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Football

20 YEARS Isaac James played for the Hoosiers last year, but now he’s a Cardinal. 07 Take a look back at the history of the Ball State-Indiana rivalry. 08

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Opinion

Keep it local

Ball State cheerleaders encourage the crowd Oct. 11, 2014, at Scheumann Stadium as the Cardinals take on Western Michigan.

Ball State fans cheer during the announcements of the starting lineup for the Cardinals before the start of the game against Indiana at Scheumann Stadium Sept. 9, 2006.

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Indiana chief justice to serve 5 more years

Alsop’s hat trick gives Ball State first win

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4Aug. 22: Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush will serve another term after the state’s Judicial Nomination Commission’s vote Aug. 21 unanimously reelected her.

During her tenure, Rush pushed county courts with large opioidaddiction-related crimes to direct people to drug treatment and jobtraining programs.

Early Childhood Center hosts open house

4Aug. 24: The Mitchell Early Childhood and Family Center held an open house Saturday. It was formerly the location of Mitchell Elementary School, which closed May 2017. The center was a joint partnership between Ball State’s Child Study Center and the YMCA of Muncie’s childcare services and serves as their new location.

4Aug. 23: Sophomore defender Grace Alsop took one shot last year. In Ball State Soccer’s first game of 2019, she scored three goals, leading the Cardinals to a 6-0 victory over Eastern Illinois.

Her hat trick was the first for a Ball State player since former defender Brigit Reder accomplished the feat in 2011.

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4Aug. 24: The Ball State Women’s Volleyball regular season starts Friday. The Cardinals competed in an exhibition match Saturday at Purdue Fort Wayne. The Mastodons jumped out to an early lead, winning the first two sets. Ball State came back in the next two to force a fifth set. Purdue Fort Wayne took the final set, 15-10.

Rep. Greg Pence holds luncheon in Muncie

4Aug. 26: Rep. Greg Pence (R), from Indiana’s 6th Congressional District and brother of Vice President Mike Pence, held a luncheon at the Horizon Convention Center. The event was reserved for members of the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce.

Rep. Pence opened his Muncie congressional office in April.

Research Institute recorded more than 76,720 wildfires in 2019, an 85 percent rise from the previous year.

Paulo Moutinho, co-founder of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute, said it is “difficult” for the Amazon to have “natural fires” and that the majority of the fires are “from the hands of humans.”

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Ball State hosts Quad Bash Students took part in the annual tradition of Quad Bash 6-11 p.m.

Aug. 23 at the Quad. The event included games, a live musical performance and free food. After dusk, students watched the first-ever Friday Night Filmworks screening of the semester, “Avengers: Infinity War” outdoors on a big screen

Crime

Shooting in Muncie injures one Around noon Aug. 23, Muncie Police Department (MPD) responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of North Hartford Avenue and East Princeton Avenue.

One victim was admitted to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. In a tweet Monday, MPD said it was looking for Terrance Walker, a person of interest in the shooting.

Campus

A $2 Tour of the Village was held Aug. 24, 2019, in Muncie. A few of the businesses involved in the event included Brothers Bar & Grill, Queer Chocolatier, White Rabbit Used Books, Roots Burger Bar and Art Mart. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

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Rohith Rao News Editor While part of the reason for the event was to draw interest from students, some business owners and community leaders have expressed hope that the $2 Tour of the Village will be the first of many occasions that brings stakeholders together.

As president of the Riverside-Normal Neighborhood Association, which oversees businesses in the Village, Heather Williams said the Aug. 24 event was an opportunity to begin collecting data and create a more united Village with both a business directory and business association.

Williams also serves as the program manager of Ball State’s Building Better Neighborhoods in the Office of Community Engagement, and she added that Ball State is interested in helping support the Village as part of its Next Muncie initiative.

“We really want a thriving Village so the students have a space for them — like a

community,” she said.

Williams attributed the idea of a Village business association to Morgan Roddy, the owner of Queer Chocolatier.

Prior to the $2 Tour of the Village, Roddy said she and the other owners were looking for ways to “instill a positive sense of momentum” for businesses in the Village and wanted to create “dialogue with people.”

