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HALLOWEEN 2019

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JUST TREATS Halloween from spooky facts to ghoulish fun Ways to help kids chase monsters away 04 2019 Halloween trends 05 Safety suggestions 06 Rocky Horror returns 09

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Oct. 26: Lloyd the cat was involved in an accident Oct. 25 near LaFollette Complex. He ran into a car which caused damage to his mouth. His owner, Jody Mason, took him to Care Animal Hospital in Muncie for a check-up and VCA Northwood in Anderson, Indiana, later for a minor procedure. More than $2,500 has been raised to cover his medical expenses.

Stuteville sets record with pair of victories

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Oct. 27: Graduate student goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville recorded a season-high 14 saves in Ball State Soccer’s 3-2 victory over Kent State Thursday. With another team win Sunday, she became the Cardinals’ all-time winningest player with 36. Stuteville said she had no idea she was approaching the record. It was previously held

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Football drops first MAC game to Ohio

Oct. 26: Temperatures were in the 50s, the wind was blowing and it rained all game long. But if you ask Ball State head coach Mike Neu, none of that determined the outcome of the Cardinals’ 34-21 loss to Ohio Saturday. The Bobcats’ offense was on the field for nearly two-thirds of the game, largely due to the play of quarterback Nathan Rourke who totaled 258 yards.

Trump says U.S. has killed ISIS leader

Oct. 27: President Donald Trump announced Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. military raid. Trump said al-Baghdadi died “like a dog” and spent his final moments crying and screaming. He suggested this killing was more significant than President Barack Obama’s 2011 order to kill al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

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EARNING LANGUAGE CREDITS Vydělávání jazykových kreditů Verdienen von Sprachguthaben Κερδίστε πιστώσεις γλωσσών ‫ﻛﺴﺐ اﻻﻋﺘﻤﺎدات اﻟﻠﻐﻮﯾﺔ‬ Gagner des crédits linguistiques भाषा की कमाई का श्रये

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Ball State languages departmentTaalcredits works toverdienen promote language placement exams.

While the number of students who take Ball State’s Foreign Language Placement exam has risen since 2016, Assistant Chairperson Stephen Hessel said there are still students who are surprised to learn it exists.

The exam is meant for students who have had past experience in a particular language and wish to be placed in a higherlevel class when coming to the university.

Typically, students who take the exam can earn between four and 14 credits based on their score, Hessel said. A

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University Police Department arrested Misibaou Diallo for stealing items from rooms in LaFollette. Diallo confessed to the burglary during a police interview and allowed a search of his car and apartment, where police found a stolen iPhone XR. Diallo had sold other items he stole, including a PlayStation 4, and was released Oct. 26 with his bail set at $10,000.

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Inspired by climate activist Greta Thunberg, Ball State student Philomena Engel led around 10 others in a march from Shafer Tower to the Quad. They held signs with phrases like “Climate crisis! We demand action!” Engel said she will speak with Jim Lowe, associate vice president for facilities planning and management, about the group’s environmental goals.

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Zdobywanie punktów językowych student’s score then determines Ganhando créditos no idiomawhat level class they de should Câștigarea crediteactually lingvisticebegin Заработать языковые кредиты with, rather than making them start in an Dil kredisi kazanmak introductory-level default. Заробіток class на мовнихby кредитах � 言 � smart 学分 “Students are取 and savvy,” Hessel said. “They want to get the most out of a college education, and since so many took a language during high school, they should have the opportunity to get credit for that.”

While he said he has been pleased to see more students taking the exam, Hessel added there is still room for improvement, as only 20 percent of eligible students took the exam this year.

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The Student Government Association (SGA) heard from Muncie mayoral candidate Dan Ridenour during its meeting about his plans for the city. SGA also passed a resolution requiring all residence hall restrooms to add posters about water conservation to raise awareness about water use, marking the first piece of legislation to pass the senate in four weeks.

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Halloween 2019

Fighting their fears Adults suggest ways to help children differentiate between fantasy and reality.

