Lodged pill sends IU president to hospital

IU President Adam Herbert was taken to Bloomington Hospital Monday morning after a pill became lodged in his throat.\nHerbert spent about two hours in the hospital's emergency room and was released at about 12:30 p.m. Monday, said Larry MacIntyre, IU director of media relations.\nAt about 10 a.m. Herbert was taking some pills when he apparently began to choke on one of them, MacIntyre said. \nAn Emergency Medical Technician responded to the scene, but MacIntyre said the decision was made to call an ambulance.\nThe University's president experienced some "discomfort" after taking the pill in his office, located in Bryan Hall, and while en route to the hospital, MacIntyre said. \n"He was coughing and choking. But he was breathing," and Herbert didn't lose consciousness, he said.\n"Given what we know, we are optimistic that he is going to be fine," MacIntyre said.