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updates and frequents YouTube videos, Facebook statuses and tweets from his friends in Syria. “Different media don’t have [the kind of access social media has],” he said. “I get to watch what they are posting; I spend a lot of time looking at Syrian social media. I see people killing each other, bombing. I also see refugees.” Alsaman, 28, spent the first 26 years of his life in Damascus, the capital of Syria. He came to Ball State after graduating with a degree in architecture from the University
The desktop of Syrian student Louai Alsaman’s computer constantly rotates headlines about the civil war in his country. Alsaman said he pours over American, Syrian and international
of Damascus. He is studying for his master’s in architecture as part of the Fulbright Scholar Program. But he is always worried about his family back home. “I have lost a couple of friends,” Alsaman said. “There are bombings, shelling [and] suicide bombing everywhere in Syria. I am pretty worried about the people there. I have my old friends there, my family is living there, so I am always in contact with them — all the time.” His mother, father and brother live in New York City, but the rest
of his extended POLITICAL family and his SOLUTIONS friends are still in FOR SYRIA Syria. His brother Guest columns moved to New by student York for a medical political clubs internship a few speak about the situation years before he overseas came to Ball State. His parents came + PAGE 6 to visit their sons, but decided to remain in the United States for their safety.
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he face of 111 E. Adams St. has been taken over by the supernatural. The most recent edition to downtown, Alter Ego Comics, sits nestled in its new digs, showing Downtown Muncie exactly what they are about. At one end of the storefront, Yoda is perched in his tan coat while at the opposite end, neon signs of Superman and Batman’s logo illuminate the sidewalk. Inside the glass doors, comics, posters, art, action figures, “Magic: The Gathering” cards, toys, backpacks and masks line the yellow and brown walls. Behind the counter sits owner Jason Pierce. “Since the move, we have had a lot of people stop outside to look at Yoda, then come in and see what Alter Ego is,” he said. “There is a lot more foot traffic here than the last location on McGalliard [Avenue].” After almost nine years on McGalliard Avenue, Pierce said he didn’t pass on the opportunity to move to a larger, more convenient location. The move added a whole new section to Alter Ego that is opening up opportunities he didn’t previously have. As he walked through the store to show off the new additions, including display cases of iconic comic paraphernalia and action figures, a projector screen, a couch and a full-size Darth Maul, he could barely hold in his excitement. “The other store was, well, let’s just say it — quaint,” Pierce said. “I could touch the ceiling standing
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flat footed. Here, I am still bringing in stuff to fill up the store.” The move across town is not the only change the store recently has undergone. Pierce gained two new partners in running the comic shop. Locals Mark Waid and Christina Blanch offered to help Pierce with the move over dinner one night. The couple wanted to help Pierce with the move and also taking the store to the next level. Blanch — a Ball State lecturer who created the massive open online course, or MOOC, for “Gender Through Comic Books,” which featured Stan Lee — helps Pierce run the store day to day, while Waid works on comics. Waid, an award-winning comic writer and New York Times bestselling, spends his days writing “Daredevil” and “The Indestructible Hulk” at Marvel and “Green Hornet” at Dynamite.
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Alter Ego Comics co-owner Christina Blanch talks with customer Ethan Crouch, a sophomore computer science major. Crouch was unsure of what comic series he would like to try, so Blanch and co-owner Jason Pierce offered suggestions at Alter Ego Comics.
Banks to reunite with old teammates SGA PRO-TEMPORE ELECTED BY SENATE Running back knew his opponents from high school team
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Ball State running back Horactio Banks will find two of his best friends and past teammates on the opposite sideline this Saturday. Tracing all the way back to Pop Warner days, Banks has been close with Darius Scott and Demarius Reed of Eastern Michigan University. The three went on to play high school football together at Simeon, a school of about 1,500 students in Chicago. “I grew up with those guys, all the way until I got here,” Banks said. Reed, a 5-foot-10 junior wide receiver for the Eagles, nearly took the next step with Banks. The two both paid visits to Muncie coming out of high school.
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Ball State sophomore Horactio Banks runs for a touchdown Sept. 7 at Scheumann Stadium. Banks graduated high school with players from Eastern Michigan University and will face them in the game Saturday.
The Student Government Association new pro-tempore will focus on ensuring student’s voices are heard as his top priority, he said after winning the Senate election Wednesday. Jack Hesser, a sophomore microbiology and botany major, ran against Bryan Kubel, a sophomore political science major. Alyssa France, SGA vice president, said Hesser will function as a mentor and teacher. Hesser replaced France, who moved up to vice president as Chloe Anagnos became president after Malachi Randolph resigned earlier this month. Hesser said the main thing he wants to focus on in his new 5. SUNNY role is to make sure the senators he helps actively represent their constituents.
