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evelopers are getting ready to start the foundations of the $54 million mixed-use facility in the Village, now that construction of the parking garage has begun. The project, now called Village Promenade, will see its foundations take root this week, said Chase Sorrick, co-founder and developer at Investment Property Advisors.

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Leasing information for the 266 apartment units in the Village Promenade will also be available soon. He said IPA has hired American Campus Housing, an Austin, Texas-based company, to manage the leasing of the units. He said they submitted their building permit application Monday, but it may take a day or two before it is approved.

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Student veterans may face challenges NEW COURSES TO FACE FORMAL if government shutdown continues REVIEW SYSTEM Work-study funding checks late due to employee furloughs KAITLIN LANGE STAFF REPORTER | kllange@bsu.edu

Tuesday’s governmental shutdown will affect veterans across Ball State relying on benefits from Veteran Affairs Services. More than 400 Ball State student veterans currently receive benefits from Veteran Affairs Services, said Beck Hannaford, veterans benefits and financial assistant coordinator. Two work-study students, classified as veterans, will have to wait to receive their paychecks due to the temporarily reduced workforce in positions responsible for sending the checks. Hannaford said he got a call from one student in the

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Indiana National Guard who had been furloughed, meaning he was temporarily laid off without pay, but has yet to hear of any others. The student worker was deemed nonessential to the government. About 100 students on campus, who receive aid through the National Guard or another branch of the reserve service, will not receive monetary aid next semester if the shutdown continues. Hannaford said every military student turned in the necessary paperwork on time for this current semester before the shutdown occurred. “Veterans are impacted a lot by the government shutdown and it could have a big impact if it continues,” Hannaford said. “A hundred students not getting their tuition paid, that’s a big deal.” Ball State Student Veteran Organization’s Vice President

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and Indiana National Guard soldier was furloughed without pay. Jessica Robinson said if the shutdown continues, disabled veterans, like herself, wouldn’t receive benefits. The fund currently being used to send veterans disability payments could run out of money.

While active members of the armed forces will continue to receive pay due to a congress bill, Robinson said she is still uncertain about her future. “The shutdown makes me worried about my future for a lot of reasons,” Robinson said. “The biggest one is that Veteran Affairs funds my school and I am disabled so I count on this money to help me pay for getting care for these disabilities. If I don’t get paid, then I’m not sure how my education will be paid for.” Robinson said a government shutdown is not the right way to solve the government’s problems for veterans. “It is extremely frustrating and impacts more than just one political party,” Robinson said. “They are hurting a lot of people, veterans and civilians, because they do not know how to get along and make a budget.”

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During the first day of a partial government shutdown, representatives and the president failed to reach an agreement. Here is a look at the yesterday’s events:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ominously, there were suggestions from leaders in both parties that the shutdown, heading for its second day, could last for weeks and grow to encompass a possible default by the Treasury if Congress fails to raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Speaking at the White House, the president accused Republicans of causing the first partial closure in 17 years as part of a non-stop “ideological crusade” to wipe out his signature health care law. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, gave as good as he got. “The president isn’t telling the whole story,” he said in an opinion article posted on the USA Today website. “The fact is that Washington Democrats have slammed the door on reopening the government by refusing to engage in bipartisan talks.” He spoke in a Capitol closed to regular public tours, part of the impact of a partial shutdown that sent ripples of disruption outward — from museums and memorials in Washington to Yellowstone and other national parks and to tax auditors and federal offices serving Americans coast to coast.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Four members of Washington state’s 12-member congressional delegation have promised to give up their pay during the federal government shutdown that began Tuesday. Reps. Derek Kilmer and Suzan DelBene, both Democrats, and Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, have all confirmed that they will forgo their salary for the duration of the shutdown. Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler announced on Twitter that she will give 100 percent of her salary to a local charity. Members of the House and Senate make $174,000 a year, and some in leadership roles make more. While Kilmer, DelBene and McMorris Rodgers will automatically be paid during the time, they’ve said they will return the amount equitable to their salary to the U.S. Department of Treasury. Since March, DelBene has already been returning 8.2 percent of her salary each month to Treasury in response to across-the-board budget cuts, known as sequestration, that were done earlier this year.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A government shutdown shouldn’t cost the state much federal funding as long as it doesn’t last too long. Office of Management and Budget Director Chris Atkins tells WIBC-FM the state’s cash reserves will keep many programs going up to a month before running short. The partial federal government shutdown is sending hundreds of workers at north-central Indiana’s Grissom Air Reserve Base and the state’s national parks onto unpaid furlough. Grissom spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Lockard said about 600 full-time civilian employees and Air Force reservists were furloughed. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is closed and 50 staffers are furloughed. He said some federally funded programs — such as the National Guard — will be reimbursed after the fact.

