, investigated and discovered a 67-year-old male dead in his vehicle. There were no signs around the vehicle that indicated foul play or intent to harm the man, Bloomington Police Department Capt. Steve Kellams said. However, there was no indication of the cause of death. His medical condition is currently unknown. A receipt from Marsh was found in his car and showed a purchase from 9:20 p.m. BPD said they believe he had been dead for most of the night based off the receipt and the time when the call was made to them about suspicious activity. The male was identified from his plates and the Alaskan license found in his wallet, Kellams said. Police are currently not revealing his name to inform any family and relatives first. Dominick Jean

Campus Alumni play concert to honor late professor groups promote votes

By Katie Chrisco

kchrisco@ius.edu | @katiechrisco

Members of the jazz community in Bloomington will pay tribute to the late David Baker with a concert at Bear’s Place tonight. Baker, a distinguished IU Jazz professor and award-winning composer, created the jazz program at the Jacobs School of Music. The tribute is a part of the Jazz Fables Concert series, which commemorates its 27th anniversary this year. The Jazz Fables Quintet, founded in 1977, will be playing a variety of Baker’s compositions in his honor, accompanied by two other local jazz musicians. In total, the seven performers include three IU jazz professors, two IU jazz alumni and one current IU jazz student. David Miller, founding member of the Quintet and current IU jazz professor, said the Quintet will play “Kentucky Oysters,” a modern jazz blues waltz, songs from Baker’s Bebop Band albums and songs that Baker used to play with his wife

Lida Baker during his 20 years in the Jazz Fables Concert Series. “It’s going to be more or less a celebration of David Baker for the first time since his passing,” Miller said. Miller said Baker’s presence at IU David Baker influenced him to attend the University, despite being a non-music major. “I was inspired by the fact that there was a great jazz educator, who had originally been more well-known as a jazz instrumentalist, who was making a name for himself,” Miller said. “He’s one of the reasons that I came to Indiana University.” Miller said Baker was the first guest who played Bear’s Place in the fall of 1989. Baker then continued to play at Bear’s Place throughout his time at IU. “What I can do at Jazz Fables is honor the music he played with us for the 20 years we had the very

Organizations collaborate to boost student voting rates By Melanie Metzman mmetzman@indiana.edu | @melanie_metzman

mented a new drill called “Winning Time” to simulate and perfect how to secure victories. When a side gets to 20 points in the drill, they are only allowed one missed serve and no hitting errors. It’s aimed at creating a competitive mentality, one that gets them over the hump of just hoping they’ll get to 25 points and a victory. The coaching staff also introduced the “Bingo Board” drill to

The Office of the Provost, IU Communications, the Political and Civic Engagement program and the Department of Political Science are collaborating to encourage students to register to vote and get to the polls in November. These initiatives are part of the national ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for the 2016 general election. ALL IN is a national program that recognizes colleges and universities committed to improving democratic engagement, increasing student voter participation rates and graduating students with a lifelong commitment to being informed and active citizens, according to the Provost’s website. “I do believe that is one of the central roles of a college education is to instill a sense of civic responsibility,” said Mark Fraley, chair of the Democratic Party of Monroe County. “I’m really pleased to see the Provost’s office taking it seriously.” The university has a nonpartisan perspective in contrast to the Democratic and Republican groups who want to identify and recruit potential voters for their respective parties, Fraley said. As a part of this effort, a new stu-

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Luke Gillespie plays piano during the rehearsal last night, while listening to his fellow bandmates play.

good fortune to have him as part of our concert series,” Miller said. Miller said he credits Baker with the success of the concert

JAZZ FABLES Tickets $6-8 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Bear’s Place

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Dunbar-Kruzan emphasizes confidence for new season By Spencer Davis spjdavis@umail.iu.edu | @spencer_davis16

Speed. Attacking. Confidence. IU Coach Sherry Dunbar-Kruzan has pounded these themes into her team — which features one of the nation’s top 30 recruiting classes — in anticipation of a trip to this year’s NCAA Tournament. “Confidence comes from reps,” Dunbar-Kruzan said. “You can’t instill it in someone. You can

praise them, but the only way you gain self-confidence is by doing something over and over and over again so that you are a machine.” Dunbar-Kruzan preaches repetition and accountability as keys to gaining confidence, which turns into success. She wants her players to not have any doubt that they want the ball in their hands when it counts. That attitude has given senior outside hitter Allison Hammond increased motivation and a new-

found identity in the locker room. “All of us are all about it this season, and I don’t think I could have wholeheartedly said that in the past,” Hammond said. “The talk outside of practice is much different than it’s been in the past. Instead of only talking about one upcoming match in a weekend, the conversation is about every upcoming match and about what we are going to do and how we are going to do it.” Dunbar-Kruzan has imple-


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