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The Daily News Roman Baisa keeps late brother's name alive through baseball Elizabeth Wyman Assistant Sports Editor
As the National Anthem Plays throughout First Merchant Ball Park Complex prior to Ball State baseball vs. Bowling Green State, the Cardinals line up in their respected positions facing the American flag. Sophomore redshirt walk-on Roman Baisa bows his head and says a prayer.
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Sophomore redshirt walk-on Roman Baisa honors his late brother and best friend, Leon, by wearing a bracelet around his right wrist with the words "In Memory of Leon W. Baisa," and by writing the initials "LB3" on his bat, mit, batting gloves and wrist tape for every game. Roman's older brother was killed in a car accident the night before Thanksgiving in 2010.
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The African American Alumni Oral History Project set to present documentary film Gabbi Mitchell Daily News Reporter
After two years of research and conducting interviews, the Department of History will hold the documentary film showcase of “Tales Told Out Of School” today, to celebrate the history made by one student-powered immersive learning course directed by Michael Doyle, director of the Ball State public history program. The African American Alumni Oral History Project-II created the short film to celebrate the completion of the project, which showcases men and women of color who earned degrees at Ball State between 1950 and the present in commemoration of the university’s centenary in 2018, according to a press release. The 15-minute documentary film features highlights from the stories of 22 alumni. When Marquice Gee, a sophomore business administration major, was looking for an Honors College Colloquium course for the Spring of 2017, she never expected a professor to be as engrossed in her culture as she is. With the lack of history publicized about African-Americans at Ball State, The Black Alumni Constituent Society approached Doyle about recording the history of African American Alumni. See HISTORY, page 6
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Senior Carmen Blanco hits the ball to the other side of the court during the match against Buffalo April 2 at the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Ball State (20-2, 8-0 MAC) hopes to complete the ultimate back-to-back achievement by winning a consecutive Mid-American Conference tournament to add to their two MAC regular season championships in a row this weekend.
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Ball State (20-2, 8-0 MAC) looks to use its home court advantage this weekend by winning another MidAmerican Conference tournament to add to its two consecutive MAC regular-season championships. Head coach Max Norris likened last week’s title victory to the perfect movie sequel, saying he wanted his team to be “more ‘Godfather II’ than ‘Caddy Shack II.’” Norris said winning the tournament this week would be out of this world. Or a galaxy far, far away to be precise. “It would absolutely be ‘Return of the Jedi,’ which is arguably the best movie out of all those [‘Star Wars’] movies and it was the third movie,” he said, “I mean, I liked ‘Godfather III’ but I wouldn’t put it at ‘Jedi’ level.” Norris went on to compare his team’s situation to the battle the rebels endured in the sci-fi saga.
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Neanderthals in California? Maybe so, study says The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A startling new report asserts that the first known Americans arrived much, much earlier than scientists thought — more than 100,000 years ago __ and maybe they were Neanderthals. If true, the finding would far surpass the widely accepted date of about 15,000 years ago. Researchers say a site in Southern California shows evidence of humanlike behavior from about 130,000 years ago, when bones and teeth of an elephantlike mastodon were evidently smashed with rocks. The earlier date means the bone-smashers were not necessarily members of our own species, Homo sapiens. The researchers speculate that these early Californians could have instead been species known only from fossils in Europe, Africa and Asia: Neanderthals, a little-known group called Denisovans, or another human forerunner named Homo erectus. "The very honest answer is, we don't know," said Steven Holen, lead author of the paper and director of the nonprofit Center for American Paleolithic Research in Hot Springs, South Dakota. No remains of any individuals were found. Whoever they were, they could have arrived by land or sea. They might have come from Asia via the Beringea land bridge that used to connect Siberia to Alaska, or maybe come across by watercraft along the Beringea coast or across open water to North America, before turning southward to California, Holen said in a telephone interview. Holen and others present their evidence in a paper released Wednesday by the journal Nature. Not surprisingly, the report was met
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by skepticism from other experts who don't think there is enough proof. The research dates back to the winter of 1992-93. The site was unearthed during a routine dig by researchers during a freeway expansion project in San Diego. Analysis of the find was delayed to assemble the right expertise, said Tom Demere, curator of paleontology at the San Diego Natural History Museum, and an author of the paper. The Nature analysis focuses on remains from a single mastodon, and five stones found nearby. The mastodon's bones and teeth were evidently placed on two stones used as anvils and smashed with three stone hammers, to get at nutritious marrow and create raw material for tools. Patterns of damage on the limb bones looked like what happened in experiments when elephant bones were smashed with rocks. And the bones and stones were found in two areas, each roughly centered on what's thought to be an anvil. The stones measured about 8 inches (20 centimeters) to 12 inches (30 centimeters) long and weighed up to 32 pounds (14.5 kilograms). They weren't hand-crafted tools, Demere said. The users evidently found them and brought them to the site. The excavation also found a mastodon tusk in a vertical position, extending down into older layers, which may indicate it had been jammed into the ground as a marker or to create a platform, Demere said. The fate of the visitors is not clear. Maybe they died out without leaving any descendants, he said. Experts not connected with the study provided a range of reactions. "If the results stand up to further scrutiny, this does indeed change everything we thought we knew," said Chris Stringer of the Natural History Museum in London.
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'Mamma Mia' farewell tour to stop at Emens Broadway classic arrives at Ball State campus on May 3 Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster Entertainment Reporter Since its debut in 1999, "Mamma Mia" has sung its way into the hearts of millions and has become a Broadway classic. Now, the "Mamma Mia" Farewell Tour is coming to Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. May 3. Written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, the show follows the humorous story of Sophie trying to figure out who her father is before she gets married the following day. The only problem is, after uncovering a diary from her mother, she finds out there are 3 men who could potentially be her father. As a result, she invites them all to her wedding, bringing her mother face-to-face with her past. Music based on the songs of ABBA, combined with Johnson’s words, brings
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together a light-hearted and feel good show with timeless musical classics such as "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia." Escape for an hour or two to the Greek islands, where you can be engrossed in a show that will make you forget your troubles. “This show brings the audience out of any kind of funk and any kind of negative aspect that they were having that day. They are able to come to the theatre to see Mama Mia, drop any pretense of the day and live in the world of the Greek islands and really just have fun,” said Dustin Harris Smith, who plays Sky in the farewell tour.
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Mamma Mia’s Farewell Tour is coming to Emens Auditorium on May 3 at 7:30 p.m. The Broadway classic uses music based on the songs of ABBA to tell the story of Sophie as she tries to figure out who her father is before she gets married.
Although "Mamma Mia" was turned into a film in 2008 starring Meryl Streep, nothing can beat the experience of seeing the show, because you never know what
to expect with live theatre. “Nothing beats live theatre, but this kind of stuff is the most important form of art because anything can happen in live theatre,” Smith said. “With TV or Film, it has its own special forum if you will, but we are doing stuff the audience can be a part of and it is fresh every show. I don’t think anything can replace live theatre. I think it is very vital.” What makes "Mamma Mia" so unique from other Broadway shows is that the show encourages the audience get up onto their feet and dance at the end, allowing everyone to be a "Dancing Queen." Smith said this is his favorite part of the show. Broadway shows can take you to a whole new world and can let you leave your own world behind. And what better way to escape from reality than to watch "Mamma Mia," a place where you can dance, jive and have the time of your life. Contact Robbie Moscato-Goodpaster with any questions or concerns at rvmoscatogoo@bsu.edu.
BSU alumnus Doug Jones to be in 'Star Trek' Jones will be playing Lieutenant Saru, show currently in production Carli Scalf Assistant Copy Director A Ball State alumnus will soon be “beamed up” with the rest of the Star Trek team on the upcoming CBS series “Star Trek: Discovery.” Doug Jones, Ball State class of 1982, will be playing Lieutenant Saru on the show, which started filming in January and is currently in production. The show is set a decade before the original “Star Trek” series and follows a new cast of characters on their intergalactic adventures. Other characters include actress Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou, the commander of the iconic Star Fleet ship, and actor James Frain as Sarek, the father of original “Star Trek” character Spock. Jones’ Saru is both a Starfleet science officer and a new alien species in the TV
show’s universe, requiring him to act under heavy makeup and prosthetics. Jones said in a recent interview with IGN that he is especially excited about playing a breed of alien that is new to the series. “I’m tickled pink ... that I get to, from the ground up, help develop and find this character and his species, and what we’re all about from the get-go,” he told IGN. Jones is no stranger to makeup and costumes; his niche and acting specialty is prosthetics. This has allowed him a hugely prolific career playing various creatures in action and horror movies and TV shows. Notable projects include “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” and the “Hellboy” movie series. More recently, he played the title character in the horror movie “The Bye Bye Man.” Jones is from Indianapolis originally and graduated from Ball State with a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications and a minor in
theater. According to his website, he began by learning to mime at school, and later worked as a contortionist. Both skills have come into play during his long acting career. Jones has come back to visit Ball State’s theater department before and continues to support young people who want to be in the film industry with his wife, Laurie Jones. Junior acting major Annie Burnett said she remembered him visiting campus during a Theatre and Dance end-of-year alumni party. “We don’t have a lot of alums who have done big movies, so that’s pretty cool,” she said. “I think him being on this is only going to bring positive things for us.” Though the show doesn’t have a specific premiere date, “Star Trek: Discovery” is expected to come out later this year. Contact Carli Scalf with any questions or concerns at crscalf@bsu.edu.
