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After two shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers, a Black Lives Matter protest was held on July 9 in downtown Indianapolis. The protest led around 600 people to the Indiana State House, where organizers spoke to the crowd to give more information on the Black Lives Matter movement.

‘We’re here to start a revolution.’

BLACK LIVES MATTER PATRICK CALVERT DAILY NEWS REPORTER | pcalvert@bsu.edu

After two shootings this past week in Louisiana and Minnesota by police officers, a Black Lives Matter protest throughout the downtown Indianapolis streets on Saturday led around 600 people to the Indiana State House. Protesters called for justice and condemned police brutality. See BLM, page 4

‘BARKERY’ OFFERS HEALTHY, TASTY TREATS FOR PETS

2016 grad defies odds to become MEXT scholar

Owner Juanis Kirksey hopes to spread knowledge on what to feed dogs

Jesse Taskovic overcomes struggles, will research, expand education in Japan

ALLIE KIRKMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER aekirkman@bsu.edu

One 2016 Ball State graduate and former Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship recipient will be expanding his education as a graduate student in Japan. Jesse Taskovic will be attending Tokyo Gakugei University, a sister institution of Ball State University, as part of the MEXT Scholarship. Monbukagakusho, known as MEXT, the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, offers different scholarships and supports foreign students who study in higher education institutions.

Recipients are selected on the recommendation of Japanese Embassy/Consulate General, University or Authority, according to mext.go.jp. Taskovic received the research student scholarship, which will allow him the opportunity to spend 18 or 24 months conducting independent research under a Japanese professor. In addition, the scholarship pays full tuition, provides grantees monthly with 143,000 yen, which is equivalent to around $1,000, and provides two years of training in the Japanese language.

See MEXT, page 4

CAITLIN BURKUS DAILY NEWS REPORTER ceburkus@bsu.edu

Walking into the bakery at 2700 N Wheeling Ave., customers are greeted with the smells of freshly baked treats such as banana crème wafers, apple caramel donuts with sprinkles and grandma’s apple pie. But these treats aren’t for humans — they are for their furry companions. Gourmini Dog Barkery was a concept owner Juanis Kirksey thought Muncie could have a use for. “There are a lot of dog owners here in Muncie and in the Midwest,” Kirksey said. “People treat their pets more like their children. I knew there was a market and other big cities doing

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ATRIUM GALLERY SCOTT ANDERSON SPECIAL LEAVE EXHIBITION Professor Scott Anderson will provide an exhibition of the artwork he creates as part of his sabbatical leave titled “Inhale/Exhale” in the Atrium Exhibition Gallery. Opening: “Inhale/ Exhale” will be open until Tuesday. The gallery is open from 10-4 Monday through Friday and from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, closed Sundays. ‘ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW’ AUDITIONS The Old Queen’s Men and Cornerstone Center for the Arts are proud to announce auditions for the 2016 screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Auditions are tentatively set for 7 p.m. in the Grand Auditorium at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. To register, visit The Old Queen’s Men Facebook page.

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SUMMER CHORUS, CONCERT II Campus and community singers come together to form the Ball State School of Music Summer Chorus. Kerry Glann leads the ensemble as it performs a program titled “Shakespeare and Shaw: Celebrating anniversary years of cultural icons William Shakespeare and Robert Shaw” at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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Charlie

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Ball State assistant professor of journalism Robin Blom started training Charlie, a yellow Labrador retriever, to be a leader dog when he was 8 weeks old. Forty-five percent of dogs that go through the program complete it.

Leader dog in training to complete service schooling in August

MICHELLE KAUFMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER mekaufman@bsu.edu

When Charlie, a yellow Labrador retriever, returns to Rochester Hills, Michigan, on August 7, he will have visited 25 states alongside assistant professor of journalism Robin Blom. Blom picked up 8-week old Charlie at Leader Dogs for the Blind on August 26, 2015, and began training with him with “puppy push-ups,” or basic commands such as sit and lie down. Blom’s job is to help Charlie remember those commands so that when he returns to Michigan for further guide dog training, the trainers there can build upon that foundation. “We’re practicing every single day,” Blom said. “When he just got here in Muncie with me he was 8 weeks old, and that’s where you

