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BallStateDaily.com Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to wed

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in line to the British throne, will marry American actress Meghan Markle in the spring, palace officials announced Monday. Markle, an actress, humanitarian campaigner and lifestyle blogger, will become a senior member of the royal family as the wife of one of the monarchy’s most popular figures.

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Department of Transportation has issued multiple notifications for lane and road closures and delays in the Muncie area for the next week.

Closures include the right lane of I-69 North and South near mile marker 227, and the entrance ramp from State Road 9 from Friday to Monday.

Muncie woman bites paramedic, arrested

Men’s basketball pulls away from Oakland City

Football players named to all-MAC teams

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arrested Tuesday night after police say she became violent and bit a paramedic. Deanna Reneveld, 30, is preliminarily charged with one count of battery against a healthcare worker, one count of resisting law enforcement and one count of disorderly conduct, according to a probable cause affidavit.

that saw Ball State hold just a twopoint lead over Oakland City at halftime, the Cardinals outscored the Mighty Oaks 41-19 in the second half to roll to an 81-57 victory. The win moves Ball State to 3-4 on the season and 2-0 at home.

Oakland City drops to 4-2 with both losses against DI schools.

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players were named to All-MAC teams. Senior Anthony Winbush was the only player to be named to the All-MAC first team. Freshman Justin Hall was named to the All-MAC second team, while senior Vinnie Palazeti and freshman Malik Dunner earned spots on the All-MAC third team.

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IU suspends IFC fraternities

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Indiana University Bloomington announced Monday that the Interfraternity Council unanimously voted to suspend all social events with alcohol and unsupervised new member activities, according to the Indiana Daily Student. This comes after many other schools, including Ball State, have done the same.

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Mearns finishes informal visits After making four rounds of informal visits to 19 buildings across campus, President Mearns made his final stops for the fall semester Wednesday. President Mearns and Jennifer, his wife, began informal visits Sept. 27 as an effort to get to know the campus and Ball State community better.

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$17K spent from academic year budget

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During SGA student senate Wednesday, treasurer Kaia Thompson reported $17,032.89 had been spent from an academic year’s budget of $99,227. According to the executive report, most of the money went to supporting platform points OPTiC laid out. These include $3,307.03 given to students attending conferences through SGA’s leadership fund and $1,150 allocated to the support of small organizations, such as the NAACP and Indiana Outdoors.

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Excise Police to issue notices at Muncie businesses selling CBD products Andrew Smith Reporter After a statement made by the Indiana Attorney General last week, Gov. Eric Holcomb has ordered the Indiana Excise Police to “educate, inform and issue warnings” to retailers that sell cannabidiol (CBD) products in the next 60 days.

The Governor has asked the General Assembly to review existing laws and labeling requirements.

The statement comes after a Nov. 21 statement issued by Attorney General Curtis Hill saying that it was illegal to sell or possess CBD products.

The Cup, a coffee shop in the Village, recently began to sell CBD products, but general manager Kyle Raines said he is not concerned with the new orders made by both the Indiana Attorney General and Governor Holcomb. “[CBD oil products] haven’t gone anywhere and they won’t,” Raines said.

In a statement, Hill said anyone who is possessing a substance containing cannabidiol in

plain view of a law enforcement officer is subject to having that property seized.

“Only upon showing that one meets the limited conditions under Indiana law could one expect to avoid being prosecuted under Indiana law,” Hill said.

House Bill 1148 made CBD products legal for treatment of epilepsy and requires the state health department to maintain a registry. However, Indiana State Excise Police began citing stores that sold the products despite the bill.

The governor called for the Excise Police to “perform normal, periodic regular sport checks,” and to focus on products containing any level of THC. In an email, Heather Lynch, the public information officer for excise police said “the ATC will implement Governor Holcomb’s directive.”

The Governor also noted in the statement that no confiscations of the products will be occurring during this time.

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Fraud emails target universities, Ball State among them Students should look for scams and learn what steps are necessary to protect sensitive information.

Liz Reith Reporter Ball State University students receive over a million collective spam emails a day, said Tobey Coffman, director of information security.

Many of these spam emails are trying to phish Ball State students, Coffman said. Phishing, or an attempt to gain confidential information like passwords, is a growing problem for universities, according to an Inside Higher Ed article.

“This is a very, very common problem everywhere,” Coffman said. “Universities probably get targeted more than other businesses because we are a more open environment.”

Since September 12, phishing campaigns were sent to Ball State students, Coffman said.

“We error on the side of blocking less because we don’t want something that is legitimate to not get to you,” Coffman said. “Every email you receive, make sure you take a really close look at it.”

Coffman said while phishing emails have changed over the years, they have been around as long as emails.

“They are always evolving to find the next thing that people aren’t expecting,” Coffman said. “Instead of someone mugging you on the

street, you have someone trying to get electronic credentials to mug you online.”

Ball State prevents phishing through several customizable Microsoft filters. Primarily, it puts obvious fraud emails in spam, Coffman said.

Obvious emails include statements such as “Dear sir” or severe spelling errors.

Additionally, the Office of Information Technology at Ball State adds another layer of protection through Microsoft called Advanced Threat Protection.

ATP allows Microsoft to check a website out before users visit the site. It lets users know if the website has anything suspicious and then gives users the choice to continue to the website.

ATP also puts warnings at the top of suspicious emails. This is to help students better evaluate an email, Coffman said.

Students should look for extended validation certificates on a company’s website. These certificates act as validation that the website is real, similar to a validated celebrity on Twitter, Coffman said. A website has this certificate if its URL is green while a user is on the site.

URLs are key to preventing phishing because they can show a certificate and suspicious email addresses.

Students should also be suspicious when emails

request a user to click on links that ask for a password.

“To create a sense of urgency, the scammer will try to trick the student into believing something bad will happen – their account will be disabled, they will run out of space, or something along these lines,” said Loren Malm, interim vice president of information technology. “If you get any email indicating you need to click on a link and enter your username and password, that email should be either deleted or verified by contacting the Helpdesk.”

If students do enter their password, they should never use the password again. Scammers will keep that login and password information and try it on various sites, Malm said.

