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Where’s the big party at? ‘The Swiss List’ scouts out social events, texts subscribers details SEE PAGE 3
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Game Ball State, mid-majors in support of covering full cost of attendance for their student-athletes would face budgeting issues to make it happen
Ball State: $20 million
University of Florida: $100 million
BIGGER BUDGETS Schools with larger athletics budgets may be more capable of paying for student-athletes’ full cost of attendance. Here’s a look at some schools’ budgets, compared to Ball State.
Indiana University: $70 million
East Carolina University: $33 million
Western Kentucky University: $21 million
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Mat Mikesell chief reporter
ahwan Edwards tries to plan at least four trips home to Matthews, N.C., during the school year. But as life goes, the Ball State junior running back had to make an unexpected visit home. Edwards received news following Ball State’s 42-24 win over the University of Akron on Oct. 26 that his grandmother died. He was able to return home for the funeral the next weekend, using funds from Ball State’s NCAA special assistance fund for student-athletes. “[Ball State] will help you out when they can, if it’s an emergency,” Edwards said.
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The fund helps student-athletes who are on Pell Grants receive financial assistance in emergency situations among other needs. Even with the fund, Division I institutions are searching for more ways to increase the student-athlete’s experience while maintaining the amateurism ideology. A model that has gained traction among Division I institutions isn’t a pay-for-play model, it’s covering the full cost of attendance. The model differs from the fund because it wouldn’t be limited to student-athletes using Pell Grants. See budgets, page 4
Gender gap still exists at Ball State Science, technology most likely to have traditional sex bias Kaitlin Lange staff reporter | kllange@bsu.edu Following a nationwide trend, a gender gap still exists between male and female faculty in the sciences at Ball State. At Ball State, there are 65 male and 19 female professors and instructors in the computer science, physics and astronomy, chemistry and biology departments combined. Nationally in 2011 women made up 41 percent of life and physical scientists and 27 percent of computer professionals, according to a Census Bureau report. Data from the National Science Foundations shows only 21 percent of science professors in America are women. Thomas Jordan, chairperson of the physics and astronomy department, said the difference in the numbers is not
due to an intentional bias, but because of a lack of women in the hiring pool. Jordan said there were around 30 applicants last time the department was hiring, none of whom were women. “It is not intentional,” Jordan said. “We are certainly looking for women here to be role models for our women that major in physics. They need a role model. I certainly can’t be a role model. I can encourage, but it’s more like a father. It’s a whole different point of view.” The gender gap is apparent with students as well. There are eight female as opposed to 64 male physics and astronomy majors, 73 female and 97 male chemistry majors and 33 female and 271 male computer science majors at Ball State. Although there are more male than female professors in the biology department, that disparity is actually reversed by the number of undergraduate students: 566 are female compared to 374 males.
See gap, page 6
The following science departments at Ball State have a gender gap, with more men than women in each.
Physics, Astronomy
Men
15
Computer Science
Women
2 15
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Chemistry
6 18
Biology
11 25
Mathematical Science
22 11
Accounting
Economics
7 16 2
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More than 2,500 Hoosiers completed the survey that included various questions about emergency plans and kits. Of those who responded, more than half did not have at least three days worth of essentials, including food and water. More than half also reported not having emergency preparedness kits, which include flashlights, first-aid supplies or extra pet supplies. According to the IDHS press release, the following reasons were cited as to why Hoosiers do not have a disaster preparedness kit: “I don’t think
there will be an emergency in my area; I’m too busy; I don’t know what to put in a preparedness kit; it’s too expensive to put together extra supplies; and I just don’t think these items are necessary.” Garret Walton, a public information officer for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, encourages people to prepare. “Indiana is susceptible to severe weather ... tornadoes, flooding and thunderstorms,” he said. Walton said is it important to have an emergency kit as it can take first responders up to three days to go through debris and rubble. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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CHICAGO (AP) — When same-sex couples begin to wed in Illinois this summer, some businesses that make those weddings happen may face a delicate predicament. Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign the legislation into law today. It says religious institutions or clergy don’t have to allow gay weddings, but it’s not as clear for the wedding-related businesses who object on religious grounds. That may result in more court battles in President Barack Obama’s home state, just as other states have seen. Attorneys on both sides are gearing up for the possibility. For some business owners, it could mean putting personal beliefs aside. Suburban Chicago wedding planner Virginia Pruitt bills her business as Christian-owned and doesn’t agree with same-sex marriage. Even so, she said she feels she can’t turn anyone away.
