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On Wednesday, the Ball State Student Government Association presented a hate crime legislation that calls for the meeting of Indiana colleges and universities to talk about the hate crime laws in Indiana. According to the legislation and the Movement Advancement Project, the state of Indiana is one of five states that has no hate crime legislation in place.
SGA writes hate crime legislation Resolution calls for a meeting between colleges, universities Kaitlin Lange SGA Reporter
In the most recent Campus Security Reports, Ball State did not report any hate crimes. However, that doesn’t mean it isn’t a concern for Ball State students. In September, a note containing racial slurs surfaced near campus, and it quickly spread on social media. The Student Government Association presented hate crime legislation Wednesday that calls for a meeting of Indiana colleges and universities to talk about the hate crime laws — or lack thereof — in Indiana. According to the legislation and the Movement Advancement Project, Indiana is one of five states that has no hate crime legislation. Just two weeks ago, SGA passed a resolution to create a summit for dealing with sexual assault at Indiana colleges and universities. As proposed in the resolution, the summit would expand to include discussion on hate crimes. Matt Hinkleman, the author of the resolution, said Ball State isn’t necessarily the problem. “Ball State is a very inclusive campus,” Hinkleman said. “We accept everybody no matter what, so we feel the lack of these laws is kind of troubling to us, and we want to look out for all of Indiana, especially not just Ball State.” The legislation will likely be voted on at the next senate meeting in two weeks. SGA has only passed one resolution this semester. At this week’s meeting, however, their agenda was full with five resolutions. See SGA, page 4
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n the beginning, there was Franko House. It was James Whitford’s first year as the head coach of Ball State men’s basketball and House’s first year on campus. That season the Cardinals posted a 5-25 record, but Whitford wasn’t focused on the standings. “When we first got here we didn’t get a lot of wins,” House said. “They [the coaches] went straight to developing players.” Whitford knew it would take time to implement his plan for Ball State. More
importantly, it would take time to change the program’s culture, an idea he took from his time working as an assistant coach for Sean Miller, Arizona’s head coach. “We have an offensive and defensive system, but to me that is less important than what I call our culture,” Whitford said. “We cannot be good at our offensive and defensive systems, but if we are really good in our culture, then we will be successful.” There are three tenets to Whitford’s goal: competitive excellence, being all in and See WHITFORD, page 6 honoring the process.
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Ballet project tells mystery through dance Immersive learning course uses no dialogue during two-act performance Michelle Kaufman Daily News Reporter
Ball State has a tough schedule this season, which includes a game against the reigning NCAA Champion.
Though there is no dialogue, the students in the Immersive Learning Ballet Project this semester have created a murder mystery told entirely through dance. Twelve students, along with an understudy, costume designer, set designer and light designer, took part in the immersive project this semester. The students’ work will be featured today at Cornerstone Center for the Arts and Dec. 2 in Ball Gymnasium Room 213. The murder mystery is told through two acts. Students in the class did all the choreography as well as set and
costume design. Sophomore dance and psychology major Alexandria Koontz said even though it is called a ballet, the term is used to describe a full-length production. There won’t be tutus — instead, there is modern dancing in costumes. “As opposed to just being like a recital type thing ... [like] here’s a jazz dance, here’s a modern dance, it’s a full story. We have characters … we have created the entire story, picked our music and we have choreographed everything,” Koontz said. “We’re also playing the characters and all of that is from scratch. We split the show into scenes … every single one of us had to choreograph a scene.”
