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Researchers evaluate industry Indiana’s results from 2019 Manufacturing Scorecard04

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High expectations Ball State went through a coaching change during the offseason, but the Cardinals are still confident heading into the new season.14

Muncie activists declare victory over recycling plant.

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Keep calm and get organized

A community hearing at Muncie Central High School followed the cancellation of the Waelz Sustainable Products (WSP) manufacturing complex Aug. 20, 2019, where a panel of professionals talked about how harmful the complex would have been to the community. Moving forward, people wonder how to prevent WSP from building in another town. One member in attendance holds a sign reading “Not in Their Backyard Either.” ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

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ocal opposition from the Ball State and Muncie communities, concerned over health and environmental factors, was one of the reasons behind stopping a steeldust recycling plant from setting up shop in town.

“Thank you very much for doing this. Thank you for everything, all of you have done. I’ve been doing this for many, many years since I’ve been here in Muncie. I’ve never seen an outpouring such as this. You are amazing. You are the heroes of Muncie to do what you have done,” said James Rybarczyk, associate professor

of chemistry, at an informational panel meeting Tuesday at the auditorium in Muncie Central High School.

Waelz Sustainable Products LLP (WSP) ceased efforts to develop a plant after discussions with the City of Muncie Redevelopment Commission (MRC) and City of Muncie, according to a press release Tuesday.

The project failed to win the confidence of the community and eventually, WSP, MRC and Mayor Dennis Tyler decided any further efforts to do so “were in vain.”

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BallStateDailyNews.com Did you miss it? Catch up on the news from August 13-22 on…

Women’s basketball to play in Bahamas

4Aug. 13: The International Youth Education & Sports Foundation will host the inaugural Bahamas Hoopfest during Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 28-30 in Nassau, Bahamas. The event includes five NCAA Division-I women’s basketball teams. Along with Ball State, teams include Arkansas, Fordham, Lehigh and Wisconsin-Madison.

Muncie community joins Recess Rally

4Aug. 17: Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, two organizations protesting gun violence, held a rally 11 a.m. in front of the David Owsley Museum of Art. Ralliers called for “common sense gun reforms ”and the passage of House Resolution 8, also known as the “Bipartisan Background Check Act of 2019.”

State leaders meet, discuss education

4Aug. 15: Sen. Eddie Melton

(D-Gary) spoke Aug. 14 in the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel along with Jennifer McCormick, state superintendent of public instruction.

Melton spoke on college tuition and cited various ways of lowering the debt. Melton is currently touring Indiana exploring the possibility of running for governor.

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4Aug. 19: Ball State has proven it knows how to take care of business in the classroom as well as in gymnastics. Of the 18 Cardinals on the 2018-19 roster, 13 were named Scholastic AllAmericans. The Cardinals finished last season with a team GPA of 3.47, good for fourth in the MidAmerican Conference.

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4Aug. 16: President Geoffrey Mearns and Provost Susana RivieraMills spoke to faculty members at the Fall Convocation in Emens Auditorium. Thirteen members of the faculty received awards during the convocation. Mearns also spoke about Ball State’s achievements but said declining retention rate was something that needed improvement.

Local comic book store moves location

4Aug. 22: Aw Yeah Comics, a comic book store in downtown Muncie, moved its location to 199 E. Charles St. with the intention of attracting more walk-in traffic.

While the move was hard for owner Christina Blanch, she said she felt comfortable in the new location. The comic book store is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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TAKING BACK HER VOICE Alumna shares her recovery from human trafficking through outreach, book

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Farmers market in the Village Muncie Makers Market, a weekly outdoor farmers market, was held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday on University Avenue in front of the Village Promenade. The farmers market sold items such as cake pops, jewelry and more. Market contributors planned to “celebrate Muncie in this area,” said Moth Danner, market master.

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Gunman wounds 6 officers

Theresa Flores, a 1987 Ball State alumna, was trafficked at the age of 15 after being blackmailed in high school. She has written five books about her experience and she continues to provide resources for survivors. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION Rohith Rao News Editor From surviving human trafficking to eventually campaigning against it, one 1987 Ball State alumna has written books, founded an organization and helped pass legislation years after escaping the violence.

“The Slave Across the Street” by Theresa Flores explains how she “became enslaved into the dangerous world of sex trafficking all while living with her parents in an uppermiddle-class suburb of Detroit,” according to the book’s description.

Flores said her 10th anniversary edition of the book “talks about the after-effects of

human trafficking upon a person, mostly psychologically.”

“Even once a person survives it and escapes it, it’s not over,” she said. “The book discusses the journey that I had to take to be who I am today as a leading activist and owner of a nonprofit to help stop this issue.”

Her story Originally from Indiana, Flores said she and her family moved to Michigan, where she was trafficked during her junior and senior years of high school.

When it comes to human trafficking, she said people typically associate it with foreigners or kidnapping, but Flores wasn’t

taken from her family.

Instead, Flores said when she started at her new high school in Michigan, she met a boy who pretended to like her.

“He asked me for a ride home from school, and I took the opportunity because I had a crush on him, but he didn’t take me home from school,” Flores said. “He took me to his house.

He drugged me and raped me. Then, what I didn’t know at the time was that there were other people there taking pictures of it.

“So, for two years they blackmailed me with the pictures, and at night, I would sneak out of my house and meet them. They would show me to other people.”

