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idnight munchies after a round at the bars are an easy fix in the summer months with Greek’s Pizzeria and Carter’s Hot Dogs posted along the Village’s sidewalks. During the winter, harsh winds, slick sidewalks and frozen car doors make two trips — one for drinks, one for food — seem like a hassle.

But there are a few one-stop Muncie bars where customers can have a drink and eat quality food that tastes good even when they’re sober.

SAVAGE’S ALE HOUSE With its down-to-earth feel, Savage’s Ale House located on High Street combines old and new with sturdy wooden counters, vintage Pabst Blue Ribbon signs and paintings from local artists lining the walls.

Extreme cheese lovers can enjoy the Grilled Cheese Melt.

For $5.50, melted Swiss and cheddar cheese surrounds three mozzarella sticks sealed inside buttery Texas toast. A cup of marinara sauce for dipping is paired with the dish.

For $1 more, Savage’s also has popular melts such as the Shed Town Melt with diced chicken, ham, cheddar, Swiss, jalapeños and dressing in between grilled Texas toast. On the slightly healthier, less greasy side for $5.50, the Buffalo Chicken Wrap with diced chicken, hot sauce, lettuce, tomato and ranch or bleu cheese dressing sells frequently, bartender Kory Pratt said.

Daily drink and food specials for less than $8 are posted on Savage’s Facebook page. Homemade beef and beans chili with a peanut butter sandwich is one Hoosier favorite for $5 that reappears often. A General Tso’s crispy chicken wrap, a chicken burrito with chips and salsa and hot ham and cheese with fries are some of the other specials that are $6 each.

The public may claim Savage’s as a “hipster” bar, but anyone can enjoy the drinks and food, especially when it means one less car ride or cold walk to the nearest fast food joint.

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A local 25-year-old gem on Kilgore Avenue is a rarity with a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. Timbers Lounge, with a lumberjack holding an axe and a beer for a logo, is a busy dive where students can eat in a true Muncie fashion.

The breakfast menu, complete with eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, biscuits and gravy dishes, is fit for a lumberjack — or a college student with a bottomless stomach. Timbers opens at 7 a.m. ready to serve breakfast for less than $7.

One of Timbers’ staples is the homemade breaded tenderloin, cook Dan Estes said. The steaks — served anytime — and ribeye are also favorites among Timbers’ regulars.

Timbers has a wide range of flavors and styled dishes including Hawaiian and Western burgers. A new plate called the New Orleans Grill is worth stepping out of the taste buds’ comfort zone. The red beans with rice, Cajun charbroiled chicken, grilled smoked sausage and shrimp skewer with garlic toast bring out the spice of New Orleans cajun cooking.

One of the most popular specials is the prime rib served the first and third Friday of every month. Muncie locals come in for it in herds.

“It’s a mad house in here for about three hours,” Estes said.

Timbers will soon feature a recipe from the Harley Davidson Café: a mini meatloaf proportioned for an individual dinner.

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Mistakes condemn Cardinals Majok records double-double, Scaife leads all scorers with 26 EVAN BARNUM-STEGGERDA CHIEF REPORTER | @Slice_of_Evan For the first 30 minutes of the game it look liked Ball State’s men’s basketball game against Toledo was going to come down to who had the final possession.

Ball State lost focus for seven minutes and couldn’t recover as they took the 85-78 loss.

In the match-up between two comparable MidAmerican Conference West foes, the first half saw both teams doing what they wanted to do.

Toledo was getting penetration into the paint, primarily from sophomore point guard Julius Brown, who had seven assists in the first half. And then finding the open man after Ball State’s rotation would dissipate.

The Rockets got the MAC’s leading scorer junior guard Rian Pearson productive touches, and he had 12 points at half.

On the other side of the court Ball State was putting on a clinic on the boards, something they have

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EXCHANGE DISCUSSES SAUDI ARABIA

Student helps others understand foreign misconceptions, cultures RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu

THE LOCKER ROOM For that not dirty but not totally clean, sports-bar feel, the Locker Room in the Village provides a full menu alongside the day’s regular drinks and specials. Although the mini burgers and mini tacos are a crowd favorite, the Locker Room serves soup, salad, sandwiches and burgers to all ages until 10 p.m.

For a hearty salad that won’t add too many calories on top of the alcohol, the Southwest Grilled Chicken Dinner Salad for under $5 is almost too gourmet for The Locker Room.

The large 384-calorie salad has grilled chicken on iceberg lettuce with tomatoes, mozzarella and red onion to top it off.

The salad is a refreshing, but filling choice served with a side of steamed veggies.

It is even possible to put together a full course Italian dinner.

Warm up with a bowl of Minestrone soup before an Italian Grilled Chicken Sandwich served on wheat bread with lettuce and tomato for under $8. The 403-calorie sandwich is also served with a side of steamed veggies. And for dessert, a martini cocktail.

Respect and acceptance of other cultures was a topic of discussion at the Saudi Arabian culture exchange Wednesday, where one student shared his native culture and social ideas.

The Rinker Center for International Programs’s first weekly culture exchange program of the semester was held on Saudi Arabia in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

About 35 students attended the presentation, given by doctorate student in special education Fahad Aseery.

Aseery, who has traveled to more than 25 countries, has spoken at a number of cultural exchanges in the past. This time he wanted to steer the conversation to correct misrepresentations in Western ideas of Saudi Arabian culture.

He said people that grow up with different languages and cultures have different ideas, and

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Students move to billiards championship International student wins first place in local tournament |

BETH SWARY STAFF REPORTER brswary@bsu.edu

Billiards or pool — a game of many names — is a sport that requires more forte than basic geometry. Nadeem Nooristani, a senior international student from Afghanistan, said he knows a little something about the game.

“It is something I am very passionate about,” Nooristani said I practiced. I got better, and better, like any sport.”

Jace Harlow, a Ball State student, came in second at the local tournament that advanced him and Nooristani to the championship.

The Association of College Unions International Collegiate 9-ball Championships is

the next step for the Ball State competitors. The tournament will be held at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Friday through Sunday.

