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RETURN OF THE MAC Ball State Men’s Basketball aims for consistency in competitive conference.

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Redshirt senior forward Tahjai Teague steps back and shoots against Buffalo Jan. 7, 2020, at John E. Worthen Arena. Teague led the team with 25 points. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

The second half of the season for MidAmerican Conference teams is unlike the first.

Some teams choose to challenge themselves November through December, such as Akron, who had the 137th hardest schedule in the country, playing the likes of Louisville and West Virginia. Other schools take the time to rack up some large-margin wins, like Eastern Michigan, who blew out Goshen and Siena Heights in the early season.

However, when it comes to MAC play, the records reset, and everyone is on the same playing field. Anyone can win on any given night in any arena. It’s not about racking up the points or losing by wide margins. It’s about surviving to get to the top.

For the Cardinals, staying consistent is what they believe will get them to where they need to be. Ball State entered conference play last season with a 9-4 record but slumped in its final 18 games to finish 11th heading into the conference tournament.

“It’s consistency over 18 games that’s important,” head coach James Whitford said. “No one game is going to make or break you. It’s the team that’s going to have that consistency over 18 games that is going to have the best chance to win the league.”

Last season, that was the case. Buffalo only lost two games in MAC play and eventually went on to win the conference title. Even runner-up Bowling Green only dropped six of its last 18.

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service at Ball State, the university bid farewell to Kay Bales, former vice president for enrollment planning and management, at Ball State’s Board of Trustees meeting.

To honor her service, the board passed a resolution naming the Excellence in Leadership program after Bales, who created the program 25 years ago.

executive vice president, COO and CFO of First Merchants Corporation, a financial services holding company located in Muncie, was appointed

by Gov. Eric Holcomb to serve on Ball State’s Board of Trustees.

Hardwick, a Ball State alumnus, will be replacing former board member Thomas Bracken and will serve until Dec. 31, 2023.

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Ball State men win first conference game

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Jan. 4: Effort and toughness.

That is how head coach James Whitford described senior forward Kyle Mallers and the Cardinal defense in Ball State Men’s Basketball’s 61-57 victory over Toledo Friday. Mallers, who almost did not play in the conferenceopening game, ended the game with 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting and made three shots from deep.

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Jan. 4: In the first game of the new year, Ball State Women’s Basketball looked to advance to 1-0 in 2020 and 1-0 in conference play. In a Mid-American Conference opening tilt between the Cardinals and Golden Flashes, the lead changed hands 14 times. Ultimately, using a defensive approach to the game, Ball State emerged victorious for its fifth straight win, 66-62.

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Bracken steps down from Board of Trustees

After serving eight years as a member of Ball State’s Board of Trustees, Thomas Bracken stepped down from the position. Bracken, who served as the board’s secretary, cited his inability to offer a local perspective on the board as his reason for not seeking a third term. He moved from Muncie to Michigan in summer 2019 to pursue other opportunities.

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Colt Osterman relaxes on his favorite bench at Morrow’s Meadow in Yorktown Jan. 7, 2019.

When he visits the park, Osterman likes to sip coffee while reading and writing.

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STAYING EMPLOYED WITH DISABILITIES Muncie resident says his disability makes employment difficult.

Bailey Cline Reporter Colt Osterman, a Muncie resident, has worked more than 10 different jobs in the past four years, which he attributes to how employers react to his disability.

He said he has worked in occupations like food service, retail, healthcare and call service and often finds a quick backup plan when a job falls through.

“I just try to grab what’s available when I’m ready to work, but it is that

struggle of trying to find the right workplace that will suit me,” he said.

Osterman said he often informs his employers about how autism affects his learning speed, but for every job, it ends with him getting fewer hours or not returning to the job altogether.

“It takes me a while to process things.

It will take me a while before I get the hang of things,” he said. “My biggest weakness is that I’m slow.”

He said his disability often leaves employers believing he doesn’t care or he is lazy.

“I think that’s very ignorant because I’ve done many jobs that I didn’t want to do,” Osterman said.

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Unemployment rate

While the unemployment rate from November 2018 to November 2019 reduced for both people with and without disabilities, the rate for people with disabilities remains more than double the latter.

