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Lauren DeLorenzo Daily News Reporter It's been a long fight for the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. Thousands have traveled to Standing Rock, spending months demonstrating against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a billion-dollar project launched by Energy Transfer Partners, a natural gas and propane company building the pipeline. Energy Transfers said the pipeline would bring millions of dollars into local economies, as well
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as create thousands of construction jobs. Opponents of the pipeline say the oil line threatens to harm the environment and local water supply, as well as break a land rights treaty between the Nation and the American government. Kelli Huth, director of immersive learning for entrepreneurial learning, recently visited the campsite, offering donations and support on the ground with her young daughter, Ivy. "When we arrived, we saw right away just how exhausted people are already,” Huth said. “People have been there for a long time, some since April.”
Police use pepper spray and tear gas to push demonstrators back as they try to cross a creek Nov. 2 to prevent construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The police arrested one protester. TNS
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BREAKER Receptions record speaks to KeVonn Mabon's consistency at Ball State
Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie. Art Mart, an art supply store, has been around since the '40s or '50s under several different names, but currently calls the Village home. Owner and artist Karen Fisher worked at Gordy’s Art Mart, the store’s previous name, which was affiliated with Gordy Fine Art & Framing. Fisher enjoyed using the materials and learning in-depth information about them. “We had talked for several years about the possibility of my husband Paul and I purchasing the business when they were ready to sell it, and so one day they came to us and said, 'we’re ready' … that was 13 years ago,” Fisher said. “I didn’t know the business part of it. I knew about the materials, the products, certainly how to take care of our customers … learning about business and how to run a successful business and stay in business — that’s just an everyday learning experience.”
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ize, speed, route-running ability — none of that means anything if a wide receiver can’t catch the football. But Ball State’s KeVonn Mabon has that. All of that, in fact. And now he’s got a place atop the program record book to show for it. Mabon finished last week’s seasonending 21-20 loss at Miami with 244 career catches, breaking the mark Dante Ridgeway set in 2004 for the most receptions in Ball State program history. The fifth-year senior out of St. Louis, Missouri, complemented that record with 2,862 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns, both of those stats also ranking in the Top 10 in school history.
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Ball State Students for Life launches Pregnant on Campus initiative Mary Freda Daily News Reporter
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Organizations on campus are striving to help students who have more than just studying to worry about. Students for Life of America recently launched a Pregnant on Campus initiative to help parents in college find resources. Ball State Students for Life, SFLA’s on-campus affiliate organization, has been
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working on this initiative to help students become more aware of their options. Members of the organization, including junior telecommunications video production major and SFLA correspondent Nora Hopf, spent two and a half years compiling resources for the organization’s first informative booklets. Hopf said that before the booklets were created, there wasn’t a central location for all of the information available to student parents. See PARENTING, page 4
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Sheriff on pipeline protests: ‘My job is to enforce the law’ The Associated Press MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Don’t look for apologies from the North Dakota sheriff leading the response to the Dakota Access oil pipeline protests, especially for the recent — and, in some circles, controversial — action against demonstrators who he believes have become increasingly aggressive. “We are just not going to allow people to become unlawful,” said Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier, a veteran of the North Dakota Highway Patrol and National Guard who was elected to his first term as sheriff about two years ago. “It’s just not going to happen.” More than 525 people from across the country have been arrested during months of protests over the four-state, $3.8 billion pipeline, all here in support of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe that’s fighting the project because it believes it threatens drinking water and cultural sites on their nearby reservation. His department’s job of policing the protesters — the vast majority who’ve been camping on federal land that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’ll close in December for safety concerns — has cost the county more than $8 million, even with help from the state Highway Patrol and officers from various states. Their tactics, however, have drawn criticism from Standing Rock’s tribal leader as well as protest organizers and celebrities. Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault said he and Kirchmeier have met many times and each meeting has been tense and unproductive. “I don’t think aggressive force is necessary and he thinks it’s necessary,” Archambault said. In the most recent clash between police and protesters, which was near the path of the pipeline and spanned Sunday night into Monday morning, officers used tear gas, rubber bullets and large water hoses in freezing weather. Organizers said at least 17 protesters were taken to the hospital, some for hypothermia and one for a serious arm
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injury, and one officer was injured. Archambault called the confrontation an act of terror against unarmed protesters that was sanctioned by Kirchmeier. “His job is to protect and serve, not to inflict harm and hurt,” Archambault said. But Kirchmeier, who has the backing of the state’s Republican governor and attorney general, defended officers’ actions. He and other authorities said officers were assaulted with rocks, bottles and burning logs. Kirchmeier, a 53-year-old married father, grew up in this county, which has a population of fewer than 30,000 people — about 15 residents per square mile. He retired from the North Dakota Highway Patrol as a captain after 29 years, and had served in the National Guard for four years. The protests are demanding: Kirchmeier hasn’t had a day off since August, routinely working more than 12 hours a day. The 34 deputies in his department are pulling similar shifts, he said, even with help from more than 1,200 officers from North Dakota and nine other states. Some officers have been targeted online by protesters, Kirchmeier included. He said someone recently posted the location of his father’s grave, which he took as an effort to intimidate. “Social media has been very bad and it has turned out like law enforcement is building the pipeline,” he said. “I can’t stop the pipeline. My job is to enforce the law.” President Barack Obama raised the possibility of rerouting the pipeline earlier this month, and construction on the last remaining large chunk, which is on federal land near the reservation, was halted by the Corps for the time being. But Kelcy Warren, CEO of pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners, told The Associated Press the company won’t do any rerouting. Kirchmeier blames the Obama administration for not stepping in. “The issue of the pipeline is not going to get solved with protesters and cops looking at each other,” Kirchmeier said. “This is bigger and takes way more political clout than what the county has to offer."
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Woodworth Complex will host a celebration for National Native American Heritage Month at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the mailbox lounge. Students will have the opportunity to make a Native American craft known as a “God’s Eye” and answer trivia questions about Native American history.
EVENTS LOOKING OVER THE LOTUS PONDS: ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY NIGHT
TODAY, 5 P.M. L.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER ROOM 301 The Asian-American Student Association will discuss AsianAmerican history, culture and achievements from the first immigrants to today.
CELEBRATING NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH TUESDAY, 6 P.M. WOODWORTH COMPLEX MAILBOX LOUNGE Make a Native American craft called a "God's Eye" with the help of Casey Smith, who has worked at Washington, D.C. in the National Museum of the American Indian. There will also be trivia questions about Native American history.
EXPEDITION UNKNOWN (THE 'HOW TO'S' TO TRAVELING) TUESDAY, 6 P.M. KINGHORN HALL MPR Watch an episode of "Expedition Unknown" called City of Gold. In this episode, Josh and his crew travel to Machu Picchu in search of a City of Gold. Before the episode airs, there will be a quick discussion of responsible tourism.
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TUESDAY, 5 P.M. BOTSFORD SWINFORD FRONT ENTRANCE Make your own trail mix from various healthy nutritious snacks and learn how to eat healthy within a meal swipe with help from the campus dietitian.
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Art Mart, located on Martin Street in the Village, sells art supplies such as pencils, sketch books and paint brushes. The store, which has been around since the ‘40s or ‘50s, has had several names throughout the years, including Gordy’s Art Mart.
