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True freshman Nikki Box plays during the game against IPFW in early September. Box is learning to adjust to playing as a defensive specialist on a college level.

Federal shutdown postpones interviews Workforce Recruitment Program to postpone meeting students with disabilities this month KAITLIN LANGE STAFF REPORTER The federal Department of Labor | kllange@bsu.edu interviews students each fall and Some students will not be able to interview for internships and jobs through the Workforce Recruitment Program this month due to the ongoing government shutdown.

WRP at Ball State is a federal government program that helps student with disabilities find internships and jobs in both the private and government sector.

then places them in a database where companies can look at their information before deciding on an employee.

About eight or nine people apply every year, said Camille Mason, assistant director at the Career Center, and last year, half of the candidates for Ball State were given an internship or job. Mason also coor-

Team of peer reviewers on campus to verify university self-study KARA BERG STAFF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu

the HLC criteria. The criteria are the mission statement, integrity, quality of teaching and learning, evaluation and improvement of teaching and learning and resources, planning and institutional effectiveness.

“So they’re basically going to be talking to a bunch of folks and verifying that what is in our report is really who we are as a university,” said Marilyn Buck, associate provost and co-chair of the accreditation steering committee.

From Monday until Wednesday, the peer review committee will conduct interviews with President Jo Ann Gora, Provost Terry King, deans, department heads, faculty, staff and students, according to a press release.

dinates the WRP visit to Ball State.

Because of the shutdown, eight interviews that were originally scheduled for this month are postponed until the government reopens. Mason said this will extend the timeline for the interviews and will not impact the well being of the program in general.

Mason is not worried about the future of the program, despite its federal classification of nonessential.

“This program is here to stay,” Mason said. “There might be a positive spin to this. We might be able to incorporate more individuals the

longer we wait.”

Regardless of the outcome of the shutdown, Mason said she sees the value in the program and would like the program to grow to 20 students in the future.

Larry Markle, director of Ball State’s Disability Services, agrees the program is positive for students.

“WRP is important because it’s a means for possible internships for college students with disabilities,” he said. “Not being able to have the WRP could impact students that may be good candidates for those internships.”

ACCREDITORS COLLECT CAMPUS FEEDBACK Student and faculty feedback is one of the final hurdles for Ball State to renew its accreditation.

A peer review team from the Higher Learning Commission is on campus through Wednesday to inspect the school for the accreditation process. Ball State has been an accredited school since 1925 and was most recently accredited in 2004 for a 10-year accreditation period.

For the past two years, Ball State worked on a self-study report detailing how the university meets

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CHRIS FODOR, a junior computer science major

CARLY SHROYER, a freshman nursing major

The medical professional to student ratio at the Amelia T. Wood Health Center lags behind other area universities as the search for a new director continues.

Ball State’s Health Center has fewer medical directors, staff physicians and nurse practitioners to students compared to the University of Notre Dame, Indiana University and Purdue University.

Notre Dame has a ratio of about 1:1,695 and MEDICAL STAFF IU has a ratio of about 1:1,798 while Purdue TO STUDENT has a ratio of 1:1,844. RATIOS With Ball State down Purdue University and to a minimum staff of Indiana University have more MEDICAL PROthan Ball State, yet two doctors versus students State’s ratio of students three or four, the ratio Ball FESSIONAL TO medical professionals is of a professional to stu- to This is default chatter for Here’scharts a look at how dents is about 1:2,275. higher. now. These show many students there are This means one doctor the ratio of medical per professional at each professionals to students has to be available for medical at the Amelia T. Wood more than 500 extra university. students than a doc- Ball State tor at Notre Dame, 477 1 medical professional more students than IU and 431 more students than Purdue.

2,775 students Approval has been Purdue University received for the Health 1 medical professional Center to hire another full-time physician, in addition to a full-time 1,844 students Health Center director Indiana University to address the nearly 1 medical professional 2,500 students that visit each month, according to the director job 1,798 students posting on medcv.com.

Ball State’s ratio will change When a new doc- to 1: 2,081 after it hires two tor and physician more medical professionals. are hired, the medi- NOTE: Medical professionals include cal professional to medical directors, staff physicians, psychiatrists and nurse student ration will staff practitioners, but not registered change to 1:2,08, still nurses or physician’s assistants. behind Notre Dame, SOURCE: Amelia T. Wood Health Center, purdue.edu, iub.edu Purdue and IU. DN GRAPHIC In addition, the Ball State Health Center is not accredited by the American College Health Association. There are three universities in Indiana with accredited student health centers: IU, IUPUI and the University of Notre Dame.

The Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care grants accreditation after an on-site survey by health care professionals and review by a committee. University health centers must apply to be surveyed for accreditation.

Charles Routh, executive director of physician practices at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, said Ball State’s Health Center director position has not been posted very long because there was not a large window of time after Kent Bullis announced his departure and when he left.

“Unfortunately, a lot of positions are already hired so we are keeping our fingers crossed there are a lot of people out there,” Routh said. “I suppose it’s like trying to hire a professor at this time in the year, but we are hoping to find some good quality people.”

The Health Center director is employed by IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians, not the Health Center itself.

According to the job posting on medcv.com, the position is half working with patients and half administrative work with 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours.

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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AP) — Deep sea divers “unpacked a wall of people” from the hull of a smuggler’s trawler on the sea floor near this Italian island on Monday, gingerly untangling the dead would-be migrants in the latest and most painstaking phase of a recovery operation following the ship’s fiery capsizing.

It was the first time the divers had been able to reach the hull, and authorities said 38 more bodies were recovered, raising the death toll from Thursday’s tragedy to 232. Scores more are believed missing; most, if not all, were Eritreans trying to reach Europe in search of asylum and a better life.

“They unpacked a wall of people,” said Navy Capt. Paolo Trucco of the deep sea specialists. The bodies “were so entwined, one with the other, it is indescribable. They were so trapped, they were difficult to pull out.”

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis woman has agreed to plead guilty to forgery for collecting nearly $1,500 in donations by falsely claiming her 10-year-old son had cancer.

The Indianapolis Star reported 33-year-old Stephanie Weddle will face up to four years in community corrections under the plea deal. Prosecutors agreed to drop a second forgery count and a theft charge. Weddle also must make restitution.

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Prosecutors said she collected $1,250 raised by a teacher and never paid $216 to a youth baseball group for T-shirts and wrist bands earmarked to raise money.

A police detective who happened to coach the boy in baseball became suspicious because the boy did not show signs of having gone through radiation treatment and chemotherapy.

Weddle later admitted to police the boy was never diagnosed with cancer.

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2. OHIO HOSPITAL CAN FORCE CHEMO ON GIRL An appeals court has sided again with an Ohio hospital that wants to force a 10-year-old Amish girl to resume chemotherapy after her parents decided to stop the treatments.

The court ruled that an attorney who’s also a registered nurse should be granted limited guardianship over the girl, Sarah Hershberger, and the power to make medical decisions for her.

Doctors at Akron Children’s Hospital believe Sarah’s leukemia is treatable, but

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said she will die without chemotherapy. The hospital went to court after the family decided to stop chemotherapy and treat Sarah with natural medicines, such as herbs and vitamins.

The appeals court ruling, issued last week, overturns a judge’s decision that said that keeping the parents from making medical decisions for their daughter would take away their rights.

CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan militant accused by Washington in the killing of the U.S. ambassador told The Associated Press on Monday he’s not worried about being next on the list for capture by the Americans after the U.S. commando raid that spirited a senior al-Qaida suspect out of Tripoli.

Ahmed Abu Khattala’s confidence reflects the power that Islamic militants have grown to wield in Libya since the 2011 ouster of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. Militia groups, some of them inspired by

al-Qaida, operated with virtual impunity in the country, with the central government too weak to take action against them.

Now many of the groups are furious over Saturday’s U.S. special forces raid that captured Abu Anas al-Libi, wanted by the Americans for more than a decade over the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. Some have hinted at retaliation at U.S. and other foreign interests and have lashed out at the government, accusing it of colluding with Washington.

5. ISRAELI LAWMAKERS TO VISIT RAMALLAH RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A delegation of Israeli lawmakers paid a rare visit to the West Bank on Monday to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and give an emotional boost to fledgling peace talks that have faced deep skepticism on both sides.

Visiting the same compound where Israeli troops once laid siege on late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the

10 Israeli lawmakers pledged support for the talks that resumed in July after years of stalemate and mutual suspicion.

They insisted they were not in Ramallah in place of official negotiations, whose content has remained secret, but rather to give them a “tailwind” of support and stress the urgency of their mission.

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“Before I die I want to ... ” Students fill in the blank in reponse to the campaign in Muncie.

