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Enrollment increases for diverse students University sees progress despite lack of action plan LAURA ARWOOD GENERAL REPORTER | llarwood@bsu.edu

Recruitment and retention of a diverse student body is one of five goals the university set for itself to address student concerns. Admission is up 25 percent for African-American students, 13 percent for Asian students and 29 percent for Latino students, Julie Hopwood, interim vice president for strategic communications, said at a Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 29. Confirmations to attend Ball State University is up 8 percent for African-American students, 5 percent for Asian students and 29 percent for Latino students. Although the action plans to address student concerns haven’t been officially approved yet, the Council on Diversity and Inclusion that was created during the summer is working to establish an action plan, which should be released this week. Chris Munchel, director of undergraduate admissions, said some of the recommendations are already being implemented, even though the report hasn’t been released yet. “The action plan will provide Ball State with a written document that will be an additional resource that will assist in our efforts to increase our already well-rounded and diverse campus,” Munchel said.

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or many couples, a snowy Valentine’s Day meant pizza, drinks and a movie at home. But for those who deliver pizza, it meant a long night of navigating slick roads. Papa John’s deliveryman Sam McCabe, a junior construction management major, said Valentine’s Day, the snow and the popularity of Papa John’s heart-shaped pizza specials made for a difficult shift. “Usually when we have bad weather it’s busy, and also on holidays it’s busy, so it’s kind of like a two-in-one,” he said. “It’s a hard day, that’s for sure.” Chris Brown-Epperson, also a Papa John’s deliveryman, said Sunday was one of the busiest days of the year so far. “We’re swamped,” he said. “It’s about as bad as the Super Bowl, ... if that tells you anything about Valentine’s Day.”

Senior guard Nathalie Fontaine led Ball State with 28 points in the Kent State loss. This made her the second Ball State player in women’s basketball history to have 2,000 career points.

For the first time this season, Ball State women’s basketball (16-7, 8-4 Mid-American Conference) has dropped two consecutive games after losing to Kent State (5- GAME STATS POINTS 17, 2-10 MAC) 59-50. Senior guard Nathalie 28 SHOOTING VS. KENT STATE: Fontaine led the Car- 10-16 dinals with 28 points, REST OF TEAM POINTS: making her just the 22 second player in Ball REST OF TEAM SHOOTING KENT STATE: State women’s basket- VS. 7-38 ball history with 2,000 career points. Fontaine also led the Cardinals with 10 rebounds, her 13th double-double of the season. Ball State entered the game with the best shooting percentage in the MAC, hitting 43.5 percent of its shots, but hit just 31.5 percent against Kent State. Fontaine was the only Cardinal to score more than 10 points in the game. She made 10 of her 16 shots — and all eight of her free-throw attempts — but the rest of the Cardinals hit just seven of their 38 attempts. Ball State tied the game 48-48 with 4:10 left in the game, but Kent State finished the game with an 11-2 run. The Cardinals’ next game will be Wednesday as they travel to DeKalb, Ill., to take on Northern Illinois (10-12, 3-8 MAC).

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The snowy weather Sunday, as well as it being Valentine’s Day, made a busy day for Papa John’s and its deliverymen. The deliverymen said the Muncie roads take a while to be plowed, so slowing down is necessary.

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BALL STATE STAYS UNDEFEATED IN MIVA Men’s volleyball coaches pleased with start of season

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After another 2-0 week, the Ball State men’s volleyball is the only team in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association who remains undefeated in conference play. Ball State defeated in-state rival Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne on Thursday and Barton College on Friday. The Cardinals have won six straight matches and

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are 9-3 on the season. “Right now it feels great,” sophomore Mitch Weiler said. “It is very early in the season though so we aren’t getting our heads too high, but we are enjoying the moment.” The No. 13 Cardinals have a better conference record than No. 5 Loyola Chicago and No. 9 Ohio State, who they beat 3-2 on Feb. 6. While it remains early in the season, both players and coaches are pleased with how the team has started the season. “It feels good, but it is very early. I think that is the most important part, and when you talk about the teams that were picked to finish higher

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The Ball State men’s volleyball team is leading the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association with a record of 3-0. The team will continue MIVA play when it plays Loyola on Wednesday.

in the MIVA we still have both of those teams to play,” head coach Joel Walton said. “I’m real happy with where we are

at. We need to keep getting better because we are not where we want to be yet.”