“We were working, kind of like throwing ideas out about how we might do that, and then we thought, ‘Well, gosh, maybe we could kick this off by throwing an event,’” Williams said.

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Student shares stormchasing experience Liz Szewczyk, senior meteorology major and forecaster for Cardinal Weather and NewsLink, spent time over summer break chasing storms.

Szewczyk spent about a week in Nebraska taking selfies in front of tornadoes and other severe weather events. She said her group chases “smart,” making a lot of the “scared feelings go away.”

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RAISING MONEY

FOR RILEY

Dunk-a-Cop, hosted by the University Police Department Aug. 22, was a fundraiser for Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Students could pay to dunk a cop by throwing softballs at the mechanism’s target. For $1, participants could get three balls; for $5, one automatic dunk; and for $10, two. While perched on their seat above the cold water, officers would taunt throwers in hopes they would miss.

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COMMUNITY POLICING Charles Melton Assistant News Editor

Along with maintaining security and enforcing regulations at Ball State, the University Police Department (UPD) also attempts to strengthen its presence within the community.

Through events like the Citizens Police Academy, Lunch with a Cop and the recently concluded Dunk-a-Cop, UPD helps connect its officers with students and neighboring communities.

The implementation of these programs sparked from interest or requests from the community on how the department could help police relations, said Director of Safety Jim Duckham.

“We just try to really provide an opportunity to increase our engagement and each year, we’ve tried to do more and more,” Duckham said.

While Duckham said he is unable to disclose specifics at this time, new programs and events are in the works, including ones suggested by resident assistants and students.

When it comes to watching the community, Duckham said UPD patrols not only the campus, but the neighborhoods “immediately adjacent” to campus as well.

He said UPD’s boundaries range from McGalliard Road to White River Boulevard and Wheeling Avenue to Tillotson Avenue.

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When there aren’t any programs happening or the officers aren’t on vehicle patrol, all UPD officers are expected to perform a foot patrol on campus, Duckham said.

Sgt. Michael Lucas said officers “are encouraged to do at least 30 minutes of foot patrol per shift,” but he could be on his feet longer than that, depending on the number of calls he gets and the amount of staffing for the day.

“It gives me an opportunity to get out of the police car and have face-to-face interaction with people outside the realm of a call for service,” Lucas said. “Some of our officers sometimes take advantage of being out of their car and sit down and eat with students in one of our dining facilities.”

During dinner hours, Lucas said he typically likes to conduct a foot patrol in a busy area like the Atrium or McKinley Avenue.

When asked how students could help make a UPD officer’s foot patrol easier, Lucas said in an email that he wouldn’t describe these foot patrol “as hard or not enjoyable.”

“Historically, though, when people see the police, they automatically think someone is in trouble. Sometimes that may be the case, but we use our foot patrols to be visible and available to our community,” Lucas said. “These things may mean different things to different people; visibility deters criminal activity and promotes a

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Cpl. Travis Stephens said events like Dunk-ACop and foot patrols help the public see the officers “as humans.” “[You] can always stop and say ‘Hi’ to pretty

much any one of us you know,” Stephens said.

“We like interacting and meeting new people, and that’s why we love this job.”

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Now that the event has occurred, Roddy said she believes that interest in joining the association may be a “mixed bag,” but even if only a few businesses volunteer, it “could help shape the conversation” the Village needs.

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As a business owner, Roddy said, the turnover rate in the Village is “mildly troublesome, but not extremely troublesome,” citing Art Mart, Ultra Image Tanning and White Rabbit Used Books — all of which have been in the Village for more than 20 years.

“I think we need to take a balanced approach at looking at the businesses here in the Village and their tenure,” she said. “The ones that do come and go on the quick end of it, it does make me question maybe decisions that are made by either landlords or any city incentives to come into the Village.”

Derek Edwards, owner of White Rabbit Used Books, has been in the Village for roughly 30 years and said he has seen businesses come and go “in waves.”

While there are periods with many empty buildings, Edwards said, new businesses eventually move in and “revitalize the Village.”

“That just seems to be the way it goes — every so often there’s a downslump, then they’ll come right back up again,” Edwards said. “[The Village] has been here since the early ‘20s, and I think it’s here to stay. We’re not going anywhere.”

