"INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE

POSSIBLE IN PART BY:

>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA

NEWSDESK," THERE ARE THOUSANDS

OF JOBS OPEN IN INDIANA, BUT FEW

PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO

FILL THEM.

>> IT USED TO BE YOU WOULD HEAR,

I JUST NEED A BODY.

I JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO COME TO

WORK AND SHOW UP ON TIME.

BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT THE

REALITY ANY LONGER.

>> AHEAD IS THE STATE'S

INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT MAKING A DIFFERENCE?

>> IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR COLLEGES

TO USE SPORTS AS A RECRUITING

TOOL, BUT YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED

TO FIND OUT WHAT SPORT IS

DRAWING SOME STUDENTS TO A

CENTRAL INDIANA COLLEGE.

>> FOUR DIFFERENT DEANS, THEY

ALL PITCHED IN $2,000 FOR A

$10,000 PRIZE POOL TOTAL.

WE HAVE $10,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS

TO OFFER.

>> COMING UP, WE WILL LOOK AT

THE GROWING WORLD OF ESPORTS.

>>> AND WE WILL SHOW YOU A PIECE

OF ART THAT MOVES AND REACTS TO

YOUR PRESENCE.

THOSE STORIES, PLUS LATEST NEWS

HEADLINES FROM ACROSS THE STATE,

RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪♪

>>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA

NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ESTIMATES

THERE WILL BE MORE THAN

1 MILLION JOBS TO FILL IN THE

STATE BY 2024, AND MOST OF THEM

WON'T REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

INSTEAD, MANY EMPLOYERS WILL BE

LOOKING FOR HIGHLY SKILLED

WORKERS WITH SPECIALIZED

CERTIFICATESCERTIFICATES TO FILL POSITIONS

IN EVERYTHING FROM MANUFACTURING

TO HEALTHCARE.

THE STATE IS SPENDING A LOT OF

TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO ADDRESS

THOSE WORKFORCE NEEDS THROUGH

LEGISLATION, PASSED EARLIER THIS

YEAR, BUT AS BARBARA BROSHER

REPORTS, SOME QUESTION WHETHER

THE MEASURES ARE TRULY TACKLING

THE PROBLEM.

>> SO WELCOME TO GERAGHTY TOOLS

COMPANY.

>> THERE'S A LOT GOING ON WHEN

YOU STOP ON TO THE FLOOR AT

GERAGHTY TOOL COMPANY IN

INDIANAPOLIS.

WORKERS HERE ARE BUSY USING A

VARIETY OF DIFFERENT METHODS TO

MAKE METAL PARTS.

>> GERAGHTY TOOL COMPANY IS

BIOMEDICAL, AEROSPACE CONTRACT

MACHINING COMPANY.

>> COMPONENTS MANUFACTURED HERE

UNDER HIGH DEMAND.

SO GARRITY TOOLS STAYS BUSY, BUT

BOSS OFTEN SAYS HE HAS A HARD

TIME FILLING OPEN POSITIONS

DESPITE GETTING DOZEN OF

APPLICANTS.

>> WE DO LOOK AT PEOPLE WOULD

CAN DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES.

COME THROUGH -- WHETHER IT'S AN

IVY TECH, SOME PROGRAM WHERE

THEY HAVE A BASELINE OF

KNOWLEDGE IN MANUFACTURING.

>> AN INCREASING NUMBER OF

INDIANA COMPANIES ARE LOOKING

FOR WORKERS LIKE THAT, INCLUDING

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.

KERRY BLEDSOE IS THE CHIEF

OPERATING OFFICER OF STIMULUS

ENGINEERING SERVICES.

HELPSFIND PEOPLE TO FILL

CONTRACT POSITIONS AT THE NEARBY

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE DIVISION,

CRANE CENTER, AND SOMETIMES HE

HAS TO RECRUIT PEOPLE FROM OUT

OF STATE.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT LOCAL

UNIVERSITIES, BUT OUR PROBLEM

SEEMS TO BE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR

PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR

TECHNICIANS.

>> GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB

RECOGNIZED THAT CHALLENGE AND

MADE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ONE

OF HIS TOP PRIORITIES WHEN HE

CAME INTO OFFICE.

