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If I recall, you weren’t truly a college student at Ball State, though, until you snuck out after hours and kissed your girl under Benny’s wings,”
— Dan Molinaro, 1968 graduate
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Freshman forward Sam Kambol dribbles past Kent State freshman defender Sierra HendersonMuschett to set herself up for the game-winning goal in overtime on Sunday. Ball State won 2-1 and moved to first place in the MAC.
Cardinals clinch MAC West title Ball State defeats Kent State in sudden-death overtime Colin Grylls Sports Editor
KENT, Ohio — Freshman Ball State forward Sam Kambol sprinted toward the Kent State goal after corralling the ball near midfield. She could’ve waited for her teammates, but instead she took it down the left side of the field. It was the 96th minute of the game — overtime — and the Mid-American Conference plays sudden-death overtime. Kambol split a couple of defenders to move into the box, and with a stutter step she flicked the ball right around one more. Surrounded by three defenders, she sent the ball towards the net with her right foot. Golden goal. Ball State (13-3-2, 8-1-1 MAC) won 2-1 to move back on top of the Mid-American Conference with one game left in the season. “I almost had a light switch in my head go off because I had been struggling with [waiting too long] a few games, and when I got that ball I was just determined to go to goal,” Kambol said. Head coach Craig Roberts said Kambol, who is now tied for the team league with five goals this season, was “in her element.” See SOCCER, page 3
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Ten Noyer Complex residents from the ‘60s revisited their “old home” Saturday during Ball State’s 2016 Homecoming. The friends have gone nearly 50 years without seeing one another.
A true homecoming Ten alumni from Williams Hall reunite after nearly 50 years
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Casey Smith News Editor
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enis Harris, a 1968 Ball State alumnus, walked through the doors of Williams Hall in Noyer Complex on Saturday with a look of both astonishment and nostalgia. “Oh wow, this has really changed,” Harris said. “This has changed so much, my word.” Harris, who lived in Williams Hall from 1964 to 1968, had been back to the university before, but never to revisit his “old home.” With Ball State’s 2016 Homecoming, however, Harris teamed up with his friend, 1969 alumnus Dan Molinaro, to bring a group of their friends and former Noyer residents back to Muncie. The goal, Harris said, was to bring the men together one more time before it was “too late.”
Hey — do you remember when we stuffed the RA’s room with newspapers? They couldn’t even open their door, it was so full of crumpled paper.” — Larry Gregorash, 1968 graduate
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Williams Hall students honor a dead pet alligator named Roscoe with a wake, autopsy, funeral and eulogy. The alligator, whose remains were transported to the Health Center creek, suffered from malnutrition and a nervous condition.
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Indiana Pacers provide Muncie native opportunity to continue dance career.
New Johnson Complex construction on time $40 million renovation project on schedule to open for Fall 2017 students Allie Kirkman Assistant News Editor Renovations for Schmidt/Wilson halls in the Johnson West Complex (formerly called Johnson B) are coming along nicely with construction on schedule. The Schmidt/Wilson halls, named for two former professors — Angie Wilson, associate professor of social science, and Fred J. Schmidt, professor and head of the industrial arts — was originally opened in 1969 and has not been renovated since 1998. In August 2015, Ball State’s Board of Trustees
approved the more than $40 million renovation project for the dorm that started in the beginning of May 2015. Expectations for the long-term plan to renovate and upgrade the housing complex during that time were expected to be completed by Fall 2017, but Housing and Residence Life is now reporting that the building will be completed by June 2017. “The building renovation is on schedule and we expect to receive the building in June from the contractor so we can clean and prepare the building, as well as install the furnishings, for an August 2017 move in,” George Edwards, associate director of facilities for housing and residence life, said in an email. See JOHNSON, page 4
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Posting ballot selfies: Personal choice or illegal act? The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — You probably already know whether you’ll vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton on Election Day, leaving one important question to consider when you walk into your polling place: Is it OK to take a picture of your ballot? While secrecy in the voting booth has become a thing of the past for those ready to share their views and daily lives on social media, laws nationwide are mixed on whether voters are allowed to take pictures of themselves in the act or of their ballots — “ballot selfies”. Federal judges have struck down bans on selfies in New Hampshire and
Indiana, and rules have been changed in places like California and Rhode Island, but in many states it’s still a violation that carries potential fines or jail terms. There are laws against sharing any photo of your ballot in 18 states, while six other states bar photography in polling places but do allow photos of mail-in ballots. Critics say such regulations have not kept up with technology and are confusing for voters and election workers. Some states that ban ballot selfies or have moved to block them cite concerns the photos could harm the integrity of the voting process by encouraging vote-buying or coercion, though some acknowledge there’s no evidence to support those fears.
