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1 dead in I-65 truck crash Passenger in serious condition at Eskenazi Hospital From IDS Reports
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Marcella Jewel speaks at the rally Wednesday night to launch the local Hillary Clinton campaign quarters. Jewel is the state director in Indiana for Clinton’s campaign.
Blue in Bloomington New office promotes Democratic ticket in Bloomington By Melanie Metzman mmetzman@indiana.edu | @melanie_metzman
With tears in her eyes, Vi Simpson said her proudest moment was when her grandchildren watched her on television announcing the Indiana delegates for Clinton at roll call.
“It’s not just historical. For me, this was something I didn’t think I’d ever see,” the former state senator and Indiana Delegation Chairwoman said. Simpson and other local Democratic Party leaders welcomed 200 southern Indiana residents to the new party office Wednesday, located at 501 N. Walnut St.,
and encouraged supporters to get involved. The office will be home to the campaigns for Clinton, John Gregg, Evan Bayh, Glenda Ritz and other local Democrats. Simpson said this is the most important election voters will ever participate in, and SEE DEMOCRATIC, PAGE 6
Professor to be honored in tribute concert By Katie Chrisco kchrisco@ius.edu | @katiechrisco
A little over a year after his death, piano professor Alfonso Montecino will be honored with an event at which he excelled during his lifetime: a concert performance. Jacobs School of Music faculty and invited artists will perform 8 p.m. tonight in Auer Hall to honor the renowned Chilean concert pianist and composer. “He is actually somebody who had a fantastic concert performance career in Europe, Asia and the United States at a time where it wasn’t very easy for Latin American performers to be known internationally in that way,” Director of the Latin American Music Center Javier León said. Although León did not have the opportunity to meet Montecino before his death, León said he worked closely with members of the Montecino family in order to organize the tribute concert. Montecino’s daughter Pilar Gunderson said she helped León SEE PIANO, PAGE 6
Freshman Kendall Beerman jokes she started playing volleyball the moment she emerged from the womb. Beerman has been bumping volleyballs around since she was 2 years
Multiple car crash closes SR 37
really hard work to get back, and at the time I thought it was the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But looking back it was probably the best thing because I had to learn a whole new work ethic and I had to get stronger and faster, which re-
Just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, a southbound Ford passenger vehicle approaching Bryants Creek Road collided head on with a northbound 2007 International semitruck inside the State Road 37/Interstate 69 construction zone. Ryan R. Dixon of Bloomington, 29, was initially trapped inside his vehicle. He was rescued by emergency crews at the scene and transported to IU Health Bloomington for treatment. SR 37 is now open at Sample and Bryants Creek roads following a two-hour closing of both the north- and southbound lanes due to the crash. Dixon’s Ford drove left of center and failed to negotiate the right-hand curve in his path. The driver of the semitruck, Steven Levine, 58, of Bloomington, was not injured. This crash, in addition to Friday’s multi-car crash, was cited in Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton’s speech asking state officials to intervene and quicken the I-69 construction project.
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Phillip Hammond plays the violin during a rehearsal for a concert honoring Jacobs School of Music professor Alfonso Montecino.
Freshman returns in good form after torn ACL, year off spjdavis@umail.iu.edu | @spencer_davis16
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From IDS Reports
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By Spencer Davis
Jared Crump, 25, of Greenwood, Indiana, died from injuries sustained in a semitrailer truck crash Wednesday morning. The Indiana State Police received information from Eskenazi Hospital that Crump succumbed to injures sustained in the crash and was pronounced dead at 1:17 a.m. Crump was driving a landscaping dump truck with one person in the passenger seat of the vehicle. The passenger in the truck with Crump, 21 year-old Nathan Davis of Indianapolis, also sustained serious injuries and is listed in serious condition at Eskenazi Hospital. Douglas Watson, 56, of Indianapolis was the driver of the semi-trailer truck and was not injured. After an ISP preliminary investigation, it appears traffic in the area had slowed to a stop when the landscaping dump truck, pulling a dump trailer, rear-ended the semi-trailer truck in the right lane. All lanes of Interstate-65 southbound were closed for approximately three hours while the crash was investigated and the wreckage was removed.
old, playing for club teams since she was 10 and then playing on the Tates Creek High School varsity team in Kentucky as a seventh grader. Then, as a 17-year-old high school senior in a regional final match, everything stopped. A normal jump to attack a ball, which earned her a kill, ended with excruciating pain and a
torn ACL. A four-year First Team All-State according to the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Association and 2014 Under Armour Third Team All-American was sidelined. “I was full-throttle my whole life and then I tore my ACL and it was devastating,” Beerman said. “It was
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