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Anti-meth proposal could cost millions Ball State study tests feasibility of legislative plan for certain drugs |
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The attempt of Indiana legislators to make ephedrine and pseudoephedrine available only by prescription could cost Indiana millions of dollars on health care, according to a new Ball State study. Pseudoephedrine is a common ingredient in common cold and allergy medicines and in methamphetamine. As of September 2014, Indiana was leading the country in the number of meth incidents in 2014 with 1,121 incidents, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Tennessee was the second-highest with 813 incidents. In 2014, Delaware County had the highest number of incidents in Indiana with 148, according to in.gov. Kosciusko was the second highest with 58. Michael Hicks, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, and Srikant Devaraj, a senior research associate and project manager, and two of the authors of the study, estimated the impact of making pseudoephedrine a prescription-only drug. “Typically for any policy analysis, it’s always feasible to look into what the costs and benefits are. That applies to any legislation or public policy,” Devaraj said. “Our goal was to look at what the cost was for this.” Senate Bill 445 would require drugs that contain ephedrine and pseudoephedrine to be available only by prescription if it is passed, according to the Indiana General Assembly.
Ball State sociology professor encourages ‘active approaches’ to greek diversity awareness DANIELLE GRADY FEATURES EDITOR
fter a video was released of a racist chant by members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity, Ball State Sociology Department Chairperson Melinda Messineo said there are several factors that contribute to the culture behind the members’ actions. She use words like “cultural lag,” “unawareness” and “privilege,” but also has a few suggestions for how organizations like Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity to which that the members featured in the video belonged, could combat the scrutiny stemming from the controversy.
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Cardinals prepare for 1st round of tournament
Knowing opponent in advance allows team to feel ‘less stressed’
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The Ball State women’s basketball team is preparing for a first-round game with Middle Tennessee in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, its third straight appearance. Unlike the Mid-American Conference Tournament where the Cardinals found out their opponent a day before, they have been focused on this matchup since Monday night. “We feel a lot less stressed since we knew we would be playing in the tournament and not having to sit and wait,” head coach Brady Sallee said. “It felt good knowing we got in on the hard work we did for the season and showed how much that paid off.”
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One would be to publicly announce that the values presented in the video don’t apply to the actual values of the organization, she said. Her other recommendation is more extensive, but “powerful.” She looks for actual efforts, programs and initiatives that the organization enacts “that are clearly counter to the values that are being expressed in [the SAE] incident.” The national SAE chapter has denounced the behavior of the SAE members in the video, saying on its website that the actions featured in the video don’t mesh with SAE’s creed, “The True Gentleman.”
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ALUMNA OPENS CHICAGO RESTAURANT
Muncie work experience inspires owner to leave current job, start bistro CALEB CONLEY STAFF REPORTER | cmconley2@bsu.edu
Despite a job at a “great” digital media agency in Chicago, alumna Alicia Bird missed the rush and chaos of the restaurant industry. On a cross-country road trip with her boyfriend Scott Golas, Bird decided to quit her job and buy a space in the east of Chicago. She was going to start a restaurant. Almost two years after she made her decision, Bird and Golas have opened Spoke & Bird, a bistro within Chicago’s Women’s Park and Garden Fieldhouse.
When Bird began thinking about starting a restaurant, Golas and Bird were discussing past jobs and what made them happy. Golas mentioned her work at The Locker Room, Texas Roadhouse and other restaurants. “[I] always enjoyed the work, the customers and the restaurant atmosphere,” Bird said. She graduated in Spring 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in family and consumer science. “I always preferred to go to work rather than class, and sometimes I skipped class for work, which should have been a sign that my passion was in the food service industry — but it took me 10 years to figure that out,” she said.
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Edie Weiner, president of Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc. (WEB), will be speaking at 3:30 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom. WEB is a consulting group that has served more than 400 clients. Weiner will talk about the 10 new value propositions of the current economy.
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VIDEO GAMES LIVE WITH THE MUNCIE SYMPHONY
Video Games Live, a concert featuring video game music, will come to Ball State at 7:30 p.m. in John R. Emens Auditorium. Choirs and orchestras will perform along with video game music arrangements. Tickets are between $25 and $45 for adults, $10 or $15 for students and $15 to $20 for youth.
