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Ohio’s D.J. Cooper looks for an open pass during the Bobcats’ game against Ball State on Jan. 28, 2012. The Bobcats defeated Ball State 59-55. Cooper scores an average of 8 assists per game, which is the third highest in the nation in the nation.
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hether it’s because Ball State and Ohio knocked each other out of consecutive Mid-American Conference Tournaments in 2010 and 2011 or because of the near-brawl two seasons ago in Worthen Arena, it’s easy to see why tonight’s game was designated a “Red Out.” The past three regular season games between the Cardinals and Bobcats were decided by a combined six points, a stat that explains why junior guard Jesse Berry said he can sense an added chippiness when the two teams play.
Despite Ball State’s (8-12, 2-6 MAC) and Ohio’s (15-6, 6-1 MAC) varied success in conference play this season, coach Billy Taylor said he still thinks this game will follow the pattern of years past. “We’ve had some great contests against Ohio in the last three or four years,” Taylor said. “That builds a bit of a rivalry. We’ve had some ball games that typically go down to the last minute, so our guys will be excited about it.”
One thing keeping that thrill alive is the familiarity between players. Although Jim Christian replaced the departed John Groce as Ohio’s head coach this season, all five starters from last season’s Sweet Sixteen team are still on the roster. One player Taylor is focusing on in particular for tonight’s game is the Bobcats’ senior point guard.
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Group hopes to expand Cardinal Cash Ball State students could use ID cards at Village restaurants CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu A recent proposal looks to make paying for meals in the Village just a little easier. Cardinal Cash Task Force presented its plan Jan. 28 to expand Cardinal Cash use outside of the university. CCTF Chairman Kevin Thurman said Randy Howard, vice president of Business Affairs, was receptive of the plan that would allow students to use their ID cards at more facilities,
both on and off campus. students who would be able to Thurman said several other use their Cardinal Cash instead of higher learning institutions in a debit card. Indiana allow students to use Cody Hicks, general manager of comparative serThe Locker Room, vices at off-campus This is a real, said he would be locations, such as in favor of Cardinal Indiana Universi- wonderful example Cash use. ty’s Campus Access “As long as the of the chain of university and the Indiana could University Purdue communication make it work in our University India- between university computer system napolis’ program without costing and students. JAGTAG. the business any Heather Closson, money,” Hicks said. KEVIN THURMAN, Student Govern“I would be very CCTF Chairman ment Association much in favor of it.” vice president and Closson explained CCTF member, said expanding there are two ways the univerthe program would be good for sity could implement the syseveryone involved, especially for tem. The first would be to bring
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Students are calling for local businesses in the Village to accept Cardinal Cash. According to a 2010 student and faculty survey, about 42 percent of students said they would be more inclined to use Cardinal Cash if it could be used in more places.
Advocate to urge media equality ‘Miss Representation’ creator to speak as part of 18th Letterman speaker series RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER guished Professional Lecture | rmpodnar@bsu.edu and Workshop Series, which A high-profile advocate for women will speak tonight on the issues surrounding the negative portrayal of women in the media. Jennifer Siebel Newsom will give her talk, “Miss Representation: Power and Influence in the Media,” as the 18th installment in the David Letterman Distin-
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THURSDAY “Wrens,” a play of seven women in during wartime, premieres in University Theatre.
