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all State electrician Les Richardson has had part of the cartilage removed from his knee and needs to have it completely replaced. Because of this, it makes his day a little harder when he has to constantly work through the pain. However, Richardson, who is also the chief steward of the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, can’t afford to take the time off or the out-of-pocket costs to get the surgery. For Richardson and the more than 550 service and skilled crafts employees at Ball State — the people who serve food, fix students’ rooms and clean the bathrooms and residence halls — taking sick leave and vacation time isn’t an option.
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Alumnus earns spot on U.S. preliminary roster Former setter makes early 25-man team, awaiting cutbacks |
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Former Ball State men’s volleyball setter Graham McIlvaine has earned a spot on the 25man World League Team USA preliminary roster. “He is one of 25 guys on this roster, in a competition which is below only the Olympics,” Ball State coach Joel Walton said. “And perhaps the World Competition in some parts of the world is perhaps the most important competition.” The roster will later be trimmed to 14 players before the 2015 Federation Internationale de Volleyball competition, a six-weekend pool play tournament for the top men’s national
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teams around the world. Lloy Ball, a four-time Olympian, told Team USA coach John Speraw about McIlvaine. “I didn’t know much about Graham, but Lloy Ball was impressed by him and so are we,” Speraw said in a statement. “He’s a left-hander, a good athlete and he had a good year professionally overseas. We had him in the gym and took a look at some video and decided he would be the fourth setter.” McIlvaine graduated from Ball State in 2014. He was a three-time Academic All-MIVA selection as well as an All-MIVA Second Team selection in 2014. He ranks sixth in school history with 3,211 career assists. “I feel like this is one of the first steps for him,” Walton said. “He’s somebody that is very talented and if he continues to get the right kind of training, that will get him playing with better and better players.”
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The fashion program’s new studios will be ready for the department to start moving in June 1, and will be ready to use for the Summer Semester. The new studios will be larger, have better lighting and include more professional equipment, said Valerie Birk, a fashion merchandising and apparel designs instructor. “It’s really exciting,” she said. “It will affect them in a really positive way.” The new studios are in the second floor of the Applied Technology Building, as opposed to the current location in the basement of LaFollette Complex. Birk said the old studios
Former setter Graham McIlvaine is one of 25 players on the World League Team USA preliminary roster. McIlvaine has the sixth most career assists in school history and graduated from Ball state in 2014.
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were similar to “home-economic classes” and have not been renovated in 20 years. The construction of the fashion studios was funded through the university’s building allotment. Birk said the plan for studio updates has been in the works for many years, but construction began last summer. She said the move took a while due to coordinating where each department would be. Megan Bright, a junior apparel design major, said she is “stoked” for the new studios. “The new space is supposed to really facilitate creativity and productivity,” she said. “That kind of support, I think, will really help us grow and really feel like designers.” Bright described the current studios as “basic,” with white walls and no color or texture in the room. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Michele Leonhart, announced her retirement Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement. Leonhart had faced mounting pressure to resign from members of Congress who questioned her competence in the wake of a scathing government watchdog report detailing allegations that agents attended sex parties with prostitutes. Holder said Leonhart, a career drug agent who has led the agency since 2007 and is the second woman to hold the job, will leave the agency in mid-May. “Michele has led this distinguished agency with honor, and I have been proud to call her my partner in the work of safeguarding our national security and protecting our citizens from crime, exploitation and abuse,” Holder said, crediting her with helping dismantle violent drug trafficking organizations.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The traditional presidential campaign may be getting a dramatic makeover in Jeb Bush’s bid for the White House as he prepares to turn some of a campaign’s central functions over to a separate political organization that can raise unlimited amounts of money. The concept, in development for months as the former Florida governor has raised tens of millions of dollars for his Right to Rise super PAC, would endow that organization not just with advertising on Bush’s behalf, but with many of the duties
typically conducted by a campaign. Should Bush move ahead as his team intends, it is possible that for the first time a super PAC created to support a single candidate would spend more than the candidate’s campaign itself — at least through the primaries. Some of Bush’s donors believe that to be more than likely. Architects of the plan believe the super PAC’s ability to raise unlimited amounts of money legally outweighs its primary disadvantage, that it cannot legally coordinate its actions with Bush or his would-be campaign staff.