“I want to encourage [the senators] to meet with their students,” He said. “Those 50 people in that room are representing thousands of students outside it.” Hesser’s platform is about looking to “improve Senate relationships, get out to students and work on administrative aspects.” Hesser said WHY SGA after talking to MATTERS TO students, writ- BALL STATE ing legislation See the paper’s is the best way explanation of for the SGA the organization’s Senate to enact role for students long standing + PAGE 6 change on the university. “I think that legislation is such an incredible tool to make their constituents’ voices heard,” Hesser said. He said one tool he uses to collect student’s advice or critiques is SGA’s survey, “Got Probs?” So far this year, the survey has already received three 21. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS 4. MOSTLY SUNNY times the responses it did last year, Hesser said. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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Daniel Y.C. Fung, an internationally recognized microbiologist, will speak to classes on campus today and Friday. The Kansas State University professor has taught food microbiology, food fermentation and food taxology since 1978. He has published more than 700 journal articles, meeting abstracts, proceeding papers, book chapters and books, according to ksu.edu.
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Gov. Mike Pence, along with 33 mayors in Indiana, has declared today Drive 4 Pledges Day, according to a press release. The day is a part of the “It Can Wait” effort to urge Hoosiers to pledge to never text and drive. Participants can take the pledge either through Facebook or the “It Can Wait” website at ItCanWait.com.
BALL STATE AUCTION
Ball State Purchasing Services will have an auction with Dragoo Auction and Reality at 10 a.m. in the Blaine Street Warehouse at 401 S Blaine St. According to the press release, there will be a public walk-through from 1-3 p.m. Friday for the public to see available items. The Purchasing Office’s mission statement is to “foster cost-effective, quality purchases of goods and services to university customers.”
MOMIX PERFORMANCE
Momix, a group of dancer-illusionists, will perform “Botanica” at 7:30 p.m. at John R. Emens Auditorium. According to a press release, the show focuses on nature’s changing imagery through “dance at its most organic and inventive.” Tickets cost $10 for students at the door or $5 in advance. For the public, adult tickets are $25 at the door or $20 in advance and youth tickets are $10. Ball State faculty and staff can buy one, get one free.
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“The Big Scream Picture Show” will play at 8 p.m. at the Cornerstone Center of the Arts’ E.B. Ball Auditorium. According to a press release. Scarevania Haunted House and Cornerstone will host the event. Tickets are $5 and open to the public. The event will include an onstage “spook show,” a screening of “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and a costume contest. The winner of the costume contest will receive a $100 prize. Entries for the contest cost $1.
Indiana Public Radio’s seventh annual beer tasting, All Beers Considered, will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts. According to a press release, the event will include 20 craft beers chosen by The Fickle Peach as well as a silent auction, photo booth and live music. Reservations are $25, $20 for IPR members. The designated driver option, which includes non-alcoholic beverages and food, costs $10. Proceeds benefit IPR. Guests must be at least 21. WHAT
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Last week, President Barack Obama suspended the Senate’s vote on authorizing force against Syria after accepting Russia’s negotiation to eliminate the chemical weapons. According to The Associated Press, Secretary of State John Kerry said the U.S. will closely monitor the plan while continuing to be a military threat for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. When Alsaman left Syria a year and a half ago for Ball State, he did not consider leaving Syria for safety. Now, he said many of the places where he grew up have been destroyed. “Damascus is one of the pretties cities [in] the world,” he said. “All that damage and all of those things being destroyed, places you grew up in, places you used to hang out with your friends to go for a drink or go for fun [are destroyed]. You can’t go there anymore. Some of those
places don’t exist.” Alsaman said he is a person who believes in “peace and rainbows.” He does not pick a side. He does not know if Assad used chemical weapons against Syrian people. He does not know how the conflict can be solved. But he is firmly against anything involving more war. Alsaman said when any country in the international community involves themselves in the conflict, it magnifies the problem. “As a Syrian, I am against an airstrike,” he said. “Each Syrian I know is against that whether he is a supporter [of either side]. If Syrians are killing Syrians, how can they stop Syrians killing each other by killing more?” To Alsaman, international efforts would be better spent helping Syrian refugees. “Syrians, in their time, have opened their gates for the Iraqi people, for Lebanese, for Jordan, for people from Turkey,” he said. “And nowadays, everyone
« As a Syrian, I am
against an airstrike... If Syrians are killing Syrians, how can they stop Syrians killing each other by killing more? » LOUAI ALSAMAN, a Syrian student at Ball State is closing their doors on Syrian people. Even the U.S. is not giving all the people visas. European countries? You should forget about it. They are not giving Syrians visas.” Alsaman said he would like to see the U.S. spend its money giving refugees stable lives until the conflict is resolved. “If you are going to be supportive, you should be helping the people,” he said. “There are people there who are innocent who haven’t been involved in anything who are
just suffering. Helping is not only by war.” In Spring 2014, Alsaman will graduate from his master’s program. At this point, he is looking for a job. Whether it will be in the U.S., or somewhere else, he does not know. He said he does hope to return to the place where he grew up, though. “It is dangerous to go back to my country, even if I am in love with my country,” he said. “But the moment the war stops, I am going back there.” He said he thinks Syria is going through a conflict now, just like any group that has different opinions or any family that fights. “Syria is a beautiful country,” he said. “People there are generous and kind. They do love each other. There is something wrong going on right now, like a nightmare, which no one understands. I hope that war will be over like any other child who is 10 years old [hopes].”