Roddy said the Village still lacks an “identity,” something she has seen other college towns successfully establish. She said Ball State “could flex its muscles” in the Village if it wanted to.

“The Village is a location, but, at this moment, maybe there’s not a strong sense of pride of place, and maybe we can build that by organizing, by celebrating, by showcasing,” Roddy said. “We could find a way to better integrate that relationship of town and gown at the Village.”

Live music could be heard at Village Green Records Aug. 24, 2019, in Muncie during the $2 Tour of the Village. Local bands performed at different times throughout the event. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN Currently, Karen Fisher, owner of Art Mart, said the Village is a “unique little place” students should want to utilize for many reasons, including convenience.

“They can get on buses and go to other parts of the city, but they can walk down here,” Fisher said. “I think if we had more business [and] foot traffic down here, we would have more businesses come in and stay down here.”

As plans for the Village’s future continue

to surface, Kimberly Johnson, manager at Ultra Image Tanning, said she was excited that Ball State has embraced the idea of aiding the Village.

“I really feel that the businesses down here … we are welcoming and ready for Ball State to come on down this direction,” Johnson said.

Katie McDonald contributed to this story.

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

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BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL

Ball State edges out Marquette for victory

Isaac James beat Ball State last year, but now he’s playing with the Cardinals.

Ball state improved to 2-0 Friday after coming away with a 1-0 win over Marquette. Senior forward Sam Kambol scored the lone Cardinal goal at the 71:40 mark in the second half.

Graduate student goalkeeper Tristen Stuteville recorded four saves to finish out her second consecutive shoutout.

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Isaac James (12) at Ball State Football practice Aug. 24, 2019. James transferred to Ball State from Indiana and will play his former team Aug. 31, 2019, in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN Zach Piatt Assistant Sports Editor “I think about it all the time.”

“I try to forget it.”

Quarterback Drew Plitt can’t get it out of his head, while head coach Mike Neu tries to suppress it.

Sep. 15, 2018. Plitt’s pass on second-and-4 is intercepted as time expires, giving Ball State a 38-10 loss to Indiana.

“They were dropping into cover four, and I just tried to fit one in there when there wasn’t enough room,” Plitt said.

So, who was the man who caught the ball? Junior safety Bryce Cosby knows exactly who.

“Isaac James.”

“Yeah, that was me,” James said sheepishly. “I just made a play on the ball — saw it, broke on it and caught it on the sideline to end the game.”

James graduated from Indiana in May with one more year of athletic eligibility left. After spending the majority of his collegiate career as a backup, James wanted to go somewhere he would play more often. When the opportunity to come to Ball State presented itself, James was all in.

Along with the playing time, James said he decided to become a Cardinal because of the growing culture within the football program. Ball State is in a rebuilding stage as it hasn’t had a winning season since 2013, but James was impressed with the leadership and said he wants to be part of the group that turns the program around.

“I’m just one of the older guys who wants to win,” James said. “This is my last season, so I’m trying to make it count.

I’m trying to do whatever it takes to get this team to be as successful as possible. I just feel like I can bring a lot of knowledge and wisdom from my years of playing ball.”

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Wesley Stitt was the story of the first quarter Friday as he scored three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 42-0 win over the Bearcats. Stitt scored on a 67-yard catch-and-run on Delta’s first play of the game. He also found the end zone on the Eagles’ second play, a 44-yard scramble. His third came on the next possession from the goal line.

Women’s Volleyball

Cardinals picked to win MAC West Division The Mid-American Conference women’s volleyball preseason poll was released Tuesday, and the Cardinals were picked to finish atop the West Division standings. Ball State has won the division the past two years. In addition, senior setter Amber Seaman and senior middle blocker Sydnee VanBeek were named to the Preseason All-MAC West Division Team.

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CROSSROADS CLASH

20 years of milestones, dramatics and rivalry between Ball State and Indiana Football Jack Williams Sports Editor

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Cream. White.

It’s not the state’s most storied rivalry, but it is one that has drawn in thousands of fans for the past two decades. Dramatic finishes and milestone seasons have highlighted each matchup between Ball State and Indiana on the gridiron.

As the rivalry reaches a rejuvenation, returning to Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time in nine seasons, we take a look back at the past 20 years of this big brother/little brother rivalry.

