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The University of Michigan fired former Ball State football head coach Brady Hoke Tuesday. Hoke coached the Wolverines from 2011 through 2014, finishing with a record of 78-70. “When you make a decision to change somebody’s life, you better take the time BRADY HOKE, to think about it,” Michigan former Ball interim athletic director Jim State football Hackett said. “In this case, I head coach did take the time. I was very BALL STATE deliberate about it.” Prior to coaching at Michi- UNDER HOKE gan, Hoke led Ball State to a YEAR OVERALL 34-38 record from 2003- 2003 4-8 08. In Hoke’s final year, the 2004 2-9 Cardinals went 12-0 during 2005 4-7 the regular season, the only 2006 5-7 7-6 perfect regular season in 2007 2008 12-1 program history. SOURCE: ballstatesports.com Hoke is owed a $3 million buyout from Michigan, according to ESPN.com.

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An annual door decorating contest has been taking place in the Miller College of Business and concludes today. A memo sent out to the business college staff said the competition is for fun and to help get into the holiday spirit. “It’s like a friendly competition between the departments,” said Missy Mihojevich, a senior professional sales major and student assistant. “They really get into it.” The winner will receive a small prize after today’s judging.

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The Student Government Association safety committee is encouraging Ball State to adapt a new phone application to keep students safe on campus. Senator Jacob Peterson, the safety committee whip, created a senate resolution asking the university to implement the Rave Guardian Campus App. According to the app’s website, one of Rave Guardian’s multiple features is a panic button, which allows students to directly connect with authorities. It also allows for students to post tips to police through photos and messages on a twoway channel. The resolution has more than 30 sponsors as of publication time.

whether on campus or off, deserves the right to feel safe.

JACOB PETERSON, SGA safety committee whip Joel Whitesel, the director of the Integrated Learning Institute, said he sponsored the app because student safety is important on a college campus, especially now that he has a daughter who goes here. “I think student safety is critically important,” he said. “I don’t think anyone should feel scared.” Peterson said the idea originated when he saw Ball State’s Feminists for Action group, which was protesting sexual assault. He attended one of the group’s meetings and talked about safety concerns.

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Student Government Association safety committee whip Jacob Peterson and director of the Integrated Learning Institute Joel Whitesel started doing research on an app to help students feel safer on campus. The two then discovered that Rave Wireless, a company that Ball State uses to send out emergency text alerts, also has a Rave Guardian Campus Safety App. The message shown above occurs when trying to confirm your school email address because Ball State has not adopted the Rave Guardian app.

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Two local apartment complexes are upgrading their rooms and other common areas, months after the opening of the Village Promenade. Both University Estates on Bethel Avenue and APARTMENTS Beacon Hill on New York THE ORCHARD Avenue are being upgrad- Three-bedroom flats ed; however, both apart- $740/month ment complex managers WINDERMERE said it’s not because of Current Special more competition. $399/month for any Rachel Strange, Univer- bedroom, no matter the sity Estates manager, said layout the complex is undergo- FOREST OAKS ing a one million-dollar Three bedrooms, two update due to a change in bathrooms - $870management in October 880/month 2013. The Village Prom- 17 HUNDRED enade wasn’t a concern $1,100-1,200/month, nor a reason for the up- depending on the floor plan date, she said. “They’re sort of a dif- UNIVERSITY ESTATES ferent market than we Three-by-three, are,” Strange said. “Their unfurnished - $410/ students, their prices and month their floor plans are a lot BEACON HILL different than ours, so Three bedrooms they’re sort of a competi- $960-1,200/month, depending on the style tor, yet not.” The Village Promenade of the unit SOURCES: Information from is located closer to the Beacon Hill, University Estates, 17 university and typically Hundred, Forest Oaks, Windermere and The Orchard managers costs more than University Estates. The complex also has more room types, including one, two, three and four-person options. As part of the updates to University Estates, the clubhouse and the rooms in all but two buildings will be upgraded. In the rooms, they are adding new flooring, furniture and stainless steel appliances. In the clubhouse, management is installing a coffee bar, a fireplace and new furniture among other amenities. Alex DeSanti, a sophomore environmental management major, lives in University Estates and said the front office needed the improvements. Still, she never considered the Village Promenade because of expenses. Strange said there are no plans to upgrade the remaining two buildings. “A lot of students prefer not to use our furniture but to bring their own furniture, and so we are just leaving those to be un-upgraded so that people can bring their own furniture,” Strange said. “Plus, they are about $5 cheaper, so if anyone is really looking for the price point they’ll be able to save a little bit of money with those.”

