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(09/18/07 10:03pm)
Police uncovered more information this week relating to two bodies discovered on a Bloomington residence. \nAfter the remains of the two unidentified bodies found in steel drums over the weekend were identified Monday as Everett L. Shaw and Douglas A. Brown, police believe the incident stemmed from a stolen all-terrain vehicle. \nJerry E. Pelfree, 51, was arrested Friday evening after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department and Bloomington Police Critical Incident Response Team raided his home property and found Shaw and Brown’s remains in 55- and 35-gallon steel drums. Both men died from gunshot wounds to the head this spring, March 27 Pelfree faces two preliminary counts of murder.\nMonroe County Sheriff Jim Kennedy said Brown and Shaw had arrest records.\nShaw, Brown, Pelfree and Troy Harden, who later became an informant, were involved in acquiring a stolen “gator,” an all-terrain vehicle, in late March of this year, according to the probable cause affidavit filed Monday. The four men stayed at Pelfree’s residence in the 6000 block of West Ison Road for a few days after acquiring the gator.\nHarden, who is currently an inmate at the Monroe County Jail, requested to get in touch with his uncle, Brown County Sheriff Buck Stogsdill. Harden told Stogsdill about the murder that occurred in late March. Stogsdill got in touch with the Bloomington Police Department and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. \nHarden told authorities Sept. 14 that Brown had been involved in a relationship with Pelfree’s daughter, Michelle Ritter, and recently threatened to kill her over their break-up, according to the affidavit. Harden described Brown as “volatile and a legitimate danger.” \nA few days after they obtained the stolen gator, Shaw and Harden were working on repairing an automobile when Pelfree came out of his home with a .22 caliber rifle in his hand. Pelfree called Shaw and Harden over to him and when they approached, Pelfree shot Shaw multiple times in the head, according to the affidavit. \nLater in the day, Harden entered Pelfree’s mobile home and noticed Brown slumped on the couch. He was dead when Harden and Pelfree entered the trailer. Pelfree directed Harden to assist him in moving the bodies. Harden told officers that they attempted to put the bodies into steel drums but they would not fit. Pelfree used a sledge hammer to break the bodies down so they would fit into the steel drums, according to the affidavit.\nBPD Capt. Joe Qualters said a possible motive for Brown’s was the threat to Pelfree’s daughter. Motives in Shaw’s death are unclear, he said. It’s possible that Pelfree wanted to keep Shaw quiet, Qualters said.\n- For more see Wednesday's Indiana Daily Student.
(09/18/07 3:45am)
The Bloomington Police Department is looking for a man who reportedly sexually battered a Bloomington woman early Sunday morning.\nA 22-year-old Bloomington woman reported to BPD that she was sexually battered on her way home from a bar, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. The woman told officers she got separated from her friends at the bar and decided to leave.\nShe was walking to her car when she ran into “a friend of a friend” and began talking to him, Canada said. According to the police report, the woman and the suspect got into the car and began kissing. When the woman objected, the suspect continued to try and kiss her, Canada said. The woman told him no again and he groped her chest.\nThe suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches with short, reddish-blonde hair. Anyone with information regarding the crime should call BPD at 349-4477.
(09/17/07 4:27am)
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department arrested a rural Monroe County man Friday evening for double homicide after authorities searched his property.\nJerry E. Pelfree, 51, faces a preliminary charge of murder after authorities found two decomposed bodies hidden in steel drums on his property.\nAn informant, whose identity was not released at press time, supplied information to the Brown County Sheriff’s Department about a possible murder that occurred last spring, according to a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department press release. After following up on the information provided by the informant, the Brown County Sheriff’s Department contacted the Bloomington Police Department for assistance. Once BPD learned the possible location for suspect activity was outside city limits, they contacted the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department for help.\nThe Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office became involved in the investigation after obtaining more information about the alleged crime.\nSearch warrants were obtained for two locations in Monroe County, according to the press release. Authorities searched for human remains, weapons and illicit drugs. One of the locations is still an active crime scene, according to the press release.\nOn Friday evening, the search warrants were served with the assistance of the Bloomington Police Department’s Critical Incident Team.\nPolice discovered the remains of two men in 55- and 35-gallon drums at one of the locations on West Ison Road. Both of the containers were sealed with plastic and covered in debris, according to the press release.\nThe advanced stage of decomposition prevented positive identification at the time of recovery. An autopsy will be conducted today under the supervision of the Monroe County Coroner’s Office.\nAuthorities say they believe they know the identities of the bodies, but until the autopsy results come in, no further information will be available.\nPelfree was arrested at the scene, transported to the Monroe County Jail and is being held without bond. He will have a probable cause hearing today in the Monroe Circuit Court.