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One gunman shot at police officers Aug. 14 in Philadelphia.

The shooting started around 4:30 p.m. Two other officers, who were trapped inside the house after the shooting began, were freed around 9:30 p.m., but the gunman remained barricaded. No injuries were considered life-threatening, police Sgt. Eric Gripp said.

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Hypnotist returns to Ball State Hypnotist Dan Larosa returned to Ball State Aug. 16 to perform in Emens Auditorium. Larosa said the skits were meant to be “entertaining and not hurt anyone.” He added that he has performed at the university for more than 30 years, and he has hypnotised more than 40,000 people in his career.

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INDIANA RECEIVES MIXED MANUFACTURING GRADES

Ball State researchers update scorecard assessing the industry.

Charles Melton Assistant News Editor

The state of Indiana received four A’s, four C’s and one B in the 2019 Manufacturing Scorecard, created by members of Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER).

In the study, CBER Director Michael Hicks said, each state is examined and graded from A to F in nine categories: manufacturing industry health, logistics industry health, human capital, worker benefit costs, tax climate, expected fiscal liability gap, global reach, sector diversification, productivity and innovation, and logistics industry health.

“We examined 40 plus different data points across all the states that appeared in academic research to affect the expansion and relocation of manufacturing and logistics,” Hicks said.

Hicks worked on the 2019 Manufacturing Scorecard alongside Srikant Devaraj, research economist and research assistant professor, and

Number of A’s assigned to Indiana and neighboring states The data found in the 2019 manufacturing scorecard shows Indiana’s success in receiving A’s compared to its surrounding states.

Indiana has the most A’s across the nation as well.

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Riley Liechty, undergraduate research assistant.

Together, the group examined aspects of each category and determined Indiana had earned an A in manufacturing, logistics, global reach and tax climate. Indiana has maintained this grade in manufacturing, global reach and tax climate for 11 consecutive years, and

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The scorecard states, “Indiana is … a strong logistics state,” because its location allows it to be a center for both imports and exports.

“Manufacturing firms actually need these raw materials in a timely way to produce the products they do, so that’s how the logistics industry is

going to work closely with these manufacturing firms — to fulfill this need of transportation of goods,” Devaraj said.

Currently, automobile transportation equipment, orthopedic joints and medications are manufactured in Indiana, Hicks said, and the state is still expanding.

However, the state’s “most worrisome metric,” according to the scorecard, is human capital.

“The U.S. is near its peak in manufacturing production. We peaked here in Indiana employment in 1973,” Hicks said.

He added that the goods and services a worker produces today is a hundred times greater than what it was in the 19th century.

“What it took in 1974 [for] 1,000 men and women to produce, 280 to 290 can produce now,” Hicks said.

Looking into the future, Hicks and Devaraj said Indiana could see some changes in employment regarding manufacturing.

Hicks said Indiana will continue to be “a very large manufacturing state,” with fewer workers over the next couple of decades, with Devaraj adding “low-skill, low-wage” jobs may be at a higher risk of being replaced than “high-skill, high-wage” jobs such as designing and machine operating.

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Opposition to the plant

“I’ve lived here for 38 years, I’m soon to be starting a family and I will not live here,” said Travis Drown, Muncie resident and Ball State alumnus. “I will move away if it’s a threat to have mercury and extra lead for child development.”

The WSP plant would have reused iron dust from steel mills to create zinc oxide, and could create more than 100,000 pounds of zinc oxide annually.

However, Elsayed Zahran, environmental chemistry professor, said if environmental regulations were not followed, the byproducts of this process could result in the exposure to mercury, cadmium, lead and other heavy metals in the atmosphere, soil and water of Delaware County.

Zahran also said if proper filtration wasn’t used in the plant’s emissions, it could result in mercury entering the environment in several different forms – including metallic mercury – as a fine particulate that could be inhaled, and as the toxic organic compound methylmercury.

With proper filtration, Zahran said, other particulates like iron dust could enter the air through the transportation of the material on the plant’s trucks.

Environmental and health concerns also led Bruce Frankel, professor of urban planning, to say the evidence was against the construction of the plant.

Frankel said “anything above zero” when it comes to toxic material exposure in the environment was “intolerable,” and even with proper filtering and environmental precautions, “nothing is foolproof.”

He said companies like WSP could just as easily pay the fines for polluting the environment, which he called “modest,” saying it would be “less than $100,000,” in comparison to the cost of working on more expensive depolluting measures.

Pamela Schaal, Yorktown, Indiana, resident and professor of political science, said the environmental aspect of the plant had been downplayed.

“I think it was proposed in a way that was ‘economic development, very beneficial for Muncie,’” Schaal said. “I don’t feel like we had enough input from the damaging effects these emissions can produce.”

John West, assistant professor of urban planning, was one of six panelists speaking at a community meeting Tuesday night at the Muncie Central High School auditorium following the announcement from MRC. “If you’re building polluting industries in a community and you drive away all the people who potentially live there, you’re not going to get into economic development,” West said.

Josh Arthur was among the six panelists and a key person in bringing attention to the potential dangers of the WSP plant.

Arthur said he originally got involved when some of his friends messaged him concerned over “some unanswered questions” about the development of the plant.

He said through the process of learning the legal side of implementing a plant, the people involved are more prepared for the “next season,” as he says, referring to the next time questionable development may take place in Muncie.

