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Ball State sees 1,000 transfers One in four Hoosier students transfer schools before graduation.408

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Two athletes earn NCAA scholarships Alyssa Heintschel, Carley Shannon receive $7,500 graduate awards410

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4April 14: A little rain didn’t stop football’s offense from putting on a show in the annual spring game. Markice Hurt Jr. was a surprise for the offense, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Redshirt senior Corey Lacanaria finished the day with eight catches for 111 yards and a touchdown.

The offense prevailed, 37-5.

Liz Kim leads women’s A look at Boston golf at Lady Boilmaker Marathon Winners 4April 15: Ball State women’s golf took last place at the Lady Boilmaker after playing 36 holes April 14-15. Overall, Liz Kim was the leading force for the Cardinals. Her first-round score of 73 put her in the top five heading into the second round. Kim’s 78 (7+) in the second round put her in a tie for 13th, which she maintained in the final round.

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Barbara Bush dies at 92 years old

4April 17: Ball State Department of Journalism alumna was a part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning project during summer 2017. Erika Espinoza, who is now earning her Master of Arts in Emerging Media Design and Development, worked at Phoenix Design Studio in 2017, where she worked on graphics and site design for “The Wall.”

4April 17: Former first lady Barbara Bush died April 17, a family spokesman said. She was 92. The Bushes, who were married Jan. 6, 1945, had the longest marriage of any presidential couple in American history. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb directed all flags be flown at halfstaff across the state until her burial April 21.

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Sinkhole costs $2,500 to temporarily fix 4April 18: After the ground near West Washington Street and North McKinley Avenue opened last week, the City of Muncie made a temporary, $2,500 fix. Nikki Grigsby, administrator of Muncie Sanitary District, said she is unsure of how long it will take to permanently repair the area. Ball State will not be involved in the repair.

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Paaige Turner, a consultant for and former Executive Director of the National Communication Association, was announced as the new dean for the College of Communication, Information and Media Tuesday. CCIM associate dean Lori Byers said Turner stood out from the other two candidates for the position because of the “enthusiasm” she displayed for the college’s innovation and studentcentered focus.

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Contestants gear up for Mr. and Ms. Ball State Contestants will compete in a bodybuilding competition in order to claim the title of Mr. or Ms. Ball State Thursday. The competition, which will be held at 7 p.m. in Emens Auditorium, has various divisions — three divisions for women, as well as men’s tall height and men’s medium height.

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A former Ball State professor of information and communication sciences received his sentence from a judge after being charged with possession of child pornography.

Robert Yadon, 70, Muncie, was arrested in June 2016 after Ball State University Police were notified about "suspicious activity" on a university computer network. He will serve two years of supervised probation and register as a sex offender.

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Incoming Ball State provost brings years of administration experience Susana Rivera-Mills plans to improve retention and graduation rates and equalize student success.

Mary Freda Assistant News Editor When 12-year-old Susana Rivera-Mills moved to California from El Salvador, college wasn’t the first thought on her mind.

“I started working side-by-side with my parents when I was 12 years old because we needed the money, because we needed to figure out how to pay bills,” Rivera-Mills said. “What motivated me to go to college — to get a degree — is because I wanted to get a good enough paying job so that I could help my parents.”

Rivera-Mills said her proudest career moment came when she was able to send her parents money from her first paycheck.

That was in the late ’90s, when Rivera-Mills began working as a lecturer in the Department of Modern Languages at Northern Arizona University.

Since, she has held nine positions at Oregon State University including: department chair, associate professor of Spanish and diversity advancement, director of student engagement and diversity advancement, associate dean of the college of liberal arts, interim director of the center of Latin@ studies and engagement, executive associate dean for strategic initiatives, vice provost and dean of undergraduate students, professor of Spanish and diversity advancement and vice provost for academic programs and learning innovation.

Now, Rivera-Mills is the new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Ball State. She will replace Marilyn Buck, who was named interim provost after former acting provost Robert Morris died in November 2016.

Her focus for the university? Improving retention

and graduation rates and equalizing student success, she said.

Other questions Rivera-Mills plans to examine at the university are: What’s working, what’s not working for our students? How are we doing with advising, what things can improve there? What experiences are students having in the classroom? How can we begin to reach populations of students that normally may not have access to education?

Additionally, Rivera-Mills said she plans on examining financial aid, evaluating advising and ensuring students are having experiential learning experiences — opportunities in which students apply their knowledge hands on — at the university in order help retention and graduation rates and ensure students are better prepared for careers after college.

“The position of provost is really interesting because I will be the chief academic officer, which means that I’m going to be looking very closely at our academic programs, what we offer, building on our strengths, things that would do very well,” Rivera-Mills said.

“I’m also tasked with implementing the president’s vision, and the president’s vision, really, is to make us a premier university that provides students with transformative learning experiences.”

Before she was an administrator, Rivera-Mills spent a majority of her career as a Spanish professor.

She stopped teaching a year ago to focus on her administrative role at Oregon State University.

Although Rivera-Mills said teaching is her first love, she doesn’t plan on teaching at Ball State.

“I think that I had two really influential teachers in my life, you know, a math teacher and a Spanish teacher, interestingly enough, that made the whole difference between my vision of what I could do … they saw in me the potential before I even knew what it was,” Rivera-Mills said. “It was because of them,

Susana Rivera-Mills is the new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. KARL MAASDAM, PHOTO PROVIDED really, that I was able to go to college and achieve as much as I have, and I credit them.

“I think that I really saw them as role models, and I wanted to be able to make a difference in people’s lives in the same way that they had made a difference in my life.”

Rivera-Mills earned her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Iowa in 1992, then went on to get her master’s degree in Spanish linguistics from the University of Iowa in 1994. In 1998, she received her doctorate in romance languages and linguistics from The University of New Mexico.

For Rivera-Mills, her degrees were revolutionary.

“I actually think education is the most powerful revolution because it changes minds, it changes

mindsets and it provides people with a different perspective than what they know,” she said. “I think that education has a transformative power on people in a way that other things do not, and it provides an opportunity for people to break cycles of poverty [and] for people to break cycles of ignorance.”

Rivera-Mills will begin her role as provost July 1 and President Geoffrey S. Mearns said her commitment to “creating a learning environment that enables all students to reach their full potential” and “track record for developing the types of programs and building the necessary partnerships” will allow the university to reach its mission.

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Amplify officially inaugurated as the 2018-19 SGA executive slate Liz Rieth Reporter Tearful welcomes came as the 2018-19 executive slate Amplify was inaugurated into office Wednesday and the 2017-18 Student Government Association executive slate OPTiC’s tenure came to an end.

OPTiC president Greg Carbó offered advice to Amplify members as their term commences.

“There is a large task ahead of you. OPTiC wishes you nothing but the best, and we hope your endeavours will be as fulfilling and successful as our past year,” Carbó said. “We know you

will do everything in your power to continue the work that we have tried to faithfully act upon as our predecessors have done before us. SGA is in your hands.”

Amplify can now officially start work on its 16 platform points, said Isaac Mitchell, 2018-19 president. Amplify members need to reach out to administration regarding the points and finalize a budget with the $100,000 allocated to SGA, he said.

