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SNOW Students escape into winter wonderland to get away from stress, chase winter thrills KOURTNEY COOPER CHIEF REPORTER

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Patrick Burns, a member of a snowboard club from Louisville, Ky., catches some air on a trip in Aspen, Colo., with the Ball State Ski and Snowboard Club last year. This was his first trip with the Ball State club, which goes on trips with a varity of other small clubs from around the country.

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ate at night, in the dips and peaks of Ohio’s Mad River Mountain, the snow is freshly groomed and the slopes are open and uncrowded. The 300-foot vertical drop is covered in feather-light powder and for the taking.

“That’s my favorite time,” said Josh Scholten, a Ball State Ski and Snowboard Club member. “You can get away with whatever you want.”

On a normal skiing day, the freshman actuarial science major said he wakes up at 7:30 a.m. He then gathers gear — a pair of bright blue ski pants, a swishy black coat, a helmet, gloves and orange reflective snow goggles.

“You just pack up as quick as you can,” Scholten said.

Scholten and his friends arrive at the slopes of Mad River Mountain, a ski resort in Ohio, around 11 a.m. and begin skiing. He said his group skis until 3 a.m., only stopping to eat.

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Program bills students for eText automatically University, classes debate usefulness of online textbooks RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu Instead of scouring Muncie bookstores and online prices, the university will automatically bill students for e-textbooks for some courses.

In the spring, Ball State will formally adopt an etextbook program, called the Courseload eContent Readiness Program, which places the e-textbook on students’ Blackboards.

Yasemin Tunc, an assistant vice president for academic solutions, said this program is one more option for professors to use e-textbooks.

“Electronic textbooks have been around for quite some time,

and I encouraged [professors] to use it because it was so much cheaper than the hardcover textbook,” Tunc said. “It was not a concerted university effort.”

She said seven courses with more than 50 sections have already used eTexts through Courseload. The university has informally offered Courseload to professors, but this coming semester marks the beginning of a one-year contract.

Tunc said it is optional for professors to adopt the program; there are no incentives to participate. She said the new program will add consistency to the university because all students will get the same content.

The e-textbooks are offered at up to 65 percent off cover price. The university also collects a $7 administrative fee per student using Courseload.

Psychology professor Darrel Butler used the Courseload

« As younger

generations start getting into higher grades in school and in college, more electronic textbooks will be adopted. » YASEMIN TUNC, an assistant vice president for academic solutions program to host his textbook for three sections of PSYS 100 Intro to Psychological Science this semester.

Butler, who had never used an e-textbook for a course before, signed onto the program because it was cheaper for students and allowed him to include online content through Ball State’s Vizi program.

COURSELOAD PROGRAM • Professors opt in without an incentive • If a professor opts in, the university automatically charges students • An eText appears through Courseload in Blackboard • An eText is browserbased and can be read without an Internet connection • An eText can be up to 65 percent off the cover price of a regular textbook • Courseload is working on a mobile app, which will debut sometime during Spring Semester SOURCE: bsu.edu/etexts and Yasemin Tunc, an assistant vice president for academic solutions

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Freshman point guard Zavier Turner eyes an opponent for an opening during the Nov. 4 game against Marian. Turner started off the season by scoring 17 points in each of the first three games of the season, but fell short during the Cardinals’ two away games this past week.

Recent defeats bring increased practice intensity Freshman provides shaky offense boost during losing streak

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There were bound to be an abundance of learning curves for the Ball State men’s basketball team, with a first-year head coach coupled with a slew of freshmen.

Sitting at 2-4 and a last second shot away from being 3-3, the Cardinals had a lot to point to as foundations for success.

Ball State’s first two losses had been competitive games against in-state opponents 4. MOSTLY SUNNY

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with higher talent levels and more mature players.

Ball State’s first loss came against Indiana State, a team that went into the Joyce Center and beat then-ranked No. 21 Notre Dame, on Larry Bird Day; its second loss was to Butler, a team that missed a buzzer beater to then-ranked No. 5 Oklahoma State.

Led by freshman point guard Zavier Turner, the new, up-tempo system that head coach James Whitford brought with him seemed to start taking form. Turner opened the season as well as any freshman, posting 17 points and four assists through his first three games.