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9:33 a.m. In a 54-46 vote, Democrats in the Senate reject a House proposal for a conference on a spending bill. 1:01 p.m. President Obama delivers a statement to the public, calling the event a “Republican shutdown” that “holds the entire economy hostage over ideological demand ... it’s all about rolling back the Affordable Care Act.” He goes on to say that Congress has to stop “governing by crisis.” 7:44 p.m. A motion to resolve the conflict fails in the House 264-164, with 285 votes needed to pass. 7:54 p.m. A motion to resolve the conflict fails in the House 265-163, with 285 votes needed to pass. 8:01 p.m. A motion to resolve the conflict fails in the House 252-175, with 285 votes needed to pass. SOURCES: New York Times, The Associated Press

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‘It was poor word choice’ Former SGA leader discusses life after tweets, resignation

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Malachi Randolph has been back on campus for three weeks since he resigned as Student Government Association president, and he said the threats seem to have subsided. “I haven’t had anything for a while,” Randolph said. “But then again, I had to block a lot of people [on social media], too.” Randolph began receiving hateful remarks after he posted racially insensitive tweets regarding Asian people on Sept. 4. He resigned from his position in SGA a day later. Since his resignation, he said people have been contacting him online, calling him an embarrassment to the university, saying he never should have been born and posting various other insults. “Obviously [my tweets] were offensive, obviously it was a mistake,” Randolph said. “I don’t think it warranted some of the hate that I got. It warranted an uproar, it warranted people being angry, but I don’t think it warranted stuff like death threats and people telling me that I never should have come to Ball State.” He said on campus no one has approached him with the same hostility he received online.

“I did feel like people were “They were yelling at me looking at me, trying to figure because I wasn’t doing my job, out if I was that kid, you know, and I was in the bathroom crywho caused all the raucous,” he ing,” he said. said. “I kind of just had Randolph has said he to lay low, and you know, regrets the tweets. just walk to my classes. He calls the moments People kind of had a litin which he sent them tle hush or something if times of weakness. I walked in.” “Everyone vents, evRandolph said he sent eryone says stupid stuff,” the tweets when workhe said. “They usually ing for the Chinese TV just say it in phone calls show “Fashion Diary,” MALACHI to friends. Well, I said it under the Chinese styl- RANDOLPH on social media to, you former SGA ist Clement Buyi Z. know, 1,000 followers.” He was responsible for president “It was poor word a lot of English communication, choice,” he said. “I could have including drafting emails and said I wanted to kill my boss and writing subtitles for the show. no one would have cared, but beMost of the people he worked cause I used the word ‘Asian,’ it with did not speak English as a was poor word choice.” first language, he said. Randolph, who has been to Randolph said the language China and studies international barrier generated a lot of frus- business, said he is not racist. tration, leading him to send his “I think that that’s kind of frustweets: trating that people are thinking • “I hate when people make me that the solution is that Malachi write emails in Asian speak. needs to be more informed or They think they know Eng- more cultured,” he said. “The lish better than me. #child- fact is that Malachi needs to ish” stop being an idiot. This isn’t • “Stereotypical Chinese <<<<” the first time I’ve been stupid (Note: Left-pointing carrots on social media.” denote negative feelings on Randolph’s hometown of GosTwitter.) hen, Ind., has a population of • “It’s so hard not to let na- about 32,000 people, approxitional pride turn into ar- mately 78 percent of whom are rogance when arguing white, according to the Census with a Chinese person. Bureau. #Americaisbest” “Even though I grew up in a He removed them later, but by predominately white, Midwestthat time, people had already ern, small town I was never conseen them. He said in the after- fined to that,” he said. “I was exmath he was struggling to juggle posed to other people, whether his work in New York with his re- it’s through mission trips or gosponsibilities as SGA president. ing to the nursing home.”

