Monday, March 20, 2017

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Monday, March 20, 2017

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5 tickets remain in this week’s IUSA race Pick up the IUSA voting guide in print Tuesday Voting will be open 10 a.m. Wednesday – 10 a.m. Thursday Voting link sent out by email From IDS reports

The Refund Supreme ticket provided written notice Tuesday of its intent to withdraw from the 2017 IU Student Association election. The four-candidate executive ticket, along with an additional congressional candidate, all submitted requests to withdraw their individual candidacy. The ticket dissolution follows submission of their intermediary financial statements, which were blank with the exception of the statement “WE CLAIM NO EXPENDITURES.” The campaign, managed by junior Samuel Patterson, previously announced its desire to curb spending of student fees by IUSA executives. In an emailed statement to the Indiana Daily Student, Patterson said their main focus was cutting aspects of the current budget, which include scholarships for executive office holders and instituting oversight and transparency measures, like taped sessions of IUSA Congress. With the withdrawal of the Refund Supreme ticket, five tickets remain on the ballot for the upcoming IUSA elections, which will take place Wednesday and Thursday. A Tuesday debate in Hodge 2083 will precede the election. A previous version of this article stated the debate would take place at the Monroe County Public Library but the location has since been changed to Hodge Hall. Jesse Naranjo

February data alters perceptions of vouchers By Alexa Chryssovergis aachryss@indiana.edu | @achryssovergis

Annually released data from the Indiana Department of Education sheds new light on the statewide voucher program and shows it saves the state money. This is a change from the rhetoric of years past, which represented vouchers as a cost. School vouchers have recently been more widely discussed on the national stage thanks to new national education secretary Betsy DeVos, who has spent many years promoting vouchers and “school choice,” and President Trump, who has said at events before and after his election that he will more aggressively push voucher programs around the country. The February data was released under the leadership of new Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick. It compares the estimated costs for choice scholarship students, who choose an alternative school to their assigned public school, for the 2016-17 year to the total costs of their would-be public school

CREAN FIRED

Crean’s nine seasons at IU April 2, 2008 IU officially announces the hire of Tom Crean after the departure of Kelvin Sampson. March 12, 2009 IU ends Crean's first season with a 6-25 overall record and 1-17 conference record. March 11, 2010 IU sees improvement in Crean's second season and finishes 10-21 overall and 4-14 in the Big Ten. Nov. 11, 2010 Indiana native Cody Zeller formally commits to IU as one of Crean's best recruits in his first years as head coach. March 10, 2011 The Hoosiers beat two ranked Big Ten opponents in Illinois and Minnesota en route to a 12-20 season and 3-15 in conference.

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IU coach Tom Crean grimaces at an Iowa slam dunk in the first half of the Hooisers’ first game of the Big Ten Tournament in Washington, D.C., in early March. Crean was fired March 16.

After nine years of Tom Crean, now attention turns to his replacement By Andrew Hussey and Zain Pyarali sports@idsnews.com | @ids_sports

IU Director of Athletics Fred Glass fired former IU Coach Tom Crean on March 16 after Crean spent nine seasons at the helm of IU men’s basketball. This comes on the heels of a season where IU missed the NCAA Tournament for the second time in four years. Crean departs Bloomington with three Sweet Sixteen appearances and two Big Ten titles, but his other teams struggled with erratic play, and he failed to make the NCAA Tournament five times in nine years. He finished his tenure at IU with a 166-135 record and a 71-91 mark in Big Ten play. At a press conference to announce Crean’s firing Thursday, Glass said his decision was primarily performance-based. “There’s nothing more to this than my belief in the future of the program based upon what I think ultimately was inconstant athletic performance, if you will,” Glass said. “There’s no other issues.” Crean arrived in 2008 when IU was mired in scandals and sanctions after the departure of former coach Kelvin Sampson. In his first three seasons, Crean went 28-66, but on Thursday Glass called the rebuilding job by Crean a “Herculean effort.” After those three seasons, Crean took IU to two consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances in 2012 and 2013, but in the four seasons that followed, IU missed the tournament twice and did not make it past the Sweet Sixteen. Glass said he came to the decision to fire Crean after careful consideration after IU’s season-ending loss to Georgia Tech in the first

IU basketball after Crean, page 8 A look at potential candidates to replace Tom Crean and a column on his firing. IDSNEWS.COM WEB SPECIAL | Visit our website for an interactive timeline of Tom Crean’s career and YouTube page for an analysis video of his firing. round of the National Invitation Tournament. The decision to hire a new head coach may take a substantial amount of time. Glass said he plans to consult with basketball experts from around the country and throughout the state of Indiana to find the right fit for the program. It has been reported by Rick Bozich of WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky, that IU will hire the Parker Executive Search Firm to help find a hire a new head coach. In Glass’ press conference he said he was not ruling out using a search firm to help. The Parker Executive firm has been involved in many searches including Notre Dame, Georgia and Ohio State and assisted IU in hiring Kelvin Sampson, Crean’s predecessor. The top priority for Glass in this coaching search is to find someone who plays by the rules and has no significant NCAA infractions, he said. In addition to that, Glass said he wants a coach who cares about the wellness and academics of the players but more importantly someone who can win Big Ten and National Championships. “We want somebody who is a proven winner, somebody who is a proven recruiter who

Dec. 10, 2011 Christian Watford nails a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to knock off No. 1 Kentucky. March 23, 2012 Kentucky takes down IU in Crean's first NCAA Tournament appearance with the Hoosiers, making it to the Sweet Sixteen and finishing 27-9 on the season with an 11-7 conference record. March 28, 2013 In its second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, No. 1-seed IU falls to Syracuse. The Hoosiers finished as Big Ten Champions and had a 29-7 overall record and 14-4 record in the conference. March 13, 2014 The Hoosiers end the season in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and miss the NCAA Tournament with a 17-15 (7-11) record. March 20, 2015 IU loses to Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team finished 20-14 overall and 9-9 in conference. March 7, 2016 Crean is named Big Ten Coach of the Year after the Hoosiers posted a 15-3 conference record and claimed the Big Ten title. March 25, 2016 In Crean's third Sweet Sixteen appearance, the Hoosiers lost to North Carolina and posted a 27-8 overall record. March 14, 2017 The Hoosiers finish the season with an 18-16 record and go 7-11 in the conference. IU lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament in Atlanta after forfeiting its host site privilege. March 16, 2017 Crean is fired. SOURCE IU Athletics GRAPHIC BY EMILY ABSHIRE AND JAMIE ZEGA | IDS

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