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In her honor It was a Sunday. It was ten days after Sarah Black’s sister started her newest internship at the Conservator Center in North Carolina to pursue her dreams. “It’s Alex. She’s dead. She’s gone.” Running down the stairs of her parents’ home, Black stared into the teary eyes of her parents, hoping they would say her younger sister’s words were all a joke. They didn’t. Black’s older sister died in a lion attack Dec. 30, 2018. “We were told she did everything she should’ve done,” Sarah Black said. “But, the lion just never refocused on the food. It was just focused on her. “If it hadn’t come to her, it could’ve gone out into the rest of the park, and there were school groups. There were children. There were families. She probably knew that she was the last line of defense.”

Junior elementary education major Sarah Black dedicates her performances with the University Singers to her sister. Tierra Harris | Reporter

“You’ll Never Walk Alone” After hearing the devastating news from her family, the junior elementary education major reached out to her second family at Ball State for comfort. “The ﬁrst thing I did was text my friends in Singers.” Black said. “I said, ‘I don’t know who to talk to right now, but I feel like I need to tell someone,’ and they were all there for me.” As a token to Alex and the rest of the Black family, senior communications major Maria Mark reached out and asked if the University Singers could perform at the funeral. Together, the Singers sang the a capella song “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”

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Baseball improves to 11-1 at home

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April 4: Sophomore Drey Jameson’s efforts on the mound along with senior John Ricotta’s strength at the plate handed Ball State Baseball a 3-2 victory over Eastern Michigan in the ﬁrst game of a weekend series. The Cardinals won the series 2-1 after Saturday’s doubleheader. They will play at Miami (Ohio) Friday at 5 p.m.

Mayor gives ﬁnal State of the City

April 16: Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler delivered his last State of the City speech at the Horizon Convention Center in downtown Muncie. Tyler reflected on the projects accomplished during his time in office and spoke on topics such as the financial state of Muncie, the Muncie Animal Center budget and Madjax, among other issues.

Soccer wraps up spring season

April 5: The Cardinals concluded their spring portion of the schedule Saturday with a 7-0 victory over Indiana Tech. Two goals in the first half and five goals in the second sealed the victory for Ball State. The team finished its spring schedule at 4-1 with wins over Eastern Kentucky, Indiana State, Grace College and Indiana Tech.

Event seeks to end sexual assault

April 17: Alpha Chi Omega and Lambda Chi Alpha partnered to host “Take Back the Night 2019” — a charity event focused on bringing awareness for sexual assault and domestic violence to campus. The event featured speakers, an interpretive dance, a rendition of Kesha’s “Praying” was sung and a “Throw Pies not Punches” event.

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April 17: Alumni from Ball State’s Department of Journalism Aric Chokey and Dan Swenson were part of teams that won Pulitzer Prizes. Chokey’s team examined the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, while Swenson’s team examines the Louisiana court system discrimination, according to a press release. VOL. 98 ISSUE: 30

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April 7: After going down two games to none against McKendree, Ball State went into extra points in its final three sets. The Cardinals ultimately fell short of a MIVA semifinal after a 3-2 loss to McKendree in the quarterfinals Saturday. The team finished its season fifth in the MIVA at 15-15 and 6-8 in conference play.

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Muncie Crew Carwash raises funds for MCS To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Crew Carwash coming to Muncie, the business held a fundraiser from April 5-7, said Sally Grant, executive vice president of Crew Carwash. Over the weekendlong fundraiser, Crew Carwash was able to raise $2,094.72, said Kathie Rayner, marketing project coordinator at Crew Carwash.

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Jaime Casap speaks at Ball State about Gen. Z

Smoke and flames rise from the Notre Dame Cathedral April 15, 2019, in Paris after a fire broke out Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, collapsing the spire. The cause is yet unknown but officials said it was possibly linked to ongoing renovation work. VERONIQUE DE VIGUERIE, TNS PHOTO

STUNNED IN SILENCE Ball State community reflects on Notre Dame Cathedral fire.

Charles Melton Reporter On an unsuspecting Monday, a recognizable Parisian monument was ablaze, with the smoke visible far and wide in the city and the news impacting people across the world, even at Ball State. The Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire April 16 in Paris. The cause is not yet known, but it is possible it had something to do with the renovations, according to an Associated Press article. Frederick Suppe, associate professor of history, said if Americans were to experience a similar event, they would feel the same as the French do now. “If you look for an American equivalent building that everybody in the country is familiar with it would be the White House or maybe George Washington’s estate at Mount Vernon that so many people have visited,” Suppe said.

Construction began on Notre Dame (or “Our Lady”) in 1163, when the first stone was laid in the presence of Pope Alexander III, according to the monument’s website. Suppe said it is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Marie-Line Brunet, assistant professor of French, grew up in a district outside of Paris and frequented the city with her family to visit museums and the cathedral. The “significant size” of the atmosphere makes it impossible to not recognize when you walk by it, Brunet said. “There is a very serene atmosphere. It’s just, it’s astonishing to think that people were able to build that,” she said. “It’s always a question of ‘How on earth is it possible to build something as monumental and that it has survived the ages, the times, the wars, the conflicts, that religious wars, the Second World War and other things?’”

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Jaime Casap, chief education evangelist for Google, spoke April 10 at Emens Auditorium. Casap discussed Generation Z and how technology could be used to further modern education. He said “We are entering a new phase of the economy, just as we entered the Industrial Revolution, as we enter the knowledge-based workforce.”

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Elevate inaugurated as new SGA slate Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed Elevate as its new slate leadership Wednesday at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. This included the new president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. Former President Isaac Mitchell and his cabinet gave their final remarks to the senate, reflecting on their journey in SGA and offering advice.

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Alumnus wants to bring esports scholarships to Ball State

NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL FIRE The cathedral was undergoing renovations when a fire broke out Monday evening, damaging the spire, wooden interior and roof. All times local to Paris. 7:30 p.m. Fire started at base of spire

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8:05 p.m. Spire collapsed 8:15 p.m. Fire spread to wooden interior 11:05 p.m. Much of wooden roof impacted

Jacob Musselman Reporter Playing video games has long been a hobby for many college students. Through the decades these games have evolved, with some colleges today offering esports programs and scholarships. Three years ago, Ball State students created Cardinal eSports — a club consisting of a group of students who enjoy playing video games competitively. However, now they aspire for the possibility of being recognized as a varsity sport. Renee Clear, assistant professor of journalism graphics and faculty advisor for Cardinal eSports, said within the next two years esports “will be big.” Clear said some schools have the administration of esports under the library services instead of athletics, which she said does not align with the club’s goals to become a varsity sport. In recent months, Cardinal eSports has competed with other schools on the junior varsity level because they are not recognized as a varsity sport. Clear said she hopes the club will be recognized as a varsity sport and also have scholarships in the future. “In the next five years, if you are not there, you’re [going to] get left out in the cold,” she said. Becoming a recognized team would come with requirements since varsity sports teams have to abide by NCAA regulations. Esports players cannot be paid and would have to maintain a certain GPA among other rules. Corbin Creedon, Cardinal eSports president and computer science major, said in an email many students across the United States are interested in esports games like Fortnite and League of Legends. Creedon added that Ball State having esports scholarships would help attract prospective students. “Cardinal eSports is currently doing research into other schools that have facilities and are looking into getting those established,” he said. Some schools in Indiana — Indiana Tech, Butler University and Trine University — have recognized esports programs. “Ball State could see a lot of benefits from having esports scholarship because they would be a part of the first generation,” said Julian Thomas in an email, Cardinal eSports executive and Rocket League coordinator. Thomas said having scholarships would allow