Nine-ball is a game similar to standard pool, except they use only the first nine balls.

These balls are set up in a diamond formation, as opposed to a traditional triangle, on a standard pool table. Using the cue ball, the object of the game is to legally pocket the nine ball.

Jon Shields, the Cardinal Lanes Supervisor, is also going down to support the two competitors.

“I think Nadeem has experience,” Shields said. “He did it last year. He can show Jace the ropes.”

Scott Savage, ACUI tournament chairman, announced more information about the event on the ACUI’s website.

The event will include men’s and women’s singles 9-ball,

men’s and women’s singles table tennis, two-person team bags, and two-person Euchre, according to the website.

Both Ball State participants are expected to have a great outcome with their participation in the tournament.

Shields said they are both trophy worthy.

“I think [Nooristani] has a good shot to do well. Some of winners from last year have graduated,” Shields said.

Nooristani said he has been practicing both in the U.S. and in Afghanistan. However, he plays a game called Snooker in Afghanistan. Snooker is similar to pool, but Nooristani said the table is larger — twice as big as a pool table — and there are different rules.

Nooristani said he is not nervous at all.

“I am looking forward to, well, representing Ball State PHOTO PROVIDED BY BETH SWARY by winning this competition,” Nadeem Nooristani, a senior international student, practices pool after winning first place in a local tournament. He will now advance to the Association of College Unions International Collegiate 9-ball Championships this weekend. he said.

Former Muncie principal charges reversed by court Smith charged for delayed reporting on a student’s rape | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a former Muncie Central High School principal’s conviction on charges that he delayed reporting a student’s rape.

In a 2-1 ruling, the court said Christopher Smith didn’t violate state law that requires officials to report suspected child abuse because under the law, Smith had to have reason to believe abuse occurred before he was required to report it. Administrators tried to verify the girl’s claim that she was raped by a classmate in a school bathroom.

“An allegation that an indi-

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vidual has engaged in child abuse is a serious claim, and a reasonable investigation made in good faith of such an allegation prior to making a report is not improper and does not deprive the person required to make such a report of statutory immunity,” Judge Elaine Brown wrote.

However, Judge Nancy Vaidik dissented, saying that allowing officials time to try to verify abuse claims before reporting them undermines Indiana’s law and “may have the highly undesirable result of suppressing or deterring reports of abuse.”

“A child is no less in need of protection from further abuse simply because his or her abuser is also a child,” Vaidik added.

Other administrators advised Smith that an incident involving two 16-year-olds wasn’t considered child abuse since an adult wasn’t involved,

Brown wrote, and a worker on a hotline expressed the same opinion when officials called.

Administrators also doubted the girl’s account because she had faked an epileptic attack earlier in the school year. A school nurse said that while the girl was visibly shaken and had tears on her face, “she didn’t act like a girl who had just been raped,” the judges wrote.

The 16-year-old girl, a resident at a troubled children’s home, went to the principal’s office around noon on Nov. 9, 2010, and reported that she had been raped in the restroom. Police said she sat in Smith’s office for more than two hours and was told to put her complaint in writing while her alleged attacker was allowed to leave school.

The boy later admitted the rape and was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison.

CULTURE: Speaker reassures that women choose to cover themselves with hijab

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 this is the reason for the differing attitudes between Western and Saudi Arabian culture.

“Saudis have different cultural values based on Islamic law,” Aseery said. “[A lesson that needs to be learned is] to respect other cultures – not just accept, but to respect.”

Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia were a topic which he wanted to correct false assumptions.

He said women choose to cover themselves in the hijab because of their religion and cultural values, not because the government or men force it on them.

“Saudi women choose that,” he said. “It’s their choice, it’s something Western people do not know. Nothing is forced on them, they are not oppressed at all.”

Aseery acknowledged that from a Western perspective, it seems like oppression, but he said in his country they

respect Western perspective but do not try and change it or intervene.

He said in Saudi Arabia family and religion are the most important things in a person’s life and when people make decisions for themselves, they rely heavily on the opinions of their family, which comes over the individual.

“If you say something bad about me, I will take it and maybe even laugh about it,” Aseery said. “But if you say anything about Muhammad, I will be so angry. Whenever [people] do that, it is so offensive.”

He shared that once someone told him it was not Halloween as a joke when they saw him in his traditional Saudi Arabian clothing in the United States.

Aseery hopes people in the United States will respect his culture instead of fearing it or making fun of it.

“I hear a lot about the fear of Sharia Law,” he said. “It is quite ridiculous because we

respect our culture and love to have our own practices in our countries [but] we wouldn’t go to another country and try to apply our perspectives there. One thing that I think Americans need to know is to start to accept and respect other cultures because people are different.”

For interior design major Ryanne Wheeler, it was her first cultural exchange program but she attends international conversation hour every Tuesday night.

She said she will plan to attend more cultural exchanges in the future because it helped her come to an understanding, especially on women’s issues.

“I find other cultures really interesting and I like knowing about other cultures so I can be more respectful towards them and not arrogant about my own,” she said. “I didn’t know a lot about Saudi Arabia [before this].”

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THE LOCKER ROOM Tonight $2.50 U-Call-Its, $1 Jello shots, penny pitchers Karaoke 10 p.m.

Friday $1 Jello shots, $2 domestic cans, $3.50 Jaeger bombs, $4 AMFs, $6 Red Bull and vodka mini pitchers, $8 Captain Morgan mini pitchers, $10 Woodchuck bucket Saturday $2.50 Corona bottles, $3 Long Islands, $3 whiskey U-Call-Its, $10 domestic buckets, $3.50 Vegas bombs

For many Ball State students, a night at the bars means a night of stumbling around the Village. But for those looking to escape the regular college crowd, Muncie also offers many lesser known dive bars.

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The Sportsman’s Lounge is a watering hole for those looking to grab a drink and wind down after a long day of classes or work.

The color scheme of the venue is a dark red mixed with black and the lights are dimmed low to complement the calm vibe of the bar.

