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Late Nite spends $355,952 yearly for program benefiting fraction of students
Researcher calls claims ‘hype,’ says campus shootings are rare RACHEL PODNAR CHIEF REPORTER | rmpodnar@bsu.edu In the wake of the death of one student at Purdue University Jan. 21, there were more incidents of violence on campus: one death at South Carolina State, a student non-fatally shot at Widener University in Philadelphia and a false alarm at the University of Oklahoma. The hashtag #PurdueShooting accompanied cries to end gun violence on school campuses, but one researcher argues that school shootings are not on the rise. Clinical psychologist and professor of education at University of Virginia Dewey Cornell, who has conducted extensive research on school violence, said claims that school shootings are on the rise are just “hype.” “I would be very reluctant to say that school shootings or any kind of shootings are on the rise based on a few months or a tally of a few dozen cases,” Cornell said. “I have heard these sorts of claims for years and they are almost always based on random variations and selective reporting.” There are 31,000 deaths and 78,000 nonfatal wounds from firearms every year in the US, according to The Center for Disease Control reports. That amounts to about 300 shootings every day, making the number of school shootings each year a very small fraction in comparison.
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JANUARY 2014 SHOOTINGS Jan. 9 A 17-year-old high school student was shot and wounded outside Liberty Technology Magnet School in Jackson, Tenn. Jan. 13 A 14-year-old freshman was shot twice after a basketball game at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Conn. Jan. 17 A student was shot near Albany High School in Georgia. Jan. 20 A Widener University student was shot on campus while sitting in his car in Chester, Pa. Jan. 21 A Purdue University student was shot and killed in the university’s engineering building. Jan. 24 A South Carolina State University student was shot and killed. Jan. 28 A 17-year-old Honolulu, Hawaii student was shot in the wrist after allegedly attacking a school police officer with a knife.
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Students show their moves at the dance party with DJ MJ during Late Nite Jan. 25. On average 1,000 students of the 21,000 students attend Late Nite each week.
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ate Nite, the campus entertainment series each Saturday night in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, receives $355,952 each year, almost entirely paid for by student fees. Each week the event sees an average of 1,000 of Ball State’s about 21,000 students. Bianca Polk, a student who is finance coordinator for Late Nite, said she thinks one of the main reasons few students attend is a lack of promotion. Polk said her group has gotten away from promoting those events because of the mistaken belief that people already know what Late Nite is. She said talking with students has convinced her that more promotion is needed. Late Nite is a weekly entertainment and activity event hosted each Saturday at the Student Center.
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$74,000
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spent on the endof-the-year carnival
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spent on renting Cardinal Lanes
SOURCE: Bianca Polk, Late finance coordinator
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Lack of LGBT dorm potential for issues Spectrum president bullied by neighbors living in residence hall KAITLIN LANGE CHIEF REPORTER | kllange@bsu.edu
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Eric Dewell, music media production and industry major, pops popcorn during the “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” portion of Late Nite Jan. 25.
When the president of Spectrum, an LGBT ally group, used Ball State’s roommate match up, he made sure to mention he is gay to avoid an uncomfortable living situation. Ball State does not have a designated LGBT floor or dorm on campus, Jamie Goebel wanted to be sure there weren’t any potential issues between him and his roommate.
Goebel said most problems for LGBT students come from the roommate and not just other individuals on the floors, since typically those with opposing beliefs just stay away. He personally did not have any problems with his roommate, since he already knew he was gay beforehand. “The very fist thing he messaged me was, ‘Oh, are you a sassy gay boy? Because I’ve always wanted a sassy gay friend,’” Goebel said. But during his freshman year Goebel found a collage on the doorway of the shared bathroom, with one picture that said, “God wants you to stop being a faggot.” He told the resident assistant, who also shared the same bathroom, and
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living in the dorms, with only about 1,000 of those being paired up by the university. He also said the resident assistants have gone through training to help deal with any conflict that may arise. Some have gone through optional ally or transgender training. Goebel said he encourages any students with problems with their roommates to go talk to their resident assistant. If that doesn’t work, students could also use the multicultural advisors located across campus. He said transgender students especially have this problem in the dorms.