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Tassels turned

On Dec. 14, 2019, seats in John E. Worthen Arena were filled with the families and friends of Ball State’s most-recent graduates. Alongside the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns addressed the graduates — some of which adorned their caps with decorations depicting their time as students.

Freeman A. Hrabowski III gives his commencement address. Hrabowski also received an honorary doctorate from Ball State. CHARLES MELTON, DN

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Safeguarding bikes Reports of stolen bikes increase on campus.

Grace McCormick Reporter Junior English literature major Jevon Osborne’s bike was stolen from outside the Honors House in October 2019.

Osborne said he was in class and didn’t lock his bike properly.

“I have had [two] bikes stolen at Ball State,” Osborne said, “And both times, it has been because I neglected to either lock it up while in class or put it inside at night.”

Senior vocal performance major Katharine Wilhelm’s bike seat was stolen when locked up outside her house in Muncie.

“My neighbor’s bike was also stolen that afternoon. They cut his cable lock and then thought my seat was better I suppose,” Wilhelm said. “It seemed so odd to me to only take the seat.”

According to University Police Department (UPD) theft records, nine on-campus stolen bikes were reported between Oct. 1 and Nov. 8, 2019.

“At the beginning of the year, we had 24 [stolen bike reports] in a month,” said UPD Corporal Travis Stephens. “It was really bad this year.”

UPD records only consist of on-campus bike thefts, so Wilhelm’s and other students’ stolen bikes off campus are not included in the total.

Later in November, there was a decrease in stolen bike reports, but Stephens said he is unsure whether that was a result of more trespassing charges or colder weather.

“It could be different factors,” he said. “Maybe the thieves aren’t out stealing the bikes because they stand out being the only person riding a bike in 3 inches of snow.”

Stephens recommends students continue to check on their bikes during the winter and, as the weather warms up, during the spring semester.

“Theft starts to pick up a bit after spring break … which could be because students don’t realize their bike has been stolen

Types of locks Cable Lock

These locks are made by using steel cables covered with a plastic cover where one end of the lock inserts itself into a lock mechanism and is looped around the bike and the securing point.

These locks are vulnerable to being cut. You can also purchase a coiled and armored version of these locks for extra protection.

Chain with Padlock

This type of bike lock is done by wrapping a metal chain around the bike and a securing point then inserting a padlock through the chain and locking it. Thicker chains can be purchased to add extra protection to your lock.

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Hardened steel shackles are locked onto an oblongshaped lock body. These locks are sold at various lengths and widths, depending on what the buyer needs the size to be. Cheaper D-locks can be vulnerable to having their locks picked and levering.

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until they go out to get it months later,” he said.

Bikes are more often stolen at the outer residential areas of campus like Studebaker Hall or Anthony Apartments, Stephens said.

UPD found the same students continually stealing bikes in the fall 2019 semester, he said. After the police find someone stealing a bike, that person is arrested and charged with either a misdemeanor or a felony. The suspect can also be issued trespassing charges, which are more likely when they are not affiliated with Ball State.

Stephens also oversees bike registration for UPD. He said even though there has been an increase of stolen bikes this school year, there has also been an increase in bike registration, which makes the stolen bikes easier to find. To register a bike, students living on or off campus can visit UPD’s website or the UPD station.

To prevent theft, he recommends using quality-style locks, like a U-lock (U-bolt lock).

In the past few years, he said, UPD has taken up initiatives to give away U-locks to students and generate publicity about bike registrations.

Stephens said Walmart and Meijer each donated U-locks to the department in 2019, which UPD gave to students.

Besides a U-lock, he said students can rent a bike locker at various locations on campus, including six residence halls and Anthony Apartments for $50 for the academic year.

“Theft is a crime of opportunity,” he said. “If a bike isn’t locked up or is locked with a weak cable lock that can easily be cut, a thief can take that opportunity to steal the bike. If the bike isn’t registered and we find the bike or suspect, we won’t have a victim.”

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EMPLOYMENT Continued from Page 3

Kim Dodson, executive director of The Arc of Indiana, said some people with disabilities often take the first job they are presented without making sure the job is the right fit for them.

To help close the gap and provide a wider array of opportunities to those with

Let’s just increase awareness so that we can all just be a more accepting society, and we all benefit from that because if we were all the same, how boring of a world would this be?”