A large majority of the bar is dedicated to billiards. There is a pool league sponsored by the lounge that holds tournaments every couple of weeks through each month.

Their food menu includes deep fried turkey, pizza and tacos. Complementing the dining area is a wall that holds several flat screen TVs dedicated to playing the popular sports event of the moment.

If you’d prefer to simply grab a bottle for the road, there is a carry-out liquor store right at the entrance of the bar.

LOCATION

1806 E. Memorial Drive

COLUMBIA THEATRE (CENTER STAGE) Tonight $1 drafts, $2 Columbia shots, $3 well rum, $4 Captain Friday $2 Columbia shots, $3 well vodka, $4 Absolut BE HERE NOW Friday Glue and Scissors After Party Counterfeit i 9 - 10 p.m.

Town Monster 10 - 11 p.m.

Pyro Fighter 11 p.m. midnight Diphox midnight - 1 a.m.

Donations for over 21, $5 under 21 Saturday $3 Sun King pints, $1 sake shots, $3 Mike’s Harder, $3 Hippo juice, $10 Atwater Vanilla Java pitchers Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, MC Sparkplug Doors open at 8 p.m. $10 over 21, $15 under 21, $5 off with student ID

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CHEERS

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Don’t let the old-school decor fool you, located directly behind the Muncie Mall, Cheers has been dubbed a gem in the rough among Ball State patrons.

Throughout the week, Cheers is the perfect family sit-down restaurant, known for its breaded tenderloin, meat loaf and shrimp. The walls and ceilings are aged and decorated with old historic toys and paintings from the city of Muncie, as well around Indiana.

When the weekend comes around, the dining room tables are cleared out and the venue is transformed into a nightclub full of energetic and a diverse crowd of individuals looking to have a good time. There is a DJ Thursday to Saturday and live bands perform on special occasions.

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THE CHUG Tonight $2 PBR tall boys, $1.75 wells, $4.50 Jaeger bombs, $4 domestic draft pitchers Kamikaze karaoke 10 p.m.

Friday $2 PBR tall boys, $1.75 wells, $3.50 real Long Islands, $3.50 AMFs Saturday $2 PBR tall boys, $1.75 wells, $3.50 real Long Islands, $3.50 AMFs

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Those looking for a more lively experience can check out the Mr. Mouse Music Hall, an upbeat nightclub located in Yorktown, Ind., 15 to 20 minutes outside of Muncie. The owner of the venue previously owned and managed a nightclub in Panama City, Fla., a city rated as one of the top 10 Spring Break college hot spots in the country.

Immediately after entering the nightclub, customers are welcomed by a huge dance floor placed adjacent to a small stage that is frequently occupied by a variety of live bands and DJs over the weekend. DJ Goldie, a former WCRD host who was most commonly known for his “Loudpack” show, is the resident DJ of the venue and spins music ranging from top 40 hits to different forms of hip hop and dance music.

There is a patio area that connects to another section of the bar that is under renovation.

When weather permits, are special events on the patio range from foam parties to mechanical bull riding.

The dance scene on the weekends is known to be lively, but there are also special events during the week such as “Monday Night Wings,” “Trivia Tuesday” and gambling on special occasions.

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9101 W. Smith St., Yorktown

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Monday-Thursday 11 p.m.-midnight, Friday and Saurday 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

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Folk singer-songwriter to perform at Pruis Susan Werner brings spiritual meaning to country music |

EMILY MAAG STAFF REPORTER ermaag@bsu.edu

Music can offer a distinct experience for each individual. For folk singer-songwriter Susan Werner, music is her religion.

“A good song is a good window,” Werner said on her website. “All these songs can let us see outside ourselves.

And as a songwriter, the best moments come when I can

hold the songs up like a mirror so that people can also see themselves.”

Werner will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall. For students, tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door. Non-student tickets are $5 for youth, $18 in advance and $23 at the door for adults.

Werner’s four albums all have a distinct sound, beginning with a cabaret sound, moving on to traditional gospel, then a contemporary “pop-meets-classical” sound.

Her latest album, “Kicking the Beehive,” was released in 2011. It boasts “lyrical originals

that are infused with the rustic roots of American folk, blues and country music,” according to her website.

Although Werner usually has a concept for her albums, the process for writing and recording this one was different. She traveled around the Mississippi Delta, beginning in Memphis, moving through Clarksdale and ending in New Orleans. The theme for her journey is simplicity.

“I experienced the music that I love firsthand, and I participated in a tradition that spoke to me,” Werner said.

The album was recorded in

Nashville, Tenn., where she worked with manager Burt Stein and producer Rodney Crowell. Werner also worked with musicians such as Paul Franklin, Keb’ Mo’ and country star Vince Gill.

Werner’s witty storytelling songs have led to her success throughout the American folk music circuit. Her voice stays the same in her songs, despite reinventing herself.

Within challenging herself to explore different genres, Werner is keeping the folk tradition alive while modernizing. She feels that “part of [her] job is to pick up a tradition and drag

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Chocolates, heart-shaped Hallmark cards and talking stuffed animals quipping exclamations of love crowd corporate store shelves to celebrate the beginning of February.

Glue & Scissors Society plans a less traditional kick-off for the month of love on Friday, one that looks at the darker side of romance. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Cup as one of its monthly shows. The event name itself distances itself from most other Valentine’s Day festivities.

“The theme title was intended to describe how we as humans tend to place love up on a pedestal, especially during the month of February,” Glue & Scissors Society vice-president and senior creative writing major Elysia Smith said. “But love and relationships are multifaceted and often end in pain...”

Four local bands will play, each performing covers of love songs from bands such as The Cure.

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flowers and fairytale depictions.

Brandon Beeson, junior art major and Glue & Scissors Society art director, said the art expresses anything from desperation to personal intimacy.

“If you want to go to an event that depicts Valentine’s Day with a lovey-dovey, chocolates and hearts attitude, you’re not going to find it here,” Beeson said. “This is more cynical art, but you’ll find more reality in it.”