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Chicago Ald. Deb Mell, 33rd Ward, is hugged after the marriage equality bill cleared the House on Nov. 5 in Springfield, Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn will sign a bill into legislation that states that religious organizations do not have to allow gay marriage.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s House and Senate Democratic leaders are asking their Republican counterparts to avoid a marriage equality battle during the 2014 session. House Minority Leader Scott Pelath and Senate Minority Tim Lanane said Tuesday that a fight on the highly charged issue would keep lawmakers from addressing more important matters during their upcoming session. Lawmakers returned Tuesday to the Capitol for a formal, one-day meeting before they begin the 2014 session in January. Social conservative groups are pushing lawmakers to write the state’s ban on same-sex marriage into the state constitution. If they win passage during the session, the issue would go to voters November 2014. Opponents of the amendment who include members of the business and higher education communities argue that it will paint Indiana as an unfriendly state.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The Purdue University Senate has approved a resolution opposing Indiana’s proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The senate’s members approved by a wide margin Monday a resolution that said the body “strongly urges” the General Assembly and Gov. Mike Pence to oppose adoption of the proposed constitutional amendment. If state lawmakers approve that measure, it would go before Indiana voters on a referendum. The Journal & Courier reported Purdue’s senate was originally planning to only discuss the matter, but senators temporarily suspended the rules so that the resolution could be voted on. The university senate includes faculty, students, staff and administrators. Opponents of Indiana’s proposed marriage ban said it would be contrary to Purdue’s equal opportunity policies and would harm university recruitment.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The success of a sparselyworded constitutional amendment that would ban marriage equality could hinge on whether lawmakers remove a key sentence expanding its reach, House and Senate Republican leaders said Tuesday. The battle over gay marriage is expected to dominate the upcoming 2014 session. The state already has a law banning same-sex marriage, but some gay marriage opponents are concerned that a judge could overturn the law, so they want it enshrined in the state constitution. The proposed amendment, if passed, would restrict marriage to being between a man and woman. But it would also further restrict the rights of same-sex couples and ban lawmakers from reconsidering the issue in the future. Those additional restrictions, which are in the second sentence of the proposed amendment, have drawn increasing concern from lawmakers.
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THE SOCIAL NETWORK The Swiss List brings event information to 7 universities in Indiana, may come to Ball State CONSTANCE HARCOURT CHIEF REPORTER
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tudents may get in tune with the social event network that is hooking up students from seven universities in Indiana with buzz-worthy happenings. Three years ago, two Indiana University students started developing a texting service that notified other students of the largest social events around IU’s campus. The Swiss List now sends between 50,000 and 60,000 text messages a month to college students. While the majority of subscribers are from IU, The Swiss List is starting to expand to Ball State. Founder and co-CEO Cicero “Swiss”
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Beemon referred to himself as a “social and open guy.” At the beginning of the 2010 semester, Beemon met new people and asked for their name, number and major. From there, he networked and organized a detailed list of students in his phone to be his go-to people on certain social events. “It’s not what you know, but who you know,” he said. “So, that’s what I did.” Soon, the senior public health major built a lengthy contact list in his phone allowing him to find the buzz in Bloomington. In his search for biggest parties, he would text around 250 people. After analyzing feedback, Beemon selected the most prominent events. He looked and
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The Swiss List allows college students to receive a mass text about events every Friday and Saturday. The service will be available for Ball State students who want to find large social events around campus.
asked for certain criteria including time, location, number of people attending and rating. Based off the criteria, he would make the exclusive list known as the “The Swiss List.” At first, Beemon kept it for his personal use, but then, students started finding out. “That’s when I realized the need of people wanting to know what’s going on,” he said. “It’s convenient and efficient for people to receive directly to their phone.” After the list became public, people wanted to know even more specific details, including the boy-to-girl ratio at parties. Beemon decided to make like Mark Zuckerberg and expand his network. It has evolved in the last three years into an event-based social media website that sends out a mass text every Friday and Saturday night. The massive networking of parties and events started to become too much for Beemon to accomplish by himself. He made a staff of 15 to 20 people to help him develop a more polished and professional product. The employees make sure the party is Swiss List Approved, meaning alcohol isn’t provided at the party, it’s in a safe area and the landlords or property owners are aware of the event. The Swiss List also warns students to make responsible judgment calls in attending social events in places or with people they don’t know. Nathan Berning decided to take the semester off to dedicate his time to it, and he is the co-CEO and chief marketing officer. Berning and Beemon have major expansion plans for The Swiss List in the spring. Berning described the upcoming Swiss List as a “Facebook or Twitter type of experience.” “Users will create an account,” Berning said. “They will build their own, unique experience based off their interests, where they live and the people that they know.” The Swiss List currently reaches out to seven campuses in Indiana. Ball State’s list has a little less than 100 subscribers so far. The Swiss List team intends to send the first, official text at Ball State as soon as there are more than 100 subscribers. Those interested can go to theswisslist.com and sign up. “As soon as things start rolling, it should pick up pretty quick,” Berning said. “For a reference point, we’ve got 2,500 users on the texting service at IU.” Berning said he expects at least that many people to use the texting service at Ball State. Ball State junior business major Nick Plavchak found out about service when he met Berning while visiting IU. Plavchak signed up for it, and as soon as the texting service is operating at Ball State, he plans to use the networking service for nights out. “The thing I like most about the Swiss List is that on a weekend where I may not have a clue what to do, all different kinds of events can be shared with me,” he said. The Swiss List will allow people to know about events that are happening inside and outside of their normal group, Berning said. The list can range from parties to study sessions. Berning said it’s also a good resource for out-of-the-loop students looking for something to do, such as freshmen. It may give more direction to the roving packs of students wandering the sidewalks late at night. “Instead of walking around aimlessly, they can rely on the texting service to let them know what’s going on,” he said.