Additionally, Mitchell said he is excited to make a difference on campus by progressing Amplify’s platform points. This includes work toward installing an LGBTQ resource center on campus and creating ROTC priority scheduling.

“As student leaders, in the future there are

going to be big goals and big ideas we are going to work on, like ideas of our own, like getting an LGBTQ resource center on campus. But also, we are collaborating and pushing forward the ideas of others,” Mitchell said.

“It doesn’t just have to be our ideas. It is also all of our ideas combining together and working toward the common goal of increasing our educational experience.”

While the new executive slate looks forward to the coming year, SGA adviser Ro Ann Royer Engle reflected on this year’s senate.

She said this year’s senate has represented and improved the campus with 29 senate orders, 10 senate amendments, four senate resolutions and

three senate bills.

“Things did not always go your way, conversations weren’t always well received. There were some ‘not nows,’ ‘no’s,’” Royer Engle said to senate members. “But you found a way to work through these to represent the student voice in the best way you could.”

Royer Engle said some of the accomplishments of senate included: establishing a green council, calling for a community garden and advocating for deaf culture through promoting American Sign Language courses.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

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Statue to be dedicated to local African American figure Goodall is the first black firefighter and legislator in Delaware County.

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The Delaware County Historical Society is partnering with Community Enhancement Projects to build a bronze statue of Hurley Goodall. He has been an advocate for the African American community throughout his life. JULIUS ANDERSON, PHOTO PROVIDED

“I’m proud,” said Hurley Goodall, a 91-year-old prominent local African American figure who will have a statue dedicated to him by summer 2020.

Goodall was the first black firefighter to serve on the Delaware County Fire Department (1958-1978), the first black elected member to serve on the Muncie Community Schools Board of Education (19701978) and the first black legislator from Delaware County, serving on the Indiana General Assembly (1978-1992), according to the Hurley C. Goodall papers located in the archives at Bracken Library.

The Delaware County Historical Society will partner with Community Enhancement Projects (CEP) to build a bronze statue next summer, said Historical Society President Chris Flook.

Flook said the Historical Society decided to put up a statue of Goodall for a couple of reasons: It

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wanted to promote local history — Flook said art is the best way to do that — and it wanted to emphasize African American history, something Flook said Muncie lacks.

The Historical Society chose Goodall specifically because of his deep roots in the community.

“He was just a badass,” Flook said.

Flook estimated the statue will cost between $7080,000. The cost includes securing a landscape, paying the artist and paying for the foundry — the act of pouring bronze into a mold, which is not usually done by the same artist.

The money will come from donations, local foundations and anticipated state funding. Flook said because Goodall was a member of the Indiana General Assembly and knew people from all over Indiana, he expects the state will donate money toward the statue’s construction.

So far, the project has raised a little under $1,000, Flook said, but donations can be made to the Delaware County Historical Society’s website.

The artist will be chosen by a steering committee, which consists of some members of the Historical Society and other members around the community.

Flook said the committee has selected two possible Chicago-area artists and will decide on one in May

after the committee reviews previous work done by both artists.

The steering committee also chose three possible locations for the statue to be placed. Flook said the place they choose will depend on cost and the artist’s opinion.

The committee said it wants the statue at Cornerstone Park, but it also chose Fireman’s Park and McCulloch Park as backup options.

John Craddock, president of CEP, said he isn’t sure how CEP will contribute because the statue construction is still in the early stages of planning.

Julius Anderson, a city council member as well as Goodall’s neighbor and nephew-in-law, said Goodall has been his mentor since the early ’80s.

“Individuals such as myself have followed [Goodall] through his days from the school board to the statehouse and all the change he’s done to Ball State … through his position in the House of Representatives,” Anderson said. “I’m very excited about [his statue].”

Although no official action has been taken by City Council to build a statue, Anderson said he thinks it will approve the construction.

Contact Hannah Gunnell with comments at hrgunnell@bsu.edu.

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Pride Festival supports LGBTQ community More than 2,000 people attended the Columbus Pride Festival April 14 in Columbus, Indiana. Erin Bailey, a senior at Columbus Signature Academy-New Tech High School, organized the event to show the hometown of Vice President Mike Pence is a welcoming place for the LGBTQ community. BRIANA HALE, DN

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Ball State alumnus Jay Coles publishes young adult book, continues tour in West Coles’ newly published piece of work highlights incidents of police brutality in the United States.

It’s just been really awesome and also kind of surreal. I’ve heard a lot of really good things from readers and reviewers.”

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Dallas — where he met some of his favorite authors — including Ellie Hopkins and Holly Black.

Coles said he plans to visit Santa Monica, California, in May, New Orleans in June and Comic Con in San Diego in July. He is still trying to book a visit at the Barnes & Noble in Plainfield, Indiana.

The book received more publicity than Coles expected prior to publishing because it was featured on more media outlets than anticipated.

Coles said he has seen it in Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Cosmo, Entertainment Weekly and Buzzfeed.

Kirkus Reviews said on its website, “Coles, just 21, pens an immersive and uncompromising look at systemic police violence in the U.S.” “It’s just been really awesome and also kind of surreal,” Coles said. “I’ve heard a lot of really good things from readers and reviewers.”

Lauren Abramo, Coles’s agent, said she is thrilled about Coles’ success.

“I especially loved going to my local bookstore on publication day and seeing the book prominently displayed, front and center, on the ‘Must Reads’ table with the biggest names in [Young Adult Literature],” Abramo said in an email. “After years of

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Jay Coles’ new book “Tyler Johnson Was Here” debuted March 20, and since then, he has toured the country promoting his work and meeting fans.

The book is about a black teenager who searches for his twin brother only to find he has been killed by a police officer.

Coles spent April 9-13 at a book conference in

working on something, it’s always great to see it in stores.”

Despite his doubts, Coles said the book has received a lot of positive reactions on Twitter.

“It’s been really surreal hearing people talk on Twitter, saying, ‘Oh, I just love your book so much,’ ‘I can’t wait to meet you,’ ‘I can’t wait to get your autograph,’” Coles said.

Coles’ friend Anna Park also had a positive reaction to his book.

“I would definitely say that ‘Tyler Johnson Was Here’ is a must read for people who want to see more perspectives on police brutality in America,” said the sophomore hospitality and food management major in an email. “I feel as though I learned a lot by reading the book because of the conversations [about the book’s themes] that came after.”

Coles said he hopes readers are inspired by his book, and this was his ultimate goal.

“My biggest goal for writing this book is just to let kids relate and see themselves in the book that they write and be able to say, ‘Hey, I can do this too,’” Coles said. “And seeing how a lot of kids are telling me that they not only see themselves in my book, but have the motivation now to reach their dreams –– it’s so cool to me.”

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1 in 4 Indiana college students will transfer before graduation Liz Rieth Reporter As a high school student, Celie McKinley searched for a university in order to “escape Muncie.”

She intended to study psychology at Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, seven hours away from her hometown in South Bend, Indiana.

However, the distance became too much. After a year, McKinley — now a senior majoring in psychology — transferred to Ball State.

McKinley is not alone. According to a 2018 report released by Indiana Commission for Higher Education, one in four Indiana college students transfer before they graduate.

“If you are not comfortable at a university, then don’t stay there,” McKinley said. “I wasn’t comfortable with the distance. I wasn’t comfortable not being able to be where my mom is. We have always done stuff together. I am her only child, besides the cats.”

