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Ball State President Paul W. Ferguson announced in a statement Monday the university “will not tolerate discrimination” in response to the religious freedom law, signed last week by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. It also follows statements issued Sunday by Indiana, DePauw and Butler university presidents. Purdue University announced its stance against the law shortly after Ball State. A Ball State spokesperson said Ferguson was not available for comment on the announcement PAUL W. FERGUSON President of because of his full schedule. The law says governments Ball State can’t intrude on a person’s religious beliefs unless the government can give a “compelling interest” in imposing a burden and do so in the least restrictive way. In this case, “person” refers to both individuals and businesses or organizations. But the new statute won’t have any impact on Ball State’s mission as an organization. “In the context of the current state and national conversation related to Indiana’s recent legislation, it is important to reaffirm that Ball State University has long been committed to a vibrant and diverse community and will not tolerate discrimination,” Ferguson’s statement read. Ferguson cites the university’s diversity commitment in its “Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy.” The policy states that the university will provide equal opportunity to facilities without regard to “race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical or mental disability, national origin, ancestry or age.“
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The good news is that the “freshman 15” may just be a convenient alliteration. “I think it’s very common that freshmen gain weight,” Haroldson said. “I don’t think that they necessarily gain fifteen pounds; it’s usually a little less than that, like five to 10.” According to a study by Ohio State University, the average weight gain for students in their first year of college is only between two-and-a-half and threeand-a-half pounds. Ten random Ball State University students, both male and female, were asked if they gained the “freshman 15.” Although none of them gained more than seven pounds, the majority believed the “freshman 15” rule was true. Rachel Given, a sophomore at Ball State who didn’t gain any weight in her first year, said she still bought into the idea of the
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The Ball State softball team used the home run ball to earn a 2-0 start in Mid-American Conference play as it looks for a fourth consecutive title. “The girls just relaxed and didn’t worry about scores and just played the game,” head coach Tyra Perry said. The team produced three homers in its two weekend wins over the Central Michigan Chippewas. Senior Hanne Stuedemann and junior Emily Dabkowski each hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning of an 11-7 comeback win over Central Michigan in game one. Stuedemann hit another over the wall in the second victory of the day. “The wins definitely gave us some momentum going forward, and the team feels confident,” Perry said.
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our energy drinks, a bag of Doritos, Easy Mac and a whole pizza at 2 a.m. Welcome to the diet of a college freshman. Foods like these make up the recipe for the “freshman 15,” the amount of weight college students are expected to gain their freshman year. But the first mention of the term wasn’t in scientific journals. The headline “fighting the freshman 15” appeared on a 1989 cover of Seventeen magazine right as the theory began to pick up steam. Still, as high school graduates break away from their family dinner table and begin to make their own decisions about health, they may not start by making the best ones. Amber Haroldson, an assistant professor of human nutrition, said some students gain weight because they are free from their parents, who may have given them restrictions on what they could eat.
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“freshman 15.” “I think when college students go off to college, they have freedom. So they think they can eat whatever they want, so, therefore, they choose to eat stuff that’s not as good for them because its easy or cheap compared to healthy food,” she said. None of the interviewed students gained a significant amount of weight, but they still defended the “freshman 15” myth. Some, like freshman Trevor Holland, based their reasoning off of their personal college experiences. “You’re very overwhelmed with school, so coming to college and not being used to the workload really weighs on your body, and it weighs on your stress,” he said. Haroldson said a couple factors influence weight gain in the first year of college. The stress of new classes, students being on their own and balancing busy schedules are the biggest causes of
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Participants ranged from losing five pounds to gaining more than 20 in their freshman year. Around 50 percent of participants gained weight Average gain of those who gained weight: 7.4 lbs 33 percent saw no weight change weight gain, Haroldson said. Freshman Braven LaVigne has only gained about two pounds since being at college, and even those have come from lifting weights.
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“Mario Party 10” released on March 20 for the WiiU by Nintendo. With the WiiU gamepad, players can control Bowser to aim and shoot fireballs at other players while they attempt to dodge them. The Bowser Party mini-games allow up to four players using Wii remote controllers and a player using the WiiU gamepad as Bowser.