Music returns lost memories to elderly Event may eventually bring music program to area nursing home HOLSCLAW STAFF REPORTER | ASHLEY amholsclaw@bsu.edu The power of music has revivified memories thought to be long lost in senior citizens with Alzheimer’s and dementia. A Ball State professor and students are striving to bring that power to Muncie’s elderly. “This is a way to bring a little bit of humanity back into the world,” Michael Gerhard, associate professor of telecommunications, said. Freshmen in one of his telecommunications classes recruited 11 student comedy, music and dance groups to perform at 7 tonight in Pruis Hall for fundraising event, “A Night to Remember.”
They created the event in hopes of raising enough money and collecting enough iPods to bring the Music & Memory program to a Muncie community nursing home, the Woodlands. Music & Memory is a nonprofit organization that implements the simple use of customized music to help patients suffering from cognitive and physical challenges, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. Gerhard introduced the idea to the first semester freshmen at the beginning of the school year, but he said he never imagined he would receive the enthusiasm and devotion that he found from his students. A nursing home reform activist for 15 years, Gerhard strives to improve the lives of patients in nursing homes. His father was a patient for the last six years of his life in a nursing home in the Muncie community. He visited his father every
day until he died in 2004. Gerhard visited to not only comfort his father, but to monitor the care he was getting from the nursing home. Gerhard said the experience made him interested in creating a better environment for the patients of nursing homes. When he discovered Music & Memory, Gerhard said, “I wanted to bring that miracle to Muncie.” Music & Memory brings personalized music on iPods to elderly patients in nursing homes in order to “vastly improve the quality of life.” The songs are from popular music when the patient was ages 8 to 18. In 2009, a cognitive neuroscientist at University of California and students studied the effects of music on brain activity. They had their test subjects listen to songs from the Billboard Top 100 that were popu-
lar when they were ages 8 to 18 while under a fMRI scanner. They saw extreme spikes in activity in areas of the subjects’ brains, which triggered memories and emotional responses. The music triggered what are known as autobiographical memories. Music & Memory has provided iPods to more than 140 facilities in the U.S. and Canada. According to the organization’s research, “beloved music often calms chaotic brain activity and enables the listener to focus on the present moment and regain a connection to others.” Gerhard worked with Dan Cohen, founder of Music & Memory, to bring this project to Muncie. The prominence of music and being always “plugged in” in today’s culture brought the idea to Gerhard. He said this could be a powerful opportunity to
connect generations in a simple yet miraculous way. For almost two years, freshman Abby Urbik has worked at a nursing home in her hometown of Lisle, Ill. They don’t have music therapy there, but they use board games as a type of therapeutic activity. “It is amazing when you see patients remember through interaction,” she said. In Muncie, Urbik said she hopes Music & Memory will “bring those patients back to life in a sense.” Tyler Eads, a freshman telecommunications major, got involved in the group after watching a video about a patient named Henry on the Music & Memory website. Eads said the power of the video and Gerhard’s personal experiences drew him into the project. Tyler Sparkman, like Eads, was also inspired by the video of Henry.
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“A Night to Remember” WHERE
Pruis Hall WHEN
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$3 or donation of gently used iPod “When I saw his eyes light up and when he started talking about his childhood, for me, it was at that moment I knew I wanted to be a part of this,” Sparkman said. The event is open to everyone with tickets at $3 available at the door or with a donation of a gently used iPod. For more information on the event, visit facebook.com/ anighttorememberbsu. For more information on Music & Memory, visit its website at musicandmemory.org.
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It would definitely help,” Edwards said. “Just for the kids that are on scholarship and can’t get money [from the fund]. I just feel for the guys that can’t get [the Free Application for Federal Student Aid], I feel like those guys should be more substantial to things like that.” The model is costly, but schools at both the Bowl Championship Series and mid-major level are in favor of the idea. It’s a matter of balancing the budget for it.