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In memory of university alumnus Uttamlal “Tom” Shah, who was killed in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombing in Kenya, three WHEN ensembles will 7:30 p.m. perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. WHERE in Sursa Perfor- Sursa mance Hall. The Performance Hall ensembles will perform under the direction of Mark Buselli, director of jazz studies and faculty soloist George Wolfe on saxophone, according to a press release.
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Spring classes kick off at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Classes are offered to those of all ages and include dance, painting, pottery and other crafting classes. According to the website, “these classes are great opportunities for adults to relax while expressing themselves creatively.” In addition to weekly classes, the center also offers private instruction in several instruments and vocal work.
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SATURDAY The 4-15 men’s basketball team will welcome Toledo in Worthen Arena at 2 p.m.
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Golden Tate (81) of the Seattle Seahawks tries to run between Nate Irving (56) and Brandon Marshall (54) of the Denver Broncos during the first half of Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium , Feb. 2, 2014 in East Rutherford N.J., on Sunday.
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Seahawks force 2 fumbles, 2 interceptions to earn 43-8 Super Bowl win in New Jersey | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Defense wins championships, and the NFL has not seen a defense like Seattle’s in a long time. The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl title Sunday night in overpowering fashion, punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8. That relentless defense, the NFL’s stingiest, never let the fivetime MVP get going, disarming the highest-scoring offense in league history. Seattle (16-3) was too quick, too physical and just too good for Denver, and that was true in all areas. What was hyped as a classic matchup between an unstoppable offense and a miserly defense turned into a retreat. Punctuating Seattle’s dominance were a 69-yard interception return touchdown by linebacker Malcolm Smith to make it 22-0, and Percy Harvin’s
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sensational 87-yard kickoff runback to open the second half. Smith was the game’s MVP. As in Legion of Boom, the Seahawks hard-hitting secondary, part of young team with an average age of 26 years, 138 days. “This is an amazing team. Took us four years to get to this point but they never have taken a step sideways,” coach Pete Carroll said. “These guys would not take anything but winning this ball game.” The loss by the Broncos again raised questions about Manning’s ability to win the biggest games. He is 11-12 in the postseason, 1-2 in Super Bowls. He never looked comfortable against a defense some will begin comparing to the 1985 Bears and 2000 Ravens — other NFL champions who had runaway Super Bowl victories. Seattle forced four turnovers; Denver had 26 all season.
Defensive effort leads to victory Vander Meer earns career-high 22 digs in five-set victory
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When Ball State played IPFW Friday, the players knew they’d need to have their best defensive effort of the season. But with Shane Witmer’s solo block at the end of the match, the Cardinals accomplished that goal. “The blockers played a great game, and when attackers are forced to go around that, you’ve got a great picture of the ball,” Ball State libero David Ryan Vander Meer said. “I owe all the credit to my blockers tonight. They were amazing.” Ball State combined for 20.5 team blocks, stifling IPFW’s offense. Coming into the match, IPFW had the nation’s topranked offense. It would go on to hit just .131. Leading the way for the Cardinals was middle blocker Matt Leske. Going up against attackers Eddie Rivera and Andrew Sellan for five sets, Leske recorded 10 block assists, becoming a thorn in IPFW’s side. “Our blocking total was pretty ridiculous,” Ball State head coach Joel Walton said. “Our guys understood IPFW’s personnel, and the coaches put together a perfect game plan for them.” There were a variety of attackers coming at Ball State throughout the match, as IPFW brought five players who had at least 30 kills. With 1,060 fans watching, Ball State’s
front line forced IPFW into 35 attack errors, 13 of those coming from Eddie Rivera. Vander Meer stood, or more often dove, behind the blockers, saving attacks that seemed destined to hit the court. He recorded a career-high 22 digs. He may have led the team in digs, but it was a team effort that resulted in Ball State’s best defensive effort. With the exception of Kevin Owens, every player on the team recorded at least one dig. Being middle blockers, neither Owens nor Leske would be expected to tally digs. But four Cardinals managed to record double-digit digs: Vander Meer and Witmer along with Marcin Niemczewski and Graham McIlvaine. Many of them came during the back end of crucial, close sets — the second, third and fourth. “The [IPFW] hitters like to hit certain shots and so we were trying to shift our block and defenders towards those places,” Walton said. “We had to be focused with our middles and wing blockers to take away those shots.” Walton said his team was expecting IPFW to set its middle attacker more often than other teams Ball State has faced. IPFW middle attacker Ramon Burgos finished the match with 22 attacks, getting just 8 kills and hitting .273. During most of his opportunities, Ball State shifted Leske and Niemczewski over to block, sometimes adding a third blocker for extra security. So when Witmer leapt and rejected IPFW’s final attack, it was no surprise to Ball State’s team. It was a fitting end to its best defensive match of the season.