Ball State is the 69th most common email domain on the dark web, according to the Digital Citizens Alliance’s 2017 study.

“Criminals may use the stolen password for accessing the student’s information for more damaging purposes such as stealing information to file

fraudulent tax returns or to commit other forms of identity theft,” Malm said.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@bsu. edu or on Twitter at @liz_rieth.

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Added sugar consumption among college students found to be common

Most students between the ages of 18 to 24 consume at least one sugary drink daily, or several times a week.

Andrew Harp Reporter A person usually doesn’t think much before taking a first swig of a cold Mountain Dew or biting into a sugary doughnut — but maybe they should.

A study from the University of the Incarnate Word, a private Catholic college in San Antonio,

We just get in habits of having what we like and what make us feel good and what tastes good. Anything we do can be habit-forming.”

- JULAYNE ROSS, Clinical dietician Texas, found that increased sugar intake among college-aged students is common.

Students from the university between the ages of 18 and 24 were given a questionnaire that included

questions about their sugar consumption and habits. The questionnaire determined that taste, price and peer pressure mostly affected excess sugar consumption.

These conclusions show the need for reducing added sugar intake and emphasizing a healthy eating pattern, according to the study.

Julayne Ross is a clinical dietician at Jay County Hospital. Ross sees inpatients at the hospital and gives advice regarding nutrition and diabetics, along with setting up patients with outpatient classes. Ross also works with a program that helps overweight kids ages seven to 17 called Stop Taking On Pounds, or S.T.O.P. Ross said the added sugar consumption among some diets is a problem, especially the sugar found in sugary drinks, since it is easier to dismiss sugar in liquid form. Sugary drinks may include soft drinks, sweetened drinks and some sports drinks.

According to the university study, most of the students drank one or more sugar-sweetened beverages daily, or at least several times per week.

“Unless they see a problem that smacks them in the face they’re not thinking there’s a problem,” Ross said.

While Ross said consuming a lot of sugar doesn’t necessarily cause diabetes, consuming

sugary products paired with inactivity can lead to being overweight, which in turn can create Type 2 diabetes due to insulin resistance.

“If there’s any health problem, inflammation is part [of] everything,” Ross said. “High sugar amounts running through the body can cause inflammation within, an example being the arteries, which can lead to heart disease.”

At S.T.O.P., Ross tries to make a point by showing the kids the exact amount of sugar contained in a drink in order to create a visual of the sugar they are consuming.

“I don’t know if I truly believe in the fact that it’s like, ‘I have sugar, so I’m addicted to sugar,’” Ross said. “We just get in habits of having what we like and what makes us feel good and what tastes good.

Anything we do can be habit-forming.”

Ross also said the dangers of sugar consumption often depend on the lifestyle of the individual.

“Someone who is of normal weight and they’re having the occasional cola would not be a problem.

Sometimes it kind of depends on the person,” Ross said.

Labels on food can be deceiving since the “sugars” label can come from fructose, lactose and a variety of other things, Ross said. Although, she said a new label is supposed to be unveiled

within the next year, which will have a section for “sugars” and another section for “added sugars.”

Kristian Beers, a freshman pre-dental hygiene major, wanted to see what would it be like if she stopped consuming non-natural sugars. So, she logged the food she ate every day, and, after a week, she said she felt a bit different.

“I started feeling a lot better. When I was having all that sugar I was just sluggish,” Beers said. “I felt like it was draining me.”

Beers said she lost six to seven pounds over the course of the week and felt as if she had more energy than she normally had. She also found getting out of bed in the morning was easier to do.

Beers already did not consume meat, dairy or soft drinks prior to the experiment, but said during the experiment she cut out mostly dessert items and packaged foods. She plans to continue a lowsugar diet but will probably have an occasional treat here and there.

Ross said making changes in a diet can either be all-or-nothing, like Beers, or just making slight gradual changes, but will only work if a person genuinely wants to see a change.

Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @retr0andrew.

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A complex journey: LaFollette chef finds home in Ball State Dining Shannon Eastes went from working on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand to a college campus Michelle Kaufman Reporter LaFollette Complex chef Shannon Eastes has been working in the restaurant business since she was 16, with a career spanning from diner gigs to celebrity restaurants. Now, she has found her home at Ball State.

In high school she went with a friend to get a job at Sizzler, a local restaurant, and she was a natural.

While she was still a student, Eastes had her own set of keys to Sizzler, opened it in the morning and traveled to Indianapolis to train employees.

“It was just something that happened and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this may be what I do,’” Eastes said.

While she worked at Sizzler during the day, she also worked at Fox Fires, a fine dining

It was just something that happened and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this may be what I do.’”

- SHANNON EASTES, Head chef at LaFollette Complex restaurant previously owned by Garfield creator Jim Davis, at night.

It was during her time at Fox Fires, a restaurant where everything was made from scratch, that she decided she wanted to go to culinary school and become a chef.

Eastes later worked for Dick Clark American Bandstand as a trainer and shift leader, where she met Dick Clark several times and still has several autographed items from him.

During that time, she worked two other full-time jobs to try to save money in order to go to

culinary school out of state. One day, the vice president of the company saw her and asked why she was working so much.

“They came up to me and said that they had an opportunity for me to come back and work for them as a manager and a chef if I would go to school, and they would pay for it,” Eastes said.

Because of that offer, Eastes had the choice to go anywhere in the country that she wanted, and she chose Scottsdale, Arizona.

After working for the Bandstand, she came to Muncie and has been in town for 11 years. For the past seven, she has been the head chef at LaFollette Complex where she supervises the staff, cooks and orders inventory to ensure LaFollette has the products it needs.

Erica Jefferis, a former LaFollette manager and current assistant director of personnel training and administration for dining, used to work with Eastes and said she never had to worry about running out of food.

“Shannon is really strong in production — physically preparing all the food. She’s not lying when she says, ‘I can fix anything.’ She really can and she does it very, very well,” Jefferis said. “[She’s] just a really strong back-of-the-house person … and that’s absolutely what you want out of a chef.”