(09/17/07 2:27am)
The Indiana State Police Sellersburg District arrested a New Albany, Ind., woman Friday after they learned she was growing marijuana in a fenced area near her residence.\nKatherine A. Frazer, 44, faces preliminary charges of cultivating marijuana over 10 pounds, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, dealing in marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance, according to an Indiana State Police press release.\nThe Sellersburg Marijuana Eradication Team discovered a large outdoor marijuana operation Friday in the 500 block of Old Corydon Ridge Road in New Albany, Ind. Troopers were flown over the area in a helicopter to see the marijuana farm, according to the press release.\nUniformed officers obtained a search warrant, and when they arrived at the scene to secure the marijuana, they discovered approximately 47 dogs running loose on the property. Floyd County Animal Control was called to the residence and made arrangements for the animals’ care, according to the press release.\nAfter searching the residence, officers seized a total of 83 marijuana plants ranging in height from approximately four to eight feet tall. Police also confiscated plants drying on the porch and several bags of marijuana packaged in a manner consistent with future sale, according to the press release.\nThe estimated street value of the marijuana was approximately $100,000, according to the press release.
(09/17/07 2:08am)
The Bloomington Police Department arrested a 23-year-old woman Wednesday after police say she threatened to kill a Bloomington woman.\nRikki Robinson faces preliminary charges of intimidation.\nIn early August, Robinson’s dog attacked a Bloomington woman. The incident was reported to Animal Control, and on Aug. 28 there was a court hearing requesting the dog be euthanized. The victim testified in favor of euthanizing the animal, according to the probable cause affidavit.\nAt approximately 6:30 p.m. Aug 28, the victim who was bitten received a phone call from Robinson, who sounded very upset, according to the probable cause affadavit. Robinson told the victim she was going to kill her whole family, according to the document. Before Robinson hung up, she told the victim “How is that for putting dogs before people?”\nAccording to the affidavit, the victim told officers she believed Robinson was unstable. BPD requested extra patrol around the victim’s home in Nashville, Ind., and around her three children, who live in Bloomington.\nBPD Officer Tiffany Willingham made contact with Robinson in regards to the reported crime. Robinson admitted to Willingham that she was upset with the victim and called her to try and say something that would hurt her feelings, according to the affidavit. But Robinson denied making any direct threats toward the victim.\nRobinson was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail. She is being held on a $5,000 surety bond and $500 cash.
(09/14/07 3:35am)
The Bloomington Police Department is warning residents about a phone-sweepstakes scam.\nAn elderly woman received a phone call Tuesday telling her she had won an “extravagant amount of money,” BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nThe scammers called the woman again and told her she needed to withdraw and wire transfer money to them to cover fees and taxes, Canada said. The swindlers then called the woman again, telling her not to wire transfer the money. Instead, they said they were going to pick her up and take her to the bank.\nWhile on the phone, the con artists asked the elderly woman if she was alone or if there were any children in the house, Canada said. The woman told police the scammers told her to keep it a secret.\nCanada warned residents about two possible signs of a telephone scam: receiving a call about a reward when you haven’t entered a sweepstakes, and being asked for money after being told you’ve won. \n“Whatever they can make up to scam you, they will,” he said.\nCanada said anyone who received a similar phone call should contact BPD at 349-4477.\nAttempted burglar leaves crime scene with one shoe\nBPD is looking for the man who attempted to burglarize 17th Street Coin Laundry, located at 621 W. 17th St. \nOfficers were dispatched to the laundromat at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when the business’s burglar alarms sounded, Canada said.\n17th Street Coin Laundry houses washers and dryers in the front of the store and tanning beds in the back. At night, the washer and dryer area stays open while a steel gate barricades the tanning beds and management offices, Canada said. \nOn the surveillance tape, officers noticed the suspect climbing onto a soda machine in an attempt to crawl through the ceiling and over the gate, Canada said. While attempting to climb over the gate, the suspect set off the alarms.\nOfficers said the suspect on the tape left the laundromat with only one shoe. BPD found the shoe, a 6 1/2 Perry Ellis brand boot in the store and located the suspect’s other shoe west of the business, Canada said.\nAnyone with information about the suspect is asked to call BPD at 349-4477.
