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Papa John’s will move into the Atrium with an anticipated opening Aug. 18, the first day of Fall Semester. It will take the place of Sbarro, which closed in mid-May.

PAPA JOHN’S TO JOIN ATRIUM, REPLACING SBARRO’S SPOT Papa John’s will start serving personal-size pizzas, breadsticks and wings in the Atrium come Fall Semester.

The pizza place, owned by Ball State alumnus John Schnatter, is anticipated to open Aug. 18, Dining Services said in a campus-wide email Friday.

Papa John’s will take the spot of Sbarro, which closed in mid-May. On May 13, the university’s contract ended with Sbarro after 13 years on campus. “[Dining Services] thought it was time for a change,” Jon Lewis, director of Dining Services, told the Daily News in May. “We felt like students were asking for a change.”

Some students tweeted about the announcement, saying it was an upgrade from Sbarro.

“Ball State upgraded from Sbarro to Papa John’s in the Atrium. We’re all winners today,” Josiah Shindler, @J_Shindler, tweeted.

Others, like Trisha Givens, were excited but wished the change had happened earlier.

“Darn it Ball State. Why couldn’t you have gotten Papa Johns on campus when I was still had a dining plan? #bitter,” Givens, @trishagivens, tweeted.

Lewis told the Daily News in May that the office hoped to have a partnership with a pizza replacement for Sbarro by August and to have the new shop running by Fall Semester.

To make up for Sbarro’s closure during the summer, Boar’s Head Deli offers personal-sized flatbread pizzas and pasta entrees.

The Daily News contacted Dining Services and Papa John’s corporate for more information Friday, but officials were unavailable for comment until today.

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Youth who work at Pink Leaf Café take a break while studying for a ServSafe test Friday. Pink Leaf Café offers youth a chance to learn life skills, such as budgeting, nutrition management, résumé writing and cooking.

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riven by passion for child welfare and a degree in psychology, one Ball State alumna is determined to make a difference.

Kimberly Howe, founder of Pink Leaf: A Learning Café and CEO of Howe LLC, opened the learning institution in Spring 2014 after KIMBERLY HOWE, recognizing a need in Muncie.

Ball State “Our entire purpose is to employ aalumna, Pink Leaf Café owner youth and teach them all sorts of skills,” Howe said. “We realize it’s very hard to learn budgeting if you don’t have a paycheck, so the entire purpose of the café is to take life skills and put them into practice.”

Located in the Southway Centre at 3725 S. Madison St., everything from the menu to the name to the location is youth-driven.

Right on the MITS line, Howe said the location was picked for that reason.

“The vast majority of the folks we interact with don’t have cars, so it was really important for us to be in a place that was easily accessible,” she said.

The restaurant, which offers daily lunch specials and a rotating, in-season menu is operated by local at-risk

KIMBERLY HOWE, founder of Pink Leaf: A Learning Café and a Ball State alumna

youth. Classes are offered in the evening four days a week, and the youth also spend time off site.

“We go to the [Indianapolis Museum of Art], the opera and the ballet,” Howe said.

“We are trying to give them cultural events to experience because that’s what you talk about in an interview. We try to expand their educational experience as much as possible. Not just life skills, not just culinary arts, but also in art, in music and theater.”

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Pink Leaf Café offers homemade food items and non-homemade items to buy. The youth who work at the café can create the menu, depending on the season.

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Jennifer and Joyce Smith say their vows Thursday outside of the Delaware County Building. The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago granted a stay on same-sex marriages in Indiana on Friday, halting marriage licenses and putting marriages like the Smiths’ in limbo.

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the emergency stay during the appeals process. Couples were able to apply for marriage licenses Wednesday after a federal judge struck down Indiana’s ban on same-sex marriage.

As for couples who filed marriage licenses already, their status is in limbo.

The attorney general’s office said in a press release that it’s premature to require Indiana to change its definition of marriage until the U.S. Supreme Court weighs in on the issue, which is widely expected.