Reviews issued after D.C. shooting Defense secretary says ‘red flags’ may have been missed | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered two sweeping reviews of military security and employee screening programs, acknowledging Wednesday that “a lot of red flags” may have been missed in the background of the Washington Navy Yard shooter. Two days after former Navy reservist Aaron Alexis gunned down 12 people in a shooting rampage inside the Navy base, Pentagon leaders struggled with whether a string of minor arrests, mental health issues and other behavioral problems should have been enough to strip him of his security clearance or deny him access to the secure facility in southeast Washington.
“Obviously, there were a lot of red flags,” Hagel told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. “Why they didn’t get picked, why they didn’t get incorporated into the clearance process, what he was doing, those are all legitimate questions that we’re going to be dealing with.” But Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he still believes that those who have served in the military should not be stigmatized by having to answer questions about their mental health status on security clearance forms. In recent years, Dempsey and other military leaders had argued that service members — many of whom have been plagued by stress disorders and other problems after multiple deployments in more than a decade of war — should have the opportunity to overcome their mental health challenges without being stigmatized. He questioned whether forc-
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The shotgun Navy Yard gunman Aaron Alexis used in his rampage, the Remington 870 Express, is included in a long list of firearms that would be exempted from a ban if legislation introduced in the Senate earlier this year were to become law. THE BILL
Introduced by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the bill has little hope of passage. It would ban 157 specific firearms designed for military and law enforcement use, and it would exempt more than 2,200 others.
ing Alexis to disclose that he had been undergoing mental health treatments could have prevented Monday’s tragedy. “I don’t know what the investigation will determine, but he committed murder,” Dempsey, sitting next to Hagel, said. “And I’m not sure that any particular question or lack of question on a security clearance would
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Louai Alsaman poses Wednesday evening in front of the Shafer Tower. Alsaman came to Ball State from Syria to complete his master’s degree in architecture. He said he is constantly connected to news in Syria to know what is happening back home.
STUDENT HIT BY CAR IN ‘FAIR’ CONDITION
A student who was hit by a car while jogging Tuesday afternoon remains at IU Health Ball Memorial hospital in “fair” condition, officials at the hospital said. Emily Case, 20, was taken to the hospital for a concussion, but no broken bones. The Star Press reported her head hit the car’s windshield and the impact knocked her about 20 feet. She was removed from intensive care Wednesday morning. Driver Krystalin Taylor was cited for disregarding a traffic signal after running a red light at the intersection of Wheeling and Riverside avenues, a couple blocks off campus, and hitting Case, said Muncie police Sgt. Bruce Qualls. – STAFF REPORTS
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probably have revealed that.” As officials worked to untangle the events surrounding the shooting spree and what may have triggered or enabled it, they continued Wednesday to say that routine security procedures were followed when Alexis used his authorized access card to get onto the base and into Building 197.
IND. WOMAN GETS 8 YEARS FOR CRASH
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing a fatal crash while high on a synthetic drug. A Delaware County judge ordered the prison term Tuesday for Karissa Campbell, 24, of Muncie. Campbell pleaded guilty in June to a felony charge of causing death with a controlled substance in her system, The Star Press reported. Authorities said Campbell ingested a synthetic drug called spice before a February 2012 crash on Indiana 3 south of Muncie that killed her passenger, 32-year-old Jeremy Chissell, of New Castle. Campbell testified that she and Chissell consumed illegal drugs “constantly” during their yearlong relationship and routinely bought spice at Muncie convenience stores. – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Apple. BlackBerry. Samsung. When picking out a phone, some students might as well be searching for a new appendage. Whether rustling in a purse, snug in a pocket or gripped in a hand, for many of us, phones have become an extension of ourselves. According to Pew Research Center released this summer, 91 percent of American adults own a cellphone, and 56 percent are tapping away on a smartphone. Of those, 28 percent of cell phone owners have an Android, 25 percent are iPhone users and 4 percent carry a Blackberry. With the new iPhones going on the market — one plastic and the other gold plated — consumers driven by fan fair are expected to line up for the releases Friday. But does the phone carried actually say something about the owner? A study commissioned by TalkTalk Mobile surveyed 2,000 smartphone owners of the three largest brands to determine whether this was the case and found some user-specific characteristics correlate with heavier drinking, biggest cash flow and vanity. TalkTalk Mobile Director Dan Meader said, in an interview with the Daily Mail, the results revealed some “quirky” differences. “Of course, simply buying a certain type of phone doesn’t mean your personality or way of living immediately changes,” Meader said. “But the results could suggest that certain types of personality are drawn to different features and functions of certain handsets.”