While McKinley transferred because of the distance, there are a variety of reasons students transfer to Ball State, said Chris Sherck, transfer coordinator and assistant director of admissions and orientation.

“Each person’s story is unique and their reasoning

for wanting to transfer,” Sherck said. “There are a lot of reasons a student might want to transfer in here.”

Around 1,000 students transfer to Ball State each year due to financial reasons, the distance from home or academic changes, Sherck said.

Students who transfer to Ball State go through a similar process to high school transfers. While they submit an application, Sherck said Ball State looks at different factors for academics when admitting transfer students.

If a transfer student has at least 24 college credit hours, the decision for admittance into Ball State will be based off their grades in college. If they have less than 24 credit hours, the decision is based off college grades, high school grades and ACT/ SAT scores, Sherck said.

“We are trying to have the best information possible based on what a student has done in their collegiate career and helping them determine if they are academically ready for Ball State,” Sherck said.

Students typically transfer from either a two-year university or a four-year university. On average, transfer students have about one year of college credit, which is equivalent to about 25 credit hours, according to the same report.

However, Sherck said it is in the students’ best

interest to transfer with those 25 credits from a four-year university.

“Ethically, it is not appropriate to try and woo a college from another four-year institution,” Sherck said. “It is always in the students’ best interest, if they are at a four year institution, to finish out there if it is a good fit for them.”

Additionally, 15 percent of transfer students already have a degree, according to the same report.

“When you work with transfer students, you might have an 18-year-old who took one semester at a college, or you might have someone with a degree who is coming back for another and everything in between,” said Gloria Pavlik, retention and graduation office director. “It is not a homogenous group.”

Pavlik said while 1,000 students transfer in, it is unsure exactly how many students transfer out.

Ball State does not record an exact number of students who transfer to other schools.

Ball State has approximately an 80 percent retention rate of freshmen, Pavlik said. This includes students who transfer out and students who don’t return to college.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

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Ball State makes Princeton Review Green Honor Roll, still striving for sustainability Andrew Harp Reporter Ball State was one of 24 schools to make the 2018 Princeton Review Green Honor Roll.

The university’s initiatives in energy, recycling, student involvement and transportation helped contribute to the award, but one professor said one of the most important aspects of sustainability at Ball State is found within dining.

Joshua Gruver, an associate professor of natural resources and environmental management, said efforts in food waste and sustainability are important to minimize the carbon footprint of the university and create a more sustainable environment: “A lot more people are paying attention to it.”

Gruver said he commends the school’s geothermal system and steps taken toward creating a more sustainable campus. However, despite these steps, Gruver said there are still some easy things that could be done to further the school’s efforts.

One of the ways, Gruver said, is by decreasing the amount of waste coming out of dining.

He said dining waste comes down to the infrastructure of the institution, which includes where food is stored, who does the work and how trash and food is transported from point A to point B. “When it’s not a priority, it’s just really hard to make those changes,” Gruver said.

According to a 2012 article from the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, food systems — all steps from creation to consumption of food — contribute 19-29 percent of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.

Suzanne Clem, marketing coordinator of dining, said in an email dining is committed to contributing to the university’s sustainability goals.

“Students who live on campus engage with dining multiple times a day,” Clem said. “Each time they eat on campus, they have an opportunity to make sustainable choices that can add up to a big impact on campus over time.”

Clem said there are many ways for students to make their dining habits more sustainable, including using reusable bags and cups, choosing silverware over plastic utensils, taking only what a student needs — in terms of condiments and

disposables — and recycling as much as possible.

She also said going trayless when eating in an on-campus location is good for sustainability, as well. If each of the 2.7 million meals served last year by Ball State Dining were trayless, Clem said 258,000 gallons of water would’ve been saved thanks to reduced tray washing.

To replace trays, Clem suggests purchasing a $1 reusable bag to use at a la carte locations.

In addition to going trayless, Ball State Dining is trying to decrease waste by encouraging students to recycle more and waste less food. Gruver said huge amounts of waste lead to the production of methane and other potential gases that could alter the climate.

“I would say in the past five years, it has been louder and louder each year. Food waste is a problem,” Gruver said.

Gruver said the university could get a better grip on how to stop waste by watching the purchasing and eating patterns of individuals. Understanding how, where, when and to what extent customers eat, purchase and discard food is important, he said.

On an individual level, Gruver said this can be

difficult because people, even with new knowledge, still need to be able to alter their attitudes and habits in order to see a significant change.

On top of that, Gruver said there needs to be passionate people who are willing to come up with small ideas that may lead to bigger plans in the future.

“In the next decade, I think things are going to start changing at a scale that hasn’t before,” Gruver said. “I think I can safely say that, institutions like Ball State, the hospital and other large institutions like that can really help lead the way.”

In terms of current developments, Clem said dining is going to continue to emphasize the reusable bags that are sold on campus. Additionally, she said sustainable seafood purchases have increased from 35 percent in 2016-17 to 67 percent in 2017-18, which helps to minimize overfishing.

As dining is planning its menus for the fall, Clem said it is placing an even greater emphasis on plantbased entrees that are healthy, but also help create a smaller carbon footprint.

Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @adharp24.

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Ball State falls in MIVA Tournament Semifinals

After a fast start, men’s volleyball was unable to sustain the momentum of an opening-set win throughout the rest of its match Wednesday. The Cardinals’ season came to an end with a four-set loss to Loyola-Chicago.

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Cardinals close out regular season The end of the regular season is coming to a close for Ball State men’s golf. After finishing 12th place out of 15 teams at the Mason Rudolph Championship last weekend, the Cardinals will compete in the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate this weekend in their last competition before the MAC Championships.

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Tiffany Fisher earns AVCA award Ball State women’s volleyball assistant coach Tiffany Fisher was named one of the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2018 Thirty Under 30 Award Winners. Fisher is one of only 12 NCAA Division I coaches to make the list, which honors talented coaches at all levels. She is the lone representative from the MidAmerican Conference.

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Two Ball State studentathletes earn NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

Cardinals aim for consistency in three-game weekend series

Heintschel and Shannon plan to further education with help of NCAA

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Alyssa Heintschel and Carley Shannon have chosen to further their academic careers — and they’ve earned some assistance in doing so.

With the help of the NCAA, the pair of Ball State student-athletes will attend graduate schools for an affordable price, as they were each selected for prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships.

They will each receive a $7,500 scholarship toward the graduate degree program of their choice.

The NCAA awards up to 175 postgraduate scholarships each year across all divisions, allowing student-athletes to attend an accredited graduate program. The candidates are evaluated on their academic and athletic achievement, campus involvement, community service, volunteer activities and demonstrated leadership.

“It’s just such a reward for all of the hard work and dedication that I’ve put into my last four years,” Heintschel said. “I know soccer took up a big chunk of my time, but at the same time, my academics were really important because I knew I was in a competitive major.”

Heintschel, a chemistry pre-med major, just finished her senior season with Ball State soccer as a goalkeeper. A two-time Academic All-American, the Oregon, Ohio, native capped her last season as the winningest goalkeeper in school history with 35 career victories. She recorded a 0.77 goals against average in her four years as a Cardinal, which set a school record.

Aside from the work Heintschel dedicates to soccer and to the classroom, balancing everything became a skill of its own.

