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ROCKIN’ OUT Emens Auditorium presents a night of music from classic ‘80s glam bands in musical ‘Rock of Ages’
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Boston bombing suspect charged Man accused of using, conspiring weapons of mass destruction use | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — A seriously wounded Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged in his hospital room Monday with bombing the Boston Marathon in a plot with his older brother and could get the death penalty for the attack that killed three people. Tsarnaev, 19, was charged by federal prosecutors with using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction — a bomb — to kill. The criminal complaint containing the allegations shed no light on the motive. But it gave a detailed sequence of events and cited surveillance-camera images of Tsarnaev dropping off a knapsack with one of the DZHOKHAR A. bombs and using a cellphone, TSARNAEV perhaps to coordinate or detoSuspect No. 2 nate the blasts. in the Boston The two pressure-cooker bombings bombs sprayed shrapnel into the crowd at the finish line last Monday. More than 200 people were wounded, and the dead included an 8-year-old boy. The Massachusetts college student was listed in serious but stable condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the throat and other injuries. His brother, Tamerlan, 26, died last week in a fierce gunbattle with police. “Although our investigation is ongoing, today’s charges bring a successful end to a tragic week for the city of Boston and for our country,” Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. The charges carry the death penalty or a prison sentence of up to life.
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The cast of “Rock of Ages” strikes a pose during a performance. The show is built around the glam metal bands of the 1980s. LINDSEY RILEY STAFF REPORTER | lnriley@bsu.edu
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ominique Scott has always been a rocker at heart. His father was the lead guitarist in a band called Hollow Spirit, and he grew up listening to rock music. In college, Scott started his own rock band, Domin8trx, which successfully recorded and toured their debut album “Carousel.” Tonight, Scott takes the John R. Emens Auditorium stage as Drew in “Rock of Ages.” The musical takes place on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip in the 1980s and tells the love ROCK OF AGES story of a small town girl and a big city rocker. WHERE “The musical is based off the song ‘Don’t Stop John R. Emens Auditorium WHEN Believin’’ by Journey. It’s about a small town girl 7:30 p.m. living in a lonely world. She took the midnight COST Free in advance for train going anywhere,” Scott said. “It’s a story students or $11 at the door about these two young kids trying to make their For more information contact Emens Box Office. way through life, find their dreams and figure out what they want.”
“Rock of Ages” features several classic rock songs. Here are a few and the original bands that performed them: POISON
“Nothin’ but a Good Time” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” TWISTED SISTER
“We’re Not Gonna Take It” “I Wanna Rock” FOREIGNER
“Waiting for a Girl Like You” “I Want to Know What Love Is” DAVID LEE ROTH
“Just Like Paradise” NIGHT RANGER
“Sister Christian” STYX
“Too Much Time on My Hands” “Renegade” JOURNEY
“Don’t Stop Believin’” “Any Way You Want It” REO SPEEDWAGON
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“Can’t Fight This Feeling” “Keep on Loving You”
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MORE PARTICIPATE IN 911 calls reveal terror of explosion COURSE EVALUATION 2-foot chunks of Faculty, departments use student feedback for improvements KATE FITTES CHIEF REPORTER | EMMA emfittes@bsu.edu
Student response rates for course evaluations raised 21 percent after the university introduced incentives last semester. Students who do not complete their course evaluations will have a hold put on their account and will not be able to view their official transcripts May 8, when they are released. The hold will last two or three days. “[Course evaluations were] something that was seen as optional even though it is very useful for the university and instructors,” said James Jones, the director of the office of research and academic effectiveness. Only 49 percent of students filled out course evaluations for Spring Semester 2012.
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| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEST, Texas — When the first call came in, it was just a fire. Smoke was coming from West Fertilizer Co. and an alarm was sounding, so a woman at a park just across the railroad tracks called 911. She was calm and matter of fact. The dispatcher responded in kind: “OK, I’m going to get them to put out the fire.” It was 7:29 p.m. April 17, and the last routine moment in West, Texas, since. Within 20 minutes, the park was strewn with twofoot chunks of concrete from the exploded fertilizer plant. The apartment complex behind it was ripped apart by the wave of energy that climbed the railroad bed and
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Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes walks by an apartment complex on April 21, near the West Fertilizer plant that was destroyed in the explosion in West, Texas. The blast killed 14 people and injured about 200 more.
