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The Daily News CONCUSSED An in-depth look at concussions and Ball State's safety measures against them

Grace Ramey // DN

Ball State University Concussion Protocol*

Jake Fox Football Reporter

oncussion awareness is on the rise with increased media attention and a growing number of exposures across all sports. There are plans in place to limit brain injuries — but the hits don’t stop. And Ball State, like other athletic programs, has no simple solution for eliminating them. A total of 15 Ball State student athletes entered the concussion protocol during the 2015-16 athletic season, a lower number than the three years preceding it. Football, which is the sport most commonly identified with concussions, accounted the largest portion of that total with seven. Soccer had the highest rate at 10 percent (three concussions out of 30 players), but football had a much larger roster with 115. Research on concussions has come a long way, but like Ball State head trainer Neal Hazen said, there’s still a ways to go. “It’s just not black and white as far as what’s a concussion and what’s not,” Hazen said. “You’ve got to really dig in and figure out what’s going on.” See CONCUSSION, page 4

Players take a computerized baseline test before playing at Ball State, and retake the same test two years later to establish normality.

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ALCOHOL ARRESTS DECLINE

Security report shows decrease in arrests, disciplinary referrals Devan Sticka Daily News Reporter Between the years 2014 and 2015, the number of alcohol-related arrests and disciplinary referrals on campus have significantly declined. According to the 2016 Campus Security Report released Sept. 30, there were 150 on-campus arrests with 531 disciplinary referrals made by the University Police Department in 2014. But in 2015, the numbers dropped to 44 on-campus arrests with 414 disciplinary referrals. UPD can issue a disciplinary referral instead of an arrest, which results in the student receiving disciplinary action from the university rather than from a prosecutor. This is unlike the options an officer from the Muncie Police Department has. City police can choose only to let the student go or arrest them, said UPD Chief Jim Duckham. “You know, that’s one of the really nice things about being a campus police officer,” Duckham said. “I have the ability to say, ‘maybe this person has a problem with alcohol’ and maybe make a referral to the counseling center.”

See ALCOHOL, page 5

INSIDE

Field hockey goalkeeper becomes vocal leader. PG 3

CUBS OPINION

Our columnist explains why the team's NLCS victory brought him to tears. PG 3

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Top takeaways from men's and women's media day.

PUMPKIN DECORATING

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SOCCER

Cardinals are 1 win away from securing 2nd consecutive MAC regular-season title.

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The player enters an approximately week-long process of daily monitored physical activity, exercises and classes until symptoms disappear. Once symptom-free, player takes the computerized impact test

Player is gradually introduced back to contact through practice. If player remains symptom-free, the player signs a waiver before returning to game action. * This is a simplified version of the process. Source: Neal Hazen, head athletic trainer

JORDAN DUES

"Count forward and backwards."

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Guardian editor covers U.S. elections from Muncie

Kara Berg Crime Reporter

American elections aren’t overly interesting to Gary Younge, editor-at-large for the Guardian, a British media outlet. What is interesting to him, however, are the issues. The Black Lives Matter movement, LGBT issues, transgender studies, slut walks — the things that bring people together and incite passion. Because money picks the candidates, he said — it isn’t possible to run for president without millions of dollars — the people don’t get as much of a say. So the people’s issues, the things they care about, often don’t come up enough. That’s why Younge wants to reflect the desires of the people of Muncie, the Middletown and the so-called typical city in America, in his series in the Guardian, “The view from Middletown.” Ahead of the election, Younge is spending a few weeks in Muncie, talking to people and immersing himself in the community. Younge’s election coverage certainly isn’t orthodox. He wants to shift the election coverage away from talking about who is ahead in the polls and who won each debate, or as

he calls it, “the horse race.” “I think American politics is a lot richer than that,” Younge said. He’s instead focusing on how the American society is evolving, especially as it relates to an extraordinary presidential election like this one. It would be a lie, Younge said, to say his series has nothing to do with the election. But he’s trying to draw out the bigger themes and, instead of writing about who’s voting for each candidate, look more in depth about what’s driving the votes. “What I hope is that the coverage in the series uses the election to tell you something about America, rather than the other way around,” Younge said. A new installment in the series comes out twice a week, and Younge plans on nine total. So far, he’s reported on voters’ feelings, the view from Middletown and former Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ voters. Younge chose Muncie for the center of his series because of the rich research history Muncie has with Middletown. In the 1920s, two researchers designated Muncie for a case study on the typical American city, dubbing it “Middletown.”

