>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," INDIANA UNIVERSITY IS WELCOMING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS BACK FOR THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER MONDAY, BUT IT'S BANNING ONE PRO PALESTINIAN GROUP.

>> MAYBE IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT THAT'S THE PATTERN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN.

I MEAN, TARGETING THIS PARTICULAR GROUP FOR ITS PARTICULAR SPEECH.

>> I.U.

SAYS THE PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE POSES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE COMMUNITY.

A NEW EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER IS BEING USED TO STUDY HOW PEOPLE REACT TO EXTREME COLD AND HEAT.

>> THEY DRESS LIKE A WORKER, AND DO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TESTS, WALKING ON A TREADMILL OR, YOU KNOW, DOING UPPER BODY WORK OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

>> THE HOT AND COLD CHAMBERS CAN RANGE FROM 122 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TO MINUS 42 DEGREES.

>>> AND WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF BLOOMINGTON ENTREPRENEUR GAYLE COOK WHO DIED LAST WEEKEND AT THE AGE OF 91.

WE'LL HAVE THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

♪ >> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M JOE HREN.

WELL, STUDENTS ARE RETURNING TO CAMPUS THIS WEEK, BUT ONE I.U.

ORGANIZATION IS NOT.

AS ETHAN SANDWEISS REPORTS, THE UNIVERSITY HAS PLACED A PRO PALESTINIAN GROUP ON CEASE AND DESIST FOR ALLEGED RISK TO THE COMMUNITY AND IS ASKING IT TO HAND OVER A LIST OF ITS MEMBERS.

>> THE CHAOS OF MOVE IN WEEK IS PRECEDED BY MONTHS WELCOMING STUDENTS BACK AND HYPING UP THE INCOMING CLASS.

PARENTS CURBING CARTS OF LUGGAGE AND GROUP OF FRESHMEN EXPLORING.

>> I WANTED A FUN EXPERIENCE, AND A GOOD BUSINESS PROGRAM.

>> THE PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE, A STUDENT GROUP INVOLVED IN PROTESTS DEMANDING I.U.

DIVEST FROM ISRAEL RECEIVED A CEASE AND DESIST FROM UNIVERSITY AUTHORITIES.

IN A LETTER TO THE GROUP, THE OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE DESCRIBES THE PALESTINIAN COMMITTEE AS, QUOTE, A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO THE COMMUNITY.

ALTHOUGH IT DIDN'T SPECIFY THE INCIDENT BEING INVESTIGATED.

THE GROUP'S FACULTY ADVISOR SAYS I.U.

IS TARGETING IT FOR PROTESTING ISRAEL'S WAR IN GAZA.

>> MAYBE IT'S NOT SURPRISING, BUT THAT'S THE PATTERN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN.

I MEAN, TARGETING THIS PARTICULAR GROUP FOR ITS PARTICULAR SPEECH.

>> I.U.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR MEDIA RELATIONS, TERESA MACKEN DECLINED AN INTERVIEW BUT SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

THE OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT SAYS ITS INQUIRY IS TIED TO ALLEGATIONS OF DISRUPTION OF UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AT SOME POINT IN PAST TWO YEARS, POSSIBLY A REFERENCE TO A 100-DAY OCCUPATION OF I.

U.

'S DUNN MEADOW, PROTESTING ISRAEL'S WAR IN GAZA.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE GROUP CAN'T ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT PERMISSION AND I.U.

STAFF PRESENT.

>> I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT.

THEY ARE SAYING IT IS ALLEGED THAT YOU DID SOMETHING BAD THREE YEARS AGO OR TWO YEARS AGO, WHAT IS THAT?

>> THE UNIVERSITY IS ORDERING A GROUP TO PROVIDE A ROSTER OF ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE DATE THEY WERE INVOLVED.

THE MEMBERS OF OTHER GROUPS SUCH AS THE INDIANA DIVESTMENT COALITION AND JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE TOOK LEADING ROLES AS WELL.

