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« It was three gunshots straight in a row — pop, pop, pop. Three seconds later, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, so it was like about a total of seven gunshots, and we just started running. » PATRICIA WARD, a logistics-management specialist in the cafeteria

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“I feel like we’ve always kind of had a buffer in our executive budget, and we pull from that if we need to,” she said. “That’s kind of what it’s there for, at least that’s my understanding of it.”

However, the budget allots $10,800 for the executive category, so the entire section could be cut and still not make up the $20,000 gap from the estimated to expected total budget.

Expenses in the executive budget include goals that the executive board proposed as platform points, including the Blue Light application and investments into boosting athletic event attendance. The section

Ball State is asking students and staff what makes them proud to be a part of Ball State — and what they would like to change.

A comprehensive campus master plan is in the works, compiling input from students and faculty to develop strategic goals and guiding priorities and principles for university facilities.

In an email sent out to students, Randy HowOPEN HOUSE ard, who is spearheadSESSIONS ing the effort, said the TODAY university needs stu• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. dent input to make this at the Student initiative successful.

Recreation and “When it comes to planWellness Center ning for the future of • 5:30-7 p.m. at our campus, you are the the Alumni Center Conservatory experts,” the vice president of Business Affairs and treasurer said in the email. “Students’ thoughts about how we can develop facilities that are attractive and helpful to them will be invaluable in this process.”

Bernie Hannon, associate vice president of Business Affairs and assistant treasurer, said the university has not done a comprehensive master plan in a number of years, and it was time to put one together. It is not known yet if Ball State will have a schedule of master plans in the future.

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Anagnos said she is unsure of how cutting the budget down would affect the completion of the platform points and how much of the executive budget was used last year.

“I’m not sure how much of it was used in the past,” she said. “I just kind of hand my receipts to Kevin and say ‘Hey, do this.’”

Anagnos recently took over as president, and she said she is still adjusting to the new responsibilities.

executive meeting, we didn’t talk about [the budget] a whole lot. »

See BUDGET, page 3

CHLOE ANAGNOS, SGA president

SGA BUDGET BREAKDOWN

Here’s a closer look at the estimated budget for the academic year, displayed proportionally for the total that is allocated to each section. The sections add up to be $20,000 more than the board will actually receive.

WAGES $46,000 CO-SPONSORSHIP $37,447 COMMUNITY AND PUBLICITY $12,400

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Multicultural Co-sponsorship: $4,000

Co-sponsorship Committee: $13,447

CAFB: Co-sponsor Addition: $20,000

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Undergraduate Stipends: $36,000

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Awards and plaques: $250 Senator of the Year: $500

Treasurer Kevin Mullaney says SGA will cut items from its executive budget to reduce spending. Here is a look at this portion of the budget.

Leadership Fund $2,000 T-shirt Trade In $2,500 Blue Light application $300 Boost attendance at athletic events $500 Student Rewards $500 Alumni events $500 Benny's Birthday Bash $500 Spaghetti dinners $1,000 SGA Philanthropic Grant $500 SGA International Scholarship $300 Village beautification $300 Next slate nametags, business cards, notepads, new bulletin board and photo for office $400 1/2 catering for inauguration $500 Discretionary $1,000

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SHOOTING IN D.C. | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — A former Navy man launched an attack Monday morning inside a building at the Washington Navy Yard, spraying gunfire on office workers in the cafeteria and in the hallway at the heavily secured installation, authorities said. Thirteen people were killed, including the gunman.

Investigators said they had not established a motive for the shooting rampage, which unfolded in the heart of the nation’s capital, less than four miles from the White House.

As for whether it may have been a terrorist attack, Mayor Vincent Gray said, “We don’t have any reason to think that at this stage.” But he said the possibility had not been ruled out.

Witnesses described a gunman opening fire from a fourth-floor overlook, aiming down on people in the cafeteria on the main floor.

Others said a gunman fired at them in a third-floor hallway. It was not

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NEWS EDITOR Emma Kate Fittes ASST. NEWS EDITOR Christopher Stephens

clear whether the witnesses on different floors were describing the same gunman.

Patricia Ward, a logistics-management specialist, said she was in the cafeteria getting breakfast.

“It was three gunshots straight in a row — pop, pop, pop,” she said.