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Twitter suspends several alternative-right accounts The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has suspended the accounts of several prominent members of the so-called “alt-right” in an apparent crack down on accounts tied to hate speech or threats of violence. Twitter declined comment, but noted that its policies forbid violent threats, hate speech or harassment and promise to take action against violators. The company also announced Tuesday that it was expanding ways for users to report harassment and curb the amount of abuse they see, a reaction to a growing problem of abuse, bullying and harassment on the internet. The alt-right, short for “alternative right,” is a loose group espousing a provocative and reactionary strain of conservatism. It’s often associated with far right efforts to preserve “white identity,” oppose multiculturalism and defend “Western values.” The movement drew national attention during the presidential campaign, especially after Stephen Bannon of the Breitbart website, considered by many to be the alt-right’s platform, joined Donald Trump’s campaign. Trump recently named Bannon as the White House chief strategist. THE ALT-RIGHT FEELS WRONGED Richard Spencer, head of the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist think tank, said in an interview that his personal Twitter account and accounts for the institute and his magazine were all suspended this week without notification. Spencer, who is credited with popularizing the term “alt-right,” says he has never called for violence and hasn’t tweeted anything recently that might provoke a suspension. He called the suspensions a coordinated attack against users with certain viewpoints. While he acknowledged that Twitter is a
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company and has a right to do as it pleases, he says it also needs to accept that it has evolved into something bigger and needs to act accordingly. “This is 2016 and we live in a digital world,” he said. “Twitter is how the president releases press releases and it’s also how teenage girls talk about Justin Bieber. “Twitter is not just some website. It’s a public space and we have to treat it that way.” Pax Dickinson, who was ousted as chief technology officer of the website Business Insider in 2013 for sending offensive tweets, says he also wasn’t given a reason for his Twitter suspension. But he says it likely stemmed from a tweet he sent director Joss Whedon that included an anti-gay slur. Dickinson says he’s appealed the suspension, but has yet to hear back from Twitter. Spencer says he doesn’t plan on coming back to Twitter unless he gets an apology. BACKGROUND: ONLINE HARASSMENT Online harassment has long been a problem for the internet. But because Twitter allows most conversations to play out in public and allows for relative anonymity, it has been especially visible there. And it’s especially challenging because Twitter harassment often resembles online mob action, with numerous pseudonymous accounts ganging up to tweet vile messages at particular individuals. Actress Leslie Jones briefly quit Twitter in July after dealing with racial slurs, obscene photos and comments about her appearance. She called on the social networking service to do more to curb harassment on the platform. Twitter ultimately banned several users, including conservative provocateur and Breitbart technology editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
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FRIDAY @ 8 P.M., SATURDAY @ 2:30 P.M. MUNCIE CIVIC THEATRE Dominic Oletti, a Ball State senior directing major, presents his capstone production of "THE ALIENS" by critically acclaimed playwright Annie Baker in the Muncie Civic Studio Theatre. Tickets are free and admission is first come, first served. Rated R.
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FRIDAY @ 6:30 P.M. CHARLES W. BROWN PLANETARIUM Space exploration, our greatest adventure, is having a big impact on our lives. "To Space & Back" takes audiences on an incredible journey from the far reaches of the known universe to our own planet. It is an extraordinary story of human ingenuity and engineering, describing how the technology that transports us through space is paving the way for the devices and apps we use every day.
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SATURDAY @ 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. DELAWARE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS One of East Central Indiana's most distinctive and festive holiday crafts shows will continue in its 28-year tradition of providing holiday shopping at its best. Claus Café will be open to enjoy a delicious dessert, lunch or dinner. Admission is $4 for adults, children under 12 are free.
GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS: TUYEN TONNU, PIANO
SUNDAY @ 7:30 P.M. SURSA PERFORMANCE HALL Tuyen Tonnu is an associate professor of piano at Illinois State University. She has performed solo and chamber music concerts around the world and is a champion of new music and collaborations with composers. Free and open to the public.
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Olde Wrestling brings '20s to Muncie 'A Bonanza of Bodyslams' breaks wrestling stereotypes Emily Sabens Daily News Reporter The 1920s in the United States was filled mobsters, newsies, swing dancing and speakeasies. It was this iconic time that inspired Justin Nottke to create Olde Wrestling events. On Saturday, "A Bonanza of Bodyslams" is returning to Muncie’s Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The show is part of the Olde Wrestling event series, which aims to take audiences back to the time of wrestling shows in the 1920s. Nottke, who is in charge of putting on Saturday’s event, first came up with the idea for the Olde Wrestling events when talking with his girlfriend. “It was a conversation about having a wrestling show but making it different than what people think stereotypical wrestling shows are,” Nottke said. “I had been performing as a old-time bare knuckle boxer, and we thought a whole
show based on a specific time period would be something really unique and intriguing to die-hard wrestling fans, or people looking for something entertaining to see on a weekend.” There will be a variety of wrestlers featured in the show, including Gregory Iron, Heidi the Riveter, "Big" Sue Jackson, as well as Kelly Klein, who will be starring as the "Bearded Lady" at this Saturday’s event. When Klein was 19, she attended her first wrestling event with her friends and was instantly hooked. “My intention wasn’t simply to continue attending the events for entertainment purposes. I wanted to get in that ring,” Klein said. “Before the event was over, I told my friends that I wanted to learn how to do this.” After lots of hard work and perseverance, Klein signed with Heartland Wrestling Association in 2007. Since then, she has gone on to compete in wrestling events all across the country. Saturday will be Klein’s fourth time
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Emma Rogers & Tyson Bird Daily News Reporters Editor’s Note: Emma Rogers and Tyson Bird are senior journalism majors who write “Dinner for 2ish” for the Daily News. Their views do not necessarily agree with those of the paper. We started cooking together in the summer of 2015 and have planned and cooked a dinner every week since. Our recipes are often inspired by the New York Times’ cooking website but are adapted to fit Muncie availability and a college budget. Thanksgiving is coming up, and you need a recipe to impress your family and friends. These potatoes are incredibly simple and so delicious. Estimated cost per serving: $1.75
INGREDIENTS: • 6 to 8 large russet potatoes (you may use as many potatoes as you would like,
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but make a lot) • 1 small block white cheddar cheese, shredded (about two cups) • 1 cup heavy cream • 1 stick butter DIRECTIONS: •Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add a good amount of salt to season the water. • While the water is boiling, slice each potato into four pieces. Carefully place into the boiling water. • Allow the potatoes to cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. • When the potatoes are near the end of cooking, melt the butter in a small pan and add the cream until the mixture is warm. • Drain the potatoes and return to the cooking pot. Add the cream and butter mixture and mash. Add the cheese and continue to stir. Serves six.