really practice all the basic stuff. The beginning is really trying to enforce those commands.” To train Charlie in social situations, Blom brought him to campus, the store, conferences and everywhere in between. Charlie has been to the Atlanta airport 12 times for connecting flights, and he can now almost walk Blom out of the airport on his own. Charlie wears a handkerchief or vest to signal to him and everyone else that he was working and not on playtime, so he would have to behave differently. Blom knew someone who had gone through the process, and he thought it would be fun to do it himself. He also wanted to help people who need a guide dog. “I’m on campus the entire day, and then I go home and eat something and then do a little bit more work. I’m very busy,” Blom said. “I could just have a puppy next to me and do my work and help raise a dog for the organization. I have to go to the store anyway, so it doesn’t really matter if a puppy is with me or not. I mean, it’s gonna take a

few more minutes. In the same, I have to fly to conferences, so I’ll be on the plane regardless, so why not bring a puppy?” Once he returns to Leader Dogs for the Blind, Charlie will undergo a medical check and be potentially selected for the breeding stock. If he is not selected for breeding, he will be neutered and then enter the training program. Leader Dogs for the Blind will analyze Charlie’s personality and check the names of those on the waiting list for compatibility. The selected person will get to live on the Leader Dogs for the Blind’s campus for four weeks to interact and practice with Charlie and the trainers. If it works out, the person and Charlie will become “forever partners.” Forty-five percent of the dogs who go through the program complete it. Some of the dogs who fail out of the program will go to organizations such as airport security dog training and companion dogs for those with autism. If Charlie fails out of the leader dog program and is not selected

for another organization, Blom would have first dibs on getting Charlie back. However, with Blom’s long work hours and frequent travel to conferences, he doesn’t want Charlie to have to be in a crate all day. “I’ve been to probably five or six conferences during spring semester alone, … my family is in the Netherlands, … I usually go home for two to three months during the summer and a few weeks during winter break, so that would mean that I would have to find someone to dog sit for all those occasions, and that’s gonna be just a nightmare to get that done,” Blom said. “I think it’s better for him to find another loving family where there’s more people that can pay attention to him.” Blom said he will miss Charlie, but knows there are people who need Charlie more than him. He is allowed to go back and say goodbye to Charlie before he leaves with his forever person. “The main thing is that it’s a very affectionate group of people that are volunteering for this

program,” he said. Blom has met other leader dog raisers both in person and in a Facebook group, as well as people who are appreciative of the training he and other raisers do. Recently, he traveled to the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in Wisconsin for a Dave Matthews Band concert with Charlie when he was approached by a woman. “A lady came up to me to thank me because her brother was on his third leader dog from that organization. … What you learn is that you’re doing something very valuable that means a lot to a lot of people, and many of those people are in the situation that they can really use their dog to stay independent,” Blom said. “I knew that in advance, but when you go through this process, you are even more so aware that it’s important that there’s a lot of people trying to volunteer and help raise these kind of dogs so the best can graduate and help someone.” Though Blom plans to take a break for a while, he said there is a good chance he will raise another leader dog in about a year.

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Makerspace announces new name, 1st tenants

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Formerly referred to as Gearbox: Muncie, A Maker Hub, the makerspace project has changed its name to Madjax, the Muncie Maker Force. The location will host a variety of maker, community and academic tenants.

Madjax will house brewing company, showprint business

ALLIE KIRKMAN DAILY NEWS REPORTER aekirkman@bsu.edu

Since its launch in fall 2014, one major Muncie project has changed its name and is continuing to grow exponentially. Formerly referred to as Gearbox: Muncie, A Maker Hub, the makerspace project has changed its name to better fit its evolving brand, according to a press release. Located at the corner of Madison and Jackson Streets in downtown Muncie, the creative collective will now be called Madjax, the Muncie Maker Force. Owned and operated by Sustainable Muncie Corporation, a non-profit entity organized to focus on the economic development of Muncie, Madjax will host a variety of maker, community and academic tenants. “Madjax, the Muncie Maker Force is very reflective of our goals for this program,” Michael Wolfe, board president for Sustainable Muncie Corporation, said in a press release. “The makers have always been a force in Muncie, and this location facilitates a coming together and bringing of spirit, collaboration and a rich culture.” Paired with the name is the qualifier, Maker Force, which is a modern take on workforce, creating a sense of community for the makers who will work in Madjax. Though the makers will work