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NAJRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia declared an end on Tuesday to its nearly month-long “Decisive Storm” air campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen, and announced the start of a more limited military campaign aimed at preventing the rebels from operating. Speaking at a news conference in Riyadh, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said the
campaign of heavy airstrikes would be scaled down, but did not confirm whether they would stop altogether. “There might be less frequency and the scope of the actions might be less, but there will be military action,” Asiri said. He said the goals of the coalition’s new phase, called “Renewal of Hope,” are to prevent Houthi rebels from “targeting civilians or changing realities on the ground.”
2. SMUGGLER’S MISTAKE RESULTS IN TRAGEDY 5. BLUE BELL TRYING TO PINPOINT OUTBREAK CATANIA, Sicily (AP) — Rescue seemed so close at hand. A ship with experience plucking migrants from unseaworthy smuggler’s boats had arrived soon after the distress call went out. But then the fishing trawler’s navigator made a maneuver that would seal the fate of the 850 people crammed inside: Instead of easing up alongside the merchant ship, he rammed into it. Terrified migrants rushed to one side, the trawler seized and capsized. What might
have been another rescue in a period of unprecedented migrant crossings instead turned into a horrifying statistic: The deadliest shipwreck ever in the Mediterranean Sea. The accounts of survivors who arrived early Tuesday in this Sicilian port 48 hours after the disaster offered new details of the tragedy. The traumatized witnesses corroborated a death toll of at least 800, making the capsizing “the deadliest incident in the Mediterranean that we have ever recorded,” the UN refugee agency said.
HOUSTON (AP) — A massive recall has brought more attention and put more pressure on a century-old Texas ice cream company that has been searching to discover how its products became linked to a deadly string of listeria cases. Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries said Tuesday, a day after recalling all its products, that it is getting closer to pinpointing the cause of the contamination. Amid those efforts, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the number of illnesses linked to the company’s products has increased to 10. “As each day passes, we are getting closer and closer to figuring out how this listeria was introduced into our facilities. ... It’s a matter of doing the work and not making excuses,” said Blue Bell spokesman Joe Robertson. He said consumers “are our No. 1 concern.”
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Honors class modernizes classic Shakespeare play HONR 202 students perform ‘Fakespeare’ at Bracken Library KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu A small crowd of people stopped in front of Bracken Library to watch as a group of students performed their own, modernized version of William Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” Some just stopped for a few minutes then kept walking, but others stayed to watch the rest of the show. The HONR 202 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment humanities course has been working all semester on writing and practicing their performance, called “Fakespeare,” and will be using these performances as their final project for the class. They performed the first show at 1 p.m. April 21 and will have another April 23 outside of Bracken Library. Ali Ball, a junior actuarial science major and student in the honors humanities course, said the play would be a 30-minute presentation with seven actors. She described the play as “a modern twist to a Shakespearean classic.” The goal of the class was to study how society has changed through two Shakespeare plays. The class worked to make them more modern to better appeal to the college audience. “It’s just kind of an experiment to see how our campus reacts to it,” Ball said. Rachel Harvey, the director of the play and a freshman computer science major, said when writing the script for the play, they took parts of what Shakespeare had written and branched out, modernizing some of the characters. “We just kind of stayed true to it, but we did our own thing,” Harvey said. “We kind of juxtaposed some of the characters, some of the ones who have backwards ideas are speaking in Shakespearean. And most of them are speaking in the vernacular we would use now.” The idea for the play originally started off as a flash mob, but once the class started preparing, they realized their work was too long to be able to pull off a flash mob routine. “As we started putting