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participating in an Olde Wrestling event. A friend introduced her to the concept three years ago. In order to wrestle with the company, Klein needed to think of a unique character she could portray. She was undecided between taking on the role of a dancing tightrope walker or a strong, bearded lady. “The Olde Wrestling office hesitantly, possibly for fear of offending me, suggested that I portray ‘The Bearded Lady,’” Klein said. “I jumped at the opportunity. I have loved the Bearded Lady [and] find her fascinating and incredibly, culturally important.” Many of the wrestlers who will be taking part in the show travel to all parts of the country every weekend to perform. However, the Bonanza of Bodyslams is not a typical wrestling event. “Olde Wrestling is a nod and an homage to where we came from as professional wrestlers,” Klein said. “Because of the type of event and the types of characters and stories we tell at Olde Wrestling, I always get to do things
that I can’t do anywhere else. I get to flex my muscles. Literally and figuratively.” “This show is different than most,” Nottke said. “A lot of preparation for the performers includes watching vintage wrestling clips for inspiration, or beefing up on some old timey slang terms. Many characters change what they normally do to fit into these roaring twenties characters.” On Saturday, the wrestlers will also be trying to set a record of doing 50 bodyslams throughout the entire show, which, Nottke said, has never been done before. Ball State students can attend A Bonanza of Bodyslams for $5 with their student ID. Children 10 and under can also purchase a ticket for $5, while other guests can buy tickets for $12. Tickets can be purchased online in advance, or can be bought at the box office the night of the event. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the first bell kicking off the event at 6 p.m. Contact Emily Sabens with any questions or concerns at ecsabens@bsu.edu.
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Continued from page 1 Koontz enjoyed the opportunity to portray a character and get feedback from others on the choreography she created for a duet and group dance. “It’s just really interesting having other people’s perspectives in that and saying, ‘Alexandria, what if here instead of this, we did this or what if we replaced this moment here with something a little deeper, a little more intense?’” she said. “I love getting that feedback, I feel like it really makes me think outside the box more and it makes me grow as an artist a lot more.” Rachael Wieczorek, a senior dance major, choreographed the first and last scenes as well as one in the middle. She also plays a cop in the mystery. “Being a senior in the project, I kind of oversee all of the choreography. I’m running rehearsals, giving notes, editing things that are kinda rough and making sure everything flows together so it looks like one uniform piece,” Wieczorek said. “The vastness of choreographing for this immersive project is a lot more than what I normally do, but it’s really great because I’m expanding and learning how to piece different choreography together … it’s been really great expanding as an artist.” Wieczorek entered college with no choreography experience, but learned through classes. She choreographed a 10-minute piece last year and is currently working on a second part of that piece. Her favorite part about the process is figuring out how to tell a story through movement. “We’ve been talking a lot in dance history about how when you can’t put words, when you can’t formulate words for what you’re trying to say, dance is the perfect outlet and so when I don’t know how to say something, it’s so nice to just be like, ‘this is what I want you to say with the movement,’” Wieczorek said. “Being able to touch other people through movement, that’s my favorite part of choreographing.” Vladimir Stadnik, an assistant professor of dance, had no idea what the students would create, but he was excited to found out. “[The] ultimate goal was for the dance students to have experience, to create the ballet from A-Z,” Stadnik said. “They basically created a story. It was very exciting.” The second part of the immersive project involved the students teaching 7- to 13-year-olds how to dance twice a week at Cornerstone. Rather than technicality, the students focused on teaching coordination and rhythm. “I wanted originally my students to get
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Twelve Ball State students, along with an understudy, costume designer, set designer and light designer, all took part in the Immersive Learning Ballet Project this semester at Cornerstone Center for the Arts.
