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A Facebook film crew visited the Muncie Animal Shelter on Monday to talk with volunteers as they walked dogs and played the mobile game Pokémon Go. The shelter has had hundreds of volunteers to show up and walk dogs since its Facebook post went viral. Mark Zuckerberg will share Facebook’s film on July 22.

Trump names Pence VP Indiana governor to join Republican ticket this election

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America great again,” he said. Pence is an evangelical Christian who became nationally known after signing the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Pence gained negative attention again in March 2016, when he signed a law that would prohibit women from obtaining an abortion strictly because of the race, gender or disability of the fetus, making Indiana only the second state in the nation to do this. The law also held doctors legally liable if they had performed an abortion that was motivated by one or more of the prohibited reasons. Pence, who has said he is first and foremost a Christian, could help the duo secure more of the evangelical vote. However, according to a Pew Research Center poll, Trump already had their vote. The Indiana governor should, in theory, make Trump appeal more to the Midwestern states. Ulti-

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump officially announced on Twitter today that he has chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, confirming reports from the day before. Trump was supposed to make the announcement at a news conference this morning, but he postponed the event after a terror attack in Nice, France, that killed more than 80 people. Trump rescheduled the news conference to 11 a.m. tomorrow. Pence parted with his old Twitter handle, @GovPenceIN, and made a debut Tweet as simply @mike_ pence this morning. “Honored to join @realDonaldTrump and work to make

mately, Pence is a longtime Republican officeholder and a strong social conservative — two areas where Trump is weak. According to a poll conducted between January and May, Pence’s approval rating as governor is 48 percent. But despite some disapproval in his home state, Pence is, for the most part, unknown nationally. And what is known about him widely is his generally polite demeanor, unlike Trump. Students have mixed feelings about Pence’s move from governor to vice presidential candidate. Malik Hurt, a senior political science major, said he thinks it’s a good thing for Indiana, but not necessarily for Trump. “It’s a good thing ... because that means Pence will no longer be our governor,” Hurt said. “But I don’t see Pence bringing anything to Trump’s campaign that he didn’t already have, so to me pick-

ing Pence — it feels kind of redundant.” Another student, Evan Thorstad, a junior criminal justice major, said he thinks Pence as Trump’s running mate could cost him Indiana in the election come November, but will ultimately be a good choice. “I don’t think it really helps [Trump] in Indiana, since most Hoosiers don’t like [Pence],” he said. “[But] in general, it will probably help [Trump].” Lacey Pamer, a sophomore public relations major, doesn’t really see the bright side of Trump/ Pence. “If Trump gets elected, we’re all going to Hell,” Pamer said. “At least Pence will not be Indiana’s governor anymore.” Early in the campaigns, Pence endorsed Ted Cruz. Junior economics major Joshua Watters said Trump could be seeking votes from those who originally supported Cruz, but he cautioned against just settling for a candidate.

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This month, like every month, has seen some advancements in the world of technology. Though the talk of every social media platform has been Pokemon Go, there is more tech news worth knowing this month. NEW APPLE PATENT Apple is known to have gotten a lot of patents — some never even making it to their products. Apple’s newest patent this month could ban iPhone users from taking photos and videos at concerts and other major events. According to the application, which was submitted back in 2011, Apple would use infrared signals to track the phone’s location and emit a signal and command to disable recording functions. The legalities of this kind of technology have not been fully fleshed out, but considering Apple’s history of protecting its customers’ privacy, it is possible the technology will never be implemented.

TWITTER LIVESTREAM Twitter, which recently livestreamed Wimbledon, has announced it will also livestream both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The social media platform has been at the forefront of the election because of the candidates’ tendency to tweet about current events, their platforms and each other. SNAPCHAT MEMORIES Snapchat, an app that largely focuses on in-themoment sharing, has introduced a new feature that will allow users to view posts they’ve shared previously. Snapchat users can now share a photo, video or entire story to their “memories” archive and view them later. There is also a private section of Memories called “My Eyes Only” which requires a password to unlock, so users don’t have to fear others looking into their more personal snaps. Users can also share snaps from their Memories archive in their story, where it will be marked that it is an older post.