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Instead, they get something called Paid Time Off (PTO), which combines their vacation time and sick leave. This arrangement, forged as part of an agreement with the university in 2005, leaves service employees such as Richardson with what they see as few good options to care for themselves when illness or injury strikes. “[The service employees are] the ones who have to make a conscious choice to come to work sick because they don’t have the time to take time off and take care of themselves when they’re ill,” said Brian Scott, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Now, under the administration of President Paul W. Ferguson, Richardson and others are hoping for a change. The union is up for renegotiation of their contract this summer. “With a new president, we feel really positive that … maybe we can get something changed,” Lori Haggard, a housing employee, said. Melissa Rubrecht, director of employee relations and affirmative action, said, as of 2005, service employees are able to use up to 40 hours, or five days, of PTO without scheduling it in advance and without medical verification of their illness. The longer they work at the university, the more time they are able to take off. In the first and second years, they get 96 hours, or 12 days, total, and in the third through sixth years, they get 144 hours, or 18 days, total, Rubrecht said. They can also use 32 hours from an income protection bank each of the service employees
Immersive classes offer chance to better community Students receive real-life experience in their career field BRITTANY FORREST GUEST REPORTER | bbforrest@bsu.edu
Although not all majors at Ball State are required to do internships like the journalism department, it is still encouraged by all faculty. “It gives you an opportunity to practice the skills and put in place the knowledge you’ve been learning in the classroom Ball State alumna, Niki Fitzger- in a real-world environment,” ald, said she would not be as suc- Hayes said. cessful as she is today without Hayes said that the faculty the first-hand experiences she hopes all Ball State students comgot while participating in an im- plete an internship in order to mersive learning project. “have a very robust experience.” During the project, Fitzgerald Although Hayes said students was able to help people in the could get similar skill sets from community, which influenced both internships and immerher decision to switch from a sive learning, internships are teaching focus. Through Fitzger- individual efforts while immerald’s current job at the Muncie sive learning is team-based. He YMCA, she was granted the op- said they both have “vastly difportunity to be an international ferent” experiences. “I truly believe it’s vital … to go businesswoman for the YWCA in out to a business and work in New Delhi, India. She said she sees the value that business environment and get that handsof Ball State stuon, practical exdents being “great contributors and In my opinion, perience of what it’s like working great humans immersive a day-to-day job that can make an impact,” because learning is a great in their career area,” Hayes said. she was once in experience you can “I don’t think their shoes. “Because [pro- only get in college. there’s a replacement for that. For fessors] taught An internship is great as immerme so well in my sive learning is, it projects, I am able a great bridge still doesn’t give to hold these pobetween college students that opsitions that I hold now,” Fitzgerald and the first foray portunity.” Jennifer Blacksaid. “That’s how into the work mer, director I learned it – my of immersive immersive-learnforce. learning, said ing and my outthe differences of-the-classroom, JENNIFER BLACKMER, between internhands-on expedirector of immersive ships and imlearning riences. That is mersive learning what made me are internships the good professional I am toare company-directed and inday.” Immersive learning programs volve one student helping as and internships have similar an employee, while immersivebenefits, such as preparing stu- learning projects are “true collaborations between the unidents for the workforce. According to a graphic on in- versity and the partner with ternships.com, 63 percent of equal stakes in the outcomes.” Blackmer said she does not people who were hired in 2012 have a preference for internships had at least one internship. Brian Hayes, a journalism in- or immersive learning, because structor and workshop director, they both provide good opportualso serves as the journalism in- nities for students. “They both have their merternship coordinator. As a part of their graduation re- its, depending on the situaquirements, journalism students tion,” Blackmer said. “In my are required to do an internship opinion, immersive learning is a great experience you can in their field of study. Hayes said students have to only get in college. An internsubmit weekly updates while do- ship is a great bridge between ing the internship, write a final college and the first foray into evaluation of the “good, bad and the work force.” ugly” of the internship and create For more, go to ballstatedaily.com an online portfolio.
