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MUNCIE MAYOR ARRESTED ON CORRUPTION CHARGE 03 Pushing higher: The addition of assistant cross-country coach Rachel McFarlane has been nothing but beneficial. 08

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Networking in Detroit: Three Ball State students heard from Serena Williams at Forbes Under 30 Summit.11

PLANETS Ball State planetarium’s student staff helps Muncie community learn about the solar system and beyond.

Kamryn Tomlinson Assistant Features Editor Under the 52-foot dome in the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, more than 20,000 visitors a year learn about what exists beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in space.

But before visitors sit back and look up at the simulated sky, they are first greeted by Ball State students who work behind the scenes.

Meet three individuals from the planetarium’s student staff who said their love for astronomy and physics is everlasting.

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Football loses title hopes in 1-point loss

of the Ball Brothers Foundation approved grants in October to start two endowments — valued at $100,000 and $50,000 — for the director of public education and CEO position at Muncie Community Schools (MCS). Additionally, it announced a $350,000 grant for several educational programs and strategic initiatives at MCS.

walked away from their contest with Central Michigan with head hung low following a 45-44 defeat. The Cardinals had a 17-point lead three different times throughout the game and led for almost the entirety of the night. With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 4-6 and dropped out of contention for the Mid-American Conference Championship.

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Cardinals fall short to Cincinnati, top Xavier

professors lined up Tuesday outside the Teachers College Building chanting slogans like, “The future is in my classroom,” and holding signs. Ball State’s Educators for Equity and Justice coordinated the rally, allowing those on campus to join teachers across Indiana in wearing red and showing their support for educators.

Cincinnati traded leads Saturday in a game that ended in a 63-56 victory for the Bearcats. Redshirt freshman guard Anna Clephane led the Cardinals in points with 15, followed by freshman guard Sydney Freeman and junior forward Oshlynn Brown who each added 11. The team bounced back Wednesday with a 70-49 win over visiting Xavier.

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Fire reported at Sigma Chi house At around 11 p.m. Nov. 15, a fire was reported at Ball State’s Sigma Chi fraternity house on Riverside Avenue. The fire was contained to one room in the basement, and no injuries or fatalities were reported, said Robert Mead, chief investigator of the Muncie Fire Department. By Nov. 16, occupants of the house were allowed back into the building.

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Poverty simulation held at Ball State Ball State’s College of Health’s interprofessional poverty simulation event was organized Nov. 18 at the Alumni Center’s assembly hall. This was the first time the College of Health offered a poverty simulation event. Around 90 students from Ball State and other universities as well as people from the Muncie community registered to participate in the event.

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Dennis Tyler was indicted for theft of government funds.

Rohith Rao; Charles Melton, News Editor; Assistant News Editor When Dennis Tyler won his campaign for mayor in 2011, it resonated with his voters, said then-Ball State College Democrats President Nolan Born in a previous Daily News article.

His supporters back then wanted “someone civil,” Born said, adding that Tyler was the candidate who was willing to work for Muncie.

But now, the organization’s current president hopes the “culture of corruption” in the City of Muncie comes to an end.

“Whether guilty or not, Mayor Tyler has brought uncertainty to the city for too long,” said Dominic Bordenaro, president of Ball State College Democrats, in a statement.

Upon taking office in 2012, Tyler was the first Democrat to become Muncie’s mayor in 20 years. He concludes his mayorship in 40 days with an indictment for corruption with a trial in federal court set for Jan. 21, 2020.

As part of an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI into illegal payments associated with public works projects in Muncie, Tyler was arrested

Monday morning at his home by the FBI, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to the indictment papers, Tyler has been charged with one count of theft of government funds — accused of having accepted a $5,000 illegal cash payment from Tracy Barton, former superintendent of sewer maintenance and engineering for the Muncie Sanitary District, as motivation to award a contract for lucrative excavation work to an unnamed individual.

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THE EVOLUTION OF THANKSGIVING DAY How multiple presidents, Congresses decided when to celebrate the holiday The first national declaration to mark Thanksgiving an official holiday goes back to the first president of the United States.

In 1789, after the first Congress passed a resolution asking President George Washington to recommend a national day of Thanksgiving, he issued a proclamation naming Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, as a “Day of Publick Thanksgivin,” according to the National Archives.

While later presidents also issued Thanksgiving proclamations, the dates and months of the celebrations varied.

Since President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863

Proclamation, Thanksgiving has been regularly celebrated on the last Thursday of November.

In 1939, this Thursday fell on the last day of the month, which would have shortened the Christmas shopping season that followed.

Concerned this might affect economic recovery from the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the secondto-last Thursday of November.

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Federal arrests made in FBI investigations of Muncie citizens (2017-present) According to the press release, the multi-year, ongoing investigation by the FBI and IRS into the payment of kickbacks in exchange for public works projects and other corruption-related matters in Muncie has resulted in federal cases against the following individuals:

Craig Nichols Former building commissioner Arrested: Feb. 15, 2017 Nichols pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering and was sentenced to 24 months in prison.

