Monday, June 6, 2016

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Monday, June 6, 2016 | Indiana Daily Student | idsnews.com

Trustee election to begin Kendall Fleder kfleder@indiana.edu

A candidate has not run unopposed for IU trustee in almost 30 years, but now MaryEllen Bishop finds herself in that position. IU trustee elections opened this past week to all IU alumni and will close at the end of the month. Meanwhile, Gov. Mike Pence appointed Melanie Walker and Quinn Buckner as trustees. Walker and Buckner will replace Derica Rice and Randall Tobias who are leaving the board. Every year, the Dean of University Libraries in Bloomington and the IU Alumni Association run the election. Current vice chair of the board and incumbent, Bishop is pursuing her third term as trustee. Bishop also served as the chair of the Board’s External Relations Committee, a member of the Facilities Committee and the Academic Affairs Committee. Bishop graduated from the IU Business School in 1979, but her business law professor inspired her to pursue law. She received her law degree in 1982 from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. Bishop is now a partner in the Cohen Garelik and Glazier law firm of Indianapolis. In doing so, she has, “provided critical leadership as an experienced business and legal voice in making decisions,” Bishop said in an email. During her time as chair of the External Relations Committee the board worked alongside the IU Communications team to intertwine IU Marketing and Communications. Bishop is a deep-rooted native of Indiana and because of her close proximity to the community of Bloomington she frequently visits the IU-Bloomington campus, she said in an email. “This affords me the opportunity to hear and see the challenges faced by students, faculty and staff in our multiple campus system,” Bishop said in an email. In 2010, when she was first elected to the board, her campaign focused on enrolling top of the line students and employing the highest quality faculty and staff. Today, Bishop is certain this remains true at IU. “Having served two terms on the IU Board of Trustees, I understand the immense complexity of the operations of IU, the unrelenting economic pressure on higher education and the importance of maintaining institutional excellence,” said Bishop in an email. This year, Bishop’s campaign focus sheds light on the future of IU SEE TRUSTEE, PAGE 7

Man arrested on alleged charges related to infant death From IDS Reports

Robierre Mcneil, 33, was arrested on alleged charges of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent resulting in death Wednesday after an investigation into the death of his daughter. On May 29, the mother of the child reported feeding her 2-month old daughter a bottle at approximately 7:45 a.m. and then leaving for work, according to a Bloomington Police Department press release. The father, who was left to care for the child that day, reported he checked on the child and found her unresponsive at 4:45 p.m. at the 100 block of South Curry Pike. The child was pronounced dead after being transported to IU Health Bloomington. The death prompted BPD to begin an investigation. Evidence from a preliminary autopsy indicated the two skull fractures from blunt force trauma. When detectives interviewed Mcneil on Wednesday, Mcneil claimed to have no knowledge of how the child received the injuries. His statements were inconsistent with evidence gathered by detectives, according to the release. The charges of both aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent resulting in death are Level 1 felonies. Suzanne Grossman

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Caroline Huerta rehearses her role for an upcoming Premiere Musical “The King’s Critique” on Saturday at the Wells-Metz Theater. ‘The King’s Critique’ will be put on at 7:30 p.m. June 8.

A king’s debut IU Theater opens summer season with ‘The King’s Critique’ By Allen Laman alaman@umail.iu.edu | @allen_laman

Nat Zegree and Eric Holmes knew it was going to work. When they wrote the first song of their musical, “The King’s Critique,” almost two years ago, they knew something was different. Zegree said the first week the two spent writing in New York City was when they realized they would be able to work together forever.

“That never happens,” Holmes said. “Usually you do a reading and think, ‘Holy crap, I have to fix this,’ and you go back and rework it. We changed things, but so much was working in act one.” The IU Theater’s summer season will begin with workshop performances of “The King’s Critique” at the Wells-Metz Theater at 7:30 p.m. June 8-11. Holmes described the performance as a feminist satire of the American political system, theater and entertainment industry as a whole.

‘THE KING’S CRITIQUE’ Tickets $10-50 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Wells-Metz Theater “A lot of this play has to do with how you do what you want to do in life, even if it’s against the grain,” Holmes said. Zegree said they found components of a completely feminist story while also SEE KING, PAGE 7

RUGBY

IU loses in Plate Championship game By Teddy Bailey eebailey@indiana.edu | @TheTeddyBailey

PHILADELPHIA — IU continued its revitalization of a rugby powerhouse this past weekend at Talen Energy Stadium in Philadelphia. After a five-year absence from the College Rugby Championships, the Hoosiers returned to Collegiate Rugby’s premier event for the second consecutive season. Last season, IU raced out to a 3-0 pool record before falling in the Cup quarterfinal to perennial contender Kutztown. This year was nearly opposite. After struggling the first day of competition, the Hoosiers managed to reach the Plate Final on Sunday. Rugby Sevens, the game played at the College Rugby Championships, is a fast-paced sport with seven players. Halves are 10 minutes long with a running clock. Possession means everything, IU Coach Sarasopa Enari said. “It’s tough,” Enari said. “Sevens is any man’s game. You can have a great game, but if the ball doesn’t bounce your way, it happens like that. You just have to reconcile yourself of the nature of the game.”

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Bryce Campbell looks to pass the ball while practicing April 28, 2015. Campbell helped IU to a second place finish at the CRC.

In its first game of the tournament Saturday, IU fell to Boston College 21-12 after struggling to keep possession of the ball in a frustrating loss against the Eagles. The second game, a must-win against in-state rival Notre Dame, proved crucial to IU’s hopes of competing for a championship the next day. It started bleak for

the Hoosiers as the Irish scored the first try of the game to take a 7-0 lead halfway through the first half. A faulty exchange near the goal line between junior Alex Dorrier and junior Nick Irvin cost the Hoosiers an easy try. SEE RUGBY, PAGE 7

WEEKEND RESULTS Wisconsin 10, IU 7 IU 32, South Carolina 7 IU 31, Virginia Tech 7 Kutztown 17, IU 12 IU 22, Notre Dame 7 Boston College 21, IU 12


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