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legally out of state. Indiana’s law defines marriage between a man and a woman.

Earlier this year, lawmakers tried to take the law one step further by writing that definition into the state constitution with House Joint Resolution 3.

HJR-3 passed through the state Legislature earlier this year, however the wording was changed to include domestic partnerships. This means HJR-3’s new wording will need to pass through the House and the Senate again in the upcoming session before it can go to a public vote, the earliest in 2016.

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U.S. President Barack Obama talks after accepting the resignation of Eric Shinseki as secretary of Veterans Affairs on May 30.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx of new veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

An administration official said Obama would announce McDonald’s appointment today. If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would succeed Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who resigned last month as the scope of the issues at veterans’ hospitals became apparent.

In tapping McDonald for the post, Obama is signaling his desire to install a VA chief with broad management experience.

McDonald has a military background, graduating near the top of his class at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and serving as a captain in the Army, primarily in the 82nd Airborne Division.

TODAY KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko tried to keep his peace plan to settle the conflict with pro-Russian separatists on track in a four-way phone call Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of France and Germany.

The two-hour conversation came ahead of today’s deadline that European Union leaders set for Russia and the separatists to take steps to ease the violence, warning that otherwise they were

ready “at any time” to impose further punitive measures.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande encouraged the Ukrainian and Russian presidents to work on meeting the EU conditions, Hollande’s office said in a statement. The EU’s demands included the return of three border checkpoints to Ukrainian control, verification of the cease-fire by monitors and talks to put Poroshenko’s peace plan in place.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tax experts and conservative thought leaders who gathered at Gov. Mike Pence’s tax summit focused on everything from broad concepts of tax simplification to the minutiae of credits, deductions and other tax items. But something else came to the fore throughout the conference: winning the public’s trust.

During a discussion of tax simplification, John Ketzenberger, president

of the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute and a former Statehouse reporter, asked, “How do we convince the public we’re telling them the truth?”

It’s a baseline issue for any representative democracy — ensuring the public trusts what its elected representatives are doing — and at the heart of much national cynicism, at least based on routine gauges of public attitudes toward politicians, such as congressional approval ratings.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The first prosecution arising from the Benghazi attacks is playing out in the federal courthouse blocks from both the White House and Capitol Hill, an appropriate setting for a case that has drawn stark lines between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress.

The criminal proceedings could provide new insights into the 2012 attacks that killed four Americans and will serve as the latest test of the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Gay pride parades stepped off around the nation Sunday, in cities large and small, with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people and their supporters celebrating a year of same-sex marriage victories.

New York’s Fifth Avenue became one giant rainbow as thousands of participants waved multicolored flags while making their way down the street. Politicians, including Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo,

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Unfolding during an election year, the case against Ahmed Abu Khattala could help shape the legacies of Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder.

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were among those walking along a lavender line painted on the avenue.

The parade marked the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the 1969 uprising against police raids that were a catalyst for the gay rights movement.

The parade route passes The Stonewall Inn, the site of the riots.

“I think there is definitely like an even more sense of pride now knowing that in Illinois you can legally get married now,” Charlie Gurion said.

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Cross-stitches make most people think of decorations at a grandma’s house, and I’ll be the first to admit that most of the creations at the craft store are just that.

However, with a little bit of knowledge and some patience, you can make your own pattern that can be a bit more of your style and have a chance to make some original decorations and gifts.

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The pattern creation is the most important part of the entire process. If you have a quality pattern, it’s going to make everything much easier. Use graph paper to help you get clear lines and shapes. Fine grid works better, but large grid will work. There is a wealth of pre-made patterns that can be found online. You also can use a generator to turn a photo into a pattern. Some will give you the color codes for the thread you need.

For beginners, I recommend doing some words. This will help you get the idea of basic technique while letting you make something really cool.

