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Player suspended for two games 20-year-old arrested Saturday after failing sobriety test, .086 BAC DAVID POLASKI CHIEF REPORTER | @DavidPolaski Ball State defensive back Darius Conaway will not play against Army or Western Michigan after being arrested for operating while intoxicated late Saturday night.

Conaway, 20, was pulled over at

the intersection of Linden and Rex Streets, with six passengers in a five-person vehicle, according to the Muncie Police Department.

He was taken to the University Police Department after failing sobriety tests. His blood-alcohol level was a .086 before he was taken to the Delaware County Jail, according to the police report. Indiana’s legal driving limit is .08.

“He made a mistake, a bad decision, over the weekend,” Lembo said. “I’m disappointed, he’s disappointed, but we have high standards

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Conaway has played in all four of the tam’s games this year, with 11 tackles and three pass deflections. He will be out for two games after his arrest. here and you know we don’t cut corners on that stuff, so he’s going to have to pay the price for that.”

Student Legal Services Attorney John Conner said those who are charged with OWI have an option

known as Conditional Deferment.

Those charged with OWI are not eligible in Delaware County for pretrial diversion.

Driving with a BAC of .08 or greater but less than .15 is considered a class C misdemeanor. Under conditional deferment, those charged can potentially order the defendant to a drug and alcohol treatment program, according to Indiana Code 12-23-5-2.

Then the charges will be dismissed.

Conaway has participated in all four games this season, amassing 11 tackles along with three pass deflections.

Conaway is the team’s nickel corner, playing behind Eric Patterson and Tyree Holder. Without Conaway in the lineup, Ball State will be looking at backups David Moore and Roy Denson to see more playing time.

Lembo said although he sees promise in both corners, he isn’t happy about having to discipline Conaway.

“Occasionally, things happen and you represent the program, and so that comes with the territory,” Lembo said.

Ball State plays Army at noon Saturday, and Western Michigan at 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at Western Michigan.

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he volleyball courts of Brayton/Clevenger were host to dogs of all different breeds on Wednesday, ready to meet and lick students that needed a moment of stress relief. Pet Day, put on

by College of Communication Information and Media, had six dogs available for students to interact with. Top: Toby, a three and a half month-old golden retriever, always had a circle of students around him. Toby’s owner, Alex Kartman, brought a squeaky toy for him to play with, along with his new college friends. Left: Whitney Perry, a freshman telecommunications major, pets Grady, a 13-yearold chow golden retriever mix.

Students complimented Grady on his soft fur and how he should be a lion. Right: Sam Oyler, a freshman journalism major, holds Sugar, a nine-yearold chihuahua who only weighs 1.5 lbs. Nicknamed Little Sug’, the chihuahua was almost always being held by students.

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Jay Bateman spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Ball State football team.

On Oct. 4, he’ll try to force Cardinals quarterback Ozzie Mann into making mistakes, stuffing running backs Jahwan Edwards and Horactio Banks at the line of scrimmage and shutting down wide receivers Jordan Williams and KeVonn Mabon.

Now the defensive coordinator at Army, Bateman is facing off against his old team and friend, offensive coordinator Joey Lynch.

“We both have an idea of what we like to do, but this year is a different year and we want to play to our personnel,” Lynch said. “What he’s doing at Army is a little bit different than what we were doing here.”

So far, Bateman’s defense has struggled. It’s allowing 36.8 points per game, one of the worst rankings in Division-I football. Against Yale last week, Army allowed more than 600 yards of total offense and surrendered seven touchdowns in a 49-43 loss.

That should be music to the ears of a Ball State offense looking to improve off its performance against Toledo.

To keep that momentum going, Lynch wants to get inside the head of Bateman and use what he and the rest of the coaching staff know about him in order to gain an advantage.

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The Student Government Association unanimously approved a senate resolution encouraging the university to adopt a statement on the importance of diversity and ethnic inclusion.

As of the meeting on Wednesday, 340 students sponsored

the legislation.

Carlos Mata, diversity and multicultural chair for SGA, said this has been in the works since February.

“Finally seeing it being passed is like a dream come true for me,” Mata said.

The origin of this legislation came after an incident occurred in Ball Communications, where there was an image depicting an African American being lynched on a screen back in January, according to reports from WCRD News.

Mata was looking for a diversity statement from the university and

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“We pride ourselves in diversity,” Mata said. “I saw the Beneficence Pledge. It says we treat each other with respect, and I am a 100 percent believer in that we treat everyone with respect equally.”

