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Ball State announced its tuition recommendations on Monday, the next step in the process to setting tuition for the next two years.

The university recommended a 2 percent increase for each of the

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next two years, after the Indiana Commission for Higher Educations recommended no more than a 2 percent increase to public universities in early May. It has also announced a public hearing required by state law concerning the university’s tuition on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall at the Alumni Center.

The increase would amount to an additional $180 in 2013-14 and $184 dollars for 2014-15 for a full-time, resident undergraduate student and a total of $9,160 and

$9,344 respectively.

“The increased student tuition and mandatory fees, in combination with a modest increase in state appropriations in 2013-14 and no increase in state appropriations in 2014-15 are necessary to fund the university’s operating budget,” the university said in the announcement.

Ball State is coming off a 2.8 percent increase to its budget for the 2013-15 biennium despite a small 0.6 percent dip in its operating appropriations.

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RABAT, Morocco — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

His sons were treated and have since recovered but the rest of the family remains under medical observation, the ministry said in MYSTERY VIRUS a statement Monday. The World WHAT Health Organiza- Twenty have died from a new tion confirmed virus comparable to SARS, an the cases of the unusual pneumonia that killed children, but said 770 people from 30 different countries in 2003. one of them was a daughter who SO WHAT was with her fa- The World Health ther for part of Organization said there is the trip to Saudi no specific treatment for Arabia and Qatar. the disease and they are not sure how people are being There was no iminfected. mediate way to reconcile the dif- WHERE So far 40 people have fering reports.

The cases are contracted the virus the first for Tuni- worldwide, but none in the United States. sia and indicate that the virus is slowly trickling out of Saudi Arabia, where more than 30 coronavirus cases have been reported.

There have been at least 20 deaths worldwide out of 40 cases.

“These Tunisia cases haven’t changed our risk assessment, but they do show the virus is still infecting people,” said Gregory Hartl, a spokesman for WHO in Geneva.

Fewer young voters turned out for 2012 presidential election than record high in 2008

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ollege-age voters flooded the election polls in 2008, but a recent study shows not as many returned in 2012.

The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement reported on May 10 that participation among voters younger than 25 in the 2008 election was the highest it had been in 30 years, but fell by more than 1.1 million in 2012.

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YOUNG VOTERS

Brandon Waite, an assistant political science professor, said there are many reasons behind the decrease in young voters. He said some college students and graduates have a lowered pride for America.

“A lot of people coming out of college are still having a lot of trouble finding jobs,” Waite said. “Four years after graduating college and you’re still working a part-time or a menial job, it’s difficult to maintain your enthusiasm about American politics.”

Ariel Lee, a senior political science major, said Ball State’s campus wasn’t as politically rallied as she had expected in 2012, but it was still very active.

“There were a lot of people trying to get others registered, which I thought was really cool,” she said.

“There didn’t seem to be a lot of par-

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Union Chapel in Muncie was the center of an embezzling scandal, when a former administrator stole more than $130,000 over nine years. Angela Renee Linder received 17 months in prison.

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tisan fighting, which I thought was really nice.”

She said the social aspect of campus also encourages young people to vote.

“I think people who are in college have the chance to talk with people their own age and interests,” she said. “We can rally ourselves to be interested in politics and things that are going on in the world, so it just makes it a bit easier.”

Sydney Hellgeth, a sophomore animation major, said she felt like she made a change in the country when she voted.

“As soon as you’re 18 and you have the opportunity, I think it’s a good thing and you should do it,” she said.

“If people don’t want to, it’s their opinion. If you want to have a say in what’s going to happen in our world, I think you should vote.”

PRESIDENT OBAMA

Obama’s support from voters younger than 30-years-old dropped 2.4 million votes in 2012 from 2008.

His strong Facebook presence in 2008 reached out to younger voters, but Waite said its impact may have been weakened in the most recent election because it was no longer a new outlet.

“One of the things that we see now is that my grandmother is on Facebook,” he said. “The demographics have changed. So while the campaigns are still heavily using social networks, it is now tapping a much broader demographic, not just young people. As a result, the pronounced effect on young people has been diluted.”

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EX-ADMINISTRATOR OF MUNCIE CHURCH TO RECEIVE 9 YEARS MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A judge says a former administrator of a Muncie church was brazen in embezzling more than $130,000 over a nine-year period.

The judge sentenced 42-year-old Angela Renee Linder of Yorktown to 17 months in prison during a federal court hearing Tuesday in Indianapolis.

The Star Press reports Linder testified she suffers from bipolar disorder that caused her to go out of control with credit cards from Muncie’s Union Chapel United Methodist Church.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gayle Helart says Linder used the church’s money for personal expenses ranging from trips and home renovation projects to fees at fertility and weight-loss clinics.

Linder called her actions “appalling and deeply wounding.” She apologized to the church and her family for the shame she caused.