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Cross-stitch cloth is actually a series of fibers that are placed into a grid. The best way to think of it is that the holes are the intersections of the squares of the grids. The thread comes in what is called skeins and comes in a variety of colors. Each color will have a number that is assigned to it. I would advise that you transfer the thread to plastic cards that are sold near the thread. This way, you

can write down the number that is associated with that color. This is important if you need to go back and get more of a certain color.

The strands of threads are a grouping of six smaller threads that can be pulled apart. Some patterns will call for different groupings of thread. For most things, I will work with three strands. Needles are the last part of the equation. They make special cross-stitch needles that are short with large eyes and blunt tips. They will definitely work, and I always have some on hand. However, I like to use sharper, longer all-purpose needles.

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To make the pattern come to life, start making little crosses within the grid of the fabric. Ideally, you should have all the stitches going the same way for the bottom layer, then put the top layer on top of those.

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Follow the pattern. Wherever there is a cross in your pattern, place that in your cloth. Take it slow and accept that

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Sursa Hall you might make mistakes. If you do make a wrong stitch, you can just remove it by unthreading the needle and using the tip of it to pull out the incorrect stitch.

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When you’re done with the pattern, wash it with hand soap or shampoo and let it dry flat. I usually iron mine with either an iron or a hair straightener.

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You can use different colors and types of threads to make different patterns and designs. Since you’re

CAFÉ: Program offers opportunities to local youth | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Howe is passionate about “youth in transition” and said the vision of Pink Leaf is to offer opportunities and learning experiences for youth who would otherwise not have a chance.

Chilynn, 17, moved in March from Anderson, Ind., to Muncie to participate in the program.

She said she learned about the program from her probation officer after being released from juvenile detention.

“It’s a great program,” she said. “I’ve grown from myself and what I’ve been doing in the past. They show us things that ... some kids don’t get to learn. And that’s helped me in the long run.”

Chilynn’s roles at the café vary depending on the day, but she said she feels that the skills she learns will help her find a job in the future.

“This program gives me something to do so I won’t be doing the things I used to,” she said. “They give us support. They support us. It’s awesome.”

The café brings in professionals from the community to teach classes for skills in résumé writing, budgeting, cooking, nutrition management and sewing. Howe said 85 percent of those who teach classes do so on a volunteer basis.

“We want to be that bridge where we are giving youth, who maybe have never had a job before, an opportunity to learn those soft skills in a safe environment,” she said. “Our hope is that youth will never stay with us longer than six months. Our vision is to empower them.”

The National Collaboration for Youth published a study in 2011 on the impact of youth development programs on student academic achievement.

According to the study, youth who participate in developmental organi-

making your own pattern, you can add or remove anything. To give the piece a finished look, mount it. I get frames at the Dollar Store and then I will make mats out of scrap card stock I have. Just tape the piece to the mat and place it in the frame.

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I love to make curse words, but you can make anything that you like.

A cool thing to do is to make a pixelated version of your favorite couple for a gift. Even a saying that you like can be turned into a cool decoration.

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Chilynn, 17, and Keyle, 16, put on their aprons Friday at Pink Leaf Café. The café employs at-risk youth, ages 16 to 21, year-round.

zations, such as Across Ages, the Boys and Girls Club Education Enhancement Project and the Teen Outreach Program, held higher GPAs and had a significantly improved sense of well-being, outlook on school and their futures.

The Pink Leaf employs at-risk youth, ages 16 to 21, year-round. The amount of youth involved changes depending on the time of year. Howe said they’re busier during the summer because school is not in session. During the academic year, they function essentially as an after-school program.

“We never give them handouts — we always give a leg up,” Howe said. “We believe there is more dignity in learning skills and being paid for a job well done rather than just receiving a handout.”

Keyle, 16, also learned about the program from her probation officer and hopes to attend a culinary arts school once she graduates from high school.

She started the program March 10 and said she has grown since she first arrived.

