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FROM ‘THE OFFICE’ TO THE UNIVERSITY Best-known for his role as “Dwight Schrute” from “The Office,” Rainn Wilson will be speaking at Ball State as part of the 201415 Excellence in Leadership speaker series. The NBC Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actor will be presenting “SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions,” a program that aims “to create a space where people from all walks of life could discuss and question what it means to be human,” according to Ball State’s website. Lauren Berger, graduate assistant for Excellence in Leadership, said that Ball State works through a series of speaking agencies to find people who have a great name, as well as a popular recognition. Wilson will be speaking at 7:30 p.m. March 16 in John R. Emens Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. – STAFF REPORTS
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A “For Rent” sign sits in the front yard of a local property around Muncie. People who rent have certain legal obligations and rights that might be unknown to many renters.
Attorney talks how students can rent Reviewing leases, coordinating with landlord important steps
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With a new academic year underway, many students are living off-campus for the first time and may not know their rights and responsibilities as renters. John Connor works as Ball State’s attorney for students and gives free legal advice on any topic to students. “When they come in, it’s the first time, really, students have entered into contracts,” Connor said. “I think I can be of help to them in explaining what it is they are agreeing to, and I like to think when they leave here they have a different level of knowledge of what their rights and responsibilities are.” In 2013, he saw 158 clients about renters’ rights and responsibilities, second to criminal matters, which were about twice as common. They will come in with questions about damages and roommate disputes, such as issues in paying rent or utility bills. However, lease review is a subject he wishes he saw more. During a review, a potential leaser comes in with the contract and he explains to the leaser for what they are responsible.
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Junior Jenna Spadafora practices her setting during the team’s practice Monday. The setter is starting for the first time in her career this season, and looking forward to embracing her new role.
Spadafora takes over at starting setter after serving as backup for two seasons
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fter waiting two years, Jenna Spadafora is looking for her chance. This year, she will get it. A junior on the Ball State women’s volleyball team, Spadafora has played behind former Cardinal setter Jacqui Seidel for the last two seasons. Despite not starting, Spadafora has been difficult to keep off the floor. She contributed as an outside hitter in 2012 and 2013 due to injuries on the Cardinals roster, and she has also played sparingly at her natural setter position. See SPADAFORA, page 5
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Bringing in a Netflix star Campus food prices, meal cards rise ‘Orange is the New Black’ actress Laverne Cox to discuss womanhood SEE PAGE 3
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Dining Services deal with increasing costs throughout industry KARA BERG CHIEF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu Food prices in the dining halls have risen since last year, along with an increase in the meal plan amount. Jon Lewis, director of Campus Dining Services, said that the change in food prices had to do with the rise of company prices. “[Dining] looks at our pricing every summer before fall semester and food prices in general
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stir fry in Woodworth being premade instead of designed by the students, are because of a lack of student employees. “As soon as we get enough employees, we’ll go back to custom stir fry,” Lewis said. “The first week, or two or three, this year we’ve had a difficult time hiring student
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increase, so the food prices of what we’re selling have to go up as well,” he said. Lewis said Jamba Juice was one of the chains that changed its prices over the summer, so the on-campus location also had to adjust prices. Because of the increase in food prices, Lewis said that it was only natural the amount allotted for each meal went up as well. “We looked at the amount the food prices went up and we adjusted the price of room and board based on a percentage,” he said. “We tried to make it as fair as possible.” According to Lewis, other changes in dining halls, such as the TWEET US
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BROWN’S FAMILY MOURNS AT FUNERAL, THOUSANDS ATTEND
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Brown’s relatives said goodbye on Monday to the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer, remembering him as a “gentle soul” with a deep and growing faith in Christianity and ambitions that one day “the world would know his name.” Thousands of mourners filled the massive Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis for the funeral, which began with upbeat music punctuated by clapping. Some mourners danced in place, and ushers passed out water and tissues. Eric Davis, one of Brown’s cousins, urged the crowd to go to the polls and push for change, saying the community has had “enough of the senseless killings.”