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3. OBAMA TO NOMINATE DEFENSE SECRETARY WASHINGTON (AP) — No household name, Ashton Carter has earned his stripes in the national security trenches the quiet way. For decades, he has toiled as a defense thinker and strategist, nuclear expert, three-time Pentagon executive, budget guru and academician. He never served in the military or in Congress, unlike many defense secretaries, including the man he would replace if President Barack Obama nominates him as Chuck Hagel’s successor. But he

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said only 30 percent of Indiana’s 4.5 million registered voters cast votes in the Nov. 4 general election. Lawson said Tuesday the turnout of 1.39 million voters compared with 39 percent turnout in 2002, the last Indiana general election without races for governor or U.S. Senate on the ballot. Lawson said eastern Indiana’s Jay County had the highest turnout rate at 52 percent, and southern Indiana’s Martin, Ohio, Perry, Pike and Spencer counties all had at least 48 percent turnout rates. Johnson County, south of Indianapolis, had the lowest turnout among counties at 24 percent. Marion and Miami counties had 25 percent turnouts. Voter statistics for each county can be viewed online at www.in.gov/sos/ elections/2014_General_Election_ Turnout.pdf.

spent a lot of time with troops during his 2011-2013 stint as deputy defense secretary. Administration officials said Tuesday that Carter, 60, is expected to be Obama’s nominee. Obama spokesman Josh Earnest stopped short of confirming that the president had made a decision, yet praised Carter effusively for serving “very, very ably” at the Pentagon previously and noted he had been easily confirmed by the Senate before.

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18-year-old by a white police officer. “What we need him to do now is ... use the power of his position, the power of the highest office of the land to enact some real change,” Yates said in a conference call with reporters. “We have been on the ground making the changes that we can in our community, but these are high-level changes that we need to see ... We need the backing of our black president to say that this is a racial issue and that he stands behind us.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is trying to make it easier for victims and witnesses of online harassment to report it. The short messaging service said Tuesday the new tools will roll out to users over the coming weeks. It’s available now for a small group of Twitter’s 284 million members. Among other changes, the updates streamline the process for reporting abuse, especially on mobile devices. Twitter said it also made “behindthe-scenes improvements” that

speed up response times to reported tweets and accounts. Harassment and bullying on Twitter is not new. Recently, an online campaign dubbed “GamerGate” has led to the harassment of women in the video game industry for criticizing the lack of diversity and how women are portrayed in gaming. “We are nowhere near being done making changes in this area,” wrote Shreyas Doshi, director of product management and user safety, in a blog post.

5. EXPERTS DOUBT NORTH KOREA HACKED SONY Some cybersecurity experts say it is unlikely North Korea was behind the cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures’s computers and possibly leaked unreleased movies online. Speculation has been rampant that the hard-line communist state sponsored last week’s hack in anger over the new Sony movie “The Interview,” in which Seth Rogen and James Franco play television

journalists assigned by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. “State-sponsored attackers don’t create cool names for themselves like ‘Guardians of Peace’ and promote their activity to the public,” said cybersecurity expert Lucas Zaichkowsky. He said the details he has seen point instead to hacktivists, who break into computers to make a political point.

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‘Nutcracker’ to debut tonight Theatre performs modern rendition of classic ballet

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In a modern rendition of the classic, the Department of Theatre and Dance presents “The Nutcracker” for the second time in school history. The show made its first appearance in 2010 at Ball State to the applause of sold-out houses nearly every night. “Everyone loves a good ‘Nutcracker,’” said Audra Sokol, artistic director and an assistant professor of dance. “It’s a part of American culture of the holidays.” This year’s production will be similar to the one four years ago, but Sokol said the show will have improved along with the department. “We are stronger as a dance program, and the show will be more technically challenging to reflect that,” she said. Usually this production is designed in a traditional ballet format, but this production will feature several different types of dance. From musical theater and ethnic dance to modern and jazz, this performance focuses on featuring the talent of its choreographers and dancers. “We are trying to celebrate the differences within dance and within our faculty,” Sokol said. “We are also trying to highlight the uniqueness and creativity of each individual dancer and what they can offer to the performance.” Associate professor of dance Christie Zimmerman choreographed the party scene, which Sokol described as having a very “saucy” feel to it. Senior dance major Tyler Hartman, who plays Clara’s father the Snow King, an Arabian dancer and a Dew Drop partner, said the Bob Fosse style jazz dance is one of the reasons why this scene is memorable. “The Fosse style is incredibly intricate, and the attention to detail is paramount,” Hartman said. “It was fun being able to act out these characters and to wear the ridiculously lavish costumes.” Another scene in the show, the Grand Pas de Deux, is one of the more recognizable from “The Nutcracker.” Junior dance major Tyler Ring plays the Prince in this year’s production, and he said this was one of the most challenging roles. “It requires a lot of classical ballet training,” Ring said. “Clara [played by Lisa Curatolo] dances this scene with me en pointe, and it entails a lot of intricate partnering.” One aspect of this show that makes it especially different is its nontraditional visual nature. This production will rely on a steam-punk feel for the costumes and set. “Even if it feels like you’ve seen it a hundred times, you’ve never seen it like this,” Sokol said. Sokol said one of their goals is to amuse the audience and to make them laugh.

