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Women’s basketball falls short of bid

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Kiaku will compete as an individual specialist on floor, and sophomore Bri Slonim will be an alternate on beam April 7 in Columbus, Ohio.

Kiaku had a breakout year, tying her career high score of 9.900 twice this season. Slonim had the secondhighest score this season on vault with a score of 9.875.

to the 2017-18 season that included victories over Purdue, Vanderbilt, Butler and Western Kentucky, Ball State women’s basketball made just enough errors in conference play to prevent it from an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. The team finished with its sixth straight WNIT appearance.

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Oscar winner to speak Nadaline looks to lead to students on campus golf to strong finish 4March 28: Seven-time

Academy Award winning sound designer Gary Rydstrom will speak about his experiences in the film industry as a part of Ball State’s Emens Professor Lecture series at 7 p.m. April 2 in Letterman Building 125. Films Rydstrom has worked on include “Saving Private Ryan,” “Titanic” and “Jurassic Park.”

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Kansas girl at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down racial segregation in schools, died at age 76. After Brown was denied enrollment in an all-white school, her father, Oliver Brown became lead plaintiff in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision ending school segregation.

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Campus invited to final Benny Dialogue The third Beneficence Dialogue will take place Thursday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Forum Room. There, students, faculty and administrators will discuss diversity in the classroom. Feedback from those in attendance will go to Ball State’s Council on Diversity and Inclusion and be further communicated with administrators.

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Former football player arrested near campus Gregory Gilliland, 21, was charged Wednesday with operating a vehicle while intoxicated: endangering a person and operating a vehicle with alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more in Muncie City Court.

The former Ball State football player was arrested early Friday morning after police determined he was driving under the influence of alcohol.

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SGA votes to add green council Student Government Association voted to add a green council to the senate Wednesday. The green council will bring together environmentally-focused student organizations to improve campus sustainability, said senator Kaleb Chowning. SGA’s constitution was amended to include a green council as a part of the duties of the community and environmental affairs committee.

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Immersive learning course designs 25 homes for 2 local nonprofits Since 2012, students have worked with Habitat for Humanity designing homes.

Liz Rieth Reporter Twenty-five addresses — that’s how you can measure the impact of this class.

Each of these addresses represents a house designed by Ball State students for nonprofits to support local residents.

Rehabilitating Houses, an immersive learning class consisting of architecture, interior design and construction management majors, has partnered with Habitat for Humanity for six years and most recently with Muncie Mission to renovate and design houses.

This semester, the class is collaborating with Muncie Mission to create two different designs for duplexes that will serve as transitional housing for residents at the mission.

“The stresses of life, associated with paying your rent on time, paying your utilities on time and preparing a meal would affect them. Before long they would lose their apartment, they would

It has been very educational to me and the students to get out of our academic bubble here and see how other people are actually living.”

- JANET FICK, Course adviser and instructor of construction management

Construction management, architecture and interior design students in the Rehabilitating Houses immersive class are working with Muncie Mission to design transitional housing. The plans presented to the Muncie Mission Board of Directors were approved. JANET FICK, PHOTO PROVIDED

lose their job and be right back in the Mission,” said Muncie Mission Executive Director Frank Baldwin. “This provides them with their own independent housing, but they have the support of Muncie Mission.”

Kelsie Kittredge, a student in the class, said the class just wants to make the houses blend in to the neighborhood.

“We want to keep it realistic and have basic needs, but also make it feel comfortable and inviting,” Kittredge, a senior interior design major, said. “I am able to use my skills in school to better someone’s life and to make things a little bit easier for them.”

The designs for the duplexes are done for free by the class, said course adviser and instructor of construction management Janet Fick.

“This is something these companies don’t have funding for. We are a financial benefit for them,”

Fick said. “It’s beneficial to know just how much we are helping Muncie Mission. It really makes you feel like you are contributing back to your community.”

While this is the first time Fick has worked with Muncie Mission, her immersive learning class has worked with the community through Habitat for Humanity since 2012.

Fick started the immersive course after she designed a class for Habitat for Humanity independently, pro bono, in 2012.

She said she wanted to continue designing for the organization, but needed to teach classes, too. Fick said Habitat for Humanity approached her with an idea that lead to the class. “[Habitat for Humanity] said to me, ‘Can we get the students involved?’ It sounded immersive,” Fick said. “Two weeks before class, I sent out an email asking for students who were interested and I got back 50 responses.”

Fick said the class has taught her a lot about the Muncie community.

“It has been very educational to me, and the students to get out of our academic bubble here and see how other people are actually living,” Fick said.

“It has been very eye-opening to all of us to see things that we take for granted that, to them, their needs are much more basic.”

Fick said when she met with the Habitat for Humanity families who would live in the houses her class designed, she was surprised by what they wanted.

“My college kids were asking a partner family’s daughter what she wanted in her room. They were talking about the windows or the color. The daughter said she wanted a door. She had never had a room with a door in it,” Fick said. “One of my students pounded her fist on the table, ‘You will have a door. You will have a door if I have to put it in myself.’”

While the class has impacted the Muncie community, Fick said it has impacted the students, too, because the course allows students to create work they can see.

“Knowing that I have worked on something, even something as small as a condo, it is super awesome to see I have made some sort of an impact on the community,” said Erin Powichroski, senior interior design major, who is currently in the class. “I really hope to come back and see the house someday.”

For Colten Showalter, junior construction management major, the class is a way to make an impact on his hometown.

“There is a lot of nastiness about Muncie. A lot of stuff that is ran down that needs attention.

That is ran down and boarded up,” Showalter said.

“Actually building new houses is providing for people and giving the community a nice look.”

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

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Ball State student selected as Indianapolis 500 Festival Princess Liz Rieth Reporter To some, becoming a princess means being just a pageant girl. But for one Indianapolis 500 Festival Princess, it means more than a crown.

At first, Ball State junior Emma Haney was hesitant to apply to the program because she thought it was like a pageant. However, when Haney looked into the program, she said she realized it is so much more.

“When I think about being a 500 Festival Princess, it is so much more than a crown,” Haney said. “Women empowering women is not anything that should be taken lightly. The fact that I get to work along[side] 33 civic minded, strong willed, driven young women — it is just so cool.”

Haney was one of 33 Indiana residents to be selected as a 2018 Indianapolis 500 Festival Princess.

Since 1959, the Indianapolis 500 Festival Princess Program has selected nearly 2,000 Indiana women to be 500 Festival Princesses. These women are provided opportunities to grow as leaders and participate in the Indianapolis 500 Race.

Last year, Haney decided to apply to be a princess when she attended the Indianapolis 500 Race for the first time and saw the princesses there.

“At the race, the 500 princesses did the pre-race ceremony and I was like, ‘What is happening?”

Haney said. “I loved seeing the community come together and all different walks of life and the energy — it was incredible.

“I truly could not believe I grew up 30 minutes from the track and I had never been. So it just sparked an interest.”

Haney said she couldn’t call her parents fast enough when she selected. After delivering the news, she said her mother cried and her father couldn’t wait to tell everyone his daughter “is a princess.”

Now, Haney said she can’t wait to see how this program will help her grow.

“I only have a year left. While Ball State has offered me so many opportunities to grow and learn and gave confidence, I just know there is so much more I have to learn,” Haney said. “I am so called to service. I love volunteering, so I am excited to see how this helps me grow there.”

Through this experience, Haney hopes to learn how to better serve her community and further her passion for working with people with disabilities.

Haney is a severe disability education major and the president of Ball State’s chapter of Best Buddies International. The nonprofit works to create opportunities for one-to-one relationships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“I think that starts with awareness,” Haney said.