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Ball State student helps design viral ad for Pokémon Go dog walking program CAITLIN BURKUS DAILY NEWS REPORTER

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ince Pokémon Go launched July 6, it has become the No. 1 game on the Apple and Google Play stores and encourages people to get out of the house and walk outside. But for Muncie and the Ball State community, the game has contributed to helping the local animal shelter as well. The game, which uses augmented reality to put characters from the classic Pokémon franchise into the real world for people to catch, has led to more people walking around campus, their neighborhoods and other Muncie locations to find Pokémon. See SHELTER , page 5

Facebook film crew pays visit to Muncie Animal Shelter on Monday REBECCA KIZER NEWS EDITOR

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After a Muncie Animal Shelter Facebook post about the mobile game Pokémon Go went viral, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and USA Today readers across the nation have now heard all about the small college town. The post was simply an advertisement asking local residents to come volunteer to walk dogs as they catch Pokémon. But it caught the world’s attention. Currently at nearly 10,000 “likes” and more than 28,000 shares, Facebook itself has noticed. See FACEBOOK , page 4

right attitude, drive for winning

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*Editor’s note: This article was written by high school journalists attending Ball State Journalism Workshops. Bryant attends Perry Meridian High School, and Hunter is a student at Carmel High School. Brian Etelman is looking for winners. “Someone who never settles, is self driven and self motivated.” This is the premise of Etelman’s coaching style and what he has tried to implement as he heads into his second season as Ball State’s cross country and track and field coach. It has been an uphill climb for the Cardinals, as they finished last in the MAC in both the cross country and track championship meets last season. However, for the first time in three years, the team had a medalist in

track — a bronze in high jump for freshman Regan Lewis. Athletes who had never scored a point in their collegiate career were scoring points. At the outdoor track meet, the team’s overall score was greater than their scores for the past three years combined. He expects coaching and recruiting will help bring small improvements as soon as next year. “This time next year, I think we’ll certainly have a couple [athletes competing in nationals] with some of the incoming kids that we have. … We have some returners who I think are going to do a good job for us too,” he said. The key? A team-wide “change of culture,” Etelman said. Sitting in the house of a potential prospect, he observes the mannerisms portrayed in simple conversation. Does she speak for herself?

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FARMER’S MARKET AT MINNETRISTA The market now extends to both Wednesday’s and Saturdays to bring more exciting local items to you for the summer. Join friends and families in exploring the market-fresh finds and homemade treats, brought to you by the local community. COMEDY UNDERGROUND From 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. experience a unique lineup of comedians at Be Here Now in the Village. The entry fee is $3 for 21 or older, or $5 for those under 21.

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THURSDAY OPEN BLUES JAM From 8-11:30 p.m., head to Valhalla Hall on Walnut Street for Open Blues Jam. Sign-up starts at 7 p.m. and the stage opens at 8 p.m. The event is free for adults 21 and older.

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FRIDAY FOODIE FRIDAYS Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and the Muncie Parks Department will host Foodie Fridays, at Canan Commons on Fridays from 11:00am-1:00pm. Attendees are invited to spend their lunch time relaxing in the park enjoying the new park and weekly entertainment. Bring your own lunch or purchase one from on-site vendors. BLACK HOLES, WORMHOLES & THE MOVIES At the Charles W. Brown Planetarium from 6:30-7:15 p.m., come learn about black holes. It’s a place from which nothing can escape, not even light. The theory of relativity also predicts the existence of wormholes that connect different regions of the universe.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 On Monday, a small crew from Only Today, a production company out of Portland, Oregon, traveled to Muncie to create a video about the shelter’s Pokémon program. Their finished product should publish on Friday on Facebookstories.com. Kyle Fisher, one of the cameramen with the crew, said he thinks this will be a great story to tell. He spends his days traveling nationally and internationally just to tell stories for Facebook. “This is awesome,” Fisher said. “From what I hear, [the shelter] was pretty deserted before, there wasn’t too many people here. They said they’ve been getting at least 80 people a day now, and that’s pretty impressive — and it’s all because of Pokémon. Eighty people a day is just enough to walk every dog currently in the shelter, and Director Phil Peckinpaugh said the number of volunteers is increasing, and their number of dogs is going down. More than 200 people came in to volunteer just on Monday. And the shelter credits six dogs’ adoptions to Pokémon Go. Fisher’s Facebook story, centered around the shelter and its unique idea, will also partially focus on one Muncie volunteer who came to the shelter to play the viral mobile game and walk a dog, but actually ended up falling in love with the dog and adopting it. Due to the amount of volunteers, the shelter actually had to start turning people away around 3 p.m., an hour and a half earlier than they planned. Each dog had been walked at least two to three times. But that didn’t stop people from enjoying the pets. People still went into kennels to play with the dogs, and some even went to play with the cats. Realizing the hype from the game might eventually go down, Peckinpaugh said he only hopes the shelter can keep some of the volunteers as regulars. “If we can retain even a small percentage of these people, it would be just fantastic and ideal,” he said. “I hope we can carry some over to our shelter opening soon on Riggin Road.” The shelter’s director even plays

