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Two people have applied for the open Board of Trustees positions so far. Kit Crane, Henry County Circuit Court 2 judge, and Muncie firefighter Jason Chafin were the two applicants for the positions, according to the Muncie Star Press. Both are Ball State alumni. Crane has been Circuit Court Judge since June 2012, when he was appointed by then-Gov. Mitch Daniels. He was later elected for a six-year term in 2012. He got his Juris doctoral degree from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. He was also in the U.S. Army Reserve. Crane also applied for the open position in the Indiana Supreme Court, but he was not chosen as a semi-finalist, according to the Courier-Times. Chafin has worked at the Muncie Fire Department since December 2007 and previously worked at the Indiana Department of Child Services for a year. He graduated from Ball State in 2003 with undergraduate degrees in business management and political science.

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How feasible are each of the slates’ platform points for SGA elections? KARA BERG AND SABRINA CHILDERS

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Two groups of students are campaigning to be the next executive slate for Student Government Association. The Daily News talked to the people each slate said they spoke with to find if their platform points would be feasible to complete within a year. Voting for the elections opens at 8 a.m. today and closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

the point with 18, and he said campus could benefit from more public art on campus. “Certainly some of the public art items could happen rather quickly, but this also needs to be a long-term commitment, so we are looking at five-year and 10-year projects and goals,” Falten said. “With a relatively modest budget, the effect could be transformative.”

Before the Student Government Association election season began, our staff planned out our coverage for the two weeks. We had originally planned on endorsing a slate. After we interviewed each one, we realized we couldn’t confidently give an endorsement. Both Summit and 18 had flaws. Both slates had failed to do all of the necessary research to adequately answer our questions. But above all, we were frustrated with the nature of the student government campaign season. The slates spent the two short weeks trying to win over the student body’s approval by putting their names in front of people and trying to convince them of how personable each individual on the slate was. Most of their campaign tactics left out their platform points, which should be the most important part of the election process. It ended up being more about popularity, rather than platform point quality and feasibility. For example, 18 created a music video for themselves, in which they didn’t mention a single one of their platform points. The song, however, was catchy and was stuck in our heads for days. Summit, too, was guilty of pushing irrelevant content on their social media sites. They created a BuzzFeed quiz called, “Which Summit slate member are you most similar to?” Once again, the quiz had nothing to do with their platform points. It instead asked questions like, “What Muncie pizza place are you calling on a Friday night?” Platform points don’t seem to win the elections. Instead, it’s based off of things like who can show the most “cardinal pride.” The slates’ Instagram feeds are filled with pictures of them going to Late Nite, visiting various campus organizations and attending games. They make sure students know they are everywhere on campus. Diversity is another buzz word the slates don’t hesitate to use to their advantage when branding themselves. During the AllSlate Debate, the slates talked about diversity in detail. However, discussion on the actual diversity platform points was limited.

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James Wells, Ana Batres, Emily Halley and Brock Frazer: POINT: Strengthen student relationship with freshman advisers FEASIBLE: Yes WHY: Mark Parkinson, associate director and academic adviser, said

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Junior forward Franko House scored 20 points for the Cardinals in the 115-79 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday at Worthen Arena. Ball State shot 55.1 percent from the field and had five other players that scored 10 or more points.

Record day leads team to 115-79 win

Ball State keeps 1-game lead in MAC West with 2 games left RYAN FLANERY MEN’S BASKETBALL REPORTER | @Flanery_13 Ball State men’s basketball rewrote the record books in its 115-79 victory over Mid-American Conference rival Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Eighteen 3-point shots fell in for the Cardinals, breaking the record set on Dec. 15, 2001, against Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Ball State’s 39 3-point attempts against Eastern Michigan was also a school record. The Cardinal’s 115-point performance also tied the program record for the most points against a Division I opponent and is tied for the fifth-highest single-game total in school history. Head coach James Whitford said even he was surprised by the scoring outburst. “You know, it is crazy,” Whitford said. “A lot of that had to do with the number of possessions in the game, but I don’t really concern myself with that, though; I concern myself with the efficiency ratio.”

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the traveling office hours would give students more opportunities and confirmed it would be feasible to do. “We discussed the possibility of advisers having ‘traveling office hours’ on occasion in residence halls, the Atrium or other common areas,” Parkinson said. “This would allow students informal opportunities to meet their advisers and ask questions. We agreed to stay in contact to discuss such initiatives.”

