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osnellys Perez’s morning routine usually consists of the perfected application of foundation, concealer, powder, eyeliner, mascara and a dap of lip-gloss. Depending on her mood, eye shadow gets thrown into the mix. But on March 18 and the seven days that followed, the junior criminal justice major headed to class, feeling selfconscious and leaving the stash of makeup untouched on her vanity. That Monday marked the start of Perez’s project to go a week without makeup. Over the next seven days, more than 200 women supported her endeavor by foregoing their makeup for at least a day. THE CHALLENGE Perez’s project began with a conversation she overheard between her friend’s 7-year-old cousin and other young girls. The seven girls, ranging between 7 and 9 years old, were flipping through a copy of Seventeen Magazine when one girl said she didn’t feel pretty. “Why don’t you feel pretty?” Perez asked. “Because everybody who’s pretty wears makeup and our parents don’t allow us to wear makeup,” Perez recalled the young girl saying. Although Perez tried to convince
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the girls they were beautiful, none of them believed her because she was wearing makeup at the time. “What can I do to prove to you that you do not need makeup to feel beautiful?” Perez asked. The girls gathered around for a minute and came up with a challenge. “You need to go a week without makeup,” they said. “And for us to know you’re actually doing it, you have to send us pictures.” That night, Perez tweeted and posted on Facebook about her experience, asking for others to help by sending pictures of themselves without makeup.
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High court could avoid ruling Defense Against Marriage Act, Prop 8 hot topics in capitol | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California’s ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether gays have a right to marry, an issue one justice described as newer than cellphones and the Internet. The California case is one of two challenges to laws barring gay marriage that the Supreme Court is hearing this week. Today, the court will hear the first challenge it has accepted to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Recent polls suggest a rapidly growing number of Americans support allowing same-sex couples to marry, but there is no guarantee the conservative-leaning court rule in a similar direction. Gay marriage foes have expressed confidence that the justices will rule their way, and even some gay rights activists have worried that the court has taken up the issue too soon. Supporters of same-sex marriage hope for a ruling that will be the 21st century equivalent of the court’s 1967 decision in Loving v. Virginia that struck down state bans on interracial marriage. Several justices, including some liberals who seemed open to gay marriage, raised doubts during a riveting 80-minute argument that the case was properly before them. And Justice Anthony Kennedy, the potentially decisive vote on a closely divided court, suggested that the court could dismiss the case with no ruling at all. Such an outcome would almost certainly
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Qween Amar, of Orlando, Fla., dances as demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Court justices worried it was too early to discuss California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. The court will hear the first challenge it has accepted to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act today.
allow gay marriages to resume in California but would have no impact elsewhere. The court is considering a legal challenge to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban that California voters approved just five years ago. Justice Samuel Alito appeared to advocate a cautious approach to the issue, describing gay marriage as newer than such rapidly changing technological advances as cellphones and the Internet. “You want us to assess the effect of same-sex marriage,” Alito said to Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. “It may turn out to be a good thing. It may turn out to be not a good thing.”
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Just weeks after one of the most controversial Student Government Association elections in recent memory, none of the senators who vowed to make revisions to the organization’s elections code is working on making changes. Jennifer Jones-Hall, SGA adviser and director of Student Life, said she hopes senators correct the elections code, but she isn’t hopeful because students haven’t talked to her about revisions. “I think the sad thing right now about once elections are over, everyone retreats out of senate,” she said. “You’ve got your die-hards that are going to stay forever, but if your slate did not win, then they [typically] all drop out and the elections board is dissolved, so nobody is looking at the elections code.” Zeyne Guzeldereli, Cardinal United presidential candidate and president pro-tempore, said during the election that he would work on the elections code. But last week he said no one is working on the revisions now because senators and executive board members are transitioning, and he won’t return to SGA in the Fall Semester. He said senators need to work on revisions for the elections board, nonetheless. Some elections code revision suggestions include tightening restrictions, such as campaign members carrying laptops or iPads around campus and asking students to vote with them. The elections code only prohibits that activity in residence halls.