“I was very disrespectful in the way I presented myself,” she said, recalling her first catering experience with Pink Leaf. “But now, I present myself as a respectful young lady who knows what she’s doing.”

For Chilynn and Keyle, Pink Leaf has become a safe-environment for them to have a second chance.

“They brought us together and they brought us a little family that we can never pull away from,” Keyle said.

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The face of Ball State will change in August when the next full-time president takes over, but the man working to prepare for the switch expects the university to remain unchanged, at least for the near future.

“My expectation is the classes will be the same, the faculty will be pretty much the same [and] there probably won’t be big shifts,” said Terry King, provost and current vice president. “Specifically, what is going to happen is I think we will see an evolution of the university, not a revolution. Make it better, make it bigger.”​ King will take over Tuesday as interim president to prepare for Ferguson, who will take office Aug. 1.

King came to the university in 2006 after serving as the dean of Kansas State University’s Col-

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Seven professional marching groups vied for first place at Friday’s DCI Central Indiana on campus, but that’s not what mattered for some performers.

While Carolina Crown took first, with Phantom Regiment and The Cavaliers taking second and third, the placements and scores aren’t what matter, said Michelle Lindeman, a Phantom Regiment color guard member. “[Phantom Regiment is] the opposite of competitive,” Lindeman said. “We never talk about scores. When we have a good show that entertains a bunch of people, we are happy.”

What is important is the experience itself and what it does to change a person, said Patrick McGhee, horn sergeant for the Colts.

“The important things are the people you meet, the selfesteem you get from putting in a crazy amount of work every day,” he said.

McGhee has been with the Colts for six years, and he said he couldn’t imagine what life would be like without his corps.

“Ever since my first summer, I have rethought my career path,” he said. “I pretty much

changed my approach to life.”

Lessons he’s learned are what have brought him back for more, along with the appeal of a second home, he said.

“I’ve met hundreds and hundreds of people in my drum corps experience, and I still keep in touch with tons of them,” McGhee said. “It’s like I have a home away from home.”

What makes 150 strangers into family is the rollercoaster of emotions that everyone experiences, he said.

Lindeman said spending three months with people from different backgrounds helps create bonds.

“At first, it’s like, ‘Oh, I don’t know how I am going to get through this summer with this person,’” she said. “But, [then] I think, it’s like my real sister.

I may not like her sometimes, but I have to deal with her and by the end, I love her.”

During the off-season, Lindeman keeps in touch with her close friends. When auditions come around again, she said she finds she also missed those she didn’t keep up with.

“I could pick up a conversation with them and have fun immediately,” she said.

Those bonds sometime lead to lifelong friendships and even romantic relationships.

A.J. Collins, a four-year Colts front ensemble member, said the first time she spoke to McGhee was on tour.

“This one time, the cook truck said, ‘Happy birthday, Patrick,’” she said. “And I thought it said, ‘Happy birthday, Patrich.’”

McGhee added that the top stem on the “k” was small, making it look like an “H.” “So I went up to him and said, ‘Happy birthday. Is your name really Patrich?’” Collins said.

“He’s like, ‘No. It’s Patrick.’ And I felt like an idiot and apparently, that was the first time I remember we met.”

McGhee said the two became friends for two years and started talking every day after 2012’s tour before dating.

Having a significant other on tour can make the relationship stronger, said Matt Stover, a snare line member of Phantom Regiment, and Lindeman.

“When you are at your weakest and helping each other out, sometimes you are there at the same time and that’s when you have to push through together,” Stover said. “That’s when we really bond.”

Though Lindeman and Stover are together, they try to maintain space by not sitting together on the bus.

“God, no. As much as I think that would be great, I don’t think it would go very well,” Lindeman said. “… Sometimes, you just need space. I spend time with Matt during meals and at nights, but on the bus rides, I spend time with [others].”

She said the bus doesn’t have a lot of space, so sitting with someone on the bus is similar to living with them.