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here have been a couple Mario games out on the WiiU for a while now, and “Mario Kart 8” came out last year, but something has been missing. Well, the gap has finally been filled, and the WiiU’s Mario Trifecta is now complete with last week’s release of “Mario Party 10,” and just like every other Mario game on the WiiU it can be almost fully described with the sentence, “It’s Mario, but in HD.” The game has three modes: Mario Party, Amiibo Party and the new Bowser Mode, which is definitely the highlight of the game. Bowser Mode can be played with up to five players, one with the gamepad playing as Bowser, and the other four with Wii remotes trying to run away from him. Every time Bowser catches up to you, there’s a mini-game where he tries to knock away your hearts until you die. Running down the smaller players as Bowser is a great time, and the game makes sure that you’ll always get to mess with them a little bit, even if they get a good lead. The gamepad is put to use in a lot of fun ways, like setting traps for the players, and in all the
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Bowser mini-games where you get to try and kill the other players. My personal favorite is Bowser’s Fire Bar Fury where you tilt the gamepad around to make walls of fire roll over the players. Bowser Mode is just as fun when you’re the one being chased around. The teamwork aspect of it makes it very engaging, and the sight of the monstrous Bowser barreling through everything in his path, destroying parts of the game board is terrifying when you’re running low on hearts. The other game modes are Mario Party, which kept the disappointing changes to the franchise of “Mario Party 9,” and Amiibo Party, which most closely resembles what the majority of players consider Mario Party to be. Everyone takes turns going around a board doing various things, there’s a mini-game after everyone has gone, and everyone’s trying to find stars. At first, it seems great that they included Mario Party Classic, but that excitement only lasts long enough for you to realize how limited Amiibo Party is. Using
different amiibos, you can switch out the characterthemed board sections to build new maps, and you can also use tokens that you collect by playing Amiibo Party so you can build all the maps even with only one amiibo. This sounds neat, but all of the possible maps are just a square, and of the four sections you can swap out, the only differences is one spot and the theme. The games never even last very long, as you’re only allowed to play games lasting 10 rounds. Amiibo Party seems like a cool idea, but all it really does is make you wish you were playing a different “Mario Party.” In the end, the main selling point is Bowser Mode. The Mario Party mode is a shell of its former self, and Amiibo Party is a dumbed-down version of what we wanted Mario Party mode to be. So if the idea of chasing down your friends and tormenting them as a giant turtle dragon appeals to you, then it’s worth checking out. Otherwise, you’re better off just playing one of the older Mario Party games.
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Denise Blankenberger, a junior architecture major, traveled to Singapore for the Cultural Vistas Fellowship program last year. This year, two Ball State students, Megan Bradford, a junior architecture major, and Haley Carroll, a sophomore public relations major, were selected to travel to Bangalore, India, for the program.
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of a global reporting initiative immersive learning program. “[It’s] crazy ... that there are two students from Ball State,” Carroll said. This will be the third year for the Cultural Vistas Fellowship program. Denise Blankenberger, a junior architecture major, participated in the program last year. “Pretty soon, we’ll just take over and it With only 12 hours to get it all done, Me- will be all Ball State kids,” Bradford said. gan Bradford, a junior architecture major, While in India, Bradford and Carroll will scrambled to finish and submit her appli- be placed into internships based on their cation to the Cultural Vistas Fellowship. field of study, but they’ll both involve reBradford heard about the fellowship only newable energy. They are not sure exactly half a day before the deadline. She had 12 what they will be doing and will most likehours to complete the entire application ly not find out the specifics of their jobs process, recommendation letters and all. until a couple weeks prior to their deparThe Cultural Vistas Fellowship is a schol- ture to India. arship program designed to send AmeriCarroll hopes to work in the public relacan students to internships in different tions department of a renewable energy countries. Its mission is “to enrich minds, company, although it does not matter to advance global skills, build careers and con- her what form of energy the company pronect lives through international exchange.” duces. Each year, the program selects up to 12 “I’m more concerned about the comrecipients for the fellowpany and what they stand ship. Of the 12, four travel for and how well they inteto Argentina, four travel grate their employees,” Carto Germany and four roll said. “The atmosphere travel to India. This year, within the company is rethe program accepted ally important to me.” two Ball State students to The trip will include a pit travel to Bangalore, India. stop