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Ball State alumnus Doug Jones, class of 1982, will play Lieutenant Saru on the upcoming CBS series “Star Trek: Discovery.” The show, which started filming in January and is currently in production, is set a decade before the original “Star Trek” series and follows a new cast of characters on their intergalactic adventures.
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Continued from page 1 “Thanking the lord for having this opportunity and for having an angel above my head,” Roman said. Roman’s 5-foot-8-inch frame sports the Cardinals red and grey uniform. But a bracelet around his right wrist, the initials “LB3” written on his glove and batting tape display the real reason he steps on the field. “I don’t play for myself,” Roman said. “I might play for my family name, but I play for my team. I play for my family. I play for the people who have supported me, and then I play for my brother most of all.” NOV. 24, 2010 “Hijo, I love you,” were the first words that Roman’s father, Raul Baisa, muttered to him through his own cries over the phone. Roman vividly remembers the night before Thanksgiving in 2010. It was a stormy Wednesday night. He’s with friends when he receives a call asking if his older brother, Leon is OK. Roman’s confused, asking his friend what he’s talking about. That’s when he first hears the words that his older brother had been in a car accident. Roman hangs up, frantically running home in the pouring rain, sprinting through the creek – anything to go faster to see if his brother is alive. Nobody’s home. He runs back to his friends house and his dad calls him informing him where his family is. Roman gets a ride to the scene of the accident. Sitting with his head in his hands the entire time. “I’m just praying,” Roman said. “The rain is coming down on the top of the car.” He said it’s how an ideal movie scene would occur. He pulls up to the sight to see ambulances and police cars, caution tape and his father’s green trailblazer – that Leon was driving – stalled in the middle of the road with the driver side smashed in. “I run over to my family, this cop yells, ‘stop,’ and I’m like that’s my brother,” Roman said. “I go through the caution tape and my sister comes up to me.” Roman’s sister, Dakota Baisa, stops to tell him that Leon didn’t make it. “I drop to my knees and I’m just screaming,” Roman said. “That’s how my night ended.” A COMPETITIVE BROTHERHOOD A year and a half apart, Roman and Leon fell in the middle of their nine siblings. Roman argues the two were the closest and had a unique relationship. “Leon and I were different because we
were competitive with each other,” Roman said. “He would always push me and I would always push him.” Even the oldest brother, Cruz Baisa, said that Roman and Leon had a special relationship. “We don’t really have another sibling dynamic in our family like the two of them had,” Cruz said. The brothers’ competitive sides showed at home, but became more apparent through sports. Whether on the soccer field or baseball diamond, Roman and Leon made one another better all while also tearing each other down in a brotherly way. “He always motivated me and we always motivated each other just by wanting to be better than each other,” Roman said. “I wanted to be better than my big brother and my big brother’s not going to let his little brother be better than him.” Cruz – nine years older than Roman – said he remembers Roman and Leon playing baseball nonstop with other children in the neighborhood. “It was like watching minor league baseball in the front yard,” Cruz said. At the time leading up to the accident, Roman, a freshman at North Central High School in Indianapolis, and Leon a sophomore, were in the midst of soccer season, preparing for baseball. Both played infield, and rumor had it that Leon’s little brother, Roman, was coming for his roster spot. “He was scared because people would say ‘oh I hear your younger brother is better than you.’” Roman said. “And he’s like telling me ‘well, you’re going to have to take it from me.’” But even with all the competition, Leon always looked out for Roman ever since they were little. Their mom, Diana Baisa, tells Roman a story of when he first came home from the hospital after he was born. Leon wouldn’t leave his side. When people would come to visit him, Leon would stay and make sure nobody bothered his new baby brother. When they left, he would slam the door behind them and return to Roman’s side. “He’s been my guardian, role model and older brother for as long as I can remember, and he still is,” Roman said. But the two were best friends on top of being brothers, and Roman said that was becoming apparent the last month of Leon’s life. It was soccer season when Leon died. Roman noticed that during soccer tryouts Leon would congratulate him on his goals. He didn’t shy away from him in the hallway at school either, he would seek Roman out to say hello. “We loved each other, but it was always
us competing with each other rather than being best friends,” Roman said. “Right at the end we were best friends.” Cruz also recognized that Leon began to take a kinder approach to Roman as a big brother as their high school careers went on. “He [Leon] would start giving him tips on his swing instead of bashing it,” Cruz said. “Or he’d try to give him a tip that he already learned. You could see that the older brother was starting to come out in Leon a little bit. For our family, it was really nice.” A SAFE HAVEN Roman doesn’t remember eating a single thing on Thanksgiving Day after the accident. He remembers the silence and how his family never left each others side. “We cried a lot but we were always together,” Roman said. “We shared some stories, we tried to laugh, but it was hard. But we always stayed together.” Cruz said that the way they healed was by being together. “Fortunately, for everyone in our family we have a big family and were close and so the number one therapy for us was spending time with each other and remembering Leon well,” Cruz said. While the coping process began, for Roman, so did the drug and alcohol use. “As much as I don’t want to say it, and as disappointed as I am, and how disappointed I might have made my family, that’s what I went to,” Roman said. His family was disappointed, but Cruz said that he can’t blame Roman for turning to substances to cope. “It’s a bit understandable in a way,” Cruz said. “When you’re at an age when you don’t understand how to deal with things, that kind of stuff can happen.” Roman remembers the first New Years Eve after the accident. “It was raining again just like the same night and everyone’s having so much fun and my brother comes to mind,” Roman said. “I’m drunk and I just go outside and take time to myself.” He said he realized that was the wrong way to cope when he starting hurting his family and seeing the disappointment in them. “I wasn’t the only one going through the pain,” Roman said. “I was taking it out in a way and making the pain harder on them also.” But Roman turned to something else to help him cope, what Leon would have wanted him to do – baseball. “That’s kind of where I found my safe haven,” Roman said. “It’s where I can honor him through the things that he never got the chance to do.”