Likewise, the event description is laden with comparisons of hearts to scraped knees, past romances with scabs. “Love Will Tear Us Apart” takes love from being a fuzzy feeling to being a wounding human

condition. The event not only seeks to entertain but, as Smith said, to heal.

“That is why I compared our experiences with love and relationships to scraped knees and scabs. Love leaves marks.”

Smith said. “What if instead of trying to heal ourselves on our own, we shared our experiences? This is when expression becomes important, whether it’s artistic, lyrical or simple conversation.”

Beeson said Friday’s event will also parody the tacky aspects of Valentine’s Day and raise questions about love and relationships.

“February is essentially a cheesy, uncomfortable month,”

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Beeson said. “This is a way for people to think, ‘How do I really feel about Valentine’s Day? Is it romantic? Is it bulls--t?’”

Throughout the night, dramatic readings will satire popular love songs. The audience picks what the poetic performers read or perform a reading themselves. Beeson said he wants to hear a rendition of Rihanna’s “S&M,” hoping that the recital will bring on the theatrical, Shakespearian side.

For junior journalism graphics major Ricardo Lopez, this will be the only Valentine’s Day theme event he will participate in.

“I’ve never been a fan of Valentine’s Day” Lopez said. “When it comes around, if you don’t have a date, it sucks. This at least allows people to come together and have fun no matter what.”

Lopez has never been a fan of the February holiday and finds

it to be a “Hallmark card, corporate holiday.”

He said the last time he celebrated it was in sixth grade, where he crafted his own valentines for his friends. However, he got in trouble with his teacher because he wrote a swear word in one of the cards. But for creative outlet Glue & Scissors Society, nothing is off limits when it comes to mocking, recovering from or celebrating love.

The after-party continues the night from 8 p.m.-3 a.m. at Be Here Now, where pink and red hearts will paper the walls along with cheesy prom pictures. Glue & Scissors Society crafted the decorations to mimic a cafeteria dance, or as Beeson describes it, “the Dill Street Middle School Dance,” to represent the more cheesy aspects of Valentine’s Day. There will be a four-band line up and photobooth.

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New Orleans police plan for 150k fans at Super Bowl, Mardi Gras 1,400 total officers prepare for long days for crowd control | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans police force famed for its crowd control prowess is getting help from state and federal authorities as the city hosts an estimated 150,000 Super Bowl fans while preparing for the raucous buildup to Mardi Gras, which also draws thousands to the historic French Quarter and its restaurants, bars and strip clubs.

The security challenges began in earnest Friday night with the

first of the city’s major float-filled Mardi Gras season parades. This week, the parade schedule is on hold while the Super Bowl takes center stage. Mardi Gras preparations resume once Sunday’s game is over, and the parades roll again starting Wednesday.

The city’s police force of 1,200 officers is bolstered this week by more than 200 Louisiana State Police troopers and hundreds of federal authorities from several agencies.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was in town for a Wednesday news conference outlining security precautions, including Immigrations and Customs Enforcement scans of cargo shipped to the game site and

Coast Guard work to assure maritime safety and security along the Mississippi River. Game-day plans will include flight restrictions in the airspace near the Superdome, pat-down searches of ticket holders and the use of dogs to sniff out contraband.

Michael Anderson, head of the FBI’s New Orleans office, said no credible terrorism threats have arisen.

“This week, there is no safer place to be than the city of New Orleans,” added Raymond Parmer, a special agent with ICE. Even with all the help, the combination of Super Bowl and Mardi Gras season means New Orleans Police Department officers are working more than three

weeks’ worth of 12-hour days, on the lookout for everything from petty crime and public drunkenness to random gunfire and the threat of terrorism. It will be an exhausting stretch that city officials say will cost the city several million dollars in police overtime.

“If we can, we’d like to give them some time down,” police chief Ronal Serpas said. “But if we can’t, they know it and they’ll stand up for it.”

It’s also a unique chance for Serpas to show off one of the strengths of a department beset by scandals involving brutality and mismanagement. City officials have carried out numerous reforms aimed at cleaning up the department, which has seen five

officers convicted of civil rights violations stemming from deadly shootings of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina.

For years, though, crowd control has been the department’s bright spot, especially during Mardi Gras revelry on the narrow streets of the nearly 300-year-old French Quarter, home to fancy restaurants and art galleries as well as sleazy bars and strip joints.

“I think the NOPD does take a particular pride in its longstanding history and longstanding demonstration that managing large crowds is something we do very well,” said Serpas, who is in his third year running the department.

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SANDY HOOK CHOIR TO SING AT SUPER BOWL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School will sing “America the Beautiful” before Sunday’s Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens.

The chorus features 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., where 20 firstgraders and six adults were killed in a Dec. 14 shooting rampage.

The performance will be part of CBS’s pre-game show, and will be broadcast live. Alicia Keys will sing the national anthem.

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Teen performer shot in Chicago Hadiya killed in park, marks 42nd January Illinois city slaying | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl who had performed in President Barack Obama’s inauguration festivities is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in the president’s hometown, killed in a Chicago park as she talked with friends by a gunman who apparently was not even aiming at her.

Chicago police said Hadiya Pendleton was in a park about a mile from Obama’s home in a South Side neighborhood Tuesday afternoon when a man opened fire on the group.

Hadiya was shot in the back as she tried to escape.

The city’s 42nd slaying is part of Chicago’s bloodiest January in more than a decade, following on the heels of 2012, which ended with more than 500 homicides for the first time since 2008. It also comes at a time when Obama, spurred by the Connecticut elementary school massacre, is actively pushing for tougher gun laws.

Hadiya’s father, Nathaniel Pendleton, spoke Wednesday at a Chicago police news conference, which took place in the same park where his

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SENATOR TO VOTE AGAINST OBAMA ASSAULT GUN BAN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly is opposing a ban on assault weapons sought by President B a r a c k Obama.

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Donnelly represents a key bloc of moderate to conservative Democrats the president must win over. The announcement also marks a key early stance from Donnelly just a few months after winning a state that went heavily for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in last year’s election.