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SUMMER OF LOVE CONCERT: SONGS OF THE WOODSTOCK GENERATION Go back to the Woodstock generation to relive (or experience for the first time) songs and memories from the music of that time. All arrangements are played live and notefor-note by musicians. The show, which is at 7:30 p.m. at John R. Emens Auditorium, is a part of Emens’ Artist Series events. Tickets are free in advance for Ball State students or $12 at the door. Tickets for adults range from $25-$35.

SALARY NEGOTIATION WORKSHOP The Career Center is hosting a workshop at 5 p.m. in the Schwartz Digital Complex in Bracken Library to educate students on how to best negotiate their salary, which is something many students don’t know how to do right out of college. The session will talk about what a job offer entails and how salaries and additional benefits play into the offer.

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FIRST PERSON 1 IN 3 CURATORS TALK WITH MARINA GALVANI Curator and economist Marina Galvani will be speaking about her current special exhibit, 1 in 3, at 6 p.m. at the David Owsley Museum of Art recital hall. Galvani will talk about the evolution of her exhibit, as well as what it takes to acquire art from across the globe.

DANCE MARATHON Ball State’s annual 12-hour event to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children is here. From 2 p.m. to 2 a.m., dancers will be standing or dancing to raise money for the kids. Dancers have been raising money all year for this. While registration has closed to be a dancer, anyone can donate to the hospital online. Last year, Dance Marathon raised more than $500,000. FARMERS MARKET AT MINNETRISTA: INDOOR MARKET The monthly Farmers Market at Minnetrista is here once more. From 9 a.m. to noon, find your favorite fresh foods and homemade treats, made by the local community. Because it’s winter, the market has moved indoors. MASK MAKING WORKSHOP Make your own mask at a workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the David Owsley Museum of Art. Artist-teacher Aaron Nicholson will be there, and students can learn to make a sculpture using armature, papier-mâché and found objects. Register online at bsu.edu/artmuseum. Registration is $25 for students, or $30 for ages 13 and up.

WEDNESDAY IS GRADUATE SCHOOL IN YOUR FUTURE? MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION Unsure if you want to go to graduate school? Check out your options at the Career Center’s informational event at 5 p.m. in the Schwartz Digital Complex in Bracken Library. Learn about resources for researching programs, requirements, application timelines and how to pay for it. THE LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT - ‘ASK YOUR MAMA: 12 MOODS FOR JAZZ’ The Langston Hughes Project will be at the Sursa Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. for a multimedia concert performance, featuring the Ball State Symphony Orchestra. The project is a 12-part epic poem with musical scores. The concert links the words and music of Hughes’ poetry to images and works of artists Hughes admired.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Kyler Durham, a senior landscape architecture major, also delivers pizza. He said other drivers can be just as dangerous as the snowy roads. “I would say that people sometimes aren’t quite using their brain when they’re driving,” he said. “They’re kind of speeding sometimes so you’ve gotta watch out.” Pick-up trucks are the most frequent offenders, McCabe said. The diesel trucks seem like they go about 20 mph over the speed limit, and it seems like they love to go fast in the snowy weather, he said. Slowing down is necessary, because it can take a while for Muncie’s roads to be plowed, he said. “Neighborhoods are re-

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Carlos Mata, Latino Student Union president, said he has seen an increase in the Latino community since his freshman year.

ally bad right now,” he said. “A lot of the roads down on McGalliard are really bad too. It’s allaround tough.” But Durham takes an easier route whenever the roads are bad. He tries to avoid the slick roads by cutting through Ball State’s campus. “Campus is probably one of the more safer areas to drive,” he said. “They clean the streets pretty well, have salt down and everything. I actually drive through campus more often than I do other streets, so props to Ball State.” Even so, he makes sure he drives carefully — giving himself enough time to stop, looking both ways and reading other people’s driving styles. Among all of the delivery drivers, being careful is a common trend. “I think the most important thing is to be careful,”

“Two years ago, I hardly saw any community,” he said. “I think Ball State has done a really good job getting more minority students here. Is it perfect? Well, it’s getting there. It’s not perfect yet.” To him, a part of recruitment and retention of a diverse student body is offer-

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Chris Brown-Epperson, a Papa John’s deliveryman, said Sunday was one of the busiest days of the year so far. He also said drivers don’t receive more tips despite the poor driving conditions.