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MEDIA COVERAGE AFFECTS PERCEPTION Sociology professor says news can promote, highten fear CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
The media has a profound effect to shift concentration, and the recent media attention on guns could have contributed to reports of potential gunmen on Ball State’s and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis’ campuses. “The media shows people where to focus their attention,” Melinda Messineo, Department of Sociology chair, said. “When stories or trends are popular they heighten awareness.” When something like mass shootings are the focus of several media stories, it changes the perceptions of actions that would otherwise be ignored, Messineo. People then look for activities that seem malicious because they are looking to protect themselves from a supposed threat. Seven mass killings in 2012 had more than four victims in a single location, with a total of 138 people injured, which could lead to an unhealthy fixation on gun violence when reports of mass shooting saturate the media, Messineo said.
Sophomore exercise science major Ashton few accounts of children being harmed through Freeman said he abstains from watching Halloween candy,” she said. “Turns out it was not television news because he believes it leads prominent at all, but parents were scared and to hysteria. now saw a torn candy wrapper or misshaped “I don’t want to get caught up in the overreac- candy as a threat.” tion,” he said. Messineo said people need to be aware of their Freeman said his mother ability to allow the media becomes concerned based to change their percepon television news stories tion of actions but that over events he doesn’t think doesn’t mean they should should be a big deal. allow real threats to go “She will talk to me and undocumented. be really concerned sayGene Burton, director of ing, ‘Oh my gosh, they Public Safety, said he does are talking about this,’ or believes there is a heightwhatever, like the snow ened sense of awareness two days ago, and I have to on campus. tell her, ‘No, Mom, it’s go“I wouldn’t be suring to be OK. We have had prised if we had more MELINDA MESSINEO, Department of calls like this because, snow before,’” he said. Sociology chair Messineo said one examquite frankly, people ple of overconcern is when are more aware,” Bura couple of incidents of Halloween candy tam- ton said. “Not that you want to make anyone pering led to nationwide hysteria. paranoid, but any time you can take an acSeveral news organizations picked up the tive role in your safety it’s a plus.” story, which led to a saturation of stories urging Burton said when there is an incident at anothparents to be on the lookout for potential signs er college campus, it is prudent to look at how of tampering, Messineo said. it would be handled if it happened at Ball State. “After the blast of news stories there were camSee GUNS, page 3 paigns and concerns, even myths, based on these
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PROP 8: Supreme Court not likely to make same-sex marriage decision until June | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Kennedy said he feared the court would go into “uncharted waters” if it embraced arguments advanced by gay marriage supporters. But lawyer Theodore Olson, representing two same-sex couples, said that the courts similarly ventured into the unknown in 1967 when it struck down bans on interracial marriage in 16 states. Kennedy challenged the accuracy of that comment by noting that other countries had interracial marriages for hundreds of years. Chief Justice John Roberts told Olson that it seemed supporters of gay marriage were trying to change the meaning of the word “marriage” by including same-sex couples. There was no majority apparent for any particular outcome and many doubts expressed about the arguments advanced by lawyers for the
opponents of gay marriage in California, by the supporters and by the Obama administration, which is in favor of same-sex marriage rights. Charles Cooper, representing the people who helped get Proposition 8 on the ballot, ran into resistance over his argument that the court should uphold the ban as a valid expression of the people’s will and let the vigorous political debate over gay marriage continue. Here, Kennedy suggested that Cooper’s argument did not take account of the estimated 40,000 children who have same-sex parents. “The voices of these children are important, don’t you think?” Kennedy said. The case, having wound its way to the high court, could produce a number of rulings, ranging from upholding the California ban to striking it down in a fashion that would erase such bans nationwide.
The court is not expected to rule before late June. Public opinion on the topic of gay and lesbian rights in the United States has undergone one of the most rapid evolutions in recent political history. According to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in mid-March, 49 percent of Americans now favor allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally, with 44 percent opposed. A decade ago, just 33 percent were in favor and 58 percent were opposed. Nine states and the district of Washington allow samesex marriage, while 12 others recognize “civil unions” or “domestic partnerships” that grant the same benefits without full rights of marriage. In the same election that put Obama in the White House in 2008, California voters approved Proposition 8, undoMCT PHOTO ing the court ruling and de- Gail Schulte, of Alexandria, Va., gathers with other demonstrators outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as arguments are heard fining marriage as the union on California’s Proposition 8 concerning gay marriage on Tuesday. Justice Anthony Kennedy said the case could potentially be dropped by the court, offering no ruling on the case. of a man and a woman.