While the university doesn’t have a diversity statement, Alexander said the Beneficence Pledge addresses diversity issues.

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The Career Center put together a graduate school exposition, which will give students the opportunity to learn about the benefits of going to grad school. The exposition is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Atrium. Students can learn whether graduate school is the right option for them and find out how to apply.

Muncie Oktoberfest is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Heorot Pub and Draught House. Admission is $10, but doesn’t cover the cost of food or drink. There will be music by America’s Hometown band and German Band, as well as local and Indiana Oktoberfest beers.

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Johnny Mathis is performing at 7:30 p.m. at John R. Emens Auditorium. Tickets range from $35 - $75 and can be purchased through the Emens Auditorium box office.

Mathis will be performing his old classics as well as some new music.

Visitors of the greenhouse will be able to hear about orchids from Central and South America and culture in the Western Hemisphere. The event begins at 1 p.m. and is limited to 20 people.

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From 5 to 9 p.m., downtown Muncie will feature several art galleries, exhibits, musical performances and food deals from local businesses. It will also include an art sale and a $15 soup-tasting crawl to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.

The Muncie Civic Mainstage Theatre will present The Facing Disabilities Monologues from Hillcroft Services and The Facing Project. Attendees will receive a copy of the Facing Disabilities book and will get a chance to get it autographed by Hillcroft Services clients. The event is free and open to the public.

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Visiting guest Dr. April Watson, Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., will give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. in AJ 225

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Minnetrista will feature crafts, life-sized board games and sustainability information as part of Family Day. The event begins at noon and ends at 4 p.m.

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Matt Balk will speak about the logistics of conducting archival research from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Robert Bell 361. Balk is coming as a part of the writing program speaker series for the English department. He will be talking about using the Ball State Writing Center.

PRAIRIE CREEK TRIATHLON

Online registration for the triathlon closes at 1 p.m. Friday. Mandatory pre-race meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 11 a.m. The event will also include a picnic-style lunch with food and beer after the race.

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11 p.m., Cash Bar and Lobby open at 10 p.m. for cocktail hour. Tickets are $10. Must be 18 or older to attend. Muncie Civic Mainstage Theatre.

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ArtsWalk to bridge community, campus Local businesses, Ball State combine for art showcase

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Several architecture and urban planning students will bring some of what they learned from Latin America to the streets of downtown Muncie at today’s ArtsWalk.

“We chose as a collective to do this exhibit not only to document our trip, but also to raise awareness of the relevance of Latin American design,” said Laura Kapp, a senior architecture major. “It is my hope that the exhibition will spark the interest of others to investigate the culture deeper and to be inspired by [it].”

Kapp was part of an architecture trip that went to Argentina, Portugal, Ecuador and Spain during this past summer.

Out of the 33 events at ArtsWalk, 10 are affiliated with Ball State, including an exhibition from the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts, performances by Ball State music ensembles and various displays of artwork from both students and faculty.

Alexandre Mballa-Ekobena, a senior architecture major, said the diverse exhibits at ArtsWalk will help people learn more about subjects they wouldn’t normally learn about.

“It’s a good way to expose yourself to different schools of thoughts and ideas,” Mballa-Ekobena said of attending ArtsWalk. “[You grow as a person] when you challenge yourself to something from the outside.”

Ted Neal, associate professor of art, will be demonstrating how to work a pottery wheel.

He said that ArtsWalk is a good way for students to see the culture of the city they live in, and that it gives him a chance to showcase his work. “[ArtsWalk] is a way to stay in contact with the community

• 5:15 p.m. - Ivy Tech performers: Jan Morris, Kaleb Eckart, Alison Wilson, Rachel Kerkes, Brian Bell and Dina Conigliaro • 5:45 to 6 p.m. - Muncie Music Education Center • 6 to 6:15 p.m. - Muncie Ballet • 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. - Ball State Department of Theater and Dance • 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. - Muncie Civic Theater

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The fall ArtsWalk will return to downtown Muncie today, with many events having a Ball State focus. Above, Vance Bell, a ceramics professor, and Elizabeth Lee, a ceramics major, construct clay pots at last year’s event.

said. “Muncie is our home for the time that we are here, and it is our responsibility to make MUTUAL BANK PARKING LOT this home the best it can be.”