- KIM DODSON, Executive director of The Arc of Indiana disabilities, The Arc works to educate both employers and people with disabilities.

The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act established nondiscrimination standards for people with disabilities in the workplace. However, employers need training to understand how to approach these conversations respectfully, Dodson said.

“Making sure that the employer is well educated about the skill set of the employees they’re getting is really important, and I don’t

think that that happens as much as it needs to,” she said.

Additionally, The Arc created the Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI), which offers postsecondary vocational training for people with disabilities. Dodson said EGTI trains its students in three categories — hospitality, food services and healthcare.

Soft skills, she said, are emphasized in the training to help provide people with the tools they need to get or keep their jobs. According to EGTI’s website, these skills include workplace manners, teamwork, leadership and communication.

In recent years, Dodson said, more conversations are taking place between employers and The Arc of Indiana. She added the disability representation on city boards and similar bodies is one way to increase diversity.

“Let’s just increase awareness so that we can all just be a more accepting society, and we all benefit from that because if we were all the same, how boring of a world would this be?” Dodson said.

A tattoo on Colt Osterman’s right forearm features a skull with puzzle pieces filling in the image. A similar pattern is used to represent the autism community.

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Osterman said he hasn’t heard about The Arc and the work it does. However, he does use Voke Rehab, which does similar work to The Arc and helps people with disabilities find a job that suits them.

While he searches for a more long-term fit, Osterman currently has a job as a barista, attends Ivy Tech Community College and wants to study film at Ball State in the future.

Contact Bailey Cline with comments at bacline@bsu.edu or on Twitter @BaileyCline.

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NEW SEASON, NEW HOPE, NEW ENERGY Experience and young talent headline men’s volleyball team heading into 2020.

Connor Smith Reporter Coming off a quarterfinal exit in last season’s Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament, Ball State will rely on a greater sense of cohesion and an improved offense in hopes of gaining its first MIVA title since 2002.

“I like the depth we have on this year’s team,” head coach Joel Walton said. “There’s competition in every position. It provides an opportunity for us to mix different groups on the court — depending on who the opponents are, different schemes.”

Last season, the Cardinals continuously searched for offensive consistency through utilizing a variety of lineups. While Ball State finished second in the MIVA in kills in 2019 with 1,412, the team will look to improve last year’s team hitting percentage of .248.

Ball State will turn to two of its four freshmen in hopes of gaining a balanced offense: outside attacker Bryce Behrendt and middle attacker Wil McPhillips. Behrendt was recently named the Wisconsin boy’s volleyball athlete of the year.

After last season’s MIVA quarterfinal loss to McKendree, Walton said, improvements on defense are a priority heading into the 2020 season. On defense, the Cardinals Then-junior setter Jake Romano hits the ball over the net when Ball State welcome freshman libero Sammy Adkisson, who gained a spot on the hosted Harvard Jan. 20, 2018, at John E. Worthen Arena. The Cardinals team through a walk-on tryout last fall. took the win over the Crimson in four sets. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE

“We’re shifting back to seeing some areas in our defense we need to work on,” Walton said. “We’re working on improving our blocking and some of our backcourt defense. The game is very complex, and there’s always something we need to work on.”

Ball State’s freshman class is rounded out by setter David Flores, who is looking to gain experience under the

I think the potential for this group to play competitively with anybody in the country is very clear and obvious. We just have to stay motivated and work together to achieve the things we want to heading into this season.”

- JOEL WALTON, Men’s volleyball head coach team’s current setting duo of senior Jake Romano and junior Quinn Isaacson.

“Even though Flores isn’t the tallest setter out there, his ability to locate the ball we’ve seen to be very effective in our practices,” Walton said. “We’re pleased with the job Flores is doing, and he’s done a good job connecting with the team.”

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Cardinals win 1 game in Hawaii tournament In its two games leading up to the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Ball State defeated IUPUI and Georgia Tech by a combined 66 points. When the team got to Honolulu, it hit a wall. The Cardinals fell, 85-64, to Washington, lost by one point to UTEP and were able to salvage a win over Portland in their final contest.

Women’s Basketball

Ball State sweeps Lobo Christmas Classic After going 1-2 in the Bahamas Hoopsfest right before winter break, the Cardinals immediately bounced back, winning all three games in the Lobo Christmas Classic. Ball State took down Loyola Marymount, 77-72, Providence, 52-51, and host New Mexico, 70-57.