Bailey Cline Reporter Four-year-old Addison Burns is afraid of skeletons. For her sister Caitlyn, 9, it’s zombies.

Their mother, junior biology major Kristy Burns, said Addison has asked her to close the closet door because of her fear, which led Burns to wonder where her children’s fears stemmed from.

Counseling psychology professor Theresa Kruczek said it is common for children to have trouble distinguishing fantasy from reality because children’s brains are still developing between ages 7 and 8.

“Developmentally, that’s about the stage they start having a little bit more awareness of existential issues,” she said. “That’s when they start to understand a little bit more about birth and death.”

However, Kruczek said, there are ways to help them overcome these fears.

She recommends using some type of spray as “anti-monster spray” to reassure children they are doing something to scare the monsters away.

“Monsters,” Kruczek

said, “they only like stinky stuff. So, if you get something that smells good, they’re not going to want to come in your room.”

She added using eco-friendly essential oils can further help the child because scents like lavender have calming effects.

Burns said she thinks the idea of anti-monster spray is creative, but she prefers a more logical approach with her own children. When Addison came to her about the closet door, Burns turned on the light in the closet and reminded her daughter that monsters aren’t real.

“I feel like having honest conversations with the kids,” she said. “Monster spray — that’s just not me.”

Burns also makes sure her kids know there are people underneath every Halloween costume.

When her husband dressed up as a gorilla when Caitlyn was younger, she said her daughter was terrified. He took off part of the costume to assure Caitlyn it was still him.

“From that time on, she never had an issue with it,” Burns said.

Even commercials for horror movies, she said, can give her children bad dreams, so Burns said she likes to talk it out with her children and ground them back in reality.

Despite their fears, Addison and

Caitlyn love family-friendly Tim Burton films like “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” which include both skeletons and zombies as main characters. Last Halloween, Caitlyn even dressed up as Sally, the ragdoll character with blue skin and a body that she re-stitches together.

And while Caitlyn is still afraid of zombies, she

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Traditionally, students received pamphlets about the department and the exam at freshman orientation. Now, however, Hessel said the department has goals to spread the opportunity to students in other ways.

“This year, we have made an effort to be more visible to students through a series of events

We would like to engage with students before they arrive on campus.”

- STEPHEN HESSEL, Assistant chairperson of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics

Monsters, they only like stinky stuff. So, if you get something that smells good, they’re not going to want to come in your room.”

- THERESA KRUCZEK, Counseling psychology professor no longer believes in holiday characters like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.

“Caitlyn is very resilient,” Burns said. “Now she’s just like, ‘OK, I lost a tooth. Where’s my money?’”

Contact Bailey Cline with comments at bacline@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @BaileyCline.

A few years ago, a woman contacted Kruczek to ask for an endorsement on a spin-off anti-monster spray, which she pitched to the television show, Shark Tank.

The product received some criticism because it is a relatively easy DIY project, she said.

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around campus,” Hessel said. “We would like to engage with students before they arrive on campus. We will be pursuing a closer relationship with orientation for the coming summer.”

The specifics of each exam varies based on the language a student wishes to study, but Hessel said the main goal is the same: “evaluating which class level would be most beneficial to the student.”

David Spencer, senior Spanish and computer science double major, said he took the exam his freshman year after receiving a pamphlet during freshman orientation.

“The placement exam can save an incoming student a lot of hassle and money,” Spencer said.

“My experience as a Spanish major has been great. The department has great professors that

HOW TO TAKE THE EXAM Freshmen can take the foreign language placement exam on Canvas. By clicking on the “Modern Language and Classics Placement Exams” community on their dashboard, it will open a page with all the available placement exams. Non-freshmen should contact department secretary Sharon Stewart.

care about you and want to see you succeed, and they are very passionate about their work.”

Because of his results on the exam, Spencer tested out of four classes and started his Spanish career at the 300-level. While nervous about taking higher-level classes in his first year, he said, it was where he needed to be.

