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Acting provost dies of blood poisoning Morris' death comes month after hospitalization Kara Berg Crime Reporter The news of Acting Provost Robert Morris’ death came as a shock to those close to him. Morris died early Monday after being hospitalized for septicemia, or blood poisoning, more than a month ago, said his brother, Richard Morris II. They don’t know where or how
Morris got the infection, Richard Morris said. It settled on his heart and then started to shut down his kidneys. Richard Morris said they did not expect Morris to die — he was scheduled for more tests and a heart surgery later this week. Terry King, interim president, sent an email to the university Monday to inform students and faculty of the news. He said they would share information on any services as soon as arrangements are made. “We extend our heartfelt sympathy
TEACHER'S PET
Coonhound finds home with faculty
Coco embarks on 2-hour walks, has 60 different routes Megan Melton Daily News Reporter Editor's note: Teacher's Pet is a Ball State Daily News series featuring university faculty/ staff and their pets. If you have any suggestions as to who we should feature next, send an email to features@bsudailynews.com Coco is used to her routine. She loves her walks, her bed and her house. But most of all, she loves her humans. “I don’t make her do anything,” communication professor Laura O’Hara said. “I just make her happy.” Laura and her husband, Michael, both work at Ball State and love their crazy coon dog. Laura has been surrounded by dogs for her whole life, and she loves the furry pets in all shapes and sizes. “In my early adult life, I had a beautiful golden retriever,” she said. “I always felt guilty. I was a decorator at that time and I was gone a lot so she was well cared for, but she was lonely.” When the O’Haras started getting dogs together, they made sure that they were never lonesome. Coco, their fourth dog together, found her forever home with the O’Haras after making a connection with Laura at ARF. See COCO, page 3
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to his family and close friends,” King said in the email. Greg Pyle, a local dentist, was best friends with Morris for nearly 40 years and considered him family. He spent Saturday with Morris, watching the University of Michigan and Ohio State football game. “I thought he was turning the corner and getting better,” Pyle said. “I can’t believe it. It seemed like he felt better, like it was normal times.”
Acting provost Robert Morris died early Monday morning after being hospitalized for an infection a month ago. Marilyn Buck, senior associate provost and dean of the University College, will continue her role and act as acting provost. Samantha
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Ohio State releases attack details, but questions from Ball State's September gun scare remain unanswered.
WILL THIS CHANGE? Alan Hovorka Daily News Reporter
Bradley Jones // DN File
Ohio State University handled a car-and-knife attack Monday and notified its students of details of the incident. Shown above is students during the Sept. 1 gun scare on Ball State’s campus. In both situations, people were provided multiple updates throughout the incidents.
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onday’s Ohio State University car-and-knife attack showed how important transparency and communication is during crises on campuses, which draws parallels and contrasts with Ball State’s response to the Sept. 1 gun scare. Ohio authorities said 11 people were injured when a man drove his car into a group of pedestrians on the Columbus campus, got out and then stabbed people with a butcher knife before police shot
and killed the suspect. Ohio police had few details initially, including what triggered the attack. Such gaps are common in the immediate aftermath of an incident, where details slowly come out in the ensuing days. But at Ball State, officials have refused to release records about the school’s gun scare even months afterward. Instead, the university only released a comprehensive statement about the incident nearly two months after the lockdown. See QUESTIONS, page 4
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Ball State blows out IU Kokomo 92-52 Strong shooting lifts men's basketball over Cougars in 1st of 6-game home stand Elizabeth Wyman Assistant Sports Editor Learn about how the iconic Beneficence statue came to be.
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The clock read 0:01 at the end of the first half. With Ball State men’s basketball leading IU-Kokomo by 14 points, head coach James Whitford substituted sophomore center Trey Moses into the game. Senior Franko House inbounded the ball to a cutting Moses at the top of the key. Knowing he had to act quickly, Moses threw up an
off-balance three as the buzzer sounded. He hadn’t attempted a three all season. Swish. It was that kind of night for Ball State (4-3) in a 92-52 win over IU-Kokomo (2-7). “[Moses]’s got the best hands,” Whitford said. “He’s not supposed to get it at the 3-point line. I don’t know if the pass was short or if he was hunting a three.” Everybody was hunting for threes Tuesday night. All nine Cardinals that saw action attempted a 3-pointer. Seven of them knocked one or more down.