Donnelly called himself “a strong supporter of the Second Amendment” in a statement issued shortly before the Senate Judiciary Committee opened a hearing featuring testimony from National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

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“He took the light of my life,” Pendleton said. He then spoke directly to the killer: “Look at yourself, just know that you took a bright person, an innocent person, a nonviolent person.” Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy consoled him, the girl’s mother and 10-year-old brother.

Hadiya was a bright kid who was killed just as she was “wondering about which lofty goal she wanted to achieve,” her godfather, Damon Stewart, told The Associated Press. Hadiya had been a majorette with the King College Prep band.

“She was a very active kid, doing dance, cheerleading, who felt like she could accomplish just about anything, a very good student who had big dreams about what she wanted to be, a doctor, an attorney,” said Stewart, a Chicago police officer and attorney. “She was constantly getting good grades.”

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that the president and the first lady’s “thoughts and prayers are with” the teen’s family, adding: “And as the president has said, we will never be able to eradicate every act of evil in this country, but if we can save any one child’s life, we have an obligation to try when it comes to the scourge of gun violence.”

In Chicago, gangs routinely

and often indiscriminately open fire. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and McCarthy are pushing for tougher local, state and national gun laws and longer prison sentences for offenders.

About three blocks from Hadiya’s school, she and a group of 10-12 young people, including members of her volleyball team, had taken refuge under a canopy at a park to avoid the rain Tuesday afternoon. A man climbed a fence behind the park, ran at the group and started shooting, and then jumped back over the fence and into a white Nissan. The group scattered, but Hadiya was shot once in the back and a teenage boy was shot in the leg.

Police said Hadiya had no arrest record and there was no indication she was a member of a gang or was the gunman’s target. In fact, McCarthy said there are no indications that anyone in the group was gangaffiliated. He said the police suspect that the gunman may be a member of a gang that considers the park its turf and that he mistook somebody in the group as someone from an encroaching rival gang.

McCarthy vowed to put a police officer at the park “24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year” if that is what it takes to show the gang that the park belongs to no one but the community.

Sex offender bill receives rewrites

Critics say potential law ‘unconstitional,’ not different enough from first suggestion | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — A bill rewriting an overturned Indiana law banning sex offenders from social networking sites is just the same tiger wearing new stripes, legal experts said Wednesday.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago last week overturned a federal judge’s decision upholding the 2008 law, saying the state was justified in trying to protect children, but that the “blanket ban” was too broad.

Two Republican senators introduced the rewritten ban earlier in the legislative session, but it was amended into a separate bill that a committee took under advisement Tuesday.

The bill’s backers believe their changes should satisfy the court. But critics say the new version is still unconstitutional because it would virtually ban offenders from using social media, even if they don’t try to directly contact children and past crimes had little to do with the Internet.

“It applies to any site that a person knowingly uses and knows that minors are allowed access,” said Ruthann Robson, a professor of con-

stitutional law at the City University of New York. She said that would completely ban sex offenders from using Facebook, since kids also are allowed to access it.

“There is not even a provision that the person ‘friend’ or have contact with the minor,” Robson said.

But legislators backing the bill said they believe the rewritten proposal falls within the guidelines set by the appellate court ruling.

A bill filed earlier this year

by Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, and Sen. John Waterman, R-Shelburn, would ban Class A felony child molesters and sex offenders convicted of child solicitation from sites such as Facebook. Merritt said he believed tailoring the bill to apply to the “worst we have” would be narrow enough to satisfy the court.

“We make it illegal to commit robbery or murder with a gun, but we also have laws that make it illegal for a felon to possess a gun,” Merritt said Wednesday. “We do not want to give these convicted sex offenders the same tools to reoffend.”

Young, an attorney, said the new ban wouldn’t apply to websites for adults, such as dating sites.

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Davidson College junior Elizabeth Anderson cleans ice from the windshield of her vehicle as sleet continues to fall in Davidson, N.C. Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The Nation has seen a number of storms in the past couple weeks.

1 dead as storm rakes Midwest Golf-ball size hail, high winds reported in Southern states | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSON, Miss. — A large storm system packing high winds, hail and at least one tornado tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power to thousands and damaging homes.

The death was reported when a large tree blew down on a shed in Nashville, Tenn., where a man was sheltering, police told Nashville broadcaster WTVF-TV. Authorities did not immediately release further details when reached

by The Associated Press.

Another person was reported injured by lightning in Arkansas during the storm’s eastward trek. Two people suffered minor injuries when a mobile home was blown off its foundation in Kentucky. The severe

weather system ushered in a cold front as it raced toward the Eastern seaboard, dumping rain over the region and creating a tornado risk in the South.

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it was investigating reports of at least four possible tornadoes in states including Arkansas and Mississippi. In Tennessee, officials confirmed that a tornado with peak wind speeds of 115 mph touched down in Mount Juliet. No serious injuries were reported there, though the path of damage was about 150 yards wide, including homes, a warehouse and an automotive business.

Hail ranging up to nearly golfball size was also reported in some areas and barns and other buildings collapsed or were damaged, the center added.

Thousands were reported without power in Tennessee, where tornado warnings and flash flood warnings were issued for several counties and a tractor-trailer was blown over by high winds. Authorities east

of Nashville said they were checking a possible tornado in Mount Juliet, where the top floor of a three-story building was damaged.

Power lines fell, trees were toppled and some homes suffered damage to rooftops, reports indicated. The weather service said suspected straightline winds of up to 80 mph were reported late Tuesday night in Arkansas along with flooding in Arkansas’ northeastern corner.

Police in the Arkansas community of Monticello reported a person was injured by lightning late Tuesday, but the injury was not life-threatening.

In recent days, a large swath of the Midwest and South bathed in unseasonably balmy temperatures that reached the high 70s in some areas. A system pulling warm weather from the Gulf of Mexico was colliding with a cold front moving in from the west, creating volatility.

The last day with multiple fatalities was June 4, when three people were killed in a mobile home in Scott County, Mo.

maximum 20-year prison term and $250,000 fine. She was scheduled to appear Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis for an initial hearing.

