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Ball State students reflect on the fall 2021 semester and look toward an unprecedented future.

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Graduates by College Architecture & Planning • 30 College of Health • 30 Communication, Information & Media • 31 Fine Arts • 32 Miller College of Business • 32 Sciences & Humanities • 33 Teacher’s College • 35 University College • 38

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ENDING THEIR

CARDINAL CAREERS A breakdown of fall 2021 degrees earned

1,190 1,190

DEGREES

will be awarded fall 2021

Ball State administrators are set to award nearly 1,200 degrees for the fall 2021 semester among undergraduate, master’s and doctorate students. Compared to fall 2020 degrees, this is about 15 percent lower than the total degrees awarded during the previous fall semester.

43%

of fall 2021 graduates are receiving degrees from the

TEACHERS

COLLEGE

More than 40 percent of fall 2021 pending graduates are from the Teachers College, and the number of total pending degrees is nearly identical at the master’s and bachelor’s levels.

Here is a breakdown of colleges and degree levels and their representation of pending fall 2021 degrees: -Staff Reports

COLLEGE BREAKDOWN 3.9%

4.5%

College of Fine Arts

University College

College of Communication, Information and Media

College of Architecture and Planning

16.1%

8.3%

College of Health

2.4%

College of Sciences and Humanities

10.3% 11.4%

43.1% Teachers College

Miller College of Business

DEGREE LEVEL BREAKDOWN

577

571

52x There are

BACHELOR

MORE

Editor’s Note: The final tally of degrees awarded may not match this data exactly because it is based on an earlier list of students pending graduation.

DEGREES than Associate’s

11

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

31

Doctorate Degree

MAGGIE GETZIN, DN Source: Ball State fall 2021 list of pending graduates

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GRAD GRADUATES

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Ball State graduate students reflect on the end of their journeys.

John Lynch Reporter The end of the semester is synonymous with graduation, specifically the advancement of graduates into the workforce.

However, for graduate school students, it means the culmination of an additional two years of schooling, taking their education to the next level. While graduate school can take many different paths, the result is often the same: a master’s degree.

Finding her path Malorie McLain once faced a difficult career decision.

McLain, Ball State psychology graduate student, started her educational path at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York. When she finished her undergraduate education at Le Moyne and began looking for PhD programs, she applied to 14 universities, waiting to make a decision on where she would continue her education.

Ball State’s graduate program eliminated that decision.

McLain entered Ball State in the fall 2019 semester, when she started her master’s in

rehabilitation counseling. She is now finishing that master’s degree and will continue pursuing her counseling psychology doctorate at Ball State.

McLain hopes to use her training in rehabilitation counseling to help people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, something she retained from her time at Le Moyne.

Before changing her major to

really excited,” McLain said.

While going through nursing school, McLain realized a more personal, time-intensive approach to patient care suited her best.

“When I was on clinical rotations in nursing school, a lot of times my peers would have to come pull me out of patient rooms because I would just have a chair pulled up next to their bed and I would

I didn’t want to waste my time or my money unless I was 100 percent sure I was passionate about it, and so that’s how I finally found this is what I wanted to do. It came full circle.”

- LAURI FELLMAN, Ball State graduate student psychology, she spent two and a half years studying nursing, so Ball State’s master’s program in rehabilitation counseling allowed her to continue that work.

“I still get to have that kind of medical focus in my background but in a counseling setting, so being able to do that with a master’s program, I was

just kind of be talking to them about life,” she said.

Ball State, with what she described as a “humanistic approach” to its curriculum, allowed her to approach her future career the way she had wanted to since she started her education.

McLain said she’s looking forward to graduating soon,

even though graduation for her means more schooling in the Ball State PhD program.

Avoiding burnout will be her biggest challenge over the next few years, something she said is relatable for many of her fellow students in her cohort.

“It’s hard. It’s absolutely hard to be in school for so long and to get burned out,” she said. “I know that it’s something I’ve always wanted.

I wanted to push myself to do something that nobody else in my family has ever even thought of doing — just kind of getting to the highest level that I can has always been a dream of mine. And I think it will.”

Grad school, the long way Twenty-five years ago, Annie Joines Prentice thought her educational journey was finished.

Joines Prentice, Ball State special education graduate student, graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s undergraduate program in 1995. She went on to teach in Chapel Hill’s school system for several years before having children and becoming a stay-at-home mother for 19 years.

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 7 “As my children got older and I realized that they were going to be more independent, I realized that I needed to start thinking about what I was going to do with my future, and I wanted to find a way to combine my teaching experience with the years of parenting,” she said. “[I had] one child with a serious mental illness and then a child who’s autistic, and [a master’s in] emotional and behavioral disorders seemed like the perfect fit.”

Knowing she wanted to get her master’s online, Joines Prentice began looking for programs. Ball State was recommended by the educational development organization Council for Exceptional Children, so she decided to apply. It turned out to be the right call, she said.

“What led me to go back to school is I began to wonder, ‘What is this journey like for families who don’t have the resources that our family has?’” Joines Prentice said.

Along the way, Joines Prentice said she has needed to make adjustments as someone who had been out of school since the ’90s, none of which have been more prominent than her transition to online learning.

“When I was an undergraduate,

It’s hard. It’s absolutely hard to be in school for so long and to get burned out...I wanted to push myself to do something that nobody else in my family has ever even thought of doing.

Just kind of getting to the highest level that I can has always been a dream of mine. And I think it will.”

- MALORIE MCLAIN, Ball State graduate student

I didn’t own my own computer and I didn’t know anyone else who did either,” she said. “There were computer labs on campus, and it was a big deal to type your paper on a Mac and proofread it and save it on a floppy disk and then print it out and turn it in. I didn’t even know that Canvas existed [at modern universities].”

Even through the difficulties of online learning and the changes in her approach to her career, Joines Prentice said she is confident she’s leaving Ball State with everything she needs to be successful as a special education teacher.

“I have the tools to do exactly

COLORS OF THE ACADEMIC HOOD Velvet

offical degree color

Chevron secondary school color

Satin Field primary school color

Ball State offers 10 different types of master’s degree tassel and hood colors. Master’s graduates wear oval-shaped sleeves on their gowns.

Source: academicapparel.com, Ball State commencement page

what I wanted to do,” she said.

“So what I’ve learned is how to take these almost 20 years of parenting and combine that with teaching and with researchbased, evidence-based methods and to work with children with emotional and behavioral disorders. I feel really confident about going back to teaching.”

The right fit For some students, online classes are a major adjustment.

For early childhood education master’s student Lauri Fellman, it was more of an accommodation.

Fellman, who has a partial hearing impairment, said doing graduate school online was made easier by the convenience of captioning and the flexible nature of selfdirected learning.

“My hearing has gotten worse as I’ve gotten older, and I think it was better that I wasn’t in an auditorium with 100 people trying to hear and take notes, versus [now], I can just do everything on the computer,” Fellman said.

“I do miss having access to the teachers, the professors like I did in undergrad … there’s something to be said when you can see a professor in person versus having to hear back in the email.”

The former Kennesaw State University undergraduate student finished the last part of her schooling in 2008 before starting a career in Georgia as an applied behavioral analyst (ABA) for Georgia’s Babies Can’t Wait program from 2009-11, an early intervention program for babies and toddlers with special needs.