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2015 WOMEN WORKING IN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE: EDUCATE, CONNECT AND INSPIRE
For this show at the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, Ball State will host the annual Women Working in Technology it will be exploring what has been seen by the Casfrom 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Alumni Center. Session topics sini orbiter and the Huygens probe when it reached include innovation and creativity, effective networking, career Saturn in 2004. Even with just a small telescope, branding and powerful pauses. Registration fees are $50 for pro- Saturn’s rings can be seen clearly. This showing is at fessionals, $40 for Ball State employees and $20 for students. 7 p.m. and is free and open for the public.
WIND ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY BAND
Ball State’s wind ensemble and symphony band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Sursa Performance Hall. Thomas Caneva and Thomas Keck are the conductors. Tickets are free for students in advance and General admission is $5.
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High school sophomores, juniors and seniors can visit Ball State during Preview Day. The day lasts from 7:45 a.m. until 2 p.m., starting at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The day also consists of a free lunch.
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The Charles W. Brown Planetarium will be exploring if other planets like Earth exist. Astronomers have discovered hundreds of planets in the past 20 years and are still finding more. The showing will be starting at 5:30 p.m. and is free and open for the public.
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The Chicago New Arts Trio will perform at 3 p.m. in the Choral Hall. The trio consists of Wheaton College Conservatory of Music Faculty members Carolyn Hart, a soprano; Jennie Brown, a flute player; and Misook Kim, a pianist.
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s the sequel to its 2012 predecessor, “Hotline Miami 2” builds upon every aspect of that game to great success. From its decade-sprawling storyline to its rhythmically-paced gameplay, “Hotline Miami 2” sets itself as one of the most fascinating and entertaining games to emerge in years. Moving from the synth-driven ’80s to the darkened ’90s, the “Hotline Miami 2” narrative is more expansive and, in turn, offers a more thoughtful experience. Where the first game’s story tackled the use of violence through the journey of one main character, the sequel uses several characters to explore the different reasons violence might be used. From a solider experiencing the brutality of war to a group of fans that were inspired by the first game’s protagonist, the reasons for each character’s violent outburst is varied. This gives the game a greater depth compared to the first by offering the player different reasons to explore the individual character’s reasoning for their acts. While this focus on narrative does remove some of the mystery that the first game was filled with, “Hotline Miami 2” manages to have a more immediate emotional connection. With more room to explore each character’s
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story, the plot’s twists and turns hit harder than before and, in some cases, are enough to garner an actual tear or two. Besides offering their own unique stories, each of the twelve playable characters offer up some new gameplay mechanics as well. While some build off the first game’s animal mask motif, several offer up entirely new ways of thinking around a level. The Writer levels are particularly interesting, as the character’s main mode of defense is nonlethal and will go as far as to remove the clips from guns when he picks them up. It’s these new mechanics that expand the expertly crafted gameplay from the first game. Keeping with the first game’s careful roomlearning style, “Hotline Miami 2” expands both the levels and methods by which players can tackle them. Besides being bigger, “Hotline Miami 2” levels are filled with more hazards (windows, drywall) as well as new enemy types. To combat these new challenges, players are given more routes and weapons to help make each play-through unique. You could go in guns blazing or plan out a roomby-room sweep of a floor. If there is a complaint to be
made about these new additions, it is that some of the new enemy types, especially leaping prisoners, offer up more frustration than fun. Some levels also suffer from lack of brightness and can be a pain when you miss an enemy because you just couldn’t see them. But these are just minor issues compared to the grand scope of the level design, which goes big while keeping the core elements in place. It also helps that each level includes a unique musical track from the game’s absolutely outstanding soundtrack. Keeping with the first game’s synth-laden score, “Hotline Miami 2” music creates a mood so perfect that it’s hard to imagine the game without it. New cuts from artists like M/O/O/N, MegaDrive and Pertubator make the game a treat for the ears as the soundtrack’s rhythm matches your character’s killing spree. It’s the combination of all these elements — the gameplay, story and soundtrack — that come together to make “Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number” the skillfully constructed experience that it is. By the time the credits rolled, I truly felt like I had experienced a master class in video gaming that won’t be topped any time soon.
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SATURDAY The Ball State softball team hosts a doubleheader against Western Kentucky beginning at 1 p.m.
Late comeback leads to win against Rutgers Team breaks tie with 4 runs during final 2 innings
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The Ball State softball team won its home doubleheader opener against IPFW 8-2 in game one and 19-4 in game two on Wednesday at the Softball Field at the First Merchant’s Ballpark Complex. Freshman catcher Leigh McAnally had two hits in the doubleheader win the photo.