Ball State to develop Cardinal eSports quicker and build a solid ground for the future of esports including scholarships at Ball State that would make prospective students see the university being serious about esports. “Esports is my passion and as a student it would help me a ton if it came sooner rather than later,” he said. Scott Wise is a Ball State alumnus and founder of Scotty’s Brewhouse, which closed its original Muncie location in recent months after the company ﬁled for bankruptcy, according to previous Daily News reports. Wise wants to be a part of bringing esports scholarships to Ball State. He has co-founded his own esports league, Evolve Esports, which he said is like little league because it teaches kids and helps them learn skills like the ability to take coaching. Tipton High School in Tipton, Indiana, for example, has a dedicated esports arena, according to the school’s news release. The student esports players could later join a collegiate program with a possible scholarship, Wise said. While he is willing to help schools develop their own esports programs, Wise said he doesn’t want to wait because the esports industry is growing fast. “For me, it was frustrating to meet the schools because they just move at a snail’s pace,” Wise said. He said he has spoken with President Geoffrey Mearns and discussed what he has done to start his youth esports league and how Ball State can be a place where esports can grow. Seeing esports arenas being built all across the United States, Wise said Muncie would be a “perfect” place to grow esports and eventually build a facility. “What I’ve seen with most sports is they start club level and if they’re popular and there’s money to be made then they sanction them into an actual sport,” he said. If the university makes Cardinal eSports a varsity team, it will need to be supported like one, Thomas said. It would need quality machines and a facility to practice in so a player would not be held back by equipment. “With how large esports already is and how fast it’s growing it would honestly be a massive mistake not to hop on this opportunity,” Thomas said. Contact Jacob Musselman with comments at jhmusselman@bsu.edu or on Twitter @jhmusselman.

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Brunet said she was first notified by one of her colleagues about the fire. She then checked French newspapers to see what was happening and called her sister who lives in Paris to ask about the incident. “What’s been very striking is the silence of people. [My sister] was saying that people were watching it from different parts [of the city] because you could see the smoke from really far away,” Brunet said. “But what she was saying is that people were just staring at it in silence and just seeing it happening in front of their eyes.” The cathedral was like a “district office” for Catholicism, able to hold a couple thousand

people for a day of worship, Suppe said. Inside the cathedral, carvings on the walls and stained glass windows depicted signiﬁcant moments from the Bible. These illustrations were a “giant lesson in Christianity” for people who learned visually back in the Middle Ages, he said. According to Associated Press reports, hundreds of millions of euros have been pledged toward funding the reconstruction of the damaged Cathedral. “One problem [is that] some of the walls still standing may not really be solid,” Suppe said. “They may need to knock those down and see if the old medieval cut stone is still salvageable, or whether they need to cut some new stone.” Contact Charles Melton with comments at cwmelton@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Cmelton144.

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TREY STRONG: AN INSPIRATION Trey Uetrecht’s positive attitude through adversity has inspired Ball State Football to play for him. Zach Piatt | Assistant Sports Editor

Philippians 4:13: “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” The Bible verse, accompanied by a cross, is imprinted on the wristband of everyone in Ball State Football’s locker room. On the opposite side, it reads “Trey Strong,” in honor of redshirt freshman Trey Uetrecht. “It’s ironic today is April 13,” said head coach Mike Neu, after the team’s annual spring game. “It kind of gives you the chills.” Just two months after his accident, Uetrecht was up walking around Scheumann Stadium, laughing with teammates and talking to fans with his left arm in a sling. After the team’s winter workouts concluded in February, Uetrecht spent the weekend at home in Oregonia, Ohio. About 30 minutes out from his house on his return to Ball State, he hit

a patch of black ice, lost control of his truck, ramped a guard rail and crashed into a tree. The tree impaled his left shoulder, severing his brachial plexus nerve, radial nerve and an artery. “I was awake for probably 15 seconds, looked around, looked at my arm and kind of thought it was over,” Uetrecht said. He went unconscious shortly after seeing his arm. Uetrecht spent 12 days in ICU and a total of 32 days in the hospital. Before the team heard about the severity of the accident, redshirt senior Jacob White said he expected Uetrecht to be back within a couple weeks. “Once we heard it was very serious, we were obviously worried,” White said. “From there, we were just praying and pulling for him, leaning on faith and doing everything we could for him.” White, along with a handful of other players, made the two-hour trip to Uetrecht’s house to spend the day with him. “That was one of the better days I’ve had since the accident,” Uetrecht said.

Offense ignites at Western Michigan In the weekend slugfest where both teams combined for 39 runs over the course of three games, it was Ball State who walked away with a 2-1 series victory over the Broncos. The teams hosts Toledo this weekend.

Baseball

Cardinals drop 12th straight to Indiana Ball State came into Tuesday’s matchup against Indiana with a perfect 9-0 record against in-state opponents. It was clear after the ﬁrst inning of the Hoosiers’ 14-3 win they had no intentions of letting that streak get to 10. The Cardinals haven’t won a game against the Hoosiers since 2013.

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Redshirt freshman Trey Uetrecht smiles on the sidelines during Ball State Football’s spring game April 13 at Scheumann Stadium. Uetrecht did not play in 2018. ZACH PIATT, DN

Freshman Joey Ranieri’s score of 143 placed him in a tie for 22nd through two rounds to lead the team. However, Ball State fell short of a top-10 ﬁnish, taking 11th out of 15 teams. The Cardinals head to Ohio State Friday.

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INSPIRATION

Continued from Page 05 Days before the spring game, Uetrecht came back to campus to speak to the team in a meeting. He talked about his accident, his injuries and what he had been going through, both physically and mentally. In the immediate days following the accident, Uetrecht needed three people to help him shower, as well as multiple people to help him use the bathroom and brush his teeth. “He’s such a young guy. He’s not even finished with his freshman year of college yet,” Neu said. “When he got up and spoke in front of the team, I hated that I had to go after him because he was so good, and he was so inspiring. I had a lump in my throat.” After the shock started to wear off, the team began thinking of ways to help Uetrecht and make sure he knew everyone had his back. Each member of the team wrote Uetrecht a letter, which he said he read whenever he was having a rough day. Everyone also signed his No. 57 jersey to give to him as a gift. Players and coaches started using the hashtag “TreyStrong” on social media. Tim Tebow even reached out in a video on Twitter, encouraging Uetrecht to keep fighting and reminding him that God is always with him. One of the more meaningful tributes the team has participated in has been on the practice field. Uetrecht’s fellow inside linebackers started taking turns donning his No. 57 practice jersey on the field. “It means the world to me,” redshirt junior Brandon Martin said. “When Trey came in, I did my best to take Trey under my wing and try to inspire him to be better as much as I could. Now, the roles are reversed. He’s inspiring me to be better each and every day.” Neu said he can tell who is wearing No. 57 each day by who stands out during practice and who seems to have that extra motivation. “Some of those guys, during that respective practice, you’re like, ‘Holy cow! We need you to