She also worked as an ABA

outside of the state’s program, which led her to a “crossroads” in her career.

“Working in early intervention, I saw the need as the population was growing and exploding and families were saying, ‘Does my child have autism?’” Fellman said. “So, I thought, ‘Maybe I need to get back into this,’ and I had an epiphany.”

This epiphany led her to Ball State, where she has pursued her Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification, along with her master’s degree.

A self-described perfectionist, Fellman started in the fall 2019 semester from her Georgia home, attending lectures virtually. She said she wanted to make as good a grade as possible in her classes, even going back to an ethics class she initially finished with an 87 percent to score a 99 percent on her second attempt.

“I didn’t want to waste my time or my money unless I was 100 percent sure I was passionate about it, and so that’s how I finally found this is what I wanted to do. It came full circle,” she said.

Babies Can’t Wait hired Fellman because of her background in autism, she said, and she came back to the field to help those with disabilities.

While Fellman won’t be in Muncie for the fall 2021 commencement ceremonies, she said she’s still planning to celebrate.

“I’m going to do something at home — I’ve got my cap and gown,” she said.

Contact John Lynch with comments at jplynch@bsu.edu or on Twitter @WritesLynch.

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PAVING THEIR OWN

PATHS

Ball State first-generation graduates reflect on their experiences.

Angelica Gonzalez Morales Reporter

BREANA ENYEART Senior legal studies major with a concentration in public law and a minor in sociology

BREANA ENYEART, PHOTO PROVIDED; AMBER PIETZ, DN DESIGN

Set to be the first person in her family to graduate with a college degree, Lauren Kamykowski, senior political science and French double major, has learned every first-generation college student faces their own challenges “that impede their academic success in one way or another.”

Kamykowski, who plans to walk at the fall 2021 commencement ceremony Dec. 18, said one of the biggest challenges of her college career hasn’t been related directly to her academics but rather handling her financial aid processes, such as Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

“I had no idea what I was doing when I was filling that out, and I had no insight into what financial benefits there really were for me that I can access,” Kamykowski said. “Thankfully, Ball State specifically was one of the schools that I was applying to that made it really well-known what scholarships I was applicable to and which ones I could apply for.”

Applying for college is a challenging process for firstgeneration students because they are sometimes unsure if they fill out applications correctly, said Breana Enyeart, senior legal studies major and first-generation student.

“I needed a lot of outside help, so just talking to admissions a lot, talking to my teachers at the time when I was in high school, talking with my coaches, talking with friends just about how the whole application process goes,” Enyeart said, “because my parents didn’t know because they didn’t go to school.”

Prior to coming to Ball State, Enyeart said she had many questions for those helping her submit applications. She said she noticed how other students applying for college didn’t keep as close of a relationship with their high school advisers as she did.

“I just didn’t have any idea what to do,” Enyeart said. “I had no direction, no guidance necessarily. I tried to keep a really close relationship with my adviser because, again, I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t know if the way that I was doing it was correct, [and] I was unfamiliar with a lot of the stuff that goes on in college.”

Kamykowski said she tried to release her application-induced stress by sharing it with her parents but realized no matter how much she shared with them, they were unable to give her helpful advice for college.

“Just not really having anyone to talk to about the process because my parents would lend an ear when I wanted to vent about

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 9 how stressful it was but they had absolutely nothing to give me in terms of, ‘Well, you could just do it this way’ or, ‘This is what I did,’” Kamykowski said. “I think people really underestimate how helpful it is to have a parent or a sibling who’s been there [and] done that when you’re going into this process because it can be really stressful for sure.”

Though some first-generation students can feel pressure to succeed, Kamykowski said, being the family trailblazer can be motivating, too. She said she saw the opportunity to go to college as a privilege and realized she needed to “make things work,” as she didn’t want to let her family down.

“I’d say one of the biggest motivators was definitely the fact that I was the only person in my family who had ever done this before,” Kamykowski said.

“There was definitely still a lot of pressure put on me from my family to be the one to graduate with my degrees, go into a really high-paying field and being successful.”

Enyeart said she noticed both positive and negative aspects in the experience of being a first-generation college student but said she wouldn’t want to change anything she had to go through to get to where she is today. The experience she faced helped her understand what kind of person she wants to become moving forward.

“I think it has been a great experience,” Enyeart said. “I have learned a lot about myself, as well as just what’s necessary in order for me to be successful.

I’ve become very determined to

There was definitely still a lot of pressure put on me from my family to be the one to graduate with my degrees, go into a really high-paying field and being successful.”

- LAUREN KAMYKOWSKI, Senior political science and French double major

LAUREN KAMYKOWSKI Senior poltical science and French double major

reach all of my goals. No matter what I have to do for it, I always told myself I will never let a financial situation hold me back from what I want to do.”

Although so many challenges in college can be viewed as a setback, Kamykowski said, she keeps herself grounded by recognizing how far she’s come, along with seeing all the hard work she’s put into her education.

“At times, it can be hard to appreciate what I’ve had to do to get here just because of that, but sometimes, I could definitely sit back and think, ‘Wow, I did that. I made it through. Not only am I finishing my degree, but I’m getting two and getting it in three and a half years instead of four,’” Kamykowski said.

“That was a hard thing, and I did it largely by myself.

56%

And so, [I have] mixed emotions for sure, but pride is definitely one of them.”

Enyeart said she thinks the most important thing to remind a firstgeneration student is “to be proud of yourself.”

“Embrace the opportunities that you have,” Enyeart said. “If you’re going through something

that’s tough, just embrace all the opportunities and just be thankful for any opportunity that could come your way — good or bad — because it’s always a learning experience.”

Contact Angelica Gonzalez Morales with comments at agonzalezmor@bsu.edu or on Twitter @angelicag_1107.

In 2015,

of U.S. undergrads were first generation

Source: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

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CLOSING THIS

CHAPTER

With another semester coming to a close, this is a compilation of the most memorable moments so far.

Left: Freshman musical theatre major Adam VanAtter waves a pride flag in front of TikTok evangelist “Sister Cindy” in the Quad Sept. 17. Hundreds of students gathered to hear “Sister Cindy” Smock preach.RYLAN CAPPER, DN Right: “Sister Cindy” Smock preaches to a crowd of Ball State students in the Quad Sept. 17. Sister Cindy has hosted rallies on college campuses in support of her message of “Being a Ho No Mo.” JACY BRADLEY, DN

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 11 David Crowder performs his most recent album “Milk and Honey” to an excited crowd Nov. 11 in Emens Auditorium.

KATHERINE RICHARDSON, DN

Ben Tolliday holds up the banner at the finish line at the end of the Muncie IRONMAN 70.3 Oct. 2, at Prairie Creek Reservoir. Tolliday finished first with a time of 4:00:59. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

Sophomore defender Michaela Graney (17) passes the ball to her teammate against Bellarmine at Briner Sports Complex Oct. 15. JACY BRADLEY, DN Ball State students record a group performing on their phones at Air Jam Oct. 21 in Emens Auditorium.

AMBER PIETZ, DN

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Ball State graduates share remote work experiences.

