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7 days ago, the University of Missouri president resigned amid controversy over his handling of racial protests. 7 months ago, Ball State was forced to face its own issues of diversity. Today, many are asking:
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MARCH 16, 2015 The university sends out an email announcing the winner of the Emens Outstanding Senior Award.
SEPT. 12, 2015 Payton Head, president of the Missouri Students Association, posts on Facebook saying he was called the N-word by a group of people riding in the back of a pickup truck on campus. Thousands of people share the post.
2 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT Senior architecture major Huy Pham posted a screenshot of the email next to a 2013 Ball State Daily News article in which the winner defended owning a Confederate flag. 2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Supporters of the winner use #WomanCrushWednesday to highlight the OSA winner’s good deeds. 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Protesters use #ThrowbackThursday to create a social media campaign drawing comparisons between the OSA winner’s defense of the flag and the culture of hate the protesters said it represents. 7 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Student leaders, led by SGA chief of staff Chris Taylor, send a letter to Ball State administration highlighting their displeasure with the university’s decision, saying the choice ignores a section of the Ball State student body. It also included an excerpt from an email Vice President for Student Affairs and Director of Student Life Jennifer Jones-Hall sent in which she implied SGA could lose funding if it made a statement against the university.
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week ago, the president of the University of Missouri stepped down after weeks of protests sparked debate about the administration’s handling of racially-charged incidents. Protests and discussions have spread to campuses across the nation, some showing solidarity with Mizzou students and others pointing out undercurrents of racism and maltreatment on their own campuses. Today also marks seven months after Ball State grappled with its own issues of race after a former SGA President, who had publicly defended her ownership of a Confederate battle flag, was awarded the Emens Outstanding Senior Award.
4 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin publishes a message in response to criticism saying the university was not responding adequately to the incident. He said, in part, “hate has no place on the Mizzou campus.” 23 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Legion of Black Collegians members post online about being called racial slurs while practicing for a Homecoming performance. Loftin posted a video condemning the incident.
Fewer than two hours after the university announced the winner, senior architecture major Huy Pham posted a screenshot to Facebook of the email announcement next to a 2013 Ball State Daily News article in which the winner defended owning the flag. The flag had since been thrown out, but the university’s selection created a social media outcry that paralleled a years-long national debate about race and prejudice. In the week that followed, various university groups waged social media campaigns aimed at showing the history of prejudice and oppression they said the Confederate
26 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT After meeting with the Legion of Black Collegians, Loftin announces a new online diversity program all incoming students will have to take starting next semester. 28 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT Students who are part of a group called Concerned Students 1950 protest during the university’s Homecoming parade by blocking the University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe’s car.
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After the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad over the weekend, there will be a vigil at 5 p.m. today at Frog Baby to pay respect to the victims whose lives were lost. Christina Thibodeau, a sophomore international development and relations major, organized the vigil. SGA will be partnering with Thibodeau to organize the event. “I want to give people a chance to pay their respects for the victims of the three attacks we’re focusing on and also raise awareness of what’s happening and how the media has been ignoring the attacks in Beirut and Baghdad,” Thibodeau said. “[What happened in] France is definitely a big deal, but other people need to be acknowledged too.” Approximately 200 people were killed and hundreds more injured in the three attacks due to ISIS bombings and gunmen.
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battle flag represented. A group of student leaders, led by SGA chief of staff Chris Taylor, sent an email to President Paul W. Ferguson challenging a culture of white privilege and the university’s failure to “consider certain populations.” Within two weeks of the award winner announcement, more than 100 people attended two Beneficence Dialogue sessions aimed at allowing students to voice their concerns on diversity. The talks culminated in “Hope & Healing at Benny.” Ferguson pledged the dialogues weren’t an end but just a beginning.