The Star Press reports that Linder worked as an accounting administrator for Union Chapel United Methodist Church from 2001 to 2010. Her duties included handling the Muncie church’s payroll and its credit card accounts.

Federal prosecutors said that Linder used her access to the church’s finances to bilk it out of nearly $200,000 and used the money for vacations to Chicago and Gatlinburg, Tenn., to

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Court records indicate Linder and her attorney, Mark McKinney, have negotiated a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett says Linder will plead guilty at a May 23 hearing.

In her proposed plea agreement, Linder is said to have “demonstrated a recognition and affirmative acceptance of personal responsibility for her criminal conduct,” according to court documents. The paperwork is signed by Linder, McKinney and U.S. Attorney Gayle L. Helart.

WOMAN EMBEZZLES CHURCH Linder faces charges for taking $200M while accounting

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Defense leads Cards as offense continues to struggle Ball State only team still without a loss after five matches

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Ball State men’s volleyball has established itself to be one of the better defensive teams in the MIVA, but head coach Joel Walton knows the offense isn’t where it needs to be. “We continue to address the offense, as best we can,� Walton said. “We feel like our team has played good defense so far this year, but our offense has lagged behind.�

Walton’s team is holding its opponents to a conferenceleading .132 hitting clip. The Cardinals also lead the MIVA in blocks per set, lead by middle attackers senior Matt Leske and junior Kevin Owens, who are No. 1 and No. 2 in blocks per set individually.

The defense has led Ball State to be the remaining school to boast an undefeated record of the 55 programs in Division I-II men’s volleyball.

Getting its offense into a rhythm will be key for the Cardinals, who start MIVA conference play this weekend against Quincy on Friday and Lindenwood on Saturday.

Where the Cardinals have struggled — but showed progress — is scoring on offense efficiently. For the past two weeks in practice, Walton has been working with his team to try and create seamless transitions from defense to offense and getting guys into positions on the court where they can be productive. “We’ve been focusing very hard on approach routes, getting our guys to get off the net and back to the ball better,�

Walton said. “In the first couple weeks we were getting players stuck at the net, and a ball would be set to them, and they wouldn’t have any approach to go and attack.�

“We tell our servers, ‘If you go up there and serve it to easy, you might as well put a helmet on,’� Walton said.

This season Ball State is serving at a lower percentage than its opponents, and that has contributed to getting the Cardinals out of position early in rallies, making it even harder to get into a good offensive rhythm.

Another remedy for Ball State’s offense Walton is trying is starting senior Dan Wichmann over junior Graham McIlvaine at setter. Wichmann came in last weekend in the second set against Mt. Olive and was an integral part in the Cardinals’ big numbers.

Out of the 55 programs in men’s Division I-II, only Ball State boasts an undefeated record.

Despite no blemishes on its rÊsumÊ, the Cardinals received no votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s top 15 poll this week. This is due to the cali-

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And while Ball State doesn’t play a top 15 team this weekend, two more wins — this time against conference foes — would make it hard for voters to disregard the Cardinals while filling out their ballots.

Conference play is especially important in the MIVA because not only does it determine seeds in the conference tournament, but location of matches as well. One conference loss could mean the difference from playing at home, to traveling to Phoenix to play Grand Canyon come tournament time, as it did last year for Ball State.

And with the parity in the MIVA this year, Walton expects every game to have a gravid importance. “I see every conference game being a big one this year,� Walton said. “Every team can beat every team this year.�

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Rebounding, size keys for Cards Western Michigan’s scoring could give Ball State problems

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Junior forward Katie Murphy attempts the layup against Ohio on Jan. 26. The Cardinals will play today at Western Michigan.

Contrary to previous opponents, Western Michigan doesn’t have one player that Ball State will be focusing on when they play tonight.

Nobody on Western Michigan’s team is scoring more than nine points per game, while five are scoring more than seven points per game.

The leading scorer for the Broncos is Corie Buchanon, followed closely by Aurielle Anderson.

Buchanon, a 5-foot-8-inch guard, is scoring 8.6 points per game. Her points have mostly come from 2-point shots. Buchanon has only made one 3-pointer all season.

Anderson is a similar player to Buchanon. She’s averaging 8.1 points per game.

Ball State coach Brady Sallee compared defending against Western Michigan with defending other teams he’s seen.

“It’s a little bit different than, say Ohio, where we game

MISTAKES: Toledo goes on 23-9 run; loss sends Ball State to 0-3 at home in MAC | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 become accustomed to doing this season. Ball State had 21 rebounds, including 10 offensive, at half.

The teams exchanged blows all half, and after a put-back by Ball State’s junior forward Majok Majok just before time expired, Ball State led 37-35.

The second half opened with a 10-minute period of the teams trading baskets, with Pearson and Majok asserting themselves as the focal point of each team’s offense.

Then at the 11:42 mark Majok went for his second thunderous dunk within the minute. Majok missed the dunk, and it started a series of sloppiness for the Cardinals, and saw any momentum they had come to an abrupt stop.

Over the next seven minutes the Rockets went on a 23-9 run that buried the Cardinals in a hole too deep to climb out of.

During that stretch the Cardinals really couldn’t get anything going within them-

selves. Toledo capitalized on six Ball State turnovers, most of which were careless mistakes.

“A lot of [the turnovers] were unforced,” coach Billy Taylor said. “Whether it was just a bad pass, a bad decision, a bad read, we took our eyes of the ball or we just didn’t make a good basketball play.”

The mental mistakes leaked over to the defensive side of the ball for Ball State as well.

Toledo junior forward Matt Smith went 5-6 from behind the arc, and hit several threes that felt like backbreakers.

He got most of his open looks because of defenders going under flare-screens or just not bodying up close enough.

“He’s a terrific shooter, and we knew going in you had to force the dribble on him,” Taylor said.

The Cardinals stayed competitive all the way to the end, and thanks to some uncharacteristically poor free throw shooting from Toledo, Ball State made enough of a surge to bring the game with-

in three, and kept the fans who showed up in their seats until the very end.