(09/13/07 4:00am)
Whether Angelina Jolie is fasting because Brad is still talking to Jennifer, or Britney Spears is drinking before the MTV Video Music Awards while K-Fed is at home with the kids, the lowdown on celebrities is constantly filling the grocery-store checkouts. The question is: Why are people buying into the hype?\nThat excitement of buying every magazine with Jennifer Aniston on the cover or the fantasies of being a cast member of "Grey's Anatomy" stems from the feeling of wanting to be looked up to, said Brenda Weber, IU gender-studies professor.\n"(Being famous is) a way of being in the world as truly happy and loved and successful," she said. "It seems to show what we desire."\nPsychologists interviewed for a WFIU Moment of Science Program said children are becoming celebrity obsessed at increasingly younger ages. According to the psychologists, some degree of celebrity worship is healthy though.\nAnd with reality TV, celebrity obsession is on the rise. Weber said the odds of getting famous with reality TV are better but still hard. \n"(Reality TV) is opening (fame) up for more people," she said. "(But) to see if that turns into lasting fame is an issue."\nWeber, who teaches a course about celebrity status, said that in the beginning of the semester, she administers a quiz to her students that questions the value of fame. She said 90 percent of her students wish they could be famous. She also asks her students, "Would you rather be famous for doing something or simply for who you are?" She said the class normally splits in half. And her final quiz question is, "Would you rather be famous after your death or in the here and now?" Students tend to feel shallow if they decide they want to be famous now, Weber said.\n"They begin to really question why (fame is) valuable," she said. "It goes back to that idea -- celebrities get to experience the best of everything there is."\nThe class transitions into learning about fame and it's relation to gender. Weber said because of the gender bias in our culture, gender plays a big role with fame.\n"Somebody like Joe Pesci could be really famous but a woman that looked like him couldn't," she said.\nBeing a male or female isn't the only bias in Hollywood. Having a little extra weight may also play a role in whether or not someone rises to fame. There is a lot of doublespeak with celebrities, she said. For example, in Hollywood, celebrities say they want to embrace their bodies for the way there are, but then lose 50 pounds, Weber said.\nAnd the journey to get famous doesn't stop with celebrities themselves.\nThe glory with picking up a magazine every time Lindsay Lohan gets arrested for being drunk isn't because our generation doesn't care about what's going on in the world, Weber said. It's because magazine articles offer us something different than hard news.\n"Personally we have to be skeptical. News is already skewed to tragedy," she said. "News is biased to a particular point of view."\nIn a society in which fame is prominent, celebrities need to question how much of their fame should be dedicated to their fans. If 14,000 people don't read about Angelina Jolie, chances are she isn't going to be famous, Weber said. Celebrities only become famous because a viewing public bought into it, she said.