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“If you can take a picture outside of the actual ballot box and not disrupt the process of other people voting, I think that’s probably better," the senior math and Japanese major said.
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“I feel like we should be able to take pictures. I don’t think there is a problem behind it and it doesn’t affect anything in my perspective,” the freshman animal science major said.
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“I don’t think it’s needed. It’s kind of like a private thing. If you want to tell people who you voted for, go tell them,” the freshman accounting major said.
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“I don’t think it’s an issue as long as you aren’t taking pictures of someone's ballot," the sophomore elementary education major said.
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Kinghorn Hall will host a life-size game night at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for students to relive their childhoods. There will be free food for players.
ACROSS 1 “Handle __ care” 5 Burns with hot liquid 11 Ex-Florida governor Bush 14 “__ Ben Adhem” 15 Reacts facially to a bad joke, say 16 Chopping tool 17 What snowbirds seek in winter 19 “Mamma __!” 20 Mecca’s peninsula 21 Heat in a microwave 22 Indy service areas 23 “Do __ others ... “ 25 Most doubtful 27 Ready-to-send correspondence 31 Network with regular pledge drives 32 D-Day French city 33 Steak orders 37 Calm under pressure 39 Since Jan. 1, in accounting 41 Folksy account 42 “Bewitched” witch 45 Buster Brown’s dog 48 Jamaican music genre 49 Liqueur holder 52 Last word of a verbally cited passage 55 “Doctor Zhivago” heroine
56 Potpie veggies 57 Hydroelectric facility 59 Quik maker 63 Dad, to grandpa 64 Ideal party thrower described by the first words of 17-, 27- and 49-Across 66 Cutoff point 67 C to C, in music 68 Richard of “A Summer Place” 69 Org. with a PreCheck Program 70 Sets free 71 Facts and figures DOWN 1 Electric guitar effect 2 Letter-shaped beam 3 __ Bora: Afghan region 4 Scrooge’s “Nonsense!” 5 Worry about something, slangily 6 Cloak-and-dagger org. 7 Animated bug film 8 Bar mitzvah toast 9 What fries are fried in 10 Ukr. or Lith., once 11 Actor Foxx 12 Freeway off-ramps 13 Savage sort 18 Tipplers 22 Cockpit figure 24 “I’m __ human”
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26 Little lie 27 First fairy tale word 28 Second fairy tale word 29 Trampled (on) 30 ‘80s-’90s crime boss John 34 Mission Control org. 35 Benevolent fraternal group 36 Salty expanses 38 Center of power 40 Bygone phone feature 43 Pal of Piglet 44 Radio City Music Hall design style 46 Cursory looks 47 Long-legged wader 50 “... near and __ my heart” 51 Assailed verbally, with “out” 52 Surprise win 53 Bright signs 54 Press conference format, briefly 58 Degs. for choreographers 60 Old Roman robe 61 Future D.A.’s exam 62 Sicilian volcano 64 D.C. big shot 65 Morn’s counterpart
BY MICHAEL MEPHAM
In Friday's issue of the paper, we incorrectly spelled Jeremie Tyler's name in a tease on page 9. In the same issue, in the article and caption for "Ball State hosts Akron for Homecoming," we incorrectly stated the last time Ball State played Akron was in 2011. The teams last played in 2014.