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HAWAII APPROVES 40 SAME-SEX COUPLES TO MARRY LEGALLY

TODAY 3. IND. GOP SENATOR PLANS TO STEP DOWN INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A longtime state senator from southeastern Indiana isn’t seeking re-election next year.

Republican Sen. Johnny Nugent announced Monday he would retire at the end of his current term. Nugent was first elected in 1978. He has held numerous leadership positions and sponsored many gun rights measures.

Nugent joins a growing list of veteran senators who will leave the Legislature.

Republicans Allen Paul of Richmond

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has issued 40 licenses for same-sex marriages in the first hours since the state began allowing the unions.

State Department of Health spokeswoman Janice Okubo said Monday 39 licenses were for couples on Oahu. One was for a couple on Maui.

The state began accepting applications for licenses on its website at midnight.

The state has up to two days to issue a marriage certificate once a marriage is performed if a couple obtains their license online.

Okubo said the department has certified one of the same-sex marriages already.

Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie last month signed legislation allowing gay marriage. Lawmakers passed the measure after a special legislative session.

A University of Hawaii researcher said gay marriage will boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years.

and Tom Wyss of Fort Wayne and Democrat Lindel Hume of Princeton also have said they won’t see new terms next year.

Recent legislative sessions have been filled with divisive battles over education policy, the rightto-work law and other hot button issues. The 2014 session will likely see a battle over the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

4. SANDY HOOK CALLS MAY REMAIN PRIVATE

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut prosecutor says he will not appeal a judge’s order to release 911 recordings from last year’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

State’s Attorney Stephen Sedensky III led the investigation into the Dec. 14 shooting that killed 20 children and six women.

He said Monday that the decision was made with others including an attorney for the town of Newtown.

A Superior Court judge ruled last week that Sedensky did not demonstrate why the calls should be exempt from public information laws in a case brought by The Associated Press.

Newtown officials announced earlier Monday that the tapes will be made public Wednesday.

The AP will review the content and determine what, if any, of it would meet the news cooperative’s standards for publication.

2. LEBANON BRACES AGAINST SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

5. CHINESE ROVER LAUNCHES SUCCESSFULLY

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — The government authorized the army Monday to take charge of security in Lebanon’s second-largest city of Tripoli for six months, after deadly sectarian clashes by rival sides stemming from the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Many fear the violence in Tripoli — only 18 miles from the Syrian border — could tip the rest of Lebanon back toward chaos. At least 12 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in the latest

BEIJING (AP) — China launched its first rover mission to the moon Monday, sending a robotic craft named Jade Rabbit to trundle across the lunar landscape, examine its geology and beam images back to Earth.

A rocket carrying the rover aboard an unmanned Chang’e 3 spaceship successfully blasted off early Monday from a launch center in southwestern China and was scheduled to arrive on the moon in mid-December, the official

fighting that broke out Saturday.

The decision is meant to quell fears that the fighting was spreading in the northern port city. But the army is weak and has been largely unable to stop the violence. Dozens of soldiers have been killed in Tripoli this year, often caught in the crossfire between rival gunmen.

Clashes linked to the war in Syria often flare in Tripoli between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Xinhua News Agency said.

“We will strive for our space dream as part of the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation,” Xichang Satellite Launch Center director Zhang Zhenzhong said.

If the Chang’e 3 soft-lands on the moon, China will become the third country to do so, after the United States and the former Soviet Union.

A soft landing does not damage the craft and the equipment it carries.

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WEDNESDAY Coming off a loss to Cleveland State, a trip to Valparaiso is next for the Ball State men’s basketball team.

THURSDAY After taking first in the Doug Coers Invitational, women’s swimming and diving travels to Oxford, Ohio.

ALL-AMERICANS

Middle attackers receive preseason second-team honors

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Senior Matt Leske attempts to score a point for Ball State during a Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association playoff game last year. Leske was named to preseason All-American Second Team for two years in a row.

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With about a month remaining until the start of the men’s volleyball regular season, two Ball State players have set high expectations.

Middle attackers Matt Leske and Kevin Owens were named second-team preseason All-American by Off The Block/Springback. The two seniors had strong campaigns last season.

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Matt Leske

Graham McIlavine

Leske finished with 1.43 blocks per set, which was second in the country. Although he was fifth on the team in kills, he ended the season with a .365 hitting percentage. He had 10 blocks in two separate games last season, against Sacred Heart and Grand Canyon.