Men’s Basketball

Teague leads team past MAC champs Buffalo has had Ball State’s number since 2017. Tuesday night was different. The Cardinals defeated the Bulls, 88-68, and remain undefeated in Mid-American Conference play. Redshirt senior forward Tahjai Teague scored eight of the Cardinals’ first 13 points and finished with a game-high 25 points, nine rebounds and three steals.

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Continued from Page 1 Consistency has not just been a key for the team’s collective success but individual success as well. Junior guard Ishmael El-Amin said he contributes his strong offensive performance this season to his ability to stay consistent through each game. The guard is averaging 14.4 points per game and hit a career-high 24 points against Loyola Chicago.

“My consistent play has just continued all season long, and I’m fortunate enough to be in a position to score,” El-Amin said.

“I’m just knocking down shots, and I’m being efficient with the shots that I do take.”

While El-Amin has proven himself as an offensive force for the Cardinals, redshirt senior forward Tahjai Teague has spread his production throughout the stat sheet, showing he’s a player who can create and finish plays.

08 Twice this season, Teague recorded five or more assists, six in the upset win over Georgia Tech, and broke into double digits four times in rebounding. Whitford said his impact may not be seen on the stat sheet defensively, but it’s felt on the court.

“Tahj is highly undervalued as an all-around player,” Whitford said. “Against Toledo, I thought he dominated with his defensive deflections, his ability to guard Luke Knapke and his rebounding. To me, he’s having a first-team-all-conference-caliber year right now. Sometimes that’s six points, and sometimes that’s 20 points.”

Teague proved Whitford’s comment right in the team’s 88-68 win over Buffalo, where he knocked down 25 points and grabbed nine boards, both team highs. Teague commends his team’s defensive performance, which has allowed him to find success on offense this season.

“I’m trying not to play through my offense but just take what the

Chances to win next 10 games Source: ESPN’s Basketball Power Index

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defense is giving me,” Teague said. “I couldn’t make any shots against Toledo, but I felt like I played really good defense.”

In his fifth and final season with the Cardinals, Teague said he believes the key to success in the second half of the season is to take each game one at a time.

In his time at Ball State, he has seen the Cardinals win a share of two MAC West Titles, earn back-to-back bids to the College Insiders Tournament and punch three tickets to play in the MAC Tournament in Cleveland.

“You just need to do what you do extremely well and just tighten up on the little things,” Teague said. “You just got to take it one day at a time.”

Ball State did get a taste of MAC-like games in the nonconference season, playing competitive mid-major games against Northern Kentucky, Evansville, Indiana State, Western Illinois and UTEP. All five of those games were decided by fewer than 10 points.

“We had a very tough non-

conference schedule, so we were in that boat quite a bit,” Whitford said. “I think that experience is good to learn from.”

As the Cardinals sit at 2-0 after playing against two of the top teams in the conference, they know they still have a long road ahead of them. Akron, their opponent Friday, lost to No. 13 Louisville by only six.

After that, Ball State will face Eastern Michigan. While the Eagles are 0-2, they narrowly lost to Ohio Tuesday.

It’s a brand new season, and the team knows if it sticks to what it knows best and remains consistent with that, there could be a MAC Championship on the horizon.

“Success is just keeping on doing what we’re doing,” Teague said. “Just don’t play out of ourselves, just keep playing for each other like we have been, and we’ll be fine.”

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‘Joker,’ ‘Frozen 2’ scheduled to screen

Teaching across the continents Ball State assistant professor of French Marie-Line Brunet has taught in two continents, three countries and two states.

University Program Board has announced its spring 2020 Friday Night Filmworks schedule. Eleven films, along with Ball State’s Frog Baby Film Festival, will show in Pruis Hall throughout the semester. Some of the scheduled screenings are “Knives Out,” “Isn’t It Romantic” and “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” BallStateDailyNews.com

Tier Morrow Managing Editor Coming from a family of educators, Marie-Line Brunet said she always knew she wanted to be a teacher but never knew where or what she wanted to teach.

Now, as an adult, Brunet has taught both English and French in France, England and the United States.