slammed into the building, shredding its roof and blowing out windows. Dispatchers were swamped with hysterical reports. Nearly all 50 calls that flooded in during the next 35 minutes came from within a mile of the plant. Some knew
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THERE!” 40 DRAMA ABOUT HENRY II AND ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE 45 “FRIENDLY SKIES” CO. 46 GREATLY FEARED 47 COMSTOCK LODE FIND 48 FRED OF “MY COUSIN VINNY” 50 OOZED 52 WITH 54-ACROSS, “VIVA LA VIDA” ROCK GROUP, AND WHAT 17-, 28-/30- AND 40-ACROSS EACH IS? 54 SEE 52-ACROSS 55 POTTERY “PET” 58 SMOOTH TRANSITION 60 PASTORAL POEM 64 INVISIBLE VIBES 65 MORE THAN MOST 66 WINE TASTING CRITERION 67 QUILTING PARTIES 68 CORRIDA CHEER 69 NEUTER, HORSEWISE DOWN 1 SLYLY SPITEFUL
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Cardinals’ win at Buffalo clinches 21st MAC title Senior Albertin leads Ball State with 6-0 singles record in ‘13 BRIAN WEISS STAFF REPORTER | @bweiss14
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Senior Blake Beemer slides into third against Northern Kentucky on April 3. The Cardinals suffered a 6-5 loss to Miami on Sunday.
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Last fall, when Ball State coach Rich Maloney had his first look at the team he’d be coaching this season, he was less than impressed. He watched as the team worked out and performed at the practice facility, not happy with what he saw. Mostly, players lacked fundamentals, errors were commonplace and patience at the plate was rare. It was everything but the hallmarks of a Maloneycoached team. “At our fall practice, we had a lot of work to do to be a competitive team, that was pretty clear,” Maloney said. “To our guy’s credit, they’ve gotten a lot better. They improved, that’s how it’s supposed to be.” In 2011 and 2012, Ball State’s fielding percentage was at .950 and .955. This season it’s jumped up to .965. Maloney has seen his team’s patience in the batter’s box improve as well, taking 123 walks with 17 games left this season. Last year, the team had 127 after the entire season. Ball State has had a significant number of one run games this season, two of them coming last Friday and Sunday, both losses. Maloney said all those games, regardless of the outcome, are a sign the team is making progress and is ready to take the next step forward. Those close games have moments where the game can turn on one play, instances Maloney thinks may be the most important moments in baseball. “I thought there would be moments, I just didn’t know how many,” Maloney said. “There have been a lot of moments, a lot of them we’ve done well and a lot of them we’ve done not so well. But we’ve been right there, which is encouraging.” For seniors like Chris Marangon, Wes Winkle and Blake Beemer, time is running out, and those moments will be harder to come by. Maloney said he’s been impressed with the time and effort they’ve put into the program and wants them to see success before they leave. Seniors like Marangon have piled up stats during their Ball State careers, but don’t have postseason accolades to accompany them. Maloney hopes that’ll change with the improvements this team has made since last fall. “I really want success for these kids, they’ve worked so hard, especially the group of seniors,” Maloney said. “They’re right there
and inches away, I just hope that down the stretch here we can get over the hump so they can see the postseason.” Sitting with a conference record of 6-9 after dropping its series to Miami of Ohio 2-1, Ball State is currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture. Coming into the season, Maloney said he wasn’t sure what kind of team he’d have, if it would be competitive and make the postseason, or struggle to keep games close and end up being blown out. After seeing the progress his baseball team has made so far, his view of the team is different than when the season began. Seeing the team perform and spending time with them outside Ball Diamond has changed his view from the first time he worked with them last fall. “When you see yourself that close, the competitiveness in you, the fire that burns deep within yourself, and the drive, it raises the bar of your expectations,” Maloney said. “My expectations are definitely greater, and I really want it so bad for these kids right now.”