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Voter group says dead people likely registered in Indiana The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A data analysis firm hired by a voter registration group said on Tuesday that Indiana’s voter database is riddled with errors, including thousands of people over the age of 110 who would likely be deceased but are still on the registration list. TargetSmart conducted a review of the state voter file maintained by Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson’s office on behalf of Patriot Majority, a voter registration group with deep ties to the Democratic Party that says it was trying to register black voters in Indiana. Patriot Majority has been the focal point of a state police probe of possible voter fraud. The group said the discovery of numerous problems in the voter database does not necessarily mean this was the result of fraud. Lawson’s spokeswoman Valerie Warycha said there is a simple explanation for why some voters might be listed as over the age of 110. She said some people, including judges or those who have taken out orders of protection, have their dates of birth listed in the year 1900 as a means of protecting their identities. TargetSmart said it also found 837,000 voters with out-of-date addresses when compared to the United States Postal Service address database, or roughly onein-five of all Indiana registered voters. The review found 4,556 duplicate registrations, 3,000 records without dates of birth and 31 records of registered voters who are too young to cast a ballot. More than 2,500 people on the rolls were listed over the age of 110. The analysis comes after Lawson’s office last week raised the possibility that

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“thousands” of changes to voters’ first names and dates of birth in her records could be cases of voter registration fraud. She later acknowledged that many of the changes could come from voters rushing to update their online information ahead of the Nov. 8 election. “There is clearly bad, missing and incomplete data,” said Tom Bonier, the CEO of TargetSmart, which is affiliated with the Democratic Party. “So if you’re seeing a lot of names changing or dates of birth changing, that’s likely because the information she had on the file is incorrect.” Warycha said inconsistencies with the database will not prevent anyone from voting during the Nov. 8 election State police launched the investigation of Patriot Majority in late August after a clerk in Hendricks County, near Indianapolis, flagged roughly a dozen registration forms that had missing or suspicious information. Since then it has expanded to 56 counties in the state. It has also become highly politicized both in Indiana as well as on the national level, where Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, have raised the possibility of a “rigged” election without offering proof. Experts say cases of actual voter fraud are low and Indiana has a voter ID law that requires people to show photo identification before casting a ballot. Indiana state police Superintendent Doug Carter said in an interview last week with RTV6-TV that he believes “there’s voter fraud and voter forgery in every state of America.”

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FIELD HOCKEY GOALKEEPER BECOMES VOCAL LEADER

Family ties lead women's volleyball player to Ball State

Jordan Dues on top of MAC leaderboard with 82 saves

Dylan Grissom Field Hockey Reporter

Dylan Grissom Field Hockey Reporter A career year for Ball State field hockey (7-10, 2-3 MAC) is not enough for the ever hard-working senior goalkeeper Jordan Dues. Dues leads the Mid-American Conference with 82 saves, is third in shutouts (2) and goals against average (2.14), and fifth in saves per game (4.82) and save percentage (.683). As a team, Ball State has allowed the third-fewest goals in the MAC (38). Dues has also posted a career best this year in goals against average, save percentage, wins and has logged the most minutes of her career with 1,243. But Dues started off like most freshman goalkeepers: on the bench, waiting her turn. “I knew that coming in,” Dues said. “There were great athletes above me and I had to learn and work my way up.” In her senior year at Ball State now, Dues has found herself in a new role as a team leader. Teammates note her vocals on the field, as well as her hard-working nature off of it. Senior forward Lexi Kavanaugh and senior midfielder Morgan Nash say practicing against Dues has helped improve the attackers, and her presence on and off the field has grown, which helps the entire team. “She’s a lot louder now and she’ll come out of the cage more,” Kavanaugh said. “She has a tone that when she needs stuff done, girls will know they need to get it done. She gives out a lot of advice, and she’s not afraid to set us in our place.” Nash said she has always been reliable. “She’s proven herself not just in this

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Senior goalkeeper Jordan Dues leads the Mid-American Conference with 82 saves. Ball State has allowed the third-fewest goals in the MAC as a team.