Eastes said students who visit LaFollette typically enjoy homestyle items such as macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes. She was sad to see The Buff close, but the all-you-careto-eat section of LaFollette is now in Courtside.

“I like everything about my job. I couldn’t imagine doing anything different with my life as far as food service … I hope to retire [at Ball State],” Eastes said.

Contact Michelle Kaufman with comments at mekaufman@ bsu.edu or on Twitter at @ mkaufman85.

Shannon Eastes is the head chef at LaFollette Complex where she supervises the staff, cooks and orders inventory. She has had this position for the past seven years.

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Swimming and Diving Women’s Basketball

Men’s team competes at EMU for third meet Ball State men’s swimming and diving will compete in the Eastern Michigan Invite this weekend.

Starting the season with one win and one loss, the Cardinals are looking to pick up their second win of the season. The invite will start Dec. 1 at 6 p.m.

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Cardinals move date of Red vs. White meet

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The Cardinals’ season is off to a strong start with a 6-0 record.410

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Ball State gymnastics has moved its annual Red vs. White meet in an effort to accommodate the Muncie Community Christmas Sing after the Muncie Fieldhouse underwent weather damage. The meet will now be 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4.

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Women’s basketball defeats Butler 87-75 Moriah Monaco scored a game-high 23 points and three other Ball State players reached double figures to help Ball State beat Butler 87-75 on Nov. 29. The Cardinals are now 6-0 for the first time since 2006 and will go on the road to play Purdue next on Dec. 4 at 7 p.m..

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Why a 2-4 start isn’t concerning Ball State Men’s basketball team focused on future games, not yet worried about win-loss record Robby General Reporter Through its first six games Ball State men’s basketball is 2-4, but no one on the Cardinals seems too concerned.

And they shouldn’t be.

So far this season, Ball State has played one of the toughest schedules in Division I basketball — ranking 13th on the Ken Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings, which determines how good a program is during the present time, and 16th in the Basketball Power Index in terms of strength of schedule.

Two additional wins were within reach for Ball State if it holds off Dayton on a last second shot and finishes a game against Bucknell where it led a majority of the game.

“I don’t get too caught up in the win and loss record at this time of the year,” head coach James Whitford said. “I’m encouraged by the fact that we can go on the road to both Dayton and Bucknell and be in a position to win both games.”

To make a tough schedule worse, the Cardinals traveled approximately 8,000 miles to play five opponents in 11 days. During that time, the team

spent entire days traveling by plane and bus, making practice impossible between some games.

“It feels good to be back now, it was a very long trip,” junior guard Jontrell Walker said. “Now that we’re back, just focusing on day-by-day and not being happy or satisfied with the last game, just continuing to move forward.”

After finishing off its road trip with a 93-85 win over in-state rival Indiana State, things begin to get easier for the Cardinals. Ball State doesn’t leave Indiana again until its Jan. 9 meeting against Ohio, playing eight of its next nine games at home, with its only road contest coming against Notre Dame Dec. 5.

While a 2-4 record is the slowest start in Whitford’s tenure, there are several encouraging signs for this team moving forward.

Ball State has played with a consistent nine-man rotation not including senior Jeremie Tyler, who only saw action in the first game. With six guys averaging more than 20 minutes and three others clocking in more than 16 per game, depth isn’t a concern of this team right now.

“I think this is probably the deepest team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” senior Sean Sellers said.

“We have seven, eight, nine, ten guys that’ll play ... you just have to come in and play your best ball, help the team and put them in position to win games.”

Even with the early shooting struggles of senior Francis Kiapway and the rehabilitation of junior Trey Moses, Ball State has proven it can score. As a team, the Cardinals are averaging 80 points per game, better than last season’s point-per-game total of 78.7 — a 40-year program best.

Junior guard Tayler Persons is leading that effort with 16.7 points per game thus far, but sophomore Kyle Mallers (12 PPG) and Walker (10.7 PPG) have proven to be dangerous scorers as well.

Whitford said he is encouraged by the earlyseason offensive numbers, calling them “the best they’ve been since I’ve been the head coach here.”

Against Indiana State, Ball State shot nearly 62 percent from the field, the team’s best percentage against a Division I opponent since 2003. This season, Ball State has also shot nearly 80 percent from the free throw line, good for 18th in the nation.

Still, there’s one facet that Whitford said the Cardinals need to improve on — playing defense.

“Our defensive numbers are not where they need to be,” Whitford said. “We have to get better at

guarding the ball, that’s crystal clear. … For us to have a legitimate chance to hang a banner, we have to get better at the defensive side of the ball.”

On average, Ball State gives up 88.2 points per game to opponents, highlighted by a 39-point loss to Oklahoma (69-108) and a 24-point loss to Oregon (71-95). While Whitford said getting Moses back will help those numbers, he thinks the defensive mentality of the team needs to change, and said that even Indiana State got too many good looks at the basket.

Ball State has a pair of in-state games this week against Oakland City Nov. 28 and IUPUI Dec. 2, offering the Cardinals a chance to improve upon their record as they move closer to conference play and the team’s ultimate goal.

“We can’t really be too worried about the record, I think the best thing we need to do is take each practice day-by-day and try to play your best ball,” Sellers said. “Your record will take care of itself, but you just have to hope that you’re playing your best ball in March.”

Contact men’s basketball reporter Robby General at rjgeneral@bsu.edu or on Twitter @rgeneraljr.

Ball State Cardinals host, defeat Oakland Mighty Oaks 57-81 Junior guard Jontrell Walker searches for a three-point shot in the first half against Oakland City Mighty Oaks Nov. 28 at John E. Worthen Arena.

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Junior guard Taylor Persons stretches his arms, blocking an Oakland City Mighty Oaks player from making his way down the court, on Nov. 28 at John E. Worthen Arena. Persons had 11 points on the board. GRACE HOLLARS, DN

Sophomore forward Tahjai Teague captures a rebound from Oakland City Mighty Oaks Nov. 28 at John E. Worthen Arena. Teague, the team’s leading scorer for the night, had 16 points.

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Hoping to be home for the holidays Antoinette Brown’s son Wendell has been detained in a Chinese jail for 14 months.