Growing up in the small community made it all the more challenging when his local newspaper ran a story about his tweets and resignation on its front page, he said. His parents had to answer questions from neighbors and community members who have known his family for the 22 years he’s lived in Goshen, he said. Chloe Anagnos, his friend and successor as SGA president, said she was surprised by how the story spread. “Did I think it should have been picked up [in so many news outlets]? No,” she said in September. “I thought that was a little ridiculous. If you want to turn this into a teaching moment, that’s OK. This whole situation is a teaching moment for everyone.” The situation with the former president has sparked discussion on campus regarding race and diversity. In the weeks following Randolph’s resignation, the Social Justice League and the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies hosted a panel discussion about race, prejudice and privilege. The university’s Diversity Team drafted an open letter to Randolph and the Ball State community encouraging people to attend counseling. Randolph is glad people are discussing these issues, he said. “I do hope that people will have positive conversations about it and learn lessons,” he said. “Because I know I’ve learned a lot, and it would be nice if other people could learn from my mistakes.”

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By now, everyone has noticed the construction in the Village. I have the misfortune of passing it every day. I spend a lot of time at The Cup drinking coffee, reading, writing and meeting friends. From its patio, I have noticed how little has changed since I started my undergrad in 2007. The building opposite The Cup was an eyesore. Some structures had historic value dating to the 1950s, but most had no aesthetic integrity and were vacant. The renderings shown in today’s newspaper have a surprising lack of detail that offer more questions than answers. I want to bring some of these questions to light and add to the conversation about this project. Why should anyone care? Well, students should care because not only is the history of the Village intertwined with Ball State, but it continues to exist as an integral part of the campus community, offering the only place for independent coffee, the closest night life and great food. It’s an environment close to campus yet distinct from it. These offerings and the way in which we’ve come to expect them could change radically without our input. This development proposal is a prime example. According to Daily News reports, the new $60 million development will be called Village Promenade and is slated for completion in summer

2014. The four-story, 333,000 square foot mixed-use, with first floor retail and above residential, development will be split into two separate units across Dill Street. The City of Muncie is contributing $5 million to construct a 311-space parking garage in the center of the larger unit. This project is a publicprivate partnership between the City of Muncie and the private developer, Investment Property Advisors. For anyone who has seen the rendering, it goes without saying it is radically different from the rest of the Village. There are currently no buildings that are more than three stories, with most at one or two. This massive four-story complex will tower over everything else and cover one and a half city blocks. It will seem foreign, out-of-place and detached. Even more, its design and choice of materials do not continue an architectural dialogue with other buildings. This runs the risk of disrupting the Village’s existing character. What’s more is that the proposal missed an enormous opportunity to create an engaging social space, define a new axis to the Village and establish a meeting place. It fails to provide an essential missing link in the Village — a center. Additionally, the two buildings speak to each other across Dill Street, but this orientation fails to adequately

address University Avenue. A shortcoming expected to be compensated by retail activity on the first floor. But this may not be enough because there is nothing to keep people in the space. For instance, there is no indent in the building wall or a grand entry for the residences along University Avenue. It doesn’t appear that the pedestrian experience was considered either. Restaurants crave outdoor seating, but because little is provided businesses acquire variances to encroach on sidewalks, i.e. Scotty’s Brewhouse or Vera Mae’s Bistro. These are just some of the issues and concerns raised. As new students arrive in Muncie, they establish new relationships, build new memories and bring new expectations. Before long, this development will seem “natural” and will be embraced into the fabric of the social experience for new and future students. Because of this, my deepest concern is the project may lead to reverse scrutiny. With the newest thing across from the oldest, the oldest may seem archaic, or worse, “tired” and become pressured to update or susceptible to renewal. For these reasons, among others, it is desirable to engage with and question such development agendas all the while acknowledging the history of this critical piece of our campus community on its own terms.