“It was hard at times, it really was. Especially when we’d get in season, traveling all the time, practicing all the time,” Heintschel said. “I felt like I sometimes didn’t really have time to breathe with all the things I had to do. But like I said, I knew what was important to me and what my priorities were and was always making sure that I was staying on top of things and took everything as it came.”

Heintschel, a three-year team captain, led Ball State to a pair of Mid-American Conference regular season championships and three West Division titles in her four years. She was also one of five players in the country named to the Senior CLASS Award First Team for women’s soccer.

Putting the scholarship to use, Heintschel was accepted into medical school at Oakland University in Michigan and will start classes at the

There isn’t one particular flaw that Ball State baseball can quite put its finger on. Flirting with a .500 record all season, the team will travel to Bowling Green this weekend, in hopes of getting over the hump.

Entering the contest, head coach Rich Maloney wants to see stability in his team.

“We need to see consistency in our pitching and in our hitting,” Maloney said. “We just haven’t been consistent enough, so our goal is consistency. If we pitch like we’re capable of, get timely hits and make the routine play, we’ll be in good shape.”

Maloney is familiar with the coaching staff at Bowling Green and knows his team is going to have to play sharp if it wants to pick up a pair of wins. Head coach Danny Schmitz has been in charge of the Falcons since 1991. “[Bowling Green] is very well-coached,” Maloney said. “They don’t usually beat themselves. Danny does a great job with his group, and it’s always competitive. I always think, it’s not so much who we’re playing, it’s more about if we’re going to play up to our potential. If we do the things we’re capable of, we’ll win a fair share of games.”

LEFT: Carley Shannon RIGHT: Alyssa Heintschel BALL STATE UNIVERSITY, PHOTO COURTESY William Beaumont School of Medicine in the fall.

Because she said she has “a personality that is conducive to work with little kids,” Heintschel has a plan in the works for when she finishes medical school.

“I see myself probably going into some type of pediatric specialty,” she said. “I might change my mind down the road, and I’m open to the possibility that I might find something I’m better suited for, but for now, I think that’s where I see my fit.”

The other awardee was Shannon, a studentathlete who earned four letters as a player for Ball State field hockey, while boasting a 3.99 GPA as an exercise science major.

Shannon filled out the scholarship application already planning to attend graduate school at Ball State to further her education in the exercise physiology program. When it came to applying for the scholarship, it was a rigorous process.

“You had to make this whole list of voluntary things that you’ve participated in over the last four years,” Shannon said. “You had to add up every hour that you’ve done, and make a list of your academic and athletic awards and achievements.

It took a long time, and there was also a personal statement that you had to write that explained who you were and what this scholarship means to you.”

Shannon was in the office of one of the professors

who wrote her a letter of recommendation for the application when she found out she had won the scholarship.

“I was just kind of checking my email and it was from, just someone’s name; it didn’t say the NCAA,” Shannon said. “I had to read it a couple of times to make sure it said what I thought it said.

It was real exciting to just be able to share that moment with her.”

Shannon also earned the scholarship through her performance as a field hockey player. She served as team co-captain as a junior, and an AllMAC Second Team selection as a senior. Shannon led the Cardinals with a total of nine points last fall on three goals and three assists.

The midfielder from Williamsburg, Virginia, was named Academic All-MAC and was chosen as a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete in each of her final three seasons.

However, Shannon doesn’t have to retire her field hockey cleats just yet.

“Instead of playing [next season], I’m going to be volunteer coaching,” Shannon said. “I’m still going to be in the program and am helping coach in the spring, and I’ll do it for two years. I’ll have two and a half years of experience, so I’m really excited to be able to stay with it.”

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Men’s tennis player pursues dream of becoming teacher Collin Rigney puts in time on the court and in his classroom.

Patrick Murphy Reporter After leaving the blue hallways of Greensburg High School in 2014, Collin Rigney knew he wanted to be a teacher.

Now a redshirt junior men’s tennis player at Ball State, Rigney has put his plan of teaching into action. In the fall of 2017, he served as a studentteacher for 16 weeks at Daleville Elementary School.

The opportunity made him realize this is where he wanted to be.

“Being at Daleville was great, along with the community,” Rigney said. “I loved my studentteaching placement. I met a lot of great people. I was able to be with a bunch of very motivated, young kids that were a blast to be around.”

While at Daleville, Rigney taught social studies and science classes to sixth-graders — a level in school he thinks is an important time for students.

“Every year is important,” Rigney said. “But that’s the transition from elementary to junior high.”

The inspiration to be a teacher came from his parents. June Rigney, his mother and a former tennis player at UIndy, works as a teacher at Greensburg High School. His father, John Rigney, is also a teacher and an athletic director at Greensburg Jr. High School.

Now that he has the chance to form his own style of teaching, Collin puts an emphasis on building a relationship with his students in the classroom.

“Just being able to relate with kids ... it’s probably the biggest thing with teaching in my mind,” Collin said. “As someone who graduated from college, you obviously should know the content that you’re teaching in elementary ... But [it’s about] being able to break it down and being able to relate with the kids. In my mind, that is what separates good from great teachers.”

This season, after his student-teaching stint, Collin

returned to play tennis for Ball State after sitting out with injuries. He has played in 16 combined singles and doubles matches this season.

In doubles play, Collin is paired up with junior Marko Guzina, and the duo has won four matches at

I have learned from him that every day you’ve got to come in and work hard and stay positive.”

- BRYCE BONIN, Freshman tennis player a No. 2 doubles position.

Head coach Bill Richards said Collin’s had a hard luck career.

“He’s been out most of his career with injuries, so he has had a very brief career,” Richards said. “He missed almost all of his sophomore year and all of

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his junior year. We’re going to miss him. He’s done a great job for us in doubles, and I’m sure — given the opportunity — he would do a great job in singles as well. But Collin has been a hard worker and a great team player.”

With his decision to continue his collegiate tennis career, Collin will show leadership on and off the court. In a way, Collin also serves as a teacher for the underclassmen on the team. Freshman tennis player Bryce Bonin said he has learned physical and mental tips from Collin.

“I have learned from him that every day you’ve got to come in and work hard and stay positive,” Bonin said. “He helps me during my matches. I play with a lot of energy and a lot of focus. He really just makes you wanna get better.”

From the classroom to the tennis court, Collin has impacted many lives, both students and teammates.

Looking ahead, Collin said he’s excited for his plans as a teacher and looks forward to finishing out his collegiate career.

Contact Patrick Murphy with comments at prmurphy2@bsu.edu or on Twitter @PMURPH505.

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Sweeping the last home match TOP: Junior libero Adam Wessel, center, digs the ball during the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Tournament Quarterfinals against McKendree April 14 in John E. Worthen Arena. BOTTOM LEFT: Sophomore setter Jake Romano sets the ball during the Cardinals’ match against McKendree.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Ball State teammates react to the referee’s bad call during the third set of the MIVA Tournament Quarterfinals against McKendree. The referees retracted the call after reviewing the video.

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Disregarding the gender norms of clothing In the conversation of gender norms, it’s not socially acceptable for men to wear women’s clothing. That needs to change.

Terence K. Lightning, Jr. is a junior photojournalism major and writes “Lightning Likes” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Terence at tklightning@bsu.edu.