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the game himself and said he’s a level 6 trainer. He originally got the idea for the Pokémon dog walks after playing the game with his own daughter and dog. He said he never expected this to blow up, and for Muncie to get “Facebook famous.” “We just kept watching how many people the post reached. It started out at 10,000, then 50,000. … We thought, ‘Oh my gosh, this is going to reach 100,000.’ Today we’ve reached 2 million people,” Peckinpaugh said. “We have a film crew here. We’ve been on international news. I’ve conducted interviews from Germany, France, the UK, Canada … it’s just a mind-boggling, fantastic experience, all thanks to Facebook and Pokémon Go.” Ultimately, Peckinpaugh said he thinks the game isn’t just a positive thing for the shelter’s dogs, but for everyone. He even said, “don’t knock it ‘til you try it,” to those who haven’t given the game a chance. “While I could see how someone could get an unhealthy attachment to it, I think the naysayers about the game just don’t understand,” he said. “Even if you take away what we’re doing here, ... I have never, ever seen so many young people in particular out exploring our community.” Beyond getting people outside and being active, he thinks the

game can help the local economy. “There’s people on foot walking around Minnetrista, downtown … the River Walk,” Peckinpaugh said. “If it takes a video game to do that, that’s great. That’s what our community needs. They’re going to stop, go into a store, and that’s great for our community.” Even with recent counts of accidents due to Pokémon Go, the director said he’s not worried about the safety of volunteers or the dogs while they’re walking. “I think that the reward here is much greater than the risk,” he said. “A lot of people that come, they start out playing the game, but they end up putting the phone away because they’re having so much fun with the dog.” Zach Trimble, a Delta High School student, came twice in one day with hopes to walk some dogs and play the game. He said he didn’t find any rare Pokémon, but he didn’t really care and was happy to be with the dogs. He also thinks the game has been a positive thing for small communities since its release. “It’s brought together people,” Trimble said. “Yeah to walk the dogs, but also it’s created these small communities, around Minnetrista and campus. I’m actually meeting cool people just by playing. And I’m getting outside even more than I did.”

Muncie’s Hot Heads to open shop in L.A Pittenger Student Center

A few months ago, more than a million high school seniors across the country committed to attend college. But is immediately going to school the best thing to do after high school graduation? To some, like Malia Obama who was accepted to Harvard University, the best option is pursuing a gap year. A gap year is when a student chooses to take a year off their education before college in order to work, travel, volunteer or explore other interests. While it’s not common in the United States, taking a gap year between high school and college is actually normal and encouraged in other countries including the United Kingdom and Australia. In fact, studies from the United States and Australia show students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, studies show a gap year pushes students ahead on educational, personal and social levels by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes, which are typically things that first-year students often struggle with the most. On an educational level, universities are reporting an increase in grade point average, greater engagement in campus life, increased likelihood that students will graduate on time or within four years and, of course, greater clarity with career ambitions, according to the American Gap Association. Students who take a gap year are 90 percent likely to return to university within one year. Maggie Sutton, a freshman premed/biology major, decided to take a gap year and said her experiences, so far, back up these studies. “I took a gap year, and it was the best thing I ever did,” Sutton said. During her senior year of high school, Sutton applied to colleges but because it was a really hectic time in her life, she didn’t really have enough time to really research schools and scholarships. Because of this, she decided to take a gap year to find out what was right for her. “I already knew I wanted to go premed, I just hadn’t found the college that was right for me, and I really needed some time to recharge,” Sutton said. “I did not even apply to Ball State last year. I applied this year, and was named