VILLAGE: Development to address Village sewer issues | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Sorrick met with the Village Review Committee, a group of city officials that oversees the development’s progress, to brief them on the current status of the project. Sorrick said they discussed floor plans as well as updated the committee on the materials being used for the outside of the building. The two buildings that make up Village Promenade will have brick facades facing the streets and on-street parking. The west building will wrap around the $5 million parking garage that is currently being constructed by Muncie-contracted Garmong Construction, while the eastern building will

feature underground parking. IPA also will work with Muncie to address drainage problems that have been prominent in the Village area. “In our landscape, we’re planning a rain garden and extending a sewer main down North Street that will improve the capacity,” Sorrick said. “Even though we’re adding to the demand of the system, it will be improved from what is there now.” Seventy thousand square feet of green roofing will go into the facility, Sorrick said, which will relieve a lot of rain water that normally drains into the sewers. “The situation is going to be better over there than it is now,” he said. ACH will move into a tem-

porary leasing office in the Village, replacing Crave Hair Studio. ACH has managed more than 70 on-campus housing developments, according to its website. The salon will relocate downtown Saturday and will open Monday, said owner Ron Crouch. Sorrick said they haven’t decided on when the leasing office will open, but they are aiming for in about three weeks. The units leased will each include an amenities package consisting of a fitness center, a swimming pool, a multimedia center, private study rooms and a roof terrace overlooking the Village, according to an email from IPA. Each unit also will be fully furnished

and include a kitchen with granite countertops, a microwave, a dishwasher, an electric oven, a garbage disposal and a refrigerator. Rates for the units have not been released, but Sorrick said the marketing efforts will start once ACH is on site. Before construction begins, IPA said there will be a ground-breaking ceremony this month with Mayor Dennis Tyler present. Sorrick said IPA should have some commercial tenants confirmed by then. “We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries, but no one committed yet,” he said. “We’ve been working with a few, and I think we will have some committed within the next couple of weeks.”

Economic effects from shutdown slight for Muncie Ball State professor releases analysis, shows no ‘statistially meaningful impact’ PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | RACHEL rmpodnar@bsu.edu

Muncie should see little effect due to the government shutdown. If the current government shutdown progresses like those in previous years, areas like Muncie, without a high concentration of government workers, will not see much of an economic impact, according to an analysis published Oct. 1 by the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research. Michael Hicks, director of the center, examined the duration of all previous government shutdowns and unemployment rates in conjunction with those shutdowns. According to the report, the average number of a government shutdown is 7.2 days and the median length is four days. The longest shutdown between December 1995 and January 1996 lasted 21 days. Hicks said he expected there to be no “statistically meaningful impact” on employment rates. “I wasn’t surprised [at the findings],” he said. “If there were any effects they would be limited to areas concentrated with a lot of federal government workers like Washington, D.C. The overall economy was largely unaffected by the shutdowns we have seen over the last 35 years.” Hicks said even if all of the government workers in Muncie were furloughed for a

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week, there wouldn’t be any obvious economic effects. “[If Muncie federal government workers] were all out for a week we would not notice from an economic standpoint,” he said. “That doesn’t mean we don’t find difficulty in other environments, but in terms of economic effect, probably nothing.” The current government shutdown is the 18th since 1977. Hicks said current college students’ perceptions of a government shutdown are affected by the fact the last shutdown was in 1996. He thinks it is unusual that there has not been a government shutdown since January 1996 because in the 15 years before that, there were 18 shutdowns. “If you were a college student in 1996, it wouldn’t shock you,” he said. “Many [college students] were just born or in diapers the last time the government shut down. It seems like this is an unusual event, but I don’t think that is necessarily true.”

EMPLOYEES BEGIN CHARITY CAMPAIGN

Ball State employees launched their United Way Campaign with a kickoff luncheon. The event, open to all employees, took place in Cardinal Hall on Tuesday. Last year, Ball State employees gave $126,358 to United Way. This year they’re hoping to increase that amount to $150,000. Marta Stephens, employee United Way campus campaign coordinator said the program doesn’t try to be “in your face.” The United Way promotes three ways to help give back. They accept monetary donations, promote advocating ways in which to help give back and ask for volunteers. According to the press release, there are 24 local United Way agencies supported by donations from Ball State employees. “I always look for a way to give back. I think that it’s important to give where you work and so I’ve been a participant. I have a very strong interest in trying to improve conditions in the community,” Kevin Kenyon, campus campaign chair said. – STAFF REPORTS