practice like that all the time,’” Neu said. While he said being the honorary team captain for the spring game was a bitter-sweet feeling, Uetrecht added that the support he’s received opened his eyes to what he can still do for the team. “Before this accident, if they said one of you has got to go through it, I would do it all over again for these guys,” Uetrecht said. “If it is an inspiration for these guys, if they are playing for me, and it gives them that edge, then it’s the best thing that can come out of this.” Martin said Uetrecht has been an inspiration to the team all spring, and his impact will only make the team better. “His mentality throughout the whole situation he’s been in is incredible,” Martin said. “It inspires all of us, and it’s going to continue to inspire us into next season.” What has stuck out to Neu and the players is how Uetrecht has had a smile on his face throughout the entirety of his journey. White said he would have a hard time staying positive if he was put in the same situation, and the reason why is glaring. Uetrecht will never play football again. He said he has no feeling in his left arm, and if nerve reconstruction doesn’t get it working again, it will have to be amputated. Uetrecht described the thought of not playing football like “a knife to the heart,” but, like White said, “If anyone’s going to battle this and get through this, it’s going to be Trey.” Uetrecht has chosen to look at the positive side of his situation. He said he’s thankful to help coach and attend classes in the fall. He’s thankful his legs and mind are OK. He’s thankful he can still talk to his family and teammates. “After I heard all the stories about how I shouldn’t be here and how it was one of the worst accidents people had ever seen, you just kind of step back and take life as precious as it is,” Uetrecht said. “I shouldn’t be asking ‘Why?’ I should be saying ‘Thank you.’” Contact Zach Piatt with any comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

BURNING OUT The mental health of Ball State student-athletes has proven to be extremely important and delicate. Drew Pierce Reporter She sat there and watched. Senior Regan Lewis, record-setting high jumper and a key member of Ball State’s track and field team, was sidelined for nine weeks after suffering an ankle injury. The injury healed, but the pain of not competing hurt more. “It was big to go to a track meet to stay a part of the team even though I couldn’t compete,” Lewis said. “[Being injured] was stressful and very boring. I don’t like not competing. Going to practice every single day and watching everyone else compete was different.” The aspect of sitting out adds to the amount of stress a student-athlete feels. According to a study conducted by Daniel Eisenburg, director of Healthy Minds Network for Research on Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health, 33 percent of college students experience significant mental health conditions, and the majority of that percentage reaches out for help. However, only 10 percent of student-athletes who have mental health conditions seek help.

In some cases, athletes will use and abuse drugs and alcohol. In 2017, the NCAA administered a survey to 23,000 studentathletes across the country with 60 percent of all NCAA schools participating. Through the survey, the organization found 77 percent of student-athletes reported drinking alcohol in the past year. In addition, 36 percent reported drinking alcohol on a weekly basis. Another area of substance use is tobacco and nicotine. From 2009-17, student-athletes’ use of tobacco and nicotine declined by 4 percent. More specifically, 24 percent of student-athletes have reported inhaling marijuana in the past year. In order to preserve the mental stress of being a student-athlete, various resources have been put in place to help students thrive in and out of competition. One resource offered within the Ball State Athletics program is access to mental health consulting. Anna Farello, the mental skills consultant for the track and field team, works with the team to help manage the busy life required of these student-athletes.

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THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT One district. One university. One shared future.

House Bill 1315 made history. Now, administrators work to build a path forward. 410 Volunteers ‘keep on keeping on’ to motivate Muncie Central students. 413 Army veteran swaps boots for books and inspires young readers. 415

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MOVING BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Through The Partnership Project, The Daily News hopes to expand the community’s understanding of its school district. The connection between the Ball State and Muncie communities goes beyond proximity. A sense of community and generosity is rooted in the city’s history — the most famous example being the very cause of Ball State’s founding — and continues to move the community forward today. The Daily News has always felt it needed to be more present in the Muncie community. After the passage of House Bill 1315, which gave Ball State responsibility for Muncie Community Schools (MCS), we saw a perfect chance to do so. We also saw an opportunity to expand upon the news coverage of MCS. While official grades and measures are important, they only tell part of the story. Individuals from various backgrounds and parts of the community have been coming together for years to help find solutions to socioeconomic obstacles the district faces. These difficulties are not unique to MCS. Simply reporting on the presence of problems presents a specific narrative and guides readers to form perhaps an incomplete opinion, rather than providing adequate context and allowing individuals to see more of the story. Through the launching of The Partnership Project, The Daily News is making a commitment to its readers, and the community as a whole, to take notice of what is happening every day throughout MCS. We hope to provide a full picture of the commitment to progress within the district. While we know MCS faces obstacles, we want

readers to see what is being done. In just a semester of reporting, we have been thrilled to meet ﬁrst-hand the “doers” in the community — the people who set out every day to make Muncie a better place. The amount of dedication and sheer spirit of community is simply overwhelming. Thank you to those who have already extended their support and ideas for this project. This ﬁrst edition is just the start to what will be a long-term project with periodic updates — both digitally and in print. We welcome your story ideas. We welcome your concerns or criticisms if you have them. But, most importantly, we hope these stories tell you something you didn’t know about Muncie’s public schools and give you a voice in your community’s future. On behalf of the staff and former editor-inchief Allie Kirkman, who got the ball rolling with this project, I thank you.

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HB 1315:

HOW IT HAPPENED

Staff Reports

April 2017

On June 25, 2018, seven individuals were chosen from a pool of 88 candidates to serve on the school board for Muncie Community Schools (MCS). The group began its duties July 1, 2018, and have since worked alongside each other and members of the Ball State and Muncie community to aid MCS as a whole. Here are some fast facts about each board member:

Facing a cash-flow crisis, and the threat of a possible takeover by the state, MCS officials make plans to close underutilized buildings and to cut more than $10 million from the district budget.

Brittany Bales

Keith O’Neal

James Williams

• Four-year term • Former MCS teacher • MCS and Ball State Alumna • Special education instructor at Ball State

• Four-year term • Bishop at Destiny Christian Church and vice president of the Collective Coalition of Concerned Clergy • MCS alumnus • Personal mantra he hopes community adopts towards MCS is “let’s expect the best”

• Four-year term • Lawyer at Defur Voran in Muncie • Former state court judge • Attended Wabash College and Indiana University Maurer School of Law

September 2017 MCS puts six buildings — including three former elementary schools and Northside Middle School — up for sale.

House Bill 1315 is introduced, giving Ball State responsibility for MCS. HB 1315 passes the House 64-37.

May 2018

Dave Heeter

Mark Ervin

James Lowe

• Four-year term • Executive director of the Muncie YWCA • Mother of MCS students • Sees serving on the MCS Board for four years as an opportunity to share her experiences and represent different groups in the community

• Three-year term • CEO at Mutual Bank • Comes “from a household of teachers” • MCS and Ball State alumnus • Said he understands the socioeconomics of Muncie

• Two-year term • Attorney from Selma, Indiana • MCS, Ball State Alumnus • Saw joining the board as opportunity to use talents to help give back

• One-year term • Associate vice president for facilities planning and management at Ball State • MCS alumnus • Involved in organizations including the Muncie Community Schools 2010 Blue Ribbon Consolidation Committee and the Advisory Committee for Project Lead the Way High School

Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill that allowed a state board to monitor MCS’s debt reduction actions and to take control of the district if enough progress toward finding financial footing is not made.

December 2017

January 2018

WaTasha Barnes Griffin

April 2017

A special session was held May 14, during which HB 1315 passed the House 63-30 and the Senate with a vote of 34-14. During the May 16 Ball State Board of Trustees meeting, the board unanimously voted to assume responsibility of MCS.

July 2018

Indiana’s Distressed Unit Appeals Board (DUAB) members vote to designate MCS as a “distressed political subdivision” and move the district under total control by the state.