JORDAN DUES SEASON STATISTICS

Minutes played: 1,243 Goals against: 38 Goals against average: 2.14 Saves: 82 Save percentage: .683 Record: 7-10-0

season but in previous seasons as well,” Nash said. “We have all the confidence in the world in her.” Dues' leadership doesn’t just help her fellow players. First year head coach Christy Longacre says having a veteran like Dues around has helped ease her transition to head coach. “It’s been great having her,” she said. “She knows the game and understands the game so well. Having her lead the defense from the goal has been great,

and she’s been great all season long.” After all is said and done, though, Dues says the individual statistics don’t matter. The team getting better is all she cares about, that and making her first MAC tournament. “I know we can do it,” she said. “We’re still learning from [Longacre] and adjusting, and I’m happy with the wins we’ve gotten, but I’d like to get more than that, that’s my goal.” Ball State currently sits in the fourth and final spot to qualify for the MAC tournament with one game to go. They’ll take on last place Central Michigan (2-15, 0-5 MAC) on Friday at 2 p.m. with a tournament spot on the line. Contact Dylan Grissom with any questions or concerns at @GDGrissom.

Tears of joy, the Chicago Cubs and the World Series I cried three times after the game. Twice Saturday night when I witnessed a 71-year-old World Series drought come to ROBBY GENERAL an end, and once more after I woke up the next Robby morning realizing that General is a it wasn’t a dream. junior Sitting by myself, I rejournalism watched the final play and telecomof the National League munications Championship Series— major and a play that I, like so many writes other Chicago Cubs fans, “Generally will not soon forget. Speaking” Six words from longfor the Daily time Fox Sportscaster Joe Buck will resonate with News. His fans after the Chicago views do not Cubs knocked off the necessarily Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 agree with in Game Six of the NLCS. those of the "The Cubs have won the newspaper. pennant." Write to Robby Those six words were at rjgeneral@ everything that Cubs bsu.edu. fans have waited to hear their whole lives. It began with Aroldis Chapman throwing a 102 mile per hour fastball toward Yasiel Puig, who, in turn, hit a routine two-hop ground ball back toward Addison Russell at shortstop. "Left side," Buck said while Russell cleanly fielded the grounder and sent a throw toward Javier Baez.

"One out." Baez swiftly ran through the same footwork he had done hundreds of times before, releasing the ball toward Anthony Rizzo, who waited at first base. "Out." With that, a 6-4-3 double play as old as baseball itself turned the Cubs into National League Champions. The routine play was followed with Rizzo charging the mound, raising his hands in the air — a gesture emulated by Cubs fans around the world as they knew everything they’ve hoped for was coming true. The Chicago Cubs were headed to the World Series. For me, the tears didn’t fall right away. I, like so many other life-long Cubs fans, was yelling in excitement. It wasn’t until later that evening, as I sat in disbelief and thought about what this moment meant to everyone in Chicago, that the tears came. I thought about what it meant to my family, to the great Cub names who never got the chance to see what had just happened and to everyone who came back year after year, just to see a game within “The Friendly Confines.” I thought back to the first time I walked into the historic ballpark – the feeling of passion and love for the game, which welcomes me every time I return. I thought about rushing home every day after school, just to turn on the TV and watch my heroes play. But, most of all, I thought about what it meant for everyone else. I thought of my grandfather, 69, who has watched the Cubs only take small steps