Jeff Burke Local businessman Arrested: Sept. 18, 2018 Burke faces charges for bank fraud, making false statements to an FBI agent and obstruction of grand jury proceedings.

He is set for a jury trial Oct. 28, 2020.

Tracy Barton Former superintendent of sewer maintenance Arrested: Sept. 18, 2018 Barton faces charges for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, falsification of documents in a federal investigation and witness tampering.

He is set for a jury trial April 3, 2020.

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Debra Grigsby; Tony Franklin District administrator for the Muncie Sanitary District; Local contractor Arrested: July 16, 2019 Grigsby and Franklin face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, making false statements and falsification of documents in a federal investigation.

They are set for a jury trial Feb. 10, 2020.

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Local contractor Arrested: June 10, 2019 Barber faces charges for wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and false statement.

He is set for a jury trial March 13, 2020.

Dennis Tyler Mayor of Muncie Arrested: Nov. 18, 2019 Tyler faces a charge of theft of government funds.

He is set for a jury trial Jan. 21, 2020.

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“He was the highest-ranking elected official in city government,” U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said Monday at a press conference. “Is there some responsibility for crimes going on in that city as the mayor?

That may be not criminal and not charged. It may be, but that’s not what we are here to work on.”

The mayor was released from custody the same day as his arrest after an automatic not guilty plea on pretrial release condition, Minkler said. The decision to complete the remainder of his term, the attorney said, was left up to Tyler, who is scheduled to leave office Dec. 31.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany J. Preston, who is prosecuting this case for the government, said in the press release Tyler faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted of the charge.

“Public officials are entrusted to perform a public service and to legitimately conduct business in the best interest of the community that they represent,” Minkler said.

“Tyler not only betrayed the trust of his community, but violated federal law, and all in an effort to serve his own personal interests. My office intends to prosecute Tyler to the full extent of the law.”

Muncie Mayor-elect Dan Ridenour said in a statement about the arrest that he was pleased Muncie citizens “overwhelmingly supported” a change in leadership in the Nov. 5 elections.

Ridenour won more than 60 percent of the vote in the mayoral election, and Republican candidates gained a 5-4 majority on the City Council.

“For city of Muncie employees who are burdened by the string of news stories about the current administration, please know that I share a commitment with you to operate the city of Muncie in a way that promotes the welfare of all,” Ridenour said.

Chad Kinsella, assistant professor of political science, public administration and American politics at Ball State, said the election was a referendum on the current city administration

and the multiple investigations.

He said while there will be hope whenever a new executive takes over, there will also be pressure on the incoming mayor to distance himself from the current administration.

“People are going to be watching them, and they don’t want to give off any vibes to suggest that they are doing business as usual,” Kinsella said.

“They need to have a clean break and really try to do some things to distance themselves from any type of corruption.”

New businesses, Kinsella said, might think twice before deciding to bring their businesses into Muncie. He said the protests against the Waelz Sustainable Products plant in August, due to environmental concerns, don’t reflect positively on businesses either.

Following Tyler’s arrest, Kinsella said the mayor-elect has his work cut out for him — to establish that the city will “do business better.”

Ridenour and his team met with Tyler and city staff for an hour Tuesday to discuss transition-related issues like

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Additionally, it said Tyler committed to allowing Ridenour and his team access to additional city staff until the new mayor takes over.

The investigation is still ongoing, Minkler said, adding his office and the FBI do

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When The Daily News reached out to Marc Ransford, senior media strategist, he said Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns did not wish to comment on the arrest.

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DOWN THE DRAIN Bailey Cline Reporter

Sewage costs for Muncie residents might rise if the city’s current plan to separate sanitary waste and stormwater runs its course, according to the Muncie Board of Sanitary Commissioners.

Muncie currently uses a combined sewer — where sanitary waste and stormwater travel through a single-pipe system to be cleaned at a wastewater treatment plant, according to Muncie Sanitary District’s (MSD) website.

During heavy rainfall, to prevent overloading of the treatment plant, excess wastewater flows out of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), the website states.

There used to be 25 CSOs located along White River and Buck Creek in Muncie.

In 2011, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) approved

MSD’s Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP) to switch MSD’s collection system from a single pipe to separate sanitary and combined sewers, which would eliminate CSOs, according to the website.

The LTCP, which consisted of approximately 84 miles of sewers and a wet weather treatment facility at the city’s Water Pollution Control Facility (WPCF), was originally expected to cost $160 million.

That number has swelled to approximately $200 million, according to a presentation given to MSD’s Citizens Advisory Committee meeting in February.

With this plan, approximately 100 homes in Muncie lose access to running water every month because homeowners can’t pay their bills, said William Smith, the board’s president. For those homes, he said, this means no access to water for drinking, showering or washing dishes.