BASEBALL FAMILY Earlier this season, the Ball State baseball team and head coach Rich Maloney read a book called “Hard Hat: 21 Ways to be a Great Teammate.” The book tells the story of a Cornell University lacrosse player who died in the middle of a game in 2004. Since reading and discussing the book, Roman said the team has really opened up with each other. “We were in the locker room and we were sharing personal stories and I opened up,” Roman said. “I told them the story about the accident that night. I teared up opening up to all my teammates who care about me.” Senior pitcher David Current said what really made the conversations powerful was that he and his teammates were willing to be vulnerable. “They were willing to get emotional and share their inner secrets and what made them who the are today,” Current said Current, Roman’s roommate, knows how much Leon means to Roman and was glad to hear him open up about that night. “He dedicates what he does to his brother,” Current said. “He puts it in all of his work and everything that he does because his brother never got the opportunity that he’s getting.” Coach Maloney said it’s obvious that family - both blood and baseball - are most important to Roman. “Roman really cares about people and he’s had a lot of heartache in his life,” Maloney said. “I think that’s really made him appreciate his relationships more than most simply because when you lose people that you’re close to, that’s tough, especially for a younger kid.” Cruz said he’s never seen somebody so driven in life to keep someone’s memory alive. “I think it does give him extra motivation when he’s in the gym or doing the drudgery of training or going to class,” Cruz said. “He’s really motivated by Leon’s memory.” Roman said that if Leon was still alive he would be playing college baseball too. So Roman plays for both of them. Every time he wears his brothers number, three, he looks down at his wrist, sticks his right hand into his glove and sees the initials “LB3,” he’s reminded of his first friend, competitor, teammate and brother. “I’m playing for the both of us,” Roman said. “I’m playing more for him. It’s not about me. It’s not about my name. It’s about my families name. It’s about his name. It’s about the name of Ball State. That’s why I play the game.” Contact Elizabeth Wyman with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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Men's golf heads into MAC Championships Ball State feels confident, even against No. 11 Kent State Colin Grylls Sports Editor Junior Johnny Watts thinks Ball State men’s golf can pull off an upset at the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend. Kent State, the nation’s 11th-best team according to Golfweek.com, is ranked well above No. 136 Ball State, but Watts said the Cardinals have the potential to close the gap. “They’re one of the top teams in the country,” Watts said. “I think we have some of the best talent in the MAC on our team and if we all play to our potential, I think we can knock them off for sure.” Junior Michael VanDeventer agrees that Kent State is the favorite, but the rest of the field can’t be overlooked. “Any team’s capable of having a good week and winning,” VanDeventer said. “Kent’s certainly played well this year, but that doesn’t guarantee they’re going to win. Anybody can have a hot week and upset them.” Most of the Cardinals’ tournaments have been three rounds (their first tournament of the fall was shortened to two rounds),
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Continued from page 1 “You’ve got to have some conflict, you have to have some strife to go through, but I think our players are going to be excited for it, whoever they play against,” he said. The Cardinals are the top seed in the tournament and won the right to host the event after winning the title last year. This means they only have to win two knockout matches to claim another MAC tournament victory, as opposed to three. Just one victory this weekend would see the team break their all-time record for winning streaks — Ball State has won 15 consecutive games, tying the record set last season. In their semifinal at 10 a.m. Saturday, Ball State plays the winner of the match between 4-seed Miami (10-11, 5-3 MAC) and 5-seed Northern Illinois (10-12, 4-4 MAC). That match takes place 10 a.m. Friday. Norris expects it to be a “good match.” After referencing some statistics, he claimed the two teams are “so even.” Whichever team they face, Norris has called upon his “mature, experienced
but the MAC Championships are a threeday, four-round event. Head coach Mike Fleck said Ball State just has to worry about keeping its play consistent. Watts, for example, has the lowest average score for the Cardinals this season, with a 73.17, and led the Cardinals with a +18 in last weekend’s Robert Kepler Invitational in Columbus, Ohio. “You have to take care of your business first and foremost and know your teammates are out there trying to do the same thing,” Fleck said. Part of staying consistent, VanDeventer says, is correcting mistakes from previous tournaments. VanDeventer finished tied for first at the Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational April 14 and 15 by finishing two under par at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie. “It’s just continuing to identify weaknesses or things we need to work on,” VanDeventer said. “We always focus on those during our practice time.” Another complicating factor is the timing of the MAC Championships — finals begin next week. “We’re kind of used to it,” Fleck said. “Sometimes the schedule falls where the championship’s during finals week, this year it happens to be the week in front
team” to ensure they don’t let this season’s success get to their heads. “To assume that we won and we played our best is also not true because I believe there’s room for us to grow,” Norris said. Earlier in the MAC this season, the Cardinals beat the Huskies 6-1 in Illinois. When Ball State visited Ohio, a dramatic ending saw Peyton Gollhofer snatch her singles match to give the Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Miami Redhawks. That last-gasp win ultimately set them up to win the MAC regular season championship. The MAC tournament final will take place at noon Sunday. On the other side of the draw, 3-seed Buffalo (11-8, 5-3 MAC) plays 6-seed Western Michigan (10-12, 4-4 MAC) 2 p.m. Friday to decide who will face off against 2-seed Akron (23-3, 7-1 MAC) 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner will claim their place in Sunday’s final against the team, who also makes it out alive from the other side of the draw. Contact Adam Chowdhury with any questions or concerns at @adamcnet.
Men's tennis opens MAC Tournament
of finals. They just have to be good with managing their time and making sure everything is in place.” Ball State’s five golfers — redshirt sophomore Colin Proctor, junior Michael Makris, sophomore Timothy Wiseman, VanDeventer and Watts start teeing off 8 a.m. Friday. The Cardinals begin their round on the 10th hole. This year’s MAC Championships will be held at The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. “It’s a really, really neat course,” Watts said. “Kind of goes through the woods and it’s got some really cool views. I think it’s going to be a challenge — the weather’s not supposed to be the greatest, so it’ll be a grind out there.” Golf Digest ranked the par-72 course the No. 1 public golf course in Ohio and the No. 70 public course in the country in its 2016-17 rankings. “It’s a pretty demanding golf course from start to finish,” Fleck said. “The finishing holes I know on the backside, it’s important to have a good stretch of play there. It seems like it always comes down to Par 5 scoring.” The Virtues features four Par 5 holes including the 10th, which is where Ball State’s five golfers tee off Friday.
Kaiti Sullivan // DN File
Head coach Mike Fleck coaches Junior Michael VanDeventer at hole 11 during the Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational April 14 at the Delaware Country Club. The Cardinals hope to close the gap between Kent State, the nation’s 11th-best team according to Golfweek.com, and No. 136 Ball State during the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend.
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Baseball finds time to study for finals on road trip Team prioritizes school, studies in between games, practice Colin Grylls Sports Editor Baseball is a sport that can clear the mind — see ball, hit ball. But this weekend, Ball State players have to balance the simplicity of a game with finals preparation as they head to DeKalb, Illinois, to take on Northern Illinois. Senior centerfielder Matt Eppers, an entrepreneurial management major who was named Academic All-Mid-American Conference last year, said there’s a different atmosphere before finals. “I think it’s just a little bit more of studying on the bus, things like that,” Eppers said. “Maybe guys doing things in-between practice or meals or on the bus or at the hotel that maybe they wouldn’t usually do, but they have to because of the time of year it is.” Head coach Rich Maloney says he tries to help his players by giving them more time to study. Wednesday, for example, the team lifted weights instead of holding a full practice. “Prior to finals, during finals — that whole time is a very uncertain time with the baseball team just because there’s so much,” Maloney said. "It’s kind of a wild card.”
Senior first baseman Caleb Stayton, a telecommunications major, says most of the stress can be eliminated with a little planning. “Normally I just try to get everything done during the week, like the first three days, so I can enjoy the weekend. But [I] kind of had a little bit more stuff going on during the week — I know last week at Buffalo, I tried to get some stuff done and wrote a couple papers on the bus. I don’t know yet what I’ll do this weekend, but I’ll probably end up writing something.” And when something pops up, like a group project, Stayton says Maloney makes it easy to prioritize education. “If we have something to do during practice, we just say ‘Hey Coach, I have something to take care of,’ and he’s very understanding,” Stayton said. “He makes it a lot less stressful than it could be.” Last season, Stayton was named CoSIDA Academic All-American and Academic All-MAC. He says he has a few assignments. “I don’t know yet what I’ll do this weekend,” Stayton said. “But I’ll probably end up writing something.” Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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Senior Lucas Andersen wins 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 against Eastern Illinois freshman Freddie O’Brien during the match at Muncie’s Northwest YMCA Jan. 22. The Ball State men’s tennis team will travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan this weekend to compete against the defending MAC champion Western Michigan Broncos (15-7, 6-1 MAC).
Cardinals face Western Michigan Broncos in semifinal Patrick Murphy Men's Tennis Reporter Ball State men’s tennis travels to Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the MidAmerican Conference Tournament this weekend. The 3-seed Cardinals (13-12, 2-5 MAC) face the defending MAC Tournament champion Western Michigan Broncos (15-7, 6-1 MAC), the 2-seed, on Friday. Head coach Bill Richards said facing the Broncos is not so easy. “But we’re looking forward to another opportunity at the Broncos,” Richards said. After losing to Binghamton last week, Richards talked to his team. “I told our guys, ‘You know, we didn’t conquer, but we survived,’” Richards said. “And we get to go for another week.” This week at practice, sophomore Conner Andersen has been focusing on the last time he faced Western Michigan.
“We talk about how we feel when we’re going to win and what we’re going to do,” Andersen said. “We just go through the situations and know what to expect.” From visualizing, senior Patrick Downs said he knows the right strategies to beat his opponent in sixth-flight singles. “Just gonna base this match on my last match and hopefully it works again,” Downs said. Downs is 2-5 against MAC opponents, but he’s won all seven of his matches in the sixth flight this season. “It gives me a lot of confidence to play against these opponents,” Downs said. Ball State plays against Western Michigan at 2 p.m. Friday. The winner faces Buffalo or Northern Illinois in the championship at 1 p.m. Saturday. Contact Patrick Murphy with any questions or concerns at @PMURPH505.