HE SIGNED A COUPLE OF BILLS THIS

YEAR TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE

SKILLS GAPS.

ONE OF THEM EXPANDS THE

ELIGIBILITY FOR WORKFORCE READY

GRANTS, WHICH PROVIDE FREE

TRAINING AND HIGH DEMAND

INDUSTRIES, IVY TECH COMMUNITY

COLLEGE IS A MAJOR PARTNER.

JANET RUMEL SAYS ABOUT 16,000

STUDENTS EXPRESSED LINT IN THE

WORKFORCE READY GRANTS, ONLY A

SMALL NUMBER QUALIFIED.

>> IN PART IT WAS BECAUSE

SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAD BEEN IN A

PROGRAM, IN AN ACADEMIC PROGRAM

IN THE PAST AND PERHAPS THEY

DIDN'T DO WELL ACADEMICALLY, AND

SO THEY WERE REALLY DEEMED

INELIGIBLE.

>> LEGISLATORS CHANGED SOME OF

THE ELIGIBILITY RULES TO

ELIMINATE THOSE BARRIERS BUT THE

PARTNERSHIP WITH IVY TECH IS ONE

OF SEVERAL STATE INITIATIVES TO

ADDRESS THE SKILLED WORKER

SHORTAGE.

AND SOME WORRY INDIANA STRATEGY

ISN'T STREAMLINED ENOUGH TO MAKE

AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT.

>> THERE WAS NO REAL OVERARCHING

REFORM AND WE WERE DISAPPOINTED

IN THAT BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE

WERE GOING TO DO THIS.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR A REAL

WHOLESALE REFORM OF OUR

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR

A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

>> THE INDIANA MANUFACTURERS

ASSOCIATION IS A STATEWIDE

ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION.

IT CAME OUT AGAINST ONE OF THE

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BILLS THIS

YEAR THAT DID AWAY WITH THE

STATE WORKFORCE INNOVATION

COUNCIL, AND REPLACED IT WITH AN

APPOINTED GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE

CABINET.

IN A LETTER REQUESTING A FEDERAL

WAIVER TO MAKE THE CHANGE,

HOLCOMB SAYS IT WILL ALLOW FOR A

MORE NIMBLE CABINET, AS WELL AS

MORE DIRECT EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT

AND URGENCY.

>> THE TIME FOR STUDY IS OVER.

GOVERNOR HOLCOMB SAID THAT THIS

WAS THE DEFINING ISSUE OF THE

DECADE.

WE ARE HOPING IT'S NOT THE

DECADE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN WHICH

ONLY HAS A YEAR AND A HALF LEFT,

BECAUSE IT'S BEGINNING TO FEEL

LIKE WE MAY BE PAST THE BALL.

>> THE WORKFORCE READINESS

CHALLENGES ARE MULTIFACETS.

THEY INVOLVE EDUCATION,

EMPLOYERS AND A SIGNIFICANT

INVESTMENT OF TIME AND MONEY.

SOME ARGUE IT'S AN ISSUE THE

STATE CAN'T ADDRESS ALONE.

>> THE MORE SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS

TO ADDRESS THAT GAP TEND TO BE

IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S AN ACTIVE

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,

OR ORGANIZATION AT THE LOCAL OR

REGIONAL LEVEL, WHO ARE WORKING

WITH EMPLOYERS TO FIND OUT WHAT

THEY NEED AND THEN COORDINATING

WITH THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY,

WITH THE EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS, TO MAKE SURE THAT

THE KINDS OF TRAINING NEEDED FOR

THOSE JOBS IS BEING PROVIDED AND

THE KINDS OF HOUSING THAT THOSE

WORKERS CAN AFFORD, SOMEONE WILL

BUILD IT.

>> AND WHAT WE DO IS IMPORTANT.

>> BOSS AGREES.

HE THINKS COMPANIES LIKE

GERAGHTY TOOLS NEED TO BE

INVOLVED IN BOTH BUILDING AND

FUELING THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE.