in New York City for a Haley Carroll, a sophofew days of training before more public relations maBradford and Carroll head jor, had a much smoother to India. The girls will then experience than Bradford spend all of June and July in when she applied. She Bangalore, which will inheard about the Cultural clude another week of trainVistas Fellowship from ing. After completing the Barb Stedman, a profesinternship, the fellowship sor in the Honors College winners will return to New in charge of international York for a debriefing session. scholarships. After reOne goal Bradford has for searching the program her trip is to attend an Indian for only about five minwedding, because she thinks utes, Carroll knew she “they’re really beautiful.” wanted to apply. After questioning a friend Both women have alHALEY CARROLL, and doing some research, scholarship recipient ways dreamed of workshe found that some people ing on an international in Indian villages actually scale. They are each involved with various advertise their weddings on billboards campus organizations to prepare for life because so many Americans want to see a abroad. Bradford has been involved with wedding while visiting India. Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, Bradford wants to steer clear of the International Conversation Hour and “white savior” complex while interning in Global Brigades. India. She explained she is training herself Carroll is a resident assistant involved to keep in mind that she is going to India with International Conversation Hour, an to learn from its natives and culture, not to organizer of Eco Summit and a member push her ideas on them.
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Waiting in the Student Health Center can create mass cases of boredom. Next time a visit is inevitable, try these activities that don’t involve wasting time on Twitter or Instagram to pass the time in the waiting room.
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Some college students justify their lack of reading with the excuse of not having free time. In the Health Center waiting room, patrons have nothing but free time. Crack open a good book and let the characters take over. The wait will be over soon.
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Do homework
With Wi-Fi throughout the whole campus, logging onto Blackboard should not be a problem. Catch up on homework assignments that may have been missed due to a sickness.
Invest in a puzzle book
Before the Internet and iPhone apps, people played games in books. Purchase a crossword, word search or Sudoku book and create a challenge by seeing how many puzzles can be completed before being called back for an appointment.
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“If you switch it over to trying to be a listener instead of a teller, then it’ll help a lot,” Bradford said. Eventually, Bradford would like a future career abroad, figuring out a way to use renewable energy in housing. She wants to recreate the “slum” or “informal settlement” style of living many other countries have developed. “I think they have such a unique way of building communities,” Bradford said. Bradford wants to stick with the close community style of housing, but also improve the parts of the style that don’t work well, such as hygiene and health. “I like when people ask me what my dream job is,” Bradford said. “Because it’s completely different from what I think my path is going to be.” Bradford’s dream job is to run a not-forprofit architecture firm. She said she will have to take a high-paying architecture job first to save up the money to run a not-forprofit. Carroll wants to spend her career managing public relations for a renewable energy company on an international scale. While some may think acting globally and being from the Midwest is impossible, Carroll likes to think differently. “I always like thinking the other way,” Carroll said. “Like with the scholarship, someone has to win it, someone has to get the job. There are movers and shakers in this world, and it really only takes one person.”
Play a game
Propose a game to play with other students waiting to be examined. A great game to involve others is Ellen DeGeneres’ “Heads Up!” cellphone app. Like Headbanz, “Heads Up!” involves holding up cards, or
in this case a cellphone, to the head and having to guess what the word is while other players give out clues. This game can end in laughter, which leads to bonding with fellow waiters.
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After learning of their acceptance into the Cultural Vistas Fellowship scholarship program, Megan Bradford and Haley Carroll have started to prepare for their internships in Bangalore, India. Here, they list their preparatory measures:
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The Waiting Game Seven ways to entertain yourself while waiting in Health Center lobby
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Plan ahead
Rather than sitting mindlessly, create a to-do list for the rest of the day. Making a list will increase productivity, if escaping from the Health Center ever happens.
Bring a sketchbook
Make a drawing game. Try to draw portraits of other people in the waiting room without them knowing. If other people are up for it, maybe start a game of Pictionary.
Check out what’s happening on campus
Read about what is going on around the Muncie and Ball State communities by checking local news websites.