“The 500 Festival is giving me a bigger platform to spread that awareness.”

In addition to receiving a $1,000 scholarship, Haney will attend several personal and professional development sessions hosted by sponsors of the festival. Indianapolis 500 Festival Board of Trustees member Mike Strohl, senior vice president of customer relations and corporate affairs at Citizens Energy Group, will also mentor Haney.

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

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Non-certified service dogs affect users Brynn Mechem News Editor Dodging book bags and benches, Preston Radtke dances his way through a crowded cafeteria on the way to his next class.

Navigating through the hundreds of students can be difficult considering the graduate student can’t see the various chair legs jutting out from precariously placed tables.

He very easily could brush up against an unsuspecting passerby or a stray tray, but he doesn’t thanks to a companion who stands no taller than his knee.

Radtke, who is visually impaired, relies on his service dog Burton to help him avoid everyday obstacles. The duo goes virtually everywhere

There’s like a 50 percent fail rate, it’s pretty high, but it’s actually kind of cool, the 50 percent fail rate isn’t necessarily because the dogs are bad or anything, it’s actually just because the school is really mindful of what the dog wants.”

- ANTHONY KNEPP, Ball State graduate student together — something he said can be increasingly hard to do in a world where people are passing off regular pets or emotional support animals as service dogs.

“If it’s just like a dog that you bought in the pet store and you’re pushing it off as your own service dog, I think that really undermines the amount of training real service animals have to go through because it is a pretty intensive process,” Radtke said. “The dogs have to be the best of the best to actually make it through.”

Various experts such as Jennifer Cattet, 30-year service dog trainer and owner of Medical Mutts, say on average, service dogs go through a minimum of 120 hours of extensive skill training and 30 hours of training based on the specific day-to-day tasks it would perform in public. Because of the amount of training required, there are only 10,000 service dogs in the U.S., according to Guide Dogs for the Blind, a service dog training facility.

Unlike emotional support animals, which don’t require any training, Burton, who is now three, went through two years of training before finding his way to Radtke — a former cane user.

Larry Markle, director of disability services at Ball State, said for a service dog to become certified it must be specifically trained to perform a task or work for somebody with a disability.

Additionally, service dogs are usually Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, Lab/golden crosses and German shepherds.

It can also take up to five years for a person with a disability to obtain a service dog, which can cost anywhere from $9,000 to $30,000, Cattet said.

“It can be really hard to get a service dog for people who need them. So, when people pass their pets for service dogs, you know, it’s kind of the equivalent of parking your car in a parking space that is designated for a person with handicap,” Cattet said. “Then the person who legitimately has a service dog and comes after that fake service is going to be questioned, they’re going to be looked at differently.

“They’re going to be concerned about them being there with their dog. And when you’re going to places and you’re constantly being questioned about your dog, it makes your day really, really difficult.”

These rules and training requirements, however, do not apply to emotional support animals, which can be another factor in the negative culture around service animals, Markle said.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the only requirement for an emotional support animal — which can be any type of animal — is that the person who owns one must have a doctor’s note saying they have been diagnosed with a mental health disability such as anxiety or depression.

There are many different rules and regulations that separate the two animals. They include but are not limited to:

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So, while emotional support animals aren’t allowed in certain establishments, service dogs are due to the extensive training they undergo.

Burton, for example, began his training with a puppy raiser at eight weeks old where he was taught basic skills any dog might learn. Then he went to another trainer at The Seeing Eye, a facility that trains service dogs, who taught him specific tasks before he could finally be matched with Preston.

Puppy years Anthony Knepp, Ball State graduate student, takes Annley, his service dog in training, to Target to practice some commands March 20. Knepp is teaching Annley commands like “left” and “right,” as well as integrating her socially so she knows how to behave once she becomes a service dog. RACHEL ELLIS, DN

Anthony Knepp, who is best friends with and a roommate to Radtke, began raising a black Labrador puppy for Leader Dogs For The Blind after seeing the relationship between Radtke and Burton. “[Burton] literally means so much to Preston, and somebody else had to have done what I’m doing now to get Burton to that point,” Knepp, a graduate student at Ball State, said. “It’s just so interesting to watch. Preston by far does not need Burton, he’s more than capable of navigating around without

Burton, but it has definitely been very useful for Preston to have a dog. It’s definitely made his life, in a lot of ways, a little easier to navigate.”

Knepp received his dog Annley in July and immediately began teaching her basic skills and socialization. Knepp said Leader Dogs For the Blind gives dogs to those in need for no cost, so he, as a puppy raiser, pays for nearly everything Annley needs out of pocket.

Annley will stay with Knepp until May, a few days shy of her first birthday. She then will go on to task-specific training and then will test to see if she is ready to be a service dog. If she doesn’t pass, however, Knepp said she wouldn’t be forced to work as a service animal.

“There’s like a 50 percent fail rate, it’s pretty high,” Knepp said. “But it’s actually kind of cool, the 50 percent fail rate isn’t necessarily because the dogs are bad or anything, it’s actually just because the school is really mindful of what the dog wants.”

If a dog does not want to become a service dog, Leader Dog will place it with a police station, school, or back in the puppy raiser’s home. Knepp said if Annley were to fail, he would take her back in a heartbeat, but he really hopes she’ll pass and go to somebody in need.

“She’s just going to change somebody’s life,” Knepp said. “I sound so cheesy and so hokey, but I find it to be really exciting. I’ll honestly be up so upset if she doesn’t pass. I’d be happy to take her back and I love her and all that, but she’s just so smart and she’s just going to change somebody’s world.”

After completing her year with Knepp, Annley will go on to work with a specific task trainer such as Danielle Abouhalkah, a Ball State graduate student.

Task training Abouhalkah is on her fourth dog, a golden retriever named Corpus Christi, — Corpus for short — with New Horizons Service Dogs. She said her job is to teach the dogs task-specific functions that may differ depending on the type of person the dog will be paired with.

She is currently training Corpus for mobility and autism, meaning she will aid someone who is wheelchair-bound or a child who has autism.

“So if I tell her blanket, she’ll lay on top of me to provide deep pressure, and if you tell her to stop, like if someone yells at her to stop when we’re walking, she should just fall flat on the ground,” Abouhalkah said.

“That way, if a kid were to run away and they were tethered to her, then she prevents a kid from running.”

Abouhalkah, who also pays out of pocket to train Corpus, said she continues to do so because of the feeling she gets knowing a dog she had a hand in training graduates and is paired with someone in need. Additionally, she said it provides her with an opportunity to teach the general public a little more about service dogs.

“The biggest misconception is that service dogs aren’t allowed in some establishments. So really, I would say a service dog can go anywhere a wheelchair can go,” Abouhalkah said. “Then I also say treat a service dog like you would treat a wheelchair. You wouldn’t go up to a wheelchair and start petting it or be like, ‘Oh, you’re so cute.’”

07 The new culture where people are trying to pass other animals as service dogs has made it harder for her to educate the public, Abouhalkah said. In fact, she had an experience a few months ago where a Buffalo Wild Wings employee wouldn’t allow her to bring Corpus in.

“We walked in and they’re like, ‘Sorry, you can’t bring your dog in here.’ So I said, ‘Well it’s a service dog, so I can bring her in here.’ And they said, ‘Well, the last service dog we had in here was peeing on things and eating food off the table,’” she said. “So when you’re taking a fake dog in places, it’s a lot harder for the actual dogs.”

Service dogs are protected by ADA, which states the animals are allowed in any type of establishment.

