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STUDY ANALYZES BINGE DRINKING Researchers said age, income, race factors in consumption habits SAM HOYT STAFF REPORTER | sthoyt@bsu.edu
A recent Ball State study found that one in five Hoosiers ages 18 to 21 binge drink, compared to 38 percent of those between the ages of 22 to 25. People with higher incomes, those between the ages of 22
Shooting injures 4 at Texas college
County police said two supsects considered “people of interest”
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — A fight between two people led to a shooting at a Texas community college, where a maintenance man was caught in the crossfire and wounded, officials said. One of the people involved in the fight had a student ID, and both people were wounded and hospitalized, Harris County Sheriff’s Maj. Armando Tello said. A fourth person also was taken to a hospital for a medical condition. The two people involved in the fight are considered It has been people of interest, Tello said. Authorities said they safe for 40 weren’t looking for any other suspects, and they years. We recovered one handgun. think it’s still The shooting that happened before 1 p.m. sent safe. students scurrying for safety on the Lone Star Col- RICHARD lege System campus about CARPENTER, 20 miles north of down- chancellor of the Lone Star College town Houston. System Mark Zaragosa said he had just come out of an EMT class when he saw two people who were injured and stopped to help them. “The two people that I took care of had just minor injuries,” Zaragosa told KHOU. “One gentleman had a gunshot to the knee and the [other] actually had an entry wound to the lower buttocks area.” Richard Carpenter, chancellor of the Lone Star College System, said the shooting happened outside between an academic building and the library. The man, said to be in his mid-50s, was listed in stable condition. The shooting came one month after a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and heightening security concerns at campuses across the country. Guns are not allowed on college campuses, but the Texas Legislature this year may debate a bill that would allow them. The Lone Star Campus System is a gun-free zone, Carpenter said. State officials said the school had a plan to handle a shooting or other emergency situation. “It has been safe for 40 years,” Carpenter said. “We think it’s still safe.”
and 25 and men are more likely to binge drink, according to “The Burden of Alcohol Use in Indiana” study, which was conducted by Ball State’s Global Health Institute, or GHI. The report analyzed how drinking differs between gender, ethnicity, income, age and education. The report was released in December 2012 and was written by statistics graduate student Ian Reid and actuarial science graduate student Senzeni Mhlanga-Fichani. The two worked with health
economics profes- THE SCIENCE sor and director OF GETTING of GHI Kerry Anne DRUNK Learn how McGeary. “Part of the rea- your body son why I looked responds to at this study is alcohol because we had + PAGE 6 some funding from the National Institute of Health to look at alcohol taxation and alcohol use overall,” McGeary said.
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DRINKING CALORIES
Yes, a beer belly is a thing. Here’s a look at how many calories are in the average-sized drink. 12 oz beer
150 calories
5 oz wine
120 calories
1.5 oz liquor (a shot)
100 calories 0
30
60
90
120
150
6 shot > 1 Big Mac 500 calories
600 calories SOURCES: mcdonalds.com cdc.gov
DN GRAPHIC ADAM BAUMGARTNER
GIVE US YOUR
Handwriting allows us to be artists and individuals in a world of fonts and typefaces. National Handwriting Day was started by The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) to promote the use of a pen or pencil to rekindle that creative feeling through handwritten word. WIMA sponsors National Handwriting Day every Jan. 23 in conjunction with John Hancock’s birthday.
WHAT DOES YOUR HANDWRITING SAY ABOUT YOU? Use the space provided to write a note, poem, letter or journal entry. Write in cursive to make the most accurate analysis. Try incorporating as many letters as you can.
5 HELPFUL TIPS TO IMPROVING YOUR HANDWRITING Quality 1linesLine When writing, you want your to be sturdy and solid in or-
Example:
der to make sure they are legible. If your handwriting is too light, that could make it hard to read what you write, and if your lines are too bold and solid you could sacrifice quality as well as risk hurting your hand from gripping your pencil so hard.
Your turn:
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Alignment 2 When writing on a blank sheet of paper, you are more
likely to write at an odd angle than on lined paper. This makes what you write look sloppy and unprofessional. In order to ensure straight script you could place a sheet of lined paper underneath your blank sheet of paper before you write.