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from India and friends who have visited the country. After professors sent her congratulatory emails, Bradford responded with thank-you letters to faculty and questions on how to prepare. She’s also done some web research through Pinterest. • To soothe her worries about handling Indian cuisine, Bradford said she will go on a diet to “beat up” her intestines before departing from the United States.
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help with the pre-internship process. Her dad gave her various books on travel, women’s safety and books specifically about Bangalore. Carroll’s mom and Annette Rose, an associate professor of technology, are setting Carroll up with people from India with whom she can talk. • Carroll has also turned to the web to research everything she can before she leaves for her trip.
Both Bradford and Carroll have looked to each other for guidance. They met for lunch after finding out they had won the fellowship. Since the two had never met, they quickly told each other their life stories and began planning their trip. They will meet up again to further discuss their plans and try to learn some basic phrases in Hindi.
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freshman year can affect a person in the future. “It very easily can be a start| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ing point to additional weight gain, because you’re establish“It’s something that can be deing some poor eating habits, terred if you exercise and eat and if you continue eating a proper diet. It’s all personal that way, you’ll just gain more choice and personal will,” LaViweight on top of it,” gne said. Haroldson said. The study done by All of the interOhio State UniversiAnd it is viewed Ball State stuty agrees with LaVinot college dents agreed that stugne’s view. dents need to remain “The ‘freshman 15’ that leads conscious of what is a media myth,” they’re eating and said Jay Zagorsky, an to weight how much exercise Ohio State Univer- gain – it is they get in a week. sity research scien“If you’re not worbecoming tist. “Most students ried about it, I think it’s don’t gain large a young very easy to gain weight amounts of weight. here,” freshman Monica adult. And it is not college Tripp said. that leads to weight Still, Tripp said Ball gain – it is becoming JAY ZAGORSKY, Ohio State State has a lot of healthy a young adult.” University research food options and accesEven though it may scientist sible workout facilities. not just be college that Making those options a contributes to weight gain, freshman health still causes priority is key, she said. Sophomore Kaylee Clark has concern. Weight amassed during freshman year of college may ex- her own advice for incoming emplify an inability to cope with freshmen wanting to keep a stress, according to a WebMD Ar- healthy lifestyle. “Don’t skip meals, but don’t chive. Not having coping skills to deal with stress is a problem that overdo it either,” she said. “Get may reach much further than the involved at the [Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness first year of college. Haroldson said the conse- Center] or other programs that quences of choices made during will help you.”
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The Ball State soccer team is using its spring season schedule to develop players and improve upon last year. While the Cardinals lost some key players, particularly on the defense, head coach Craig Roberts sees players stepping up, as
well as areas to improve. “Some of [the players] have really stepped up and developed,” Roberts said. “Each game, we talked about [what we needed to improve on], and we’ve implemented practices to get that out of them.” Although the spring season does not hold the same tournaments and championship implications as the fall season, Roberts uses it as a way to look at new recruits and adjust the lineup. He has a list of goals he wants his team to achieve by the fall. “The fall season is to maintain
that consistency of scoring,” Roberts said. “We want to enhance our speed and organization.” The Cardinals finished last fall with an 11-7-2 (6-5) regular season record and fell to No. 1 seed Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Ball State will continue its spring schedule on April 12 when it hosts the Haiti National Team. Roberts is an assistant coach for the Haiti National Team, but he will be on Ball State’s sideline during the game. Ball State has defeated Haiti in each of the past two seasons.
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Dabkowski leads a confident Ball State offense with eight home runs, while Stuedemann is second with five. Senior Jessica Craft has three. Ball State leads all MAC teams in home runs this season with 27. The team also tops the conference in total bases with 376 and RBIs with 165. The effectiveness of the home run ball has led to more walks also, as the Cardinals lead the MAC with 86 and 29 hit-by-pitch. Despite the team’s offensive statistics, Perry said she is concerned about ingame situations. “We just go out in every game and play in the moment rather
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than look at the stats,” she said. The Cardinals have a 2-0 start in MAC play for the second time in the past four years. In 2013, Ball State started league play 12-0 before suffering its first defeat. As defending regular season champions, Perry said it puts a target on them, but motivates them to get back to the top spot with 21 MAC games left. “The girls want to win and want to be back on top,” Perry said. “So we don’t worry about the pressure it puts on us, we will just take it game by game.”