March 2018

On March 6, HB 1315 passes the Senate 35-14, but one amendment to the bill fails, causing HB 1315 to return to the House. During the March 14 legislative session, legislators failed to address the bill before the session’s final hours, killing the bill. Shortly after the end of the regular session, however, Holcomb called for a special session.

June 2018

During the June 25 Board of Trustees meeting, the board announced the seven individuals selected to serve on the MCS school board.

On July 1, the members of the new MCS school board began their duties.

Source: Indiana General Assembly, IPR

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ONE YEAR LATER House Bill 1315 changed how Muncie Community Schools operates.

Andrew Harp and Brooke Kemp Interim news editor and editor-in-chief It’s been not quite a year since state lawmakers decided to make Ball State responsible for Muncie Community Schools (MCS). In the past 12 months, administrators have been working to adjust to the comprehensive language of House Bill 1315. One thing that changed with the passing of the bill was the requirement that MCS publish its state report card. MCS was waived of the yearly obligation to publish its state-assigned grade. “There were a number of things waived for MCS in HB 1315, and it was to give MCS the opportunity, working in partnership with Ball State, to be innovative,” said Steve Edwards, interim superintendent administrator assistance of MCS. Students within the district are still required to take all state-standardized tests, and the district will not be waived from disclosing its federal accountability assessment results. The federal evaluation grades are based on categories including academic achievement and academic progress as measured by growth of the student, Edwards said. High schools are also graded on their graduation rates and college and career readiness. This summative assessment, however, may not completely represent the success of a school, Edwards said. Instead, Edwards suggests also using formative assessments — which “monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching,” according to Carnegie Mellon University’s Eberly Center. “Regular measures of progress are better than one test at a point in time,” Edwards said. Jim Williams, MCS board president, agreed. Williams said, with formative assessments, “We see where a kid starts and where a kid ends so it’s much less of a snapshot.” He added that the highstakes nature of summative tests puts more emphasis on how a student may test on a particular day and may be negatively impacted by environmental conditions outside of a school’s control. Those conditions can ultimately affect a district’s grades.

House Bill 1315 passed both the House and the Senate in a special session May 14, 2018. Since then, Ball State has assumed responsibility of Muncie Community Schools. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN “Folks understand that when they were in school a D meant you were a knucklehead. An F meant you were a total screw-up. So [for] Muncie Schools (if one building) gets an F, [then the parent says] ‘Well, I don’t want my kids going (there). It’s an F school,’’’ Williams said. What that grade doesn’t show, he said, is that a student may have learned throughout the year even if they are not testing at their grade level. While Williams said it is the goal to have all students where they should be, a child’s socioeconomic obstacles, for example, could impact their performance. He said that doesn’t mean a child isn’t learning. Additionally, Eberly Center research says formative assessments “help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work,” as well as “help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately.” However, Christy Hovanetz, senior policy fellow on school accountability policies at the Foundation for Excellence, said formative assessments are more for educators to assess and adjust their dayto-day instruction, rather than measure student growth. Therefore, she said using formative assessments to grade schools overall isn’t the best way to hold schools accountable. “The whole point of school accountability isn’t necessarily they make the changes,” Hovanetz said.

“They highlight what needs to be changed and get educators and policymakers to act on those.” The current federal grading system outlined by the Every Student Succeeds Act and state accountability systems do more good than harm,

A grade doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about the school. But it gives you a pretty high-level analysis of whether or not it’s an effective school.” - CHRISTY HOVANETZ, Senior policy fellow on school accountability policies at the Foundation for Excellence Hovanetz said, and allow for greater accountability for aspects that schools are in control of. “A grade doesn’t tell you everything you need to know about the school. But it gives you a pretty high-level analysis of whether or not it’s an effective school,” Hovanetz said.

Hovanetz said if formative assessments would begin being used for “high-stakes accountability” for schools in the state, the value for instructional practices of an educator in the classroom diminishes. This is because teachers would now be held more accountable for all students doing well in the classroom. She said she’d worry people wouldn’t understand how the tools should really be used. “[Then, schools could be] looking at scores as a way to improve your letter grade rather than a way to improve your instruction in the classroom,” Hovanetz said. For MCS officials, it’s not about choosing one assessment or the other. Instead, it’s about helping community members — including parents, business owners and stakeholders — understand the single grade doesn’t provide a complete picture of the learning happening in the classroom. Still, Williams doesn’t shy away from the work that lies ahead. “I want to make sure it doesn’t sound like excuses because there are things that MCS can do better — teach better, govern better, administrate better.” Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @adharp24. Contact Brooke Kemp with comments at bmkemp@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @brookemkemp.

STAYING IN LINE Scott Fleener Reporter

Polite. Accountable. Willing. Safe. These words hang on a poster in Southside Middle School and are just a small part of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program used by Muncie Community Schools (MCS). PBIS is a behavioral intervention program used by the district for almost four and a half years. It’s used in almost 26,000 schools across the country. “PBIS is really a framework for teaching, modeling and reinforcing positive academic and social behavior in schools,” said Caleb Beasley, PBIS program supervisor at MCS. “I think of it like this: ‘When kids can’t read, well, we teach them how to read. When kids struggle to behave in positive ways, we should also be teaching them how to do that.’” Students like structure, said Barrie Bennett, assistant professor for the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the University of Toronto, in an email. Teachers who take time to let students know the expectations spend less time dealing with offtask behavior, Bennett said.

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“That said, it’s not the rule that solves the problem, it’s the follow-through,” Bennet said. “You can have speed limit signs on the highway, but if they are not enforced, most people will not obey them.” MCS began using PBIS because research shows that if positive reinforcement is paired with consequences you’re going to be more effective, Beasley said. MCS faculty was trained by partners at Indiana University and had teams who developed their own PBIS program at each of their schools, Beasley said. The Daily News requested the statistics regarding the tiers and suspension rates of MCS before and after PBIS was implemented, but Ana Pichardo, director of communications at MCS, said the district recently changed its informational recording systems, and the information from the old system was not immediately available. Beasley said significant turnover and school consolidations in the last few years have presented challenges in ensuring the staff understands what PBIS is and MCS’s approach to behavior. Moving forward, Beasley said he hopes students’ needs will be identified and MCS will be able to address those needs. “What we really want to see is how can we improve our own knowledge, our own capacity, to meet not only the academic and behavioral needs of students but also the social and emotional needs of students,” Beasley said. Contact Scott Fleener with comments at jsfleener@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Scott_Reports.

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70 to 80% of students District teaches students classroom expectations.

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5 to 15% of Students Students meet with adult mentors regularly to receive corrective feedback and positive reinforcement.

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1 to 5% of students Tier two methods haven’t worked. Methods speciﬁc to individual students are used.