one of the Whitinger Scholars. ... If I had gone to college last year, I wouldn’t have had that.” She spent her year working and doing a lot of reading, as well as moving into an apartment with her friend, which helped her develop important life skills such as cooking and cleaning. Oftentimes, taking a gap year is not looked at as the most beneficial option, leaving some parents and students feeling anxious or uncertain about whether they will go back to school. That was something Sutton recognized but was not worried about, even though not very many people, including her parents, were supportive of her decision. “I feel like most people that take a gap year and don’t go back to school wouldn’t have done well in college anyway,” Sutton said. “I’ve always been really motivated. Basically, looking at the life I was living and realizing that might be as good as it was ever going to get if I didn’t go to college kept me going.” Success from taking a gap year really depends on the student, said Chris Munchel, associate vice president of enrollment services and executive director of admissions and orientation. “In my opinion, all prospective incoming students have different needs and are at various levels of readiness when making the transition to college,” Munchel said. “For some students, a gap year probably does make sense. For many, it does not. Prior to making a decision to not enroll in a university right out of high school, a person should definitely do their research to determine the best path for their personal situation.” Sometimes, students who don’t take a gap year might worry about how college admissions officials or professors might view them. The reality is, many schools report gap year students have higher GPAs and are more involved on campus, so their attitudes toward gap years are far from unfavorable. Even though Sutton recognized gap years are not always the smartest idea for students, she believes it’s not one that should be looked down on. “I think there shouldn’t be a negative stigma when it comes to gap years, because lots of people do it in other countries; there are a lot of really highly educated countries that encourage the gap year,” Sutton said. “I think that it might not be what is best for everyone, but if you think it is best for you, then go for it. It’s only a year in a hopefully very long life.”

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After 50 years of service, Benny Benefiel has retired, and now Hot Heads on Campus will be taking over the L.A. Pittenger Student Center’s barber shop. Hot Heads was voted Ball State’s favorite salon in 2016.

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After 50 years of service as the barber for Ball State University, Benny Benefiel has retired, and now a new crew is taking over the L.A. Pittenger Student Center’s barber shop. Muncie’s Hot Heads Hair Design will be moving in and opening Hot Heads On Campus on August 1. After Benefiel’s retirement was announced, the university contacted local salons in search for new stylists. When Tena Rees, a Ball State alumna and Hot Heads owner and master designer, got the email, she was eager to check it out and get her salon involved. “I received an email that the space was opening up and we would be invited to tour the space,” Rees said. “When we got there, there were five other interested parties. After touring we had to say if we were interested or not, and since we were, we received this email containing a 27-page document we had to comply with. Ball State pretty much knew what they wanted, which [was] a full-service salon.” After all the paper work and discussions, the university chose Hot Heads to take over. Voted as Ball State’s favorite salon in 2016, the Hot Heads Hair Design team will feature four stylists and one barber on

location in the lower level of the Student Center. The team will offer cuts, colors, highlighting, keratin treatments, formal styling, blow outs, waxing and brow tinting and shaping. The new stylists know they have big shoes to fill with Benny the Barber’s legacy, Rees said. “We have a lot of respect for Benny,” she said. “I have gone and talked to him a lot of times, and I just asked him about himself and how he liked working there. … There was this one time I asked him, ‘Benny, how many cuts can you do on a busy day?’ because it’s just him by himself, and he said, ‘Oh, 20 or 30’ — that’s a lot of haircuts.” Though Benny will be gone, the new team plans on keeping his red barber chairs for the future reception area, as well as pictures of Benefiel to be hung up around the salon. The company has already started painting, redesigning and moving tools and products into the salon in hopes that everything will be ready before students begin to move in. “We are really excited to get on campus,” Rees said. She said she thinks the new location will be perfect for all students to check out and see if they’ll want to use it for themselves. “The students of Ball State will really like our work,” Rees said. “We have a lot of young, really

talented rising-star professionals; these kids are keeping really busy in Muncie doing a lot of really cool cuts and colors that you don’t see every where, so I think students will be pretty impressed with our work.” The salon will be working hard the first semester of school to attract students. “We will be at the Ball State Welcome Fair for new incoming freshmen in August,” Rees said. “We will be handing out $5 gift certificates students can use on any cut or style, as well as free eyebrow shaping coupons, which have a $15 value.” Rees said the team will also be participating in every Late Nite event the first semester of school with open houses “to get to know people and open the doors to the students, inviting them in to see what the salon is all about.” Hot Heads On Campus will have competitive prices with barber style cuts, ranging from $20 up to $25, and ladies’ cuts anywhere from $25 to $30, depending on the level of stylist. Though hours are not yet finalized, Rees is hoping to have the salon open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Until the new salon opens, clients can still check out the Hot Heads Hair Design team at their salon on 1300 W McGalliard Rd.