Kara Biernat Sports Editor Not a single moment goes by that Antoinette Brown isn’t thinking about her son.

With every head she shampoos, haircut she gives and appointment she takes down, Brown can’t shake the reality of not being able to talk to someone she used to laugh with every single day.

The local hair salon Kingz and Queenz that she owns in Detroit doesn’t feel as warm as it once did,

His contagious smile is what I miss the most, our jokes that we crack together and we’d have a lot of good laughs.

Those are the things that I miss the most, just being able to talk to him every day like I used to.”

- ANTOINETTE BROWN, Wendell Brown’s mother ever since her son Wendell was detained in China 14 months ago.

“His contagious smile is what I miss the most, our jokes that we crack together and we’d have a lot of good laughs,” Brown said. “Those are the things that I miss the most, just being able to talk to him every day like I used to.”

Her son Wendell, a former linebacker at Ball State, was detained in a Chongqing jail after the now 30-year-old got in a bar fight more than a year ago.

In September 2016, Wendell was living in China working as a football coach when he attended a party at a bar and was arrested for hitting a man, causing him to lose an eye. Although Wendell had no prior arrests and denied the charge, saying it was self defense, he was sent to jail and has yet to be released.

“It was very devastating for all of us,” Brown said. “Wendell has been such a positive leader.

Everyone that knows Wendell or has met Wendell knows he is a loving person of so many different cultures. He was there doing positive things and it’s unfortunate that in their country, laws are different and they don’t expect you to throw your hands up in defense to protect yourself.”

In an effort to stay positive, Brown spends her time away from the salon at her home looking for any sparks of hope in her situation.

Brown and her 10-year-old grandson Wendell Brown Jr. stay hopeful through the only communication they have with Wendell — a monthly letter they exchange with him through the

U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

“I just received [a letter] the other day and he sends his gratitude to everyone helping to make [others] aware of his situation, and all of the support and love that he’s been getting in letters, he is truly grateful for that,” Brown said. “He says he is proud of me for all of the things that I’m doing and how much he misses his son.”

Another struggle Brown faces is watching someone so young suffer the same way her and the rest of the family are. Every phone call Brown receives from her grandson asking, “Is Daddy home yet?” motivates her more to bring her son and his father home.

“He was very upset and he is a very bright young man, and is only in seventh grade,” Brown said. “He is an honor student and gets all A’s. I send Wendell a copy of his son’s report card, a message from him that says he loves and misses him so much and different things that his son has to say.”

When President Donald Trump stepped in to assist three UCLA basketball players who were caught shoplifting in China Nov. 7, Brown regained hope and continued to reach out to public officials.

Trump was able to get the players released from the Chinese jail and returned safely to the United States.

Brown has spoken with staff members in Rep. John Conyers’s office, Sen. Gary Peter’s office and Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s office. The Brown family has not received any immediate responses or solutions to the issue. The Daily News reached out to Conyers’s office and was unable to speak with the congressman.

In the meantime, not a day goes by when Brown isn’t wondering what her son is going through while sitting in a jail cell.

“It’s constantly on my mind to know that he’s not here,” Brown said. “I constantly think about what he’s doing, what he’s thinking, what he’s going through and what he’s eating. It’s a lot that stays on my mind.”

A life that once revolved around traveling to Ball State football games to cheer on Wendell and the rest of the team is now devoted to working and spending time at home trying to fix the tragic situation.

“It was fun for us, going to every game and rooting for the team,” Brown said. “I loved it there and Wendell had an awesome career there. He graduated with a degree in criminal justice.”

Wendell’s alma mater has also expressed its support for him and his family.

“On behalf of Ball State University, members of the board of trustees have been in touch with Ms. Brown to express support for Wendell’s safe return home,” Ball State university spokesperson Kathy Wolf said. “They have offered assistance with generating awareness about their desire for his safe return home and are following up with the appropriate channels.”

Memories like his time as a football player and coach are what Wendell wants his mother to remember of him. When he writes to her, he expresses how he wants her to stay positive and try and live a normal life.

When it comes to the next step for Brown and the family, there’s nothing to do but wait for an update

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concerning the hopeful return of Wendell.

As the holidays approach, Brown hopes to be able to spend this year with her son right next to her.

“We just miss him so much,” Brown said. “The good memories are what I think about. I try to have happy and good thoughts. We’re praying they can work to get my baby home by Christmas.”

Contact Kara Biernat with comments at karabiernat@gmail.com or on Twitter at @karabiernat.

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Women’s Basketball

Ball State off to best start in a decade

Women’s basketball will head into Monday’s contest against Purdue with an undefeated 6-0 record.

Daric Clemens Reporter The Cardinals have found success early this season.

Ball State started by playing five games in just 12 days, with three of those games on the road, and things could not have gone much better for the Cardinals.

Ball State has overcome its first six opponents to start the season 6-0 for the first time since 2006.

“It was important to put this group on the road with a lot of games thrown at them early just to see how we would respond and see how some of the new kids would play under the lights,” Ball State women’s basketball coach Brady Sallee said.

“Clearly we have passed all those tests pretty well and we have had some different kids step up.”

After defeating in-state foe Butler Wednesday, Ball State will travel to West Lafayette Monday to go head-to-head with a tough Purdue team.

“We really just try to worry about the next game,” Sallee said. “The minute you become unfocused those winning streaks go away.”

Purdue has started their season 5-2, with losses to Utah and USC. The Boilers have handled all five mid-major opponents early in 2017-18, but struggled with MAC opponents Miami and Central Michigan at home.

The Boilermakers average 69.6 points per game while shooting around 46 percent from the field.

“It really becomes less about who you are playing and it becomes more about how you are playing,” Sallee said. “For us we are just trying to play the way that we know we are going to be successful.”

The Cardinals have used a fast-paced offense to get the advantage over their opponents so far this season. Junior point guard Carmen Grande has racked up 57 assists in Ball State’s first six matchups to help lead the offense.

“I think we are playing at a speed right now, scoring a lot of points and getting up and down. I think our pace of play has made it tough for other teams to maintain for 40 minutes,” Sallee said. “If we can continue to take care of the ball and play at that pace, we will be a tough team to play.”