student government elections. Most elections last less than two weeks, whereas Ball State’s lasted three this season. Ball State also differs from other MAC schools because slates can’t announce they’re running before the Nomination Convention, and slates run with four officers instead of just a presidential and vice presidential candidate. Malachi Randolph, SGA president-elect, said he wants to have two to three students work on the elections code in the Fall Semester. Transparency was an issue many senators and candidates discussed this past election. Con Sullivan and Jason Pickell, two senators associated with Cardinal United, were accused of running an anonymous Twitter account that fact checked the election and cyber bullied a senator. After the charges were made, Chad Griewank, then SGA parliamentarian, confessed to the actions and said Sullivan and Pickell were not involved in any way. Documents obtained through a public records request showed the reasons the 2013 SGA elections board accused the two students. Screenshots from social media were viewed by the elections board, according to the Feb. 19 meeting minutes. The screenshots were not provided through the request, and Thurman said he would not release them. One of the students, whose name was redacted in the
documents, was accused because he or she attended two debates, owned an Android phone, worked for Cardinal United and “is a Democrat and is notorious for displaying views on public forums.” Thurman said issues with the elections board are handled similarly to how they are with the university, meaning the more likely scenario is chosen when charging senators or slates with fines rather than being innocent until proven guilty. Michael Gillilan, director of Student Rights, said accused students through his office are always shown what evidence will be used against them before the hearing. Sullivan and Pickell said they were never shown what the evidence was against them. “I think it would be appropriate if, especially when there’s possibly removal of a slate and or a significant fine, I think it would be appropriate to say this is the information and give them a chance to respond to that [before charges are made],” he said. Gillilan said he thought executive board slates were too concerned about winning this year and other important values seemed to be lost during the election. “I just really saw a lack of civil discourse and wanting to be transparent, and specifically wanting to serve students,” he said. “That seemed to be secondary, at best, if not completely absent.”
SGA: Transparency remains issue after recent student government elections | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Setting fine amounts and standards for campaign violations could also be a revision priority. Jones-Hall said she thinks it would be beneficial to define grey areas for common violations such as early campaigning. “You can’t go from a $5 fine to a $600 fine in 24 hours,” she said. Kevin Thurman, 2013 elections board chair, said he is opposed to defining the range of fine amounts directly in the elections code. “There is a concern, though, with legislating how much each fine is, because then everyone knows,” he said. “It’s like, ‘Oh, it’s only $15 if I tell my class of 200 people that I’m running,’ or ‘It’s only $50 if I send out through Gradebook to all of my classes saying I’m the presidential candidate.’” Jones-Hall said she would like senators to look at other MidAmerican Conference schools’ SGA elections codes for ideas. She said she would like to see the current code thrown in the trash and rewritten with fresh eyes because past revisions haven’t made enough changes. She has a large binder containing all MAC school SGA constitutions, bylaws and elections codes for reference, since those schools are generally the same size as Ball State. She said no one has ever asked to see the binder. Ball State has longer elections than other MAC schools’
Capstone course adds to Women’s Week events Students discuss inspiring role models for course project ERIC SEAMAN STAFF REPORTER | ecseaman@bsu.edu Nine young minds stood in front of a small audience Tuesday afternoon on the third floor of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, speaking about the women who inspire them. Women’s Week was in full swing as feminism, careers and inspiration were discussed by a panel of students enrolled in a women and gender studies capstone course. The event, led by Courtney Jarrett, associate director of Disabled Student Development, and teaching assistant Tiffany C annon Cooper, was a discussion and presentation of a woman that each student looks up to. Highlighting the list of women was President Jo Ann Gora, who spoke with student Ashleigh Bingham, a
senior psychology major. At first Bingham felt intimidated with speaking to the president of the university, but that changed once she began talking with Gora. “[At first] it’s terrifying because she’s very much a top dog at this university,” Bingham said. “Once you actually get speaking to her, you realize she’s still a woman ... she just has a title.” Gora advised Bingham to step out of her comfort zone with her career life because one only has one chance at living, a term Bingham calls “JoGoLo,” similar to the acronym YOLO, or “you only live once.” Jarrett and Cannon Cooper were both pleased with how the presentation went because of how freely the students interacted with each other and their projects’ interviewees. The final project’s purpose is to justify the journey of each student, Jarrett said. “It’s basically the fulfillment of the degree where they figure out what they’re going to
do with feminism and women’s studies,” Jarrett said. For the rest of the semester the class will read an autobiography of a feminist, study films and take a trip to Berea College to attend an event that has two authors they studied this semester. Cannon Cooper, a senior women and gender studies and counseling psychology major, is the president for Ball State’s Feminists for Action and thought the event was successful. “Just like last year, once it gets going everyone gets more comfortable and realizes you aren’t in front of a firing squad,” Cannon Cooper said. Author and activist Jaclyn Friedman will speak about her book “What You Really Really Want: How To Pursue a Real Sexuality in the Real World” at 7:30 tonight in Pruis Hall. The week will end with the event “Elemental: A Sexual Assault Protection Seminar” at 10 a.m. Saturday in North Quad room 039.