When students start learning foreign languages at the appropriate class levels, Hessel said, they are able to improve on a variety of “transferable skills,” including writing, public speaking, critical thinking and cultural competencies.

“They also allow students and graduates to pivot with greater ease between lots of fields,” Hessel said. “The ability to interact with others in another language is a huge advantage in almost any career.”

Contact Taylor Smith with comments at tnsmith6@bsu.edu or on Twitter @taynsmithh.

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HALLOWEEN BY THE NUMBERS What was once known as the Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced SOW-in) is now known as Halloween.

The holiday began as a festival on the eve of Oct. 31 to celebrate the final harvests of the year and the Celtic New Year Nov. 1, according to the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) website.

The NEH states those who celebrated “believed the veil between the realms [of life and death] was the most transparent [during this time], allowing the spirits of those who have died to return to visit earth.”

Participants also believed during the festival, “the entire natural world moves into its annual

Percentage of Americans celebrating Halloween

dormant state of hibernation, essentially ‘dying’ until its annual rebirth the following spring.”

Following the Roman conquest of much of the Celtic lands in France and England, Samhain was affected by the advent and spread of Christianity.

The church absorbed the festival under the celebration of martyrs and saints and renamed it

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“All Saints Day.” This festival was called “All-Hallows,” while the evening before was called “All-hallows-eve” — later becoming “Halloween.”

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Need a last-minute costume? Staying Halloween 2019

Cut out this mask, and attach a string for a quick solution. If you’re feeling creative, decorate it with whatever you have on hand.

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UPD chief shares advice on student safety for Halloween.

The cooling weather and changing color of the leaves during the fall season mark the beginning of autumn traditions like Halloween-themed gettogethers and trick-or-treating.

With these traditions, however, there is also a chance for dangerous situations if one is not careful.

Ball State’s Director of Public Safety Jim Duckham shared advice on how students can keep not only themselves, but their property safe.

For trick-or-treating:

Follow the dotted lines, and cut around the mask, inside the eyes and inside the nose. Use a hole punch to cut out the holes for the string.

• Make sure the parent and child are aware of visual limitations if they have a mask on.

• Be cognizant of where a trick-or-treater is running to.

Also, be on the lookout for any debris, and watch traffic conditions.

• Make sure costumes are safe and made of fire-retardant materials.

• Always check a child’s candy before they eat it to ensure it is still wrapped. As a general rule, Duckham said, he doesn’t allow his kids to eat any candy that has already been opened.

• Check with your community to see what times are scheduled to have trick-or-treaters out collecting candy.

For going out at night: • Walk in common pedestrian areas, and avoid detours into alleys or dark areas.

• Make sure costumes are not so elaborate that they make movement difficult.

• If you find yourself in trouble, dial 911 or call University Police Department’s direct number at 765-285-1111.

• If you are intoxicated or need to leave somewhere safely, call a friend to pick you up.

- Staff reports VECTEEZY, COURTESY; EMILY WRIGHT, DN

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Women’s Swim and Dive

Ball State splits weekend on the road Coming off of a second-place finish at the season-opening Indiana Intercollegiate last weekend, Ball State defeated Youngstown State Friday and fell to Buffalo Saturday.

The Cardinals started the weekend victorious over the Penguins, 211-88, but they were unable to match their success in the second meet of the weekend, falling to Buffalo, 197-103.

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Ball State Men’s Basketball celebrates during practice Sept. 24, 2019, in the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center. The team’s first game is against Defiance Nov. 5. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

Sophomore guard Abi Hayes looks for an open teammate during practice in the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center Oct. 29, 2019. The Cardinals’ first game of the season will be Nov. 5 at IUPUI. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

Team depth set to guide Ball State Men’s Basketball into diverse season.

Ball State Women’s Basketball looks to turn the page heading into the season.

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Variety stands a common theme for Ball State Men’s Basketball in the early season. In practice and under the lights of Worthen Arena, there is a mix of talent and competition playing into the Cardinals’ 2019-20 season.