• 6 to 7 p.m. - Muncie Symphony ArtsWalk isn’t only about the Orchestra arts. During the event, downtown restaurants and bars will be participating in Soup Crawl, and to make people aware of where participants can try difwhat we do as artists,” Neal said. ferent soups after buying tick“The idea was for the commu- ets. All the proceeds will go to the Second Harnity to [present vest Food Bank. art] as a whole,” Muncie is our Ellie Fawcett, a said Cheryl member of an imCrowder, event home for the mersive learning director for the project entitled Muncie Down- time that we are “The Infinite Mutown Develop- here, and it is our seum,” encourment Partneraged students to ship. “It’s a way to responsibility to ArtsWalk connect [to] and make this home the attend to support not understand the only the arts, but beauty of where best it can be. the city as well. you are.”

“It’s always Connecting to CHERYL CROWDER, important for the community event director for the everyone to can also present Muncie Downtown support arts in unexpected op- Development Partnership. the community,” portunities.

“In the short time I have lived Fawcett said. “Ball State stuhere, I have seen small projects dents are a very large part of explode into events that have the Muncie community; it’s changed the community per- good for them to get out and manently for the better,” she get involved.”

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State pushes 911 texting service Delaware County receives few users, coordinator says KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu Few people have been using a 911 texting service in Delaware County since it started about a month ago, a 911 training coordinator for Delaware County said.

Indiana Statewide 911 is pushing the Text-to-9-1-1 service on Indiana college campuses.

Barry Ritter, Indiana Statewide 911 board director, said they wanted to make sure people on the three campuses who may be new to Indiana or returning to school know about the concept.

The 911 text goes to the city 911 center, much like a call

from a cell phone would. The problems with texts, Ritter said, is that dispatchers cannot trace the location of the text and there is less information received than they would get from an actual voice call.

“In Indiana that’s our message, it’s always ‘Before you text, voice is always best’ because it’s always better for the communication specialist to speak with you as well as receive that associated information with your phone call,” Ritter said.

This service is mainly directed toward those who are deaf or hard of hearing or speaking impaired and require emergency services. But Ritter said it would also be helpful for people in situations where they aren’t able to make a voice call, or it isn’t safe to do so.

As people get used to having this service as an option and the popularity of it grows

USING TEXT-TO-9-1-1 • Text location information and type of help needed.

•Text in full words.

• Be prepared to answer questions.

• If texting to 9-1-1 is not available in your area or is temporarily unavailable, you should receive a message on your phone to indicate that the text was not received by 9-1-1.

SOURCE: National Emergency Numbers Association

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A month after starting the 911 texting service, Delaware County has received little to no usage of the service. They leave the texting open as an option, but still encourage people to call if possible in an emergency.

across the nation, more people might start to take advantage of it, said Contessa Stilts, a 911 training coordinator for Dela-

Group holds campus rally against abortion clinics Organization gives talks, displays as part of college tour EMILY CONRAD STAFF REPORTER | econrad@bsu.edu University Green was filled with 915 crosses Wednesday by Ball State’s chapter of Students for Life of America to represent the number of abortions Planned Parenthood does each day.

Planned Parenthood performed 333,964 abortions in 2011 and 327,166 abortions in 2012, according to the Planned Parenthood Annual Report.

Ball State is one of the 26 universities the Students for Life of America is demonstrating at over the next eight weeks.

“We’re simply trying to educate students that Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider in the country,” said SFLA Regional Coordinator RJ McVeigh. “I think Planned Parenthood has done a good job at branding themselves, and I don’t think they want to be seen as the largest abortion provider so they try to shy away from that.”

There is one clinic in Muncie that serves 4,143 patients, according to Planned Parenthood. In Indiana, four Planned Parenthood clinics provide abortions, not including the Muncie location.

Planned Parenthood declined to comment because they weren’t present at the protest.

“We are a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate ad-

vocate and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world,” according to their website.

“Planned Parenthood delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education and information to millions of women, men and young people worldwide.”

According to the flyers SFLA passed out and Planned Parenthood’s reports, 92 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services for pregnant women were abortions in 2011. However, abortions only made up three percent of the organization’s total services in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Last year, another anti-abortion group protested with graphic photos on campus which resulted in several Ball State offices re-examining the rules and regulations for protesting on campus. SFLA wants to make sure students know they aren’t affiliated with that group, nor do they condone their tactics.

“In my opinion, this should be the least controversial display that a pro-life group might do because we are just presenting from a report from Planned Parenthood,” McVeigh said.

CJ Denning, a senior and member of SFLA, said she wanted to show students her organization is peaceful.

“We don’t want to cause any trouble; we just want to educate students with this project specifically on Planned Parenthood that they do provide abortions,” Denning said. “We just want to get people talking and think about things.”