Outside of that seven-minute period, this was a game that felt very winnable for Ball State.

“It think it was [a game that we let get away],” senior guard Jauwan Scaife said. “Even when we were down 14 points with three minutes to go, we still felt like we could win.”

The Cardinals are now 0-3 in MAC play at home, and with five more home games before the conference tournament, the pressure is on to start winning.

“We have to find a way to protect our home floor,” Scaife said.

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planned for Kiyanna Black,” Sallee said. “I think with them you have to really focus on what it is they’re trying to do.

Even though they’re not trying to get it to one in particular player, I think they are trying to get it inside.”

The main big player that Western Michigan plays with is forward Miracle Woods.

Woods is a freshman who has played in all 19 games for Western Michigan, starting 12.

Woods leads the team in rebounds with 4.8 per game.

Sallee believes Woods will be a big focal point to Western Michigan’s offense.

“They are trying to get it in the paint,” he said. “It’s going to be about collectively keeping them out of that area as best we can. ... We’re going to have to keep the ball out of their hands down deep. We’re just trying to focus on what it is they do and how it is they do it and try to take a couple things away and see if we can’t slow them down a little bit.”

Two key players that will be charged with defending Woods in the paint for Ball State will be Nathalie Fontaine and Katie Murphy. However, lately players not named Fontaine or Murphy have been handling the rebounding for Ball State.

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Due to early foul trouble, Murphy has played 33 minutes in the last two games combined.

In the game before those, she played 33 minutes, nearly the entire game.

In her last game against Ohio, she scored seven early points and was a big factor defensively.

Fontaine missed the game against Buffalo on Jan. 23 with a back injury. She played three days later against Ohio, but only scored four points in 30 minutes of play.

Rebounding and size have been a problem for Ball State throughout the season, but Sallee says the problem is fixable.

“It’s getting better, but we’ve still got a ways to go,” Sallee said. “It’s just a matter of fundamentals, putting a body on somebody. Between your ears, having that mindset to win the battle of the boards goes a long way. For whatever reason, that’s a struggle for us and it’s something that if we can ever get taken care of, we have a chance to put not only two or three wins together, but a bunch of them.”

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Ravens — 2012 was Joe Flacco’s fifth season leading the Ravens’ offense. He has always been known as a big-armed quarterback, but due to different factors (offensive line, receivers) he hadn’t been given a chance to shine. When the Ravens fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron on Dec. 10 and installed former Colts head coach Jim Caldwell, Flacco’s control of the offense increased. In the six games under Caldwell’s tutelage (including Week 17 where he rested and threw just eight passes), Flacco has thrown for an average of 241 yards per game, over 20 more than his career average.

49ers — The Super Bowl will be just Colin Kaepernick’s 10th start at quarterback for the Niners. He replaced Alex Smith in Week 10 after Smith suffered a concussion against St. Louis. San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh decided to keep Kaepernick as the starter for the forseeable future.

Kaepernick and Smith’s raw passing numbers are very similar, but Kaepernick has a clear advantage over Smith in one area: rushing. Since he’s became the starter, Kaepernick’s 4.53 40-yard dash time has come in handy as San Francisco has installed a version of the pistol offense. The new offense took Green Bay by surprise, as Kaepernick ran for 181 yards in his first playoff game against the Packers.

ADVANTAGE: 49ers — Although Flacco has flourished without Cameron at the helm of the offense, he doesn’t bring the same explosive rushing component that Kaepernick does. There is some worry that Kaepernick will struggle under the bright lights of the Super Bowl, but his performances in the last two San Francisco playoff games have been nothing short of masterful. Kaepernick is a more talented athlete, and it should show on Sunday.

Ravens — Everybody knows about Ray Rice, a top-5 running back in the NFL. He was the focal point of the Ravens offense this season, rushing for 1,143 yards and scoring nine touchdowns on the ground. Rice also caught 61 passes from out of the backfield this season. All 49ers defenders will take notice when he is in the game.

However, one name that most people won’t know about is Bernard Pierce. Pierce is a rookie fifth-round pick out of former MAC-school Temple, and has rushed for 169 yards throughout the playoffs. Baltimore’s Rice-Pierce backfield will be tough to keep in check for the 49ers.

49ers — Running back Frank Gore has had somewhat of a resurgence this season. Many people thought he would decline in his age-29 season, but Gore had his best season in three years. However, age and injuries have certainly taken a toll on Gore’s explosiveness. His longest run this season was for just 37 yards, and he had just seven runs of 20+ yards all season. Second-year player Kendall Hunter is Gore’s usual backup, but he will be out for the game, as he tore his Achilles on Nov. 25. Rookie LaMichael James will be Gore’s primary backup. James hasn’t been used much since taking over for Hunter. He has just 19 touches in the 49ers two playoff games.

ADVANTAGE: Ravens — Rice is more explosive and athletic than Gore. His small size and quick strides allow him to make people miss better than anybody else on the field. Rice is also better at coming out of the backfield and catching passes from the quarterback. Both rookie backups shouldn’t be used much, but Pierce has much more experience than James. The Ravens should feel much better about their change-of-pace option than the 49ers.

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Ravens — Ray Lewis is the first name mentioned when discussing Baltimore linebackers or even Baltimore defenders, but Terrell Suggs is a better and more impactful player. Suggs had just two sacks in his eight games played in 2012, but added two more in the playoffs against the Broncos. Suggs is still recovering from his Achilles injury he suffered in June, and should provide plenty of pressure on Kaepernick throughout the game on Sunday. Lewis can still get inside and wrap up on tackles, but his coverage skills have all but evaporated with his age. Playing next to Lewis is Dannell Ellerbe. Ellerbe is a powerful thumper that will offer a lot in the run game, but he too struggles against the pass. He’s still a better player than Lewis right now.