INSURANCE MARKETPLACES ONLINE CHICAGO — The online insurance marketplaces at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of eager new consumers Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open-enrollment period that inaugurates the biggest expansion in coverage in nearly 50 years. A combination of high demand and technical glitches seemed to overwhelm the online system early in the day. Federal and state officials were working to address the problems, which led to long waits on government websites and a federal call center. In Obama’s home state, dozens of people who came to a Champaign, Ill., public health office to sign up for coverage found computer screens around the room flashing an error message: “System is unavailable.” State-operated sites also experienced glitches. Rhode Island’s site opened as scheduled, but was quickly overwhelmed by visitors and went down. A spokesman for the New York Department of Health blamed problems with the 2 million visits to the website in the first 90 minutes after its launch. Washington state’s marketplace used Twitter to thank users for their patience. As a sign of how ready Americans were to get started, Obama said more than 1 million people had visited the government’s main website before 7 a.m. EDT — exceeding expectations and contributing to the delays. The shutdown will have no immediate effect on the insurance marketplaces that are the backbone of the law, because they operate with money that isn’t subject to the annual budget wrangling in Washington. –

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REVIEW: New process will mimic system used for other colleges on campus

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for marketing and communications, said the subcommittees will be comprised of faculty, chosen with a focus on those who have expertise in the field. Academic colleges have always had a formalized review process that the new honors reviews will likely mimic, he said.

“It’s a process that’s [now] been formalized in the honors college,” Proudfoot said. Joan Todd, executive director of public relations, said the university has been discussing moving the honors college to the process since June, after a non-theistic organization asked for a review of an honors course taught by astronomy professor Eric Hedin.

Hedin taught “Boundaries of Science,” and was accused of promoting his intelligent design beliefs in the class. His class was reviewed by provost Terry King with the help of a panel of four professors. In response his syllabus was revised to fit the university’s standards. The Discovery Institute, an intelligent design organization that defended Hedin, sent

a letter to Ball State officials in mid-September asking for a review of four honors classes, and the university will be looking at the four classes in addition to next semester’s honors courses. The institute’s criticisms of the classes were based on the precedent set by the university’s review of Hedin. The institute said the class

Honors 390, “Dangerous Ideas,” taught by English associate professor Paul Ranieri promoted anti-theistic ideas through the main text of the class, “What is your Dangerous Idea?” Hedin’s qualifications as an astronomy professor to discuss religious ideas were also examined, so the institute brought up three other professors it believes teach areas

outside of their field of study. They include English assistant professor Brent Blackwell’s Honors 296, “‘Old’ and ‘New’ Science,” associate biology professor Ann Blakey’s Honors 297: “The SustainABLES: Air, Biodiversity, Land, Energy, & the Seas [Water,]” and assistant biology professor James Olesen’s Honors 298: “The Biology of Life.”

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THURSDAY A 3-0 record is in sight for the volleyball team as they travel east to take on Toledo at 7 p.m.

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Trying to extend its two game winning streak, field hockey travels to Michigan in another non-conference matchup.

SATURDAY The football team takes a break from MAC play by flying down to Virginia to battle the ACC foe at noon.

Toledo’s final pass was too long, handing them a nailbiting loss MATT McKINNEY SPORTS EDITOR | @Matt_D_McKinney

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The team sings in front of the student section after the game against Toledo on Sept. 28. Toledo’s final pass fell incomplete assuring Ball State’s victory.

#5 (CB) Eric Patterson

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#2 (QB) Terrance Owens

#22 (RB) David Fluellen

With a hand on Russell’s waist, Hurley jumps up to contest the pass. The pass hits Russell’s fingertips, but falls incomplete.

Owens, under pressure from the Ball State pass rush, throws toward Russell. The pass is put in good position high and inside, right around the 40-yard line.

Russell runs a go-route, and is jammed by Hurley at the 47-yard line. Following the jam, Russell gains inside position and continues running downfield.

#45 (S) Dae’Shaun Hurley

Junior cornerback Eric Patterson, who initially lined up against Russell, is forced to move over and cover Fluellen.