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The Tunisian fatality, a diabetic, had been complaining of breathing problems since his return from the trip and died in a hospital in the coastal Tunisian city of Monastir. Many previous coronavirus patients have had underlying medical problems, which WHO said might have made them more susceptible to getting infected. There is no specific treatment for the disease, but the agency has issued guidelines for how doctors might treat patients, like providing oxygen therapy and avoiding strong steroids.

The new virus has been compared to SARS, an unusual pneumonia that surfaced in China then erupted into a deadly international outbreak in early 2003. Ultimately, more than 8,000 SARS cases were reported in about 30 countries and over 770 people died from it.

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closely related to a bat virus and is part of a family of viruses that cause the common cold and SARS. Experts suspect it may be jumping directly from animals like camels or goats into people, but there isn’t enough proof to narrow down a species yet. The virus can cause acute respiratory disease, kidney failure and heart problems.

“We still do not have a good idea of how people are getting infected and that is a major concern,” Hartl said.

Last week, WHO said it was worried about “cases that are not part of larger clusters and who do not have a history of animal contact.” WHO said those cases suggest the virus may already be spreading in the community.

The Saudi Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina will receive millions of pilgrims from around the world during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which falls in July and August this year.

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“Indiana lawmakers stepped up this session and invested more than $235 million in additional dollars to support the operations of our colleges and universities over the next two years,” said Teresa Lubbers, Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education. “Now we’re asking our colleges to do their part by limiting their tuition increases to no higher than the rate of inflation.”

Purdue’s Board of Trustees approved a tuition freeze on May 22 and Indiana University announced a 1.75 percent increase in its tuition recommendation on Friday.

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An advocacy group is demanding a civil rights investigation into the death of a Chechen immigrant who was shot to death by authorities in central Florida while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

A spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday his group is asking the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division to open a probe into how 27-year-old Ibragim Todashev died last week.

IBRAGIM CAIR spokesman Hassan Shibly TODASHEV said he wants to know if excessive 27-year-old force was used or whether Toda- Chechen immigrant who was shev’s rights were violated.

The FBI said Todashev was killed shot to death during a violent confrontation while by authorities in he was being questioned by an FBI central Florida agent and two Massachusetts state last week troopers about his ties to slain Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, as well as about a 2011 triple slaying in Massachusetts.

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RIVERSIDE AVENUE CLOSED UNTIL JULY FOR MEDIAN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Pavers and other construction workers have begun work on part of Riverside Avenue.

The eastbound lane on the west side of McKinley Avenue is closed as they expand the median and add more crosswalks and ramps.

The lane should reopen by July 19, but Jay Seal, concrete foreman for E&B Paving, said they are trying to reopen earlier.

He said the “in-and-out” job will not restrict much access on the street.

“There’s only one side they’re keeping closed,” Seal said. “They’re keeping traffic going through for bus routes and everything else.”

Access to the Arts and Journalism Building parking lot will remain unaffected.

Seal had one piece of advice for anyone in the area.

“Just slow down and watch for people,” he said.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina man is headed to prison for threatening President Barack Obama through Twitter during the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

A federal judge sentenced Donte Jamar Sims on Wednesday to six months after he pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly and willfully making a threat to take the life of the president.

Sims admitted using his Twitter account, (at)DestroyLeague_D, to post five threats in advance of Obama’s September arrival to speak in Charlotte, including “Plotting president Obama’s Murder,” “Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening!” and “The Secret Service is gonna be defenseless once I aim the Assault Rifle at Barack’s Forehead.”

Authorities said the 22-year-old from Charlotte told them he was high on marijuana when he made the threats. He later wrote an apology to Obama.

VOTE: Women are more likely to vote than men, increasing since 1970s | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Waite said Obama also may have lost voters because when they look at incumbent presidents, they often see “diminished expectations.” He said Obama’s stress on hope and change may have been too promising for novice voters.

“We still have all of these things that he really ran on in 2008 that are still not fully implemented or haven’t made progress on,” he said. “I think there are a lot of younger voters who felt let down and disenchanted with the political process like they had been before.

“You have this uptick in hope and change, and then it doesn’t happen on the timeline that they expect it to happen on.”

Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter both had a reduced number of youth voters during their second runs for presidency.

WOMEN

Young women have been more likely than young men to vote since 1972. Women younger than 30 had a higher voter turnout since then, including the last election, when they had a 7.1 higher percent of voting than men in the same age group.

Waite said social and economic factors have helped lead to higher female participation in politics.

“I think that one of the things that we saw from the ‘70s to now is that as more women enter the workforce, they started paying far greater attention and wanting to have a say in policy as well,” he said. “I think if we do see Hillary Clinton run, you’re going to see a major uptick among women.”

He said abortion is also an issue that has influenced more young women to join the political process.

“Given the nature of reproductive politics, it’s not surprising that women are engaged in that policy on both sides of the issue,”

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definition of youth voters changes who we’re talking about.

Those 18- to 24-yearolds are now 28- to 34-year-olds, so we’re talking about new demographic of young voters every new election cycle. » BRANDON WAITE, assistant professor of political science Waite said.