Emotional support animals are protected by the Fair Housing Act and the Air Carrier Access Act, which means they are always allowed in any type of housing situation, be it a dorm or apartment complex, but they are not allowed in restaurants or some businesses.

Abouhalkah said a good rule of thumb in telling the two apart is “four on the floor,” meaning a service dog should always keep all paws on the ground and stay focused on the task at hand. However, in today’s world, she said it is increasingly easier for people to get accessories that make their pet look like a service dog due to various websites like Amazon or Etsy.

“You can’t just tell by the vest because so many people go on Etsy and they buy the cutest vest they can and then they walk into Walmart with their dog,” Abouhalkah said.

Markle said one way to know a service dog is actually certified is by asking the handler the two questions ADA law allows: 1. Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?

2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

“One, a service animal has to be a dog. If somebody brings their cat in and says, ‘This is my service animal,’ it’s not a service animal,” Markle said. “You can’t specifically ask for documentation, but if the animal is causing problems, if the animal is barking, lunging, having issues with bowel/ bladder control, then you have every right to ask the handler to remove the animal.”

The perfect match After the dog goes through the necessary training and has passed the required tests, users such as Radtke and Carlos Taylor, Ball State adaptive computer technology specialist, travel to The Seeing Eye in New Jersey to be matched with a dog.

Upon arrival, Taylor said he underwent what is called a juno walk where a trainer holds a harness at dog height and walked beside him to get a feel for what gait and strength he would need from a dog.

After a few more juno walks, the trainers chose Ewok, a German shepherd, for Taylor and they went through a two-week training course before heading home. Radtke, who was a first-time dog user, stayed four weeks to get acclimated.

“It’s like learning an entirely new skill, because if you use a cane, you’re just relying on yourself, but if you use a dog, you have to learn to trust this being that you were just introduced to,” Radtke said.

Once at home, it was up to Radtke to continue Burton’s training.

“They aren’t perfect, and neither are we as the handlers. Both of us will make mistakes,” Radtke said. “So let’s say I’m walking, and he brushes me up against a tree — yes, that is his fault, but I

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FAR LEFT: Carlos Taylor, an adaptive computer technology specialist at Ball State, brings his service dog Ewok to Pita Pit with him on March 16. Taylor uses a service dog to help him navigate around because he has low vision.

LEFT: Annley, a service dog in training visits public places including stores like Target with Anthony Knepp, graduate student at Ball State.

Annley will stay with Knepp until May, then graduate to task-specific training before completing a test to see if she can become a certified service dog.

don’t want people to think he sucks at his job just because he made a mistake.”

In an instance like this, Radtke said he would take Burton back to the spot where he made a mistake and they would do the task over until he gets it right. While it has been an adjustment, Radtke said having Burton has many benefits, the best of which don’t involve navigation.

“He’s very perceptive of my feelings. He’s a very good guide dog, he does the navigating just fine, but he’s very in tune with how I feel a lot of the time,” Radtke said. “If I’m in a good mood, then he’s usually in a good mood. If I’m sad, then he really tries to cheer me up and it’s just kind of relieving, or refreshing to kind of have such a bond with another living thing that understands me that much.”

Michelle Kaufman contributed to this story.

Contact Brynn Mechem with comments at bamechem@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @BrynnMechem.

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New Excel Center to extend free high school education to Muncie adults

Two weeks after opening, food truck closes due to weather

The high school, funded by Goodwill, is expected to open in July.

Sara Barker Reporter When Steven Motton was a kid, his family ate ketchup sandwiches.

“To me, I always say, if you haven’t had a ketchup sandwich for lunch or for dinner, you’ve never been poor,” Motton said.

Graduating this summer from the Excel Center, a free adult high school provided by Goodwill stores, in Anderson, Indiana, is giving Motton the opportunity he needs to ensure his newborn son and young daughter will be able to rise up out of poverty, he said.

Now, a new Excel Center location with 300 seats for

When [children] go home and mom and dad now have the confidence to help them with their math homework later on, that’s impactful for a kiddo.”

- BRANDON MARKS, Director, Muncie Excell Center students is slated to open July 2018 in Muncie at 1023 W. Jackson St. Current Muncie director and previous Anderson director Brandon Marks said the kind of opportunity Motton will gain with his diploma will soon be available to Muncie residents.

“When [children] go home and mom and dad now have the confidence to help them with

their math homework later on, that’s impactful for a kiddo,” Marks said.

A high school diploma isn’t the only benefit students will get from the Muncie Excel Center — students can study for certifications for various careers, as well as be provided with free on-site child care and free transportation from MITS, according to a press release.

Motton said right now the Excel Center has lined up employment options for him and he has had the option to earn industryrecognized certifications.

Just the same in a traditional high school, Excel Center students work with career counselors. Having previously worked with students on college and career readiness, Marks knows the variety of services students need.

Whatever the student needs to get to where they plan on going, staff helps them, Marks said.

This can take the form of setting up certification exams, building interview skills or helping file the FAFSA. However, making time in a schedule to pick up classes isn’t easy, Motton said, even when the Excel Center can schedule around students’ work hours.

Motton had to drop a shift at his job to find the time to earn his high school diploma.

“It was a huge sacrifice,” Motton said. “I took a $10,000 pay cut.”

That pay cut, though, should pay off in the long run. According to a press release from the Excel Center, graduates’ average annual increase in pay is more than $9,000.

Motton said when he failed an entrance exam for a job he spent six months interviewing for, he knew he had no choice but to go back to school for the first time in 12 years.

A customer gets their food at Ball State’s Dining Food Truck March 13. The food truck was open Monday through Friday from 11:30 to 1:30.

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A new Excel Center, a free adult high school provided by Goodwill stores, is slated to open July 2018 in Muncie. Students can get diplomas or certifications for various careers. THE EXCEL CENTER, PHOTO PROVIDED And although he dropped a shift at work to enroll in classes, Motton’s schedule remained full.

Most mornings, Motton wakes up at 5:30, goes to the gym and takes care of his children until dropping them off at their babysitter before noon. Then, he would either go to class or go to work, depending on the day.

With this schedule, Motton works about an average of 40 hours per week on top of classes.

“If it was easy, everybody would be doing it,” Motton said.

The Excel Center is not the only option Indiana residents

have for tuition-free job training as of March 21, though.

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb signed Indiana House Bill 1002 and Senate Bill 50 that allow both recent high school graduates and adults to get training for high-demand jobs, according to a press release from the Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education.

Enrollment for the Muncie Excel Center is open now and can be found online.

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

Students who want mini food truck cuisine will have to wait until April, according to an email sent out by Ball State Dining Monday morning.

“With colder weather hesitant to loosen its grip on campus, the mini food truck will not be operating for the remainder of March,” the email said. “When it’s time to bring the truck out again, we’ll send another email, and we’ll also keep you posted on our social media.”

The truck opened March 12, however, it only operated for two days before closing down until April.

Typically, the mobile restaurant opens at 11:30 a.m.

Monday through Friday and serves a new daily special between Bracken Library and University Theatre, right outside of Pruis Hall.

All entrees are $5 and 550 calories or less, with a vegan and vegetarian option offered daily

and most entrees and sides are gluten free, according to the mini food truck fact sheet published

by Ball State Dining.

Each recipe was created by chef Stefanie Miller of Elliott Dining.

“I enjoy coming up with new and different takes on traditional foods. I often like to see how I can make something slightly healthier without sacrificing flavor,” Miller said in an April 2017 interview with The Daily News. “I like to challenge people to try something different and to branch out of their comfort zone.”