teaching experience as well, because you’re not only choreographing in the future, but you must then teach it … [Cornerstone] had a big need to incorporate more [classes] for low-income students,” Stadnik said. “All together, it was 12 classes for nondancers. They were bringing [the kids] from community success centers into Cornerstone.” Koontz said several of the students she taught were excited, and she loved sharing that excitement with them. While Koontz had teaching experience with young children before coming to Ball State, she had never choreographed at the college level before. “I love to dance, obviously it’s my major and getting to perform is just like my favorite thing in the whole wide world, but I was so scared to choreograph,” she said. “I’m proud of what I came up with … it’s not where it will be in two years when I leave here, but I feel pretty confident and I feel very content and happy with what I’ve created and that it goes with the story.” As Koontz and her classmates put the finishing touches on their show, the final product is something all the students can feel proud of. Contact Michelle Kaufman with any questions or concerns at mekaufman@bsu.edu.
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• Cornerstone students will perform at 6:30 p.m. today followed by the murder mystery. • The Ball Gym ballet performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 in Ball Gymnasium Room 213.
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Trains: Muncie's forgotten origins Railroads may have influenced Ball brothers' move to area Brynn Mechem Daily News Reporter Editor’s note: Peep the Past is a Ball State Daily News series featuring historical events, individuals and topics relating to the Muncie and Ball State communities. If you have any suggestions as to who or what we should feature next, send an email to news@bsudailynews.com. While many will say that the Ball Brothers are Muncie’s greatest claim to fame, they probably wouldn’t have ended up here without one key factor — trains. Muncie boasts a rich history of the locomotive engines. Students may find themselves surprised by the city’s largest industry boost. The first railroad system was installed in Muncie in 1852, with many others following. By 1869, just after the Civil War, Muncie had railroads traveling in every direction. This made it possible for Muncie to develop new industries. Francis Parker, a retired urban planning professor and co-writer of the awardwinning book “Railroads of Indiana,” said that if it weren’t for the railroads of
Muncie, the Ball brothers might not have moved here. He added that during the time when the Ball brothers moved to Muncie, industrial sites were key before bringing on a railroad system. “In that time, there weren’t really trucks. If you wanted industry, you had to have a way of getting things out,” Parker said. “I think because we had railroads and natural gas, that’s what brought the Ball brothers here. It made it easy for them to manufacture and then ship their products out.” Although Muncie has a history of industrial railroads, it also has a history of passenger railroads. From the early 1900s to 1941, Muncie had a line called the Electric Interurban System, which made 17 round-trips to Indianapolis every day. Ball State telecommunications professor Chris Flook said that Greyhound buses replaced the Interurban System, and from that point on, rail was largely used for the transportation of goods and not passengers. “[Greyhound buses] really changed the needs and uses of trains [in Muncie],” Flook said. “It’s much different now than ever before.” Even though the railroad may have
Local group provides Thanksgiving dinners to families in need Organization invites students, community to help with outreach Allie Kirkman Assistant News Editor One local outreach organization is calling upon Ball State students to help provide Thanksgiving dinners to those in need in the Muncie community. Feed My Sheep started 20 years ago and since then has fed hundreds of area residents through several meals and delivery to homes on Thanksgiving day. In 1996, founders George and Teresa Huggins answered a heartfelt call to reach out to others and start an outreach that would fill a void for the lonely and less fortunate, while reaching across lines and uniting the Muncie community, according to Feed My Sheep’s website. Joined by a host of donors and volunteers, the Harvest Celebration Thanksgiving Day Dinner has grown to become a tremendous expression of the generous “spirit of community” very much alive in Muncie. Feed My Sheep is approaching its 21st annual Thanksgiving Community Outreach and is asking for help in preparing as the organization is expecting to serve more than 1,000 meals to families Thursday. “We really wanted to get the word out and to get volunteers and sponsorships,” said Lanisha Huggins, public relations intern for Feed My Sheep. “We are asking people to donate canned foods, non-perishable items, gift cards, money, et cetera just to feed more people.” Every year, volunteers help sort food the day before and the day of Thanksgiving at Muncie Central High School, where the dinner is held. “We give families hot meals and hand out bags of food to families to have for the holiday every year. We also have many drivers that go to the family’s homes who might not be able to go to where we are located,” Huggins said. The organization is calling out to Ball State to help make a difference through volunteering. “Volunteering is so important. To actually see the face of someone who hasn’t had a meal all day, or even that week … to see how appreciative they are, is eye opening,” Huggins said. “Knowing that you are giving back to