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‘Not a crazy cat lady’ STUDENTS GIVING BACK
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Senior looks back on 4 years of volunteering at ARF ERVIN CHIEF REPORTER | JEREMY jeervin@bsu.edu
In a gravel lot on Riggin Road, a doublewide trailer sits fully equipped for human occupation. The amenities include a kitchen with shelves and a sink, restrooms and a fenced-in backyard. However, all the furniture is for cats. Inside the door, a waisthigh metal gate closes off the house from the door. Upholstered towers dot the living room and a purple catwalk runs along the ceiling, with holes cut through the wall to create a building-wide network. A one-eyed black and gray cat is bounding across the floor toward the door of Muncie Animal Rescue Fund’s Catty Shack. “His name is Valentina,” Cailee Morris said. “We have two other cats [that are] missing eyes. Their names are Pirate and Jack. Cats adapt surprisingly well to that kind of injury.” The 22-year-old knows the names of all 60 cats in the facility. She has even had the opportunity to name many of them. “One of the very fist cats I named was Harley,” Morris said, “I named him that because a woman brought him in; she’d been riding her motorcycle and saw him in the road. It jogs your memory of the cat’s story because sometimes they all run together.” Morris, a senior human resources management major, has been volunteering for ARF, a rescue and adoption home for dogs and cats, since the beginning of her freshman year. Morris first volunteered to fulfill a requirement for her Honors 199 class to volunteer 20 hours. “They gave us a list of places we could volunteer; ARF was the first one on the list, “ she said. “I was like, ‘I’ll go see what that’s all about.’” Morris finished her 20 hours of service within a week and a half. “My initial reaction was that if they were going to let me work 1 to 5, I’m going to get it out of the way and move on to the next assignment,” Morris said. But she has been volunteering there ever since. “She’s trustworthy and very reliable, pretty much everything you could want in
a volunteer,” said Dana Salkoski, manager of the Catty Shack. “Over the years, we’ve become friends.” Salkoski has even trusted Morris with running the Catty Shack when she is on vacation. In the beginning, Morris exclusively scooped litter and cleaned. After a few months, she learned how to give cats flea and ringworm medication and eventually, vaccinations. After moving off campus her junior year, Morris began taking in foster kittens that were too small or too sick to be kept with the general population. “She’s not a crazy cat lady,” said Morris’ roommate Grace Williams, 22. “When she fosters animals, we kind of take care of them together.” Morris’ current ward is a kitten named Holly, a mixed breed with orange tabby facial markings. The kitten had tapeworms when Morris received her, but has since completed her medication and has regained her appetite. Morris said that while they believe Holly is between 4 and 6 months old, they cannot be sure because the tapeworms had deprived her of the nutrients needed for proper growth. Holly weighs 2 pounds and should be moved into the Catty Shack for adoption in about a week. Once a day, the cats receive wet food at the Catty Shack. “It’s like piranhas feeding,” Morris said. As soon as Morris and her director placed the first paper plate on the ground, dozens of cats swarmed the location. Some staked claims on plates and others patrolled the floor anticipating where the next would be dropped. “They know who they can eat with,” she said. “It’s one of the first lessons the new cats have the learn: who they can and can’t fight.” Orange cans of food were dumped onto the plates and soon the sound of licking and gnawing filled the house. The job isn’t just playing with kittens and that having that warm fuzzy feeling. There are hazards to it as well. As Morris walked to a cabinet to retrieve a pair of elbow-length leather “raccoon gloves,” she pointed to a cat named Colin, recalling a story about one of her first and
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Senior human resources major Cailee Morris holds a kitten named Cinderella. Morris said she names litters of cats based on themes.
most brutal injuries. She had cornered Colin to load him up for a visit to a vet and attempted to fit him into a carrier. “I got ahold of him and all up my arms, just blood,” she said. Morris and another volunteer donned the gloves and proceeded back to Colin. “He got his teeth cleaned that day, but he was less than happy about that,” she said. Since Morris worked as an orientation leader at Ball State, she was able to volunteer at ARF over the summers between her freshman and junior years. But last summer Morris interned at Principal Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa, her first away from ARF since she began. This internship has led to a leadership development position, in which Morris will be rotated between the various arms of the financial institution to learn about the entire business. She is in contact with the Des Moines branch of ARF so she can volunteer once she moves to Iowa. In addition to her day-to-day manual duties, Morris has undertaken a project that will continue to help Muncie’s dogs and cats after she has gone. The Honors College requires Morris to complete a thesis, a task she has turned into
a labor of love for ARF. Morris approached her directors and explained all the human resources-related tasks that she could perform for them. Since the operation is so small and manpower is often spread thin, it is difficult for the organization to train new volunteers. Having saying that her training was very “learn as you go,” Morris is devising a more efficient training program. Morris is producing a video that will teach new volunteers the ropes, while leaving directors free to keep the shelter running. The video will be available to watch onsite or as a private YouTube video shared with those seeking to volunteer. After passing a quiz, new volunteers will be ready to go. The script has been drafted and sent to ARF headquarters for approval. Morris views her volunteering as a way to bridge a gap she perceives to exist between Ball State students and Muncie locals. She said there are stereotypes on both sides. “When Ball State students get out and volunteer in the community, they make an impact on the community, and impact in who we are,” she said. “We aren’t just here to drink and party and stay in our little bubble on campus, but we’re here to make a difference and help people.”