Matt King, Greg Carbo, Lexi Williams and Race Bates: POINT: Increase amount of student art on campus FEASIBLE: Yes WHY: Arne Falten, director of the School of Art, said he did discuss

‘LEAPLING’ CELEBRATES 5TH REAL BIRTHDAY | ABBIE WILLANS GENERAL REPORTER ajwillans@bsu.edu

Thomas Mian, a sophomore public relations and advertising major, has only had four birthdays. Mian is a “leapling” or a “leaper,” meaning he was born on Feb. 29, a day that only occurs every four years. Mian said he has only ever met two other people who share his birthday, and one of them went to high school with him. The chance of being born on Feb. 29 is one in 1,461, with

about 5 million “leaplings” alive today. Mian was born in 1996, so this will be the fifth time he’s gotten to celebrate on the actual day of his birth. He remembers his teachers making an event of it and having parties when he was in elementary school. Mian’s mother, Stephanie, said he was supposed to be born on March 7, “but he had to have things his way.” There were two other babies born that day in the same hospital, and the local newspaper wanted to

take their picture. “We always tease him that he’s going to be five instead of twenty,” she said. The reason February sometimes has an extra day is because it takes slightly more than 365 days for the Earth to make it all the way around the sun – precisely 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds. Leap Day was developed in 45 BC by Julius Caesar’s astronomer, Sosigenes.

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here are about 5 million people born on Feb. 29, T and Thomas Mian, a sophomore public relations and advertising major, is one of those “leaplings.” Shown above is Mian at 4-months-old. There is a See LEAP BABY, page 5 1 in 1,461 chance of being born on Leap Day. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE

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BLUE MAN GROUP Blue Man Group will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at John R. Emens Auditorium. Blue Man Group is a comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party mixed together. Tickets range from $25-$35 for students, and $40$65 for adults. Buy tickets at the Emens Box Office.

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EDUCATING A DIVERSE NATION SPEAKER SERIES - ROGER WORTHINGTON Roger Worthington will be speaking about the importance of educating people on diversity in his speech, “Difficult Dialogues about Diversity: Responding to Student Protests and Demonstrations.” Worthington will be speaking at 7 p.m. in the Art and Journalism Building Room 175. He serves as a professor and chair of the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education at the University of Maryland. HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACTS THE JOB SEARCH Find out how you can utilize social media to search for a job, as well as keep your profiles employer-friendly at this Career Center workshop from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Schwartz Digital Complex in Bracken Library.

BUSINESS PLANNING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE Matthew R. Marvel, a George A. Ball distinguished professor of entrepreneurship, will be speaking about the challenges with business planning research at 5 p.m. in Cardinal Hall in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. There will be a reception immediately following the presentation in Terrace Lounge. The event is free and open to the public. ALTAN Altan, a traditional Irish band, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. at Pruis Hall. The band has songs ranging from touching, old Irish songs to hard hitting reels and jigs. Tickets are $5 in advance for students, or $10 at the door. For adults, tickets are $19 in advance or $24 at the door. This show is a part of the “Emens Presents at Pruis” series.

BALL STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA The Ball State Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Sursa Performance Hall. The all-student orchestra performs music from all genres and time periods. General admission is $5, but students get in for free with their student ID. Go to the Emens Box Office to get your ticket.

THURSDAY CONCERT BAND Ball State’s concert band will perform at 7:30 at Sursa Performance Hall. The repertoire is yet to be announced for the performance. General admission is $5, but students get in for free with their student ID. Go to the Emens Box Office to get your ticket.

FRIDAY RESIDENCE HALLS CLOSE Spring Break starts, and residence halls will be closing for all residents at 9 a.m. Halls will open back up at 9 a.m. on March 13 for students to start coming back from break. 43RD ANNUAL DIMENSIONS IN JAZZ FESTIVAL High School jazz bands from across the region will be coming to campus for competitions and clinics. The all-day event ends with a concert featuring the two winning bands, a performance from trombonist John Fedchock and the Ball State Jazz Lab Ensemble. The daytime part of the festival is free and open to the public.

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The Ball State men’s volleyball team extended its win streak to 10 matches — doing so with a variety of different players in the starting lineup. Head coach Joel Walton has implemented a plan that not only gives a lot of the roster playing time, but also keeps each player fresh all the while. “We’ve been able to get a lot of different players on our team stepping in when given the opportunity and taking advantage of that with good performances,” Walton said. During the team’s victory over Quincy on Thursday and Lindenwood on Friday, there were two different right-side outside attackers who saw starting action. Against Quincy, junior outside attacker Brendan Surane got the start, finishing the match with a teamhigh 12 kills. On the second night of back-to-back action, another outside attacker led the team with kills. Against Lindenwood, it was senior Marcin Niemczewski with 12 kills.

Walton and his coaching staff have used a number of starting lineups and rotations as the year has progressed. “Keeping [Niemczewski] fresh last night and having him ready to go tonight worked out well for us. He played a very good match on fresh legs,” Walton said following the 3-0 victory over Lindenwood. Walton said while he decided who to play on a match-up basis, he likes having the versatility to play many different players at one position. “Having the opportunity to play both Niemczewski and Surane on the right side and get good performances from them allows us, if we want to, to play a different personal set each night and make sure our team is fresh on that second night of the weekend,” he said. Junior outside attacker Mike Scannell has seen increased playing time after returning from his concussion earlier in the season. Scannell led the team in kills for four consecutive matches (Lewis University, Loyola University, Barton College and Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne).