PLAYER IMPROVEMENTS 2012 6.15 33 2/3 32 23 23 30
Scott Baker Earned Run Avg. Innings Pitched Hits Walks Earned Runs Strikeouts
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Jon Cisna 2012 9.15 19 2/3 30 10 20 10
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In 32 seasons of play in the Mid-American Conference prior to 2013, the Ball State men’s tennis team won 20 MAC titles. This season it added yet another title to its résumé. The Ball State men’s tennis team captured their first MidAmerican regular season title since 2006 on Saturday at Buffalo. Ball State finished the regular season a perfect 5-0 in the MAC and 16-7 overall. “We’re awfully happy to have it. We were accustomed to winning pretty regularly there for a long time, it feels good to get a championship back,” coach Bill Richards said. Before conference play, the Cardinals battled through a tough non-conference schedule where they lost all seven of their matches to nationally ranked opponents. “We did have a tough nonconference and we were competitive with pretty much every team we played, so I think that gave us a little bit of confidence going in [to conference play] knowing we can play with most teams in the country,” senior Dalton Albertin said. With injuries impacting the team throughout the early part of the season, Albertin played a key role in the team’s early success. He posted a 6-0 record at the No. 1 singles position. “I’ve been fortunate, I’ve played pretty high in the lineup my sophomore year on, so I was pretty ready for that [playing at No.1],” Albertin said. “But it’s always good to see good competition.” Even though the Cardinals were unable to defeat any ranked teams during the nonconference, Richards mentioned how important it was
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Senior Dalton Albertin returns a volley during his singles match against Detroit Mercy on Jan. 25. The men’s tennis team is headed into the postseason ranked first in the MAC.
for them to play against quality competition. “I think it definitely helped us. I think most coaches feel that to try and get better and improve you have to play very good competition, and we certainly feel that way,” Richards said. The Cardinals used the tough non-conference schedule to prepare for a competitive MAC conference. “As far as the conference, we knew going into it that there were going to be five teams, that in my opinion, were all capable of winning the league,” Richards said. “We approached every match as if it was for a championship.” The attitude of one game at a time was prevalent for the Cardinals throughout the entire season. With big matches on the horizon, Richards kept the team’s focus on the next match, no matter the opponent.
In MAC play the Cardinals used a huge 7-0 victory against Northern Illinois, a team that defeated them 6-1 last season, to set up the match of the year against rival Western Michigan. In front of the largest crowd of the season, the Cardinals defeated the Broncos 4-3 to keep their title chances alive. The Cardinals won against Chicago State before traveling to Buffalo looking to secure the title. Even when the Cardinals were within one win of a regular season title, Richards treated it like any other match. After a long and difficult season, the players took pride in their accomplishment. “It was really, really exciting to win one for the first time since 2006,” senior Cliff Morrison said. “It’s been a really tough and challenging year for a lot of guys, and it was good to finally come through and be rewarded for it.
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Author signs books on Earth Day Environmentalists, farmers gather to talk sustainability SAM HOYT STAFF REPORTER | sthoyt@bsu.edu The Downtown Farm Stand proved to be the “hub of local food” in Muncie when local farmers, authors and environmentalists gathered for an Earth Day celebration there. Dave Ring, owner of the Downtown Farm Stand, said he wanted to host an event for author Kelsey Timmerman’s new book release. Timmerman wrote the freshmen reader “Where am I Wearing?” and signed copies of his new book “Where am I Eating?” at the event. “I’d never really realized how
important the first Earth Day was to the American environmental movement,” Ring said. “I’d always kind of been one of those people who’d say, ‘Well, everyday should be Earth Day,’ but when I saw the documentary, it inspired me.” Timmerman’s books are about his attempts to learn about the places and people that make our clothes and food and the importance of being a responsible consumer. “So much of what I write about in ‘What am I Eating?’ is about how our choices in the grocery store affect other people on the planet,” Timmerman said. The idea for the second book partially came when Timmerman met many factory workers during his travels for “Where am I Wearing?” who had left farms. Timmerman met Ring when
he started researching local food in Muncie for his book. Timmerman mentions Ring and the Farm Stand in his new book. “The Farm Stand is a really great place, and there aren’t a lot of places like this in our area,” Timmerman said. “Get educated about where your stuff comes from.” Ring also invited local farmers and environmentalists to meet and talk to participants at the event. Skip Robb of Gospel Trails Farm talked about the steps the farm has taken to produce healthier beef and lamb. “We raise our animals in a way that’s restoring to the land and that fits in with the Earth Day mindset,” Robb said. “Our philosophy is that if we produce good soil, we’ll produce good plants, which will make healthy
State aid to benefit failed charter debt Indiana lawmakers talk forgiving $12M as part of package | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are considering forgiving $12 million in loans that “failing” charter schools accepted from the state, as part of a broader package of state aid for charters. The Indiana Department of Education loaned roughly $12.9 million to eight charter schools to help with startup costs, and they still owe $12 million to the state, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Seven whose charters were revoked by Ball State in January would be absolved of payments, along with another school which did not seek to renew its charter. “Why did they get their charter revoked?” asked Senate Appropriations Chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville. “If they were [educating students] and it was a good faith effort and they were in good standing at that time, maybe it should be paid for them.”