Kyle Crawford // DN File
Senior outfielder Matt Eppers sprints toward third base during the game against Valparaiso April 11 at Ball Diamond in the First Merchants Ballpark Complex. The Cardinals will play against Northern Illinois in DeKalb, Illinois this weekend.
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OUR VIEW: Outgoing SGA slate Summit earns B-
Ball State Daily News staff evaluates the outgoing slate Daily News Staff
At issue: Each year the Ball State Daily News evaluates and assigns a grade to the outgoing Student Government Association executive slate. The Daily News first spoke to Summit when they were campaigning to be the next Student Government Association slate. That was over a year ago, when Summit began with 17 platform points. Summit’s ambition to continue the points made by previous SGA slate Atlas left them with 25 total points. While many of the points have been adjusted or renamed since they were originally presented, Summit did their best to at least partially complete each goal.
SLATE GOALS The Summit slate had 25 platform points in total. The slate either fully or partially completed 18 of them.
FULLY COMPLETED
Connection of minority students with peer and faculty mentors SGA worked closely with the Multicultural Center, the Big 4 organizations and other student multicultural organizations to promote diversity and provide mentorship to students. Bobby Steele, interim director of the Multicultural Center, declined to comment on the topic.
Create a Diversity Commission After a racist note was posted to Twitter in September, SGA president James Wells signed the first executive order of the year to create the Diversity and Multicultural Commission. The commission was headed by SGA’s secretary of diversity Gabby Lloyd. SGA held discussions, bringing in outside senators and community representatives to provide feedback to find out what Ball State needs to do about diversity. OPTiC has not yet voted on whether or not they will continue the commission. Environmental initiatives
Ball State prides itself on being one of the most environmentally-friendly campuses in the state, and Summit set out to support this initiative. Summit worked to get more blue recycling bags placed around campus and worked on making the university more environmentally friendly. Jason Donati, the Stormwater/ Recycling Educator with the Muncie Sanitary District, confirmed he worked with SGA on getting more blue recycling bags on campus. Cardinal Pride
Before Summit took over, Shawn Sullivan, assistant athletic director for marketing and fan engagement, said this goal was feasible, but there were logistics to work out. Summit handled those logistics and paired with the athletic department for events, handing out 500 t-shirts at paint the campus red, serving free hot dogs at home basketball games and supporting two buses that traveled to Indianapolis during Ball State’s baseball game against Indiana University. Unify small organizations with the Office of Student Life and SGA The original goal was simple — unify small organizations with the Office of Student Life and SGA. While the unity remains unproven, Emily Halley, former
SGA Summit treasurer, said Summit did fund 29 small organizations through an online process, allocating $4,600 to help organizations provide things like t-shirts, food and travel costs, among other things. Student Appreciation Day
Students lined up for hot chocolate, coffee and doughnuts Feb. 8 in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building lobby for Student Appreciation Day. Later in the day, the bookstore donated items for giveaways. In the evening, there was a smores bar. Brock Frazer, former SGA Summit secretary, said they had people come up and say SGA should do it again.
Raise awareness for increasing need for counseling services Tim Hess, associate director of clinical services, said SGA worked with several offices in Counseling & Health Services to host campus events and Mental Health Awareness Week. Hess said he was very pleased with the events and felt SGA helped increase campus awareness. He also said he is interested in partnering with SGA in the future with similar initiatives. Academic support A resolution passed SGA senate in support of implementing a dead week and was taken up by the Campus Council. Faculty in Campus Council gave feedback to Summit on how they could better support their reasoning for a dead week and did not forward it to other university governance. Wells said Summit was in the process of researching what other comparable universities do with the 15th week of classes. Current SGA OPTiC president Greg Carbó will continue to work on this platform point in the upcoming academic year.
Conversations on oppression SGA passed a resolution expanding the conversation on hate crimes. Student Senators Zoe Taylor and Ryan Walstrom joined Wells at a summit conference in January at the IUPUI campus, where Indiana schools discussed ways to combat different issues facing college campuses such as sexual assault prevention and awareness, hate crimes and inclusive issues. SGA has also been an active cosponsor with different initiatives and organizations on campus such as the Interfraternity Council, Greek Life and Step In. Speak Up. Corinne Lankowicz, Speak In. Speak Up. president, confirmed SGA’s involvement.
Sexual assault education and awareness Lankowicz said she was contacted to visit residence halls and inform students and staff about presentations that her organization offered. While Step In. Speak Up. wasn’t able to visit every residence hall due to scheduling conflicts, they did visit Studebaker West, Park Hall, LaFollette Complex and Woodworth Complex to inform residents about sexual assault. Cardinal Kitchen Previous slates worked with Cardinal Kitchen, but this year’s SGA senate approved a $1,500 budget increase for the organization next year, said Cardinal Kitchen executive director Madison Lyon. This will help provide more toiletries to students in need rather than food alone.
Leadership fund SGA aimed to allocate $4,000 to students looking to offset the costs of attending different leadership conferences. Applicants filled out a form and were interviewed by SGA members who
determined who was worthy of receiving the fund. Summit accepted everyone who applied, allocating $6,800 in total.
Tailgate Central This point was continued from the previous SGA slate Atlas. Summit put together a tailgate central at every football game, where they provided giveaways and games for those who don’t choose to drink alcohol. While SGA successfully put together the event, it was not promoted and never had a specific location, leaving many students unsure of where or what exactly it was.
Diversity Day SGA partnered with the Latinx Student Union in March for their “Mi Voz” month of events.
PARTIALLY COMPLETED
BSU + Muncie Communities SGA held a panel April 17 with three community leaders discussing how to get students to explore downtown Muncie. Even though it had a small turnout, the panel sparked discussion between students and community members. Halley said the slate initially wanted to host an event including a presentation at Muncie Civic Theatre, a downtown tour and a volunteering event. However, due to scheduling conflicts, none of these events happened. SGA + BSU Students
The platform point is vague in itself, but Summit intended to engage more students with SGA through social media. The slate developed a communications team and livestreamed senate meetings. However, the last live stream was back in December.
Affordable healthy food options SGA reached out to Dining Services last spring about healthy food options for students. After conversations with dining and meeting with nutritionists, Wells said Dining Services started to include food labels with options like gluten free and vegan in dining halls. Karen Adkins, director of dining services and initiatives, did not respond to comment. Safety of students on and off campus The executive slate advocated for increasing the number of LED lights onand off-campus. The slate advocated for lights to be put in the Campus Master Plan which was successful. The slate also spoke with Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler, and Wells said he wants to see streets well-lit around campus.
NOT COMPLETED
International student engagement Initially, Summit aimed to pair international students up with a host family, but Wells said this was not possible due to the travel ban issued by President Donald Trump in January. Summit also spoke with the International Ambassadors Association, but Wells said they had to “throw this point out.”
Cultural training initiative Wells said the Multicultural Advisory Board wanted to provide workshop trainings related to diversity. SGA vice president Ana Batres was originally working to develop programs similar to Safe Zone training, expanding the focus to topics such as race, ethnicity and religion. SGA was unable to get the initiative started because of the “largeness of diversity,” Wells said. The focus now is for OPTiC to start workshops. Study locations on campus This point is not completed because the
original intention of the platform point was to get the L.A. Pittenger Student Center to be open 24/7 during finals week. Summit reached out to the Student Center but did not receive a response. Halley said Summit prepared “survival kits” filled with food and other items to help students through finals week. However, the platform point was to expand study locations on campus, which did not happen and therefore the platform point is not completed.
News From The Nest The last email with the subject line “News From The Nest” was sent campus-wide March 31, 2016 by former SGA Atlas president Jack Hesser. Wells sent no monthly emails to the student body nor did he post to BennyLink with any updates.
COULD NOT CONFIRM
Pothole of the month The pothole of the month was a continuation from the previous executive board. Summit completed one pothole of the month, but Wells was unable to recall any other potholes that were featured. The Daily News was unable to confirm how many potholes were filled.