Newtown children to be featured on Grammy preshow Kids to honor those who died by singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A group of children from Newtown, Conn., who recently recorded a version of “Over the Rainbow” are preparing for a live appearance during the preshow broadcast for Sunday’s Grammy Awards. “American Idol” host Ryan
Seacrest will fly a crew to Connecticut and plans to interview the children via satellite during the E!’s “Live From the Red Carpet” preshow, said Tim Hayes, who co-produced the recording. The children also will sing Carly Rae Jepson’s hit song, “Call Me Maybe,” Hayes said. The group of 21 kids, some of whom attend Sandy Hook Elementary School, recorded “Over the Rainbow” last month with singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson at the Fairfield, Conn., home of Chris
Frantz and Tina Weymouth, two former members of the Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club rock bands. Sabrina Post, who runs a performing arts school in Newtown and directs the group, said the kids wanted to do something with their talent to honor their friends and neighbors who died in the Dec. 14 massacre at the school, and help the community heal. “This opportunity to do something positive lets the kids know that although a lot of things happen in our world that
are not pleasant, like this that happened with us in Newtown, there are many giving people and wonderful things that can come out of life, so don’t get discouraged,” she said. “It teaches them to use their gifts to work through things.” The children also have sung the song on ABC’s Good Morning America and at a benefit concert that featured artists such as Paul Simon and Johnny Winter. Some of them are also appearing on Katie Couric’s syndicated show this month, Hayes said.
BENEFIT SHOW TO FUND AFRICA TRIP Local bands help 2 students raise money for GIVE KATE FITTES CHIEF REPORTER | EMMA emfittes@bsu.edu
Two Ball State students are asking for help from several local bands in hopes of achieving their lifelong dreams of going to Africa. Trackless, Ernest Young, Without Wind and Fall For Sara are coming together for a benefit concert Saturday in Pruis Hall. The concert, which begins at 6 p.m. and costs $5 per person, will raise money for Meghan Short, a junior hospitality and food management major, and Kelly Hollis, a junior social work major.
Short and Hollis will travel to Tanzania, Africa, on July 3 with the Growth International Volunteer Excursions, or GIVE, program. “[A concert is] something everyone can relate to because we all enjoy music and it’s something that is cultural over there as well as over here,” Short said. “Everyone was really excited to volunteer because they really believed in the cause.” To cover expenses for plane tickets, medical costs, passports and traveler’s visas, Short and Hollis have to raise $5,000 each. So far, Short has raised about $1,000 at a previous concert she hosted in Fort Wayne over Winter Break. Hollis has raised $100. With the first concert being a success, they decided to bring
another one to Ball State. Short and Hollis said the concert won’t cover the rest of their expenses, but they hope at least 200 people attend. Short said 80 people would have to attend for them to break even for venue and advertising costs. Hollis and Short said all of the fundraising is worth it so they can experience their lifelong dream of going to Africa. “We can go over there and help change lives, but as we’re changing their lives, they’re also having a greater impact on us,” Hollis said. “Leaving my home and going to college was a big change for me, so I know leaving the country will have an even greater impact.” During the trip, Short and Hollis will work to fulfill GIVE’s mission, to “focus on sustainable
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$5 to benefit two students’ trip to Africa community development,” according to a news release. Short said they will help build recycled schools out of twoliter bottles and to develop safe water systems. They will also organize extra curricular lessons teaching English, etiquette and sports. Short and Hollis will continue to fundraise after the concert.
He said they have no plans to record anything else, or have the kids make any more public appearances. “We know the kids involved have had a wonderful experience, but we think this chapter is now done, and we want these kids to get back to being kids,” he said. Copies of their version of “Over the Rainbow” are being sold on Amazon and iTunes. The proceeds from the download of the single benefit the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Newtown
Youth Academy. The nonprofit sports center opened free programs to Newtown children after the shooting and hopes to expand free programming. The Grammy performance follows Sunday’s appearance by another group of Newtown children at the Super Bowl. Jennifer Hudson joined a chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School to sing “America the Beautiful” before the game. The emotional performance had some players on the sideline on the verge of tears.
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BROOKVILLE, Ind. (AP) — An ordinance exempting a southeastern Indiana county from federal gun control laws has been signed into law amid questions over whether it will hold up under judicial scrutiny. The Connersville News-Examiner reported Tuesday the Franklin County commissioners signed their Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance into law a day earlier. The passed unanimously statute states Franklin County doesn’t recognize any past, present or future federal law that violates the Second Amendment of the Constitution. It doesn’t specify which federal restrictions on gun ownership are acceptable. Ball State public law expert Sally Jo Vasicko said the statute is a legitimate law within the county until successfully challenged in the courts. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to pass measures requiring background checks for all gun buyers and banning new assault weapons.