Leske has been named All-MIVA Second Team for the previous two seasons and also was named to the 2013 Volleyball Magazine NCAA All-American Third Team.

Mcllvaine was Ball State’s starting setter last season and returns as a senior to anchor the position. He led the team in assists with 712 and had 9.62 per set, which is 18th nationally.

He reached his season-high in assists against New Jersey Institute of Technology when he recorded 51.

Although Mcllvaine wasn’t named an All-American, he received votes and could play an important role in the development of Hiago Garchet, a sophomore setter from Brazil who transferred to Ball State.

Shane Witmer

Witmer finished last season fourth in kills with 144, hitting .166 throughout the season. His best match came against Quincy when he recorded a career-high 13 kills and added 12 digs, and he reached a career-high in digs in his next game against Lindenwood.

As an outside attacker, Witmer could be asked to play a more offensive role during the 2014 season now that offensive leaders Jamion Hartley and Greg Herceg graduated.

Kevin Owens

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Owens had a .402 hitting percentage, also second in the nation.

He finished with 191 kills, third most on the team. He was one of Ball State’s strongest blockers throughout the season, tallying 104 blocking assists. He had his career-high in blocks last season against Quincy.

Owens was named to the All-MIVA Second Team in 2012 and the first team in 2013, along with being named to the 2013 Volleyball Magazine NCAA All-American Third Team.

SATURDAY After a 1-1 Vegas trip, the Ball State women’s basketball team comes home to face Western Kentucky.

BASKETBALL: Hard schedule continues as head coach pushes for improvement | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 But after the 58-59 loss to Butler, in which Turner’s last second shot fell short, Ball State showed it is still a team finding its identity. Back-to-back double-digit losses to Utah (69-88) and Cleveland State (55-78) saw Ball State allowing both teams to shoot more than 50 percent from the field. This tumbled the Cardinals to 2-4 and back to reality.

“I think it’s fool’s gold for anyone to think we’re a great team right now,” Whitford said. “Even if we would have thrown that ball in against Butler, we have a long way to go, and I know that.”

Utah, which is undefeated (6-0) and Cleveland State, which nearly knocked off No. 3 Kentucky, posed significant challenges for Ball State’s offense. The Cardinals shot a combined 38-102 for 37 percent, which was highlighted by the disappearance of Turner, who finished the road trip 7-19.

“Our job is to take our medicine from a tough road trip,” Whitford said. “Don’t point fingers, no explanations, no excuses. Just learn from it and get better.”

Learning has been the focal point this season for Whitford, who constantly preaches day-to-day improvement as his goal. After Saturday’s third straight loss, Whitford hosted a practice and film session Sunday to help his players leave those two games in the past, move forward and start the new week on the right note. He said after Monday’s practice, Ball State did just that.

Divided into three teams for most of the practice, Ball State went through what Whitford called its most competitive practice of the year. Whitford

has been critical of his team’s intensity, citing that they have yet to play a full, aggressive 40 minutes.

“What I’m most concerned with is our practice culture and our day-to-day culture,” he said. “[We want to start] moving forward and getting better through the course of the year, and today, we took a step forward in that regard.”

It’s when the Cardinals lose intensity that the players start to make mental errors, like missing a cutter or not boxing out, allowing little swings to snowball into big runs.

Despite the lopsided final scores, Ball State was able to cut its deficits to two possessions in the second half, but were never able to complete the comebacks.

“All the games that we’ve lost, it’s not that we can’t beat those teams, it’s just what we’re doing,” Turner said.

“We’re beating ourselves. ...

When we’re closing leads, or things don’t go our way, we try and get it all back in one shot.”

The learning process will continue, as Ball State’s nonconference schedule does not get any easier, featuring opponents like Valparaiso, a tournament team last year and No. 25 Marquette, but wins and losses right now aren’t what is important to Whitford.

Whitford referenced his fellow Ball State basketball coach Brady Sallee’s season from a year ago. In Sallee’s first year coaching the women’s team, the Cardinals opened the season 4-10 in non-conference, only to finish the year on a 14-5 run that included two wins in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

“We want people to look at us in February and say, ‘Boy that team has come a long way,’” Whitford said.