If NCAA legislation meant to cover student-athletes’ full cost of attendance ever passes, mid-major schools could face some difficult decisions. Here’s a look at the possible challenges.
BALL STATE COULD...
THE MATTER
Under the current format, a full scholarship covers a student-athlete’s tuition, room, board and textbooks. At Ball State, the full scholarship for an out-of-state student-athlete covers $33,440 — the estimated academic year cost for an out-of-state student is $32,194. What the full scholarship doesn’t cover is what’s called the full cost of attendance. Ball State lists its full cost anywhere between an extra $2,800 to $3,200 for personal expenses and transportation. Those are left at the responsibility of the student-athletes, who may not have such money. Student-athletes are allowed to apply and receive Pell Grants like any student on campus. But a violation occurs if a student-athlete receives monetary benefits just for being an athlete. Bill Scholl, Ball State athletic director, agrees if the full scholarship is inadequate, schools need to look at ways to make it appropriate. “The full cost of attendance is certainly an interesting way to maybe go about that,” Scholl said. “In general, I’m for that. Whether or not at a [Mid-American Conference] level we can do that, I don’t know if we can do that.” In 2011, a proposal was put through the NCAA governance structure to allow schools to cover the full cost of attendance for its student-athletes. The proposal was overridden in part because schools didn’t like how it was moving at an unorthodox rate. A maximum dollar amount of $2,000 was proposed. If it had passed, Ball State would have needed to make changes to its athletic budget. All schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision are allotted 85 scholarships for football. To cover all 85 scholarships at $2,000 apiece, Ball State would need to budget for $170,000. At the same rate to cover the other headcount sports — 13 allotted scholarships for men’s basketball, 15 for women’s basketball, 12 for women’s gymnastics, 12 for women’s volleyball and eight for women’s tennis — the total cost is $288,000.
CHALLENGES
Ball State has roughly $20 million for its athletic budget, Scholl said. So, 1.4 percent of the budget would go toward covering the full cost of attendance. To BCS conference schools, like Michigan’s $137 million athletic budget, covering the full cost of attendance wouldn’t put the stress on an athletic department like Ball State or other midmajor programs. “Whether that’s reallocation of resources, that could mean cutting programs,” Scholl said. “You could take grants-in-aid away from some programs and reallocate it somewhere else. You’ve either got to reallocate resources or generate more resources.” Scholl said generating more resources at the mid-major level is difficult because the BCS conferences profit from media contracts like the Big Ten Network. Permitting schools to cover the full cost of attendance quickly becomes a complex issue. A large factor is determining a maximum dollar amount. The proposed $2,000 is at minimum $800 less than the estimated additional costs of attendance at Ball State. The full estimated additional cost of attendance at Indiana University is set at a minimum of $2,962. Athletic departments in the MAC and the Sun Belt depend on student fees to help with revenue. At Ball State, students pay $316.10 per semester for an intercollegiate athletics fee, which helps the athletics department run its operations. As part of the intercollegiate athletics fee, students are able to attend home games for free. The price of the fee could increase if Ball State decides
GREAT ... cover full cost of attendance.
... not cover full cost of attendance.
... not cover full cost, either.
Reconsidering, Ball State could...
To fund extra expenses, Ball State could...
But then, other schools could...
LOSE RECRUITS ... cover full cost, possibly wooing better players.
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to cover the full cost for student-athletes. “The only way I could see that we could do it is if we went ahead and put an additional student fee on to each individual student,” Pat Quinn, Ball State associate athletic director, said. Ball State’s increase would be $288,000 assuming the proposal had passed. To put this in perspective, Ball State’s total on-campus enrollment for 2012-13 was 17,851 students. So, if this proposal had taken affect last year, students would have paid an extra $16.13 per year at most. The NCAA allots 98 scholarships between the men’s headcount sports and 47 among the women’s sports. The disparity wouldn’t fulfill
Title IX gender equality obligations. Quinn suggested a solution to those obligations is to provide for every scholarship student-athlete, full or partial. “We’ve got women’s swimmers and women’s track athletes that are working just as hard as any full scholarship athlete,” Quinn said. “They’re only receiving a partial. They’re doing it maybe for the scholarship they’re getting, but they’re also doing it for the love of the sport and the competition.”
BEYOND BALL STATE
Ball State isn’t alone in dealing with this issue. Other MAC institutions and programs
MONEY NEEDED TO COVER ATTENDANCE
A 2011 proposal to help schools meet student-athletes’ full cost of attendance was to allow them to offer students as much as an additional $2,000 each to their scholarships. If the proposal had passed, some student-athletes would still face shortfalls in their full costs of attendance. Others would see a surplus of money. Here’s a look at the shortfalls or surplus for different schools.