Krystiana Brosher Reporter Working from home is on the rise, and it is causing college graduates to start their careers from the comfort of their homes, rather than in an office. Annie Ashbrook and Hunter Wallace are two Ball State graduates who did just that.

Ashbrook, 2020 Ball State organizational communication studies graduate, worked remotely directly after graduating for SurveyMonkey — now called Momentive — as part of the social media marketing team for seven months.

“I thought that I would probably start working remotely, but then I assumed that it would quickly be [back in person],” Ashbrook said.

Ashbrook said she worked remotely the entire time she was there but wishes she could have been in an office.

“I really missed that feeling

of being in person and getting to know your co-workers on a different level than you can on Zoom or Slack or Teams or whatever your company uses,” she said.

In mid-September, Ashbrook said she started working for Illinois Valley High School in Grants Pass, Oregon, as a library and digital media teacher.

“A big reason I took this position actually was because, first of all, I want my career goal to be in education, but also because it’s an in-person position,” she said.

Ashbrook said she enjoys having a more structured work-life balance when working in-person.

When she was working remotely, she would work on her couch near the TV, and now, she has to physically go into a different space for work.

“I don’t see my laptop sitting on my desk at 7 p.m. and am like, ‘Oh, I should check my email,’”

Ashbrook said. “Now, it’s like, ‘Nope, I’m done — not even looking at it.’”

While Ashbrook said she dislikes working remotely, she understands why so many people are drawn toward it.

Remote work rose 216 percent between 2005 and 2019, according to Global Workplace Analytics, and according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, people who have worked from home for professional and business services increased from 34.1 percent to 59.9 percent from 2019 to 2020.

“Just because it wasn’t my jam, it doesn’t mean it’s not someone else’s jam,” Ashbrook said.

Hunter Wallace graduated from Ball State in spring 2021 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, and he said he enjoys working from home. Wallace works for Conga Composer, a partner service for software company Salesforce that

markets customer relationship management. Conga is on a hybrid schedule and allows its workers to choose whether they want to go into the office or stay at home.

“Right now, I’m working from home, but I’m planning to go into the office occasionally here and there just to have better access to better equipment and all that,” Wallace said.

Wallace said he makes sure all the computer codes work properly in the company and works with customers.

With a computer science degree, Wallace knew working from home could be a possibility.

His capstone project focused on working with a Muncie-based tech company and was run mostly online due to COVID-19 concerns. He did not meet any of his project members.

“It created a lot of challenges for us,” Wallace said, “but I also think, just as seniors and [people]

GRADUATES WORKING REMOTELY

Hunter Wallace Wallace currently works for Conga Composer, where he can choose to work from home or in-office, also known as a hybrid schedule.

Annie Ashbrook Ashbrook worked remotely for SurveyMonkey, ­now called Momentive, for seven months.

She was a part of the social media marketing team.

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 13 who are hunting for jobs and doing a lot of different tasks as we’re about to graduate, it kind of, weirdly, let us all do a lot more, even though we probably would have performed better together.”

Wallace said he is glad he has the option to work at home and appreciates the opportunities it has given him.

“I personally really like working from home,” he said.

“Seeing [people] be more supportive [of working remotely] during the [COVID-19] process definitely kind of made me a little bit more excited and forward-looking into remote work, so it was more of a want but not a need for me.”

Wallace said he believes working from home gives people more self-control and lets them make the most of their time.

“I think the greatest thing is just to appreciate the resources you have,” Wallace said.

Contact Krytiana Brosher with comments at krystiana. brosher@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Krystiana_21.

CATEGORIES OF BALL STATE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AFTER GRADUATION Manufacturing

3.7%

Transportation/ Public Utilities

1.5%

Social Services Finance, insurance or real estate

Government

Media

Education

5.4%

20.3%

6.5%

6.8% 7.2%

19.7%

7.8% Sales

Source: Ball State Employment and Further Education Statement

9.3% Health Care

11.8% Professional or business services

Other

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Ball State student-athletes reflect on time as Cardinals before embarking on future careers.

Corbin Hubert Reporter Imagine you are graduating college. You are only a few moments away from being done with the education system for the rest of your life. But that worries you, because it is all you have ever known. So, you wonder, “What comes next?”

These three Ball State seniors have already answered that question.

While many college graduates enter the job market right after receiving their diplomas without a position secured, senior swimmer Ryan Short was able to get a job before graduation.

Having already completed an internship, he has an offer he plans on accepting in corporate finance. Corporate financiers typically advise companies on decisions regarding long-term and short-term fiscal goals.

Short attributes his ability to secure a job before graduation to setting aside time for networking and researching companies. He said his internship was what sold him on corporate finance.

“I preferred the hands-on experience compared to the classroom setting,” Short said. “Getting an internship is something I highly recommend.”

Short’s message for every student, not just student-athletes, is to plan ahead for the future.

program history.

Similar to Short, Ball State Men’s Volleyball graduate student setter Quinn Isaacson has also accepted a job offer, but Isaacson’s future profession is something he spends time on now and has throughout his whole collegiate

Go out of your comfort zone. Do what makes you uncomfortable because it usually works out in your favor and just explore.”

- MELISSA DICEMAN, Graduate student soccer midfielder/forward In the 2019-20 season, Short took eighth in the 1650 free at the Mid-American Conference Championships with a time of 16:04.92, which was the fifth-fastest individual time in

career: volleyball.

In fall 2022, Isaacson will be an assistant coach for University of Kentucky Women’s Volleyball. Two members of the current coaching staff,

head coach Craig Skinner and associate head coach Anders Nelson, also graduated from Ball State. Skinner graduated in 1993 while Nelson graduated in 2011.

Skinner previously served as an assistant coach for the Ball State Men’s Volleyball team for two seasons and was a coach for the Munciana Volleyball Club.

Nelson graduated summa cum laude and received his bachelor’s degree in financing and accounting.

In 2018, Nelson earned his master’s degree in business administration from Kentucky.

“Next year, going to Kentucky, I hope to build a lot of experience, especially with that staff,” Isaacson said. “It’s been great because, obviously, coach Skinner and coach Nelson both are Ball State alumni, so it’s easy to connect with them.”

Although Isaacson is just starting his coaching career at Kentucky, he said he sees himself running his own collegiate volleyball program one day.

He said he hopes to get a full-time job working in Division I and

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 15

Don’t be afraid to be yourself — that’s the best version of you.When you alter the way you play, the way you act, that is when you see decreases in your game — not even your game, just your relationship with coaches and teammates.”

- QUINN ISAACSON, Men’s Volleyball graduate student setter would love to coach girls’ volleyball for a long time, but his ultimate goal is to have it all come full circle and coach a collegiate men’s volleyball team.

“I really want to make my way back to guys’ volleyball,” Isaacson said. “I enjoy men’s volleyball.”

Isaacson believes college has prepared him for his future through accountability. He said he thinks respecting others and treating people how they would like to be treated will be crucial to his coaching career.

Once he receives his diploma, Isaacson said playing for the Cardinals and representing his school is what he will miss the most. Isaacson made an impact on the court, playing in 16 matches and recording a career-high 67 assists — earning All-MIVA Second Team honors in 2020.

“This is a very, very close group,” Isaacson said. “We’ve been close ever since I got here. It was a family-based team, which is what I came from and was part of why I chose to come here.”