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31.7 27.8 28.8 29.7

14.2 13.5 11.3 9.8

40.3 36.2 48 54.8

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Benching gives Brown second chance Colts former starter takes advantage of new opportunity | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Colts running back Donald Brown waited patiently for a chance to start this season.

When he finally did, Brown delivered.

The strong, silent running back who spent 4.5 seasons trying to break through finally did Sunday, rushing for 46 of his 54 yards on the Colts’ final drive and scoring Indy’s only touchdown in a 22-14 victory over Tennessee that put them on the verge of an eighth AFC South title in 11 years.

“I knew regardless of what happened, my number would get called in some form or fashion,” Brown said Monday.

“When it is, you just make the most of it.”

Coach Chuck Pagano was so impressed with Brown’s effort that he said Monday that Brown would start again this weekend when the AFC South-leading Colts (8-4) visit AFC North-leading Cincinnati (8-4) — a pivotal game for playoff seeding.

Brown has seen just about everything in his 4.5 seasons in the league.

As a rookie, he was part of a team chasing perfection on its way to an AFC title. Two years ago, he endured the ignominy of an 0-13 start and the chase of imperfection.

Last year, he was part of the

second-greatest turnaround in league history, and now the Colts are one win, or one Titans loss, away from clinching their eighth division crown in 11 years.

But for most of that time, Brown has watched those things happened — and this season has been no different.

When starting running back Vick Ballard went down with a season-ending knee injury after the season opener, Indy turned to offseason acquisition Ahmad Bradshaw. When Bradshaw was lost with a season-ending neck injury after Week 3, the newly acquired Trent Richardson inherited the job even though he was still learning the offense. And as Richardson’s struggles continued and the patience of fans waned, the Colts continued to make Brown the change-of-pace guy.

Brown never complained.

Instead, he just kept working, knowing his chance would come.

“He is the ultimate team guy,” NFL sacks leader Robert Mathis said. “He doesn’t like to talk about himself because he’s not his favorite subject. He just goes to work and he just lets his play do all the talking.”

Brown prefers it that way.

But this was not the plan Indy had when it took the UConn star with the 27th overall pick in 2009. Back then, the Colts envisioned Brown becoming the workhorse back and the eventual replacement for Joseph Addai.

Though he never quite lived up to the billing, he refused to

PLAYER COMPARISON

D. Brown T. Richardson 12 Games Played 10 1 Starts 8 71 Rushing Attempts 108 378 Yards 306 5.3 Yards per carry 2.8 4 Touchdowns 2 give up and became one of the most respected guys in the locker room.

“He’s a great pro. He’s reliable. He’s accountable,” Pagano said.

It’s been tough.

Brown started only nine times in his first two seasons, running for just 778 combined yards and five touchdowns. Even in 2011, with Peyton Manning out and the Colts’ offense sputtering, Brown was one of the lone bright spots averaging 4.8 yards on 134 carries. Yet he still found himself playing behind Addai and making only two starts.

It looked like Brown might get another chance when Indy cleaned house last season and kept Brown around.

Instead, after taking Luck’s first NFL pass for a long touchdown in the 2012 preseason opener, Brown lost the starting job to Ballard when he got hurt and never won it back. Brown finished the season with 57 carries for 324 yards and three TDs. Critics have long complained

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Indianapolis Colts running back Donald Brown tries to get free in the run in second half action. The Colts hosted the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Colts won the game 22-14 and remain in first place in the AFC South.

Brown can’t pass block, pointing to a blown pickup on fourth down late in a loss to Miami in Week 2 as one illustration, and that he didn’t hit holes hard enough. Today, those same people champion Brown’s patience to set up blocks, something they don’t believe Richardson has done well enough. Richardson is averaging 2.8 yards per carry since coming over from Cleveland in a September

trade, while Brown has thrived in mostly limited action.

He rushed three times for 65 yards at Jacksonville, six times for 37 yards against Seattle, three times for 15 yards at San Diego, six times for 49 yards at Houston and 14 times for 80 yards and two TDs at Tennessee before Sundays’ showing. Indy’s only lost just one game during that stretch — to the Chargers.

And Brown doesn’t have any plans to change things now.

“Just staying the course,” he said when asked what’s different this year. “Knock on wood, staying healthy, staying strong.

Just obviously studying the game plan inside and out. It’s knowing what everybody else is doing and then obviously knowing what the defense is going to do. It’s just studying, staying healthy and just staying patient.”