>> IT SEEMED LIKE IT'S AN INTIMIDATION ATTEMPT TO GET STUDENTS TO TRY TO RAT ON OTHER STUDENTS WHICH IS DISGUSTING IN ITS OWN RIGHT BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO GET STUDENTS TO TURN ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORTING A GENOCIDE IS ESPECIALLY DISGUSTING.

>> THE OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT SENT ITS LETTER THE DAY AFTER I.U.

PROFESSOR BEN ROBINSON WAS OFFICIALLY REPRIMANDED FOR CRITICIZING UNIVERSITY AND DISCUSSING IN CLASS HIS PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR IN GAZA.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ETHAN SANDWEISS.

>>> THE LETTER SAID IF IT THE COMMITTEE DOESN'T COMPLY, IT COULD FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND LOSS OF RECOGNITION.

>>> LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MICAH BECKWITH HELD ANOTHER CONTENTIOUS TOWN HALL LAST WEEKEND THIS TIME IN NASHVILLE.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH HAS MORE.

>> BECKWITH DEBATED RESIDENTS ON SEVERAL ISSUES.

>> DUE PROCESS SAYS THAT YOU ARE OWED SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU BREAK INTO OUR COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, YOU ARE NOT OWED ANYTHING BY OUR CONSTITUTION.

>> BECKWITH, LIKE IN THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN THE COUNTRY LIKENED IT TO A INVADING ARMY.

HE MADE SIMILAR COMMENTS AT A TOWN HALL IN TERRE HAUTE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

HE ALSO ANSWERED QUESTIONS IN REDISTRICTING AND PROPERTY TAX REFORM.

BECKWITH SAID IF TEXAS MOVES FORWARD WITH REDISTRICTING, MANY STATES, INCLUDING INDIANA WILL LIKELY FOLLOW SUIT.

>> WE DON'T LIKE THAT THERE'S ALL OF THIS GERRYMANDERING GOING ON, BUT IF YOU ARE CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME, WE WILL PLAY BY THE RULES THAT YOU ARE FORCING US TO PLAY BY.

>> BECKWITH ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY TAXES AL TOGETHER IN INDIANA -- ALL TOGETHER IN INDIANA, SAYING TAXING PROPERTY IS INSTITUTIONAL.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>> BECK WIT SAYS HE WILL KEEP HOLDING IN-PERSON EVENTS AFTER A CONTENTIOUS TOWN HALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN WAR COUNTY THAT LED TO ARRESTS.

SHERIFF DEPUTIES ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE IN NEWBERG AFTER A WOMAN ALLEGEDLY SHOVED AN OFFICER ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR.

SHE'S CHARGED WITH BATTERY AGAINST A PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIAL.

A SECOND PERSON IS CHARGED WITH RESISTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

WE ARE JOINED BY ELYSE PERRY FOR HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

HI, ELYSE.

>> HI, JOE ALL SEVEN OF INDIANA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE U.S. HOUSE ARE BACKING AN EFFORT TO REDRAW STATE'S HOUSE DISTRICT MAPS.

IT FOLLOWS A NATIONAL TREND AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S REQUEST.

VICTORIA SPARTZ WHO REPRESENTS DISTRICT 5 SAID IN A POST ON X, SHE ACTUALLY SUPPORTS MIDCYCLE REDISTRICTING TO STAND UP FOR OUR REPUBLIC.

>> THE SEYMOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT HELPED AND COORDINATED A LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATION TO ARREST 11 UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN JACKSON COUNTY ON MONDAY.

ACCORDING TO A NEWS RELEASE FROM THE FBI WHICH INITIATED THE OPERATION, THE PEOPLE ARRESTED HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIMES ARE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALLY.

THE FBI SAYS THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND I.C.E.

ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVAL LOS ANGELES HAVE HELPED TO MAKE THE ARRESTS.

>>> THE STATE COURT OF APPEALS HEARD ARGUMENTS THIS WEEK IN A CASE TO DETERMINE IN THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON CAN ANNEX WESTERN PARTS OF MONROE COUNTY INTO THE CITY.