THE FUTURE

An important thing to note in the studies of voters under 25 is that in different elections the group is composed of largely new individuals.

“Every four years our definition of youth voters changes who we’re talking about,” Waite said. “Those 18- to 24-year-olds are now 28- to 34-year-olds, so we’re talking about new demographic of young voters every new election cycle.”

Waite said the future of political parties and elections are hard to gauge just by looking at the next generation, but liberal strains are likely to gain strength.

“I think one of the things we’re going to see is that it’s only going to get more interesting as some of these political wins change on some of these issues,” he said.

Still, Waite said it is important for young people to vote.

“My one advice to young voters or people of age to vote is to actually vote,” he said. “I think there is something about going and participating in your first election and really every election after that. You really have to actually do it. Once you do it, I think you will understand why everyone else thinks it’s so important.”

INDIANAPOLIS — A group of store owners filed suit Wednesday, saying Indiana’s efforts to curb so-called lookalike drugs have stretched beyond cracking down on synthetic drugs to granting the state arbitrary power to confiscate legal products from business.

Four members of the National Association of Aromatherapy Product Producers and Vendors filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on seeking to block a measure that lawmakers passed last month.

The stores, including Mishawaka organic food distributor B&B Distributions and Marion head shop Bohemian Groove,

argue that the law was written too vaguely and has been hurting their business.

“The Statute provides no mandatory ascertainable standards for determining what substances are actually banned, thereby denying any party of notice of their alleged violation of the statute,” the parties write in the suit.

The law bans the sale of items similar to other banned drugs. It expands on previous laws banning the sale of bath salts and synthetic drugs like spice, which mimic other controlled substances.

Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, author of the new ban, said the state has been struggling to keep pace with synthetic drug manufacturers who have found easy workarounds to previous bans. The state banned chemicals used in the creation of “bath salts” last year, but manufacturers found new chemical mixtures

to work around that law.

“The bottom line is, I think we’re on solid footing,” Merritt said.

The lawsuit argues that the new law should also be read to ban talcum powder, cigarettes, potpourri and catnip “since it looks like marijuana.”

But Merritt contests the only purpose of the synthetics the state is targeting are to “intoxicate and wreck lives.” “People might say Pledge is a drug because you can sniff it, but you can still shine a table and shine wood with it,” he said.

NAAPPV spokesman Evan McMahon said at least three Indiana convenience stores have already had herbal incense confiscated by police in the few weeks since the law took effect. The parties in the suit want to stop the sale of synthetic drugs, but also protect their ability to sell legal products.

DRUG LAWSUIT THE NEW LAW

Last month lawmakers passed a measure to ban the sale of items similar to banned drugs. It doesn’t allow bath salts or spices because they mimic other controlled substances.

THE LAWSUIT

The National Association of Aromatherapy Product Producers and Vendors filed a suit against the new law saying that without standards it is too vague and doesn’t determine what exactly is banned.

In the lawsuit they also argue talcum powder, cigarettes, potpourri and catnip should be banned because they look like marijuana.

THE PROBLEM

Lookalike drug manufacturers have found new chemical mixtures to work around previous bans and the state can’t keep up to prevent it.

Indiana seeks to review glitched ISTEP test scores Server limits caused exam to have delays, freeze for 70,000 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Department of Education is seeking an outside review of the ISTEP test results following a series of computer glitches that will likely delay test results until July.

IDOE spokesman Daniel Altman said Wednesday it had begun the process of selecting an independent evaluator to assess the test’s validity.

The announcement comes shortly after test contractor CTB/McGraw-Hill said problems with the online exam would likely delay results until July.

“At this point, we’ve just

given the IDOE a list of students who experienced interruptions during the assessment administration. No determinations have been made yet about validity, but the reporting delay is tied

to that review process,” said Brian Belardi, spokesman for McGraw-Hill Education.

Limits on the amount McGraw-Hill’s online servers could handle caused students taking the ISTEP across the state earlier this month to be frozen out of tests in some cases and, in others, experience lengthy delays.

Problems with the online format affected roughly 70,000 tests and have led some school administrators to say the results should be ruled invalid.

Leaders of the Fort Wayne Community School Corp. have been the most vocal critics of the testing troubles, flatly calling for the results to be deemed invalid and thrown out.

“We’re happy to see those next steps are happening, we will still wait and see

how things will go,” school spokeswoman Krista Stockman said. “It’s difficult for us to see how these tests could possibly be valid, given the extent of the disruption.”

ISTEP results have become intensely important in the last few years, as new laws tie them to teacher pay and how much money school districts receive. Republican lawmakers who pushed through a sweeping series of education changes in 2011, including basing teacher pay on test scores, have supported new budgeting rules that would send money to schools that score well on the state’s A-F grading system.

A state legislative committee plans to review troubles with the online test, and call in leaders from the IDOE and McGraw-Hill to answer questions in the coming months.

lionaire Michael Bloomberg to counter the powerful U.S. gun lobby.