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Samsung’s many phones, such as the Galaxy S4, operate using Android. In 2012, Samsung dominated the global mobile phone industry as the world’s biggest mobile phone maker, according to Forbes. The TalkTalk Mobile survey found that the typical AnPHOTO COURTESY OF SAMSUNG.COM droid user is the most creative out of the bunch, which included iPhones and Blackberry users. This group also mostly identified themselves as shy and calm. Android-users surveyed were predominantly in culture, art and sport industries. Other qualities found in the Android users were most polite, best cooks and most active in social media, and they drink the most alcohol than users of the other two phones.
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The study found the typical iPhone user rated themselves most as being attractive and they spend the most yearly cash on clothes and grooming. But the vanity doesn’t stop at looks, they also were the group who most said they believe their bosses rate them highly. The
main industry iPhone users were in was media. iPhone users were the biggest travelers in the group and carried the main characteristics of confidence, ambition, daring, brightness and flirtatiousness.
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Looking for a date? Take a good look next time your love interest pulls out their phone — BlackBerry users were more likely to have longterm relationships than the others. In addition, those who use a BlackBerry were the biggest earners and typically worked in the fields of finance, property or health. While being the most social, the BlackBerry users tended to be the least punctual. They also are the most chatty by making the most calls and texts out of the smartphone users. They characterized themselves as loud and bubbly. They also are the biggest coffee and tea drinkers out of the group.
“Retail is just about the only business aspect of comics I’ve not tried in my 30year career,” he said. “I’m excited that this allows me to connect directly with the readers, [to] find out more what they want and what they’re excited about.” Alter Ego has been Blanch’s choice of comic shop for years. Every Wednesday, she said she would go pick up the new comics that were released. A long time fan of comics, Blanch got turned on to them during the “Star Wars” craze. She was a proud owner of everything “Star Wars;” she said nothing could compare to the hold the franchise had on her. "I lost interest for a while when I started noticing boys, but when my son was born, I was roped back into the comic world,” she said. “It’s something that my entire family bonds through.” Blanch’s return into the comic world was not a subtle one. She quickly filled her life with the thin paper books, she said, and it has become a staple in her life. After becoming a comic lover, writer and scholar, Blanch took the next step in her comic life, to be a seller. Blanch and Pierce hold down the store Monday through Saturday, manning the counter and helping costumers that wander in. When Ethan Crouch, a Ball State sophomore computer science major, walked into Alter Ego and began wandering through the store, it wasn’t long before Blanch approached him. She struck up a conversa-
tion and started to talk to him about what he likes, what he has enjoyed reading and what he would like to start. Without hesitation, she started leading him through the store to show him different comics and to tell him what she liked about the story. From across the store, Pierce would throw in suggestions and comments about the book as he shuffled through a deck of “Magic: The Gathering” cards. “The costumer service here is unlike any other comic shop I’ve been to,” Crouch said. “They know the comics they sell really well, and they are always willing to help anyone who walks through the door. It’s unreal.” Pierce and Blanch build up relationships with regular costumers to make sure everyone who visits the store feels welcome. With the larger space, Alter Ego is reaching out to the community more with events, such as movie release parties, “Magic: The Gathering” tournaments, themed nights and comic signings. Saturday will be the store’s first big event with its grand reopening. The event, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., will take over the 100 block of Adams Street and will feature a replica of the 1966 Batmobile, cosplayers, storm troopers and comic signings by Waid and comic creators Mike Norton and Art Baltazar. “It’s the first of many events that will draw people into the store and help us build up relationships with Muncie locals,” Pierce said. “I’m excited to see how the store will grow from here.”
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Dance company director talks flowers, centaurs, live performances before coming to Ball State LINDSEY RILEY STAFF REPORTER Auditorium. The show | lnriley@bsu.edu highlights nature’s changMoses Pendleton is in the process of harvesting thousands of sunflowers from his country garden. He uses the flowers for work projects and life inspiration. Pendleton has an appreciation for the natural world and a curiosity for the connection the human body and natural world share. Pendleton translated his passion for nature of all kinds into “Botanica,” a dance production put on by Momix. Momix is a company of dancer-illusionists under the artistic direction of Pendleton. For more than 30 years, Momix has brought surreal images to life with the use of light, shadow, props and the human body. The company has earned a variety of international awards and has been performed on television shows and at festivals. “[Momix] is not one particular thing, but a combination of visual and physical theater,” Pendleton said. “It uses dance, bodies, props, special lighting and magical projections to try to create an invocative evening of physical theater and dance. It’s not just a dance concert, but also a visual experience.” Pendleton and Momix are bringing “Botanica” on Friday to John R. Emens
ing imagery. It reflects the seasons and nature by portraying flowers, rocks, centaurs and more. Pendleton said while flowers don’t sound like physically demanding roles to play, Momix dancers train very hard to portray them. “I think if people are worried that the show will be boring, they should come and watch these incredible bodies doing incredible things,” he said. “These [dancers] are highly trained athletes. They work out everyday and they do their dances. ... It takes a lot of physical power to imitate a centaur, a rock, a butterfly in this show. You have to train hard to portray these roles.” Simona Di Tucci has danced with Momix for about 10 years. She is a dance captain in “Botanica” and helped with the production’s creative process. She describes Momix as “a different way to use the body.” “We work a lot with props and lights to give the illusion of something,” Tucci said. “For example, in ‘Botanica,’ we have this piece called ‘Marigolds.’ It’s made up of five women, and we all wear this dress that we use in different ways. It’s a skirt that starts at our heads and
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goes down as we move. So from a marigold, it becomes a flamingo dancer.” Di Tucci said seeing Momix’s “Botanica” is “a moment out of reality” for audiences. She said the dancers try to get the audience engaged into the dances with the use of different music, sounds and imagination. “Momix is open to everybody of every age,” she said. “It’s very visual and colorful.” Pendleton said Momix has visited a lot of universities around the country, and he wishes that more students
were in the audience. “This is something that I think that students would really get into,” he said. “It’s really a trip ... to say the least. I think there is a message of artistic freedom — a freedom to think outside of the box — in ‘Botanic.’ Momix, as a whole, is a reflection of that.” Momix’s ‘Botanica’ is a one-night performance Friday at Emens. Student tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Contact the box office at 765-285-1539 for more information.