AS JOE HREN REPORTS, AT PEEL COMES AFTER A FIVE-DAY BENCH TRIAL IN MAY OF 2024 FOUND THE CITY DIDN'T MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TWO AREAS, 1A AND 1B.

>> MONROE CIRCUIT COURT RULED THE CITY DIDN'T INTRODUCE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONSIDERING THE BEST INTEREST TESTIMONY FROM RESIDENTS AND UNDERSTAFFING OF CITY DEPARTMENTS.

THE CITY CITED STATE STATUTE TO EXPLAIN ITS ANNEXATION STRATEGY.

>> ONCE A MUNICIPALITY ANNEXES TERRITORY, IT CAN NOT ANNEX FURTHER TERRITORY OFF OF THAT, UNLESS IT'S A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

SO BLOOMINGTON WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ANNEX ALL OF THESE AREAS IF THEY DON'T DO IT IN A SINGLE ORDINANCE.

>> ATTORNEYS FOR COUNTY RESIDENTS AGAINST ANNEXATION REFERRED TO EVIDENCE IN THE BENCH TRIAL THAT COUNTY RESIDENTS WOULDN'T BE GETTING MORE OR BETTER SERVICES.

>> RATEPAYER FUNDED SEWER SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY PAY AN ADDITIONAL 12%.

THE COURT HEARD THAT EVIDENCE AND KNEW THAT EVIDENCE AND CONCLUDED IT WAS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST NOT TO BE ANNEXED.

>> THE STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS OCTOBER 30th IN THE OTHER ANNEXATION-RELATED CASE OVER THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF REMONSTRANTS WAIVERS.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M JOE HREN.

>>> OFFICIALS AREN'T SURE WHEN OR WHAT WILL OCCUPY THE FORMER JOANN FABRICS ON THE WEST SIDE OF BLOOMINGTON, BUT WHILE THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A DIRECT SAY IN WHAT CAN OCCUPY THOSE SPACES IT CAN HELP TO MAKE THE AREA MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS.

THAT STARTS WITH BUILDING A DIVERSIFIED HOUSING MARKET THAT ATTRACTS MORE PEOPLE.

>> HOUSING IS THE NEEDED RESOURCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND CERTAINLY HOUSING THAT IS CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO GOODS AND SERVICES, LIKE THESE AREAS WHERE YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY RETAIL, GROCERY STORES.

>> THE JOANN SITE AS WELL AS AT HOME, WHICH WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER FALL WITHIN THE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT.

THAT MEANS BOTH RETAIL AND HOUSING ARE ALLOWED.

>> THE MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES WILL CLOSE TWO HOURS EARLIER AT 7 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BEGINNING NOVEMBER 24th.

>> OUR DOOR COUNT, COMPUTER USE AND ROOM RESERVATION DATA ALL SUGGESTED A DOWNWARD TREND FOR THOSE HOURS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

>> THE REDUCTION OF HOURS IS PARTS OF CUTS THAT THE LIBRARY IS MAKING DUE TO PROPERTY TAX LOSS FROM INDIANA SENATE BILL ONE.

OTHER EXPECTED CUTS INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF FIVE FULL-TIME POSITIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

>>> THE HOOSIER LOTTERY EXPECTS TO DELIVER ABOUT $341 MILLION TO THE STATE THIS YEAR.

THE LOWEST AMOUNT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THAT'S LARGELY BECAUSE SALES OF DRAW GAMES, HOOSIER LOTTO, POWER BALL AND MEGA MILLIONS WERE DOWN 38%.

THE MULTISTATE GAMES ARE OUT OF THEIR CONTROL.

SO THEY FOCUS ON WHAT THEY DO CONTROL.

>> THE NUMBER SCRATCHOFFS, THE LAUNCH OF THE SCRATCHOFFS AND THAT'S WHAT'S SUSTAINED IT US.