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An active reserve officer with the Muncie Police Department was arrested Saturday in Fishers, Ind., on charges of rape, battery and human trafficking. Lonny Jordan Hatland, 42, was arrested and transported to the Hamilton County Jail Saturday. He was removed from the reserve unit effective Saturday, Muncie Police Chief Steve Stewart said in a press release. “He is no longer associated with us effective with his arrest [Saturday],” Stewart said. Hatland had served as a city reserve officer since 1994. Lonny Hatland According to a release from the Fishers Muncie Police Police Department, the Department of Department Child Services contacted officers about reserve officer “a juvenile suffering from various injuries.” The victim said over the past few months, Hatland had coerced her into having non-consensual sexual encounters with other men, and that she had been physically and sexually assaulted inside a residence on Shoe Overlook Drive in Fishers. Fishers police served a warrant at Hatland’s home Saturday and “discovered the suspect was an active reserve officer with the Muncie Police Department.” After speaking with detectives, Hatland was arrested and taken to the Hamilton County Jail. His bond is set at $52,500. This is an on-going investigation, and additional charges may be filed, according to the press release. – STAFF REPORTS
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In Paris on Friday, 129 people were killed after the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II, according to the Associated Press. Seven attackers launched gun attacks at Paris cafes, detonated suicide bombs near France’s national stadium and killed hostages inside the concert venue during a show by an American rock band — an attack CONTACT US
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a roadside bombing that targeted Shiites on Friday, killing a total of 26 people and wounding dozens. Also Friday in Baghdad, a roadside bomb detonated at a Shiite shrine in Sadr City, killing at least five people and wounding 15, police officials said. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty figures.
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WEDNESDAY VISITING AUTHOR: ANDER MONSON Author Ander Monson will be on campus reading from his many works at 7:30 p.m. in David Letterman Communication and Media Building Room 125. Monson writes in multiple genres, including fiction, nonfiction and poetry. He’ll be available for a brief Q&A and a book signing afterward. The event is free and open to the public. I HAVE A JOB: NOW WHAT? After you accept a job, what happens next? Learn what to do at a Career Center workshop at 5 p.m. in the Schwartz Digital Complex. Between when you accept the job and when you start, find the best ways to make sure you’ll be successful. FINANCIAL SECURITY: UNDERSTANDING YOUR FISCAL FUTURE Learn how to make a budget and factor in retirement, living, student loans and other money matters in this Career Center workshop at 6 p.m. in the Schwartz Digital Complex. You can also learn about how income taxes will impact your budget. Learn how student loans work and how to manage them after you graduate and not get bogged down. BSU IJM DOCUMENTARY SHOWING As a part of “No Slave November,” Ball State’s International Justice Mission will be showing a documentary about human trafficking at 6 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The documentary, “Sex and Money,” follows a group of students through the United States as they learn about the sexual exploitation of children and how quickly it has grown.
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THURSDAY ‘FLASHDANCE: THE MUSICAL’ “Flashdance: The Musical” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in John R. Emens Auditorium. The musical is about a steel mill welder and bar dancer who wants to become a professional performer. A romance with her boss complicates her desire to perform. Tickets are free in advance for students or are $12 at the door. Tickets for adults range from $30-45.
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Excellence in Leadership, the Office of Housing and Residence Life, and Spectrum are hosting a showing of the documentary “Bridegroom” at 7 p.m. Monday in Pruis Hall. Shane Bitney Crone, the subject of the documentary, will speak after the showing and participate in a meet and greet.