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S.O.S. Members of Support our Students, S.O.S., welcome Muncie Central High School students April 11, 2019, at Muncie Central. There are eight regular volunteers who get up early Tuesdays and Thursdays to motivate students. TIER MORROW, DN

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Showing support with fist bumps

S.O.S. community volunteers welcome MCHS students Tuesday and Thursday mornings before school. Tier Morrow Features Editor In a steady stream of sleepy smiles and slow shuffles, Muncie Central High School students began filing through the main entrance doors held open by Supporting Our Students (S.O.S.) members. With a “Good morning,” “Have a great day” and a fist bump, S.O.S. members welcomed each student personally and offered words of encouragement to start the school day. Most students offered a fist bump in return; some even offered conversation, yet some avoided the contact and kept their heads down. “There are so many kids that do interact with us; you can’t give up on them. In my experience, we’ve just been winning them,” said Johnny Strong, a 3-year S.O.S. volunteer. “They didn’t start that way, but I think they all expect it now. You just have to keep on keeping on, and when you finally get a fist bump from a student who normally ignores you, it feels great.” In 2016, during a meeting for Motivate Our Minds, MOM, 35 people began brainstorming ways to support the students, teachers and staff at Muncie Central High School. The group knew they wanted to create a team that engaged the community and the students together, so they decided to gather a group of volunteers who would greet students every Tuesday and Thursday morning. Mary Dollison, one of the founders of S.O.S., and seven other volunteers have now become “regular” greeters in their neon green shirts with purple S.O.S. letters outlined on the front. “We didn’t know what we were doing when we started out. The kids didn’t know what we were doing, and they wondered, ‘What are these strangers doing here with these green shirts? They look like they’re from outer space,’” Dollison said. “They were not friendly. They wondered, ‘What’s going on?’ We had no idea how to react because we were told to do certain things and not do certain things.” Over time, Dollison said students began to warm up to the idea of having guests, especially when they began to recognize the same people each time. “We’ve been told we’ve really helped with attendance since we first started,” Dollison said. “When we first started, we would watch students walk in and turn around and walk right back out after their parents left. But now, we don’t see that as much.” Beyond making an impact at the school, SOS also partners with MOM to help connect students with different services when they need them and to offer guidance for parents. For one volunteer, Steve Robert, that was offering to help a student who’d come to school with tape holding his glasses together for two weeks. “I’d noticed him a lot, so finally one day I stopped him, and I said, ‘Hey dude, if you want some help with that, just let us know.’ And he kind of blew

Supporting Our Students volunteers wait 20 minutes after the Pledge of Allegiance is said for any straggling students April 11, 2019, at Muncie Central High School. TIER MORROW, DN me off saying, ‘No, I don’t want that.’ But then, a minute later he came back and said, ‘Yeah, some help would be great,’” Robert said. “It’s stories like that which make me so happy to volunteer.”

We’ve been told we’ve really helped with attendance since we first started. When we first started, we would watch students walk in and turn around and walk right back out after their parents left. But now, we don’t see that as much.” - MARY DOLLISON, A founder of SOS Robert also said that every Tuesday and Thursday morning, he tries to make each kid feel important and special. “I quit smoking in the year 2000, and I needed stuff to keep me busy. So I started going to the Y

[YMCA] every night after work,” Robert said. “The guy at the front desk who handed out the towels, Mr. Goody, always said, ‘Oh hi Mr. Robert, here’s your towel. Have a great day.’ I mean, he was just so attentive to people. “So one day, I said, ‘Mr. Goody, you don’t have to call me Mr. Robert,’ and he said, ‘Oh no. It’s my job to make sure you have a good experience here, and I’m happy to have it.’ I’ve tried to model myself after Mr. Goody. He made me feel like the Y cared if I showed up, and I want to do the same for these kids.” Aside from greeting students each week, S.O.S. volunteers also participate in “Lunchtime Opportunities” once a month, a program where they can eat and mingle more with students during lunchtime. People from other schools have also asked S.O.S. to do the same for their students on different mornings, but Dollison said it would not be possible for them because of the other volunteering commitments S.O.S. volunteers have. “What we would like to do is to help other schools find volunteers to run their own programs,” Dollison said. “We want the community to get involved and show their support. We also think

Johnny Strong, a three-year volunteer, strives to get a fist bump from a new student each week. TIER MORROW, DN it would be a great way for parents to get more involved with their children’s school.” While she said she has a lot on her plate, Dollison added that the S.O.S. program will continue as long as she is alive and well. “We are so excited that they allow us to be here,” Dollison said. “We love promoting Central, and we love waking up early to support these students.” Contact Tier Morrow with comments at tkmorrow@bsu.edu or on Twitter @tiermorrow.

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MCS to vaccinate students at no cost Sara Barker Reporter

Muncie school leaders are making sure each family in the district can get their kids vaccinated free of charge. At the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) board meeting on Tuesday, the board approved a proposal with both CareDox and Healthy Schools to provide free ﬂu shots and vaccines throughout the district. CareDox is a nationwide health corporation focused on improving children’s health, and Healthy Schools provides nurses to schools for free, according to the proposal. The school would set up times during the school day when kids would go to the clinic, hand a consent form signed by their parents or guardians to a nurse and get vaccinated. In total, CareDox and Healthy Schools said

students would be out of class for about 15 minutes. Interim Superintendent Administrator Assistance MCS Steve Edwards said the only way students can participate in the program is to follow the consent guidelines and bring the form in for the nurse when called out of class. “They won’t be given a vaccination without parents’ consent,” Edwards said. Not only is the program free to students and families, but it is offered at no cost to MCS and some other school districts CareDox and Healthy Schools partner with. Board members said Tuesday they did not know how many MCS students are unvaccinated. Edwards said there is no set date for the program to begin yet, but he expects it to start next school year, possibly in the fall semester. Contact Sara Barker with comments at The Muncie Community Schools (MCS) board meets April 9, 2019, at the Muncie Area Career Center. That evening, the board slbarker3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @sarabarker326. approved a proposal that would give free vaccines to MCS students. SARA BARKER, DN

Indiana 2019-20 School Year Required and Recommended Immunizations Hep B: The minimum age for the third dose of Hepatitis B is 24 weeks old. DTaP: Four doses of DTaP/DTP/DT are acceptable if the fourth dose was given on or after the child’s fourth birthday. *Polio: Three doses of Polio are acceptable for all grade levels if the third dose was given on or after their fourth birthday and at least six months after the previous dose. *For students in grades K-9, the ﬁnal dose must be administered on or after their fourth birthday and be administered at least six months after the previous dose. Varicella: Physician documentation of disease history, including month and year, is proof of immunity for children entering preschool through 11th grade. Parent report of disease history is acceptable for grade 12. Tdap: No minimum interval from last Td dose.

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Pre-K

3 Hepatitis B 4 DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) 3 Polio

1 Varicella (Chickenpox) 1 MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)

Annual inﬂuenza 2 Hepatitis A

K-5 grade

3 Hepatitis B 5 DTaP 4 Polio

2 Varicella 2 MMR 2 Hepatitis A

Annual inﬂuenza

3 Hepatitis B 5 DTaP 4 Polio 2 Varicella

2 MMR 2 Hepatitis A 1 MCV4 (Meningococcal) 1 Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis)

Annual inﬂuenza 2 HPV (Human papillomavirus)

8th-11th grade

3 Hepatitis B 5 DTaP 4 Polio 2 Varicella

2 MMR 1 MCV4 1 Tdap

Annual inﬂuenza 2 Hepatitis A 2/3 HPV

12th grade

3 Hepatitis B 5 DTaP 4 Polio 2 Varicella

2 MMR 2 Hepatitis A 2 MCV4 1 Tdap

Annual inﬂuenza 2 MenB (Meningococcal) 2/3 HPV

6th-7th grade

MCV4: Indivduals who receive the ﬁrst dose on or after their 16th birthday only need one dose of MCV4. Hep A: The minimum interval between the ﬁrst and second dose is six months. Two doses are required for grades K-7 and 12. For Pre-K and grades 8-11, two doses of Hep A are recommended.

When students enroll in school, they must show either that they have been immunized or that a current religious or medical objection is on ﬁle. Guardians are encouraged to provide these records prior to the beginning of the school year to the school corporation.

Number next to vaccine denotes the number of cumulative doses needed.

