BRIAN REGAN AT EMENS
Ball State regaining focus this weekend Joel Walton expects to win weekend matches against two D-II teams
The clean-humored comedian makes his return to Emens Auditorium tonight
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Crowds of all ages cut loose by learning the art of swing dancing in Fountain Square SETH JOHNSON STAFF REPORTER | smjohnson5@bsu.edu
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hey congregate at one of Fountain Square’s marvels of architecture. Patrons of all ages find fellowship on the dance floor, letting the sounds of live music energize their elegant maneuvers. Some come early for initiatory lessons, while others arrive later with years of wisdom. Every second and fourth Friday, dancers of all ages, backgrounds and aptitudes convene at Fountain
Square’s Theatre Building, unifying in step and letting the live music steal their collective fun-loving mind. Some might call it a cult, others sim- FEATURES ply a subculture. But no matter how you pick the event apart, one thing is certain — hundreds of people gather and speak the exquisitely physical language of swing dance.
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WHAT WHERE COST WHEN Swing dance lessons, live music
Fountain Square Theatre Building
$12 at 7:30 p.m., $10 at 8:30 p.m.
Every other Friday, lessons begin at 7:30 p.m., entertainment begins at 8:30 p.m.
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Pope Francis I stands on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on March 13, 2013, in Vatican City as the recently elected pope. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pontiff and will lead the world’s 1.2 billion catholics.
Students react to new pope Catholics discuss importance of new leadership in Vatican CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
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A couple joins in with dozens of other participants of a bi-monthly swing dance group to learn and dance swing. The group, which is made up of a wide variety of people, meets every second and fourth Friday at the Fountain Square’s Theatre Building in Indianapolis.
Vatican City erupted with celebration at the announcement of a new pope Wednesday, but at Ball State, five Catholic students celebrated in their own way, playing a soccer video game and talking about their faith. Sitting in the living room of his rented house on Jackson Street in Muncie with his friends, Jacob Dungan talked about how his relationship with his friends was strengthened by their shared faith. “Just having that bond and being able to reach out to people on campus or share our faith with each other is a huge aspect of [our friendship],” the senior information assistance major said. “A lot of us are student leaders who take our religion seriously. We lead in Bible studies or are involved with some sort of group.” Andrew Thornton, a senior social work major, said he was happy the new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is from the Americas, specifically Argentina. “I think that it is a new trend, in that a lot of Europe is trying to move toward the evangelization of the Americas,” he said. “It means a whole lot to have representation of these new groups and have a papal leader in that way.” Junior exercise science major Chris Beck said he is happy about the new pope’s origin but he doesn’t see much changing within the papacy.
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STUDENTS Second-half slump ends Cards’ season TO STAND UP Scaife ends historic with 28 in final FOR 27 HOURS run game at Ball State
International Justice Mission to raise awareness for slavery MORGAN WEBSTER STAFF REPORTER | mwebster@bsu.edu
Twenty-seven students will stand by the Scramble Light for 27 hours straight to represent 27 million that are oppressed worldwide. Ball State’s chapter of International Justice Mission members will stand from 9 a.m. today to noon on March 15. The International Justice Mission’s campaign is called “Stand for Freedom,” where students stand for 27 hours straight in order to raise awareness and money for human trafficking. IJM is a human rights agency that brings rescue to victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. Chris Kozak, Ball State’s IJM chapter president, said human trafficking is something that the student body should care about.
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CLEVELAND -- With four minutes left in the game, Will Regan got a crosscourt pass from a teammate and extended a long pump fake before pulling the ball back with a smile. The sophomore forward reluctantly, yet smartly, passed up a 3-pointer with his team up 13 points, but who could blame him? Regan lit up Ball State from deep, scoring 15 of his game-high 36 points from 3-point range in Buffalo’s 76-61 win in the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Wednesday. “He got it going early [in the second half] when we had a miscommunication and he got a comfortable three,” Ball State coach Billy
Taylor said. “He made a couple tough ones after that, but he got into a great offensive rhythm and they really had us spread out where we were chasing them all over the place.” The Bulls’ constant movement kept the Cardinals scrambling to help and recover on all the options available in their spread offense. Ball State’s coverage was solid for the first 20 minutes, holding Buffalo to 28.6 percent (8-of-28) shooting and 30 points in the first half. Senior guard Jauwan Scaife scored 11 of his 17 first-half points over the final 4:43 of the half, making the Cardinals’ 36-30 halftime lead seem like it should’ve been double that. “Six point lead—we just weren’t satisfied with that,” Taylor said. “All it took were a couple of threes in the second half and the game was tied back up.” Those came courtesy of Regan, who finished 11-of-17 from the field, 5-of-7 from 3-point range
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Jauwan Scaife barrels past a Northern Illinois University defender during the game in Worthen Arena on March 9. Scaife scored a total of 28 points during the game, with 7 3-pointers against Buffalo in the MAC Tournament.
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Buffalo’s entire frontcourt took advantage of late help-side defense by Ball State to score 30 points in the paint.
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