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Clare Dunn and Eric Paslay, fellow country artists, opened for Chris Young on Friday at John R. Emens Auditorium. Young headlined for his world tour “I’m Comin’ Over,” which released on Friday as well. He performed songs from his fifth album. Young even promised to sign every CD purchased during the show and tossed guitar picks to the crowd
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Stephen Lang has been an actor so long he doesn’t remember how he got into it. He always felt a calling to be one, and no one ever tried to talk him out of it, he said. This calling is bringing him to Ball State tonight to perform his one-man show, “Beyond Glory” in John R. Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Lang’s show is based on the book “Beyond Glory” by Larry Smith. It highlights the stories of eight military veterans who received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award. “When I read the book, it just kind of came of its own accord,” Lang said. “Right away, I felt there was a tremendous amount of drama in it. I didn’t plan it; it just kind of hit me immediately.” While transforming the book into a play, Lang felt the voices of the men come through him. He began editing and shaping the content into intervals of about 10 minutes. Lang said he hopes
this play illuminates the deepest and most important qualities of man. “Stories are every bit as vital to human existence as bread, salt, fire and water,” Lang said. “There’s something in us that needs them. These particular stories, to me, are important stories.” “Beyond Glory” is a different experience for Lang. He is used to acting alongside other performers, either in live theater or on a movie stage. Previous roles include Tony-nominated Lou in “The Speed of Darkness,” Brigadier General Dean Hopgood in “The Men Who Stare at Goats” and Colonel Miles Quaritch in “Avatar.” Sometimes Lang gets lonely and misses performing with other actors. The worst part about a one-man show is “the cast parties are extremely boring,” he quipped. Actors are aware of the audience in a regular play, but the audience is not part of the play. In a one-man show, the audience is very much part of the experience. There are times when Lang speaks directly to his audience while performing. “It’s less passive of a relationship,” Lang said. “It’s very challenging.”
Losing a loved one would have been devastating enough for Shane Bitney Crone, but the legal troubles that followed made his pain much worse. Crone created an emotional YouTube video in 2012 that told the story of how he lost his partner Tom in an accident the previous year. Because same-sex marriage was not legal yet, Crone had no legal rights regarding Tom — including hospital visitation. Three years later and Crone’s video has five million views. At 7 p.m. tonight, Excellence in Leadership (EIL), Housing and Residence Life, and Spectrum will bring Crone to Pruis Hall for a showing of his documentary “Bridegroom,” which he created in 2013 to detail his legal struggles. The showing will be followed by a speech and meet and greet. It’s all for EIL’s weekly workshop. Lauren Berger, assistant director of student
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This year marks year three of Lang’s tour with “Beyond Glory.” He has performed the play all over the world. His favorite audience, he said, is members of the military. He has performed on nuclear carriers on naval bases, at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, Guantanamo Bay and various other military bases.
“It’s always very meaningful when I do it for the troops,” Lang said. Lang’s 80-minute show is meant to be a journey for audiences. When it goes well, he feels like he’s taking people on a magical tour, he said. He said he hopes to continue taking audiences on the magical tour of “Beyond Glory” for as long as they stay entertained and invested.
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BALL STATE 11 days after incident The university announces it will host two Beneficence Dialogues where students can come voice their concerns about diversity on campus. The event would culminate in “Hope & Healing at Benny,” where the Beneficence Pledge would be read and students could hear speeches from President Paul W. Ferguson.
15 days after incident Jones-Hall resigns to “pursue other opportunities,” university spokesperson Joan Todd said. More than 100 students attended the two Beneficence Dialogue sessions.
16 days after incident The university announces it will review the decision process for the Emens Outstanding Senior Award. 17 days after incident The university releases the Beneficence Dialogue report, which categorizes students’ diversity concerns raised at the dialogues. The report also offers solutions to many of the problems listed. While some solutions are listed as “in progress,” the majority are not.
MIZZOU 38 days after the incident Concerned Students 1950 releases a list of demands including Wolfe’s resignation and apology, a comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion curriculum and an increase in black faculty. The group threatens “appropriate nonviolent action” if the demands are not met. 42 days after the incident Someone draws a swastika in feces on a residence hall bathroom. Residence Hall Association President Bill Donley called it an “act of hate.” 51 days after the incident Graduate student Jonathan Butler begins a hunger strike, saying he will stop only if Wolfe resigns from office. Students camp out in support of Butler. 52 days after the incident Students meet with Wolfe and Loftin to discuss issues of racism on campus. Later, Concerned Students 1950 announces a boycott of “university services including merchandise, retail dining services and ticketed events.” 55 days after the incident Wolfe issues an apology for failing to acknowledge the protesters’ demands. A video taken later that night showing Wolfe trying to define systematic oppression sparks outrage.