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PROFESSORS TO SHOW RELATIONS OF BSU, MYANMAR The Ball State community will discuss updates on the historic democratic and free market reforms taking place in Myanmar and how Ball State is involved. The Center for International Development presents its involvement with Myanmar at 3 p.m. on Tuesday in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center room 301. Ken Holland, director of the Center for International Development, will discuss his experience in Myanmar. He has established initial context with the university that will potentially partner with Ball State. “The university is exploring a potential partnership with universities in Myanmar, former Burma, and its result of an outreach by the United States Government,” Kenneth Hall, a history professor, said. Ball State is one of 10 United States institutions of higher education to participate in a delegation visit. The delegation visit was organized by the Institute of International Education. Myanmar has been under military rule since 1962. United States diplomatic relations were served in 1990. On Nov. 22, 2012, President Barack Obama announced that the U.S. was going to restore diplomatic ties. “Essentially in the last two or three years the government has transitioned,” Hall said. “The military has sort of opened up a willingness then to allow the development of some democratic base that is here and opposed to being in isolation to the rest of the world.” They are currently exploring what the university would offer. Hall said they mostly want redevelopment of their university. – OLIVIA GUIDI
The Senate has budgeted roughly $80 million to repay loans taken out by a range of charter schools, many of them performing well by state standards. The goal of the loan program was to put charter schools on equal footing with public schools. Because charter schools operate on a calendar year — unlike the state budget — each one started out having to find six months’ worth of operational money, which the state answered with loans, Kenley said Monday. “So what we’re doing is funding what we should have funded when we first started this exercise,” he said. But he added that fiscal analysts are working fast to determine if the revoked charters should share in that benefit. Charter school supporters said the loan forgiveness is merely setting straight a budgeting technicality, but public school advocates point out they still have to pay back loans from the same state fund that gives to charters. Ball State revoked charters after determining the schools were not meeting performance standards. An eighth school which received aid from the
state’s Common School Fund withdrew its application for an extension from the university. The schools also scored “Fs” or “Ds” under the school grading system unveiled by former School Superintendent Tony Bennett. Loan forgiveness could translate into a windfall for each revoked school. A trio run by the national group Imagine Schools — two in Fort Wayne and one in Indianapolis — borrowed a little more than $6.3 million and still owes roughly $6.28 million. Imagine is appealing Ball State’s revocation of its charters. Rachel Cirullo, regional director for Imagine, said many of their students are either transient or come from low-income families, making it harder to improve performance. The students also frequently enter the charterschool a few levels below where they should be performing. “A lot of times kids will come to us far behind where they should be according to those standardized tests,” she said. “So we’re still not bringing them up to the grade level in that time that we’re allowed, so that’s obviously a big challenge for us.”
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their practical exam, so they left the class to go help, said Dr. George Smith, West EMS’s medical director. Four of the 18 in that class died. “Every one of them were friends of mine,” Smith said. Smith now carries a photo on his phone that shows a huge pile of debris, part of what used to be the West Rest Haven nursing home, where he also is medical director. The home sat between the ambulance building and the fertilizer plant. “I was under that,” Smith said of the collapsed roof in the photo. His face bears scrapes and scratches from the night. Smith and others managed to get all of the about 130 residents out. One man later died, not from injuries but his existing medical conditions, Smith said. A woman whose mother-inlaw was a resident told a 911 dispatcher they needed flashlights to help find the injured. “We’ve got old people, they’re bleeding, they’ve got glass,” she said. “This rest home is completely demolished.” Injured residents of an assisted living facility next door were moved to the front porch. “My people are at the assisted living, three workers and my 11 residents and they’re all bleeding,” another 911 caller said. “They’re trying to take care of the bleeding but nobody has any medical attention over there right now.” One man who called twice from about a half-mile south of the plant said he had dug three women out of a collapsed house. “Hurry, they’re bleeding bad,” he said.