“Three seconds later, it was pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, so it was like about a total of seven gunshots, and we just started running.”

Todd Brundidge, an executive assistant with Navy Sea Systems Command, said he and other co-workers encountered a gunman in a long hallway on the third floor. The gunman was wearing all blue, he said.

“He just turned and started firing,” Brundidge said.

Terrie Durham, an executive assistant with the same agency, said she also saw the gunman firing toward her and Brundidge.

“He aimed high and missed,” she said. “He said nothing. As soon as I realized he was shooting, we just said, ‘Get out of the building.’”

FEATURES EDITOR Anna Ortiz ASST. FEATURES EDITOR Jeremy Ervin

THE HISTORY

The Navy Yard is the Navy’s oldest shore establishment and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

THE BUILDING

The shooting took place at Building 197, the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command. About 3,000 people work there.

WHAT IT DOES

NAVSEA engineers, buys, builds and maintains ships, submarines and combat systems.

THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday wearily lamented “yet another mass shooting,” this time in the U.S. capital where the debate that raged earlier this year over tightening firearms laws has stalled amid opposition from gunrights advocates.

Obama has been powerless to get legislation passed despite a string of mass shootings during his presidency.

Obama spokesman Jay Carney said the president is implementing executive actions and reiterated his commitment to strengthening gun

laws, including expanding background checks to sales online and at gun shows.

“The president supports, as do an overwhelming majority of Americans, common-sense measures to reduce gun violence,” Carney said.

Even as it was unfolding, the Washington shooting was reigniting talk about guns.

Obama and gun control advocates have vowed to continue fighting since the Senate rejected expanded background checks in April, but they can’t point to a single new Senate supporter.

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• A Defense Department contractor • A former full-time Navy reservist • Received two medals during his service from 2007 to 2011 • A convert to Buddhism who was taking an online course in aeronautics • A shooting incident at his apartment in Fort Worth, Texas, resulted in his arrest on a firearms-violation charge before the case was dropped

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The Washington Navy Yard sits on a 41-acre site on the Anacostia River in Southeast Washington, about 1.5 miles from the U.S. Capitol.

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AARON ALEXIS, gunman who died after open firing in a building at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

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Emergency vehicles stand by on M Street S.E. in Washington, D.C., near the scene where Aaron Alexis, a former Navy reservist, killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard.

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Student-developed app is ‘trip journal’ Free Android feature allows students to track photographs KARA BERG STAFF REPORTER | knberg2@bsu.edu About a year after a studentdeveloped application was first made, it is being put to the test on study abroad trips.

The Traveler, a free Android app, enables users to track and add descriptions to where they took photos. The app was developed by Kyle Parker, senior software engineer for Developing Technologies.

The Traveler is a digital sketchbook and trip journal, Parker said, built and designed with students in mind. As students travel, the app uses Google Maps to follow their path, showing them where they were at any point in the day.

“As [students] walked, they could drop markers [on the map], and those markers would be photos, videos, sketches, audio notes or just any type of media they would be able to see on the map where that particular thing was captured,” Parker said. “So, it gave some context to the trip. You have a location where this photo was taken, you have a description of what that photo is, so it’s more than just a picture.

“It gives them sort of a seamless collection on the device of all the trip assets that they might have, so when they come back from the trip they have this collection.

Sophomore pre-veterinary medicine and zoology major Natasha Rollings and sophomore telecommunications major Sam Noble went on a trip to Italy over the summer

PHOTO PROVIDED BY KYLE PARKER

The Traveler, a student developed Android application, is used on study abroad trips. Ball State student Kyle Parker, a senior software engineer for the university’s Developing Technologies, said the app was designed with students in mind, and it allows them to interact with Google Maps on their travels.

and used the app to track their daily progress.

“At the end of the day when I would go to write my journal, I would look back at a whole map of Rome or Florence, and I could see that I covered a quarter of Rome in a day, or I could see where exactly I was throughout the week,” Rollings said. “We could look back and see what exactly we did throughout the day, and it just kind of helped add more memories to the trip.”

Noble said it was helpful when he wanted to see where he had walked to previously on the trip.

