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MacLafferty remembered as hard-working, funny By Ashleigh Sherman aesherma@indiana.edu | @aesherma

Brian MacLafferty always enjoyed seeing the people he loved happy. The IU senior, 21, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 10. While no foul play is suspected in MacLafferty’s death, Monroe County Coroner Nicole Meyer did not return multiple phone calls last week and Monday for clarification. Lexii Alcaraz, MacLafferty’s girlfriend, remembers his caring nature. “He would always ask for pictures of me pursuing my hobbies so he could see me smiling, and I know that brought him joy,” Alcaraz said. MacLafferty was formerly a member of the Delta Chi fraternity until February of last year, Kevin Mallen, chapter president said. Mallen expressed his condolences for MacLafferty as the members of the fraternity keep his family and friends in their thoughts, he added. One of four siblings,

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IU senior Brian MacLafferty, right, stands with his girlfriend, Lexii Alcaraz, in front of the psychology building. MacLafferty died unexpectedly Wednesday, Sept. 10.

MacLafferty was from Indianapolis, where he graduated from Lawrence Central High School and played trumpet in the school band. A member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps, MacLafferty was set to play at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Alcaraz said. “He loved music so much,” she said. “He really liked jazz and electronic music, pretty much just about any music you can think of. Except for country. He hated country.” When he wasn’t listening to music, Alcaraz said, he was playing it — attending concerts and disc jockeying at parties. “He had a bunch of equipment that he just dabbled with,” Gabby Touchette, MacLafferty’s friend, said. “He was always mixing songs with his equipment.” Touchette, who took several classes with MacLafferty, said MacLafferty hoped to SEE MACLAFFERTY, PAGE 6

Kline receives honorary degree By Alison Graham akgraham@indiana.edu | @AlisonGraham218

Trumpets blare and the audience claps as the members of the platform party march onstage at the IU Auditorium. Acclaimed actor Kevin Kline enters and takes a seat on the lefthand side of the stage. IU President Michael McRobbie steps up to the podium to give his welcoming remarks, explaining exactly where Kline’s career started — Indiana University. Kline came to IU as a concert pianist and said that he found himself surrounded by musical geniuses at the Jacobs School of Music who had been playing since early childhood. Kline enrolled in an introductory theater class, and it was there that he found his love for acting and switched his major to theater. Kline returned to Bloomington on Monday and received an honorary doctoral degree, which is the highest honor a university can give, McRobbie said. “We are extremely proud that it all started here,” McRobbie said. “I am privileged to welcome you back to Indiana University.” * * * After graduating in 1970 from IU with a degree in theater, Kline enrolled in the Juilliard School for two years. He then joined John Houseman’s Acting Company, which allowed him to appear in classic stage works in New York. “It was a chance to do what very few American actors have the opportunity to do,” Kline said. Playing in a wide range of roles and characters in the acting company helped Kline prepare for his later career, he said. What is thought of as the SEE KLINE, PAGE 6

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Sophomore Ralph Green III chases after the quarterback during IU’s game against Bowling Green on Saturday at Doyt Perry Stadium.

Knorr: ‘Let us keep building’ Hoosier coordinator says defense will improve with time By Sam Beishuizen sbeishui@indiana.edu | @Sam_Beishuizen

IU defensive coordinator Brian Knorr knew the questions were coming. His defense gave up 45 points and allowed 571 yards of total offense in Saturday’s three-point loss to Bowling Green. His Hoosiers couldn’t get off the field. IU was forced to defend 113 snaps. After a promising start against Indiana State to open the season, the Hoosier defense couldn’t slow the Falcons’ up-tempo offense down. The final blow came just before time expired. IU allowed Bowling Green to move the ball 88 yards with 12 plays over the final 2:04 to finalize a come-frombehind victory. In the aftermath of the defeat, IU elected to not name a team Defensive Player of the Week on