in unique industries, the Maker Force is the thread that will tie the individuals together. Madjax has recently released its first set of commercial tenants: Tribune Showprint and The Guardian Brewing Company. The Tribune Showprint is the oldest, continuously operating print show in the country and has recently relocated from Fowler, Indiana, to Madjax in Muncie. Owned by Kim Miller and her husband, Tribune Showprint designs and produces hundreds of made-to-order posters for concerts, sporting events, festivals and carnivals one letter at a time. The printing company was excited to move locations and become a part of the maker community, Miller said. “We decided to come into Madjax because I really like what their mission statement is — to have people doing things and making things — and we really wanted to be a part of that community; ... that’s exactly what we do,” Miller said. “They are very focused on trying to get people who focus on the arts, whether it be crafts like the brewery or actually handson tangible objects. We are really excited to be in a community of like-minded people.” Tribune Showprint is the only tenant on sight at the moment, but Miller said the show is open to the public for tours. “If people want to come in and see what we do, everyone is welcome to come in and look around, we just always make sure we follow safety rules,” Miller said. “We love to have people in and look at it, and that’s one of the big reasons we’re wanted in here, be-

cause [the building] is such a big piece of history that people don’t get to just see every day.” In addition to Tribune Showprint, Guardian Brewing Company will also be moving into the makerspace later this year. The Guardian Brewing Company, which opened in 2015 by Bill Kerr and Jason Philips, is dedicated to brewing fresh, flavorful, unfiltered, quality craft beers. “I love the idea behind Madjax and think it will be a great addition to downtown,” Kerr said in a press release. “The space makes a lot of sense infrastructure-wise for us. We need a lot of power, and this space has it.” With the move, the brewery hopes to expand its craft beer selection and brew in larger batches. Until then, the brewery will remain open in its current location at White River Plaza. Madjax will continue to announce tenants throughout the summer with tenant requests being reviewed on a first-come basis. As the Madjax project continues to grow, Miller said she thinks it is important for the community to take an interest in the maker hub. “I think it’s really important for the community to care and get involved with Madjax because it’s a lot of small business, it’s not just a big box store,” Miller said. “Everybody here is going to be here, part of the community, living in the community. ... You can come in here and see everyone working and know not everything has to be a 9-to-5 job — you can be more hands on and nontraditional while making money, which I think is lost in the world today.”

Kevin Ray of Walk the Moon to guest lecture class in fall |

ALEXANDRIA SMITH DAILY NEWS REPORTER ajsmith9@bsu.edu

Next semester, students will have the opportunity to hear from a series of guest lecturers about how to become successful in the music industry. Among the lecturers is Kevin Ray, a Ball State alumnus and bass player for the band Walk the Moon. The class, MUSC 299X-3 Surviving the Music Business: Insights from Active Professionals, will give students a glimpse of what it’s like to be a performing and recording artist at the international level. Daniel Porter, an instructor of music media production, will be the instructor of the course. “Our hope is that anyone currently writing their own songs, performing solo or in a group, managing other artists or wanting to work a more traditional day in the music industry will be able to plan out their first steps [and] recognize career

opportunities and milestones,” Porter said. Ray, one of the most notable guest lecturers, is a 2009 Ball State alumnus and visited campus in April. He will focus on what students should be doing right now to prepare themselves for a music career, as well as how to handle that career. Although the list of guests is still being developed, Porter said they will also have Travis Harvey, a Ball State alumnus and owner of the local record store Village Green Records, speak. Casey Malue, a junior public relations major, has the goal of being an entertainment publicist after earning her degree. After hearing about the class through email and learning Ray will be a lecturer, she quickly enrolled. She said she’s very excited to hear what Ray says and what he will be teaching. “Not only do I love Walk the Moon, but I am very interested

to see what his experience is like in the music business,” Malue said. Malue is currently at an internship for a record label in Cleveland, Ohio, hoping to develop more as a professional. “You can learn from everywhere,” she said. “I feel this class will really help shape me to be more knowledgeable and gain a better understanding of the industry.” Porter emphasized the class is open to all students; there are no restrictions on enrollment and the cap size can be flexible. “Anyone who is serious about making a career with their solo work or a band should enroll in this one-time class opportunity,” Porter said. “Others who want to know how to get involved as a non-musician working the business angle of the industry will gain invaluable context into how all the different pieces come together to form the modern music industry as we know it.”