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The men’s volleyball team has extended its win streak to 10 matches by switching up the starting lineup. Senior outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski had 12 kills in the match against Lindenwood on Friday at Worthen Arena

Similarly, redshirt junior outside attacker Edgardo Cartagena stepped in and played libero after freshman Adam Wessel seemed fatigued from the six-game road trip. Walton attributes much of his team’s successes to its ability to have multiple guys performing well in various areas. “I don’t know that I can say, ‘This one player has impressed me,’” Walton

said. “It kind of gets back to why I think our team has played well through this early part of the season; ... we’re getting different performances from different players on given nights.” After a six-match home stretch, the Cardinals will go out west over Spring Break for a double-header against Grand Canyon and a match in California against the University of California Los Angeles on March 7.

BALL STATE WIN GUARANTEES TOP-4 SEED IN MAC TOURNAMENT

Cardinals sweep Eastern Michigan with 67-63 victory

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Ball State women’s basketball (19-8, 11-5 Mid-American Conference) clinched a berth in the MAC tournament quarterfinals after beating Eastern Michigan (18-9, 9-7 MAC) on the road 67-63. The top four teams in the MAC start the tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, skipping the first round at campus sites. Head coach Brady Sallee said he had no idea the Cardinals had guaranteed a trip to Cleveland, where the last three rounds of the tournament will be held. “I don’t know how all of that standings stuff is playing out — I haven’t paid that much attention to it,” he said. “But you’ve gotta win this time of year. ... You’ve gotta come in and beat good teams on their home floor.” Eastern Michigan had won five consecutive games before losing to Ball State. Sallee said it

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The Ball State women’s basketball team beat Eastern Michigan on the road 67-63 this weekend, moving the team up to the top four teams in the Mid-American Conference. It is currently tied for second with Toledo in the MAC West Division.

was held to just 14 points. “We needed this one because we did it tonight without [Fontaine] going crazy,” he said. “[Fontaine] was good, but they did a great job against her, and some other people stepped up.” Ball State is tied with Toledo (16-11, 11-5 MAC) for second in the MAC West Division. Though Eastern Michigan still has an outside shot at a top-four seed and the resulting entry to the quarterfinals, Ball State’s 2-0 record against the Eagles and head-to-head vic-

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The Ball State men’s basketball 115-79 win tied the program’s record for most points against a Division 1 opponent. Head coach James Whitford was surprised by his team’s effort and winning the rebound battle in the game.

After racking up 30 assists against Eastern Michigan, Ball State is now third in the MAC with 14.6 assists per game. Nine players had at least one assist against the

BSU TAKES 11TH AT MAC INDOORS

Ball State track and field finished 11th in the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships this past weekend in Akron, Ohio, with a total score of 14 points. Head coach Brian Etelman said he thought the Cardinals improved throughout the season. “Certainly 11th place is not something we will brag about, but our finish is not reflective of the tremendous growth we have made this year as a team,” he said. The 4x400-meter relay consisting of freshman Amber McGee, junior Olivia Ashba, senior Danielle Dahl and sophomore Gabby Sims scored 3 points for Ball State with a time of 3:46.13, the best relay time for Ball State since 2008. Freshman Peyton Stewart placed fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.56. Her finish was the best by a Ball State sprinter in a championship race since 2009 and earned 5 points for her team. Senior Zenée Gadson earned sixth in the triple jump at 12.03 meters, good for 3 points. Gadson is also the first Ball State student-athlete to score in the triple jump since Terri Abraham placed sixth in 2008. Etelman said he was proud of his team “The MAC is an impressively competitive conference,” he said. “We handled the dogfight well and made a huge step forward in building our program.” The Cardinals will begin the outdoor season March 19 at Butler’s Bulldog Opener in Indianapolis. – ALLYE CLAYTON

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The Ball State women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up competition at the Mid-American Conference championships with 131 team points and an eighth place finish. Over the course of the four-day competition, the Cardinals had eight top-16 finishes as well as top-8 finishes in five events. After the tournament wrapped up on Feb. 26, Akron earned its third straight MAC Championship with 773.5 team points. Eastern Michigan finished second with 592 points and host school Bowling Green was third with 478. Sophomore Tracy Muszalski finished sixth place overall in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 2:25.73. Muszalski also finished 10th in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.01. Another 10th place finish came from sophomore Amanda Kedzierski in the 100-yard breaststroke with a final time of 1:03.67. In the 1-meter dive, junior Quinn Bixler scored a 250.40 final score en route to her 11th place finish. She will be joined by senior teammate Madie Zirzow in the NCAA Diving Zones from March 1012 in West Lafayette, Ind. – STAFF REPORTS

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Ball State shot 55.1 percent from the field (38-69), was 21-29 from the freethrow line (72.4 percent), and its 46.1 percent rate from three was well above its 37.5 percent clip entering the game. Sophomore forward Sean Sellers led the Cardinals with seven 3-pointers and 26 points. Five other players also scored 10 or more points — the first time six Ball State players have scored 10 or more points since the 2009 season. Junior forward Franko House scored 20 points and said the balanced attack “is very exciting for us.” “We know we can score the ball pretty well,” he said. “For our shooters to put it in the bucket like they did is good going into the tournament, giving our shooters a lot of confidence.”