“It was most useful later

FEATURES OF THE APP • Track your route • Take photos and videos • Take audio notes • Do sketches • Write notes • L ink profile to Facebook and Twitter • Pinpoint certain locations in the week when I had free time, and I wanted to go back to something we had walked to earlier in the week, and I couldn’t quite remember how to get there or wanted to see if there was a different way we

“The master plan is overdue,” he said. “We break campus up into different parts [and make plans], but we haven’t had a fully comprehensive plan for quite a while. It was time for one.”

Hannon said the master plan differs from a strategic plan, which Ball State puts together every five years.

A master plan is focused on the physical state of the university, such as how the campus will look and what kind of academic spaces are necessary. A strategic plan is made up of policies that drive the direction and vision of the university.

In addition to the strategic plan, Ball State also develops academic plans.

Hannon said the three — strategic, academic and master campus — plans are similar in that they all make goals for the future of the university and they can help Ball State respond to questions from the Higher Learning Commission regarding accreditation.

Ball State has hired SmithGroupJJR to conduct the conversation. Consultants are running the open house sessions and online forum to compile feedback from students and faculty.

The committee’s initial recommendations are due in the fall. They will refine the drafts during the winter, and the final plan will be complete in May 2014.

Students and faculty have the opportunity to share their opinions at open houses this week, focus groups and an online forum.

At masterplan.bsu.edu, students can sign in and join the online conversation to answer the same questions asked in the open forum sessions.

Students can comment on each other’s ideas or click to vote whether they like the idea or not. The site lists that it will be open for input for 54 more days.

Monday was the first day of the open house sessions, with one hosted in the Atrium.

Michael Johnson, an urban

TOPICS FOR MASTER PLAN • Recreation and athletics • Ball State interface with community • Student housing and dining • Learning spaces • Parking • Public transportation • Bicycle network • Pedestrian environment • Outdoor spaces • Sustainability

SOURCE: masterplan.bsu.edu

designer at SmithGroupJJR, said he was excited about the level of feedback provided by students and faculty, who both spoke with consultants on site and answered questions on large display boards.

“We have chosen questions that are open-ended in nature,” Johnson said. “We want to get a sense of the campus and what people are thinking about. We like to set up an informal setting and catch people in their daily activities.”

Junior photojournalism major Jesse Etsler, who gave his feedback in the Atrium, said between his time at Burris Laboratory School and Ball State, he has been in the community for 13 years.

He suggested more open areas where people can interact and have conversations.

“It’s almost like the campus is too streamlined, so you can go exactly where you need to go and go home,” he said. “What pops up overall on these boards is a need for community. Anyone who has spent time in Muncie knows it doesn’t seem like there is a nice, cohesive community.”

Etsler said he was glad to hear about Ball State asking for student input to better campus.

“At least this is an attempt for a sense of community and effort,” he said. “It [is] irresponsible to say Ball State is as good as it could get.”

YOUR OPINION BALL STATE IS ASKING FOR STUDENT AND FACULTY OPINIONS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S FUTURE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE ENTRIES POSTED ON BOARDS AROUND CAMPUS.

• “Incorporate the community into our classes” • “Utilize Christy Woods for environmental education for Muncie Community Schools.

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Burton said the department will work to find an alternative for those smokers that is safer for everyone.

“That is a violation of law, besides being a pedestrian hazard,” he said. “And we are trying to educate them ... so [that] they still enjoy that activity which is legal where they are, but to make it safer for them and people who use that road.”

UPD has identified other sections adjacent to campus where people congregate to smoke, but the department has not received any complaints about those areas.

UPD officers issued two warning violations without a fine the first week of classes, and three people have been fined for smoking-related littering offenses.

If officers come across someone smoking on campus, it is typically a visitor who isn’t aware of the rule, Burton said.

He said he is overall happy with enforcement of the

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of our enforcement, as any other university violation would be on campus, so we don’t send officers out specifically to look for it, but we aren’t ignoring it either. » GENE BURTON, University Police Department chief smoking ban, but he thinks there could be an influx in the amount of people smoking close to academic buildings in the winter.

“I think you will see a different behavior pattern when the weather breaks in colder or inclement weather,” he said. “You might see people who might not be quite so willing to go off campus to smoke.”

could take,” he said. “When we were walking, I could start the app and say ‘record my path’ and just leave it in my backpack and that would record the entire day for me if I didn’t do anything else.”