Ball State initially rushes five players, but a sixth is able to rush as Toledo keeps tight end Zac Rosenbauer in for pass protection.

Running back David Fluellen lined up in the backfield to the left of Toledo quarterback Terrance Owens. Out of the shotgun, Owens motions for Fluellen to move to the left side of wide receiver Alonzo Russell.

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This brings freshman safety Dae’Shaun Hurley down to replace Patterson in covering Russell — Toledo’s leading receiver in the game.

fter scoring two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, Ball State found itself one play away from victory. The University of Toledo trailed 31-24 with 1:13 remaining in the game. Facing a fourth and six from the Ball State 49-yard line, the play would decide Toledo’s fate. With one timeout and plenty of time remaining, a first down could have led to a game-tying touchdown. Failure to do so would give Ball State possession with the ability to run out the remainder of the clock.

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Virginia’s defense could cause problems Zone blitz scheme may bring trouble for Lembo, Wenning MAT MIKESELL CHIEF REPORTER | @MatMikesell Not many defenses in college football hold teams to under 300 yards of offense. Virginia Military Academy is allowing only 299.3 yards per game this year to opposing offenses through four games and is one of 17 teams in Football Bowl Subdivision to do so. The 299.3 yards allowed is significant when factoring Virginia has played

No. 2 Oregon this season, who averages 599.3 offensive yards per game. With a defense like that, Ball State knows it could have trouble trying to move the ball Saturday. “They’re statistically top 10 in most categories on defense,” offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky said. “We’re going to have our hands filled.” Ball State is averaging 472.4 yards on offense this season, 11th best in the country. Facing a defense that doesn’t give up a lot of yards means Ball State’s numbers could see significant drops against Virginia. In Virginia’s 14-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Sept. 28, the de-

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fense only allowed eight rushing yards. Ball State’s running game has only recently shown consistency with the return of Jahwan Edwards to balance Horactio Banks. Skrosky said getting the running game going against Virginia will be key, especially to balance the offense. He was most impressed by Virginia holding Pittsburgh to 14 points, who scored 58 points against Duke the previous week. Head coach Pete Lembo took a great deal of time talking about how impressed he is with Virginia’s defense and their size on the defensive line. The Cavaliers’ defensive line is

anchored by the 6-foot-7-inch, 295 pound tackle Brent Urban. “They’re going to be real difficult to block,” Lembo said. “I think they’re as good as a unit I’ve seen since I’ve been here. They’re fun to watch.” Lembo said from film he expects to see Virginia run a zone blitz scheme quite often. However often Ball State’s offense sees zone blitz schemes, moving the ball will be difficult. Through four games this season, Virginia has forced 37 punts. “They’re a high pressure defense,” Lembo said. “Our offense definitely has their work cut out for them.” Though Virginia is allowing

less than 300 yards on offense, the 49-0 win over VMI on Sept. 21 stands as an outlier. The Football Championship Subdivision team only recorded 79 yards of offense, which brings down Virginia’s defensive averages greatly. At the same time, Ball State also won’t look heavily at Virginia’s defense against Oregon because of how talented the Ducks are on offense. “I think there’s almost a mystique to playing Oregon,” Lembo said. “When you play them, their combination of speed, their tempo, their misdirection all of a sudden guys are playing a little more tentatively. I think

at the end of the day Oregon is just that good.” But the other teams on Virginia’s schedule thus far, Pittsburgh and BYU had limited success. Pittsburgh managed only 199 total yards while BYU went for 362 yards. Both Skrosky and Lembo will be sure to have Ball State’s offense ready for Virginia’s defense, but going into a game against a tough defense will make some uncertainty about how productive the offense will be. One thing is for certain, either Ball State’s offense or Virginia’s defense will have to give.

Road game brings players outside comfort zones Shondell believes unfamiliarity makes matches difficult POLASKI ASST. SPORTS EDITOR | DAVID @DavidPolaski It shouldn’t matter whether Ball State’s match against Toledo takes place in Ohio or Indiana. The court is still the same size; there are still six players on each side at all times. Each kill continues to be worth one point, but there’s a clear difference between playing on the road and at home. Call it the comfort factor.