IND. SENATE BACKS CURSIVE WRITING INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s schools would be required to teach cursive writing under a bill approved by the state Senate. Senators voted 36-13 Tuesday in favor of the proposal despite arguments from some senators that it represents an unwarranted mandate from the state on local school districts. Bill sponsor Sen. Jean Leising of Oldenburg said she believes it’s important that all children learn cursive writing even though the Indiana Department of Education in 2011 dropped it as a requirement in favor of one on student proficiency in keyboard use. Leising says five other state legislatures have adopted similar cursive writing requirements. The bill now goes to the House, which didn’t act last year on a similar proposal that the Senate approved.
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Officials were worried about Superdome electrical issues Tests on utility lines showed signs of decay in October | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS — Concerned the Superdome might not be able to handle the energy needed for its first Super Bowl since Hurricane Katrina, officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on upgrades to decayed utility lines, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The improvements apparently weren’t enough, however, to prevent what ended up being an embarrassing and puzzling 34-minute power outage during the third quarter of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
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The Student Government Association and the Office of Student Life have started the search for a new student member of the Board of Trustees. Michael Miller, a senior architecture and political science double major, has been the student representative on the board since June 2011. Miller will graduate in May and is part of the process to search for a replacement. According to the application, the position is an opportunity for students who are passionate and knowledgeable about higher education and are looking for the chance to represent student perspectives on an administrative level. Miller said the most important part of being a member of the Board of Trustees is being able to serve as a vital link between students and faculty. “You’re really a representative of the university and you can give that perspective to that faction of the university,” Miller said. To gain interest in the position, an informational forum will take place today at 6 p.m. in L.A. Pittenger Student Center Cardinal Hall A for students interested in the position. Applications are available online and can also be picked up in the SGA office, Student Center room 112. Applications are due Feb. 22. – EVIE LICHTENWALTER
Two days later, officials still had not pinpointed the cause of the outage. The Superdome’s management company, SMG, and the utility that supplies the stadium, Entergy New Orleans, announced Tuesday that they would hire outside experts to investigate. “We wanted to leave no stone unturned,” Entergy spokesman Chanel Lagarde told the AP. He said the two companies had not been able to reach a conclusion on the cause and wanted a third-party analysis. “We thought it was important to get another party looking at this to make sure we were looking at everything that we need to examine,” Lagarde said. SMG spokesman Eric Eagan declined to comment Tuesday when asked specifically whether the two parties had been unable to determine a cause of Sunday’s outage or
whether they had been unable to agree on one. Documents obtained Monday through a records request by The Associated Press show that Superdome officials worried months ago about losing power during the NFL championship. Tests on the electrical feeders that connect incoming power from utility lines to the stadium showed decay and “a chance of failure,” state officials warned in a memo dated Oct. 15. The documents, obtained by the AP through a records request, also show that Entergy expressed concern about the reliability of the service before the Super Bowl. The memo said Entergy and the Superdome’s engineering staff “had concerns regarding the reliability of the Dome service from Entergy’s connection point to the Dome.”
SWIPES: Cardinal Cash could work in Village | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 programs such as University Theatre, the Post Office, Cardinal Lanes and athletic events. The task force is looking to update the laundry services of older halls such as Johnson and LaFollette complexes to accept Cardinal Cash in some capacity. The task service has already been successful in allowing students to use Cardinal Cash at John R. Emens Auditorium in 2010. Closson said the changes come out of a 2010 student and faculty survey about Cardinal Cash. Of the more than 1,200 students and faculty surveyed, 73
percent did not currently use Cardinal Cash, but 42.4 percent said they would be more inclined to use it if it were offered at more places, according to the survey. Thurman said students should remember they have a voice and can make a difference in the way university programs are run and this is a perfect example of that power. “The real story is that this is a completely student organized proposal,” Thurman said. “It was a student idea that was brought to the university and they listened. This is a real, wonderful example of the chain of communication between university and students.”