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Continued from page 1 Here’s a breakdown of the other resolutions SGA is working on or passed Nov. 16: • Revision of Grant acceptance procedure and Stance on Outside Political Influence Impeding on Ball State Education: sent back to committee Both pieces of legislation were inspired by the “Papa John” Schnatter and the Charles Koch Foundation grant. And both were sent back to committee Nov. 16 after what was supposed to be the resolutions’ final readings before being voted on. SGA senators decided to create the
your community instead of just talking and giving donations and things like that, is just really a different feeling.” To volunteer, students can visit Feed My Sheep’s official website and fill out a volunteer application, then go to Muncie Central from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 24 for the annual Thanksgiving Community Outreach event. Huggins, who worked as a volunteer up until this year and is now a member of the board, encourages others to get involved because her experience with the organization has opened her eyes to those in need. “I love Feed My Sheep,” Huggins said. “This experience has changed me because before, during Thanksgiving, I was usually with my church family, people I know instead of being with total strangers, but the fellowship on the day of Thanksgiving and being able to talk to families and just interact and things like that is amazing. Being a part of this has kind of changed my heart about giving.” If you want to get involved before Thanksgiving, Feed My Sheep is currently hosting a community food dive that will be taking donations until Nov. 21. The group has collection sites at businesses and schools across the Muncie area where community members can drop of canned food and non-perishable items. There is a dropoff site in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
21ST ANNUAL THANKSGIVING COMMUNITY OUTREACH
•When: 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday • Where: Muncie Central High School, 801 N. Walnut St. Feed My Sheep uses volunteers in the following areas on both the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day: • Food drive collection tote delivery and pick up • Kitchen food prep • Serving line • Hot meal delivery • Kids crafts • Decorating • Food sort and bag • Volunteer check-in table • Volunteer refreshment table • Entertainment • Clean up
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legislation after the Progressive Student Alliance voiced their concerns about the legislation. “We are citing [the specific grant] as an example,” said Zoe Taylor, one of the resolution’s authors. “We’re not saying we’re taking a stance against it, we’re citing it as a concern.” Some senators worried the resolution would look like SGA was taking a stance against the specific grant. Some were concerned about the legislation being the result of only one group’s opinions or mob rule. Others just wondered if it was possible to be completely separated from political influence because the Indiana governor chooses the Board of Trustees. “As a state institution we’re
disbanded, Muncie is still home to one of two leading manufacturers of locomotive parts. Parker said that Progress Rail — a railroad maintenance company in Muncie — puts together pieces of a locomotive and then ships them to places like Australia, Saudi Arabia and other big cities across the world. Even with Muncie’s continued role in the rail industry, Parker said that many people often forget or aren’t aware of trains’ continued presence in the city. “Basically, I think it’s because most of us don’t ride passenger trains anymore,” Parker said. “Despite the fact that we really are a pretty important locomotive area, it doesn’t affect people’s day to day unless they are stuck at a crossing waiting for a train to pass by.” While Muncie may not have any passenger trains run through the city anymore, Flook said it is still important to acknowledge their impact on in Muncie. “It’s a rich history and it’s a rich presence,” he said. “People like to trash [Muncie] about being this boring town and if you actually look at the history, it’s not. We have this rich history. Muncie really was in this area of the west a manufacturing center.”
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Muncie boasts a rich history of trains, the city’s largest industry boost. The first railroad system installed in Muncie was in 1852.
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Why holiday promotions begin well before Thanksgiving Day
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Even though Christmas is still 37 days away, stores have already started setting up displays and holiday promotions. Some places began holiday sales as early as October, and stores, such as T.I.S., order and receive some holiday products in the summer.