Smith added that the plan may cause the number of homes

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Muncie’s single-pipe sewage system The current combined sewer system sends sanitary waste and stormwater through a single-pipe system to be cleaned at the treatment plant. The water going into homes is treated at the Indiana-American Water facility, and water and sewage leaving homes is treated at the Water Pollution Control Facility. The Long-Term Control Plan aims to fully separate sanitary and combined sewers and eliminate all Combined Sewer Overflows into the White River and Buck Creek. However, under the new plan, stormwater runoff will be drained into the rivers untreated and will not improve the water quality of Muncie’s rivers.

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in that situation,” he said. “After a certain point, it becomes economically not feasible to do a complete source separation.”

Muncie currently has 10 active CSOs, said John Barlow, superintendent at WPCF. As more work is completed on the project, he said, the cost estimates would increase due to both inflation and unexpected situations like unmarked gas lines.

“Once you start to dig, then you find all sorts of stuff that you didn’t anticipate,” Barlow said.

Instead of the LTCP, he said, the board is now looking to alter the plan to a partial separation of sanitary and combined sewers.

While a partial separation would allow for a minimum number of overflows, Barlow said, the original full separation plan would eliminate all overflows, meaning all stormwater runoff during heavy rainfall would eventually go into the river untreated.

“When we have runoff from rain events, I get a big portion of that here at the plant, which gets fully treated,” Barlow said. “Not 100 percent of it [gets treated], but a lot of it [does]. If you do full separation, that means 100 percent of storm runoff goes to the river untreated. That, in and of itself, has all sorts of constituents in it that aren’t good.”

Smith said MSD’s workers who test the river water quality on a weekly basis discovered that letting untreated stormwater into the rivers does not help keep them clean.

At this point in time, however, he said, there is no mandate for the treatment of stormwater.

Instead, MSD is hoping to gather more data to send to IDEM in an effort to prove the plan will not help improve water quality.

“Up to this point, [MSD has] been spending a lot of money to prove that this isn’t the best plan,” Smith said, adding that the sanitary district will need a lot of public support to get IDEM to listen.

Local business owner Kimberly Ferguson said this project would impact small businesses like hers that operate on a thin budget. As a landlord, she said an increase in costs will also make it difficult for her tenants.

“Many of the tenants that I care a whole lot about will have trouble with this — with being able to pay an additional $100 a month because they live paycheck to paycheck right now,” Ferguson said.

If nearly 100 homes get their water shut off now, Ferguson said, it’s reasonable to assume that number may also triple as rates increase.

“That’s going to be the poorest of our citizens,” she said. “That’s just not equitable, and it’s not fair.”

Ferguson said she doesn’t agree with spending this much money on a project, which she said was of little benefit to the community. She said she wants to get 5,000 like-minded community members to write to IDEM about changing the plan.

“If they don’t get more involved, it’s a done deal,” Ferguson said.

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Cardinals cruise at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

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In its past three games, Ball State Men’s Basketball has gotten off to a slower start. However, to head coach James Whitford, the effort from his players and game results are just fine. Despite shooting 7 percent from 3-point range in the first half, Ball State rallied behind two veterans and a second-half surge to down Indiana State, 69-55, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Most of the signal callers’ job for Ball State Football is kept secret, but it’s no secret these guys have fun doing it.

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Zach Piatt Assistant Sports Editor What’s the meaning behind the different colored hats?

“I wish we could tell you.”

OK, what about dummy signals?

You’ve got to have those, right?

“That’s confidential.”

Well, is there a specific order you give them in?

“I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.”

Each question was followed by laughter because they knew they couldn’t go into detail. They even apologized for not being able to answer in full.

But they couldn’t give anything away because their job is one of the most important jobs on game day.

“We are first priority on the sideline,” redshirt freshman quarterback John Paddock said. “We can knock everybody out of the way and get a good view of the game.

‘Got to signal. Watch out.’ Even the coaches too, so that’s kind of the fun part. You can throw a coach out of the way like, ‘I’m signaling.’”

Paddock, along with redshirt junior quarterback Hank Hughes and redshirt sophomore quarterback Elliot Charlebois, are three signal callers for Ball State Football. This means after the play is initially called, it’s relayed to the signal callers, who then communicate it to the players on the field through a series of various physical signals. This happens before every offensive play.

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Ball State clinches share of MAC West The Cardinals sought revenge from a 3-1 loss to Central Michigan on the road Oct. 11 where a big factor was their .121 hitting percentage. They vastly improved in the rematch to earn a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division title for the third year in a row, hitting an even .200. The Cardinals now hold the four seed in the MAC Tournament and will await their opponent in the second round.