3. BURGER KING TO TRANSFER TO CANADA NEW YORK (AP) — Some Burger King customers are finding it hard to swallow that the home of the Whopper could move to Canada. Investors seemed to welcome the announcement by Burger King late Sunday that it was in talks to buy Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons and create the world’s third-largest fast-food restaurant company. The news pushed
shares of both companies up more than 20 percent. But customers were already voicing their discontent with the 60-year-old hamburger chain because of its plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Miami to Canada in a deal that could lower its taxes. By Monday afternoon, Burger King’s Facebook page had more than 1,000 mostly negative comments about the potential deal.
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2. CONVOYS TO UKRAINE SEEN BY REPORTERS KRASNODON, Ukraine (AP) — For several evenings this month, convoys of military weaponry passed with clockwork-like regularity through Krasnodon, a rebel-held town in eastern Ukraine near the porous border with Russia. The convoys were seen three times last week by Associated Press reporters, with one carrying about 30 units of weaponry and supplies. All were coming from the direction of Russia and heading west to where pro-Moscow separatists were fighting Ukrainian troops.
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One rebel fighter described how easy it was to cross into Ukraine through a Russian-controlled frontier post in a convoy that included a tank, adding that the border officer appeared unfazed at the deadly cargo. NATO and Ukraine have accused Moscow of covertly shuttling heavy artillery and other weapons to the separatists — allegations that Russia routinely denies. NATO says since mid-August, those weapons have been fired from both inside Ukraine and from Russian territory.
FORT LEE, Va. (AP) — A soldier has died after barricading herself in an office and shooting herself inside a major command’s headquarters in Virginia. Fort Lee officials said the solider was pronounced dead Monday after being taken to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. No other injuries were reported in the morning shooting. Officials say the soldier went on a rampage in the office, throwing
objects. Fort Lee temporarily went on lock down while she was barricaded in the headquarters for the Army’s Combined Arms Support Command. About 1,100 people were inside the building as law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her. Officials said the soldier was a sergeant 1st class who’d been in the Army for 14 years and at Fort Lee for three. Officials say her gun wasn’t a service weapon.
5. LAST EBOLA VACCINATION RECIPIENT DIES MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A Liberian doctor who received one of the last known doses of an experimental Ebola drug has died, officials said Monday, as Canada said it has yet to send out doses of a potential vaccine that the government is donating. Ebola has left more than 1,400
people dead across West Africa, underscoring the urgency for developing potential ways to stop and treat the disease. However, health experts warn these options have not undergone the rigorous testing that usually takes place before drugs and vaccines are approved.
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Laverne Cox as “Sophia Burset” on “Orange is the New Black” will be a speaker on campus this February.
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Seth Meyers during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Meyers was the host of the Emmys.
AWARDS SHOW HIGHLIGHTS SHOWS, STARS, TRIBUTE Seth Meyers opened the 2014 Emmy Awards with many jokes like his introduction for Amy Poehler as Beyoncé and poking fun at celebrities in the audience. “Let’s all do our best Ricky Gervais impression by giving a round of applause to Ricky Gervais,” Meyers said. TOP MOMENTS Julia Louis-Dreyfus won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series but stopped on her way to the stage to kiss Bryan Cranston. Sara Bareilles performed “Smile” as memoriam of those who have died this year are shown and Billy Crystal nearly tears up as he honors MCT PHOTO Robin Williams. Stagehands Daren Graves, left, and Jeff Hryskanic -ERIN GLADIEUX
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Time Magazine’s 4th most influential fictional character will present ‘Ain’t I a Woman’ EVIE LICHTENWALTER ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR | features@bsudailynews.com Emmy-award winning actress and transgender advocate Laverne Cox will appear on campus at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 in Pruis Hall. Best known for her role as “Sophia Burset,” Cox plays an incarcerated African-American woman in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.” Cox was also named Time Magazine’s 4th most influential fictional character of 2013. Lauren Berger, assistant director of Student Life and Excellence in Leadership adviser, said the organization is looking forward to the speakers it is bringing to campus this semester. “Every year we put together a list of people
that we think would be inspiring and can talk to our students about leadership and their experiences,” she said. “[Cox] was just someone that was recommended to us and someone I thought would be really great here at Ball State.” According to Spectrum president Christie McCauley, Cox will be giving a speech entitled “Ain’t I a Woman.” Other EIL speakers this semester include Pulitzer Prize winner Sheryl WuDunn, and Rev Run, a founding member of the hip-hop group Run DMC. The fourth speaker in the EIL series has been announced as Rainn Wilson, also known as “Dwight” from the hit TV show “The Office.” The event is free and open to the public, and seating is general admission. Berger said there is a possibility the event will be moved from Pruis Hall to John R. Emens Auditorium, based on demand. “It sounds like students are really excited for [Cox] and that’s fantastic,” she said.