Gifts and decorations are put out early to tempt customers Mary Freda Daily News Reporter The holiday season is still more than a month away, however, that doesn’t prevent stores from displaying festive promotions before the Thanksgiving turkey even hits the dinner table. Early holiday promotions can begin as early as October, and according to a survey conducted in 2016 by RichRevelance, 63 percent of the 1,000 individuals surveyed said they are annoyed when holiday items appear in stores before Halloween. Some consumers in the Muncie area have expressed their annoyance about early holiday promotion, but Pam Suminski, store manager at T.I.S. College Bookstore, said customers — specifically parents — expressed so much interest in holiday products and ornaments that those items were put out some time between Family Weekend and Homecoming. Retailers like T.I.S. order and sometimes receive their holiday products some time in the summer, which provides an explanation as to why holiday items are available for purchase immediately. However, marketing professor and department chair Susan Mantel said the practice of early holiday promotion continues to be fueled by consumer behavior. “So, a consumer doesn’t have a set amount of Christmas presents they’re going to buy. A consumer has a group of Christmas presents that they might buy or might not buy and there are some that they absolutely have to buy, like your significant other,” Mantel said. Without a set amount of holiday presents, consumers can often become blindsided by holidays deals — a phenomena Mantel described as a “lost leader.” “If I’ve got a list of things I want to buy
constantly being impacted by political influence,” said Trevor Holland, chair of the Community and Environmental Affairs committee. “I don’t know how we can avoid that.” •“Ashtray” update: likely to be voted on next senate meeting This resolution acknowledges that the university plans to fix up the “Ashtray,” the area between the Architecture Building and Whitinger Business Building. •ROTC Priority Scheduling: likely to be voted on next senate meeting For ROTC students, graduating on time can be challenging, according to the SGA legislation. This resolution would give ROTC students, active service members, veterans, Reservists and members of the national guard the
for Christmas and I can get you to come to my store earlier, then while I’m in the store picking up this thing that is on deal, maybe I decide, ‘Oh I’m going to buy something for uncle Joe.’ And I walk over to that department to buy it,” Mantel said. “That’s called a lost leader. I used that discount to get you in the store and then hopefully you will buy more things.” This can explain why a quick run to the supermarket turns into an expedition, Mantel said. The item a customer came in to purchase was on sale or advertised as a deal, but as the customer is leaving, they may realize they need other products while they’re out. The effectiveness of the deal can then be determined by “the shopping basket.” “I can evaluate that effectiveness of that promotion by looking at what we call the shopping basket, and that is the profit I make on everything you buy in my store — not just the thing you came in [for] that was on deal,” Mantel said. Retailers like Target, Mantel said, may use deals such as a dollar bin for “consumer bait” in the store or online. The items in those bins or with those deals often reflect the season, which then has the potential to lead consumers to the holiday section. Mantel said those items, for the most part, are solely there for a profit, no matter the time of year. “If they’ve advertised it, you might walk in for the dollar things or you might have walked in for something else that you went there to get, maybe for your grocery shopping. You weren’t planning on buying anything for Christmas, but ‘wasn’t that so cute’ and ‘look at how cheap it is,’ and you buy it,” Mantel said. “So in that scenario, they’re making a margin and they’re looking for a margin on that item so they’re not selling that for a loss. It’s really just a strategy.” Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.
ability to register for classes before the majority of the student population. Alexus Torrence, chair of academic affairs committee, said this could help ROTC students graduate on time more easily. “I think it’s important because I feel like they make a large difference, not only on our campus but in life,” Torrence said. “I feel like they’re wanting to do something big with their lives so as a university we should support them on not only their dreams, but also helping out our country in the future.” There are currently 91 students in the program. SGA will next meet Nov. 30, and only has two meetings remaining in the semester. Contact Kaitlin Lange with any questions or concerns at kllange@bsu.edu.