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MORE THAN RESHELVING BOOKS Elementary librarian goes above and beyond the duties of his job. Demi Lawrence Reporter At 5:30 every morning, two hours and 40 minutes before the tardy bell rings, Mike Lewis gets to North View Elementary. He goes into the library of the 330-student elementary school to laminate or cut papers for various teachers. He doesn’t start his job as a librarian until 7:40 a.m., when he helps serve breakfast to students in the cafeteria. You name it, Lewis does it. From bagging popcorn at school events to scanning library books when students check them out. Without his help, 4th grade teacher Elizabeth Gillentine said she simply couldn’t do her job. “He has been an absolute godsend,” Gillentine said. “There’s nothing he’s ever said no to. I don’t think we have seen too many other volunteers like him before — in this building anyways.” Lewis has been a volunteer at North View since 2007 when he started reshelving books, making popcorn, setting up tables and chairs, and doing

I consider really all these kids to be my grandkids. I could probably tell you all their names. I’ll do anything for anybody who needs it.” - MIKE LEWIS, North View Elementary Librarian anything else needed for school programs. While Lewis takes on a multitude of tasks daily, he doesn’t get paid. In fact, two years ago, he willfully turned down a paid librarian position he was offered. Lewis receives pension from his ten years of service in the U.S. Army which he said pays for everything he needs. Upon joining in 1947, he was stationed as infantry in Hawaii for three years before being sent to Italy, American Samoa and many others places to do work in finance. “I make enough to survive, and I’m not greedy,” Lewis said. “If I was getting paid, I’d be [in the library]. I can do lunch, I can do can [collections], I can do [accelerated reading]. I’m all around. So if I was [getting paid], I’d be [in the library] only.” After seeing the world, Lewis decided to come

North View Elementary librarian Mike Lewis prepares to reshelve recently checked-in books before his next class comes into the library Jan. 18, 2019. When offered a paid position, Lewis turned it down. DEMI LAWRENCE, DN back to his hometown, Muncie. He has since stayed because of his family — his wife of 40 years, Rita, two daughters and three grandchildren — and because of the work he does not only for North View but also for other schools in Muncie Community Schools (MCS). “Everyone here knows me. I’ve been [at North View], Sutton, West View, Southside [and] South View, all [as a] volunteer.” Lewis said. “I used to work at the carnivals when they had them at South View. That’s where my daughter was at.” Several times throughout the day, Lewis helps students return and renew books in the 9,500-book library. He puts on his reading glasses — he can’t anything read without them — and scans books to renew them or check them out. Students are allowed two books at once, and if a student has an outstanding book, they can’t check another one out until that one has been returned. Lewis sternly but gently stands by this rule and always offers a smile. Because of the work he does with children and

his dedication, Lewis was presented the Muncie Rotary Club’s Very Important Volunteer Award (VIVA) in 2013. According to the Muncie Rotary Club website, this award is given to five individuals every year “to recognize Delaware County’s proud volunteer heritage.“ Lewis said he chooses to volunteer around MCS because not only does he love staying busy, he loves the kids he works with. “I consider really all these kids to be my grandkids. I could probably tell you all their names,” Lewis said. “I’ll do anything for anybody who needs it.” Lewis’ co-workers at North View agree there is no way they could do their jobs without his help, and that he is a joy to work with. “I just like working with him; he’s a very nice man,” Gillentine said. “I don’t think you’re going to find a super star better than that. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was an ‘S’ underneath that T-shirt.” Contact Demi Lawrence with comments at dnlawrence@bsu.edu.

“Mr. Lewis” has been a librarian at North View Elementary for 12 years. He also helps out other teachers at North View. DEMI LAWRENCE, DN

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LENDING AN EAR TO ECONOMICS Brooke Kemp Editor-in-chief

When Muncie Central High School (MCHS) senior Matt Lloyd was 12 years old, he considered himself the “weird kid” who would rather sit in his room listening to the radio than watch television. It wasn’t until he took Drew Shermeta’s blended economics class, however, that Lloyd considered using his interest to aid him in his learning. Started by Principal Chris Walker, Shermeta said the introduction of both a blended economics and government class was intended to allow students to experience the freedom of college before being fully immersed in the environment. “We want our students to have some experience with that kind of autonomy as they head off to college campuses,” Shermeta said. “[College] requires a different kind of work ethic, and if they’re not practiced in it by the time they set foot on a campus, it’s going to be a steep learning curve.” In approaching this unique class structure, Shermeta said he and his colleagues looked for ways to continue the mission of the course by giving students a voice in how they show they’ve learned. The teachers came up with multiple ideas for projects, including a podcast assignment. With each unit, students are required to make some type of product — whether it be a poster board, slideshow presentation or podcast — to demonstrate they are able to not only recite but fully conceptualize the information. “It’s about taking [topics] and trying to make them relevant,” Shermeta said. “[Students] are taking the information and putting their voice to it to make something new. “They’re not just reciting back the standards like we would do in a traditional class where you study for a test, you take the test and then, in order to perform well on the test, what you’re doing is reciting back the content that I’ve given you,” Shermeta said. Shermeta received a grant of $450 from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County Inc. to purchase a set of 20 “professionalstyle” microphones that plug into the Chromebooks each MCHS student has. Students then use a software called Anchor to edit and publish their podcasts. Because of the money he received and the opportunities he saw for enhanced learning, Shermeta incentivized taking the “risk” of creating a podcast with a few bonus points. “When you take a test it’s really private — if you fail a test, [the student and teacher] know, and there is safety in that privacy, but if [a student] fails in a podcast, it’s public, so it’s intimidating, and I understand that,” Shermeta said. While he was apprehensive at first, Lloyd said he is glad he decided to step out of his comfort zone and create a podcast. Lloyd’s first episode of “Econ for Dummies by a Dummy” was created for the class’s first project, and since then, he has decided to continue the

Drew Shermeta, Muncie Central High School social studies teacher, and senior Matt Lloyd show off the technology Shermeta was able to buy for students thanks to a grant from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County Inc. BROOKE KEMP, DN series for each unit. “His creative extension of it is making it relevant to an audience of novices,” Shermeta said. “He really is doing a good job of distilling it down to something that is very accessible and not academic. It’s not textbooky, it’s engaging.” Whether he’s sitting in the library, at his kitchen table or on his bed, Lloyd always begins his podcast the same way: “Hello, and good morning ladies and gentlemen.” He said he has been surprised not only by how closely economics relates to everyday life, but also the response he has gotten from classmates and family members. “I was like, ‘Oh man, here we go. The guys are going to be joking around like, “Oh, you’re making podcasts?’’ ‘But the next couple of days at school, kids that I didn’t really know and friends were like, ‘Dude, that was really cool!’ and like, ‘That was really awesome,’” Lloyd said. Beyond his parents, who have now pushed him to pursue podcasts further, Lloyd said he probably doesn’t have many listeners. Shermeta, however, said he knows people are taking notice of Lloyd’s work. Not only have other teachers listened to Lloyd’s podcast, but Shermeta said he also shared his first episode with The Community Foundation as a way to thank them and show them the work that students like Lloyd were able to do because of the committee’s generosity.

BLENDED CLASSES AT MUNCIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Muncie Central High School offers two blended courses to seniors: economics and government. Economics is offered during the first period of the day and government is offered during the last because students are not required to meet every day. One day of the week is reserved for lecture time, but beyond that students are expected to use that time to work on projects.

