THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015
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IU player cited for possession of drugs Devin Davis has been suspended indefinitely By Holly Hays hvhays@indiana.edu | @hollyvhays
IU men’s basketball sophomore Devin Davis was cited by the IU Police Department for possession of marijuana around 8 p.m. Monday. Davis has been suspended from all team activities, effective immediately, according to a statement from the program released Tuesday afternoon. Officers responded to reports of the odor of marijuana coming from an apartment in Hickory Hall, an on-campus residential facility and part of the Union Street Apartments, IUPD Lt. Craig Munroe said. When officers arrived, they could smell the marijuana coming from a second floor window, Munroe said. When they went to the suspected apartment, they found two males inside. The resident gave permission for officers to search, at which time a small amount of raw marijuana was found in a backpack. It was subsequently determined the backpack belonged to Davis. The sophomore forward was cited for possession of marijuana, less than 30 grams, a Class A misdemeanor, Munroe said. While Munroe did not state the name of the other male in the apartment, who was not cited, the statement from the team identified junior Hanner Mosquera-Perea as being involved in the incident. “We understand that junior Hanner Mosquera-Perea was present at the time of the incident but was not charged by IUPD. Mosquera-Perea’s role, if any, will also be reviewed as part of this matter,” according to the statement. Davis missed every game in the 2014-2015 season after he was hit by a car driven by teammate Emmitt Holt in the early morning of Nov. 1, 2014. He sustained a serious head injury.
One Pulse Company set to launch debut party Musical group comes to Buskirk-Chumley
Police: IU employee had child porn Faculty member arrested on preliminary charges, immediately fired from university By Suzanne Grossman spgrossm@indiana.edu
Former IU faculty member Jon Riveire, 32, was arrested Tuesday on the preliminary charge of possession of child pornography, according to a Bloomington Police Department press release. Riveire was an assistant director for student conduct in the Office of Student Ethics, but IU terminated his employment upon charges being made by BPD Wednesday May 13 Associate Vice President of Public Affairs Mark Land said. BPD received a tip from the
der to find the actual location of the person associated with the IP address on campus. The IP address led police to Riveire at his office at 801 N. Jordan Ave. , according to the release. BPD officers took Riveire into custody Tuesday and transported him to their office for an interview. As the interview began, Riveire requested a lawyer and didn’t answer any questions. Police seized his computer and so far have found 30 additional images of child pornography, according to the release. Police seized his personal cell phone and an iPad and are still in-
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an image that may be considered child pornography was uploaded to Riveire a Gmail account. The tip also included an IP address of an IU-issued computer., according to the release. On the computer, BPD found a photo depicting sexual activity between an adult man and a girl between the ages of 3 and 5, BPD Capt. Joe Qualters confirmed in an email. BPD then obtained a court or-
vestigating both. In his job as assistant director for student conduct, Riveire’s main responsibility was to hear cases of student misconduct in residence halls, Land said. Riveire had been with IU since 2007 and with the Office of Student Ethics since 2011. “These allegations, if they are true, are deeply disturbing and very disappointing,” Land said. “We are going to continue to cooperate with authorities in any way we can on this issue.” The investigation is ongoing. Follow idsnews.com for continued coverage.
“It’s certainly understandable that legislators would want to protect people with disabilities, but decisions about making a family, about having a family, still are best left to parents.” Arthur Caplan, founding director, New York University-Langone’s medical ethics division
COURTESY OF ROCHELLE RUPP
After the birth of their second son, Timothy, the Sturgeon family learned to adjust to life raising a child with Down syndrome.
The limits of choice After July 1, aborting a fetus with Down syndrome might not be an option for parents.
By Anthony Broderick aebroder@umail.iu.edu | @aebrodakirck
By Anicka Slachta
The Buskirk-Chumley Theater will be celebrating 60 years of music with a tribute done by an emerging music group. New Bloomington-based music company One Pulse Entertainment will have its official launch party at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the BuskirkChumley Theater. According to the company’s official website, One Pulse Entertainment strives to collaborate with professional and talented performers found in the area. The company presents performers in many different genres, such as classic rock, 1950s and 1960s rock, blues, jazz and more. The musical group is led by performers Jenn Cristy and Eric Brown. “It’s about putting together the talent found in this town. We really want to tap into the local community talent and use our experience to come together and make a company of performers that can have a home,” Brown said. “Let us do all the marketing and work that not every musician wants to do.” Brown said Friday’s performance will be One Pulse Entertainment’s debut performance in the Bloomington area. “This is how we will be introducing ourselves to Bloomington, so SEE PULSE, PAGE 6
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It was the first thing Adrienne Sturgeon said, somewhere between leaning over the operating table and looking into her baby’s eyes for the first time. “Does he have Down syndrome?” There were no other markers of the disability — no creases across the infant’s palms, no extra space between his toes — but there was something about his eyes. “No,” her husband Daniel said to keep her calm. She still hadn’t been stitched up from her C-section. “He doesn’t.” But he knew. As many as 85 percent of Down syndrome pregnancies are terminated when parents learn the baby has the disability, according to a 2012 Prenatal Diagnosis study. By July 1, the choice to abort those children could be off the table. The Indiana General Assembly is considering a slew of anti-abortion bills in 2015, including Senate Bill 334, which would prohibit abortion based on sex or disability. Down syndrome is mentioned specifically several times in the text of the bill. Adrienne didn’t know Timothy had Down syndrome until after delivery, but genetic testing and that foresight wouldn’t have changed her choice to continue with the
pregnancy. She doesn’t agree with the option. Doctors who offer the option of abortion in Down syndrome cases make Daniel cringe. In a conservative state such as Indiana, this bill could alter the way children with Down syndrome are looked at and their rights in utero. The debate isn’t as simple as it was a few decades ago, though — now people are advocating for disabled children, putting them into customized learning programs instead of institutions and attempting to integrate them into society instead of isolating them. Timothy was not a choice, Adrienne said. Yes, raising him can be tough. Timothy develops more slowly than other children and had seven surgeries in his first year and a half of life for intestinal and tracheal complications. Still, he’s compassionate and pure and happy. Adrienne said she’ll never forget the day after the open-heart surgery for his tracheal reconstruction. Less than 24 hours after his procedure, she said, he was smiling at the nurses. *** Arthur Caplan said Senate Bill 334 is not a bill about limiting abortion. It’s about limiting choice. It’s about creating legislation to
help disabled children when they’re kids, but not having enough resources for them to thrive as adults. It’s intrusive. It cuts into a family’s rights. “It’s certainly understandable that legislators would want to protect people with disabilities, but decisions about making a family, about having a family, still are best left to parents,” said Caplan, the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics in New York University-Langone Medical Center’s Department of Population Health. Legislators tend to be concerned about children with Down syndrome when they’re young and cute, he said. If they want to pass this legislation, they need to make sure Indiana has good adult programs for disabled people. The state needs good training and employment programs that will enhance the Down syndrome lives they legislated into existence. When kids are in school, Caplan said, Indiana needs to make sure they can be a cheerleader on the high school squad. They need to be able to earn a varsity letter. In the Sturgeon’s basement, their son Aaron, 4, emerges from behind his play tent holding purple 5-pound weights above his head. He heard his parents talking about Timothy’s limited abilities. SEE ABORTION, PAGE 4