“I feel relieved. Our community has had a couple of losses in a row with the community wanting one thing by and large and government officials doing the other, and we’ve had a couple issues recently like

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Above: James Rybarczyk, associate professor of chemistry, spoke on the panel about the Waelz Sustainable Products LLP (WSP) plant coming to Muncie after it was canceled.

The plant would have created 90 jobs. Right: John Pichtel shows the notice of violation against Waelz Sustainable Products at Muncie Central High School Aug. 20, 2019, during a community hearing. The steel dust recycling plant was planned to be built on the old BorgWarner site but the Muncie Redevlopment Commission discontinued the project. JACOB

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that,” Arthur said. “It’s good to get a victory and know that the times are changing.”

In defense of the plant Indianapolis-based Heritage Environmental and Mexico-based Zinc Nacional planned to invest $75 million in the construction of the plant — a kiln facility that produced zinc oxide from steel mill byproducts, which would later be used in consumer products such as rubber and ceramics, according to the Heritage Environmental website.

When completed, the plant would have created 90 new jobs and an additional 210 new jobs after further redevelopment, said a press release by Heritage Environmental.

The positive of the industry, Zahran said, was that the steel dust being processed at the plant would have created new uses for excess materials from the steel mill industry.

Nigel Morrison, director of WSP, in the press release, said his organization “made every effort” to have a meaningful dialogue with community leaders and address concerns.

“Unfortunately a campaign of misinformation tainted the process and ultimately made it impossible for the city council to continue supporting the project,” Morrison said.

He goes on to say, in agreement with the City of Muncie and MRC, they have decided to “move on from Muncie.”

Todd Donati, director of MRC, said in the press release, this investment would have “revitalized

a decade-old eye sore” apart from addressing environmental issues and generating jobs.

“I worked with WSP and its partners for more than a year and at no time, including now, did I feel that they would produce any product that would be dangerous to our community or environment,” Donati said.

The future MRC will purchase the former 85-acre BorgWarner brownfield site and any economic development agreements with WSP related to the project have been “mutually ... voided.”

MRC and Tyler will continue marketing the site while working on “the current visual image of the City of Muncie’ Western Gateway,” MRC’s press release states.

Eduardo Alverde, CEO of Zinc Nacional, said in Heritage Environmental’s press release, while WSP was “disappointed” in not being able to open the plant they “remain committed” to the demand for facilities to recycle industrial byproducts and produce zinc oxide for use in consumer products.

The release states several other municipalities were interested in becoming the future site of the proposed plant and have reached out to WSP to initiate discussions, which it said were underway.

Contact John Lynch with comments at jplynch@bsu.edu or on Twitter @WritesLynch.

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In 2010, Theresa Flores founded the organization Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (SOAP). Volunteers at the organization help attach sticker labels with information about the National Human Trafficking Hotline to bars of soap, which are then distributed to hotels and motels in the area. KRISTEN BAKER-GECZY, PHOTO PROVIDED

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After she graduated, her family moved to Connecticut and eventually back to Indiana, allowing her to leave her predators behind.

At Ball State Flores said she started her college career at Eastern Connecticut State University, but transferred to Ball State after her sophomore year. While she was in Connecticut, she said she was “really suffering a lot from the trauma.” By the time she got to Ball State, she knew “something was wrong.”

She would wake up from a nightmare, go for a run and then go back to her dorm finally able to go back to sleep because she felt safe.

Flores started going to the university’s counseling center and became a staff member in the residence halls, where she made friends

who she said were “like a family” to her.

In addition to her extracurriculars, Flores studied social work, which she said “really helped me look at myself and do a lot of selftherapy, but it was also just a time for me on that beautiful campus to become Theresa again.”

Twenty years after her experience, she said she was finally able to “begin the process of healing.”

Flores’ work Flores said besides not participating in it, “there’s very little that just the average person can do to stop human trafficking.”

So, in 2010, she started a nonprofit called Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (SOAP).

Volunteers at the organization help attach sticker labels to bars of soap with information about the National Human Trafficking Hotline.

These are then distributed to hotels and motels in the volunteers’ area.

“We provide the hotline number on the bar of soap, so hopefully when they go to the

bathroom they see it,” Flores said.

Apart from holding retreats at their Michigan office where they help survivors “heal and grow,” the organization offers counseling and emergency services, as well as a survivor support group, she said.

Additionally, Flores said she has also testified in support of two pieces of human-traffickingrelated legislation in Ohio and Michigan.

Ronald Dolon, professor of social work who taught Flores during her time at Ball State, said he was made aware of Flores’ work by one of his students during a human trafficking immersive learning project in 2018.

“I was just overwhelmed by what she had accomplished and is still accomplishing,” Dolon said.

He classified Flores’ social work as a macro-level practice — involving community organizing and forming agencies nationwide. “[Human trafficking] is one of the newer areas in social work, so we are just really touching the surface,” Dolon said. “What’s interesting

is when she was a teenager … we didn’t even know what was called human trafficking, but now there’s more awareness about the problem, more interest in it.”

Flores said the recovery process for survivors of human trafficking was “definitely a journey, not a destination that you reach,” and she compared it to post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Nobody wants to sell their body 20 times a night, every night of the week,” Flores said.

“If we instead said, ‘You shouldn’t be buying another person because that’s slavery,’ and we started arresting the men who were purchasing them, making the penalties higher … we could actually stop human trafficking.”