“It’s like being married with someone,” Lindeman said. “You are literally living with them.”

lege of Engineering. He said he joined Ball State not because of his expertise in engineering — a degree Ball State doesn’t even offer — but because of President Jo Ann Gora’s dynamic personality and vision for the university’s future.

“If you look at where the university was 10 years ago or 20 years ago or 30 years ago, the differences are obvious,” he said.

“And it has been really fun to be a part of that and to think about what is happening in the future.”

While there is still uncertainty surrounding Ball State’s next president, one thing is clear.

Ferguson plans to follow and expand on Gora’s successes.

“He certainly is one that wants to come in and build on what we have already,” King said. “He actually has said this: ‘This university is running pretty well, so you don’t want to make big changes right away.’”

At his acceptance speech in May, Ferguson emphasized his commitment to continue along Gora’s path.

“We are coming to join your family,” he said at the announcement. “Our house is your house.

It is our commitment to pre-

serve the incredible legacy of Ball State University.”

As for King’s time as interim president, he said July will be about making sure Ferguson has all of the information he needs to take the reins and begin working on some of the university’s major projects on the first day, most importantly the university’s 20-year academic plan.

The academic plan is something that is close to King’s heart and the first to look so far ahead in the history of the university.

“We sort of had to figure it out on our own because we couldn’t find a model of someone who has done long-range planning,” he said proudly.

Ferguson has his own experience creating a campus master plan. Most recently, he led the creation of the Blue Sky Plan as president of the University of Maine. That plan focuses on money management and restoring the bond to the larger community.

At his acceptance speech, Ferguson said Ball State is on the right track with its advanced planning, although they did it a little different in Maine.

“We did it in a very consensus-based way,” he said. “We did it together. It was one of those very wonderful examples of strategic planning where the community came together.”

Even with Ferguson’s experience, preparing a president for the task of managing seven academic colleges, more than 40 departments and roughly 20,000 students isn’t as easy as holding a few meetings and handing Ferguson a Ball State campus map.

“The complexity of the university is such that it will take him a year to figure out where everything is at,” King said with a laugh.

But King said he is up to the challenge.

“I like change, and so I am looking forward to the change,” he said. “Things have to change, so you might as well be involved in it. I am really looking forward to it.”

Although students and faculty may prepare for a drastic change, King expects Ball State students’ lives to remain the same.

“It will still be Ball State,” he said.

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Carolina Crown performs at the Drum Corps International concert Friday at Scheumann Stadium. Carolina Crown took first place with a score of 76.700.

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Seven groups participated Friday at Scheumann Stadium.

Scores for all corps will increase as the season progresses and corps refine their shows. By the end of the season in August, some corps score in the 95 to 99 range.

SCORING

1. Carolina Crown 76.700 2. Phantom Regiment 73.900 3. The Cavaliers 72.700 4. Blue Stars 67.500 5. Troopers 65.600 6. Colts 60.500 7. Pioneer 52.600 SOURCE: dci.org

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A member of the Phantom Regiment color guard performs at the Drum Corps International concert Friday at Scheumann Stadium. Phantom Regiment scored 73.900 to come in second place.

MARRIAGE: Spectrum president says stay prompts ‘push to keep going’ for rights

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Young wrote in his ruling that Indiana’s ban violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

“In less than a year, every federal district court to consider the issue has reached the same conclusion in thoughtful and thorough opinions — laws prohibiting the celebration and recognition of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional,” Young wrote in his decision.

Due to his ruling Wednesday, same-sex couples were allowed to apply for marriage licenses, file joint tax returns, receive pension benefits and have their partners listed as spouses on death certificates.

The state was ordered to also recognize legally performed out of state same-sex marriages. The stay halted this.

INDIANA MARRIAGES

For the two and a half days same-sex marriage was legal, couples hurried to sign up for

marriage licenses before the stay was granted.