Super Bowl commercials feature puppies, beer, Muppets BETHANNIE HUFFMAN CHIEF REPORTER | bnhuffman@bsu.edu
There are two types of people in this world. There are the those who watch the Super Bowl for the game and those who watch the Super Bowl solely for the commercials. Most of the commercials last about 30 seconds to even a full minute or so, and an average 30-second commercial costs around 4 million dollars. Here are some of the notable commercials of this year’s game. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM
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KIA Morpheus
What if I told you that I could sing in Italian? Your move, KIA.
Doritos Time Machine
A cute kid tricks an unsuspecting man with a bag full of Doritos into his homemade Time Machine. Is it a coincidence that it takes Doritos to make it work? I don’t think so.
The feels, though. A fur-real friendship between a horse and an adopted golden retriever puppy that brings together a man and a woman. Not fair, Budweiser. Not fair at all. Especially when you throw Passenger’s melancholy “Let Her Go” in there.
Toyota Muppets
Toyota takes a new spin on their commercial by adding the timeless and whimsical Muppets. Animal, Beaker and a whole host of others hijacking Terry Crews’ car? Kermit the Frog living next door? Genius.
MAC RECORD FALLS TO 4-5 AFTER LOSS Team missed 16 free throws in close conference battle
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Three individuals scored in double figures for Ball State, but the women’s basketball team fell to Kent State 57-60 Sunday night. The road loss dropped the Cardinals’ record to 9-11 overall and 4-5 in the MidAmerican Conference. The Golden Flashes entered the game with a 3-16 record, and no wins in league play. Both teams hit 19 field goals from the floor, but Ball State hit 9 three-pointers while Kent State managed only two on 13 attempts. Shelbie Justice shot 5-of8 from three-point range to lead Ball State with 16 points. It was her second best scoring effort of the 2013-14 season. The junior guard scored more three-point field goals than the rest of the team combined. Other players were able to contribute from inside
the arc, though. Sophomore forward Nathalie Fontaine tallied a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. She added one assist and one block. Both Fontaine and senior point guard Brandy Woody played all 40 minutes on Sunday. The pair combined to shoot 25 of Ball State’s 51 field goal attempts in the high scoring game. Woody finished the game 5-of-13 from the floor with 13 points and four assists. Lacking field goal percentages plagued both teams, but free throw shooting was a different story. Kent State hit 90.9 percent of its attempts, while Ball State shot just 38.5 percent. The Cardinals left 16 points at the free-throw line. In a game decided by just three points, the free throws could have completely changed the outcome. Ball State has lost three of its last four games, and now holds a 4-5 record. The team returns to action Thursday in a home game against Central Michigan. The Chippewas are 13-8 this season and 9-0 in the MAC.
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Sophomore forward Nathalie Fontaine attempts a layup during the game Jan. 26 against Buffalo. Fontaine scored 14 points in the game and had 14 rebounds.