Ball State has been able to average over 80 points a game this season so far while also holding opponents to under 65 per game.

The Cardinals scoring has been a team effort as five players average double-digit points per contest, with senior forward Moriah Monaco leading the group with 18.5 in her first six games.

“The chemistry is really good. They are having fun playing with each other, they care about each other, which really shows out on the floor,” Sallee said. “Whoever we need to step up, steps up.”

Tip-off for Monday’s game against Purdue is at 7 p.m.

Contact Daric Clemens with comments at diclemens@bsu.edu or on Twitter @DClemens_

We really just try to worry about the next game. The minute you become unfocused those winning streaks go away.”

- BRADY SALLEE, Ball State women’s basketball coach

Ball State junior guard Jasmin Samz drives the ball in during the Cardinals’ game against Lipscomb Nov. 15 in John E. Worthen Arena. Ball State won 84 -46. PAIGE GRIDER, DN FILE

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Drew Plitt hands the ball off to freshman running back Caleb Huntley during the Cardinals’ game against Miami Nov. 21 at Scheumann Stadium. Ball State lost 28 to 7 on senior night. PAIGE GRIDER, DN FILE

Ball State football looks to offseason to improve program next season A tough 2017 season included nine straight defeats and losses to all conference opponents it faced.

Sam Barloga Assistant Sports Editor Head football coach Mike Neu will remember Ball State’s 2017 season.

Maybe not because it was only the second time in program history that the team failed to win a conference game, or that it was the Cardinals’ ninth straight season without bringing home a rivalry trophy.

He’ll remember it for how it grew him as a coach.

“Quite honestly, it was one of the best seasons I’ve ever had because it made me challenge myself as a coach from a positive standpoint because you’re leading men,” Neu said. “It’s easy to be a leader when things are going great, when things are always working out for you. But when things

aren’t going your way and you’re trying to mold freshmen and young guys, it’s really going to challenge what you’re all about leadership wise.”

Neu was immediately back on the recruiting trail after the season finished up with a team meeting on Sunday to make sure players finish their class work for the semester.

“Monday morning, everybody on the coaching staff is on the road recruiting,” Neu said. “With the early signing day now being Dec. 20, you have to take every day you get. So we’re on the road all next week recruiting.”

Even with the 2-10 record, there are signs Ball State is buying into Neu’s message. The Cardinals finished the season at sixth in the nation for fewest penalties per game, despite starting several young faces on the offensive line.

Ball State also saw production from several young players in 2017. Freshman running back

Caleb Huntley became just the second Ball State freshman to ever run for 1,000 yards in a season.

Freshman quarterback Drew Plitt saw increased play because of injuries, and at times looked like a quarterback who the Cardinals may find success in down the road. Freshman wide receiver Justin Hall made plays up and down the field, becoming the favorite target of all four Ball State quarterbacks who started a game in 2017.

But all that cannot change the facts about the 2017 season. Ball State was uncompetitive in all but one of its eight conference losses, and lost each game in MAC play by at least 16 points. The score lines say it all.

55-3 to Western Michigan. The Broncos finished 6-6.

56-14 to Eastern Michigan. The Eagles finished 5-7.

28-7 to Miami. The RedHawks finished 5-7.

Defensively, Ball State struggled to stop opposing offenses. They gave up over 48 points per game in conference play and were suspect against the deep ball, giving up long passes throughout the season, most notably in blowout losses to Northern Illinois and Toledo.

“We have a lot of talent, you can see flashes of talent a lot,” junior cornerback Josh Miller said.

“But we’re young, so there’s a lot we got to learn because talent is not going to win you games, you got to have experience too.”

The Cardinals now move to the offseason, where they hope to get back junior running back James Gilbert and junior quarterback Riley Neal who missed most of the 2017 season due to injuries before next season’s opener on Aug. 30, 2018.

Both led the team in rushing and passing in 2016.

Contact Sam Barloga with comments at sabarloga@bsu.edu or on Twitter @SamBarloga.

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For Love of

Country Beyond the politics that divide us, America is a place of freedom, inclusivity and betterment. It is un-American to think otherwise.

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Garrett Looker is a junior journalism major and writes “Finding Beneficence” for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Garrett at galooker@bsu.edu.

Between the times of 6:32 and 6:49 a.m. on Wednesday, President Donald Trump retweeted three videos depicting possible Muslim aggression, one of which involved the beatings and possible murders of two individuals.

It is unclear if President Trump reposted the videos in an attempt to denounce Muslim GARRETT culture or any other minority.

LOOKER Sarah Huckabee Sanders Opinion claimed that he was advocating Editor, Finding for stronger borders, declaring Beneficence that people of this type of radicalism cannot and will not be accepted into the country.

Regardless of his intentions Wednesday, and through nearly all of his actions, President Trump has proven himself to represent a darker side of American culture, a side of intolerance, judgement and hatred.

Our country has problems, there’s no denying that. At times it seems as though the world has been set on fire, and all we can do is watch it burn.

But regardless of the hardship and our worst days, there is one fact that will not change.

I love this country.

This country has the ability to stand up for more. We have the ability to reach for something greater, an idea of what we can be tomorrow.

That’s what makes us American. Out of everything that we identify ourselves with, be it white, black, gay, straight, male, female or anything else, this is what makes us who we are.

We have the ability to wake up each and every day and declare that we will fight for our fellow countrymen, regardless of if they disagree with us or not.

Being American does not include your race, religion, politics or sexuality. Being American means you are here to stand up for what is right.

That’s what it means to be American. It means you are willing to lay your life on the line for someone else to say that your point of view is wrong.

It is our duty to protect our country, to make our home better for all and to respect the freedom of speech, press, the right to assemble, to petition the government and to peacefully protest.

Those ideas are at the core of who we are.

The people protesting by kneeling during the national anthem are doing something more American than anyone else.

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Men and women speaking out against sexual assault, harassment and violence are defining what it means to express courage as an American.

These people are stating, boldly and clearly, that this nation is not what it can be. This nation is not what it should be.

America is greater than this.