Relationships with advisors The slate said they paired with the Council for Alumni and Student Engagement with the goal of improving relationships with academic advisors. The executive board participated in Faculty Appreciation Day along with some SGA senators. The Daily News was unable to confirm SGA’s participation in the event. Lunch on board This point was continued from Atlas to provide funding to take students out to lunch. Wells said students “really liked that,” and added that senators asked their friends to get involved with it, as well. Town Hall meetings were not a part of the initiative. Some of the more ambitious goals Summit achieved included their sexual assault awareness and education initiative, the creation of a diversity commission and the funding of small student organizations. Throughout the year, the slate also did its best to adapt its goals when they ran into issues. However, we’ve determined that Summit deserves a B- for their work. One of the biggest issues the Daily News found was the constant renaming and readapting of their original platform points. As the year progressed, they adjusted some of their original goals, while also renaming them, making it hard to tell if they actually completed their original goals or not. Also, when James Wells called out senators, including Alex DeLong for attempting to strip Wells of his ex-officio status, it signaled to the student body that SGA is not always a unified front and at times cannot reach compromise. Overall, we thought many of their platform points lacked detail, making it hard to determine the feasibility or measure the success of each point. While Summit did their best to achieve every goal they originally set or took over from Atlas, the platform proved to be a little too ambitious. Overall, we believe Summit did well during their term, but 25 platform points is too ambitious for any slate in our mind. Contact Breanna Daugherty with any questions or concerns at editor@bsudailynewscom.
FOR BALL STATE STUDENT, DUCKLING FITS THE BILL Student has pet duckling, carries him around campus Sara Barker Daily News Reporter A new bird on campus might ruffle the feathers of Charlie Cardinal. Frank, a mallard duckling, gained popularity on Twitter when owner Riley Duggan’s English class conducted a viral marketing campaign competition between two sections. Duggan’s class featured Frank, jokingly asking students to make him the new mascot of Ball State. “He doesn’t do much,” the freshman
HISTORY
Continued from page 1 Through those conversations and collaboration, the Living Black History Oral Project was created and took effect in 2015. Students read about the unique history of Ball State and the books “Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture” and “The Other Side of Middletown: Exploring Muncie’s African American Community “ before scheduling two-hour interviews. After its publishing, “Middletown” was found to be flawed in that the sociologists, Robert and Helen Lynd,
accounting major said. “He’s just a duck. He just eats, poops and looks cute.” Duggan believes Frank “imprinted” upon him because of the way they bonded immediately. Frank’s life with Duggan began on an impulse when his girlfriend had the idea to buy two ducks in a bundle deal from Tractor Supply Company in Muncie. They only wanted one duck, though. “We were on the interstate and there was super bad traffic, standstill traffic. And Kara, she was showing everyone the ducks, and someone was like, ‘How much?’ And we were like, five bucks,” Duggan said. “So we parked the car and got out and just sold her a duck on the highway.”
Duggan is not sure of Frank’s sex yet but refers to the duckling as “he” nonetheless. In the case that he grows female-colored feathers, Duggan will just call the duck Frankie. Right now, Frank lives with Duggan’s girlfriend in her apartment off campus, but that doesn’t mean Duggan is separated from him. And when Duggan carries him around campus, it’s like a celebrity has arrived. “He literally just sits in my hand and I’ll just walk around,” Duggan said. “People will be like, ‘Oh my God, he has a duck?’ Everyone loves him.” Because Duggan bought Frank at such a young age, he is not scared of people, and
he even loves to cuddle, be pet and swim in Frog Baby’s pond. Duggan said it is not difficult to care for Frank, who is potty-trained to kitty litter and lets the person holding him know when he has to go. “Sometimes he’s just stretching, sometimes he’s pooping,” Duggan said. “But I don’t take the chance.” If Frank gets too big to take care of, Duggan plans on giving him to a farm. For now, Duggan and Frank’s relationship is going swimmingly, and Duggan plans to be with Frank for years to come.
mentioned little about the of people of color in Muncie, Doyle said. This later stemmed the publishing of “The Other Side of Middletown” to counter the original book. Adhering to the wishes of the Black Alumni Consistency Society, Doyle created a curriculum based on readings, detailed research of the class' subjects, travel to the National Museum of African-American History and getting the interviewees to Ball State for the interviews. “How many people ever get a chance to tell their life story at a two-hour duration,” Doyle said. Initially, Doyle wanted students to interview at least 40 African-American Alumni or faculty, but this proved to be a
challenge he didn’t anticipate. “People have to have the art of persuasion,” he said. “Many of our interviewees had to be coaxed to want to do this.” This was not a simple task for students and interviewees. “Some don’t think that their story is that big of a deal and others are successful because they’re really busy and they don’t really have the time to take two days off to fly across the country,” Doyle said. In addition to the exposure to the rich history of African-American history in Muncie, Gee said she had to overcome the hurdle of being the only AfricanAmerican female out of the 10 students.
“My understanding and appreciation for the subject I knew would be a little bit different than what the other students are,” Gee said. “Just because of our backgrounds, how we receive the information is a little different.” Gee said the Living Black History Oral Project has helped her find a deeper appreciation for Ball State and the AfricanAmerican Alumni before her. Friday’s showcase will be held 3 to 4:30 p.m. in L.A. Pittinger Student Center room 301.
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Semester Recap
BEST OF SPRING
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ver the course of the Spring 2017 semester, The Ball State Daily News has strove to bring you the most relevant, compelling and informative stories concerning Ball State, Muncie
17th president brings experience, ready to work with university Alan Hovorka, Allie Kirkman, Casey Smith & Kara Berg Daily News Reporters
Ball State’s 17th president, Geoffrey S. Mearns, was appointed Jan. 24. Although his tenure has not officially begun, he already has plans in mind. “I need to learn; I need to learn much more about your university and I need to learn more about you,” said Mearns, who is the sitting president at Northern Kentucky University. “So when we meet … I will ask you two simple questions. What do you think I need to know about your university and this community. And secondly, what do I need to know about you?” The university introduced Mearns during a special Board of Trustees meeting in Sursa Performance Hall, where the board unanimously approved his hiring. See MEARNS, page 8
and Indiana. This semester was full of achievements for our team. We had three winners and four finalists of the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, as well as 37 awards from
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Students, alumni reflect on memories made in LaFollette
Michelle Kaufman Daily News Editor
Sally Saydshoev and her husband Safar met in LaFollette on Feb. 11, 2010 during an International Conversation program. At the time, Mysch/ Hurst was the Living and Learning Community for international students. Sally’s now-husband is from Tajikistan. “We were asked to introduce ourselves and just mingle and network.” Safar Saydshoev said. “She introduced herself and said, ‘my name’s Sally’ and I said, ‘my name’s Safar’ and I was like, ‘oh, they sound alike.’” The two continued to meet. Safar Saydshoev was in the Intensive English Institute because he didn’t know a lot of English. He and his friends would ask Sally to have conversations with them to help with their English skills. “I found out, I think it was probably
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Former Mysch/Hurst resident assistant Sally Saydshoev and her husband Safar, who worked at one of the building's dining areas, met in LaFollette Complex on Feb. 11, 2010 during an International Conversation program.
after we even got married, he told me that he really wasn’t interested in learning English and tutoring, he was just interested in meeting with me,” Sally Saydshoev said. Later, she became an resident assistant in Mysch/Hurst and Safar
got a job at Out of Bounds, one of Lafollette’s dining areas. After work, the two would hang out in the food area and when Sally would work the desk, Safar would spend the rest of the day to spend time with her. See LAFOLLETE, page 9
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Student's apartment searched by Homeland Security, FBI following Goodwill incident
Casey Smith & Max Lewis Daily News Reporters
A former Ball State student has been deemed “a danger to the community” after choking and threatening to kill a store clerk and injuring a police officer at a Muncie Goodwill, according to federal police. Investigators said 24-year-old Khalid Sulaiman Bilal, a Saudi Arabian national, threatened to kill those who did not convert to Islam and was taken into custody at the northside Goodwill March 25. A special agent with the Department of Homeland Security, who wrote the affidavit of probable cause, determined that Bilal’s “actions and behavior showed signs of radicalization.” The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security executed a search warrant on the afternoon of March 29 at an apartment complex maintained by Ball State. The warrant stated it is possible that
there will be evidence suggesting Bilal’s actions were “premeditated.” The apartment was occupied by Bilal, who was a Ball State student at the time of his arrest. On March 31, however, a university spokesperson said Bilal’s status as a student had been “revoked.” According to documents obtained by The Star Press, a MacBook, Dell laptop, camera and travel documents were seized during the search. On March 27, Bilal was charged with five counts of battery resulting in bodily injury to a police officer, three counts each of resisting law enforcement and battery resulting in bodily injury and single counts of attempted strangulation, intimidation, criminal trespass and battery. According to court documents, Bilal confronted the store clerk at the Goodwill and attempted to “forcefully convert her to Islam.” He continued to
tell the clerk he would kill her if she did not convert. He then became angry and began choking her. When a Muncie police officer arrived on the scene, Bilal “assumed a fighting stance.” The officer then attempted to restrain Bilal and tased him, according to a police report. A second officer then arrived on the scene and attempted to restrain Bilal. Bilal then attempted to fight with the officers and broke one officer’s hand, according to the affidavit. The officer then tased Bilal again and was able to handcuff his ankles and wrists, according to the report. During the struggle, Bilal told the officers they were going to go to hell and repeatedly yelled “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “God is greater.” Bilal also claimed he was Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. The phrase “Allahu Akbar” has been yelled prior to and during the recent
terror attacks. Omar Mateen, the Orlando Nightclub shooter, yelled “Allahu Akbar” before engaging in gunfire with police June 2016. More recently in February, a subject yelled “Allahu Akbar” and attacked French police with a machete. Bilal was then taken to IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. While at the hospital, he escaped his restraints before attacking hospital staff and punching an officer in the face three times. The officer then attempted to strike a pressure point but ended up punching Bilal in his mouth, according to the affidavit. Bilal was eventually subdued and restrained. Bilal’s bail is set at $100,000. Contact Casey Smith & Max Lewis with any questions or concerns at news@bsudailynews.com.