“We are always planning. If you see something, do not hesitate to call,” he said. “We are always working to make sure we have the most professional response possible.” Messineo said one of the most interesting things about
the recent violent acts is why the media focuses on certain actions and not others. Messineo said there are several murders and crimes every day, most of which don’t make it to the evening news. “How do we become com-
placent for the violence we see when we expect it?” Messineo said. “Why are we not questioning all of the violence in the world, instead of just the acts the media highlights?” Devan Filchak contributed to this story.
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Judo Club wins at Iowa tournament Student organization brings home medals after competition RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu
The Ball State Judo Club emerged from a “bloodpumping and intense” competition successfully last week, with each member receiving a medal. On March 16 and 17, the Ball State Judo Club fought through the intense atmosphere to compete in the National Collegiate Judo Tournament in Iowa. Although only five members of the team attended, each competitor returned with a medal and two novice members earned third place in the Women’s Novice Team category. It was senior public relations major Denise Kendall’s first Judo tournament. Despite her status as a “novice,” because she has only practiced Judo for about a year and does not have a brown or black belt, she placed first in her division after losing the first of a two-outof-three round. “It was my first competition and I was so nervous,” Kendall said. “It felt awesome, I was really nervous, you can’t feel your stomach. I had to be resourceful and it was so nervewracking. After I beat her though it was awesome.”
Club president and fellow novice Anna Marie Graham said the success at the competition was a major event for the Ball State Judo Club. The open tournament featured around 160 collegiate competitors, some from schools with large judo programs. Winning two of her four events and placing third in her division, Graham said the team members who attended took their experience back to the rest of the team. “This tournament was very important for the judo club,” Graham said. “We have very strong competitors who can compete on a national level, which adds to the growth of the club as a whole. When we return from tournaments, we are able to bring new knowledge to the club, especially in areas where many members can improve.“ The Ball State Judo Club has around 20 regular members who practice three times a week for a total of six hours. Usually only a few members can make it to national tournaments and they offer up to six tournaments each semester, both local and national. Graham said the judo team is gaining momentum at Ball State, and tournament success adds to that momentum. “We’ve already seen more interest in local tournaments from our members,” she said. “All of our tournaments are opportunities to meet other
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Guest instructor Brad Daniels throws student and club member Caleb Culy in an exercise on repeated throws called Nage komi. Two novice team members earned third place in the Women’s Novice Team category at the National Collegiate Judo Tournament in Iowa.
people who practice judo, network, encourage each other and enjoy the sport of judo.” Continued success will attract judoka to Ball State, Graham said. “The tournament is also important [because] it shows that we have a strong judo
program, which promotes Ball State on a national level, especially to younger judoka who are in the college selection process,” Graham said. “Although a judo program doesn’t affect college selections for many people, it can make a big difference to someone.”