Monday. But at his weekly press conference Monday, Knorr’s message to fans and media alike was clear: no one is panicking just yet. “I hope one-half of one game is not what people use to judge this defense,” Knorr said. After a relatively successful first half that saw IU lead 14-12, the Hoosiers proved their transition into the 3-4 defense remains a work in progress. In the second half alone, the Hoosiers allowed touchdowns on five of seven drives. Bowling Green picked up 29 first downs with 63 plays in the final two quarters alone. The Falcons routinely plucked away, consistently picking up medium chunks of yards. IU’s defense couldn’t get off the field to catch its breath throughout the entirety of the second half. IU sophomore linebacker Marcus Oliver couldn’t put his

finger on a specific reason for the disparity between the first and second halves. He said the defense simply was not capitalizing on opportunities. “I don’t want to say there was any reason,” Oliver said. “They didn’t really have explosive plays. They just kept getting us with little players here and there and just kept driving. When we had opportunities to kill the drive, we didn’t do it.” IU Coach Kevin Wilson and first-year coach Knorr both agreed that IU needs to be more aggressive defensively like the new scheme is designed to allow. Wilson stressed that his team has been making noticeable strides in practice, but said that the Hoosiers need to do a better job of showing those improvements on gamedays. SEE FOOTBALL, PAGE 6

HOW IU’S DEFENSE HELD UP AGAINST BOWLING GREEN

113 total plays

39 first downs allowed

571 total yards allowed

7-of-18 third-down conversions allowed

2-of-4 fourth-down conversions allowed Key drive The Falcons moved the ball 88 yards in 12 plays for a gamewinning score during the team’s final possession. The IU defense committed a pair of pass interference penalties to set up a 2-yard touchdown pass by Bowling Green quarterback James Knapke with 9 seconds remaining.

ELECTIONS 2014

House District 60 candidate talks student debt, teachers By Emily Ernsberger emelerns@indiana.edu @emilyernsberger

The Indiana House District 60 election is a race between two neighbors. Democrat Daymon Brodhacker, a former United States Navy hospital corpsman and school principal from Martinsville, is challenging incumbent Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, for the state legislature position in the midterm election Nov. 4. Brodhacker filed to run against Mayfield, owner of Mayfield Insurance in

Mooresville, Ind., 12 hours before the filing deadline. If elected, this would be Brodhacker’s first position in public office. “My challenge is great, but my agenda is greater,” Brodhacker said. Students at various levels of education have been a platform topic for both candidates. Mayfield became a stateknown figure after proposing a bill in 2013 that would bar out-of-state students from voting. The language was removed from the bill, which also permitted the use of

electronic equipment for voting, before being passed by the Indiana House of Representatives. The former Morgan County Clerk could not be reached prior to publication. Brodhacker said he hopes to vote for bills that would help students pay off college debt. “How can they truly reach their potential if they are worried of paying off debt?” Brodhacker said. Brodhacker said he also hopes to sponsor and write bills that benefit public schools.

“I’m tired of our schools being an experiment,” Brodhacker said. “I think we’re going to lose a generation of learners because of this experiment,” he said in reference to standardized testing and rigorous teacher evaluations. Brodhacker served as a principal or administrator for various schools in juvenile correctional facilities across the state from 1985 to 2009. He also served as an evaluator for the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, a job for which he traveled around

the state to evaluate teacher performance. “I never saw a teacher that wasn’t trying his or her hardest to serve the students,” he said. He was appointed by then-Gov. Evan Bayh to serve on a task force for the Department of Corrections, which lead to his creating educational programs for juveniles in the correction facilities. Brodhacker helped to develop a program in the Bloomington juvenile correctional facility in which students could take classes and receive their GED diploma.

He said the program had a 100 percent pass rate. The facility was closed in 2005. Another platform topic for Broadhacker is the state’s minimum wage. Brodhacker said he would like to see the minimum wage raised for Indiana residents but is not sure how much he would like to see it raised. “I’m hesitant to put a figure on it,” Brodhacker said, adding that the minimum wage should be set at the amount employers can afford to pay their employees.


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