In addition to offering vegan and vegetarian options, the truck itself creates zero emissions and doesn’t require oil changes. Entrees are served in a plant-based, 100 percent renewable containers as a part of dining’s sustainability efforts.

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Muncie Gras: the finale

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Ball State students and faculty, as well as Muncie community members gathered for the 16th and final Muncie Gras at Canan Commons March 24. Entertainment at the event included a mechanical bull, a zip line, human bowling, the go-go cage, The Fire Show, drag queens, The Fabulous Funcie Femmes Burlesque dancers and an EDM dance tent.

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Ball State Debate Team wins 11th national competition in 12 years Michelle Kaufman Reporter The Ball State Debate Team once again became national debate champions Saturday with a score of 170 points. The second place team, Duquesne University, scored 54.

Senior political science major Dashaen Jordan said it was a weird and emotional experience knowing his last time debating would be that day.

“Actually getting up and giving my final speech, I was not expecting to feel that many emotions,” Jordan said. “After it was over, that’s when it

really sunk in. I had to try to get over that in the moment ’cause I didn’t want to mess up ’cause of my feelings … I think that was the most important point of the day was to make sure that I didn’t get too emotional, that I was actually able to function while I was debating.”

It was Jordan’s fourth championship with Ball State, which has won nationals 11 out of the past 12 years. He and three other students became AllAmerican Debaters, which is one of the highest honors in the Debate Association.

Due to the team’s score, they closed out the tournament and didn’t have to compete in the final round.

“No other team actually was higher ranked to compete against Ball State teams. First, second, third and fourth were all from Ball State,” Jordan said.

Senior interpersonal communication major Hannah Sullivan didn’t realize her last speech would be her last until she learned they closed out.

“It didn’t hit me until the banquet that I was done with debate forever. I texted my mom and was like, ‘I’m really sad,’” Sullivan said. “I’m happy that I’m graduating, but it’s sad that this team I have spent four years with is done.”

Debate team coach Mike Bauer was running the tournament and knew the results before the team did.

“To know that and watch it happen during the tournament was something that was enjoyable but also nerve wracking as you go through the tournament,” Bauer said. “It’s fun to watch them then when the results are revealed and to see the excitement in the team and the excitement for their accomplishments.”

Bauer said a culture of excellence, hard work and dedication is set within the team and the expectation for August is to strive for the national title.

“That’s the drive the team has always. That is the first priority and individual awards then come after that,” Bauer said.

The team’s next competition will be the Pan American World Debate Championships in April.

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

INDIVIDUAL TEAM RESULTS Policy Debate

First place team: Hannah Sullivan/Isaac Mitchell Second place policy team: Sara Maier/Dashaen Jordan Third place policy team: Thomas May/Carter Gallagher Fourth place policy team: Manuel Calvo/Matt Hinkleman

Varsity Public Forum

Second place team: Evan Like/Roshni Brahmbhatt Fifth place team: Morgan Johnson/Abigail Gibbs Seventh place team: Asha Cermak/Taylor Barrett

Novice Public Forum

Third place team: Casey Williams/Allison Bandy Sixth place team: Nate Weber/Donnazia Trigg Eighth place team: Breanna Heath/Evan Witous

Individual Speaking awards Policy Debate

First place speaker: Sara Maier Second place speaker: Hannah Sullivan Third place speaker: Isaac Mitchell Fifth place speaker: Matt Hinkleman Sixth place speaker: Carter Gallagher Seventh place speaker: Dashean Jordan Eighth place speaker: Thomas May Ninth place speaker: Manuel Calvo

Varsity Public Forum

First place speaker: Roshni Brahmbhatt Third place speaker: Evan Like Fourth place speaker: Morgan Johnson Sixth place speaker: . Gibbs Ninth place speaker: Justlyn Clark

Novice Public Forum

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Sixth place speaker: Allison Bandy Seventh place speaker: Ebony Wilson Ninth place speaker: Nate Weber 10th place speaker: Casey Williams

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Cardinals look to extend win streak

Ball State baseball will look to continue its recent hot streak when it hosts Central Michigan for a threegame series this weekend. The Cardinals are coming off their first road series victory at Kent State since 2008, and they followed that up with a win over Valparaiso.

Softball

On the road again, headed for Akron Ball State softball will travel to Akron for a three-game series, which includes a Saturday doubleheader.

Ball State has hit a stretch of success recently, winning five of its last six games. In its last game, Ball State dominated Bowling Green with a 12-0 victory.

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MAC match opens chance for revenge Ball State men’s tennis will travel to Northern Illinois in an attempt to avenge its only conference loss of the season. The Cardinals previously fell to the Huskies, 2-5, before rebounding to knock off the Toledo Rockets, 5-2. The opening serve is set for 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Ball State football ready for 2018 season Spring practice is preparing the Cardinals for a ‘bounceback’ season.

Zach Piatt Reporter Ball State football is one week into spring practices, and the players are eager to get the 2018 season underway.

After an injury-plagued 2-10 (0-8 MAC) season, head coach Mike Neu said the players are hungry to get back on the field and were even upset with him when he cancelled practice March 20 due to cold weather conditions.

“We won’t allow anyone to make excuses,” Neu said. “As long as we believe it, we have the confidence level that we need, and we know we can accomplish anything we want to.”

Neu said the team believes last season was a fluke, and the players are ready to show everyone they have what it takes to contend for a MidAmerican Conference Championship.

“The important thing to emphasize is that it’s a new season,” redshirt junior linebacker Jacob White said. “Last year was last year, so moving

The important thing to emphasize is that it’s a new season. Last year was last year, so moving forward, all we’re thinking about is what we can do day in and day out here during spring ball.”

- JACOB WHITE, Redshirt junior linebacker forward, all we’re thinking about is what we can do day in and day out here during spring ball.”

These spring practices have allowed the coaching staff to see what the new players can do and how they respond to the flow of college football. The team is permitted 15 spring practices, and Ball State is taking full advantage of the opportunity.

“This is the development stage in my opinion,” Neu said. “You get a chance to develop guys and see them grow from last year to the next year.”

A big change coming to Ball State football next season is the implementation of a 3-4 base defense to better fit its personnel. Last year, the Cardinals operated under a 4-3 defense. The change in defensive schemes will force some defensive ends to move to outside linebacker.

Neu said the change of positions shouldn’t be an issue because the team has versatile linebackers who have good range and can operate well in open space.

Ball State’s defense, which allowed just over 40 points a game last season, will be without star pass rusher Anthony Winbush next year. Winbush

Ball State players rush the field through smoke and confetti before the Homecoming game against Central Michigan Oct. 21 at Scheumann Stadium. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE finished his senior season with 51 tackles and a team-high 11.5 sacks.

“Anthony was a really special player, and we’re going to miss him,” White said. “With that being said, it’s a next man up mentality. We got good guys that are going to do their job and do it to the best of their ability.”

On the offensive side, redshirt junior Riley Neal will be back under center for the first time since week three of the 2017 season. The Ball State quarterback was sidelined the last nine games with a tibial plateau fracture. Neal said he feels the best he has since last spring.

“It feels really good coming out to practice,” Neal said. “I get excited the night before.”

Neal looked completely normal in practice March 22. Even in the cold weather, he was on target with his passes.

The Cardinal offense focused on short passes

and rushes outside the tackles Thursday. They ran many play-action screens to give their playmakers room to run.

Neal believes with young skill position players like sophomores Justin Hall and Caleb Huntley, this Ball State offense is headed in the right direction.

“We’ve got lots of guys that got a year and an offseason of development, and they’ll be ready to make a big step this season,” Neal said.