SHORTFALL
SURPLUS
-$4,194
Clemson
-$1,396
East Carolina Ball State
-$1,200 -$1,100
Purdue
-$962
Indiana
-$70
Florida Notre Dame
$50
Western Kentucky SOURCE: Universities’ websites
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from the Conference USA and the Sun Belt have similar athletic budgets and share the same opinions. MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said the discussion of covering the full cost of attendance is legitimate, but stressed the difficulty in setting a maximum dollar amount. “[For example], if at Institution A, the amount is an additional $2,500, but at Institution B, that number is $3,500,” Steinbrecher said. “Do you really think you’re going to get an agreement among schools that one school can give $1,000 more than another school?” The MAC could better handle the idea when a dollar amount has been settled. “I don’t know how you can do that, quite frankly,” Steinbrecher said. “It’s a number that’s based on the number of student-athletes you have and what sports you sponsor.” At Western Kentucky, a Sun Belt school, the athletic budget is roughly $21 million, said Todd Stewart, the university’s athletic director. East Carolina of the Conference USA has an athletic budget of about $33 million for the 2013-14 academic year, said its athletic director, Jeff Compher. Still, the budgets aren’t close to those in the BCS conferences, which creates discussions on how to budget the costs. East Carolina does know it won’t make radical decisions unless there are no other options. “Program cuts would be a last resort,” Compher said. “We wouldn’t look to take money out of our own hide. We would have to look at our season ticket buyers and fundraisers, first, and say if this is the level you expect us to compete at, there’s a cost associated with that.” Stewart, whose athletics budget more closely resembles Ball State’s, favors the idea, but only if it’s being used for its purpose. “It would be great to help with [the full cost of attendance],” Stewart said. “Not if it’s going toward jewelry or big screen TVs.”
STAYING COMPETITIVE
Noreen Morris, chair of the NCAA Division I Leadership Council and commissioner of the Northeast Conference said covering the full cost of attendance becomes a recruiting challenge for competing schools. “A student-athlete might say, ‘X University will give me full grant plus full cost of attendance, but your school said you aren’t doing the cost of attendance,’” Morris said. “It becomes a recruiting issue.” In 2014, East Carolina will move to the American Athletic Conference, which has a higher competitive level than its current conference. The move makes Compher aware that his school’s programs will have to compete at a higher level. “Whatever it takes to play at the highest level, that’s what we want to do,” Compher said. “We would have to figure a way to fund the full cost of attendance for student-athletes if that’s what it came to.” Mid-major programs could feel pressured to cover full cost of attendance to maintain a level playing field with schools from the power conferences. If mid-major schools decide not to, seeing a team like Wichita State make the Final Four could be over. But Morris said the concept of a level playing field between the BCS and mid-major conferences is already gone. “The NCAA has come to that realization,” she said. “There’s no such thing as a level playing field. The bigger schools have nice stadiums, nicer locker rooms and nicer charters.” The NCAA Convention in January could have a major impact on how soon a permissive ruling will be made. The focus of the convention is on legislative reform, but discussions on full cost of attendance are possible. Scholl said once the NCAA reform happens, the full cost of attendance will become the focal point. “I think everyone feels a sense of urgency to try and get some of these issues ironed out,” he said. “I don’t know what the end results will be. But I think you’ll see some resolutions to these issues in the next six to 12 months.”
Freshmen contribute to veteran team 5 underclassmen earning consistent minutes this season
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No freshman on Ball State’s roster has any plans of being a one-and-done to the NBA, but collectively, the youth has made an instant impact for the Cardinals. Outside of starting point guard Zavier Turner, nobody really knew what to expect from the new faces on Ball State’s roster. The freshmen quickly acquainted themselves, however, getting substantial minutes. Through the first three games, head coach
James Whitford played at least four freshmen early and often, though there have been sparing moments when no freshmen were on the court for the Cardinals. “That’s the team you’re going to see all season,” Whitford said, referring to playing so many freshmen after the Taylor game. “The way we play, you can’t just play six or seven guys. And that’s going to force guys to step up.” But now that the freshmen are not getting minutes to give other players a blow, Whitford has come to expect valuable production and no drop-off in performance from his underclassmen. Against Southeast Missouri on Monday, Ball State’s starters found themselves in an early 2-11 hole six minutes into the
game. Whitford went to his bench and employed his young lineup of freshmen including Turner, Quinten Payne, Mark Alstork and Franko House along with sophomore Bo Calhoun. “We love playing together,” Payne said. “I think coach [Whitford] is trying to get us all a lot of minutes because next year, we’re going to be really young.” Those five injected a spurt of energy, crashing the offensive class and opening up in transition, and gave the Cardinals the lead after a 12-2 run. All four freshmen played at least 16 minutes en route to the team’s second win of the year. “When we subbed in the young guys, we really got our confidence and energy back,” Whitford said. “I thought it catapulted us from there.”