“Teaching allows me to share my culture and my language, and I feel very privileged to have

I think I’m somewhere in the ocean between France and the U.S. because whenever I am in France, I miss the West and vice versa.”

- MARIE-LINE BRUNET, Assistant professor of French been a part of so many peoples’ journeys,” Brunet said. “I’ve learned that teaching is very different across the world. The way we teach in France is not as interactive as the U.S., particularly at the college level. Here, we really have those student-centered classes, and it’s not just the professor lecturing, which is what I grew up with.”

Brunet was born and raised in Paris with a view of the Eiffel Tower from her window. It wasn’t until after she finished her bachelor’s degree at age 20 that

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she left to teach French at a school in Harrogate, Yorkshire, for the British Government.

A year later, Brunet moved back to France to get her master’s degree in French literature from Paris Nanterre University.

During her last year of study in 2006, she participated in a foreign exchange program with Indiana University where she finished her degree. Brunet said her original plans were to stay in the U.S. for one year, but after she was invited to complete her doctoral degree at Indiana University, she never left.

“In France, our standard English model was British English because we were so geographically close, so when I moved to the U.S., a part of my vocabulary was very British English,” Brunet said. “For example, I would call a Band-Aid a plaster.

So, it was just small things that you don’t normally think about.”

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Marie-Line Brunet watches the sunset in Paris out the window of her parents’ house during one of her trips home. Brunet said she tries to go back to France at least twice a year to see her family, but technology helps her stay in touch easier. MARIE-LINE

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With a doctoral degree in French Studies, Brunet was offered a three-year visiting assistant professor position at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, where she helped replace professors who were on sabbatical.

After her contract ended, Brunet said, she applied for many different teaching jobs across the country but ultimately took a job at Ball State as an assistant professor of French in 2016 and came back to Indiana.

When Brunet first came to Ball State, there were two other French professors who had been teaching together for about 13 years — Dorothy Stegman and Ellen Thorington.

Because they had been together for years, Stegman said, she and Thorington were unsure how Brunet would fit into the group, but they “all have really meshed nicely.” “[Dr. Brunet] is just lovely, and she’s very precise,”

Stegman said. “I like to say, ‘How did we get so lucky?’

She’s very adaptable and cooperative. She has more of a calm, ‘Let’s look at it this way’ approach to things. She has really added her own flair and personality to all of her classes.

“I think she has an excellent balance of service, teaching and research, which is rare because a lot of people will come in and do all research, research, research, and then teaching is secondary, but that’s not the case with her.”

Four years into her career at Ball State, Brunet has taken on entry-level French courses, a business French course and a course on French films, while also completing research for her book about a French director.

“I enjoy teaching all of the different levels,” Brunet said.

“French is incredible because you start with students who have zero experience, and by the end of the semester, they can say full sentences. But I’m also

Basic French Vocabulary

Bonjour/Salut — Hello Enchanté — Nice to meet you Au revoir — Goodbye S’il vous plaît — Please Désolé — Sorry Merci beaucoup — Thank you so much De rien — You’re welcome Comment allez-vous? — How are you?

Parlez-vous anglais? — Do you speak English?

Featured is the bridge in Knaresborough, England, that stretches over the River Nidd. Marie-Line Brunet said she visited the bridge many times during her time teaching in England because it was only a few miles from the town where she was staying. MARIE-LINE BRUNET, PHOTO PROVIDED teaching the French business course, and it’s interesting to see my students in a different setting. It’s more formal. I also love teaching film because I’m a film scholar. So, I like teaching everything and anything.”

Currently, Brunet said, she is receiving training from the French Chamber of Commerce, which will allow her to start a testing center at Ball State where students could come from across Indiana

to take proficiency exams in professional French.

Brunet also said she consistently tries to encourage many of her students to study abroad. She received a grant from the French Embassy to help non-traditional students have the experience.

Last year, Brunet helped junior French and linguistics major Drew Shaeffer secure her study abroad trip to Quebec, Canada.

Shaeffer said she first took Brunet’s business French course, and afterward, Brunet helped her write her application for the scholarship that helped her go to Canada.

“Dr. Brunet warned me that [Canada] was going to be different, but she really helped coach me through all of the steps I needed to take to get there,” Shaeffer said. “Before I left, we did most of my application in English because that’s where my comfort level was at, but when I got back, I sat in her office, and we spoke in French for an hour.”