THURSDAY An alumna goes from Miss Ball State to actress.

Film and television actress Cynda Williams comes back to Muncie.

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Opening up a comic book store was never about the cash for one Ball State alumnus.

“It really is a love and a passion for me,” Slade Smith said.

“And it has to be because it doesn’t make a lot of money.

I have always loved games and comics, and it’s great to be able to share my passion with others.”

However, Smith said his store, Atomic Comics Games and Music’s sales have grown each month since he opened the shop in January after years of saving and planning.

Smith’s dream began when he was a young boy and his father would take him to the town drug store and give him a quarter. Smith in turn would go to the comic book section, where he would immerse himself in the worlds of his favorite heroes, like Batman and Superman.

Smith graduated from Ball State as a non-traditional student in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies and an associate’s degree in applied science. After he graduated, he opened AMS Entertainment and Audio/Visual,

a business that specializes in weddings, school dances and rentals. After having enough cash to pursue his main passion, he bought property at 120 N. Mulberry St. Past the rows of comic books and mounting stacks of board games and figurines, in the back, guitars, amps and musical equipment line the walls.

When Smith opened the store, it had previously been a music shop. Instead of just taking it over, he and the previous owner decided to combine their businesses.

“It’s really cool because you can come in and buy games and comics, and then get your guitar tuned or new strings,” he said.

Smith runs Atomic Comics with the help of Andy Cross and Bob Breitung, who operate the business on a day-today basis while Smith works at AMS. Cross is in charge of planning the weekly gaming tournaments like “Friday Night Magic” and “HeroClix Open Play.” Cross said it’s about creating casual environment for people to become involved in gaming, whether seasoned players or newcomers.

“Gaming is really very edu-

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120 N. Mulberry St. cational,” Smith said. “You have to use math, strategy and reading in almost every game.

It also is a very social thing.

Unlike Facebook, you’re actually interacting face-to-face with other people and having fun.”

Joe McPherson has played in the “HeroClix” tournaments since Atomic Comics opened and is a frequent customer.

“It’s a great place to go and just be with friends,” McPherson said. “I’ve met some of the greatest people here. I just hope more people come and experience this.”

The comic book store is open seven days a week and has new games every week, like the upcoming tournaments “Bolt Action” and “Pokémon.”

“It is worth all of the work that goes into it because I have always enjoyed this,” Smith said. “It really is a passion.”

Students practice kung fu to relieve stress, tap into heritage, spirituality Club participants study relaxation, sword techniques

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Despite the muffled shouts and sirens of the volleyball game outside, Ball Gymnasium Room 125 was tranquil.

Traditional Chinese guzheng music played off tai chi instructor Junhong Xu’s phone through a small, round speaker. Students stood scattered around the dance room, facing the wall-sized mirror on one side.

Some stretch while others huddle in circles, waiting for the event to start. Kung Fu Club meetings usually start a little late to give members time to get there from their evening classes. The stragglers trickle in two or three at a time.

Before long, instructor Luke Bonvillian leads the group in high kicking warm-ups across the wooden floors.

Senior business administration major and club president Judy Zhu assembled Kung Fu Club this year to bring together masters and students, as well as to share kung fu culture with Ball State.

Zhu began practicing kung fu in China, and she said she particularly enjoyed studying sword techniques.

“At first, I just practiced to protect myself,” Zhu said.

“But after a while, I began to feel that this was something really cool.”

No prior experience is required to get involved in the club and the organization offers more than just lessons.

The organizers host movie nights, speak about culture

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Slade Smith, a Ball State alumnus, is the owner of Atomic Comics Games and Music at 120 N. Mulberry St. Smith said he wanted a comic book shop, despite the fact that it isn’t a lucrative career.

and host dinners of homemade Chinese food to educate and promote member friendship.

Other students, like sophomore Japanese major Aaron Gant, attend the club for health reasons.

Before the start of the meeting began, he demonstrated the trembling of his hand from tension.

“If I get overly stressed, I’ll get out of my desk and do the tai chi,” he said. “It calms me.”