>> I DON'T LIKE THIS WHEN

COMPANIES WILL GO OUT AND

COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT THE SCHOOLS

ARE OR ARE NOT DOING, AS FAR AS

PREPARING WORKFORCE US, BECAUSE

IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO BE A

PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>> THE NEED TO SKILL WORKERS UP

WILL ONLY GET MORE URGENT OVER

THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

AS MORE BABY BOOMERS RETIRE FROM

THE WORKFORCE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S

CONSTANTLY ON BOSS' MIND?

>> I WAS TALKING TO ONE OF MY

COLLEAGUES AND WE WERE TALKING

ABOUT THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR

WORKFORCE.

THAT'S BACK TO THE PIPELINE AND

THAT'S BACK TO GETTING YOUNG

PEOPLE REENGAGED IN THE IDEA OF

CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M

BARBARA BROSHER.

>> HOLCOMB ANNOUNCED HIS

APPOINTMENTS TO THE GOVERNOR'S

WORKFORCE CABINET THIS WEEK, BUT

THE FIRST MEETING DATE HASN'T

BEEN DETERMINED.

>>> NOW, FOR HEADLINES, WE GO

OVER TO BARBARA BROSHER WHO HAS

THE LATEST ON THIS WEEK'S TOP

STORIES.

>> THANKS, JOE.

STATE LAWMAKERS ARE TARGETING

MAY 14th FOR A SPECIAL SESSION

TO ADDRESS A FEW ISSUES THAT

COULDN'T GET OVER THE FINISH

LINE DURING THE REGULAR SESSION

THAT ENDED LAST MONTH.

HOUSE SPEAKER BRIAN BOSMA SAYS

HE'S CONFIDENT LEGISLATORS WILL

ONLY NEED ONE DAY OF SPECIAL

SESSION TO CONCLUDE THEIR WORK.

AND THEY WILL ONLY CONSIDER A

FEW ISSUES, FEDERAL TAX

CONFORMITY, A MUNCIE GARY SCHOOL

TAKEOVER BILL IN THE SPECIAL

SESSION.

THEY MAY ALSO CONSIDER SOME

TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS DURING THE

SPECIAL SESSION TO FIX

UNINTENDED FLAWS IN LEGISLATION,

PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>>> MEMBERS OF THE BLACK LIVES

MATTER BLOOMINGTON CONTINUE TO

SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE

CITY'S RECENT PURCHASE OF AN

ARMORED VEHICLE AT CITY COUNCIL

MEETS.

RATHER THAN INTERRUPTING THIS

WEEK'S MEETING LIKE IN PREVIOUS

WEEKS, ACTIVISTS SPOKE ONLY

DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT

PORTION.

THEY SAY, IT'S PART OF A NEW

LONG-TERM STRATEGY TO LET THE

COUNCIL KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING

AWAY ANY TIME SOON.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

WHAT WE ARE DOING IS

SUSTAINABLE.

WE WANT TO BROAD AND WHEN OUR

OPTIONS ARE.

>> BLACK LIVES MATTERS MEMBERS

ARE TRYING TO GET A RESOLUTION

IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

ASKING FOR THE CITY TO HALT THE

ARMORED VEHICLE PURCHASE.

BUT THEY DIDN'T GET THE MAJORITY

OF COUNCILMEMBERS REQUIRED TO

PUT THE MEASURE ON A MEETING

AGENDA.

REED SAYS ACTIVISTS ARE WORKING

WITH SOME COUNCILMEMBERS TO GET

A VERSION OF THAT RESOLUTION

HEARD.

>> THE GOP TAX BILL ENDED THE

INDIVIDUAL MANDATE THAT REQUIRES

AMERICANS TO HAVE INSURANCE.

A NEW ANALYSIS OF ITS IMPACT

PREDICTS MANY HOOSIERS MAY OPT

OUT.

AMERICANS FOR TAX FAIRNESS, A

COALITION OF NONPROFITS PREPARED

THE REPORT.

IT PREDICTS THAT MORE THAN

240,000 HOOSIERS WILL OPT OUT OF

INSURANCE BY 2025.

THE PAPER SUGGESTS CUTS TO

SOCIAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING

MEDICARE, DIABILITY, AND SNAP

COULD BE USED TO PAY FOR THE NEW

TAX CUTS.

