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Students, faculty discuss dangers of alcohol poisoning, how to identify the warning signs of overdrinking
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Editor’s Note: The names Brigette Holson and Kendra McNeal are pseudonyms. The students’ names were changed to protect their identities.
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all State student Brigette Holson was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance after a University Police Department officer found her vomiting in a bathroom at an early morning campus event. Holson blew a .24 blood alcohol content, but her BAC was still rising. At the hospital, her blood tested a .32 BAC. “I woke up at 7 p.m. and asked for a blanket,” she said. “I blacked out. I didn’t
remember anything.” Her friend Kendra McNeal, who attended the event with Holson, knew the situation was serious when she became incoherent and could not stop vomiting. “That’s when I sent someone to get help,” McNeal said. She had seen alcohol poisoning firsthand on a previous Spring Break trip, so she said she understood the severity of the situation.
1,825 students in the 18-25 age group died from alcoholrelated, unintentional injuries
24 Hoosiers
who are underage died from alcohol poisoning in the last nine years, according to the Indiana Department of Health
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have lifeline laws, including Indiana, Colorado, New Jersey, California, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Pennsylvania Read about Indiana’s lifeline laws, see PAGE A7
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Top teams face off in CITY SEWER conference showdown CONCERN FOR THE VILLAGE High scoring offenses will battle as both teams fight for first place in the MAC DAKOTA CRAWFORD CHIEF REPORTER | @DakotaCrawford_
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Senior quarterback Keith Wenning shuffles at the line of scrimmage while trying to find an open receiver against Army on Sept. 7. Ball State will take on Toledo at 3 p.m. Saturday for Family Weekend.
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For a third-straight year under head coach Pete Lembo, the Ball State football team opened Mid-American Conference play with a win. The 51-20 victory over Eastern Michigan will mean little, though, if Ball State is unable to repeat in this week’s game against Toledo. The Cardinals (3-1) are set to host the Rockets (2-2) at 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be no lack of scoring when the pair of legitimate MAC-West title contenders square off. Ball State and Toledo are explosive teams that look to be well-matched. After four games, Ball State leads the conference in scoring offense and pass offense. Senior quarterback Keith Wenning, who
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Piping combines transportation for collected stormwater, wastewater CHOKEY CHIEF REPORTER | ARIC aachokey@bsu.edu
HEAD TO HEAD MATCHUPS FOR BALL STATE AND TOLEDO Ball State and Toledo will engage in what could be a high scoring battle + PAGES A6 & B3
passed for 317 yards on 17 completions last week, is tied for second in the country with 1,315 yards on the season. “It’s a confidence builder,” Wenning said of his performance against Eastern Michigan. “We’re feeling good right now, but we know we’re not where we need to be, and we’re not satisfied with where we’re at, so we’ve got to get better each day.” The team rushed the ball better Saturday as junior running back Jahwan Edwards returned from injury. He ran the ball 15 times for 81 yards and three touchdowns.
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As construction in the Village SEWER begins, structural changes to the area’s sewer system may SYSTEM become a concern for the city. Muncie is currently “There are a lot of lines here using a combination in Muncie that have issues besewer system, which some residents have cause of the age of the lines,” complaints about. said Matthew Wright, a leasing agent for C&M Property The system includes: • 12-inch clay pipes Management. • Stormwater and The current system is a wastewater are combination sewer system, collected and meaning stormwater and transported through wastewater are collected and the same pipe. transported through the same pipe. John Anderson, Muncie Sanitary District engineer, said they are using a 12-inch clay pipe. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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