1999: Indiana - 21 Ball State - 9 1999 was a historic season for the Cardinals in all the wrong ways. A 12-point loss to the Hooisers in Bloomington Sep. 4 kicked off the worst finish for Ball State Football in 48 years. The team didn’t win a single game.

However, the first matchup for the Cardinals against

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So far, Neu said James has been “everything we could have asked for,” both as a player and a mentor for the younger guys on the team.

“To get his experience, to get his knowledge of the game, to get his passion — He was a great addition for us, a big get for us this offseason,” Neu said.

Cosby said James’ most noticeable feature has been his attitude. If you talk to those who work closest with him, they’ll say you’d be hard pressed to find anything but a smile on his face. “[It] seems like he’s never having a bad day,” Cosby said.

“He’s [up at] 6 in the morning and already at 100 percent. You always need guys like that on the team — guys that are going

Indiana was viewed as a positive start to an optimistic view of the season.

“Time will tell, but I feel like we’re a football team that played hard, and we gained a little confidence, and that’s what this football team needed,” then head coach Bill Lynch told The Ball State Daily News after the loss. “We just got beat, but I feel good about our guys. I like this team, and I feel like they’re going to keep battling “ The team could not prepare for the results of its next 10 games. The Cardinals lost all of their games by an average of 18.5 points including a 5010 loss to Wisconsin and 28-0 against Western Michigan.

While Indiana kicked off its season with a win, the team only amounted to four more wins the rest of the season.

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“Letdown” Those big, black, bold letters stood tall on the cover of The Ball State Daily News Sep. 11.

A 23-7 halftime lead saw Ball

State sitting pretty; however, the Hoosiers had other plans.

Indiana’s 17 unanswered points in the second half, a missed field goal by Ball State kicker Brian Jacksok in the first half and a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Indiana’s

to remind you that you’ve still got to have fun with it.”

James has tried to have fun without talking about the Ball State-Indiana game last year, but he hasn’t been able to completely escape the conversation. It was the first thing brought up when he was introduced to Plitt.

“The first time I saw Isaac, coach [David] Elson was like, ‘Hey, by the way, this is [the guy who picked you off].’ I was like, ‘Thanks. Thanks for reminding me.’”

It also doesn’t help James that the Cardinals play the Hoosiers Saturday, so all the attention is on that matchup.

“I wasn’t going to bring it up.

I was just going to let it die out,” James said. “I’ve been trying to leave the IU stuff in the past, but since it’s IU week, everybody wants to poke fun at me.”

Joking aside, teammates and coaches alike have come

to James for advice regarding their opening-week contest against Indiana. After playing with both teams, James said it’s anybody’s game.

“The competitor in me wants this side to win,” James said.

“We’re going to do everything it takes to win. I know from being on this side that we have the tools to get it done just as much as they do.”

Neu has tried to leave “the interception” in the past, but now he’s looking forward to more.

“I told him to bring that mojo with him here and make that same play but in this uniform,” Neu said.

James has tried to leave his time at Indiana in the past, and now he’s fully focused on his new home.

“I could see myself playing here,” James said. “Definitely a little different, but it’s home.”

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

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“Kicking game, kicking game, kicking game,” then Ball State coach Brady Hoke told The Ball State Daily News after the loss to Indiana. “We talked about that being the

difference all week. Kickoff return for a touchdown can’t happen because we had some really good momentum. We let them back in the game. We just didn’t execute some kicks that we normally do.”

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TAKING THE JUMP Autum Auxier lept from the 216-meter tall Bloukrans Bungee Bridge July 16, 2019. Auxier said fellow interns Ally Swank and Lauren Hodges were great cheerleaders but that didn’t stop a few tears from making their way down her cheeks before she jumped. AUTUM AUXIER, PHOTO PROVIDED

Senior zoology major Autum Auxier dove into her summer internship on the Eastern Cape of Africa.

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Kamryn Tomlinson Assistant Features Editor “I’ve never been more terrified in my life.”

That’s how senior zoology major Autum Auxier felt standing on Bloukrans Bridge in Mossel Bay, South Africa, hooked to a bungee cord, ready to fall 708 feet toward the river below.