Overall, Lloyd said the podcast has helped him gain a better understanding of and appreciation for economics. Shermeta credited this to the stakes of making the project public, as well as “the blue sheet,” a worksheet designed to guide students in creating their projects. “The blue sheets were carefully and thoughtfully arrived at and ... they’re hopefully different than just a normal worksheet of questions,” Shermeta said. “They’re not intended to be questions that can be simply Googled and then the answer is the first thing that pops up. They’re the kinds of questions that were thoughtfully arrived at, that require thoughtful answers that can’t be answered without authentic student voice.”

Shermeta said he sometimes doubts he is doing enough to guide his students because he is not using the “traditional method of teaching,” but the success of students like Lloyd has “fully convinced” him that students are learning “in a more lasting way.” Shermeta added it has been exciting to see students genuinely proud of themselves after finishing a podcast. “That’s a teaching win for me,” Shermeta said. “That’s the kind of thing that defines a semester for a teacher.” With this being the first year for blended classes and podcasts, Shermeta said he hopes to “encourage dialogue within our building about different ways to highlight the talents and abilities” of MCHS’ “tremendous students who do tremendous work.” “We have a lot of faith and a lot of confidence in what we do in this building,” Shermeta said. “This isn’t an honors class, this isn’t an AP class — this is a student that will be on Ball State’s campus next year, a campus that wants students who are doers and are creators and, [students are] getting that experience that’s getting [them] ready for that. “We have a lot of pride in our brand, and I’m hopeful that it’s a part of the reframe that is currently ongoing for Muncie schools. It’s a way for people to reconsider what happens here.” Contact Brooke Kemp at editor@bsudailynews or on Twitter @brookemkemp.

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Tale of two bands

Ball State and Muncie Central bands share the stage at Sursa Hall. Charles Melton and Jacob Musselman Reporters While two students — a high school senior and a college freshman — may play at the same concert, they come from different backgrounds. Sam Baule, a senior at Muncie Central High School, MCHS, and Dillon Reese, freshman music education major at Ball State, both performed at the joint concert of the Ball State University Symphony Band and the Muncie Central Wind Ensemble March 8 at Sursa Performance Hall. “I didn’t get to perform with a collegiate ensemble as a high school student, which I really wish I would’ve been able to do it,” Reese said. Reese said his experience moving from high school to a college band was a big jump that can be hard for some students. The joint concert was something he felt would show high school band

students what a live performance would sound like once they are in college. “It’s awesome; it’s an amazing auditorium. It’s something completely different than at [Muncie] Central,” Baule said about playing at Sursa Hall. While Baule wasn’t on stage with college players during “Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo” by Malcom Arnold, it was by his own choice. “I let Omar do it. He’s our principal player for the saxophone section,” he said. In an orchestra, the principal player is the lead player in each respective section. At the joint concert, Baule was a part of the four-person-altosaxophone section. Reese was in a ﬁve-student trombone section and was not the principal player in his section either. Muncie Central Band Director John Clark described Baule as a player who was “always willing, always on time.”

Sam has grown to be “a good athlete and grown in leadership skills,” Clark said. Sam encourages students “to be the absolute best they can be.” “Perseverance” is how Baule keeps his busy schedule together, Clark said. Baule’s mom, Kathy Baule, had a different answer. “It’s all time management. He does a fantastic job of that,” Baule said. Sam Baule wasn’t the only player to receive praise from his director. Caroline Hand, assistant director of bands at Ball State, described Reese as “a strong trombone player” and said she was “excited to watch his growth in the program.” A strong instrumentalist is someone who is committed to spending time every day to practice their art, Hand said. “It can be really easy, in anything you do; to give up when the going gets tough and lose

The Muncie Central Wind Ensemble practices before the joint concert with the Ball State Wind Ensemble April 8, 2019, in Sursa Hall. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

conﬁdence when people are giving you tips on how to improve,” she said. Hand added that people who take criticism well and grow from it are people who ﬁnd success in their lives. She said she has attended MCHS band rehearsals and has worked with the groups at Muncie Southside High School. “I was like ‘these guys need a chance to play in our beautiful hall at Sursa,’” Hand said. Both band directors said they want to continue to have these programs in the future. This leaves possibilities for students like Baule and Reese to share the stage. Contact Charles Melton with comments at cwmelton@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Cmelton144. Contact Jacob Musselman with comments at jhmusselman@bsu.edu or on Twitter @jhmusselman.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN After winning the National Speech Championship in Michigan, the Ball State Speech Team travels to California for its next competition. Kamryn Tomlinson Reporter For 10 minutes, members of the Ball State Speech Team had everyone’s attention and the stage to themselves as they performed their speeches. “No one gets to interrupt you, no one gets to tell you ‘no,’ no one gets to say, ‘I don’t agree with this,’” said Lily Schwab, a senior speech performer. “In those 10 minutes, people have to listen to you.” After winning the National Speech Championship, hosted by Oakland University in Michigan, the team will head to Santa Ana, California, for the National Forensics Association, NFA’s, National Championship Tournament. In addition to Ball State, more than 80 schools will attend NFA’s Championship Tournament to compete in nearly 63 events. “What we like about this national tournament is that it provides a pretty level playing field because you can only take your top two students in each category,” said Mary Moore, the director of the Ball State Speech Team. “[This tournament is] unlike other events where they allow you to bring as many students as you want.” Before the team takes the stage in California, each participating member practices for nearly five hours a week and attends weekly group meetings. “We practice, practice, practice,” Schwab said. “We practice not until [the speech] is perfect but until we can’t get it wrong.” Members can perform speeches in one of three categories: traditional speeches where performers can prepare, impromptu speeches where performers are given a topic to discuss, and interpretation events where performers reenact scenes from stories or poetry by presenting arguments about them. Within each category, performers can take a variety of approaches, including informative, persuasive, rhetoric or poetry. During competitions, performers are scored individually and then together as a team, much like a track team meet, Moore said. For nationals, the competition is typically divided into octafinals, quarterfinals, semifinals and

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Ball State musician heads to Nashville For senior telecommunications major Paul Luft, music has always had a special place for him. Under the stage name Paul Rosewood, the southern-rock-country artist has signed a contract with Nashville Artist Development, a production studio and consulting agency. Since his signing, Rosewood said he has begun working on solo content and plans to move to Nashville to continue pursuing his music career. 420

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Senior Max Haywood gives a persuasive speech on student loans at the Ball State Speech Team’s Night Before Nationals Showcase April 15, 2019, in AJ 175. Haywood wanted to persuade his audience that students are affected by the loans they choose because it’s seems impossible to pay these loans back. KAMRYN TOMLINSON, DN finals that determine the top 24 or 48 in the competition. “What makes our team different than other teams is that we are such a strong community and family, and one thing we say a lot when we are strategizing is ‘protect this house,’” Schwab said. “So even if you aren’t going to win, you want to protect your team so that one of your teammates can excel.” With their speeches, members of the team become advocates as they build cases to combat issues and injustices they see happening in the world around them. Moore said the speech team works toward teaching these communication skills because she believes they are important. “[Speech] is about working to give voice to those who maybe don’t have voices,” Moore said. “That is the power of what we are doing — it’s teaching students how to do that.” Contact Kamryn Tomlinson with comments at kptomlinson@bsu.edu.

