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The Daily News In the past 6 months, 4 people associated with Ball State were arrested on charges of possession of
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n just six months, police have arrested four Ball State affiliated people on charges that they downloaded child pornography — a string that one defense lawyer said was not surprising. Employees Brian Siebenaler, Randal Ray Schmidt and Robert Yadon were all caught with child porn on their campus computers, according to university press releases. Club fencing coach Brian Koby, who is not technically a Ball State employee, was caught at home, according to the probable cause affidavit. However, police have found all cases to be unrelated, said Joan Todd, university spokesperson. See ARRESTS, page 3
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Creator of multi-million dollar T-shirt business visits campus tonight
Sabrina Schnetzer Event Reporter Growing up with a learning disability didn’t stop Johnny “Cupcakes” Earle from his dream. Johnny Cupcakes, his T-shirt brand, started as a joke within his band and turned into a multi-million dollar business. As part of the Excellence in Leadership Speaker Series, Earle will be coming to campus tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall to talk about his story of his business and growing up with a learning disability. At age 19, Earle took a break from college to start up a metal band and designed T-shirts for the group to sell at shows. He eventually realized the potential for a T-shirt company and quit the band and job. Earle sold T-shirts out of his ‘89 Toyota Camry and online. His family helped him design and ship the shirts to customers. The next step for Earle was to open a retail store. He designed the store to look like an old fashioned bakery with baking racks and industrial refrigerators. See CUPCAKES, page 5
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The Ball State field hockey team will take on Ohio State today at the Briner Sports Complex. The game will be the Cardinals’ first home game since a preseason scrimmage on Aug. 20.
WIND ENSEMBLE GALLERY View photos from the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band performance with Jim Walker.
FIELD HOCKEY FOLLOW-UP Can't make it to the game? Check our website for the final score.
CAMPUS SECURITY REPORT An overview on crime and other annual statistics in the area.
Cardinals prepare for 1st home game in 6 weeks Dylan Grissom Field Hockey Reporter It’s been six weeks. When Ball State field hockey takes on Ohio State at Briner Sports Complex today, it will be the Cardinals’ first home game since a preseason scrimmage against Indiana Aug. 20. Head coach Christy Longacre said her players are ready to play at home. “They’re missing two days a week of classes,” Longacre said. “We try and get as much rest as we can and to travel as early as we can. It’s not the easiest schedule, but they’ve been champs about it.” Senior midfielder Morgan Nash said the hardest part of playing on the road is keeping the players' minds and bodies focused.
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Every issue we take a look at a national or worldly topic and get student commentary on what's happening around the globe.
Divided America: Gender equality in 2016? It’s complicated The Associated Press DAVID CRARY (AP) –It’s a complicated time for gender relations in the U.S., as the campaign pitting Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump has underscored — most recently, with the fallout from their first debate and a sharp exchange about Trump’s attention to a former Miss Universe and her weight. On one hand there’s been great progress toward equality. Women have climbed to the top of many a corporate ladder, IBM and General Motors being just two examples. They were recently approved to serve in all military combat jobs, and depending on the election outcome, troops could soon be saluting the first female commander in chief. At the same time, deep and obvious gaps remain — not only in terms of economic inequality and continuing discrimination and
harassment in the workplace, but in everyday actions and conversations. Consider this year’s reboot of “Ghostbusters,” with women replacing the male leads of the original. Misogynistic comments circulated on social media demanding the film’s stars appear nude or be “hot.” Or the way some sports commentators covered women’s accomplishments at the Rio Olympics. An NBC newsman drew criticism for referencing the husband-coach of a Hungarian swimmer as the “guy responsible” for her record-breaking performance. Or the backlash in, of all places, progressive Seattle, after the five female councilors voted against the proposed sale of a street to help make way for a new arena that could host an NBA team.
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“I don’t think it’s impossible [for there to be true gender equality]. I think it can happen in the future, but not in the near future,” the freshman athletic training major said.