>>> WELL, FOUR YEARS AGO THE

POPULAR RIDE SHARING SERVICE

UBER LAUNCHED IN SEVERAL INDIANA

COLLEGE TOWNS, INCLUDING

BLOOMINGTON.

AT THE TIME, SOME LOCAL TAXI

COMPANIES WORRIED THE SHARING

ECONOMY COULD PUT THEM OUT OF

BUSINESS.

AS MIRANDA FULMORE REPORTS, SOME

OF THOSE FEARS CAME TRUE.

>> THIS IS MY DREAM CAR.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> IT'S A STUDEBAKER.

>> SHOWING OFF HIS VARIOUS

MODELS OF VINTAGE CARS, JAMES

McCLEARY SAYS SOME OF HIS

FAVORITES ARE HIS TAXICABS.

McCLEARY SPENT 47 YEARS IN

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SERVING

THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION,

BLOOMINGTON TRANSIT, AND THE

INTERNATIONAL TAXI ASSOCIATION.

BUT HE'S MOST PROUD OF LAUNCHING

E2 TAXI IN BLOOMINGTON AND TERRE

HAUTE.

HE STARTED IN 2012, WITH FOUR

MV1 VEHICLES TO SERVE HOOSIERS

WITH DISABILITIES.

>> THE IDEA WAS TO PROVIDE A

COMMUNITY SERVICE.

I MEAN, REALLY AND TRULY.

I WANTED TO MAKE MONEY, THERE'S

NO QUESTION.

BUT THE REAL GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE

A COMMUNITY SERVICE.

>> BUT LIKE MANY LOCAL TAXI

COMPANIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,

McCLEARY STRUGGLED TO KEEP HIS

BUSINESS RUNNING BECAUSE HE CON

COMPETE WITH UBER.

>> AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF

THE END.

THEY JUST -- THEY ARE ABLE TO

PUT MORE VEHICLES ON THE STREET

AT NIGHTS.

WE USED TO PUT 15 VEHICLES ON

THE STREET EVERY FRIDAY,

SATURDAY NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, WE STARTED LOSING OUR

DRIVERS TO UBER.

>> McCLEARY SAYS HE SENT A

LETTER TO FORMER BLOOMINGTON

MAYOR, MARK KRUZAN ASKING TO

REJECT THE UBER PROPOSAL BUT

CURRENT MAYOR JOHN HAMILTON SAYS

KRUZAN MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.

>> THE ECONOMY CHANGES REALLY

FAST.

WE DON'T -- WE WANT TO BE ON THE

FRONT SIDE OF THAT, NOT THE BACK

SIDE OF THAT.

SO I -- YOU KNOW, UBER IS

DISRUPTIVE.

LYFT IS DISRUPTIVE, BUT THEY ARE

DISRUPTIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE, IN

MY VIEW, MEETING SOME NEEDS THAT

ARE OUT THERE.

>> McCLEARY SAYS HE EVENTUALLY

LOST HIS EMPLOYEES TO UBER.

HE SAYS THE COMPANY'S LAX

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS AND THE

ABILITY FOR THE DRIVERS TO SET

THEIR OWN SCHEDULES.

>> WE HAVE TO PROVIDE 24-HOUR

SERVICE.

UBER, YOU CAN GO OUT AND DRIVE

FOR FOUR HOURS AND THAT'S IT.

IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN GO OUT

FROM 11:00 TO 3:00 IN THE

MORNING ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND

MAKE A TON OF MONEY.

>> BUT NOT ALL BLOOMINGTON TAXI

COMPANIES ARE STRUGGLING.

RED TIRE TAXI OPENED IN 2011 AND

DRIVERS CAN'T MEET THE DEMAND!

>> WE ARE ACTUALLY FINDING

OURSELVES UNABLE TO SERVE

EVERYONE THAT'S LOOKING TO

OBTAIN OUR SERVICE.

WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING NOR MORE

DRIVER.

>> HE SAYS ONE THING THAT HELPS

BUSINESS IS BEING WILLING TO

DRIVE WHERE OTHERS MIGHT NOT.