Both the letters contained threats to Bloomberg and an oily pinkish-orange substance, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said.

He would not comment on what specific threats were made or where the letters were postmarked. He also wouldn’t say whether investigators believe they were sent by the same person.

Bloomberg said one of the letters referred to his “antigun efforts.” He also said he did not feel threatened.

Browne said preliminary testing indicted the presence of ricin in both letters but that

more testing would be done.

A mayor’s spokesman, also speaking for the nonprofit, said he had no comment.

Bloomberg has been one of the country’s most visible gun control advocates since the December shooting of 20 young children and six adults at a Connecticut school with a legally purchased, high-powered rifle. Bloomberg’s group lobbies lawmakers and counts more than 700 mayors nationwide as members.

Bloomberg’s separate political action committee supports political candidates who support gun control — an effort to counter the National Rifle Association, which pressures politicians

to follow its point of view.

The people who initially came into contact with the letters showed no symptoms of exposure to the poison, but three officers who later examined the New York letter experienced some minor symptoms that have abated, police said.

Word of the letters comes about a month after letters containing ricin were addressed to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a Mississippi judge. A Mississippi man was arrested in that case.

Browne would not comment on what specific threats were made or where the letters were postmarked.

ISTEP GLITCH WHAT HAPPENED

Around 70,000 online ISTEP tests were affected when limits on the amount of activity servers could handle caused some students to either be frozen out of test or have lengthy delays.

WHAT NOW

A state legislative committee will review the issues with the online test and call in leaders from the Indiana Department of Education and test contractor CTB/ McGraw-Hill with questions.

Results for students will likely be delayed until July.

Letters to gun control advocates, NYC mayor test positive for ricin Police found oily poison substance on Wednesday | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Two threatening letters sent to New York City’s mayor and his group that advocates for gun control contained traces of the deadly poison ricin, police said Wednesday.

The anonymous letters were opened in New York on Friday at the city’s mail facility and in Washington on Sunday at an office used by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a nonprofit started by bil-

DISNEYLAND EMPLOYEE ARRESTED Man suspected of putting dry ice bomb in theme park trash | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, California — Police arrested a Disneyland employee on suspicion of putting a so-called dry ice bomb in a theme park trash can where it exploded, authorities said Wednesday.

No one was injured in the small blast, but Disneyland briefly evacuated the Mickey’s Toontown section where the incident occurred Tuesday. The trash can did not

blow up.

Christian Barnes, 22, of Long Beach was arrested for investigation of possessing a destructive device, just hours after the blast, police Sgt. Bob Dunn said in a statement.

It wasn’t immediately clear how police connected Barnes to the blast and Dunn did not return repeated calls. Police said earlier they would scrutinize social media and surveillance footage.

Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown released a statement Wednesday saying the resort was working closely with authorities.

Barnes will be suspended or fired, she said.

Barnes, who worked as an

outdoor vendor for the resort, was held on $1 million bail, Dunn said.

Dunn said Barnes was cooperating with investigators, telling them the blast was an isolated incident with results he did not expect, Dunn said.

Dunn did not elaborate.

Barnes’ case had not yet been presented to prosecutors, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney’s office. The bail amount could change when prosecutors get the case and charges are decided, she said.

Detectives found fragments of a water bottle in the trash can and believe Barnes placed dry ice inside it to create the explosion,

the police spokesman said.

A telephone listing for a Christian Barnes in Long Beach rang unanswered Wednesday.

So-called dry ice bombs are easy to make, and on a much smaller scale, are sometimes used as classroom chemistry demonstrations, said John Goodpaster, an explosives expert at the Purdue School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

The size of the explosion, however, can vary greatly depending on the container’s size, material and the amount of dry ice used, he said.

The devices could cause injuries to those nearby if the builtup pressure was high enough.

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ast Saturday night, a relatively tame, familyoriented Muncie area skating rink was transformed into a high energy sport rink. Muncie’s local roller derby team, The Cornfed Derby Dames, was in action against the South Bend Bonnie Dooms. The Dames lost 141-214.

Senior nursing major Jessica Huffman, or “B-FLATtened,” is one of several women who competed that night.

“B-FLATtened” and the rest of the team will next be in action against the NapTown Roller Girls on June 16 at Gibson’s in Muncie.

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Q: How did you get involved in roller derby?

and most of the time it says ‘No.’

Q: Are there any benefits to it?

A: I would say so, yes. I’m trying to be more aggressive being B-FLATtened than Jessica. It’s hard. You gotta get out there and if somebody hits you, you have to hit her back. In real life I would be like ‘Oh, it’s OK.’

A: My English professor my freshman year was on Cornfed and she decided to bring us. I came with another girl on the team; we thought it looked like fun so we started.

A: These ladies are my family. It’s been great. I don’t go home nearly as much as I used to. It’s team building.

Q: What is the thing you like best about it?

A: The team, definitely.

Q: Is there anything that is not so fabulous, that maybe you don’t like as much?