Humans vs. Zombies player sparks gun scare on campus Allie Kirkman & Casey Smith Daily News Editors The Humans vs. Zombies game has been suspended from campus following a gun scare on Wednesday. A woman witnessed a player carrying a painted Nerf rifle around campus, and because she couldn’t tell it was fake, she worriedly called the police, according to a 911 call obtained by the Daily News. “I’m sitting at Ball State and I see a young man, it looks like he’s carrying a gun, walking toward the library,” the woman said. “I couldn’t see the gun from the front, I saw him after he passed me.” Junior Chinese major Brady Fisher, the organizer for Humans vs. Zombies at Ball State, said the group had an alumnus — not a Ball State student — come to campus in combat gear to play. The man had a painted black Nerf blaster with an orange tip and was also wearing a skull mask — a guise Fisher said is typical for players. “I realized it was one of my players by seeing the suspect with a green bandanna on. Humans have green bandannas on their arms and zombies have it on their heads,” Fisher said. “I immediately knew it was one of our players, so I called the Ball State Police Department.” Students, faculty and staff were told to shelter in place for 20 minutes following the report of an armed person. The first alert from the university was issued at 2:09 p.m.: “A male suspect wearing all black with a green bandanna has been sighted carrying a long rifle near Bracken Library and Woodworth Complex.” Authorities at one point converged on a man in the lobby of the David
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Continued from page 7 Matt Momper, trustee and search committee chairman, introduced Mearns to a packed Sursa, which seats about 600 people. Mearns’ contract is set to expire at Northern Kentucky July 31. University spokesperson Joan Todd confirmed that Mearns will earn a starting salary of $450,000 per year as president at Ball State, which is the same amount former president Paul W. Ferguson received when he was hired. Mearns was named almost a year to the day Ferguson announced his resignation. In his first speech to the university, Mearns said getting to know the university community is one of his primary goals, a sentiment that echoes Ferguson’s own efforts to visit each department on campus and hear their hopes and complaints. Before he can lead, he must learn, Mearns said. Mearns also spoke at length about Ball State’s legacy, continually dropping references to its 100th birthday next year. One of his first actions as president will be to draw up a new strategic plan that will succeed the Centennial Commitment the Ferguson administration put together. HIS BACKGROUND In addition to serving as president at Northern Kentucky for more than four years, Mearns was provost at Cleveland State University. He led successful reaccreditation efforts and a campaign to improve undergraduate retention and graduation rates at Cleveland State, according to a news release from Ball State. From the start of the search, the university’s new president stood out, said Momper. “Geoff’s focus on student-first is essential to our success and is a shared value with all at Ball State,” Momper said. “For us, Geoff Mearns is the full package.”
Letterman Communication and Media Building. The man left with officers but was not in handcuffs and did not appear to be arrested. Other details were not immediately available, though in the confusion, police rushed to check the scene at two residence halls. Police radio traffic indicated alarms had been set off in Woodworth Complex and Botsford/Swinford residence halls, indicating an armed person at each of those locations. Officers who went to the halls radioed back that the alarms were sent not because of any sighting of armed people, but because the emergency alert had been issued campus-wide. An all clear was issued at 2:29 p.m. Fisher said University Police Department officers spoke with the visiting player who “was able to explain the situation.” Shortly following, the Urban Games League — which hosts Humans vs. Zombies around Ball State’s campus — agreed to suspend games for the rest of the academic year while they discuss future options with university police. On behalf of Humans vs. Zombies, Fisher said members of the club “[are] deeply sorry that this happened.” “We hope to stress that in the future we are going to make sure that this is an isolated incident,” Fisher said. “We understand that first and foremost our club’s responsibility is to Ball State and our community players. We are deeply troubled by this and will do everything we can in the future to make sure it never happens.” The Urban Games League hopes to continue its “very cooperative relationship with UPD” as the group moves forward, Fisher said.
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University police officers speak with a man who had a Nerf gun during the shelter in place alert on campus. Humans vs. Zombies has been suspended following the scare.
UPD Chief Jim Duckham agreed and said he appreciated the helpful responses from those around the university regarding the incident. “We work with the campus community to speak up if they see something. They did in this instance, and that was exactly the correct thing to do,” Duckham said in a press release. “We quickly responded to various witness reports and were able to bring this incident to a safe ending.” Duckham added that UPD “regularly practice[s] emergency drills” to ensure quick responses and maintain campus safety. Also in a press release after the incident, Alan Hargrave, director of housing and residence life, urged people participating in live-action games to “exercise discretion about any items that may be perceived as a weapon” and be aware that such
games could “cause alarm.” Humans vs. Zombies is a game of tag that is played at schools and campuses around the world, according to the organization’s website. The game starts out with all players acting as “humans,” and one person is chosen to be the “original zombie.” This zombie must tag and “eat” a human every 48 hours or they will “starve” and be out of the game. According to the website, certain areas of a campus are considered “no play zones” where the game is considered suspended. The banned areas include academic buildings and libraries, and “blasters” — which are typically Nerf guns — must be concealed.
Momper told the Daily News “hundreds and hundreds” of candidates across the country applied for the position. He declined to say an official number, however. Rick Hall, chair of the Ball State Board of Trustees, said the decision to hire Mearns came from the “tremendous input from the Ball State community.” Mearns graduated with an English degree from Yale University and obtained a juris doctor degree from the University of Virginia, which named him to the law school’s Order of Coif, an honor society for students of exemplary academic achievement. Before working in higher education, Mearns spent 17 years as an attorney, where in one instance he served as special attorney to the U.S. attorney general in the prosecution of Terry Nichols, accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. "[Mearns] is very articulate, passionate and his values come first,” Momper said. “He starts, he finishes. He had the tools and skill set and he was diverse.” As a current sitting president, Mearns will have less of a learning curve when he takes over. Just as in the past, the university will hire a transition consultant and put together a team to make sure he has a clean move to Ball State. “It’s an honor to be transitioning from one exceptional university to another,” Mearns said in a press release. “Ball State, like Northern Kentucky University, has a well-deserved reputation for its commitment to academic excellence and student success.”