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Development in the Village could raise property taxes 2008 legislation caps tax for rentals at 2 percent of value
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Rising property taxes around the Village could be a potential outcome of the new Cardinal Village development for the surrounding area. Matthew Wright, leasing agent for C&M Property Management, said the rise should not be a concern for property owners. “If you really project out what your business looks like in residential property management, taxes aren’t your biggest enemy, anyway,” he said. “Taxes are something that are always
going to be there.” C&M manages 107 residential units around Muncie, Wright said. Still, the rises also could mean a shift in rental prices for the area, said Dagney Faulk, director of research at the Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research. “Whatever property taxes the property owner has to pay, the rental value has to be high enough to cover that,” she said. The Village area is designated as a tax increment financing district, meaning the increase in revenue that the county receives from the property taxes will be set aside to pay for the bond that was used to pay for the city-funded Cardinal Square
parking garage. Property tax caps were implemented in 2008, limiting the amount of property taxes that can be placed on landowners. For rental property, the cap was set at 2 percent of the assessed value and 1 percent for residential property. According to a study done in May by the Center for Business and Economic Research, Delaware County was the second-most impacted in 2012 since the implementation of the tax cap and lost 36.09 percent of property tax revenue that it would have made without the cap. As a landowner, Wright said the increase in property tax is not worrying him. “In my opinion, the general tax level is so high that prop-
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erty taxes are such a miniscule amount of that,” he said. But, the economic effects of the development are not yet clear, Wright said. “There’s no direct implications that I can say yet,” he said.
SGA: Pickell leaves election for time committment | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Nearly half the responses brought up university dining. He said last week, there were around seven comments from vegans and vegetarians looking for more options. Hesser said he has a meeting scheduled with Jon Lewis, director of Dining Services. Another change he said SGA is looking at is making Blue Loop, a busing route that covers the northeast side of campus, into a year-round route. Hesser said he is ready to take on his new position and work with senators to affect change. “I’m just really excited to take on the position and face some unique challenges,” he said. Jason Pickell, a sophomore political science major, originally ran for the position, but released Tuesday on Twitter, and confirmed Wednesday, that he had dropped out of the race. He said he was worried about
THE NEW PLATFORM As the Student Government Association pro-tempore, Jack Hesser brought a new platform point to the position. “To improve Senate relationships, get out to students and work on administrative aspects.” He said he will start by meeting with Jon Lewis, director of Dining Services, to talk about more vegan and vegetarian options on campus.
being unable to fulfill the time commitment. “I didn’t want to let anyone down if I didn’t end up having the time,” Pickell said. At this week’s Senate meeting, one new senator also was accepted and 11 senators were added to committees.