56 days after the incident More than 30 football players say they will boycott practice and games until Wolfe resigns. 57 days after the incident Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel says he supports his team’s decision. 58 days after the incident University of Missouri System President Wolfe resigns. Chancellor Loftin says he will transfer to a new role where he will work with people within the university to “advance our research mission.”
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So, a little over half a year later, has that conversation continued? “The answer is yes and no,” said David Jones, Ball State’s Black Student Association president. “Simply in the sense that nothing else has hit the fan, yeah. But there is much work to do.” Jones has participated in several roundtable discussions with administrators and student leaders to continue the conversation, but Jones said he doesn’t know how much these conversations actually translate into action focused on diversity. “The problem is that once it’s over the attention dies down and we stop seeking answers. I don’t feel as if we are still united because we only come together as a campus when there is something divisive,” Jones said. The controversy surrounding the Outstanding Senior Award isn’t the first time race has been a campus-wide discussion. In 2014, a drawing of a person hanging in a noose with the word “black” pointing to the image was found on a digital board in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. In 2013, the SGA president at the time resigned after making racially insensitive tweets about his boss, who was Asian. The problem, as Jones sees it, is that campus is too subdivided, with people reluctant to attend events or meetings for groups outside their own. “I believe the [Beneficence Dialogues] last year had an impact,” he said. “It is great that people will come together when there is a situation, but the only way to make a real change is to stay.” The university released a Beneficence Dialogue report Oct. 16 on the six-month anniversary of the controversy. The report summarized the concerns and possible solutions to promote diversity and inclusion. Many of the concerns raised by students in the report echoed Jones’ sentiment, saying many people think the multicultural center is only for people of color and that faculty don’t care about students’ concerns unless there is a galvanizing controversy or action. The report looks to address these concerns by overhauling marketing strategies to attract diverse students, explore why underrepresented minority students are not
admitted or retained in some academic programs, and increase scholarship opportunities and resources for underrepresented minorities. While some of the solutions in the report are marked as “in progress,” the majority aren’t. The university also created a Council for Diversity and Inclusion, which university spokesperson Joan Todd said meets regularly. She also pointed to the university’s affirmative action and anti-harassment policy as promoting diversity on campus. The affirmative action policy states that the university prohibits any discrimination based on “race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, genetic information, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age or protected veteran status.” However, it does not include requirements for minority hiring or recruiting, nor does it outline punishments for discrimination. Todd also pointed out that Ferguson was among one of the first university presidents, along with the presidents of Indiana University and Purdue University, to come out against the Religious Freedom and Reformation Act passed by Governor Mike Pence. Jones thinks there is still more the university could do. “It seems as though everything is still coming together,” Jones said. “There just hasn’t been much change that has personally impacted me.” For his part, Jones is working within BSA to make his organization open to everyone and to work with the other Big 4 — the Latino Student Union, Asian-American Student Association and Spectrum — to bring their organizations together. They plan to “switch boards” at least once this year, meaning the board members will host the meetings for a different organization in order to get a better understanding of what the organization is all about. Jones also plans to use Black History Month to promote the fact that it’s not just about “black,” but instead about making a conversation. But, he said, it will take more than just student groups to really make an impact. The administration needs to start hosting events or working with groups to promote diversity as well.