(09/12/07 12:55pm)
A Bloomington man was arrested Monday night after police pursued his car in a chase.\nSamuel Moore, 33, faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, possession of marijuana and two counts of dealing cocaine.\nBloomington Police Department Det. Bill Jeffers was working an ongoing drug investigation that began in 2006 when Moore became the prime suspect, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nThe police department had been trying to locate Moore for months when Jeffers noticed Moore’s vehicle in the 4100 block of Old Highway 37 North, Canada said. Officer Brandon Lopossa, who was driving a marked police car, attempted to pull Moore over at Speedway gas station, Canada said. When he told Moore to turn off his car, Moore fled north on Walnut Street. \nMoore continued driving north on State Road 37 and then cut the median and began driving back toward Walnut Street, Canada said. Officers set up a block before the College Avenue exit, but Moore pulled over before the exit, Canada said.\nPolice arrested and transported him to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/12/07 5:00am)
A Bloomington man was arrested Monday night after giving an 18-year-old woman eight- to nine-inch cut on her buttocks with a samurai sword.\nAshunti D. Taylor, 26, faces preliminary charges of battery with a deadly weapon.\nBloomington Police Department officers were dispatched at about 9:30 p.m. to the 1000 block of North Jackson Street in reference to a disturbance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report. When officers arrived at the residence, they learned that the victim was being treated at the hospital for injuries that occurred during an argument, Canada said.\nOfficer Tiffany Willingham arrived at the hospital and learned the victim had given her dog to an unidentified woman that lived with Taylor, Canada said. The victim and a friend went to the residence to check up on the dog when Taylor became confrontational about the puppy. During Taylor’s conversation with the victim, the dog got excited and began jumping on the couch. Taylor grabbed the dog and threw it off the couch, Canada said.\nThe victim began arguing with Taylor about his treatment of the dog. Taylor continued yelling at the victim when she pushed him in order to escape, Canada said. Taylor slapped the victim in the mouth and the victim returned the slap with a punch, Canada said.\nTaylor left the room and came back with a black samurai sword in his hand, Canada said. Taylor swung the sword but missed the victim. As the victim was leaving the residence, Taylor swung the sword again, creating a cut on her buttocks that was eight to nine inches long and two inches wide, Canada said. \nTaylor admitted to officers that he “took a swipe at her,” Canada said. He was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/11/07 4:54am)
Two Bloomington women reported that they were assaulted Saturday morning after asking residents to lower \ntheir music.\nVictoria Cornman and Steve Beadle, both 28, face preliminary charges of battery.\nThe Bloomington Police Department received a call at about 3 a.m. in reference to a disturbance on the 2300 block of South Rockport Road, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nWhen officers arrived at the scene, they learned Cornman and Beadle had been playing music from their car in the parking lot of an apartment complex, Canada said. The 21-year-old victim came outside and asked Cornman and Beadle to lower their music because her three children were sleeping inside the apartment, \nCanada said.\nCornman became irate and screamed at the victim before grabbing her hair and punching her in the face, Canada said. Beadle got out of the car, pulled the victim by her shirt, and punched her in the nose, causing her to lose consciousness, according to the report.\nA man and woman who witnessed the attack made comments to Beadle and Cornman about it, after which Beadle began verbally attacking the male witness, Canada said. Cornman yelled at the 23-year-old female witness before she began assaulting her. \nThe second victim received injuries to her hand, ankle and knee, according to the report. Officers called an ambulance, but neither victim needed medical attention, Canada said.\nCornman and Beadle were arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/10/07 2:24am)
A 22-year-old Bloomington man was robbed Friday morning while walking back to his home.\nAt around 3:55 a.m., the victim was walking to his residence in the 400 block of East Ninth Street when a man grabbed him by the right shoulder and said, “Give me your wallet,” Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nThe victim turned around and ran. The suspect followed behind him and pushed the victim to the ground and forcibly removed the victim’s wallet and cell phone from his pocket, Canada said.\nAfter a brief struggle, the suspect told the victim not to move or scream or he would shoot him, Canada said. The victim didn’t see a weapon but told officers the suspect made a motion toward his back as if he had a weapon, Canada said. The victim received scrapes to his arm and hand but did not require any medical attention.\nThe suspect was described as being about 5-foot-6, 160 pounds, in his mid-20’s and wearing a black jumpsuit with a hat or mask.