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The Ball State baseball team broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and went on to defeat Rutgers 6-2 on Wednesday at home. “It was good to be back home,” head coach Rich Maloney said. “This was only our second home game in 19 games, but it’s definitely good to feel refreshed.” Ball State’s defense stood behind freshman pitcher Trevor Henderson early on, as the first three Rutgers batters were thrown out by infielder Ryan Spaulding to first baseman Sean Kennedy. Sophomore Alex Call got the offense going in the bottom of the first, hitting a deep home run over the left-field wall. A Kennedy RBI single scored sophomore Jarett Rindfleisch and extended the lead to 2-0. In the fourth inning, sophomore outfielder Matt Eppers made two straight catches with runners on first and third to help the Cardinals get off the field without allowing a run. Henderson’s day ended the following inning, after allowing his third hit and walking two Scarlet Knight batters. He finished the day with 4.1 innings pitched, three strikeouts and four walks. Senior relief pitcher Devin Wilburn stepped in with the bases loaded and one out. He hit the first batter he faced, sending in Rutgers’ first run. Brandon After a sacrifice fly that tied the game, Wilburn recorded his first strike out to end the inning. Wilburn continued to get outs, holding Rutgers scoreless in the sixth while picking up another strikeout. He allowed one hit in
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Softball team beats IPFW in both games of doubleheader JAKE FOX SPORTS EDITOR | @fakejox3
The Ball State softball team opened its home schedule with a sweep of in-state opponent IPFW on Wednesday at the First Merchants Ballpark Complex. The Cardinals defeated the Mastadons 8-2 in game one and earned a 19-4 five-inning victory in the second game of the afternoon. Offensively, the Cardinals picked up 27 total hits on the day. In game one, they scored five runs in the first three innings to take a commanding lead. Four Ball State batters had at least two hits in the game, including catcher Jessica Craft, who hit her fourth home run of the season. Centerfielder India Steward led the team with two RBIs. Second baseman Emily Dabkowski added her sixth homer of the season in win.
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Sophomore first baseman Sean Kennedy got a single RBI with sophomore catcher Jarett Rindfleisch to make the lead 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Ball State went on to win 6-2 in the second home game of 19 games
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1.2 innings of work. As the Cardinals went hitless again in the sixth, freshman Colin Brockhouse was subbed in on the mound for Ball State. After holding Rutgers scoreless in his first two innings, Ball State broke the tie in the bottom half of the eighth inning.
Kennedy hit an RBI double to get the scoring started for the Cardinals. Eppers followed with a two-RBI triple before sophomore Alex Maloney knocked him in with a single to cap off a four-run effort. Kennedy was 3-4 in the game with two RBIs. Eppers was 2-3 with two RBIs and Alex and Rindfleisch recorded two hits apiece. Brockhouse struck out Rutgers’ first two batters before forcing a flyout to end the game. He was credited with the victory, his first in a Ball State uniform. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 2-0 at home this season and 12-7 overall
Junior Nicole Steinbach got the start on the mound for Ball State, throwing five innings in her sixth victory. She allowed four hits and struck out five. Sophomore Jocelyn Rivera pitched two innings in relief. Rivera also pitched an inning in the second game. She came in behind freshman starter Carolyn Wilmes, who allowed five hits and two earned runs in four innings while striking out two. The offense picked up right where it left off, tallying 19 runs on 15 hits, including an 11-run fourth inning. Dabkowski led the team, going 3-4 with three RBIs and another home run. Sophomore Rachel Houck had three hits in the game as well. Outfielders Loren Cihlar and Hanne Stuedemann, catcher Leigh McAnally and Steward all had two hits for the Cardinals. With the two victories, Ball State is within a game of .500 at 12-13. The Cardinals return to action on March 21 as they begin a three-game series against Western Kentucky.
on the season. “We expect to win,” Rich said. “We are a very solid team.”