Death toll rises to 80 in Mexico after days of flooding Weekend storms « W e lost everything, our house, our 80 people damaged roughly bed, the fans, the refrigerator, the 35,000 houses television. » | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ACAPULCO, Mexico — The death toll from days of flooding in southern and central Mexico rose to 80 on Wednesday, and new reports of landslides in a village near the resort of Acapulco threatened to drive the number of casualties even higher. Interior Secretary Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong said federal authorities had reached the village, known as La Pintada, by helicopter and had airlifted out 35 residents, four of whom were seriously injured in the slide, but they had not yet seen any bodies. “It doesn’t look good, based on the photos we have in our possession,” Osorio Chong said, while noting that “up to this point, we do not have any [confirmed] as dead in the landslide.” Earlier, speaking to local media, he said, “this is a very powerful landslide, very big ... You can see that it hit a lot of houses.” Mexico was hit by the onetwo punch of twin storms over the weekend, and the storm that soaked Acapulco on Sunday, Manuel, re-formed into a tropical storm Wednesday, threatening to bring more flooding to the country’s northern coast. With a tropical disturbance over the Yucatan Peninsula headed toward the same Gulf coast hit by Hurricane Ingrid, the country could face another double hit, just it struggles to restore services and evacuate those stranded by last weekend’s flooding. Mexico’s federal Civil Protection coordinator, Luis Felipe Puente, said 35,000 homes were damaged or destroyed
and authorities raised the death toll across the country to 80. But the death toll may rise further. Mayor Edilberto Tabares of the township of Atoyac told Milenio television that 18 bodies had been recovered and possibly many more remained buried in a remote mountain village that authorities have not yet been able to reach. Atoyac is a largely rural township about 42 miles west of Acapulco. In Acapulco itself, gun-toting state police guarded the entrance to a partly flooded Costco store hours after people looted it on one of the city’s main boulevards, carting off shopping carts full of food, clothing, and in some cases, flat-screen TVs. Hundreds of people waded through waist-high brown water in the store’s parking lot on Wednesday, fishing out anything — cans of food or soda — that looters might have dropped. Others shouted for the now-shuttered store to be re-opened. “If we can’t work, we have to come and get something to eat,” said 60-year-old fisherman Anastasio Barrera, as he stood with his wife outside the store. “The city government isn’t doing anything for us, and neither is the state government.” With the twin roads from Acapulco to Mexico City closed down, at least 40,000 tourists saw a long holiday beach weekend degenerate into a desperate struggle to get weeping children, elderly parents and even a few damp, bedraggled dogs back home. Thousands of people, some sweating, profusely, waited in line Wednesday outside a shopping mallconvention center that was being used as a shelter and waiting area for flights out. Two of Mexico’s largest air-
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heat along with her husband and a group of friends who had been vacationing in Acapulco. Their excruciating wait had already stretched for two days. “Forty-eight hours without electricity, no running water and now we can’t get home,” Clave said. “Now, all I ask for is some shade and some information.” So far, authorities said they had flown about 5,300 people out of Acapulco. The government has promised to reopen the roads between Acapulco and Mexico City, but they were blocked by dozens of mudslides, rocks and collapsed tunnels, and the first provisional way out won’t be ready for days, officials predict. Some cash machines along Acapulco’s coastal boulevard were low on bills, but most of the city’s tourist zone appeared back to normal Wednesday, with roads clear, restaurants and hotels open and brightly lit and tourists strolling along the bay in an attempt to recover some of
the leisure time lost to three days of incessant rains. Gavin McLoughlin, 27, another teacher at Mexico City’s Greengates School, said he went to Acapulco on a late-night bus Thursday with about 30 other teachers at the school, many of whom are in their 20s. “We had no idea of the weather,” the Englishman said. “We knew there was a hurricane on the other side but not this side.” City officials said about 23,000 homes, mostly on Acapulco’s outskirts, were without electricity
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In 1925, the international community met in Geneva and agreed that no country shall ever partake in the use of chemical warfare. The reason the world felt so strongly about banning chemical weapons is due to their utter brutality. Chemical weapons kill men, women, children and soldiers indiscriminately. The type of chemical weapon used in Syria was sarin nerve gas, which causes paralysis within seconds, leading to seizures and finally death. It is blatant as to why such weapons are illegal and why the use of such weapons is a punishable offense. We know now that Syria has used chemical weapons, as it was recently confirmed by a United Nations report. Syria’s use of sarin has caused the suffering and death of more than 1,400 of their own citizens. Humanity is faced with a dilemma that we sought to prevent, and now — with the international community unwilling to act — it is again left up to the United States to take charge and to safeguard the interests of the Syrian people and the world as a whole. Don’t get me wrong. I tend to be hesitant of supporting military action for fear of being drawn into another long quagmire such as Afghanistan and Iraq. However, as a Democrat, I am an idealist who believes that every citizen of the world has a right to create their own government and that their government should protect the rights of its citizens. The highest among such are basic human rights. President Barack Obama has stated that he will not put any U.S. soldiers on the ground in Syria. I applaud his shared reluctance of a large scale war, and I will hold him to his word that there will be no further escalation. I support the use of limited airstrikes targeted at Syrian military bases, but nothing more. If the U.S. does nothing, the Assad regime, as well as other totalitarian regimes, will view such inaction by the nation and the international community as being weak on principles. Thus, it will set a precedent that chemical weapons can be used without serious punishment. The recent diplomatic breakthroughs have allowed a possible solution to the situation in Syria, yet I view this as letting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad off the hook. Without taking action against the regime, the situation in Syria has the possibility of degrading intensely, so more extremes may have to be taken. We cannot afford, as a nation of such strong guiding principles, to allow Syria to brutally partake in the mass murder of its own citizens. If no one else will do anything, we must.