The prowess of Turner is well known — averaging 17 points and four assists as one of the best freshman starts in Ball State history — garnering questions of when the last time Ball State has had a point guard this talented after just three collegiate starts, but his three freshmen counterparts have proven they are more than capable. Payne has lead the team in assists (5) twice this season, Alstork has the body-type and athleticism, which he showed slamming the exclamation point to the 12-2 run, and House is vying for a starting spot with his production in the paint. “It’s all about relaxing,” Payne said after dishing out five assists against Taylor. “All freshmen kind of just have to get comfortable playing the college game.”
As the freshmen have calmed down and progressed in Whitford’s system, the national media have started to take notice. After pulling in 11 rebounds against Southeast Missouri, ESPN’s Dan Dakich tweeted out to his 62,000-plus followers that House is an eventual MidAmerican Conference Player of the Year. Whitford said this season, his four seniors will carry the team as far as it can go, but thus far, the freshmen have shown they’re integral components to any success Ball State wants to have. “We’ve got a long road ahead of us ... but I’m telling you, we’re getting better,” Whitford said. “And if we stay on this path, we’re going to be a team nobody wants to play in February.”
INDIVIDUAL STATS ZAVIER TURNER, POINT GUARD
• Played in three games this season • Averages 31.3 minutes per game • Field goal percentage: 47 • Free throw percentage: 92 • Total assists: 14 • Total rebounds: 6
FRANKO HOUSE, FORWARD
• Played in three games this season • Averages 21.3 minutes per game • Field goal percentage: 39 • Free throw percentage: 60 • Total assists: 6 • Total rebounds: 25
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SPORTS
Third matchup doesn’t intimidate players 136 total kills help team to 2-0 record over No. 6 Broncos DAVID POLASKI ASST. SPORTS EDITOR | @DavidPolaski
The third time may be the charm for Western Michigan, but not if Catie Fredrich and Lauren Grant can help it. The two seniors on the Ball State women’s volleyball team have been integral parts of their team’s two victories against Western Michigan University this season, and they don’t expect much about the game plan to be different. On Friday, the Cardinals will attempt to knock off the Broncos for the third time this season, a feat that’s been surprisingly difficult for MidAmerican Conference teams in the past. Teams that get beaten by a certain opponent heading into the tournament have had success rebounding. If matched up against that same team in the postseason, the losing team often comes out on top. “We know that’s happened in the past,� Grant, an opposite side attacker, said. “We can’t
let that affect us, we have to know if we play our game that it’ll take care of itself.� In 2010, Ball State knocked off the University of Toledo twice in the regular season before being swept by Toledo in the first match of the postseason. One year later, Eastern Michigan University beat Ball State during both regular season matchups, then Ball State knocked Eastern Michigan out of the tournament. Ball State head coach Steve Shondell recognized the phenomenon and even said that he can’t explain why it happens. As the head coach since 2010, he’s witnessed both instances against Toledo and Eastern Michigan. “Often times, the worst thing you can actually do is win the two matches against that team in the regular season,� Shondell said. “If you go into a match thinking that you can’t lose just because you won the previous two, that’s been proven wrong time and time again.� In order to continue its winning pattern, Fredrich said her team may have to switch up its strategy depending on what the Broncos do. After playing
HISTORY
Previous matches against Western Michigan OCT. 11: 3-1 win (21-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-14) Attack percentage: .241 Blocks: 16 NOV. 16: 3-1 win (25-21, 28-26, 23-25, 25-17) Attack percentage: .263 Blocks: 24
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Senior defensive specialist Catie Fredrich digs out the Western Michigan kill attempt Nov. 11. Ball State, after coming off a win against Western Michigan, will have to play the Broncos again in the first round of the Mid-American Conference championship Friday.
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quick and run our quicktempo offense because they can’t stop us,� Fredrich said. “Keep hitting it into their block and hit as much on offense because they can’t dig our attacks.� Western Michigan has struggled this season with defending Ball State’s attack. Saturday, Ball State threw down 71 kills and had 65 in their first matchup. A lot of those kills came from the shanked attacks Shondell wants to see in the Friday matchup. After doing it twice already this season, Fredrich and Grant both agreed that they don’t expect it to change much when the teams meet for the third time. “Our offense is so fast that they ’re just trying to get a touch on the ball,� Fredrich said.