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Founder and President of the Ethnic Theatre Alliance Nathaniel Thomas said he is
disappointed in Ball State’s administration for not taking more action to make a change. “Why did it take six months to make that report?” Thomas said. “That is the problem. [The Beneficence Dialogue report] should have come out over the summer. I’m leaving [after this semester], and I haven’t seen any change.” But he doesn’t blame only administrators for what he sees as a delay in action. “I blame myself and my colleagues for being okay with where we are at,” Thomas said. “I believe if we would’ve stayed on it, if we wouldn’t have let it stop, then everything would have happened a lot sooner.” The biggest change he expected to see after the Beneficence Dialogues was a focus on departments to be held accountable for meeting diversity requirements. Thomas would like to see the university require departments to be made up of a certain percentage of minority students. Then, in order to ensure departments meet the quota, provide grants or funding based on racial diversity. Ethnic minorities comprise about 13 percent of university students at Ball State, according to the fact book. This number has steadily increased over the past five years from 11.3 in 2010. Numbers for ethnic minorities in each college and department were not immediately available. Thomas believes it’s up to the student body to make sure the administration follows through on promises Ferguson made seven months ago. “Look around, because what you see is apparently diversity, because [Ball State] claim[s] to be a diverse school,” he said. “If you don’t like that, write a letter, plan a peaceful protest, make phone calls to their offices, meet with them weekly, whatever. At the end of the day, we need to understand that we are paying to be here, and they need to give us what we want. Use your rights. Go out there and cause a ruckus: a peaceful, constructive, directly focused ruckus.” For both Jones and Thomas, the only real metric to gauge whether there has been real change within the university’s administration is to see the response when something else happens. “There is going to be another me and there is going to be another [Senior Award] situation,” Thomas said. “It is just going to happen again, and the question is, how do we handle it that time?
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to reporters. Since the emergence of ISIS extremists, Baghdad has seen near-daily attacks, with roadside bombs, suicide blasts and assassinations targeting Iraqi forces and government officials, with significant casualties among the civilian population. “I think we should care because we are a part of this world,” Thibodeau said. “It’s something we are moving on to claim when we’re older and we need to know what’s happening in the world and know that there are people who need our help — not just in America, but also throughout the world.” Thibodeau compiled a
list of 82 victims and created small profiles for each. She will be passing out those profiles to the attendees at the vigil so each person will silently remember that victim. “People can pray however their faith dictates or how-
ever they feel most comfortable,” she said. A call to action will be shared after that, as well as a handout with other ways people can help. “[The vigil] doesn’t need to be long to be effective,” Thibodeau said.
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Signs and messages of support have been left at a memorial at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., for the victims of the Paris terror attacks. There will be a vigil at 5 p.m. today at Frog Baby to pay respects to the victims.
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Every time I say I like One Direction, I get the same reaction. People turn their noses up or raise their eyebrows at me. I’ve lost track of the amount of times I’ve heard, “Aren’t you a little old to like One Direction?” It comes from friends, colleagues, professors and even just casual acquaintances. Lately, I’ve gotten rid of any shame I have surrounding my love of the band and have started flaunting it. And it feels great. Just like anyone else with their favorite band, I want to be able to talk about my favorite songs and put it on in the car without everyone groaning. I’m not ashamed to admit that whenever I hear “One
Direction” out in public, my head immediately turns. It’s just an instinct I have from being a fan of the band for three years. The band’s newest album, “Made In The A.M.,” which came out on Friday, was given four stars by Rolling Stone — the same score Taylor Swift’s “1989” and Drake’s “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” got. If you’re still basing your opinion of One Direction off of “What Makes You Beautiful” from 2011, I suggest you go listen to “Made In The A.M.” You don’t have to love every artist you listen to — you don’t even have to like them. But don’t immediately discount fans of One Direction just because you think it’s a childish boy band. Yes,
its fan base is a lot of teenage girls. But that doesn’t make it any less of a band. I’ve gone to four concerts — I know exactly how many kids are there. A lot. But that doesn’t stop me from going and hanging out with those kids during the concerts, because we both are there to see a band we love. The band is popular for a reason, and it didn’t sell out two stadium tours with more than 150 dates by just being attractive. It makes good music and has dedicated fans. So leave me alone to listen to “Made In The A.M.” on repeat for the next two months, and don’t roll your eyes when I crank up the volume when it comes on in the car.
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Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform June 6 during Capital FM’s Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in London. One Direction is an English-Irish pop boy band based in London.