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Ball State suffers Homecoming defeat Quarterback struggles to deliver numbers needed to beat Akron Jake Fox Football Reporter A new coaching staff comes in, wanting to be fast on offense and put points on the board. The quarterback spot isn’t in question — after the freshman campaign Riley Neal just had, things are looking up. The first few games go by, and the passing game is struggling. But Neal is going to be just fine, head coach Mike Neu says. Well now it’s Week 9. And some of those struggles still exist. Ball State’s offense built a big lead against Akron Saturday, but couldn’t sustain drives in the second half as the Zips came back to win 35-25. After Neal threw for just 187 yards and an interception in the loss, Neu was asked about the notion that his quarterback has regressed this season. “That’s fair to say,” Neu said. “When you look at numbers and see his performance as a freshman and the type of numbers he put up and what he’s doing right now, yeah.” There have been some good and bad moments this year, but when it comes down to it, Neal’s efficiency rating is 0.82 points lower than when he played in eight games a year ago. Neal did throw a touchdown against the Zips but a number of catchable dropped passes didn't help his off game. He overthrew a wide-open Sam Brunner on what should’ve been a touchdown in the first quarter, and tossed his ninth interception of the season inside the red zone with 45 seconds left. “We had an opportunity, it was first down,” Neu said. “If the safety squats on an in cut, throw it over his head and we’ll go to second down there. So yeah, you’ve gotta eliminate that.” In an attempt to control the clock and cut down on turnovers, Ball State
Cardinals lose 1-0 to Miami in playoffs Ball State needs victory over Central Michigan to advance Jack Williams Daily News Reporter Emotions ran high during Ball State field hockey's (7-10, 2-3 MAC) Senior Night Sunday at Briner Sports Complex, as the team was looking to gain momentum going into the Mid-American Conference playoffs. Facing Miami (10-7, 4-1 MAC), the RedHawks walked away with the 1-0 victory. Coming into the game, the Cardinals held a 2-2 conference record. With only one game remaining, every win counts in the tight race into the postseason. Head coach Christy Longcare said every game is important, but that this one was very important. “We still have to take care of business with Central Michigan and hopefully it works out in our favor and still get a bid in," Longacre said. "We have to let this game go, focus on the next and go from there.” Both teams kept close offensively with each other in the first half as the RedHawks led with shots attempted 4-3. But the teams still went into halftime with a scoreless tie game. While Miami led in shots, Ball State registered the only shot on goal in the first half from sophomore forward Darbi Gullett. The second half saw Miami’s offensive experience show as the majority of play was spent down in the Ball State end of the field. This press allowed sophomore forward Paula Portugal to give the RedHawks a 1-0 led midway through the second half. Ball State’s defense shut down five straight Miami penalty corner shots. The RedHawks had 13 attack penalty corners and only scored one. “We got a really great unit on defensive corners,” Longcare said. “We’ve been really good at tackling them outside and not allowing them inside the circle, but when we’re on defense mode it’s bound to happen. We took care of business.” Miami's strong offense registered 10 shots to zero by the Cardinals. Ball State allowed 10 penalty corner shots in the second half alone. Senior forward Lexi Kavanaugh said facing Miami really helped the team learn. “Now we know how they are and I think they’re one of the better offensive teams we have ever played,” Kavanaugh said. “We know how to defend them better from the type of offense they displayed.” The Cardinals will now need to defeat Central Michigan Friday or have Longwood University lose in order to make it into the MAC playoffs. Contact Jack Williams with any questions or concerns at @jackwilliams_97.