>> IT HELPS TEACHER, POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER PENSIONS AND REDUCES THE COSTS OF LICENSE PLATES AT THE BMV.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY ENTERED INTO A $50 MILLION SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT TO NAME ITS FOOTBALL FIELD.

UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED TODAY THE FIELD WILL BE CALLED MERCHANTS BANK FIELD AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.

THE 20-YEAR AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE SPONSORSHIP, LABELING DISPLAYED ON THE NEW FIELD WHICH WAS INSTALLED THIS SUMMER.

THE NEW PARTNERSHIP WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE AUGUST 30th OPENING AGAINST OLD DOMINIONS.

>> I WILL BE THERE.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE BE THERE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR IS WHEN HUMMINGBIRDS ARE MOST ACTIVE.

THE BIRDS MIGRATE HERE FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND USUALLY STICK AROUND THROUGH THE END OF SUMMER AND IF YOU HAVE A FEEDER, YOU LIKELY HAVE SEEN THE ACROBATICS THE BIRDS PERFORM WHEN THERE'S MORE THAN ONE AROUND, BUT ARE THE HUMMINGBIRDS PLAYING OR FIGHTING?

HERE'S A STORY BY JONI DUGAN FROM LAST SUMMER.

>> ALEX GEORGESCU BOUGHT A HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER AFTER MOVING TO BLOOMINGTON.

>> IN 15 MINUTES, I WAS STILL SITTING HERE AND HUMMINGBIRDS STARTED POPPING UP.

FIRST WAS ONE, AND THEN MULTIPLE AND THEY WOULD FIGHT AND CAUSE ALL SORTS OF DRAMA.

>> THE HUMMINGBIRDS ZIP AND DART AROUND IN THE AIR.

SOMETIMES THEY WILL CHASE EACH OTHER, DIVE AND MAKE LOUD NOISES TO TRY TO SCARE EACH OTHER OFF.

>> I KIND OF THINK OF THEM AS LIKE FLYING MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS, YOU KNOW, WITH A LANCE BUT INSTEAD OF A LANCE, THEY KIND OF USE THEIR BEAK.

>> IT'S THE HUMMINGBIRD'S WAY OF DEFENDING THEIR TERRITORY.

IT USUALLY RESOLVES AROUND ONE THING, FINDING SOMETHING TO EAT.

>> THEY ARE VERY HIGH METABOLIC RATES AT THAT SMALL SIZE REQUIRES THEM TO CONSTANTLY SEARCH FOR FEEDS.

>> THEY HAVE TO EAT EVERY 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND THEY RELY ON AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF NECTAR.

THEY WEIGH LESS THAN AN OUNCE.

>> THE JOINT STRUCTURE AND THE BONE AND MUSCLE STRUCTURE AROUND THE SHOULDER, ESPECIALLY ALLOWS THEM TO DO THINGS THAT A LOT OF OTHER BIRDS CAN'T DO.

>> THEY CAN STOP IN THE AIR INSTANTLY OR START HOVERING.

WITH PRECISION, THEY CAN FLY UP OR DOWN.

THEIR WINGS FLAP OVER 50 TIMES PER SECOND.

THEIR LONG CURVED BILLS ALLOW THEM TO DRINK NECTAR FROM TUBULAR FLOWERS.

A HUMMINGBIRD MAY VISIT AS MANY AS 2,000 FLOWERS.

>> THEY ARE REALLY TERRITORIAL.

THEY HAVE A GOOD PATCH OF FOOD AND THEY WILL DEFEND IT.

AND THEY WILL CHASE EACH OTHER.

>> THAT'S KEN KEFFER, OWNER OF WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED IN BLOOMINGTON.

THEIR OTHER NATURAL FOODS ARE INSECTS AND TREE SAP.

THE SIMPLE SUGAR WATER MIX IS FOUR PARTS WATER TO ONE PART SUGAR.

THEY ARE NATURALLY ATTRACTED TO THE COLORS OF FEEDERS.