Ball State’s rushing attack was a bright spot in the 2017 season as the team averaged 158 rushing yards per game. With Huntley, junior Malik Dunner and redshirt junior James Gilbert all returning in the backfield and Neal back at quarterback, Neu wants his team to have a jack-of-all-trades identity.

“We want to be balanced week in and week out,” Neu said. “We want to be known as a team that can run it and throw it.”

Ball State opens the 2018 season August 30 at home against Central Connecticut State. Following this matchup, Ball State will play back-to-back road games against in-state opponents Notre Dame and Indiana.

The contest in South Bend will be the first time Ball State has played Notre Dame in school history. While Neu appreciates the opportunity to play such large programs, he isn’t looking any further than week one.

“All I care about is us playing Central Connecticut State at home to open the season,” Neu said. “The mindset is always to play at a high level and to play at your best. We respect everybody, but we certainly don’t fear anybody.”

Ball State will play a spring game to conclude spring practices at 11 a.m. April 14.

Contact Zach Piatt with comments at zapiatt@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

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Denham brings the javelin back Freshman track team member becomes first designated javelin thrower on team in more than 10 years Olivia Adams Reporter There has not been a designated javelin thrower on Ball State’s track and field team for more than 10 years. Freshman Abby Denham decided that needed to change this season.

Denham has been throwing javelin since she was a junior in high school, and it’s shown in her collegiate career. The Switz City, Indiana, native attended White River High School, where she was unable to compete in javelin due to Indiana not allowing javelin competitions in the state.

So she turned to hurdles.

After competing in hurdles, Denham decided she wanted to be different. She joined a summer AAU track and field team, where she started her career throwing javelin.

“Well, it was different. Like, I didn’t like just running,” Denham said. “I ran hurdles in high school, and I wanted to be challenged. I like being outside of the box a little bit, so I thought javelin was different obviously, so I just thought that it would be interesting and something different to do.”

When starting a new event that she had never done before, she turned to her family for help. She

looked to her 17-year-old brother Tanner Denham and father Darren Denham.

“Me and my brother both started throwing at the same time,” Abby said. “We watched videos on YouTube, and my dad helped us learn how to throw because we knew nobody who knew how to throw javelin, so we were just kind of learning on the fly, while trying to use the Internet as resources or whatever we could to help us. It was a long process.”

Although the videos did teach the pair the basics of throwing javelin, it was her father who can be credited for the familiarity she formed with the sport and the drive to keep trying. It was Darren who pushed her to become a student-athlete.

“My dad definitely was a huge part of it,” Abby said. “He has always coached me and my brother since we started playing sports when we were young. He has always been there. He knows what it takes to be successful at the next level and knows how to motivate us. He always knows that we can do more than what we think we can do, so he is able to help push us to that next step.”

Darren kept Abby’s focus and mentality strong — something she needed when it came to the idea of taking up javelin at the college level. Looking back to when the prospect was recruited by Ball State track and field prior to her freshman year,

Ball State head coach Brian Etelman can still recall the first time he met her.

“It was at the USATF summer state meet at our track two summers ago,” Etelman said. “I was

I ran hurdles in high school, and I wanted to be challenged. I like being outside of the box a little bit, so I thought javelin was different obviously, so I just thought that it would be interesting and something different to do.”

- ABBY DENHAM, Freshman javelin thrower standing on the fence over by the field hockey field watching the meet. We had gotten in touch and stood there and chatted, and you could just tell that Ball State and Western Michigan runners compete in the 3000 meter race Feb. 16 in the Ball State Tune-up at the Field Sports building. MADELINE GROSH, DN FILE

she is really dedicated, focused, a good person and really cared about her craft.”

Etelman noticed Abby’s drive to be successful in that conversation and took an interest in the javelin thrower immediately.

“That is a big piece of sports in general, but particularly when you’re kind of a specialist, like a javelin thrower,” Etelman said. “It’s somebody that really has one event that they focus on. Just being particular about the craft and wanting to be successful is such a big piece of it. You’d be surprised how many people do these things but don’t have that same passion about it.”

Because javelin is strictly an outdoor event, Abby was unable to compete to her full potential during the indoor season, and that was hard for her.

Abby had to wait until mid-March before she was able to compete the way she wanted to.

“Part of that was, ‘What can we do to keep her engaged?’ Not that she wouldn’t be, but it’s just challenging as a freshman to come in and not be able to do the thing that you want to do most, which is put the uniform on and get after it,” Etelman said. “A lot of the conversations were just reminders that it’s coming; it’s all good.”

As soon as the indoor season ended in February, Abby was more than ready to show off her skill in javelin throwing. Abby made her collegiate debut at the Stans Lyon Invitational March 17.

“I could not wait to throw on Saturday,” Abby said. “Coach kept saying, ‘Go wait inside and get warm before you go’ and I said, ‘I want to stay out here and get ready to go! I’m ready to throw now,’” she said. “I was super excited to get back out there again throwing and doing what I was meant to be here for.”

Abby took first place in the meet, something her father and Etelman could only expect. Aside from her physical performance, Etelman saw something in her that he knew would benefit the team from here on out.

“We like to be able to look at [an athlete’s] impact on the program and really measure how much of a difference they made,” Etelman said.

“That’s really what this is all about at the end of the day. I think we all know that as long as we keep supporting [Abby] and helping her and coaching her, that she is going to be somebody that when she leaves here, we are going to be impressed with just how much of a difference she made.

“We are going to be happy she was here. She’s going to score a lot of points, she’s going to contend for championships and she’s going to make it to NCAA. But at the end of the day, she’s going to make a difference on our team.”

Becoming the first javelin thrower on the Ball State track roster in a long time, Etelman and the rest of Abby’s support team look forward to her time remaining as a Cardinal.

“We are lucky we have three-and-a-half more years with her,” Etelman said.

Contact Olivia Adams with comments at omadams@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @olivia_adams5.

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Highs and lows: Breaking down the home success and road struggles Nate Fields Assistant Sports Editor

Junior libero Adam Wessel passes the ball during the Cardinals’ game against Fort Wayne, March 17 in John E. Worthen Arena. RACHEL ELLIS, DN FILE

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The regular season is nearing its end, and No. 12 Ball State men’s volleyball (13-11, 6-4 MIVA) is in the midst of a battle for positioning in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament.

Ball State finished its regularseason road schedule with a 6-8 record, which included a mix of close losses and sweeps. In the mind of head coach Joel Walton, one of the bigger differences was the team’s energy away from home.

“When you’re not playing as well, it’s harder to celebrate; it’s more the energy of celebrating good plays, the energy of feeling good about yourself, the positive energy of getting that flowing,” Walton said. “That’s harder when you’re not playing well [and] when you’re feeling pressured because you’re either in a really close game or games that you’re trying to work back from a disadvantage. That’s a little bit of the energy that I’m talking about.”

Walton said that those factors mix in with the fact that the players have to adjust to not sleeping in their own beds, getting the same type of schedule they get at home and dealing with typically hostile crowd environments, allowing all of those things to feed off of each other and create more difficult circumstances to play through.

Conversely, the 12th-ranked Cardinals have put together strong performances inside the comfort of Worthen Arena this season, holding a 7-2 record at home that includes four sweeps, two of which were against ranked opponents. The good news for Ball State is that its final four matches are at home,

which gives the team a chance to fine-tune some technical issues and try to get hot heading into the conference tournament.

“We’re at that point of the season where the guys have been playing for a good portion of the year now; we need to correct a few things,” Walton said. “Improving in a few areas, tweaking, those kinds of words are really what our practice is going to be all about, and when we get into the weekend, focus, confidence, momentum. That’s where it kind of turns a corner, and you try to use what you’ve worked on in the course of the week to build things that you want to accomplish on the weekend.”