>> WE HAVE A VERY LARGE RADIUS.

WE ACTUALLY SERVE ALL OF INDIANA

WHEN REQUESTED.

SO -- AND THAT DOES HAPPEN FROM

TIME TO TIME, AND WE HAVE EVEN

BEEN KNOWN TO GO TO O'HARE

AIRPORT TO CHICAGO.

>> BUT McCLEARY SAYS HE THINKS

RIDE SHARING SERVICES COULD FACE

TOUGH COMPETITION IN THE FUTURE.

>> I REALLY BELIEVE FIRMLY THAT

THE AUTONOMOUS CAR IS GOING TO

BE ONE OF OUR SALVATIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE DRIVERS BUT

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH

THEM.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M

MIRANDA FULMORE.

>>> A NEW NATIONAL REPORT

OUTLINES THE IMPACT OF POLLUTION

IN INDIANA ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND

FINDS THE COUNTIES ACROSS THE

STAY REGISTER SIGNIFICANT

IMPACTS.

SOUTH BEND RANKS LOWS FOR

COMMUNITY THAT EXPERIENCE POOR

AIR QUALITY, LEADING TO ASTHMA.

THINGS LIKE VEHICLE TRAFFIC,

IMPACT AIR QUALITY IN NORTHERN

AND CENTRAL INDIANA.

OVERALL, THE DATA FROM 2014 TO

2016 FINDS MORE PEOPLE ARE

LIVING IN AREAS WITH UNHEALTHY

AIR QUALITY.

THE REPORT SAYS INDIANAPOLIS AND

SOUTH BEND RANK AMONG THE 25

WORST AREAS IN THE COUNTRY FOR

SHORT-TERM PARTICLES.

THAT DOESN'T HELP YOU BREEZE

EASILY.

>> THANK YOU, BARBARA.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA

NEWSDESK," VIDEO GAMES MAY BE

THE LATEST RECRUITMENT TOOL THE

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE

USING TO LURE IN NEW STUDENTS

AND HOW ESPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS

HAVE GROWN IN THE STATE AND

ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

>>> AND JUST IN TIME FOR EARTH

DAY, OFFICIALS AND STUDENTS AT

THAN STATE UNIVERSITY ARE TAKING

A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO

GOING GREEN.

THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT

HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA

NEWSDESK."

PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE OF I.U.

HEALTH BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL'S

DOWNTOWN SITE ARE HAVING A

RIPPLE EFFECT ON SURROUNDING

NEIGHBORHOODS.

AS TYLER LAKE REPORTS, SOME

NEARBY RESIDENTS ARE STILL

UNSURE HOW THE HOSPITAL'S

RELOCATION COULD AFFECT THEM.

>> THE SALE OF THE 24-ACRE

DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL SITE IS MOVING

FORWARD.

BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

APPROVED THE $6.5 MILLION DEAL

THIS WEEK AFTER A CONSULTANT

GROUP PRESENTED RECOMMENDATIONS

ON HOW THE SITE SHOULD BE

DEVELOPED.

THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES AN ARTS

AND ACTIVITIES CENTER, OFFICE

SPACE, AND A MIX OF HOUSING

DEVELOPMENTS.

>> AND THEN IT'S UP TO THE CITY

TO SEE WHAT ASPECTS OF THAT ARE

GOING TO HELP GUIDE THEM AS THEY

MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS VERY

COMPLEX, VERY LONG-TERM PROJECT.

>> MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT THAT

MEETING SAY THE AMOUNT OF

LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN THE PLAN

DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO MEET

THE NEEDS OF THE CITY.

GLEE NOBLE LIVES JUST ACROSS THE

STREET FROM THE MEDICAL COMPLEX

AND CAN SEE THE HOSPITAL FROM

HER FRONT PORCH.

>> SO I DON'T THINK IT WOULD

MATTER TO ME IF THEY BUILT

HOUSES FACING OUR HOUSES.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE HI ANY

HIGH-RISES AND THAT'S ALL I

REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT.

>> NOBLE SAYS SHE HASN'T THOUGHT

MUCH ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR

MORE STUDENT HOUSING ON THE

SITE.