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Cardinals boast low penalty count this season Team ranked nationally with few giveaways heading into Ohio game
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Ball State football has had several ups and downs this season, and the team sits at 3-7 overall and 2-4 in the Mid-American Conference. One area the team has excelled at offensively is the low amount of penalties they give up. Head coach Pete Lembo attributes the low number to the high expectations he set for the team. “If you set the standards and expectations and expect your guys to live up to those every day, then you have a much better chance of going out there and not committing foolish turnovers, foolish penalties,” Lembo said.
Averaging only 3.8 per game on the season, the Cardinals are the third least-penalized team per game in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The team is also tied for sixth place in Division-l football in total penalties with 38 and fewest penalty yards per game with 37. There have been few penalties for the Cardinals this season, but when they happen, it is at costly times. It has been a down year for the Cardinals, as this marks the team’s second straight season without a bowl appearance. Mental focus is something Lembo believes the team can be proud of coming out of the season. “That’s a lifestyle, that’s what I always say about that,” Lembo said. “Despite a tough year, to be able to look and say we are ... one of the best in the country in being least penalized is something to take pride in.”
Lembo’s team is playing clean football. In addition to the low penalty numbers, the Cardinals are ranked 28th in the country in turnover margin with +5. Though these are common indicators of a winning team, they have struggled to put it all together during games to come away with wins. The coaching staff ’s discipline reaches far beyond the goal posts and into the classrooms, which is part of the reason the players make few mental mistakes. “If you’re not disciplining guys for being late or missing class ... then it happens more and, before you know it, it’s affecting your team off the field, it’s affecting your team on the field,” Lembo said. Coming off of a bye week, Ball State will need to take advantage of the extra preparation and clean play as they travel to Athens, Ohio to take on the 6-4 Ohio Bobcats.
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The Ball State football team is the third least-penalized team per game in the Football Bowl Subdivision, with an average of 3.8 per game. However, the team will not be going to a bowl game for the second straight season.
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The Cardinals will be facing the Ohio Bobcats (6-4, 3-5) on Tuesday in Athens, Ohio. Freshman quarterback Riley Neal will be going up against a tough defense. The Bobcats are fourth in the Mid-American Conference in terms of yards allowed per game at 373.4.
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Ball State football (3-7, 2-4) will travel to Athens, Ohio, to face off against the Ohio Bobcats (6-4, 3-3) on Tuesday. With more than six losses on the season and the team’s current postseason ineligibility, the rest of the Cardinals’ season will be for pride after a down season for the team. Ohio started the season 5-1, but has since gone 1-3. Head coach Pete Lembo says that this Ohio team can not be overlooked, despite the team’s play as of late. “Ohio’s defense is a very solid unit,” Lembo said. “I would compare them a
lot to Central Michigan, in terms of what they do and how they do [it].” Central Michigan is 5-5 on the season and is one of the few teams to defeat Northern Illinois, which sits atop the Mid-American Conference West Division along with Western Michigan. The Cardinals are coming off a bye week after a 54-7 loss that was handed to them by Western Michigan on Nov. 5. Meanwhile, the Bobcats are coming off a 27-0 shutout victory over Kent State. Freshman quarterback Riley Neal will face a tough Bobcat defense. The Bobcats’ defense runs a 4-3 base set and is currently fourth in the MAC in terms of yards allowed per game at 373.4. The team’s pass defense also ranks fourth in the MAC and has produced 11 interceptions this season. The ball-hawking second-
ary of the Bobcats has the potential to snag a turnover against Neal. He has turned the ball over in every start besides Western Michigan, in a game where he posted career-low numbers with his arm. Ohio’s quarterback Derrius Vick is the driving force for the offense. The redshirt senior has thrown for 10 touchdowns and 1809 yards, along with 177 yards and a score running the ball. Lembo is looking forward to the challenge of facing one of the more mobile signal-callers Ball State will compete against. “He is a very dynamic athlete,” Lembo said. “He’s a guy that can really run the football effectively; ... perhaps the most effective thing Vick does is scramble.” The matchup will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio.
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