Swimming and Diving

Women claim victory, men come up short Ball State redshirt sophomore quarterback Elliot Charlebois gives signals to the offense during the Cardinals’ game against Central Michigan Nov. 16, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. Ball State lost, 45-44. PAIGE GRIDER, DN

Ball State’s swimming and diving teams took to the pool Saturday in a co-ed meet against Grand Valley State. The women were victorious, 197-103, and the men fell to the Lakers, 187.5112.5. The Cardinals have some time to rest and prepare for their next meet, as neither team will be in the water again until Dec. 5 for the Miami invitational in Oxford, Ohio.

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Picking up the pace

McFarlane’s competitive drive is reshaping Ball State Cross Country’s culture.

Zander Lichosik Reporter Just over 16 years ago, Ball State Cross Country captured its first Mid-American Conference Championship title under former head coach Sue Parks.

In the time since, Ball State has fallen in the rankings of the MAC. However, the program is making progress toward returning to its previous strength with the help of assistant distance coach Rachel McFarlane.

Entering her second year as coach of the Cardinals, McFarlane has helped the team improve upon its standing in the MAC. In 2018, Ball State placed 11th overall at the conference meet. With assistance from McFarlane, the Cardinals took sixth at the 2019 MAC Championships — their best finish at the conference meet since 2007. When McFarlane was hired, she said, she had the goal to revive the success of seasons prior.

“Each year, we are going to get closer,” McFarlane said. “A goal of any program is to win. We are going to be competitive, and we

are here to be in the mix.”

Staying motivated is key to McFarlane’s training plan. Every practice, she tells her runners to have a daily goal and think about how that will make them a better runner. The shared motivation of the team is what ultimately keeps the Cardinals committed to working hard in practices and giving it their all during races.

McFarlane has brought a renewed desire to compete.

This year, the Cardinals have placed third or higher in four of their meets. Out of these races, Ball State finished first overall at its home meet, The Cardinal Classic, and placed third overall at the Spartan Classic, a meet hosted by nationally-ranked Michigan State.

“We can go to any race and know that we are better than other teams on the line and that we are working super hard,” McFarlane said. “We are still a better team, and each year we are going to get closer.”

The Cardinals’ performance at the MAC Championships highlights a turning point for the program. Along with the team performance, junior Cayla

Eckenroth secured a Second-Team All-Conference finish by placing 11th overall with a time of 22:19.1.

Eckenroth said it was good to finally to have a breakout race and season to push her forward to bigger and better things.

Eckenroth, in her third year at Ball State, is studying to become a secondary English teacher with the goal of also coaching crosscountry. Originally from Novi, Michigan, Eckenroth chose to run for Ball State due to the positive atmosphere created by the coaching staff and the other runners on the team.

Having dropped 30 seconds off of her previous personal best in the 6K during the 2019 season, Eckenroth credits her teammates as being her primary drive to improve. Fellow runners, seniors Maritza Rodriguez and Hannah Cummings, played a pivotal role in Eckenroth’s effort to get faster. Eckenroth said McFarlane has also contributed positively to the new culture of the team.

“Coach McFarlane has helped us become more engaged in running,” Eckenroth said. “All of us on the team have checked

in, and worked harder and have done more of the little things this season. We keep each other accountable to do the right thing.”

As the track and field season draws closer, Eckenroth will be an important runner for the Cardinals, as she will compete in the 3K, 5K and steeplechase.

Eckenroth said she wants to transition her breakout performances from cross-country into the track season, as she hopes to score and PR in her races.

Both McFarlane and

Eckenroth said they are excited about what the future holds for the cross-country and track teams. Whether it be a MAC title, a top finish at the NCAA Regional or an appearance at the National Championship, Ball State is always working toward improvement and success.

“We all want it more than we ever have,” Eckenroth said.

“Every year, we grow stronger.”

Contact Zander Lichosik with any comments at zglichosik@bsu. edu or on Twitter @Lichosik_BSU.

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Cardinal weekend sports recap

Seven Ball State teams competed over the weekend, with three earning wins. Football fell to Central Michigan, 45-44. Women’s volleyball beat Central Michigan in four sets to guarantee a bye in the MAC Tournament. Men’s basketball beat Indiana State at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 69-55, and women’s basketball lost at Cincinnati, 63-56. Women’s swim and dive defeated Grand Valley State while the men fell. Finally, cross country finished 19th out of 31 teams at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

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Ball State redshirt senior Riley Miller tries to outrun Central Michigan redshirt freshman defensive back Montrae Braswell during the Cardinals’ game against the Chippewas Nov. 16, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. Miller had 67 receiving yards on the day. PAIGE GRIDER, DN

Ball State junior outside hitter Kia Holder (14) talks with freshman middle blocker Marie Plitt (5) before the next serve Nov. 16, 2019, in John E. Worthen Arena. The Cardinals’ next game will be in Bowling Green, Ohio, during the Mid-American Conference Tournament. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

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Opening the door for others

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Three Ball State students traveled to Detroit as Forbes Scholars to attend the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

Grace McCormick Reporter As a first-generation college student and the oldest of five siblings, junior journalism education major Aric Fulton Jr. said he didn’t have a role model to look up to when applying for college,

so he feels the need to be one for his brother and sisters.

