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Football player arrested, charges not filed
COMING ‘ALIVE’
By Amanda Marino ammarino@indiana.edu | @amandanmarino
Following the arrest of sophomore IU football wide receiver Caleb Cornett early Wednesday morning, officials at Monroe County Jail said he was released at 2:42 p.m. Thursday. Cornett was held due to his probation status from a previous reckless driving conviction and was not able to immediately post bond. Court documents indicate Cornett pleaded guilty to the December 2013 reckless driving charge earlier this year. Preliminary charges of battery and disorderly conduct against Cornett were never filed, Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Robert Miller said. Officers reportedly saw Cornett punch a man in the face, knocking the other man unconscious, said Lt. Craig Munroe of the IU Police Department. Munroe said the incident took place at about 3 a.m. Wednesday on Kirkwood Avenue, west of Dunn Street. Cornett was subsequently arrested by IUPD officers. The incident was classified as a “mutual physical confrontation,” Miller said. In a case like that, either both parties are charged or neither parties are charged, he said. In this case, charges were not filed against either party. Miller said the other party instigated the confrontation with Cornett. Munroe said the victim had been trying to approach Cornett, claiming he had been thrown down stairs by some of Cornett’s friends. Cornett, a Ben Davis High School graduate, appeared in 11 games in the 2013 season, primarily on special teams, according to the team’s website. “We are aware of Caleb’s situation and take this matter very seriously,” IU Coach Kevin Wilson said in a press release. “At this time, Caleb is suspended from all team activities. Once we gather all of the facts and information, we will move forward accordingly.”
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Krewella will be performing at the Block Party on Saturday at the parking lot at 13th and Fee.
Krewella and B.O.B. among others coming to campus By Audrey Perkins | audperki@indiana.edu | @AudreyNLP
IU Block Party 2014 launches this Saturday and takes a star-studded set list with it. Krewella, B.O.B., SoMo, MisterWives and Skizzy Mars will perform to a sold-out crowd. Brett Bassock, director of live entertainment at Union Board, was in charge of the event. He said locking in this year’s artists took six weeks. “A lot of work goes into this,” he said. This is IU Block Party’s first year of existence. Before, it was known as a Welcome Week concert. Bassock wanted to change that, he said. “What I wanted to create was more than a legendary concert,” he said. He wanted a brand that would live on. So, he turned the annual Welcome Week concert into the IU Block Party, he said. For Bassock, the key to this was taking advantage of the key populace
of Welcome Week. He wanted students to be able to identify this concert from the moment they set foot on campus. Much like how the Little 500 concert is identifiable, the IU senior said he wanted to create an event he could return to after graduation. “The memory of a student is four years,” he said. To create this memorability, he said he needed to impact students early. This concert had to launch in such a way that each freshman in attendance could have three additional years to spread his brand. “RHA handled all the marketing for the event,” he said. Alongside the Residence Halls Association, First Year Experience helped in spreading his message to the incoming students, Bassock said. This year also marks a change in how the concert will run.
BRETT BASSOCK DISCUSSES CHANGES TO CONCERT Check out the video at idsnews.com about the new IU Block Party. In the past, it was just a concert. This year, the event will feature a carnival alongside the concert. Kevin Kenes, the director of fun and adventure at Union Board, said this adds something students can do all day. When the music stops there’s something going on, Bassock said. Students can look forward to food trucks, rock walls, bounce houses, speed pitches and a mechanical surfboard. Buffa Louies and BBQ Train, Kenes’ favorite local food, will be available for purchase. “Welcome Week is one of the most exciting times for people,” Kenes said. “This is a great capstone to end Welcome Week.”
By Alden Woods aldwoods@indiana.edu | @acw9293
The Big Ten Conference released its men’s basketball schedule for the 2014-15 season Thursday night, finalizing all but three of IU’s 31 fixtures for the upcoming season. IU opens the conference season Dec. 31 when it travels to Nebraska and closes Big Ten play with a visit from Michigan State on March 7. Here’s a look at the most notable games on the Hoosiers’ schedule so far.
Groups Scholars Program to offer 4-year funding, up from 1 year From IDS Reports
The Groups Scholars program has struggled with four-year graduation rates hovering between 25 and 36 percent in recent years, according to a press release. Until now, the program, designed to entice and retain firstgeneration, low-income and underrepresented IU students, has only provided funding for freshman scholars. Now, Groups Scholars will be funded for four years of undergraduate education.
This change will occur without adding any new funding to the program, the release said. The program, apart from financial support, provides students with tutoring, mentoring and social support. Mary Tourner, director of Groups Scholars, said in the release that students currently enrolled in the program will receive funding for the remainder of their undergraduate study. Sixty-one percent of Groups Scholars are also 21st Cenury Scholars, and many are in the Hud-
son and Holland Scholars Program. All of these programs are designed to increase the probabiliy of success in low-income and underrepresented students through funding and special programming. “I am overjoyed to hear that IU is making this investment in the Groups Scholars Program,” Rep. Cherrish Pryor, D-Indianapolis, said in the release. “As an alumna of Groups, I can honestly say it was a critical component to my success as an IU student in Bloomington.” Freshman Groups Scholars are required to take part in a six-week
A look ahead at IU men’s basketball
college preparation program during the summer. “We focused our entire summer message on one thing: academics first,” Tourner said in the release. By providing additional funding, administrators said they expect to see a dramatic rise in retention rates within the program. “Now these students won’t need to be working two or three jobs,” Wimbush said. “By providing four years of funding, we’ll significantly increase the retention rate.” Anna Hyzy
Dec. 2 vs. Pittsburgh With IU slated to play the likes of Eastern Washington and Lamar in early-season play, the team’s first true test comes in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge when Pittsburgh comes to Bloomington. With at least four — and likely more — scheduled games before this matchup, IU Coach Tom Crean should have a good idea of how his team will perform heading into the meat of the 2014-15 season. Dec. 9 vs. Louisville In the first of two trips to SEE BASKETBALL, PAGE 6