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Interest for IU stayed strong Alumni donations increased by 22 percent this year | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana athletic director Fred Glass must be ready for the game each time he goes out. The minute he’s recognized at the supermarket or the barbershop, he knows he’ll be doing an impromptu news conference. He has learned to expect the sit-down interview if he shows up at his wife’s optometrist’s office. Here, basketball is treated like a king’s sport. Stars are considered royalty and the Hoosiers still rule the state, especially now, just two wins away from their first Final Four trip since 2002 after one of the grandest comeback stories in its storied history. Five years ago, coach Tom Crean took over a program that had just two returning players and had been sullied by scandal. Over the next three years,
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the proud Hoosiers won just 28 games. Then came Cody Zeller’s commitment, Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer against then-No. 1 Kentucky, a trip to the round of the 16 and suddenly the Hoosiers were back. But even during the bleak years, the passion for Indiana basketball never wavered. The Hoosiers continued to be ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance — even as Butler reached back-toback national championship games and rival Purdue contended for Big Ten titles while Indiana lagged at the bottom of the league. There was no shortage in interest, either. People talked about it year-round on radio talk shows and message boards, at Little League baseball games and swim meets and certainly at local bars. So when the Hoosiers hit it big last year, of course the eager fans went bonkers. Glass said from the 2010-11 academic school year to 201112, alumni donations increased by $1 million. That’s up an additional 22 percent this year.
After taking just 16 at bats in the 2012 season, infielder Kevin Schlotter suddenly lost his coach and was asked to learn a new position — catcher. He had to compete with three others catchers who have been playing the position for years. After spending his seasons as a utility player in the infield, Schlotter and the Ball State coaching staff decided during the offseason it was best to make him a permanent catcher. Part of it was out of necessity because all of the Cardinals catchers from last season were leaving, creating a gaping hole on one of the most cerebral positions in baseball. The transition for Schlotter hasn’t been easy. “There are a lot of things you have to do with your arm slot, how to get the ball out in time,” Schlotter said. “It’s been a tough grind, we’ve really been working our butts off and pouring a lot of sweat on the field out there.” Despite the difficulties associated with becoming a permanent fixture at the catcher position, Ball State coach Rich Maloney and assistant Dustin Glant love what they’ve seen from him so far. Schlotter has already seen time 15 of Ball
State’s 21 games, including starting eight of them. He and freshman Sam Tidaback share the position. Glant has been impressed with the fourth-year junior’s dedication to master the catcher’s position. “He didn’t have much catching experience, so we had to work on the fundamentals day in and day out,” Glant said. “We were at it again on Sunday, just working the same fundamentals we have since we started.” For Schlotter, those fundamentals include improving his arm strength. Catchers have to be able to reach all three bases at any time in order to throw out runners. Being a split second too slow can be the difference between a win and a loss. Schlotter believes the most difficult part of the transition has been the increased volume of throws he has to deal out every day. He mentioned that the wear and tear on his arm has been greater since he made the switch, but it’s nothing he can’t handle. “There’s never a time when you can just flip the ball over to a base,” Schlotter said. “Building up the arm strength to deal with the beating my arm takes has been really difficult.” Schlotter said although the challenge has been difficult, his coaches and pitchers he’s worked with have been supportive and always given him the help he’s needed to succeed. Pitchers and catchers have to execute quickly during games,
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Last season, quarterback Keith Wenning had the luxury of having the most experienced offensive line in the country protecting him. As spring practice began Tuesday for Ball State, he lined up under center with an offensive line with some new faces. Center Jacob Richard, guard Jalen Schlachter and tackle Drake Miller all top the depthchart on the offensive line for 2013. But one familiar face on the line is senior guard Jordan Hansel, who will step up as a leader this season. “I can answer just about any question about any position on the line, even though I’ve only played guard,” Hansel said. “The greatest thing I
can bring to the younger guys is my sheer experience. They do take advantage of that.” Ball State will use the spring to get a chemistry on the offensive line that works, as well as perfecting blocking assignments. Richard, who is coming into his first spring practice as a starter, said his focus isn’t on being the starting center. “I don’t really put much weight on that,” he said. “I’m just trying to stay focused and get better each day.” This season’s offensive line won’t be as experienced as last season’s. But even with the departures of players such as Dan Manick, Kitt O’Brien and Austin Holtz, Hansel said he thinks the offensive line can still be as productive because of the bonds between the players. “It’s more of a family,” Hansel said. “Even with those guys gone, we’re still as just as much as a family and I don’t think it’ll change much.” Richard did see playing time last year when Manick went down with an ankle injury. He
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Ball State’s Jordan Hansel attempts to block the other team during a game against Eastern Michigan Aug. 30, 2012. Hansel believes the bond among players will strengthen the offensive line.
