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Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, visited IU on Wednesday. During his visit, Suleymanov met with representatives from the School of Global and International Studies and spoke on the future of Azerbaijan. "I thoroughly enjoyed my visit," he said. "I'm impressed by the leadership and vision at Indiana University."
The names of 30 women affiliated with IU whose services during World War I were recently discovered will be added to the university's Golden Book in the Memorial Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. The Golden Book records the names of military veterans affiliated with IU.
A table is set with symbolic objects during a POW and MIA memorial ceremony in the Indiana Memorial Union on Veterans' Day.
ROTC cadet John Burge conducts a traditional POW and MIA ceremony on Veterans' Day at the Memorial Room in the Indiana Memorial Union. The ceremony followed a reading of the names of 30 women whose services in World War I were recently discovered and will be added to IU's book of records.
Tom Brinkman, vice president of the IU chapter of Student Veterans of America, and Anthony Arnold, president, read the names of 30 women who served in World War I were recently uncovered. The women's names will be added to the university's Golden Book, which records the names of military veterans connected to IU.
Graduate student Lillian Brown listens as IU Professor Dan Knudsen shares his views on sustainable food during the IU Food Summit on Friday. The summit brought together IU faculty, students, staff and community members to spur conversation on how the university should define and track local and sustainable food for the campus.
IU faculty, students, staff and community members discuss the issue of sustainable foods on campus Friday during the IU Food Summit in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The goal of the summit was to spur conversation on how the university should define and track local and sustainable food.
IU faculty, students, staff and community members discuss the issue of sustainable foods on campus Friday during the IU Food Summit in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The goal of the summit was to spur conversation on how the university should define and track local and sustainable food.
IU students Rachell Wong, Jiyeon Min, Justin Goldsmith and Gabriel Polycarpo perform during the first Music Monday of the year at the John Waldron Arts Center. The quartet performed Ludwig van Beethoven's"Razummovsky."
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The first alert arrived at 4:01 a.m. Sunday. Phones buzzed and email notifications sounded with the message, informing 66,300 faculty, students and staff affiliated with IU-Bloomington of an armed individual on campus.Almost half the users received the alert as a text message, which read, “IU Bloomington Alert! An armed individual is at large on the BL campus. Take safe shelter. Lock door. Follow instruction from authorities.”The notifications came through IU Notify, IU’s security system to send out mass emergency and security messages including emails, phone calls and text messages. By default, all faculty, staff and students are subscribed to IU Notify via the information they provided during enrollment or hiring. Parents can also subscribe to receive safety updates via email.“We try to use every mode that we possibly can to get the message out,” said Debbi Fletcher, director of Emergency Management and Continuity. A follow-up message was sent twice Sunday, first at 5:34 a.m. and then 6:40 a.m., indicating the suspect was armed with a knife and that the incident occurred near Tulip Tree apartments.“When it was initially put out, it was not known if this was a stranger attack or a random attack of violence,” IU Police Department Lt. Craig Munroe said. “Not knowing that, we asked people to (take) shelter and stay in place. Things move so fast it’s hard to get accurate information right away.”The all-clear was sent at 7:52 a.m.The United States Department of Education’s Clery Act requires schools send a notification in emergency or safety situations and send an all-clear when the danger has passed. Fletcher said the additional messages were sent Sunday morning to update recipients.“We didn’t want people to think ‘everything’s OK now’ and go about their normal activities,” she said.However, Fletcher said sending too many messages could desensitize the recipient. “If we send so many messages that they say ‘whatever,’ that means that now they are going to miss that emergency notice,” she said.Mark Land, associate vice president of government affairs and public relations, said IU would rather be overly cautious than not cautious enough.Because of the amount of traffic the alerts directed to the Protect IU website, University Information Technology System representatives said users experienced difficulty accessing IU Notify. Services returned to normal by 8 a.m. “If the website gets hit too many times, we’ve had issues,” Fletcher said. “We’re identifying the problem.”IU Notify alerts range from armed individuals and tornado warnings to information on weather or incidents