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Ball State is not the only Mid-American Conference team in the Women’s National Invitiation Tournament — Akron, Buffalo, Toledo, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan are fellow MAC opponents in the WNIT. The Cardinals will start the tournament play at 8 p.m. tonight against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
BASKETBALL: | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Middle Tennessee enters the WNIT as Conference USA’s automatic qualifier with a record of 21-9 (14-4). It will be the first meeting between the teams in Ball State history. Ball State took on two other Conference USA opponents this season, as it defeated Charlotte on Dec. 15 and fell to Western Kentucky less than a week later. The Cardinals then began MAC play on Jan. 7 and have not played a non-conference opponent since. “It’s been awhile since we have played someone out of the MAC, so we are defi-
nitely excited to face [teams] outside of the conference,” Sallee said. Although Ball State is eager to battle with a team outside of the MAC, a rematch with one of its conference rivals is not out of the question. Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Toledo and Western Michigan also earned spots in the 64team field. Ball State finished a combined 5-3 against those teams in the regular season, including a 1-1 record against Western Michigan who the Cardinals could meet in the second round. “We know they have the same mindset as we do in the tournament,” Sallee said. “We just have to go out and focus and beat whoever our opponent is on the court.”
Ball State has also fared well on the road as of late, winning five of its last six. However, Sallee said it won’t be easy and will stand as one of the biggest challenges. The Cardinals will have to travel after every game, and the next round will begin a short time after the previous one. Last season, Ball State fell on the road to Northwestern in the first round. Two season ago, however, the Cardinals advanced to the Final 16. They will look to repeat 2013’s success in this year’s tournament. “We have this feeling that we have been here before, and we are going to be as prepared as possible for whatever comes at us,” Sallee said.
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INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE ‘Video Games Live’ comes to Emens today, combines technology, music, performers
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The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will be performing “Video Games Live” at 7:30 p.m. tonight in John R. Emens Auditorium. “Video Games Live” was created by Tommy Tallarico, a video game composer known for video game soundtracks in “The Spongebob Squarepants Movie,” “Aladdin,” and “T.J. Lavin’s Ultimate BMX.”
can’t attend the show but identifies as a dedicated gamer. While he primarily plays on PC, he still remembers his first game. He played “Super Mario Bros. 3” on the Nintendo Entertainment System and said the Nintendo GameCube has the best controller. Although he won’t be at the show, he thinks the concept is a great idea. “Video games give people a unique experience, because you are interacting with the environment, characters and in some cases even changing how the story plays out,” Huddleson said. “I’d be looking forward to the music from the ‘Legend of Zelda’ if I were going because that series has some of the best music in video games.” The experience of a show like this can bridge generations of game-lovers and support the art behind the world that has become “video game culture.” “Video games connect people through passion and perspective. People who care deeply about a game can go on for hours even to nonplayers. When I talk to someone who’s never played and get to explain some of the
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“Video Games Live” will use a combination of technology and music with the performers to create an interactive experience for audience members of any age. One of the activities available for attendees is a “Guitar Hero” competition at 6:15 p.m. in the lobby of the auditorium.
craziest things that have ever happened, I get so incredibly excited because I want them to be as invested as I am,” Huddleson said. “Being more accepted in culture is really the only thing I can ask for. The negative connotation is absurd in this day and age.” Matt Turner, a sophomore marketing major, is attending the show and shares many of the same sentiments as Huddleson. He’s excited to hear the score from “Zelda,” and he believes that video games, as popular as they are, should be more accepted. “I would really like to see
video game tournaments getting as much attention as things like the Super Bowl,” Turner said. “They give many people a way to let out their stress and also express themselves. Video games allow all people to have a shared experience. Regardless of age, race or gender, everyone can experience throwing Bowser into lava.” Additional activities will be set up before and after the show, including a costume contest, “Guitar Hero” competition, prizes, interactive game demos and a meet-and-greet with top industry insiders.
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Alicia Bird, a Ball State alumna, previously worked at The Locker Room, Texas Roadhouse and other restaurants. Bird started thinking about starting a restaurant when she and her boyfriend Scott Golas talked about past jobs that made them happy. Their bistro, the Spoke & Bird, features fresh seasonal ingredients from over 30 local farms.
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The Student Government Association elected Rachel Johnson, a junior social work major, as president pro tempore. “This means I get to do a job that I love, and I get to work with people who I think are fantastic,” she said. “I get to represent students who are some of the greatest students on campus.” Johnson said she wants to build senator relationships, which is what she spoke about during her presentation to the senate. “I am so excited to continue with student government and represent the students, because I love them; they’re great,” Johnson said. She will join the Atlas slate in the executive office for the 2015-16 academic year. The CARDINAL KITCHEN president pro tempore will receive a stipend RECEIVES FUNDS equal to two-thirds of in-state tuition, which Read the Student Government Association’s is nearly $6,000. Richu Aby, vice president of Atlas, said she is newest bill BALLSTATEDAILY.COM happy to have Johnson on board. “She is well organized and is most driven to an end goal, which is what I really like to see,” Aby said. President of Atlas Jack Hesser, who has served as pro tempore before, said Johnson will do an excellent job in this position. “She is committed to what she wants to do and knows what she wants to do,” Hesser said. “She is aware of all the different aspects of the different committees she is going to serve.” The pro tempore is responsible for the orientation of new senators and directing legislation passed by the Student Senate to the University Senate, among other responsibilities, according to senate bylaws.