he said. “You know, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Even if it takes a little bit for the order to get there or what have you, it’s always better that it gets there.” The drivers generally don’t receive more tips when they have to deal with poor driving conditions, Brown-Epperson said. “It’s usually about the same,” he said. “There’ll be a couple instances where ing opportunities for diverse students as well as advertising inclusivity. Offering more scholarship opportunities for students of minority groups would benefit the university, Mata said. “There are some students who have the passion to go to college but may not have

it’s very generous, but then there’s also instances where it’s casual, business as usual.” But McCabe said even if the tips aren’t better, customers are usually more thankful. “People are being a little bit nicer,” he said. “The weather is a talking subject. I think there’s some pity in that, but it’s a good night for me, I’d say.” resources to go,” he said. David Jones, Black Student Association president, said while he hasn’t seen any changes in diversity yet, he has faith that the university is doing good things behind the scenes. “I feel like this is a great way to show us they’re try-

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The trip is open to all majors, and the application is due today. Jarrett hopes one day the program will become a department. She said one thing the program needs is more faculty and staff. “In order for us to continue growing and to continue being really successful, we need people that can dedicate their time full-time,” Jarrett said. Hartloff said taking a women’s and gender studies class is great for learning about the world and one’s self. “The program teaches more than just skills appli-

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hand experience in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions (STEM), as well as feminism. “It is another opportunity to show how viable WGS is as a field, as a program, as a career,” Jarrett said. “It’s something people can do something with after they graduate.” Ari Hartloff, a junior women’s and gender studies major, plans to attend the trip in May. “I am most looking forward to the culture and seeing how the dynamics differ from our small town of Muncie,” Hartloff said.

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The number of students enrolled as either majors or minors in the women’s and gender studies program is at an all-time high. There are currently 126 students in the program, which Courtney Jarrett, affiliate faculty member in the program and associate director of disability services, said is impressive. While the program has been around since the mid 1980s, it became an official major in 2005, Jarrett said.

In 2009, the program took a hit when the state of Indiana cut funding and Ball State performed an overhaul of its different programs. “2009 was a big turning point for us,” Jarrett said. “We were trying to get our bearing and figure out what the program was going to be like from that point on, because there were big changes.” Seven years later, the women’s and gender studies program has grown so much its first study abroad trip is planned to take place this May in Madrid, Spain. The trip will give students an opportunity to have a first-

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cable to the world,” Hartloff said. “It teaches about how we can improve ourselves and often compares

to situations the majority of us have gone through at some point in our formative years.”

GREEK LIFE DOUBLES AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED FOR CHARITIES

In the past year, Ball State Greek Life has doubled the amount of money raised for charities. It raised $259,803 in 2015, compared with a little more than $171,000 in 2014, for a 51.82 percent increase, according to the Fall 2015 Fraternity and Sorority Life Report Executive Summary. The total number of service hours in 2015 went up 12.2 percent from 2014 to 35,695 hours. “The total service hours and philanthropic dollars raised in the year 2015 are record-breaking numbers for our community,” the report said. With the increase in money raised and community service done, there also was an increase in students rushing. Eightytwo more students rushed in 2015 than in 2014. Of Ball State students, 15.35 percent are now a part of Greek Life — an increase from 14.25 percent in Fall 2014. But along with an increase in students rushing, there is also an increase in retention, so more Greek Life members are staying in the organization through their sophomore year. Retention is up 9.79 percent to 88.85 percent. In the Fall Semester, Greek Life continued to have a higher average GPA than the campus average. The greek average is 3.086, and Ball State’s is 2.985. This is the 21st consecutive semester that the greek GPA has been higher than the all-campus GPA. – STAFF REPORTS

ing to make changes on campus,” he said. “I know with the ... racial problems we had at Ball State in the past, they’re looking to put together forums and committees, they’re trying to put an end to these problems. I think it’s a great way to show us that they care.”

ADMISSIONS INCREASES IN PAST YEAR

• 25 percent for AfricanAmerican students • 13 percent for Asian students • 29 percent for Latino students

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Pets at school offer stress relief despite being costly for students |

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Pet owners know it’s true: no matter how much you miss your family and friends, there’s something different about missing your dogs, cats and other pets while you’re away at school. Some Ball State students have kept their furry friends with them and have found there are both pros and cons to keeping a pet while at school. Rebecca Sampson, a junior psychology major, owns two cats, Fluffy and Charlie, in an off-campus house with her four

roommates. The adoption was agreed upon by all members of the house, and Sampson said they have had an effect on her happiness. “I feel a lot less stress — they’re a good stress relief to play with them or snuggle them for a while, especially during Finals Week last semester. I was so stressed out but then Charlie hopped up on my bed and I just snuggled him for a minute while I took a study break. I just felt so much better,” she said. A study done at Ohio State University supports Sampson’s sentiment; the results found that students with