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“It’s a very comedic and entertaining show. It’s captivating, and it will capture one’s attention from beginning to end,” she said. “This is an original take on what people have seen in past experiences with ‘The Nutcracker.’ It’s exciting, unique and funny.” The show has been long in the making, and Hartman said it has been a rewarding process.

“We have worked on this show from August to now, and it has been one of the most entertaining and enjoyable experiences I’ve had in my four years at Ball State,” Hartman said. “It is truly a family-friendly show and is the perfect way to usher in the holiday season.” In addition to presenting audiences with an enjoyable experi-

ence, the cast and crew of this production also want to give back to the Muncie community. “As a cast, we decided to open up donations for Toys for Tots,” Ring said. “At each show, we will have boxes in the lobby where the public can bring in toys for donations. We felt this is a great way to give back to the community within the holiday spirit.”

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TODAY Sitting at 2-2, the men’s basketball team travels to Charleston, Ill., to play Eastern Illinois at 8 p.m.

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Right after the men’s basketball game, the women’s team hosts Oakland at 4 p.m. in Worthen Arena.

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The Ball State women’s volleyball team replaced five four-year starters for the 2014 season. The Cardinals finished the season with a record of 17-13 with the help of junior setter Jenna Spadafora.

Setter softens loss of seniors Despite departure of 5 starters, 2014 squad earns tournament bye JAKE FOX ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR | @fakejox3 Replacing the loss of five four-year starters proved harder than initially expected for the 2014 Ball State women’s volleyball team. “We have all spring to practice before the season gets here, but it wasn’t until the season actually started that you looked around and noticed that those faces weren’t there anymore,” junior Jenna Spadafora said. As the starting setter, Spadafora helped lead the Cardinals to a 1713 season, a second-place finish in the Mid-American Conference West Division, a No. 4 seed and a bye in the MAC tournament. Ball State’s success, however, did not reflect the difficulty of replacing its graduates. “[Earning a bye] was definitely an accomplishment,” head coach Steve Shondell said. “Two years ago, we went 12-4 in the conference and had a share of the MAC title. This year, losing those five starters, we went 11-5 ... that’s something I think we should be proud of this season.” Ball State transitioned into the season with a heavy dose of tournament play, opening the season

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The Ball State women’s volleyball team ended its season with a second-place finish in the Mid-American Conference West Division, a No. 4 seed and a bye in the MAC tournament. Junior defensive specialist Kati Vasalakis finished the season with 399 digs.

on Aug. 29 in the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge. Throughout non-conference play, Ball State faced stiff competition, matching up against programs such as Wisconsin, Miami (Fla.) and Virginia. Shondell said his team held its own. “That win over Virginia in preconference was a huge win,” he said. “What’s really interesting too, we came within an eyelash of beating Miami, and they went on to beat the

[then] No. 3 team in the country in Florida State.” Ball State also came within one set of winning the VCU Invitational, losing to the host Rams in the championship match. Shondell said his team could have won a few more matches, but they were competitive in nearly all of them and won others that easily could’ve been losses. The Cardinals began their conference portion of the schedule on Sept. 26, beating Western Michigan 3-2.