THE BIRDS DON'T REALIZE THE FEEDERS WON'T BE DEPLETED AS QUICKLY AS A FLOWER, HENCE SOME OF THE INTENSE AERIAL BATTLES.

THE KEY TO KEEPING THEM FROM FIGHTING IS TO TRY TO KEEP THEM SEPARATE.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN KEEP THOSE MULTIPLE FEEDERS SEPARATE, MAYBE MOVE ONE TO THE BACK YARD AND ONE TO THE FRONT YARD TO GIVE A LITTLE VISUAL SEPARATION TO HELP.

YES, IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF HUMMINGBIRDS.

>> FROM MARCH TO AUGUST, THE MALE HUMMINGBIRDS ARE LOOKING FOR A MATE.

THEY ARE PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS TO IMPRESS THE FEMALES.

>> WHEN THE MALE HUMMINGBIRDS THEY WILL FLY 50-FEET UP INTO THE AIR AND DIVE BACK AND FORTH TO HELP ATTRACT A MATE.

>> RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED MALES NOSE DIVE TOWARDS FEMALES AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

AND THE WING GOING THROUGH THEIR TAIL FEATHERS WILL CREATE A WHISTLE.

THEY ALWAYS DIVE TOWARDS THE SUN.

THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THEIR FEATHERS ARE IN THE BEST LIGHT.

IT TAKES300 MILLISECONDS, THE TIME IT TAKES TO BLINK.

HE DID ADD MULTIPLE FEEDERS TO TRY TO KEEP THE PEACE.

HE SAYS IT HELPS SOME AND IT SEEMS TO BE LESS CONFLICT.

THE FEEDERS DO REQUIRE A LOT OF UPKEEP.

THEY SHOULD BE CLEANED AND NECTAR SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY FEW DAYS TO KEEP THE BIRDS FROM GETTING SICK.

>> THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO KEEP THEM FLESH AND CLEAN.

THE HUMMINGBIRDS ARE DRAWN TO THEM.

>> KEFFER SAYS HUMMINGBIRD FEEDERS ARE A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.

>> WATCHING NATURE FOR A FEW MINUTES A DAY CAN HELP TO GET RID OF STRESS.

WE FEEL THIS WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE, YOU ARE CALM AND YOUR HEART RATE GOES DOWN.

>> BIRDWATCHING CAN REDUCE STRESS MORE THAN OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKS.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M JONI DUGAN.

>>> HUMMINGBIRD SEASON LASTS THROUGH OCTOBER WHEN MOST WILL MIGRATE SOUTH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER AT "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS BEING USED TO SEE HOW PEOPLE REACT TO EXTREME COLD AND HEAT.

AND WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF GAYLE COOK, WHO ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND BILL BUILT A BUSINESS EMPIRE AND PRESERVED HISTORY.

>> THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

HOOSIERS ARE REMEMBERING BILLIONAIRE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATIONIST GAYLE COOK.

SHE PASSED AWAY SUNDAY AT 91 YEARS OLD.

AN ACCOMPLISHED BUSINESSWOMAN, SHE SPENT MOST OF HER LATER LIFE SAVING HISTORY AND SUPPORTING INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

AUBREY WRIGHT HAS MORE DETAILS ON HER LEGACY.

>> HOOSIERS MIGHT NOT KNOW ALL THE WAYS GAYLE COOK HAS TOUCHED THEIR COMMUNITIES.

SHE COFOUNDED THE MEDICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY COOK GROUP WITH HER HUSBAND BILL COOK MORE THAN 60 YEARS AGO.

THE COUPLE GREW THE COMPANY FROM A SPARE ROOM IN BLOOMINGTON TO AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.

HERE'S GAYLE COOK IN A 2014 WTIU DOCUMENTARY.

>> THE WONDERFUL THING WAS THAT WE HAD GOTTEN INTO IT AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT WAS THE THING TO BE STUDYING AND DOING.