A: With it being a lot of ladies, we do get at each other’s nerves sometimes. But we love one another and we have to keep reminding ourselves of that.

Q: I noticed that there were two breaks in game play tonight because of injury, on both the Derby Dames and the Bonny Dooms side. Have you yourself had any injuries?

A: We’ve all hit our head at least once or twice, and then I screwed up my knee a couple of years ago.

Q: One of the things that a lot of people are curious about when it comes to roller derby is your names.

How do you get your names?

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TOP: Jammer “OCDiva” makes her way past blockers from the South Bend Bonnie Dooms.

“OCDiva” was one of several women who acted as a jammer during the match up on Saturday.

BOTTOM: Blockers from the Muncie Cornfed Derby Dames try to hold back the jammer “Death Rae” from the Bonnie Dooms. The two teams took to the ring on Saturday, with the Bonnie Dooms winning the game 214-141.

A: There is a big database of names that have already been taken. You can’t have anything that is too close, or too similar to somebody else’s. So you submit your name and they will either accept it deny it.

Q: So there is a master roller derby name database?

A: There is a master roller derby name database. It’s very handy. You submit it

Q: Now is there an alter ego side to you? Like there is the portion that is you, then there is the B-FLATtened side. Are they different people, or more or less the same?

Q: Do you ever see the BFLATtened side come out, like when you’re in traffic and you feel the need to jam someone against the wall?

A: Yeah. It’s always a bad thing if it’s the entire team if we are driving right after practice.

Q: Because you’re really aggressive?

A: Yeah. We all become screaming metal deathtraps. Best not do that.

Q: Now this game was actually a benefit for the Animal Rescue Fund. Were you guys the ones who set that up, or was it a mutual thing?

A: We contacted them [The Bonnie Dooms] and made sure it was all OK.

Q: Why ARF? Any particular reason?

A: We are going though a bunch of different organizations. We like to help the community and be involved.

Q: What would you like for people to know about roller derby?

A: It’s not roller derby as it used to be. Come watch it, it’s a lot different. We’re athletes. We’re not just picking fights.

After being gone for seven years, “Arrested Development” has returned for a fourth season. I am one of the lucky few who didn’t have to wait all seven years for its return because I only got into the show my freshman year. Nevertheless, I was very much excited for the new season.

While extremely thrilled to see the cast together again, I was also very weary.

Shows have been canceled and brought back before and they’ve been complete busts. I really didn’t want this show to be one of them.

I hadn’t done much research before the fourth season, so I had no idea that all 15 episodes were going to be released to Netflix at one time. When the clock struck three on Monday morning, I was prepped and ready to binge watch the entire season in one fell swoop, despite pleas from show creator Mitch Hurwitz to watch the episodes gradually over a period of time.

The season starts off with Michael Bluth hitting his lowest point at a Bluth family made up event, “Cinco de Cuatro.” Every episode after is the story of a different member of the Bluth family, “whose future was abruptly canceled,” and how they had “no choice but to keep their [lives] together.”

Being that each episode is devoted to a different person, I was immediately worried about whether or not the characters would continue to interact in the way we all know and love, because, of course, one of the greatest things about the show is how well the characters work together and play off of one another. After watching the season, I realize that I had no reason to worry and that, even when separated, the lives of the Bluth family members are connected.

Having each episode cover the last five years of a different member of the family would have been a risky move had Netflix not released all the episodes together. Although the initial purpose wasn’t for the episodes to be watched all in one sitting, I think that having it available to do just that has been a contributing factor to the season’s success.

All of the episodes are so intertwined, it’s insane. I haven’t seen continuity on this level since I watched “Lost.” For that reason, it just feels right to watch this season all the way through. That way you don’t have a chance to forget all of the wonderful intricacies. If the episodes were released in normal episodic style, once a week, I’m sure the season wouldn’t have been the same experience.

This season brings back several beloved guest stars such as Henry Winkler as the Bluth’s idiotic attorney, Barry Zuckerkorn, Ben Stiller as G.O.B.’s arch nemesis, and of course, Liza Minnelli as the Bluth’s wealthy adversary, Lucille Austero or “Lucille 2.” Adding to the never disappointing list of guest stars this season, we have Isla Fisher as Michael’s new love-interest, Rebel Alley, Ron Howard as himself and everyone else from Conan O’Brien to Seth Rogen. The trio from “Workaholics” even makes a guest appearance.

If you haven’t already watched the season, I assure you, it’s well worth the time. The show’s plethora of merry mix-ups and use of clever wordplay make it a must-see.

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“Mud” tells the story of two boyhood friends, the vulnerable Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and his straight– edge — complete with Fugazi shirt — friend Neckbone (Jacob Lofland). The two live near the water in Arkansas and decide to venture out to a nearby island where they hope to find a boat stuck in a tree from a recent flood.

When they get to the boat, however, they find a man calling himself Mud (Matthew McConaughey) who has taken the boat for his home.

