BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kelvin Sampson’s resignation as basketball coach has prompted Indiana to add extra security at the president’s office and other campus locations.
There have been no specific threats against President Michael McRobbie or other school officials since Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout last Friday, Indiana University police Capt. Jerry Minger said.
Still, the department chose to increase security at locations that include Bryan Hall, where McRobbie and other administrators have offices, and Bryan House, which is the president’s campus residence, although McRobbie does not live there.
Extra officers also were added at Assembly Hall and other locations that might draw crowds.
“As the attention on this kind of issue dwindles, so will our focus on those locations,” Minger said. “There was no overt threat to anybody or any specific location.”
After former men’s basketball coach Bobby Knight was fired in September 2000, police arrested several protesters and used riot gear for crowd control.
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