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Fisher said owning a Village business is fun, and helps the business create bonds with the student customers who visit Art Mart. “We have so many repeat kids, and then if they’re an art major or theatre [or] architecture, an area where they need creative materials like this, then we can build a relationship over the course of their university career,” Fisher said. “A lot of the kids will come back and see us from time to time when they’re back in town.” The store also talks to Ball State professors to find out what materials they or their students need so they can keep up inventory and have those materials available when needed. Fisher said that she is an art supply
junkie, so she often visits trade shows and wants her store to have everything new that comes on the market. “Something I like, we’re going to probably have it, but if it’s something that I think our customers could use or it would be beneficial to have something like that here, then we’ll stock it,” Fisher said. “Things like our paints and items that a good number of our customers need to have, we always try to be cognizant of having an affordable product and a high grade product — so something for students and something for someone who’s not a student or wants to move up in quality with their supplies. We have a student and a professional [quality level] in all of our products.” In addition to being aware of pricing, the store offers special sales about once a month for their customers. As a family business, Fisher strives
to be involved in the community and wants to be a good community member, neighbor and businessperson. Art Mart is currently selling journals, coasters and cards from the Books Arts Collaborative class and is partnering with the class for a paper marbling workshop in January. Jabba, a rescue cat, lives at Art Mart. Fisher had a cat before Jabba at the store and found that students came in because they missed their own pets. “When [the old cat] left us, we had all these students that were so sad, and so we went and found [Jabba] … he is just a real popular guy. We don’t care if you don’t need to buy anything, if you need to interact with the cat come in and pet the cat. He loves it,” Fisher said. Fisher’s daughter, Elizabeth Guffey, is the store’s manager. Her, Fisher and two Ball State alumni staff the store. Although she is not an artist, Guffey does customer service and helps with ordering and inventory as well as book work.
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Address: 409 N Martin St., Suite 2 Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m, Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. Call Art Mart at 765-284-2919
“It’s definitely different for me than for the other employees because I look at things and I can read all of the information about it and I can understand the technical parts of it, but then when it's actually time to put things together, the paint on the paper, I don't totally know [what to do],” Guffey said. “We’re just real casual, we know our customers really well, we get to know their projects and ask how things are doing. We become friends with people.” Contact Michelle Kaufman with any questions or concerns at mekaufman@bsu.edu.
Ten winter date ideas Kirsten Wamsley Daily News Reporter
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it’s time for hot chocolate and holiday
activities. Here are some fun holiday dates to go on this winter.
Contact Kirsten Wamsley with any questions or concerns at kmwamsley@bsu.edu.
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OUTDOOR Go sledding Remember when you were a kid and you used to slide down the biggest hill in town on a giant piece of plastic after the first big snow? You’re never too old to do that. Once it begins to snow, make the best of it — bundle up and grab a sled. Outdoor Pursuits rents sleds out for $7.
Christmas at the Zoo
The zoo is one of those places many people only visit in the summer, but during winter, the Indianapolis Zoo always holds Christmas at the Zoo. The event is held select weekends during the holiday season with lights, mistletoes, treats and many holiday seasonal activities included in the price of regular zoo admission.
Snowball fight Another fun, snowy activity is the age-old snowball fight. Get a few more couples together and battle it out while you get to be a child again, pelting snowballs at each other. A little friendly competition is always good.
INDOOR Go to public parks
Public parks usually decorate well for the holiday season. It’s always beautiful to drive or walk through a park with Christmas lights surrounding you.
Go ice skating This is a romantic and traditional idea that is cheap and easy. Not to mention, who doesn’t enjoy a good laugh from watching each other fall and wobble on the ice like penguins?
Make Christmas ornaments Think about all the ornaments on the tree at your parents’ house — you likely made half of them when you were a child. Make an ornament for your tree that symbolizes a holiday you spent together. It's a bit nostalgic and a cute way to save the memory.
Make holiday treats
Craving frosted sugar cookies or homemade cinnamon buns? Try making some of your favorite holiday snacks with your significant other. Whether you’re a serious baker, or would rather start a food fight, the end result is sure to be a delicious one.
Volunteer together During the holidays, volunteering to help families in need is a big deal. The demand is much higher than it is normally throughout the year, not to mention it always makes you feel good to help someone else. So make it a couple thing, and help make someone’s day. Not sure where or how to volunteer? Check out some opportunities at ballstatedaily.com.
Have a holiday movie marathon Whether you choose to stream your holiday favorites on Netflix or take a trip to the video store and rent a DVD, a holiday movie marathon is a laidback and relaxing date night. Also, considering it’s cold outside, there’s no need to feel guilty snuggling up in some fuzzy blankets with hot chocolate watching holiday movies instead of going out.