Mud is the quintessential Southern campfire storyteller, a man who has nails in the shape of crosses in his boots, a wolf’s eye sewn into his shirt for protection and believes bonfires lead to good luck.

The boys learn that Mud is living on the island while awaiting to be reunited with his girlfriend Juniper (Reese Witherspoon). The boys agree to help Mud reunite with his girlfriend and provide him with food in exchange for the boat when Mud leaves.

The story in Mud is exceptional. It feels like both a spacious Southern fable and a unique coming of age story at the same time.

There’s a good balance of oddball elements that keep the story from getting too sappy but enough solid plotting to keep the story from veering all over the place.

Ellis really forms the emotional center of the piece. The story starts with a tone that would sug-

gest Southern folklore but we eventually break that down until we face a very harsh reality. This ebb and flow with the plot coincides with Ellis himself, as he begins to face the harsh realities of the world around him, we lose a lot of the special magic that makes up the first half of the film.

In particular, I thought a scene where Ellis humiliates himself in front of a group of other kids — culminating with him declaring his love for May Pearl (Bonnie Sturdivant) — was incredibly honest. In one moment we see get to see Ellis’ perceptions of the world get torn apart in such a painful way, and I thought it was just about perfect.

By contrast, Mud gives us a fantasy element that gives the story a lot more punch. As Ellis struggles to understand why his parents are divorced and how they could stop loving each other, he turns to Mud in order to try and restore his faith in the order of the world. McConaughey does the character great justice. He seems to finally have found a niche in movies that works well for him in the edgy mysterious outsider type. It worked well for him in “Killer Joe” and I think he’s equally great here, keeping Mud interesting but also keeping him grounded with that slow Texas drawl.

Director Jeff Nichols is an exceptional writer who also has the ability

to establish tone well through his photography. I loved “Take Shelter,” the 2011 psychological thriller starring Michael Shannon, and “Mud” continues Nichols’ hot streak. He seems to be one of the great original voices working in movies today, crafting tales that are really well-scripted and bring out the best of his actors.

Overall, I loved “Mud.” Loved every character, loved the fantastical elements, loved the harsh realism the movie could offer and really appreciated the unique spin it places on this coming of age story.

It’s a tightly told story that’s visually interesting and inspires a lot of interesting characters and has a great payoff.

I didn’t love the way Mud and Juniper’s relationship tied up — and actually I was a little confused what the movie was trying to say with their conclusion — but other than that I thought this was a tremendous film.

I like movies that can blend fantastical elements to reality well, while sending the audience on a very compelling journey. I saw more than a little of my 14-yearold self in Ellis and actually felt pretty moved by his journey. Considering that’s coming from someone who grew up in the middle of Indiana connecting with someone growing up in the backwaters of Arkansas, this movie must being doing a lot right.

Liberace film sees largest audience in both showings | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A healthy number of HBO subscribers were curious about Michael Douglas’ performance as Liberace in the TV movie “Behind the Candelabra.”

The Nielsen company said the 2.4 million people who tuned in to the movie’s premiere over the Memorial Day weekend represented the network’s biggest audience for one of its original movies since “Something the Lord Made” in 2004.

Another 1.1 million people saw a repeat of the Liberace movie that began right after the first airing.

Dancing ruled over singing last week on the broadcast networks, depending on which audience you followed. ABC’s two “Dancing With the Stars” airings last week had around 15 million viewers, the mostwatched program on television. Among the younger demographic that are attractive to advertisers,

however, NBC’s “The Voice” was more popular.

Monday’s version of the Univision telenovela “Amores Verdaderos” landed in the Top 10 among younger viewers last week. In an indication of how young the Spanish-language show’s audience is, it ranked No. 39 among all viewers.

ABC won the week in prime time, averaging 6.5 million viewers, benefitting from “Dancing” and the finales of “Modern Family” and “The Middle.” CBS was second with a 6.3 million viewer average, NBC had 5 million, Fox had 4.3 million, Univision had 3.5 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 760,000.

TNT was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.4 million viewers in prime time. USA had 2.7 million, the Disney Channel had 2.2 million, Fox News Channel had 1.9 million and TBS had 1.6 million.

NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8 million viewers. ABC’s “World News” was second with 7.4 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6 million viewers.

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DOES THE MYSTERIOUS SARS-LIKE VIRUS CONCERN YOU AT ALL? STEVEN WILLIAMS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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TODAY Ball State men’s golf continues play in the third round of NCAA Nationals, set to tee off at 7 a.m.

The Indiana Pacers look to take a 3-2 series lead against the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Ball State focused on ‘staying relevant’ Cardinals look past poor performance at NCAA Nationals

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As the last team to sneak into its first NCAA Championships since 1986 — seeded last at No. 30 — Ball State’s men’s golf wasn’t expected to make much noise in the field of the nation’s top programs.

“Staying relevant” has been the team’s mantra all season long. The two words have been personified in the Cardinals’ play.

Through Ball State’s first nine holes at the Capital City Club Tree Crab Apple Course in Atlanta, the team got off to one of its best starts all season, stationing itself among the favorites — even holding the top spot for a few holes.