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59 Like “Supergirl,” ratingswise 60 Where the driver sits 64 Decimated Asian sea 65 Budget prefix 66 Genetics lab subj. 67 Audacity 68 __ Island 69 Incidentally, in texting ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers DOWN 1 RoboCop is one 2 Wine storage area 3 Inferior cigar 4 Compliment “on the back” 5 Princely letters 6 S-shaped molding 7 Soup serving 8 Out-of-use anesthetic 9 White terrier, familiarly 10 Ctrl-__-Del: PC reboot combo 11 “You’re getting too excited” 12 Like a 45-10 football game 17 Roll of bills 18 Long-range nuke 22 Many pride parade participants 24 Therefore
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"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy." -Tony Robbins
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TODAY, 5 P.M. TO 6 P.M. L.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER ROOM 301 What is AZN pride? How was it shaped? How does it affect Asian-American culture today? AASA will be hosting a discussion about AZN pride and its role with Asian Americans.
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TUESDAY, 9 P.M. TO 11 P.M. PARK HALL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM Watch the Vice Presidential Debate in Park Hall. Free food and snacks will be available with proof of student ID.
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WEDNESDAY, 8 P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. CHRISTIAN CAMPUS HOUSE This free event featuring the comedy of John Branyan will be held at the Christian Campus House. If you bring a friend, tickets for you and the friends you bring are free.
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THURSDAY, 7:30 P.M. SURSA PERFORMANCE HALL Winner of the 12th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Tzu-Yin Huang will perform pieces by Domenico Scarlatti, Ludwig van Beethoven, Alberto Ginastera and Franz Schubert.
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FRIDAY, 6:30 P.M.. CHARLES W. BROWN PLANETARIUM Learn the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day” during this new production.
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Air Jam split into 2 shows this year Annual Homecoming event in Pruis Hall due to construction
7 P.M. SHOW LINEUP (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) • Alpha Gamma Delta & Lambda Chi Alpha • Black Student Association • DeHority • Delta Zeta & Sigma Chi • Epsilon Sigma Alpha & Sigma Nu Operation Blackout • Outlet • Phi Mu & Phi Sigma Kappa • Rhythms Dance Troupe • Sigma Kappa & Phi Delta Theta
Ben Barry daily news reporter Thanks to a second show time for this year’s Air Jam performances, no groups were turned away from participating in the popular homecoming event. The reason for the change, Air Jam Chair Catherine Burgess said, is due to construction constraints in the John R. Emens Auditorium. The show will now take place in Pruis Hall, which does not fit as many people. “After receiving over 20 group entries, we decided to conduct two separate shows to be as inclusive to the student population as possible,” Burgess said. “This annual tradition has continued to prove its popularity by these eager groups, and we are happy to be able to allow each one of them to perform at Emens.” Awards will be given at each show – division winners, overall winner and crowd favorite – and the group with the highest score between both shows will be announced over the
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Continued from page 1 To have four cases in this short amount of time and have none of them be related is quite unusual, said Robert Perez, a Washington criminal defense attorney who specializes in sex crimes. But it isn’t surprising to him, either. “There are a lot of people out there looking at these images,” Perez said. “It’s very prevalent, much more than people realize … There’s a tremendous amount of curiosity out there about these visions, these images.” Perez has defended college professors, lawyers and even police officers on charges of child pornography possession. In many cases, they get caught because they don’t realize how exposed they are on their computers, he said. “I think most people believe that when they’re in their private residence looking at their computer, they think no one else can see them,” Perez said. “They don’t
9 P.M. SHOW LINEUP (LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) • Alpha Chi Omega & Sigma Alpha Epsilon • Alpha Kappa Alpha & Alpha Tau Omega • Alpha Omicron Pi & Delta Tau Delta • Alpha Phi & Sigma Phi Epsilon • Association of Collegiate A Cappella • Dance Marathon • FIJI & Chi Omega • Kappa Delta & Phi Kappa Psi • Pi Beta Phi & Theta Chi • Pi Kappa Phi & Delta Sigma Theta • University Singers
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The Homecoming Steering Committee will host two sessions of Air Jam Oct. 20 in Pruis Hall at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. due to construction constraints. Air Jam features Ball State organizations lip-syncing and performing choreographed dances for the cheering crowd.
Homecoming social media sites within a half an hour after the second show’s conclusion. The same judges will also be present at both shows, Burgess said.
The Air Jam 2016 shows will be at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 20. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Sursa Box Office.