GOV. PENCE APPOINTS NEW MEMBER TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES After two members of Ball State’s Board of Trustees requested to resign in December, Governor Mike Pence announced one of his new appointments on July 7. Jean Ann Harcourt, a Ball State alumna from Rush County, will serve an unexpired four-year term. She graduated in 1975 with an undergraduate degree in business administration. Harcourt is currently the CEO of her family company, which originally started in 1956 as Harcourt Outlines Co. She leads the company alongside her brother Joe, also a Ball State alumnus. Harcourt Industries, Inc., based

in Milroy, Indiana, created a pencil-making machine back in the 50s, and today sells other custom school supplies, political campaign signs, student planners and more. Harcourt was featured in the Miller College of Business’ alumni magazine in 2003, which told her and Joe’s story of their success with the business. In the past, she served as the first female chair of the Indiana Manufacturers Association. Along with his appointment to Ball State’s Board of Trustees, Pence also selected Malcolm S. DeKryger to serve on the Purdue University Board of Trustees and

MEMBERS Rick Hall — chairman Frank Hancock — vice chair (resigned on Dec. 17) Thomas C. Bracken – secretary Marianne Glick – assistant secretary (resigned on Dec. 17) Renae Conley R. Wayne Estopinal Hollis E. Hughes Jr. Matt Mompez Dustin Meeks — student representative.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Organizers on the steps of the state house spoke to the crowd of demonstrators about spreading awareness about the BLM movement, police-community relations and how white people can contribute to the movement. Leah Humphrey, a member of the Black Lives Matter activist group Indy10 and resident of Indianapolis, was at the demonstration to honor the lives of the victims of officer-involved shootings and to inspire people to join the movement. “We’re here to honor Alton Sterling. We’re here to honor Philando Castile. We’re here to start a revolution and spark a fire in someone else so they can continue the revolution,” Humphrey said. Humphrey has been organizing and protesting for the BLM movement for two years, beginning just a week after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri. She said she believes the problem of police brutality comes from racism and fear. “It’s a culture of racism, a system of racism, a fear of black people,” she said. “[It’s a] marginalization of black people and poor people, and [police] don’t respect our lives.” The Indianapolis-based activist also addressed the debate between the phrases “black lives matter” and “all lives matter.” “All lives matter is not a thing. It’s like a myth. It’s something they say just to shut down the Black Lives Matter movement,” Humphrey said. “All lives have never mattered, or there would never have been slavery. We still wouldn’t be getting killed by police, or there wouldn’t be mass incarceration or homelessness.” Ryan Walstrom, a junior political science and economics major at Ball State, joined the demonstration to support the BLM movement. “I think it’s important not just to express support verbally but to try and be involved whenever you can,” Walstrom said. He said he believes protests around the country are a response to racism in society and problems most people are not aware of. “I think [the BLM movement]

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “In the year of 2016, I was the only nominated student among every applicant who applied to Tokyo Gakugei University who in fact did receive the award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Japanese government,” Taskovic said. Not only is this a big deal for Taskovic, but also for Ball State University. “[Taskovic] was the only candidate with the scholarship Tokyo Gakugei University received from the Japanese government for this time around,” Sadatoshi Tomizawa, a professor of Japanese, said in an email. “This is a big thing for our Japanese section and the department, as well as Ball State University.” Taskovic was the first student in Ball State’s history to receive this award. While the scholarship is one of the biggest accomplishments for Taskovic, he said the application process was not easy. Applications for the MEXT Scholarship opened up in December of last year with the deadline being January 2016, but Taskovic started preparing for the application process in early September due to the heavy amount of documents that had to be collected. “It was very difficult to get all the documents because of the cultural differences and because I was the only student in Ball State history to apply for this scholarship. The lack of education was a barrier,” Taskovic said. “I had a lot of problems with people helping me.” The answer “no” became a recurring one during that time. “Because people are so undereducated about this scholarship, I had so many people tell me no or tell me that I can’t have this certain piece of information because ‘that compromises this policy,’” Taskovic said. “The whole thing was just really hard because I had so many people flat out tell me no in the process of me submitting my application.” But he wasn’t taking no for an answer. Taskovic’s motivation came as he came back from studying abroad at Tokyo Gakugei University in Japan on an exchange program funded by a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship. “When I came back from study abroad, I was feeling reverse culture shock like no other that triggered depression,” Taskovic said. “It was really hard being a Gilman scholar and being on a virtual high and being able to accomplish everything I ever dreamed of in high school in terms of traveling and seeing plac-