away from the term “lovable losers” during his time. And my grandmother, who isn’t here to watch this moment. I thought about my father, who was introduced to the Cubs by his grandfather who died in 1983, a year before seeing a 39-year-old playoff drought end during the 96-win season in 1984. I thought of my parents whose first date was spent playing hooky in order to watch the home opener on April 17, 1980, at Wrigley Field. I thought about how this victory was predicted in Harry Caray’s optimistic postgame analysis following the final win of a 1991 season, where the Cubs finished 77-83. “Too bad we couldn’t have a victory that meant a pennant, but that will come,” Caray said. “Sure as God made green apples, someday, the Chicago Cubs are going to be in the World Series. And maybe sooner than we think.” It’s crazy to think how 25 years ago Caray knew what it was going to take. And he was right. The Cubs now have that “veteran manager” in Joe Maddon, they have Theo Epstein and so many others who have helped construct a team that is showing so many children what it’s like to play the game, and have fun doing it. But I’m sure you already knew that. Just like the Cubs fans who lived and died for this team. Just like Ernie Banks, Ron Santo and every other Cubs legend who were never able to hear the six words. "The Cubs have won the pennant."

It didn’t take long for freshman Kate Avila to make her mark. In a win against Appalachian State on Sept. 10, the defensive specialist recorded 36 digs, the most of any Ball State women’s volleyball player since Alyssa Rio’s 44 digs on Oct. 29, 2010, against Western Michigan. On the season, Avila leads the Cardinals with 401 digs, third on the team with 80 assists and is also the only player on the roster to have appeared in all 97 sets this season. “I wouldn’t say that I’m the biggest voice on the court,” Avila said. “But I think you really have to be able to lead by example, even if that’s more of a quiet leadership.” Volleyball runs in the Avila family. Her sister, Laura, played at Bowling Green State University from 2010-13 and her father, Ramon, played at Ball State from 1975-77. Ramon said his daughter has a different playing style than he had when he played for the Cardinals. “Kate is more stoic, more reserved and more business-like,” Ramon said. “Back when I played, if I made a good play I acted like I had never done it before.” Kate went to Yorktown High school, and the proximity is one of the reasons she chose to attend Ball State. “It was just a pride thing for me, to be able to just come and represent the Muncie community,” Kate said. “I just love being able to play close to home – the morale, the support that you get from a school so close to your hometown is crazy, I didn’t even know that I would get that much support.” Avila says that she has many motivators when she’s out on the court but having family there to support her gives her a little extra push. “My grandparents, aunts, uncles — everyone that lives here is able to come,” Kate said. “Family is really important to me. Having them there and knowing that they can come to a lot of the games is definitely one of my motivators.” Stephanie Bloom coached Kate at Yorktown and said she was “a coach’s dream.” “She has a tenacity about her, some grit in her,” Bloom said. “She wants to win at all costs and when you mix all of those qualities with her selflessness, she does whatever she can to make people around her better.” Her freshman year of high school, Kate was a setter. She moved to the left side as a sophomore, played libero as a junior and was put on the right side as a senior. “She had an amazing experience in high school,” Ramon said. “When you can play four different positions, it makes the jump [to Division I college volleyball] a little more doable.” Though Kate has only played the back line at Ball State, she’s ready to adjust. It’s part of why she’s on the court so much. “Whatever the team needs me to do could change in a moment’s notice,” she said. “So I’m just trying to fill whatever role that they need.” Ball State currently sits in second place in the Mid-American Conference West Division (9-15, 5-5) after starting the season 0-9. With six games left on the schedule, including three in Muncie, there are still a few more opportunities for Kate’s family to watch her play. They probably won’t see her on the bench much, either. Contact Dylan Grissom with any questions or concerns at @GDGrissom.

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CONCUSSION

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ATHLETES AT BALL STATE THAT HAVE ENTERED THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL. 20