SHE SAYS SHE ISN'T SURE HOW MANY

MORE STUDENTS THE AREA COULD

HANDLE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DENSELY

PACKED, I SUPPOSE THAT WOULD BE

A PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW, LIKE A SMALLWOOD

SITUATION, THAT WOULD -- THAT

WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE, THINK.

>> THE CITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY

TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE SITE UNTIL

2021, AND ESTIMATES FOR

COMPLETION OF ALL THE PROJECTS

COULD BE FINISHED AS LATE AS

2034.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M

TYLER LAKE.

>> NOW, THE PROPOSED

$6.5 MILLION PURCHASE WILL HEAD

TO THE BLOOMINGTON REDEVELOPMENT

COMMISSION AT THEIR MAY 7th

MAY 7th MEETING FOR APPROVAL.

>>> COMPETITIVE ONLINE GAMING OR

ESPORTS AS EXPLODED IN

POPULARITY, ESPECIALLY FOR

COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

COLLEGIATE ESPORTS LAUNCHED IN

2016 AND ALREADY HAS 63 MEMBER

COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES.

NOW, ONE UNIVERSITY IN INDIANA

IS TRYING TO TURN THAT

POPULARITY INTO A RECRUITING

TOOL.

SOPHIA SALIBY TAKES US TO A HIGH

SCHOOL GAMING TOURNAMENT HOSTED

BY INDIANA UNIVERSITY, PURDUE

UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS.

>> WHEN NOAH CAME TO IUPY AS A

FRESHMAN IN 2014, THERE WEREN'T

THAT MANY OPTIONS FOR A STUDENT

LIKE HIM INTERESTED IN PLAYING

COMPETITIVE VIDEO GAMES OR

ESPORTS, BUT DURING HIS

SOPHOMORE YEAR, HE DECIDED TO

GIVE HIMSELF AND OTHER STUDENTS

MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT

AND PLAY.

HE STARTED A NEW CLUB FOR A

VARIETY OF COMPETITIVE GAMES.

>> I WESTBOUNDED TO CREATE

SOMETHING MORE WELCOMING FOR --

I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING

MORE WELCOMING FOR A HOST OF

DIFFERENT GAMES.

>> THEY PLAY TABLE TOP AND VIDEO

GAMES LIKE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

WHICH IS AN ONLINE TEAM-BASED

VIDEO GAME.

CONVERSATIONS TURNED TO BRINGING

MORE STUDENTS BOTH TO IUPY AND

TO THE CLUB.

>> WE DECIDED BEST WAY TO

GROW -- FOUR DIFFERENT DEANS AND

ANOTHER PITCHED IN $2,000.

>> THAT MONEY, $10,000 WOULD BE

A SCHOLARSHIP FOR A HIGH SCHOOL

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TOURNAMENT

THAT THE UNIVERSITY WOULD HOST.

THE WINNING TEAM WOULD BE ABLE

TO SPLIT THE MONEY AMONG

MEMBERS, $2,000 FOR EACH PLAYER

DURING THEIR FIRST SEMESTER AT

IUPY.

>> WHEN HUMPHREY PUT OUT THE

CALL FOR TEAMS, HE WAS THINKING

IT WOULD MOSTLY DRAW FROM

INDIANA AND OTHER MIDWESTERN

SCHOOLS.

>> REALLY EXPECTED MORE FROM

OHIO, MICHIGAN AND KENTUCKY.

THERE WAS INDIANA AND ILLINOIS,

BUT THERE WERE NOT ANY OTHER

BORDERING STATES INTO 27 TEAMS

SIGNED UP.

>> IT WAS ABOUT A 13-HOUR DRIVE.

IT WAS A LOT OF EFFORT

COORDINATING.

>> THIS TEAM CAME FROM

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA TO COMFEET

IN THE SEMIFINALS IN

INDIANAPOLIS THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THEIR TEAM DID NOT WIN BUT HE

ENJOYED CONNECTING WITH OTHER

HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE PLAYERS.