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Students in one of the HONR 202 Middle Ages, Renaissance and Enlightenment humanities courses are performing a modern version of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” outside of Bracken Library. They will have another performance of “Fakespeare” Thursday afternoon.
more work into it, it started getting longer and started to be more of a bigger production,” Harvey said. So instead they made vague flyers—only telling where and when the performance would be—and distributed them around campus.
have, which allows them to transfer up to 40 hours of their unused PTO into the bank each year, Rubrecht said. They can use those hours as long as they provide a form proving they were seeking medical attention. “The process works the same whether it is called PTO or a sick day — an employee calls off work with a minor illness and is permitted to use PTO to be paid for the day,” Rubrecht said. However, Richardson said for shorter-term illnesses, such as a bad cold or the flu, they have to rely on the 40 hours of unscheduled PTO. “The university takes care of us for major illnesses, but with just the common cold or flu, they leave us hanging,” he said. “They said you can take vacation time, but … vacation time is for our personal use. It’s our time we’ve earned.” Ball State offers service employees a short-term disability plan that kicks in on the eighth calendar day absent and pays workers 80 percent of their salary, and a long-term disability plan that starts after six months (after short-term disability runs out) that pays 60 percent of their wages, Rubrecht said. Other Indiana universities, such as Indiana University and Purdue University, offer more days off than Ball State does. IU gives 14 vacation days and 12 sick days during an employee’s first year there, a total of 26 paid days off, according to indiana.edu. After working there for six years, service employees get 19 vacation days, for a total of 31 days off. Purdue University offers service employees 10 vacation days during the first year working there, and an additional day every year after, up until 20 days, according to purdue.edu. Fulltime employees get 10 days of
Harvey said they wanted to have an audience for the performance, but she said it didn’t matter whether people stayed the whole time or just dropped in for a few scenes. They have someone holding up signs during the play to let the audience know where they
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10 vacation days during service employee’s first year, and an additional day every year after, up to 20 days. Fulltime employees get 10 days of sick leave, which can be carried over to the next year. sick leave, which can be carried over to the next year. That’s a total of 20 paid days off the first year, and 30 days the tenth year. Richardson said Ball State’s plan still isn’t enough. “You work here 10 years and you think you would get a vacation to go on with your children or something,” Richardson said. “They want us to use our vacation time to handle parent teacher conferences, appointments and emergencies. The way it works out, we don’t get a vacation. A three-day weekend is all we’re looking at.” Other university employees earn paid sick leave that can accumulate up to 90 days and have a long-term disability plan that doesn’t begin until they are off for 60 calendar days, Rubrecht said. Richardson said the union renegotiates its contract with the university every two years. In 2005, the university took away paid sick leave and changed the name of vacation time to PTO, according to the 2005 Equal Representation Committee report. Rubrecht said in an email the university had been discussing the high rate of worker absen-
are, so people who walk up aren’t confused, Harvey said. “We’ve got quite a bit of oneliner stuff that could attract attention definitely, so it would be nice to have an audience there the whole time, [or] just to stop for a little bit would be pretty cool,” Harvey said.