“I even cried, but if there’s one thing I can say from this, it is always take the jump,” Auxier said. “I cannot begin to explain how applicable this is to daily life.

Plus, the pictures of me crying before I jumped are quite hilarious now.”

Auxier took her first jump this summer when she left the U.S. for an internship at the Marine Hope Conservancy in South Africa, where she had the opportunity to work with a diverse group of wildlife including orcas, African penguins, Cape fur seals and great white sharks.

“The reefs [in South Africa] are still very healthy with vibrant colors and many creatures calling them home,” Auxier said.

“As a marine biologist and scuba diver,

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[South Africa] is the place to be.”

In South Africa, Auxier said she spent most of her time in Algoa Bay, where she said the differences between American and South African culture stuck out to her “like a sore thumb.”

“They drive on the left side of the road, all their cars are manual [and] they call streetlights robots,” Auxier said. “But then, it all became normal … By the end of the month, I was so accustomed to their way of life and everything around me.”

With her internship, Auxier worked on several projects alongside researchers to study how plastic pollution affects marine life. One of Auxier’s projects was analyzing high-resolution photographs of water samples to understand the number of zooplankton and phytoplankton in a given sample.

Auxier said the samples and data she accumulated will be taken to a London laboratory to be further analyzed for the amount of plastic in the guts of zooplankton and phytoplankton.

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Miles from Muncie

Two Ball State students immerse themselves in German 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 Representing risk, creativity and freedom of expression, senior telecommunications major Mia Marrero said she would always remember the graffiti decorating the walls, bridges, doors and tunnels in the heart of Berlin.

“Graffiti and street art have much different connotations [in Berlin] than in the U.S.,” Marrero said. “Art in itself has become a big part of the city’s unique culture, especially in the past century or so … It was eye-opening seeing things from the perspective of those in the community.”

Arriving July 12, Marrero spent nine weeks studying abroad at Humboldt University, one of Berlin’s oldest institutions. There, she said she met other international students from Singapore, Italy, England, China and South Korea. She said this made her courses “even more interesting and dynamic” because her classmates brought their different backgrounds, upbringings and experiences into each discussion.

Between classes and touring Berlin, Marrero said she also traveled to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva, Prague and Warsaw, Poland.

One of the most memorable mini-vacations for Marrero was visiting several filming locations from the Marvel movie, “Spider-Man: Far

between Muncie and Berlin

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I’ve learned so much about myself as a person and what I’m passionate about, as well as gained a lot of valuable experiences and skills that will help me in my future.”

- MIA MARRERO, Senior telecommunications major From Home,” which she also got to view at a cinema in Germany.

“In the movie, the characters are traveling to a lot of the same cities and landmarks I [went to] throughout the summer,” Marrero said. “It was a great once-in-a-lifetime experience, especially since I’m studying film and screenwriting, and I’m a huge Marvel fan.”

While experiencing new cultures and countries, Marrero said seeing how Berlin is healing from its history of hardships gave the city a “unique and powerful atmosphere.”

“It’s so inspiring to see how the city has grown since its past and has flourished into a sort of haven for artists and creators to express their experiences and ideas,” Marrero said. “I think it really sets Berlin apart from anywhere I’ve ever been and probably will ever be.”

Throughout her three months abroad, Marrero said she learned so much more than she could have in the U.S. alone.

“I’ve learned so much about myself as a person and what I’m passionate about, as well as gained a lot of valuable experiences and skills that will help me in my future,” Marrero said. “I will always recommend Berlin to study abroad or just to visit.”

Separately from Marrero and for a shorter period of time, junior entrepreneurial management and theater major Gwen Baer also traded Ball State’s campus for the streets of Berlin.

“I decided to study abroad in Berlin because of the exciting,

Left: Mia Marrero admires the sunset skyline in Prague during her nine-week study abroad experience this summer. Marrero said it was exciting for her to visit Prague because it was one of the filming locations for the Marvel movie, “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” MIA MARRERO, PHOTO PROVIDED. Right: Gwen Baer makes pierogis, a type of dumpling originating in Central and Eastern Europe, while visiting Warsaw, Poland during her study abroad trip in summer 2019. Baer said she decided to go to Poland because she is 60 percent Polish. GWEN BAER, PHOTO PROVIDED forward-thinking culture and the rich historical past,” Baer said.