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Behind the mainstream media Ball State students reflect on what they learned about press coverage in Ferguson, Mo.
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enior video production majors Alex Gracie and Wesley Lorenz spoke with the Daily News on their way home from Ferguson, Missouri on Monday.
Q: Tell us about your experience down there, both individually and collectively.
Gracie: When we got there we were pretty scared. When we were going in, we didn’t know what to expect. When we got there, it was jovial. It was definitely a hyped atmosphere. People were protesting peacefully. People were very friendly, they were receptive to us, and it was just completely not what we expected. Lorenz: There was barbeque going on. It looked like a local food truck owner had come out, we didn’t get the chance to talk to too many of them, but it looked like they had just come out to cook for the community, cook for the protestors, for anybody whose local grocery store was shut down due to the riots that had happened earlier in the week. It was a beautiful, giving community, which from watching the news we had seen, we absolutely did not expect.
Q: What were each of you surprised by most from the whole experience?
Lorenz: Me personally, I guess the thing that I was most surprised by was how different the community was as a whole. We did see several storefronts that were missing windows, that had plywood up with spray painted words of “Open” or they would say “Rest in peace Mike Brown” so that the civilians would know. Most of the owners in the area were black business owners. They didn’t want the violence to be taken out on them, but we saw a lot of buildings with the plywood up and they were all still open. I think what was so surprising was just how different it was — the first night that we were there, that when we were with the protesters and the huge marches all the way to the police station, which I think was two to three miles from there, it was a huge protest. After that, we didn’t really run into the mainstream media until today. They all kind of went back to their hometown, honestly there were no more stories that people wanted to hear. Everybody at home wants to hear the violence, the riots the looting. What was really happening was artwork and poets were coming out and expressing their views and churches were giving food to those in need. So to me personally, that was surprising
neral and how they handled a grieving family, and cameras were stuck in faces and people were pushing each other for different shots. We left early because we didn’t feel that we were supposed to be there. I mean, we did cover our story, you know, we shot the press doing these things, but we really just didn’t feel like it was our place. We agreed in the morning no interviews today.
Q: Has your angle for the documentary changed since the beginning of the trip?
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Michael Brown’s family walks into his funeral Monday in the presence of media from around the world. A team of Ball State students spent the weekend in Ferguson, Missouri to cover the amount and type of media attention that this story has gotten.
... how much good was falling through the cracks of news sources. What I thought what got me was this was a nice community. I wouldn’t say it was like pictures of Indianapolis, but it wasn’t the projects, it wasn’t the ghetto that a lot of us were expecting. We talked to a guy named Roberto, who was a Ball State graduate working in news. He said the same thing. This is not the ghetto, not the projects. Gracie: To piggyback on Wes, I think another thing to be noted on what is surprising is how incredibly warm, open and friendly the civilians of Ferguson are. I don’t think I’ve ever had more people wish me good morning in my life. Everyone wishes you good morning, whenever someone is driving, you always get waved on, and its like, its this weird southern hospitality. I don’t know if that’s different because I’ve never been to St. Louis before this. Even in the heartache, the riots, the looting, these were some of the nicest people we’ve ever met.
Q: Did you tell the locals what your project was about?
Gracie: Actually a lot of the locals came up to us as soon as they saw the camera, the audio, and all that , they said, “Oh, where are you guys from? What are you shooting and what are you here for?” As soon as we told them that we were all the way
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While I may be in Muncie, I’m confident a big part of me will never leave Ferguson. 6:12 p.m., Aug. 25, 2014 out from Indiana to talk about what the press wasn’t talking about, you could see their eyes light up and instantly people would just open to us and tell us people aren’t telling the whole story about Ferguson. We had interview after interview after interview of the people of Ferguson and the surrounding areas that wanted their voices heard, but the mainstream media wouldn’t talk.