Tyler Quear, a senior nursing major, had been engaged to his fiancé, John Soto, for eight months when same-sex marriage became legal in Indiana.

“I was overjoyed and kind of caught off guard,” he said. “I, honestly, was not expecting it to go that way.”

The couple rushed to downtown Indianapolis to be married Wednesday, both of their moms rushing with them.

“It felt liberating,” he said.

Some other couples who received their marriage license had been waiting for more than a decade.

After being together for 14 years, Joyce and Jennifer Smith of Muncie became a legally married couple Thursday.

“I never thought this would happen,” Joyce Smith said. “It’s a long time coming.”

The couple tied the knot just a few steps from the Delaware County Building where more than 15 same-sex couples received their licenses before the

stay was issued Friday.

Joyce Smith said she got online during lunch at work Thursday and found out same-sex marriage was legal for Hoosiers.

She immediately called Jennifer Smith to tell her the news.

Neither questioned whether they should get married.

After she hung up, Jennifer Smith began calling friends and relatives to tell them the news. Meanwhile, Joyce Smith talked to her boss, an ordained minister, who let her leave work early and agreed to officiate the ceremony.

As the Smiths gave their vows and shared their first kiss as a married couple, a few onlookers and county workers walked up to them to wish them good luck in the face of a lifetime commitment with the federal ruling’s shaky future.

PUSH TO KEEP FIGHTING

While the stay may be a hit to same-sex marriage rights in Indiana, it also acts as a charge to keep fighting for at least one proponent.

« It is frustrating, but

it’s also a push to keep going, keep signing petitions. » CHRISTIE MCCAULEY, Spectrum president

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Delaware County residents wait to receive their marriage licenses Thursday at the Delaware County Clerk’s Office. On Friday, the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago granted a stay, which halted marriage for same-sex couples in the state.

“It is frustrating, but it’s also a push to keep going, keep signing petitions,” said Christie McCauley, president of Spectrum, a campus group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students and allies. “... It is like a drive, I guess.”

She said the court’s decision to stop marriages across the

state was inevitable.

“I am not surprised — a little sad — but not surprised,” she said. “It is Indiana. We are known for being a very red state, and we have had a lot of strong proponents against same-sex marriage for a while.”

Although marriages are stopped for now, McCau-

ley is confident that if the case reaches the Supreme Court, marriage equality would prevail.

The decision would stop the flip-flopping rulings that have plagued state decisions on same-sex marriage, she said.

McCauley said Indiana’s reputation made Wednesday’s decision a stepping stone toward legalization in other states, and the stay didn’t affect that.

“I don’t think the stay undoes the progress that that ruling made. ... It made a lot of progress,” she said. “I don’t think it will be long now that ... we [will] have it again.”

Evie Lichtenwalter contributed to this article.

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A recently published online directory at in.gov/meth shows properties in the state that were once the site of a meth lab and have yet to be cleaned according to state standards.

The online registry includes 9,194 properties across the state. In Delaware County, there are currently 204 properties, none directly off campus.

“This project has been over a year in the making,” Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Commander Niki Crawford said in a statement. “This is a victory for everyone involved.”

The list of addresses is broken down into each county, date and case number. Each listing has an occurrence report that provides additional detail of the seized lab. It reports the lab type, any chemicals or other items discovered, whether chil-

dren were found when it was “Cleanup is so important seized and contact information because there are health confor the investigating officer. sequences to living in these The registry is part of a state homes,” Crawford said in an law that takes effect Tuesday. interview. “We have people State police are required to up- that move into these homes date and maintain the registry. [who] never had any idea After a meth lab is seized, the there was a meth lab there local health department con- because you typically can’t see demns the property. Owners the contamination.” have 180 days to clean it in line Crawford said people could with state regulations. develop flu-like Homeowners must ONLINE symptoms, breathing hire a cleaner, certiissues and body aches fied by the Indiana Defrom living in a home partment of Environthat was contaminatmental Management, ed by a meth lab. to test and potentially In 2013, Delaware clean the home.