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McGalliard development to be finished in 6 months
More than 100 jobs to come to Muncie during construction Alan Hovorka staff reporter | afhovorka@bsu.edu
A development that will house Dick’s Sporting Goods and four or five other businesses is expected to be completed in six months, a city official said. The project, located on the 600 block of East McGalliard Road, is one in a string of developments that could offer future opportunities for Ball State students in architecture or engineering design, said Todd Donati,
president of Delaware County Commissioners. “We are not just looking into labor forces entirely,” he said. “It involves adding architectural design or engineering design or a placement of technology involving those types of positions that go along with the creation of the industrial, commercial or light industrial positions. We certainly want to keep as many students in town as possible, especially the ones that are born here.” Overall, he said the development is expected to generate 100 to 120 construction jobs with a $2.8 million payroll. Developers of the project are expected to spend $14 million and to create an ad-
ditional 30 to 40 full-time jobs with an average salary of $30,000 or more, Donati said. The Muncie Redevelopment Commission will see the full proposal for the Dick’s Sporting Goods development at its meeting 9 a.m. Friday in the Muncie mayor’s office. Apart from that project, Donati said his team is working on a development near Tillotson Avenue and Memorial Drive, which will be completed in 2014. He said this project will create an additional $12 million to $13 million in development and will also create about 40 jobs. Donati said he is looking into a potential development
students vowed to leave the city rather than send their children to Central. Ultimately, the decision to close Southside was determined to be the most cost-effective for the district, which has seen its enrollment fall by 183 students this school year and has struggled under reduced state funding. Voters last week defeated a proposed property tax increase that officials said was needed to keep school buses running next year. The consolidation is expected to save $1.7 million a year. “I really want the community to know that, despite the naysayers, we have thoroughly researched every single option,” board member Debbie Feick said Monday. “And in doing that research and correlating that with available space, we had to come to this conclusion.” Muncie Teachers Association President Pat Kennedy
said she was concerned about doubling the numbers in one building but understood that the district is in a “world of hurt financially.” “Our funding is such that we are just dying on the vine,” she said. School officials said they will work to help students and parents through the transition. “I’m sad, but my main concern is my children,” Southside Principal Rebecca Thompson said after the meeting as she fought tears. “We will move forward in a classy way, as we always do. We will be fine.” Superintendent Tim Heller said a transition team of administrators has been formed. Subcommittees made up of teachers, parents and other community members will follow. “Right now, it’s tough, but down the road it will be great. It’s going to be one great high
By the numbers
100-120 jobs
are expected to be created by the development projects in construction
$2.8 million
is the expected payroll for the project
30-40 full-time
jobs are to be created by the project
$30,000 is the expected average salary of those full-time jobs
on the east side of Muncie, but the details have not been approved or released yet.
Board votes to combine schools, looks to save $1.7 million per year School consolidation merges high schools, 1,700 local students
| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNCIE — Muncie schools officials are beginning work to consolidate the city’s two high schools following an emotional decision by school board members to close Southside High School. The board voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of turning Southside into a middle school and moving its students to Central High School, creating one school with more than 1,700 students, The Star Press reported. The move marks the first time the city has had just one high school since 1961 and comes after years of discussion, including contentious town hall meetings in which some parents of Southside
By the numbers
4-1 vote
by the Muncie School board to consolidate the schools
$1.7 million
per year is expected to be saved by turning Southside High School into a middle school
1,700 students
is the expected number of students to attend Central High School following the merger school,” he said. School Board President Beverly Kelley, the lone vote against the consolidation, said it will be a long time before Southside parents accept the decision. “This community let us know what they wanted,” she said, clutching a petition signed by 1,400 people who wanted to keep both high schools. “They feel like this town has let them down.”
prepared: Crisis team provides emergency guidelines | Continued from PAGE 1 The emergency kit allows people to survive for three days without any outside assistance. “It’s a piece of mind,” he said. “You know that if something were to happen, you and your
family will have the resources you need to make it through. If you’re prepared, you are more capable of aiding others.” For campus, the Ball State Crisis Management Team has developed guidelines to follow in case of emergency.