TEXAS: Callers from afar talk of terror of unknown Investigators later assured residents the town’s air was not toxic. Calls from those further away relate terror of the unknown. Dispatchers asked callers to take deep breaths and repeat the unintelligible. “Something happened out here,” a crying 83-year-old woman tells the operator, her voice quavering. “Our house exploded or something. There was a big explosion and then our house is just destroyed. “We’re all ok, but my God, what has happened?” she said. “I’m scared to death.” Residents and dispatchers soon realized the enormity of the situation. One woman who called about a house burning on her street was asked if she lived close to the fertilizer plant. But she said she was several blocks away. Less than five minutes after the first explosion call, dispatchers also knew West’s own emergency resources were severely hampered. “Listen to me, my ambulance station just completely exploded,” a West EMS supervisor can be heard saying on one call. “I’ve got a nursing home and an ambulance station and an air evac. I need as many ... trucks as you can send this way.” “The roof completely collapsed on the building. I’m doing a walk through now. I think we got everybody out,” he said. “I don’t have radio communications, I have lost my repeater.” The blast left the city with one functioning ambulance. An EMT training class was in the building that evening. The trainees already had passed
animals, then healthy people.” Robb said responsible farming can produce an extra inch of topsoil per year, which lessens the effects of flooding and droughts. Barry Banks, founder of Redtail Land Conservancy, also discussed the importance of taking care of the Earth. “We’ve already lost almost 90 percent of our natural area in this part of the state,” Banks said. “The natural areas that remain are even more precious and it’s more important to preserve what once was here.” Since being founded in 1999, Red-tail has worked out 18 conservation agreements that protect at least 1,939 acres. “The major natural cleanser of the air is trees,” Banks said. “Restoring trees when we can and maintaining the tree cover that is already here is extreme-
ly important to maintain our quality of living.” Timmerman signed freshman natural resources major Derek Tepe’s copy of “Where am I Eating?” which Tepe has already begun reading. “People nowadays have a sort of disconnect between the source of their food and their kitchen, and I think it’s important that people understand where their food is coming from,” Tepe said. “More often than not, we take it for granted what it takes to get the food from point A to point B. In places like this where it’s locally grown, I think it gets people a little more attached to the food they’re eating.” While buying local and organic food can be more expensive, Ring believes it is better for everyone from a long-term perspective.
“There are no tax subsidies for organic food, but you also don’t have the environmental cleanup costs or the health problems,” he said. “All that ties into making organic food look much more expensive than it appears at the cash register.” While the spotlight of the event was on local food and land, Tepe agreed that the worldwide impact is not to be overlooked as well. “It’s interesting because we’ve almost seen this movement of locally grown food as a grassroots movement, but its consequences reverberate globally. If everyone did this, we’d cut back on greenhouse emissions, people would be healthier, there’d be less disease,” he said. “We’re looking at it at a small-scale level, but it has these big-scale implications.”
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Mahesh Daas, the chair of the department of architecture and planning, said he supports the new incentives. “I think whatever incentives they can provide that encourage students to provide feedback is good,” Daas said. “[Course evaluations] are absolutely important. All of my colleagues take them very seriously. What they provide matters in very real ways.” Jones said the evaluations have two main functions: they provide instructors with feedback about their course and are taken into account when departments decide on promotions, salary changes and tenure. “We just provide reports to faculty and department for them to use as they see fit,” Jones said. “How that’s used will vary from department to department. Some departments put more emphasis... on how much weight to give student ratings.” If a course has four or more students enrolled, students can evaluate it online. Evaluations are shared with the chairperson of each department and the instructors who were evaluated after final grades have been submitted. Darren Wheeler, a political sci-
ence assistant professor, said in the political science department, the evaluations are used as part of their teaching assessment for potential promotion and tenure and to help determine rankings for merit pay. Wheeler said student evaluations are just one aspect of the decision and these assessments also take into account evaluations by the department chair, teacher’s portfolios and peer evaluations. Since he first came to Ball State in 2009, Wheeler said the evaluations have been especially helpful in adjusting to a new school. “I use them individually to assess what students like and what they don’t like, what went well and what didn’t go well,” Wheeler said. “I’ve often found that students collectively have the capacity to give useful feedback, especially if I am teaching a course for the first time or if I am using a textbook I haven’t given.” Dan Waechter, chairperson for the journalism department, said his department also uses the student evaluations for annual assessments, and they are typically included in promotion or tenure requests and salary calculations. Daas said he goes a step further and reviews each evaluation he receives, looking for pat-
terns and problems. “We look for [if there] has there been a consistent delivery of materials, have there been any unusual changes in terms of faculty majors,” Daas said. “If there are any major changes, I discuss them with the faculty members.” James Ruebel, the dean of the honors college, said he also reviews the evaluations and talks to faculty members if they should continue to teach honors courses or make other changes. “For honors teaching they are absolutely critical because our entire honors college is devoted to the success of undergraduate students, we don’t have another internal goal,” Ruebel said. “If there was a disaster, say there was a faculty member abusing students, we want to know that and stop that.” Since teachers do not apply for tenure or promotions through the honors college, they are only used for feedback about courses. “If you have good things to say, fill it out. If you have bad things to say, fill it out,” Wheeler said. “We actually do use them for stuff. We don’t have you fill them out and then stick them in a drawer and don’t look at them. I know students worry about that sometimes.”