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Ball State’s running back James Gilbert attempts to run the ball down the field in the game against Akron Saturday in Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinals lost 25 to 35.
turned to a lot of checkdowns and short patterns in the passing game to go with a run-first scheme. But Neal averaged just 4.8 yards per attempt in the first half, and 5.5 for the game. The Cardinals have called their fair share of deep balls over the past few weeks, but most of them have fallen incomplete. “Unfortunately, throwing the ball down field has been a challenge for us,” Neu said. “But yeah, we’ve gotta take some chances when they’re playing man coverage like that. ... Yeah, there’s always ways you want to improve your football team. But we’ve
got a good formula with how well we’ve been running the football.” Neal is part of that rushing attack, as his ability to pull it down and run is better than any quarterback on the roster. He has rushed for 314 yards and six scores (including a 1-yard touchdown vs. Akron) this season. Neu was also asked after the game if he would take a look at No. 2 quarterback Jack Milas going forward, and he had this to say: “We’ll look at the film, and if that situation is called for, I’m not afraid to make a change,” he said. “We’ll assess
it and see where we’re at.” Fortunately for Ball State, it has over a week to prepare for a home contest against No. 20 Western Michigan Nov. 1. As for Neal, Neu said he’s just got to make good throws and decisions when he’s on the field. “When you’re the quarterback, you take the good with the bad,” Neu said. “You got a few extra days here to prepare for Western Michigan, so we’ll look at everything.” Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_.
SOCCER
Continued from page 1 "One-on-one, [she] cut the player up and was very, very composed," Roberts said. "Lots of players wouldn't have had that maturity that she showed as a freshman to score that goal, and she ended up putting it in the back of the net." Kambol almost didn't get the chance. A few minutes earlier, Kent State (112-2, 7-1-2) knocked the ball into the net on a free kick, but the goal was disallowed when the referee ruled that goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel was pushed out of the way. Roberts played down the importance of the call, saying Heintschel "would've saved the ball anyway," but senior forward Kelsey Wendlandt said it lit a fire under the Cardinals. "It was a wake-up call," she said. "They just almost won this game, that's how close this game is. We're this close to winning this, we can not let this happen again." Ball State needed the win to move back into first place after losing to Ohio University (5-11-1, 3-7 MAC) Oct. 20. Kent State had yet to lose a game, and the team would've clinched the regular season championship with a win. "I think so far this has been the most important game, especially after a tough loss against OU," Wendlandt said. "We needed to get our confidence back, and we really needed to win this game. Now we're in control of who wins the MAC." Wendlandt and Kambol both entered the game as substitutes, and although Kambol scored the game-winner, overtime wouldn't have happened without Wendlandt's tying goal in the 77th minute. "I get the ball, it's on my right foot, and I know that I don't really have the best angle," she said. "If I cut this and I go to my left, I have to have a good shot so I just hit it as hard as I could. It went in and I was ecstatic." It was a fast-paced game, with Ball State both taking and allowing more shots than usual. Nine of the Cardinals' 19 shots were on goal, and while Kent State fired off 11 shots — higher than Ball State's 8.7 shots against per game — only three of those were on goal, and the Golden Flashes were still held below their season average of 14.1 shots per game. Kent State's lone goal was scored by senior Jenna Hellstrom, who leads the MAC with 13 goals scored this season. "The first goal that we did
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Sophomore midfielder Paula Guerrero dribbles the ball in overtime at Kent State. Ball State won 2-1 in overtime, moving into first place in the Mid-American Conference.
concede was just a failure to deny the service, and then it put the ball in a dangerous situation where [Hellstrom]'s in her element," Roberts said. "She's just scrambling balls and finds the net. And so you pay for that, but I think from then on we learned our lesson and definitely moved forward from it." Ball State's last regular season game
will be Thursday against Miami (8-7-2, 5-3-2 MAC). With a win, the Cardinals will repeat as regular season champions. "We don't have to depend on anyone else losing," Wendlandt said. "It's up to us now." Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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REUNION
WILLIAMS HALL REUNION
Continued from page 1 “We’re back. The Williams Hall guys are back and ready to see the place,” Harris said. “And they’re all excited — really excited.” It had been nearly 50 years since the former tenants had seen one another. But despite the decades apart, 10 men — many of whom roomed together in Williams Hall at one point or another — were all back in the same place they had met at 18. Some were quiet at first entrance. Others, however, were quick to notice changes. “It’s all turned around now,” said Russ Bridenbaugh, a 1968 alumnus. “It looks good, but it’s very different.” Noyer underwent its most recent round of renovations in 1996. But long before the residence hall underwent anything major, Bridenbaugh said he could remember when residents in the building were first getting “the basics,” including color televisions and ice machines. “We had asked the university if we could have an ice machine in the hall, but they weren’t really keen on
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We were very active. In a way, it was like a fraternity without all the rituals.”