They won four straight matches to open MAC play and never dropped consecutive matches in conference. For the second straight year, however, Ball State had its season end at the hands of Western Michigan, losing to the Broncos in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. Shondell said this season served as a learning experience, a campaign that showed promise led by a very successful junior class. Spadafora, along with junior middle hitters Hayley Benson and Kelly

Hopkins, were named to the AllMAC first team for their play during the regular season. “As a team, it just shows that even though we might not have had the season that we wanted, certain people were able to step up,” Spadafora said. “For me individually as a setter, I can only be as good as the team is and how they make me look ... individual players are only as good as the team.” Spadafora led the Ball State offense to a .235 attack percentage. She had 40 or more assists in nine conference matches and was second in the MAC with an 11.38 assists per set average. Benson made All-MAC honors for the second time in her career, while Hopkins was a first-time honoree. With experience comes youth, and the Cardinals have a heavy mixture of both. Redshirt freshman Sabrina Mangapora also earned All-MAC honors, being named to the second team and all-freshman team. As the Cardinals return all 17 players from this year’s roster, this season’s success has the potential to be a prerequisite to a dangerous 2015 squad. “We went through a few lumps early in the season to get to the sugar, and we did get to some sugar finally,” Shondell said. “We’re really looking forward to [next year] possibly being – and we feel like we can be – one of the best teams in Ball State history.”

Swedish forward eyes scoring record Junior forward passes 1,000-point career mark against Purdue CHASE AKINS STAFF REPORTER | acakins@bsu.edu

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Swedish player Nathalie Fontaine was willing to play basketball in the United States, but she was nervous. Fontaine has topped the 1,000-point career mark at Ball State.

Ever since she could dribble a basketball, Nathalie Fontaine, originally from Sweden, has dominated on the court. In her home country, Fontaine played on several national teams that pitted her against some of the best players in Europe, sparking the interest of Ball State women’s basketball head coach Brady Sallee. “When we first saw her play, she was just a very graceful, athletic player, and [she] does some things unconventionally, and because of that it makes her hard to guard,” Sallee said. “She was a long athletic kid that had a knack for scoring the basketball.” Sallee wanted Fontaine on his team and was willing to bring her from Sweden to Muncie to make that happen. Fontaine jumped at the opportuni-

ty to play basketball in the States, but was initially cautious about which college to play for. “I had some other schools to choose from, and, honestly, I didn’t think about Ball State being one of the schools that I wanted to go to,” Fontaine said. “But then I came here on visit and just meeting the coaches, I knew that those coaches were the ones that could make me into the best player that I could be.” Fontaine has turned into an effective player for Ball State, scoring 997 points through her first two seasons. She has scored 79 points through the five games this season, topping the 1,000-point career mark in the Cardinals’ first game against Purdue. With the pace that Fontaine is currently on, she is set to challenge the spot for the No. 1 scorer in Ball State women’s basketball history. “That’s one of my goals – to try and break that record,” she said. “But I also have a lot of other goals: just develop as a player, do the things that you don’t really see in the stat sheet. I think I need to get better at those things like hustle plays and defense in general.”

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Head coach Brady Sallee wanted Nathalie Fontaine to come to Ball State after he first saw her play basketball. Fontaine has scored 79 points through five games this season.

Whether or not Fontaine ends up being the leading scorer in school history, Sallee knows just how good she has been and can be. “Where she ends up in the standings and all that bologna – I don’t care,” Sallee said. “But I know that she’ll go down as one of the best that’s ever come to play for us.”

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Get connected with campus Today’s Birthday (12/03/14)

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. You can make extra cash over the next two days. Get creative! Then focus on your next gig. Check the path ahead. You’re on top of the world. Plan an exciting trip, and get your ducks in a row. Confirm reservations.

Fun, creativity and adventure are key themes this year. Articulate a bold vision before 12/23, and launch after that. This next Saturn phase in your sign (until 12/19/17) illuminates your confidence and power. Travels and creative arts keep you busy through August, when your professional status rises. Expect home changes after 3/20. Magic moments abound.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. Take charge... no more procrastination. Let someone know what (or whom) you need. You’re gaining authority today and tomorrow. Prove you know what you’re doing. Your power is increasing. Team up for success. Clarify your plans before launching. Ensure all the pieces are in place.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7. Deadlines are looming, so better get back to it. Work slowly and methodically. Changes are required. Talk in generalities at first. Choose boldly, after consideration. Be sensitive to a loved one’s wishes. Don’t throw your money around. Think over repercussions and outcomes before acting. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 7. Don’t go anywhere. Slow down and take it easy. Stay calm. Talking with friends today and tomorrow clears up a concern. Emotions could overflow. Moderate a clash between normally gentle souls. Your team comes to your rescue. Sometimes the best action is no action.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 7. There’s fun and positive career mojo ahead. Move quickly to stay in the loop. Listen to the unspoken as well as what gets said. Take on new responsibilities today and tomorrow. Avoid arguing over silly stuff. Social events capture your attention now. Share private information.