As a final message to studentathletes, Isaacson emphasized the importance of being yourself.

“Don’t be afraid to be yourself — that’s the best version of you,” Isaacson said.

“When you alter the way you play, the way you act, that is when you see decreases in your game — not even your game, just your relationship with coaches and teammates.”

Showing no fear when it comes to standing out was a similar idea Ball State Soccer graduate student midfielder/forward Melissa Diceman emphasized.

“Go out of your comfort zone,”

Diceman said. “Do what makes you uncomfortable because it usually works out in your favor and just explore.”

In the 2020-21 season, Diceman started all 10 games and scored the second-most goals on the team with three. She also led the team with two game-winning goals. She finished her career with four goals and four assists, contributing 12 points.

After Diceman graduates, she has a few goals she would like to accomplish. Her plan is to get into the field of human resources, specifically banking, and she plans on moving back to her hometown of Toronto and work for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Human resource professionals oversee the hiring and training of new employees for a respective company, and the human resources representative is normally seen as the main link between the corporate office and the employees.

As she prepares to graduate, Diceman said she thinks she’ll miss the atmosphere of a college town and the proximity to her friends the most. While she said her college career has gone by quickly, she encourages underclassmen not to be afraid.

While each of these students have different stories and they participate in different sports, they all have one thing in common.

Through planning for the future and putting themselves out there, these individual Ball State Cardinals have given themselves a starting point on the path to their future.

Contact Corbin Hubert with comments at cchubert@bsu.edu or on Twitter @corbin_hubert_.

LOOKING AHEAD Melissa Diceman

Soccer Midfielder / Forward Graduate student Future Plans: Diceman hopes to get into human resources, specifically banking, when she graduates. She wants to move back to her hometown of Toronto and work for Royal Bank of Canada.

Ryan Short

Swimming and Diving Senior Future Plans: Short plans on pursuing corporate finance and, through networking and research, already has a job secured before graduating.

Quinn Isaacson

Men’s Volleyball Setter Graduate student Future Plans: Isaacson is set to be an assistant coach for University of Kentucky Women’s Volleyball. He hopes to be a head coach for a collegiate volleyball program one day.

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BROTHERS FOR LIFE

Brandon Martin Redshirt senior, inside linebacker

Cody Rudy Redshirt fifth year, fullback

Elliot Charlebois Redshirt senior, quarterback

Ball State Football seniors reflect on their brotherhood throughout their university careers.

Ian Hansen Sports Editor “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”

Ball State Football head coach Mike Neu’s father implemented this message in his son’s life at a young age, and it has been something Neu has worked to instill in the Cardinals since he began as head coach in 2016.

It’s a mantra that’s played true for the seniors who have been with the program for up to six seasons.

The Cardinals went from 2-10 in 2017 to 7-1 in 2020, winning the Mid-American Conference Championship and the first bowl game in program history.

However, 2021 presented more adversity, as the Cardinals started the season with a 1-3 record and ended the season 6-6, missing the MAC Championship by two wins, but still getting a bowl bid. While the Cardinals

They taught me to have a blue-collar mentality — just try to take every day one-by-one. Everything you do, take it one step at a time. That is truly one thing this program instills in all of its players here. That is something I will take with me throughout my life.”

- JAYLIN THOMAS, Redshirt fifth-year senior inside linebacker weren’t able to run it back and win a second straight title, Neu got to coach his seniors one last time at Scheumann Stadium, and they went out with a 20-3 victory over Buffalo Nov. 23.

“All of the emotions you are going through — everybody is trying to play the game in their head,” Neu said. “You want

everything to go the right way.

Thinking about taking the field for the last time, thinking about standing with your family and it being emotional before kickoff, there is a lot that leads into it.”

Redshirt fifth-year quarterback Drew Plitt said the struggles presented lessons that will carry

through the rest of his life. He arrived at Ball State in 2016 and was at the forefront of the challenges Ball State faced early on in his career.

“There was a lot of adversity that hit this team,” Plitt said.

“It wasn’t just on the field but off of the field. The guys got through it, and they can carry it through the rest of life. The things we went through, you will see every day in the rest of your life. For us to be able to carry it on is an opportunity.”

As the seniors went through many ups and downs, fifth-year senior safety Bryce Cosby said a lot of the adversity he went through in football will mirror what real life has to offer. Cosby said this season was a prime example and described how when Ball State started 1-3, losing to Penn State, Wyoming and Toledo, he had the same level-headed mindset as when

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 17 the Cardinals won three straight games right after.

“You have to take the good with the bad in this — that is with life, too,” Cosby said.

“Not everything is going to be sunshine and rainbows. You can’t get too high or too low. I think the biggest thing is for us, veering away from the process, throwing in the towel — I learned that won’t do anything for us. The only way we will keep moving forward is to keep working.”

A lot of the reasons why the Cardinals stuck together through the losses were because of what Neu described as “toughness and hard work.” Neu said he stepped back at times and felt like a proud dad watching his team practice what he preaches.

“You watch your guys who you work so hard to instill doing things the right way, about handling business, going to class, doing things the right way,” Neu said. “Don’t cut corners — be relentless in your pursuit to be the best. To see those guys execute, carry it through and take the young players under their wings makes me proud. This is a special young group of guys who will have a chance to go and do special things in life.”

Having applied Neu’s philosophy on and off the field,

redshirt fifth-year senior inside linebacker Jaylin Thomas said he has worked at trusting the process and has learned a lot about staying in the moment of any situation over his Ball State career.

“They taught me to have a blue-collar mentality — just try to take every day one-by-one,” Thomas said. “Everything you do, take it one step at a time. That is truly one thing this program instills in all of its players here.

That is something I will take with me throughout my life.”

For Cosby, the relationships he developed with the rest of his teammates is something he said leaves him speechless.

“You rally around your guys,” Cosby said. “You tell each other you love each other. It kind of leaves you speechless. I am not sure it will hit me until it is all said and done but, in terms of how you handle it, you just have to cherish those relationships.”

“There is going to be nothing like playing with this group of guys,” Plitt said. “The care we have for each other is tough to beat. Keeping these relationships is one of my biggest goals that I have here.

Contact Ian Hansen with comments at imhansen@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ianh_2.

Ball State fifth-year safety Bryce Cosby is embraced by a teammate after intercepting a pass against Buffalo at Scheumann Stadium Nov. 23. Ball State beat Buffalo 20-3 in its last game of the regular season. ELI HOUSER, DN

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HISTORIC FINISH Ball State finished the season with 30 wins for the fourth time in program history. They won the Mid-American Conference Championship along with winning the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Michigan.

Freshman setter Megan Wielonski (15) celebrates as Ball State wins round one of the NCAA Division I Tournament against Michigan Dec. 3, at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena in Louisville, Kentucky. AMBER PIETZ, DN

Freshman setter Megan Wielonski (15, left) and sophomore middle blocker Lauren Gilliland (11, right) block a hit from Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena Dec. 3. JACY BRADLEY, DN

Junior middle blocker Marie Plitt, 5, hits the ball against Louisville Saturday, Dec. 4, at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena in Louisville, Kentucky. AMBER PIETZ, DN

Ball State Women’s Volleyball celebrates its first NCAA Tournament win in 26 years against the University of Michigan at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena Dec. 3. Ball State lost to the University of Louisville Dec. 4 in the second round of the tournament. JACY BRADLEY, DN

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Five websites every college student should know about

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eing in college, it can seem like things are a lot more challenging and tough.