Along with students from across the country, Baer applied for The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) program, and she was accepted to take two classes at Humboldt University.

During her sociology class titled “The Rise and Fall of Nazi Germany,” Baer said having a German professor was invaluable to her because he shared “personal stories, family history and the German mindset” with his students.

“He shared with us that even though he was born in the 1970s, he still feels guilt for his family’s participation in WWII, even though he had no part in any of those activities,” Baer said. “This personal conversation in the classroom is something I will always remember and why I think discussion with other cultures and societies is essential to growth.”

The class also took a trip to Sachsenhausen, a Nazi concentration camp in Oranienburg, Germany.

“We had a tour of the camp including details of how this particular work camp was used to murder thousands of Jews, LGBTQ and many other communities Hitler ordered were ‘sub-humans,’” Baer said. “This was a chilling and truly unforgettable experience.”

Outside of class, Baer roomed with five other U.S. students, and together, she said they settled into Berlin’s daily lifestyle.

“When you’re in another country for the first time, with little to no knowledge of the language and culture, it can be extremely scary,” Baer said. “[My roommates and I] stuck to each other like glue during our four weeks in Berlin to push each other outside of our comfort zones and try new things together.”

The girls stayed in an apartment near Berlin’s city center, and usually, they would grab a picnic at the park and visit a variety of different themed nightclubs.

“Nightlife in Berlin is unlike any other city in Europe,” Baer said.

“They are known as the techno capital of the world and play it in

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Autum Auxier spent time scuba diving in the Bell Buoy Bay July 15, 2019. Auxier said this was a fun, exploratory dive for her. AUTUM AUXIER, PHOTO PROVIDED

Phytoplankton and zooplankton What are they?

Phytoplankton are small aquatic plants that live primarily on the surface of the water.

Zooplankton are small aquatic animals that live in the darker and colder areas of a body of water.

Gwen Baer (center) and her roommates visit the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany during her summer 2019 study abroad trip. The Brandenburg Gate is now a symbol of European peace and unity. GWEN BAER, PHOTO PROVIDED every club … These clubs were much more intense than anything I’ve experienced in America – almost a bit intimidating. To be able to experience how much they value that social aspect of life and take it so seriously was amazing.”

Baer also said she visited historical sites like Checkpoint Charlie, which was the crossing point on the border of East and West Berlin where the Berlin Wall stood during the Cold War. Additionally, Baer traveled to Amsterdam and Warsaw, Poland, which she said was a definite stop for her because she is 60 percent Polish. In Warsaw, Baer said she experienced the highlight of her study abroad trip: taking a traditional pierogi making class.

“The flight [to Amsterdam] was only an hour and a half and only cost 100 Euro which is extremely affordable in the big picture, which was one of the amazing things about Europe,” Baer said. “We were only there for four days, which was not enough time to truly take in all of the culture and history.”

Since returning from her study abroad trip, Baer said she learned that “invaluable relationships and a more positive worldly outlook” can come from having an open mind toward different ways of life.

“After only 24 hours in Berlin, I realized how big our world was and how small we really are in the grand scheme of things,” Baer said. “Berlin has a special place in my heart as a place of growth and clarity, showing that if you have some German confidence and my American dreamer mindset, anything is possible.”

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

What do they do?

Phytoplankton act as a food source for many animals and also act as an indicator for the health of a body of water.

They also produce a significant amount of the world’s oxygen.

Zooplankton also check the health of the water and can reveal early signs of a change in the water’s toxicity due to pollution, acidity and temperature changes.

What are some examples?

Phytoplanktons are aquatic plants like algae and diatoms.

Zooplanktons range from crustaceans and small fish.

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Continued from Page 09 “This project will later include tissue, muscle and gut analysis of sardines and sharks to analyze how much plastic is traveling up the food chain,” Auxier said. “Sharks are utilized in this study because they are very similar to humans in terms of their place in the food chain, so understanding how much plastic is entering their systems from their food can give us a better understand of how much plastic is entering our systems from the food we eat.”

Auxier also conducted a nearly 15-day beach clean-up. Collecting trash found in the depths of the bay’s sandy beaches, she catalogued what items she found and the items’ sizes.