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Criticism sparks forum on diversity
University invites entire student body to ‘share concerns’ |
DAKOTA CRAWFORD DIGITAL EDITOR dmcrawford@bsu.edu
In response to criticism from students last week, Ball State announced a platform for discussion about diversity and inclusion Friday in an email from the Office of Student Affairs. At 5 p.m. today in L.A. Pittenger Student Center Rooms 301 and 302, students will have an opportunity to “share their concerns related to diversity and
RFRA:
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Following the release of Ferguson’s statement, Spectrum President Christie McCauley said she was pleased with the statement. “I am really glad to see President Ferguson make a statement reaffirming that Ball State isn’t going to discriminate against anyone,” McCauley said. McCauley spoke on behalf of herself and not her organization because the Spectrum executive board has not met to discuss the topic and make a decision. “I do appreciate that he clarified that our ‘Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy’ includes race and religion and also sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, because they usually are not in other policies like in the [State of Indiana’s],” she said. In December 2014, the Ball State Board of Trustees accepted the university’s first diversity statement. It is the first declaration of inclusion at Ball State, which states the university is committed to attracting and re-
BENEFICENCE DIALOGUE The discussion will include two sessions today:
• 5 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center Rooms 301 and 302 • 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom HOPE & HEALING AT BENNY
• 9 p.m. at the Beneficence Statue inclusivity issues” during the Beneficence Dialogue. A second session will take place at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Black Student Association President Kirsten Davenport said she is looking forward to the discussion. “I’m excited that this conversa-
tion is taking place on campus,” she said. “I think it will benefit the university.” Following the two discussions, “Hope & Healing at Benny” will begin at 9 p.m. near the Beneficence Statue. According to an email from the university, the meeting at the statue will be “to reflect and to unite in our commitment to civility, courtesy, and compassion.” Interim Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications Joan Todd said on Friday afternoon the format of the discussion and decisions regarding who will speak have not been finalized. Following the announcement
taining a diverse faculty, staff and student body. The purpose of the statement is to make the university’s stance on diversity clear. Diversity is an integral part of the university’s identity, the statement reads. The statements from college presidents follow a weekend of events that included an Indianapolis rally against RFRA, boycotts on the state of Indiana from businesses and politicians, the possibility of businesses, such as Gen Con LLC., withdrawing from Indiana and the cancellation of Angie’s List’s Indianapolis Eastside expansion. Pence appeared on ABC Sunday morning with George Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos asked Pence six times whether or not RFRA would allow discrimination against the LGBT community. Pence did not answer the question and stood by the law. In the Indiana General Assembly, Republican legislative leaders said they are working on changes to the law’s language to not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. The Democrats want a full repeal of the law.
PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENTS ACROSS INDIANA INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT MICHAEL MCROBBIE:
“While Indiana University hopes that the controversy of the past few days will move the state government to reconsider this unnecessary legislation, the damage already done to Indiana’s reputation is such that all public officials and public institutions in our state need to reaffirm our absolute commitment to the Hoosier values of fair treatment and non-discrimination.” DEPAUW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT BRIAN CASEY:
“I join with other Indiana corporations, leaders in industry and institutions of higher education and urge the Governor and the legislature to take all steps necessary to address the harm this legislation has caused. We must affirm that the State of Indiana is a place that welcomes and respects all citizens and visitors regardless of their race, religion or sexual orientation.” BUTLER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JAMES DANKO:
“While I have read a variety of opinions and rationale for RFRA, it strikes me as ill-conceived legislation at best, and I fear that some of those who advanced it have allowed their personal or political agendas to supersede the best interests of the State of Indiana and its people. No matter your opinion of the law, it is hard to argue with the fact it has done significant damage to our state.” “I strongly encourage our state leaders to take immediate action to address the damage done by this legislation and to reaffirm the fact that Indiana is a place that welcomes, supports, respects and values all people.” FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT MITCH DANIELS OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY:
“While a long-standing Board of Trustees policy precludes Purdue taking institutional positions on matters such as the current controversy, we wish to take this opportunity to affirm our unwavering commitment to our principles and our opposition to any governmental measure that would interfere with their practice on our campuses.”