Kicking off practice in late September, the team has been focused on the variations of play it might face this season. Man offense, zone offense, press offense, zone defense and man defense are a few of the styles head coach James Whitford has experimented with in the preseason.

“The biggest thing for us right now is just getting ready for all the different styles of play that we’ll see during the course of the year,” Whitford said. “We’re just getting our system in and getting really good at it.”

In their first two weeks of play, the Cardinals will face a variation of talent and style on the road and at home. Ball State opens the season Tuesday against Division III Defiance before traveling to Evansville Nov. 9, a team that both lost to and defeated the Cardinals last season. Week two presents more mid-major madness, as the Cardinals take on Illinois-Chicago and Indiana State.

“It’s a very hard schedule to start with,” Whitford said. “We start off with Defiance, and then we go to Evansville, a place we lost last year.

Then we play UIC, who is returning all of its players from a decent team last season. Then we play Indiana State in Indianapolis, and we don’t come home for a while after that. We’ll be tested for sure.”

After recording the fewest number of wins in 25 years with eight last season, Ball State Women’s Basketball is looking to get back to a playstyle that will lead them to success for the upcoming season.

“Playing fast is something we want to try and get back to like we did two years ago, and so far so good,” head coach Brady Sallee said. “Our upperclassmen have been good setting the tone of the speed that we are trying to practice and the competitive levels that we are trying to get to.”

The Cardinals faced a lot of growing pains last season with a lot of inexperience in eight underclassmen. This year, the team will look familiar, as it returns 10 players with at least a year under their belt and only features four freshmen.

The standouts of the returnees consist of sophomore forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, following an All-Mid-American Conference freshman team honor averaging 8.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in her debut season, junior forward Oshlynn Brown, who led the team in 2018-19 with 12.7 points per game and 9.4 rebounds and graduate student Jasmin Samz, who led the team in minutes played per game with 30.7.

Ball State has found leaders in the group that have stepped up and guided the team around them such as Brown, Samz and senior forward Aliyah Walker.

“They have a ton of experience at this and are able to send the right message, which is always important,” Sallee said. “We got kids that want to be led, so it’s a two-way street, and that dynamic has been really positive so far.”

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Seaman plays sister, Cardinals fall to Miami Friday was more than just another game for senior setter Amber Seaman. This was a game against her sister, Morgan Seaman, a setter for Miami (Ohio) — a sibling rivalry Amber said has been present for eight years now. Unfortunately for Amber and the Cardinals, they came out on the losing end against the RedHawks, falling in straight sets.

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Pereira beats Longwood with overtime goal Ball State snapped a four-game drought in its win Friday night against Longwood, as redshirt junior back/midfielder Rachel Pereira sealed the deal within the first minute of overtime. After allowing 67 shots over the past three contests, the Cardinals held the Lancers to just six attempts for the game. This was the first game this month the Cardinals have scored any goals.

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Continued from Page 07 Games aside, there are a few kinks in the system the team is working out before tipoff Tuesday. One thing that has been emphasized in practice and caught the attention of the team in the offseason is rebounding. Specifically, Ball State was outrebounded in a narrow 68-65 win over the University of Ottawa in Costa Rica.

“That’s been one of our Achilles’ heels thus far that we had to get better at,” Whitford said. “I haven’t really been worried about it, but I’m surprised it’s been an issue for us. However, at the same time, we’re playing more open this season and have more players outside the 3-point line than a year ago.

But it’s still something we have to be better at for sure.”

From a team perspective, the lack of boards comes from an effort standpoint.

Redshirt senior guard K.J. Walton said the team needs to show it wants to get those rebounds a little more.

“I think it’s just kind of effort and, you know, who wants it more?” Walton said. “I think that’s an easy fix.”

In addition to rebounding, many teammates have focused on improving their individual game. Senior forward Kyle Mallers is looking to get more confidence behind his shot after spotty shooting last season. Mallers saw his field goal percentage drop by nine points and his 3-point percentage down three percent from 2018 to 2019.