Make a gingerbread house Not only are these cute, but the house will smell amazing with all of the sweets in the kitchen — plus, you get to eat them later. You can even have a decorating contest and post pictures online for your friends to decide whose creation is better.
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Future of Affordable Care Act uncertain Worries over health care options grow following recent election Mary Freda Daily News Reporter Change is inevitable when presidentelect Donald Trump takes office in 2017. One major change that may have a large impact on students is the potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Trump intends to recreate a plan that will follow free-market principles in order to “broaden healthcare access, make healthcare more affordable and improve the quality of the care available to all Americans,” according to his campaign website. Only the future will tell if Obamacare will actually be replaced or reformed. However, Trump recently revealed in an interview with Monica Langley and Gerard Baker of The Wall Street Journal that he plans on keeping two parts of Obamacare. “He’s talking about keeping young people on their parents' insurance up to the age of 26. He’s talking about
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Tony Nefouse, owner of Nefouse and Associates, said students should know these three parts when looking for a coverage plan: Network/Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) A network is what determines what physicians you can see under your plan, Nefouse said. HMO provides you with the coverage for said doctors; however, you may only visit doctors under your coverage. Nefouse emphasized that it’s important to check which physicians are in a network, keeping location in mind. Having a Certified Plan Under the Affordable Care Act The Healthcare Mandate requires everyone in America to have insurance — if they don’t, they will be taxed. Nefouse pointed out that students should double check their policy is certified before they purchase it. Pay Your Premium and Get Your Policy Number Nefouse said a lot of the time, people will sign up for a policy, pay their premium and think everything is OK when it’s not. He recommended all students double check they’ve received a policy number to ensure there wasn’t any mistakes made.
making sure that insurance companies cannot turn down someone with a pre-existing condition,” said Joseph Losco, director of the Bowen Center for Public Affairs. “Both of those are really sustained only by the Healthcare Mandate, which says that everybody must buy insurance or else there's a tax that they’ll have to pay." While Trump wanting to maintain these policies under the Healthcare Mandate without keeping the mandate has the potential to be difficult, it could happen, Losco said. “If he wants to keep the parts that are popular of Obamacare and rely on the market, it’s gonna be very difficult because either the premiums will be much higher or the kinds of coverage that are mandated will be much more lax,” he said. If Trump chooses to keep the aforementioned parts of Obamacare and repeal the rest, many women will have to pay out of pocket for some reproductive services and contraceptives. “The other thing that’s involved here as well is that under Obamacare there
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Following Election Day, the fear of having to pay out of pocket for contraceptives set in and resulted in higher Google searches for “birth control,” “Planned Parenthood” and “IUD.” If President-elect Donald Trump decides repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act, many women will have to pay out of pocket.
are certain services for women that are mandated including reproductive health issues and contraception,” Losco said. “Those are likely to be repealed, and that would mean that women would have to pay for those services out of their own pocket.” Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.
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Dakota Access Pipeline protesters stand outside the Chase building in downtown Indianapolis Nov. 15 to encourage others to divest from companies, like Chase Bank, that are funding the construction of the pipeline. Protesters are also encouraged to send donations to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to their legal defense fund.