At Cornerstone Center for the Arts, student artists ages K-12 share their artwork at the Young Artist Exhibition. 170 pieces of 2D and 3D art are hung on the walls of the art center throughout April. Burris Laboratory School senior MyKel Ivy was one student who won second place in her division. Her watercolor painting of a stop light was inspired by the inventor of the stop light, Garett Agustus Morgan. 4BallStateDailyNews.com

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Guiding through grief at Camp Kesem

Senior Marissa Lockhart performs a prose interpretation speech April 15, 2019, in AJ 175. In her speech, Lockhart explores the issue of prejudice. KAMRYN TOMLINSON, DN

When senior Chance Osborn was 15 years old, her mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. 92 days after the diagnosis, Osborn’s mother died. Now, Osborn is a marketing and public relations coordinator for Camp Kesem, a camp for children with whose family members have or had cancer. 4BallBearingsMag.com

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HONOR

Exotic animal incidents in the US

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While support from her friends meant a lot to Black, she said the performance was especially special because her sister had never been able to see her perform with the University Singers due to the time she spent pursuing internships. “She had never been able to see us perform, so that was our gift to her,” Mark said. Black also sang and recorded the song “Never Love Again,” from the movie “A Star Is Born,” which was played at the closing of the funeral. “While that song is about losing a lover, it’s also about losing a part of you, and Alex was a big part of me,” Black said. “She was my big sister.”

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Pushing forward After taking an extra week off school and visiting the Conservator Center in North Carolina, Black learned more information about the death of her sister. “I didn’t want to wait then rip the Band-Aid off later, so I pushed to make that happen. I pushed to go and visit [the employees at the Conservator Center,]” Black said. “Then, I got all my answers.” After, Black was able to reflect on the different stages of her sister’s death. She made it a priority to reevaluate her self-motivation and confidence before stepping onto the next stage in her life. “I spent my entire life trying not to be [Alex] and figure out who I was, but so much of that was based on who she was,” Black said. “So, from here, it’s been like, ‘Well, now what?’” After working with the Ball State Counseling Center, Black said she has learned to look at herself in a new light and embrace herself while appreciating how her sister shaped her. Black now takes part in conversations that heavily discuss zoo regulation and safety, which she never saw herself doing, because of the passion she has for her sister. “[Alex] was making a movement and being an activist because that was something she loved. She loved making waves,” Black said.

Sarah Black and her sister Alex Black laugh together during their cousin’s wedding reception last summer. The sisters had a close relationship and big goals before Alex Black’s death. SARAH BLACK, PHOTO PROVIDED just to make sure she had a smile on her face, even if it was just for a minute.” McMiller and a few other members of University Singers also invited her to their houses to try to keep her mind off her sister’s death. “I never got the chance to meet Alex, but just from the stories that Sarah has told, you can just tell how much love Alex had for what she did and how much love Sarah had for her sister,” McMiller said.

“Never Love Again” During the University Singers’ audition for the 55th Annual Spectacular Show, Black decided to again sing “Never Love Again.” Three months later, Black displayed her dedication to her sister in front of a family of alumni and students. “I was trying to figure out from the start what do

I do to make this a memory of her … So, I came back and auditioned the song, and it’s been in almost every performance since then,” Sarah Black said. Because this is her last year as a member of the Singers, Black said it was important to her to integrate the importance of her sister and her connection to the rest of the Singers into each of her performances. Although she is leaving a lot of things behind this year, Black said she is proud of the memories created both within her own family and University Singers. “[The Singers] have been there every moment, so if I am ever having a rough day, I can just show up at one of their houses,” Black said. “It’s been really amazing to have those people to lean on, in every way possible.” Contact Tierra Harris with comments at tmharris@bsu.edu.

an accredited or non-accredited zoo, menagerie or wild animal park, a circus or from an exotic pet that resulted in human injury.

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escapes/attacks by an animal from an accredited or non-credited zoo, menagerie or wild animal park, a circus or from an exotic pet that resulted in human death. Three injuries have occurred in 2019. Source: Born Free USA ELLIOTT DEROSE, DN

Her return When Black returned to Ball State for the spring semester, she went through her entire wardrobe, cleaned her house, bleached her hair and planned to get a tattoo of her sister’s name in her sister’s handwriting with a wolf’s pawprint. She said even the small things made a huge difference in helping her feel again. Through her grieving, Black said her friends from the Singers were immediately there for her. Mark, who met Black during community theater in Indianapolis, said she “didn’t want [Black] to be alone” once she got back to Muncie. “I just remember that she was very upbeat and positive, which was not at all what I expected,” Mark said. “But, that’s just the kind of person she is.” Another friend, junior accounting major Justin McMiller, was also there for Black because the two had become close during their trip to London. “Not many people can say that their sister was attacked by a lion, so it definitely caught me off guard,” McMiller said. “So, I gave her space, and a few days later, I sent her some uplifting photos

Members of University Singers gather after their 55th Annual Spectacular April 5, 2019. Black and the other Singers dedicated their performance to Black’s sister, Alex, who died during a lion attack in December 2018. KIM MASTER NGUYEN, PHOTO PROVIDED

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Loud and Clear

A ﬁre engulfed the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, 2019.

The burning of Notre Dame is the definition of a tragedy. Elena Stidham is a junior journalism and telecommunications major and writes “Loud and Clear” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Elena at emstidham@bsu.edu. “Like fire. Hellfire.” These lyrics from the song “Hellfire” from the movie “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” were scorched into my brain the moment I found out the Notre Dame in Elena Paris was burning. Stidham Although the fire has since burned out Columnist, after 12 long hours, almost a thousand years Loud and Clear of history and culture were devoured in the flames. On Holy Week, no less. It’s tragedies like these that remind us how we don’t have to believe in hell — or heaven for that matter — in order for it to be real. It’s casualties like the burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral that tear us apart from the inside, and all that remains is the burning hellfire that tore history apart to begin with. As of right now, police are unsure of what exactly

caused the fire, but it’s thought to be an accident caused by renovation work, according to the Associated Press. All the artwork inside and the two main bell towers have thankfully been saved, but the spire has fallen, and the iconic rose glass windows are gone to the flames. I’m absolutely devastated, but I’m not the only person in the world that wept for history as I watch the cathedral burn. It’s one of those events I never thought I would see happen within my lifetime. The construction of Notre Dame started in 1163, and it was finished in 1345. Victor Hugo, the author of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Les Miserables,” claimed the cathedral to be a “gothic delicacy,” and it has been considered an icon for gothic architecture, European art and culture. To this day, it is a symbol of art and culture not just for France, but for the entire world. It’s not only a work of art either. It’s a testament of time. It’s a symbol of hope and what we, as humans, can survive. Notre Dame survived the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and World War II. Notre Dame has held itself paramount despite countless other worldwide tragedies, so to see it burn is nothing short of purely devastating.

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The world has come together to mourn the partial loss of this 800-year-old relic. A video surfaced on Twitter showing hundreds, if not thousands, of French citizens gathered in front of the Cathedral singing “Ave Maria” as it burned. Needless to say, I sobbed. Notre Dame was rebuilt in the early 1800s after Victor Hugo wrote “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” painting the decrepit cathedral as the setting of his story. It can be rebuilt again, but think about when you were a child, and you broke a toy. It could be fixed or replaced, but it was never the same. The toy lost so much of its original history, so much of that wonderful wear and tear that made it so personal to you in the first place. This is exactly what Notre Dame has lost to this fire. This is a disastrous reminder that we’re all just history; we’re all only temporary. Anything and everything we destroy or create never holds a permanent mark in the grand scheme of the world. Yet, through the ash remains two towers and all the artwork saved from once before. Just as we will save Notre Dame again, the world will still weep on all that had been burned and left behind.

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