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CONCUSSIONS & EFFECTS Corey Lacanaria doesn’t remember much about the hit. The Ball State junior was a receiver at Brother Rice High School at the time. He caught a bubble screen, turned upfield and boom. Lights out. “I remember catching the ball, everything until getting hit,” he said. “And I do not remember the rest of the game.” From what he’s told, Lacanaria continued to play. But because of the helmet-to-helmet hit he had just taken, he couldn’t remember the plays, and was asking teammates about which routes to run on every snap. At that point, Lacanaria’s coaches realized it was time to take him out of the game. The first thing he remembers is regaining consciousness in the fourth quarter, trying to persuade the trainer to let him back in the game. “I remember being on the sideline and the trainer talking to me, and I was like ‘I’m fine now, I’m good. I’m ready to go back in,’” Lacanaria said. “I was infuriated knowing I had to miss that game. And when they told me I had to miss the next two games, it was obviously frustrating.” Unfortunately, Lacanaria’s case is not isolated. NCAA data from the 2009-10 through 2013-14 academic years showed that concussions occurred at a rate of 6.7 per 10,000 exposures in NCAA football during that time period. Another study conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield found that concussions in the United States increased 43 percent overall from 2010 to 2015, and 71 percent for patients age 10 to 19. But this isn’t necessarily bad news. Henry Feuer is a concussion management specialist at Methodist Sports Medicine who has worked as an the Indianapolis Colts’ team physician since they arrived to Indiana in 1984. Contrary to the statistics showing that concussions have increased dramatically, Feuer said the spike in numbers is more so due to an improved awareness. “So to say there’s an increase, I have a hard time with that statistic because you’re just looking at two different numbers,” Feuer said. “You’re looking at the old days, and the new days, and the recognition of concussions. To say that there are more, I really couldn’t say that. … And they can’t prove [those hard numbers]. You can’t look at old data. The old data is no good.” Over time, Feuer added, those players getting their “bell rung” that used to be overlooked are now being better tested on the sideline for concussions. Instead of being told to shake it off, athletes are tested for headaches, blurry vision and difficulty thinking. Symptoms can appear right away, or linger for weeks, months and even years.

Repeated head trauma can lead to crippling long-term effects, most notably chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This disease has been linked to several former NFL players like Muncie native Dave Duerson, who was found to have advanced brain damage when he died by suicide in 2011. Some former college football players have filed class-action lawsuits for mishandling of concussions during their playing careers. Former Ball State fullback Geoff Donner filed suit against the MAC and NCAA in early October, claiming he tried to sit out a practice when he played for the Cardinals in the mid-1990s, only to be threatened by having his scholarship pulled if he did. The suit claims he now deals with dementia, depression and memory loss. There are other factors, Hazen said, that could play a role in these types of long-term effects. But it’s hard to tell how directly these effects are related to all the hits players are taking. “When you work with these folks, it’s not fun to see what they’re going through and how they’re struggling,” he said. “With a knee injury like an ACL or Tommy John Surgery, 18 months and there’s a good chance they’re back to normal. When you see people struggle for a couple months to come out of a head injury, what’s the next one gonna do to them?” Lacanaria said he has not experienced any long-term effects of his concussion since it happened. He had to relearn some of the plays, but looking back, it was the best case scenario. “Honestly, I don’t think it’s worth it [to go back in],” he said. “Resting your head after that is really important. I’m glad I missed those two games, and I got back in the time that I did.” CONCUSSION PROTOCOL Lacanaria said he has never had another medically diagnosed concussion, but felt a sore head, neck and jaw after a hit at Eastern Michigan last year. Between trainers and physicians on the sidelines, and referees and the spotter above the field, many collisions like this are caught and the game is stopped. But there are instances, and practices — an even bigger concern — where concussioninducing hits can be missed. “It’s hard to control,” said Ball State head coach Mike Neu. “When you’re in the middle of the game, and I’m not on the field, sometimes you don’t see a collision until you watch the tape the next day. … But I leave that in the hands of our athletic training staff, the officials, and I support whatever decision. If they deem a guy needs to be out of the game, so be it, we’ll support that.”