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On Aug. 21, the Assad regime in Syria used the chemical weapon sarin to rid three suburbs north of the Syrian capital of rebel forces. There was estimated to be 1,400 casualties. Although these are staggering numbers, the Syrian civil war has resulted in over 100,000 casualties in total, 60,000 of whom were civilian or rebel forces, according to The Huffington Post. So we must ask ourselves, why get outrage from chemical weapon casualties, which are just over 1.4 percent of the total casualties? In 1925, the leaders of all the major world powers met in Geneva and agreed to ban the use chemical or biological weapons in warfare. They cited that the pain the victims of such attacks experienced were far too horrific to be used in warfare and had no place in the civilized world, according to Cornell University School of Law. The Assad regime in Syria broke international norms, customs and laws by using these weapons. Laws that they, although it may seem absurd, did not break in the non-chemical weapon deaths of the estimated 60,000 non-regime personnel. Since the attack, President Barack Obama and his administration have been issuing waves of propaganda to try to convince the American public as to why it is necessary to use military force in Syria. When Obama spoke to the American people, he was even unsure about a correct course of action. He presented arguments as to why U.S. intervention was necessary. “If we fail to act, the Assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons,” he said. “As the ban against these weapons erodes, other tyrants will have no reason to think twice about acquiring poison gas, and using them.” Statements like these make it seem abundantly clear that the president supports intervention. Yet the latest proposal by the Russian government and President Bashar al-Assad’s agreement to forfeit his chemical weapons stockpile to United Nations control seems to have caused a great deal of indecisiveness within the Obama administration. The president didn’t completely ignore the Russian proposal that happened a day before his speech, stating during the same speech that the Russian proposal has “potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force.” The president’s inability to deliver a concise and direct message leaves many Americans wondering where he stands on the issue. It also has made members of his own party very skeptical to support him. The bipartisan opposition to his proposed strike in Congress is unprecedented. Many members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have voiced their strong opposition to military intervention. We are looking to you to lead us, Obama. When you can’t even deliver a straight forward message, nor rally your own party in Congress to get behind you, it makes it very hard for us to follow. With the stakes so high, he must either wholly pursue a diplomatic solution or present a convincing case as to why military action is absolutely necessary. Until this point, he has failed to commit to either.
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pushed initiatives toward the administration, such as the renovation of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center and the elimination of Fruesday in 2011, a confusing day of Friday classes on a Tuesday to even out the amount of classes taken in Fall Semester. Both of these issues were first brought to the organization by students. Students hear about the executive board at the time or the prospective slates during elections. These students have partial to full tuition paid for by the university to serve the student body. But those four students that lead the executive portion of student government are not all there is to SGA. There are typically more than 50 senators. These senators are from different organizations and represent different parts of campus in four caucuses — on-campus, off-campus, at-large and organizational. These students work throughout the year to actively hear students’ opinions. This group of students works year-round to serve its constituents — the students. Only 24 percent of campus voted for the executive slate in the spring election, which is more than double the amount of the prior election. That small amount of students showing their care was a record number. This relationship is clearly one sided, and it is time for students to take notice and contribute to the cause SGA tries to complete on an annual basis.
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rett said he looks forward to the opportunity to speak with Parrish, but isn’t making the focus of the trip to Ypsilanti, Mich., about his former coach. “It’ll be nice to see him and talk to him,� Garrett said. “He recruited me to come here and coached me for a year. But my focus is on the game.� Ball State’s four-year players were freshmen during the last two seasons Parrish spent as coach. The small pocket of players that were recruited by and played for him talked with each other about Parrish now at Eastern Michigan. They’re also trying to not let it become a distraction. “We’ve talked and said it’s kind of weird,� Wenning said.
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“But it’s a business. He’s moved on; we’ve moved on. It’s just the way it is.� The players have moved on, but they haven’t forgotten that the coach who gave them scholarships to play college football will be on the opposing sideline. Wenning and Garrett both saw ample playing time as freshmen in Parrish’s final season, helping them jumpstart their careers to become senior leaders this season. “I’m definitely thankful for everything he did when he was here,� Wenning said. “I’m thankful he gave me the opportunity to play college football. So I have to be grateful for that.� It’ll also be the first time
head coach Pete Lembo will meet his predecessor while leading Ball State. In his weekly news conference, Lembo said he had previously met Parrish years before arriving at Ball State. He also said he’s looking forward to meeting with him Saturday. Ball State has seen a change of direction since Parrish was let go and Lembo was brought in. In two seasons under Parrish, Ball State went 6-18 and didn’t win more than four games in either season. After two full seasons with Lembo, Ball State went 15-10 and is off to a 2-1 start this season. The team will be focused on opening the MAC season with
| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ball State recruited Reed as a defensive back, but Banks said his friend wanted the opportunity to play offense. Reed chose to attend Eastern Michigan where he could remain a wide receiver. Head coach Pete Lembo said Reed would be a dangerous player for the Eagles this week. Though Banks lives more than three hours away from his former teammates, they still talk on a daily basis. The three plan out times to visit home and be around each other. Banks said they always work out together, sometimes at their alma mater’s weight room. Banks said through their time as teammates, he’s learned what Scott
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Road trip takes volleyball team toward East Coast Six-match winning streak is on the line for Shondell’s squad
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After making trips to Florida, Minnesota and Iowa over the last few weeks, the Ball State women’s volleyball team is making just one more trip before conference play starts. The team departs early this morning for Charleston, S.C., for its final non-conference tournament of the season. On Friday, Ball State will face off against UNC-Asheville, a team that’s 7-4 and has won its last two matches. Ball State head coach Steve Shondell said he hopes to have senior Kylee Baker back in the fold for the weekend’s three matches. Baker missed Tuesday’s match against IUPUI with a back injury. Shondell said she received the injury during a blocking drill. Coming down after blocking a spike in practice, Baker said her spine felt like it compacted. She went straight to the training room. The team is hopeful Baker will be available in the College of Charleston Tournament. Shondell was told that if he played her against IUPUI, she might not be physically able to compete this weekend. It was all Shondell needed to hear, so he held Baker out against the Jaguars. “We had to pick our poison,” he said. “We want her for this weekend, so hopefully these extra days will allow her to get healthy.” Baker’s offense could be important against UNC-Asheville, which has forced its opponents into a total of 264 errors.