Students need tools and hacks to make the college experience easier. On the Internet, students can learn effective study habits and access digital copies of textbooks and answers to questions that may not have been discussed in their classes. Here are five websites to make every college student’s life a little easier.

Rate My Professors Before scheduling their classes, students should do a quick search for reviews on the teachers assigned to the class. Rate My Professors lets students research and rate professors, colleges and universities. This website allows students to communicate with each other about which teachers they should be excited to meet and which ones they should avoid.

Chegg Buying textbooks from the bookstore can be expensive and leave a big hole in a student’s bank account. Chegg allows

students to rent or buy physical books and have them delivered to their dorm or apartment. If students would rather not lug around heavy textbooks, e-books can be rented on Chegg for $6.99 per month.

At the end of the semester, students can return or sell their textbooks on Chegg as well. Looking for an internship? Internship applications can be found on Chegg, along with tips for students like how to craft a winning resumé, nailing an interview, career advice and more.

Socratic Sometimes, it’s difficult for students to find all the answers to their questions after one Google search, or the material their professor is teaching just isn’t clicking in their brain. Socratic is an app created by Google that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and search technologies to connect students to helpful websites that can answer their questions. Students can use voice search, type their questions or take photos to look up answers to their questions. Socratic works for all subjects and has a browser tool that allows students to do more in-depth research on their subjects.

Quizlet Many students find studying with notecards an effective method for preparing for exams,

and Quizlet provides students with a way to do that all online. With Quizlet, students can create their own study sets for subjects or they can look at ones that have already been created and shared with the public. To quiz themselves, students can read flashcards, take tests and play matching games to help retain the information.

SparkNotes College students often don’t have the energy or time to read the books assigned in their classes. When students are looking for a summary of a chapter in a book, SparkNotes is a commonly used website for high school and college students.

SparkNotes has hundreds of guides on English literature, math, science and other subjects for students to read through summaries and critical analyses. Each guide has a quiz for students to take so they can test themselves before an exam.

For students reading work by William Shakespeare, SparkNotes provides “No Fear Shakespeare,” an online or textbook side-by-side translation of his work into modern English.

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A CONNECTION

Like No Other

Nancy and Sierra Machinksi pose for a photo after one of Sierra’s softball games when she attended Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey. Sierra graduated from Ramapo in 2018 and will graduate from Ball State at the end of the fall 2021 semester. KIMBERLY MACHINSKI, PHOTO PROVIDED

Fall 2021 Ball State graduate finds uncommon connection to grandmother.

Maya Wilkins Reporter It’s 1957. Poodle skirts are “in,” Elvis Presley songs play all over the radio and drive-in movies are popular destinations for teenagers.

Trending news topics include integrating schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

It’s 1957, and Nancy Mattice Machinski is preparing to graduate from Ball State — the same school her granddaughter, Sierra Machinski, would graduate from nearly 65 years later.

Nancy was born and raised in Chicago and spent two years attending a junior college on the south side of the city before a friend had convinced her to finish her last two years at Ball State, studying speech and hearing therapy.

“I was hesitant,” Nancy said.

“It was a new experience. I had never been away and stayed away

from my home before, so I was anxious and just trying to figure out what I was going to do.”

While at Ball State, Nancy was a member of Tri Sigma

older than me. I was afraid to get stuck with some young punk.”

The two married in 1958, after Robert graduated. Until then, Nancy worked at the

When I went to school, it was Ball State Teachers College. It’s tremendous. I can’t get over how they’ve expanded the buildings and everything. It’s more like a university than just a teacher’s college.”

- NANCY MATTICE MACHINSKI, 1957 Ball State graduate sorority, acted in campus theater and was a member of a girls’ marching group. There, she met her husband, Robert Machinski.

“We were at a dance that was to make new friends and meet people,” Nancy said. “We met … and he said he was just a freshman ... but, later, I found out he had been in the service, and he came back to school. I thought I was older than him, but he was

Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis for a year or two. The Machinskis then made their way to Denver, where Robert went to school to receive his master’s degree and Nancy taught a class of deaf children at a local school.

The Machinskis moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, after living in Denver for about seven to eight years. Nancy continued to

work with deaf students for eight years at a high school in Muncy, Pennsylvania. In total, Nancy said she spent 28 years teaching.

“It’s so funny how you get out into the world and you do what you thought you were going to do, but, when it leads to another thing, it’s just amazing,” Nancy said.

Since graduating from Ball State, Nancy has been back to campus for a reunion and said she was “in awe” of how it has changed since she was a student.

“When I went to school, it was Ball State Teachers College,” she said. “It’s tremendous. I can’t get over how they’ve expanded the buildings and everything. It’s more like a university than just a teacher’s college.”

This awe turned into excitement for Nancy, especially when she found out her granddaughter, Sierra Machinski, would be attending Ball State after she finished her undergraduate education at Ramapo College in Mahwah, New Jersey, in 2018.

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 21 “I was just so excited — I couldn’t believe it,” Nancy said. “My jaw dropped. I said, ‘You did what?’”

Nancy said Sierra was her only grandchild who looked into attending Ball State because the rest of her grandchildren attend schools on the east coast and are not from Indiana.

Sierra studied applied behavior analysis and works at Y.A.L.E (Young Adolescents Learning Experience), a private special education school, as a teaching assistant. Once she graduates, she plans on becoming a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA).

She completed her Ball State classes online because she works full-time in New Jersey.

“I actually have a close friend who also recently became a BCBA, and he was a couple semesters ahead of me in the program, and he highly recommended [Ball State],” Sierra said. “Then, I got the whole background about how my Mimi went there, and that’s where she met my grandfather, so that pretty much sold me on it.”

Sierra said she and her grandmother have always been close, but they don’t see each other very often because they live about a three-and-a-half hour drive from each other.

“It brought us closer,” Sierra said. “She went back [to Ball

It brought us closer. She went back [to Ball State] with one of her best friends from college, and she was so excited to tell me all about it, but just being able to share those memories that she had from college was the best part about it.”

- SIERRA MACHINSKI, 2021 Ball State graduate State] with one of her best friends from college, and she was so excited to tell me all about it, but just being able to share those memories that she

Nancy and Sierra Machinski pose for a photo at a family Christmas event one year. Sierra said she and her grandmother have always been very close, which makes her time at Ball State even more special. KIMBERLY MACHINSKI, PHOTO PROVIDED

What’s this?

A clip of The Daily News from Feb. 3, 1956, shows the casting for an on-campus showing of ‘The Flies,’ in which Nancy Mattice Machinski acted in. Machinski was very active in on-campus theater and was in multiple shows during her time at Ball State.

had from college was the best part about it.”

Sierra and Nancy both said they will not be attending the fall 2021 commencement ceremony Dec. 18 due to COVID-19 concerns, but Sierra said she is thankful she was able to attend Ball State and share the experience with her grandmother.