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However, the law states that He said his department is the lab be disclosed on the real responsible for going to the estate information, regardless crime scene during the seiof its contamination status. zure, filing a report, condemnIt is illegal in Indiana for any- ing the property and then one to occupy the property or working with homeowners on for owners to sell or rent it un- the cleanup process. til the home has been properly Crawford said the state has decontaminated. taken a series of steps in the

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Grow your family fortunes this year. Work and income rise through July 16 (Jupiter in Leo).

Incorporate love into your career, and express your passion for freedom, justice and beauty. A new phase in group participation arises after Oct. 8, and your creativity surges after Oct. 23.

Follow your calling, while paying the bills. Share compassion.

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Work at home with peace and quiet for higher productivity. Personal and professional demands synchronize. Take notes. Sell old stuff to get new.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Confident and intuitive, you’re a powerhouse. The action is behind the scenes today. Acknowledge a good friend. It’s okay to spend on work-related items. A female offers a balanced plan. Proceed with caution.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8.

Discover a new source of fun. Follow a hunch close to home. Someone finds you fascinating.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7. Associates cheer for you. Hold yourself to high standards.

Invest in your home and family by pushing your professional envelope. Take caution. Don’t hurry or force an issue... breakage could result.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 You’re bringing home the bacon. What do you want learn next? Note the obstacles you’ll overcome. Postpone expansion until you’ve had a chance to prepare the plan. Follow a gentle person’s lead.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is an 8. It’s a good time to schmooze. Intuition guides career decisions. Cash in your coupons for a nice benefit. Slow down and unwind. Delicious food and good company make a magical evening.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7. Entertain with your intuitive timing and wit. Upgrade your image, and add a few surprises to your presentation. Dress the part. Invite a few friends to a small private affair.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Success rewards your disciplined efforts. You did it your way (more than once, maybe). Actions go farther than expected today, despite possible breakdowns. Listen to all concerns, and then negotiate a win-win.

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Don’t get all the frills. Take an imaginative leap of faith. Attack your assignments with gusto.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8. Settle into your comfortable nest. Put your intuition to work creatively. A new opportunity arrives to explore fresh terrain (without leaving your chair). Use what you learn to benefit your home and garden.

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I love the NBA draft.

For 60 young men across the world, it represents the final step in a lifelong dream of playing professional basketball.

For the fans, it is a time of hope and optimism, as each player selected could potentially be the league’s newest superstar or that missing piece to a championship run.

For me, the NBA draft is the fascinating process of an organization’s front office choosing a 20-year-old with the hopes that one day, he will mature into a player that can lead his team to greatness both on and off the court.

Taking the “wrong” player can set a franchise back for years, can cause a general manager to lose his job and can even change a player’s entire career.

As is the case every year, there are the teams who seem to “get it right” on draft night while other team’s selections leave you scratching your head.

With that being said, let’s take a look at one team from this year’s draft that did everything right and one team that left me feeling a bit underwhelmed.

UTAH JAZZ

1st round, No. 5: Dante Exum, Australia 1st round, No. 23: Rodney Hood, Duke

The Jazz began the night in what appeared to be one of the more difficult slots to select from: the No. 5 pick.

Heading into the draft, the consensus top four picks were Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid, Duke’s Jabari Parker and Australian Dante Exum.

After those four, however, the next seven or so prospects all seemed interchangeable on a mock draft board, potentially leaving the Jazz with a very difficult decision.

Luckily for Jazz fans everywhere, the Orlando Magic passed on Exum with the fourth pick, allowing the 6-foot-6, 196-pound 18-year-old to fall into their laps.

I will just be straightforward with everyone: I have a “man crush” on Exum.

Let me clarify. If I were a GM, which I totally think I should be, there wasn’t a player in this year’s draft who intrigued me more than the Australian prodigy.