“I think just overall I have been working hard for a lot of the offseason on pretty much everything,” Mallers said. “Recently, I’ve been confident with my shot. I had a couple good scrimmages, shot the ball well and in

Redshirt senior guard K.J. Walton gets the ball Sept. 24, 2019, in the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center. Walton played two seasons with Missouri before coming to Ball State. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN practice been shooting well. Personally, I feel like I’m in a good place.”

Alongside the eight returning

players, the Cardinals will bring three redshirts off the bench in freshmen Kani Acree and Jarron Coleman and

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Junior guard Maliah Howard-Bass and sophomore forward Thelma Dis Agustsdottir look on as teammates run a play during practice Oct. 29 at the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center. The Cardinals are coming off an 8-23 season, their lowest win total in the past decade. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

Continued from Page 07 Their guidance will be tested early on as Ball State faces a three-game road stretch to start the season, which can be difficult for the less experienced group of players.

Throughout the offseason, the Cardinals focused on becoming more competitive, starting with competing against each other. Sallee said an emphasis has been putting the players into situations where they can go against teammates and fight to earn a position.

“We try to put them in as many uncomfortable situations as we can and teach them how to function at a competitive level, and they’ve handled it really well,” Sallee said.

sophomore Miryne Thomas. Coleman was the only one out of the three who saw any playing time last season. In an exhibition match against UIndy, he recorded nine points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

“They each bring different things,” Whitford said. “Jarron Coleman is a really good playmaker. Miryne Thomas brings athleticism and energy. Kani Acree is a really versatile player. Each one brings different qualities, but collectively, they all have talent.”

To mirror the three redshirts coming off the bench, three freshmen will take the court for Ball State in Luke Bumbalough, Lucas Kroft and Ben Hendricks. As playing time is competitive on the roster, the small freshman class is doing as much as it can to help out.

“I just want to help the team in any way to win,” Bumbalough said.

“That’s just by playing hard ball, hard defense, yelling loud, just doing the little things. All the freshmen are doing their own thing and trying to stick out in some way. I feel like I was doing pretty well.”

A variety of experience, style of play and familiarity all play into the extensive depth of Ball State’s roster this season. When asked if Whitford had a starting five in mind, Whitford replied with a firm “No.” However, he believes all five spots are up for grabs based on his team’s depth.

“I think our guys would tell you we have a lot of depth,” Whitford said. “The young guys are young, and they make freshman mistakes, and in Miryne’s case, sophomore mistakes, but it’s a talented group.

That stands out.”

Contact Jack Williams with comments at jgwilliams@bsu.edu or on Twitter @jackgwilliams.

The team went at it in one-on-one situations, two-on-two, three-on-three and also running up and down against their men’s practice team to try and build a competitive attitude in hopes that it carries over throughout the season.

“I want to see us hunker down and just compete,” Sallee said. “I want to see us play until exhaustion. We have enough players, so you have to go out there and play to exhaustion, and I don’t want to see anybody put their foot on the brake.”

The Cardinals will look to transfer their work from the offseason to the real thing Nov. 5 as they travel to Indianapolis to take on IUPUI for their first contest of the season. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m.

Contact Daric Clemens with comments at diclemens@bsu.edu or on Twitter @DaricClemens.

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STITCH BY STITCH “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Shadow Cast’s costume designer creates new pieces for 2019 performance.

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Contributing to the scare For the Halloween season, four Ball State students are working as make-up artists at Indy Scream Park. Using silicon, latex and fake blood, the students work in the make-up trailer to add the finishing touches to the scarers’ costumes before they head to their designated haunted houses throughout the park.

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Muncie ‘Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular’ Sit-Stay-Play and Fur in Focus Pet Portraits hosted a Muncie ‘HowlO-Ween Spooktacular’ at Emerson Dog Park. The free event included a silent auction, costume contests, dog trick contests and a variety of giveaways. Funds raised at the silent auction went toward helping cover spay and neuter surgeries for cats at Action for Animals.