said having the playing experience will help because players don’t know how to replicate live action in practice. The experience will also allow him to be a leader on the offensive line for a player who wasn’t seen game action before. But even with the youth on the offensive line, Richard said he
BALL STATE FALLS SHORT IN FINAL ROUND AT MEMPHIS TOURNAMENT, FINISHES 7TH Stinson ends day first for Cardinals with score of 73
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The final day of play for the Ball State men’s golf team resulted in seventh place of 16 teams at the Memphis Intercollegiate. Ball State finished the tournament with a final score of 308 while enduring the undesirable weather conditions with temperatures in the 40s. It was an excessively long day for Ball State and its fellow 15 competitors. While finishing up, the fi-
and a lot of pitchers prefer to have specific catchers start when he knows he’ll be taking the mound. The battery relays signs back and forth that represent pitches, with the catcher selecting pitches and locations for those pitches he thinks will lead to the best chance of success. The pitcher can wave off the signals until he gets one he likes, showing that the battery needs good chemistry to function efficiently. For Schlotter, chemistry hasn’t been an issue. “I love all the guys on this team, and it makes it easier when the guys are throwing strikes and starters are always a pleasure to catch,” Schlotter said. “But I really like Scott Baker, Chris Marangon and Jon Cisna; they’ve been a pleasure to catch.” Standing at just 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, Schlotter isn’t the tallest or biggest player on the team by any means. By comparison, the other three catchers on the team stand at a minimum of 6 feet, and the lightest one of those three is 190 pounds. Despite the physical limitations, Maloney is proud of what Schlotter has overcome this season, and he has become a productive player for Ball State. “Here’s a guy who walked on, didn’t have the greatest arm, not the fastest speed, but you know what he does have?” Maloney said, tapping his heart.“ And a hell of a lot of it.”
nal holes after Monday evening’s round were suspended for darkness. The weather was another factor at Colonial Country Club’s South Course and was not as unpleasant as Monday. The Cardinals swung their way into a tie for third heading into the final round. The team slipped in the leader board as the final round unfolded. Ball State finished all three rounds with a top 10 spot and a 54hole total of 922 with scores in each round of 309-305-308. “We just never really got anything going,” coach Mike Fleck said. “This definitely gives us something to work on the next few weeks.” Austin Peay won the event with the first place with a score of 897, Louisiana-Lafayette took runner-up
with a score of 899 and Memphis, the host of the tournament, finished third with a final score of 906. Austin Peay was also awarded the individual medalist to its player Dustin Korte. Korte, who held the first place slot throughout round 1, completed the two-day play with 2-over par 218 to win by three strokes. Individually, the Cardinals were fiercely close in final scores. Alex Stinson finished with the best final round Tuesday ending with a 1-over par 73 and a total score of 232 (79-80-73). Landing with the same total score of 232 for Ball State was McCormick Clouser with all around scores of 74-79-79, and tied with Stinson for 37th place in the competition.
Likewise to Clouser, Joe Gasser and Tyler Merkel carded their final rounds with 79s. Gasser achieved Ball State’s top placement in the tournament and was caught in a tie for 24th with scores at 229 (75-7579). Gassers’ leading placement for the Cardinals was followed closely by teammate Merkel, tied for 29th at 231 (81-71-79). Ball State’s second-best score in the third round with a 77 was played by Tony Lazzara, who ended all three rounds with a total of 251 (91-83-77). The team will have a week off before it competes again. The next tournament will be the Jim West Intercollegiate at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, beginning on April 8.
expects the offensive line this season to be just as good as last year’s. “What will make us special is the young guys,” Richard said. “We’re inexperienced, but we have to start somewhere. We’re just going to do our best everyday to improve ourselves. I know we can be a great offensive line.”