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Ohio State attacker stewed over treatment of Muslims The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Somaliborn student who carried out the carand-knife attack at Ohio State University stewed over the treatment of Muslims while apparently staying under the radar of federal law enforcement. Abdul Razak Ali Artan was not known to FBI counterterrorism authorities before Monday’s rampage, which ended with Artan shot to death by police and 11 people injured, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. That’s in contrast to several other recent attacks, including those in New York City; Orlando, Florida; and Garland, Texas, in which those blamed for the bloodshed had previously come to the
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RIS MALDONADO “It really scared me at first. This just shows that anything can happen out of nowhere,” the sophomore public relations major said.
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“It might help with some instances [if law enforcement checked social media] such as this but there is so much stuff online, they’re not going to be able to see it all," the freshman business major said.
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attention of federal agents. Law enforcement officials have not identified a motive for the Ohio State violence but have suggested terrorism as a possibility. FBI agents continued to search Artan’s apartment for clues. The mode of attack — plowing a car into civilians, then slashing victims with a butcher knife — was in keeping with the recommended tactics of jihadist propaganda. And Facebook posts that were apparently written shortly before the attack and came to light afterward show Artan nursed grievances against the U.S. He railed against U.S. intervention in Muslim lands and warned, “If you want us Muslims to stop carrying lone wolf attacks, then make peace” with the Islamic State group.
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“I don’t think that I feel any less safe because even here in Muncie we get text messages of things in Muncie," the senior nursing major said.
“I’m new to this campus and moving from school to school I’ve been getting emails non stop regarding safety from the police,” the archeology grad student said.
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This holiday season, new technology will be released and older tech will drop in price. Before that, there are four updates to check out on some of the most popular social media apps already on the market 1. PHANTOM 4 DRONE DJI released the Phantom 4, a drone that offers aerial imaging solution to consumers. The camera has a 1/2.3inch sensor and five advanced sensors: two at the front, one at the rear and one each on the left and right of the drone. Advances in this new drone contains 4K video and smarter navigation.
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Instagram now allows you to do live video on stories and gives you the option to direct message friends for a short time. The difference between Instagram video and Facebook video is that unlike Facebook, you cannot go back and watch live video on Instagram stories. Instead, Instagram only allows you to see what’s happening live in the moment.
Snapchat has come out with a new update this month that allows the user to press and hold on a snap to send it to a friend. The update also allows you to tap the left side of the screen to go back and view a previous story. It also allows the user to tap on your face while video chatting to use lenses.
The new Tumblr update brings a quick way to send a post within the app. All users have to do is hold the airplane, then drag their finger to the Tumblr user they want to send the post to.
Facebook will ban fake news sites from using ads starting in November after users were framing fake news stories as facts, especially during the election. While this will not completely eliminate fake news stories from the news feed, it does mean users will see fewer ads promoting stories from fake news sites.
COCO
Continued from page 1 “My niece was with us at the time and she said, ‘Come over here and look at this! I think it’s a beagle.’ I had never been nuts about beagles, but the look she was giving me was just the sweetest look ever,” Laura said. “I just started crying and then Michael told the lady to go ahead and fill out the paperwork because we were taking her home.” Coco, who the O’Haras have now discovered is a treeing walker coonhound, goes on at least a two hourlong walk every day and would be perfectly happy with even more walking. “I was not equipped for this dog,” she said. “Once we figured out how to walk her and that she needed two hours a day, things got real good real fast. If she doesn’t get her walk, she is not a happy girl.” After her walks, Coco likes to nestle down in her bed. If ignored, she claws at
the carpet and whines so she can snuggle in her bed. “She’s covered up at all times. She loves her covers,” she said. “[Being in bed] is totally her favorite time. She comes in and gets in bed with us, under the covers, way down at the bottom of the bed.” Once she’s up, Coco looks forward to her walk. It can’t be the same route, though. She’s very particular. “We’re very lucky because we’re very close to the bike trail and the White River,” she said. “We probably have about 60 different walks to take. She loves to use her nose. She was bred to be a hunting dog.” The O’Haras might not have been prepared for a coon dog with a very particular coon dog smell, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. “A lot of high-energy dogs like [Coco] get left at places like ARF,” Laura said. “They’re always happy when they adopt an animal like that into a good home.” Contact Megan Melton with any questions or concerns at memelton@bsu.edu.
