Fri., Aug. 29, 2014

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NO FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED IN STUDENT’S DEATH

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An IU Police Department officer replaces his cap as his exits the Zeta Tau Alpha house on Thursday night.

By Amanda Marino

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No foul play is suspected in the Thursday death of an IU student who was discovered in the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority house. University spokesperson Mark Land, who confirmed the student died Thursday, said the student’s identity has not been released. IU Police Department officers responded to the house, located at 1020 N. Jordan Ave., around 8 p.m. and remained on the scene throughout the evening, departing around 11:30 p.m. IU Dean of Students Harold “Pete” Goldsmith and Counseling and Psychological Services representatives were available on loca-

tion following the incident, police said. Officers on scene deferred to University officials to provide additional information as the investigation is still ongoing. As of 11:43 p.m. Thursday, no official statement had been released. Land said the University is sending its heart out to the victim’s family and friends. “Anytime we get a student death, it’s a loss for the campus community,” he said.

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IU football opens its season against Indiana State at noon Saturday, page 8

Hoosiers IU plans allow for national greek growth to face No. 9, No. 12 teams By Lindsay Moore

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Andrew Vailliencourt availlie@indiana.edu | @AndrewVcourt

Each of the past two years, one team from the Addias/IU Credit Union Classic has advanced to the College Cup final. This year, IU is looking to be that team. After beating No. 6 Washington in its final preseason match, the IU men’s soccer team is looking to build on its momentum when it faces No. 9 Georgetown Friday and No. 12 Marquette Sunday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Both new and returning players say they are ready to get the season underway. “It’s always the best feeling,” junior forward Andrew Oliver said. “Butterflies, nervous, anxious to get it going, but I think we’re all ready, we’re all excited to play together and work hard this year.” Oliver and freshman defender Grant Lillard are expected to have significant roles on a team looking to return to national title contention. “You come to Indiana and you hear about the history of the soccer program and what it means to wear the Indiana badge and represent the men’s soccer team,” Lillard said. “You come here wanting to win a national championship every single year.” IU Coach Todd Yeagley said Georgetown will present a challenge for his team and that many experts say they are a favorite to go to the College Cup. He said there is a strong chance the Hoyas won’t have a freshman step foot onto the field. “Georgetown is a very technical SEE SOCCER, PAGE 7

The 33 unhoused greek chapter houses may soon find new homes thanks to IU’s forward thinking back in 2009. The Greek Housing Expansion process is a subplan of the Master Plan, said Thomas Morrison, vice president of capital planning and facilities. The 2009 Master Plan was set in place as future planning for the building, renovating, remodeling and repurposing of facilities on campus, according to the IU Master Plan website. However, this did not address greek housing. “We’re always looking at longterm needs of the University,” Morrison said. “All of our development in the future is based on need and then we have a Master Plan that has

building sites in case we do get that need.” All expansion programs, such as academic, research or residential, are driven by need, Morrison said. If greek chapters demonstrate the need for expansion they would go through a lengthy vetting process with the Dean of Students and the Student Life and Learning Center. If they were approved, IU Real Estate would determine if the chapter had a stable and sustainable membership and were financially equipped for a house. This type of university support for greek housing is not prevalent on campuses nationwide. “I think that for the Indiana University [greek] community the housing component is such an important part of that experience,” Johnson said. “That is not true on all campuses.” Most universities are physically

incapable of expansion as they are landlocked, said Julie Johnson, chairwoman of NPC Panhellenics Committee. IU’s Master Plan foresaw expansion. Possible expansion sites include, but are not limited to, Jordan and North Jordan Avenue, where fraternities and sororities currently sit, Morrison said. “We want to always be prepared that if the need develops in anything, that we have a long term plan that allows us to address it so that we don’t have to be reactionary,” Morrison said. “We don’t have to make a planning decision in a rush that maybe isn’t as well thought out.” At IU, the demand for greek housing only continues to grow, Johnson said. This year, a 23rd sorority will be added to campus, meaning IU will be host to 23 of the 26 national chapters. IU currently has the most Panhellenic chapters

on campus than any other university, Johnson said. Greek life has been growing across campuses nationwide. Sororities across the country have seen a 10.6-percent increase in membership in this past year, Johnson said. Chapter size and interest in starting new chapters has grown as well. New fraternity members nationwide have increased by 7 percent in the past year, according to the North-American Interfraternity Conference. “It’s been a booming period for greeks across the country on most campuses,” said Doug Maden, executive director of Phi Kappa Sigma’s national office. “I think with that boom has driven the need for additional housing. I commend Indiana University for the forward thinking to meet the need of the greek community.”

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CARDBOARD BOOKS, PAGE 2 Cristian Medina shows off art books made from cardboard Thursday at La Casa Latino Culture Center.


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