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Huth and her daughter made the drive to Standing Rock in late October. The pair, Huth said, was welcomed by the people at the camp, who call themselves “water protectors.” “We were embraced immediately,” Huth said. “Even though you could sense the stress, and people being tired, they’re still very, very loving and accepting of the people who are coming to stand beside them,” While at Standing Rock, Huth spent time helping to sort the donations that were coming into camp. Organizing donations can be a challenge at the camp, and Huth said she spent several days working to sort through blankets, teepee liners and food. Since the demonstration began in April, Native American tribes from across the country and Canada have joined the camp to show their support. Huth said she encountered people from all over the world there, some from as far as Hong Kong and Germany. “I met some wonderful people there — there are lots of different people who are coming to stand together for this and it was really amazing to see that kind of unity,” Huth said. “There was a woman from Louisiana that I met who doesn’t have a drop of Native blood, but she had been there already for almost six weeks and was looking to be a leader in the camp. She was probably in her early seventies. And she had no intention of leaving anytime soon.” Huth said the unity was much needed,
and tensions in North Dakota are higher than ever. Recently, there have been a number of reported injuries as a result of pepper spray, rubber bullets and water cannons being fired at demonstrators by the police. The pipeline construction is now very close to reaching the Cannonball River, which acts as the water supply for the tribe and many others. “They’re getting to a critical point, and the police violence has increased,” Huth said. The water protectors have made multiple calls to state and federal government to put a halt to construction. Though there was a brief pause in construction earlier this year, the project is expected to move forward to completion. “The people there are very frustrated with how the government has handled this,” Huth said. “But with the election of Trump, who has invested almost a million dollars in this oil company, there’s not a lot of hope there. Even if this administration does make a decision, will that be upheld under the new administration? Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be very concerned about defending Native Americans or taking care of the environment, so that’s a little bit terrifying for them.” Since coming back to Muncie, Huth said it’s been hard to readjust. Her mind, she said, is with those at Standing Rock every day. “It’s hard after being through something so powerful like that and realizing the huge challenges that they face to sort of come back and reintegrate in my daily life here,” Huth said. “Being a part of that protest was important for me to feel like I’m reconnecting, and continuing from here, to support what’s
going on out there.” But the longer those at Standing Rock have to fight, the more “sickened” Huth said she gets. “There were indigenous people on this land for thousands of years and they were able to live in a sustainable way. They didn’t abuse our natural resources and they were not greedy and they didn’t destroy the environment.,” Huth said. “You know, if you look at history we have not done right by the indigenous cultures. And we continue to fail them. But they keep standing together — they’re very brave — and they are teaching us all something by standing up like this.” Huth encouraged others to send donations to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and to their legal defense fund to support the water protectors who were being arrested by police. Divesting from the companies that are funding the pipeline, such as Chase Bank, is another way to support the effort at Standing Rock, she said. There are also petitions to show opposition to the pipeline. Huth said there was also a need for people to help at the camp in North Dakota before it’s shut down. “Now, more than ever, it’s critical that when we witness injustice, we say or do something about it. There is no time to be quiet when civil liberties are threatened,” Huth said. “We need to give a voice to people who don’t have one. We cannot underestimate the damage that can be done by greed and discrimination, but we also cannot underestimate the healing power of love and acceptance. Love always wins.” Contact Lauren DeLorenzo with any questions or concerns at ledelorenzo@bsu.edu.
BALL STATE JOINS STEM INCLUSIVITY PROGRAM Low racial, ethnic minority enrollment in STEM majors leads to new retention efforts Sara Barker Multicultural Reporter Ball State has taken a further step toward being inclusive by pushing to increase the number of racial and ethnic minority students who are science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors. In addition to other partnering colleges and universities, Ball State will now be a part of the Indiana STEM Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the $4.8 million program strives to support African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders in STEM education, and subsequently in the workforce. Indiana University Bloomington, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, IUPUI and Ivy Tech also are in the program. The goal of the program is to double minority
participation in STEM, according to the Ball State news center. “Note that the problem is not particular to Ball State,” said Paul Buis, chairperson and associate professor of computer science. “This is part of a long-term, widespread problem in our society.” According to the U.S. Census Bureau, black workers made up 11 percent of the total workforce in 2011, but only made up 6 percent of STEM workers. However, this was up from 2 percent in 1970. Hispanic representation in the labor force grew from 3 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 2011. Seven percent of STEM workers were Hispanic in 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Ball State has 10 STEM major concentrations. On average, about 14 percent of graduate and undergraduate STEM students were of racial or ethnic minorities in the 2015-16 school year. There were no minority students in graduate computer sciences, geography sciences or physics and astronomy programs that academic year. “[STEM] majors lead to higher earning careers and more profitable businesses, which in turn leads to more taxes being paid to the state,” Buis said. “As a
matter of social justice, it seems only right to remove any impediments that stand in the way of minorities achieving financial success.” According to inlsamp.org, the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation program aims to increase the retention rate of minority students in STEM through seven different approaches: • Mathematical placement and online review support • Summer bridge programs • Freshman learning communities • Peer mentoring programs • Degree mapping • Faculty-mentored research • An annual research conference Buis said that increasing minority success in STEM fields is sometimes not an easy task. “There is no one 'best' solution to the problem. The problem is large and complex with no simple solutions,” Buis said. “Most of the issues begin before students reach college, and programs like this one can help, but the roots of the problem are long-term and widespread.” Contact Sara Barker with any questions or concerns at slbarker3@bsu.edu.