Authorities subsequently authorized spending nearly $1 million on Superdome improvements, including more than $600,000 for upgrading the dome’s electrical feeder cable system, work that was done in December. “As discussed in previous board meetings, this enhancement is necessary to maintain both the Superdome and the New Orleans Arena as top tier facilities, and to ensure that we do not experience any electrical issues during the Super Bowl,” said an LSED document dated Dec. 19. Superdome commission records show a $513,250 contract to replace feeder cables was awarded to Allstar Electric. Arthur Westbrook, Allstar’s project manager for the job, referred all questions about possible causes of the outage to the management company.
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was spent to repair and upgrade the stadium after Hurricane Katrina A lawyer for the LSED, Larry Roedel, said Monday a preliminary investigation found the replacement work done in December did not appear to have caused Sunday’s outage.
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Newsom’s non-profit, MissRepresentation.org, is a social action campaign. During the Super Bowl, they pushed the hashtag #NotBuyingIt, calling out Super Bowl ads that objectified women and girls. More than 10,000 Twitter users joined the conversation, reaching more than 2 million users. She also worked as an executive producer on the 2012 documentary “Invisible War,” a documentary about the rape epidemic in the U.S. military. It has been nominated for a 2013 Academy Award in the documentary feature category. Hunsberger said Newsom’s message of media activism is
pertinent to college students because they are the future of the family unit. “We are the ones that are in the next generation that can make differences in family, our nuclear family and the workplace,” Hunsberger said. “It’s not until we start demanding things change that anything is going to change. If we touch people when they are at the university level, we have a greater chance of making a difference.” During the event, about 20 minutes of “Miss Representation” will be shown, and then Newsom will speak to its themes. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall and is free and open to the public.
Indy organizers eager to start bid on 2018 Super Bowl City hopes to host major sporting event within next 5 years | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Organizers in Indianapolis plan to run a clean, positive campaign to win a bid for the 2018 Super Bowl. Instead of focusing on the game-day seating problems that plagued Dallas two years ago or the power outage in New Orleans that forced a 34-minute delay during Sunday’s game, Indiana Sports Corp. president Allison Melangton wants to tout why Indy would be the ideal choice to host its second Super Bowl this decade. “That’s not been our style,” Melangton said Tuesday on the anniversary of the New York Giants’ Super Bowl win in Indy. “Typically, when we’ve been bidding on all our events, we’ve pointed out why they should come to Indy and not why they should not go somewhere else, and it’s worked for us. So why change now?”
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The 2012 Super Bowl was hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Indy organizers would like to host the Super Bowl again in 2018.
Indy has a long and successful track record of hosting some of America’s biggest sporting events. In addition to last year’s Super Bowl, the city has played host to the NBA Finals and an NBA All-Star Game; two AFC Championship games; the NFL’s annual scouting com-
bine; the men’s and women’s Final Fours; Olympics trials in swimming, diving, track and field and other sports; the Big Ten’s football championship game and men’s and women’s basketball tournaments; and national championships in track and field, men’s and women’s swimming and gym-
nastics among other sports. It annually hosts the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 and has also hosted Formula One and motorcycle races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Plus, the city has played host to world championships in basketball and swimming. Mayor Greg Ballard announced in July that the city hoped to turn the Super Bowl into at least a twice-in-a-lifetime event by bidding on the 2018 game. Officials in New Orleans said over the weekend they also plan to bid on the 2018 game, hoping to use it as central part of the 300th anniversary of the city’s founding. New Orleans has hosted 10 Super Bowls, tied with Miami for the most ever, and on Monday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell praised New Orleans for doing a “terrific” job and said that the power outage would have no effect on future bids made by the city. If so, it would have to deal with the memories of ticketholders not having seats on game day and an ice storm that slowed things during the week leading up to the game. In-
dianapolis pulled off its Super Bowl with no major glitches and surprisingly mild weather. “I don’t think that fact is lost on anyone,” Melangton said. “We feel confident in the way we executed the game and how we make our next pitch.” Melangton was Indy’s host committee president for the 2012 Super Bowl and is one of eight people working on the game plan. She did not provide details about what’s in the bid, though she did say some specifics would be announced later and that she doesn’t expect the cost to increase significantly over the last time when organizers raised $25 million privately before the owners’ vote was held. New Orleans, Dallas and Indy aren’t expected to be the only contenders in 2018. Melangton said she believes Atlanta and Tampa, Fla., will bid on the game as well as at least one city that loses in this year’s selection process. NFL owners are expected to choose host sites for the 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls in May with Miami and San Francisco finalists for the 2016 game. The loser of that vote will be
up against Houston for the 2017 game. If Houston loses the 2017 game, it could re-bid in 2018, though Melangton does not believe the NFL will keep two Texas cities on the list of 2018 finalists. Melangton believes Minneapolis, which is scheduled to open a new domed stadium for the Vikings in 2016, also could make a pitch. And if next year’s outdoor game in New Jersey proves successful, Melangton said it could open the door to other cold-climate cities without domed stadiums, such as Chicago. The final vote is expected to come at the spring owners’ meetings in 2014. Indy lost the 2011 game to Dallas in a vote that was closer than expected and nearly seven months later announced it would re-bid on 2012, a vote the city won. “We really feel like ‘18 is the right year for us, so we’re really focused on ‘18. That’s not to say if we didn’t get it, we wouldn’t regroup and re-bid on ‘19 or ‘20,” Melangton said. “We don’t intend to pull it [the bid] at all. ... But we want to make sure we’re positioned to win, and if not, we might pull it.”
