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Experts respond to blast University professors discuss details of deadly Boston bombing CHRISTOPHER STEVENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
Speculations contin- BY THE NUMBERS ued to run wild Tuesday after the Boston Marathon bombing, killed in Monday’s blast but Ball State professors said they stick to the facts when creating an interpretation injured of Monday’s events and explaining how to move forward. seconds between each John Pichtel, director bomb of Emergency Management and Homeland Security programs, said one of the first things to do is look at the explosive devices used. “We can learn a great deal about the perpetrator by looking at the devices built,” he said. According to The Associated Press, the explosives used in the blast was black powder, which Pichtel said is inexpensive and readily available from local firearm stores. “Black powder-based bombs usually imply a lowbudget operation and minimal training, carried out by perhaps one person or a small group. These devices are simple and inexpensive to construct and are easily hidden,” Pichtel said. “Latest reports state that pressure cookers were used to store the charge plus shrapnel including ball bearings and nails — similar devices have been used in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.” He said emergency responders will be piecing together bomb evidence in the coming days, as well as collecting photographs and security camera footage to create a more complete profile of who carried out the attack. “If the bombs were placed by a so-called ‘lone wolf,’ that person will do all [he or she] can to avoid detection and plan to commit a similar crime at another location,” Pichtel said. “... I must point out, there will always be exceptions to the data and ‘rules of engagement’ by terrorists. There are few black-andwhite answers.” Joseph Losco, Department of Political Science chair, said the political repercussions are going to differ based on the national identity of the perpetrator.
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Members of the men’s volleyball team rally together after their win against Loyola on Saturday evening. Ball State’s record rose to 20-5 with the win placing them as a third seed in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association.
REJUVENATED B Ball State enters MIVA Tournament with eye on the conference crown |
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y ending 2012 with a 14-12 overall record and 5-7 conference record, the Ball State men’s volleyball team extended its fall from being one of the elite programs in the country that began after the 2002 season. Ball State’s 2013 season appeared to be headed in the same direction when the leader of Ball State’s mild offensive potency, senior outside attacker Larry Wrather, was given a medical redshirt after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff. Outside of losing Wrather, the Cardinals look like the same team on paper. After matches, trainers come hauling more bags of ice than they can carry, giving three alone to Hartley for both his knees and swinging shoulder, all Ball State looks like is a year older. But watching Hartley sky above the net for a kill and Rouse spend more time on the ground diving for balls than on his feet, Ball State looks like an entirely different team.
See BOSTON, page 4
Ball State’s 2013 season appeared to be headed in the same direction when the leader of Ball State’s mild offensive potency, senior outside attacker Larry Wrather, was given a medical redshirt after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum and rotator cuff. Wrather led Ball State’s offense that floundered around the bottom of the MIVA, hitting .203 with 226 kills.
See VOLLEYBALL page 6
BALL STATE SEASON STATS • Record: 20-5 • MIVA Record: 9-5 • Kills: 1149 • Kills per set: 12.9 • Attack Percent: 26.2 • Serve Percent: 87.5 • Digs per set: 10.9 • Blocks per set: 2.9 • Streak: Current 12-game win streak
BSU students react to IU strike MORE SECURITY LIKELY Cardinals say protests AT UPCOMING EVENTS would be ineffective in Indy public safety director says extra precautions will be behind the scenes
swaying state university CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
Student protests on one college campus in Indiana leads Ball State students to question the efficiency of a walkout. Indiana University students and faculty staged a walkout Thursday and Friday, looking for an immediate lowering in tuition and to double the percentage of minority student enrollment, the Indiana Daily Student reported. Nearly 250 students, faculty and staff took to the streets, organizing under the banner “IU on Strike.” “The university has sort of turned into an institution based on producing workers and making profits, excluding certain people and exploiting the
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Capt. Thomas Lee of the Indiana University Police Department yells at a protestor to clear the sidewalk on Thursday outside of the Trustee Meeting. University students are protesting tuition hikes and diversity of the campus.
workers,” student Stephanie McGee, a participant in the strike, told the Indiana Daily Student. Due to cuts in state funding, IU has seen a 3.5 percent increase in tuition charges. The 5-year average of tuition increases at Ball State is 4.1 percent annually.
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Joan Todd, executive director of public relations at Ball State, said decisions of funding, and ultimately tuition cost, are based on the budget set by the Indiana senate. Tuition costs for the 2013-14 school year have not been calculated.
See PROTEST, page 4
INDIANAPOLIS — Officials said Tuesday that police and other security workers at upcoming events like the Indianapolis 500 may have a heightened state of awareness following the explosions at the Boston Marathon, but odds are spectators won’t notice any difference. Indianapolis’ public safety director Troy Riggs said most of the added security at the May 4 500 Mini-Marathon, which draws tens of thousands of racers and spectators, will be
behind the scenes. The only difference people may notice is additional sweeps by police dogs, he said. Riggs said officials met Tuesday with representatives for the Komen Race for the Cure to discuss security at this weekend’s event, which is expected to attract more than 20,000 participants. Officials will review what happened at Boston and make adjustments to their plans for Indianapolis if needed, he said. Indiana Department of Homeland Security spokesman John Erickson said the agency has been in touch with organizers of some of the larger scale upcoming events, such as Thunder Over Louisville and the Komen Race for the Cure, both Saturday.
See INDY 500, page 4
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