"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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