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Trustees consider ban on tobacco Ball State officials to vote on eliminating smoking sections CHRIS STEPHENS CHIEF REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu Ball State’s Board of Trustees is considering a policy that would eliminate smoking sections and ban all tobacco products from campus. Vice President of Student Affairs Kay Bales recommended a tobacco-free policy to the board Friday that would be effective as of Aug. 1 if passed through a board vote on March 22. MAIN TOPICS The board dis• Rates for room and board cussed topics such contracts for 2013-14 as the tobacco-free • Intellectual property policy policy, a partner• Ball State’s Athletic ship with General Academic Progress Report Motors and the • University-wide Intellectual Proptobacco ban erty policy at the • University insurance meeting. coverage The task force • Higher learning commission that recommended accreditation process the tobacco-free policy, led by Bales, said it believes the ban would help lower health care costs, which are $1,700 higher for tobacco users, and prepare students for future employment. The policy would ban students, faculty and staff from smoking on school grounds, eliminating the designated smoking areas around campus. Two-thirds of students, faculty and staff polled said they would prefer a smoke-free campus,

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FAKING IT Underage students still finding ways to get alcohol despite excise efforts

EMMA KATE FITTES CHIEF REPORTER

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Editor’s note: The name Ted Stinson is a pseudonymn. The student’s name was changed to protect his identity.

ne drunken decision, one photo and $100 was all it took for Ted Stinson to launch his business selling alcohol to minors. Since August, Stinson has been frequenting multiple large retailers, list of booze in one pocket, fake ID and a wad of cash in the other. “A supermarket is a big place, they are trying to deal with [other things],” Stinson said. “A kid comes through trying to get $150 worth of alcohol, they got four people behind them with massive carts ... They [barely] even look at my ID.”

ALL ABOUT STATE IDS

Brandon Thomas, an Indiana State Excise officer, said using fake IDs is on the rise, especially in a college town with access to Internet companies making fake IDs. Thomas said grocery stores and larger franchises may not catch as many IDs because “that’s not their primary business.” Chris Johnson, general manager of Muncie Liquors off Riverside Avenue, keeps a board titled “Premature Customers,” displaying the 19 abandoned fake IDs he has collected since Aug. 1, 2012. “Now I can tell you where they are using them: WalMart, Meijer,” Johnson said. “Those people aren’t educated, they don’t even have to be 21. My people have to be trained.

See FAKE, page 4

Officials use a variety of different traits to make IDs difficult to reproduce and to identify which IDs are fake. Here’s a breakdown of some of the qualities of an Indiana driver’s license. DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS

Lines on IDs include details so small normal printers can’t reproduce them. In Indiana, the lines include slight striations.

IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT

IDs typically incorporate images that are only visible under UV lights. Indiana’s IDs feature a mug shot of the owner.

See MEETING, page 4

EIL to host ‘Moneyball’ inspiration Billy Beane

DO YOU KNOW YOURSELF?

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

People who card will often ask questions about IDs they find suspicious to catch users in a lie. Some common questions are: • What is your birthday? • What is your zip code? • What is your address? • What is the capital of your home state? Knowing too much about an ID – for instance, the driver’s license number – may also be a tell.

• Holograms are littered throughout IDs. Hoosiers’ IDs include holograms of a cardinal – the state bird – and the word “Indiana.” • Often, people checking IDs will also consider the general feel of the card, including the lamenation quality.

KNOW THE LAW

Legendary Oakland Athletics executive to speak at Emens RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu

FURNISHING FALSE EVIDENCE OF IDENTIFICATION

CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CONSEQUENCES:

Sec. 2. It is a Class C misdemeanor for a person to sell, give or furnish to a minor false or fraudulent evidence of majority or identity with the intent to violate a provision of this title.

Sec. 4. A person who commits a Class C misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than sixty (60) days; in addition, he may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

FALSE GOVERNMENT ISSUED IDENTIFICATION

Baseball fans, business enthusiasts and future leaders alike will have the chance to learn from a sports legend known for being one of the most progressive baseball executives of all time. A Conversation with “Moneyball’s” Billy Beane will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the John R. Emens Auditorium as part of the Excellence in Leadership proEVENT DETAILS gram. The conversaWHAT tion will cover his A Conversation with career and work “Moneyball’s” Billy Beane transforming the WHERE management of the John R. Emens Auditorium Oakland Athletics. WHEN The event is free and 7:30 p.m. open to the public. SO WHAT Beane, the subject Billy Beane is the 2012 of the 2011 film Baseball Executive of the “Moneyball” starYear and will be speaking about his work with the ring Brad Pitt, is the Oakland Athletics. general manager of the Oakland Athletics and was recently recognized as the 2012 Baseball Executive of the Year. Mitch Isaacs, associate director of Student Life and the Excellence in Leadership program organizer, said Beane’s visit has been highly anticipated. “The heart of his story is risk,” Isaacs said. “He put his reputation on the line and put himself out there and said, ‘Let’s try this,’ even though

Sec. 2.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally possesses, produces or distributes a document not issued by a government entity that purports to be a government issued identification commits a Class A misdemeanor.

CLASS A MISDEMEANOR CONSEQUENCES:

See BEANE, page 8

WATCH YOUR BACK

Makers of fake IDs often focus on the fronts and ignore the backs. Many bouncers and cops use scanners to check bar codes or magnetic strips. DN GRAPHIC ADAM BAUMGARTNER

SOURCES: Brandon Thomas, campussafetymagazine.com, msapc.org, IN.gov

BALL STATE’S LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT Cardinals use 22-7 run to take lead, Rockets rebound to grab first place in MAC standings MATT McKINNEY ASST. SPORTS EDITOR rattled in, silencing the crowd and | @Matt_D_McKinney ending Ball State’s chanc-

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Freshman Taylor Miller cries out as a trainer attempts to move her leg after she suffered an injury in the first half. Miller didn’t return to the game.

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Sec. 2. A person who commits a Class A misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than one (1) year; in addition, he may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

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Ball State was down just GUARDS FUEL es of ending the day at No. 1 in the conference. two points to the No. 1 RALLY FOR Late free throws changed team in the MAC, with BALL STATE the final score, but not the a minute to go. Toledo’s Find out which result as Ball State lost to Naama Shafir, who was players came up Toledo 68-64. big in the second shooting 5-for-18 at that “It’s a tough one,” Ball point, was isolated on half on Sunday State coach Brady SalShanee’ Jackson, arguably + PAGE 5 lee said. “Not because we Ball State’s best perimnecessarily lost the game. eter defender. When you see your team fight With all the momentum on Ball State’s side, Shafir drove for a that hard, you just want good couple steps, then pulled back things for them.” and shot an 18-footer. The ball

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