(09/07/07 4:20am)
When junior Jillian Schenkel was a senior in high school her father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. With the help of IU’s Camp Kesem, she was able to fearlessly face her father’s disease. \nThree years and 39 radiation treatments later, her father is now cancer-free. \nCamp Kesem is a free, weeklong camp for children ages 6 to 13 whose parents have or had cancer. The camp gives children the opportunity to just have fun and deal with their parents’ disease. \nSchenkel, who began volunteering for Camp Kesem in 2006, said being a member of the organization was beneficial as a therapy to get through the hardships during the time of her father’s cancer. \n“I went home a lot (when he was diagnosed),” she said. “It was hard, but I knew he’d be OK.”\nThe camp just finished its third summer at IU with a record-high enrollment of 60 campers, an increase from 40 campers last year. During the first year, 21 campers participated. \nJunior Leslie Leonard, co-chair of IU’s Camp Kesem, said with increasing enrollment, the camp is looking to increase its attendance to 75 campers next year. \nCamp Kesem is run strictly through donations and fundraisers year-round to raise enough money to run the camp. Leonard said the main source of fundraising comes from a letter writing party, where a student sends a pre-written donation letter to anyone they can think of. \n“That’s where we get a bulk of our money,” she said, adding Camp Kesem received $48,000 from the letter party last year. \nLeonard said this year they have a goal of receiving $80,000 through private donations. \nWhile working with Camp Kesem, Schenkel’s greatest experience was watching the kids be so strong after losing a parent. \n“Just seeing kids that are 6 years old be so strong after losing a parent or about to lose a parent, and children who are 13 years old doing the same thing, (is the best experience),” she said. \nLeonard joined Camp Kesem for different reasons than Schenkel. Leonard said she loved working with kids and thought it would be a great idea to get involved. She didn’t know she would get so emotionally attached. \n“When I met the kids and started talking to them, I got hooked,” she said. “That’s when I decided I really wanted to get involved.” \nLeonard said the best aspect of being a member of Camp Kesem is knowing that the organization is helping children. \n“It’s great to help the students on campus but for me, the best part of it is how much you affect these kids,” she said. \nLeonard feels the organization is starting to grow on campus, and their main goal is to inform people what the camp does.\nDespite a sunny Thursday evening, Camp Kesem’s rock-climbing event, which was scheduled in Dunn Meadow to raise awareness, was canceled due to the possibility of storms. Leonard said they are looking to reschedule the event, but as of right now, there is no date planned. \nCamp Kesem will be outside from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at 10th Street and Fee Lane serving free cookies and brownies. For anyone interested in volunteering, there will be two call-out meetings at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Psychology Building, Room 101.
(09/07/07 2:42am)
A Bloomington man was arrested after the Bloomington Police Department obtained information he was selling drugs.\nToby Magness, 30, faces preliminary charges of dealing a look-alike substance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nBPD Det. Bill Jeffers believed Magness was selling black-tar heroin, Canada said. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site, black-tar heroin is heroin that takes a black, sticky form instead of the conventional white powder.\nAfter BPD set up a controlled buy, they learned it was not black-tar heroin. The substance is still unknown and is currently at the state lab getting tested, Canada said.\n“Some might argue that there is an inherent risk for those who do illegal drugs, but the intent of the legislature is pretty clear based on the classification of this offense as a (Class) C felony,” Canada said. “It is an attempt to protect individuals from ingesting unknown substances and, more importantly, punishing those who try to pass them off as legitimate.”\nAfter officers arrived at Magness’ address, they learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a domestic battery charge, Canada said.\nMagness was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/06/07 9:05pm)
A Bloomington man was arrested after the Bloomington Police Department obtained information he was selling drugs.\nToby Magness, 30, faces preliminary charges of dealing in a look-alike substance, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nBPD Det. Bill Jeffers believed Magness was selling black-tar heroin, Canada said. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Web site, black-tar heroin is heroin that takes a black, sticky form instead of the conventional white powder.\nAfter BPD set up a controlled buy, they learned it was not black-tar heroin. The substance is still unknown and is currently at the state lab getting tested, Canada said.\n“Some might argue that there is an inherent risk for those who do illegal drugs, but the intent of the legislature is pretty clear based on the classification of this offense as a (Class) C felony,” Canada said. “It is an attempt to protect individuals from ingesting unknown substances and, more importantly, punishing those who try to pass them off as legitimate.”\nAfter officers arrived at Magness’ address, they learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for a domestic battery charge, Canada said.\nMagness was arrested and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/06/07 5:21pm)
A Bloomington man was arrested Friday on allegations of promoting prostitution.\nA man at College Bookstore filed a theft report with the police claiming he paid $50 to have sex with a woman but never received any sexual service, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada, reading from a police report. \nDarrell Hendricks, 35, was in College Bookstore when the store clerk recognized him as the man who stole $50, Canada said. Officers arrived and made contact with Hendricks, a woman and another unidentified man, Canada said. A second unidentified man told officers Hendricks told him he could have sex with the woman for $100. The man told police that he refused Hendricks’ offer, Canada said.\nOfficers gathered information from the original complaint and the unidentified man and arrested Hendricks for promoting prostitution.