According to the flyers, Planned Parenthood receives $542 million from government funding and $150 million from abortions. Although the reports confirm the amount of government funds, they do not mention the amount of abortion revenue they receive.

Lauren Schrader, a freshman and anti-abortion activist, thought the display was confusing to by-passers. She said the large signs with The Planned Parenthood Project on them lead people to believe that Planned Parenthood was putting on the display.

Nora Hopf, a freshman member of SFLA, said there are other places to go for help besides Planned Parenthood.

“I want them to know that, even though they might be going through troubles, there is always someone here to help them and provide them safety,” Hopf said. “All of us students care about them, and I’d want them to come to us to get other outlets besides Planned Parenthood.”

together, provide feedback and create the statement.

“It is important for us to point to a statement that is endorsed by our student body, Campus Council, University Council, Faculty Council, the

president and Board of Trustees,” she said.

The University Senate must also approve the legislation before it goes to President Paul Ferguson and the Board of Trustees.

ware County.

“It’s a new type of thing, the same concept as when cell phones came out.” said. “People

would still drive home and then call us, they wouldn’t use cell phones to call.”

She said another aspect of why people might not be using the service is the missing security of hearing someone’s voice and knowing for sure they are getting help. Texts lack the personal interaction.

Panic in emergency situations could also prevent someone from utilizing the service. Stilts said people might be scared when they’re texting, and not respond, or they just want help to come and they don’t want to answer the questions dispatchers are asking them.

“When we’re talking on the phone with somebody and they’re very upset or very scared, we can use certain techniques and calming techniques to get through to somebody and have them answer specific questions we need to ask,” Stilts said. “With texting in general, it’s hard to show that emotion or empathy.”

In Delaware County, the only carriers that accept 911 texts are Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile, and texts can only be received at the Delaware County Emergency Communications Center.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD • 4,665,000 people worldwide provided with sexual and reproductive health care and education each year • About 515,000 unintended pregnancies averted by contraceptive services each year • 83 percent of annual expenses spent on client services, education and research SOURCE: Planned Parenthood

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FRIDAY The Ball State cross country team travels to South Bend to play in the Notre Dame Invitational. It begins at 2 p.m.

SATURDAY The women’s volleyball team hosts Central Michigan at Worthen Arena.

The match will start at 7 p.m.

Transition among schools, sports smooth for Raker Redshirt junior spent two years playing basketball at Butler

An Indianapolis native, Raker attended Perry Meridian High School, where she earned four varsity letters in volleyball. She was named Class 4A First Team All-State as a senior and played on the JAKE FOX Indiana South All-Star Team.

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR @fakejox3 Her family background was all about basketball, Redshirt junior Amanda Raker however, and Raker spent could’ve stuck with basketball. plenty of time around and Instead, she chose to play vol- observing the game. leyball - and she didn’t find the “I grew up around a baskettransition nearly as difficult as ball-oriented family, and growshe thought it would be. ing up around that … it was nat“I knew that I was kind of go- ural for me to be more involved ing in blind-sided, and I didn’t with basketball,” she said. know completely what to exRaker was named a McDonpect,” Raker said. “I think I have ald’s All-American nominee, as a lot to owe to the [Ball State] well as a First Team All-State coaching staff and [head coach selection after her senior year, Steve Shonand when it dell]. They’ve came time for made my tranAMANDA RAKER the recruiting sition so much 2014 season statistics process, her easier.” fa m i l i a r i t y Kills 48 The 6’1” and love for Average kills per set 1.20 Raker initially Butler made Attack percentage .051 committed to it her top Digs 11 playing baschoice.

Solo blocks 1 ketball at But“[My dad Block assists 28 ler University going there] Average blocks per set 0.73 after her sophdefinitely Points 63 omore year of influenced high school, me when I wanting to folwas younger,” low in her dad’s Raker said. “But in the decidfootsteps, who played for the ing process, my dad wasn’t Bulldogs from 1979-80. pushing me to go one way or Raker, however, chose to another. He definitely let me return to the sport she fell in take my own decisions.” love with later into her high As a freshman at Butler, Rakschool career. er saw sporadic playing time, “I was thinking that I could coming off the bench, playing a transfer and go play basketball smaller role. in Indy or close by,” Raker said.

Her role increased her sopho“And it would be a way easier more season, as she started 22 transition, but volleyball was of 31 games and averaged 4.4 always in the back of my mind. points and 3.5 rebounds per I still loved volleyball.” game. She played 21.8 minutes

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Starting at Butler as a basketball player, junior Amanda Raker now plays for the Cardinals as a middle blocker for the volleyball team. Raker left Butler her sophomore year, citing loss of passion for the sport.

a game, contributing regularly to a team that finished 17-14.