Dogs of Muncie
This is Sarge. He was a 14-week-old Great Pyrenees Shepherd mix on Oct. 28, 2015. His human had just adopted him the day before this photo was taken. Sarge has very soft fur, and his human joked that he hadn’t learned boundaries yet.
BREANNA DAUGHERTY is a senior photojournalism major and photographs ‘Dogs of Muncie‘ for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Breanna at bldaugherty2@bsu.edu. ‘Dogs of Muncie‘ is a photo feature showcasing different dogs in the Muncie area.
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Laura O’Hara, an associate professor of communication studies, and her husband Michael O’Hara, associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts, own a coon dog named Coco. The O’Haras have owned four dogs together, and they came into connection with Coco at Muncie’s ARF.
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PENCE APPOINTS NEW TRUSTEE Kara Berg Crime Reporter
Michael D. McDaniel, the new Ball State Board of Trustees member, wants to be as involved with campus as possible. McDaniel was appointed Nov. 28 by Gov. Mike Pence, and filled the last remaining hole left from Frank Hancock and Marianne Glick’s resignations. He will serve on the board through Dec. 31, 2017. For him, being involved is part of the responsibility of being a trustee. “I love this institution, and I want to see it prosper,” McDaniel said. Growing up near the university, McDaniel said he used to ride his bike around campus and is glad to get back to being involved with campus affairs. He got his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Ball State and did legislative work for the university in the ‘90s. “I’ve been long associated with the university, so it means a lot to me," McDaniel said. "I’m so honored to be appointed [as trustee] by Gov. Pence.” McDaniel said he’s excited to get back to knowing about every section and department. He wants to make sure faculty and staff are the best they can be — and well paid. The university is on a real high at the moment, McDaniel said, with fundraising going well and enrollment up. “Things are going in the right direction,” McDaniel said. “I’m looking forward to when we pick a new president and can get this thing moving again.” McDaniel is the executive director of governmental affairs for Krieg DeVault LLP in Marion County, providing insight to the firm’s clients about governmental issues, according to its website. He was the Republican State Chairman from 1995 to 2002 and served as the director of governmental affairs at Ball State and as the director of the Otis R. Bowen Institute for Practical Politics. He was appointed as the executive director for the Indiana State Election Board in 1988 and has been involved in every session of the Indiana General Assembly since 1974 when he started his career as a graduate student intern. McDaniel was the Indiana Chairman of the Indiana George W. Bush for President Campaign in 2000 and appears weekly as a panelist on the public television program Indiana Week in Review. Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.