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Families pair with foreign students Friendship Family introduces members to American culture KARA BERG STAFF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu For one international student at Ball State, coming to a new country didn’t mean going without a family. Three years ago junior architecture major Sasha Mballa joined the program after coming to the United States from Cameroon, Africa, which connects international students with local families, when he came to Ball State. Mballa said he stumbled upon the program by accident and decided to try it out. Since many international students come to school with-
out any established friends, the program can provide support while they adjust to an American lifestyle. Of the more than 800 international students who attend Ball State each year, only 131 take part in the program. Mballa said he sees his American family about once a month. He has been to swim meets, dinner at their house and was offered to come over during breaks when most students aren’t at school. “One thing that’s been really nice about it is that a lot of students don’t have family around the area and you may not necessarily even have a huge friend network outside of the foreign students,” he said. Mballa said while the program did benefit him, he thinks it would be more helpful to someone who has never
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about the program is the spontaneity of the action. Mballa also enjoys how the program gives him an opportunity to hear other people’s stories and for others to hear his. “I feel this is a learning experience both ways,” Mballa said. “Especially in the Midwest where I feel you guys are very sheltered, and I’m not really exposed to people from outside.” Samantha Lamb, friendship family coordinator, said the purpose of the program is to familiarize students with Muncie and the United States. About 20 percent of the international students at Ball State take part in this program, with 98 families supporting the students. The program asks the students to meet with their family at least once a month and
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are international and currently looking for a family traveled before. “I’ve had to move a lot, so it’s not different to be around different people,” Mballa said. “But if it’s, for example, your first time traveling out, [the program] will be such a useful network to have. If you’re not really an outgoing person and aren’t used to it, it can be extremely beneficial.” He said his favorite part
IU LOOKS AT CAMPUS SAFETY AFTER PURDUE SHOOTING Many buildings lack modern features to prevent attacks | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University faculty are questioning whether the campus is prepared for a worst-case scenario following a deadly attack in a Purdue University classroom. Senior Andrew Boldt, 21, of West Bend, Wis., was shot and stabbed Jan. 21 in Purdue’s electrical engineering building. A fellow undergraduate teaching assistant, Cody Cousins, 23, of Warsaw, is charged with murder. The case has many faculty members questioning the safety at IU, where many buildings are a century old and doors lack modern security features. IU officials tell The HeraldTimes that the university has been adding layers of safety fea-
tures to its buildings to guard against a scenario like the 2007 incident at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people. But renovation money is tight, and leaders say it’s impossible to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach to protect an entire campus. “We can give you tips,” said Debbi Fletcher, the director of emergency management and continuity at IU, “but it depends if (the shooter is) outside, inside, whether the person is in the classroom or down the hall, or if they are down the street.” New structures at IU have keypads and card-swipe entrances. The Kelley School of Business’s Hodge Hall will have locking mechanisms when renovated, unlike the doors in the business school’s older classrooms. Many other buildings, however, still have doors that open outward and lack locks and peepholes. Cindy Stone’s computer lab in the Wells Library at the Kelley
A recent but unpublished study Cornell worked on used data from the FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System and found that 47 percent of multiple casualty homicides occur in residences, compared to the 0.8 percent in all school settings combined. “The massive media attention to shootings on college campuses has created the misperception that these kinds of events are prevalent and that colleges are dangerous places,” he said. Cornell said the best way to prevent these types of incidents is through threat assessment teams that combine available resources into a team where students who may need help are discussed and then reached out to for aid. Ball State’s threat assessment team is called Critical Incident Response Team. Associate vice president for student affairs Thomas Gibson, chairman of CIRT. said Ball State’s response team combines law enforcement, Counseling Center, residence life and others to preemptively stop possible concerns. “We want to give the stu-
dents the help they may need as early as possible,” Gibson said. “We want to make sure we mitigate any potential harm that takes place on campus either to themselves or others.” They meet once a week to discuss student cases, usually brought to their attention by residence life professionals and faculty. Gibson said he thinks CIRT is helpful but can only do so much to prevent shooting incidents like the one at Purdue. “I think groups like this are interventions that are moving in the right direction but I can’t say that the establishment of these types of groups will prevent incidents like Purdue’s taking place,” he said. “I know that having these types of groups definitely helps to address concerns before they become dangerous situations.” Carrie Cadwell, clinical psychologist and Indiana Psychology Association’s education campaign coordinator, said there is a growing concern with anger in the youth population. “You initially think it’s not going to happen in your backyard. But the Purdue incident
hosted over FAMILY 20 students. CONTACT Robinson said MONTHLY some of the A program asks students she students to keep has hosted in contact with have become their hosts. + PAGE 5 like family. “Some of them call me grandma, some of them call me mom,” Robinson said. “It’s the quickest way to connect international students with American families.” Robinson said international students come to have the opportunity to get to know Americans and to be in American homes. “We hope we make the American experience in America better for them,” Robinson said. “Our lives are enriched by knowing people from all over the world.”
