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A tale of stolen textbooks Student arrested for allegedly stealing textbooks By Staci Reafsnyder ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
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“You have the right to remain silent…”Officer LeShawn Tyler read Eric Hergenroether his Miranda Warning/Rights after Tyler saw him take a Criminal Justice book owned by Cadet Timothy Harkness at 2:30 a.m., on Nov. 5, according the University of Indianapolis Police Incident report. Since the middle of October, textbooks throughout the Krannert Memorial Library and Sease Wing were reported stolen by owners who left their study areas and returned to find their textbook gone. Tyler said the UIndy Police Department had seen the stolen textbooks as a reoccurrence and not random acts of theft. “We’ve had a lot of problems with thefts, specifically books,” Ty-
ler said. “It was becoming a common occurrence. Our main job is to make sure we stop those types of things, so we really wanted to catch this guy. It may sound small, a book, but at the same point in time, the last report I had taken was a $200 book and it can become very expensive.” Other attempts had been made at catching the textbook thief, Tyler said. HERGENROETHER “[Officers of ] the University of Indianapolis Police Department…were advised of several thefts of academic textbooks that had occurred in Krannert Memorial Library and Sease Wing. Due to the consistent thefts from the Krannert Memorial Library and Sease Wing over several weeks, Tyler asked UIndy Police Cadet, Timothy J. Harkness, to position himself in the library with a textbook that had his initials ‘T.J.,’ on page 50,” the incident report states.
Senior looking to lead in 2011 Senior political science major vies for City Council seat
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Staying fit, keeping healthy and even finding higher employability are promises of the new Healthy Diploma, a program recently implemented by the Kinesology Department. The Healthy Diploma is a 15 credit hour concentration offered for freshman and sophomore students, and it’s the first of its kind in the United States. Kinesiology Chair Lisa Hicks founded the program because of her concern of the rising obeHICKS sity rates in the United States. “This idea began about three or four years ago when a lot of emphasis was put on decreasing obesity in secondary education, but not a lot of emphasis was on higher education,” she said. The requirements address the 10 leading health indicators, which are Photo by Anne Toliver • The Reflector
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The GLVC Champion volleyball team won its first-ever NCAA Division II Midwest Regional on Nov. 21, sending the team on to the NCAA Division II “Elite Eight.”
Prodhan agreed that all of Indianapolis would benefit from Jackson’s election. “If he were to be a council member he would not only act for the people that voted for him, but he would act as a diplomat for all the people in his district,” Prodhan said. Jackson grew up in Indianapolis, attending Decatur Central High School. But after attending University of California Riverside for one year, Jackson came back to his home city to attend school and hopefully lead a district. “I plan on focusing locally now by holding neighborhood meetings,” he said. “I plan on being myself and not sugarcoating anything.”
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raising public health concerns in the U.S. In today’s unsteady economic situation, employers are looking for healthy workers demonstrating positive health behaviors and habits, according to Hicks. “There are no other programs like this to give students an opportunity to prove they are healthy to themselves and also to employers,” she said. The U.S. spends more money on health care than any other industrialized nation, and 90 percent of all health care costs are defined as preventable illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control. UIndy is the only college offering this type of diploma to students, which will help them receive recognition in the competing job world. Kinesiology Associate Adjunct Professor Mindy Mayol helped Hicks implement the program and emphasized that it’s open to all students of all majors, and that it’s also very doable. “It just might push the Healthy Diploma student to get the job over another graduate,” Mayol said. This one-of-a-kind program is trademarked so it would be impossible to take the same idea and confuse employers.The program provides individual consultation
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Senior Christopher Jackson is planning his 2011 campaign for Indianapolis City Council. He will run against incumbent Bob Cockrum, president of the council. Jackson has already raised over $1,000 for his campaign. will not be fully starting my campaign until after their elections,” Jackson said. “I will attend fundraisers and canvas for the candidates I support.” Although District 22 does not encompass the UIndy campus, Jackson said his election would serve the university community as well. “If I am elected, I would represent the entire city, not just my district,” Jackson said. “The area around the university has gone down hill in recent years, but it has lots of potential. They are finally redoing Hanna Ave., for example, which is a great improvement.”
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“My leadership skills, coupled with President Obama’s election make me believe I can do it,” senior Christopher Jackson said. “People really do believe in change.” Despite his tender age of 21, Jackson is gearing up for a 2011 run for the City Council seat of District 22, which includes parts of Decatur, Perry and Wayne townships. The incumbent for this district, Bob Cockrum, is in his 60s and president of the council. “There is a big difference between the incumbent and I,”Jackson said.“My youth will make me a different kind of candidate than in the past. It will be an asset as much as a hindrance.” On his recent 21st birthday, Jackson held the first fundraiser for his campaign, raising enough to reach his goal of $1,000. State Representatives Mary Ann Sullivan (D-Indianapolis) and John Barnes (D-Indianapolis) attended the event in support of Jackson. As president of UIndy’s chapter of College Democrats, Jackson has organized events such as a policy debate with College Republicans and an event for the referendum to renovate Wishard Hospital in downtown Indianapolis. “When you think of a politician, you think of someone who knows how to organize and lead people,” said Mustafizur Prodhan, junior international relations major and treasurer of College Democrats. With him [ Jackson], he stands out with something else—integrity.” As a city council member, Jackson plans to focus on investment in infrastructure, parks and public safety. He said his campaign has gained support from his fellow College Democrat members, but he will not put his campaign into full swing until after the 2010 elections. “Out of respect for 2010 candidates, I
Tyler said that there were two officers placed in the building, one on the west side and Tyler on the east side, looking through a window. They set up a decoy, Cadet Harkness, and were able to put him inside the library. “We were able to observe a male acting very suspicious; really nervous, swaying back and forth, getting up and [sitting] down. Eventually Harkness went to the restroom,” Tyler said. He said that after Harkness went to the restroom, he observed the male walk over to the book, observe it and walk back into the computer lab where he had been. Then the male came out of the lab, took the book and tried to flee the building through the east exit. “At that time we were able to apprehend him,” Tyler said. According to the incident report, upon incident to arrest, Hergenroether was asked by the police, if there was anything they needed to know, and responded that he had heroine in his possession. “Hergenroether was placed under arrest for theft; receiving stolen property, and possession of cocaine
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