a health innovation center. His big focus, however, was student success and campus inclusivity. Incoming freshmen GPAs and test scores increased, as did the number of underrepresented minority students. Mearns declined a pay raise and $25,000 bonus the university Board of Regents offered to him because faculty and staff weren’t given performance raises that year, according to the Cincinnati Business Journal. Instead, the bonus was donated to support a scholarship fund for first-generation college students. This was the second year Mearns declined a pay raise and bonus. But his time at NKU wasn’t all positive. In 2015, a faculty survey the Cincinnati Enquirer obtained gave Mearns mid to low ratings for his work. One commenter wrote that he was “arrogant” and had a “negative, even hostile, relationship with the faculty,” according to the Enquirer. At the time, Mearns said he was concerned with the low morale. NKU Faculty Senate President Steven Weiss said, however, that “administrators are never evaluated well.” Mearns told The Daily News that both he and Weiss did not think the survey was a good tool to measure satisfaction. “I feel comfortable that I had a pretty good relationship with the faculty at both Cleveland State and at NKU,” Mearns said. “Not everyone will agree with the decisions I make, but I’ll always do my best to explain the rationale for
NORTHERN KENTUCKY Mearns will come to Ball State straight off a five-year run at Northern Kentucky University. There, he advocated for additional state support for the university, resulting in an additional $5.1 million, according to the Ball State news release. He also secured the largest single capital investment in the university’s history, a $97 million appropriation for
LOOKING FORWARD Mearns’ employment with Ball State begins no later than Aug. 1. He’ll be supported by a transition committee, and plans are already in progress for his first 100 days in office. Mearns said Ball State faces similar challenges that other public higher education institutions are facing. There are increasing expectations from students
to provide quality education at the most affordable price. There are also expectations from faculty, alumni and other public officials. “I think there are challenges, but I see those challenges as a great opportunity, because if we do it well, we garner additional support, more enrollment, more alumni donations and more support from our elected officials,” he said. “So yes, it’s challenging, but it’s a great opportunity, and I think Ball State is positioned well to seize that opportunity.” Although the weight of many university decisions fall on the shoulders of the Board of Trustees, Mearns said he’s looking forward to being a “collaborative partner with everybody on the university campus.” “That’s in some ways one of the great challenges for the university president — that there are so many constituents that you’re responsible for,” Mearns said. “But it’s also one of the most gratifying because when it works — and I have had a good fortunate to see it work in a couple institutions — it’s incredibly gratifying when you bring people together with different perspectives and they’re all working towards the same purpose. “As part of my learning effort, I want to assess together what process we’ve made on plans that I’m integrating. That’s my expectation for the university community and I hope that’s the expectation for all the university community for me.” Mearns said he will not, however, make decisions about what will continue or what might adjust until he hears from the various voices on campus about what’s viable and valuable. “It’s a privilege and an honor to have the opportunity to partner with everyone here to find and foster additional ways to grow this world-class university,” Mearns said.
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Two Cats, ARF to create cat café
BSU senior opens preschool
Emily Sabens Community Reporter
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Popular in Asia since the 1990s, cat cafes have recently begun to multiply in the United States. Nine Lives, the first cat cafe in Indiana, opened earlier this year in Indianapolis. However, there will soon be another cat cafe located right in Muncie. Two Cats Café, a locally owned restaurant in The Village, will soon be transforming into a cat cafe. Aiming to open in the coming months, the cafe will be teaming up with the Muncie Animal Rescue Fund to allow customers to interact with a variety of adoptable cats from the shelter. When Basam Helwani, owner of the cafe, first opened his restaurant, he wanted it to be a true cat cafe. However, due to health code standards, he was unable to keep cats in the cafe because the cats would not have a separate containment area away from the kitchen. But once the building next door to Two Cats was up for rent, the plan started to fall into place. In August, the cafe hopes to open up the ZenDen — the planned name for the cat cafe area — in the vacant building next door to Two Cats. The restaurant will still function as is, but a door will be built to connect the two buildings. The space measures roughly 750 square feet, which will allow for approximately 25 cats to roam freely and interact with customers.
As Jody Leddy, executive director of ARF explains, the cafe will be a chance for the cats to have more social time. ARF usually has around 50 cats at one given time. It can be difficult for the small number of staff members to split their time between the many cats. The cat cafe will also benefit those who may not be able to visit during ARF’s normal hours. Because the shelter is only open on specific days of the week, those who work or have other commitments on those days can come and meet the adoptable cats at the ZenDen. “We’re really excited to have our best-behaved, adoptable cats at the cafe,” Leddy said. Ball State students are already buzzing with excitement about the addition of a cat cafe to Muncie. “Cats are my favorite animal, so I’m really excited about it,” said Rachel Ollestad, a junior music education major. “It’s going to be an awesome opportunity for the cats to get adopted.” In order to help pay for startup costs, Two Cats Café has set up a Kickstarter fundraiser to help pay for items such as litter, toys, beds and cleaning supplies. Each donation level has a different reward. By giving even $10, donors are guaranteed a VIP pass for two once the cafe opens. Contact Emily Sabens with any questions or concerns at ecsabens@bsu.edu.
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“LaFollette is definitely special to us. He went back to Tajikistan at some points and then came back, so that’s when LaFollette really became home to us because we spent a lot of time there and I was living in LaFollette when he was living over in Tajikistan,” Sally Saydshoev said. “We really enjoyed that time and every time when we walk on campus, we definitely reminisce about what happened in LaFollette and we’ll point out where we lived.” Safar said it is very unfortunate that LaFollette won’t be there for future generations, but knows new memories will be created in the new residence halls. The couple got engaged in 2012 and married in 2014. AJ Owens, who graduated in 2015, was an RA in Mysch/Hurst for the 2014-15 school year and still remembers one resident’s weekly complaints of craving toast. “One night, I was on duty and noticed the floor’s kitchen was open. He was making toast in the oven. He was so proud of himself for getting around the notoaster policy, and, to be honest, he made some pretty bomb toast,” Owens said. Sam Householder, a 2010 alumnus, lived in Brayton/ Clevenger for two years. During his freshman year, the Colts and Bears played in Super Bowl XLI. “It seemed like half of LaFollette was either a Colts or a Bears fan, so naturally there was a lot of friendly ribbing and trash talk going on,” Householder said. “During the game, my group of friends had to separate myself and my good friend Zach because I am a huge Bears fan and he’s a huge Colts fan and our obnoxiousness probably would’ve led to an ugly argument.” Householder’s now-wife lived in Schmidt/Wilson, but mutual friends brought their two friend groups together. Out of the around 12 people in the group, three marriages have resulted. Householder’s floor was without an RA for the last two weeks of the spring semester of his sophomore year. “Our floor was pretty good about being responsible, acknowledging quiet hours and the like, but I think the last two days of finals week a bunch guys on my floor [Clevenger 4] built a massive fort out of all of the furniture in the study lounge and used like four or five sets of sheets,” Householder said. “The thing took up like 80 percent of the lounge.” When Jerry Durst, who graduated in 1970, attended Ball State during his freshman year, room and board was $100 a month and a host took students to a table to eat dinner. He lived in LaFollette for two years and
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during that time, the bottom four floors were male and the top four were female, and visitation rules were very different from today’s. “There was no women allowed in the men’s dorm, ever. My senior year, on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 4, you could have your girlfriend or friend in your dorm room, with the door open,” Durst said. “You had to sign them in and sign them out.” When Durst heard LaFollette was being torn down, he said it made him feel old and surprised. Durst moved into LaFollette the second year it was open and knew that both Johnson A and B had been renovated. “I always thought [renovation] is what they’d do to Lafollette,” Durst said. McKenzie Price, a senior photojournalism major, lived in Mysch/Hurst during her freshman year and became close with a group of girls on her floor, who have since gone off campus to continue their memories. “We have all continued to live together since moving out,” Price said. “We’re all about to graduate and still recall the nights we spent in the study lounge, where we got in trouble for bringing our mattresses in.” Moving mattresses isn’t Prices’ only memory from her freshman home, but what means even more is how she and her floormates have continued to be friends. “I have plenty of other memories but the fact that we continued our LaFollette lives outside of Mysch/Hurst [is] an interesting way to remember one of our favorite buildings on campus,” she said. Emma Schultz, a sophomore child development and family studies major, lived in Brayton and participated in a Bible study through Campus Crusade for Christ, which allowed her to create friendships while growing in her faith. “We challenged ourselves to have prayer time every morning at 7:30 a.m. and the convenience of living down the hall or up on a different floor of the same dorm was something that made that possible,” Schultz said.
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Nine beaming children with rosy cheeks file in through the door; the tenth child, too tired from her time spent on the playground, rests in the arms of the vivacious group’s teacher. As the children rush to the water fountain, their teacher gingerly lifts up each to the too-tall fountain, making sure every student has the chance to get a drink. What may seem chaotic for some is just an average Wednesday for teacher Elizabeth Flynn, who started Ross Community Center’s preschool with the help of community partners. Although still a senior at Ball State, Flynn serves as the lead, and only, teacher there. Flynn’s love for kids began at an early age. With her mother running a daycare from their home for 22 years, she has always been exposed to children. After numerous babysitting jobs, working in children’s ministry, and student teaching her senior year of high school, Flynn knew pursuing a degree in child development was the right choice. “I’ve always had a passion for working with kids,” she said. Originally, Flynn was not keen on the idea of becoming a teacher; instead, she wanted to focus on the administrative side of child development.