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1. OHIO* (22-5, 14-2) 2. CENTRAL MICHIGAN* (198, 13-3) 3. BALL STATE* (19-8, 11-5) 4. TOLEDO (16-11, 11-5) CAN STILL EARN BYE 5. EASTERN MICHIGAN (189, 9-7) 6. AKRON (15-2, 9-7)

was a difficult victory because it was Senior Night for the Eagles, and junior guard Jill Morrison had to sit with a foot injury. “I don’t know that I can put it into words how tough it was to win this game,” he said. “We had a lot of reasons to think that maybe we couldn’t win it — you know, you’re playing against the zone and one of your best shooters can’t play. But I love the mentality, … we just try to find ways to win games.” Sophomore forward Moriah Monaco stepped up to fill the void by scoring a career-high 28 points and sinking eight 3-pointers. Sallee said he was happy to see his team step up on a night when leading scorer Nathalie Fontaine

WEDNESDAY Women’s basketball plays Northern Illinois at 7. p.m. in Worthen Arena.

Eagles, led by junior guard Ryan Weber’s six. Whitford said he was shocked with his team’s effort after the Cardinals started the game with a

tory over Akron (15-12, 9-7 MAC) guarantees the Cardinals finish no worse than fourth. The Cardinals, however, are 0-4 against East Division leader Ohio (22-5, 14-2 MAC) and West Division leader Central Michigan (19-8, 13-3 MAC). Ball State’s next game will be against Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. in Worthen Arena. The Cardinals will close out the regular season on the road against Toledo Saturday, with the winner set to earn the third-seed in the MAC tournament.

14-0 run. He specifically mentioned winning the rebounding battle, 4730, and scoring 26 second-chance points. “We dominated them on the glass,” Whitford said. “It is probably as important as anything in the game, besides getting more possessions. I really think [offensive rebounding] broke them.” Though the Cardinals scored 101 points against NAIA IU-Kokomo last season, they had not scored more than 100 points against a Division I team since losing to Akron in overtime, 105-104, in 2003. Ball State (19-10, 10-6 MAC) has two regular season games left before the MAC tournament, but can clinch the MAC West Division title and a bye to the quarterfinals in Cleveland with a win against Central Michigan (16-13, 9-7 MAC) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Worthen Arena.

Ball State softball is on a six-game win streak following its perfect 4-0 weekend at the Western Kentucky University Holiday Inn Spring Fling. The Cardinals opened up the weekend on Friday with a 6-3 win over Southeast Missouri. Senior pitcher Nicole Steinbach held the Redhawks hit-less through 4.2 innings. Steinbach finished the weekend with three wins in 16.1 innings of work. She allowed 11 hits, three earned runs and struck out 14 opponents throughout the course of the weekend. On Saturday, the Cardinals played a doubleheader against Western Carolina and tournament host Western Kentucky. The Cardinals won both games 5-4 and 9-1, respectively. Head coach Megan Ciolli Bartlett said it was “a good day for the program,” as the Cardinals totaled 18 hits and three home runs. Freshman catcher Madison Lee led the Cardinals on the final day of competition with three RBIs. Two of those came off of a third-inning double, which shattered the scoreless game against in-state rival Valparaiso, where the Cardinals finished 8-1. Lee had seven hits over the weekend, including two doubles and three RBIs. She improved her season batting average to .444. The Cardinals will travel to Florida for spring Break, which will include games at the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament, Central Florida Tournament and Jacksonville Tournament. – STAFF REPORTS

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There are two slates running for the Student Government Association executive board for the 2016-17 school year. From left: 18 consists of Greg Carbo, vice presidential candidate; Race Bates, tresorial candidate; Lexi Williams, secretarial candidate; and Matt King, presidential candidate. Summit is comprised of James Wells, presidential candidate; Ana Batres, vice presidential candidate; Emily Halley, tresorial candidate; and Brock Frazer, secretarial candidate.

SUMMIT POINT: STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION OF MINORITY STUDENTS WITH PEER AND FACULTY MENTORS FEASIBLE: Yes

WHY: Batres said they wanted to organize a diversity commission where they could get together with leaders of student organizations and talk within SGA Senate about what things they needed to work on relating to diversity to try to implement on campus.