The app was featured at the yearly Google I/O conference — one of 20 apps at the conference — and Google picked it up to feature in their Google Play store.

“It went worldwide,” Parker said. “It was more than just Ball State students. It had about 80,000 downloads across 190 countries. It was really not expected.”

MASTER PLAN: Consultant group hired to help Ball State conduct conversation with students, manage forum | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

SMOKING: UPD has issued two warnings since ban on campus began Aug. 1

• “Provide more public parks along the perimeter of campus” • “Trade center for student business and community collaboration” • “To see a more connected BSU and Muncie community” • “Dorms updated... elevators that go to every floor” • “A/C in all dorms - more comfortable” • “Color coordinate trash [and] recycling cans”

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WHAT IMPROVEMENTS WOULD YOU MAKE AT BALL STATE IF YOU WERE CREATING THE MASTER PLAN?

« Give somewhere, even at the far edges of

campus, for smokers to smoke. Also, there needs to be more warm places on campus because winters here suck.

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MATTHEW JONES, a junior classical cultures major

« I would make it that sports were not put in

such a higher regard than everything else. Sports should not raise the tuition for an entire school when most people are not even going there for anything sports related.

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NATE GOLUB, a senior wildlife biology major

« If I could change one thing about Ball State, it would probably be the cost of everything. It’s pretty expensive, and I pay my own tuition and stuff, so it’s pretty hard to keep everything on track.

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CHELSI STOUT, a sophomore elementary and special education major

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Cigarette butts litter the ground on Petty Road, where some people smoke to avoid smoking on campus due to the ban. While the University Police Department has received six complaints about Petty Road, they haven’t received any complaints for the other sections near campus where people congregate to smoke.

BUDGET: University denies 3-percent increase in 2013 budget request | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The board had applied for a 3-percent increase in funding from the university, but did not receive it.

The other budgets — such as wages, publicity and cosponsorship­­— generally stay the same, Anagnos said.

Mullaney will meet soon with the fiscal sponsorship committee to review co-sponsorship plans. The budget allocates $37,447 for co-sponsorship plans to aid other campus groups with programming.

Last year’s budget shows that part of the year hadn’t been filled out and lacked information for the money spent during the Spring Semester.

“I feel like [J.P. Bechtel, last year’s treasurer] just stopped updating it,” Mullaney said.

Anagnos said the filing process may have been confused, as errors were being corrected with last year’s budget in a different document.

“I’m thinking what had happened was there was a misplacement of one budget,” she said. “There was a mistake and they started doing it off of another one.”

Still, the plans for this year’s budget implementation and the necessary cuts have not been reviewed.

“At our last executive meeting, we didn’t talk about [the budget] a whole lot,” Anagnos said.

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WEDNESDAY Two students team up to create their own fashion line, which has already hit production.

A columnist explores the death of “the middleman” in today’s buzz of technological biz tools.

THURSDAY What does your phone say about you?

The possibilities are endless, unlike your data plan.

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s dramas, comedies and more take over nighttime television, the returning fall TV season has something for people of any taste. Characters range from country singers to superheroes, and some plots have the colorful air of a fairy tale while others hit on harsh realities. Here are 10 of the best returning and new shows, which make their debuts from today to late October.

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‘NASHVILLE’ ABC 10 p.m. Sept. 25

This drama follows country music performers who are trying to find balance between their love lives and careers. After a nail-biting season one finale, season two is expected to start off just as intense.

Rayna James (Connie Britton) is in a coma, and Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere)

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just lost her mom to a drug overdose while the show’s favorite couple, Scarlett and Gunnar, are getting engaged. It will be interesting to see what happens next with the characters, but there’s even more to anticipate in the new country music singles that accompany each episode.

9:30 p.m. Sept. 23

This new series is easy to relate to, and for students missing home, this may be just the show for them. “Moms” is a show about a family struggling to be normal.

Newly sober mom Christy, (Anna Faris) tries to raise her two children in a world

full of troubles. As she attempts to keep her family afloat, Christy’s mom (Allison Janney) comes back into the picture to highlight her flaws. This isn’t a show that will have you at the edge of your seat, but it will be good for laughs.

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‘MASTERCHEF JUNIOR’ FOX

9 p.m. Sept. 27

Cooking shows are known for being incredibly intense. So let the shock sink in when on learning that chef Gordon Ramsay is going to challenge the culinary skills of children.