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THURSDAY Women’s basketball will fight for first place in a game against MAC rival Central Michigan.
FRIDAY Men’s tennis will play an afternoon match at the Muncie YMCA Tennis Center against Brown.
Men’s volleyball plays the first of two weekend matches against Grand Canyon beginning at noon.
George leads Pacers over Hawks Indiana improves home win streak to 15 straight games | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers are being tested, and doing well. First, a win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday to move into a tie for first in the Central Division. Then, a 114-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night. Now the Pacers will go on Philadelphia tonight for the league’s only back-to-back-to-back and will wrap up the four games in five nights week at home against Toronto on Friday. “You definitely feel it,” Indiana’s Paul George said Tuesday. “I felt it tonight, really. But once the game starts going, everything goes out the window.” George scored a game-high 29 points along with five rebounds to lead the Pacers, who have won 15 straight games at home, their longest home streak since winning 25 straight in the 1999-00 season. David West had 15 points and seven rebounds and George Hill added 15 points and eight assists to help the Pacers to their fourth straight victory overall to tie their longest streak of the season. Jeff Teague had 24 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 15 points and eight rebounds to lead the Hawks, who have lost three of their last four.
The Pacers went on a 7-2 run midway through the fourth quarter. Lance Stephenson scored on a layup before Hill hit a 3-pointer with 6:28 left to play to give the Pacers a 100-84 lead, their largest advantage of the game. “When they’re making those shots, they’re a tough team to beat,” Teague said. “David West was making shots, Paul George was making shots and Lance Stephenson was knocking down 3s.” George made two free throws to give the Pacers a 93-80 lead before Johan Petro scored for Atlanta. Then George scored two more free throws to put the Pacers up 13 again with 7:17 left to play. The Pacers then pulled away for good when Hill’s 3 gave Indiana its 16-point lead. “They’re tough,” West said. “They have versatility all over the place. They so guard heavy in terms Teague being able to control the game and we knew we were going to have our hands full.” George hit a 3 with 2:39 left in the third quarter to put the Pacers up 75-67. The Hawks missed a layup and D.J. Augustin, who had 10 points, drove to the basket and the officials spend eight minutes reviewing the play to determine that Horford committed a flagrant foul on the play and Augustin was called for a technical. Augustin made two free throws and John Jenkins hit the technical free throw to give the Pacers a 79-68 lead.
“When I look at the stat sheet, the most glaring thing is the free throws,” Atlanta coach Larry Drew said. “We fouled way too much. From the game plan and game strategy, I thought we tried to execute the game plan, but we put them on the free throw line too many times.” Teague dunked off a steal at the start of the fourth quarter and George answered with a 3 to extend the lead again and Mike Scott scored on a putback to make it 84-76. Later, Stephenson hit a 3 to give the Pacers an 89-78 lead with 9:20 left in the game. After the Hawks jumped out to a 7-3 lead, the Pacers scored the next eight points. Hibbert scored in the paint and later hit a jumper. Then when George missed a jumper, Hibbert grabbed the rebound and passed it under the basket to George, who scored on a reverse dunk to give the Pacers the 11-7 lead with 6:56 left in the first quarter. Kyle Korver’s 3 gave the Hawks a 43-31 lead with 5:15 left in the second quarter. The Pacers then went on a 13-2 run. Stephenson scored a layup and later a 3, and Hill made two free throws and a jumper. Stephenson scored two more free throws to pull Indiana to 45-44 with 2:48 left in the second quarter. Later, Hill made 1 of 2 from the line to tie the score at 47. The Hawks missed a shot and then George hit a 3 to give the Pacers a 50-47 lead with 1:10 left in the first half.