teeism with the union for some time before 2005. In 1987, both signed a Memorandum of Understanding saying attendance was a mutual concern, and in the 1990s, they implemented a trial attendance program. In 1999, they negotiated and agreed upon a new attendance policy, which Rubrecht said did not end up adequately addressing the university’s concerns with the misuse of sick leave. Richardson said the union didn’t agree with the university on the 2005 decision, and per its contract, the decision went to a unilateral proposal. This allows the university and the union to submit a proposal, and the Board of Trustees chooses the one they like most. “Every time that’s ever happened — surprise, surprise — the Board of Trustees chooses the university’s side,” Richardson said. Board of Trustees chairman Rick Hall didn’t respond to an email request for an interview, and University spokesperson Joan Todd declined to comment any further. Richardson said, in 2005, the university had promised that the rest of the campus would follow in having sick leave and vacation time combined, but it never happened. However, Rubrecht said, while there were many things discussed in the course of the decision, this was never a part of any contractual agreement. Scott said while it may never have been a part of a contractual agreement, it was stated to them multiple times. “That doesn’t make it contractual, but it sure doesn’t make it right,” Scott said. Ashley Merryweather, a cashier at the Atrium, said having one person gone throws the whole day off. Dining is the strictest
area when it comes to taking time off, both she and Richardson said. “We have to work overtime,” Merryweather said. “If people are gone, we are asked every time someone is gone ... to come in early and work extra hours to cover that person because there are no extra people here.” She said for the past four weeks when one of the cashiers was out on maternity leave, each of the cashiers was approached to cover her shifts instead of them hiring someone extra. Because of this, Merryweather said if someone were to have to take off a week, it would “throw a wrench in the works.” Merryweather has two children, and she said there are sometimes things that can’t be foreseen with them. “I feel like there should be some sort of understanding that people do have kids and illnesses that they can’t necessarily foresee,” she said. She said they are able to request time off in advance, and it’s usually not a problem to do so. In fact, she hasn’t ever used up all of her 40 hours. “If we need a Friday afternoon off for a doctors appointment, as long as we have the PTO to cover that, it’s not an issue,” Merryweather said. “They don’t ask to see verification that we’ve gone to the doctor.” However, Richardson said he has known employees who have had to come to work sick if they have already used up all of their PTO hours in order to not get written up or fired. “So my people are forced to hide their illnesses, which isn’t something we encourage, but what choice do they have?” Richardson said. “If they’ve exhausted the 40 hours and there is a chance they could lose their job, they have to hide their ill-
CHANGE IN PAID TIME OFF HOURS BASED ON YEARS EMPLOYED
In 2005, service employees at Ball State had their vacation time and sick leave combined to form Paid Time Off (PTO) due to a high rate of worker absenteeism. The amount of PTO a service worker gets each year depends on how long they have been employed by the university. Any unused hours can roll over to the income protection bank. Employees can use 32 of those hours each year. Scheduled time off Unscheduled time off
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nesses from their supervisors, because if their supervisor finds out, they’ll send you home.” Richardson said if workers get sent home and they’re past their 40 hours, they’ll get disciplined and written up for “lost time.” Rubrecht said when someone has exhausted their unscheduled PTO, they are not permitted to take more unscheduled time off after that. “The university will tell you they don’t want sick people working here,” Richardson said. “The union will tell you we don’t want sick people working here. But we also have to protect our jobs.”
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ummer is just around the corner, which means roller coaster season is quickly approaching. For Brandan Howell, a sophomore interior design major, this means going back to work. Howell has worked at Holiday World, a theme park in Santa Claus, Ind., since he was 14 years old and has been a manager for the past five years. Howell shares his inside knowledge with these theme park tips and tricks.
1. Make the most out of May
For shorter wait times and smaller crowds, visit theme parks during the month of May. Most high schoolers are still in school, so visit on weekdays. Weather may be temperamental during the early months of summer, so dress accordingly.
2. Pack lightly
Lockers can rack up a hefty fee at theme parks. To escape the high prices, wear layers. Howell incorporates his bathing suit into his outfit if he plans to ride water rides. If bringing a bag is a must, bring a cheap drawstring bag you wouldn’t mind losing.
3. Eat beforehand
Food prices can be extremely inflated at amusement parks. Eat a meal before entering the park and after leaving. Try to only eat one meal inside the park or pack a lunch to eat in the parking lot if the park permits re-entering.
4. Keep up with deals
Many theme parks post deals on their websites or social media accounts. Stay up to date with what is happening in nearby parks. If ticket sales are low for a day, the park may offer last minute deals.