weapons to try to determine how they were obtained by the suspects. Tsarnaev could be charged soon, although it was not clear what those charges would be. The twin bombings killed three people and wounded more than 180. The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty. Across the rattled city, churches opened their doors to remember the dead and ease the grief of the living. At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in South Boston, photographs of the three people killed in the attack and an MIT police officer slain Thursday were displayed on the altar, the faces illuminated by glowing white pillar candles, one for each person lost. “I hope we can all heal and
move forward,” said Kelly McKernan, who was crying as she left the service. “And obviously, the Mass today was a first step for us in that direction.” A six-block swath of Boylston Street, where the bombs were detonated, remained closed Sunday, though police at the scene told pedestrians it was expected to reopen before this morning. Boston’s historic Trinity Church could not host services Sunday because it was within the crime scene, but the congregation was invited to worship at the Temple Israel synagogue instead. The FBI allowed church officials a half-hour Saturday to go inside to gather the priests’ robes, the wine and bread for Sunday’s service. Trinity’s Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III offered a prayer for those who were slain “and for those who must rebuild their lives without the legs that they ran and walked on last week.”
BOSTON: Suspect could face death penalty | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The suspects are two ethnic Chechen brothers from southern Russia — 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan. Their motive remained unclear. The older brother was killed during a getaway attempt. The younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, remained hospitalized in serious condition Sunday after his capture Friday from a tarp-covered boat in a suburban Boston backyard. Authorities would not comment on whether he had been questioned, but several officials have said Tsarnaev’s injuries left him unable to communicate, at least for now. Shots were fired from the boat, but investigators haven’t determined where the gunfire was aimed, Davis said. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is tracing the
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ROCK: High school student travels to Ball State to see ‘Rock of Ages’ for 8th time | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Scott said he was rehearsing for another show when he received a text message about auditioning for a spot on the “Rock of Ages� touring cast. He was originally cut after the first round of auditions, but after creating a performance video at home and sending it to the casting director, he was asked to come back and was eventually given a spot. “I’ve always been doing the whole rock thing and it was a coincidence that ‘Rock of Ages’ came along,� he said. “It’s a
perfect blend of my theater life and rock life.� Although it’s a musical, the show also has the feel of a rock concert. “There’s a live band on the stage just rocking out. There’s smoke, fog, moving lights and lasers. It’s a spectacle,� he said. “It’s the most fun you will have at a live theater event.� Elizabeth Bolinger, a junior at DeKalb High School from Auburn, Ind., is visiting Ball State not just for a preview day but to also see “Rock of Ages� for the eighth time. She describes the show as “nothin’ but a good time.�
“The show itself is special. You usually don’t go to the theater to see ‘80s hair metal and girls on poles, but that is what makes ‘Rock Of Ages’ what it is,� she said. “It is a crazy fun show from start to finish that either has me on the edge of my seat or out of it dancing, no matter how many times I see it.� Bolinger said she has traveled to places like Chicago, Bloomington and South Bend to see the musical. She said the audience should not be surprised if the musical becomes one of their favorite shows. “It is rock and comedy in epic
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proportions and it is impossible to resist,� she said. Ball State senior creative writing and English education major Morgan Smith said she is excited to see the show after growing up listening to the same type of music. “I know every song, and I’ve seen a lot of the bands that [inspired the show] in concert,� she said. “My taste in music has always made me feel like I was born in the wrong time. I’m an ‘80s addict; as soon as ‘Rock of Ages’ debuted, I knew I had to see it.� With semester finals ap-