“One thing that I really try to stress to my little brother is you don’t have to be a basketball player or a football star to be somebody,” Fulton said. “I want to show my siblings that what I’m doing, you can do too. I want to show

them that it doesn’t matter what society is saying about you or us. We can be successful. We can be educated.”

During his freshman year, Fulton said, he wasn’t very involved in campus activities, and he didn’t make the Dean’s List, which was a personal goal for him.

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Tessa Hines and her grandmother, Dianne Hines, said they have always had a special relationship. Dianne Hines, who was born in 1934, is from the Silent Generation while Tessa Hines, born in 2000, is part of Generation Z. Although they are from different generations, they also share similarities.

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Senior Kaylah Bell (left), junior Aric Fulton Jr. (center) and senior Tazia Williams (right) attend the Forbes Under 30 Summit Oct. 27-30 in Detroit. Bell, Fulton and Williams were three of 1,000 students selected to receive a scholarship which paid for the fee to attend the conference. ARIC FULTON, PHOTO PROVIDED

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Brielle Tilson At the end of every show she leads at the planetarium, Brielle Tilson, graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, said she leaves time for individuals to ask questions. One of her favorite questions to answer is, “Are there planets outside of our solar system?”

“A lot of people just grow up learning about the planets in our solar system, and somehow along the way, nobody had yet told them that we have found thousands of planets outside our solar system circling other stars,” Tilson said. “This always blows people’s minds, and it is so rewarding to see their brains start to get a better picture for how vast the size of our universe is.”

One of Tilson’s experiences that showed her how much exists in our universe happened when she visited Taylor University’s observatory.

There, she had the opportunity to view the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn through the university’s reflecting telescope.

“I was able to see Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and the Moon’s craters in detail. I was even able to see the Galilean Moons around Jupiter,” Tilson said. “That was the first time that it all became very real to me. I was studying chemistry at the time but immediately decided to add a physics minor because I wanted to know more.”

Because Tilson is a graduate assistant, part of

her assistantship is to grade papers and teach labs, but she was also assigned as a planetarium assistant.

“I was very grateful to immediately start working in the planetarium since I was picked out of all the other graduate students to get the job,” Tilson said.

On average, Tilson said, she spends 10 hours a week in the planetarium. During this time, she presents live shows and education programs to students and adults. The planetarium usually shows prerecorded programs, ranging from pre-K-appropriate material to content for older audiences about exoplanets.

On weekends, Tilson said, she assists with the planetarium’s public shows by leading activity stations and facilitating crowds.

“The activity station consists of a trained facilitator, like myself, who has a handson activity that encourages guests to explore a physics or astronomy concept,” Tilson said. “The activity stations are geared to suit all ages.”

Through speaking with audiences, Tilson said she has become a better public speaker.

Learning to communicate science is vital as a scientist, she said, because it is important to be able to communicate the ideas of one’s research and discoveries to an audience.

“I have always been an entertainer and have loved being a representative of something that I am passionate about,” Tilson said. “I love being in front of an audience, capturing them into a moment that we both get to share together.”

Tilson said she is currently applying to PhD schools in fields such as astrochemistry and computational chemistry, and her ultimate dream is to work at NASA. “As a chemist and a physicist that loves astronomy, astrochemistry is where it all comes together,” Tilson said.

“It is an interdisciplinary field where I can study the physics and chemistry happening in space.”

Kyle Koeller While working at the planetarium, Kyle Koeller, junior astronomy major, said his favorite aspect is being able to talk to a variety of people who walk through the planetarium’s door.

“There are a lot of interesting characters that you get to [meet] because it’s a free public show, so literally anyone can come in off the street,” Koeller said. “So, you get a lot of interesting people that come in who are obviously at the spectrum of people who [either] don’t want to talk and just go to the show, [or] you have people who only talk to you for 20 minutes and then everyone else in between.”

Koeller said one of his

high school teachers sparked his interest in physics and astronomy, and he fell in love with it as soon as he started the class. After taking more classes in the physics and astronomy realm, Koeller said, he decided astronomy was what he wanted to pursue in college.

“I [thought], ‘Well, [Ball State] has a planetarium — maybe I should just apply,’” Koeller said. “It was the spring semester of my sophomore year when I just asked if I could come in and work at the planetarium. Not many universities have a planetarium that you can have your students work at for real-life application experience. It’s really hard to get practical experience as an undergraduate just because you can’t go out and grab a piece of a star and bring it back.”

During shows, Koeller said, he greets visitors and counts the number of people who come to each showing.