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Press-GFK poll. In order to debate with the major party candidates, she will need at least 15 percent in five mainstream polls. A GREEN NEW DEAL, WAGES AND TAXES PATRICK CALVERT DAILY NEWS REPORTER Stein proposes “A Green New pcalvert@bsu.edu Deal” that would put the U.S. The Democratic and Repub- on track to use 100 percent lican parties are announcing clean and renewable energy by 2030. She’s said she believes their respective official this would create millions presidential candidates of living-wage jobs for this month, but they arany American that needs en’t the only parties, and work. The program would some are hoping to make invest in public transit, a change in America’s sustainable agriculture election system. and infrastructure. Along with Libertarian The candidate compares candidate Gary Johnson, the “Green New Deal” to the Green Party is hope- Jill Stein Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ful it can move in on Don- Green party New Deal and hopes the ald Trump and Hillary presidential program will launch a Clinton by disrupting the candidate WWII-like mobilization of two-party system. the workforce. The Green Party will hold its Stein also supports a $15 an convention in Houston from Auhour minimum wage and a guargust 4 to 7, and Jill Stein is its anteed minimum income. The presumptive nominee. Stein, a previous presidential candidate plans to simplify the candidate, physician, activist, tax code and cut taxes for the Harvard graduate and musi- poor and middle class and raise cian, hopes to garner support taxes for rich Americans. HEALTH CARE from people who are tired of the The physician wants there to be two-party system. a list of economic human rights The Green Party’s four pillars include peace, ecology, social that include access to food, wajustice and democracy, with ter, housing and utilities, along focus on cutting the military’s with “Medicare For All,” which is budget, addressing climate a single-payer health insurance change by using renewable en- program. The program would put emphaergy, demanding a living wage and stronger safety net and re- sis on preventative care like physical activity and eating healthy form in the election process. Stein is currently polling at 2 diets. Label requirements on food percent in a four-way poll be- products, like the contents of the tween Clinton, Trump and John- food and where it was produced, son, according to an Associated would also be expanded.

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The 164th annual Delaware County Fair is in Muncie until Saturday. The fair will feature a variety of entertainment, food vendors and rides.

‘The tradition and fun that is the Delaware County Fair’ 164th annual fair offers rides, music, demolition derby

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Musical acts, 4-H displays, a demolition derby and an Abraham Lincoln impersonator will accompany the array of rides at the 164th

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annual Delaware County Fair, which takes place this week until Saturday. Showcases of 4-H projects have been going on at the Delaware County Fairgrounds since July 11, but the Midway and fair events did not start until Monday. Mark DiFabio, president of the Delaware County Fair board, said attendees can expect to have fun seeing the animals, 4-H displays, vendors, rides and Grand-

stand events. The Grandstand will host a variety of events that change daily, but those events cost an additional fee on top of the general admission price. “I think [the fair] just holds true to values and traditions of times gone by, and I just really, really like that,” DiFabio said. “[Visitors] should expect a step back in time as well as progress, as contradictory as that sounds. ... There’s

just so many old and new fair that is very, very exciting and fun to see, and it’s a great place to watch people.” DiFabio recommends people check out the fair’s website for the full schedule and information. Fairgoers can also take advantage of the yearround campground that will be available the week of the fair. DiFabio said there are

a lot of misconceptions about the fairgrounds themselves, mainly regarding how much work goes into the fair. “The fairgrounds is a year-round project where we rent out buildings for people [and] we maintain the buildings. … People just think the fair just happens, and that’s good — that’s what we want them to believe — that it just happens,” DiFabio

said. “But understand that it is because of very, very hardworking volunteers. … We just wanna have people come out and enjoy the tradition of fun that is the Delaware County Fair.”

major Samantha Wiser helped Peckinpaugh develop the shelter’s marketing strategy. “[Peckinpaugh] and I were talking about the game,” Wiser said. “We were joking around about all the people walking around downtown, then like a light bulb, [Peckinpaugh] said, ‘What if they were walking dogs?’” By noon that same day,

Wiser had made an ad that was posted on the animal shelter’s Facebook page encouraging people to come look for Pokemon while walking the dogs. Within 48 hours of the Facebook post, 200 people showed up to walk the dogs, and two of the dogs have been adopted, Wiser said. The animal shelter’s idea quickly went viral, gaining

national attention through TIME Magazine, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and many other mass media sources. Wiser said she never expected the idea to take off like it did. “[Peckinpaugh] kept getting interview after interview and I knew that he had started something,” Wiser said. “I was just lucky to be a small part of his perfect idea.”