Men, let’s be honest. Compared to women, our clothing options are fairly limited.

Women are free to wear any apparel they desire.

Society has deemed it acceptable for them to break gender norms and wear sweats and suits.

But when it comes to guys trying to do the same, it’s a struggle, no doubt.

Terence K. Hopefully it will change sometime soon. And Lightning Jr. for that, we’ll have children’s’ shows to thank — Guest Japanese children’s shows, that is.

Columnist When I was in high school, I remember learning of the TV show “Super Sentai.” Think of it as the source footage for “Power Rangers.” One of the characters in the 42 seasons caught my eye — Rio. Even though he was an anti-hero, I remember him having a tight, revealing outfit, which is usually seen

as a feminine style here in the West.

After getting sucked into live-action Japanese shows, another character caught my attention. In the series “Kamen Rider OOO,” Ankh, who took on multiple physical forms, always had black makeup circling his eyes when he appeared as a human.

Rio was seen as a highly respected leader and had a female love interest even while wearing feminine attire. Ankh was taken seriously and was able to achieve what he desired while sporting a nonmasculine look. Because of how they were portrayed, both of them stood out in my mind long after watching the shows.

These characters, sadly, were not actual people with our societal norms. But I started thinking, ‘Women are allowed to wear masculine apparel, so why is it not appropriate for men to wear feminine clothing?’

While a friend was checking on her car in the fall of 2016, I remember looking through her bags and noticing a pair of denim booty shorts. She said I could wear them if I actually wanted to, so I put them over the black athletic tights I was wearing at the moment.

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Then I had an idea. After she dropped me off at a residence hall, I rushed to my room, dug around in the drawer and BAM! I found a zebra-pattern shirt that made the outfit complete.

I have many other outfits that make people look twice, including a cardigan-leggings combo and an all-maroon sweater-jeggings look.

Some people may think I’m funny or crazy for dressing in women’s clothes. But to me, it’s perfectly fine. In fact, I think men wearing feminine clothing in public should be respected.

When it comes to clothing, ladies have many more options. You don’t have to look far or hard to see that.

Women are free to wear masculine clothing like suits, flannels and sweats. They also don’t feel pressured to show skin if they don’t want to.

What’s off-putting, however, is that men are not only still restricted to masculine clothing, but also limited to certain types of clothing.

I can wear black pants, just as long as they aren’t too tight on me. I can wear pink and purple, just as long as the attire isn’t too bright. I can wear something that shows off my muscles as long as lots of my skin is on display.

Sociology professor Rachel Kraus said men typically wear loose-fitting clothes that aren’t bright and don’t show much skin.

Look in the men’s apparel section in any store.

You will see clothes which have a loose fit, darktoned colors and solid patterns.

Now take a trip to the women’s section and it’s the exact opposite. The clothes usually have a tighter fit, come in a variety of patterns and display the brighter side of the rainbow.

So now we’re back to my original thought: Women are allowed to wear masculine apparel, so why is it not appropriate for men to wear feminine clothing? The answer is actually simpler than we think. We value masculinity more than femininity.

Kraus said a man who becomes more feminine drops his societal status because he’s embracing something that’s valued less — femininity. But a woman who becomes more masculine raises her societal status because she’s presenting something that’s valued more — masculinity.

“If we value something less, people who act that

way are going to be picked on more than people who act in ways that we put more value on,” Kraus said.

This is the reason why women who dress in male attire are respected and admired. Sadly, it’s also why men who dress in women’s outfits are laughed at and shamed.

Here’s my issue with this: I don’t believe masculinity is worth more than femininity. I believe they have the same worth.

One reason why I enjoy wearing women’s clothing is that it helps me show off the physique I’ve been working on by staying in shape and eating right. Is showing off my definition considered feminine? Possibly. But I don’t care if it’s feminine or not because I’m able to express myself in the way I want.

And that’s the other reason why I love wearing feminine attire. It allows me to be more expressive.

Gender equality has come a long way. In the West, both genders are free to vote, work and lounge as they desire. Even with progress being made, however, men are still limited in what they can do. Kraus said he also thinks this is true because men’s range of expressing ourselves has not grown in the same way that women’s ranges have.

“Women have a larger range of options than men do,” Kraus said. “Nobody really cares if a woman acts masculine. But since we don’t value femininity, then a man acting feminine is going to be that [much] more problematic.”

There is hope, though.

Whenever I go to the women’s section of Rue21 or to check out at Charlotte Russe, people don’t question me on the clothes I prefer to wear. In fact, people I walk past on campus daily treat me like it’s nothing out of the ordinary, which is how it should be.

As long as “they’re not harming anyone else,” men, just like women, should be able to dress “however they want,” Kraus said.

I’m not harming anyone when I wear leggings, cardigans or any other type of women’s clothing.

Much like the characters from “Kamen Rider” and “Super Sentai,” I’m making myself and potentially others happy.

Demi Lawrence is a freshman journalism major and writes “Demi’s Diems” for The Daily News.

Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Demi at dnlawrence@bsu.edu.

Music is a huge part of our society today. In almost every TV show we watch, there is background music to add to the tone of the scene. Look around today and I promise you’ll see Demi Lawrence more people than not walking around campus with Columnist, headphones in.

Demi’s Diems We associate music with cultures, genders, time periods and so much more. I didn’t realize until I thought about it, but all the people I surround myself with share a similar taste in music with me. Maybe that’s just because my music taste is so broad. But regardless, music plays such a key role in our world today, and it’s so often overlooked.

Music can sometimes bring back memories that are so vivid it’s like we are back in the moment living them over again. When I hear the beginning seconds of “Clouds” by One Direction, tears immediately come to my eyes. That was the song they started off their concert with the last time I saw them before they broke up — which I’m still salty about, by the way.

My heart was racing when the fireworks erupted and the boys took the stage that night, and I can almost feel the ground shake below me whenever the song comes on my shuffle to this day.

We associate some songs with people. Picture this — your best friend just had a terrible day and needs to hear “their song.” Without hesitation, I am sure all of us know at least one song that defines those closest to us. I know if I ever want a good laugh out of my three best friends to just put on “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver. The shift in mood is like night and day. I don’t even really like the song that much — I actually really dislike country music. It’s just a fun song and, somehow, my best friends and I know every single word.

Then there are the songs that make you cry. And not just tear up a little because they’re kind of sad, no. I’m talking about the songs that make you ugly cry, the kind of cry that’s felt deep inside your bones.

“Wait” by Tanner Swift.

The kind of cry that you don’t even try to hide because you know it’s no use.

“Forgive and Forget” by A Day To Remember.

These are songs where you feel like the artist stalked your life for a week or so, and then decided to try and write about it.

“If You Don’t Know” by 5 Seconds of Summer.

Sometimes it’s hard to listen to these songs.

Sometimes the pain is too much and we end up skipping over them to avoid the hurt. I do it all the time. Lately, though, I’ve been challenging myself to be tough through those songs. As terrible as it sounds, I force myself to endure the pain.

My logic behind it is that if I play the song enough times, then maybe I’ll become numb to those emotions and it’ll stop hurting someday.

Music is such a beautiful thing, and I refuse to let anyone or any situation ruin what were once such great songs for me.

