An IU student is facing felony drug charges after police found 57 grams of marijuana in his room Saturday.\nAccording to the IU Police Department report, an officer went to freshman Corbin A. Elliott's room on the third floor of Collins Center after smelling burnt marijuana from outside. \nElliott said Monday he did have marijuana in the room and takes responsibility for what happened. But he said he will do what is necessary to stay out of trouble in the future. \n"(Going to jail) was very degrading," Elliott said. "They treated me like I was a piece of crap. But it's something I would not like to go through again. I'm working toward never having that happen again."\nOnce in his room Saturday night, the IUPD officer noticed a leafy substance in a bowl on a table and advised Elliott of his rights. \nElliott consented to a search of his room and police seized three plastic baggies, a brown pill bottle and a white plastic bowl, all of which contained the green, leafy substance, the report said. Tests on the substance came back positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.\nIn total, police found 57 grams of the drug in Elliott's room, which under Indiana law makes its possession a class D felony. \nElliott was taken to Monroe County Jail Saturday, and he bonded out the next day. He said he has a court date Friday. \n
Loud party leads to 11 citations, 1 arrest
\nAn IUPD officer cited 11 students and arrested a twelfth in a McNutt-Delgado dorm room after responding to a loud party there.\nThe officer, who lives in McNutt, was doing rounds with a resident assistant early Saturday morning when they smelled alcohol and heard a loud party, according to the report. \nAfter knocking on the dorm room door, the RA reported hearing someone say, "It's IUPD. Drink the alcohol, get rid of it." \nOnce in, police breathalyzed 12 underage individuals, all of whom tested positive for alcohol. Only one of the students, Erica Burns, denied drinking.\nAccording to the report, Burns did not cooperate with police and provided false identification. She was placed into custody for false informing and transported to Monroe County Jail. The other 11 students were issued citations.\n
Plaque honoring airman missing
\nA plaque that pays tribute to a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger who was a member of Sigma Nu while at IU was reported missing Saturday.\nThe brass plaque was donated in 1994 and honors Christopher A. Bowden, a member of the 151st Infantry who died Oct. 14, 1994, when his parachute failed while on a mission with his unit.\nThe plaque had been displayed beneath the flagpole at the house, 1015 N. Jordan Ave.\nSigma Nu members told IUPD they are currently in a feud with Kappa Sigma and think that house might be involved, the report said. Sigma Nu President Peter Mensch called the crime "disrespectful" but said he would not comment on who he thought took the plaque. \nThe plaque is valued between $1,500 and $2,000.\nBowden, who was active with Sigma Nu and rode in the Little 500, would have graduated in 1995.