In that Eastern Michigan game, Lacanaria went to the sideline and was checked out by the Ball 10 State training staff. He passed the tests and was given the OK to go back in the game. Every school is required to have 5 its own concussion protocol for athletics. Ball State’s protocol follows the specific guidelines laid out by the NCAA and the MAC. “With the exception of a tweak here and there, which honestly without getting it out and breaking it all down, I would have a hard time telling you [the differences],” Hazen said. “But in a nutshell, they’re all the same.” All Ball State athletes take a computerized baseline test when they arrive on campus to establish their “normal” when they don’t have a concussion. Some people don’t do well initially, Hazen said, so they follow up again two years later. When a player takes a big hit in the game, they are brought to the sideline for a series of simple questions and balance tests. Remembering the play, walking a straight line and counting forward and backwards are some examples of what an athlete may go through. “Some of the tests I have trouble doing without a concussion,” Hazen said. “So you’ve got to weigh everything.” If a player is determined to have a concussion, they’re done for the day. They then have to enter the concussion protocol, which is typically about a week-long process. Once they are symptom-free they take the impact test, and if they pass the next step is a gradual reintroduction to activity and contact. But if they do check out on the sideline, they go back into the game under close scrutiny, because symptoms can take some time to show up. Part of the problem with diagnosing concussions, however, is that players often don’t want to come out of the game. A study of the 2012 season by Harvard and Boston university researchers found that college football players reported only 1 of every 27 head injuries. Ball State athletic director Mark Sandy said the protocol has come a long way, but the important thing is to make sure coaches are teaching proper fundamentals. “I think the whole process of how coaches are teaching the safe way to make contact and tackle — don’t lead with your head, don’t have head-to-head contact, don’t target — all those things are gonna help,” Sandy said. “There will be fewer of those collisions where one or both heads are involved, which will cut down on some [concussions].” One slight difference in Ball State’s protocol is that after returning from a concussion, players are required to

What causes concussions?

Concussions are often caused by blows to the head, which can result in temporary disorientation or short-term memory loss. Some can even do permanent damage. 1 The initial impact causes a countercoup when the brain strikes the inside of the skull

2 Shaking offsets the chemical balance on the brain

3 This causes the brain to swell. In severe cases, it puts pressure on the brain stem, which controls breathing and other basic life functions.

Source: U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

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sign a waiver that acknowledges they could suffer another. Hazen said after two pretty good ones, a player’s career is usually scrutinized very closely from there on out. It’s impossible to completely get rid of concussions, but Ball State obviously doesn’t want to put any athlete at a super increased risk. “It’s the old rule No. 1,” Hazen said. “You play football and soccer and some other sports, and you’re gonna get concussions. And rule No. 2 is you can’t change rule No. 1.” HELMET SAFETY In football, helmets are the last line of defense before a head injury occurs. And thus, they aren’t cheap. Ball State has spent $75,930.51 on three football helmet orders since 2012, according to records obtained by the Daily News. Some of the more expensive helmets Ball State uses cost between $300 to $400 apiece, but football equipment manager Ryan McGorry said it’s worth it if it’s going to keep a player safe. “There’s helmets out there that are $100. I’m not gonna put a kid in something that is a bottom-of-the-line, $100 helmet and give up [their safety],” McGorry said. “We’re paying $300+ for some of those other helmets, but they rank at the top of the perspective of safety, lightweight, all that kind of stuff.” The bulk of Ball State’s football helmets are Schutt and Riddell — the two most well-known brands. Specifically, McGorry said, the Riddell SpeedFlex and Revolution Speed are the most commonly worn on the team. Both of those are rated 5 stars by the Virginia Tech helmet ratings, which measures helmets by their related risk of concussions. Safety is the No. 1 priority, but it’s also important to put an athlete into something that fits well. “If they’re not asking for it, I’m not going to force them into something they’re not comfortable with,” McGorry said. The team’s existing helmets are sent back to the manufacturer each year, as they have to get recertified. A portion are put through a drop test to make sure they’re still OK for play. This year was a little unique, however, because Ball State got new red helmets to go along with the current ones. Mark Sandy said football usually picks something they want to do each year, and this year Neu wanted to throw it back to 1970 with the red. With the addition of the red helmet — which came with a red facemask — the team now has a red, white and black helmet as well as three facemasks. “Three is ... pretty good for us in the MAC, for a recruiting standpoint and being able to show kids that we’re keeping up with the Joneses on that end of it,” McGorry said. “Now, we would just replace or add on to what we have. It’s not like next year, we’re gonna get something else.” With all the new helmets and technological advances that have come about, one of the simplest ways to try and limit concussions is a good mouthguard. If they are used properly, they can absorb some of the force between the mandible and maxilla when the jaw clenches down. But many players chew on them, or cut them off because of the gag reflex, which only cuts down on their effectiveness. “There’s not a helmet or a mouthguard out there that can prevent all concussions,” Hazen said. “It’s gonna happen regardless.” To be clear, concussions don’t just run rampant. The media attention and increased recognition have just brought them to light more than ever before. Feuer brought up a point that concussions today are equivalent to where cancer research was 50 years ago. There’s been a lot of progress, but the road ahead is still a long one. “It’s not new to us,” Hazen said. “But to a lot of the world, it is new.” Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_.