Twenty-four children, between 8 and 13, will compete for the title of Junior Masterchef.

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‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND’ ABC

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‘LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT’ NBC

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‘BROOKLYN NINE-NINE’ FOX

8 p.m. Oct. 10

“Alice in Wonderland” remains my favorite childhood fairy tale, so when I heard that the “Once Upon a Time” series was going to Wonderland, I immediately checked into it. This show involves the timeless visit to Wonderland, only Alice is placed into an asylum by her father as a result of it. While others think she is mad, Alice still

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9 p.m. Sept. 24

We all have those crazy family moments that we wish were captured on video, along with some that we wish weren’t. This new series is based on the real-life family of Adam F. Goldberg (“Fanboys,” “Breaking In”). Sean

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Giambrone, who plays a young Adam, films his family’s exploits while growing up in the 1980s. I was dying from laughter while watching the trailer, so I can only imagine what the weekly shows will be like.

‘DRACULA’ NBC 10 p.m. Oct. 25

Love, deceit and fantasy are just some of the words that came to mind when watching this new series’ trailer. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, known for his roles in “The Tudors” and “August Rush,” stars in this drama as one of the most iconic charac-

ters this world has ever known. This story takes place during the late 19th century in London, where Dracula pretends to be an American entrepreneur to bring science to Victorian society, with a motive to punish those who gave him immortality.

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and Detective John Munch. Last season ended with Benson’s life being threatened by a rapist. This season, viewers are taken back to that scene in Benson’s apartment to see what happens as the rapist, known as “the Beast,” holds a gun to the detective’s head.

8:30 p.m. Today

A Brooklyn detective squad is all law with no order, and when a new captain joins the unit, and he is on a mission to change that.

His best detective, played by Andy Samberg, knows everything about his job, but has no idea what it means to grow up. “Brooklyn

‘THE GOLDBERGS’ ABC

dreams of the magical place and the love she found there with a genie named Cyrus.

While doctors try to cure her madness, some of Alice’s Wonderland friends save her and help her return to the other side of the rabbit hole. This show looks captivating, and I can’t wait to see this new twist on the favorite classic.

9 p.m. Sept. 25

“Law & Order” is my favorite crime show ever, but the SVU series is arguably the best one that the production has ever released.

The show returns for an impressive 14th season with infamous characters like Detective Olivia Benson, Captain Donald Cragen

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While watching the trailer, I came to the sad realization that kids half my age and younger can cook better than me. It’ll be worth the watch to see what Ramsay and the other famous chefs put these kids through and how they handle the pressure in the kitchen.

Nine-Nine” follows Samberg and the squad as they solve cases and work to be the Brooklyn’s best squad. This show is another that looks like it’s good for a few laughs, but the plot seems a little dry. I’m sure that Samberg will keep things entertaining.

‘MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D’ ABC

8 p.m. Sept. 24

For those who know little about the world of Marvel, “The Avengers” is a draw-in with characters as captivating as the plot, which now gets a spin in the new television series.

Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), with his

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snippets of humor and faith in the superheroes, is back in action. This series may get a following as Coulson and his team of expert agents do their best to “protect the ordinary from the extraordinary.”

‘WELCOME TO THE FAMILY’ NBC

8:30 p.m. Oct. 3

Today, interracial relationships aren’t much of a taboo, but two new high school graduates becoming accidental parents is a whole other thing.

This show puts a comical spin on it and follows the love story between two teens, a Latino man and a Caucasian woman who are suddenly expecting a child, and the mass hysteria as their families and cultures clash.

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The shopping cart rattles as TV dinners and frozen foods — distinguishable only by the picture printed on the plastic bags — are tossed in with a metallic thump.

The massive grocery store freezers’ frostcovered doors aren’t too chatty.

This is a common ritual of today’s American. But is it healthy, not just for our bodies, but our communities?

While Walmart offers mountains of food options, people have seen the positives of strolling through the farmers market or checking out the local butcher shop.

“It is a far different experience to purchase a product at a major supermarket than it is to buy directly from the person who grew or raised it, who had an intimate connection with the plant or animal and the land that supported it,” said Meghan Sharp, a Ball State instructor of natural resources and environmental management.