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Judge exempts suspect in disappearance One of three accused dodges 2011 case of Indiana student | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — One of three men who were with an Indiana University student when she disappeared in 2011 was dismissed Monday from a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for her death.

Michael Beth offered 20-yearold Lauren Spierer a place to sleep after his roommate, Corey Rossman, brought her intoxicated to their apartment, U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt said. When Spierer refused, Beth escorted her down the hall to the apartment of Jason Rosenbaum.

Pratt’s ruling came after attorneys for Spierer’s parents, Charlene and Robert Spierer of Greenburgh, N.Y., and the three defendants debated defense motions to dismiss the lawsuit.

The Spierers sued the men for not ensuring their incapacitated daughter returned safely to her apartment after a night of partying in Bloomington. They allege Rosenbaum provided alcoholic drinks at his apartment and Rossman did the same later at Kilroy’s Sports Bar in Bloomington.

Only Beth’s attorney, Greg Garrison, was immediately successful. He argued Beth was working on a paper for a class when Spierer arrived and returned to that after taking her to Rosenbaum’s apartment, where there’d been a party

earlier that night. searches around Bloomington Beth’s actions “cannot cre- and the surrounding wooded ate a duty” for the woman’s countryside that’s dotted with welfare, Garrison argued. He lakes and water-filled old limesaid Spierer ultimately was re- stone quarries about 40 miles sponsible for her own south of Indianapolis. actions after she chose The Spierers have long to leave Rosenbaum’s maintained the men apartment. haven’t fully cooperated “She just walked with investigators and away, and that cannot hope the lawsuit will create any liability on force them to answer their case,” Garrison questions under oath. told Pratt.

The Spierers’ attorPratt said she likely LAUREN SPIERER ney, Jeanine Kerridge, would rule within a An Indiana Uni- argued Rossman and few weeks whether the versity student Rosenbaum had a legal lawsuit against Ross- who went miss- duty for Lauren Spierman and Rosenbaum ing in 2011. er’s welfare because can proceed. they had provided No criminal charges have been drinks to the point where she filed in Spierer’s disappearance was visibly intoxicated. on June 3, 2011, and there’s been “They were contributing to her no sign of her despite numerous peril,” Kerridge said.

Rossman had an additional duty to the woman because after leaving the bar, he carried her past her own apartment while going to the apartment he and Beth shared.

The two remaining defendants’ attorneys challenged the Spierers’ claim that their daughter is dead, arguing that under Indiana law seven years must pass before someone who has vanished is presumed dead.

However, Kerridge argued the case should go on so a jury can decide whether the woman is dead.

“There’s no rational explanation for Miss Spierer’s disappearance,” Kerridge said.

Neither the Spierers nor Kerridge had any comment after the hearing.

Garrison said Beth, who has

THE ARGUMENTS: The parents of Lauren Spierer sued Michael Beth, Corey Rossman and Jason Rosembaum for not making sure their daughter returned to her apartment while incapacitated.

They also claim Rossman and Rosenbaum provided alcoholic drinks to her. The three men filed to dismiss the suit.

Beth’s attorney argued his actions “cannot create a duty” for Spierer’s welfare, and his case was dismissed.

The outcome of the other two men’s requests to dismiss should be decided within a few weeks. since graduated from IU, is upset at the many facets of the case — the disappearance of an acquaintance, the search, police investigations and, more recently, the federal lawsuit.

SCRAPPING E-TEXTBOOKS:

HARD COPIES | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 He said he wants to survey his students on their opinions before committing to the program for another semester.

“I will use the eText for my spring online PSYS 100 course,” Butler said. “But I won’t make the decision about other classes until I have a more complete understanding of the strengths and weaknesses from [the students’] perspective.”

Nikole Darnell, a freshman English major, used a Courseload eText for her MATH 125 Mathematics Applications class and said she hated it.

Darnell, who said she would have likely bought a used textbook, had problems accessing content, among other issues.

“If I stare at a computer screen too long, I get migraines,” she said. “So it was either do math homework and get a headache or don’t do homework. But on the plus side, I never lost my textbook.”

Tunc said most students in college now favor hard copy textbooks, but younger students lean more toward e-textbooks.

“As younger generations start getting into higher grades in school and in college, more electronic textbooks will be adopted,” she said.