• Bob Baker: ‘69 • Russ Bridenbaugh: ‘68 • Mike Crouch: ‘68 • Larry Gregorash: ‘68 • Denis Harris: ‘68 • Don McDaniel: ‘68 • Dan Molinaro: ‘68 • Mike Patrick: ‘67 • Jim Shabi: ‘70 • Don Watson: ‘67
that idea,” Bridenbaugh said. “So we decided we would raise the funds on our own, and by golly, we did.” By selling bags of popcorn straight from the farm of Indiana’s own Orville Redenbacher, Bridenbaugh said residents were able to raise enough money to buy the ice maker, even installing it themselves in the residence hall. “We were very active. In a way, it was like a fraternity without all the rituals,” Bridenbaugh said. “Everyone was very enthusiastic about change, and it was a very unique time to be in college.” As a part of their visit, the returning alumni were invited to tour the residence hall — visiting their old rooms and recalling memories of their days in Williams Hall along the way. “Oh my gosh, they have indoor plumbing in these places now,” Molinaro said as he walked into one of Noyer’s current rooms. “And they can go eat whenever they want now, that’s so much nicer — maybe it’s because the kids are nicer now.
I remember one time I stuffed a guy’s mailbox in this place with keys because I didn’t like him too much. When he opened his mailbox, he got showered in room keys — and one of them were his. We did some crazy things back then.” In the minutes following the tour's commencement, the other men were quick to share memories from their college days in the hall, too. “Hey — do you remember when we stuffed the RA’s room with newspapers?” Larry Gregorash, another 1968 alumnus said. “They couldn’t even open their door, it was so full of crumpled paper.” “If I recall, you weren’t truly a college student at Ball State, though, until you snuck out after hours and kissed your girl under Benny’s wings,” Molinaro said. But their college years weren’t all fun and games, Gregorash said. While at Ball State, three of the Williams Hall “brothers” — Gregorash, Harris and 1969 alumnus Bob Baker — were in the ROTC program. After graduating, the men served a combined total of over five decades in the Armed Forces, also making their way to Vietnam during their time in the military. Five members of the Williams Hall “crew” have also since died, Harris said. But a memory the men were able to share before parting ways brought smiles and laughs to them all. “We made this softball team a while back,” Molinaro said. “We called it the ‘Williams Psychos,’ and
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When we left school, I thought we were friends for life, and I still feel that way now. We all feel like we've never been apart.” — Dan Molinaro, a 1968 graduate
man were we good. We even had them selling shirts with our names on them in the bookstore.” The team — named jokingly after a friend in Williams Hall — held practice each week in a practice field (now home to the Whitinger Business Building) and went on to win campus-wide softball championships. “When we were here, there was always a game going on,” Harris said. “It was ‘the thing’ for us back then, very unique. I know all these guys can look back on those games and share some funny memories.” Although Harris said he doubts all of the men will ever be back together again, Molinaro said the “special reunion” in Williams Hall is something he’ll always cherish, and he knows the others will feel the same way too. “When we left school, I thought we were friends for life, and I still feel that way now,” Molinaro said. “We all feel like we’ve never been apart.” Contact Casey Smith with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
— Russ Bridenbaugh, a 1968 graduate
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Ball State’s Pride of Mid-America plays in the annual Homecoming Parade Saturday. POMA partnered with Conn-Selmer to update the band’s percussion equipment, brass instruments and piccolos at no cost to students and at a discounted rate to the university, beginning the process of phasing out aging drums and horns.