Since the team is going to be at home to close out its season, Walton said that the players must take advantage of the opportunity to make the most of being able to get the rest, nutrition and workouts that they need in order to bring the proper energy into the regular season’s final four matches.

“Those [factors] make a big difference,” Walton said. “We have to be able to take advantage of that.”

From a player’s perspective, being at home brings a different level of motivation and comfort

that allows the team to perform at a peak level.

“Whether or not we necessarily realize it, having the confidence at home is just something that is kind of a given, and it really subconsciously helps us play the way we want to play and is a strong motivator,” sophomore setter Jake Romano said. “Adversely to that, you can tell that the opponents oftentimes feel the reverse effect of that.

“Being at home obviously is just huge for us; being able to sleep in your own bed and eat here just makes such a difference that people don’t necessarily realize. Coming in every day and realizing that, that is something we need to focus on as far as the energy is going to be huge for us these next few weeks with these home-stretch matches here.”

Ball State will begin the final stretch of its schedule this weekend as it hosts Lindenwood (8-12, 2-8 MIVA) and Quincy (12-14, 0-10 MIVA).

The team’s match against Lindenwood is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Saturday’s match against Quincy is slated for 7:30 p.m.

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The importance of remembering how to make tortillas

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A year after her grandmother’s death, one columnist recalls how she impacted her life.

Crystal Pennell is a sophomore telecommunications journalism major and writes “Over the Rainbow” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Crystal at capennell@bsu.edu.

The steam from the taco meat fogged my glasses as I took the pot off the hot stove. I handed it over to my roommate. While she put the ingredients in a self-serve CRYSTAL style, I proceeded to heat up the PENNELL packaged tortillas on the stove, Columnist, making sure that the coil marks Over the were present on them. I had made Rainbow a comment to my roommate, saying, “You know, whenever someone gives me tortillas and they don’t have these coil marks or any indication that it’s been cooked on the stove, I automatically assume it isn’t real, or that my meal with an uncooked tortilla isn’t complete. I don’t know why.” She agreed, and we made jokes about it and

then continued on with our taco making.

I do know why I feel that way. When I was growing up, my great grandma Sanchez would babysit my cousins and I. She was always over precautious and protective; she was stubborn and may have come off as harsh, but that woman had the biggest heart I had ever felt. The strength it takes to care for eight of her own children, her grandkids, her great grandkids and even other people’s children when she worked at the hospital.

She loved babies; her hands were accustomed to gently coddling and rocking them to peace.

She would make tortillas from scratch what felt like almost every day. I’d sit at the kitchen table in an oversized apron and watch her hands knead the flour into the dough. It was almost magical to a three-year-old. Her hands popped and kneaded through the air bubbles formed throughout the dough. She always poked my nose with the flour and told me she could finally see it. (My family joked I was born without a nose, but really it was just very small). I had a part of the magic; my small hands were the perfect size for individual balls of

dough, so she could roll them out. It was a very messy process … or maybe I just made it a messy process. I liked to play in the flour. Sometimes she would let me use the rolling pin to shape my own tortilla, and you know, they came out like long ovals more than circles, but I tried.

Cooking them was strictly Grandma’s job, the open flame was a badge of honor to veterans in tortilla making. I would watch how swift her fingers would move as she flipped the tortillas and those beautiful brown spots would surface on them, indicating that it was cooked.

As we both got older, my Grandma stopped making them as often. It was up to the rest of my family and me to really keep this tradition going.

It wasn’t because she just didn’t feel like it anymore, it was more; she forgot how to. In fact, she was starting to forget a lot of things. In 2001 she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, a disease where the brain cell connections and the cells start to degenerate, causing memory loss and mental functions.

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Pieces Unfound

Crying was my strongest weakness In a society where people are told they cannot cry and still be strong, tears are what we might need.

Henry Davis, II Guest Columnist Henry Davis, II is a senior telecommunications major and writes “Pieces Unfound” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Henry at hldavis5@bsu.edu.

Crying is a sign of weakness. That’s what society has been teaching us for a long time.

Especially if you’re a boy. If that’s the case, I suppose I was very weak as a child. I cried a lot.

But that was when I was a child. Things have changed now.

Growing up as the only child of a relatively wealthy family in Geist, one of the of nicest subdivisions in Indianapolis, spoiled me. We had a boat, a giant flat-screen TV, two cats; I had my own room with enough space to fill with pretty much anything I wanted. At the time, that consisted mostly of video games and stuffed animals, but if I happened to want something else, I could get that too. I got a several-hundred-dollar telescope for Christmas one year. I have it to this day, and I only ever used it once. If I hadn’t lost pieces for it over the years, I’d probably really appreciate it now.

My dad and I were at a store one afternoon, and as usual with trips to any store I saw something I wanted. “Daddy, can I get this game?” As if I even had to ask. I knew what the answer would be.

“No, not today,” Dad said.

WHAT!!?! Did I just hear the word “No”?

Who deserved the power to tell me no? Certainly not my parents, who always gave me so much. I began to cry, and once I started I didn’t stop.

Well, as the early signs of economic recession began to seep into America, I started hearing that dreaded word often. So I started crying often.

My crying started flowing into situations outside of my parents. If I wasn’t getting my way, tears were inevitable. I cried at school when other kids weren’t doing what I wanted, I cried when I wasn’t eating what I wanted and even when I wasn’t

seeing what I wanted.

I’ll always remember an evening I spent with some cousins and my uncle. We were all going to rent a movie from Blockbuster, and at some point I began crying. I don’t exactly know what I was crying about, but I’d imagine I wasn’t too thrilled about my extended family’s movie choice. They wanted to watch a comedy, I wanted to watch Power Rangers. So I decided to express myself in my usual dignified way. I cried. I could tell they were all annoyed. Why should I care though, I deserved to have what I wanted!

Crying is a sign of weakness. That’s what society has been teaching us for a long time. It’s a sign of weakness, especially if you’re a boy. If this is true, I suppose I’m much stronger now. I haven’t cried once since I was 10 or 11 years old.

It’s no surprise that I’d cry less as I began to mature. It’s natural that children cry less at a certain age. However, to not cry, ever, is something unusual. Especially for someone who used to cry too much.

I’m sure it would take some deep therapy to discover what caused my tear ducts to go permanently dry, but I’d blame societal norms and years of hating myself because of them. I’ve always looked back on the cry-baby I used to be as negative, feeling embarrassed by some of the situations I cried over.

However, lately, I envy that kid.

I looked at crying as a weakness for a long time. That is, until I found myself sitting in my car, crippled for hours by my inability to cry. Meredith Schmidt was the reason.

By the age of 17, girls had replaced my love for video games and stuffed animals.

Meredith was the love of my life at that time. A love that was never meant to be. She had told me she loved me, but was tied up with a past relationship that was no good. She and I would have been perfect together; we already were as friends. This is a classic story that I see in movies all the time.

However, in the movies they’re able to cry about their heartbreak.

I wasn’t. I had gone years without crying by this point, but this was the first time I had really suffered a loss that only crying could help. I found myself attempting to draw up every sad thought I could, but couldn’t bring myself to release any tears. And that hasn’t changed.

As I’ve come into adulthood and begun to experience more mature issues, I’ve realized what a tool crying can be as a coping mechanism. Life is a struggle for everyone, but I think being able to cry about it can be a healthy release of pent up emotions. Anytime I deal with something that ties a knot of anger and sadness in my stomach, I’ve found that I have nothing to lubricate that knot free. So that knot just swells up more, as feelings congregate there.