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CARDINALS FINISH 13TH Ball State women’s golf finished the UALR Women’s Golf Classic Tournament at Hot Springs, Ark. The Cardinals finished 13th as a team out of 15 total teams in the tournament. Ball State scored 977, 113-over par. Sam Houston State won the tournament overall with a score of 938, which was 73-over par. All five Ball State players scored within nine strokes of each other. The highest Ball State player to finish was senior Zoe Camus with a score of 243 (+27). She tied for 32nd overall. Fellow senior Autumn Duke finished just behind her with a score of 244 (+28). Coming in third for Ball State was junior Meghan Perry, who scored 246, or 30-over par. Sophomore Jenna Hague scored 249, which was 33-over par. Coming up last for Ball State was junior Sarah Westaway with a score of 252 (+36). The No. 1 player in the tournament was North Texas freshman Georgina Mundy. She scored 222, just six-over par. – MATT MCKINNEY
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At age 15, Soha Fallata put on the hijab, a form of loose, robe-like dress and veil that wrapped around her face and concealed all but her eyes. It was a choice the graduate student would make twice in her life, when in 2009 she left her home country of Saudi Arabia and came to the United States to pursue a Ph.D. in education studies at Ball State. “There’s not as much pressure here as there is in Saudi Arabia to wear the hijab,” Fallata said. “But I made the decision that I wanted to stay true to my faith ... It’s an opportunity to show what Islam is really about, to clear the misconceptions left from 9/11” In Saudi Arabia there are ethical police, known as the mutawa, who enforce religious dress codes and Islamic observances. Five years ago, it became acceptable for women to wear a form of hijab that only covers around the wearer’s face, the type of hijab Fallata wears today.
STEREOTYPES
One misconception Fallata sees is that all Muslim women who wear the hijab are oppressed, due to the media’s portrayal of women in Islam. “The main stereotype is that they think the hijab confines you, that it doesn’t let you express yourself or that it deprives you of having fun,” Fallata said. “But that’s completely not true. We are stylish, we can wear make-up or wear the latest trends and have fun.” Fallata goes swimming with her friends, enjoys shopping and frequents the movie theaters like the typical student. She keeps up on shows such as “Downtown Abby” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” She said because she wears the hijab, she gets an occasional shout from a passerby. But it’s nothing more than the Islamic greeting, “Peace be upon you,” from a passing cyclist. Fallata has never felt hassled because of her practices. Assistant professor in the Department in An-
thropology Jennifer Erickson said the western culture judges other cultures when it comes to women’s rights, but there are many discrepancies in America. “In the U.S. there’s this judgment,” Erickson said. “We see other cultures and say, ‘Look at how well we treat our women.’ But we have our own problems.” Erickson has traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina and southern Sudan in her studies. She said in most countries women have a long way to go with reproductive rights, politics, economics and education. One example in the U.S. is the number of women in Congress in Rwanda compared to the U.S. In 2012, women made up less than 17 percent of Congress, according to Business Insider. America ranks 83rd among 189 nations in the amount of elected female officials in government. “I don’t think there is a correlation between women’s power and how developed a country is. ... You can’t say women in western cultures are treated so much better than in developing nations. If we look at violence against women, we are not faring well,” Erickson said.
TRANSITIONS
When Fallata moved to the United States, she had an idea that people might talk. “Generally speaking it is not acceptable to live alone, let alone living alone in another country,” Fallata said. “But my family is open-minded, they trust my values. I’m trying to do things to stay true to myself and what I believe.” She said studying in a mixed-gender classroom also isn’t a common practice back home. When she is in a meeting where she is the only female, she knows that it would be looked down on in her hometown, where the mutawa enforce strict gender segregation laws. Fallata said if a man and a woman sit across from each other in a restaurant, the mutawa can drag them out and into the police station to be interrogated.
