President McRobbie to announce new IU project Friday

At a press conference Friday in South Bend, IU President Michael McRobbie will announce the completion of IU’s I-Light system, according to an IU news release. Through more than 1,000 miles of fiber-optic cable all over the state, the project will provide faster Internet connections to more than 40 Indiana colleges by the end of the year, according to the release.\nDuring the conference, Indiana House Speaker B. Patrick Bauer (D-South Bend) will speak, and examples of I-Light’s benefits for Indiana will also be showcased.