POINT: PUT MORE WASTE DISPOSALS THROUGHOUT CAMPUS AND PROVIDE A CLEARER AND SIMPLER WAY FOR STUDENTS TO BETTER IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT

FEASIBLE: Yes WHY: Robert Koester, director of the Center for Energy Research, Education and Service, said the more opportunities people had to throw away trash, the better. He said it should be possible to implement.

POINT: STRENGTHEN CARDINAL PRIDE WITH SPORTS BY WORKING TO INCREASE ATHLETE AND STUDENT RELATIONS

FEASIBLE: Probably WHY: Shawn Sullivan, assistant athletic director for marketing and fan engagement, said it was most likely feasible — it was just a matter of logistics to work out. For example, players may not be available before games due to meetings or class schedules.

POINT: INCREASE SAFETY OF STUDENTS ON AND OFF CAMPUS AND BRIGHTEN UP DARK SPOTS AROUND CAMPUS FEASIBLE: Probably

WHY: Jacob Cash, former presidential nominee for Cardinal Direction, said he proposed a similar point to Mayor Dennis Tyler. “When I ran for president with Cardinal Direction last year, we met with Mayor Dennis Tyler, and he assured us that if we were elected he’d be able to work on these points with us and make them happen,” he said.

POINT: UNIFY SMALL ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF STUDENT LIFE AND SGA FEASIBLE: Unknown

WHY: The slate contacted Melissa Ginotti, director of student life, but Ginotti said she did not wish to comment, because she is the adviser for SGA. Lauren Berger, assistant director of student life, directed the Daily News to Ginotti.

POINT: FILM STUDENT SENATE MEETINGS SO ALL STUDENTS CAN SEE WHAT SGA IS WORKING ON

FEASIBLE: Maybe WHY: Juli Metzger, journalism instructor and coordinator of Unified Media, said it is a great idea. “I would be more than happy to talk about it. I don’t know what the feasibility is. Am I in favor of it? I’m always in favor of an open government system. I don’t know where they’re going to have their meetings, I don’t know what the technology is over there; we’d have to talk about it,” Metzger said.

POINT: CREATE MUNCIE APPRECIATION DAY

FEASIBLE: Maybe WHY: Student Voluntary Services declined to comment on the feasibility of the point, but Atlas had a similar point last year and is in the process of implementing it.

POINT: MAKE STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY/WEEK AND MAXIMIZE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS AND THE UNIVERSITY FEASIBLE: Maybe

WHY: Ryan Reese, president of National Residence Hall Honorary, said this was a great idea, but did not feel comfortable commenting on the feasibility of this point. “I feel that this point is a great idea to really show support and appreciation for all of the students on campus. ... I explained what NRHH did for our Housing Appreciation Week and how it was feasible for NRHH. I don’t feel comfortable commenting on the feasibility of this platform point since I do not have all of the exact details about the appreciation week in terms of SGA,” Reese said.

POINT: RAISE AWARENESS FOR INCREASING NEED FOR COUNSELING SERVICES

FEASIBLE: Maybe WHY: Timothy Hess, director of the Counseling Center, said they would be open to conversation with SGA in the future about services offered, stigma on campus and university mental health.

POINT: INCREASE AWARENESS OF HEALTHY DINING OPTIONS

FEASIBLE: Yes WHY: Karen Adkins, interim dining director, said dining has already agreed to implement this platform point. “Ball State Dining has agreed to highlight a special display plate (entrée and sides) at Homestyle (Noyer Dining) and Comfort Zone (Woodworth Dining),” Adkins said via email. “Ball State Dining is an award-winning food service that prides itself in offering excellent menu choices, and it is our goal to continue to help our customers in making those better selections.”

POINT: USE L.A. PITTENGER STUDENT CENTER AS A 24-HOUR STUDY LOUNGE TWICE A SEMESTER, MORE IF POSSIBLE FEASIBLE: Probably

WHY: Student Center Director Bruce Morgan said the details would be the determining factor of this point. “This would be feasible; the final answer would depend on the details,” Morgan said.

POINT: PROVIDE A “HOST FAMILY” FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

FEASIBLE: Unknown WHY: Ro-Anne Royer Engle, director of the Multicultural Center, did not respond for comment. The slate wants to pair international students with other students in their major to make it academic- and university-focused. Friendship Families, a similar program to this, already exists to help international students transition to the university.

POINT: IMPLEMENT A DEAD WEEK

FEASIBLE: Maybe WHY: Nancy Cronk, registrar and executive director enrollment services, said Wells contacted her. Cronk told the Daily News to contact Marilyn Buck, associate provost and dean of university college. Buck said the idea is possible. “There are things that are good about this idea and there are some things that are not. The concept has been considered. Some of it depends upon what direction is taken,” Buck said.