Contact Rohith Rao with comments at rprao@bsu.edu or on Twitter @RaoReports.

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Here’s what to watch as Ball State Football’s season draws nearer.

Field hockey aims to bounce back in 2019 Ball State enters the new school year following a 2-16 season in 2018. The Cardinals played six teams ranked in the top 25 in the nation, three of which were in the top 10, including eventual National Champion North Carolina. This season, the team is focused on redemption.

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The Ball State University football team storms the field against Central Connecticut State Aug. 30, 2018, at Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinals went on to defeat the Blue Devils, 42-6. JACOB HABERSTROH, DN FILE Zach Piatt Assistant Sports Editor Classes are back in session, training camp is finished and the 2019 Ball State Football season is just over a week away. As opening day approaches, here are a few things to keep in mind about this year’s Cardinals.

The gang’s all here Ball State has 17 returning starters from 2018: eight on offense, nine on defense. Included in the Cardinals’ long list of experience are all five of the team’s All-Mid-American Conference players from 2018. Having to fill minimal starting positions, given all 17 continue to start, has given head coach Mike Neu confidence in

who he has on the field.

“When you have that many guys that have played in football games, imagine the confidence level,” Neu said. “It helps because now you don’t have to count on as many younger players in your program to step in and perform.”

Along with experience, Neu and the players expressed how important team chemistry will be this season. Not only do returning players know their job, but they know their teammates’ jobs as well, making for a smoother transition into the new season.

“When everybody does their job individually, in the grand scheme, it works for us,” redshirt senior linebacker Jacob White said. “Having older guys and guys who have played that understand definitely helps. Then

that same culture trickles down to the younger guys as well, so it’s contagious.”

Senior wide receiver Malik Dunner said having more upperclassmen only helps the team in the long run.

“You can’t replace experience,” Dunner said. “You can bring in a whole bunch of talented guys, but those experienced guys — Man, they know all the little things.”

One last ride The Cardinals have 15 seniors on their roster heading into the 2019 season, just five fewer than the previous two seasons combined. Neu said this group of seniors defines what it means to be role models and leaders.

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Bowling Green ended Ball State’s season in 2018 after a tie forced penalty kicks in the Mid-American Conference Championship. This year, MAC coaches voted the Cardinals to finish second in the conference preseason poll behind Bowling Green.

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Ball State professor coaches in Peru Larry Judge, professor of kinesiology, is working as a track and field assistant coach with Team USA at the Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru. Judge coaches Josh Cinnamo in the shot put and Jeremy Campbell in discus, both are world record holders.

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Continued from Page 07 “Every team is different,” Neu said. “When you come to training camp, that’s what you want to find out: What’s this football team going to be like? What’s the heartbeat going to be like? What’s the chemistry in the locker room going to be like?

“When you have players return, they’re automatically looked up to. Players that are young come in, and they’re like, ‘That’s how I’m supposed to work in practice. That’s how I’m supposed to work in the weight room. That’s how I’m supposed to take care of business in the classroom.’”

This is the same group that came up with this year’s team slogan, “Out the mud.” Neu described the team as being stuck these past few years, and if it wants to break free, it has to work together and maximize the details.

White said his senior season will mean a little more to him, and he’s hoping to bring Ball State a MAC Championship by the end of his final year of college football.

“When you’re a freshman and you’re younger, maybe you don’t understand the amount of work that goes into it,” White said. “Maybe

Every day is a ticking time bomb for me, and I’m just trying to attack every day as best as possible.”

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you don’t understand the amount of preparation yet. The more you’re around, naturally, the more it means to you.”

Dunner said he couldn’t believe his last training camp practice was already done, and he’s going to make the most of the next few months.

“It’s definitely do or die. We’ve been through it all the past three years I’ve been here,” Dunner said. “I had to do my senior speech the other day, and I was thinking about how fast it went by. Every day is a ticking time bomb for me, and I’m just trying to attack every day as best as possible.”

The next man up Riley Neal and James Gilbert departed from Ball State last spring, each with one more year of eligibility left. This left holes in the Cardinals’ starting quarterback and running back positions. However, the team isn’t worried because the next man has stepped up.

“For us, this is our team, and we got to figure out what we can do with what we have,” said redshirt junior quarterback Drew Plitt.

“We’ve done that. We’re very skilled and very talented. I think we’re going to be a great team and have a lot of fun playing.”

Plitt has experience under center. He started three games in 2017 after starting the year as the team’s fourth-string quarterback. He came back as the second quarterback on the depth chart in 2018 and started the final three games of the season. This year, Plitt said he’s getting used to being top dog.

“It definitely feels more natural now than it did two years ago and even last year,” Plitt said. “I think the big difference is just coming into the season knowing that [I’m the starter]. The guys are responding great with me. I love them. They’ve helped me out a lot, and I’m helping them as much as I can.”

Junior Caleb Huntley has assumed the starting running back role, a position he carried for the final seven games of 2017 while Gilbert was injured. Huntley rushed for more than 1,000 yards that year as a freshman. His sophomore season, however, was cut short due to injury.

As long as everyone stays healthy, Dunner said this season is the Cardinals’ to lose.

“Our team’s going to be good this year,” Dunner said. “I think it’s all there, it’s just for us to go do it.”