It’s my ironic curse that as a child I had an abundance of tears for things that the current me would see as trivial, yet the current adult me can’t conjure up a single one. My situation reminds me of that telescope I mentioned earlier.

I had it as a child, but took it for granted. I lost an important piece of myself over the years, and I’ve found myself at a point where I would really value it.

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But that never stopped her from being present to almost everything that my family had. She was there through all of my and what seems like my 1500 cousins’ baseball/softball/soccer and swim meets, birthdays and graduations … All of them, she was there. She rode her bike around the block with us, she danced to all her favorite Banda songs, she celebrated every holiday with us. She was funny and never failed to make you smile.

As it got worse, she would often repeat herself.

Her common questions to me were, “Where’s your mom? Where’s your dad?” I would always tell her that mom is working, and I don’t really know where my dad is. To which she would say, “Ah, tell him to jump in a lake!” She’d throw her hand in the air, then laugh and smile at me. Her laugh filled the air, her smile melted your heart. It made you sit there and wonder if she knew. It got to the point where she wouldn’t respond as much, and if she did, you had to speak to her in Spanish, and my grandpa is the only one who can. Simple tasks started slowly escaping her.

My Grandma Sanchez fought and defied Alzheimer’s for 17 years. On March 20, 2017, the first day of spring, she left on her terms. A year has passed since then, and it’s been unreal, almost incomplete without her.

Sometimes I find myself in the kitchenette in my hall making tortillas, knowing they aren’t complete.

Knowing, that they’ll never be the same without her.

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Renowned scientist Sylvia Earle visits BSU

Revealing personal stories

With more than 50 years spent studying the world’s waters, the expert oceanologist shared her vast knowledge and love for conservation at John R. Emens Auditorium. 419

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Students share their experiences with mental heath through documentary

Professor displays artwork in Muncie

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Student aims to improve mental health conversation on campus with documentary Justice Amick Reporter After experiencing its impact on campus, junior creative writing major Kayls Keesling decided someone needed to step up and try to improve awareness and discussion about mental health at Ball State.

As a resident assistant, Keesling joined the 10 Star program, where RAs participate in a diversity initiative and create a final project or capstone at the end of the program to showcase what they’ve learned.

When it came time to pitch ideas for the capstone project, Keesling decided to make a documentary that reflected what they have experienced as an RA as well as some of their own personal experiences on campus and with depression.

“I’ve struggled a lot with depression and anxiety and some lingering effects of some toxic relationships. Since coming to college, I’ve been able to get help, but sometimes it’s still a struggle,” Keesling said. “Around last January, I did have a very scary incident in which I rehearsed the steps that could lead to suicide.

“While it wasn’t an attempt in the idea of, ‘I did something and had to go to the hospital,’ it was still realizing that, ‘Oh, I’ve gotten this far. This is so pressing and so scary.’ Since then, I’ve been really passionate about asking people to share their stories and telling people it’s ok to talk about this.”

Keesling also remembered participating in a Dear World event held on campus in 2017 — the moment when Keesling realized that not only were other students also struggling, but there was a common theme among them.

At the Dear World event, where students were asked to write phrases that are important to them on their bodies and have their picture taken, students were allowed to also share the story behind their phrases.

When Keesling heard fellow student Trey Moses explain that his phrase honored his best friend Zachary Hollywood, who had died by suicide earlier in the year, they were moved by a specific phrase he used. Keesling recalls Moses saying that Hollywood was “the last person I’d ever expect.”

“I remember so clearly that at one point during Trey talking about Zach, he said that Zach was the last person he’d ever expect,” Keesling said. “I had heard that in reference to me sharing my own story before, and I began to realize that was a common narrative.”

Looking back at Hollywood’s death, Keesling said they wished the Ball State community had reacted differently.

“I wish our campus community would have come together more and realized that we lost one of our own, we lost a Cardinal when we really didn’t need to and when it could have been prevented,” Keesling said. “This was not

a natural death or him being sick and passing away. This was him passing away by suicide and just being so stuck in a dark place that he couldn’t see the light all around him.”

Because of these observations and experiences, Keesling decided to pitch the idea to create a documentary that captures the stories of people who are different ages, come from different backgrounds and lead different lifestyles, but are connected to Ball State and have struggled with maintaining their mental health.

When Kate Bergel, residence hall director of Brayton Clevenger Hall and an assistant for the documentary, heard the idea, she said she knew it would be powerful.

“I think this documentary is a new concept for this campus,” Bergel said. “I think students hearing from their fellow students or administrators will help them understand that this is an all-encompassing issue, and that we cannot continue thinking that it’s just something that happens to other people.”

After Keesling’s idea was approved, their team sent out a campus-wide email asking people to share their stories, and Keesling said they were honored to receive the number of submissions that they did, especially because they felt like they were asking the community to bear some of the deepest parts of their personalities to the world.

Now, Keesling is in the editing phase of the documentary, called “The Last Person I’d Expect,” and is hoping to have it finished by late April.

In the documentary, Keesling hopes to not only share community member’s experiences and stories, but also the stigmas that are associated with having a mental illness.

“I know it’s so cliche, but there’s this quote, ‘Everyone is fighting a battle that you know nothing about,’ so letting people know that is truly true [is the documentaries focus],” Keesling said. “You are never responsible for someone else’s actions, but just carry that awareness with you that you are not the only one struggling and the person that you would least expect probably is.”

When the documentary is complete, Keesling hopes it can be shown in multiple locations on campus and open up paths to new conversation throughout the Ball State community.

“I really hope that students of Ball State really begin to understand that any time we see those tragic headlines of a student who passed away by suicide, they realize that there was so much more to that human as well,” Keesling said. “I also want them to realize that there are suicide survivors.

“I think often we focus rightly on the people who pass away by suicide, but there isn’t always this attentiveness to the people who survived and the people who are still here even when that’s very hard for them.”

Contact Justice Amick with comments at jramick@bsu.edu or on Twitter @justiceamick.

I think students hearing from their fellow students or administrators will help them understand that this is an allencompassing issue, and that we cannot continue thinking that it’s just something that happens to other people.”

- KAYLS KEESLING, Junior creative writing major

Kayls Keesling, a resident assistant and junior creative writing major, is currently working on a documentary that will feature the stories of different Ball State community members who have struggled with mental health. Keesling hopes to complete the documentary by late April. KAITI SULLIVAN, DN

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Distinguished oceanographer Sylvia Earle talks oceans, conservation at Ball State Casey Smith Editor-in-chief From walking on the ocean floor more than a quarter mile under the surface, to living underwater for two weeks, Sylvia Earle knows more than a thing or two about marine science.

With thousands of hours logged in — and under — the water, and given her more than five decades spent studying algae, fish and other facets of aquatic life, Earle has gained more firsthand knowledge of the world within the deep blue than most other scientists in the field.

The esteemed oceanographer — whose credentials have earned her recognition as a TED Prize Winner, an Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society and a 2018 finalist for the prestigious Indianapolis Prize — shared her love for and vast knowledge of marine conservation during a speaking engagement Tuesday at John R. Emens Auditorium.

During Earle’s hour-long presentation, awareness of human impact on oceans and the environment and finding ways to reverse and improve changes to our planet were reverberating themes.

“What is the future we want?” Earle said. “It’s a good question, because for the first time, we have the capacity not only to imagine what the future could be — not just accept whatever comes our way, not just react to the natural world and the actions of our fellow humans. We have the power, armed with knowledge, to make choices that will take us to a better place than we now have.”