is trying to call attention to those issues and say that we need to address them, not just sweep them under the rug and pretend that we solved all of our problems already,” he said. Rayvon Williams, a senior Spanish and child life major and vice president of Ball State’s Black Student Association, said she attended the demonstration because she thinks protesting is the first step in pushing for change. “I just feel like the Black Lives Matter movement is really important in these days, and this is the first step in making a change for justice and our people,” she said. She said change isn’t possible without the help of other groups of people. “I think we need to come together and unite,” Williams said. “Just standing with African American people with Caucasians and Latinos [is important] because we can’t do it alone.” Supporting black businesses and communities is something she believes will also help enact change. Malachi Carter, a resident of Indianapolis, said he stands with the BLM movement because of the current situation America is in. “I talk to people on social media all the time about racism and the things America goes through,” Carter said. “When we go through these crisis situations on both ends, like when we have black men who are being slaughtered and when we have people who take it upon themselves to take actions of justice, ... it turns out in really negative ways.” When Carter was walking by police officers at the protest, he noticed some people were directing insults at the police, and he compared it with the hate that Micah Johnson, the gunman who recently killed five police officers in Dallas, might have had in his mind. “Some people were chanting things purposely toward [the police], and that’s not the way to go,” Carter said. “Some people were flipping the bird at them, and that’s just as bad as the shooter in Dallas. That’s just hateful and that’s the same mindset.” There were no arrests between protesters and police during the demonstrations throughout Indianapolis.

es I have always wanted to see, and then coming back to America to not really know what was next after graduation — that was a heard pill to swallow.” Upon coming back, he told himself he was not going to be one of those people who, when asked what they were going to do after graduation, just said, “I don’t know.” Another influential motivator that kept him going throughout the application process was the fact that he went through school as an independent student. “I am an independent student at Ball State University, and what that essentially means is I fill my FAFSA out slightly different than other students do when it comes to parent information,” Taskovic said. “I come from a background of child abuse. Coming to Ball State and leaving high school, I was literally coming out of a domestic child service investigation and was essentially told at 18 that I needed to leave the situation I was in.” For the longest time, he thought he wouldn’t be able to go to college without including a parent’s information on the FAFSA, but through the help of his high school and university with special filing, Taskovic pursued to further his education. “I do take out a lot of loans, but compared to the crisis I was going through and the education that I needed to be successful, it was worth it,” Taskovic said. Just taking that step changed Taskovic and kept him pushing for success, which led to his receiving the MEXT Scholarship. “That was a huge motivator for me because I think what is really special about what I did and the process of getting this scholarship ... [is] I was born and existing in an environment where a whole system was put up against me since day one,” Taskovic said. “I think independent students and the stories they come from and the hard background and circumstances that they are in prior to college is something that really goes untalked about. It’s something to be conscientious of.” Even though it wasn’t easy, Taskovic said he is extremely thankful for the ones who helped along the way and for the opportunity to continue studying in a country that is very special to his heart. “[Independent students] are trying really hard to accomplish our dreams, and I am thankful to be one who has,” Taskovic said. “I never thought or dreamt while I was sitting in my Japanese class in high school that I could pursue an education as a graduate student in Japan.” Taskovic will be leaving for Japan on September 29. He plans on studying sociology and conducting research that blends diversity more into Japanese curriculum.

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STUDENT RUNS IRONMAN RACE Davon Geiger finishes 14th in sex, age group

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It took Ball State’s Runners’ Association president just under five and a half hours to traverse 70.3 miles in the Muncie Ironman 70.3 this past weekend. Davon Geiger, 22, finished 14th in the men’s 18-24 age group (402nd overall). The triathlon drew competitors from across the country. Jo Ann Sheppard, for example, made the trip from her hometown of Alpharetta, Georgia, to celebrate her 50th birthday. “I decided this is a momentous day and I was going to do momentous things,” she said. Sheppard finished 38th on her first day of eligibility in the women’s 50-54 age group with a time of 7:30:22. She laughed when she said it was her first time in Indiana. “Compared to Georgia, it’s really flat,” she said. “A lot of scenery and a lot of corn.” Geiger said the Ironman events create a national community of like-minded athletes.

“I was even talking to somebody from New Orleans, and just how they spoke of Indiana, it just made you proud to be there in your home state,” he said. “But I’m hoping that me doing races will open doors up.” Ben Hammer of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the overall winner of the race, finishing in 4:06:21. Geiger said he doesn’t expect to become that fast himself, but he still feels comfortable approaching the top finishers for advice. “The best part about it is if you go up and talk to them, they’ll talk right back to you,” he said. “They’re the most polite people, and it really just helps you fall in love with the sport that much more.” Geiger said he competed in his first triathlon in the summer after his freshman year of high school, when his aunt asked if he wanted to join her. “I figured I’d give it a shot, and I just fell in love with the sport,” he said. “I did more sprint triathlons up until my freshman year of college, which is when I did my first Muncie Ironman. Ever since I did that, I’ve been coming back.” Geiger’s next triathlon will be the Ohio Ironman in Delaware, Ohio, on August 21.

