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“We’re not stupid, we knew what was on the line.”

THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 2013

- KEITH WENNING, senior quarterback

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324 students sponsor SGA HJR-6 stance

University Senate will consider decision against Ind. resolution RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu The Student Government Association will recommend that University Senate votes for Ball State to take a public stand against House Joint Resolution 6 today following the passing of the SGA resolution. SGA voted 29 to 6 with two abstaining, WHAT’S NEXT passing a resolution UNIVERSITY SENATE sponsored by 324 stu• The Student dents and five organiGovernment zations. The resolution Association has recommends Ball State passed a resolution take a public stance recommending the university take a stance against HJR-6. against House Joint Same-sex marriage is Resolution 6 already illegal in Indi• University Senate ana, but HJR-6 would will vote on a define marriage as only recommendation to between a man and decide the leaning of a woman in the state Ball State’s university governance system. constitution. If it passes through the legislature and then a public vote in November 2014, it will bar legal structures like civil unions and threaten domestic partnership benefits. Co-author of the resolution and SGA pro tempore Jack Hesser said he was appreciative of student senators reaching out to their constituents for feedback on this issue. “I think the student senators reach out to their constituents in the appropriate manner,” Hesser said. “I received literally hundreds of emails from students and senators. A lot of organizations also contacted me [to sponsor the bill].” University Senate will vote on a recommendation also, to decide the leaning of Ball State’s university governance system. SGA recently approved two student senators to represent the student body during the University Senate meeting along with SGA president Chloe Anagnos, vice president Alyssa France and Hesser. They will be the only student voting members of University Senate. Hesser said the five will vote in the same percentage student senate voted, so one will likely vote against taking a public stance.

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Ball State senior tight end Zane Fakes exits the field after a Northern Illinois University interception in the final minutes of play Wednesday at Huskie Stadium. The Cardinals dropped the game to the Huskies 48-27.

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EKALB, Ill. – Ball State’s Jonathan Newsome had Jordan Lynch dead to rights in the backfield, wrapped up for a loss on a third and 11. Unbelievably, yet somehow unsurprisingly, Northern Illinois University’s senior quarterback made something out of nothing and escaped for a first down as he has done all game and all season. The Huskies marched down the field and scored a touchdown on the drive, taking the lead. Northern Illinois wouldn’t trail for the remainder of the game as it beat Ball State, 48-27. The play was one of the first things Ball State head coach Pete Lembo mentioned following the game. “Newsome didn’t bring him down,” Lembo said. “Great play by Jordan of breaking free and scampering for a first down.” Later in the game, Lynch had a similar play along the right sideline. He was caught for a loss, but found a way to break free, running for a touchdown.

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Senior wide receiver Jamill Smith takes a knee on the sideline in the final moments of the game against Northern Illinois University on Wednesday at Huskie Stadium.

48 - 27 HUSKIES

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Devastating typhoon affects area students visited during summer ALAN HOVORKA STAFF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu

Recent headlines have caused a Ball State Christian Fellowship group to worry about the safety of its friends after it spent time in the Philippines over the summer. Last weekend Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines and devastated entire cities, possibly killing thousands and leaving others in need of aid. Chi Alpha, a Christian Fellowship group, spent time in the Philippines from July 19 to Aug. 2 to help

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university students across Manila discover their faith. “One student I connected with the best was a guy named Emmanuel. We were able to connect him with some other Filipino believers,” said Daniel Kaelin, a Chi Alpha faculty member. “When the storm hit, they were mainly in a different area of the country, so all of our friends were all okay.” Most of the contact the group has had with their friends overseas has been via Facebook. “A lot of people are wondering how could this happen and even struggling faith, like the big question a lot of people have, ‘If God is good, why do bad things happen to good people?’” Kaelin said. “We’ve seen a lot of people

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on Facebook talking about that back and forth and a lot of them saying, ‘Hey we need to go over there and help.’” Mercy Karanja, a Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship faculty member, said the news of the tragedy was heartbreaking because of the connection she had made with some of the people in that country. “It’s really affecting the way I pray for them and pray for their country,” Karanja said. “It makes me want to go back and help, even though I know right now going back would not really help.” Most of the places Chi Alpha had visited in Manila were not affected by the storm, said Josh Boman, director of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, but some

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A warm up is on the way as the end of the week nears. Breezy this afternoon with a high of 48. - Samantha Garrett, WCRD weather forecaster

TODAY Mostly sunny High: 48 Low: 25 4. MOSTLY SUNNY

6. RAIN

11. SNOW FLURRIES

15. HEAVY SNOW

7. PERIODS OF RAIN

12. SCATTERED FLURRIES

16. SLEET

of the places were similar to the ones that saw destruction. “One day we got outside of the city and we saw the countryside and the way the houses were put together; a lot of people were living in shacks and to think of hundreds of mile an hour winds coming through and knocking those over,” Boman said. “I didn’t actually see the places that were hit the hardest, but I think we saw a good representation of what those places were like and you could just understand how thousands of people could have easily lost their lives.” When he found out about Typhoon Haiyan, Boman remembered a party the group had at the end of the trip.

9. SCATTERED SHOWERS

5. SUNNY

10. DRIZZLE

13. SNOW SHOWERS

17. FREEZING RAIN

18. WINTRY MIX

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