What you need in your emergency kit
Residence halls implemented its procedures for a tornado warning Sunday. According to the Ball State website, Ball State recommends students stay inside and away from outside walls and windows, seek shelter in a basement
These are the suggestions from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to include in your kit to protect your home and family during emergencies. A first-aid kit • Includes latex gloves, scissors, tweezers, petroleum jelly, sterile dressings, adhesive bandages, a thermometer, soap and hydrogen peroxide, antibiotic ointment, sunscreen, prescription medication and supplies, over-the-counter pain reliever, anti-diarrhea medication, antacid and laxatives I mportant documents and cash in a waterproof container
A flashlight with extra batteries
Chlorine bleach
asic eating supplies B • I ncludes a can opener, eating utensils, paper plates and cups
N on-perishable food • I ncludes protein bars, canned meats, dry cereal, dry milk, peanut butter, baby formula and crackers
A radio (battery or hand crank) and local maps
Blankets and clothes Three days worth of water — each person needs at least three gallons
dust mask, plastic A sheeting, duct tape and garbage bags
A wrench to shut off gas and water
fire extinguisher A and matches in a waterproof case
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and avoid using elevators. If possible, students should continue to monitor the weather and shouldn’t leave the area until the storm is over. When the storm has passed and the all-clear is given, the emergency warning sirens will sound with a 30-second blast. Taylor Wesling, a junior sports administration major, said he doesn’t prepare for natural disasters. “It just never occurred to me that it would happen,” Wesling said. “It’s just so rare. If I lived in hurricane area, I would prepare.” Walton discussed the impact that a natural disaster can have on someone. “It’s going to knock you off balance,” he said. “It throws your normal every day out of sync.” For more information on Ball State’s Emergency Preparedness visit the university’s website.
group asks students to donate toys
A Ball State student organization is looking to bring the Christmas spirit to children in need with a little help from students. The Student Voluntary Services started its annual Angel Tree project Nov. 11 to give gifts to children. Darren Meeker, coordinator of the event, said the project is one of the organization’s most popular volunteer opportunities. “I think part of it is the Christmas spirit,” Meeker said. “People really get into it, and it’s fairly simple to do.” Students pick an angel from the tree that represents a child or family, and he said this helps keep the event fun. “I think it really makes people happy to be involved in that process,” he said. Part of the success, Meeker said, is that student organizations can pitch in to split the cost of buying presents. For example, he said a Greek Life chapter of 50 people can pitch in $2 to $3 each. This would allow the chapter to buy nicer gifts for an individual child or pick up a family and get gifts for three or four children. After selecting a child, SVS staff record the volunteer’s information including name, email, phone number and if the student is participating through a student organization. If the presents have not been turned in on time, the staff calls the volunteer to remind them. This year, the project has 87 names on the tree with about half of those claimed. Meeker said this is a slower turnout from the previous year when all the names had been claimed within the first week of the event. Gifts from the Angel Tree are due by Dec. 2, at which time SVS will open spots for students to volunteer wrapping the presents. – staff reports
GAP: Gender balance issue ‘local to United States,’ university professor says | Continued from PAGE 1 Paul Buis, computer science department chairperson and an associate professor, said that although he is concerned about undergraduate numbers in the computer science program, he isn’t as concerned about graduate students, due to the amount of international students that participate in the program. “The gender balance issue is local to the United States,” Buis said. “It is not a worldwide phenomenon. Of our international graduate students, we’ve got plenty of female graduate students. I’m not sure why the imbalance exists only in the United States, [but] it appears to be a cultural thing as opposed to some kind of genetic predisposition of people’s skills.” Melinda Messineo, the chairperson of the department of sociology and associate professor of sociology, said accepted gender roles are one main cause of this imbalance within the U.S. She said when young men or women are learning how to fit into society they are taught to perceive appropriate gender roles. This can have a large effect on the path people set for themselves. “Mentoring in upper grade levels and in college can also impact the paths that people choose,“ Messineo said. Not only are women seemingly shying away from certain science careers, but Buis also thinks some males who should consider different careers sometimes get degrees in sciences. Socialization can just as easily lead to men majoring in science, even if it is not their specialization. Buis said although there may be more men, about half, if not more, of the top 10 students in a science class will be women. “Women got into it because they’re good at it and enjoy it,” Buis said. “That’s the right
reason to get into things. The better question is why do guys go into disciplines that they aren’t good at?” Heather Bruns, an associate professor of biology, said she thinks the somewhat traditional view that men are more likely to pursue a career in the sciences is fading. “I think that perception that ‘women can’t do it’ is less,” Bruns said. Although Bruns never felt being a woman made getting her degree more difficult, she said it impacted what she decided to do with that degree, which she thinks could explain why there aren’t as many women leading labs or classrooms. Bruns opted for a career with less research so she could be the primary caregiver. It also impacted her decision to not to do postdoctoral work. This trend is national with data from the magazine American Scientists showing that women who hope to have children are twice as likely to stop trying for an academic research position. Bruns also said one of the three women she graduated with stopped working to raise a family, another option which leads to fewer women with teaching positions. Bruns said despite being in the minority, she has never noticed discrimination. “I have to say, I’ve had a really blessed, charmed experience,” Bruns said. “I feel like I’ve been very supported and not because of whether I’m a male or female.” Lan Lin, a computer science assistant professor, said being a female can even work to a person’s advantage. “In certain ways, you get more encouragement because you are female,” Lin said. “For instance, if you are doing job hunting and you are a female under the same conditions, people want to hire you because a large part of the workforce is male dominated.”