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guy running towards him and the first thing they think is, ‘He’s about to run me over.’ They sit there and their eyes get big. I use a little lateral quickness to get by him and it’s over.
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DANIELLE GRADY ENTERPRISE REPORTER dagrady@bsu.edu
A new initiative from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education aims to increase the number of students graduating in four years by encouraging collegiate Hoosiers to take 15 credit hours per semester. T-shirts and flash BALL STATE drives bearing the “15 to Finish” slogan greeted STUDENTS students at Welcome 4-year graduation rate Week this year. The for bachelor’s-seeking memorabilia heralded undergraduates the beginning of the pro- 2008: 33.6 percent gram’s implementation 2009: 34.6 percent at Ball State. Associate Provost and 2010: 34.1 percent Dean of University College Marilyn Buck said the idea of encouraging students to adopt a 15 credit-hour schedule had been a goal of Ball State before the launch of 15 to Finish. Taking fewer than 15 credit hours per semester can negatively affect students in more ways than one, said assistant director of Academic Advising Cindi Marini. Each additional year of college after the target of four can cost students more than $50,000 according to the 15 to Finish website. Another year of classes at Ball State also decreases a student’s chance of graduating at all. “I think students are pretty receptive to the idea of taking around 15 credit hours a semester, especially when we explain to them that the tuition charges are the same ... anywhere from 12 credits to 18,” said Marini.
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JAHWAN EDWARDS, senior running back
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Senior Jahwan Edwards rushes past the line of scrimmage with the ball during the game against Toledo in the 2013 season. During that season Edwards rushed for 1,129 yards in 11 games.
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enior running back Jahwan Edwards will not complain about catching the football out of the backfield, taking a sweep right or left, or throwing a block to protect his quarterback. But if it were up to him, he’d be running the ball up the middle all game. The starter for the Ball State football team, Edwards said he squares his shoulders toward the goal line and uses momentum to power through defenders. He calls himself a north-south runner, who prefers to take carries up the middle. It’s a technique that’s carried him to a Ball State record 39 rushing touchdowns over the last three seasons. But Edwards said he loves showing his diverse arsenal and not just his skill at bulldozing through defenders.
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Jahwan Edwards stops to give a high-five to a fan after the win against Toledo last fall. The senior running back has racked up 39 rushing touchdowns in his time at Ball State, and will start for the game on Saturday against Colgate.
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The Ball State Student Government Association focused on improving the paper job referral system for on-campus employment at their first meeting of the semester. Senator Jack Hesser presented the bill. If passed, it will allow students to submit job referrals online, instead of having to go to the Career Center. “It’s a drawn out process,” Hesser said. “It’s a waste of paper and it needs to be updated.” Hesser said he experienced the problem when he was in Alaska and wanted to apply for a Ball State job. Instead of being able to get a job referral online, he had to get the deadline for the job application extended.
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