E-TEXTBOOKS VS. TRADITIONAL EASE OF ACCESS

In a study conducted by the University of Washington for the new Kindle e-Reader, students were tracked on their use of e-textbooks as opposed to their fellow students using traditional paper textbooks.

Those that used the eTexts saw a difficulty in skimming an article’s illustrations before completely reading the text.

Three-quarters of students that went on using traditional textbooks highlighted and underlined key passages.

This is impossible for several eReaders and some computer based reading programs. Of the students using eReaders, about 40 percent stopped using the technology because they faced technological problems.

AVAILABILITY

The Courseload eTexts that Ball State uses will be available to students on Blackboard.

Students that have classes with eTexts will see the costs automatically appear on their bursar account.

This ensures that students can access their textbooks wherever they are and that every student will have the same version and edition of book.

This also saves time for those standing in line or waiting for them to ship to their home.

After the semester, the eText will no longer be available to students renting it.

PORTABILITY

Instead of carrying several textbooks, a student can instead tote around their tablet or laptop.

The University of California conducted a study looking at the load a traditional backpack places on the spine of a student. Dr. Granville Simmons said in the study that heavy backpacks can lead to curvature of the spine and other back and spine problems.

Carrying one eReader instead of several heavy books could lead to lighter backpacks and lower chances of spinal injury.

COST

The Courseload program is said to have a 65 percent reduction in cost against traditional textbooks.

However, students are unable to keep the texts after they complete the course. Students buying a traditional textbook have the ability to access it until they sell it back.

This also means they can’t sell back the electronic versions.

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The bus runs every 10 minutes from 7:40 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The annual shuttle is backed by the Student Government Association.

Jack Hesser, SGA president pro-tempore, said one of his goals was to turn the Blue Loop into a year-round route when he took the position.

For now, the bus route, which loops on Neely Avenue, Linden Street, Riverside Avenue and McKinley Avenue, will continue to run until Spring Break.

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| THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay.

The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call attention to the difficulties of living on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, or about $15,000 a year for a full-time employee.

The protests are part of a movement by labor unions, Democrats and other worker advocacy groups to raise pay in low-wage sectors. Last month, President Barack Obama said he would back a

Senate measure to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Protesters are calling for $15 an hour, although many see the figure as a rallying point rather than a nearterm possibility.

It’s not clear how large the turnout will be at any given location or whether the walkouts will be enough to disrupt operations. Similar actions this summer had varying results, with some restaurants unable to serve customers and others seemingly unaffected.

The National Restaurant Association, an industry lobbying group, called the demonstrations a “campaign engineered by national labor groups,” and said the vast majority of participants were union protesters rather than workers.

The group added that past demonstrations “have fallen well short of their purported numbers.”

Kendall Fells, a New York City-based organizer for Fast Food Forward, said demonstrations are planned for 100 cities, in addition to the 100 cities where workers will strike. He said plans started coming together shortly after the one-day actions in about 60 cities this summer.

“They understand they’re not going to win from a one-day strike,” Fells said of workers.

Supporters of wage hikes have been successful at the state and local level. Last month, voters in New Jersey approved a hike in the minimum to $8.25 an hour, up from $7.25 an hour. California, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island also raised the minimum wages this year.

SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said she thinks the protests have helped to raise the minimum wage in some states. She expects the number of participants in the protests to grow next year.

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When a poster boy for the London 2012 Olympics came out Monday, people rushed to dictate his sexual orientation.

Tom Daley, a 19-year-old bronze medal diver from England, announced through a YouTube video that he is in a relationship with another man.

From that, some media published headlines saying Daley came out as a gay man while parts of Twitter exploded with disgustingly homophobic posts.

But no where in his video does Daley define his sexuality. “This year, my life changed massively when I met someone, and they make me feel so happy, so safe, and everything just feels great,� he said in the video. “And that someone is a guy.�

Shortly after, he continues, “Of course, I still fancy girls ... [but] right now, I’m dating a guy, and I couldn’t be happier.�

From this statement, people online are claiming he said he still likes women in order to keep fans. And even more disappointing are those in the lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender and queer community saying he needs to just say he’s gay because apparently, liking both men and women isn’t real.

Let’s get something straight: Daley is not required to define his sexuality to anyone, especially not on such a global level.