The only disgrace to this country and its flag is not paying attention to our failures. It is despicable to silence the voices and rights of entire cultures that are as American as anyone else.

I love this country, but I will not give it a pass.

The flag that we honor means nothing if we are not behind it everyday declaring that it has meaning. Without believing those core values of who we are, that someone has the right to protest

the flag if they feel so inclined, the American flag has no meaning.

Some of the people in my hometown, and others all throughout this nation, follow our leaders and our flag without question. It is not only our right, but our duty as American citizens, to question those in power and things such as our flag. Because if that flag, three colors that represent the sacrifice, honor and loyalty to our nation, no longer stands for people of color or any other minority, it means nothing.

There is no loyalty or honor in the discrimination of any person, black, white, gay, straight, Jew, Muslim or impoverished.

If our flag doesn’t stand for all, it doesn’t stand for anyone.

It is un-American to not believe in these things, to stand silently as you scroll on your phone.

It is American to stand up for what is right.

It is American to protest.

What is the purpose of a tagline?

Dr. Shaheen Borna Professor of Marketing in the Miller College of Business Editor’s Note: The Daily News publishes Letters to the Editor with minimal copy edits and provides a headline only if the author does not provide one. We reserve the right to withhold submitted letters depending on the content. Letters should be approximately 500 words and sent to editor@bsudailynews.com.

On Monday, Nov. 6, Ball State University with much fanfare introduced its new logo, “We Fly”. This new slogan raises many interesting questions: What is the value of a tagline? What was wrong with our “Education Redefined” tagline?

Keeping in mind that Ball State University spent more than $100,000 for it; what was the return on our investment on the previous tagline? More fundamentally, was return on investment even measured? Is it wise to allocate $1 million of Ball State University’s resources for a vacuous new tagline such as “We Fly,” and at the same time lowering the water pressure throughout the campus to save money?

Taking into account the fact that the life cycle of presidents is getting shorter and shorter at BSU, should the university allocate its limited resources for a tagline every time a new president comes aboard? Is it wise to select a tagline with an illicit drug connotation (“About a minute after the fix he was flying,” American Slang Dictionary) at a time when the country as a whole, and Muncie in particular, is struggling with an opioid epidemic?

Is it necessary for an academic institution to have a slogan similar to commercial organizations?

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A Nashville Thanksgiving

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In the midst of the holiday season, home can be anything but familiar. It can be strange, forgotten, foreign and cold. But we always find a reason to remember why we are thankful.

Audrey Bowers is a junior English education major and writes “Adult-ish” for the Daily News.

Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Audrey at albowers3@bsu.edu.

We found ourselves nestled into a Super 8 on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee next door to an all-night jazz club that wasn’t going to stop playing music until 3 in the morning. This wasn’t AUBREY how my mom and I expected to BOWERS be spending Thanksgiving break Opinion Writer, together, but we were thankful Adult-ish for a place to sleep and time to spend together.

At first, we were just going to stay at my apartment in Muncie for Thanksgiving break.

That idea didn’t sound appealing for long. We had argued about what our plans would be. Life had been tough, so I honestly considered just spending the holiday alone instead of riding in mom’s car for three to four hours to my little, southern Indiana hometown.

I found myself wishing that things could be like they used to be, in “the good ole days.”

Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s were my favorite times of the year because it meant home-cooked food, quality time with family and time away from the demands of school. Don’t get me wrong, we were dysfunctional like every other family, but at least we were all together, even if we were all crammed in the living room of my

grandma’s single-wide trailer.

Everything changes, for better or for worse.

The last few years we haven’t really been invited to Thanksgiving dinner since there wasn’t one to go to, or family members were in some argument about who wronged who. This year, grandma said the family wasn’t doing anything. I’ve grown so distant from my family because of the literal distance and because of my shortcomings as the person who became responsible for reaching out first.

Reaching out can be exhausting when there’s no one reaching back.

For the most part, I stopped doing so. I still call every once in awhile, but it’s never as often as I should.

My family understands, but I still feel like I am failing as a daughter, granddaughter, niece, cousin, aunt, etc. My aunt, who usually does the cooking, has been battling lung cancer. It was over break that I learned she had been placed on hospice care.

Of course the holidays wouldn’t be the same. It couldn’t be the same.

Nothing will ever be the same again. As much as that makes me want to fall apart into pieces, it is something that I will have to learn to live with.

Mom and I found ourselves eating Thanksgiving dinner at a restaurant instead of at home. We found comfort in a cheap hotel room. We were each other’s family, underdogs in the game of Thanksgiving. We realized that we weren’t the type of people to naturally belong anywhere.

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Expression and self-acceptance

Square Donuts now served in dining halls On Tuesday, Square Donuts, owned by a Ball State alumnus, made its way to campus. 416

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‘A Christmas Carol’ to be performed at Cornerstone After outgrowing their old facility, The Harmony Players came to Cornerstone Center for the Arts to perform their production of ‘A Christmas Carol.’ 416

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Square Donuts replaces Bowman Bakery in dining halls Sara Barker Digital Editor One company is squaring up to be the new face of Ball State’s doughnuts.

Starting Tuesday, students can buy Square Donuts in each of the residence halls’ dining areas, the Atrium and the Student Center, owner Michael Ingram said.

This is the third company to supply doughnuts to dining halls in a year. In December, Concannon’s Bakery halted deliveries to campus. Bowman Bakery replaced it and began delivering doughnuts to campus in January.

Dining said Square Donuts will be the only doughnut provider at Ball State.

“We’re really excited about all the unique flavors students will be able to choose from with Square Donuts; when you’re deciding between an Oreo-topped donut and a Fruity Pebbles-topped donut, it’s a good day,” a Dining representative said in an email statement.

Now, Ingram said he wants his company to be the “face” of Ball State’s doughnuts.

Ingram sees campus as more than a business deal. As an

alumnus, he wants to give back to the campus he said gave him so much.

“I’m really excited to just be back and to be a part of the school that played such a big role in framing who I am and put me in the position I am now, personally,” Ingram said.

In doing so, Ingram wants to incorporate Square Donuts into the fabric of the campus atmosphere.

