Also, IUK students participate in Model U.N.
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The Kokomo Police Department is still diligently working to identify individuals who may have involvement in the shooting that occurred on November 12, 2024, in the 900 block of North Washington Street. An 18-year-old was dropped off at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo suffering from a gunshot wound. Since the shooting, the 18-year-old has been released from the hospital.
The Kokomo Police have developed a person of interest that may have involvement. If anyone knows the identity of the person of interest or has additional information about this case, they are asked to contact Captain Bruce Rood at 765-456-7332 or 765-456-7017.
To review, on November 12, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Kokomo Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of North Washington Street. Officers arrived and found a local business had sustained damage to a window. Moments later, an 18-year-old male was dropped off at St. Vincent Hospital in Kokomo with a gunshot wound. He was transported to an Indianapolis Hospital and is currently listed as critical but stable condition.
The investigation has revealed that two separate vehicles arrived in the 900 block of North Washington Street: one being a Ford SUV and the other a Tesla. An altercation took place, and the victim was shot by an individual(s) connected with the Ford SUV. The Ford SUV believed to contain two or more occupants, fled southbound on Washington Street. Investigators are attempting to identify the occupants of the Ford and other individuals that ran from the scene.
This case remains under investigation. If anyone has additional information pertaining to this case, you can contact Sgt. Erik Fogg at 765-456-7369, or 765-456-7017. You can always report tips anonymously by downloading the "Kokomo PD" mobile app from the iOS or Google Play stores. You can also text a tip by texting TIPKPD, then a space, and then your tip, and send it to 847411.
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IUK students participate in Model U.N.
By Danielle Rush
Communications Specialist, Indiana University Kokomo
Imagine you are a diplomat trying to figure out your role in an international war — and representatives of the aggressor are in the room, with veto power.
That was just one of the global challenges students tried to resolve at a Model U.N competition November 14-16, hosted by Indiana University Kokomo. Nearly 70 students from IU Kokomo, Manchester University, Morehead State University, University of Indianapolis and University of Louisville competed. Each student represented a country in a council, negotiating solutions to conflict in Yemen, the Arab/Israeli/Gaza conflict, famine in Sudan, the war in Ukraine and the U.N.’s role as a peace broker, and the U.N.’s role as a political stabilizer in Haiti.
“We don’t give them easy issues to address,” said Andy Tuholski, assistant professor of political science. Tuholski teaches the campus’s Model U. N. class, which prepares students for the competition.
“These are problems real leaders have not been able to solve, and they have three days to address them,” he said. “You’re dealing with other people who are also role playing, representing their national interests, and often their national interests don’t align with yours. When you’re dealing with Ukraine, Russia is in the room, and they have veto power, so how can you work strategically with different countries to move the ball forward?”
IU Kokomo students performed well, winning four of the five most valuable delegate awards.
Grayson Arndt, a sophomore from Marion, represented Japan in his council. He and his classmates prepared by researching their country’s positions on the issues they would debate.
“It opened my eyes to different cultures, social issues, and values, and allowed me to gain insight into my own beliefs, and a better understanding of how world events impact different countries,” he said. “In our council we have Ukraine and Russia in the same room, and that’s going to make things interesting.”
Brenton Davisson, Kokomo, represented South Korea, and found that diplomacy is conducted differently by their people than it is in the United States.
“They’re a little quieter and want to be in the background, while in the U.S. we want to be louder,” said Davisson, who graduates in December. “In playing my role, I have to be a little more subdued.”
Senior Elaina Anderson, who participated in the last Model U.N. in 2022, played a different role this year, as sponsor of the Westfield High School Model U.N. club. Her experience with IU Kokomo prompted her to start the club when she began working at Westfield as a substitute teacher.
Her students debated the same resolutions in their own high school council, gaining experience before a large conference they will attend later in the school year.
“I wanted them to have the experience of competing before we go to our conference in Michigan, and to see a college campus and interact with students to ask them questions,” she said.
Most valuable delegate award winners included Kylie Antrim, Gaston; Moriah Crawford, Springfield, Illinois; Kyle Richards, Gas City; and Brandon Maish, Macy; from IU Kokomo; Taylor Bennett from Manchester University; and Eli LaRosa from Westfield High School.
Runners up were Grayson Arndt, Marion; Tim Bullock, Logansport; Braydon Lake, Yorktown; and Rebecka Hoosier, Frankfort, from IU Kokomo; Eli Bridges and Kennedy Terhune, University of Indianapolis; Peyton McWilliams, Moorhead State University; and Harrison Gapinski-Coon and Colt Kinney, Westfield High School.
Other award winners included:
Top negotiator
IU Kokomo: Grayson Arndt, Marion; Lilly Johnson, Kokomo; Brandon Maish, Macy; runners up Tim Bullock, Logansport; Will Ven Heyningen, Rochester; and Braydon Lake, Yorktown
Most innovative problem solver
IU Kokomo: Grayson Arndt, Tim Bullock, Braydon Lake; runners up Macy Davidson, Noblesville; Quinn Jackson, Kokomo; and Brandon Maish, Macy
Education is KEY at Indiana University Kokomo.