There is also a Facebook community for Pokemon Go players in the Muncie area, which serves as a platform for app users. Peckinpaugh took to the Facebook page to share the news that Facebook was sending a film crew to the Muncie Animal Shelter on Monday to document the Pokemon Go dog walking program.

“It will be shared by Mark Zuckerberg on Friday [July 22]. We want a big turnout of players. Please spread the word. Walking begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 5:30 p.m.,” Peckinpaugh wrote. Players who participated in the dog walking program had a chance to be featured in Facebook’s coverage.

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TRACK: | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Are the parents overbearing, indifferent? Next, does she ask questions? Sitting in front of her potential coach, side by side with her parents, does she step up and ask him, “What can I do? When would you like me to do it, and how?” Or does she tell him what she wants to do and how she wants to do it. These are all things Etelman has to consider in the first meeting with a prospect. Etelman called the recruiting process the most strenuous part of his job, but also one that will pay off. He continued to praise the incoming recruit class and stressed his optimism, saying, “We can only go up from here.” A few months before graduating high school, Etelman had aspirations of playing college basketball, but he decided to pick up track before finishing high school. Being a collegiate track coach was nowhere on his radar of potential career choices. “I wasn’t really intending on ever getting into it in the first place,” he said. After starting track, Etelman’s focus shifted from basketball to running. He accepted an offer to run track in college at Division II Clayton State, later transferring to Georgia, where he was an All-American sprinter. He coached in his home state of

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Stein believes expanding access to contraceptives and sex education would cut down the number of abortions in the country, but she still thinks it’s the woman’s right to have an abortion. Having more community health centers in low-income communities is also a goal of the Green Party candidate. MILITARY AND FOREIGN POLICY Stein wants to cut military spending by at least 50 percent and close more than 700 military bases around the world to save money. She would also cease financial and military support to countries like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel. The candidate cites human rights abuse as the reason to remove support from these countries. Countries that support terrorism would have freezes on their bank accounts. Stein includes the Saudi royal family under this policy.

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Georgia, at Missouri and at Miami of Ohio before coming to Ball State in June 2015. Now, a large part of his job is trying to convince others to come to Muncie. “I want us to be a serious contender,” he said. “I want to be winning championships.” He uses his own self-driven personality to motivate his players. “I just try to set the goals really high for these kids,” he said. “We’re going to rise and fall together.” He also tries to instill confidence in his athletes. “If you don’t think that you could be successful at any level, I don’t know why I would want to coach you,” he said. Etelman said his plan will probably take five to seven years to fully pan out, with the desired result being multiple championships for Ball State. He said he wants the Cardinals to be a consistent contender in the MAC and to be able to look back after reaching his goal and see a “complete 180” in comparison to where the team is now. Despite lacking the large market or rich history that some athletes desire when choosing a school, Etelman’s recruiting mentality brings in people who he hopes will help the team improve, taking athletes with passion over those who may have more talent but a smaller desire for winning. “I can appreciate a kid who’s maybe not there talent-wise,” he said, “so I will default to someone who’s really driven.”

If the candidate obtains the presidency, she would try to end the supply of arms coming out of the country as well as enacting a policy to further reduce America’s nuclear arsenal. She plans to withdraw the military in Iraq and Afghanistan and end U.S. military involvement in those countries. CRIMINAL JUSTICE The presidential candidate supports programs that address police brutality, the justice system and mass incarceration. Stein wants to end the war on drugs and replace it with programs that treat addiction as a health problem. She also believes marijuana should be legal. EDUCATION When it comes to education, she wants schooling from pre-school to college to be tuition-free and believes in a bailout program for students with college debt. On her Twitter page, Stein tweeted, “If we can bail out the crooks on Wall Street we can certainly afford to bail out our students. It’s time to abolish student debt.” Party,” he said. “I think getting the candidates from those two parties into the debates would open many people’s minds to voting on principle rather than party.” Melissa Jones contributed to this article.

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