It was around this time Raker said she began to feel concerned with some inconsistencies in the program and didn’t feel she could reach her full potential.

After the season, Raker decided to quit her basketball career and instead resume her volleyball one - a feeling she said she’s had since late in high school.

“I think I got to a point where I was burnt out almost; I had played the game so long,” she said. “It just wasn’t fun anymore, and when something’s not fun it sucks the life out of everything really … I just lost my passion for the game, unfortunately.”

At Ball State, Raker played in just 13 sets as a redshirt sophomore in 2013, but she

has played in 40 already this season.

Her biggest impact to the team has been her defensive tenacity, as she has tallied 29 total blocks, third on the team. Her 0.73 blocks per set is second on the Ball State roster as well.

“She has been a player that I think our entire team looks up to and respects,” Shondell said. “She’s brought a lot of the intangibles, because she’s also an outstanding athlete and is gaining volleyball experience every time she steps on the floor.”

For a defense that has struggled at points throughout the season, Raker will do her best to help lead the team through conference play and into the postseason tournament.

SUNDAY The soccer team battles MAC opponent Toledo at the Briner Sports Complex.

The game begins at 2 p.m.

BATEMAN: Players will use familiarity as advantage | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Some of what they’re doing is very similar,” Lynch said.

“Our kids have an idea of what pressure packages he likes to bring, but they’ll have new wrinkles for sure. He’s an awfully good football coach, so he’ll be prepared.”

Banks is one of the Ball State players who spent years going up against Bateman’s defense in practice.

It created pressure to the tune of 27 sacks last season and 31 turnovers. It also finished the season as the third ranked scoring defense in the MidAmerican Conference, allowing just 24.7 points per game, strong by MAC standards.

Banks remembers what those defenses were like, and said Ball State can take advantage of prior knowledge to come out on top, as long as Bateman doesn’t get to them first.

“Just like he knows exactly what we’re going to do, we’re going to be well prepared for everything that he’s going

to throw at us,” Banks said.

“We’ve been going at that with our defense for a long time, so we’ve been seeing it a lot.”

With Bateman possibly using his past as a tool to win, Lynch doesn’t want Ball State to change its identity or switch how the offense is run just to slow Bateman down. He said changing the offense too much would cause more harm than good, and it’s imperative that Ball State tries to play its own game and not become consumed with what the other team is trying to force.

“We’re going to make sure our kids are lined up to play fast,” Lynch said. “At the end of the day, we’re going to do the same thing we do, which is to block them, execute and throw the ball when there are too many men in the box.”

A task that’s easier said than done, especially when both coordinators know what’s going on in each other’s heads.

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A former Ball State wide receiver, Willie Snead forfeited his eligibility and college degree by declaring himself for the NFL draft last year. Snead, who was originally picked up as a free agent for the Browns, has now been signed by the Carolina Panthers for their practice squad. Football head coach Pete Lembo advised Snead to finish his degree before pursuing an NFL career

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Since being signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad in September, former Ball State wide receiver Willie Snead stands to make six-figures this year. But it cost him finishing his degree, against football head coach Pete Lembo’s advice.

Lembo was honest in telling Snead his degree would be more valuable in the long run.

After all, even if Snead did get picked up by an NFL team, his spot on the roster would likely not be permanent.

“Unless something unusual happens, most of the guys that are going to get an opportunity from places like this are going to be later-round draft choices or free agents,” Lembo said.

He said there are scenarios where education becomes secondary, but that is only if the player is likely to be an earlyround draft pick. With summer courses and an early bridge program, Snead is about one semester from graduating.

Most players do graduate before pursuing the NFL. Once a player declares for the NFL Draft, he forfeits any remaining athletic eligibility, but can return as a student.

Tuesday, former Ball State defensive back Sean Baker was moved up to the Atlanta Falcons active 53-man roster after being on the practice squad

since 2013. The ball-hawk was drafted by Tampa Bay in 2011 but later found himself being moved from team to team.

Lembo said the 6-foot-1, 209-pound safety was prepared to find work in the business world if things didn’t work out because he graduated. The same situation holds for former quarterback Keith Wenning and former defensive end Jonathan Newsome, who both graduated in May before pursuing NFL careers.

“It’s a tough business – it’s pure business,” Lembo said.

“You have to know that going in.”