No one is, and it’s not about being brave or transparent. No one is even obligated to define in concrete their sexuality to themselves.

On top of that, being in a same-sex relationship does not automatically label someone as gay or lesbian. If someone chooses to define their sexuality, they’re the one who decides it. Not relationships.

Not people from the sidelines. No one reserves the right to label someone else’s sexuality — it’s that simple.

The reaction of some people telling Daley he needs to pick highlights an issue called bisexual erasure. While he doesn’t call himself bisexual, nor am I calling him one, the urge from others for him to choose one side or the other mirrors

the situation that people face when they identify as bisexual.

Most people know what bisexual erasure or bisexual invisibility is, even if they don’t know the term for it.

I remember snide comments when one of my classmates came out as bisexual. People didn’t hide the remarks from his face.

Students would speak plainly in the halls and classrooms: “He’s just too afraid to say he’s gay� and “Face it, you’re a f-g.�

The media shows this ignorance often, too. And then on the falsifying side of bisexual erasure, people who say they’re bisexual but end up in relationships with the opposite sex are labeled as people who “dabble� in gay or lesbian acts for attention’s sake. This thinking assumes a person’s sexuality exists solely to be provocative to others.

And while there are people who end up labeling themselves a different sexuality down the road, that doesn’t mean they were lying in the beginning.

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ASHLEY DYE, a senior journalism and telecommunications major Coming out is not an easy step. It’s hard to be out and proud of who you are when people from both sides are shoving labels at you. Daley still deserves respect for publicly announcing his relationship with a man, even if he didn’t label himself in the video.

Sexuality is on a spectrum, and it’s fluid. Whether someone decides to identify themselves, respect them enough to realize it’s their decision.

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FACING AUTISM Families share experiences of loving the 1 in 88 affected by disorder COOPER CHIEF REPORTER | KOURTNEY krcooper2@bsu.edu

The color blue and Batman fascinate 7-year-old Luke Tyler. He loves ocean animals, particularly the anglerfish seen on “Finding Nemo.” He has his mother’s dark brown eyes and skin like a porcelain doll.

He doesn’t understand his “space,” but he is quick to apologize to anyone he accidentally bumps into.

He also has autism.

“Looking at him, you can’t tell,” his father said.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 88 children is diagnosed with autism specTODD SANDMAN, trum disorder.

Muncie Civic Theatre Luke is one of 17 peoexecutive director ple featured in ‘Facing Autism in Muncie,’ a book Kelsey Timmerman compiled. Timmerman spoke to Ball State students in 2012 about his book “Where Am I Wearing?” — the freshman common reader.

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SIGNS OF AUTISM

When Luke was more than 2 years old and still not talking, his grandfather — Muncie’s mayor Dennis Tyler — expressed concern for the boy’s development, His parents, Dennis L. and Becca, agreed to test his speech. In less than 10 minutes, the doctor diagnosed him and said he would probably never speak and had a high chance of being mentally retarded.

THE FACTS OF AUTISM

• Autism affects one in 88 children and one in 54 boys.

• Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S. • Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average.

• Autism receives less than 5 percent of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases.

• Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism.

• There is no medical detection or cure for autism.

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“I wanted to jump across the table and strangle him,” Dennis L. said.

Autism is a brain developmental disorder, typically characterized by “difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors,” according to Autism Speaks.

Autism is broad. It ranges from high functioning to low functioning and countless levels in between. Luke is now considered high functioning.

His father said there isn’t a difference between his son and other children.

“They don’t look any different,” Dennis L. said. “Big crowds might bother them. They could be socially awkward, but so am I.” The boy began therapy immediately after his diagnosis, but his parents were still overwhelmed and frustrated.

“We didn’t know where to turn,” his father said. “We knew nothing about autism.”

COLLECTING STORIES

Timmerman, co-founder of the Facing Project, said he felt alone when his son was diagnosed with autism. The doctors pointed him and his wife, Annie,

to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, but provided no resources in the Muncie community.

“Wouldn’t it have been great if the doctor could’ve handed us a book?” he said. “A book full of resources and 17 firsthand stories of people facing autism every day.”

The Facing Project began in Muncie in 2011. The first project was “Facing Poverty,” with a goal to connect people through their stories and to build up the community.

Twenty-one writers compiled the stories of people directly facing poverty in Muncie.