CAMPUS SAFETY Ball State’s precautions to ensure campus safety. •E very residence hall is protected by ID card readers to unlock doors for residents only. • E xterior doors are locked at night, and buildings leading to residence halls are locked 24 hours a day. • Residents must accompany visitors at all times. • Emergency phones are provided throughout campus. • The Motorist Assist Program is free for students and employees. • The University Police Department is available at 765-285-1111. School is one of them. Stone notes that a door that opens out can’t be barricaded shut from the inside. She said she and other faculty have been sharing their concerns about what they’d do if an “active shooter” situation occurred on campus.
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keep in contact while they are apart. “I think that the biggest benefit is that they make them feel welcome and they make them feel comfortable here,” Lamb said. “Because ultimately they’re coming from another country. So it could be uncomfortable for them and it’s new for them.” Lamb said host family structures differ, including: older couples, single families, families with children and even Ball State students who volunteer to become a family. “A lot of times, I hear from the family and even after the student graduates, they’ll be in contact with them and still consider themselves friends,” Lamb said. Hope Robinson has been a part of the friendship family program for 20 years and has
shows these things can become a bit unpredictable; you don’t know when [it will be] your neighborhood or your school or your town,” she said. She disagreed that media coverage exacerbates the problem and said that imitation crimes and apathy are more serious concerns. “One incident leads to another incident,” Cadwell said. “When we are increasingly inundated by these experiences, we run risk of being desensitized. We can hear about shooting in Indiana one day, Oklahoma, California and it’s news that day and then it’s not news anymore. I worry more about desensitization.” Cadwell said our country is in the “beginning stages” of taking school shootings and violence seriously. “We’re starting to say something has to be done,” she said. “I don’t know if we are at the place where enough is being done, but we are at the forefront. Every community has to take a hold of [this issue]. Federal support, state level support but every community has to look honestly and closely at this area. I don’t think we are there yet.”
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Stephanie Pifer, video production major, left, and Mary Arnette, art history major, made their own “slime” for the Nickelodeon portion of Late Nite Jan. 25.
LATE NITE: On campus students pay $9.23 every semester to Late Nite programs | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The activities have included, Djs, dancing, bowling, arts and crafts and movies offered as a safe and entertaining alternative for students looking for something to do on campus. Many colleges offer alcohol-free events for students amid concerns about the amount of alcohol consumed by college students. Each Late Nite costs around $6,000. Maureen Warter, associate director for student center programs, said although the group could spend more money on promotion they instead use the funds for the event itself including: renting inflatables, food and renting Cardinal Lanes. About 90 percent of the program’s budget, $318,400, comes from the Student Activities Board, which receives $9.23 from each on-campus student every semester said Randy Sollars, director of university budgets. Another $18,000 is given to the Late Nite board by the Student Affair Office as a freshman fee. Kay Bales, vice president for student affairs, said the freshman fee comes from an allotment made several years ago. “At that time, it was determined that we would allocate that amount to Late Nite to support the Late Nite activities,
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Comedian Calise Hawkins performed for students Jan. 25 at Late Nite. Hawkins is most notable from MTV’s “Girl Code”.