>> BUT THEIR STORY DIDN'T END WITH THE COMPANY.

THE COUPLE FOUND ANOTHER PASSION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

>> BILL LIKED THE BRICKS AND THE MORTAR, AND WORKING WITH THE ARCHITECT.

I LIKED THE HISTORY, THE ARCHITECTURE AND THE INTERIORS AND THE PERIOD RECREATION.

AND SO THE COMBINATION KIND OF WORKED.

>> THEIR LARGEST PROJECT WAS REJUVENATING THE WEST BADEN SPRINGS HOTEL IN FRENCH LICK.

>> AND SO MANY PEOPLE WILL WRITE OR TELL US THAT MY MOTHER USED TO DESCRIBE WHAT IT WAS LIKE, AND I ALWAYS HOPED I COULD STAY HERE AND WORK AND -- BUT NEVER -- NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD HAPPEN.

>> IT LED TO A $560 MILLION REVITALIZATION ENTERPRISE THAT IGNITED THE REGION'S ECONOMY AND STARTED A PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIANA LANDMARKS.

>> THEY SAW IT AS A TOOL TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT TO JUST GIVE THEM A SENSE OF PLACE AND A CONNECTION TO THEIR PLACE AND THE GENERATIONS THAT CAME BEFORE, BUT A REAL COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE.

>> IN ALL, GAYLE COOK WORKED OPEN ABOUT 70 HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS.

ANOTHER WAS THE INDIANAPOLIS CENTRAL AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, WHICH LATER BECAME THE INDIANA LANDMARKS CAMPUS.

[ BELL TOLLING ] IT WAS THE LAST PROJECT BILL AND GAYLE COOK SHARED BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY IN 2011.

>> I THINK INDIANA LANDMARKS MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT $4 MILLION TOWARDS THIS PROJECT AND THE COOK FAMILY QUADRUPLED THAT INVESTMENT.

>> BUT THE COOKS INVESTED A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY IN BLOOMINGTON, WHERE IT ALL BEGAN FOR THEM.

GAYLE COOK HELPED TO SAVE THE MONROE COUNTY COURTHOUSE FROM DEMOLITION AND THE FAMILY BROUGHT FOUNTAIN SQUARE MALL BACK TO LIFE.

AND THE MONROE COUNTY ALSO BENEFITED.

>> I THINK THEY FELT SO WELCOMED AND THEY ENJOYED BLOOMINGTON SO MUCH, THAT THIS WAS THEIR WAY TO RE-INVEST AND REALLY MAKE IT HOME.

>> THEIR REACH EXTENDED TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY, WHERE GAYLE COOK EARNED A FINE ARTS DEGREE.

LIKE THEIR OTHER INVESTMENTS, IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE SHEER NUMBER OF PROJECTS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COOKS.

>> MY VIEW OF GAYLE IS -- IS GAYLE THE VISIONARY.

GAYLE THE WISE PERSON WHO VALUES THE HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE WAS SINCERE ABOUT KNOWING WHERE WE CAME FROM.

WE CAN LOOK AHEAD AND SAY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO, BUT HOW DID WE GET TO WHERE WE ARE?

>> THE UNIVERSITY NAMED CENTER FOR PUBLIC ARTS AND HUMANITIES AFTER HER.

AND ANOTHER DONATION LED TO UPDATED AND EQUAL FACILITIES FOR HOOSIER BASKETBALL TEAMS AND THEN THERE'S THE WORLD-RENOWNED MUSIC LIBRARY AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, AND YOU CAN'T FORGET THE COUPLE'S DECISION TO BRING PERMANENT LIGHTS TO MEMORIAL STADIUM, EVEN NOW TO THE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WINDOWS AT BRYAN HALL.

GAYLE COOK LEFT TRACES ALL OVER I.U.