MORRIS
Continued from page 1 Morris’ family members are having a tough time with their loss, and Pyle urged people to keep them in their thoughts and prayers. Although the two drifted apart after studying at Ball State together, Pyle said their friendship rekindled and became a major part of his life. “He’s down to earth, very loyal and very trustworthy. Everything you would want in a friend — always has been,” Pyle said. “When I have issues, I call him, and when he has issues, he calls me.” But above all else, Pyle said Morris has always been committed to his work, and his dedication to Ball State was the most significant. The university was near and dear to Morris’ heart, Pyle said, and he’d always do whatever he could for it. He constantly heard from other people about what a great job Morris was doing at the university. “I know from his first position as a chemistry professor, all the way up the ranks, people have told me how much they admired the job he’s doing,” Pyle said. “Students come first for him. And faculty and staff are very important to him.” Jason Ribblett, a professor of chemistry, said Morris — who was previously a professor and chair of the department — stayed close with chemistry faculty even as he moved up the rank. Ribblett first came to Ball State in 1999 as a contract faculty member, where Morris acted as his faculty mentor. Years later, Morris became the department chair and changed the department’s attitude, Ribblett said, making it more student-focused and student-centered. Morris had a keen focus for making the chemistry department more concentrated on undergraduates, Ribblett said, and his student-centered approach increased the number of chemistry majors. “He went to faculty personally and asked them if they could take on students in the summer for programs, and that’s really what changed things,” he said. “It’s things like that, really, that was student-focused or student-centered, ... giving them career experience and research opportunities to prepare for their future.” As the acting provost, Morris was the chief academic officer. He also had the title of vice president for academic affairs and was responsible for overseeing all of the university’s academic colleges, plus the graduate school, University College and the Honors College. Contact Kara Berg with any questions or concerns at knberg2@bsu.edu.
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As the temperatures continue to drop and snow begins to fall, public safety officials want Hoosiers to remember how to stay safe when traveling. The most common cause of crashes in the winter is speeding too fast.
'Winterize' your vehicle State Police remind drivers to slow down, check weather
Andrew Smith Daily News Reporter As the weather gets colder and snow begins to fall, public safety officials want to remind Hoosiers of dangers and how to stay safe when traveling. First Sgt. Tim Kaiser, the assistant commander at the Indiana State Police Pendleton District, said the most common cause of crashes during snow or icy weather is speeding too fast for the existing road conditions. Slick roads, Kaiser added, don’t cause crashes — it’s the driving behavior on the roads that cause the crashes. “Indiana has a law called ‘speed too fast for existing conditions’ because of this,” fellow Indiana State Police Public Information Officer John Bowling said. “It’s important to leave early, giving yourself extra time to reach your destination, and to reduce your speed and increase your
following distance if roadways are slick.” Bowling said if drivers ever need to stop, they should not leave their car stranded. He also said drivers should make sure they have their cellphones charged and have a charger on them to notify police of their location in the event of an emergency. The Indiana State Police have listed these tips to help drivers stay safer in the winter: • Check the weather forecast and let someone know your route of travel. • Allow for extra time to get to your destination. • Do not use cruise control on slick roads. • Use your headlights, even in the daylight. • Do not be distracted. If you need to use an electronic device, pull over and stop. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security also recommends that drivers “winterize their vehicles” and make sure they’re prepared for any situations that could arise on the roads. INDHS also suggests checking weather and traffic conditions before traveling on the roads.
“Find out about the driving conditions and pay attention to weather reports on the radio,” the department’s website says. The department also has a website for drivers to check the travel conditions per county. Bowling said he wants to remind people to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles, snow plows and highway service vehicles. “The last two years has seen a dramatic increase in our cars being struck on the interstate as we investigate other crashes,” Bowling said. “I personally had my car hit on I-70 by a semi as I sat on the roadside at a crash scene in January of 2005. I’ve had numerous other close calls during slick road conditions by motorists going too fast for the existing road conditions.” Bowling said while Indiana State Police have “no special projects planned,” police will continue to enforce Move Over and Slow Down laws. Contact Andrew Smith with any questions or concerns at ajsmith15@bsu.edu.
