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Marjorie Blewett , IU alumna, journalism icon, dies at 91 By Lexi Haskell ldhaskel@iu.edu | @lexi_haskell

IU alumna Marjorie “Marge” Blewett died Feb. 15 at Bell Trace Health & Living Center. She was 91. As a dedicated patron of the future of journalism, Blewett’s contributions cannot be understated. When the Media School posted on Facebook about her death, comments piled up. “She was the soul of journalism’s old school,” one man wrote. “Marge was a treasure,” one woman wrote. “She was a beautiful soul and a great advocate for her stu-

dents,” yet another person wrote. Blewett discovered her love for journalism at a young age, her daughter Joy Shayne Laughter wrote in an obituary. She was "bitten by the type lice" when visiting the World Telephone newspaper office at age 8. Born in Bloomington, Blewett moved to Washington, D.C. after her freshman year of high school. At both high schools, Blewett wrote for the school newspaper, Laughter wrote. Blewett then returned to Indiana for college in 1944 and became editor of the Indiana Daily Student her senior year. A now-famous photograph features Blewett kicked back on a chair, her feet on the IDS edi-

tor’s desk reading Alfred Kinsey’s “Sexual Behavior in the Human Male." After college, Blewett worked in Bloomington at the Daily Herald, which later became the Daily Herald-Telephone. She moved to work in Lafayette, Indiana, yet returned to the Daily Herald-Telephone in 1955 as a news editor. “For a woman to run a daily paper’s news operation was quite unusual in the 1950s,” Laughter wrote. Blewett got married in 1956 and had two children with her husband Harry. She quit her job

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IU alumna and former administrator Marjorie “Marge” Blewett died Feb. 15 at SEE BLEWETT, PAGE 8 Bell Trace Health & Living Center. She was 91 years old.

Alleged rape at Wright Quad By Peter Talbot pjtalbot@iu.edu | @petejtalbot

Cold plunge, warm hearts IU sorority raises $16,000 in event for Special Olympics Indiana By Alex Hardgrave ahardgra@iu.edu | @a_hardgrave

A girl in a Piglet onesie squealed as her two friends pulled her into the neck-deep water of the temporary pool with them. A line of people in swimsuits and shorts shouted and shivered in the 27 degree weather, waiting their turn. Some did jumping jacks to try and stay warm. The Polar Plunge fundraiser benefits Special Olympics Indiana. Special Olympics is a group that organizes sports and competitions for people with intellectual disabilities. This event is Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority’s spring philanthropy project. Organizer Haley Grove said this year it raised almost $16,000, and around 200 people came to support it. IU Police Department Chief Laury Flint climbed the ladder of a pool set up Saturday

outside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall wearing a black and blue wetsuit. As the crowd cheered, she jumped in, kicking off IU’s fourth annual Polar Plunge. Flint said she has been involved with the event for many years working security, making announcements and helping set up, but this was the first year she decided to plunge. She said it seemed like the right time to do it since it was Special Olympics Indiana’s 50th anniversary. “It was really cold. A bit of a shock to the system,” Flint said. “I just jumped. I figured if I eased in it might be a little rougher than just jumping.” IUPD, Ski and Snowboarding Club at IU, Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity and Pi Lambda Phi fraternity were among the groups there. Among the first time jumpers were sophomore Alpha Sigma Alpha members Gabby

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People jumped Feb. 16 into a pool of water in the Polar Plunge. The event raises money in support of Indiana’s Special Olympics.

Spisak, Tatiana Lopez and Esmeralda Acevedo. The three said they were nervous before taking the plunge but knew it was for a good cause. After leaping in wearing Winnie the Pooh character onesies, they said the soaking wet pajamas weighed them down and made it hard to climb out of the freezing pool. Senior Sara Olsen has participated in the plunge once before and said this time was easier because she came prepared with extra warm clothes. “I loved the second time as much as the first time,” Olsen said. “It was awesome.”

A 19-year-old IU student reportedly raped another 19-year-old student Feb. 9 at Wright Quad. A 20-year-old student initially reported the incident Feb. 10, telling a live-in IU Police Department officer a student had been fondled, IUPD Capt. Craig Munroe said. He said further investigation into the assault led police to reclassify it as a rape. The rape happened between 3 and 4 a.m. Feb. 9, Munroe said. He said he couldn’t disclose the gender of either of the students involved but confirmed the students knew one another. “No matter the situation, you need compliance,” Munroe said. “It’s not the victim’s fault when these things happen.” When a rape is reported on IU’s campus, students typically receive a notification from IU-Notify about the incident. Munroe said students were not alerted about this because IUPD has a suspect, and there is no continued threat to students. Students receive an email when crimes such as unsolved robberies or sexual assaults are ongoing threats to students, according to the IU-Notify webpage. More information about when students should receive these notifications is available at protect.iu.edu No arrests have been made. Munroe said the case is under investigation.

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IU softball IU baseball defeats Memphis, winning 6-0 pushes record to 9-0 By Jared Rigdon

jmrigdon@iu.edu | @RigdonJared

If IU wearing its Sunday red uniforms didn’t spell trouble for the University of Memphis on Sunday, junior outfielder Matt Gorski’s leadoff home run certainly did. IU set the tone early Sunday afternoon as it moved to 2-1 on the young season with a 6-0 shutout win over Memphis. IU Coach Jeff Mercer handed sophomore pitcher Tommy Sommer the ball for his fourth career start, and he didn’t disappoint. The southpaw went six innings strong, allowing just five hits while striking out four batters. The Sunday starter spot appeared to be a question mark before the season started, but Sommer may have silenced any doubt in Mercer’s mind. Sommer’s performance capped off an impressive weekend of pitching for the Hoosiers. IU’s offense went silent after Gorski got things started with the leadoff homer. Memphis starter Chris Durham retired the next seven batters before a hit from junior Jeremy Houston. Durham went five innings for the Tigers, allowing three earned runs and striking out seven. Senior outfielder Logan Kaletha

By Phillip Steinmetz psteinme@iu.edu | @PhillipHoosier

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Then-freshman pitcher Tommy Sommer pitches the ball during IU's 9-8 win against Ball State on April 18 at Bart Kaufman Field.

relit the team’s offensive fuse in the sixth inning, driving in two runs with a single through the left side of the infield to give IU a 3-0 lead. Kaletha paced the Hoosiers with three RBIs Sunday batting out of the No. 3 batting spot. The Hoosiers would tack on three more in the eighth inning to secure a comfortable lead on an af-

ternoon where the Tigers used six pitchers. Memphis had a handful of opportunities throughout the game to put points on the board but could never capitalize. The Tigers left seven runners on base, including multiple in scoring position. Sophomore Connor Manous

and senior Matt Lloyd pitched a combined three innings to secure IU’s six-run victory. IU took two of three from Memphis this weekend to begin the season 2-1. IU will return to action next Friday as it heads back to Tennessee for a three-game series with the University of Tennessee.

Sophomore Camryn Woodall said she wasn’t exactly trying to hit a home run. A transfer from the University of Utah, Woodall had only started two other games for No. 24 IU softball this season. In the final game of the weekend against Syracuse University, Woodall started at second base and was No. 2 in the batting order. Syracuse had tied the game 1-1 in the third inning. With two outs in the fifth, Woodall came up clutch. She hit her first career home run with a shot toward left field. It was a solo home run that sparked three more runs as IU defeated Syracuse 5-1 to remain undefeated on the season. “I was just excited to be given the opportunity,” Woodall said. “We’ve all worked so hard as Team 46 just to get to this point. It’s amazing that we SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE 8


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