>> TO ME, THAT'S HER LEGACY, IS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIVES HAVE BEEN ALTERED, EITHER BECAUSE THEY RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP THAT SENT THEM OFF IN A DIRECTION THEY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE OR THEY LEARNED SOMETHING OR FOUND THEMSELVES IN A PHYSICAL PLACE WHERE THEY COULD IMAGINE BEING BETTER AND DIFFERENT.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> GAYLE COOK IS SURVIVED BY HER SON KARL, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW MARCIE AND GRANDDAUGHTER ELEANOR.

>>> INDIANA UNIVERSITY REVEALED AN EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHAMBER.

ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>> WITHIN 40 FEET, YOUR BODY CAN HAVE NEGATIVE 50 DEGREES CELSIUS TO POSITIVE 50 DEGREES CELSIUS.

THIS CHAMBER WILL HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE.

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIMS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE WORK IN CERTAIN TEMPERATURES.

>> YOU CAN ONLY PUT ON SO MANY CLOTHES BEFORE YOU BECOME THE STAY PUFF MARSHMALLOW MAN, AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO GENERATE MECHANISMS WHERE WE CAN INCREASE THE BODY'S INTERNAL HEAT PRODUCTION AND PERHAPS MAYBE YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT ON AS MANY LAYERS OF CLOTHES TO STAY WARM.

>> THE NEW CHAMBER IS DIVIDED INTO TWO ROOMS WITH A WARM SIDE AND A COLD SIDE.

>> THE WARM CHAMBER CAN GO FROM 0 DEGREES CELSIUS UP TO 50 DEGREES CELSIUS.

SO FROM 32 TO 122 FAHRENHEIT.

AND WE CAN TOTALLY CONTROL THE HUMIDITY WITHIN THAT RANGE.

THE COLD SIDE CAN GO FROM 0 DEGREES CELSIUS DOWN TO MINUS 40 DEGREES CELSIUS.

>> WITH A GRANT OF $915,000 TO WORK WITH, IT WAS CHEAPER FOR JOHNSON AND SCHLATER TO DIVIDE THE CHAMBER INTO TWO ROOMS INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE BIG ROOM.

>> WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT IN TOWN, YOU HAVE TO WALK THROUGH THE FOYER AND A VESTIBULE TO GET TO THE INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT.

WELL, THAT'S THERE TO BUFFER TEMPERATURE CHANGES.

AND SO THE WARM SIDE REALLY ACTS TO BUFFER THAT TEMPERATURE CHANGE BETWEEN THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBER AND THE COLD SIDE.

>> JOHNSON AND SCHLATER STARTED THE STUDY LAST MONTH.

THEY STUDIED HOW PEOPLE REACT TO BEING IN HEAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

>> THEY DRESS LIKE A WORKER AND DO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TESTS, WALKING ON A TREADMILL OR DOING UPPER BODY WORK, SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

>> THEY HOPE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HEAT ACCLAMATION AND FIND A WAY TO ACCELERATE THE PROCESS.

EXTREME HEAT IS THE LEADING WEATHER-RELATED CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S. WITH THE AVERAGE OF 1300 DEATHS PER YEAR.

>> THINK GENERAL PUBLIC, HEAT WAVE HITS AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILS AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP KEEP THEM HEALTHY.

>> IT WILL GIVE THE STUDENTS A HANDS ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO RESEARCH EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS.

>> TALK ABOUT EXTREME COLD AND THEN GO TO FEEL IT.

THIS IS WHAT WIND CHILL FEELS LIKE AS OPPOSED TO JUST SITTING IN A LECTURE TALKING ABOUT IT.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M ISABELLA VESPIRINI.

>>> AND THE FAIRFAX BEACH AT LAKE MONROE FINALLY OPENED AFTER BEING CLOSED ALL SUMMER DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS, BUT IT WILL ONLY BE OPEN UNTIL LABOR DAY, A WEEK FROM MONDAY.

NOW, THE BEACH AT PAYNETOWN WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL THIS YEAR.

THE FISHING PIERS AT PAYNETOWN AND CUT RIGHT REMAIN LOW UNTIL THE WATER LEVELS DROP ANOTHER COUPLE OF FEET.

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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