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The Village Promenade is closer to Ball State than University Estates but is more expensive. Some students were skeptical of living in the Village Promenade because of the expenses.

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Muncie citizens can now rent office space in downtown Muncie. The Downtown Business Connector is an affiliate of the Innovation Connector in Muncie and is on the floor level of The Lofts of Roberts.

Collective workspace launches downtown Business provides location for work, copier, fax machine

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People who do not want to work out of a coffee shop can now rent office space in the Downtown Business Connector in downtown Muncie. The Downtown Business Connector, an affiliate of the Innovation Connector in Muncie, opened Monday on the floor level of The Lofts of Roberts. However, rather than being the business incubator where businesses are helped to grow, like the Innovation Connector is, Downtown Business Connector is just a place where people can come to work. “The Downtown Business Connector is kind of like a halfway spot between someone’s home office or a Starbucks or coffee shop,” said

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Ted Baker, executive director of Innovation Connector. “It’s more of a collective group of people working together.” The Downtown Business Connector provides Wi-Fi, copy services, meeting and conference rooms and a café. When downtown Muncie started to do well, Baker decided to have the Innovation Connector collaborate with the city to make the Downtown Business Connector. He said companies are starting to send people out to work instead of working at their office. “Larger companies are buying memberships to these places for workers to meet off campus,” Baker said. There are also people who are one-person companies who would find the business connector useful. Entrepreneurs, independent professionals, freelancers and start-up businesses are able to work together in these spaces, according to innovationconnector.com. Baker said they sell member-

send out the emergency text alerts, Peterson said. Depending on the terms of the contract, the university may or may not have to pay to implement the app, he said. “This is essential to safety here at Ball State, and this is a step forward,” he said. “If there is any opportunity to make this place safer, let’s do it.” Not only can students use this app on campus, but it works off campus as well, so students

ships for spaces, and members probably won’t come in to work in their office every day. “This won’t be their only office,” Baker said. “They’ll be in and out. There will be some lawyers who want a place to go and hang out with their laptops and work off site. We’re seeing that more and more.” While the Downtown Business Connector is designed for everyone, Baker said it leans more toward millennials. Trisha Gierhart, the program director of the Shafer Leadership Academy, has been working at the Innovation Connector for a year. Before she came, their office was just a storage space that never had anyone stay there during working hours. “Being in a building with different people representing different organizations and the networking opportunity has been great,” Gierhart said. Everyone in the building uses a resource center — a common place to use the copier and fax machine —

can contact Muncie police if they need to, Peterson said. “Every student here, whether on campus or off, deserves the right to feel safe,” Peterson said. The technology is there, so the university should approve it and make the app Ball State’s primary safety application, he said. The resolution is expected to be read for the first time at the SGA meeting today.

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as well as having a common café and kitchen area. “Ted Baker and his staff work really well to keep us all connected,” Gierhart said. “They do newsletters and they’re genuine in their connections with us. It opens up the door for us to have conversations with each other rather than just pass each other in the hallway.”

Beacon Hill is also being updated due to a management change. Andrea Justice, community manager for Beacon Hill, said they are remodeling the kitchens and bathrooms of some of the apartments. The upgrades will take three to five years to fully complete, because the turnover season is so short, she said. “If somebody moves out early or if we have an opportunity during the summer, things like that, we’re going in and remodeling it,” Justice said. “We’re doing a couple of units now, and then it’s as we can get them done from there.” Along with the apartment upgrades, the change of Beacon Hill’s management brought a new advertising strategy. In past years, the complex has not done any advertising at all, but the new owners decided it was necessary. Justice said that she was happy with the change, especially with the increased com-

petition in the area. Advertising was the only area she noticed that was impacted by the Village Promenade. Still, she said the two apartment complexes are very different. “They’re in their own market because of their prices,” Justice said. “It’s just a completely different market than anybody else here.” Property Manager for Windermere Apartments Michael Brown said the Village Promenade has created more competition for his company. His company is working on advertising to help them stand out against the Promenade, but Brown said the layout and space in his complex’s rooms speak for themselves. Windermere Apartments also recently upgraded its computer rooms. “Anytime someone comes new on the market, definitely it’s competition,” Brown said. “[We’re making] more marketing efforts, we are working on upgrading those amenities and … little stuff like that, but definitely more of a marketing push.”

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