We can associate music with times in our life, too. Any rap music I hear makes me think of the summer before I came to college, because that’s all I listened to during that time. Heavier music makes me think of my freshman and sophomore years in high school — oh, those were rough times. It’s like a little adventure when those songs appear in my life now; I get taken back in time to those moments through the songs that defined those chapters of my life. I can’t think of anything else that is able to do that for me quite like music.

I’ve made some of my greatest friends through music, too. I met my best friend nearly five years ago in a group chat for people who liked the same band. She lives halfway across the world, and we bond over things other than music now. But what initially brought us together was music.

One of my friends on campus formed a band during first semester, and since then, I’ve found myself sucked into going to every show and loving every second of it. Sure, they’re all my friends and I want to support them, but the bond is even stronger because I enjoy the music so much.

Imagine late night car rides without music to blast out of your open windows.

Imagine your hardest days without music to cry to at the end of them. Imagine not hearing a song and being instantly taken back in time to a certain moment, completely immersed in it and forgetting the real world for a second. Without music, I know I would just be a mere shell of who I am now.

Whether it’s sad, happy, nostalgic or any other emotion, music makes us feel. Artists make music to share their experiences and emotions with their fans, and I like to think they share it in the hopes of dragging us along with them in their experience and emotions. Music is almost like an artist taking off their glasses and putting them on us, allowing us to see the world from their angle, even if just for a second. Music can elicit change, evoke emotion and sometimes even define a generation.

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Uncovering emotion under a new face Jonathan Becker uses the arts, masks to further his understanding of himself and others Brooke Kemp Features Editor Behind a layer of synthetic rubber and paint, Jonathan Becker gains a greater understanding of himself and the world around him.

From his three-story home in downtown Muncie, Becker runs the North American Laboratory For the Performing Arts (NALPA) where he houses artists and makes masks.

“Theater has always been a really serious thing for me; it’s always been a place that I felt at home,” Becker said. “I’ve tried to escape it a number of times in my adult life, and I can never really get away; I’m always pulled back into it.

“I’ve found over the years that it’s something that I actually need in order to find fulfillment and to kind of survive my day … it’s the only place where I find that I’m confronted with myself constantly and so I have the opportunity to grow and come to a great understanding of me, but more importantly then apply that to the understanding of others.”

When he moved into his home eight years ago, Becker saw the potential the house had to cultivate artistry and founded NALPA to invite others to use the space to create, explore and connect through the arts.

On the third floor is a studio that is sometimes used for performances or other artistic projects. Most often, however, the space is used by Becker to create theatrical masks.

Even though Becker has always had an interest in theater, becoming a mask maker wasn’t part of his original plan.

“I trained as a dancer and as an actor,” Becker said. “I have no training in the visual arts at all, that was all a self-taught thing I had to learn.”

When he was 14 years old, he attended a summer conference held by the National Clown Mime and Dance Puppet Ministry at Ithaca (New York) College.

There, Becker was first exposed to the use of masks in performance when he discovered an artist using a straight-faced, neutral expression mask.

“When he put the mask on, it was as if everything grew still, and when he tilted the mask the world changed, the fabric of the air seemed to shift,” Becker said.

It was that experience, Becker said, that inspired him to pursue the “idea of mask and performance with the mask.”

Eventually, Becker was able to attend The

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International School of Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and explored the use of masks in theater. Becker said the first year of study involved being trained on how to act under a mask, which required each student to create his or her own.

Getting Started While his first mask was “beautiful to look at,” Becker said it was technically an “unmitigated failure.”

“The mask that I made was a dead form, so all masks for theatrical and performance use are what we refer to as expressive form, living sculpture,” Becker said. “They play, they appear to change expression as they move through space, and my mask didn’t play. It was an expression mask, not an expressive mask.”

Becker knew the mask was unsuccessful, but he had to use it in class each day, which presented many difficulties as the deadline to determine

Jonathan Becker paints details onto his mask by hand in his studio in Muncie March 25. J.A. FIELDS, DN which students would be accepted into their second year was approaching.

“My peers didn’t really want to work with me because the mask didn’t work. [They thought] there must be something wrong with me,” Becker said. “It was a huge failure that was constant and very present in my life every day for an extended period of time.”

That pressure, however, is something Becker said has defined him as an artist, and he considers it to be one of his most “successful endeavors.”

Even though his first mask was a failure, Becker felt he had to keep going. He wanted to continue in his training at The Jacques Lecoq School and to understand on a deeper level what’s below the surface of each sculpture, character and person.

“It’s not about winning something or being better, it’s what you’re getting from every moment of it,” Becker said. “I think that’s always been a part of what I am engaged in as an artist and was certainly what I was engaged in as a student. I wanted to learn something, so I kept going.”

With each mask he creates today, Becker said he is reminded of that first mask.

“Every time I step in front of the sculpture stand, I’m still trying to solve the problem of that mask and trying to come to a better understanding of why it didn’t work,” Becker said. “I tell this story often to my students because I think we’re often afraid of failure, but in fact it’s a necessary thing for us in order to understand and to move us forward to success.”

While Becker was studying at Virginia Commonwealth University, Aaron Anderson, associate chair of theater, said Becker’s “profound understanding of the mask,” “the body in space” and “the relationship of space to other things and how space moves” made him more of a colleague than a student.

“You don’t really teach Jonathan as much as you unleash him,” Anderson said.

Anderson said working alongside Becker was a learning experience in the classroom and other collaborative projects.

“He has a very deep sense of life, and he feels everything very intensely and tries to communicate to his students and the people he works with,” Anderson said.

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After painting, Jonathan Becker leaves his neutral masks on the shelf to dry in his Muncie studio March 25. Neutral masks are primarily used for actor training and are expressionless. J.A. FIELDS, DN Becker is currently an assistant professor of theater at Ball State, where he shares his knowledge of theater, history and the arts with students. In his lessons, Becker implements his understanding of masks, utilizing different types of masks for different situations.

Some masks are specifically used for actor training. When using such masks, Becker said the process is “hugely revealing” and “profoundly useful,” but also “incredibly difficult because it’s requiring them to live from the inside out and to be comfortable.”

When a mask covers an actor’s face, it takes away their ability to rely solely on facial expressions in performance and communication, and forces the performer to explore on a deeper level and “create honesty in the moment.”

“When you lie under a mask, it dies. The form itself becomes lifeless, and it’s really obvious to everyone who’s watching,” Becker said. “Masks are so present and so alive that when they’re actually in a moment of truth they’re really compelling, they’re hard to look away from.

The masks also reveal to us really the innermost thoughts and habitual tension and reasons for those tensions that actors have as people.”

Exploring Masks in Performance Throughout Becker’s education, many of the schools he attended had focused on creating something that doesn’t exist.

Carl Schafer, owner of Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company, said Becker is able to “look very holistically at creativity in all kinds of media.”

“He is very purposefully and in a very creative way drawing on history … and able to give [characters] life because they have something relevant to say to what’s going on,” Schafer said.

“He’s [bringing characters to life] in a sidelong way with a lot of knowledge about who those

characters were and then making a new version of some of these characters and allowing them to speak to us.”

The pair met when Schafer was the associate director of the David Owsley Museum.

While Becker was preparing for a performance in the museum, he asked Schafer for feedback on his performance, even though the two had just met.