because there are so many freshmen students that attend Late Nite,” Bales said. About 14 percent or $50,000 is used to pay the 54 members of the Late Nite staff. Bales said she thinks Late Nite is a good investment for the university, even if fewer students come than she would like. “It gives our students an opportunity to remain on campus on the weekends and to have something fun and positive to do,” Bales said. Freshman telecommunications major Daisy Crouch said she doesn’t go to Late Nite because there are other things she’d rather do.
“I don’t think they do anything quite that cool,” she said. “I feel like they don’t do anything that requires that much money.” Lauren May, a sophomore animation major, said she was surprised by the size of the budget. “Well they do do a lot of things with it,” May said. “But it seems like a lot of events are repeated, and they do the same things with different themes.” But senior early childhood and special education major Megan Kalman said she goes to Late Nite every weekend if she can. “My friends come here and we come with them,” Kalman said. “We’re here for the food and activities.”
Massachusetts have an LGBT floor in their dorm. Both of these schools are on Campus Pride’s top 25 schools for LGBT students list. Kovach said Ball State hasn’t really considered making an LGBT floor or dorm, or providing gender-neutral dorms. “We like the diversity of all of our communities,” Kovach said. “You don’t want to stereotype or consolidate a particular portion of the community. Goebel agreed saying it would be bad in multiple ways. “It would farther separate the LGBT community from the rest of campus,” Goebel said. “It
would just put another wall up.” He also said an entire floor of gay men would cause drama and tension. Ashleigh Bingham, Spectrum’s graduate advisor, said that it would also prevent LGBT students from making friends outside of their own community. “I think, as nice as it is intended to be, it would take away from the college experience a lot,” Bingham said. “You’re making it harder for them to make friends outside. All of us have straight friends and all of us have friends who fall anywhere on the spectrum.”
HOUSING: Spectrum hopes to create bathrooms for transgender students on campus
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “For many of our trans members, [restrooms] are an issue because they’re placed in the dorm according to their assigned sex at birth,” Goebel said. “Because many of their appearances don’t match that, it makes it really awkward in the restroom because the girls are like ‘why is this guy in the restroom?’ or the guys are like ‘why is this girl in the restroom?’” Spectrum is hoping to work with SGA to phase in genderneutral bathrooms to avoid this problem.
Goebel said he doesn’t think campus currently does enough to make LGBT students feel comfortable in their environment. “It’s mostly the precautions that the LGBT students themselves make in the process,” Goebel said. “When these are an issue with the roommates, there is no way to resolve it. Your roommate is the problem, but for the solution they make you move instead.” Goebel also said it would be beneficial to have a system where those with opposing viewpoints wouldn’t be matched together. He said if
« For many of our trans members, [restrooms] are an issue because they’re placed in the dorm according to their assigned sex at birth. » JAMIE GOEBEL, Spectrum president there was a section asking if students were OK with living with LGBT or other communities of students, the problem could be avoided. “They don’t have a way of saying, ‘do you have an issue living with any of these people,’ because they just want to believe nobody has those bigotries or hatreds or prejudice,” he said. “But really in essence they do.”