Even though Shaeffer only had Brunet for one class, she said she learned many

useful skills in French, such as answering the phone and sending emails.

“On the first day of her class, I was so intimidated because she incorporates a very disciplined classroom, but that’s what made it so productive,” Shaeffer said.

“She has been a really great support system for me, great faculty, just a fantastic professor.”

Outside the classroom, Brunet said, she likes to combine her two worlds in the kitchen by mastering both French and American cuisine, but she said she misses being able to walk down any street and find a bakery.

“I think I’m somewhere in the ocean between France and the U.S. because whenever I am in France, I miss the West and vice versa,” Brunet said. “When I’m here, I listen to a lot of French podcasts, music and films. I need to have that connection.

But when I’m home in France, I listen to a lot of American things.

So, it’s just part of my everyday life to have both that now I need to keep them both in my life.”

Contact Tier Morrow with comments at tkmorrow@bsu. edu or on Twitter @tiermorrow.

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Turning the tides

What needs to change for the next generation of young men

Redshirt freshman Mitchell Carter puts on his helmet Nov. 25, 2019. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN ILLUSTRATION

Mitchell Carter is a sophomore journalism major and writes “MitchSlap” for The Daily News.

His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

Growing up in a small, Mitchell Midwest Carter town, I was an Columnist, all-American MitchSlap

kind of kid. I played every sport imaginable — football, baseball, basketball, wrestling. You name it, I played it.

However, I never stepped foot on a soccer field.

When I brought home soccer sign-up fliers from school, smiled my toothless smile and begged my parents to let me play, I heard a multitude of excuses as to why I couldn’t: “Oh, you already do everything else.”

“We can’t be driving you to any more practices or games.”

“It’s just not in the budget to sign you up for something else.”

It wasn’t until I was a little bit older that I began to question why I was allowed to play every other sport, but soccer was oddly always prohibited. My mom finally told my teenage self why: I wasn’t allowed to play soccer because my dad thought it would make me gay.

My father is a wonderful

man. He always puts his family first and has become much more accepting since I was a kid.

However, the constructs around masculinity set up by society and the environment he grew up in contributed to his ignorance about things he was not a part of and therefore did not understand — like soccer. Because his father raised him to believe these toxic ideals, he tried to instil them in me: Boys don’t cry, blue is masculine, pink is

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feminine and if a boy likes pink, it means he’s gay — just like playing soccer.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love being a man, and I’m not ashamed to be one. I am ashamed, though, of the way society has pushed men toward false ideas about emotions, mental health and acceptable behavior. I’m ashamed that often times the conversations between men I know rarely go deeper than the discussion of the type of beer they drank last night or the game right in front of them. I’m ashamed that the earrings I rock every day are most certainly a sign of blatant homosexuality in the minds of most Midwestern young men I know and that I wouldn’t have gotten my ears pierced while I was in high school because I felt the same way.

But I’m most ashamed that I was afraid to ask for help with my own mental health because I felt like if I did, it would mean I failed as a man. Until we as men change our own ways, we are only continuing to contribute to the cycle of telling men to “man up,” even though the rate of male suicide has increased every year since 2013.

I’ve put years of work into football, and my efforts finally paid off when I earned a spot with the Ball State Cardinals.

I spent countless hours in the weight room and on the field, and I traveled all over the country to different camps to try to get on a team — any team — and I cried with my mom in the car for what felt like an hour after I got the offer from Ball State. It was only a walk-on spot, but I would have done anything to play Division I football, and I was finally achieving my dream.

Not even a week into

fall camp, I hyperextended my knee and missed a few practices. I ended up back in the developmental lift that is geared toward incoming freshmen who typically have a part of their game that needs improvement before they can see the field.

As the season began, I stayed in Muncie when the team traveled to away games.

I was crushed, but I did what

most in the world for so long no longer gave me joy.

I knew something was wrong with me, but I said nothing for weeks because I wasn’t comfortable being vulnerable with anybody. I would lay around at home, waiting until the last possible minute to do any work. It wasn’t until my great grandfather died and I got to go home for a

“Now, don’t get me wrong, I love being a man, and I’m not ashamed to be one. I am ashamed, though, of the way society has pushed men toward false ideas about emotions, mental health and acceptable behavior.”

