Police Blotter from the summer

A squirrel jumped out of a trash can in McCullough Plaza and scratched a young boy’s arm as he was throwing away some trash. The squirrel was unharmed

IUS hires 2 new administrators

Three IUS departments were without a director this summer. Two of the departments have now hired new directors and only one position remains open.

The position that remains open is for the director of Residence Life. Because the fall semester is starting with no official director, one of the campus administrators is going to be overseeing Residence Life.

Student activity fee distributed

Along with tuition, parking and technology fees, all IUS students pay a Student Activity Fee. The fee is calculated at $5 per credit hour, up to 12 hours, so the maximum any student pays per semester is about $60.

Faux pas

Assistant coach returns

A familiar face will return to the sideline for the men’s basketball team this season.

Brad Zellner was named as the new assistant coach for the team on Aug. 5. He is replacing Antwain Banks, who resigned after being an assistant coach for five years to accept an assistant coach position at Kentucky State University

Athletics Building roof collapses

The offices in the Athletics Building were damaged by water following a flood in June that left more than seven inches of water in the offices.

Time to facebook the facts

This summer was definitely the Summer of Facebook. I probably spent more time on Facebook in the past three months than doing anything else. A possible exception might be painting my house, which, of course, I chronicled on Facebook.

So, what’s a 40-something college professor doing on Facebook? Well, I always wanted to be a farmer and a gangster.

The verdict is in

Kentucy basketball, dirty & sexy

For those who have been living under a rock, here is a quick explanation of the situations.

In 2003, Rick Pitino allegedly knocked up Karen Sypher, a Louisville woman, in a consensual sexual encounter and paid for the abortion.

New parking permits

IU Southeast has implemented a new parking permit program this year.

Beginning with the fall semester, all students parking on campus must display the new parking permit on their car’s windshield.