Because the events are offered to the public, Koeller said he believes the planetarium helps bring the community together.

“Everyone stares at [the sky], but not all people know a lot [about it],” Koeller said. “So, when [visitors] go outside, and it’s clear, [they say], ‘Oh, that’s what I saw 20 minutes ago.’”

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Daniel Brosser When he was in the third grade, Daniel Brosser, secondyear physics master’s student, would collect all the planet stickers his teacher would give out. His collection is what started his passion for the planets, he said.

“That interest eventually blossomed into me spending time in middle school learning what I could on the internet about the planets in our solar system and then eventually about exoplanets after I found out we had found planets around other stars,” Brosser said. “Although I’ve learned a lot about all different areas of astronomy, I still have a particular passion for learning about the multitude of planets we’ve discovered.”

Brosser said he is most passionate about planetary astronomy, particularly exoplanets, and he is fascinated by the endless possibilities each planet holds.

“I like to think about what the planet would look like from space,” Brosser said. “I also like to think about how a planet formed, what its history is, how did it get to be where it is today. If the planet is farther from its star, it’s fun to think about if life has evolved there and what that might look like.”

Brosser’s first experience with a planetarium happened during his first weekend in Muncie. When he visited the Charles W. Brown Planetarium for the first time, he said, he was taken aback by how big the planetarium is and how realistic the stars looked.

“It reminded me of really clear nights, looking at the sky out in the country without any light pollution,” Brosser said.

Because graduate students are assigned duties within the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Brosser said he was lucky enough to be assigned to the planetarium and began working the spring semester of his first year as a master’s student at Ball State.

Brosser said he spends most of his time at the planetarium presenting shows to school groups throughout the week while also greeting visitors and running educational activities on the weekends.

During each show he presents, Brosser said, he attempts to generate more interest in astronomy by making them as fun and engaging for audiences as possible. He said he enjoys presenting to students because he has the opportunity to share his passion with individuals who might not know about space as much as he does.

“I hope to inspire future generations to want to learn even more about astronomy and maybe even someday decide to become astronomers themselves,” Brosser said. “I always enjoy getting to talk about astronomy with others. I hope that something I say might be able to spark the same sort of interest in it that I have.”

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“My first semester, I had a 2.9 [GPA],” Fulton said. “Second semester, I was literally 0.1 away because I got an A-minus, and the professor would not bump my grade up. After that, I set a goal for myself to make sure that I got on the Dean’s List because it’s important to me … My freshman year, I didn’t really feel connected on our campus, so ...

I made another goal for myself.

I told myself, ‘You need to put yourself out there. You need to get involved.’”

Fulton then joined the University Program Board (UPB), Alpha Phi Omega and Black Student Association (BSA), as well as becoming an

Sometimes, I wonder, ‘Why am I working so hard?’ A takeaway [from the conference] was the work doesn’t stop now. I’m going to have to continue to work hard and put myself in spaces I may feel uncomfortable so I can grow and bring other people along with me.”

- ARIC FULTON JR., Junior journalism education major ambassador for the Department of Journalism and a Resident Assistant at Kinghorn Hall.

Since summer 2019, Fulton said, he has also been attending conferences across the country for networking opportunities to help him dive into education policy reform, an area he is interested in pursuing after graduation.

“This past summer, I went to the University of Akron School of Law, and that program was geared toward first-generation college students who are from marginalized backgrounds who have an interest in pursuing a law degree, which is something that I want to do after undergrad within

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educational policy,” Fulton said. “[At that conference, there] was a lot of underrepresented populations. It was majority black, so it was nice to be around people who shared a similar background as me.”

Even though Fulton said he felt he had even more room to grow with leadership skills, Emily Rutter, assistant professor of English who Fulton had for Introduction to African-American Literature and African-American Literature and Traditions, said she has already seen Fulton demonstrate leadership qualities.

“I think about this metaphor where you get invited into the boardroom, but just your presence there doesn’t do anything to disturb the status quo,” Rutter said. “Aric is good at holding the door for other people rather than just thinking about himself.”

This year, while applying for the Forbes Scholarship to go to his most-recent conference — the Forbes Under 30 Summit — Fulton said he encouraged Kaylah Bell, senior elementary major, and Tazia Williams, senior human resource management major, to apply with him.

The three found out they received the scholarship in August 2019, which paid for the $500 fee to attend the conference.

“We all went to high school together,” Bell said. “We all started in a school system that didn’t really value their students.

We talked and asked [each other], ‘Four years ago today, did you really think we were going to be here [at the Forbes Under 30 Summit]?’”