Contact Zach Piatt with any comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

Anna Jensen, senior outside hitter, sets the ball against Northern Iowa Sept. 7, 2018, at Worthen Arena. Jensen played in 29 matches last season, starting 22 of them. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN FILE

For Ball State Women’s Volleyball, the 2018 season was just the beginning, as the team looks to improve after a 22-10 finish.

After last year’s 12-4 MidAmerican Conference record, the Cardinals concluded their season with a first-round loss to instate opponent Valparaiso in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship in Oxford, Ohio.

Out of 18 players, eight will be returning this year: sophomores Reece Kral and Cathryn Starck; juniors Ali Finch and Kia Holder; and seniors Anna Jensen, Sydnee Vanbeek, Amber Seaman and Kate Avila.

This is head coach Kelli Miller Phillips’ fourth season after taking over for Steve Shondell, former head coach from 201015. She has an overall record of 54-39 in her current tenure with an average win improvement of 4.5 wins every season.

“Last season, we played well and were focused with great leadership on the team,” Miller Phillips said. “I would just like to see us take more steps to becoming better to where we are playing our best every match, especially during tournament play in November.

“Our goals will be to go out there and play aggressive consistently. This is a new team and a new year, but our mindset of playing hard and executing what we work on in practice stays the same.”

Senior outside hitter and defensive specialist Anna Jensen said she wants to act as a role model for the younger players.

“I want to set an example for our team, especially for our younger players with this being my last season,” Jensen said. “By just playing hard every match and working on what we do in practice, I believe our team has a great group of girls dedicated and ready to play their best.”

The Cardinals have an exhibition match Aug. 24 at Purdue Fort Wayne before beginning the season hosting the Ball State Tournament Aug. 30.

Contact Dorian Ducre with any comments at dkducre@bsu.edu or on Twitter @DucreDorian.

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This semester, students can venture into space from a seat in Indiana’s largest planetarium for free. On Fridays and Saturdays, viewers can learn what mysteries lie deep in space, Halloween’s origins as an astronomical holiday and more at the Charles W. Brown Planetarium located behind the Cooper Science building. 10

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Students explore neuroscience research in Portugal with study abroad program.

Nicole Thomas Features Editor Editor’s note: Miles from Muncie is a Ball State Daily News series profiling Ball State students and their study abroad programs. If you have any suggestions as to who we should feature next, send an email to features@bsudailynews.com.

In an older Foz do Douro neighborhood near a beach on the North Atlantic Ocean, eight Ball State students explored city sights along cobblestone paths while discussing neuroscience research in Porto, Portugal.

From July 5-20, Kristin Perrone-McGovern, a professor of psychology counseling, and Stephanie Simon-Dack, the associate dean of the Graduate School, co-led a cross-cultural counseling study abroad program for a third time.

“We held class at Ball State in Muncie prior to leaving for Portugal,” Perrone-McGovern said. “Class content focused on learning about cross-cultural counseling, Portuguese culture, and the application of neuroscience and physiological methods to the field of counseling.”

Meghan Pier, a 2019 Ball State alumna, participated in the program before beginning her master’s degree. She said being surrounded by doctoral and master’s students “who [were] passionate about counseling” throughout her study abroad experience was “incredible and enlightening.”

“Most of my undergrad classes were full of people just trying to finish their degree and were not even furthering their education in counseling,” Pier said. “I loved being around people who love what they do and are excited about becoming psychologists.”

Partnering with the Catholic University of Portugal, students on the trip attended daily presentations from psychology professionals.

Bre McClintock, a second-year graduate student from Ball State’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, said not only was collaborating with professionals in her field a good networking opportunity, but it also gave her the opportunity to learn about differences between psychology in Portugal and the U.S. “I suspect that all of the students had a very similar experience to mine in that I gained a wide range of knowledge and information regarding what the field of psychology looks like in Portugal,” McClintock said. “It was truly fascinating to compare and contrast the prevalence of issues in Portugal, and I found myself contemplating how to translate and apply these findings within the United States.”

Students also engaged in lab meetings where they discussed their research interests and exchanged ideas with the university’s faculty and other students from Portugal, Turkey, Spain and Puerto Rico.

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DIY

Do-it-yourself ways to start the school year organized Nicole Thomas Features Editor With the start of the school year finally here, it’s time to settle back at our desks to work on any essays and projects assigned to us this semester.

As homework piles up, some of us may begin to see our desks getting messy and unorganized.

To help keep your desk organized this semester, consider these two DIYs that use materials you can find in your home or dorm room.

Cereal Box Desk Organizer

What you need: • Two empty cereal boxes • Marker • Scissors • Ruler • Duct tape

Directions: 1. Cut off the flaps on the lid of each cereal box.

2. Taking one cereal box, draw a 4-inch-long diagonal line starting at the top edge of one of the box’s side panels. Use the ruler as a straight-edge.

3. Repeat with the other side panel of the first cereal box.

4. Draw a line across the front of the cereal box that is 4 inches down from the top of the cereal box. Use the ruler as a straight-edge.

5. Taking the second cereal box, draw a 6-inchlong diagonal line starting at the top edge of one of the box’s side panels. Use the ruler as a straight-edge.

6. Repeat with the other side panel of the second cereal box.

7. Draw a line across the front of the cereal box that is 6 inches down from the top of the cereal box. Use the ruler as a straight-edge.