>> IT'S A REALLY GOOD

OPPORTUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE

AND MEET DIFFERENT COLLEGE

STUDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT WORK

FOR THE SCHOOL AND GET TO

INTERACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION

AND SO I THINK THAT'S A REALLY

GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS.

>> DANIEL HANCOCK'S TEAM PLACED

THIRD IN THE COMPETITION.

HIS TEAM HAS THEIR OWN PROGRAM

AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL WITH PAID

STAFF AND OTHER RESOURCES.

>> SO WE'LL PRACTICE TWO TIMES A

WEEK FOR THREE HOURS AND THEN ON

FRIDAYS WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE --

LIKE, ALL THE GAMES FROM THE

DIFFERENT ESPORTS.

SO WE WILL HAVE A WORKOUT

SESSION ON FRIDAY.

>> HANCOCK SAYS BEING ABLE TO

COMPETE IN TOURNAMENTS LIKE THIS

BRINGS MORE LEGITIMACY TO

TREATING ESPORTS JUST AS

SERIOUSLY AS BASKETBALL OR

FOOTBALL.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THESE COLLEGES

TAKING IT SERIOUSLY, THAT'S WHEN

PARENTS CAN TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

>> HUMPHREY SAYS THE TOURNAMENT

IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

A REPORT FROM NEW ZU AND ESPORTS

INTELLIGENCE MARKING FIRM

PREDICTS IT WILL GROW TO

$950 MILLION THIS YEAR.

HUMPHREY SAYS THAT'S GOOD NEWS

FOR THE STATE BECAUSE

INDIANAPOLIS HAS THE

INFRASTRUCTURE TO HOST BIG

SPORTING EVENTS.

>> INDIANAPOLIS IS A BIG SPORES

HUB.

WE HAVE THE -- SPORTS HUB.

WE HAVE THE SUPER BOWL HERE.

AND WHY CAN'T INDIANAPOLIS ALSO

BE AN ESPORTS HUB?

>> AND HUMPHREY SAYS HE'S

EXCITED TO GET PROSPECTIVE

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN AN EVENT

THAT WILL GET THEM INVOLVED IN

GAMING AND THE UNIVERSITY.

>> WHEN A HIGH SCHOOLER HAS ANY

KIND OF PASSION IN VIDEO GAMING

OR ESPORTS AT ALL, THIS IS A

MOTIVATOR FOR THEM TO SUCCEED IN

COLLEGE.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M

SYLVIA SAL SALIBY.

>> A TEAM FROM ILLINOIS TOOK

FIRST PLACE IN THE TOURNAMENT,

AND PLANNING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY

FOR NEXT YEAR'S TOURNAMENT.

WHILE IUPI HOSTS A CLUB, SOME

OTHERS ARE ADDING VARSITY SPORTS

TEAM.

>>> ORGANIZATIONS AT INDIANA

STATE UNIVERSITY ARE WORKING

TOGETHER TO MAKE THEIR CAMPUS

GREENER.

MIRANDA FULMORE HAS MORE ON

THEIR EFFORTS TO POWER A

FRATERNITY AND BIKES BY THE SUN.

>> MANY INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

GROUPS SHOWED OFF THEIR ECO

FRIENDLY PROJECTS AND INVENTION

BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR CAUGHT A

LOT OF ATTENTION.

ISU PURCHASED AROUND 130

BICYCLES FROM THE SAN

FRANCISCO-BASED COMPANY BING.

BUT WHAT MAKES ISU'S BIKE SHARE

DIFFERENT IS THE BIKES DON'T

HAVE TO BE RETURNED TO A

CHARGING STATION.

INSTEAD, SOLAR PANELS IN THE

BIKE'S BASKET POWER THE GPS.

>> HERE THESE CAN BE PARKED AND

PICKED UP ANYWHERE BECAUSE THE

LOCK IS BUILT INTO THE BACK OF

IT AND BASICALLY ALL DO YOU IS

YOU DOWNLOAD THIS SPIN APP AND

THEN YOU PUT THE INFORMATION IN

IT AND SCAN THE BACK OF IT, THE

BACK OF THE BIKE AND THEN YOU

UNLOCK AND RIDE AND THEN YOU

LOCK IT WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

>> THE STUDENTS CAN RENT THE

BIKES FOR ONLY 50 CENTS CENTS

EVERY HALF HOUR BY USING A PHONE

APP.