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olores Slagle, junior general studies major, said she first watched “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” during her sophomore year of high school when her friend “plopped [her] down in front of the TV and said [she] wasn’t allowed to leave until [she] saw it.”

“We made popcorn and watched the

movie, and afterward I looked at [my friend] like she was the strangest person I had ever met,” Slagle said. “I did not understand anything about the movie, and I thought it was so weird. It wasn’t until she went into detail and explained everything about it and how it was before its time that I actually understood everything about it.

“I fell in love with [Rocky Horror] and wanted to spread the message that it is OK to be yourself and identify as whatever you would like because you are your own individual.”

At the end of her freshman year at Ball State, Slagle sent in an audition tape for the role of Janet after hearing from a board member there were still open positions.

“I was so nervous [to audition], but I ran home and pulled one of my friends out of bed to record one take of a Janet audition,” Slagle said. “I didn’t exactly know what to do, but I was dancing around and pulling off clothes for the song ‘Touch Me,’ and I anxiously waited to hear back.”

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Rocky Horror Picture Show

DRESS

REHEARSAL The shadow cast hosted a final practice before their big performance Halloween night.

The entire shadow cast gathers at the beginning of their rehearsal in the Student Center Ballroom. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

Jentry Keesling (Left) and Moe Koons (Right) act out a scene as their characters, Brad and Janet. This is Koons’s second year as a member of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” cast. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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Sara Groth performs as Magenta, Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s assistant. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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Slagle later looked at the cast list, and she said she was “beyond thrilled” to find her name listed under Janet.

This year, instead of auditioning for another acting role, Slagle became the costume designer for the show.

“I have always loved making clothing and costumes,” Slagle said. “I started when I was young because I am really tall and can’t find pants that fit, so I’d make my own.”

Peyton Jones, vice president of the Ball State “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Shadow Cast, said Slagle’s skills redesigning costumes more than 10 years old have made her “an absolute sewing godsend.”

“She has an abundance of creative and costefficient ideas to create new pieces and repair our current ones,” Jones said.

The costume design process takes time, Slagle said, but she has a routine that she follows. Her first step is assessing the club’s costume budget.

Slagle then sketches ideas for costumes and

meets with the directors to finalize the designs.

Once she gets each design approved, she begins working with the actors.

“I get everyone’s measurements, and then I get all of the fabric and patterns that I need,” Slagle said. “I will typically spend a three- to four-day period where I bust everything out.”

After she completes the costume, she makes sure each one fits the actor it was made for and checks for any complications.

“I always want to make sure that my actors are comfortable in the pieces they are wearing,” Slagle said. “If there are complications or alterations that need to be made, then I spend the rest of the time before dress rehearsals to fix anything and everything.”

Slagle also has the task of making sure Rocky Horror’s signature outfits are true to the original film.

“I have to make sure that [the characters] are very sexual beings by the end of the show, but I also have to make sure that there is no nudity whatsoever,” Slagle said. “There is usually some taping of clothing to the skin if we believe there could be any slippage. There are also many layers of underwear due to the stage lights. There is no reason anything should be ‘out’ or seen.”

I have become so open because of this club, and I’m not afraid anymore. I want to be able to explore life and not feel judged about it, and this club has taught me just that. I couldn’t be more grateful.”

- DOLORES SLAGLE, Junior general studies major After her work redesigning costumes this year, Slagle said she is most proud of her costume design which allows Rocky to quickchange in front of the audience.

“There is special rigging with the costume that allows the audience to be left in awe once he is revealed,” Slagle said. “That is one of my favorite accomplishments.”

Alongside the pride that being a part of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Shadow Cast brings Slagle, she said she is grateful the club offers a place for students who feel like they don’t have a

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voice or a place they can feel safe in.

“This is a place where anyone can be anyone they want to be if they are discovering themselves,” Slagle said. “I will gladly go on that journey with them because I care about everyone like they are my children.”

Jones said Rocky Horror emphasizes acceptance and respect both on and off the stage.