“I was very impressed with Jonathan’s generosity in his creativity,” Schafer said. “He has no reservations about sharing this creativity with others … he really welcomes feedback and he uses it.”

Because of his passion to learn and openness to receiving feedback, Becker’s process in creating works of theater and masks has evolved.

His methods of creating have also been impacted by where he is in the world.

Becker’s first studio, where he created masks, was on the landing outside his apartment in Binghamton, New York. The space was the size of a small table, and Becker said if he stepped backwards he would fall down the stairwell.

As his mask-making business continued, Becker realized he needed to buy a home in order to have the proper amount of space to meet the demand of his customers. The first home Becker bought was roughly 3,600 square feet and located in Muncie.

It wasn’t until he attended the East Washington Street Fair in Muncie that he was introduced to his current home. His friend invited him to take a tour of the historical houses in the district, and upon entering one building, he was struck by its beauty.

As Becker was admiring the home, his realtor greeted him and offered to take him on an extended version of the house tour, where he was able to explore the third floor of the house.

Becker decided to make the move, and now, on the third floor alone, Becker has about 3,300 square feet to work in.

Often, when ordering a mask, Becker’s clients send pictures that provide a basic idea of what they want made.

Water-based clay is used to sculpt the form of Becker’s masks, and then a box is built around the clay so he can pour a plaster mold, which will create a negative version of the mask.

Once the plaster dries, Becker removes the clay, cleans the mold, and pours neoprene, an industrial, rigid latex, which will sit in the mold for several hours so a film of latex conforms to the shape.

The excess neoprene is poured out, and when the layer that is left has fully dried, it too is removed from the mold. Becker then trims the mask, paints it and finally attaches straps and padding before he sends it to his customer.

“A lot of the very best mask makers work in leather, and what Jonathan does is have an artisan’s sense of the mask in a more affordable form,” Anderson said.

While Becker approaches each mask with a more developed understanding of the tools he is using, he said each mask demands a similar thought process.

“I’m at a constant place of beginning again. It’s the fear that is associated with doing things that we’re not familiar with is always very present in much the same way as it was in that first mask that I attempted,” Becker said. “The process is the same, but I’m hoping the outcome is different.”

Becker’s colleagues refer to him as a master mask maker given the time he has put into studying and perfecting his craft, but Becker said he is unsure if he has earned the title. He said he is simply trying to “create as much integrity in what it is that I do each time I do it,” and watching others perform with the masks he has made is a “glorious” experience.

“I love that I can see other artists being inspired by work that I have done,” Becker said. “ I really am touched and inspired to do more when I get the opportunity to see the masks being used.”

Eva Patton, associate professor of acting at Ball State, has worked with Becker on a number of projects, and said he’s a “superb colleague” who balances all of his responsibilities well and is an asset to both students and educators in the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Becker said he wouldn’t have been able to

Jonathan Becker carves a clay mold at his studio in Muncie March 25 that will eventually be cast and become a mask.

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achieve his success without the support of those closest to him.

“Every job that came down the road or opportunity that lead to a job came through friends and colleagues, people that I had met along the way,” Becker said. “And in the beginning and still the support of my family has been huge, and that’s an opportunity that I think a lot of people don’t get and I have been incredibly lucky with that.”

Becker said he is not sure where his passion will lead him, but he knows that success isn’t something that has simply been given to him.

“Opportunity is something you create for yourself — no one hands it to you — or you see it and you immediately leap into it and you turn it into what it is that you’re interested in,” Becker said.

When opportunities appear, he said, “always say yes.”

Contact Brooke Kemp with comments at bmkemp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @brookemkemp.

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Muncie Origins

Muncie business preserves community’s art history through handmade frames Justice Amick Reporter Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie.

Special wood, carving tools and sometimes chains are only a few of the requirements needed to create custom-made frames and repair different art pieces taken to Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company.

The company takes pride in its ability to help the community as well as its historical accuracy when it comes to artifacts because “every framing job is not just a framing job, it’s also a preservation.”

“We offer a level of quality craftsmanship and originality in picture framing that is really unusual,” said Carl Schafer, one of the owners of the company. “We’re really one of the only shops between Chicago and Cleveland that does this level of work, so we’re doing museum quality work, and we offer that to our clientele, which reaches all around Indiana.”

Gordy Fine Art and Framing has been a part of the Muncie community for over 25 years, but Schafer and his wife have only owned the business since 2015.

Originally, Brian and Genny Gordy owned the company. Through their work with the David Owsley Museum, the couple was introduced to Carl Schafer, who was the associate director of the museum at the time.

In 2015, when the Gordys decided to retire, Schafer and his wife Barbara saw an opportunity they felt they couldn’t pass up.

“[My wife and I] got to points in our careers where they became a little more administrative than we had started out doing,” Schafer said. “We loved being next to objects, and our careers grew out of that, but [by the end] we were managing people and getting a little bit ahead of where we wanted to be.”

Since purchasing the company, Schafer said his favorite jobs have been restoring art community members unexpectedly find in their attics and bring to him.

“Some of the best feelings we’ve ever had is

when we can save things for them,” Schafer said.

“Then they have something that is a real treasure for them.”

Additionally, Barbara Schafer said she and her husband enjoy the challenge of adapting their methods based on what a customer needs.

“I like that it’s different every day and people seem to bring in things that are important to them and sort of challenge you to do the best for them,” Barbara said. “I just like the fact that we don’t follow a formula book here — we do what we think is best based on our experience.”

Beyond helping customers preserve their pasts, Barbara also said Gordy Fine Art and Framing offers the community an “art scene,” because the business hosts an art gallery that represents 25 regional artists from the East-Central Indiana area every year.

Every artist showcased at Gordy Fine Art and Framing has some connection to the Muncie or Ball State community, including the current artist Kevin Campbell, who is a Ball State alumnus, with his show entitled “Pieces of Infinity.”

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“Art is a really important thing because it tells us who we are,” Carl said. “Artists are always reflecting, and at least for me, if it’s successful, its holding up some kind of reflection of ourselves.

So, we always learn something about being a human being or what’s going on in this particular moment in history.”

Contact Justice Amick with comments at jramick@bsu.edu or on Twitter @justiceamick.

Student learns complexity of government through Indiana Statehouse internship Melissa Kraman Reporter Editor’s note: Intern Spotlight is a Ball State Daily News series profiling Ball State students and their internships. If you have any suggestions as to who we should feature next, send an email to features@bsudailynews.com.

Since he was a child, Aiden Medellin, a sophomore political science major, has always wanted to work in public service.

As he got older, Medellin decided the best way to help instigate change was by holding a position in government.

Medellin earned his chance when he received an internship at the Indiana Statehouse and was paired with Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, from December 2017 to March 2018. “[This internship] not only allows [interns] to see how the state government works, it allows them to put together a network of people that will help them advance their career or mentor them,” said Adam Jones, Tallian’s legislative assistant.

“It hopefully broadens their worldview to other people’s issues in life and teaches them how to

be confident and good at addressing the public or individuals in a professional manner.”

During his internship, Medellin was tasked with listening to comments and concerns from people Tallian represents, as well as analyzing around 900 surveys regarding various policies. Then, at the end of the week, Medellin would present the information to Tallian.