We have so much footage of CNN and Fox interviewing white people who live in Ferguson and ignoring the 75 percent of black people who do live there. They’re cherry-picking the stories of what the audiences at home want to see and we just really want the rest of the story up.
Q: Seeing all of that, how
does this affect your perception of media?
Gracie: When we were in the car talking to each other, we said if this is what our major news media’s take in Ferguson, I couldn’t imagine what Afghanistan and Iraq really look like. So we kind of question the bigger issue of how different are these places that we’ve never been to? It really makes me, personally, more skeptical of our 24-hour news networks.
By the time the violence had subsided, the only other folks with cameras we saw were independent. But of course they were back today for the funeral because there were a lot of A-list celebrities. The press lined up today and did exactly what we wanted them to do. We wanted to see how they handled a fu-
Lorenz: When we went in there last week we saw how the media was a problem because they were outnumbering the protesters and they were getting in the way and weren’t helping at all. When we got there, they weren’t helping the issue in a different way: they weren’t covering all of the positives that we saw. So that’s how our documentary was built and is still about the media, but more about what they aren’t doing as opposed to what they are doing. Gracie: We personally witnessed a police officer coming up to a press agent and saying “Everyone on the sidewalk,” and this guy tries flashing him his press pass and the police officer says, “I don’t care who you are, get on the sidewalk.” And then we hear this guy joking with his buddies saying “This guy is going to be a problem this weekend.” So it’s the press that has this mind set that they’re above the regulations of the protestors and so that was part of the original plan, but we saw in the next few days we saw that they weren’t telling stories about the healing.
Q: What are you hoping to accomplish from the documentary?
Gracie: Really with a good film, every audience member can walk out with something different. If I had to narrow it down with one thing, I want people to be inspired to do their own research and to not necessarily turn away from mainstream media but to question when things don’t feel right, when things don’t seem like what they are and to get all of the story.
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Indiana low on underprivileged service New study ranks state 34 out of 50 for youth resources
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A recent study suggests Indiana is not doing well when it comes to serving a vulnerable demographic — children. The study ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia from best to worst for underprivileged children, listing Indiana as 34th overall and saddled the state with an even more abysmal health ranking of 45th. Research was done by Wallet Hub, a consumer research organization, and utilized data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The organization published the study as part of Child Support Awareness Month. The news did not surprise Doug Fant, an educator at Royerton Elementary School in Muncie. His 16 years of experience working with children as a kindergarten, first grade and physical education teacher has fine-tuned his ability to identify a student who might
be struggling as a result of a ganizations offering food or poor economic situation. Ac- backpacks or even by reachcording to Fant, he has been ing into their own pockets. utilizing this skill more than Kresha Warnock, Family ever in the past five years. and Child Program Director “When you see a child mis- at Ball State, said the adverse behaving, it’s easy to blame it effects of poverty on a child on the parents, but it goes so begin way before homework much deeper than that. There assignments and waiting for are reasons why kids behave bus stops. the way they “So much do,” he said. brain develA student goes If I start kindergarten opment preoccupied on in those with issues at knowing 10,000 words first three home might be years of life,” more reserved as opposed to 500 she said. and less likely words, think about the The chasm to participate of difference whereas a child advantage I have just between a in a happier from making those child at risk mood tends and one from to be more re- connections. a middlesponsive said class backFant. Some- KRESHA WARNOCK, ground has and Child Program Director already widtimes his stu- Family at Ball State dents might be ened nine lacking essenmonths after tial resources too. birth. By 24 months, it’s even “Not only are we teachers, larger and spans the range of but we’re increasingly be- cognitive, social, behavioral coming caregivers as well, and health outcomes, Warmaking sure they’re eating, nock said. making sure they have the Warnock uses the example supplies they need,” he said. of talking to a baby to ilIn this case, Fant said school lustrate this disparity. In a employees may help by di- middle class culture, families recting families to charity or- communicate more, she said.