“I’ve learned so much in the last two and a half years,” she said. “I feel very prepared and excited, and I’m beyond grateful I get to do these classes online and be able to learn all this stuff and have it readily available. As far as being able to [attend and graduate] from the school that my grandparents went to is just amazing.”

Contact Maya Wilkins with comments at mrwilkins@bsu. edu or on Twitter @mayawilkinss.

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ONE LAST

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The final year of college has hurdles no one is prepared for, let alone it lasting longer than expected.

BALLSTATEDAILY.COM • 23 Sophie Nulph is a senior magazine journalism major and writes “OpenMinded” for Sophie The Daily News.

Her views do Nulph not necessarily Columnist “Open-Minded” reflect those of the newspaper.

The past 16 years of school have prepared me for this moment.

The finish line approaches, and the hundreds of miles, the sleepless nights and the crooked priorities all blur as my pace increases. The track turns to lava under me as I Wile E. Coyote toward the finish, my body on the very edge of breaking.

I keep my head down to dodge the harsh thoughts screaming in my brain, bobbing and weaving through my own insecurities on the track. My lungs burst into flames as my heart works as hard as it can, setting the beat for my pace.

With the finish line approaching, I applied for the December 2021 graduation in the spring, and I beamed for days. For almost a year, I struggled to juggle my schedule.

The stresses of school and my newly-found adulthood formed a lethal concoction generous enough to leave a hole in my stomach lining.

Ulcer aside, I worked as a journalist and student through the pandemic, held at least one job at all times, raised my 1-year-old Great Pyrnees puppy, Mabel, and juggled my social life and hygiene. I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face when I got my application email — after three gruesome years of overfilling my workload, it was all worth it.

The past 16 years have prepared me for the moment I apply to graduate, the moment I see the finish line. I have taken dual credits in high school, summer classes and 18 credithours four semesters in a row to get me here: graduation.

I run as hard as I can, feeling the burn ricochet through my body as storm clouds swirl overhead. The finish line is illuminated in the dark, the lights carving a path through the increasing darkness, but no

matter how fast I run, the finish line stops getting closer.

I worked my way through the last summer break I’ll get as a student and tested new medications to help my stomach in times of stress. I still had one more semester ahead of me before I could make it. In August, my fears once again turned into reality and I became stuck. My stomach issues came back, and my anxiety made it impossible to leave the house for days at a time. My world was crumbling, and I couldn’t help but feel déjà vu. I had to make the difficult decision to drop two classes after only two weeks of this semester to support my mental and physical health.

I could no longer graduate

didn’t want to be a journalist, but I realized I have only ever known school. The fear is deeper than not knowing who I want to be when I grow up. The terrifying reality is the past 16 years have taught me how to be a student instead of an adult. On top of diving into a job market littered with insecurity, most students must also learn a life without the structure of school for the first time, and that’s intimidating as hell.

Since 2013, Indiana’s 15-tofinish program has set incoming generations on a race against the clock to graduate in four years, yet 2021 data from the Education Data Initiative (EDI) show only one in four college freshmen will be able to obtain

I could no longer graduate in December. I was crushed, and the last 16 years of school could never have prepared me for that moment.” in December.

I was crushed, and the last 16 years of school could never have prepared me for that moment.

The personal pressures fell like a steady rain — outrunning the lightning as the thunder vibrated the slick asphalt beneath me.

The environmental pressures threatened hurricane force winds and an 8-foot sea wall.

The decision felt like I was letting everyone down: my parents — who are gracious enough to help me with my undergraduate tuition, my peers — who are all graduating early, moving on to graduate school or getting married, and my 15-year-old self — who only held onto this world for the hope of the future.

When the graduation blow hit, the debris tore through my confidence and drive, while my aspirations were shredded like palm trees, torn from their roots by the tropical storm.

I lost who I was. I knew I

a degree in four years. The traditional four-year path can be derailed by factors like transfers, major changes or life challenges — like an ongoing pandemic or mental and physical setbacks.

These factors can easily halt the track, yet talking about such obstacles are taboo when compared to the $9,000 tuition it costs to stay for a fifth year on average.

As we continue to normalize the importance of mental health, we don’t address what makes self-care impossible for so many: time is money. The luxury of taking care of your health comes with a price tag, and college tuition sets students on a race. It’s a race against time, money and, depending on your major, your peers in the industry. According to the EDI, the average American student leaves college with more than $39,000 in debt, while only 30 percent of students are aided by the federal government.

Regardless of how normalized prolonged college educations is, the idea of finishing within a normal four-year timeframe kept me up at night with threats of debt and failure.

In August, I had failed myself.

My calves were cramping, my lungs couldn’t hold air and my feet were collapsing under me.

I fell face-first on the track, and I couldn’t get back up. My insecurities forced me back down, reminding me I couldn’t handle being an adult.

Graduating a semester late, making my stay at Ball State eight semesters total, means one more semester stuck in Indiana, stuck in the rift of life that forces me to be an adult and a kid all at once.

When I prolonged my graduation date, I had to come to terms with more than just letting 15-yearold Sophie down and failing the academic goals I set for myself. I had to come to terms with spending more money and therefore working more hours — meaning time away from Mabel and my boyfriend of six years as I trudged through the day with weights chained around my ankles.

The race grew harder — nearly impossible — until I finally realized there was nothing wrong with four years. There’s nothing wrong with five, or three, or taking a gap semester and coming back to study something completely different from what you originally had planned.

No one said you had to have it all figured out by the time you flip your tassel over your cap and say goodbye to the dining hall food you’ve been eating for however long you spent on campus, and the longer we continue to put those pressures on ourselves, the more likely we are to end up in situations that leave us feeling unhappy, unfulfilled and unsuccessful — because we didn’t listen to what our bodies and minds were telling us we needed.

There is nothing wrong with doing right by you, and I am still unlearning the past 16 years of study habits and unrealistic expectations that made me believe the opposite, but now I have one last lap to give myself the time.

Contact Sophie Nulph with comments at smnulph@bsu.edu and on Twitter @nulphsophie.

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know your worth.

As graduates, we should fight for our well-earned worth.

Am I qualified for this position?

Will I find a job?

Shwetha Sundarrajan Columnist “This is the Shwe” , GX NE AL D N I H ; G S E D E C , A N R G S K E NU D O T H P

Is remote work a good fit for me?

Will I be successful?

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UNDEREMPLOYMENT occurs when a person does not work full time or takes a job that does not reflect their actual training and financial needs.

Of all recent college graduates, around 43 percent are underemployed in their first job, and more than half of those do not argue for their right to more money. Here is a look into underemployment among college graduates.

Source: Burning Glass

Shwetha Sundarrajan is a senior magazine journalism major and writes “This is the Shwe” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

‘Tis the season to be applying.

If you’re a soon-to-be college graduate like me, then you’re probably frantically scouring LinkedIn for new job postings and worrying about beginning your new life as an adult in an increasingly post-pandemic workforce and world. You’ve probably heard horror stories from students who graduated last year while we were in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020 and when the unemployment rate for recent college graduates between the ages of 22 and 27 hit its peak at 13.6 percent, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Things weren’t looking too good a year ago either, but things are now looking better. The unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in June 2021, almost twice as low as the year before, according to the same Federal Reserve Bank of New York report.