While in Detroit, Fulton, Bell At the Forbes Under 30 Summit, junior Aric Fulton Jr. met Mike Federle, the CEO of Forbes. Fulton had the opportunity to meet and hear from other entrepreneurs who and Williams heard from speakers were speakers at the conference. ARIC FULTON, PHOTO PROVIDED such as Serena Williams, Kevin Durant and Olivia Munn and things, and I’m sure I’ll go off to for [myself] was so inspiring, schools, like small schools and WHAT IS THE FORBES watched performances from do the same.” especially as a first-generation even some from community UNDER 30 SUMMIT? artists such as Normani, The Being at the Forbes Under 30 college student trying to navigate colleges, [who came] to Chainsmokers and 21 Savage. On Summit, Fulton said, gave him the my entry into the professional represent their university.”

The Forbes Under 30 the last day of the conference, the assurance he needed that all his world,” Williams said.

Williams said one of her Summit is a place for the three volunteered at the Boys and hard work has not been in vain.

As Williams looks toward favorite parts of the conferences best young leaders, founders Girls Club of Detroit.

“Sometimes, I wonder, ‘Why going to graduate school, she was the “For(bes) the Culture” and creators to network. It To represent Ball State at the am I working so hard?’” Fulton said attending the conference has segment, aimed toward is a “life-changing four days Forbes Under 30 Summit, Fulton said. “A takeaway [from the made her feel less afraid of the marginalized people, where of connecting, learning, said, was a “dope opportunity,” conference] was the work doesn’t unknown, and it has provided panelists discussed how they teaching and building,” and he was excited to show his stop now. I’m going to have her, Bell and Fulton with overcame barriers from being according to its website.

Cardinal pride in Detroit. to continue to work hard and networking opportunities. the only person of color or of The event includes a private “I was at first discouraged put myself in spaces I may feel “I’ve made connections with their gender throughout their music festival, speakers, because a lot of people who uncomfortable so I can grow and scholars all over the world professional careers. investor speed-pitching, [attended] the conference are bring other people along with me.” on LinkedIn,” Williams said.

“I know there are successful industry-focused field trips, a pub crawl, a food festival and from the top 10 [universities],” Contact Grace McCormick “They are constantly sharing black women out there, but community service.

Fulton said. “As more people with comments at opportunities and encouraging. actually being able to sit in got accepted into the program, grmccormick@bsu.edu or on Many of the Forbes Under 30 a room and listen to their Source: Forbes I’ve seen a lot of other types of Twitter @graceMc564.

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Thanksgiving is a bunch of stuffing

You heard me, this holiday is malarky.

Kami Geron is a freshman mass communications and studio arts double major and writes “Artful Ruckus” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily Kami agree with Geron those of the Columnist, newspaper.

Artful Ruckus Waking up to the smell of meat and potatoes has to be every American’s dream. I guess I’m truly just unpatriotic because I don’t like — no, I despise — Thanksgiving. It’s just one more day until Christmas honestly. It just so happens

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we celebrate it by overeating, napping and watching TV surrounded by our relatives we usually can’t wait to kick out of the house.

Thanksgiving just isn’t that great. And before you attack me, just listen.

I hate the food. Turkey is always dry, cranberry sauce just looks gross, sweet potatoes are nasty, green beans smell like trash, gravy is a terrible concept and pumpkin anything needs to stay in the patch. I only survive the day by eating mashed potatoes and biscuits.

Luckily, there are a few more “snacky” items like cheese and crackers that usually add up to my entire meal, but anything other than that is just

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plain bad.

And when everyone is comatose from the dramamine in the turkey, I’m ready for round two. But what do I get? Leftovers.

I can barely eat the turkey once, let alone twice in one day. Thanksgiving food is bland to begin with, so leftovers get old really fast.

Now, I love cooking.

Getting to cook all day with my family is great, but it’s typically food I won’t eat, and there’s only so many Pinterest recipes you can try with turkey before you grow tired of it or burn the house down.

If you don’t get a headache from all the chit chat your extensive family won’t shut up about, there’s always a

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blaring TV on too.

In the morning, you can watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but every hour after that is football.

The parade was cool when I was a little kid, but now that I’ve grown up, it’s just

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annoying commentary with too many ads. It genuinely isn’t worth it, which is great for my dad because that means he can turn on ESPN. Football is only good for one game because that typically lasts like three hours. There are three games on Thanksgiving Day — at least nine hours of actual football, excluding the preand post-game commentary and possible overtimes. There is no escape unless you take a nap — which luckily is acceptable but very hard to do with all the commotion.

If you’re fortunate enough to have several TVs in your house or some earbuds for your phone, there is a getaway. Typically, there are plenty of different movies and show marathons running on other channels, or you can pair your binge eating with binge watching a series — or two. However, in all honesty, you probably won’t be able to wrestle the remote away from whoever wants to watch football, even if they are asleep. And the football game will be full volume, so good luck even trying to watch something else.

I know for me, Thanksgiving is just one more day until Christmas.

As soon as we finish eating dinner, I start taking all the fall decorations down and pushing my dad outside to put up Christmas lights. Then, hours after you wake up from your food coma, it’s time to stand in long lines for the best deals of the year on Black Friday.