“Ball State is such a vibrant, diverse community,” Ingram said. “It gives us such a great opportunity to really be a part of all that Ball State has going on.”

Students got their first taste of Ball State’s new doughnuts Monday in the Atrium, and Ingram said he felt good about their responses leading up to the giveaway.

“From all corners of the state, people are really familiar with the Square Donuts brand and we’re really proud of that,” Ingram said.

The doughnuts will make a 45-minute trek from the Square Donuts’ Richmond location to be available for purchase at breakfast every day.

Contact Sara Barker with comments at slbarker3@ bsu.edu or on Twitter at@ sarabarker326.

Students take free doughnuts being handed out by Square Donuts in the Atrium Monday, Nov. 27. Students can now buy Square Donuts in each of the residence halls’ dining areas, the Atrium and the Student Center. BALL STATE UNIVERSITY DINING, PHOTO PROVIDED

Cornerstone Center for the Arts to host production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Melissa Kraman Reporter

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A group known as the Harmony Players is bringing characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim to Cornerstone Center for the Arts with its production of “A Christmas Carol.” Performances will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 8 and 9 and at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10.

While originally from Portland, Indiana, the singing, dancing and acting group decided to perform at Cornerstone after outgrowing its previous facility. The cast of “A Christmas Carol” consists of 22 members who range in age from 3 to 60.

“I believe our show will touch people in a very real way. It’s not glitzy and neither is it a glamorous production,” said Linda Rodden, the director of the show. “There is only one dance number and no jazz hands. The telling of the tale

of a man who has a change of heart is well-crafted and shared in a way that’s very real and true.”

Rodden said she is also excited to showcase the unique scenery created for the production.

Lee Osteen, the set designer for “A Christmas Carol,” spent months planning and creating a set that looks like a book, which will open to reveal different settings in the story.

“Some of the furniture and decor pop out of the walls as if in a child’s book,” Rodden said.

A meal will be served to those who attend the production, including salad, turkey, ham, green bean casserole, mac and cheese, fried red garlic potatoes and plum cake.

From the meal to the production, Marilyn Cleary, the executive director at Cornerstone, said this event captures the tradition of Christmas and emphasizes what “A Christmas Carol” is about.

Contact Melissa Kraman with comments at mmkraman@bsu.edu.

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Student designer creates clothing line to promote self-acceptance Nicole Thomas Reporter Self-love and self-worth are two words Sierra Hawthorne, junior magazine media journalism major, focused on when creating her upcoming clothing line, Ego Clothing & Apparel.

Hawthorne, who is a co-owner alongside Jakhari Wilbert, a junior criminal justice major, said the clothing line is centered around recognizing uniqueness and diversity.

“Ego is basically the image of the true person inside of you that you are afraid to express or don’t get to uniquely

Ego is basically the image of the true person inside of you that you are afraid to express or don’t get to uniquely express. Ego is not conforming to society’s idea of what’s in style.”

- SIERRA HAWTHORNE, Junior magazine media journalism major express,” Hawthorne said. “Ego is not conforming to society’s idea of what’s in style.”

Being a student entrepreneur was not a career Hawthorne always had in mind, but her passion

for designing and making clothes led her to begin creating her own clothing line in early November.

“The actual name of the line started from a design I did in my [screen and specialty graphics] class,” Hawthorne said. “We had to do a two-color print, and we had to add a word to it, and I chose ‘Ego.’ I’ve always wanted to start a clothing line, but I didn’t know what to call it, and ‘Ego’ just fit everything.”

As a designer, Hawthorne said she enjoys “unique and abstract ideas and designs,” and hopes to include those concepts in her own designs on sweatshirts, crewnecks, beanies, hats and windbreakers.

“I want the line to incorporate unique designs that have a deep meaning behind it, sort of like Picasso paintings on a graphic tee,” Hawthorne said. “You have to look closely and even turn it upside down to figure out what’s going on behind the painting — I love that. I also like to keep it simple, but I want my audience and those that support [the clothing line] to get new and unique designs that keep them coming [back].”

Currently, Hawthorne and Wilbert are working on creating a website and sending designs to Blue River Digital, a screen printing company, to help Hawthorne, who has been hand-printing the apparel.

There is currently a temporary website for Ego Clothing & Apparel to showcase the design collection and encourage those interested to apply to be a model for the clothing. After the models are chosen and a photo shoot has taken place, Hawthorne said the official website will be created.

Eventually, Hawthorne and Wilbert hope to open stores in places like New York City, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

“Our goal for Ego is pretty much just to get it spread throughout the country and make it a big, well-known brand,” Wilbert said. “A lot of people really liked Sierra’s designs and creativity, so we’ve really been pushing for it.”

Contact Nicole Thomas with comments at nrthomas@bsu.edu.

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Downtown Indianapolis Circle of Lights Eric Pritchett Photographer

Spectators gathered at Monument Circle in Indianapolis to watch the lighting of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument Nov. 24.

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Doug Grimmett on how an animator’s tale can help anyone succeed Jeremy Rogers Byte Reporter If you’ve watched PBS kids, Boomerang, Cartoon Network or even CNN within the last two decades, chances are you have seen the work of Doug Grimmett, animator and owner of Primal Screen.

When Grimmett came to Ball State to talk about his company earlier this month, he spoke on his childhood and the journey of being a kid who couldn’t draw to becoming the founder of a company that routinely works for television networks like Cartoon Network, PBS and Nickelodeon.

As a young child, Grimmett said his inspiration to start drawing came from the 1950 Oscar-winning film “Harvey.”

Grimmett eventually took his love of drawing to his high school, where he was the sole artist for the school’s newspaper.

He drew comics such as “In The Lunchroom” and “Butch Rotten,” which was inspired by “Goofus and Gallant,” a comic series featured in Highlights Magazine.

After school, Grimmett went on to make his own independently published comic, “Mindecay Funnies.”

After a while Doug discovered he didn’t like drawing that much, but still loved using pictures to tell stories people can relate to.

He settled on using his talents to focus on graphic design instead of animation or illustration, which he identified as difficult fields to break into if you are not good at drawing.