Gant found Kung Fu Club at the Ball State Activity Fair and joined it, looking for an outlet to burn excess DN PHOTO JEREMY ERVIN energy. He said he appreciates the tai chi that the club Sophomore computer science major Junhong Xu, a tai chi instructor, adjusts has taught him so far and he sophomore Japanese major Aaron Gant’s form during a meeting of the Kung Fu Club. Club membership is open to students regardless of experience with martial looks forward to practicing arts, and it hosts social gatherings as well as lessons. more physically intense martial arts. poverty stricken regions. exchange, understanding and But for Gant, the benefits suMember dues are $10, and friendship. Zhu performed persede the physical aspects. 20 percent of that is donated a demonstration on a kung While he practices tai chi, he to the organization, as well fu sword, which she said she also takes time to as 30 per- hopes to teach to students once pray. cent of ticket they learn more.

It’s for physical sales from the Bonvillian focuses on acro“It’s for physical and spiritual and spiritual club’s upcom- batics and fitness, drawing health,” he said. ing Kung Fu from eight years of gymnas“As a Christian, I health. As a Fashion Show tics experience and three believe that God is Christian, I at 7 p.m. Nov. years as a diver. there, and I need to 4 in the L.A. He said it is challenging to find time with him.” believe that God Pittenger Stu- teach a group of students Chinese busi- is there, and I dent Center. with varied levels of experiness administraThe fashion ence, some of whom have no tion student Siwei need to find time show will fea- experience at all. This affects Chen goes to Kung with him. ture models, what he teaches his students Fu Club because it dancers from significantly. helps her stay in AARON GANT, within the “I have to keep [experience] touch with her heri- a sophomore Japanese club as well as in mind and maintain balmajor tage.

Chinese music ance,” he said. “It gives me a “I like kung fu,” and dress. leadership role.” she said. “In China, everyone Zhu also vetted the two Whatever the motivation to learns it in gym class for ex- masters, sophomore com- participate, Kung Fu Club ofercise.” puter science major Xu and fers substance to each of its Zhu also uses the club to senior international busi- members. accomplish philanthropic ness major Bonvillian.

“It’s something cool to know,” goals. Recently, she traveled Xu and Zhu knew each other Emma Kemp, a senior Japanese to Africa, and the experience prior to the formation of the major, said. “When you first encouraged her to raise mon- club. Bonvillian met Zhu at In- meet someone, you can be like, ey for Projects Abroad Kenya, ternational Conversation Hour, ‘I know kung fu’ and they’re a charity that provides aid to a club that focuses on cultural like, ‘That’s different.’”

AUTHOR BEGINS COMIC LECTURE SERIES

Scott McCloud spoke about his years at DC Comics and venturing into his own comic book creations Monday night at the Art and Journalism Building.

He worked at DC Comics at a young age and left the comic book company at age 23 to create his own stories. McCloud authored “Zot!” and wrote for “Justice League Adventures” and “Superman.”

McCloud brings together two genres, American superhero style comics and Japanese manga.

He was the first speaker in the inaugural Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series, which has speakers centered on graphic narratives and comic book culture for the year.

The next speaker in the series will present at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at David Letterman Communication and Media Building Room 125.

The speaker is Christina Blanch, a Ball State doctoral student.

Blanch has pioneered comic book classes at the university with the course she created called, “Gender Through Comic Books.”

Blanch looks at comic books through gender roles and also writes online comics. She is a co-owner of Alter Ego Comics in downtown Muncie, as well.

The series will continue into Spring Semester with Rachel Williams and Ramzi Fawaz. In January, Williams will run a hands-on workshop on creating a flash graphic memoir. In April, Fawaz will visit. He’s writing his book “The New Mutants: Comic Book Superheroes and Popular Fantasy in Postwar America.”

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Village event kicks off Homecoming Week Steering committee adds mechanical bull on Martin Street ALAN HOVORKA STAFF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu The second Homecoming Village was a first for some and a last for others.

For senior psychology major Aaron Graves, the Homecoming Village on Monday marked the beginning of his last Homecoming Week.

“For me, it’s a great bonding experience with my fraternity even though I see them every day,” he said.

The event began at 6 p.m. and took place on Martin Street between Riverside and University avenues. This year, the Homecoming Steering Committee added a mechanical bull to the available activities. Students also could try the zip line, photo booth and rock wall.

Graves said this year is special to him since it is his last year at Ball State, so he decided to brave the zip line.

“At first, I was a little timid,” he said. “But then as I did it, I thought it was pretty cool.”

The event had speakers including senior wide receiver Connor Ryan, senior quarter-

back Keith Wenning, Athletic Director Bill Scholl and football head coach Pete Lembo followed by performances by the Code Red Dance Team, Ball State cheerleaders and the drumline.