Marching band receives new instruments with partnership Mary Freda & Sara Barker Daily News Reporters Marchers in the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band (POMA) might not have to provide their own instruments for much longer. Conn-Selmer, a manufacturer of student and professional musical instruments, is allowing POMA to update their percussion equipment, brass instruments and piccolos at no cost to students and at a discounted rate to the university, said School of Music director Ryan Hourigan. The driving force behind the partnership, Hourigan said, is to begin the process of phasing out aging drums and horns. “You kinda feel like you’re always playing whack-a-mole in a sense that, like, you replace one set of equipment, but then this one’s, ya know, aging,” Hourigan said. “It felt like we were never catching up.” Cameron Prill, a senior computer technology and music composition major, is one of three POMA drum majors and he said he remembered unwrapping the new instruments for the first time from their packaging during band camp this summer. “It’s like Christmas,” Prill said. The marching band lacked uniformity before because students had to use their own instruments, Hourigan said. “One of the things we wanted to do that other big-time university marching bands [do], is we wanted them to look the same,” Hourigan said. “It makes us look collegiate, whereas before, it looked a little high school.” Conn-Selmer President and CEO John Stoner and Managing Director of Educational Services Mike Kamphius spearheaded the partnership with POMA. The partnership, fostered through Hourigan and Robert Kvam, dean of the College of Fine Arts, will help music students form a connection with Conn-Selmer. “Our largest program in the School of Music is music education, so we want our music education graduates to know ConnSelmer and to know that their products are great and to use them in the public
schools,” Hourigan said. “So we thought it would be a win-win for both the ConnSelmer company and Ball State.” While the new percussion equipment adds to the uniformity of POMA, it also helps improve the overall sound of the performance, said junior music education major and drumline captain Mike Kehoe. “The thing with marching band is, it’s about uniformity. It’s about being one cohesive group, so part of that is the look. A very large part of that is the look,” Kehoe said. “Another part is the sound, and with the drums, I think we’re able to get both.” Instead of struggling with old instruments, Kehoe said the new percussion equipment allows students to create a better sound more easily during practices and performances. “You don’t have to constantly be fighting against your drum to get a good sound out of it, to get it to just stay there, to not fall apart,” Kehoe said. Although the program has provided POMA with many new instruments, woodwind instruments were not a part of the budget. “We did not get saxophones and clarinets just for the sake of finances. I mean, we got a certain number, so to completely outfit the marching band with those, that would have been hard,” Hourigan said. “That might be what we do in the future, when this lease runs out in four more years, maybe we look at clarinets and saxophones.” Echoing Hourigan, Prill acknowledged that the decision on instruments was strictly based off of available funding; however, he said he hopes to see uniformity throughout POMA’s instruments in the future. “[Woodwind players] know it was a decision made because the funding wasn’t there for everything at once,” Prill said. “I know a lot of clarinet players have separate instruments for what they do in the concert cycle versus what they do on the marching field.” Contact Mary Freda & Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
The Ball State Daily News reported that the project is part of Ferguson’s “18 by ‘18,” or Centennial Commitment, which looks to accomplish 18 goals by Ball State’s centennial anniversary in 2018. Like the Botsford/Swinford halls of the Johnson East Complex (formerly called Johnson A), the Schmidt/Wilson halls in Johnson West will be home to a living learning community. Returning students currently in the Design and Theatre/Dance LLCs will have the opportunity to sign up for a space in the halls. Students pursuing majors linked to these LLCs will likely also be assigned to the building. Upper-level students living in those communities now will be able to request a room in Johnson West during returner room sign up, Edwards said. In addition, the new complex will feature rectangular double rooms with semi-private restrooms, bunkable furniture, two-story lounges, a black box theater, dance studio, music practice rooms, design/ craft room, seminar space, advanced
JOHNSON WEST COMPLEX
Square footage: 122,650 square feet Number of beds: 505 (most are doubles) Number of stories: 8 Architect: Schmidt Associates, Indianapolis Contractor: Shiel Sexton LLC: Design and Theatre/Dance Information found on Schmidt/Wilson Residence Halls Fact Sheet.
laundry room, technology center and exercise room. Rumors of LaFollette Complex being torn down have surfaced as Johnson West construction is close to completion, but Edwards said housing and residence life is “not aware of future plans for LaFollette.” “We will continue with plans for the replacement of LaFollette bed spaces,” said Alan Hargrave, associate vice president and director of Housing and Residence Life. Regardless, Johnson West is expected to bring a major improvement to the university, which has students and staff excited for the future. “We are pleased that the building renovation has been successful and look forward to serving students in this new building in the fall,” he said. Contact Allie Kirkman with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
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The $40 million renovation project on the Johnson West Complex has remained on schedule. The project is the first renovation on the building since 1998.