BALL STATE-AFFILIATED PEOPLE POLICE SAID WERE CAUGHT WITH CHILD PORN:
alerted administration that a campus computer was accessing a site with suspicious content.” On campus, because of added security measures, chances of getting caught are even higher, said Kathryn SeigfriedSpellar, a computer and information technology professor at Purdue University. “It could be an impulsivity thing, the need to look at [the porn] in that moment,” Seigfried-Spellar said. “It doesn’t matter where they are … It doesn’t matter that they’re at work because they don’t think they’re going to get caught.” The distribution of child pornography is increasing, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. But Seigfried-Spellar said it’s hard to tell if that’s actually true because of the spread of the internet. “Think about everyone who has access to the internet, whether someone has it at home, the library, a friend’s house or at work,” she said. “Anyone who
• Brian Siebenaler • Randal Ray Schmidt • Robert Yadon • Brian Koby
think they’re going to get caught, but why they do it on work computers has always baffled me.” Whenever someone downloads or searches for child porn, Internet Service Providers flag and track the IP address, which they report to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. NCMEC then reports it to local police — Indiana State Police, in the case of these four incidents. For all three individuals caught on campus, University Police Department Chief Jim Duckham said in a press release the investigations began when “a routine review of information security
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has access to the internet has access to pornography.” There’s also now more funding to catch those who use child pornography, so government task forces and law enforcement are cracking down on the act. But even though child pornography possession has harsh criminal penalties — anywhere from six months to two and a half years in prison — both SeigfriedSpellar and Perez said possessing child pornography doesn’t automatically mean someone is a pedophile or will molest children. It can be they are just curious or collect porn and wanted to round out their collection. “It’s like when there is a beheading from terrorists and someone posts a video of it online and millions of people go look at it,” Perez said. “Why? Why would you want to see that? It’s just morbid curiosity.” Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu
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Legislation targets pit bulls Reagan Allen // DN File
The Muncie Animal Shelter has offered to shelter some dogs from Montreal after the pit bull ban was passed. The shelter has room to take eight to 10 dogs in danger of being euthanized after moving to its new location early September.
Sara Barker Multicultural Reporter The Muncie Animal Shelter is making room for new dogs, all the way from Canada. After the Montreal pit bull ban passed — a law banning pit bills and other dangerous dogs — the local animal shelter offered to help some of the dogs in danger by making space for eight to ten dogs from Montreal animal shelters, said Muncie Animal Shelter director Phil Peckinpaugh. “I understand what it’s like to be a shelter that needs help, and we definitely have the capacity to help here in Muncie and we truly love dogs,” Peckinpaugh said. The breed-specific legislation passed Tuesday after a pit bull killed a Montreal woman four months prior. The law states that, as of Oct. 3, no new pit bulls or similar breeds can come into Montreal’s 19 boroughs, and existing pit bulls must be registered, vaccinated, sterilized and microchipped by Dec. 31 or run the risk of seizure by authorities. After registering, pit bulls
must wear muzzles when outside at all times and be kept on a leash or in an enclosure. If a dog’s owner violates the new law, the dogs could be taken away and euthanized. “I think that the legislation that was just passed in Montreal is wrong,” Peckinpaugh said. “Actually, there’s not even a breed of dog named pit bull. That’s a categorization of a group of dogs.” Pit bulls and similar dogs get a bad reputation because of poor ownership, not because of the inherent qualities of the dogs, Peckinpaugh said. “Every 10 to 20 years, there’s a breed or type of dog that is kind of vilified," Peckinpaugh said. "... It’s been pit bulls since around the early to mid '90s and that stigma has stuck with pit bulls much greater than what it has other breeds.” Breed-specific legislation is not new to North America. According to the Breed Specific Legislation Census in 2016, twenty-seven states, including Indiana, enforce laws regulating how owners handle certain
Student uses music to counter protest Robby General Managing Editor For six years, Eamon Declan Hegarty has been playing bagpipes. And by the sixth week of his college career, everyone at Ball State knew it. The freshman telecommunications and theatrical studies major received word of two protesting preachers at the busiest intersection on campus Tuesday. Hegarty said he picked up his bagpipes from his dorm room at LaFollette Complex and headed to the intersection. When he arrived, there were dozens of people on the corner. Amidst the preachers yelling things like, “You deserve to get throat cancer,” he stood there and played. “Somebody was saying there’s these guys down at the Scramble Light yelling all of this racist and sexist stuff and yelling Bible quotes at people,” Hegarty said. “I wasn’t having any of that.” Hegarty weaved himself through