5. Buy a season pass
If you plan on visiting a theme park multiple times throughout the season, look into buying a season pass. To get the most out of a
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It might be almost four hours away, but this Sandusky, Ohio amusement park draws in the crowds with its monstrous roller coasters-including Top Thrill Dragster, a 400 foot tall ride that once claimed the title of tallest roller coaster in the world. KING’S ISLAND
Another Ohio amusement park, this Cincinnati park is the largest amusement and waterpark in the Midwest at 364 acres. Its newest roller coaster, the Banshee won another honor as the world’s longest inverted roller coaster. season pass, purchase it in the winter when prices are cheaper. Season passes usually offer perks too.
6. Plan a route
Map out which rides and attractions to hit first. Have a plan to avoid continuously walking back and forth.
7. Make it a trip
When traveling to a theme park far away from home, make a trip out of it. Find cool attractions to visit along the way. Take a couple days and hit up more than one theme park.
INDIANA BEACH AMUSEMENT RESORT
No, Ohio doesn’t have all the fun. Indiana Beach in Monticello, Ind., offers waterslides, roller coasters and theme park classics like the Scrambler. HOLIDAY WORLD AND SPLASHIN’ SAFARI
Holiday World really does put the theme in theme park. The park contains different sections devoted to various holidays including Christmas, the Fourth of July and Halloween. Oh, and the Santa Clause, Ind., based park offers unlimited, free soft drinks.
8. Look for cheap lodging Hotels in and around theme parks can be awfully pricey. Instead, look for local lodging, such as smaller mom-and-pop hotels. To avoid hotels altogether, turn the experience into a camping trip. Find a local campsite and pitch a tent.
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DANCE THEATRE SHOW TO FEATURE THE BEATLES’ SONGS ‘All You Need is Love’ will be first concert based on 1 band AMANDA BELCHER STAFF REPORTER | albelcher@bsu.edu Knowing the words shouldn’t be a problem during Ball State Dance Theatre’s new production featuring hit songs from the iconic band, the Beatles. Director Audra Sokol called “All You Need is Love” the first Dance Theatre show of its kind at Ball State. The program has never done a concert based on one specific band, she said. The show will feature dances performed by students to different the Beatles songs. Senior dance major Mollie Craun have been working on the show all semester and is excited to share it with the public. “It’s been challenging in the sense that choreographers could only use Beatles music, but I believe that it’s made everyone grow as an artist,” she said. “Beatles music is timeless and everyone enjoys it.” Some fan favorite songs will be edited, but they’re all the Beatles recordings. Two of the pieces
were changed to include dialogue from interviews with the band. Craun said she wants audience members to walk away from the performance feeling appreciative. “I just hope the audience enjoys the show and understands the history of the Beatles,” she said. Sokol has similar goals for the performance. She plans to accomplish them by featuring costumes and lighting effects to represent the time period when the Beatles were at their height in popularity. The performance will show the influence the Beatles have on artists and their work, as well as society, she said. The performance utilizes dance styles such as ballet, musical theatre and contemporary dance. In addition to performing to the Beatles’ favorites, the Dance Theatre will showcase an original piece choreographed by Sidra Bell, a renowned choreographer who visited Ball State in February. The dance department had two weeks to learn from Bell and to collaborate on this original piece. Sokol said while Bell’s piece does not feature Beatles music, she is excited to showcase the work by a choreographer of her caliber.
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We are a talented and passionate bunch, and we need something to say, ‘Apparel design is a science and art,’” she said. “I’m glad to see the university is supporting this craft.” Birk said the new studios will be a more “user friendly environment” and more accessible for students and their equipment or supplies. The studios will include industrial sewing machines and more professional equipment. The computers will also have Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and pattern-making software. She said she thinks being tech-savvy and using “modernizing” tools will better prepare students. Birk advises the fashion design society and has begun planning events for the new studios. The society hopes
to invite Ball State alumna updated equipment, which Angela Ahrendts, the former will improve the quality of CEO of Burberry, and host an our work.” She said the curopen house for other rent studios are outalumni. She said the fashWe are a dated and crowded, and the “workspace ion department has alumni who have talented and has no flow.” gone on to work for passionate “It was just not an ideal facility for us companies such as Calvin Klein, Betsey bunch, and to work in,” Arledge Johnson and Chico’s. we need said. “What we hope do differently is She said she doesn’t something to create an inviting and believe the univerupdated space where sity or faculty are to say, everyone has enough aware of the success ‘Apparel room to work.” of the fashion program or how quickly design is a Birk will be teaching a class in the students find jobs science and summer session, after graduating. Wearable Art, Sydney Arledge, art. which will spend a junior marketing and fashion mer- MEGAN BRIGHT, half of the semester in the new studios. chandising major, junior apparel “With the new said the update was design major labs and facility, I “much needed.” “I think [the space] is really know this will be inspirabeneficial to people in my ma- tion for the kids,” she said. jor,” she said. “It gives us more “There’s so much potential space to be creative, as well as for new growth.”