QUESTIONS Continued from page 1
Ohio and Ball State both provided numerous updates throughout their respective incidents. Public records and an October statement from the university indicate an actual threat with a firearm may have never happened, just that two suspects were seen in Woodworth Complex and one was carrying a handgun. Surveillance video from the incident – which cost the Daily News $288 to obtain through records requests – indicates the suspects spent just three minutes in Woodworth. Dispatch records indicate that the person with the gun “did not display” it at anyone. What’s more is the suspects had no apparent reason for being on campus or for carrying a handgun on campus. The suspect with the firearm did have a permit to carry, University Police Chief James Duckham said in an interview. “The witness that we spoke to at length had the impression that he showed it to her. He displayed it in the sense that moved his clothing so she could see it,” Duckham said. To Duckham’s understanding, the suspect never pointed the weapon at anybody. Indiana law does not regulate concealed or opening carrying with a permit in public, Eric Hoffman, Delaware County chief deputy prosecutor, said. It is illegal to carry without a permit. It’s against university policy for people to carry weapons on campus, regardless if they have a license to carry. No arrests or charges occurred in this case because suspects police didn’t have “any sense that there was criminal intent,” Duckham said. However, the suspects have been banned from campus. Neither of them were students. Duckham said in an email statement to the Daily News that the incident was not reported as an active shooter threat. The University Police Department has trained for active shooter incidents and is prepared for emergencies on campus, Duckham said. The university conducts training events throughout the year with assisting agencies like Muncie, Delaware County and Indiana State Police. Ball State did make available the police department’s internal policy and field manual for handling crisis situations, which details the command structure the university uses in response to emergency situations, like bomb threats and active shooters, and the checklists and procedures officers in the field follow. But without knowing basic details
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Shown above is police cars lined up outside of Woodworth Complex during the Sept. 1 gun scare on Ball State’s campus. The campus was put under a shelter in place order during the situation and the university sent out multiple updates throughout its duration.
of the September gun scare, it’s difficult to know how the department responded and whether its preparations worked. A number of questions remain unanswered, including: • What were the original 911 caller’s exact words? • What was the tone of the original call? Was it panicked or calm? • What accounts did witnesses provide to police about what they saw that night? • How exactly did police find the suspects? • What questions did police ask the suspects, and what did the suspects say? An overall picture of that September night remains fuzzy because Ball State refused to release public records key to understanding what spurred on a campuswide lockdown, although university officials were available for questions. They refused to release police records, like the original 911 call, event transcripts, radio traffic audio and the second and third pages of the police report. University Police did not produce an official report about how it responded to the incident or conduct a formal review of its policies. Indiana law allows police to withhold public records if they are used, or “compiled,” in the investigation of a crime, regardless if the case is ongoing, closed or no arrests were made. This is called the investigatory records exception. “[The exception] doesn’t mandate that they keep those records confidential, it just gives them the discretion to keep them confidential,” said Steve Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press
Association. “It’s a choice they’re making. The law isn’t requiring them to keep the information secret.” Dispatch records – 911 calls, event transcripts and radio traffic audio – fall under this rule because of the use of the word “compiled” in the state law, according to a series of advisory opinions issued by Indiana Public Access Counselor’s dating back to 2007. These opinions don’t enforce the law. But, they can be used in a lawsuit to either argue for the withholding or release of records. The public access counselor has repeatedly ruled on the side of law enforcement with the release of dispatch records. The Delaware County Emergency Management Center did release dispatch records, which handles 911 calls made to Muncie Police and the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office. “The position of the PAC has been pretty consistent in that area, giving the institution, or whoever the public records agency is, the discretion to not disclose those investigatory records,” said Melissa Holloway, deputy general counsel for Ball State. The university’s choice to not release 911 calls, dispatch transcripts and police radio traffic stems from security and tactical concerns, Holloway said. “But, I think ultimately in this instance ... there is strategic and tactical decisions and other things that happen in the part of a 911 call or are part of a dispatch record that we felt was appropriate to withhold in this circumstance,” Holloway said. Contact Alan Hovorka with any questions or concerns at afhovorka@bsu.edu.
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Top 10 disappointing moments in 'Gilmore Girls' revival MELISSA JONES is a junior creative writing major and writes “Not Your Average Jones” for the Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Melissa at mdjones7 @bsu.edu.
Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers. Don’t get me wrong, I loved seeing Stars Hollow come back to life in “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” I laughed, I cried and I nervously bit my nails as I binge-watched the four-part event. Overall, I was more than happy with the show, but that doesn’t mean it came without its imperfections. These are the top 10 most disappointing moments from the “Gilmore Girls” revival.