“Rocky Horror has always been an open, safe space for all students,” Jones said. “We bring a big focus to consent, being that the show is very sexual in nature. We also do introductions with our preferred pronouns to help normalize this act.”

For Slagle, being involved in Ball State’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Shadow Cast has brought more than friendships; it has also brought her confidence.

“I have become so open because of this club, and I’m not afraid anymore,” Slagle said. “I want to be able to explore life and not feel judged about it, and this club has taught me just that. I couldn’t be more grateful.

“Rocky has been a true blessing in disguise.

I have been in all sorts of shows, but this is the one that holds the biggest place in my heart.”

Contact Taylor Smith with comments at tnsmith6@bsu.edu or on Twitter @taynsmithh.

DO-IT-YOURSELF: Create your own movie night Alyssa Cooper Reporter As colder weather approaches, everyone will soon resort to curling up under a pile of blankets, as it will be too chilly for outdoor activities.

In light of cozy season, here are three DIYs to prepare for at-home movie nights to create the perfect alternative for cold-weather activities.

Box Projector

shorter sides of the rectangular box.

2. Using an X-Acto knife, cut out the circle outline on the box.

3. Hot glue the magnifying glass securely into the circular cut-out on the rectangular box, making sure the magnifying glass is facing upwards.

4. Lock your smartphone screen into landscape mode and turn up its brightness.

5. Choose a movie of your liking.

6. At the back of the box, set your phone so its screen is facing the magnifying glass and is showing the video upside down.

7. Turn out the lights, press play and enjoy your movie.

Oven-Baked Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels:

• Baking sheet • Oven Directions: 1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Measure out the cinnamon, sugar and oil.

3. Pour the cinnamon, sugar and oil into a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.

4. Add ½ of the bag of pretzels into the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients.

5. Mix well until all pretzels are completely covered in cinnamon-sugar coating.

6. Lay pretzels evenly across a baking sheet.

7. Place the baking sheet into the oven for 10 minutes.

8. After 10 minutes, remove the pretzels from the oven, and let them cool.

9. Enjoy your sweet and salty snack.

Snack Caddy ALYSSA COOPER, DN

What you need: • Rectangular box large enough to fit a smartphone • Magnifying glass • Phone • Hot glue gun • Pen or pencil • X-Acto knife Directions: 1. Using a pen or a pencil, create an outline of the glass portion of your magnifier on one of the

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What you need: • ¾ cups of oil • ¾ cups of sugar • 3 tsp of cinnamon • A 15 oz. bag of pretzels • Mixing bowl

ALYSSA COOPER, DN

What you’ll need: • Plastic shower caddy

• Foam board • Ruler • X-Acto knife or all purpose cutting tool Directions: 1. Measure the depth, width and length of your caddy.

2. Mark these measurements onto your foam board.

3. Cut out the marked shape from the foam board.

4. Fit the foam board into the caddy, dividing it into compartments. If the foam board is too large, cut the board down until it is the correct size. If it is too small, hot glue the foam board to the sides of the shower caddy.

5. Place movie snacks and drinks into the separate sections of your caddy.

6. Take your snack caddy with you to easily transport your snack to your movie night.

7. Note: There are also some shower caddies you can buy that already have compartments.

Contact Alyssa Cooper with comments at acooper6@bsu.edu.

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A garden Loud and Clear

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A legacy comes, first and foremost, from the people we meet.

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10.31.19 Elena Stidham is a senior journalism and telecommunications major and writes “Loud and Clear” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

“Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you’ll never get to see.”

Elena I remember these words Stidham from “Hamilton: An Columnist, Loud and Clear American Musical.”

I remember the seeds in the garden — the legacy — that I’m planting.

I remember thinking how I’ll never get to see these things, too.

As far back as I can remember, I have lived in someone else’s shadow. That “someone” always varied.

My Mom. My Nana. My Dad. Celebrities.

Authors. Mentors. Upperclassmen. My best friend. Every day, I wanted to live a life where I could be half the person they were.