POINT: START CONVERSATIONS ON OPPRESSION WITH MONTHLY SUMMITS

FEASIBLE: Maybe WHY: Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, said the more students involved, the better. However, it was not her place to as an administrator to discuss feasibility. “I did have a short conversation with ... Wells regarding the idea of SGA hosting a summit regarding sexual assault with student government leadership at other Indiana universities,” Bales said. “My response was the more people involved in these conversations, the better.”

POINT: IMPLEMENT CULTURAL AND DIVERSITY TRAINING

FEASIBLE: Yes WHY: Bobby Steele, assistant director of the multicultural center, said because the university already has Safe Zone training through the Counseling Center, starting up a similar program — as long as it’s well thought-out — should be feasible.

18 POINT: HAVE EXECUTIVE MEMBERS GIVE 18 PERCENT OF THEIR SALARY BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY FEASIBLE: Yes

WHY: Meagan Mullen, current treasurer of SGA, said the executive board can pool their own personal checks and donate the 18 percent to SGA if they want. “Now, with what they’re proposing, they would only be able to do it with their money; they cannot force the future Pro Temp or the student secretaries that run the office desk to donate their money,” Mullen said.

POINT: INCREASE UNIVERSITY PRIDE BY MAKING A HYPE TEAM AND GETTING PEOPLE MORE EXCITED FOR ATHLETIC EVENTS FEASIBLE: Maybe

WHY: Jeffery Jacomet, a student volunteer in the athletics department, said the platform was putting the right foot forward to working to increase attendance. “I believe that this will create a domino effect with students and increase attendance and university pride,” Jacomet said. The slate said they contacted Michelle Johnson, director of homecoming and athletics programs for the university foundation, but she did not respond for comment.

POINT: GIVE STUDENTS CORE CURRICULUM TEXTBOOKS FOR FREE BY USING OPENSTAX FEASIBLE: Maybe

WHY: On the OpenStax side, many other universities offer OpenStax textbooks for their common core classes, so that

would be possible. But Dani Nicholson, association director of marketing and communications for OpenStax, said it would be up to the professors to decide if they want to use the books or not. The slate said they did reach out to Common Core professors, but the professors did not want their names to be used.

FEASIBLE: Unknown

FEASIBLE: Maybe

FEASIBLE: Unknown

POINT: MAKE SURE STUDENTS FEEL SAFE ON CAMPUS WITH A STUDENT SECURITY PROGRAM WITH UPD

WHY: University Police Department Chief Jim Duckham said he was interested in learning more about the point, but it’s an interesting concept that has merit. As a department, they would want to research the details and look into if other universities are doing it, and how. The slate did meet with Duckham to discuss this point.

POINT: GIVE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY ON CAMPUS, TED TALKS STYLE FEASIBLE: Yes

WHY: Bobby Steele, assistant director of the Multicultural Center, said the Multicultural Center already does something similar to this with its “Trending Topics” program, so it would just be a matter of working to put it together.

POINT: FORM A TEAM SPECIFICALLY TO CREATE PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

WHY: The slate said they casually talked to a few telecommunications professors after class, but when the Daily News followed up with them, the professors said they had not heard from the slate or did not respond to emails.

POINT: WORK ON TRANSPARENCY WITH TVS IN THE ATRIUM WITH CLUB EVENTS, NEWS AND SGA UPDATES

WHY: The slate said they did not talk to anyone about this point, so it’s unknown if putting TVs in the Atrium would be possible. However, they also proposed putting the news and updates on the Student Center TVs that are already there, so that would be possible. Jim Lowe, associate vice president for facilities, planning and management, did not respond for comment.

POINT: CONTINUE PREVIOUS INITIATIVES

FEASIBLE: Probably WHY: The slate said they want to continue to get more drinking fountains around campus, keep the Scheumann Shuttle going and work with Muncie to continue to get rid of potholes. Richu Aby, current SGA vice president, said Atlas would just have to help with transition material, which can be done. However, she said no one from the slate has approached them. Raymond Garcia, Casey Smith, Victor Hamilton, Michelle Kaufman and Tyler Walker contributed to this story.

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Vera Mae’s, with its eclectic art pieces and art deco charm, is a staple of downtown Muncie. The restaurant has been a part of Muncie since 1995. Vera Mae’s was created out of Kent Shuff’s passion to own a restaurant. Growing up working in his grandmother’s restaurant in Huntington, a one-stop that served comfort food like fried chicken, beef and noodles and homemade pies, he gained a passion for restaurants, he said. Shuff majored in marketing at Ball State but while working at Corkey’s after college, Shuff decid-

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ed to start his own restaurant. He named it after his grandmother, whose first name was Vera, and his mother, whose middle name was Mae. Vera Mae’s actually started as a catering company, but in 1995 Shuff purchased half of Vera Mae’s current location downtown, deciding on the ambiance of a historical building at a time before there was much interest in downtown Muncie, he said.