Kovach said he has never been asked if an LGBT freshman could live off campus to avoid harassment. If the case did arise, he said it would be handled like any other student case would be, and a committee would ultimately determine the outcome. Some universities like the University of Southern California and the University of
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The most terrifying aspect of study abroad is knowing it’s time to make friends all over again, an act that gets harder with age. It’s even harder in a foreign language. Before I left Spring Semester 2013 for Rennes, France, I had a handful of nightmares about social interactions. My mind was convinced that I didn’t know French well enough to successfully live out a dream that was multiple years in the making. My accent was too American, too timid, and it felt like my knowledge was too minimal to express myself. I went over with another Ball State student, but we needed to branch out and make our own friend groups. Within the first week or so in the city, my heart was still heavy with the fear of making acquaintances and nothing more. At one point, my mind concocted a situation where I was a complete
loner. It would have been the worst semester of my life. Briefly but intensely, I didn’t feel like I belonged. It’s hard to be more than 4,000 miles away from those closest to you, even if you want nothing more than to study in another country. No longer were they just an immediate text or phone call away. There wasn’t anyone. Despite my fears, I made friends. It was much easier to do than I thought, and that’s because it can be very difficult to not make friends on a college campus — friendships usually form, even if it’s just acquaintance level. Even if it’s with a language you aren’t fluent in. But more importantly, I made a family of friends. Ohana, our little group, was made up of other study abroad students. I knew instantly that I could count on them. After all, they were dealing with the same emotions.
Nearly every Sunday night, we made an effort to cook dinner together, from chicken and dumplings to fajitas to galettes. These dinners would last for hours over loud conversations. They helped me become less hesitant to say yes to any adventure, even if that meant an adventure as small as taking the bus out to explore a neighborhood and wooded area with a walking stick taller than me, culminating in one of the most idyllic moments set to The Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition.� I felt so at ease as if I had known them for most of my life, and I began to love them as much as a friend could, realizing they are some of the best people on this planet. Certainly, my Ohana wasn’t the only cause of my love for Rennes and Bretagne, nor was it the only reason I finally felt a sense
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of purpose in a city. But without my friendship family, it’s possible I would not have gotten to know the area as much or immersed myself in the culture as much. While we spoke primarily English to each other, there weren’t efforts to change life there into what we knew back home. The bond of a study abroad family is strong; after all, we grew together. Studying abroad forces you to become more self-sufficient, but not alone. Instead of panicking by myself in my room, I could express my fears, no matter how small, without judgment. My French university, UniversitÊ Rennes 2, offered a program where a French student shows the incoming student around and helps them get adjusted to life in Rennes. While some of my friends ended up making friendships through that, my French student never contacted me and
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I didn’t feel like bothering with it. In retrospect, I should have fought harder against my anxiety and gone for it, to help speed up the adjustment. Similar programs can mean so much to a person worlds away from home. Even smaller gestures can help people become more comfortable. For study abroad, it’s not just about education from the university. The experience is made mostly outside of the classroom, learning about the culture and becoming part of that. It can be extremely difficult to break into a way of life without a support system from those doing it as well or from citizens of the host country. Without that, the experience loses its worth and appeal. No one remembers the countless university assignments, but it’s hard to forget the friends who became family.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is an 8 -Don’t sweat the small stuff.You’re getting stronger but also more impatient. Concentrate, plan well, and then make the magic happen. Schedule your priorities to take advantage of this surge of power. Then relax.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)- Today is an 8 -- Spend time with your partner, and anticipate surprises. Let somebody else direct the show for a couple of days. Imagine perfection. Upgrade the technology. Push yourself forward. Surprise! That works better than you thought possible. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Today is a 9 -- It’s busy, so let intuition steer you in the right direction. Work matters are on the front burner. Break out of your shell! Risk a little and discover a lucky break. Entertain new ideas and suggestions. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Today is a 7 -- It’s okay to get a little wild, even revolutionary. Get ready to party, and invite your network. Clear up any confusion before broadcasting. Play with friends and family, and encourage the fun. Celebrate being together.