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VOLUNTEERING WITH YOUTH •Y outh Service Bureau of Delaware County •M uncie Boys and Girls Club, Inc. •B ig Brothers-Big Sisters of East Central Indiana, Inc. •M otivate Our Minds They might talk throughout a diaper changing or read to their children often. Even this can have a long lasting effect on a child. “If I start kindergarten knowing 10,000 words as opposed to 500 words, think about the advantage I have just from making those connections,” she said. Families in need can seek help from federally funded organizations such as the Head Start Program, said Warnock. Other resources in Muncie include many churches and organizations that provide everything from food to legal advice. Linda McBride, the pastor for Covenant Partners Ministries in Muncie, coordinates a monthly event called Community Day. At Community Day, visitors receive a free
UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN STATE RANKING The United States has the second highest child poverty rate, out of all the world’s richest countries, just behind Romania. Wallethub recently conducted a study that broke down each state’s data for underprivileged children, including the District of Columbia. The study compared the overall rank of each state, which included an education rank, health rank and early foundations and economic well-being rank.
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breakfast, haircuts, blood pressure checks and bags of cleaning and personal care items as well as the more traditional sack of food. Every month, McBride sees people showing up to the church to collect the free resources and services provided. Likewise, every month she sees someone new.
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McBride said the bag of groceries handed out at each Community Day probably won’t last more than a week, but she knows it can help. “Just because you have food stamps doesn’t mean you can feed your family for the entire month,” she said. “Especially if you have children, because we eat every day.”
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FRIDAY The Ball State women’s soccer team travels to West Lafayette to take on Purdue. It will begin at 7 p.m.
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SUNDAY The men’s golf team will open their season at the Notre Dame Kickoff Challenge, taking place in South Bend.
SPADAFORA: Junior setter ready to embrace leadership
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Sophomore goal keeper Brooke Dennis clears the net during Ball State’s game on Friday against IPFW. Dennis racked up 6 saves during the first two games of the season.
DEFENSE PRODUCES SHUTOUT WINS The Ball State soccer team has started its 2014 season in an impressive fashion. Not only have the Cardinals gotten off to a 2-0 record, but the team has shutout its opponents in both matches. “We worked on stabilizing our back four during preseason,” coach Craig Roberts said. “We’ve really worked on our coverage, and we focus on playing as a unit.” Sophomore goalkeeper Brooke Dennis has played a large part in both victories, but the defense has also played well, allowing an average of only 4.25 shots on goal per half. When needed, however, Dennis has kept the opposition at bay, registering six saves through the team’s first two games. The Cardinals’ offense has also played well early in the year, putting an average of seven shots on goal per half. Sophomore Gabby Veldman currently leads the team with two goals, scoring one in each match. “We have been creating good opportunities for goals,” Roberts said. “We have been capitalizing on [those opportunities].” The Cardinals will continue play this Friday, when the team travels to West Lafeyette, Ind., for a 7 p.m. match against the Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilermakers defeated the Cardinals in 2009 by a final score of 6-1. – ZACH CAINS
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Junior setter Jenna Spadafora catches a ball before calling to a feeder during the women’s volleyball team practice on Monday. Even though she has not started in her Ball State career, the setter will this season.
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 When the upcoming season begins, Spadafora said she is ready to play a larger role. “I think a little bit of my mentality has changed, knowing that I’m the upperclassman on the team,” Spadafora said. “They really need me to be able to step up.” Although Spadafora has yet to be a full-time player during her collegiate career, she has been able to play a big role on successful teams. In addition to being named to the Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team for the 2013-14 season, she has totaled 428 career assists, including an average of 2.58 per set. She also has regis-
tered 234 kills, with a .185 attack percentage. While Seidel started the past two seasons, head coach Steve Shondell said it was nice to have two setters that could play the position well. “This year we came in knowing for sure who our setter was going to be,” Shondell said. “Where in the past years we’ve had two girls that you could change on a given night and you wouldn’t be hurt one bit.” Spadafora is ready to embrace her new leadership role for the Cardinals. She credits Seidel for helping her get to where she is today as a leader. “[Jacqui Seidel] is such a hard worker,” Spadafora said. “Her defense is incredible, and
it always made me step up on the other side of the net and match what she was doing.” Spadafora said her physical preparation has stayed the same this offseason, despite knowing she will be asked to produce more. Either way, there won’t be much difference in what Shondell will expect from his starting setter. “We expect great leadership for [Jenna], and she knows she’s in full control of our offense,” he said. “She’s going to be a great team leader on the court, and she’ll be the player responsible for keeping our team together during the good times and not so good times.” Spadafora knows her job as
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JENNA SPADAFORA, JUNIOR SETTER • Position: Setter • Hometown: Fort Wayne, Ind. • Major: Journalism • Year: Junior • Height: 6-foot-1 • 2012 Mid-American Conference All-Freshman Team • Tied for 15th in program history with 428 career assists a setter is to get her teammates involved as much as possible, and she thinks that is a part of what will make her a good leader. “I know I’m the quarterback of this team,” Spadafora said. “Steve [Shondell] really trusts me to be able to hold everyone accountable.”