10. LUKE AND LORELAI’S WEDDING — OR LACKTHEREOF Let me start by saying I loved their pre-wedding wedding. Kirk absolutely nailed it with the decorations (who would’ve thought?), and the cinematography in that scene was beautiful. Yet, part of me still wanted the actual wedding. What kind of dress was Lorelai going to wear? Would her mother make it through the night without any snide comments? Was the reception going to be as awesome as Lane’s? Fans have been dreaming of this wedding even before we heard of June 3; I was hoping we’d finally see the real deal, but I guess it’ll only exist in our imaginations. 9. LACK OF DRAMA The first two episodes of “A Year in the Life” were oddly slow and uneventful for the Stars Hollow. Even the biggest events seemed to get swept under the rug with an “it is what it is” mentality. When Rory confessed her affair with Logan, even Lorelai seemed more upset with there being no “Didi” in London. And when Rory had a one-night stand with someone she was following as a source for an article (don’t worry, I’ll get to that later), Lorelai commended her on finally living out her young, crazy days. Maybe I’m just still getting used to their more mature lives with less drama.
8. EMILY’S MAID Emily Gilmore is infamous in the maid service industry. The woman has been known to fire a maid for the most ridiculous of reasons, like being too quiet. Nearly every episode of “Gilmore Girls” featured a new maid in the Gilmore mansion, so when Emily kept the same maid for the entire year of the revival, I felt a little cheated. It wasn’t like the Emily we knew and (as much as you may hate to admit it) loved.
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Sure, you could argue that Emily wasn’t like herself after Richard’s death, but I think she especially wouldn’t put up with imperfect maids at a time like that. Watching Emily go a whole year struggling to communicate with her own maid had me cringing — not to mention the fact that her maid seemed to be robbing her of her house and expensive belongings at some points. I loved seeing the vulnerable side of Emily throughout the show, but nothing would’ve made me happier than to watch her fire the maid at the end when she finally found peace with Richard’s death.
5. THE LACK OF JESS I didn’t expect Rory to end up with Jess — besides, they’re family now; that’d be kind of weird — but I wanted to see more of him in the show. The bad boy of Stars Hollow has clearly grown up since we first met him, so what’s changed? How are things going at his press in New York? What new things has he been up to in the past few years? Let’s not forgot that the book Rory’s writing was completely his idea. His comment seemed like such a quick remark, and the show seemed to glance over giving him more credit for it. I would’ve liked 7. LORELAI’S NOT-SOto see Jess be more prominent in the “WILD” HIKE As a creative writing major, I’ve show, especially when Rory was studied and fallen in love with writing the first few chapters of the the writings of Cheryl Strayed. book. After all, the two mostly bond over books, and he — an author I was thrilled to see the homage himself — showed the show paid to Rory his book, a big Strayed’s popular in getting his book-turned-movie For the most step life turned around. It “Wild,” but I was a would’ve been nice little disappointed in part, 'Gilmore Girls: to see some of those the execution. loose ties brought A Year in the Life' I guess I can’t say I together. was surprised Lorelai was exactly how I 4. PARIS NOT never actually made GETTING it onto her hike in expected things to TOGETHER WITH the wilderness, but TRISTAN I would’ve loved be, but Rory had I’ve been a closet to see it happen. I changed more fan of Tristan from wanted to see Lorelai the beginning. Yes, go through with the than I ever would he was quite the jerk hike. I wanted to see in high school, but he her go through trials have guessed.” — Melissa Jones did have an inevitable and triumphs on her charm about him. own, really finding When Paris — his longtime secret herself deep in the trees. I think she ultimately got what she wanted admirer — saw him at Chilton all and needed out of the trip, but it these years later, I was hoping the two would finally end up together. seemed like an easy way out. After her failed marriage with 6. SOOKIE’S SCENE Doyle and having kids that aren’t When I heard Melissa McCarthy her biggest fans, it’s the least she had time in her schedule to return deserved. Paris Geller has worked to the “Gilmore Girls” set, that’s harder than anyone to get to where when I knew the revival would be she is now, so it’s about time she as good as the original. “Gilmore gets the man she’s been pining over Girls” without Sookie would be like for the last 15 years. Luke without a baseball cap — it just 3. THE MISSING THEME SONG wouldn’t be complete. While the revival had some of the But just one scene? If you’re only classic background music and the going to have one scene in the entire 360-minute show with Sookie in it, famous town troubadour, it was you might as well make it a good missing one major musical element: one. Instead, we got a quick scene in the catchy theme song. Sure, the Carol King cameo was which she seemed a little more like the a great nod to the woman whose raunchy characters McCarthy is known lyrics we all sing, but “Gilmore for today than the sweet, innocently Girls” isn’t “Gilmore Girls” without funny Sookie I remembered. the opening tune.
