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Bickford’s lawyer files new motion From IDS reports
Triceten Bickford’s attorney filed a motion Monday in Monroe County Court for a psychologist to examine Bickford for mental disease. Bickford was arrested Oct. 17, 2015, when police reported he shouted racial slurs at a Muslim woman, grabbed her neck and shoved her face into a table. The victim’s 9-year-old daughter watched as the victim’s husband and a passerby pulled Bickford off of her. Police arrived as the two responders held Bickford to the ground. He tried to kick out the windows of a police squad car and bit an officer’s calf. Bickford’s blood alcohol content was later revealed to be .195 at the time of the attack. Bickford was a sophomore studying psychology but was expelled from IU last semester when his story spread to national news. Bickford, currently out on bail, is facing seven charges, including two counts of battery by bodily waste,
battery resulting in bodily injury, intimidation, strangulation and battery against a public safety officer. In court Monday, he appeared in a black suit and tie. He said nothing as his lawyer filed the motion. In October 2015, attorney Katharine Liell filed a motion for a change of venue because of publicity that had developed since Bickford’s arrest. Judge Teresa Harper granted their motion Nov. 23, 2015. Liell and the prosecutors have until May 1 to decide the county from which to choose jurors. Friends and family of Bickford told the Indiana Daily Student in November that the attack was out of character and surprising. The woman whom Bickford attacked told the IDS in October she doesn’t hate Bickford and is praying for him and his family. Bickford’s next pre-trial conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. March 24. Alison Graham
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Alie Wilson, left, learns about responsible financial decisions at WinterFest with her daughter Anya Wilson on Monday at the Indiana Memorial Union. The IU MoneySmarts group and the Office of First Year Experience Programs organized the program.
WinterFest offers students financial resources By Eman Mozaffar emozaffa@indiana.edu | @mcbriggins
As Alie Wilson talked part-time jobs with a MoneySmarts team member, her young daughter Anya ran around exploring tables and snagging candy and pamphlets. Wilson, an IU senior, balances her studies while taking care of her daughter. Although she said she has a solid grasp on her personal finances, events like the MoneySmarts WinterFest can provide good opportunities for her future. “My daughter’s biological father lives so far away,” Wilson said. “It can get hard to make sure there’s enough for all the bills after paying for travel and other necessities.” Wilson, who studies at the School of Public Health, heard about the WinterFest and decided to come to the resource fair Monday at the Indiana Memorial Union. She wanted to see what it had to offer including information on payment plan services to semester-based job opportunities. She comes from a military family, and said she bounced around frequently in the past, but now she said she wants to settle down with her daughter and find a job in Colorado, preferably in hospitality, tourism and event management. “In the process of finding
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a job, it’s always good to see what I can do to make paying off school easier,” Wilson said. Wilson, along with other students of several disciplines and financial backgrounds, attended the WinterFest. The program included a Resource Expo and a talk headed by financial planning expert Peter “Pete the Planner” Dunn. Dunn was joined over Skype by Scott Wise, CEO of Scotty’s Brewhouse, a successful Indianapolis-based restaurant and sports bar chain. Throughout the event, students had several opportunities to enter free giveaways and play games to win prizes, including several scholarships. They also talked to job recruiters and financial service representatives about ways they can make and save money while receiving an education. “Money is not a very exciting topic to talk about,” Morgan McMillan, assistant director of financial literacy at IU, said. “We wanted students and attendees to engage in a more fun environment by incorporating games, prizes and more.” The event was organized by the Office of Financial Literacy and the MoneySmarts team, which is made up of a group of IU students who SEE FINANCE, PAGE 6
IU financial aid amounts by source Amount of scholarships and grants, by source, received by full-time beginning undergraduate IU students in 2013-2014. $35 million
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Junior Ashton Moody, left, and sophomore Kendall Noel pose with their flag from the Electric Forest music festival. Moody and Kendall work during the school year to pay for music festivals during the summer. This year they plan to return to Electric Forest, which is in June in Michigan, and Coachella, a popular music festival that is in April in California.
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Sophomore Kendall Noel said he doesn’t mind eating cheap food if it helps him afford summer music festivals. Multi-day music and arts fests like Coachella, Bonnaroo and others released their official lineups earlier this month. “I would rather eat ramen for weeks on end and be able to go to festivals in the summer,” Noel said. Noel and junior Ashton Moody said they started going to music festivals together in 2015. They’ve already bought tickets for at least two festivals this summer, Electric Forest and Coachella. “Festivals are the highlight of my summer by far,” Noel said. Still, the two students said the high admission price isn’t easy to afford. “We definitely save up really hard throughout the year,” Moody said. “I work now and most of my money usually goes to that.” Moody spends about 30 hours per week at her job at the IU Health
Bloomington Hospital. Noel said he regularly works in the summer to help pay for tickets. “I mean, we say we’re not going to do any more, we need to cut back, but then like the lineups start coming out, and we’re like, ‘Oh my god, we have to make it there,’” he said. The two tried to conserve their funds when they went to last year’s Electric Forest, Noel said. “We brought a ton of food so we wouldn’t spend that much money on food stands and stuff,” he said. For Moody, festival preparation begins in the fall. She said she uses websites like Reddit to see pictures and popular opinions of past festivals, and these help her determine which ones she wants to attend. She said she’s been to Bonnaroo, Spring Awakening, Lollapalooza and Electric Forest in recent years. She likened her festival experience to a vacation. “You make memories and friends there that you just, like, keep forever,” she said. Noel said as soon as he leaves a SEE FESTIVALS, PAGE 6
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IU will try to win at Wisconsin for first time since 1998 By Grace Palmieri gpalmier@indiana.edu | @grace_palmieri
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Sophomore guard Robert Johnson drives toward the basket during the game against Wisconsin on Jan. 5 at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers won 59-58.
IU hasn’t won inside the Kohl Center since 1998. The streaking No. 19 Hoosiers will try to change that tonight and make it 13 straight wins as they face the Badgers in Madison, Wisconsin. “They do a tremendous job getting to the foul line and getting the ball inside,” IU Coach Tom Crean said. “We have to do our work early defensively and be committed to the whole possession.” It’ll be the second time IU has seen Wisconsin this season. Their first meeting was a 59-58 Hoosier win in which senior guard Yogi Ferrell scored 19 points and freshman OG Anunoby had a breakout game,
scoring 11 points while shooting 3-of-3 from beyond the arc. That same senior leadership and ability for young players to step up has been key to the Big Ten season for the Hoosiers. Since the first Wisconsin meeting, they have defeated opponents by an average of 24 points per game. Crean has said over and over it’s a matter of focus in practice — improving on something every day. And most importantly, it’s transferring that from the practice floor to the game. “Our guys are really locked in to getting better throughout the week,” he said after a win against Northwestern on Saturday. “And the best thing is when they can make adjustments inside of the game because they know it could be better.”
IU (17-3, 7-0) at Wisconsin (11-9, 3-4) 7 p.m. Tuesday, Kohl Center The defensive end may be the area where IU has seen the most improvement. Anunoby and Juwan Morgan, another freshman forward, have become defensive specialists in certain situations this year. Against Northwestern, Morgan came into the game in the second half to help defend the Wildcats’ center Alex Olah, who was hurting the Hoosiers in the post. Crean said the length and athleticism of his freshmen help on the defensive end. It happens Anunoby has had an equal effect on offense SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 6