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Junior apparel design major Vivien Teo will no longer have to work on her designs in the basement of LaFollette Complex once the department begins the move to the new studios in the Applied Technology Building on June 1.
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TODAY The baseball team travels to West Lafayette, Indiana, for a one-game series against Purdue at 5:30 p.m.
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THURSDAY The track & field team competes at the Drake Relays in Drake, Iowa. Start time is still to be determined.
Ball State prepares for MIVA quarterfinal match Cardinals to face No. 3 Ohio State for 3rd time this season ROBBY GENERAL STAFF REPORTER | @The_Generex6 Ball State will face a familiar opponent in the quarterfinals of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The Cardinals will take on the Buckeyes of Ohio State, the No. 3 seed in the MIVA Tournament. In two meetings this season, both teams swept the match on their home floor. “I was really excited when I heard we were playing Ohio State. This was a team that we have had success with this season,” senior libero David Ryan Vander Meer said. “Everyone else is excited too, we know we can beat this team since we’ve done it before. We’re excited for this opportunity.” Ball State landed the No. 6 seed with an overall record of 13-15 and a MIVA record of 6-10. When Ball State and Ohio State met in Muncie on Feb. 21, the Cardinals were completely healthy and firing on all cylinders. After getting banged up and players missing time, the Buckeyes returned the favor on April 9 in Columbus, Ohio. Ball State head coach Joel Walton said it’s different the third time around. “It’s really how we expected things to work out, going into the last season there were a lot of scenarios,” Walton said. “The team that beat them is not the same team that lost to them, since we were dealing with a lot of injuries when we played at Ohio State.” Offensive efficiency has told the story in both meetings this season. In the first match, the Cardinals had an attack percentage of .298 compared to the Buckeyes’ .132. The stats flipped in the second meeting, as Ball State hit .112 while Ohio State hit .333. Traveling may also play a factor, as Ball State has been much better at home with only five losses at Worthen Arena this season. “Our road is hard, because unless someone below us has an upset, we’re going to end up playing all of our playoff matchups on the road,” Walton said. “Which has been a tough hurdle for our team all season.” If the Cardinals surpass Ohio State, they will most likely be faced with a bigger challenge in No. 2 seed Loyola University, who has only lost two matches this season. Both of those losses came to No. 1 seed Lewis, who is expected to make it to the title game from the other side of the bracket.
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The Ball State softball team used an explosive offensive attack to defeat Indiana 19-9 in five innings Tuesday in Muncie. The Cardinals hit four home runs in the game and scored in every inning against the Hoosiers to improve to 25-21 on the season. “I have great confidence in the team,” head coach Tyra Perry said. “And if we can keep playing and hitting like we did today, we can create some space at the top of
the conference.” Indiana came out firing in the top of the first, putting up five runs. The Cardinals answered with four runs in the bottom half, however, coming from two home runs. The first was a solo shot by shortstop Selena Reyna, her seventh of the season. Sophomore Shelbie Scamihorn added her first of the season. Ball State didn’t slow down in the second, scoring five more runs on five hits to take a 9-5 lead. After the Hoosiers added a run in the third, the Cardinals answered with three more for a 12-6 lead. Junior Emily Dabkowski hit her 12th homer of the season.
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