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The Indiana Republican legislative leaders are working on adding language to the religious freedom law to make it clear it doesn’t allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. The law states governments can’t intrude on a person’s religious beliefs; a “person” includes religious institutions, businesses and associations.
Legislators plan ‘re-word’ of bill due to backlash Republican House Speaker says bill was act of ‘inclusion’ | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican legislative leaders said Monday they’re working on adding language to a new state law to make it clear that it doesn’t allow discrimination against gays and lesbians, while Democrats countered that a full repeal is the only way to stem the widespread criticism. The measure prohibits state laws that “substantially burden” a person’s ability to follow his or her religious beliefs. The definition of “person” includes religious institutions, businesses and associations. Businesses and organizations across the country have canceled future travel to Indiana, tabled expansion plans or criticized the legislation. Opponents have taken to social media with the hashtag #boycottindiana. Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem David Long said during a Monday news conference that similar laws
exist across the country and did not generate the backlash that Indiana has seen. Bosma blamed the reaction on a “mischaracterization” of the law by both opponents and some supporters. “What we had hoped for with the bill was a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs,” Bosma said. “What instead has come out as a message of exclusion, and that was not the intent.” Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed the measure last week and defended it during a television appearance Sunday but did not directly answer questions about whether it allowed discrimination against gays and lesbians. Long stressed the new law is based on the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 that has been upheld by courts. “This law does not and will not be allowed to discriminate against anyone,” Long said. The furor over the Indiana law stems in part from the fact that the state’s civil rights laws don’t ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Long and Bosma did not appear eager to add that language into the measure, noting that it is a big
of the recipient of the John R. Emens Outstanding Senior Award last week, an email sent by student leaders to President Paul W. Ferguson was the catalyst for a campus-wide email sent Wednesday, addressing the selection of this year’s Emens Award winner. “We are listening to the conversation and engaging with students on the issue surrounding the selection of the John R. Emens Outstanding Senior Award. ... We do understand this year’s selection has sparked important conversations beyond simply this year’s recipient,” Ferguson and Vice President of Student Affairs Kay Bales said in a joint statement.
policy decision and that only four weeks remain in this year’s legislative session. Democratic House Minority Leader Scott Pelath said Indiana has been embarrassed and that a full repeal is needed, not “fig-leaf ” fixes. “That is the only thing that will start the process of reversing the damage that has been done to the people of this state,” Pelath said. The bill passed through the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature, with no Democratic lawmakers supporting and only a handful of Republicans voting against it. Some national gay-rights groups say the law allows lawmakers in Indiana and several other states where similar bills have been proposed this year to sanction discrimination as the nation’s highest court prepares to mull the gay marriage question. Supporters of the law insist the law will keep the government from compelling people to provide services they find objectionable on religious grounds. Arkansas is poised to follow in Indiana’s footsteps, as Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said he’ll sign a measure moving through the state’s Legislature.
DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY
In response to criticism from students, Ball State will have a discussion about diversity and inclusion today at 5 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center Rooms 301 and 301 and at 7 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Afterward, there will be a “Hope & Healing at Benny” at 9 p.m. near the Beneficence Statue.
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Gunn said the employees warned her and her roommates if she didn’t sign up now, the prices would rise. Clara Wieczorek, a freshman art major, also said they pressured her group. Gunn and Wieczorek plan on paying monthly and were unsure of the rent for each month, but said it would be a total of $4,000 for both Fall and Spring Semesters of next year. They both wanted to live as close as possible while still living off campus. While construction finished quickly, some of the promised amenities have yet to be fulfilled. Kelsey said the rooftops for both the East and West buildings are currently closed, but hopes to open them over a weekend once it warms up. For the East building, Kelsey said the complex will eventually have a movie theater screen, cornhole and other activities. For the West building, the Prom-
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Residents who have already signed their leases for the Village Promenade for next year have their prices locked in. The complex is still working to finish amenities that were promised to residents.
enade is planning on a sunroof, lounge chairs, hammocks and tanning spaces. Gunn said she didn’t mind being without some things as long as they weren’t huge. “I think it will be worth it,” Gunn said.
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