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Remembering Cohen Leonard Cohen and his music is the closest thing to what some may call a spiritual guide or maybe a “religious experience” to me. I believe in humanity’s art and creativity as being my spirituality. Cohen’s works enabled me to ascend and be illuminated in the purest forms of this personal sort of spiritual passage. I don’t commonly speak within these terms, my solace is not within religion or God — I’ve looked for (and thankfully found) peace in the arts. To some, Cohen could be my priest, my shaman, a wise guru of sorts — but his works will live on even after his passing as prophetic because he was a prophet of the song. His works weren’t simply pop music or folkloric — it was more. It was a manifestation of the soul. This wasn’t simply in his lyrics; it was his timeless melodies, his pacing and delivery with ease, charm and confidence. The profound and profane shared the same couplets. His channeling of emotions was, at times, humbled, and others scathing. The song arrangements always propelled me to these alter moods — sometimes simple with a rolling finger-picked guitar almost droning on, other times lush with strings and odd layers of sounds, and even later with the use of quirky, even cheeky, casio-tone. It ran the gambit of vices and virtues, sophisticated and kitsch — all of these moods — and sometimes with sincerity the lows and highs celebrated or he’d deliver twisted, convoluted lines with an ornery smirk. The full breadth of the
human condition yet curiously, seemingly effortless — though that wasn’t the truth of his creative process. Cohen jokingly confessed to Bob Dylan that his songs could take years to complete! I am grateful to have the platform with the Village Green Records to share his music with an open audience. On occasion, a young or old lover of music that has never been exposed to Cohen is one of my most cherished opportunities. His sound is timeless and relevant through all eras. As we are seeing this week, songs like “Everybody Knows” and “Hallellujah” take on an entirely new meaning in the hands of Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon, singing alone at a piano as an election-beat Hillary Clinton. I witnessed this connection happen just a few days ago. With a speaker outside the Village Green Records, I’ve been playing Leonard Cohen on shuffle all day. During the song “There Is A War,” a young man stopped as he walked across the intersection across the street from the store and stood there, struck by the music. I watched as he walked to the other side of the street to exit the middle of the intersection and further continue to listen to the song. After about a minute and a half, he came in the store to inquire what the music was. I showed him the Cohen CD “New Skin For An Old Ceremony” and he bought it, no questions asked. He didn’t know it was Leonard Cohen, and he didn’t know that Cohen had recently died. He said “I was struck by the music.”
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Leonard Cohen performs at the Beacon Theater in New York on Feb. 19, 2009. Cohen, a singersongwriter whose literary sensibility and elegant dissections of desire made him one of popular music’s most influential and admired figures, died Nov. 10 at 82.
Cohen is a pinnacle of the style of music the VGR wants to share — music that contains unabashed soul. Cohen sits alone in his small studio apartment on high in a pantheon, limited to a very few peers of honest creation (Gerhard Richter, John Coltrane, Alex Calder, James Joyce, Van
Morrison, Caetano Veloso, Pina Bausch, etc.). Yet sitting humbled in only the way one can when they’ve charted so much of the soul and put it into their works. Cohen is a prophet of the soul, his music was created for the sake of the song. Travis Harvey, villagegreenrecords@gmail.com
Spirituality, magic themes present in new Marvel hit
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In the last eight years, the welloiled machine known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been pumping out movies left and right, with everything from “Ironman” to their CURTIS most recent endeavor, “Doctor Strange.” SILVEY “Doctor Strange” follows the story is a junior of world renowned neurosurgeon Dr. photojournalism Stephen Strange, who ends up losing major and writes the ability to work in the operating “The Silvey room after being involved in a tragic Lining” for the car accident. While trying to find the Daily News. His ultimate answer to repairing his now views do not damaged hands, Strange winds up necessarily agree at the fictional temple of Kamar-Taj in the city of Kathmandu, the real with those of the newspaper. life capital of Nepal. Strange then Write to Curtis at learns about the reality of the mystic clsilvey@bsu.edu. arts and the greater role it plays in the Marvel multi-verse. It’s then that
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Strange must decide whether to take these new found powers and return to the luxurious lifestyle of before, or to help stop the destruction of a much greater threat than he has ever seen. “Doctor Strange” stars British actor Benedict Cumberbatch (“Sherlock,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” “The Imitation Game”) as Dr. Stephen Strange, Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years A Slave,” “The Martian”) as Mordo, Rachel McAdams (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Mean Girls”) as Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong (“The Martian”) as Wong, Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal”) as Kaecilius and Tilda Swan (“Moonrise Kingdom,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”) as The Ancient One.
I was initially happy when I found out a little less than four years ago that Marvel was going to do a Doctor Strange movie, but I wasn’t overly excited about it. Once the studio started releasing images and concept art about a year ago though, I started to get a lot more pumped about the movie. I was a little worried though when the studio started to release little clips here and there about a month before its initial release date of Nov. 4. I know movies that have done that similar thing in the past, and in the end it has had negative repercussions, just because the studio wanted to get people hyped about the movie. For this movie though, that wasn’t the case. “Doctor Strange” has to be one of my favorite Marvel origin
stories so far, but I wouldn’t put visuals as the No. 1 reason I like it. Sure, the visuals are spectacular and mindblowing, the acting was on par and the action sequences were really good, but the thing I love the most is the openminded theme that resides throughout. It shows how some, if not all of us, could be better off (either emotionally or spiritually) if we didn’t let our egos get in the way. I also loved all of the references to spirituality, like the third eye and chakras. I also enjoyed the magic aspect as well as the ideas of a multi-dimensional/multi-universe existence. “Doctor Strange” really hit it out of the park, and I can’t wait to see Cumberbatch don the Cloak of Levitation once more.