“You have to travel on a bus for hours, you wind up in a hotel and don’t get to sleep in your own bed,” said Kylee Baker, Ball State outside hitter. “You don’t get those familiar faces in the crowd, and you’re playing for a different reason.” When Ball State hits the road to take on Toledo Thursday, it won’t just be battling a team that’s hungry for its first MAC win of the season. Going on the road takes players out of their comfort zones. After practicing in the same spot day after day, a new environment can be intimidating. “You’re playing on a different floor with different colors,

every arena seats a different amount of people,” Cardinals head coach Steve Shondell said. “The color of the background, the ball that’s used, the opposing fans, the opposing bands — it all plays into it.” Players across athletics are creatures of habit who get used to routines. When those are thrown out of balance, sometimes it’s difficult to execute the same way they have at home. Sophomore Alex Fuelling said the little details can make a large impact, even down to the lighting on the court. Each difference reminds players they’re away from home, where they’re most comfortable.

Sitting at 0-2 in the MAC this season, Toledo will need to use all the home court advantage it possibly can. The team sits at .500 at home this season at 2-2. Traveling into opposing territory means players have to adapt a different mindset. Facing that pressure can cause even the most mentally sound players to crumble, something that Ball State has avoided doing so far this season. “You have to put a lot more focus on being calm and controlled,” Baker said. “There has to be extra emphasis on staying composed.” Staying composed will be a

key factor for middle blocker Mindy Marx and defensive specialist Catie Fredrich when going up against Toledo’s star outside hitter Lauren Rafdal. The senior has racked up 199 kills, which is fourth best in the MAC. Slowing her down will require a team effort from the Cardinals’ blockers and outside hitters, who’ll be attempting their third straight MAC road win. In its previous four matches at Toledo, Ball State has emerged victorious; each time by a 3-2 score, showing that Shondell’s team knows how to

BALL STATE V. TOLEDO PAST FOUR AWAY GAMES Year 2012

Score Win 3-2 (25-23) (25-18) (13-25) (21-25) (17-15) 2011 Win 3-2 (24-26) (25-21) (28-26) (14-25) (17-15) 2010 Win 3-2 (25-23) (16-25) (26-28) (25-21) (15-10) 2009 Win 3-2 (20-25) (25-21) (25-17) (21-25) (15-9)

go into Toledo and knock off its opponent. With scores that close, there will be no comfort factor Thursday.

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The year is 1967. A 2-year-old Mark Racop sits in front of the television, eyes bright as he takes in the action, the music and the color of his favorite show, “Batman.” Adam West, who played Batman, jumps into the Batmobile as the theme song plays in the background. Racop vowed someday he would own that car. Fifteen years later Racop and four other 17-year-olds helped build his first ever Batmobile replica. They had no auto body experience and no tools. The only thing helping them recreate this automobile was sheer willpower. Racop, now 48, is the proud owner of Fiberglass Freaks, located in Logansport, Ind. He and his 15-person team continue to replicate the 1966 Batmobile model — the one and only true Batmobile in his opinion — in their

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own 8,300-square-foot building. “It’s incredible to see each Batmobile for the first time,” Racop said. “I still get butterflies when I step around the corner and see a finished car. It’s an absolutely awesome moment.” Racop was licensed in 2010 by DC Comics to recreate these 1966 Batmobiles and has been featured in several magazines, television shows, catalogs and radio shows around the world. Racop has professionally built 1966 Batmobiles for 10 years, and it’s been 30 years since the replication of the first one. When Racop was a telecommunications major with a focus on film at Ball State, he expressed his love for Batman through another medium — film. He won the David Letterman Scholarship Award for a Batman film he created while in school. Fiberglass Freaks has built 18 Batmobiles and has four more in construction. The process is more than 1,000 steps long and takes about six months to complete. They start with a Lincoln Town Car and give it a new engine and transmission. Then they construct a new fiberglass body

from molds they created, sanding the body down before painting. “My job is to make the cars flat. Gloss black is a painter’s nightmare, and the Batmobile’s long fins are the hardest part of the car,” painter and buffer Ed Merrill said. Racop and his team are always looking to make new improvements to the Batmobile, which is fully equipped for daily onthe-road use. Whether it’s adding a feature or a gadget, they increase the accuracy and are always trying to make it better, faster and stronger. The cars come complete with the red beacon light, an operational flamethrower and parachutes in the back. The replica is true to the original, sporting the bright red labeling in the interior with all of the levers and buttons. Of course, the driver also wields the power of the built-in Batphone and detecta-scope, too. While the vehicles are modified as is, the team sometimes get requests to take the Batmobiles to a new level. “One of my customers asked for confetti cannons in the triple rocket tubes behind the rear windshields,” Racop said.