The booklets are scheduled to release in March. Hopf emphasized that BSSFL — an antiabortion organization — does not want to steer students away from abortion, but instead, help women explore what help is available to them. "It gets a little bit away from the controversial issues in which we also focus on in our organization, and it also allows us to find common ground with other organizations, and although our ideas may not match completely, we're able to find that common ground of helping women," Hopf said. When a student thinks she is pregnant, Hopf said she may go to the Health Center to take a pregnancy test. However, beyond that, prenatal and postnatal care has to be handled off campus. This kind of care can be referred to students by First Choice for Women, a crisis pregnancy center located on Oakwood Avenue in Muncie. Ball State graduate and mother Christina Guy said First Choice was the first stop she made after she knew she was pregnant — a recommendation her mother made. After receiving the official documents stating she was pregnant, First Choice referred Guy to Open Door Health Services — a resource Guy said she couldn't imagine not knowing about. "They referred me to the Open Door Health Services downtown and said, ‘This is where you need to go and take this proof that you’re pregnant, and they can get you set up with pregnancy medicaid and everything, and they can help you find a doctor,'" Guy said. "That was seriously amazing. If I wouldn’t have gone to First Choice, I don’t know what I would’ve done because I didn’t have health insurance at all at the time." Guy is pro-abortion rights and said she felt hesitant about going to a pregnancy crisis center due to stigmas surrounding them. However, Guy said First Choice was upfront about her options sans antiabortion sentiments. “I am [pro-abortion rights], so places like pregnancy crisis centers … they’re kind of off-putting,” Guy said. "I guess I’ve heard bad things like they sway women to not get an abortion and stuff like that, but for me it wasn’t like that at all. They just presented the facts and really helped me." Guy and other mothers have been able to find resources like First Choice on their own, but junior social work major and mother Olivia Boles said on-campus amenities would help tremendously. "I wish that Ball State offered something in ways of assisting moms on campus and especially when something happens, like your kid's sick or surgeries or any crazy thing, because the closest thing like that is in Anderson," Boles said. "They have a daycare in their hospital where you can bring your kid when they're sick, and you still have to go to work and you pay like a day fee, but having that resource would be great." Amenities like on-campus daycare would provide more of a familyfriendly environment for students, Boles said. Without it, mothers feel unwelcome, she said. "There would be some things that would be nice to have us come as a whole family because [my husband] went here, I went here, so it'd be nice to bring her to more stuff, but it doesn't feel welcomed to bring your kid here so much," Boles said. Hopf said she hopes these resources will not only provide students with resources, but help pave the way for future resources like those to be initiated by BSSFL. "It is possible to be a parent and be on Ball State's campus, and we're trying to make it as easy as possible for students to do those things at the same time," Hopf said. Contact Mary Freda with any questions or concerns at mafreda@bsu.edu.
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Ball State’s forward/guard Ryan Weber runs the ball down the court during the game against Indiana State Nov. 15 in Worthen Arena. Weber and junior guard Francis Kiapway led Ball State with 15 points each in the game against Valparaiso Sunday.