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pets were less likely to report feelings of depression and loneliness, and a quarter of student respondents felt their pets helped them persevere during challenging situations. However, unforeseen challenges can occur that students may not be aware of at first. Couple Mandy Bode and Jake Crosley, seniors at Ball State, adopted their dog Piper at the beginning of the Fall Semester, and while they have loved having her, it did take a toll at first on their budget. “[Piper] can be expensive. We’ve had some big vet bills and then we had to pay more on our rent to have her,” Crosley said. Bode said the vet bills were primarily due to the fact that Piper was a rescue dog; many of the routine procedures had not yet been performed. Owning a pet also comes with added scheduling responsibility. Alex Didat, a senior accounting major, has a golden retriever, Roger, living in his house that he shares with roommates. He notes the importance of making sure you have enough time and space for a pet to live. “If there is a dynamic where there are enough people in the house, someone is there almost every hour of the day, then yes, [you can get a dog]. But if you have a dorm-like jail cell, do not get a dog that’s a lab or something big — I don’t know, I just don’t like the idea of it being imprisoned like that,” he said. Both Didat and Sampson mentioned the benefit of owning a pet in a house with a lot of room-

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Senior accounting major Alex Didat owns a golden retriever, Rodger, shown above, with his roommates, one of whom is Lindsey Bentley. Junior Rebecca Sampson owns Fluffy and Charlie, two cats, shown below. Sampson and Didat both agreed that living with roommates allows someone to help take care of the pet.

mates — the more people living in the house, the more likely it is that someone is going to be home and able to take care of the pet without leaving it alone for long stretches of time. The biggest thing that pet ownership seemed to teach, however, was the responsibility involved in taking care of another being. “I’ve always grown up with pets, but it was my parents’ responsibility. I’d just pet and not really do any of the dirty work,” Bode said. “That was definitely one of the things that really stressed me out at the beginning — starting a new semester and having a pet. It was a change to have to get on that schedule of when she’s going to go out, when we feed her, things like that.” Didat added to this idea, explaining that owning a dog had allowed him to learn how to take care of another being and put their

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needs before his own. “You’re kind of selfless about it. He’s not my dog, but I’ve been taking him out for the past week and expect nothing back in return from him. I’d rather make him happy than anything else,” Didat said. All four pet owners expressed deep love and appreciation for their furry friends and agreed that school would be a different experience without them. Bode and Crosley have made Piper the unofficial mascot for the Ball State Runner’s Association they are a part of, and both agreed that she is “a lifelong puppy.” Overall, pet ownership

can be a positive in both teaching responsibility and adding comfort and fun to a student’s lifestyle, as long as the student feels ready to take on the responsibility of owning that pet. Didat said the best thing about being a pet owner is not only the happiness pets cause, but the happiness the owners give them. “Nothing makes you feel better than coming home, and you’re just tired from school or work, and just seeing this big, old, fluffy ball running at you and just thinking, ‘This is the happiest moment of his day, seeing you,’” he said.

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people happy and create those moments for them,” Cowin said. Customers were seated at their tables where waiters took their orders and served them food ordered KELSEY DICKESON from the Chick-fil-A menu. GENERAL REPORTER kmdickeson@bsu.edu A band made up of a pianist, a saxophonist and a Love birds of all ages en- singer played live music joyed a non-traditional Val- during the dinner. entine’s Day meal at ChickWayne Simmons, a cusfil-A on Saturday. tomer from Hartford City, Seating times for custom- Ind., said he and his wife go ers were at 5 p.m., 6:15 p.m., to Chick-fil-A more than any and 7:30 p.m. Customers other restaurant. made reservations “If you want to for the event about have a great exWe don’t perience, a month in adthis is vance and paid $10 really do the place to come,” per person. The Simmons said. restaurant was ful- this to make Cowin said the ly booked for the money; ... we restaurant will event with each most likely make time slot seating do it just to, the event an anabout 30 people. you know, nual tradition, and Employees at Simmons said if he Chick-fil-A, lo- make people is in town, he will cated at 511 W. happy and be there. McGalliard Rd., As people finbegan setting up create those ished eating, waitthe restaurant for moments for ers brought cusits second annual tomers goodie bags Valentine’s date them. containing cupnight an hour becakes and passed RACHAEL fore the event. out red roses. Thirteen tables COWIN, head Cowin said the of marketing for in the center of event attracts Chick-fil-A the room were a wide range of covered with people, including white table clothes and set older couples, families and with white plates, clear sil“raving fans.” ver cups and plastic silver“We have actually a mother ware. The tables were each and son sitting at one table topped with white flowers and then a daddy and daughand white rose candles ter sitting at another close to floating in glasses of waeach other, and they said that ter. Strings of yellow lights they want to teach their son hung from the ceiling. how to be a proper man on Rachael Cowin, head of a date, so he can watch his marketing for Chick-fil-A, daddy,” Cowin said. said she had been planning Cowin said some Chickthe event for two months. fil-A locations host ValenCowin said the restaurant tine’s date night, and others did its best to break even on do not. In the past, Muncie the cost of the event. Chick-fil-A has hosted a “We don’t really do this daddy-daughter date night to make money; ... we do it just to, you know, make and a mother-son date night on Valentine’s Day.