“We couldn’t have asked for a better start out of the gates,” coach Mike Fleck said. “The guys were playing disciplined, staying in fairways and knocking down putts.”

In a situation where the magnitude of the stage could have intimidated and hampered Ball State, the Cardinals shrugged off the pressure and played like it was a practice round at the Delaware Country Club.

“Our guys looked comfortable

ROUND-BY-ROUND PLAYER SCORES PLAYER

T. Lazzara: A. Stinson: J. Gasser: T. Merkel: M. Clouser:

ROUND 1

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out there,” Fleck said. “They didn’t get caught up in the who is who.”

But as day one progressed, Ball State regressed. After a blistering start, the Cardinals fell to 24th.

“The back nine is just the tougher part of the course,” Fleck said. “But it was a combination of things: the wind picked up and the greens got firmer.”

After staying close to underpar through the first nine holes, the Cardinals finished at 10-over.

Despite what seemed like a fall-off, the Cardinals’ 290 was the best round for a Ball State team at a NCAA Championships. Ball State’s round was also good enough to place it in front of five top-20 teams.

Senior Tony Lazzara led the team with the best round ever recorded by a Cardinal in the NCAA Championships with an even-par score of 70.

Senior Alex Stinson and junior Tyler Merkel both carded a

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2-over 72, while senior Joe Gasser shot 76 and sophomore transfer McCormick Clouser shot a 77.

Ball State was forced to start the second round on the treacherous back nine in the afternoon — starting it at the place, in the conditions, where it had faltered on day one.

There was no miraculous, one-night remedy that righted the ship for the Cardinals. Ball State struggled once again, but it kept itself relevant by posting good scores on the front.

The team broke its own record by one stroke before the ink had dried, carding a collective 289.

Led once again by Lazzara, who broke his own recorded by posting a 69, the fifth-year senior embodied the team’s motto in another way.

In the fall season, Ball State searched for production from its fifth spot. Fleck even opened the spot up for an inter-team competition.

Lazzara did not make the top-five in a few events, but

has upped his game and has been a solid contributor over the second half of the season and, more importantly, the postseason.

“On this team, anybody on any given day can lead us,” Fleck said. “Tony is very deserving to shoot the rounds he has; he has worked hard all year and through his whole career.”

A 72 from Gasser, 74’s from McCormick and Stinson and 77 from Merkel complimented Lazzara.

Now Ball State is in 28th, but more disconcerting is the fact that it sits 19 strokes out of the top-eight. After Thursday’s final round of stroke play, the top eight teams will move on to match play.

Even though the team’s season has only 18 holes left, with seemingly nothing to gain, Fleck said the team will not just give in.

“The guys are a little disappointed, but they know they still have a lot to play for,” Fleck said.

Fleck said the team still has its sights on moving up the leaderboard and knocking off more elite teams. This also means the team will be playing for the future, to show what Ball State golf is about and where it wants to be.

Ball State will start what is likely to be its last round of the season Thursday at 7 a.m. with its new partners 29th St. Mary’s and 30th South Carolina.

Duke wins Kim Moore Spirit Award Golfer honored for inspirational season after losing father

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There wasn’t a dry eye in the room as Ball State women’s golf coach Katherine Mowat told the inspirational story of Autumn Duke to a visibly touched audience of nearly 300.

Duke was presented with the Kim Moore Spirit Award at a banquet following the conclusion of the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships, in Athens, Ga., last Friday.

Duke, a senior in 2012-2013, was a leader and role model for her teammates. Despite the tragic loss of her own role model, friend and foremost, her father, that never changed.

Larry Duke died in a motorcycle accident on her birthday in September. His funeral took place just two days before Ball State’s own Cardinal Classic.

Autumn Duke was there, not just for the tournament, but for everything.

“Even the day after she buried her dad, she was always present,” Mowat said. “She didn’t miss a class. She didn’t miss anything with the team, from a tournament, to a workout, to a practice. She was always there.

She was always present.”

Autumn Duke finished fifth in the Classic, just two strokes out of first place. It was the best tournament of her career, and likely the most bittersweet, as Ball State won its first of four tournaments for the year.

She said in her four years at Ball State, she never played for another team as cohesive as this one. The entire team knew her dad. The loss was personal for each of them, not just Autumn Duke.

What resulted was an extremely strong chemistry between the girls. Autumn Duke’s perseverance helped to keep the effect on the team positive, as opposed to pulling it down.

“Basically, the fall was a lot of numbness and shock, and just surviving until the next spring.

I would kind of describe the fall as a blur,” she said.

She not only survived, she thrived. And none took notice more than Mowat.

“It came to my mind that there were awards, and recognition that she would be worthy of,” she said. “I’ve never nominated an athlete before, so it was definitely a bittersweet deal where you wish that you didn’t have to nominate her for something so tragic, but since that became our reality, I nominated Autumn for anything I could so that she could be recognized as the inspirational and courageous young lady that she is.”