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TOP LEFT: Emily Bartman, a freshman business major and Kiana Jackson, a sophomore genetics major, work on exercises together during Elemental class on Saturday at Park Hall. TOP RIGHT: Associate Professor Mellisa Holtzman, founder and co-director of Elemental, a sexual assault defense program, speaks to the participants or the program on Saturday in Park Hall. Holtzman is trained in martial arts, and she used that training to teach self defense. BOTTOM LEFT: Hailey Beard, a graduate student in public relations, receives extra instructions from a guide during Elemental/ The students of the class were taught how to identify warning signs that would indicate an unsafe situation, as well as how to defend themselves during an assault. BOTTOM RIGHT: Students listen as associate professor Mellisa Holtzman, founder and co-director of Elemental, a sexual assault defense program, speaks to the participants of the program on Saturday in Park Hall. Holtzman is trained in martial arts, and she used that training to teach self defense.
RENTING: Documenting agreements and disagreements crucial to legal protection | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 One of the first things leasers are responsible for is getting their deposit. Indiana code states that a landlord has 45 days to return the lease to the tenant following termination of the lease. Tenants must submit a written notice and a forwarding address. “Without that, a landlord does not have to give a deposit back. ... I would recommend you hand it in to them personally and have them initial it,” Connor said. However, if damages are incurred during the lease or if rent goes unpaid, the deposit will be typically used to compensate for those costs, he said. Connor’s recommendation to hand the notice in with initials goes into a deeper issue when leasing an apartment or house: objective evidence. Whenever there is interaction between the landlord and tenant, or disagreements between roommates, Connor said to document it. “It removes the he-said-shesaid situation. If the landlord says the oven was filthy
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A “For Rent” sign sits in the front yard of a local property around Muncie. Many renters are unaware of their rights, but should be informed in order to protect their personal property.
[on move-out] and you say it was clean, if you have a dated photograph on move-out day showing a spotless oven, that’s going to be pretty persuasive,” Connor said. Photographing damage — especially on move-out — signed contracts and mailing dates are the way to go when protecting against landlord abuse or roommate conflicts, Connor said. One way to minimize roommate friction is through a roommate agreement, es-
pecially with a joint-several lease, which means everyone is responsible for paying all the rent in one lump sum. “I encourage students to do the roommate agreement because that way they have it in writing that they are responsible for their share of the rent,” Connor said. “It’s an enforceable document; by having that document in place, you prevent a lot of problems from happening.” He said this should minimize
problems from a roommate breaking his or her contract. “If you break it you can be held responsible for all of your rent and any legal fees,” he said. There is no grace period to break a lease after signing it, a common myth, along with the idea that leases are easy to break, he said. However, breaking a lease is permissible under certain circumstances, such as beginning active military duty, being a victim of domestic violence or living in a unit that is unsafe and violates health or safety codes, according to Indiana law. However, written notice must be given 30 days beforehand. This rule can vary depending on the situation. If there is no legal justification for breaking a lease, depending on the landlord and lease, tenants may be allowed to find a sublease that would be responsible for paying the rest of the rent for the year. A lease will detail how much the rent is, when and where it is due, acceptable payment types, late fees and
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bounced check fees and notice of increase in rent — typically 30 days unless specifically stated otherwise in the lease. Landlords are not permitted to raise rent on long term leases until the lease ends and a new tenancy begins.
“If there is a problem, address it now; don’t wait til the end of the lease,” Connor said. “It frustrates me when people put up with issues with their landlord and wait to talk about it. There’s no reason a student should have to deal with that.”
John manages Ball State’s Student Legal Services office.