She said one of her biggest challenges during her internship was teaching school children in South Africa about plastic pollution and its effects on marine and human life. She said although kids were not her forte, she enjoyed seeing how interested they were.

“I spend my life communicating my research to experts in the field, so I know how to talk to them, but not kids,” Auxier said. “However, after some time, I found it quite relieving to see that kids were excited to learn about why the bay is important, and I think I will have to find a way to incorporate teaching kids here in the U.S.” Not only does Auxier want to teach children in the future, she said she also wants to inform her family, friends and peers about the importance of making conscious, eco-friendly decisions, such as using reusable cups, straws and bags instead of plastic. “[Biodegradable plastics are] all pretty much a marketing scam to make people think they are doing something good,” Auxier said. “All single-use plastics are bad, whether they say biodegradable or not. Everything degrades over time, but that time can be hundreds or thousands of years.”

In addition to her research and projects, Auxier had the chance to visit Woody Cape, where she and her group rescued a juvenile penguin and collected washed-up paper nautilus shells. She also took a three-day trip to Mossel Bay, where she went cage-diving with great white sharks.

Before Auxier left for South Africa, Jess Ward,

Shark statistics In 2017, 42,636 people were killed in automobile accidents in the U.S., which is approximately one death every

13 minutes.

With fatal shark attacks, about 5 people are killed each year, which is approximately one death every 73 days.

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assistant professor of biology, said she recognized Auxier’s passion for marine biology while Auxier was her research assistant.

“When I was searching for a research assistant, Autum impressed me with her honest and sincere desire to understand animal behavior,” Ward said. “I recall being particularly struck during a conversation by [Auxier’s] questions that revealed an underlying interest in the mechanisms, [both] genetic and environmental, that control variation in behavior and alter behavioral outcomes — not simply an interest in animal husbandry or domestic animal health.”

Now that Auxier has returned, Ward said she is excited to see what Auxier contributes during her time as an Honors College Fellow.

“Studying abroad, and travel in general, widens a person’s perspective and helps him or her discover what they are truly passionate about,” Ward said.

“A student just embarking on their career should engage in a wide range of experiences like Autum has done – both to find their fit in the world and to benefit from new ways of thinking.”

Since completing her internship, Auxier said her time in South Africa has done just that – helped her solidify her plan to become a marine biologist.

“Everyone has something to teach you — all you have to do is listen,” Auxier said. “I learned something new from every single person I met [in South Africa], whether they were a skipper on the boat or my Uber driver. Everyone there had something to tell me about the bay, about the water [and] about the animals.”

Contact Kamryn Tomlinson with comments at kptomlinson@bsu.edu.

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CRITICAL CURRENTS Hometown newspapers matter just as much, if not more, as national newspapers.

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Sophie Nulph is a sophomore journalism major and writes “Open-Minded” for The Daily News.

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

Growing up in Westfield, Indiana, I knew we had a newspaper, but I never read it. I usually just watched the local news in Indianapolis – which I don’t really constitute as “local” – and read about global events online.

But, this summer I had the amazing opportunity to intern for Sophie one of those newspapers I never Nulph really read – the Current.

Columnist, While the writing in itself was Open-Minded awesome and taught me so much,

the most important lesson I took away from this summer was the revelation of how important local news outlets are to their respective communities.

When I first began to write for the Current, I really felt like an uncultured swine.

There were so many events happening in my community I never knew about. There were fundraisers, construction projects, grand openings, events and people I was given the opportunity to cover. I was truly angry at myself for how much I was missing in my own community.

One story I got to cover that I will always remember was an article about a tragedy that turned into an amazing fundraiser.

I wrote a story about Sit. Bark! Repeat, a fundraiser in the Geist community, that was put on at a local vineyard by an organization called Kassie

Kares. Chalene Barun started the foundation in memory of her daughter, Kassie Barun, who died after falling 40 feet while hiking during her study abroad program.

I had the opportunity to interview Chalene Barun about the fundraiser, and she really tugged at my heartstrings. She spoke with such gratitude in her voice from the ways her daughter was able to affect so many people’s lives.

“Kassie’s life came to such an abrupt end,” Barun said. “She had so many plans to serve. That was, for me and my family, the biggest loss of all.”