After striking out and finding his strengths, in 1995 Grimmett founded Primal Screen, a digital design firm telling stories across every sort of screen. The company was involved in the redesign on Cartoon Network, the launching of the Boomerang channel, relaunching Nick Jr.

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and several redesigns of the PBS Kids network.

Grimmett’s key to this success?

He said it’s all about embracing disruptive technology.

In 1994, Adobe bought After Effects and started repackaging the revolutionary technology as Adobe After Effects. The next major disruption in the animation world was Photoshop 3.0, which introduced layers into the image creation process.

Since desktop publishing all but destroyed typesetting, the next logical move for Primal Screen was to jump onto the bandwagon of the next technology out to destroy traditional motion picture production.

Embracing the next big thing was not Grimmett’s only advice. He also emphasized the importance of being adaptable, using Primal Screen as an example.

While most people associate individual animators with their own signature styles, being an

animation company means being able to adapt and create new, unique styles. Having the versatility to tackle Adult Swim’s thin borders and gritty aesthetic as well as PBS Kids’ outline-less, solid-color look is invaluable to Primal Screen’s success.

The four big takeaways from Grimmett’s presentation?

1. Find something you are passionate about and pursue it.

2. Find a way to use your unique skill set in your given line of work.

3. Embrace disruptive technology.

4. Be adaptable.

Following these steps has helped Douglass Grimmett and his company Primal Screen become one of television’s most dependable companies.

What can these rules do for you?

Contact Jeremy Rogers with comments at jcrogers@bsu.edu.

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YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE

1 Friday

6 P.M.

ENCHANTED LUMINARIA WALK AT MINNETRISTA Kick off the holiday season by attending Minnetrista’s Enchanted Luminaria Walk.

The event takes place Friday and Saturday from 6-9 p.m. and is a free community event.

Enjoy sweet treats, winter crafts, carriage rides, music and more. The event is at Minnetrista, 1200 W. Minnetrista Parkway.

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Friday

6:30 P.M.

THE CHRISTMAS STAR

Visit the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, located in the Cooper Science Building, to explore the appearance of the Star of Bethlehem, as describe in the Bible. Conversation will focus on potential natural explanations and common modern-day misconceptions. The educational event is free and open to those of all ages.

Saturday

10 A.M. HOLIDAY ONE STOP SHOP Still have some last minute holiday shopping to do? A&K Creations, 3601 N. Chandam Lane, will house multiple local vendors: Paparazzi Jewelry, Pink Zebra, Perfectly Posh, Young Living Essential Oils, Usborne Books, Lipsense and Scentsy. The vendors will also be donating items for a raffle open to shoppers. Sales will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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6 P.M.

HOLIDAY IN BLOOM 2017

Enjoy a night of beautiful orchids and holiday lights at Holiday in Bloom 2017 in Christy Woods. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a holiday gift sale, hot cocoa with marshmallows and cookies, children’s activities and a performance by Ball State a cappella group Sedoctave. Holiday in Bloom starts at 6 p.m. and will run until 9 p.m.

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REACTING OUT LOUD

5:30 P.M.

Reacting Out Loud is returning to Two Cats Café to host its poetry open mic night. The event is free to attend, and attendees are encouraged to bring a poem to share. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and the bar will be open until 6 p.m. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

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Saturday

Sunday

9 A.M.

SATURDAY AT VALHALLA

HOLIDAYS AT GRESHAM

The venue at Valhalla will feature the band Dreams of Madness at 9 p.m. Other bands performing will include Psychosis 101 and Rattlesnake Mafia. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the night of music.

Holidays at Gresham is a drive-thru light exhibit that features over 100,000 lights. The Suzanne Gresham Center is hosting this event, which will run every weekend in December until Dec. 23 from 6-9 p.m. A live Nativity scene with animals will be on Dec. 10 and 17.

The event is free for the public.

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Now, a quick fill-in-the blank test for the administrators of Ball State University: No smart phones allowed!

Fill-in-the blanks by the names of American universities with the corresponding taglines: Advancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives. _________________ Knowledge to Go Places. _________________________________ Open Minds. Creating Futures. _____________________________ Grasp the forces driving the change. ________________________ Together Forward. _______________________________ Changing the world by degrees. ___________________ The Character of Success. _____________________________ If the results of my previous studies of faculty, staff and students are a predictor of the new administrators’ performance on the test, they would receive a resounding failing grade.

My main point today as it was back in 2015 is that the public in general either does not know or care the least about the commercial slogans of universities. Stanford University is not known for its tagline of “Grasp the forces driving the change” or University of Wisconsin-Madison (College of Business) for its tagline of “Together Forward.”

These universities have distinguished themselves by their superior research, renowned faculty and highly ranked academic programs. It is very unlikely that students choose Stanford University with a tuition and other fees of more than $45,000 because the university has an appealing tagline.

In my opinion, paying exorbitant consulting fees for the logos such as “Education Redefined” and “We Fly” at a time when tuition fees are on the rise is an unwise decision.

Unfortunately, bad decisions have a tendency to be perpetuated in organizations, and the new administration attempts to outdo its predecessors by making more lavish bad decisions.

Vacuous taglines such as “We Fly” fall within the category of hokum words.

Hokum, as Barzun uses it, is the counterfeit of true intellectual currency. It is words without meaning, verbal filler, and artificial apples of knowledge. Hokum is vague and empty language, used to wrap up emptiness of heart and lack of thought. In my view, if we have any claim to be a member of an intellectual community, we should avoid hokums at any cost.

— Dr. Shaheen Borna, Professor of Marketing in the Miller College of Business; sborna@bsu.edu

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So we went shopping at the malls, to a wax museum, out to eat at the restaurants, to the Opryland Hotel to see the Christmas lights, to an art museum, the library, a local coffee shop, a local bookstore, and at the end of the weekend, we went to listen to live music in the Honky Tonk bars.

We laughed. We sang. We cried.

We screamed at each other. We found ourselves sitting in the silence because it spoke louder than our words ever could.

We fought. We forgave. We promised to be there for one another when no one else would be.

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