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Check it out: Use the key below to find out what your handwriting says about your personality.
Slants
Loops
A C
Slant 3 If you are unhappy with that italicized look to your
B
A
You are self-reliant and independent. You are logical as well as practical. You are guarded with your emotions.
UPPER ZONE • Closed “L” loops imply that you are restricting yourself in some way. • Open “L” loops show that you are spontaneous and relaxed. You typically find it easy to express yourself. • Closed “e” loops show that you tend to be skeptical and have fixed, limited self viewpoints. You are often unswayed by arguments.
B
You are open to the world around you and like to socialize with other people. You show a willingness to comply with rules and an ability to get along with your peers.
C
You generally like to work alone or behind the scenes. If you are right-handed and your handwriting slants to the left, you may be expressing rebellion.
• Open “e” loops may show that you have an open mind and enjoy trying new things.
writing, you may try angling the paper you are writing on the compensate for the angle at which you are holding your pencil. You want your hand to be at the same angle as the paper. Spacing 4 When writing, you should make sure that your
letters are evenly spaced. If too close, your words tend to blend together and become illegible. If too spread out, your word loses its cohesiveness. Letter Formation 5 While writing, there are some letters that manage to
LOWER ZONE • Narrow lower loops show that you have high standards when choosing possessions. You tend to have a fine line between friends and acquaintances • Small dangling lower loop show that you separate friends from close companions. Small loops suggest a tendency to attach yourself to an object.
get mangled. This is most common when writing vowels. What you can do to improve this is look back at what you wrote throughout the span of a day. Make note of the instances where your letters weren’t complete or legible and remember them for the future.
• No lower loops (lower-zone extensions resembling sticks) show that you have simple tastes and can get the job done. You also show signs of stoicism
SOURCE: handwritinginsights.com realsimple.com wima.org DN GRAPHIC MICHAEL BOEHNLEIN
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FUN. TICKETS Shondell gets 3-year contract extension has 63-30 STILL ON SALE Team record in Shondell’s Tickets for non-students, public on sale for pop group’s Friday night performance. SEE PAGE 3
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Ball State takes on Buffalo Cards have to stop ball screens against Bulls
SEE PAGE 4 MUNCIE, INDIANA
IT’S 75 DEGREES IN LOS ANGELES TODAY, YOU JEALOUS?
tenure at Ball State STEVEN WILLIAMS MANAGING EDITOR | @sbwilliams15
Ever since women’s volleyball coach Steve Shondell’s extension talks began, it was never a question of where he wanted to be. “I told [athletic director] Bill [Scholl] from the beginning that the only place I’m ever going to be is at Ball State,” Shondell said. “When my tenure is finished at Ball State I won’t be coaching college or high school anymore.” Shondell confirmed via text message to the Daily News he signed an extension early Tuesday before Ball State announced the three-year extension in a news release. Shondell’s new contract will continue through Jan. 31, 2016, with a first-year salary of $89,000, including performance incentives, Scholl said.
Scholl said the agreement was “a bit anti-climatic” because a verbal agreement was reached in the middle of Ball State’s fall season. Shondell has led Ball State to a 63-30 record in his first three years as coach including a NCAA Tournament bid in the 2011 season. The AVCA Hall of Fame coach made it clear he’s willing to coach as long as the program is still successful. “When it gets to the point where I feel like we’re not producing like we need to, then it will be time for someone else to take over,” Shondell said. “But hopefully that won’t be for at least a while. I just want what’s best for the university.” Scholl said the Muncie community and Ball State tradition means high expectations for Shondell and the women’s volleyball program. “When you are looking for programs to kind of serve as your signature programs, I think you would be silly to not think about volleyball potentially as one of those programs,” he said.
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Head coach Steve Shondell watches his team play during the match against Toledo in Worthen Arena. Shondell’s contract was renewed for another three years, now extending through Jan. 2016.
Shondell said his first goal going into a new contract is to improve the team’s health after issues in 2012. Ball State is coming off a 14-17 season in which it was knocked out TWEET US
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in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament, but it dealt with multiple injuries to key players throughout the season.
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