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BED RACES 2016
The annual Homecoming Bed Races took place Friday on Riverside Avenue. The races, a tradition since 1980, allow students, alumni and faculty members to race down a 100-yard stretch on wheeled beds for a trophy.
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New campus play focuses on lives of 3 young friends Show finds humor in everyday situations at apartment complex
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Carli Scalf Daily News Reporter A controlled chaos of shouting, slamming doors and (almost) broken dreams made up one of the last dress rehearsals of “[sic],” the newest play in the Strother Studio Series, before opening night Friday. “If you think about all of the funny moments you have with your friends, that’s this show,” said sophomore musical theatre major Tony Weatherington, who plays Frank in the show. The comedic play focuses on the ambitions, heartbreaks and growing pains of three young friends — Babette, Frank and Theo — who live in adjacent apartments. As the plot unfolds, the audience realizes they may not be able see all of the action. Director Matt Reeder said that’s part of the fun. “The play asks us to explore the notion of limited perspective on the part of the audience. Some of the action of the play is obscured, so they have to figure out how to experience certain moments of the play,” he said. “We can hear a conversation through a cracked door or an open window and we just fill in the details about the person, creating our own path to the story.”
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The actors were also excited by the idea of limited perspective and overheard conversation. “You can sit in one seat one night and it will be a totally different story, just because there’s something you can’t see,” Weatherington said. Scenic designer Kerry Lee Chipman created the obstructed set with the hope that audience members feel like they’re on the same floor of the characters’ New York apartment building. “The set is designed to allow us to see the actors interacting with each other, but also alone in their personal spaces,” Chipman said. “Each character has a constructed ‘self,’ the reveal to the other characters, but by virtue of their tight quarters they often overhear things that aren’t necessarily mean to be shared.” Reeder brought the play to the production committee for consideration last year for many reasons. He liked that the play was written by a female playwright, Melissa James Gibson, and that it dealt with issues students could relate to. The chance to do comedy was also a big draw. “Comedy is a really specific kind of technical challenge for actors, and we don’t get an opportunity to do it as often as we do dramas here. It’s a very quirky comedy, and has some
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interesting things for our young actors to work with,” he said. The actors also enjoyed the challenge the fast-paced as play presented. “I’ve never done too much comedy, at least not like this where it’s very rapid fire and back-and-forth,” said Sarah Kmiecik, a senior acting major who plays Babette in the show. “The timing is super important and that’s been something we have all had to grasp.” Though the comedic timing was important, the actors also felt it was crucial to not let the comedy swallow the essence of their characters. “For my character it was not overdoing it, not overselling who Theo is,” said Nate Shumate, a sophomore acting major who plays Theo. “There were so many bits on bits, so taking
The play “[sic]” is a comedy that looks at the lives of three people who live in adjacent studio apartments and are trying to deal with the real world after college. The show runs until Saturday in Strother Studio Theatre.
a step back and knowing what your character needs is important.” The performance in Strother is significant for all three actors. It is Weatherington and Shumate’s first performance in the theater — Shumate has performed in the Cave Theatre previously while Weatherington has been in several University Theatre musicals. While Kmiecik has performed in Strother before, “[sic]” is her last Ball State show before graduation. “It’s so sad and weird, but I’m so glad it’s this show. I wouldn’t want it to be any other show,” she said. “[sic]” runs until Saturday. Contact Carli Scalf with any questions or concerns at crscalf@bsu.edu.
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