In 2001, Vera Mae’s expanded when Shuff purchased a larger space next door. The expansion increased the seating capacity from 62 to 210. It was also the year Shuff met his future husband and co-owner Steve Fennimore. Fennimore said he had no experience with restaurants before becoming involved with Vera Mae’s. “I knew a restaurant was good if I liked the food,” he said. After owning the restaurant for 21 years and living above it, Shuff noted the impact the restaurant has had on him. “[Vera Mae’s] is our life and employees become like family,” he said. Shuff said his favorite part of being the owner of Vera Mae’s is the interaction he gets to have with guests and employees. Shuff enjoys greeting guests and said he

and Fennimore focus on the hospitality. Vera Mae’s has menus for lunch and dinner, and an interesting way of developing them. Nick Kirkpatrick has been Vera Mae’s chef for three years. He and his staff get to design most of the dishes, save for a few special dishes that are the signatures of the restaurant. Kirkpatrick said his approach to menus is to utilize as many products as possible so little goes to waste and also noted Shuff and Fennimore give him the freedom to be creative in the kitchen. “I enjoy working with [the owners]; they let me do what I want to do,” he said. Over the years, Vera

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Mian said the most common question he’s asked is which day he celebrates his birthday during years that don’t have an extra day. He’s celebrated on different days in the past. Since his 21st birthday will occur in a non-leap year, he will be legally allowed to drink on Feb. 28 next year. Some believe people born on Leap Day have special talents, strange personalities, or unique powers. Mian said he doesn’t know if this is true, but there are a number of famous people who share his birthday: rapper Ja Rule, poet Lord Byron, Pope Paul III, Jerry Gergich from “Parks and Recreation” and soccer player Darren Ambrose. 75˚

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Different cultures have varying views on Leap Day. In Greece, it is thought to be bad luck to get married in a leap year, but in other countries, it’s tradition for women to propose marriage on Feb. 29. It’s unknown whether this practice originated with St. Patrick in Ireland or then5-year-old Scottish Queen

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Thomas Mian has only had four birthdays because he was born on Feb. 29, a day that occurs every four years. The sophomore public relations and advertising major is considered a “leapling” or a “leaper” because of his birthday.

Margaret. Some Russians believe leap years mean death and dangerous weather, while Scottish farmers think leap year brings bad luck for their plants and animals. Even though Mian’s true

birthday doesn’t occur every year, he embraces the uniqueness of his birthday. “I love having a kind of unique birthday, it’s cool,” Mian said. He hopes to celebrate it with his friends this year.

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Vera Mae’s Bistro has been a part of downtown Muncie since 1995. The eclectic art pieces and art deco charm within the eatery were created by Kent Shuff’s passion to own a restaurant. Shuff majored in marking at Ball State and named the restaurant after his grandmother, Vera, and his mother, whose middle name was Mae.

Mae’s has entertained Muncie’s famous visitors including David Letterman, Carole King and Tom Greene.

“Without Ball State and Ball Hospital [bringing people to the area], we wouldn’t be here,” Shuff said.

BLUE MAN GROUP COMES TO MUNCIE Blue Man Group will make an appearance in John R. Emens Auditorium tonight. The stop is part of the group’s U.S. Tour, which kicked off Feb. 9. This is not the first time Blue Man Group has come to Muncie. Kristi Chambers, assistant director of marketing and communications at Emens, said after the group’s first appearance, many who saw the show requested it come again. “A lot of people absolutely love the show,” Chambers said. “It’s one of those shows you want to see again.” The tour marks nearly 25 years since the groups’ creation. According to its website, Blue Man Group show has been performed in 15 countries since 1991. The group has regular stages in big cities such as Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas and New York. Blue Man Group is known for playing on pipes and its use of ever-changing technology. Performances are a mixture of comedy, theater, rock concert and dance party, according to Emens’ website. More than 1,900 tickets were sold as of 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. There are approximately 1,400 seats left. Students can purchase tickets for as low as $25, which is the lowest price Blue Man Group will sell tickets for, Chambers said. Kendra Storz, a sophomore animation major, said this is her first time seeing the group perform. She has wanted to see a show after her grandma saw one in Las Vegas. “My grandma thought [Blue Man Group] was really cool,” Storz said. “They seem kind of mysterious, so that’s intriguing.”