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Meghan McDougall, a Ball State women’s golder, was recognized for the second consecutive season by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. McDougall was named an All-American Scholar, and she graduated magna cum laude in May with a degree in history and a 3.842 GPA.

Berry Winkle

Located on Tillotson Avenue, Berry Winkle is a self-serve frozen yogurt shop. Customers have their choice of 14 frozen yogurt flavors and a wide selection of more than 50 toppings to add. Indoor seating is also available.

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MCDOUGALL NAMED ALL-AMERICAN

For the 12th consecutive year, a Ball State women’s golfer was named an All-America Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association. Meghan McDougall was recognized for the second consecutive season by the WGCA. She graduated magna cum laude in May with a degree in history and a 3.842 GPA. She competed in eight events as a senior and finished inside the top 20 in two of those events. Her lowest single-round score of the season was a 77 in the first round of the Eastern Kentucky Colonel Classic in Richmond, Kentucky, on April 1. She finished 17th in the tournament with a score of 236, her lowest 54-hole total of the year. McDougall is originally from Markham, Ontario, Canada, and transferred to Ball State from the University of Kentucky after her freshman season. When she transferred, she was reunited with teammate Kelsey Sear, who attended Bill Crothers Secondary School with her in Ontario. In 2014, McDougall scored a 69 in the Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, tied for the second-lowest single round score in Ball State women’s golf history. To qualify as a WGCA All-America Scholar, golfers must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s competitive rounds while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher in the classroom .– STAFF REPORTS

Diggidy’s Frozen Treat Factory

On Scatterfield Road in Anderson, Diggidy’s offers ice cream, custard, frozen yogurt, sorbet, Italian ice,

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 When creating treats, Kirksey follows specific guidelines of what is good for dogs and, more importantly, what is bad for them. “I’m being careful about what I’m putting in the dog treats because it may hurt the dog or sometimes it shortens their lives,” Kirksey said. “What I’m trying to do is provide something where people can not only be educated about do’s and don’ts of what to give their dogs … [but also] help prolong the life of the dog.” Some foods that are dangerous for

hand-dipped ice cream and smoothies, as well as more than 250 toppings for customers to choose from.

Hunnicutt’s Dairy Bar

Hunnicutt’s offers ice cream cones, specialty items and shakes, as well as hot food. Located on S. Burlington Drive, customers can order at the drive through and take their orders to go or eat at picnic tables outside.

Frazier’s Dairy Maid

Located on Main Street in Anderson, Frazier’s offers a wide range of ice cream options, as well as sandwiches. Customers can eat in their cars or at picnic tables outside.

Let’s Spoon

Conveniently located in the Village,

dogs to ingest include grapes, raisins, chocolate and dairy products. So far, the treats at Gourmini have had positive reviews from owners and their dogs. “I’ve had some Facebook reviews that talk about how dogs didn’t used to listen until they had my treats, and now they listen,” Kirksey said. Ball State student Ellis Evans visited the bakery when it was time to celebrate his bulldog Sir’s birthday on June 6. “They have a wide selection, and the owner will work with you on big orders,” Evans said. His order for Sir’s party included 22 muffins and a donut, with flavors including caramel, peanut butter

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Good’s Candy Shop

On 53rd Street in Anderson, Good’s doesn’t only offer chocolate. It also sells homemade ice cream in more than 50 flavors for customers to choose from. It features a flavor of the week and has nuts and seasonal fruits to add in.

Baskin Robbins

Famous for its 31 flavors, Baskin Robbins has something for every ice cream appetite. The store is located on North Wheeling Avenue and has both indoor and outdoor seating.

and yogurt. “Sir loved them,” Evans said. “Even some of the pickier dogs gave the icing a try.” While Evans had a good experience with the bakery, he worries more dog owners will not know about the business. “A lot of people are oblivious to Gourmini Barkery,” he said. “Some people pass it daily but have no clue it’s there.” Kirksey gets the word out about his unique bakery through social media and community events, such as the Canan Commons and Makers Market event. Kirksey hopes to expand his store to include items for cats in the near future.

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