such as an off-campus gas leak.The system is a flat fee, so individual alerts do not cost IU more money, Fletcher said. The cost is about $200,000 a year to support the system for all IU campuses, Fletcher said.The University has issued alerts for three incidents since January: one warning of a robbery near campus, one test of the system and the alerts sent Sunday. Fletcher said on average there are about five to seven IU alert messages a year, most for severe weather.In less immediate cases, alerts might be sent out only in an email, Fletcher explained. In situations identified as emergencies, IU Notify alerts will be sent to all the contact information the system has for that individual.Both IUPD and Emergency Management have access to the notify system, with a dispatcher available constantly. Only public safety and IU administration officials can send messages to the entire system.“We will only send the message if we want people to do something,” Fletcher said.Emergency situations are identified based on a list emergency management has compiled. The list includes assaults, active shooters, bomb threats, terrorism and extreme weather. “You look at something and try to decide if there is going to be a potential danger, potential loss of life or property,” Munroe said.Fletcher said she received critical comments that an alert was sent out although the suspect was carrying a knife rather than a gun.“It was still a dangerous situation,” she said, adding that the notifications keep users from approaching the area and causing confusion or chaos. Other users were frustrated they received the notification when they live off campus, she said.“We don’t have the capability to select who it’s sent to,” she said. “You’re going to get the message if you are affiliated with IU-Bloomington.”An ongoing review of the process may let users select how to receive messages in the future. Presently, to receive text alerts users must add their number through OneStart. There is currently no university-sanctioned way to remove a user’s contact information from the system.“At this point, there is no way to opt-out,” Fletcher said. “I know it causes inconveniences. People don’t like to get messages early in the morning. We made the decision as a University that everyone needs to get the message as a matter of safety.”Land said the system worked well Sunday and called the police response to the alleged crime “outstanding.”“We can’t make people stay in place,” Land said. “This is not an elementary school where we can make people stay in a classroom with their heads under a desk.”Fletcher said despite complaints about receiving the notifications early in the morning, the notifications served their purposes of alerting everyone on campus.“We’re going to send the message because safety is number one,” Fletcher said. “We will err on the side of caution.”
Eleven-year-old Hannah Nasstrom pursues her dog Winnie through an obstacle course at Barktoberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. The Monroe County Humane Association organized the 2013 Run for the Animals and Barktoberfest, with all proceeds benefiting the humane association.
Kelli Maxwell holds onto Lambeau, a wilderness search dog who is part of the K-9 search and rescue organization Argus. The organization was just one of many that set up booths at Barktoberfest on Saturday in Dunn Meadow.
Lauren Means, a senior at Edgewood High School, poses for a picture with her dog Cottonball during Barktoberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. The Monroe County Humane Association hosted the 2013 Run for the Animals and Barktoberfest, with all proceeds benefiting the humane association.
Metimber, a hound, stands next to his human Lonnie Pullon during Barktoberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. The Monroe County Humane Association hosted the 2013 Run for the Animals and Barktoberfest, with all proceeds benefiting the humane association.
Karey Bussinger, a foster parent for the rescue organization the Nest, carried her dog Apollo in her backpack during the the Animal Welfare's Main Event 1K walk on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. The Monroe County Humane Association hosted the 2013 Run for the Animals and Barktoberfest, with all proceeds benefiting the humane association.
Karey Bussinger, a foster parent for the rescue organization the Nest, holds a dog named Eli during Barkotberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. Bussinger said she hopes the event encouraged attendees to adopt foster dogs like Eli.
Danielle Sullivan dressed up her miniture pinscher Tiny for Barktoberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. The Monroe County Humane Association hosted the 2013 Run for the Animals and Barktoberfest, with all proceeds benefiting the humane association.
Dylan, a lab mix, takes a shortcut to get the treat his owner Jona Taber offered to him during Barktoberfest on Saturday at Dunn Meadow. Taber ran the 2013 Run for the Animals earlier, which benefitted the Monroe County Humane Association.
Customers shop for shoes during the grand opening of Designer Shoe Warehouse on Thursday. The new store is located at 2624 East 3rd Street.