8. Cut along the drawn lines on the first cereal box. This will be the taller cereal box.

9. Repeat with the second cereal box. This will be the smaller cereal box.

10. Tape the front, back, sides, bottom and inside of the taller cereal box with duct tape in colors of your choosing.

11. Repeat with the smaller cereal box.

12. Taking the smaller cereal box, place three strips of duct tape on the back of the box.

Fold the duct tape so that the tape is sticky on both sides.

13. Center the smaller cereal box on the front of the taller cereal box and attach the two of them together.

14. Enjoy your finished cereal box desk organizer.

Shoe Box Charging Station

What you need: • Empty shoebox • Marker • Scissors • Duct tape • Bottle cap Directions: 1. Take the lid off of the shoebox.

2. Turn the shoebox so that one of the longer sides is facing you.

3. Using a bottle cap as an outline, place the bottle cap on the side of the shoebox and trace its circular shape. Draw as many

circles as you need.

4. With a pair of closed scissors, poke a hole into the middle of each drawn circle.

5. Use the closed scissors to make the holes bigger until they are as wide as the circle you traced onto the shoebox.

6. On one of the short sides of the shoebox, draw a rectangle wide enough for a power strip to fit through.

7. Repeat steps 4-5 with the drawn rectangle.

8. Tape the shoebox’s sides in duct tape in colors of your choosing.

9. Repeat with the shoebox’s lid.

10. With a pair of closed scissors, poke a hole through the duct tape you taped over the circular holes you made in the shoebox.

11. Used the closed scissors to make the holes in the duct tape bigger until they are as wide as the circles.

12. Fold the excess duct tape into the shoebox, covering the rough edges of the circles.

13. Repeat steps 11-13 with the rectangular hole you made in the shoebox.

14. Pull a power strip through the rectangular hole and place the power strip on the bottom of the shoebox.

15. Plug any chargers into the power strip.

16. Thread the charging cords through the circular holes in the shoebox.

17. Place the lid back onto the shoebox.

18. Plug in the power strip and your devices.

19. Enjoy your shoebox charging station.

Contact Nicole Thomas with comments at nrthomas3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @nicolerthomas22.

Travel through history, the galaxy at Charles W. Brown Planetarium From one of the 150 reclining seats under a 52-foot dome, Ball State students and the Muncie community can explore the cosmos during five free shows offered at the Charles W. Brown Planetarium this semester.

The planetarium’s doors open 30 minutes before each show, and seats are filled on a first-come, firstserved basis. Shows typically last 40 minutes.

Children 17 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Cell phones and other electronics that emit light must be turned off before each show starts because these electronics may affect others viewing the show.

We Are Stars 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 6, 7, 13, 14 8 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, 14 At this showing, viewers will delve into the answers to two questions: what are humans made of, and where did they come from? With English actor and director Andy Serkis narrating the film, guests will explore how our evolving universe brought forth life on Earth.

Into the Darkness

Dawn of the Space Age

6:30 p.m. Sept. 27, 28 and Oct. 4, 5 8 p.m. Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 The planetarium staff will teach guests how to use certain stars and constellations to navigate the sky during this showing at the Brown Planetarium. With this knowledge, viewers can discover what lurks in seemingly ‘‘dark regions’’ in the night sky.

6:30 p.m. Nov. 8, 9, 15, 16 8 p.m. Nov. 9, 16 Guests visiting the Brown Planetarium during Dawn of the Space Age will step into a reconstruction of humanity’s first travels into space. Viewers will learn about historic feats, such as landing on the moon, and the dedication of those involved in these trips out of our world.

Halloween: Celestial Origins

The Christmas Star

6:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19. 25, 26 8 p.m. Oct. 19, 26 Get into the Halloween spirit with this showing at the Brown Planetarium. This program discusses Halloween’s origins as an astronomical holiday.

Planetarium staff will also show viewers what planets, stars and constellations will be visible during their time trick-or-treating on Oct. 31.

6:30 p.m. Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14 8 p.m. Dec. 7, 14 Viewers can investigate the possible explanations for the Star of Bethlehem as well as discuss common modern-day misconceptions about the star during the Brown Planetarium’s final show of the semester.

- Staff reports The Charles W. Brown Planetarium revealed its schedule for 2019-2020. Shows include Dawn of the Space Age and Halloween: Celestial Origins. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS During Ball State’s 2018-19 school year,

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study abroad programs took place.

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of these programs happened during the summer.

Source: John Jensen, director of study abroad at Ball State

Left: The study abroad group took a day trip to the Castle of Guimarães in Guimarães, Portugal in July 2019.

The castle was built during the 10th century and is made out of granite, wood and tile. KRISTIN PERRONE-

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Continued from Page 09 Pier said, as a visual and hands-on learner, working with others and immersing herself in their different cultures allowed her to “see things from a different perspective.”

“I love being able to bounce ideas around with various people who come from various backgrounds, and those sort of instances only happen when you do these cultural programs,” Pier said. “It gave me the chance to get outside of myself, in a sense that I wasn’t focusing on myself, but I was absorbing and learning so much from everyone else.”

In addition to their research, students toured historic castles in Guimaraes, Portugal, sampled

I love being able to bounce ideas around with various people who come from various backgrounds, and those sort of instances only happen when you do these cultural programs.”

- MEGHAN PIER, 2019 Ball State graduate port wine and went on a dinner boat cruise along the Douro River. The group also visited Livraria Lello, a bookstore in Porto where author J.K. Rowling was inspired to write her Harry Potter series, Pier said.