The project has expanded to two other cities in Indiana and two cities in Georgia, each facing their own topic. In 2012, Timmerman and co-founder J.R. Jamison began brainstorming a new topic to face in Muncie.

While Timmerman spoke to Ball State students about his freshman common reader, his wife took their 15-monthold son, Griffin, to a doctor’s appointment. That day, his pediatrician expressed concern that he may be on the autism spectrum.

“That’s when I knew it was the right project to take on,” Timmerman said.

The Tylers are among the 17 stories compiled in “Facing Autism in Muncie.”

While the storytellers were originally supposed to be anonymous, parents insisted their contact information be included. Timmerman said the parents wanted to be resources to other families, so they did not have to feel isolated.

The book includes 14 regional and national resources, including Interlock, an organization in East Central Indiana that educates families and schools about accommodations for children

with autism spectrum disorders.

There is no cure for autism, but each family chooses different methods of therapy.

“Everyone has their theories, and we have ours,” Dennis L. said.

His wife focuses on her son’s diet because it was one of few things she said she could control. She keeps a journal, recording progress reflected by modifications to his diet. Although the special diet is expensive, Dennis L. said she thinks it has enhanced his learning ability.

Dennis L. is in the process of delivering copies of “Facing Autism in Muncie” to every elementary school in Muncie.

He said he hopes to continue to spread awareness throughout the community.

EDUCATING ON AUTISM

Timmerman said the project was community-wide. Interlock provided the funds to print the books. Teachers, special educators and reporters collaborated with families to write their stories. Ball State educators and students collaborated with the Muncie Civic Theatre and the Prism Project to create a live theatre performance of the book in early November.

Todd Sandman, Muncie Civic Theatre executive director, said more than 320 people attended the show Nov. 2. Timmerman said Interlock gave away 800 “Facing Autism” books to the community for free to spread awareness.

“The reality is autism is continuing to grow,” Sandman said. “So the knowledge of it has to grow.”

To learn more about “Facing Autism,” go to facingproject.com. To learn more about the Tylers’ story, Dennis L. Tyler can be contacted at dltyler1980@ gmail.com or on Twitter, @dennisltyler.

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SNOWBOARDING: Club members share enthusiasm for slopes, outdoor sports | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Scholten has been skiing since he was 15, and he doesn’t let the season stop him.

In his backyard in Fort Wayne, Ind., he built his saving grace in the summer months. Using 8-foot-tall scaffolding, PVC pipes and artificial turf, he built a set-up to practice his tricks in warm weather.

“You just add dish soap and water it down,” Scholten said.

“It’s pretty wild.”

Scholten spent the rest of his summer working and saving money for his winter ski trips.

He takes two to three trips per week to the slopes.

Austin Pontius, co-president of the club, has been snowboarding for 12 years. He learned to ski at a young age in Colorado, before he was even allowed to use poles for skiing.

“I was never great at traditional sports,” he said. “But anything on a board, I feel

comfortable doing [it].”

Pontius said the level of experience greatly varies in the club, from new beginners to lifelong skiers and boarders.

He plans the club’s trips and tries to make them affordable so college students can get their adrenaline fix on a small budget.

This year, the club plans to go to the No. 1 ski resort rated

by Ski Magazine, Jackson Hole.

The Wyoming resort offers the largest continuous vertical rise in the country at 4,139 vertical feet.

Pontius said members naturally branch out to other non-traditional sports, such as waterskiing, wakeboarding and rock climbing. He credits nature as part of the reason he keeps “collecting board sport hobbies.”

“You get wrapped up in the atmosphere,” Pontius said.

Bruises from not-quite-landed new tricks are a testament

to the sport’s rough nature. He said his worst fall happened when he came up short on the second jump of three and landed on his back. He has been to the hospital for a hematoma after falling four times in the same position on a rail.

“It felt like a wallet in my back pocket, but it was a huge bruise,” Scholten said.

Scholten said his injuries have never deterred him from pursuing a trick.

“It’s worth falling all day when you finally land it,” he said.

For Scholten, skiing is a relief from school pressure. He schedules his classes around those special days when he can skim the slopes until 3 a.m., far from his everyday problems as he sails down the drops, the landscape blurring as his skis glide across the snow at lightning speed.

“On the mountain, I don’t have to worry about anything,” he said.