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2. RORY’S LOVE LIFE To be honest, I’ve also been a part of Team Logan, so I was slightly happy to see that they were back together after all this time — well, kind of. It was hard to celebrate the “couple” when they were both
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cheating on other partners. Speaking of other partners, we can’t ignore Rory’s relationship with Paul (that’s his name, right?). These last four episodes were perhaps the hardest to support oh-so-loveable Rory. I couldn’t stand to watch her treat her boyfriend of two years (three if you count the whole revival) like he was nothing to her.
1. RORY’S CAREER From the beginning of the show, we all expected Rory to end up in a great place career-wise. She was a small-town girl who went to Yale and, at the end of the regular series, was off to work for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. I think many would agree when I say she was a role model for writers and journalists everywhere. After all, she was one of the great editorsin-chief for the Yale Daily News. Needless to say, it was shocking to see how her success had taken a turn for the worse. As someone in the journalism field, it was painful to watch Rory try to build her career. She was sleeping with sources, falling asleep while interviewing people (and not even interviewing them very well) and unprofessionally talking to editors on the phone while trying to get cell service, among many other poorly handled situations. For the most part, “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” was exactly how I expected things to be, but Rory had changed more than I ever would have guessed. Perhaps there was good reasoning for it, but as someone who so greatly identified with the character as I was growing up, it was a major disappointment.
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With the team’s best shooting night of the season thus far, the Cardinals shot 53 percent from the field. Ball State’s bread and butter was its ability to knock down the 3-point shot, shooting 44 percent and hitting 16 of 36 attempts, two short of the school record for most made 3-pointers in one game. Junior guard Francis Kiapway led the way, hitting six 3-pointers after only hitting six of 27 through the first six games of the season.
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• Points: Ryan Weber (24) • Field Goal percentage: Tahjai Teague 80 percent (8-10) • Rebounds: Trey Moses (12) • Assists: Tayler Persons (14) • Turnovers: Tahjai Teague Tayler Persons (3)
“He’s a great shooter,” Whitford said. “Every shooter goes through [a slump] from time to time.” Senior forward Ryan Weber also found his rhythm tonight. After recording a 41 percent field goal percentage through six games, Weber exploded for 24 points off the bench. Weber said it felt good to see them go in for once. “I couldn’t miss forever, so I just had to keep playing,” Weber said. “You just got to get in the gym and get more comfortable
with your shot and find your confidence.” Whitford said he never worried about Kiapway and Weber finding their shots. “Sometimes you go through stuff here or there,” Whitford said. “That didn’t bother me from the beginning.” In the prior three games, Ball State has averaged 16 turnovers but cut it to 10 against IU Kokomo. Redshirt sophomore Tayler Persons had 22 turnovers through six games, but he only turned the ball over three times against the Cougars. “Turnovers have been a big part of why we’ve struggled on offense, and I felt like we took care of the ball,” Persons said. A huge part of the Cardinals’ high shooting percentage came from the 14 assists by Persons. “I just want to be able to get my guys involved,” Persons said. Ball State got a big boost from its bench, which scored 54 points. Kiapway was the only starter to finish in double figures with 18 points. The Cardinals will need their strong offense to continue when IUPUI comes to town. The Jaguars are averaging 89 points per game this season through six games. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. Saturday in Worthen Arena. Contact Elizabeth Wyman with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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