MCGOVERN, PHOTO PROVIDED

While touring Porto, Pier said she felt a sense of peace because everyone around her seemed to move at a relaxed pace.

McClintock said she shared a similar experience where she noticed meals lasted much longer than the quick lunch break she was used to in the U.S. She said it was difficult for her to adjust to a city without strict schedules because she has “adapted to a constant state of stress and anxiety” in the U.S.’s fast-paced society.

Because she visited a country where people speak multiple languages, McClintock also said it surprised her that Porto’s residents were open to speaking in English with her.

“I found myself reflecting on how much respect was translated during conversation as an Englishspeaking student that traveled to a country where I did not speak the native language, yet nearly all of the residents were fully capable and willing to communicate with me through the language I was familiar with,” McClintock said.

After returning from Porto, McClintock said she now thinks about what else is happening in the world around her as she continues to balance her time as a graduate student, having therapy sessions with her clients and staying up late writing papers.

“For me, it was so liberating to recognize the endless bounds of the world and how life is so much bigger than what I confine myself to, as I naturally am preoccupied with the hustle and bustle of being a graduate student in the United States,” McClintock said. “For lack of a better description, this [study abroad program] felt like a breath of fresh air that I seemed to be missing in my life before the trip.”

Contact Nicole Thomas with comments nrthomas3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @nicolerthomas22.

Perrone-McGovern and her students Scott Barrera, Patricia Oliveira Silva, Katie Califano, Meghan Pier, Stephanie SimonDack, Bre McClintock, Alicia Deogracias-Schleich attend a dinner cruise on the Douro River in July 2019. On the cruise, they sampled port wine, a Portuguese wine made from grapes in the Douro Valley. KRISTIN PERRONE-MCGOVERN, PHOTO PROVIDED

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things I learned from studying abroad A month in Japan taught me more than any classroom.

Elena Stidham spent a month in Japan to practice the language and learn about the culture. Above: This sacred tree at a shrine in Uji, Japan, is meant to attract spirits to the location and give them a home.

Left: A hospital, that survived the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima, Japan, 74 years ago, still stands.

ELENA STIDHAM, PHOTOS PROVIDED

Elena Stidham is a senior 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.

This June, I had the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Japan. I have always wanted to go, and after I took my first Japanese language class, I thought it would Elena be even more rewarding to Stidham experience the culture and practice Columnist, Loud and Clear my new skills.

I applied to go through the Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) program, and those of us that were selected traveled to multiple locations in Japan. We also got to try indigo dying handkerchiefs, calligraphy and flower arranging, as well as watch a kabuki performance.

I was lucky to be able to see Japan a year before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and I even bought a couple of official Olympic keychains to celebrate.

I could ramble on forever about my experiences, but these are the most prominent things I learned that anyone interested in studying abroad or even visiting Japan, should know:

1. I learned how to speak Japanese more fluently.

It sort of goes without saying, but while I was in Japan, I spoke Japanese nearly the entire time.

Because I had only been studying the language for a year, the number of mistakes I made were in the hundreds. I was in a program with people who had

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been studying the language for upwards of five to ten years, and they still made mistakes like I did.

My worst mistake was mixing up one sound that threw off my entire sentence. Instead of saying お 腹がいっぱい “onaka ga ippai,” which is “my stomach is full,” I said お腹がおっぱい “onaka ga oppai,” which is “my stomach is boobs.” My host sisters, who were 5 and 8 years old, proceeded to collapse in laughter, while my host mom giggled as she tried to explain my mistake. I was mortified at the time, but now, I can laugh about it. I can also say I never made that mistake again.

2. You will more than likely get sick.

This came as a surprise to me, but once it happened, it made sense. You’re exposing yourself to new air and different germs, so you’re probably going to get sick. In my case, it was actually more than once. But through it, I learned that Japanese medicine is milder than American medicine, and there is an entire subculture of etiquette to follow when you’re sick. I had to wear a surgical mask every time I felt even slightly ill.

I would suggest bringing medicine from your home country, getting vaccinations and building your immune system before you leave for a new country.

3. If you get the chance to do a homestay, do it.

The KIIS program came with an eight-day required homestay, so I was very fortunate to experience staying with a host family during a portion of my time there. My program director said she wanted us to have a second family and home in Japan — which is exactly what I left with — but, at first, I was petrified to meet my host

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family. I was so scared of being disliked, scared of accidentally being rude and scared that I would do everything wrong. On the day I got to meet my host family, my host sisters each made me a welcome sign, and I realized how excited they were to have me.

By the end of the eight days, I had grown close to my host family, so close that one of my host sisters and I cried the day I had to leave. I got to experience a little slice of life I never would have seen living in an apartment on my own. I got to watch this family operate in a very similar, yet very different way to the one I grew up in.

It was one of the most enriching experiences of my life, and I still keep in touch with my host family. We write letters back and forth and send packages, as well as keep up with each other on Facebook and messaging apps.

I miss them dearly, but I was so happy I had the opportunity to stay with them, even just for a little while.

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5. You will miss (and not miss) the weirdest and most specific things from home.

I never thought I would be excited about eating pizza, especially because I don’t normally like pizza. In Japan, however, pizza costs around $50 for an individual size, to say nothing of what it would take to feed a small party. So, the first thing I did when I came back to the U.S. was devour a pizza.