Scholl said the football game against the University of Virginia was difficult, and the team needs student support at the Homecoming game. He said the against Kent State University also will be difficult.

DJ Johnson, a freshman telecommunications major, said the speakers and performers grabbed his attention.

“It was a very good way to kick off Homecoming,” he said. “It was probably one of the better kickoffs I’ve seen.”

Jeremy Gentner, a sophomore psychology major, said he wished he had come last year to the Homecoming Village.

“There’s a lot of stuff to draw people in from the zip line — which I won’t go on — to the free food,” Gentner said. “It’s really well put together.”

There was a booth giving out free cotton candy and a booth had free cupcakes for the first 250 participants.

Jimmy John’s offered free fountain drinks and Grandma Betty’s Ice Cream Shop offered $2 banana splits and $1 sodas.

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Code Red Dance Team performs for a crowd of students during Homecoming Village on Monday evening. The second Homecoming Village also featured a mechanical bull, a zip line, a photo booth and a rock wall.

Renovations part of university review ACCREDITATION: Approval is

Accreditors to see, consider physical changes to campus |

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The campus won’t look the same as it did 10 years ago for accreditors visiting campus.

Ball State has built six buildings since accreditors were last on campus and renovated 12 buildings and several campus streets.

The funding for the construction comes from capital campaigns and other donations, often from alumni.

Two of the buildings built in the last 10 years were created because of the Ball State Bold: Investing in the

Future Campaign from 2008 to 2010, which raised more than $210.8 million. The campaign also renovated four other buildings.

The fifth criterion of accreditation — resources, planning and institutional effectiveness — partially deals with how the facilities and campus contribute to a stronger university.

Marilyn Buck, associate provost and co-chair of the accreditation steering committee, said the physical structure can describe “who” the campus and its people are.

“We’re not as spread out as other campuses,” she said. “I think the fact that we’re closer together represents something we’re known for — the student-faculty relationship — and the fact that faculty are accessible to students.”

Jim Lowe, director of engineering and construction operations, said a vibrant campus is important to supporting a high-quality university.

“It’s a campus that’s dynamic,” he said. “It’s not a static campus at all.”

Johnson Hall A is being worked on, and Lowe said the Cooper Science Complex and the Architecture Building could see renovations in the next decade. He also said dorm rooms are continually updated and can expect repairs.

East Quad is a proposed plan that would expand the area southeast of McKinley Avenue and Riverside Avenue.

Seven buildings would be in East Quad, including Sursa Hall, the Ball Honors House and the McKinley parking garage.

BUILDING CHANGES 6 BUILDINGS BUILT

• Music Instruction Building, which includes Sursa Hall • Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass • Student Recreation and Wellness Center • Kinghorn Hall • Park Hall • Briner Sports Complex RENOVATED BUILDINGS

• David Owsley Museum of Art (also expanded) • Ball Honors House • North Quadrangle Building • Teachers College Building • Scheumann Stadium • L.A. Pittenger Student Center • Woodworth Commons • DeHority Complex • Studebaker East Complex • Johnson Hall A • Lucina Hall • McKinley, Riverside, Bethel and Neely avenues

ETHICS PANEL COULD CHANGE JOBS Official’s questions to be reviewed by ethics commission | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — The State Ethics Commission this week will review ethics questions from a pair of their officials who may leave their jobs and consider a conflict-of-interest query from Gov. Mike Pence’s new lobbyist.

State Board of Accounts Examiner Bruce Hartman has asked for clearance to start a consulting firm that would work with local governments after he retires at the end of the year. And Department

of Insurance Deputy Commissioner Logan Harrison is considering job offers from an insurance lobbying association and CNO Group, which owns Conseco Life Insurance, Bankers Life and Casualty Company and other insurance companies.

Indiana maintains a oneyear “cooling-off ” period for any state worker or official either leaving to work in the private sector on issues they directly worked on while in the government or leaving to lobby lawmakers or the administration. But the bipartisan panel, which will meet Thursday, routinely grants waivers of the one-year wait.

Harrison has spent much of his time with the state co-

ordinating planning for the federal health care overhaul.

Although Indiana is one of 36 states allowing the federal government to run the insurance exchange, the state has bulked up its technology infrastructure and temporary workforce to handle an expected increase in Medicaid enrollees.