ONCE THE BIKE IS LOCKED IT STOPS

THE TIMER AND SHOWS UP AS

AVAILABLE ON THE APP'S MAP.

>> STUDENTS MAY THINK THAT A

FIVE-MINUTE WALK IS TOO FAR BUT

A ONE-MINUTE BIKE RIDE ISN'T.

HOPEFULLY IT SPREADS THE

STUDENTS OUT AND GETS THEM TO

DRIVE LESS.

>> RIGHT NOW THEY CAN ONLY BE

USED ON CAMPUS BUT THEY ARE

WORKING WITH THE CITY OF TERRE

HAUTE TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM

CITYWIDE.

BUT ISU'S PHI KAPPA ALPHA

FRATERNITY IS TAPPING INTO THE

SOLAR PANELS.

75 OF THE NEWLY INSTALLED SOLAR

PANELS POWER ALL OF THE OUTDOOR

LIGHTING AND HALF OF THE

FRATERNITY'S EDUCATION CENTER.

AND THEY SAY, IT'S PAYING OFF.

>> HOPEFULLY OURS WILL OVER A

PERIOD OF TIME DECREASE THE

TOEWS THATDUESTHAT THE UNDERGRADUATES HAVE.

>> LOOKING AT THE EXPENSE OF

POWER OVER THE LIFE OF THE 30

YEARS, IT SHOULD BE AROUND

$250,000.

>> MICHAEL SAYS THEY HOPE TO

POWER ENTHE ENTIRE HOUSE WITH SOLAR

PANELS BY 2020.

>> I'M MIRANDA FULMORE.

>>> AND INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S NEW

INFORMATICS COMPUTING AND

ENGINEERING BUILDING IS

OFFICIALLY OPENED AFTER LAST

WEEK'S DEDICATION CEREMONY, BUT

SOMETHING ELSE IS STANDING OUT

BESIDES STATE-OF-THE-ART

BUILDING.

ALMA TREIA IS THE NAME OF THE

NEW ART SCULPTURE ON THE FOUR

FLOOR.

THE MASSIVE PIECE SENSES PIECE

AS PEOPLE WALK BY AND GREETS AND

INTERACTS WITH THEM.

>> YOU MAY SEE MANY PLASTIC

PIECES.

YOU WILL SEE SCAFFOLDS MADE OUT

OF METAL.

YOU ALSO SEE A GLASS VESSEL

FILLED WITH VINEGAR, SERVING AS

VINEGAR BATTERIES RIGHT NOW.

SO ALTRIA HAS THREE INFRARED

SENSORS AND A MICROPHONE IN THE

MIDDLE, WHICH JUST CURRENTLY

SENSES LOUDNESS LEVELS.

SO ONE WAY OF INTERACTING WITH

ALMATRIA TO GET CLOSE TO THE

SENSORS AND AGNEIVATE ACTIVATES THE

CENSORS.

IT PERCOLATES THE MOVEMENT

THROUGH THE DIFFERENT SENSORS.

SO WE HOPE THAT JUST LIKE THIS

IS ICON FOR INDIANA UNIVERSITY

BLOOMINGTON, I THINK ALMATRIA

COULD BE A SYMBOL FOR THE

RENAISSANCE HERE AT INDIANA

UNIVERSITY.

WE WANT OUR HUMANITIES SCHOLARS

TO INTERACT WITH ALMATRIA AND

HOW TO IMPLEMENT ARTIFICIAL

INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS AND

ULTIMATELY HOW TO USE THEM SO

THAT WE ALL HAVE A MUCH MORE

DESIRABLE FUTURE.

>> ALMATRIA LEARNS NEW WAYS TO

COMMUNICATE OVER TIMES AND

Ph.D. STUDENTS ARE ANALYZING

THAT DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE

CHALLENGES WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS

PROGRAM BUT OUR WORK CONTINUES

ONLINE AS WE COVER THE NEWS

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AT

WTIUNEWS.ORG.

>> HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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