the crowd of angry college students, positioning his body directly in front of the preachers. “I showed up and everyone was going nuts about it,” he said. “One thing I noticed about the street preachers is that they want you to get angry at them. They want to get a reaction out of you. I thought, you know, in order to drown out the hatred, I’ll just play some music for them.” For the next hour and a half, he calmly played the instrument he loves. A love that stems back six years, when his grandmother asked him if he wanted to try something new. Coming from an Irish background, Hegarty's grandmother always wanted someone in her family to play the bagpipes. After struggling to play the guitar at first, Hegarty decided to give it a shot. “I started taking lessons when I was in middle school,” he said. “I really enjoyed it, and it stuck. It’s really out there, and it’s not something that you see every day.” One of his first interactions with the bagpipes was with Bill Arnold, the music director of the St. Patrick’s Day Rogues Pipes & Drums, an Indianapolis band that consists of six bagpipers and eight drummers. “I first met [Hegarty] when he was about 10, and I was playing the bagpipes at a funeral outside of Indianapolis,” Arnold said. “His mom, Patty [Hegarty], introduced herself and here’s this young fella, considerably smaller than he is now,
with a grin on his face. He told me that he was going to play the bagpipes.” And he did. After Hegarty received his first set of pipes, his mother brought them to Arnold to fix. Arnold installed a new bag and from there, Hegarty’s passion for the instrument took off. In high school, he was a founding member of the Scecina Memorial High School Pipe and Drums Corps. He played at weddings and funerals to make money on the side, and he even joined Arnold’s band along the way. He did this all on his own, Arnold said, something the 32-year bagpiper admired in the now 18-year-old musician. “His passion for music and the arts in general is boundless,” Arnold said. “He’s the kind that used to irritate me when I was younger when my mom would say, ‘Oh, why couldn’t you be more like him?’” Along with bagpipes, Hegarty plays the accordion, piano, organ, keyboard, ocarina, Irish whistle and tuba. Outside of the musical realm, Arnold said he is equally as impressed with the way Hegarty approaches things in life. He wasn’t at all surprised when he got word of what Hegarty did to contest the preachers on campus. “They were getting together spewing this hatred, and that was injustice I think,” Arnold said. “With the passionate guy that [Hegarty] is, I could absolutely see him doing something like that.” Hegarty doesn’t plan on stopping his opposition to these protests either. He said he wants to continue using his instrument to unify Ball State students against some of the hateful messages visiting preachers may spread. “Among all of the other counterprotesting going on, there were the bagpipes,” he said. “I was raised Catholic. I’m a practicing Catholic, and what those guys were preaching was not Christianity, no matter what way you slice it. … They say they were doing it out of love, but they were just spitting this racist, horrible stuff.” Hegarty was out at the Scramble Light again Friday alongside the Secular Student Alliance, which was awaiting preachers who were scheduled to come. As Hegarty’s friends continue to update him on when protestors will come, he will be out there, playing his bagpipes. Contact Robby General with any questions or concerns at managingeditor@bsudailynews.com.
Montreal ban inspires Muncie Animal Shelter to protect dogs from potential suffering
breeds of dogs. Savannah Lundgren, a junior zoology and wildlife major, is the Student Voluntary Services Program Coordinator for the Muncie Animal Shelter, where she said the majority of the dogs are pit bulls. Although she does not agree with breed-specific legislation, she understands the stigma against these dogs, even in Indiana. “Pit bulls, as a breed, are known to be really aggressive," Lundgren said. "That’s just why they’re a breed — it’s what they were made for, they were made to be guard dogs. That’s why people get them in the cities. They’re good guard dogs, they’re good family pets. They have a bad reputation because they’re literally wired to protect their territory, to protect their family, to protect themselves." Jasmine Ramos, a sophomore elementary education major, used to own a pit bull. She said she doesn't approve of the new legislation and has been upset since hearing about the ban. “[The Montreal ban] makes me very angry,” Ramos said. "I
think it’s absolutely ridiculous." Instead of trends of aggression being the dog’s fault, Ramos said she believes irresponsible ownership is the main contributor to a history of violence in pit bulls. “Since they’ve been trained for fighting, and still are in some places, we continue to hold this reputation of being aggressive dogs, especially because that is how they are portrayed most of the time, when in reality, it’s not the case for most of them,” Ramos said. In Muncie, there are more pit bulls who are stray and homeless than there are of other types of dogs, Peckinpaugh said. With adoption rates and euthanasia already high in the U.S. in general, Peckinpaugh said the Muncie Animal Shelter constantly looks for volunteers to help offset these statistics. For more information about how to help or donate, visit the shelter's website or call at 765747-4851. Contact Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at slbarker3@ bsu.edu.