OHIO: Ball State struggling at home during Mid-American Conference play | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “They still love to run pickand-roll action for D.J. Cooper,” Taylor said. “They put him in a number of ball screen situations and his ability to find people has just got better and better and better every single year.” Cooper’s 8.0 assists per game lead the MAC and are good enough for third in the nation. He is also seventh in the MAC in scoring at 14.5 points per game. Taylor said his court vision, both in the half court and open court, is what makes the Ohio offense extremely dangerous. “It’s difficult because you’re really stretched both ways,” Taylor said. “Vertically from rim to rim because their posts run well and D.J. pushes hard, and horizontally because their shooters are spaced out.” The Bobcats have taken it to their opponents all season. The team won four of its six games by double-digits and was undefeated in conference play until it lost to Akron 86-72 on Saturday. Ohio is currently on a four game road trip, with Worthen Arena being the final stop. The team beat Ball State in Muncie by one point in 2011. Both of Ball State’s MAC wins came on the road, and the team hasn’t won at home since Jan. 2. “We need to use that momentum and [home] atmosphere to our advantage,” Taylor said. “We need to use that energy in the building and I don’t know if we’ve done a good job of that.” The Cardinals have been in
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Charlotte Bobcats’ Ben Gordon, left, reaches out to try to stop a fast break by Indiana Pacers’ Paul George, right, in the first half at Time Warner Cable Arena on Jan. 15 in Charlotte, N. C. George scored 29 points during the game Tuesday.
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Junior forward Chris Bond attempts a shot during the game Jan. 12 at Worthen Arena. Ball State is set to take on Ohio tonight at 7.
every game, but turnovers or scoring droughts in certain games have cost them. Victories are something Berry said are just a few plays away from coming in bunches. “There’s no doubt in my mind
how hard we play — everyone on this team gives effort,” Berry said. “It’s just one or two things we need to adjust to make it so we’re a team that’s competing hard, but at the end of the game also getting a win.”
Wednesday kicks off the start of the 2013 football season with National Signing Day. For Ball State, that means officially signing 21 incomers to play for the next four years. Of course, there could be lastsecond changes this morning, and there have been changes to Ball State’s recruiting class in the last month. The latest recruit to sign for Ball State is wide receiver Aaron Clay from Mebane, N.C. Ball State lost a recruit in three-star defensive back Desmond King from Detroit, when he decommited from Ball State and committed to Iowa on Jan. 27. Of Ball State’s 21 players from its recruiting class, there are five offensive linemen, four defensive linemen, three linebackers, two wide receivers, a tight end, a defensive back, a quarterback, a kicker, a running back and an athlete. A few of these players are already
signed and enrolled. According to Scout.com, three-star tight end Calvin Blank from Terre Haute, Ind., is the top rated player in Ball State’s recruiting class. Behind Blank is three-star offensive guard Vinnie Palazeti from Flint, Mich., three-star offensive tackle Haris Vrabac from Warren, Mich., and three-star outside linebacker Anthony Winbush from Indianapolis. Ball State’s class also has seven players from North Carolina, the state coach Pete Le mbo has had strong ties to after spending five seasons at Elon before coming to Ball State. Defensive tackle Blake Dueitt, cornerback David Moore, defensive end Daniel Garces, safety Christopher Blair, linebacker Sean Wiggins, defensive tackle Damerrian Petty as well as Clay are all from North Carolina in Ball State’s 2013 recruiting class. To celebrate signing the 21 players, Ball State will hold a live webstream from the Fisher Complex beginning at 9 a.m. Later in the day, Ball State will hold an event at p.m. in the Alumni Lounge of Worthen Arena.
RECRUITMENT CALVIN BLACK, THREE-STAR TIGHT END • Height: 6’4” • Weight: 225 • City: Terre Haute, Ind. • School: Terre Haute North Vigo High School VINNIE PALAZETI, THREE-STAR GUARD • Height: 6’4” • Weight: 295 • City: Flint, Mich. • School: Luke M Powers Catholic High School
ANTHONY WINBUSH, THREE-STAR LINEBACKER • Height: 6’3” • Weight: 220 • City: Indianapolis • School: Warren Central High School
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