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It’s a whopping 76 more than the Bulldogs have committed through the team’s first 11 matches. The experience Ball State’s outside hitter brings could be the difference in the number of errors Baker’s team makes. Seasoned veterans know how to take their game on the road and execute without making mistakes, something UNCAsheville is good at forcing. Without Baker, Ball State’s Alex Fuelling and Mackenzie Kitchel committed 14 errors in three sets against IUPUI, which Kitchel said she wants to clean up for the weekend. Aside from avoiding errors, Ball State will have to watch for sophomore Christine Lakatos. UNC-Asheville’s strongest attacker, Lakatos leads her team in kills and is second in digs. The offense will flow through her, as she’s taken nearly 200 more attack attempts than the next highest player. Despite Lakatos offense, UNCAsheville has struggled offensively. The team hits just .203 so far and has been out killed by nearly 40. By shutting down Lakatos, Ball State would shut down the entire offense and have a shot to extend its win streak to seven games. The last time Ball State won seven in a row was the start of the 2011 season, when the team began 9-0 before falling to Purdue. They finished the regular sea-
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Senior Kylee Baker recovers the ball during a game. Baker did not play in the game against IUPUI on Tuesday. As of publication, it is unclear whether Baker will play in the next game Friday against UNC-Asheville.
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.236 .325 Ball State’s match against UNC-Asheville in Charleston, S.C., will start at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Before each of Ball State’s seven games, head coach Craig Roberts has stressed that win or loss, what is important is getting ready for conference play. Though that will remain true for the last match of the Cardinals non-conference schedule, Roberts couldn’t help but sound eager to travel to IUPUI. “We’ve been looking forward to this game,” Roberts said. “We haven’t forgotten the result of last year and how disappointed we were.” IUPUI came into the Briner Sports Complex last season and handed Ball State a 1-0 defeat in a match in the Cardinals outshot the Jaguars 17-6. While Ball State hopes for a different result, it will use different integral parts. Nine of the Cardinals’ 11 starters are no longer on the roster, and a large number of key rotational players this season did not see action in the match last year. One of those players is junior Cailey Starck, who is apart of the backline for Ball State that has started each game together and logged a conference leading four shutouts. “We have a lot of trust in each other,” the right back said. “We really trust each other, and we know we are always going to cover each other because we keep talking as much as we can.” IUPUI touts mediocre offensive numbers, with six goals in seven games, but that doesn’t mean much to the MAC’s second best scoring defense.
“[The game] last year is still fresh in our minds,” Roberts said. “We need to maintain our playing standards.” Outside of the four defenders, only two other Cardinals have started each game. And that level of parity extends to Ball State’s attack, going up a sound defensive team that has only surrendered five goals this season. “We’re going to throw a variety of attacks at them and hopefully break them down and let us get in behind them,” Roberts said. Ball State has utilized a number of different offensive tactics already this season, including bringing an outside defender into the attacking third of the field. Starck is third on the team in shots with 10, and her counter part, left back freshman Leah Mattingly has six. IUPUI will not only have to deal with copious number of attacking strategies Roberts will employ, but also the numerous personnel options Roberts has at his disposal. Seven different Cardinals have scored this season, and 19 of the 24 players with field time have taken a shot. Exploiting its depth has been a central tenet for Ball State’s successes this year, and is one of the keys for it to tidy up right before conference play. “We have good depth on our bench,” Starck said. “We just have to make sure we are using it and adapting to who is on the field.” After thinking about avenging a loss to a rival or preparing for conference play, Roberts said above all else, it is just another match. “IUPUI is a well coached team that is going to give 100 percent effort,” he said. “It’s just our job to try to break them down and get on the end of things.”