Tallian and Medellin would then discuss the issues they were presented and come up with responses.

The process of speaking with constituents and opposing politicians, Medellin said, was not always easy because he never knew what type of person he was going to talk to.

“Rather than trying to attack people who have opposing views, you need to take a stance where you sit back and listen,” Medellin said. “But at the same time, you need to formulate a reason why you have your view. If you don’t even know how you feel about certain things, then how do you expect to be able to defend your view?”

Medellin was also selected to be part of three separate committees that help move bills into session, including the Appropriations Committee, Military and Veteran Affairs and Transportation

and Homeland Security.

In working together, Tallian said she was able to see Medellin’s passion for politics, and his ability to communicate with others allowed him to effectively complete tasks that were assigned to him.

“Aiden was a pleasure to work with,” Tallian said. “He was always responsive and very interested in how the Statehouse works. He is a humble guy and was always willing to put in extra effort with everyone.”

During his internship, Medellin said he was stunned that he was able to see the legislative process in such detail, and in the future he hopes to work as a legislative assistant for a senator at the Indiana Statehouse.

“I want to change how Americans view politics,” Medellin said. “Everyone likes to complain and moan, but the problem is you haven’t been using your voice. Especially in college, you have the ability to make a change. It’s whether or not you want to utilize that.”

Contact Melissa Kraman with comments at mmkraman@bsu.edu or on Twitter @missy_ kraman.

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YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE

1 Saturday

10 A.M.

MUNCIE HOME & GARDEN SHOW 2018

The Muncie Mall and the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce have partnered to host the Muncie Home & Garden Show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. The event will allow community members to support local businesses that have booths at the show, while also finding the information they need to change or fix aspects of their homes. The show runs all weekend, from Friday at noon to Sunday at 5 p.m.

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Saturday

10 A.M. CHILDREN’S HEALTH FAIR

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, the Muncie Children’s Museum will host its annual Children’s Health Fair. The Health Fair was created to help parents and children understand what it means to be healthy. Experts at the event will focus on educating attendees on the six components of a child’s health: checkups, play time, safety, learning, friends and helping hands. The event is free to the community.

Saturday

3 P.M. MUNCIE BREWFEST

Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Midwest POS Solutions Muncie Brewfest and Indiana on Tap will offer beers from across the state from 3-6 p.m.

Saturday at Cornerstone. The festival features 30 one-of-a-kind Hoosier craft beers that will be offered as both self-distributed and point-ofpurchase drinks. General admission costs $25, but a 2 p.m. early admission is also offered at $40.

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YOU, ME, AND THAT THING OVER THERE!

At 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Korsgaard Dance Studio, Ball State 2018 senior acting majors will present the first showing of their capstone project, “You, Me, and That Thing Over There!” The project is a collection of oneand two-person shows written and created by students with the guidance of Veronica Santoya and DeeDee Battleast. Many of the stories feature topics that are special to the actors and demonstrate techniques they are hoping to employ in the future. A second show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. All of the showings are free.

Saturday

9 P.M.

GENDER BENDER CABARET

The Department of Theatre and Dance will host its annual Gender Bender Cabaret at 9 p.m. Saturday in the Cave Theatre to wrap up the end of the theatrical season. Theater students will bend gender rules in the performance, with men playing women’s roles and women playing men’s roles. Many songs from musical theater and pop culture will be featured in the show. Admission is $1, and the cabaret is estimated to run until 10:30 p.m.

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Outlet Hip Hop Troupe will perform their end-of-thesemester showcase at 4 p.m. Sunday in Emens Auditorium.

Members of the troupe have choreographed all dance pieces in the show. The performance will feature both team dances as well as small group collections that allow students to showcase more individual skills. During the show, there will also be a special performance by the Power Outage Champion.

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7:30 P.M.

BAD POETRY NIGHT

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At 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Ball State Sigma Tau Delta: Alpha Chi Upsilon chapter and the English Department will host Bad Poetry Night in Teacher’s College Room 120. The event was created to give those who enjoy poetry an outlet to share their work in an informal setting. Bad Poetry Night will be the first of its kind, with special surprise guest judges giving out awards such as the “Best Bad Poem” and “Worst Bad Poem.” The competition is free and scheduled to end at 9 p.m.

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Continued from Page 10 Shannon’s enthusiasm for field hockey also shows in the drive she puts toward her school work. Come fall, Shannon will take on the task of balancing the two, just like she did during her undergraduate degree.

“I’m going to be doing a lot of research things, but I’m not exactly sure of what I want to do after these two years,” Shannon said. “I have two years to figure it out, but I love coaching, and I don’t mind the research part. I guess we’ll just see in two years where life takes me.

Heintschel and Shannon were chosen by the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, which includes faculty athletics representatives, athletics administrators and a conference commissioner.

Ball State had three student-athletes earn postgraduate scholarships last year. They were awarded to a trio of male athletes

made up of swimmer Tanner Barton, tennis player Matt Helm and baseball player Caleb Stayton.

“Alyssa and I both got it in the fall … two women,” Shannon said. “I know the last three were men, so it’s a good change.”

Ball State has grabbed five of the nine NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships awarded to student-athletes in the MAC over the past two years. As Heintschel and Shannon start their new journeys after graduation this May, the pair appreciate the steps they’ve taken to earn the scholarship in more ways than one.

“I think it has shaped my personality, shaped how I handle things and how I perceive things,” Heintschel said. “It’s given me a work ethic that I think a lot of people don’t have the chance to develop without having this huge part of your life consumed by something else.”

Contact Kara Biernat with comments at karabiernat@gmail.com or on Twitter @karabiernat.

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However, after dropping its last series against Miami, Ball State is seeking improvement, especially in its pitching staff. The Cardinals’ performance on the rubber was problematic against the Redhawks.

“We didn’t pitch well enough,” Maloney said. “If you look at the number of runs that we gave up over the weekend, we have to do a better job. Our pitching is supposed to be our strength, but it hasn’t been so far. But I am hopeful. I like the way Dre Jameson is pitching. I like the way John Baker is throwing. I like the way Cody Freed did this past week, so I’m encouraged by that.”

Looking at Ball State’s season as a whole, its record on paper doesn’t do the team justice — until one looks at the scores to every game.

“We lost four close games that were very winnable,” Maloney said. “If we would have won those four games, we’d be in first place. As much as we see ourselves for where we’re at, you also can look at it and say, ‘We’re not as far off as we look.’”

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With just a day to prepare for the weekend series — after its midweek game against No. 7 Indiana — Ball State will continue to work on situational things.

Maloney said, it’s the little moments that are capable of winning a close game.

“It’s those moments, when you get a guy on third, less than two outs … you have to get a hit,” Maloney said.

“We get a man on, we have to execute it. We just need a little bit more in any area. It’s not any one area that’s separated.”

The Cardinals will head into the weekend with the goal of pulling away from the .500 record they’ve sat near all season.

“We’re seeing some glimmers of hope, but we still have to get over the top there,” Maloney said. “We still have a tendency to not be able to get that big hit when we need it to break the game open. We hang close and sometimes we win those and sometimes we lose them.

That’s why we’re 50/50.”

First pitch is slated for 3:05 p.m. Friday in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Contact Kara Biernat with comments at karabiernat@ gmail.com or on Twitter @karabiernat.

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