FAFSA program alterations may relieve application stress
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This created a dilemma for many families because they were always struggling to get their tax forms completed and file the FAFSA by the March 10 Indiana deadline.” — John McPherson, assistant vice president of enrollment services
Allie Kirkman Assistant News Editor This year, students will have the opportunity to jump start completing their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). On Sept. 14, President Barack Obama announced significant changes to the FAFSA for the 201718 application cycle, including the ability for students to be able to file as early as Oct. 1, rather than beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. These changes will now be permanent. In addition to the early submission date, students will also use earlier income information. Beginning with the 2017-18 FAFSA, students will be required to report income information from an earlier tax year, according to studentaid.ed.gov. For example, on the 2017-18 FAFSA, students and parents will report their 2015 income information, rather than their 2016 income information. The ability for students and families to file early is a positive change and will help prevent any difficulties, said John McPherson, assistant vice president of enrollment services. “In the past, students and parents would have to wait until at least January 1 to file a FAFSA because the form required the prior tax year information,” McPherson said. “ For example, the 2016-17 FAFSA was due by March 10, 2016, yet asked for 2015 tax data that was not due to the IRS until April 15, 2016.”
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The early FAFSA changes all of that, he said. “That 2015 tax data should already be on file at the IRS and should be readily accessible on Oct. 1 when the FAFSA process opens,” McPherson said. “Therefore, students and parents can go to fafsa.gov and complete the process much earlier.” There are also other advantages to the new update including the Data Retrieval Tool (DRT), which is used to collect existing tax data. “When a student or parent gets to the income portion of the FAFSA, he or she can use the DRT to import existing IRS tax data directly into the FAFSA,” McPherson said. “This reduces the burden on the user, increases accuracy, and the imported IRS income information serves as an official document. Thus, the student or parent who uses the DRT won’t have to supply the financial aid office with official tax transcripts.” McPherson encourages students to take advantage of the new process and not wait until March to file the FAFSA. “This will greatly reduce their stress levels next spring,” he said. If you’d like more details about the upcoming changes, you may read the fact sheet called College Students and Parents: What You Need to Know About the 2017–18 FAFSA®. Contact Allie Kirkman with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
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Wishbone offers unique, local gifts Annelise Hanshaw Daily News Reporter Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie. On the corner of Walnut and Jackson sits Wishbone Gifts, a simple storefront full of colorful pipes and tapestries. This downtown gift shop came to life one day when owner Rod Crossland was sitting on his now ex-wife’s balcony, drinking wine and daydreaming. That was the moment Wishbone was imagined. After years of saving up, Crossland opened the store. Now he enjoys the community around his alternative goods business. As Crossland described it, Wishbone Gifts is perfect for those with an “alternative lifestyle.” Customers can follow the sound of Bob Marley back to a room displaying an array of glass tobacco pipes, ranging from $10 to $120. “One thing that’s different is our hand-blown glass,” Crossland said. “You can actually know the name of the hand-blown glass artist.” Crossland was introduced to local glass artist Josiah Kelly 10 years ago. The two continue to support each other today. “[Crossland] helped push me to be a better artist by supporting me with sales and constructive criticism,” Kelly said.