Upon receiving the first job inquiry late last month, Harrison set up an ethics “screen,” having the DOI’s ethics officer talk with the insurance institute and CNO Group on his behalf.

The panel is also planning to review a separate request from Pence’s new legislative director. Sean Keefer wrote the panel to ask whether his

wife’s job at IU Health, where she now works in marketing on changes made by the federal health care law, would be a conflict of interest for him.

Keefer replaces former Pence lobbyist Heather Neal, who left the governor’s office in the wake of former School Superintendent Tony Bennett’s grade-changing scandal. Neal had been Bennett’s chief of staff.

The ethics commission had already found no conflict of interest existed when Keefer last sought its approval — he previously worked as Indiana’s Commissioner of Labor before joining the governor’s office. But Keefer noted in his request that wife’s job duties had changed recently.

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AL-QAIDA SUPPORTER GETS 14 YEARS

The Board of Trustees had an extra meeting Monday to meet the newest member and also used the time to approve several health care measures.

The trustees forgot to introduce Kyle Pierce, the student member of the board, at the last meeting. After his introduction, Randy Howard, vice president of business affairs and treasurer, presented revisions to health care that were discussed at the last board meeting.

Howard updated the trustees on the renewal of ancillary insurance benefits, the 2014 health care plan and an amendment to the alternate pension plan, all of which gained trustee approval.

The Hartford, a health insurance company, was selected to be the sole ancillary benefits provider, which is additional medical coverage. Howard said the university is anticipating around $850,000 in savings each year by aligning all of its contracts with the Hartford.

“Any saving we produce are available to be reinvested in critical areas, such as retaining talented faculty and staff, strategic initiatives and cost containment that benefits students,” he said.

The 2014 health care plan also was approved, which will increase premiums an average of 8.1 percent.

The university partnered with Sibson Consulting to survey those eligible for the plan to garner their opinions on the university health care.

“Those that had better knowledge believed our benefits were more competitive,” Howard said.

The survey also found that medical benefits are most important to those eligible and premiums are the choice method.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City businessman who swore an oath of allegiance to al-Qaida and three years ago pleaded guilty to providing financial support to the international terror group was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison, despite a plea from his attorney for lenience because of the risk he took by becoming an informant against the organization.

Khalid Ouazzani, 35, who pleaded guilty in May 2010 to bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to support a terrorist group, was sentenced in federal court in Kansas City.

Federal prosecutors claimed Ouazzani provided more than $23,000 to al-Qaida and had pledged more, with the hope of eventually traveling to the Middle East to join the fight against the U.S. In his guilty plea, Ouazzani admitted making false claims to borrow money for a used auto parts business and wiring the proceeds to a bank in Dubai. That money was used to purchase an apartment in Dubai that later sold for a $17,000 profit, which was given to al-Qaida. Ouazzani also admitted sending the terror group $6,500 from the sale of his business.

Ouazzani, a married father of two who became a U.S. citizen in June 2006, admitted in his plea bargain to bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to support a terrorist group after admitting he gave money and swore an oath of allegiance to the terror network in 2008.

At Ouazzani’s sentencing hearing Monday, his attorney, Robin Fowler, asked U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs for a five-year sentence — Ouazzani already has served roughly 42 months — because his cooperation with federal authorities had landed his two co-conspirators in jail.

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They also hosted an open meeting Monday with faculty, staff and students.

The peer review committee will ask students questions about their basic experience at the university — questions such as what it’s like to be a student, what are good things about Ball State, what could be improved and how the quality of the faculty is.

They want to hear from as many people as possible to get as accurate of a representation of Ball State as they can.

Buck said being an accredited university is a federal requirement.

“Basically, if we are not accredited and approved, then all of the federal money we receive as a university is gone,” Buck said. “That in-

cludes all the programs, Stafford loans, research money, things of that sort. So then we don’t qualify for any of those student services and student money that is very critical for our students to succeed.”

Buck also said not being accredited hurts students ability to get into graduate school and get jobs they want since graduate schools and many jobs are looking for a degree from an accredited university.

“Those are probably the two most important reasons,” Buck said. “The other one that isn’t operationally important is the fact that it tells the students and the public that Ball State is a quality institution because we meet the standards necessary to be able to receive accreditation.”

After the visit to Ball State, HLC will announce its decision in the spring.

HEALTH: Center looking for board-certified physician | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Routh said the hiring committee is looking for a boardcertified physician in a primary care field who can go between working with students and administration.