Thanksgiving is also one of the last days you get to save your money. From there on, it’s spending money on Christmas gifts for friends, family and yourself. Don’t forget to treat yourself. And if you don’t look forward to Christmas, New Year’s Eve is right around the corner.

I know most of the foods we eat on Thanksgiving are similar to those we eat on Christmas, but my family has Christmas ham. Ham is far superior to turkey, and the

desserts are far better. Not only that, but Thanksgiving is a glorified eating holiday.

Christmas is about so much more. The food may be similar, but Christmas is still better.

My hatred is a sore subject, though. I have never seen so many people get so upset over my dislike to the holiday. My boyfriend’s brother told me he didn’t like me anymore because I didn’t like Thanksgiving food. You can say I’m a picky eater, but the truth is my pallet just isn’t made for mac and cheese made from powder or beans out of a can.

Thanksgiving food is simply too simple. I don’t care what Food Network recipe you followed.

Everyone is already dreaming of their grandma’s “famous” mashed potatoes or dumplings with Thanksgiving right around the corner. But me? I’ll be eating cheese and crackers and just counting the hours until I can go Black Friday shopping.

Thanksgiving is just a day where we socially accept overeating, napping and outright laziness.

I’d be fine skipping this insatiable holiday. Just bring on Christmas, please.

Contact Kami Geron with comments at kkgeron@bsu. edu and on Twitter @GeronKami.

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So, how many signals does the team have?

“Oh my gosh,” Charlebois said as his eyes got wide. “A bunch … I would guesstimate around 100. Each play is five to 10 signals.”

The Cardinals ran an average of 73 offensive plays per game through their first 10 contests.

Multiply that by 10 signals for each play, and Paddock, Hughes and Charlebois are giving two signals for every calendar day in just one game.

“The first thing we do when we come in [for the week] is we go over new signals of the week,” Paddock said. “It’s definitely a major emphasis …

You got to work at it, but it kind of flows smoothly.”

The trio isn’t hard to find on game day. Not only do the signal callers get a front-row seat at the head of the sideline, but they sport different colored hats — most notably a bright blue and green. They said who wears which hat varies.

Depending on what? They couldn’t say.

However, they could confirm who the best signal caller is.

“I am,” Hughes said right before Paddock helped change his mind. “Elliot. Elliot Charlebois … Me and Elliot are always competitive about everything.”

It wouldn’t be unrealistic to say “everything” either. At the start of this school year — Aug. 1 to be exact — Paddock, Hughes and Charlebois became roommates.

“From the time we end football, besides class, we’re hanging out every second of the day,” Paddock said. “We were actually just talking about that the other day. We’re literally together 24/7. It’s crazy.”

With how close the three have gotten this season — unexpectedly so, if you ask Charlebois — they said they have fun with their sideline job, especially when they know a funny signal is coming up.

“We have,” Paddock said before pausing to

ponder what he could disclose. “We have some signals that maybe are a little promiscuous …

Everyone will look at you. They’ll look at Elliot — he’s not the most coordinated guy. When he tries to do the dancing signals or something like that, it just looks funny.”

Even players on the field can’t help but laugh along.

“We always try to get [Charlebois] to give it again — act like we didn’t see it so he can do it again,” redshirt junior quarterback Drew Plitt said. “There’s some awkward ones that he’s not as good at doing, and it’s always funny trying to get him to do it again.”

What do all the signals mean?

“You’re pushing a little bit,” Hughes said with a laugh. “This is confidential. I don’t want to get in trouble with the coaches.”

They all said they’d rather be on the field playing, but at the end of the day, this is their job right now, and they’re approaching it as if it was their only.

“I take it pretty seriously,” Charlebois said.

“I’ve been going live for a while now. You got to know your role on the team and take pride in whatever your role is — whatever gets the job done at the end of the day.”

That being said, each of them added they are more than prepared to jump into the game if needed.

“Coach harps on mental reps and how important those are as a quarterback,” Hughes said. “Obviously, only one can play the position, but if you’re staying locked in with the signals, with practice and doing your job as a quarterback, I feel like all three of us would be ready.”

When the time comes to take off their hat and put on their helmet, they’ll have to hope they didn’t get too used to giving the signals that they forget how to receive them.

“I’ve noticed a little bit,” Paddock said. “It switches, so the left’s the right. You know what I mean? … I’m like, ‘Wait, do it again,’ because sometimes I second-guess myself.”

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DOWN 1 Applaud 2 Mercury or Saturn, but not Mars 3 Cricket clubs 4 Summery headwear 5 Campbell-Martin of TV’s “Dr. Ken” 6 Aboard 7 Lumber defect 8 Shiba __: Japanese dog 9 Pace 10 Stiffly awkward 11 Fear of poisonous snakes 12 Churchill Downs event 13 Unchanged

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