That was his message to Snead, too, before the wide out decided to forgo his senior season with the Cardinals. He declared for the 2014 NFL Draft because he felt his stock had peaked.

Snead later sat at home and watched each draft selection go by without any team calling his name. The Cleveland Browns rang his phone after the draft concluded and signed him as an undrafted free agent, setting the 5-foot11 route runner’s NFL career in motion.

“I’ve talked to my agent, and I don’t want to take this step if I can’t finish my education,” Snead said in January. “I won’t be playing football forever, and I know I’ll need that piece of paper later.”

The confidence that pushed Snead to pursue the NFL can help him overcome the adversity he’ll face moving from team to team, Lembo said.

“The reality is that, even if they make it, it might be a short time in the NFL,” Lembo said.

The Ball State women’s volleyball team hasn’t played a home match since Aug. 30, a stretch of 12 straight on the road.

At one point, the Cardinals lost five consecutive matches, three without even managing to take a set.

Wins over IPFW, East Tennessee State and Virginia would help salvage what turned out to be a pretty respectable 5-7 record during that span.

Ball State will finally get the opportunity to protect its home court again this weekend, when Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan invade Worthen Arena on Oct. 3 and Oct. 4 respectively.

“They’ll be two tough matches, but that’s the way it’s going to be all season,” head coach Steve Shondell said. “There’s not going to be any easy wins in the [Mid-American Conference] this year. There’s 12 really good ball clubs ... Every match is going to be exciting, whether it’s at home or on the road.”

With 14 matches, eight at home and six away, remaining before the conference tournament, the Cardinals (1-1) find themselves in a four-way tie for second place in the west division.

Two of the three teams with which Ball State is tied are coincidentally the next two on its schedule in Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan.

Everyone in the division is chasing Northern Illinois, who defeated Ball State on Sept. 27, but with so many games left to play in conference, the current half game deficit is minimal.

The Cardinals will have an opportunity to avenge their loss to the Huskies in late Octo-

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Shondell expects a competitive match Friday night, saying the matches with Eastern Michigan are always competitive, a result of both teams playing hard.

The very next day, Ball State welcomes a surging Central Michigan squad at 6-8 overall.

After beginning the season with six consecutive losses, the Chippewas have been one of the hottest teams in the MAC, winning six of eight.

Shondell said this week in practice he plans to focus on the team’s defense, passing and serve reception, while looking to build off the recent offensive performances.

Either way, the Cardinals are just looking forward to being back in Muncie.

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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9. Provide leadership at work. Try a new idea. Get eclectic and creative. Listen to all considerations before committing money, or it could get awkward. A bonus could fatten your wallet. Surprise your family with a treat.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 9. Listen to your intuition. Choose an exotic destination for your next adventure. Did lightning strike? It could feel that way.

Rest and cool down. Play your cards close to your chest. Study and make plans.

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Deduct points for tantrums. Listen to other people’s ideas. Dance in the newly cleared space.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9. Wait before making your move; conditions will improve. Exercise extra caution when driving, and watch out for surprises.

Reevaluate your route and itinerary. Handle paperwork regarding shared resources. Reward your efforts with something fun.

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WHAT YOU NEED: • Piece of wood • A shape to trace • String (any color or thickness) • Hammer

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You can use any kind of wood surface to make your art. A plank from an old barn, a plaque from the craft store or in my case, a tree cookie from a local fair. With this, I just sanded it down to get a smooth finish. You might want to paint or stain your wood as well. I would advise you to just make sure it’s got at least half an inch in depth.

[You don’t have to use a piece of wood, though.

Make a large-scale string art by working directly on a wall.]

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Trace your design. You can make any kind of design that you like on this, but I would try and keep it kind of simple. I did a heart, but basic shapes and letters would also work. I taped it

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down and marked spots where the nails would go.

You can also use carbon paper to trace something that is a bit more intricate, then mark the sports for the nails.

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Get to hammering. I used inch-and-a-half nails for this, but made sure that they were all sticking out of the wood at the same height.

You should have a nail every quarter of an inch.

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one end of your string and tie it off at the one end, making sure that it’s a strong knot. I moved the knot down a little on the nail so I had room to work.

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Start stringing. Take this slow and try to hit every nail as many times as possible. You want to make sure there are as few empty spaces as possible to make it look full. I used an entire spool of thread for this, tying the thread off every once in a while.

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Push the thread up to the top of the nail.

This gives the project depth and allows the strings to cast some pretty cool shadows.

I put a small drop of super glue on each nail to secure the strings.

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