-4.4-S-9- 44*-rr- *-419**+ -·--.r-4*--".·*--r-+Y-·*-*'-* ··· .--==- =---„----..,. - . ........=----=-.-./.- :©™r-··· --1':R",/ . .. <7-,5 r-. 1 THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OFTHE UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS i /la SPRINGTERM SmWWY·RBROADTRIPS 1-61 .; 9.Page3 10 Please CHECK UNDER Fil- -3 YOUR CAR Before driving away_, =7;62,9 * 1 * AUGUST 24, 2011 reflectonuindy. edu _ :t# ISSUE Stage collapses at Indiana State Fair on Snay darker, someone then came stage to By Stephanie tell the audience where togo incase ofa ,"frf.:.M:*1;:i= , - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF did storm,they 12%*ff storm, but said that if it 1 2 would wait for it to pass and the show m,P-%*15(29* 2--::6#r. - 4 3=%=Aff.-f would resume. *imutiz ./ *3 «I wasinthefirst row ofthe grand- '51:..:.. ' -30.....: 5 ME:'Ird""Im/N r .1-_, - ''.3*9 The Indiana State Fair and the city of stands in the very center," -Eads said. 811 - -E-r--- 3 -:. '' p 1 I IP-7,&#'Fam/r ' suffered Satur- Since the grandstands are covered, I #UNEWZIM I) f Indianapolis atragedyon , t**I. 1 'T - thought I'd take my chances with the .MX Illl/099 5 -1 3' - 4**Si©4 11,- IL - day,Aug. 13,whentheIndiana StateFair .*Ii'Al)#74 Grandstand and only leave ifI had to." stage rigging collapsed rain and , .:.f- moments before the band Sugarland was Soonafter,allofthefansintheGrand- ' 22 < - -»36= stands evacuated. 4- * I A. ''VU, . set to go on stage. 'Ihe stage collapsed due to a severe "It only felt like seconds after the an- 21"" ' wind gust thatblew through at 8:44p.m. nouncer left the stage that I saw a huge left ofthe stage and felt ] - i. I j '* There are investigations into the matter dust cloud to the -4-1 1 1 5 cool burst of air," Eads said. "I heard i 2- andanswerscouldtakemonthstosurface. a 4 . --*'--3,"It . .....1--tpd a creaking noise and it felt like I was in -1 11-- 1.9 As of Tbe Rfilector presstime, six 1 >.ff e ...4.fe Z.-1,4 . 1St , 7 1 z . people had been killed and more than slow motion as I saw the stage start to NIFMI 932 40 injured, in addition to the emotional sway, the canopy fly off and the stage .L= .5, 1 2-L C.' - 0 distress caused formany whowerein fallforward. Iremember seeing a few ' 0·-'·*64#k·'......f - =A#40*1#Ii 3 -,4 including two University of stagehands fall with the stage. Everyone . - attendance, ........W*/=-,= -, 2 6*... r. .Ste'..3, Iridianapolis students. was running and screaming." ,/6/murlimaw . F, . Eads described how she got out 4 Junior communication major Lara 3:.,11##01.:A '11, 71 was fair taking quickly, unsure ofthe cause of the stage '3: Parker working at the . .. -t· .0 tickets that evening and was located at collapseandworriedaboutherownsafety. 7.-+--'.1'4-+ 1 , the closest to the Grandstand. As 'Ihough she felt as if the events were in . gate / she tickets for fans slow motion, she knew everything hap- ' * = ripped going into the 4- I - 1 - , quickly, she the -.-I= I concert, she told them how envious she pened because reached ofa horse barn before the rain had - was that they were able to attend. safety ,3 Later, Parker had begun to text a evenstarted.Shewasabletofindthegroup M friend at the concert to ask why the mu- she had been with but said many people had been sic wasn'tplaying when the gust ofwind panicked as they had separated . blew through. from friends and family. of wind «The image of the people around "All ofa. udden, a huge gust Photo contributed by Indiana State Fair hits, then I hear screams," Parker said. me who were crying and yelling as they 6ov. Mitch Daniels gives an address at amemorial service held Aug. 15. Theservicewasheldtoreopenthe state fair after astagecollapsethat killedsix people. They weren't screams of excitement or searched for their loved ones will haunt me forever," Eads said. happiness;theywerescreamsofterronMy and stayed to help skin started to and Eads said she and others were con- A fund was set up in memory ofthose The UIndy Health Counseling ofthebraveryofthosewho prickle, immediatelyI concert and in its aftermath. ' a building for about an whodiedfromthestagecollapse.Musical Center is free to students who need to at the . knew something had gone wrong." tained in hour, while arrived andpeoplewere called groups Maroon 5 and Train were origi- talk about the tragedy. «Myheart is full for those people who, Meanwhile, senior biology major help " cannot believe it Elizabeth Eads had been in the grand-2 overtheloudspeakertogotothemainof- nallysettoperformatthefairandinstead "I still happened, some from duty but many simply from Parker said. «I have gone to concerts in their love and personal bravery, acted in stands for the concert. She enjoyed the fice.Emergencypersonnelblockedcertain performedatConsecoFieldhouseonAug. said that Grandstand at least eight times, and courageous ways to make sure Saturday • opening actby SaraBareilles, andfriends gateswhen shewas released, and she 18,donatingalloftheirperformancefees notworse -- - -, to leave space. _ to that fund. Conseco also.donated the. -Icannotimaginesomethinglikethishap-_-.nightwas thanit.was,VDaniels_ · -- shewentto the concertwith were check- ittookawhile herparking It's tragic and it's said. "All day yesterday, I talked to state ' ached with everypass- concert proceeds. pening. It's unheard of. ingthe radarand placingbets onwhether «Myheartjust " scheduled for troopers, firemen, emergency personnel. the storm would pass over them. ing ambulance. I can honestly say I had Two other concerts heartbreaking. Eads shared those thoughts. a story about that • «Iwas afraiditwouldrain and thatthe never been so glad to get home." the State Fair, Janet Jackson and Lady Every one of them had to their left and their The fair a memorial canceled. "It's anexperienceIwill neverforget," stranger who was concert might get canceled, but I wasn't reopened with Antebellum,were Ifeelthankful righthelpingextricate theinjured,lift the nervous about my safety at that point," service onMonday,Aug.15. Gov.Mitch Sugarlands'aidinalettertofans,family shesaid.«Itwasjustsosad. own safety, but I wish there was scaffolding, with complete disregard of Eads said. Daniels spoke at the service. Parker at- and friends that the group plans to hold for my to honor more I could do to help." their own safety. 'Ihere was a hero every Eads described a huge black cloud in tended and ddscribed it as an emotional a private memorial in Indiana spoke ten feet on Saturday night." the sky and said that as it started to get experience. those fans who died. Atthememorialservice,Daniels 6 34<M5#14$M&'F'-1,'F'./ //''a./ Watchdog changes serviee providers Rave Communications to add services to Watchdog, sucb as text message alerts rr 11 a.m. 7:30 p.m. Welcome Playfair @ Athletic Greyhound vicepresidentforstudentaffairs anddean for messages. 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