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 As for concrete efforts, SAE mentions a zero-tolerance policy it has for discrimination and cites its number of members who self-identify as a minority – 20 percent. It doesn’t, however, mention a specific diversity recruitment initiative within the fraternity. Ball State’s SAE chapter didn’t respond to requests for an interview about its diversity initiatives. Ball State’s Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) requires a diversity statement from each department, which can detail how they should celebrate diversity or increase diversity among students and faculty, but Ball State Greek Life leaves recruitment, including that of students with diverse backgrounds, up to individual chapters who may or may not have their own diversity policies.
Of the three greek councils on Ball State’s campus, two refused a request for an interview and provided a statement instead. The Interfraternity Council (IFC) and the Panhellenic Council (PHC) provided the same statement, which read that Ball State chapters seek members from diverse backgrounds; however, the statement did not give any examples of how chapters accomplished this. The Office of Student Life also doesn’t keep track of the number of non-white students in Ball State student organizations, including the PHC, IFC and the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC). Kari Murphy, the associate director of student life, said in an email that the greek councils do not have a diversity policy. This lack of a set system for recruitment of diverse students worries Messineo. “A lot of this stuff isn’t malicious at all. It’s just structural,” she said. If a conscious initiative to re-
cruit diverse people has never existed, no one knows what would happen if it suddenly did, said Messineo. “Would it be more interesting? Would you have a more engaged sorority or fraternity if you were trying harder? What would you learn from each other?” she said. “I think it’s an opportunity lost.” Tony Thomas, a black member of Ball State’s Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) chapter, which includes several other non-white members, said FIJI doesn’t seek out members based on diversity, but if he saw racism occur in Greek Life, he would take action. “I would even tell my line about racism in other chapters because we actually want to be good men,” he said. “I would want to fix it.” Thomas joined FIJI because he liked the chapter’s values and felt like he would fit into a fraternity that contained several members with diverse backgrounds. “They didn’t give me a bid because I’d increase their diversity,
but because I fit in,” he said. In the last few years, OID has increased its efforts to promote diversity on campus, said Charlene Alexander, the associate provost for diversity at Ball State. Last year, Alexander began working with all units on campus to develop a diversity recruitment plan. Messineo cheers the university’s changing diversity initiative. “It’s very active,” she said. “We want to make a difference. We want greater representation. We want to celebrate diversity in these ways. It’s a very intentional, active approach to increasing diversity and celebrating diversity on campus.” Messineo said diversity is at the forefront of the sociology department when they contemplate a new hire or design a curriculum. She particularly praises an upcoming diversity workshop where faculty members discuss diversity issues such as race and gender. She said she thinks greek organizations might ben-
efit from participating in these types of discussions. “What we’ve been doing in the past is just not talking about it. But what we are going to do now, is we’re going to have a workshop to figure out, ‘How do you talk about it?’” she said. “And it’s going to be a hard conversation because everyone’s so careful. No one wants to offend anybody, but what happens is it’s silenced the conversation.” OID doesn’t directly work with student organizations, Alexander said, but the Multicultural Center works to facilitate some OID diversity initiatives in student organizations. Still, Messineo said she thinks a situation like the one at Oklahoma University could develop at Ball State if groups don’t act with intention toward diversity. Authentic relationships between groups of people can prevent this, Messineo said. Raquel Myers, the president of NPHC, which houses the historically black fraternities and
sororities on campus, said she has a close connection with the presidents of the IFC and the PHC, Dave Hammons and Caren Adelsperger, respectively. “They’re always there when I have questions, when I need support,” Myers said. The IFC represents member fraternities, including SAE, and the PHC represents member women’s sororities. So far this semester, the NPHC has collaborated with the IFC and the PHC on a Valentine’s Day fundraiser and has begun work on an allcouncil event and the annual Meet the Greeks event. This is a change from a few years ago, Myers said. She said she talks with the IFC and the PHC about “10 times as much” as previous presidents. She noticed the increase in collaboration last April. Laura Arwood contributed to this article.
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