LAFAYETTE, Indiana (AP) — A magistrate has entered a not-guilty plea for a Purdue University student charged with murder in the shooting of another student in a classroom. Twenty-three-year-old Cody Cousins of Warsaw appeared at a hearing Thursday at the Tippecanoe County Jail to face a charge of murder in the death of 21-year-old Andrew Boldt. Court documents say Boldt suffered both gunshot and knife wounds when he was fatally attacked shortly before 12:30 p.m.
Purdue University gave its students a day off Wednesday to help recover from the death of a classmate during a campus shooting a day prior. “When tragedy happens, we unite,” Amy Barton, a Purdue sophomore psychology major, said. “It’s really incredible. Even if you didn’t know the person, we were all affected. … The Boilermaker family.”
After Ball State announced one-day weekends to make up snow days, some students took to Twitter and asked, “#isthisajoke?” Makeup classes will fall on two Fridays and two Saturdays, and many students took to Twitter to say they aren’t happy. Ball State announced Wednesday that students will make up the two days missed because of inclement weather on Jan.
Ball State donated almost 20 tons of food last year, but this is considered an insignificant number. Director of Campus Dining Services Jon Lewis said the size of the group of people the university serves allows for more surplus, which can be donated. “We’re going to have a more considerable amount of food because we are the biggest food service in Delaware County,” Lewis said. “A restaurant like McDonald’s is not going to be able to provide like we do.”
Student Government Association voted to approve some of the changes to the elections code addressing issues and concerns from the previous election. Campaign season will last only two weeks this year, versus last year’s three week election season duration. SGA vice president Alyssa France said candidates last year expressed that three weeks was too long.
The Indiana Assembly’s Election and Apportionment committee passed House Joint Resolution 3 in a 9-3 vote Wednesday after more than four hours of testimony. As a result, the amendment will be presented to the General Assembly before being given to voters to decide if the state constitution should be changed in November. The vote followed a week of internal debate among House Republicans and a power play by House Speaker Brian Bosma, which lined up the affirmative vote Wednesday.
Here’s events happening on-campus and in the community
The search for Ball State’s next president continues as 250-300 potential candidates will receive information about the university and presidency. Baker and Associates, the search firm conducting the search, released the candidate specifications detailing hopes of a visionary candidate with bold dreams for Ball State.
A man and women in orange combat armor dominate the front cover. Strapped with guns, they’re encircled by ships, buildings and floating spheres.
Ball State has found its young anchor four matches into the season, but the offense will collapse unless veterans step up to balance the attack.
Energy crackles through Worthen Arena seconds before the start of every men’s volleyball match. Hiago Garchet feels the liveliness.
After 14 consecutive wins in the 100 and 200-yard breaststrokes, senior Bridgette Ruehl was asked to change things up.
Four games in, the Ball State men’s basketball team is still looking for its first conference win, this time against Buffalo. The Bulls are a team well-known for stretching out defenses and shooting the ball without much hesitation, things Ball State struggled with in its previous loss to Miami. “We got done with the Miami game and watched the game as a team on Sunday,” head coach James Whitford said.
When Sung Min Lim, senior public relations major, accepted a bartending job at Be Here Now in the Village, he knew he had an opportunity to make something special.
Reports of shots fired in the area of Purdue Village Building 139 have led Purdue University to send a tweet and emergency text to alert students. Details to come.
The Indiana General Assembly’s House Joint Resolution 3 is scheduled to go to a vote before the House Elections and Apportionment committee.
The Indiana Assembly’s Election and Apportionment committee passed House Joint Resolution 3. As a result, the amendment will be presented to the General Assembly before the amendment will be given to voters to decide if the state constitution should be changed in November.
The Indiana Assembly Elections and Apportionment committee did not pass House Joint Resolution 3. The amendment will not go to a public vote to decide whether it should be in the state constitution.
NORMAN, Oklahoma — University of Oklahoma officials say there are reports of shots fired on campus and are telling everyone to stay where they are. Local police say they have no independent confirmation of a shooting Wednesday but have sent up to a half-dozen officers to the campus, which is about 20 miles (30 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City. The university posted a notice on its website Wednesday that people should avoid Gould Hall.
The university has rescheduled classes that were canceled Jan. 6 and Jan. 7 due to inclement weather, according to an email sent to students. Citing federal regulations, the email said the new dates will allow students taking five-week courses to make up missed hours before the classes end. *Jan.
