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NCAA champion to join IU Officials confirm student death From IDS reports
IU officials have confirmed that sophomore Danielle Nicole Lynn died Tuesday, Aug. 26. Lynn, 19, was found in her offcampus apartment, IU Spokesperson Mark Land said. A cause and manner of death have yet to be disclosed, and calls to the Monroe County Coroner’s office were not immediately returned Tuesday evening. A native of Franklin, Ind., Lynn graduated from Franklin Community High School with honors in 2012, according to her obituary published in the Daily Journal. Lynn is survived by her parents, Rebecca L. Mitchell and Robert W. Lynn, her sister Heather Wright, brother Christopher Lynn and stepbrother Justin Lynn, according to the obituary. Her funeral service was Tuesday at Jessen Funeral Home, Whiteland Chapel. COURTESY PHOTO
New IU diver Michael Hixon celebrates as a member of the Texas Longhorns. He will have three years of eligilbility left at IU. Hixon decided to transfer to IU in early July to train with IU Coach Drew Johansen who coached the 2012 Olympic team in London.
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Former Texas diver Michael Hixon joins IU diving team By Grace Palmieri gpalmier@indiana.edu | @grace_palmieri
Michael Hixon has wanted to train with IU Coach Drew Johansen since he was 14 years old. At the time, Hixon had already been diving in national competitions for two years and went on to become a three-time Junior National Champion. Meanwhile, Johansen was building his Duke program into a national diving powerhouse. The Blue Devils won 15 ACC individual titles under Johansen’s direction, and he coached Olympic diver Nick McCrory to three NCAA titles. His collegiate coaching success earned Johansen the opportunity to coach the United
States team at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He coached the U.S. diving team to four medals, the most for U.S. diving since the 1988 Olympics. Last year, Johansen left Duke to become the coach of a storied IU diving program. Hixon was a recent high school graduate and began his freshman year at the University of Texas. “Texas was a great place, and I loved it there,” Hixon said. “It wasn’t the right fit for me, and some of the goals I wanted to accomplish I sort of felt like I couldn’t accomplish them there.” There was only one place and one coach that Hixon thought would allow him to reach those
goals. So, after one year as a Longhorn, the diver made the decision to transfer to IU and to finally train with whom he considers the best coach in the world. “I always knew I wanted to dive for Drew, and at a school like IU, we have all the resources,” Hixon said. “There’s just no place better.” A native of Amherst, Mass., Hixon began diving when he was seven years old. His mom was his coach, and he quickly became one of the top junior divers in the country, Johansen said. “His family is well known in the diving community, so we’ve all watched him grow up,” he
said. As Hixon neared his initial college decision, Johansen recruited him hard to come to Duke. Hixon said that just wasn’t the right fit at the time, opting to go to Texas instead. Hixon proved himself the best diver in the country last year, becoming a two-time NCAA Champion by winning the 1-meter and 3-meter crowns. He was named NCAA Diver of the Year. In his first year of college, Hixon was also making a name for himself on the international stage both individually and in synchronized competition. SEE DIVER, PAGE 6
Prospective immigration order could change lives By Emily Ernsberger
ESTIMATES OF UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANTS IN INDIANA, 1990 - 2010
emelerns@indiana.edu | @emilyernsberger
President Obama is set to announce a new executive order to provide many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in America a better path to citizenship without fear of deportation. This executive order is projected to define the president’s immigration policy legacy. “It continues to be my belief that if I can’t see congressional action, that I need to do at least what I can in order to make the system work better,” Obama said in his press briefing last week. Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at a press conference at the White House on Friday that the timing of the executive order is dependent on recommendations from Attorney General Eric Holder. According to most recent research done by Pew Research’s Hispanic Trends project in 2011, an estimated 110,000 undocumented immigrants are living in Indiana. The executive overhaul is a contentious issue among candidates for congressional seats in the upcoming midterm election Nov. 4. Nationally, Obama has caught heat from both parties for bypassing Congress on immigration. “I believe that any executive action by any presidents with 90 days to go before the election is probably a political draw,” said 9th Congressional District candidate Bill Bailey. “The opposition sees it to rally those opposed to the president and his party, while
Rates of unauthorized immigrants in Indiana have risen from 10,000 in 1990 to 110,000 two decades later, following a steady rate of increase. 120,000
Venue cancels event after ISIS video By Audrey Perkins audperki@indiana.edu | @AudreyNLP
This week’s hootenanny at the Venue Fine Art and Gifts was canceled Tuesday in light of the execution of an American journalist by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The White House, as of Tuesday evening, had yet to officially confirm the authenticity of a video showing the apparent decapitation of Steven Sotloff, 31. Sotloff, who was abducted in Syria in August 2013, according to the New York Times, is the second American journalist beheaded by ISIS. The Committee to Protect Journalists has described Syria as the most dangerous country in the world for journalists for at least two years now. “Journalists know that covering
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the members of the president’s party use it to their advantage as best they can.” Rep. Todd Young, D-9th District, has not made any recent comments on the subject of immigration. Young most recently voted in favor of appropriating funds to the Homeland Security, Justice and Defense departments for stronger law enforcement practices at the southern United States border and more immigration judges. The bill and recent executive
planning can be partially attributed to the more than 57,000 unaccompanied children coming from Central American nations this summer. Of those children, 245 were sent to foster care homes in Indiana. Bailey said the answer to immigration does not necessarily lie within what Obama is attempting to do but rather with stronger border security and job opportunities in Mexico. “If one simply focuses on securing the border, then the me-
chanics of that are pretty simple,” Bailey said. “It’s technology and manpower, but that cost goes on year after year after year. So running parallel to that effort has to be creating, helping to create economic opportunity south of the border that reduces the pressure to come into the United States illegally.” Obama said in his press conference that the influx of children has been on a downward trend the past few months.
IU women’s basketball recruiting suffered its first major setback in the wake of Curt Miller’s July resignation with former 2015 IU recruit Jenna Allen committing to Michigan State. Allen, a 6-foot-3 forward from Bedford, Ind., verbally committed to the Spartans during the weekend, according to a tweet from her Nike Elite Girls Youth Basketball League team. The high school senior-to-be originally committed to the Hoosiers while Miller was serving tenure. Newly hired IU Coach Teri Moren was unable to retain Allen. Allen averaged 14.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game to lead Bedford North Lawrence to its second consecutive Class 4A state title as a junior last season. SEE SPARTANS, PAGE 6