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Former lecturer officially charged
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Guoping Wang, a former senior lecturer at the Jacobs School of Music, has been charged with sexual battery by force and criminal confinement. IU fired Wang after an investigation into a sexual assault a student reported on campus March 28. On July 14, a judge signed a warrant for Wang’s arrest, which was carried out later that day. Wang’s battery charges required him to serve 24 hours of jail time, according to his attorney. His jail time expired at 6:30 p.m. July 15. Wang will have his pre-trial conference at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 12. Suzanne Grossman IKE HAJINAZARIAN | IDS
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence thanked veterans at the Veterans Day Assembly at Lighthouse Christian Academy in 2014. Pence was chosen to by Donald Trump’s running mate.
START OF THE RACE With the start of the Republican National Convention and Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, the presidential race is heating up.
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Trump picks Pence as VP, faces criticism about announcement speech cratic organizations have been buzzing over the presumptive presidential nominee’s selection, and not in a good way. After John Zody, chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party, said in a statement he thought Mike Pence had spent the past three years as governor focused only on himself, he said Pence would have to account
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Since presidential hopeful Donald Trump officially announced his vice presidential pick, the criticism hasn’t stopped. Save statements from Republican associations approving Trump’s pick, both an expansive internet and social media community and Demo-
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was selected from a group of top students admitted to IU. The application included references, a high school transcript, personal statements and an essay.
Mark Land, IU’s associate vice president for public affairs and government relations, has accepted the position of vice president of university relations at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. He will be leaving IU at the end of the month and will start his new job Aug. 22. For the past five years, Land has been the official spokesman for IU, As the leader of IU’s communications team, he oversaw many factions such as social media. Land’s move to Clemson provides more opportunity by being a part of the communications and marketing teams as an executive leader. Land anticipates to have a greater role in marketing for his career. “I love IU,” Land said. “I’m proud of the good material. I’m pleased with the rich stories by using audio, video and photography.” Land spent 18 years as a journalist. He earned his bachelor of arts in journalism from IU and a master’s in business administration from Columbia University Business School. Before coming to IU in June 2011, Land spent eight years as a leader in the corporate communications department at Cummins Inc., a diesel engine manufacturer based in Columbus, Indiana. Land said he is pleased with the “elevated sophistication” on storytelling and the improved quality in the stories his team has produced. Ryan Piurek, director of strategic communications, will fill in for Land until a permanent replacement is named.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump address the crowd at a rally July 12 in Indiana. Three days later, Trump announced he picked Pence to be his running mate.
Republican National Convention set to begin Monday in Cleveland From IDS reports
Visitors, delegates, alternative delegates and members of the media combined, around 70,000 people are expected to make appearances in Cleveland, Ohio, this week for the Republican Na-
tional Convention. The convention will take place at the Quicken Loans Arena from Monday through Thursday, its goal being to officially name a nominee for the 2016 presidential election and establish GOP party platforms and rules.
Since presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is the only GOP candidate left in the race, he’s expected to be named during the convention. He recently appointed
More RNC coverage, idsnews.com The IDS will be in Cleveland all four days of the convention.
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11 incoming students chosen as Kelley Scholars From IDS reports
Eleven incoming IU freshmen from Indiana have been selected as Kelley Scholars at the Kelley School of Business. The Kelley Scholars, who in-
tend to major in business at IU, will receive standard tuition and fees, a stipend and funding for academic activities such as overseas study, according to an IU press release. The Program is funded by a
Mark Land leaves for Clemson
$23 million gift from E.W. Kelley and his family, made to IU in fall 1997. The University named its business school for the Kelley family in acknowledgment of the gift. This year’s class of Kelley Scholars
WATER POLO
Ryan Castle announced as the new coach of the IU program From IDS reports
Ryan Castle has been hired as the new head coach of the IU water polo program, IU Athletic Director Fred Glass announced Friday. Castle has previously been a high-profile assistant coach at the collegiate level, along with having assistant and head coaching experience on the international stage. He has nine years of collegiate experience. The past two seasons, Castle has been the associate head coach at Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors went to the 2015 Big West Tournament Championship and the 2015 NCAA Championship under his watch. He also served as an interim head coach during this past season. During that time, Hawaii had a 13-4 record, with five wins over top 10 teams. “After a comprehensive national search, we are thrilled to have Ryan Castle as the new leader of Indiana water polo,” Glass said in release. “Ryan has a terrific record of player and team development at both the collegiate and international levels, is a tireless recruiter, a noted tactician and a person who values the tenets of the Spirit of Indiana. We are excited to have Ryan at IU.” Prior to coaching at Hawaii, Castle worked with Michigan from 2013 to 2014. Before that, he worked
as an assistant coach at Hartwick College for three years. In 2007 to 2010, he was an assistant at Arizona State, where the program had great success. “I would like to thank IU and Director of Athletics Fred Glass for the opportunity to lead the Indiana water polo program,” Castle said in a release. “I view Indiana as one of the top programs in the country and I am excited to get started an continue to push IU toward the top. And the ‘24 Sports, 1 Team’ mantra is one that I could not be happier to embrace and enhance as we move forward.” Castle has also coached extensively on the international level. He was the coach of the Kazakhstan Women’s Senior National team. The team appeared at the 2011 FINA World Championships and placed 13th, the fourth highest in the country’s history. Castle has also served as the Video Analyst for the New Zealand senior team at the 2009 FINA World Championships. He also has worked with the United States’ Olympic Development Program, running one of the U.S.’s under-18 zone teams from 2007 to 2009. Castle is a native of Cape Town, South Africa, and he graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2001. Andrew Hussey
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FIND MORE BLACK LIVES MATTER PHOTOS ON PAGE 2 JaQuita Joy Roberts and JaQualon J. Roberts, her 11-year-old son, participate in the Black Lives Matter protest July 16 and shared their wishes for there to be no more shootings against black bodies.