According to the 2013-14 academic year Ball State Dining initiative, the campus set a goal in which 20 percent of the

food will come from locally raised plants and animals.

“It’s not a matter of ‘we’re going to fix the world,’ because you learn quickly that there is no single thing that’s broken,” said Diane Berg, president of Students for Responsible Consumerism.

However, the simple action of going to a farmers market is part of the impact in itself.

“When the two parties can meet, shake hands, swap recipes and share ideas, relationships are built and the community as a whole is strengthened,” Sharp said.

While a thin wallet or trouble with transportation can make it tough to buy local and eat organic, there are resources for students to make a change in their diet and in the community.

“You don’t have to treat it like an allor-nothing thing — just switching a few things to local products is better than none at all,” Berg said. “Your cart doesn’t have to be full of organic or local [products] for it to matter. Each baby step

is worth it.”

Organic food and the qualifications to label it as such are governed by the National Organics Program, which is overseen by the Department of Agriculture.

The guidelines to call something organic depend on ingredients, the food’s contact with non-organic substances and possible modifications that may occur. Product production, handling and certification standards also are a part of the organic standard. These requirements result in strict packaging and labeling standards.

There are four labels — “100 percent organic,” “organic,” “made with organic” and “specific organic ingredients” — used to classify the products, each depicting a different degree of organic value.

Along with the on-campus options, there are off-campus locations for students to purchase goods of the same delicious quality, such as the Downtown Farm Stand, Minnetrista Farmer’s Market, Lahody Meats Butcher Shop and Green Been Delivery.

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UN confirms chemical weapons used in Syria Sarin loaded rockets were fired by Syrian military base area | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED NATIONS — Careful not to blame either side for a deadly chemical weapon attack, U.N. inspectors reported Monday that rockets loaded with the nerve agent sarin had been fired from an area where Syria’s military has bases, but said the evidence could have been manipulated in the rebel-controlled stricken neighborhoods.

The U.S., Britain and France jumped on evidence in the report — especially the type of rockets, the composition of the sarin agent and trajectory of the missiles — to declare that President Bashar al-Assad’s government was responsible.

Russia, Syria’s closest ally, called the investigators’ findings “deeply disturbing,� but said it was too early to draw conclusions. The Syrian government’s claims that opposition forces were responsible for the attack “cannot be simply shrugged off,� Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin insisted.

The conclusions represented the first official confirmation by impartial scientific experts that chemical weapons were used in Syria’s civil war, but the inspectors’ limited mandate barred them from identifying who was responsible for the Aug. 21 attack. “This is a war crime,� U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon told the Security Council when he presented the report. “The results are overwhelming and indisputable. The facts speak for themselves.�

Ban called it “the most significant confirmed use of

chemical weapons against civilians since Saddam Hussein used them� in Halabja, Iran, in 1988, and “the worst use of weapons of mass destruction in the 21st century.�

The deep division between Western backers of rebels seeking to overthrow Assad and Russian and Chinese supporters of the regime has paralyzed the U.N. Security Council since the Syrian conflict began 2.5 years ago.

Even though the United States and Russia agreed Saturday on the framework to put Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile and precursors under international control for future destruction, their top diplomats were at odds Monday over a new Security Council resolution that would make the deal legally binding — and whether there should be a reference to possible military enforcement if Syria doesn’t comply.

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nausea, vomiting, weakness and a loss of consciousness.

They finally gained access to three towns where the Aug. 21 attack occurred, and on one occasion their convoy was hit by sniper fire, but the inspectors were nonetheless able to collect a large amount of material and talk to survivors and witnesses. “The environmental, chemical and medical samples we have collected provide clear and convincing evidence that surface-to-surface rockets containing the nerve agent sarin were used ... in the Ghouta area of Damascus,� their report said. “The conclusion is that chemical weapons have been used in the ongoing conflict between the parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, also against civilians, including children, on a relatively large scale,� they said. “This result leaves us with the deepest concern.�

SYRIAN REFUGEES • The number of Syrian refugees crossing into Jordan jumped to an average 900 people per day last week, its highest level in months. • At the same time, the number of Syrians returning home has also surged, climbing to 600 per day, said Col. Zaher Abu-Shehab, who oversees refugee camps for the Jordanian government. • There are 127,604 Syrian refugees living in Jordanian refugee camps, while hundreds of thousands more live in local communities.