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Continued from page 1 Although Duckham said there are some online programs that students found to be in violation of alcohol policies may be required to complete, one online program, Think About It, is required for all Ball State students when they first come to the university. Part of the program trains students on the proper ways to measure drink sizes and how to respond to party situations, including proper ways to handle other students passing out from alcohol abuse. The program is developed by Ball State as another initiative to prevent students from making unhealthy decisions when in an environment with alcohol. “It is hard to quantify if the programs have a direct effect on policy violations. I am sure as a result of these programs, some students will modify their behavior while others will become more aware of resources available to assist them with alcohol-related issues,” Duckham said. “I strongly believe the university’s educational programs have a positive impact on behavior. The programs start conversations, allow UPD to talk about alcohol-related issues with students, such as Indiana Life Line Law, and probably save lives. It is hard to measure sometimes, but if one student is positively affected, it is worth it.” Duckham also said he believes that his department’s ability to chose the outcomes for students caught in violation of policies is making a positive difference. “I think what we do matters and it impacts — and again, it comes back to community policing and engaging with the community and the options to do referrals as opposed to arresting people, and if a student thinks that, you know, they’ll have that option to refer somebody and their friend won’t get arrested,” Duckham said. “I think those things all intervene.” Duckham added that the university still enforces the laws of the state of Indiana, and the use of alcohol is

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Gary Younge, editor-at-large for the Guardian, is interested in hearing what people think about issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement, transgender studies, and more during the current election. Younge is focusing on issues that people in Muncie, the Middletown, want to hear about. Bradley Jones // DN File

Ball State had 150 on-campus arrests with 531 disciplinary referrals in 2014, according to the 2016 Campus Security Report. Those numbers dropped to 44 on-campus arrests with 414 disciplinary referrals by 2015.

prohibited in residence halls that are not age-restricted to those over the age of 21. Underage students caught with alcohol demonstrating reckless behavior, needing medical attention, damaging school property,operating a motorized vehicle, negatively impacting the learning environment or any incident involving a serious violation will also result in the university notifying the parents or guardians of the student, according to the university alcohol policy. Although officers with MPD are typically only involved in student alcohol violations off campus, MPD commander Brandon Thomas said city police have also been arresting less students for alcohol violations. Since Aug. 1, Muncie officers have made 107 arrests for illegal consumption or possession of an alcoholic beverage, Thomas said. During the same period in 2015, the number of arrests was 127, and in 2014, there were 183. The increase in MPD’s patrol near the Ball State campus, Thomas said, has most likely decreased the behavior that usually draws the attention of officers while they are on duty. As a result, this has led to a decrease in arrests, he said.

“I have assigned officers to work the areas surrounding the campus of Ball State University every weekend since the week before classes started,” Thomas said. “I think we’re seeing those results.” Regardless of the outcomes for students during alcohol violations, however, both Duckham and Thomas said that Indiana’s Lifeline Law — which offers immunity for those calling 911 for help, regardless if underage drinking has been involved — is something students should not hesitate to use in emergency situations. “You know, the worst scenario [is] the person gets a citation or an arrest. Let’s say, from a sanction,” Duckham said. “But if you don’t call, and they’re impaired so badly by alcohol and they die — that’s not what we want to see at all. We talk about that — it’s important to us.” During any situation in which a student is in distress because of alcohol, Duckham said university police encourage students to call 911, whether the incident is occurring on or off campus. Contact Devan Sticka with any questions or concerns at desticka@bsu.edu.