Right now, superhero movies are the norm for any major film studio, and they usually RATING: tend to follow the same pat- 5/5 tern. Whether STARS it’s an origin story or a team movie involving multiple characters, there is always the protagonist(s) versus the antagonist(s) plot line, but what if said protagonist doesn’t follow the same alignment as everyone else? As a fourth wall-breaking, smart-mouth antihero would put it, “Cue the music.” “Deadpool” unfolds as the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego of Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. To be honest, I’ve been looking forward to this movie for quite some time, say since 2009, when Fox first tried to put Deadpool on the silver screen in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” but sadly butchered it in the worst way. This adaptation of Deadpool left a bad taste in the audience’s mouth and crushed the dreams of actually seeing a good, live-action adaptation of Deadpool. There have been many others with anticipations, including long-time Deadpool fan and current star, Ryan Reynolds, who wanted Fox to

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Ryan Reynolds stars in “Deadpool,” a movie that focuses on a former Special Forces member who undergoes an experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers. The movie released in theaters on Friday.

greenlight a Deadpool movie way before 2009. Until recently, Fox just never saw any potential in an R-rated superhero movie. It was in mid 2014 that someone “accidentally” leaked test footage, which caught the Internet in a whirlwind of excitement. Although hesitant at first, Fox executives saw all the positive feedback from the test footage and finally decided to make a move on the film. So Thursday night, after waiting seven long years, I finally got the chance to see the movie I’ve been waiting for. Unfortunately, my initial reaction walking out of the theater wasn’t what I was expecting. Don’t get me wrong,

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SPORTS

TUESDAY Men’s basketball heads to Oxford, Ohio, to take on Miami at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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MEN’S SWIMMING

Lone senior finishes out season Cole Smith hopes to set records in MAC championship

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In the lifespan of every organization, leaders come and go, and for the men’s swimming and diving team, senior Cole Smith finished the last swim of his career at Lewellen Aquatic Center on Feb. 13. Smith, a 22-year-old senior captain of the Ball State men’s swimming and diving team, is the only swimmer who was celebrated during the team’s Senior Day, since he was the only senior on the roster. There is always a moment where an athlete is forced to give up competing, and outside of the Mid-American

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Conference championships, Smith’s career is almost at an end. “I remember talking to my brother about a week ago about how I’ve only known myself as an athlete my whole life, so I don’t know if I’m really ready to give this up,” he said. “My body feels ready, but I don’t know if I can just give up being an athlete.” In high school, Smith was a member of his high school football team in Columbia City, Ind., but hung up the pads to take his athleticism into the water. After spending his last two years of high school in the pool, he decided to try to swim at a collegiate level. “I didn’t even think I would initially be good enough to swim in college. I didn’t make the decision to swim in college until the last month of

high school,” Smith said. Smith’s brother went to Ball State, so he decided to come because of his familiarity with the school. “There were years where he probably wouldn’t have made the team,” head coach Bob Thomas said. “He came in very inexperienced, had trouble keeping up in his lane, and he wasn’t used to the workload that we have.” Four years later on Senior Day, Smith posted three firstplace finishes in the four events in which he competed. He opened the meet against Miami with a first-place time of 1:36.03 in the 200-yard medley relay with three of his teammates. He went on to take an individual first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (21.80), a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle (48.45) and a team victory in

the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:09.59). While Smith was the only senior on the team, he received plenty of support from his family, who came out for his last meet. “I always have a big family support group in the stands, which is really nice. I very much appreciate them,” Smith said. Thomas has been with Ball State for 37 years and has never had as unique of a roster as this season. “Coaching a team with one senior has never happened since I’ve been here,” Thomas said. “And I’ve been here for a long time.” Being the only senior comes with its own benefits and hardships. “It still really hasn’t hit me that I’m a senior this year. Sometimes I forget I’m a se-