After months of negotiations, the U.N. inspectors went to Syria to visit the sites of three alleged chemical attacks earlier this year and were in the capital of Damascus on Aug. 21 when reports and videos began surfacing of a shelling attack in which victims experienced shortness of breath, disorientation, blurred vision,

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TODAY The IUPUI Jaguars face the Cardinals volleyball team in Ball State’s second home match of the season.

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Riding a five-match win streak, Ball State volleyball knew exactly how to celebrate.

Move onto the next opponent, immediately.

With IUPUI coming to Worthen Arena tonight, there’s no time for rest.

“We have to focus on right now and not get caught up in what happened over the weekend,” freshman Mackenzie Kitchel said. “Get reps in and rest our legs and not let anything get into our heads.”

There’s no time for Ball State to relax, not with the offensive weapons the Jaguars bring.

IUPUI’s Moriah Fair and Kaitlyn Hickey are the team’s top outsides hitters. The two have combined for more than 300 kills and nearly 300 digs.

Only one other player on IUPUI has more than 50 kills.

Both were named to the All-Summit league last year, with Hickey receiving Summit League Freshman of the Year.

For Ball State, the key to beating IUPUI revolves around beating its star players and forcing its lesser used players to the forefront.

“We have to get two blockers in their face on a consistent

SOCCER

PAST MATCHUPS Ball State is 4-1 in their last five meets against IUPUI Ball State has won 12 out of the last 15 sets against IUPUI basis,” Ball State head coach Steve Shondell said. “They’re both going to get a lot of shots and be physical and will do a lot of damage if we let them.”

Both players are coming off of strong matches. On Saturday, IUPUI fell to Southeast Missouri State, but not before Hickey put up 25 kills and Fair added 16.

The Jaguars also lost in straight sets to Ohio State and Xavier, although most of the sets in both matches came down to the final few points. Fair and Hickey led the way again, providing most of the offense and nearly engineering upset victories.

One of Ball State’s biggest enemies against IUPUI could be overconfidence.

The Jaguars are just 4-7 this season, 1-3 on the road.

Players could easily dismiss the Jaguars despite the dangers Fair and Hickey pose, but Shondell doesn’t want his team overlooking anybody because of the win or loss total.

“They’ve played everybody tough, including Ohio State and Xavier,” Shondell said. “I’m thankful we get to play at home and not out in the Jungle.”

IUPUI went 11-2 last season in the Jungle, its volleyball arena. One of its two losses

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Ball State has been tying up loose ends in preparation for the conference opener.

With a 5-2 record, Ball State is trying to keep play consistent with confidence.

“Everything we do in nonconference play is in preparation to get better for conference matches,” head coach Craig Roberts said.

The record masks most of the challenges Ball State has faced, but the Cardinals have been tested since the clock hit zeros in the their last match of 2012.

The ambiguity of Ball State’s roster eschewed only one vote in the Mid-American Conference Preseason poll to win the West Division.

And yet so far this season, the most unsure the Cardinals have looked is in interviews after matches.

After being shutout 1-0 by IPFW despite putting up 19 shots, Ball State dominated its next two opponents and outscored them five goals to none.

On Friday against Colorado College, Ball State was handed a sound defeat for the first time. The 2012 Conference USA champions held the Cardinals to a sole shot.

But as Roberts said, nonconference games are building blocks, and this was a big one.

Roberts said his team “had grown” from the loss, and they displayed that in a battle with Air Force two days later. Air Force’s blue-collar approach and high fitness level coupled with the elements posed another significant challenge.

“Air Force is a very physical, strong team, but we battled really hard all the way,” Roberts said. “On the road, we were at a disadvantage in terms of dealing with the altitude and having to go to an indoor facility we had never seen before. But, I was really pleased with the way the girls acclimated. They never made any excuses; they just got

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came to Ball State, who swept the match 3-0.

Although containing Fair and Hickey will be main components to slowing down IUPUI’s attack, Shondell said he knows sometimes, the best defense is a good offense.

Kitchel’s performance during the weekend helped lead the team to its victories, and the momentum could continue against IUPUI. Shondell said he believes Kitchel could be a key in knocking off IUPUI, saying that her ability can cause problems for the opposing defense.