“We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can speak just as easily to a patient as they can communicate with Ball State administration,” he said. “[We’re looking for] somebody who has experience directly caring for patients because part of the job is being a physician and also somebody who is going to be an effective administrator.”

Even though Ball Memorial employs the Health Center director, the hiring committee works in conjunction with the Health Center steering committee.

June Payne, director of Ball State’s Counseling and Health Services, works as a liaison between the Health Center and Ball Memorial and will participate in the hiring process along with Alan Hargrave, associate vice president of student affairs.

Payne said she values potential medical director candidates who are not only talented and well-trained, but who can understand the population they will serve.

“One of the things for me, personally, [that is] extremely important is a person who understands the university culture, who understands and has provided treatment, who has experience working with collegeaged students and the issues they may be facing,” she said.

Payne said once a director is hired, it will be a good opportunity to discuss potential changes to the Health Center.

She puts together a student

FUTURE HEALTH CENTER STAFF • 1 Health Center director • 4 full-time physicians • 2 full-time nurse practitioners • 1 nurse practitioner, who will work once a week Health Center advisory board that meets once a semester to hear student feedback and concerns. The group has not been assembled for this year and will meet sometime in November.

She said the Health Center is working to address the main complaint students have, which is wait times.

“If we get one complaint for health care at Ball State, it is generally the wait time that students encounter,” Payne said. “We have gotten approval for getting another physician.

That is [the number one thing] we want to have an impact on student wait time and providing the best quality of services we can.”

Since the start of the 2013 academic year, the Health Center has seen around 18,000 patients, said interim director Deidre Dorman. In the same time frame from the academic year 2012, the Health Center had around 17,600 visits and in total, there were 24,400 visits.

Ball Memorial is in the process of cutting 100 positions as part of a larger reduction at IU Health, said Will Henderson, director of public relations and marketing for the hospital.

Routh said these cuts cannot impact the Ball State Health Center because none of the cutbacks are in physicians and because Ball State and IU Health have a mutual relationship to provide those services.

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The late President Ronald Reagan celebrated the very core of immigration in America in a 1986 speech. “Since 1820, more than 52 million immigrants have come to the United States from all over the world,� he said. “They have sought and found a new and better life for themselves and their children in this land of liberty and opportunity.�

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Democrats’ “path to citizenship� plan shifts the burden of amnesty onto law-abiding taxpayers and, in turn, creates devastating fiscal consequences for the economy. We’re looking at a bill that rewards, not punishes, those who have migrated into this country illegally and further challenges the ability of the nation to protect its borders and preserve its sovereignty.

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Head coach Steve Shondell’s volleyball team continues its home stretch when it takes on Western Michigan University.

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A kill was sent over the net, directly at Ball State’s Nikki Box. Seconds later, another one came, although it was to the defensive specialist’s left. After that, a third one came but this time, she was unable to recover.

Serve after serve and kill followed by kill all seemed to find their way to Box, who struggled to stay in position and react quickly.

IPFW was clearly feasting on the true freshman.

“Steve [Shondell] told me at the beginning of the game that they were going to go after me because I’m young,” Box said.

“Knowing that somebody is targeting you can make you jumpy, so it’s really important to stay calm.”

Box graduated from Yorktown High School in the spring and immediately saw playing time

as the season began. In her home opener in early September against IPFW, Box played all five sets.

As the only true freshman receiving playing time, Box struggled under the bright lights of Worthen Arena, looking overwhelmed and a step behind the opposition that was constantly hammering her with shots.

A green player, Box isn’t the first to feel the pressure of being constantly under attack.

Box spent her high school career playing with the same players, but at Ball State, she’s faced with learning how to play with an entirely new team.

All opponents are new and environments are harsher.

Worst of all, Box said every team knows who the youngest player is and will target her non-stop, a tough situation for a player who is still getting up to speed.

Box said she didn’t expect the learning curve to be very sharp, thinking the pace of the game would be the same.

“Going to college, the game is just so much faster,” she said.

“The ball comes at you so fast

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that you have to be even more ready than you already were.”

Since her match against IPFW, Box has seen her play improve while head coach Shondell has become more selective with the playing time she receives. On a team with five seniors and few

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Needing 330 yards to break Nate Davis’ career passing yards record, it wasn’t clear senior quarterback Keith Wenning was going to get it late in the game. With 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Wenning needed more than 60 yards to break the record. He got those 60 yards and more on one play: a 72-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Jordan Williams.