The same applies to public trash cans. And Oreo cookies. And using a debit card. There were also things I didn’t miss from America, such as disgustingly dirty — and not really private — public restrooms, and people not waiting for others to depart from public transportation before getting on.

While in Tokyo, Japan, Elena Stidham visited Shibuya Crossing. Around 2,500 people cross at a time, according to World Atlas. ELENA STIDHAM, PHOTO PROVIDED

6. Post-study-abroad depression is real and awful.

I cried about six times the night before I left Japan. Then, the morning when I left, I proceeded to cry on the train, the bus, the plane, in every airport, when I got home and a final time before I went to sleep that night. My heart went into a hollow place, and it still goes there sometimes.

I’m missing people I lived with for weeks, and I’m trying to make recipes in my parents’ kitchen with ingredients we don’t have. A piece of my heart was left behind in Japan, and it will probably stay there for the rest of my life.

Even now, I still feel a constant tug on my heart strings that beckon me to go back. It’s like the feeling you get when you’re homesick, but it’s also different. It hurts. It hurts miserably.

There’s no simple way to put it. You may have an aching depression when you come back, and it’s important to come to terms with it and work through it accordingly.

Looking back on my trip, I’m still learning.

There’s so much I wish I had done and more I still want to do. I’m currently working on applying for graduate school in Tokyo as well as trying to write for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as an intern. No matter how I return, I’m excited to keep learning and growing, but most importantly, I can’t wait to go back.

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4. It’s okay to allow yourself moments of negativity, to allow yourself to dislike something.

This sounds completely contradictory, especially for an opportunity that’s supposed to be all about positivity. But, realistically, there will be things you won’t like. There will be times when you feel miserable.

When we went to Hiroshima, Japan, I hated it.

Sure, the people were friendly, but the moment I stepped off the train, I felt like I was walking on a tomb. The history behind the city was something I could feel in my soul, and I couldn’t handle it.

There were also foods I tried and didn’t like — natto immediately coming to mind. I made a face that was, according to my 5-year-old host sister, extremely funny. My host mom also had me try Japanese beer, which I wasn’t a fan of. But those few things I didn’t like never stopped me from trying everything I could.

Events BSU Cardinals vs. Indiana Unv. The Ball State Cardinals and Indiana University Hoosiers will go head-to-head Saturday, August 31 at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis, IN for their official season opener. This won’t be a game to miss.

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Don’t miss out on one of the biggest events here on campus and a chance to find your next nest. The Fall Roost Fair is September 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Atrium.

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NEW FACES, HIGH EXPECTATIONS Ball State Soccer has a new head coach and multiple newcomers looking to make an impact right out of the gate.

Connor Smith Reporter “There’s a fuel, there’s a focus [and] there’s a desire to do something special.”

That’s how soccer head coach Josh Rife described his team’s outlook heading into the 2019 season. Falling to Bowling Green last season in the Mid-American Conference Championship game, a mix of veterans and rookies take the field with high expectations.

Along with six newcomers, the program welcomed Rife in the offseason as Ball State’s fifth head coach.

As an assistant coach at Mississippi State last season, he helped guide the Bulldogs to their firstever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Despite only being with Ball State’s team for two months, Rife said he is impressed with his team’s chemistry and work ethic.

“As a coach, you’re always feeling a little

pessimistic because you’re always looking at things to tweak,” Rife said. “Overall though, I’m excited. I’m happy for this group, and I think they’ve put in a lot of work.”

The Cardinals also welcomed assistant coach Rich Wall, who most recently spent four seasons coaching the men’s soccer team at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina.

Sophomore forward Tatiana Mason said Rife’s style of coaching throughout practices has given her a new perspective on different aspects of the game.

“He’ll show us things in practices that I wouldn’t even think of,” Mason said. “We’re putting a little more confidence in our back line to play the ball and connect passes.”

Last season, Mason was a driving force for the Cardinals, leading the team in goals (six) and points (15) to help her earn the MAC Freshman of the Year award. As she begins her sophomore season, Mason said, she is eager to build off last year’s success.

“I think it’s just about working with my teammates and putting in the dirty work during practices,” Mason said.

The Cardinals will also rely on experience in the net from goalkeepers graduate student Tristin Stuteville and sophomore Alex Deruvo.

Additionally, the Cardinals welcomed junior goalkeeper Maitaine Bravo from Navarro Junior College in Coriscana, Texas.

Last season, Stuteville allowed 15 goals through 20 games while posting a 0.71 goals against average, boosting her to an All-MAC Second Team selection.

“I wouldn’t be in the position I am today without all of [my teammates] behind me,” Stuteville said.

“I want to see us go all the way this year. I want to see every girl on this team achieve every goal she’s

set forth, and we’ve all been open about where we want to go this season.”

The team’s two freshmen, midfielder Tiffani Torres and forward Sam Musick, will also look to make an immediate impact. Musick was a threetime top goal scorer for her club team in the Vardar ECNL Conference, based in the Midwest. Torres served as team captain for Fraser High School in Clinton Township, Michigan, her senior year.

“It’s really important that we continue to take steps forward,” Rife said. “I know the girls are very excited to chase after another MAC Championship.”

The Cardinals open their regular season with a four-game homestand, beginning this Friday, Aug. 23, 5 p.m. against Eastern Illinois.

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

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