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Screening can detect depression, anxiety in students Professors develop diagnosis test with 81 percent reliability

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The amount of people with depression and anxiety has been growing in the U.S., but there are many more who go undiagnosed, said three Ball State professors. Due to this, professors Jagdish Khubchandani, JoAnn Kleinfelder and Jerome Kotecki created a four-question screener to help students detect and diagnose anxiety and depression. “There are thousands of college students and young adults across the nation silently suffering from depression and anxiety,” Khubchandani, an assistant professor

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of community health education, said in a press release. A big reason why so many are undiagnosed is because of the lack of reliable, efficient and time-saving ways to screen for them, Khubchandani said. Nearly one in six college students (14.3 percent) have been diagnosed or treated for anxiety and 12 percent had been diagnosed or treated for depression, according to the 2014 National College Health Assessment survey. Khubchandani’s study was the first of its kind to be published in the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. The screener surveyed 934 college students and their psychosocial characteristics, according to the press release. The results found almost 10 percent of students re-

ported having depression diagnosed by a health care professional within the past year, and 20 percent reported having diagnosed anxiety. “Students carry a wide range of activities that often cause stress that may lead to depression and anxiety,” said Kleinfelder, a physiology and health professor. “The pressure to do well in all areas with limited time and lack of sleep heighten the stress. So we are seeing a rise in both depression and anxiety.” One in three students report prolonged periods of depression, and one in four report having suicidal thoughts or feelings, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Kleinfelder said the numbers are not surprising. Depression and anxiety often occur together, which

is why diagnosis and the proper treatment is so important, she said. “Undiagnosed cases can range from mild to severe and cause disruption of a person’s life and day-today activities that include social and physical well-being,” Kleinfelder said. “The earlier risk factors are discovered or clinical diagnoses are made, the better the prognosis. But, it is important to know that even depression and anxiety that falls outside of a clinical diagnosis can still have negative effects on daily life. That is why screening is so important.” Khubchandani said the top two reasons students visit the Counseling Center on campus are due to depression and anxiety. A 2015 Penn State study found the same — anxiety and

depression ranked above academic performance, relationship problems and stress when it came to students’ primary concerns. He said the City of Muncie lacks psychiatrists who are able to actually diagnose and prescribe the right medication to students, which is why the university holds a huge responsibility to take care of students. Because of this, Khubchandani and his research team are trying to implement the screener at Ball State and beyond. “We are sending our questionnaire to universities nation-wide in hopes to bring awareness and help to high-risk students,” Khubchandani said. “Within Ball State, we have to design a plan and reach out to students and multiple offices on campus, like ad-

HOW RELIABLE IS THE SCREENING? The four questions (two on depression and two on anxiety) help diagnose depression (79 percent sensitivity and accuracy) and anxiety (85 percent sensitivity and accuracy). Reliability analyses indicated the two depression questions are 77 percent reliable and the two anxiety questions are 82 percent reliable over time. Overall, the four questions have a reliability of 81 percent in diagnosing anxiety and depression. SOURCE: The Psychometric Properties of PHQ-4 Depression and Anxiety Screening Scale Among College Students.

missions, to get this going. This is going to need to be a campus-wide collaboration in hopes that we can reach as many people as possible to show that we care, and that diagnosis and treatment are important.”

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 In 2012, he got his master’s degree in public administration. After former President Paul W. Ferguson resigned from his position on Jan. 25, two Board of Trustees members — Marianne Glick and Frank Hancock — announced their resignation, though both said they submitted their resignation letters to Gov. Mike Pence in December. Trustees are chosen by Pence. Glick and Hancock

EDITORIAL:

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 While Summit has three diversity-related initiatives, 18 only has one. This didn’t stop them from using the word frequently. This isn’t the first year the slates focused their efforts on marketing themselves. Over the past several years, SGA candidates have gotten better and better at using social media and whatever tools are at their disposal to win the election. The problem this year is that both slates’ highly marketed

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Two people — Kit Crane, Henry County Circuit Court 2 judge, and Muncie firefighter Jason Chafin — applied to fill the Board of Trustees positions of Marianne Glick and Frank Hancock. Gov. Mike Pence chose Crane and Chafin.

said they will remain on the board until replacements are found for them. If chosen, Crane and Chafin will join a lawyer, a CEO of a consulting firm, the president of the George and

brands aren’t backed up by substantial platform points. Many of 18’s platform points aren’t very specific. They sounds more like an overall vision than an actual plan. Summit, on the other hand, has some less realistic points, like dead week. Past slates have talked about implementing a dead week, and it still has not happened. Though this could be because those previous slates weren’t elected, some administration weren’t that confident in this platform point either. Both slates still have more research to do on all of their points. Regardless of how much pull

Frances Ball Foundation, the president of Momper Insulation, the president of The Estopinal Group, a former CEO and president of United Way of St. Joseph County and a student.

SGA has on campus, elections are important. The executive board is paid for its work — the president of SGA receives money equivalent to full tuition. The election shouldn’t be based on popularity if that much money is on the line. Students need to take a step back from social media and check out the platform points before they vote today. Atlas did a great job of implementing its platform points while building a relationship with students. Hopefully, whoever wins Tuesday will recognize they have some work to do before they are ready to take office.

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