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DETROIT — A cause of death was not determined Wednesday after an autopsy on the body of a Michigan man who played Division II football and was one of the most successful quarterbacks in college history.

There was no obvious sign of heart trauma on Cullen Finnerty, Lake County Sheriff Robert Hilts said.

Finnerty’s body was discovered Tuesday in woods in western Michigan, 65 miles north of Grand Rapids, following a search by dozens of people, including former teammates, coaches and current players at Grand Valley State University in Allendale.

The 30-year-old was with family on a holiday weekend at a cottage in Lake County’s Webber Township.

He disappeared Sunday while fishing a river separately from other relatives.

The autopsy “ruled out anything real obvious,” Hilts said in a phone interview.

“There was nothing that stood out as to the cause of death ... We’re glad there is no foul play found at this time.”

He said more results could be available this week after an examination of the brain and other tests.

“We can’t move forward without that information,” the sheriff said.

Hilts said Finnerty had called his wife and expressed concern about being out on the river.

“He was just uncomfortable about his surroundings at the

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GILBERT NAMED TO ALL-AMERICAN TEAM

Jennifer Gilbert, a junior outfielder on the Ball State softball team, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association NCAA Division I All-America Third Team on Wednesday. Gilbert is the first player in program history to receive All-American honors.

She is coming off of her second-consecutive Mid-American Conference Player of the Year award. In 2013, her Ball State single-season record 23 home runs moved her to first in program history and second in MAC history with 56 career home runs.

Gilbert is the stand-alone leader in MAC history with 183 career RBIs. Gilbert led the Cardinals to a 37-17 overall record with an 18-3 mark in MAC play. Ball State also claimed its fourth regular season MAC title in the last five years.

She is just the second player in program history to earn NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team honors twice in a career. Gilbert finished her 2013 campaign ranked in the top 22 nationally in nearly every offensive category.

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Senior Autumn Duke plays in the Cardinal Classic on Sept. 23, 2012, two days after the funeral of her father. Duke was awarded the Kim Moore Spirit Award in Atlanta, Ga., for her commitment to the team after the death of her father Larry Duke.

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Autumn Duke probably would have been excited about the award long ago, if she knew receiving it was even a possibility. Mowat made the nomination soon after the accident occurred, but never informed her.

The two, along with Autumn Duke’s mother, made the trip and enjoyed the final rounds of NCAA Championship golf before attending the banquet.

Mowat introduced her golfer, leader and role model to the crowd, and received something as memorable as the award itself.

“When I invited her to the

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The director of the Atlanta Open tennis tournament has been picked as the new president of the 500 Festival in Indianapolis.

The festival organization that coordinates several activities surrounding the Indy 500 announced Wednesday that Bob Bryant would become its new leader effective June 10. Events managed by the festival group include the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in early May and the Indy 500 parade traditionally hosted the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend.

Bryant replaces Kirk Hendrix, who led the 500 Festival for the past decade. The Indianapolis Star reports Hendrix stepped down this year to become president of the AAA Hoosier Motor Club.

Before he worked for the Atlanta tennis tournament, Bryant headed a marketing firm and spent five years at Turner Broadcasting and the Cartoon Network.

stage, there were probably 300 people present, and they immediately got to their feet and honored her with the most beautiful standing ovation and applause.

It was so touching, just incredible,” Mowat said.

Attending the banquet meant a chance for Autumn Duke to look back on her season with a new perspective on what she had overcome.

“It’s such a sense of accomplishment for me, that I could have given up, but I didn’t,” she said. “And to know that my peers and other college coaches look at me and acknowledge what I was able to fight through.”

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Senior Tony Lazzara puts on Tuesday at the NCAA Nationals in Atlanta, Ga. Even though the Cardinals started off strong in the rankings, they fell to 28th overall by the end of day two.

time. He said he was getting ride home,” he said. off the river, and things Finnerty, a star at Brighton went downhill from there,” High School, accepted an Hilts said. offer to play at the Finnerty’s body University of Toledo was found within but transferred to a mile of where he Grand Valley after the disappeared. He had 2001 season. He briefly led Grand Valley was a member of the State to more than Baltimore Ravens 50 victories and and later the Denver three national titles, Broncos but never got the last in 2006. a snap.

CULLEN The searchers FINNERTY Notre Dame coach included Grand Former Brian Kelly was Grand Valley coach Matt Baltimore Valley’s coach during Mitchell, who was a Raven’s the 2003 national defensive coach when quarterback championship season.

Finnerty played, as “It’s very chilling,” well as former Lakers coach Kelly said Tuesday, before Chuck Martin, now offensive Finnerty’s body was found. coordinator at Notre Dame.

“He led me to a national Mitchell said he was championship as a true “crushed” by Finnerty’s freshman. When I left, coach death, especially considering Martin took over and won two the family he left behind, a more national championships. wife and two children.

My heart goes out to the family “It was a pretty quiet bus and to his beautiful wife.”

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