(09/06/07 5:19pm)
A Bloomington woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after she was pulled over for a seat belt violation and police discovered a warrant out for her arrest.\nKathleen A. Harden, 66, was stopped by Bloomington Police Department Officer Joe Henry after he noticed Harden was not wearing a seat belt, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said.\nHarden was cited in May after a pit bull she was walking bit a 1-year-old boy on the leg. The boy was taken to Bloomington Hospital, 601 W. Second St., and received stitches, according to a police report.\nAnimal Control determined the dog had not been vaccinated and was euthanized shortly after the incident.\nHarden failed to appear for her court date and BPD filed a warrant for her arrest, Canada said. When Henry ran her name for the seat belt violation, the warrant showed up, Canada said.\nHarden was arrested for harboring a non-immunized dog and transported to the Monroe County Jail.
(09/05/07 5:21am)
After almost two months, the Bloomington Police Department has arrested a man wanted for an attempted robbery that occurred in early July.\nOn July 17, a 61-year-old man was clubbed in the head with an axe handle after refusing to give money to an attacker, according to a July 19 Indiana Daily Student article. The victim described the suspect as a white male in his mid-30s with stringy dark hair and tattoos on each shoulder.\nBPD Officer Jerad Oren and Det. Richard Hunter followed up on the case and determined Richard W. North, 46, was a possible suspect, BPD Sgt. Jeff Canada said, reading from a police report.\nOn Sept. 2, at approximately 4:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to an accident at the 3000 block of South Walnut Street. Witnesses said that, North, driving a black Monte Carlo, disregarded a stop sign while turning onto South Walnut, Canada said. Other vehicles on the road had to slam on their breaks, causing a chain reaction of accidents.\nNorth navigated the car onto a dead end street and returned minutes later with a female driver, Canada said.\nA witness told North he needed to stick around because he was the cause of the accident. North denied being the cause of the accident and sped off, Canada said. The witness followed North to Country Club Road where North pulled over and got out of his car. North approached the witness who told him he called the police, Canada said.\nAccording to the report, North fled the scene and hid behind a business building. \nCanada said BPD Officer Randy Gehlhausen found North at Rogers Street and Coolidge Drive. Gehlhausen, knowing there was a warrant for his arrest, took North into custody.\nNorth was arrested on preliminary charges of robbery and operating a vehicle without a license.
(09/04/07 3:52am)
The good news for Indiana consumers is that, with new legislation, no one can access their credit reports, said IU law professor Fred Cate. But that, he said, is also the bad news. \nIndiana residents can now protect their identity by placing a freeze on their credit report by submitting a request and establishing a PIN number. This protects against possible identity thefts and online phishing attacks. The legislation took effect Saturday.\nIndiana State Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, said it sounds like a great idea, but when it comes to getting an extra 20 percent off a pair of jeans by signing up for a store credit card, people who chose to freeze their credit report will find that’s not going to happen. \nConsumers have the option of unfreezing their credit reports, but the process takes three days. \nThe situation, Pierce said, is a trade-off. Pierce is more involved in research on how to fight data breaches and phishing and did not author the bill. However, he still thinks it has its merits.\n“The key to this is that it puts control in the hands of the consumers,” he said.