I’m the president of a club that I love, and while I was preparing materials for the next meeting, I was suddenly struck with a question that electrified me with fear: What am I doing?

What will I leave behind? Will I be remembered as a good president? Will my events still carry on when I’m gone? What is my legacy?

I’m scared to let go of my position. I’m terrified of what will happen when I’m gone.

And it has nothing to do with anyone else.

In fact, my members are more than capable of effectively managing the many tasks when I leave. It has everything to do with how much I love this club. I feel like a parent, and I’m scared to let go of what is basically the university equivalent of my child.

How will my baby grow? What if I did something wrong? What if I missed something?

The idea of me failing this impossible standard I have set for myself absolutely petrified me. In a way, it still kind of does.

I’m so hard on myself at the very idea of failure that I never realized it affects everything I do.

This realization came the next day when I remembered the time I had a friend over, and he saw what I couldn’t: just how much I neglect myself.

He got to see the ins and outs of my private day-to-day life from class to cooking all the way down to a panic attack at my desk. When evening came, he finally took a deep breath and told me what my problem was: I neglect myself too much.

He said I’m an amazing friend that goes so out of my way for other people, and I love so much, but I fail to turn that back onto myself. I fail to see my own potential. I fail to let myself be okay with

my mistakes. The energy I channel into my work and personal life isn’t channeled into myself, and I don’t think I realized that until that moment.

I’ve been so scared to ask for any kind of help. I’ve been terrified of making mistakes.

I have been absolutely devastated at the idea of disappointing everyone and leaving nothing behind.

I doubted, for just a moment, that my host sisters would remember me this way, but my mother helped me erase those doubts with a simple point: We all remember songs from when we were 6 years old. If something made us happy as children, we never forget it. If what made us happy as a child was another person, we never forget them either.

That’s a legacy.

Legacy [ˈle-gə-sē] noun

planting seeds in a garden you’ll never get to see What I needed to learn, I think, was how to start putting myself back together. I have to love myself before I can love other people, and it’s this love for other people where my legacy will begin to grow.

This past summer, I went to a memorial for a woman I knew through the friend I mentioned above. She did incredible work for her company and for her community, and I had never seen so many people gather to honor a person’s memory.

The thing is, it could have been very easy for everyone to talk about all the incredible work she did in her life, but no one focused on that. Instead, they focused on how she impacted each individual life and the type of person she was to anybody and everybody.

They focused on her ripple effect.

That was her legacy.

But can I truly leave behind a legacy like that?

During all of this, I also reached out to friends I have kept in contact with from my study abroad in Japan. My thenroommate only emphasized everything I heard at the memorial: Legacy rests with the people you meet.

The final relief came from my mother.

Shortly after my initial panic, I explained to her my situation and my thought process.

She told me I had already begun to leave behind a legacy — if not with my friends, then with two “sweet little girls in Japan who will probably never forget” me.

I’m leaving behind something in the people I meet, and I try my best to make it good. I leave behind a ripple effect. That will be my legacy, too.

I’ll be honest, this wasn’t some grand switch where I suddenly felt better. I used to wake up every morning and work myself into an early grave to plant myself into a legacy. I used to overstress and nitpick about the worst parts of myself and my actions, convinced I would disappoint the rest of the world if I didn’t hold myself to the most perfect standard.

My legacy won’t come from being president of a university club. My legacy won’t come from how many people read any of my writings. My legacy won’t come from making the whole world happy.

My legacy comes from existing.

My legacy comes from every life I touch.

My legacy comes just from me doing my best, being my best to others and being my best to myself. I just have to plant the seeds to the garden of my legacy and let it grow on its own. I want to do good. I have to do good, but I need to remember I can’t rush an outcome like this. It will take time, and in the meantime, I just have to keep working on me.

Perhaps, someday in the garden of my legacy, I may see some cherry blossoms.

Contact Elena Stidham with comments at emstidham@bsu.edu or on Twitter @elenastidham.

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