Maybe it’s the fact that Exum is from a different continent, and most people have only seen him in YouTube highlights, but boy does he look like he can play in them.

A point guard in Australia, Exum will more than likely be asked to move to the 2-guard position so that he and last year’s firstround pick, Trey Burke, can grow together in the backcourt.

At 6-foot-6 with a 6-foot-9 wingspan, the move to off guard should not be a problem for Exum, who has shown the ability to hit the outside shot.

With their second and final pick of the draft, the Jazz selected former Duke small forward Rodney Hood.

At Duke, Hood showed he could put the ball in the basket, averaging 16.1 points per game in his only season as a Blue Devil.

With the Jazz’ current small forward, Gordon Hayward, a restricted free agent, Hood will serve as insurance in case the franchise loses its leading scorer.

ORLANDO MAGIC

1st round, No. 4: Aaron Gordon, Arizona 1st round, No. 10: Elfrid Payton, Louisiana-Lafayette 2nd round, No. 56: Roy Devyn Marble, Iowa

There might not be a team that has a possible larger difference in boom and bust potential than the Orlando Magic.

With the fourth pick in the draft, the Magic shocked the world and decided to pass on Exum, instead, the team took former Arizona forward Aaron Gordon.

As a freshman in college, Gordon averaged 12.4 points and eight rebounds per game on a Wildcat team that went to the Elite Eight.

At times throughout the season, Gordon, who

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LOS ANGELES LAKERS JULIUS RANDLE, 7TH PICK POWER FORWARD A top five talent, if Randle commits himself, he could very well end up being the steal of the draft. And who better than Kobe Bryant to learn a work ethic from?

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS JOEL EMBIID, 3RD PICK CENTER With six picks in this year’s draft, the Sixers just keep adding assets.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS NOAH VONLEH, 9TH PICK POWER FORWARD The Hornets got excellent value from all four picks. If the young roster develops the way the front office is hoping, the Hornets could contend for home court in the Eastern Conference very soon.

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TORONTO RAPTORS BRUNO CABOCLO, 20TH PICK FORWARD The 18-year-old Caboclo could turn into a nice player in the long run, but I don’t understand why a team that had just finished the year as the third seed in its conference wouldn’t try and add a piece to its current roster.

PHOENIX SUNS T.J. WARREN, 14TH PICK SHOOTING GUARD The Suns got the player they wanted with their first pick in Warren, but in all likelihood, the team could have moved back, picked up another piece and still grabbed him later in the round.

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has athletically been compared to Los Angeles Clippers’ power forward Blake Griffin, seemed to be lost on the offensive side of the ball.

His jump shot leaves more than plenty to be desired and though the comparisons to Griffin may be warranted based on his athleticism, Gordon is an inch shorter and weighs 38 pounds fewer than Griffin did when he entered the league.

With their second first-round selection, the Magic drafted Dario Saric from Croatia, but quickly traded his draft rights to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to LouisianaLafayette point guard Elfrid Payton.

As a senior, Payton averaged 19.3 points, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, while also leading the Ragin’ Cajuns to the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in school history.

While the Magic certainly chose talented basketball players, I was left confused as to the way the front office chose to execute on draft night.

For a team whose current point guards are a 32-year-old Jameer Nelson and a career journeyman in Ronnie Price, electing to pass on the top-rated point guard and potential best talent in the draft in Exum was a decision with which I did not agree.

I’m not trying to make it seem as if Gordon is not a good player, but I feel as if the Magic could have traded back a couple spots with a team who wanted to move up to take Exum and would have still been able to get their guy as well as picking up another asset.

And though the Magic did get a point guard in Payton, I have my concerns about a guard from the Sun Belt Conference who shot 25.9 percent from deep his final year.

But who knows, 10 years from now Gordon and Payton could transform into a Griffin and Chris Paul duo, while Exum could very well turn out to be just another product of international hype.

That, my friends, is the beauty of the NBA draft.

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