By jumping ahead early, Kitchel and the offense could put IUPUI on its heels and force errors from the visitors.

IUPUI has committed 227 errors this season, just more than 20 a match. If Ball State can build a lead on IUPUI, it’ll cause Fair and Hickey to become more aggressive and more errors could be the result.

Ball State faces off against IUPUI tonight at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.

the job done.”

When junior Nicole Pembleton’s chip grazed of Air Force’s goalkeeper’s fingers and bounced into the net in the 109th minute, Ball State’s display of resolve came to fruition.

Defensively, the win fit the calling the card. Ball State’s five defenders played every minute of the game en route to the team’s conference-leading fourth shutout. Senior goalkeeper Layne Schramm had 11 saves and was nominated for MAC Defensive Player of the Week.

Throughout the season, a majority of Ball State’s offense had come from younger players and bench production, but against Air Force, upperclassmen and starters asserted themselves.

Along with Pembleton’s three shots, junior Caily Starck and senior Maimee Morris combined for 11 of Ball State’s 15 shots, while freshman Kelsey Wendlandt had the lone shot from the bench.

With only one non-conference game left against IUPUI on Friday, Ball State is looking to build the confidence necessary for winning in conference play.

Indianapolis is the destination for the soccer team as it goes up against IUPUI in its final non-conference game.

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| MATT McKINNEY SPORTS EDITOR @Matt_D_McKinney

orth Texas quarterback Derek Thompson had 72 rushing yards in Saturday’s game against Ball State. Twenty-six of those yards came on one play.

“We knew he was a good quarterback coming in,” Ball State senior cornerback Jeffery Garrett said. “We studied him. I wouldn’t say he surprised us, but he made plays with his feet that we didn’t see on film.”

It was clear that by the second half, the Cardinals’ defense was exhausted. That fact

Before the snap, North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson was in the shotgun with the ball at the left hashmark. His running back was to his right. He had three wide receivers on the play, with two out wide to the right and left and one in slot right. North Texas also had a tight end in the three-point stance on the right side of the offensive line.

was no more evident than in the middle of the fourth quarter.

With the game tied at 27, North Texas had the ball at Ball State’s 26-yard line.

Thompson found a running lane up the middle and scored the go-ahead touchdown to give his team the late lead.

“We were there when there was a play to be made,” Garrett said. “We just missed the tackle. I think we prepared well for him. The coaches prepared us well, and the players didn’t make a play.”

BREAKDOWN OF THE PLAY

#7 (QB) Derek Thompson

#42 (LB) Julian Boyd

#9 (DE) Michael Ayers

#43 (S) Martez Hester

#29 (SS) Brian Jones

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At the snap, both Ball State defensive ends tried to go wide around the offensive tackles while the Ball State defensive tackles didn’t push the interior offensive linemen backward, leading to a clean pocket for Thompson to step up into.

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North Texas’ tight end and slot receiver both ran routes more than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage, clearing out the linebackers and keeping them away from Thompson.

The running back ran parallel to the line of scrimmage to Thompson’s right, creating a checkdown option for the senior. The running back also took a linebacker to the sideline for coverage.

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Thompson looked over the middle of the field and considered throwing to one of his targets. He raised the football up to begin his throwing motion. As he did that, a Ball State defensive tackle saw an opportunity to knock the pass down at the line. The lineman leapt up and was immediately pushed to Thompson’s right side.

Thompson brought the ball back down when he saw the hole that had opened up by the lineman jumping and getting pushed. He tucked it away and ran through the hole.

Ball State sophomore defensive end Michael Ayers recognized the play, but it was too late.

He leapt at Thompson’s midsection, but couldn’t grab enough to make the tackle and fell onto the field.

Just after Ayers’ miss, junior linebacker Julian Boyd ran from his coverage spot to make the tackle on Thompson, who planted his left foot in the ground and made a sharp cut up field. Boyd extended his left arm out to try and get a hand on the now fastmoving Thompson, but he had too much momentum and fell onto the ground, also.

Thompson now had an open field in front of him. He accelerated right past Ball State freshman safety Martez Hester and ran into the end zone, scoring what would be the difference in the game. Ball State wouldn’t score again during the game, making the touchdown run the game winner for North Texas.