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hile residence halls and apartments make for a small living space, there are several simple ways to revamp a room, even if it’s the size of a walk-in closet. The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) specializes in finding a connection between the reaction of humans and the man-
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made environment surrounding them, according to their website. Studies conducted by ANFA research associates point to a relation between the way a room is set up and the stress levels of people living in these spaces. Changing the design of the room could result in lower levels of stress. Dale Potts, instructor of interior
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This goes beyond just hanging up old Christmas lights and calling it a day. Make an illuminated sign using cardboard and string lights. The crafts calls for three-dimensional cardboard letters, scissors, a pencil, tracing paper, electrical tape, a box cutter and “twinkle lights.” Decide on a word, whether a friendly “h-e-l-l-o” to welcome guests or a name. Cardboard letters can be bought on FactoryDirect.com for less than three dollars, but also can be made. If you choose to make them, leave one side of the letter open, so it resembles an open, letter-shaped box. If using an already-made cardboard letter, cut off the top of the letter and remove its insides.
Then, trace the letters onto the tracing paper with a pencil and cut it out, leaving a one-fourth to one-half inch margin for folding purposes. On the open side of the letter, tape the tracing paper into the inside with electrical tape, so it stretches over the gaps. Punch holes into the back of the letters to place the twinkle lights in. After putting the lights in, secure them with more electrical tape. After all of the letters have lights secured into their back sides and the front of the letters are covered in tracing paper, tape all the letters together to strengthen the sign creation. Place the finished letters on a desk or bedside table or even affix them to a wall. Then simply plug in the lights and enjoy.
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design, suggests looking to alternative sources for decoration. Potts suggests perusing campus art sales, which have custom pieces created by art students, such as: paintings, glass art and pottery. “Student art tends to have more character than cookie cutter products sold in home décor stores,” Potts said.
SWEET DREAMS: DIY Headboard
A bed can look pretty lonely without a headboard, so why not create your own? Stacie, an Indiana blogger from StarsForStreetlights.com, devised her own way to add a pop to a poorly furnished apartment. All that’s required for the endeavor is some sturdy cardboard, box cutters, glue and fabric. First, cut the cardboard to match the width of the bed. Then, trace the shape of the headboard design onto the cardboard and cut it out with a box cutter. Afterwards, use a hot glue gun to glue the fabric onto the front-facing side of the cardboard for the final touch. Make sure to glue along every edge of fabric to the back of the headboard to create a taught, clean look.
TRENDY TAPE: Washi Projects
Like duct tape, Washi tape is a quick fix, but it’s more useful in bringing color into a drab space than for home repair. Washi tape, an ornamental Japanese creation, can be found on Amazon or Hobby Lobby in a wide variety of patterns and colors. Designs range from solid hues to designs featuring vintage bicycles. Create an impromptu frame for posters or sentimental photos with the tape, which easily peels off from walls—no damage done. People have been known to create their own wallpaper by laying the tape from ceiling to floor in stripes, or brighten up a plain desk or bookcase by accenting the edges with Washi tape.
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For students looking to get in touch with their funkier side, Wishbone Gifts, owned by Rod Crossland, is the ideal place to find it. “Everything in the store is geared toward college students,” Vanessa Dockrey, manager, said. Wishbone Gifts has a wide variety of posters, tapestries, party accessories, disc-golf equipment, jewelry and more.
Incorporate a natural presence into a dorm room with real floral arrangements from Dandelions Flowers & Gifts, a store located in downtown Muncie. Flowers and other plants are stocked year round at Dandelions. Their website distinguishes themselves from generic catalogue floral arrangements, claiming to offer unique arrangements, gift baskets and other plants.
Furniture options with a splash of color are available at Refresh, a home décor and furniture store owned by Lucas Hanna. “If you get something from Refresh, it’ll be one of a kind,” said Hanna. The store offers an older style of furniture painted by Hanna himself. Hiss paints are free from volatile organic compounds or VOCs.
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Goodwill, tag sales or antique stores are also more likely to carry items that will last longer than the cheap, mass-produced goods found in other stores, said Potts. With three cheap do-it-yourself projects, the scoop on where to get one-of-a-kind finds and a color wheel, a home makeover doesn’t require a big budget or an interior designer.
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To place the headboard, use 3M adhesive strips to stick onto the wall, or poke holes into the back of the cardboard (without penetrating the fabric) for command hooks to hold the piece in place.
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