Kelly is also a customer of Wishbone, and he said he recommends the store to both skaters and artists. “[Crossland] has a wonderful store that not only sells some of the best high-end glass in the area, but is a great skateboard shop for all your needs,” Kelly said. In addition to pipes and skateboard products, Wishbone offers posters, stickers, patches, jewelry, crystals and a wide variety of incense. Crossland enjoys providing shoppers with whatever fits their budget and lifestyle. His favorite part of the shop is the repeat customers, as well as the community he's found since the shop started. “I really enjoy the sense of community. Muncie was my first time, moving around in my adult life, that I established those connections,” Crossland said. Crossland entered Muncie at the change of the millennium when his exwife got a job at Ball State and opened Wishbone in 2001. He's stayed in town for the community. “Especially with small businesses, it’s about relationships,” Crossland said. “It’s awesome to talk to people years later and they still remember you.” Those who really love what Crossland does can shop at his other store, The Magic Bus, in Indianapolis as well. Wishbone has 50 five-star reviews on its Facebook page. One reviewer, Gregory Stevens, had kind words about the shop
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Wishbone gifts, on the corner of Walnut and Jackson, sells colorful pipes and tapestries. The shop, as owner Rod Crossland described it, is for those with an “alternative lifestyle.”
and Crossland. "[I] have shopped here since it opened. Have not met a shop owner quite like Rod, his pleasant and warm nature will endear himself to you almost instantly. He does not treat you like a customer, he treats you like a friend," Stevens wrote. Crossland did not expect this loyal customer base at the beginning of Wishbone’s existence. “To sum it up, I just wanted to work
Film, sound artists share stories Cinesonika brings Hollywood professionals to campus Robbi Moscato-Goodpaster Daily News Reporter
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With credits like "Die Hard," "Hannah Montana," "Will & Grace," "The Green Mile" and "Two and a Half Men," the Hollywood professionals who visited Ball State over the weekend had a lot of knowledge and experience to share. Ball State hosted Cinesonika Friday and Saturday. The event showcases international works of film and video with soundtracks, idiosyncratic sound design and electric scoring. This was the fifth year of the event, and the first time it was hosted in the U.S. Five of the most well-known sound and Foley sound effect artists in Hollywood hosted workshops: • Peter Damski, a production sound mixer and two-time Emmy Award winner for his works • David E.Stone, a sound editor and Academy Award winner • Vanessa T. Ament, an awardwinning Foley artist and a
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Ball State telecommunications professor • Steve Lee, a sound effects “wrangler” and archivist • Rick Altman, the keynote speaker and a legend in the field of film sound, film theory and film narratives This event was a once-in-alifetime chance for students to experience and learn from these Hollywood professionals. Each speaker was filled with stories from their time in Hollywood. “The most memorable film that we worked on, I would say, would be a film for Disney called 'The Goofy Movie,'" Lee said. He was the sound designer, Stone was the supervisor and Ament did the Foley for the film. Damski recalled his time working on another popular show, "My Wife and Kids." “I was shooting 'My Wife and Kids,' and Jennifer Garner was shooting 'Alias' next door and I always got a little flutter every time I walked out and saw Jennifer hanging out,” he said. This was the first time the speakers had been a part of the Cinesonika event, and by the end
of the first day each of them was thrilled by the turnout they had at the workshops. There were also many international film and sound workers who came to Cinesonika to present short films and thesis papers. Nick Nylen was presenting a short narrative film about sound archives and Adam Melvin came from Ireland to present a joint paper on applying embodied sound theory. “The main appeal for the festival for me is that it brings people and ideas together and gives us as a platform to debut our work,” Melvin said. The event was chance to learn about a process in film that is not highlighted as much in the film industry. It also allowed students to learn from those who work with the technology and sound in film and interact with professionals in the field who have had a part in shaping what film and television shows are today.
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30 hours a week and earn $30,000 a year,” Crossland said. “I wanted to be my own boss.” Wishbone is located at 201 S Walnut St. The store is open Monday through Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. It is closed Sundays. Contact Annelise Hanshaw with any questions or concerns at ajhanshaw@bsu.edu.