Because remote work has become a new norm in the workplace, with nearly 26.7 percent of U.S. employees working remotely, companies started offering remote work opportunities to applicants.

That’s great and all, but I never expected my first day at my “big girl job” to be sitting in front of my computer at my parents’ house.

Doesn’t it feel like we’re missing out?

Job interviews used to be something I got dressed up for, but now, I sit in front of my computer, dressed in a bizarre combination of a blouse and pajama pants with my knotted

For every 100 people in a first job

43

underemployed

57

appropriately employed

After 5 years 29

29

14

14

After 10 years 21

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curls pulled into a messy bun.

I feel like I’m supposed to be going places, but I’m still stuck in the same place I was when the pandemic started. And the plethora of questions bombarding me through the screen is all a test of worthiness. So in a world that’s still figuring itself out, how do you determine your own worth?

It’s all like a game of tug-ofwar. On one hand, you have professors and parents urging you to immediately jump into the workforce and, on the other hand, my own social media is full

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the next few months.

So why is it that we have been known as the so-called “snowflake” generation and have been painted as entitled and sensitive, when in reality, most of us are grossly underpaid and overworked? We’re often bashed for wanting to simultaneously enjoy our youth and progress in our careers, but contrary to previous years, the average starting pay for the class of 2021 was $55,260 — the highest on record, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

I feel like I’m supposed to be going places, but I’m still stuck in the same place I was when the pandemic started...

So in a world that’s still figuring itself out, how do you determine your own worth?” of stories of unhappy millennials leaving their workplaces in droves. Take, for example, the r/antiwork or r/hatemyjob subreddits. They’re full of stories of unhappy working millennials who share their work horror stories, ask for advice and more.

Who do you listen to?

According to a series of polls commissioned by New America and Third Way, many college students believe the worst of the pandemic is over but aren’t so optimistic when it comes to the economy, as 33 percent of students say the economy is getting worse. The poll claims nearly one-half, or 47 percent, of students say they feel uneasy with their financial situation over

While this is a great improvement to previous years, it brings up the question: Is it enough in a world where simply existing is expensive?

According to a 2019 survey of 2,000 undergraduates by CollegePulse, “56 percent of students said that a high-quality health plan was the best perk a company could offer to offset a lower-than-expected salary.”

Before the pandemic, it seemed like employers were ignoring pleas for change. But the pandemic flipped the tables, putting the ball in the employee’s court.

Many frustrated Millennial and Gen Z workers such as Jessie DaSilva, a 34-year-old intuitive mindset coach and business

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consultant from Tallahassee, Florida, went viral on TikTok after calling out a reporter who asked her “what perks Millennials desire in the workplace,” which struck a nerve with both DaSilva and the 303,400 viewers who viewed the TikTok. They resonated with the points DaSilva made regarding perks companies think Millennials want such as nap pods, snack rooms, etc. versus what they need, such as a liveable wage, good benefits and vacation time, among other things.

How do you determine your worth in a workforce and economy that’s still evolving?

Who do you listen to? Do you listen to those who advise you to put your head down and accept subpar pay and benefits until god knows when?

Or is there a change coming in favor of employees? Will we be the generation that can live in a world where there’s an actual work-life balance?

The big question is, how? How do you stand up for yourself in a space where you don’t have the upper hand?

Advocacy — put your foot down and demand it. Don’t settle for subpar pay and shoddy benefits because you’re just starting off. You deserve to have benefits and make a liveable wage just as much as anyone else, regardless of what field you’re in.

We are the generation that grew up during The Great Recession, and we saw a rise in terrorism and climate change. We want freedom in a time of rapid change, so let’s start demanding it.

Know your worth, and go forth.

The world awaits, and it’s yours.

Contact Shwetha Sundarrajan with comments at ssundarrajan@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @fengshwe.

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CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS; SUDOKU BY MICHAEL MEPHAM

SOLUTIONS FOR DECEMBER 2

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37 Dutch cheese town 40 *Bow users’ musical ensemble

43 “The jig __” 44 Double-reed wind 45 Trio in H2O 46 Barnes’ bookselling partner 48 Italian three 49 *Skin response to fear or cold 53 Applies with a Q-tip 57 Finance whiz Suze 58 Christmas song 60 Rapper __ Kim 61 Oral health initials 62 “C’mon, get serious!” ... and an admonition evidently ignored by the starts of the answers to starred clues 66 Part of mph 67 Promised to tell the truth 68 “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” e.g.

69 Hosp. triage areas 70 Still-life subject 71 Printer supply

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30 Recycle bin item 32 CBS forensic series

33 NFL tiebreakers 34 Multiple Grammy winner featured on “Uptown Funk” 35 Prize since 1901 36 __-Magnon 38 Vaccination spot 39 More, in Madrid 41 Game with putting 42 Lend an __: listen 47 Is flexible 48 You, biblically 49 Flip out 50 Trial judge’s demand 51 Between, in French 52 Like a designated driver 54 Poe’s middle name 55 Ship’s hull region 56 More cunning 59 Aspiring DA’s exam 63 Be obligated to 64 “Don’t delay!”

65 Pre-marital (just barely) promise

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Heather Azcueta

Jessica Aghimien

To the superhero mom that we are so lucky to have. We are so proud of you and everything you have accomplished these past two years with the obstacles you faced. The world is blessed with your heart, care and compassion.

The best is yet to come!

Congratulations, I am very proud of you!

— Lucky Aghimien

We Love you!

Meilani Noel & Vijay

Kaitlyn Brigham Kaitlyn, words can’t describe how proud of you we are. You have worked so hard for this Master’s Degree. Keep dreaming big and work hard. We love you very much and know you will continue to do amazing things and make a difference.

Love, Derek, Mom, Dad, David, and Meaghan

MITCHELL CARTER

HANNAH BURNS Congratulations, Hannah! We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished in this short time.

We can’t wait to see what comes next for you in your journey.

We love you bunches!

— Mom, Dad, Abby, Emma, and George

Whitney Davis

Congratulations, Mitchell!

You have worked very hard to accomplish your goals and we are so proud of you. The hard work has paid off and you are going to do great things.

We love you! Congratulations!

Whitney, You are my heart’s joy.

I am so proud of you, everything you’ve done, and everything you will continue to do in your life.

Never give up!

— Dad, Mom, Devin, and Trenton

Whitney Davis Mommy, you did it!

I love you!

- Jordyn

— Mom

Makenzie Dross Congratulations! You worked so hard for this, and we are so proud of you. Your attitude and passion for working with children is something to be admired, and you will touch many young lives. Don’t stop being you, because you are enough.

We love you so much.

— Mom and Dad

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Sarah A. Flores

Ashley Edwards As a child, you were an exuberant book reader. We knew you’d grow to be a natural-born leader. We are very proud of your accomplishments. You always leave impressive footprints.

Continue to be extreme.

Continue to live your dream.

Love you always.

Your biggest fans,

Mom and Dad

Carissa Gruszczyk We are all so very proud of you, Rissa Roo! You have shown so much perseverance and determination to get this far and you have such a beautiful future in front of you!

We are all excited to watch you grow and succeed!!

Love you!!