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1989 “Batman,” 1992 “Batman Returns” Batman Michael Keaton Director Tim Burton

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1966 “Batman” Batman Adam West Director Leslie H. Martinson

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1990 1995 “Batman Forever” Batman Val Kilmer Director Joel Schumacher

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The Batphone sits inside the Batmobile Replica outside Alter Ego on Sept. 21 during its grand reopening. The phone is a feature of the “Super Elite Edition.”

1997 “Batman and Robin” Batman George Clooney Director Joel Schumacher

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“The Suspects Wore Louboutins” was the name of an article upon which director and screen writer Sofia Coppola’s indictment of Generation Y is based. I suppose that is indeed an apt summation of what to expect from “The Bling Ring.” Pretty to look at, but hollow on the inside. Emma Watson shakes herself of all Harry Potter-based notions any viewer may have from the very beginning with an opening statement of explanation to a sea of paparazzi. The twang of her California girl accent is not at all cartoonish, but actually disturbingly accurate, and the words that come fumbling out of that mouth are just as numbing. Then, of course, the movie goes straight into a flashy montage of opening credits set to Sleigh Bells’ thunderous, but catchy “Crown on the Ground.” This quick barrage lays the cards out without wasting the viewer’s time. The flashy cars, clothes and jewelry are only a facade for something much darker. Yes, the actual events that lead these young adults to rob celebrities seems very tame in comparison to crimes like murder or rape that one often sees in crime flicks, but it is less about the acts themselves, so much as it is about the attitudes, behaviors and

lifestyles of the kids committing these crimes. Those hoping to find likable, plucky heroines and heroes should steer clear, as this is more of an act of turning the mirror viciously upon those obsessed with the “high life.” What is most interesting about “Bling” is that Watson was marketed far more as the clear star of the show, but she is actually relegated more to a supporting role. Actually, that is unfair. The whole gang has something to bring to the table. The only one who could really be considered the “star” would be Israel Broussard, here as the only male member of the group, Marc Hall. Broussard is a revelation, as he projects all at once confidence, paranoia, insecurity, desire and above all else, a little humanity apart from his female counterparts. Midway through the film, cinematographers Christopher Blauvelt and Harris Savides (who turn in lush, but sterile imagery here) linger upon the boy lying in bed while wearing a pair of hot pink high heels. The immediate response from any would be laughter, but I found something heartbreaking, almost devastating in that one lingering shot. Something ... real.

I realize how cliche that may sound, but this is a film built upon the notions of artifice and the effect it has upon the youth of America. Even when the police come knocking to arrest and imprison the kids, Hall is lying in bed with his pink heels was the only real sobering moment. Of course, the ladies leave an impression too. Watson taps into something quite profound as Nicki as she spouts off lines like “I wanna rob,” or “You’re stressing me out,” with an almost slimy vapidness. Then there is Katie Chang as Rebecca Ahn, who is indeed the girl who gets the ball rolling with these robberies. I think I can say without a doubt that Chang has created an incredibly memorable portrayal of villainy here. Ahn has no real emotion. Even when she tells Marc to stop being “a little bitch,” there is a level of coldness I didn’t even think was possible with such a character. When the gang’s world comes crashing down, we love watching her fall. Also of note is Leslie Mann, who gets the most laughs (of course) as Watson’s self-help-obsessed mother. This is not an easy film to watch. Coppola and her incredible crew are not interested in conventional cinematic tropes and those hoping for a little entertainment will be sorely disappointed. That said, those wanting a searing portrait of fame culture and the obsession that comes with it should be in for a real treat. Rating: HHHHI

Promotional art for the film “The Bling Ring.” “Bling Ring” tells the story of a group of teenagers as they go through a crime spree in Los Angeles. PHOTO PROVIDED BY FESTIVAL DE CANNES