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At the snap, all three linebackers blitz, but Fakes and Edwards stay at the line to help block.

Virginia’s strong safety runs closer to the line of scrimmage, but doesn’t blitz, either as a move to spy on Wenning, protect against a possible draw run or attempt to stop a shallow pass.

That leaves just three Virginia defensive backs against the three Ball State pass catchers on the play.

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The University of Virginia defense is in its base 4-3 alignment, with the two cornerbacks giving a large cushion to Williams and Smith, playing more than 7 yards away from the two wide outs.

Just before the snap, the two Virginia outside linebackers creep up the line of scrimmage, showing a blitz to Wenning.

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With junior wide receiver Willie Snead missing time late in the game, Ball State is in a two tight end set at its own 28-yard line with senior Zane Fakes and freshman Sam Brunner lined up on opposite sides of the offensive line.

Senior wide receiver Jamill Smith is lined up wide left and Williams is wide right. Wenning is in the shotgun with junior running back Jahwan Edwards to his left.

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The offensive line and pass protectors pick up Virginia’s blitz, giving Wenning a clean pocket from which to throw.

Wenning sees Williams streaking down the sideline and steps up to deliver the throw.

injuries, Shondell has the luxury of letting Box learn through practice and not by playing in every game.

Instead, she gets to sit and learn behind senior Catie Fredrich, Ball State’s starting defensive specialist. Box said she

mimics Fredrich, trying to get better every practice.

As the season progressed, Box looked more relaxed during games playing her reduced role.

Shondell stood during practice, watching Box receive kills

and dig them, mulling over his thoughts about the freshman.

“It’s taken her a while to get comfortable with playing the college game,” he said. “But she’s the kind of player that when she’s on the court, you know you’ve got a great chance of winning.”

While playing defense, players have to stay low and steady, something Box said she’s working on.

It’s a different experience for Box, who said throughout her time at Yorktown that she could get away with having a higher posture because players weren’t at the same skill level.

She can’t get away with it anymore.

IPFW made that clear.

NEWCOMER BRINGS SPARK WITH OFFENSIVE TALENTS Kavanaugh learned how to play sport from Cornell player DAVID K. JONES STAFF REPORTER | @DKJones_BSU The Ball State field hockey team is in the second half of the regular season with a 5-6 record. On the season, one freshman leads in goals.

Forward Lexi Kavanaugh also leads the team in points with 12 and is tied for shots on goal with 15.

Kavanaugh is from Sherrill, N.Y., and comes from a family full of athletes. Her mother was a gymnast, her father was a football player and her brother wrestles for Briar Cliff University.

“I like to be active,” she said.

“I competed against my brother in almost every sport.”

Kavanaugh said she learned how to play field hockey from her neighbor who played at Cornell University.

“Whenever she was home, she would come over and teach me how to play,” Kavanaugh said. “Since then, I just fell in love with it.”

After earning four letter in high school, Kavanaugh’s success led her to meet Ball State head coach Beth Maddox.

“I worked with Lexi in a clinic, but I wasn’t sure how she would respond to me,” Maddox said.

At the time, Kavanaugh was in high school where she attended Vernon Verona Sherrill.

Leaving behind a career that also included volleyball and track and field, Kavanaugh

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Freshman forward Lexi Kavanaugh chases after a loose ball in September.

Kavanaugh leads the team with 12 points this season.

said transitioning to college wasn’t a problem at all.

“I felt good about coming to Ball State every day,” Kavanaugh said.

Maddox wasn’t the only Ball State field hockey team member she met at the clinic, she also met junior Tori Widrick and her dad.

Widrick and Kavanaugh also lived in adjacent towns in New York, and they played for the same coach in different clubs in high school.

Kavanaugh’s coach and teammate offered high praise for the first-year forward.

“She’s really speedy,” Widrick said. “She has a knack for the gaps in the defenses, and she plays hard all the time.”

Maddox said the freshman still has work to do on the field.

“She has a very special skill set that still needs some finetuning,” she said. “Her mindset is still in process. Her skills are starting to click in the practices.”

Ball State hasn’t won a Mid-American Conference Championship since 1999 and hasn’t gone to the NCAA Tournament since 1997, but Kavanaugh said she isn’t disillusioned about the requirements to get to the postseason.

“I expected to work hard once I got here,” she said. “I want to get to the MAC championship.”