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Junior receiver Corey Lacanaria celebrates after scoring a touchdown in Ball State’s 37-19 loss to Toledo at the Glass Bowl Wednesday. With the loss, the Cardinals were officially eliminated from bowl contention.
Ball State eliminated from bowl contention Cardinals suffered 4th straight loss at Toledo Wednesday Jake Fox Football Reporter Ball State’s loss to Toledo Wednesday went beyond the 37-19 final score, as it effectively ended any chance it had at bowl consideration. For the Cardinals, that means next week’s game at Miami is essentially meaningless. But when a reporter asked head coach Mike Neu how the team plans to keep the motivation high for the final game, he cut the reporter off before he had finished the question. “Pride. Pride. Ball State University,” he said. “These seniors came in here as freshmen four or five years ago, and you don’t realize how fast it goes by. So everybody else, all the underclassmen and the coaches, are going to make sure we put our best foot forward.” Ball State had high hopes for its 23 seniors after a 3-1 finish during nonconference play. Now after four straight losses to MAC teams, including Toledo, the seniors are assured that next week’s game will be the final one of their careers. “Nobody wants to lose,” senior linebacker Sean Wiggins said. “You’re mad because you want to win. If you don’t, you’re not a competitor in football or in life. Any loss, no matter how many it is, always sucks.”
Despite the fact the Cardinals already improved their record from last season, they will miss out on a bowl game for the third straight year. They finished 5-7 in 2014, and 3-9 last season in former coach Pete Lembo’s final year at the helm. Ball State has played in four bowl games since 2008, including in both 2012 and 2013, and seven total in school history. The Cardinals might not have a chance for their first-ever bowl victory, but freshman wide receiver Damon Hazelton Jr. said it shouldn’t be hard to get up for the game against the RedHawks Tuesday. “We’re playing for the Cardinal on our jersey,” he said. “Playing for our school, the university, ourselves. You’ve got to go out the right way. I don’t think that’s going to be a problem for our team.” Neu believes in his young guys, like Hazelton, and knows they will come ready to play in order to send the seniors out on a good note. For Wiggins, next week’s game simply comes down to how he wants to remember his time here. “It’s a manhood thing,” Wiggins said. “I was telling the guys towards the end [of the game against Toledo], ‘There’s a man lined up on the other side of the ball. You’re either going to get punked by him, or you’re going to beat him.' We’re either going to fold or hit them in the mouth.” Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_.
“Competitive excellence is having relentless effort and laser focus every time we practice,” Whitford said. “Being all in means everyone must buy in to the fact that the team is more important than the individual. And honoring the process is understanding that you are trying to be an elite athlete.” House in particular has seen drastic improvements since buying in that first year. As a freshman, he hit 44.6 percent of his shots from the field, pulled down 155 rebounds and scored 179 points. His numbers climbed as a sophomore (50.4 percent, 165 rebounds and 309 points), and, as a junior last year, he led the team by shooting 54.1 percent from the field (among players with at least 100 field goal attempts) and 427 points. He also added 202 rebounds, another career high. And last season, Ball State went 21-14 (10-8 MAC), winning at least 20 games and making a postseason tournament for the first time since 2001.
“[Whitford] gets the best out of every player,” House said. “If you look at me, I was overweight and couldn’t shoot my freshman year, but he knew for me to have an impact, I needed to become more explosive and play longer spurts.” But Whitford was developing players long before he became Ball State’s head coach. From 1994-2005, he was an assistant coach at Miami University, first as an administrative assistant and then as an assistant coach. During his stint there, he helped develop a young player named Jason Grunkemeyer. Grunkemeyer is now Ball State’s associate head coach, and like Whitford, he emphasizes player development. “It is everything really because we really take pride in doing the best job of developing our guys,” Grunkemeyer said. “Development is something we have control over. You don’t always have control over the talent level of players, but you do have control of giving them the most opportunities to be able to develop, and hopefully we get rewards as guys stay in our program.” Contact Ryan Flanery with any questions or concerns at @Flanery_13.
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