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Ball State students unhappy with emergency notifications Unified Technology Support says not all emails forwarded CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
Several students failed to receive emergency emails regarding Monday’s threat of a potential gunman on campus, leading some to question the safety of relying on email to provide students with immediate and potentially lifesaving information. “We did hear of a few students that didn’t receive [the emergency emails],” said Fawn Gary, associate director of Unified Technology Support. “We found that all the students who didn’t had chosen to have their emails forwarded to a different email.” Gary said once the emails leave the Ball State system there is no guarantee they won’t
be blocked by different carrier’s spam blockers or junk mail folders. This is a potential problem, she said, because when every student receives the same email, carriers may believe it to be a malicious mass email. “This is something we literally cannot control,” she said. “Once it leaves our system we have no way to ensure delivery or work with carriers like Gmail or Yahoo to fix the problem. “What we recommend to students is to maintain a copy in their Ball State email accounts, an option they can choose when setting up the forwarding process, and use [Ball State Webmail] for any official correspondence. If you forward off to another emails system you run the risk of not receiving the emails.” Joan Todd, executive director of Public Relations, said Monday the system worked “quickly and efficiently,” and contained the proper information for students. Junior advertising major Amanda Thorn-
« I don’t see how my security is
supposed to be a focus if [the university] doesn’t send out updates. How is that safe? » STACIA OSBORN, freshman psychology major burg said she did not receive the emails. “I usually receive Ball State emails just fine, although they may be a little delayed,” she said. “But this one was something that I really needed to know, and I didn’t get them.” Ball State offers a service where students can sign up to receive text message alerts, which would allow students who do opt to forward their email to still receive emergency correspondence.
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The Catholic Church’s 115 cardinal electors take part in a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday before entering the conclave for a papal election that observers say has no clear favorite. Black smoke was seen rising from the chimney of the Vatican Tuesday, announcing that a new pope has not yet been chosen.
Black smoke extends wait for new pope
RUGGED ROAD
Papal conclave still considering new leader after day of voting | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — Black smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney on Tuesday, signaling that cardinals had failed on their first vote of the papal conclave to choose a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics and their troubled church. Surrounded by Michelangelo’s imposing frescoes imagining the beginning and the end of the world, cardinals locked themselves into the chapel following a final appeal for unity to heal the divisions that have been exposed by Pope Benedict XVI’s shocking resignation and revelations of corruption and mismanagement in the Vatican bureaucracy. Led by prelates holding a crucifix and candles, the 115 scarlet-robed prelates chanted the Litany of Saints, the hypnotic Gregorian chant imploring the intercession of the saints to guide their voting, before the master of liturgical ceremonies intoned “Extra omnes” or “all out” and closed the heavy wooden doors. Outside, thousands of people braved cold night rain and packed St. Peter’s Squaare, eyes fixed on the narrow chimney poking out of the Sistine Chapel roof. They were rewarded some three hours after the conclave began when thick black smoke billowed out of the chimney, signaling that no pope had been elected. The cardinals now return to the Vatican hotel for the night and resume voting this morning. Benedict XVI’s surprise resignation has thrown the church into turmoil and exposed deep divisions among cardinals grappling with whether they need a manager to clean up the Vatican’s dysfunctional bureaucracy or a pastor who can inspire Catholics at a time of waning faith and growing secularism.
After a fast start to his freshman season at Ball State, Hartley has seen his playing time decrease. But a rejuvenated senior year has him contributing again and helping the Cardinals upset the No. 10 ranked team. SEE PAGE 4
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AP | BRIEF
SUV IN TRIPLE FATALITY CRASH WAS TRAVELING AT 100 MPH YORKTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Delaware County authorities said a sport-utility vehicle was traveling faster than 100 mph when it left a rural road and struck a retaining wall, killing three people and injuring three others. Sheriff’s Office Lt. Arlan Johnson also told The Star Press Tuesday that he believes the Cadillac Escalade driven by 46-year-old driver Lisa Case, who died in the crash, of Anderson also ran a stop sign about a quarter mile from the spot where it crashed Sunday and rolled over. Also killed in the crash south of Yorktown were 46-year-old Kent Kalley and 12-year-old Andrew Lackey, both of Yorktown. One of the surviving passengers, 13-year-old Savannah Kalley of Yorktown, remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday at Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. The two others were in good condition at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.
Senior Jamion Hartley delivers a serve during a match against Lindenwood on Feb. 2 in Worthen Arena. Hartley played a major role in Ball State’s game plan against Penn State on Sunday.
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