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The stores even have an aroma of frosting and each shirt is packaged in a pastry box. Earle is able to create an experience for customers who go to his stores to buy the limitededition shirts. After creating a successful business, Earle wants to inspire future entrepreneurs with this event, titled "Kickstarter: Empowering Entrepreneurs." Brie Ryan, a junior marketing major, is excited about Earle coming to campus. “Earle was able to create his Johnny Cupcakes brand that people are very familiar with," Ryan said. “As a marketing major, that is something I will need to do in my future career. I am hoping that he will tell us what everyone can do with their goals and dreams.” Contact Sabrina Schnetzer with any questions or concerns at slschnetzer@bsu.edu.
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Ball State needs 3 wins for bowl eligibility Football team has 7 games left in conference to clear 6 wins Jake Fox Football Reporter With Ball State’s 31-24 home loss to Northern Illinois Saturday, the Cardinals fell to 3-2 on the season. Head coach Mike Neu and the players agreed the game was one they could’ve — and should’ve — won. Losing the Mid-American Conference opener snapped a two-game winning streak and also affected the long-term outlook for the rest of the season. The Cardinals need three wins in their final seven games to attain bowl eligibility for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Here’s a breakdown of the remaining games on Ball State’s schedule, broken down by level of difficulty: TOP TIER The MAC has a lot of good teams this year, and unfortunately for the Cardinals, many of them are in the West Division. Ball State still has to face off against arguably the three best teams in the MAC: Central Michigan (3-2, 0-1 MAC) on Saturday, Western Michigan (5-0, 1-0 MAC) on Nov. 1 and Toledo (3-1, 0-0 MAC) on Nov. 16. • Central Michigan beat Oklahoma State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) this season, but Ball State gets the Chippewas at the right time, as they’re coming off two straight losses. Still, it’ll be a tough cover for the Cardinals. Quarterback Cooper Rush leads the conference with 1,530 passing yards to go along with 14 touchdowns and a lot of weapons at receiver. • Western Michigan was picked in the preseason to win the MAC, and it has shown nothing to indicate that was wrong. The Broncos are ranked No. 25 in the country in the latest Amway Coaches Poll with wins over Northwestern and Illinois
of the Big Ten. The Broncos have one of the best players in the conference in wide receiver Corey Davis, a two-headed monster with running backs Jamauri Bogan and Jarvion Franklin and quarterback Zach Terrell, who has thrown 12 touchdowns with no interceptions. With some help from a strong offensive line, Western Michigan scores a ridiculous 44.8 points per game. • Toledo lost a shootout to BYU (2-3, ind.) last week, but the Rockets are still 3-1. They have beaten Ball State in two straight meetings. The Rockets are gaining almost 600 yards per game and giving up only 335. Running back Kareem Hunt is an NFL prospect, and quarterback Logan Woodside currently leads the conference with 16 touchdown passes. MIDDLE TIER These are teams Ball State appears to match up pretty well with on paper. The matchup with Akron (Oct. 22) is the team’s Homecoming game, and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 8) will be its final home game of the season. • The Cardinals have actually owned this series as of late, with five consecutive wins over the Zips. Akron (3-2, 1-0 MAC) has put a lot of points on the board this year, including an impressive 65-38 win at Marshall. Most of Akron’s offense comes through the air with 306 passing yards per game. But the Zips also give up 320.6 passing yards per game. • Eastern Michigan is a bit of a surprise at 4-1 (1-0 MAC) after finishing last season with a 1-11 record. The Eagles have won some close games the last two weeks against Wyoming and at Bowling Green. The Eagles run a pretty balanced offense, but running back Ian Erikson
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The Ball State Cardinals run onto the field before the game against Northern Illinois Saturday at Scheumann Stadium. NIU defeated the Cardinals 31-24.