After this interview, I felt compelled to make my audience see this organization as humanized.

To me, it was not just a story. It was a way to keep Kassie’s name alive through telling people about this foundation and fundraiser.

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Sophie Nulph worked as an intern for Current Publishing in Hamilton County, Indiana, during the summer of 2019. She wrote news and features about various cities around the county, such as Westfield, Carmel and Fishers. SOPHIE NULPH, PHOTO PROVIDED I realized I don’t just live in a developing town; I live in a city with amazing people who have created amazing things.

Then, I began to think about local news outlets that are barely able to sustain themselves.

Why are we losing local newspapers when Americans trust them more? Where is the disconnect happening? I am lucky enough to live in a fairly wealthy county that can support its local newspapers, but what about all of the counties, cities and towns that don’t have that luxury?

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The Cardinals did have one last chance to turn the tide and win the game, but the hearts of the Cardinal faithful broke even more as Ball State’s defensive tackle Williams Wise went offside to give Indiana a first down and eventually run out the clock.

“It’s a tough one for the kids, but we’ll move forward because you have to,” Hoke told The Ball State Daily News. “And we want to.”

2008: Ball State - 42 Indiana - 20 For almost 10 years to this point, Indiana had dominated Ball State in this series. Here’s where everything changed, not just for the rivalry, but for Ball State Football as well.

Both teams came into the game undefeated.

Ball State was still looking for its first win over a power five team.

The Cardinals not only won the game, but they dominated the Hoosiers. Ball State put up 42 points against Indiana and clinched its first ever win against a power five team. While the win was historic, there was a somber feeling as wide receiver Dante Love fractured his spine, which eventually ended his career.

“It was obviously a tremendous win,” Hoke said in the 30-second opening statement he gave before leaving. “I thought our kids played hard.

I thought they responded well, and they kept getting after it ... I appreciate your understanding, but I’m going to the hospital.”

Love’s loss was felt throughout the team, but the Cardinals rallied for the most successful finish in Ball State Football history. The Cardinals finished the regular season with a perfect 12-0 record and peaked as high as No. 12 in the Associated Press top 25 rankings.

Things eventually fell back to earth when the Cardinals were upset by Buffalo, 43-24, in the Mid-American Conference Championship and lost to Tulsa, 45-13, in the GMAC bowl.

The Mike Neu Era 2016: Indiana - 30 Ball State - 20 2018: Indiana - 38 Ball State - 10

Over the past 20 years, this rivalry has made shifts from program to program. In the late ’90s and early 2000s, Indiana edged out the Cardinals in three straight meetings. In the late 2000s and 2010s, Ball State dominated on the field and set milestones for the program. Now, the rivalry sits in favor of the Hoosiers.

Last season, Ball State came to Bloomington with some confidence after losing to then No. 9 Notre Dame by only eight. At the same time, Indiana also brought confidence. The Hoosiers were 2-0, coming off of a victory over Virginia in monsoon conditions.

The Cardinals and Hoosiers ended the first quarter of their ninth matchup in a 3-3 tie, but 21 unanswered points in the second quarter and 14 more in the second half gave Indiana a dominant win, 38-10.

“We did a good job coming out in the second half defensively but not offensively in responding to the score,” Neu told The Ball State Daily News after the loss. “We didn’t respond well to that first drive in the second half, and then they would get another one going. It was really just a consistent theme the entire day for us, which was disappointing.”

Indiana finished the season ineligible for a bowl game in 2018 with a record of 5-6, and Junior quarterback Peyton Ramsey rushes for a first down and is tackled by sophomore safety Brett Anderson II Sept. 15, 2018, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Ball State lost to Indiana, 38-10. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE Ball State matched its 2016 record of 4-8.

2019: Ball State v. Indiana @ Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday’s game acts as another turning point in this rivalry. The matchup heads back to Lucas Oil after a seven-year hiatus. Indiana is looking to become a contender in the Big 10, and Neu, in his fourth season with the Cardinals, is looking to get Ball State back to its winning ways.

A win on Saturday could continue the dominance of one team in this rivalry or turn the tides in favor of another. It’s not one of college football’s storied rivalries, but it is one that has defined the history for these two programs.

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