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enjoy whether or not they love the music. “If you grew up listening to these tunes, it’s going to be a great walk down memory lane. If you’re hearing them for the first time, you will love them,� he said. “One of the best parts of our show is the music, and it’s the best music of the ‘80s.� “Rock of Ages� will be at Emens Auditorium tonight for a onenight performance. In addition to the popular Journey hit, audience members will hear other classic rock songs such as: “The Final Countdown,� “Wanted Dead or Alive� and “Here I Go Again.�
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proaching very soon, Smith said she is using the musical as a good excuse to take a break from the end-of-the-semester stress. “[The musical] is going to attract a very specific crowd, people like me from the wrong generation, and people who loved that music when it was new,� she said. “Either way, everyone there will have similar interests. It’s like a community audience, so I expect to experience a really fun show with a really fun crowd.� Despite rock music not being as mainstream as it once was, Scott said this musical has something for everyone to
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TO SPLURGE OR NOT TO SPLURGE: THAT IS THE QUESTION
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THINGS TO SPLURGE ON:
however, I splurge on skinny jeans because I wear them daily. Also, if you stick with a classic brand like Levi or Ralph Lauren, they are likely to continue making that style for a while, meaning you can buy that style consistently when you find the perfect fit.
THINGS NOT TO SPLURGE ON: TRENDY TOPS
Yes, skulls, spikes and crop tops are in, but for how much longer? If you are keen with staying up on trends, stick with Forever 21 or the sale rack at Urban Outfitters. No, the clothes won’t stand the test of time, but they will last as long as the trend. You don’t want to spend a lot of cash on an item you can only wear for a season.
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Every woman should have one classic, brand name handbag. While cheap handbags are cute and fun, an expensive handbag will last a lifetime. Brand name purses are well-made with better fabrics and materials and look stylish and polished. Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs and Tory Burch are my current preferences, but there are some less expensive options. Brand name purses may seem too expensive, but they are worth every penny considering how often they will be used. Plus, an inexpensive outfit looks costly the moment you add an expensive handbag.
A CLASSIC PAIR OF JEANS
Jeans are a staple item of almost everyone’s wardrobe. They can be dressed up or down and are appropriate for most casual events. A more expensive pair of jeans will fade and tatter less; cheap jeans get stretched out more easily, meaning more washing and drying and more wear and tear. Boot cut or straight cut, dark jeans are definitely classic styles to splurge on;
Weddings, funerals and interviews are all inevitable life events that call for the dreaded suit and tie. After college, there will be many occasions for a suit, so bite the bullet and splurge on it now. Opt for a classic black suit, then you can spice it up with a collared shirt or blouse underneath.
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WHAT HAVE YOU SPLURGED ON? Michael Kors Watch, $250 I will be able to wear it with professional clothes, class clothes and ‘going out’ clothes. And I feel like jewelry never really goes out of style, I still wear my first pair of birthstone earrings from almost 13 years.
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Burberry Scarf, $395 I decided to treat myself for my birthday, because I’ve always wanted a Burberry scarf and I happened to have the money.
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Coach Purse, $375 When you know an item is expensive, you’ll treat it better and it will last longer.
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EVERYDAY JEWELRY
If you plan to wear an item everyday, it is worth the splurge. Watches are both timeless and trendy; they never go out of style. Whether your budget allows Fossil, Michael Kors or Rolex, the watch is worth the money. One day last summer, I spontaneously headed to Nordstrom and bought a rose gold Marc Jacobs watch. Hands down, best purchase I’ve ever made. There isn’t a day I don’t get complimented on that bad boy, maybe because I never take it off.
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KOURTNEY COOPER FASHION FIX
s broke college students, we are usually scrounging up change just to buy dinner. Most students would rather have an extra Jimmy John’s sandwich a week than save that money — except me. I would gladly eat PB&Js all week if it means new clothes. Now is the time to start building the staples of your wardrobe, because after college, the expenses and bills will only increase. So what is worth the hard-earned money and what can you spend a couple bucks on?