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Sophomore guard used to team pressure Jeremie Tyler won state title in high school

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Sophomore Jordyn Penny tied for first place with Marissa Beucler from Kentucky on the uneven bars with 9.875. Penny also placed seventh on the vault (9.725) and 18th on the balance beam (9.400). Senior Denasiha Christian also tied for first on the floor routine. Ball State came in third with a 194.375, behind Kentucky (195.800) and Kent State (194.625). Lindenwood finished last with a 190.950.

With Ball State (16-9, 7-5 Mid-American Conference) in a tie for first place in the MAC West with Toledo (15-9, 6-5 MAC), Ball State sophomore guard Jeremie Tyler has experienced this pressure before. Tyler’s high school team, Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis), finished the 2013 season 27-2. The Titans went on a 10-game winning streak en route to the Indiana Class 4A State Championship. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 16.9 points per game, four steals per game and two blocks per game in his final season as a Titan. Tyler explained that practices were so intense, some of them led to scuffles. “We used to go at each other,” Tyler said. “There would be fights in practice because we were going so hard, but at the end of the day we were still like brothers.” At Arsenal Tech, Tyler played with current NBA Utah Jazz rookie Trey Lyles and Florida State recruit and Tech senior C.J. Walker. Although the three play at different levels of the game, Tyler said they hardly talk about hoops when they get

to converse. “We check on each other to make sure we’re all good,” Tyler said. “[Lyles] is actually inviting me to Summer League this summer in Las Vegas, so I’ll have a chance to catch up with him. I talked to [Walker] a couple days ago before his game against Pike High School when he had 53 points. We started talking about college — not even the basketball aspect, just the transition from high school.” Tyler said his Titans team had one sentiment before its championship run began. “We knew what type of team we had [in 2013], and we looked at the other teams in the state and we knew we had a chance,” he said. Fast forward three years and Tyler’s new team is again on top of the standings. He said the Cardinals have “improved a lot over the past two years.” “We’ve finally built a foundation for the next coming years — we actually have a legit chance to make a run in the conference tournament,” he said. Tyler said he and his teammates need to be more aggressive if they want to make that potential tournament run. “We have to learn how to win,” Tyler said. “We’ve been playing not to lose games recently, and I think that’s been hurting us.”

nior, honestly. I’m the only one, so I really don’t have anyone to share that with,” Smith said. “Half the time, it doesn’t even cross my mind that this is my last year. But I’m sure when I get to MAC and swim there, it will hit me.” Smith is anticipating that the upcoming conference championships will bring out the emotional tie he’s built with the sport and his teammates for the past four years. “I definitely am taking away the friendships, that’s the biggest thing I’ll miss,” Smith said. “We’re all just here for the love of the sport. Being an athlete really connects people in a way where most people don’t understand.” Being the only senior, it was imperative that Smith was an effective leader, and Thomas thought he did just that. “He definitely has a lot of

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leadership skills. Not only potential, but executes being a leader. When he speaks, the team listens,” Thomas said. “He does lead by example and is just a great senior to have on the team. If you’re only going to have one, he is definitely the one you want.” The 2016 MAC championships will be March 2-5 in Ypsilanti, Mich., and Smith has high goals moving forward to his last meet. “My ultimate goal for this season is to get two records in the 50 and 100 free. It would be nice to make the championship meet, because I’ve never made it before. That would be pretty cool,” Smith said. Thomas is looking forward to seeing Smith and the rest of his team apply the skills they’ve acquired this season at the MAC championship.

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Ball State will play host to two of those opponents who were predicted to finish ahead of them in the preseason MIVA standings. The Cardinals will take on Loyola on Wednesday and Lewis on Thursday. Both the Ramblers (8-3, 3-1 MIVA) and the Flyers (9-5, 4-2 MIVA) have yet to play the Cardinals this season. “If we can still be ahead after we have gone through that first cycle and played everybody, that is something to hang our hats on,” Walton said. “And at that point in time it’s a great start.”

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Sophomore Mitch Weiler said it feels good to be leading the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Ball State men’s volleyball team has won six straight matches and is 9-3 (3-0 MIVA).

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