He figured it would be a good location because there was already a body of knowledge on the city, and Delaware County has historically been a swing county. He also wanted somewhere that had voted for both republican candidate Donald Trump and Sanders, a not-toocommon combination. So Muncie it was. Younge learned about the issues Muncie residents face — job shortages, heroin addiction and not-great wages — and has spent his time in the city talking to as many people as he can. “I don’t know if, when you look at the election, whether you hear a lot of those kind of ideas reflected,” Younge said. “The election touches people's lives in these very meme-ish, abstract kind of ways.”

SPEAKER INFORMATION

• Younge will speak about his series on Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Bracken Library 104. He has published four books: • “The Speech: The Story Behind Martin Luther King’s Dream” • “Who Are We? And Should it Matter in the 21st Century” • “Stranger in a Strange Land: Travels in the Disunited States” • “No Place Like Home: A Black Briton’s Journey Through the Deep South”

Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.

Chicago music group to bring 'high energy' to Pruis Hall Brothers create mix of jazz, hip-hop to excite audiences Annelise Hanshaw Daily News Reporter

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Mixing jazz and hip-hop, eight brothers come to change how students experience music. They say it is time for a refresh. The group of brothers, hailing from Chicago’s south side, consists of trumpets, trombones and a baritone, according to their website. The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble performs Thursday in Pruis Hall. For the $5 ticket price, HBE trumpeter Gabriel Hubert promises a transformation.

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“Be prepared to experience something different — something good,” Hubert said. Hubert accepts that students will go into the performance unfamiliar with the ensemble. However, he says he feels confident that by the end, students will remember it as one of the top shows they’ve ever seen. One thing Hubert promises is that the show will be full of energy and excitement. “By the end, you’re totally in a nostalgic place of high energy,” Hubert said. “You’ve probably been sweating because you’ve been dancing and moving so much.” The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble aims to involve the audience and give a sense of community.

“It’s almost like a reboot, so to speak,” Hubert said. “So people’s idea of live instrumentation or music is that anybody and everybody can feel it and enjoy.” The ensemble is composed of sons of jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran. The group was introduced to music almost from the beginning. Their parents took them around the world and introduced them to music when one was as little as 3 years old. The brothers strive to pay homage to great musicians of the past while keeping an individual sound. Hubert aims to make the ensemble’s performance memorable for students. He hopes to inspire instrumentalists and non-instrumentalists with the

heavy brass tones. “Our influence in creating is just to create something that people would enjoy listening to,” Hubert said. “What music does is it takes you to places in time.”

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

• What — Hypnotic Brass Ensemble • When — Thursday at 7:30 p.m. • Where — Pruis Hall • Tickets — $5 in advance, $10 at the door for students

Contact Annelise Hanshaw with any questions or concerns at ajhanshaw@bsu.edu.

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DINING SERVICES NAMES BALL STATE ALUMNA AS DIRECTOR Karen Adkins, the interim director of Dining Services, has been named the new director of Dining Services and Dining Initiatives for Ball State, according to a university email. Julie Hopwood, associate vice president for business and auxiliary services, announced Adkins’ new position Tuesday.

“We are thrilled that [Adkins] has chosen to accept this critical leadership position. Her tremendous knowledge of Ball State Dining Services and her exceptional ability to both build on our outstanding traditions and integrate innovative and transformational dining trends is an exceptional asset to Ball State University. We look forward to a

collaborative and inclusive future for Ball State Dining Services,” Hogwood said in a university email. According to the email, Adkins was chosen for the position after a national search to fill the spot. She comes qualified to build on the foundations of past directors Ann Talley and the late Jon Lewis.

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Adkins, who is an alumna of Ball State, joined the university in 1986 as dining supervisor and has held the positions of assistant manager, manager, assistant director and director in dining and conferences and special events over the past 30 years. - Staff Reports

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An easy Halloween costume is to dress like Where’s Waldo. Throw on a red-and-white top, a beanie and some glasses, and you’re all set.

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