However, as Flynn began to search for an internship, she was led to the Ross Center. The preschool is located in the community of Thomas Park Avenue, where, according to Building Better Neighborhoods of Ball State, the annual median household income is $25,234, and 33 percent of adults over the age of 25 do not have a high school diploma. With Flynn’s help, every child has the opportunity to attend preschool. “She is passionate about the concept that the early years of life are formative, and that each child deserves a good start,” said Kresha Warnock, a former professor and one of Flynn’s role models. Starting the school was not a simple task. Flynn worked alongside community partners for two months to raise funds, set up the classroom, and prepare for the arrival of the youngsters. As the clock strikes 12:30 p.m., Flynn bids goodbye to her “friends,” as she calls her students, promising they will be back the next morning for more fun. Contact Emily Sabens with any questions or concerns at ecsabens@bsu.edu.
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Kennedy breaks baseball team record Colin Grylls Sports Editor
Senior second baseman Sean Kennedy launched three home runs out of Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex in Ball State baseball’s 23-5 win over Bowling Green April 15 and broke the Cardinals’ single-game record for total bases. Kennedy finished the first game of the doubleheader 5-5 with three home runs, a double and a triple — 17 total bases, one more than the 16 recorded by Brad Miller on March 24, 2004 against Valparaiso. “I’m happy for [Kennedy],” head coach Rich Maloney said. “He’s a senior, he’s
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• Runs — 23 • Hits — 19 • Errors — 0 • W — Kevin Marnon (4-4, 4.44 ERA)
had a really good career for us and that was just a breakout game, one that you’ll never forget for the rest of your life.” With three home runs and nine RBIs, Kennedy was one shy of tying the single-game school records in those categories as well — Miller hit four home runs in that same 2004 game and Jason Meier set the RBIs record on May 3, 1997 against Valparaiso. “It feels great,” Kennedy said. “Any time you get to be mentioned in the same statement as Ball State legend Brad Miller is a great feat.” The Cardinals’ 23 runs were the most they’ve scored in a single game since
April 10, 2010, when they beat the Falcons 32-10 in Bowling Green. Senior first baseman Caleb Stayton went 3-4 with four runs, five RBIs and hit his first home run of the season in the first game. After going 1-4 with a run in the second half of the doubleheader, a 13-6 Cardinals victory, Stayton is now on a 10-game hitting streak — but he said hitting in front of Kennedy made life easier at the plate. “He’s always been one of our best hitters, one of our most consistent for the last four years,” Stayton said. “I couldn’t be more happy with the way he’s
performing. If he’s hitting the home runs, all I’m trying to do is get on base before him and score with him.” Kennedy stayed hot in the second game as well, going 3-5 with a double, a run and an RBI. He’s now hitting .343 on the season with a team-high seven home runs and 31 RBIs. Ball State (18-18, 6-6 MAC) has won its last seven games and travels to Purdue (18-16, 6-5 Big Ten) for its next game at 6 p.m. April 18.
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• Runs — 5 • Hits — 5 • Errors — 2 • L — Chase Antle (1-2, 5.32 ERA)
• Runs — 13 • Hits — 14 • Errors — 1 • W — John Baker (4-1, 2.75 ERA)
Contact Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports. • Runs — 6 • Hits — 8 • Errors — 3 • L — Zac Carey (3-3, 4.53 ERA)
Gollhofer draws on dad's military experience By Adam Chowdhury & Colin Grylls Daily News Reporters
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Sophomore Peyton Gollhofer’s dad wasn’t always around when she was growing up. Retired Lt. Col. Robert Gollhofer served in the Marines for 15 years, which meant spending months at a time away from Peyton and her younger brother, Robert Kyle. Sometimes it was a tour in the Middle East, other times it was an assignment at a domestic base that was still thousands of miles from their hometown of Cartersville, Georgia. Robert retired when Peyton was 7, but those early years made a lasting impact. “It makes me more independent because my mom always told us to be very strong and, even though Dad’s not here, you still have to get things done,” Peyton said. “I’m that way in tennis too. I like singles because I like doing it alone and relying on myself and not having to worry about somebody else doing it for me, so I think that’s where it translates from life into tennis.” On the court, Peyton’s vocal playing style is difficult to miss at Ball State women’s tennis matches. In the Cardinals’ home opener against Dayton, a player on the next court complained about her screams of “Let’s go!” and “Hit the ball!” and in a match against Evansville Feb. 18, an umpire told her to calm down. “Sometimes my attitude gets the best of me,” Peyton said. “I get too emotional and too into it and I remember [Robert] saying that you can’t be overcome with your emotions so much that it cripples you. That’s one thing that I always remember when I’m
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playing on the court.” But those outbursts of emotion come from a lesson Robert learned in the Armed Forces. “I had a boss, he’s the Secretary of Defense now,” Robert said, referencing recently-confirmed Donald Trumpappointee James Mattis. “He said, ‘You live life with an intensity. If you’re not, you might as well not do it.’” MILITARY ROOTS In the Marines, Robert was an infantry officer and often dealt with recruits who were fresh out of boot camp. “Right out of high school, and their life experience, of course, is very narrow at that point — especially for the job they volunteered to do,” Robert said. “And a lot of it is like being a parent, it’s exactly what it is. They’re your kids and they’re your responsibility.” It’s not exactly the same as raising a child, of course, but Robert said he focused on making sure their priorities were in order — work comes before play. Peyton simultaneously smiled and cringed because of how familiar it sounded. “When you’re young, that’s the time really to hone your skills,” Robert said. “Hone that work ethic, to begin to appreciate the hard work and what you have to do to be successful and play at a level that other people don’t want to play at to be good at.” Robert’s philosophy caused him to butt heads with Peyton, especially on the court. Tennis and school came first, so she couldn’t always hang out with her friends when she wanted to. Sometimes they’d be at the courts for three hours. At Peyton’s matches, Robert made
it clear where Peyton’s intensity came from. When Peyton made a mistake, he’d slam his hat down on the floor and rub his head in frustration so much that Peyton had to tell him to stay away from matches for a whole year, just so she wouldn’t get so nervous. “It was so bad because one time, the person that actually owned the courts, would come over and be like, ‘OK you guys, settle down,’” Peyton said. “He’d get so worked up and just wants me to do well. So, yeah, he had to stop coaching me for a little bit after that. But it was fun, I miss it.” Peyton asking her dad to stay away was a far cry from her younger days. ‘DADDY’S HOME’ When her dad was on assignment, Peyton helped look out for her little brother, Robert Kyle. One day, when Peyton was 6, they were surprised to see Robert’s truck on the driveway. Peyton said Robert Kyle shrieked with excitement because they hadn’t seen their dad in weeks. He started running around the house looking for Robert, screaming at the top of his little 3-year-old lungs. “Daddy’s home, Daddy’s home!” Robert Kyle ran around the house looking for Robert, but Peyton was old enough to understand what was really happening. It was just a family friend returning Robert’s borrowed truck. Instead of crying, Peyton sucked it up. She knew it would be tough enough on Robert Kyle without her breaking down too. “I didn’t want to be upset and then him to see that I was upset about it too and then him get more worked up,
because my brother feels more than I do,” Peyton said. “He’s very sensitive. He’s very emotional. He kind of feeds off of other people’s emotions. It was hard because I know like it was rough on me, but seeing him get so upset, I mean, I don’t like seeing my brother upset at all.” Now that he’s retired, Robert tries to make up for lost time by coaching Robert Kyle’s wrestling team in Cartersville. It’s an eight-hour drive from there to Muncie, though, so he’s only been able to watch Peyton play when they’re on the road in places like North Carolina or Tennessee. Peyton said he’s still with her. “He’s always there when I think about if I’m not giving 100 percent effort,” Peyton said. “I know how disappointed he would be, and his lectures. He would just look at me and be very stern.” When they can get together, Peyton and Robert enjoy watching tennis, though Robert’s lectures on strategy and technique have turned into backand-forth debates now that Peyton plays for Ball State. “It’s funny now because I know a lot more now than I did when I was younger, when he tried to coach me,” Peyton said. “So, he’ll say something and then I’ll come back with a different strategy and sometimes he won’t know what to and he’ll be like, ‘Oh.’” And when they aren’t together, Peyton can do a pretty good job taking care of herself. She’s had practice. Contact Adam Chowdhury and Colin Grylls with any questions or concerns at @dn_sports.
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