Extreme weather events and pollution levels

have soared in recent decades, Earle said, and in the last 30 years, habitat loss for fish has dwindled, and nearly half of the world’s coral reefs have died. “Owed to what?” Earle asked.

“Our actions.”

And while burning fossil fuels and using oil have helped us advance, Earle said, humans are now able to see the problems these actions have caused.

“Before, we weren’t thinking of the costs where we were looking at the benefits,” she said. “Now we can see it. We can be active in terms of what we do about it.

“Now that we’ve got this problem, what is the world we want? Do we want a world where plastics and other things are clogging the ocean?

Or do we want a world where we make better choices, think of better solutions about the way we live our lives?”

Additionally, “a growing appetite for ocean life” is causing drops in the global population of tuna, swordfish, sharks and other aquatic life, Earle said. If human fishing activities continue, the “rate of accelerating loss” of these animals could lead to a detrimental shift in the food chain.

“This is cause for attention. If we keep doing what we’re doing to sharks and other fish, they’ll be gone by the end of the century,” Earle said.

“We have so much to lose.”

While steps in the right direction are slowly being taken in different places across the world, Earle called on those in the audience — and humans everywhere — to “do something, because the time is now.”

“We have time, but not a lot,” Earle said. “Right

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now, mostly in the next 10 years, will shape the next 10,000 years. We need to protect nature as if our lives depend on it, because they do.”

To start? Earle suggests getting immersed in the natural world and “getting to know the creatures of the sea.”

By doing so, Earle said the Earth will be home to more conservation ambassadors who want to “protect and respect nature and its inhabitants.”

“Here we are knowing that we’re not in such a good place,” Earle said. “Through the choices we make about what to eat, what to wear, who to vote for and whether you choose to do something in your community that will leave the place a better place … Just do it, do something, and watch what happens.”

Contact Casey Smith with comments at casmith11@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ SmithCaseyA.

Professor reignites his passion for drawing Jeff Brackett showcases his talent through designs in ink and watercolor.

Tier Morrow Assistant Features Editor One small ink dot near the center of a blank white page, followed by another small dot near the bottom and a line connecting the two.

For Jeff Brackett, associate professor of religious studies, that’s what it takes to create his original, freeform drawings that now hang in several locations throughout Muncie.

“I’m fascinated by the power associated with transforming simple, black-ink lines into complex designs,” Brackett said. “I try to express this power in my pattern-heavy designs, which

themselves show the lasting impact of my education: years of architectural drawing in high school, a year as an art major and my study of religion, especially Hinduism and Buddhism.”

Brackett drew inspiration for his first ink piece from artists’ hand-drawn mandalas, and after he posted his first one, people continuously sent him praise for his work.

“I was really surprised by how much people liked the first piece I did,” Brackett said. “So I continued to draw them throughout October, posting them all to Facebook. I tried to make each mandala different from the previous ones I had made. Today, that first mandala I made is still my favorite and it is framed and hanging in my house.”

Since then, Brackett has made many other series, including “Power Lines,” a series of images created solely out of lines; “Controlled Chaos,” freeform work; and “Winks,” watercolor art with white ink.

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Religious studies associate professor Jeffery Brackett displays some of his artwork at his home. Brackett has created over 100 pieces.

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YOUR WEEKEND GUIDE

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9 A.M.

SPRING BREAK CAMP AT MINNETRISTA: LEARN THROUGH MAKING On March 29-30, Minnetrista is offering Spring Break Camp at Minnetrista: Learn Through Making to give children a chance to participate in crafts, games, activities and to explore the outdoors. The event costs $60 per child, and campers will need to bring their own lunches.

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Thursday

6 P.M. CAFFEINE + YARN

Anyone 18 and older is invited to come to Yarn Stories, 312 E. Main St., for free coffee and tea and a chance to work on yarn-based projects. The event is held from 6-8 p.m. every Thursday night.

Thursday

7 P.M. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

The Latinx Student Union is hosting Food for Thought in collaboration with the Black Student Association in Cardinal Halls at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The event will feature writer and poet Gabriel Ramirez and is part of LSU’s Month of Events. The theme for the month is “Better Together.”

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THE UNIVERSE OVERHEAD

Gravitational waves, findings from space probes near Jupiter and Saturn, the first images of the surface of the giant star Antares and a star in another galaxy that may be transforming into a black hole are just a few astronomical discoveries that will be reviewed by Ron Kaitchuck, the director of the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, during The Universe Overhead program.

Saturday

Saturday

10 A.M. BALL STATE GLASS GUILD FACEBOOK, PHOTO COURTESY

2ND ANNUAL GLASS EASTER EGG HUNT AND SPRING SALE The Ball State Glass Guild is partnering with Minnetrista to host the 2nd Annual Glass Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Sale. The hunt will be in Oakhurst Gardens at Minnetrista and take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The group will also be selling items, including glass eggs, which cost $20. The Easter Bunny will also be at the event.

11 A.M.

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YOGA WITH BUNNIES Studio Exhale is hosting an event from 11 a.m. to noon where participants can do yoga while Netherland Dwarf bunnies roam about the room. The event costs $10 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Muncie Animal Shelter, which provides animal adoption and animal control services for Muncie.

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VOLUNTEERING AT THE WOODLANDS

Music & Memory Muncie will visit The Woodlands nursing home Sunday at 12:30 p.m. to share music with residents. Anyone wishing to participate can receive a ride, which will take participants from the circle drive behind the Letterman Building to The Woodlands. To participate, contact Parker Carlson, the president of Music and Memory, at pwcarlson@bsu.edu.

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Continued from Page 19 Brackett has only been making art since October 2016, but has since published his own coloring book and been selected for six juried art shows and held three solo shows.

“One thing I enjoy about Brackett’s work is its novelty,” said Juli Thorson, a philosophy professor and Brackett’s colleague. “There are artists in the past that have similar approaches that Brackett uses for inspiration, but, nonetheless, his work is unique. They’re the kind of work that strikes you from across the room.

“His ‘Power Lines’ series is merely semiregular or squiggly lines one a page, but viewed from a distance, they undulate space. You want to hold your breath when you see them.”

Throughout all of the series Brackett has done, he said he has learned many new techniques that influence the way he does his new series and can tell when he is ready to try something new when he feels he has stopped learning from the design he is currently doing.

“When I first started drawing mandalas, I was on a roll. I completed 24 before I even knew I had that many,” Brackett said. “I know I am ready to move on when I run out of new ideas, and when I get tired of doing the same style. With the mandalas, I ran out of ideas to make the next ones different, so I knew it was time for a change.”

At Guardian Brewing Company where Brackett has art displayed, his show is titled “Red and Blue States (of mind)” and includes 22 drawings of mostly larger line pieces that have a subtle political message, while his work on display at The Cup is a mix of newer pieces and line drawings.

“When I did painting in college, I was not comfortable with it, but then I took a class over the summer, and it really helped,” Brackett said.

“I really started playing with watercolors because I wanted to get over the fear I had of color. I wanted to learn how to do it.”

Brackett also brings his passion for art into his research, reading and writing and is always looking for a chance to attend another art class.

“I just want to keep drawing, really, because the more you do, the better you get and the more ideas you form,” Brackett said. “I really like my

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art right now, but I hope to someday get to a point where it makes me say, ‘Wow.’ I’m not quite there yet. I want to push into new areas in the near future and really expand my knowledge of the

different art forms that I haven’t yet explored.”

Contact Tier Morrow with comments at tkmorrow@bsu.edu or on Twitter @TierMorrow

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