49ers — It’s entirely possible that the 49ers have the two best linebackers in the game today. The more well-known one is Patrick Willis, a former first-round pick out of Old Miss. He is one of the fastest middle linebackers in the league, constantly playing sideline-to-sideline to rack up tackles. Willis plays next to Navarro Bowman. Bowman is in his third year out of Penn State, and has proven to be excellent player in his own right, Also considered a linebacker for San Francisco is pass rusher Aldon Smith.

Smith finished second in the NFL with 19.5 sacks, but hasn’t brought down the quarterback once since Dec. 9.

ADVANTAGE: 49ers — Bowman and Willis will do their best to keep Flacco and Rice in check throughout the game, and are better players than Lewis and Ellerbe.

They are both plus athletes at the linebacker position. While Suggs can rush the passer consistently in his own right, he isn’t near the player that Smith is. Smith should be able to get off his slump against Baltimore’s offensive line. The entire 49ers linebacker corps is faster and more athletic than the Ravens.

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As the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers face-off, you can spoil guests with yummy treats and party favors. Below are some simple, inexpensive ideas for those on a budget.

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have someone who invokes this method at a Super Bowl party, and it almost never fails to predict the winner. This year is one of easiest ever. You can either go with the Ravens’ slick purple, black and white scheme or the bland, brickcolored look of the 49ers. Even fans of the latter probably hate wearing their team’s jerseys, meaning the Ravens are the easy pick in this category.

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This one goes out to all the poets and/ or the people who enjoy poetry, as well as football. I know you exist. So if you’re a fan of Poe’s classic poem “The Raven,” then place your cheers based on good literature. No matter what, you can expect people to go on a social media blitz with quotes from the poem anyway.

No, it won’t make sense if people post “Nevermore” after a Ravens’ victory, but some people will do whatever it takes to make a witty comment. Especially me.

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his first shot in the league with the 49ers, who selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Sure, they cut him loose after a year, but at least they thought enough of him to take him. And when it comes to Ball State players going into the NFL, isn’t that all we can ask for?

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Throw out most of the players on each roster, because this method usually comes down to the pretty-boy quarterbacks. Besides, it’s not like many people are going to look at some rugged 300-pound linemen with beards hanging out of the chinstraps and call them handsome. However, it’s a difficult year for this award. First, you have Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who has had a unibrow thick enough to draw comparisons to Bert from Sesame Street for his entire career. Then you have 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who rivals Andrew Luck in terms of being goofy and awkward. A Google Images search shows Kaepernick to have done some shirtless modeling, though. So for this option, go with the 49ers.

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If you’ve come all this way and still can’t settle on a team, then it’s time to get desperate. It’s pretty clear: either you loved or hated The Disney Channel’s “That’s so Raven” as a kid. If you loved the show and all of its bad acting, forced puns and cheesy one-liners, root for the Ravens. If you hated it and had standards for watching TV shows in your adolescent years, you’re a 49ers fan this weekend. It’s that simple. (Side note: if you know this show well enough to know it was set in San Francisco, then give up. It’s the Puppy Bowl for you).

To make sure guests are basking in the ultimate football atmosphere, one can craft homemade pennants to hang-up around the house.

Grab some scrapbook paper with the colors of the respective teams and cut them out into the shape of a pennant. You can add pictures of your favorite players and team logos by printing them off or cutting them out of a magazine.

For the members of the group who are disinterested in the game and only watching for the commercials, make some commercial rating signs.

The only items needed are popsicle sticks, glue, paper and a permanent marker.

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Write anything on the pieces of paper. studiodiy.com recommends some sayings such as “Change the channel,” “Fumble,” “Pass the Chips,” “YouTube sensation” and “What was that advertising?”

2. Glue the paper on the sticks. Make sure the paper is heavy enough that it won’t flop over when holding the sign up.

3. Now, guests can silently raise their opinion instead of yelling at the TV.

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If guests are divided, this idea can tie in both teams for the entire party. It’s quick way to make peace in the living room regardless of teams. Pinterest offers fun, non-alcoholic ideas for those under 21.

1. Get some type of bucket whether it be metal or plastic.

2. Pour a bag of ice into the buckets to make sure guests receive a cool, refreshing beverage.

3. Place glass-bottled root beer in the bucket.

4. Make a banner to place on the outside of your bucket that says, “Who will you ROOT for?”

EAT

Remember those scrumptious walking tacos middle schools and high schools always served?

Well, Pinterest pinned this on-the-go snack as a quick, appetizing Super Bowl must-have.

The only ingredients needed are beef or chicken, cheese, lettuce, salsa, sour cream and a Frito-Lay bag. Cook and season the meat, place the meat and other toppings in the bag on top of the Fritos.

The result is a walking taco that guests can literally walk around with.

After dishing out the walking tacos and root beer, it is time for a delightful, football-themed dessert.

Create some cupcakes using your favorite recipe and then add frosting with the color of the most favored team. For cupcake toppers, print-off logos of either team and attach them to scrapbook paper. Guests can now declare their allegiances with a tasty dessert.

GIVE

To end the night, send guests off with a simple and cost-effective parting gift. Since the scrapbook paper has been particularly useful with a few of these ideas, put it to the test again.

Cut out miniature footballs using the scrapbook paper and tie them onto cheap lollipops using gift bows or some sort of string. Feel free to add guests names to make the gift feel more personalized and special.

THE PRICE OF PUBLICITY

HOW MUCH DOES A 30-SECOND SPOT COST?

111.3 million

viewers watched the Super Bowl in 2012, making it the most-watched television event.

Super Bowl I (1967) $

$37,500

Super Bowl XLVII (2013) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $4,000,000

Each $ represents $40,000.

37%

In an online survey of 2,625 adults, 37% of those who watch the Super Bowl do so primarily for the commercials.

SOURCES: ibtimes.com, couponcabin.com, forbes.com, money.cnn.com

NFC CHAMPION

SAN FRANCISCO

49ERS 11-4-1

AFC CHAMPION

BALTIMORE

RAVENS 10-6

New Orleans • Mercedes-Benz Superdome 6:30 p.m. Sunday

DN ILLUSTRATIONS MICHAEL BOEHNLEIN

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