-Mom, Steve, and Your Sibs

JAKE HREHA

Congratulations on all your accomplishments, Jake!! We are so proud of you and your creative passion, ever-positive attitude, and big dreams!

Wishing you the brightest future!!

Much love, Dad, Mom, and Megan

Victoria Kremer To my beautiful fiancé and best friend: Congratulations on your graduation. I am proud of all your accomplishments and hard work! Keep on succeeding and doing what you love. Philippians 4:13

Yours, Baldo

Congratulations Sarah, on your masters! Working, interning and going to school, all during a pandemic, and you never gave up. We're so proud of you! Already, you've helped so many children as a therapist and you'll be an amazing BCBA. God bless you always! We love you!

Mom & Dad

Matthew Holzinger Congratulations, Matthew!

We are so happy for you in achieving this wonderful accomplishment.

You make the world a brighter place, and we are happy to share in the light of this day.

Love, Mom, Dad, and Greg

We all knew you could do this, you never gave up!

We love you very much and are all excited about what your future holds!

Charlotte Hunt Congratulations Elena Katherine!

Yet another fantastic milestone in your journey and we all could not be happier for you!

Sending you all of our love and excitement for the adventures yet to come...

Love, Your biggest fans & Chewie!

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Princess Lockett We are so proud of you! You did it and we couldn’t be happier for you.

Your hard work and determination has paid off. We pray God’s blessings upon all your endeavors.

Remember this: I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me. | Philippians 4:13

— Mom, Dad and Family

Sierra Mae

We are absolutely bursting with pride! Working & coaching full time, giving softball lessons, planning a wedding... all while managing a full load of classes to obtain your master’s degree - with honors! We love you endlessly & are so excited for your future.

Mom & Dad Grant Ogburn We’re so proud of you — these three and a half years have been covered with prayer for your success, and God is faithful to see you through it all. Don’t be afraid to pursue a career in music. We believe in you.

PROVERBS 16:3 — Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

— Your loving Family

MEGAN SHOUDT Our wish for you is to live the life that you want, nothing more, nothing less. Our pride in you is immeasurable. The obstacles that you have overcome to get here would be insurmountable for most, but you pushed through!

Go get the world!

Love, Mom and Kenny

Amelia Lynas We’re so proud of you and all you’ve accomplished… and you’re not done yet! Stay grounded and confident in who you are, and curious about the places and people around you. Congratulations on your graduation! Chirp! Chirp!

Love you all the time, Mom, Dad, Hope, Mac, & Mez

Peyton Michel We are so proud your accomplishments and of what an amazing person you have become. Our biggest wish for you is to find true happiness. We cannot wait to watch your story unfold. We love you very much and are your biggest fans!

Love, Mom and Dad

Alia Shatat

We are so proud of you!!!

Throughout all the craziness of these past 4 years of college, you still managed to push through and make your dreams of becoming a nurse come true!! Your Momma raised one smart, amazing and beautiful person. She would be so proud of you!!

LU… Salazar Family

Congratulations, Nathan!

We are so proud of you on your upcoming graduation and attaining your MBA. What an accomplishment! Your hard work has paid off and we look forward to seeing what the next chapter of life brings you. Dream big!

All our Love! Mom and Dad, Emily and Anna

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Brielle Starr

HANNAH SOURONIS To our darling daughter, Hannah: Your determination and hard work show in everything you do. You make the world a better place. We wish all the best for you in life, may all your dreams come true!

To our amazing daughter: Words cannot express how proud we are of your accomplishments.

Continue to lead by example. We know you’re destined to do great things in this world. With you leading the next generation, We Fly.

Love you, Mom and Dad

Love, Todd, Mom, Dad, Anessa and Lulu

DE’VION SWAIN

Shwetha Sundarrajan

Congratulations!

De’Vion Swain your graduation is a symbol of achievement, but during your journey toward college completion, you've become the strong, determined, positive, person I knew you would. Because of your determination, your dreams will interlock with reality seamlessly, and you will relish your success. Congratulations!

Dear Shwetha, Congratulations on your achievements. We wish you all success and happiness the world has to offer you. Always remember that life is a long journey, spend every moment with courage and passion that will lead you to inner peace and happiness. Go with all your heart.

Appa & Amma

De'Vion Swain You continue to make me the proudest mom in the world! Take a moment to celebrate, reflect and bask in this moment. You did it! Always remember greatness is within you. Let your light shine before others. Matthew 5:16 I love you with my entire heart.

- Mom

Anna Vesely

Congratulations, you did it! We are so very proud of you and your achievements. Keep moving forward, never stop learning. Reach for the stars and you may get the moon. May God continue to guide and bless you.

Mom and Dad

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De’Vion Swain Love you, Aunt Cori

Congratulations! De’Vion, throughout your life you’ve remained focused in your pursuits. Consequently, your hard work has resulted in college graduation. You have set the pace for a wonderful future, surely resulting in success. Remain focused and you will be proud of the legacy you leave behind.

Love, Grandmother Charlesetta

Congrats, Abigail Wade We are so proud of your accomplishments at Ball State! There is no doubt that you will succeed in helping others with your degree - it is who you are as a person.

Love- Mom, Dad, Brooke, Jenna, Mama, Nana, and from Heaven Papa & Grandpa

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Congratulations, Brooke Wade It has been amazing to see what you have accomplished at Ball State! No matter what path you take with your degree - it is truly wonderful to see how much you love what you do!

ie l i m E e d Wa

Lots of love, Mom & Miles

Love, Mom, Dad, Abby, Jenna, Mama, Nana, and from Heaven Papa & Grandpa

McCauleigh Whalen McCauleigh Reis, your family is so proud of you! We have loved watching your progress these past four years! We can’t wait to see all of the great things that you will do!

All our love, Your Fam

Da'Nechia Wilson Da'Nechia, God has planted greatness in you. Let today be the beginning of a great adventure, as you step into the gifts he’s giving you. The world is yours, go get it - I’ll be right behind you. I am so proud of you and I’m your biggest cheerleader.

- LaNechia Fogle

Zachary Wurdinger Congratulations, Zach. Your mom and I are so proud of the hard work you’ve put forth to achieve this great accomplishment. We love you and look forward to the next part of your journey and we are here to support you.

— Mom AND Dad

We are so very proud of you and all your accomplishments.

We are blessed beyond words. You are not only a model student, you are a beautiful daughter, a great wife and a wonderful mother. We can't wait to see the next chapter in your life.

Nykasia Williams Take a deep breath, YOU DID IT! As we celebrate you on this momentous day, know that you’re a true inspiration. You’ve conquered every goal gracefully! It’s now time to dream new dreams, Embrace your life, and walk the path God has for you.

Trust In Him | Proverbs 3:5 Forever proud, love, Mom, Dad, Jay & Levi

Carter Wolf

Congratulations! Can't believe you're a college graduate as it feels just like yesterday we just dropped you off. You have impacted so many lives already and know you will continue to do so in the future teaching. So proud of you.

Chirp, Chirp!

Love, Mom, Dad, Griffin and Klark

Dalon Young We’re so honored to celebrate this graduation with you. So proud of your work ethic, passion and commitment. It's inspirational and impressive. Your entire family is so proud of you. We are excited for the next phase of your life.

God bless you.

We Love You! Young / Foust Family

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