Ryan Flanery Men’s Basketball Reporter Ball State men’s basketball capped its four-game road trip with a 79-73 loss at Valparaiso on Sunday. The Cardinals shot 50.9 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from beyond the arc, but costly turnovers kept the game away from Ball State. “You know we turned the ball over 23 times, that is what is misleading about our shooting percentage,” head coach James Whitford said. “If you take 10 of those [turnovers] into missed shots then you wouldn’t have the same number.” Senior forward Franko House and sophomore forward Trey Moses combined for 12 turnovers in the post. “That was the difference in the game,” Whitford said. “They trapped us in the post and Franko had seven turnovers and Moses had five, and that is highly unusual.” Valparaiso senior Alex Peters led both teams in scoring with 23 points. He also hit 11 of his 12 free throw attempts, while the Cardinals hit 10-of-11 as a team. Junior guard Francis Kiapway and senior swingman Ryan Weber led Ball State with 15 points each, while Moses paced the team with 9 rebounds. Ball State took a 33-30 lead into halftime as Valparaiso shot 33.3 percent in the first, but the Crusaders hit 50 percent of their second half shots for 49 points. “I thought we wore down in the second half defensively,” Whitford said. “We have got to get tougher.” Ball State will be in action Nov. 29 when it takes on IU Kokomo in the first home game since the Nov. 15 game against Indiana State.
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Continued from page 1 “It feels amazing,” Mabon said after the Miami game. “That wasn’t one of my goals coming in, you know, just coming in and trying to play. But as the years went on, and I started looking and saw it was an attainable goal, I went after it and attacked it as hard as I could.” The record is a testament to the consistency he’s shown since joining the program in 2012. And yet, he’s done it through some adversity. Mabon didn’t accumulate the big stats his first year (just 23 catches for 335 yards and two scores), and received a medical redshirt after breaking his collarbone four games into his second year. He’s played with four different quarterbacks (Keith Wenning, Ozzie Mann, Jack Milas and Riley Neal), and went through a coaching overhaul before this season. First-year head coach Mike Neu had nothing but praise for the way Mabon has worked through everything to get to this point. “He’s a class act, man,” Neu said. “His hard work on the practice field, his hard work in the meeting room, his hard work in every phase of the program — it’s good to see guys that put that kind of work in have that kind of success in their career at Ball State.” Mabon has done a little of everything for the Cardinals this year — returned kicks, taken handoffs on reverses and lined up at quarterback out of the wildcat — and he’s done them well. Even doing all that, Mabon managed to achieve career highs in receptions (85) and receiving yards (972) this season on his way to the record. He knew exactly how close he was to history going into the game against Miami. “All week, I was kind of in coach [Joey] Lynch’s and Riley [Neal]’s ear, to let them know six catches is all I need,” Mabon said. “Once I got that sixth catch, I gave that ball to coach [Alex] Bailey and told him to keep it, because that’s the record.” Mabon tied the record on a 16-yard grab on a crossing pattern toward the right side, and broke it on a 7-yard catch on the next drive. He finished the game with 11 receptions and 122 yards, along with a 25-yard touchdown. “It kind of cements his legacy here,” Neal said of his star wide receiver. “I’ve been around here forever, so I’ve heard the name KeVonn Mabon for awhile. I remember hearing it. It’s just kind of a combination of everything he’s done.” Now that Mabon’s career at Ball State is over, he’s got his sights set on the NFL. He’s currently ranked No. 52 out of 383 draft eligible wide receivers on nfldraftscout.com. It’s probably a good sign that a couple other recent Ball State
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Senior wide reciever KeVonn Mabon makes his way down the field during the home opener game against Eastern Kentucky Sept. 17 at Scheumann Stadium for Family Weekend. Mabon set a Ball State record Tuesday with his 239th career reception during the game against the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio.
standouts — Willie Snead and Jordan Williams-Lambert — are having success in the New Orleans Saints organization. Now that Mabon has the receptions record over those two, it’s even more special. “It’s always a big deal when you can say you’re No. 1 in something,” Mabon said earlier in the week. “I guess with being No. 1, or being up there in the top five, that puts me
in the same category as those guys. Whenever you can put your name up there, it’s a big deal.” Whether Mabon gets a shot in the NFL remains to be seen, but the Ball State receptions record should impress scouts. With his size, speed and route-running ability? He might get a shot. Contact Jake Fox with any questions or concerns at @FoxJake_.
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