(09/04/07 2:03am)
IU’s Students in Free Enterprise team will be holding a mass call-out meeting Sept. 12 for all students interested in joining \nthe organization.\nSIFE works with businesses and higher education officials to provide service-learning opportunities for students to develop leadership and communication skills by learning and practicing free \nenterprise practices.\nIn May, IU’s SIFE team came in second runner-up in their league at the SIFE USA National Championship. After presenting their projects to a panel of business leaders, they were placed among the top six percent of SIFE teams in the country, according to the press release.\nJunior and SIFE president Anne Cornett said the national competition was a good experience. She said Bloomington’s team had a chance to compete with some of the top SIFE teams in the country. She said some of the SIFE teams in the competition have been around for four or five years. This was the first time IU’s SIFE team has participated in the championship.\n“We’re definitely the newbie of the group,” she said. “It’s interesting to see where we can go.”\nCornett said SIFE has a ton of brand new projects for the upcoming year. She said some of the new projects will focus on educating kids in economics and working with disabled veterans. Cornett said SIFE will also work with local businesses in Bloomington and possibly one in Chicago.\nSIFE will also be continuing projects from previous years. Some of these projects include working with Fair Trade Bloomington and Travelin’ T, a SIFE PowerPoint presentation that teaches grade school students about free market economies by following a T-shirt to various countries as it is being produced, according to the \nnews release.\nSenior Leela Summers, marketing director for the team said that while working with SIFE, she was able to use her personal skills and interests to make an impact within Bloomington. She said she worked on the Fair Trade Bloomington project and said she feels her work through community sales is able to help people in less developed countries all around \nthe world.\n“I joined SIFE because I felt that as a student with a lot of free time I wanted to be able to do something that would not only help me grow personally, but do something positive in the world,” she said. “It is a very rewarding feeling to know that what I have done during my four years at Indiana University will pay off to others.” \n Mary Embry, SIFE’s faculty adviser, said she hopes the group will commit themselves to pushing their capabilities this year.\n“I also hope all members explore the power of their education and their ability to influence progress and change with it.”\nEmbry said over the four years SIFE has been an incredible organization to work with. She said she has been so impressed by how students become more and more capable to stick with the group over their time on campus.\nCornett said the team currently has about 50 members and is hoping to get approximately 50 students to attend the call-out meeting. She said the group aims to get a lot of students from the freshman and sophomore classes but hopes juniors and seniors will consider joining as well.\nThe call-out meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 in Ballantine Hall, Room 204.
(09/03/07 3:36am)
After issuing 200 citations during Welcome Week, Indiana State Excise Police officers continue to crack down on underage drinking. \nWith the first Hoosier football game Saturday, officers issued 108 citations Friday and Saturday, according to an Indiana State Excise Police press release. \nExcise officers issued 86 tickets during the tailgate Saturday, according to the press release. Last year, police issued 65 tickets at the football home opener. \nThroughout the weekend, 85 minors were cited for illegal possession, consumption or transportation of alcoholic beverages, 11 minors were cited for possession of false identification and four adults cited for furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, according to the press release. Eight additional charges were filed for “a variety of offenses,” according to the press release, including public nudity, possession of paraphernalia and public intoxication. \nIn the press release, Excise Officer Travis Thickstun said that because of the increased number of tickets issued in the last two weeks, officers believe students will start “getting the message.” He said officers are issuing more citations because there are more people outside. \n“The majority of the people that do get cited or arrested are out in public (and) are doing something they’re not supposed to be doing or out where they can be seen,” Thickstun said. \nThickstun added that after his shift ended, he noticed two underage men who had been drinking urinating behind the Monroe County Jail. He said the two men got tickets for public nudity and minor consumption. \n“(It’s) one of those examples where people kind of call attention to themselves,” he said. \nThickstun said he doesn’t expect the citation numbers to go down since football games are consistent in the number of tickets issued.