is a key player with 387 yards and five touchdowns this year. LOWER TIER These are games that, frankly, Ball State should win. The Cardinals travel to Buffalo (Oct. 15) in a couple weeks and end the season at Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 22. • Buffalo (1-3, 0-0 MAC) has an overtime win at home vs. Army, but the Bulls also lost at home to FCS Albany. Ball State is 8-1 all-time against Buffalo and has never lost on the road there. The Bulls are only averaging 14 points per game through four contests. They gain about 275 yards of total offense per game and give up about 400. • Four of the five games Miami (Ohio) has played in have been decided by 10 points or less, but the Redhawks (0-5, 0-1 MAC) are still winless. They played tough
at Cincinnati, but also lost at home to FCS Eastern Illinois in Week 2. It’s hard to see Miami (Ohio) getting more than a couple wins in the MAC schedule this year. The MAC has a direct tie-in to five different bowl games at the end of the season. The most likely scenario for Ball State to reach the requisite six wins for bowl eligibility would be to win the two lowertier games and one middle tier. But who knows? An upset against a toptier team could do the trick, and a loss to a lower-tier team could derail the Cardinals’ postseason hopes. And those pesky midweek games in November have been known to be unpredictable. Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_
Cardinals win 1st conference game of year Soccer team defeats Eastern Michigan in 3-1 game Jacob Lee Soccer Reporter Ball State soccer returned home from Michigan still unbeaten in MidAmerican Conference play. A 0-0 draw against Central Michigan Oct. 2 set the Cardinals’ record in MAC play at 1-0-1. Coach Craig Roberts said he thought it was a very competitive game. “I felt the team had to show their true identity and show their character, in regards to who they are, to enforce
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The Ball State soccer team beat Eastern Michigan 3-1 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in its first conference road game of the season. The team also played Central Michigan Sunday in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
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“We definitely have to take care of our bodies better than we would if we were here, but it’s difficult because all our equipment is here,” she said. “It’s part of the game, having to travel, but physically it does take a toll.” In its 11 road games, Ball State is off to a 5-6 start (0-2 MAC) after finishing 2-16 (0-6 MAC) last season. With five of the Cardinals’ last seven games at home, including four Mid-American Conference matchups, junior midfielder Carley Shannon said she hopes the home crowd can bring some excitement to the team. “People can come support us, we get our classmates and our fellow student athletes,” Shannon said. “We’re all super pumped.” For Nash, being on familiar territory will be the biggest benefit. “There’s a sense of pride that this
who they are, in the game,” Roberts said. “Obviously ... as a team we performed stronger then Central Michigan did, we outshot them.” The Cardinals led the game in total shots gaining a slight 9-7 advantage. Ball State proved it has the defensive ability to take on a high-powered Central Michigan offense. Ball State held the Chippewas’ leading scorer, sophomore forward Alexis Pelafas, to only two shots. The Cardinal defense players, led by freshman Yela Ziswiler, senior Lorina White, sophomore Taylor Pooley and senior Leah Mattingly, have all started every game this season. With help from goalkeepers Alyssa Heintschel and Tristin Stuteville, the team has only allowed nine goals the entire season, including six shutouts in 12 games. But the Cardinal offense proved themselves as well. Freshman midfielders Julia Elvbo and Paula Guerrero and senior midfielder Allison Abbe each had two shots in the game. But Roberts said he still wants more out of his offense. “Offensively, next time we play them, we’ll have to make sure we’re a little more clinical in the attacking third, and capitalize on those,” Roberts said. Roberts also said senior Chay McNitt did an outstanding job of matching up with Eliza Van de Kerkhove of Central Michigan. “She’s been a pinnacle player on our team,” Roberts said. The Cardinals return home for a mid-week match against Western Michigan Thursday.
CARDINAL GAME LEADERS:
CHIPPEWA GAME LEADERS:
hots: Paula Guerrero, Allison Abbe, Julia Elvbo (2) S Shots on Goal: Abbe and Elvbo (1) Saves: Alyssa Heintschel (3) Service aces —Brendan Surane (2)
Shots: Alexis Pelafas (2) Shots on Goal: Madison Pogarch, Lauren Sherry, Madison Costner (1) Saves: Kristin Knutson (2)
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LAST THREE GAMES VERSUS OHIO STATE: Sept. 11, 2015 - 2-3 L Sept. 14, 2014 - 2-3 L (OT) Oct. 23, 2013 - 1-2 L
is our own turf and we have all the advantage here,” she said. Shannon said playing at home gives the team confidence against Ohio State (4-7, 0-3 Big Ten). “We always play a really good game against Ohio State,” she said. “It’s always that one-goal type of game.” Ball State has lost to Ohio State in eight straight games. In the last three, however, the Cardinals only lost by one goal in each game. The Cardinals’ home opener will start today at 3 p.m. Five of the Cardinals’ last seven games will be at home. Contact Dylan Grissom with any questions or concerns at @GDGrissom.
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