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EMPOWERMENT AND RIGHTS
For Fallata, the hijab is not about oppression but empowerment, it is not just a veil or a robe. It’s a way of behaving in a way to “Keep the image of a woman who demands respect.” In her hometown, the hijab actually protects her from harassment from males giving unwanted attention; something that Fallata said is a larger problem in Saudi Arabia than it is in the states. “[By wearing the hijab] you are doing your part,” Fallata said. “It is not socially acceptable for men to feel it’s OK to say inappropriate things to a woman, regardless if she wears the veil or not or how she dresses. But, you cannot control everyone.” It’s a two-way street. Fallata said in Islam women are asked to wear the hijab and men are asked to lower their gaze and be respectful in a women’s presence. Fallata said she thinks harassment is a problem in Saudi Arabia because there is no law against men practicing that behavior. “Women have not reached the stage where they have all their rights, but they are getting there and I don’t think women have gotten their rights fully even in non-Islamic developed countries. The difference in [wages] is a simple example,” Fallata said. Fallata said women in Saudi Arabia may not have all of their rights because of many reasons, but Islam isn’t one of them. “No one should be judged, and that discussion of judging isn’t getting into the real issues. It’s not just about what they are wearing, it’s what they’re wearing and what that says about their culture,” Erickson said.
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THE PRESSURE
Perez could relate to the girls’ insecurities. Though she was never concerned with makeup and she wasn’t allowed to wear it until she turned 15, she struggled with her weight from first grade until eighth grade. “I just know how it is to grow up with really low self-esteem,” Perez said. According to Heart of Leadership, a program dedicated to empowering young women, a girl’s self-esteem peaks at age 9. If self-esteem is already low at that age, the struggle to bring it back up becomes more difficult. Perez said she feels the media has only increased the pressure on young girls to correct imperfections with makeup. She recalled watching cartoons growing up, so those pressures weren’t as intense. But now, with stars of shows such as “Wizards of Waverly Place” and “Sonny with a Chance” wearing obvious makeup, young girls are being presented with a different challenge than what Perez faced. “How can you tell a girl that you need to feel pretty as you are, but in the media [wearing makeup] is the only message they’re seeing?,” Perez said. In 2005, the average age that girls began using makeup was 17. Four years later, the average was 13 years old, according to NPD Group, a consumer research company. But girls even younger than that have started wearing makeup. From 2007 to 2009, according NPD the number of girls ages 8 to 12 who use mascara, eyeliner and lipstick on a regular basis all rose: 10 percent to 18 percent for mascara, 9 percent to 15 percent for eyeliner and 10 percent to 15 percent for lipstick.
THE PICTURES
When Perez went the night of the conversation, she assumed only a few friends would respond to her tweet. But when she woke up the next morning, Perez found 50 pictures in her email inbox. By the end of the week, she had 215 pictures and more on the way.
« Makeup was my mask. If I didn’t feel pretty, with makeup I could. »
Women around the world take pictures of themselves without makeup. Rosnellys Perez, a junior criminal justice major, asked for photos after she heard a group of 7 to 9 year olds say they felt ugly without makeup.
ROSNELLYS PEREZ, junior criminal justice major She knew some women in the pictures, and others she didn’t. Through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, friends of friends had spread the word about her project. Perez received photos from friends back home in the Dominican Republic, from various students around Indiana and even from Korea. Some women sent pictures for one day and others for the whole week. Some even posed with their significant others to show that their love didn’t depend on makeup. “I just thought it was really cool how she took this idea and ran with it,” said Hilary Meister, a junior from IUPUI who participated in the project. “I think it’s just going to inspire more than she’s realizing, more than just the group she was working with, women of all ages.” The girls have no idea that anyone other than Perez was doing the challenge. She plans on compiling the photos into a YouTube video to send them. But just because the video is being sent, it doesn’t mean that Perez wants the project to end. She wants people to continue spreading the word. “This is not my project. This is not Rosnellys’ project. This is our project,” she said. “As women, it’s really beautiful to see when we come together instead of bringing each other down.”
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WEEK’S END
Perez’s week without makeup ended on Sunday. But Monday afternoon, she sat with a friend flipping through a scrapbook at her job in the Multicultural Center, still fresh-faced. One week prior, she had been self-conscious, trying to hide behind her desk, afraid that people would point out flaws that only she saw. “Makeup was my mask,” Perez said. “If I didn’t feel pretty, with makeup I could.” While she will still probably wear makeup some days, Perez feels different about it now. Instead of feeling like she has to wear it, she now knows she has the option. The choice is in her hands, not society’s. “It took a group of little girls to tell me I have that power,” she said.
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