- MITCHELL CARTER, MitchSlap all tough football players do: I manned up, kept smiling and kept grinding alongside everybody else while trying to make the best of my situation.

As I woke up day after day, eating the same breakfast I always did and attempting to show the young bucks in developmental the way Ball State does things, it became harder and harder to smile and stay motivated. I made sure I was always cracking jokes at practice and smiling, but for the first time in my life, I didn’t feel tough anymore. I wasn’t the hardest dude in the room, and I couldn’t keep on weight like I used to because I felt so depressed. It was a punch in the gut every time somebody at home asked me how the season was going and asked if I was getting any playing time, and I had to say no.

The thing I had loved the

day that I knew I had to say something to my family. As a man, though, I was afraid to talk to my parents — the same people who have loved me my entire life without fail despite my numerous shortcomings.

Because of how society has conditioned men to deal with their emotions, I could barely choke out the words “I think I need counseling.”

I was diagnosed with depression the next day, and I didn’t tell a soul at first. I felt like I had failed at being a man, and no one would respect me if they found out. I feared people would think I just wanted attention, and I wouldn’t be taken seriously. Even now, only a few people have any idea I take antidepressants every day when I get home from football practice.

But mental health, like sexuality, is neither masculine nor feminine. Yet, because of

masculine constructs in our society, most men are not going to initiate a conversation about their individual struggles, mental health or insecurities for fear of allowing themselves to be vulnerable. I know because I used to be the exact same way — I used to suffer in silence because I didn’t want to be called a “pussy” behind closed doors.

There is a time and place to be tough and get done what needs to be done, but that doesn’t mean men should be prohibited from expressing themselves and how they feel. If society would take a step back and realize our young men are in trouble and something needs to change, maybe men wouldn’t be 3.54 times more likely to commit suicide than women.

We cannot expect to move forward as a society and reach a point of true gender equality and prosperity until we have a redefinition of masculinity.

Until boys are taught what really makes a man is not how stoic he can be or how well he hides his emotions, but rather being strong enough to face his emotions head on and realize it’s OK to not be OK, young men will continue to suffer.

I play Division I football, and I am a man. I have been diagnosed with depression, and I am not ashamed of that, and no other man should be either. As Frederick Douglass once said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

The men of tomorrow are a product of their environment today, and until societal standards are changed to help build the new and improved man of today, the cycle will repeat itself.

Contact Mitchell with comments at macarter@bsu.edu or on Twitter @mitchparty80.

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Ball State Men’s Volleyball cheers for its seniors on senior night before the Cardinals’ game against Ohio State April 7, 2019, in John E. Worthen Arena. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN This season, the Cardinals will once again turn to senior outside attacker Matt Szews as a key contributor on offense. Last season, Szews led Ball State in kills with 383 and tallied 39 service aces, also a team-high.

Szews said he has high expectations entering his senior season with the Cardinals, but his goal is simple: lead by example.

“It’s a little scary,” Szews said. “I have to do what I can to show everyone else on the team, especially our young guys.”

With his freshman season under his belt, the Cardinals will also look to sophomore outside attacker Kaleb Jenness as a leader on offense.

Jenness said he is excited to begin his sophomore campaign after being named to the 2019 MIVA All-Freshman Team.

“I feel more confident on the court when I’m playing,” Jenness said. “I don’t have as much doubt in myself. I feel like we have a really good team, and I trust everyone on the team.”

The Cardinals will begin the season at Worthen Arena with back-to-back matches against Belmont Abbey and Queens Jan. 10 and 11. However, Ball State will then play its next six of eight matches on the road before opening MIVA play at home against McKendree Feb. 13.

“The non-conference portion of our season is going to give us an opportunity to try out different lineups and see how they perform together,” Walton said. “It also gives us an opportunity to continue to hone in our defense and work on those areas until we get to conference play.”

Despite a road-heavy start to the 2020 season, Walton said his confidence is high for the Cardinals to improve on last season’s success while remaining balanced both on offense and defense.

“I think the potential for this group to play competitively with anybody in the country is very clear and obvious,” Walton said. “We just have to stay motivated and work together to achieve the things we want to heading into this season.”

Contact Connor Smith with comments at cnsmith@bsu.edu or on Twitter @cnsmithbsu.

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