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Area demonstrators join people worldwide in protesting war with Iraq

BSU student return rate high

Peace advocates in Muncie held

a march Feb. 15, 2003, to protest the imminent invasion of Iraq. About 50 protestors marched from Tuhey Park to Muncie City Hall. The event was part of a coordinated effort worldwide in opposition to the war Feb. 15. If you have any Daily News memories to highlight, email news@bsudailynews.com.

Number of returning freshman has reached an all-time high

OBLIQUE Local band looks beyond Muncie by signing with a talent agency.

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BASKETBALL The Ball State men’s team won its fourth straight game Saturday, an 80-68 triumph at Buffalo.

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PROTESTERS march along the High Street bridge toward Muncie City Hall from Tuhey Park Saturday afternoon. The group gathered on stairs outside of city hall to protest a preemptive strike on Iraq. Saturday’s peace rally in Muncie was one of many around the world.

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Enrollment data from the spring semester may indicate that Ball State students are becoming more successful.

The number of returning freshmen has reached an all-time high, which might indicate that students are experiencing more of a connection with the university, Dean of Students Randy Hyman said.

The percentage of freshmen who enrolled in the fall and returned in the spring has climbed above 90 percent for the first time in several years.

“This is good news for the university because it means that students are being more successful,” Douglas McConkey, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, said.

Students are performing better academically this year, too, McConkey said.

“Our freshmen class is much larger and fewer students were disquali-

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AGREEMENT An agreement to end NATO’s biggest rift since the Cold War — a stalemate over a U.S. plan for preparations in case of war in Iraq — was reached after the alliance pulled an endrun around France. For a month, France, Germany and Belgium blocked a U.S. proposal to begin planning to help defend Turkey from possible retaliatory attacks by Saddam Hussein in the event of another war in the Gulf.

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Peace advocates in Muncie joined thousands around the world Saturday afternoon in protesting war with Iraq.

People marched from Tuhey Park to Muncie City Hall, where they expressed their views with signs and words.

The Muncie peace rally was one of many scheduled worldwide Saturday. About 50 people faced layers of snow and cold winds in Muncie to attend the rally.

Mikey Brooks, a Muncie resident who organized the rally, said he was pleased by the turn out.

“I’m sure there are some people that would have liked to come and didn’t,” Brooks said. “That’s all the more reason to have another (rally).”

Brooks told the crowd he plans to organize another local rally in two weeks.

Rallies allow people to have an open discussion on issues, he said. Saturday’s topic of discussion was a U.S.-led war with Iraq.

“There’s still hope for America,” Brooks said. “I’m not OK with the government as it stands.”

Many people spoke on the steps in front of city hall. One speaker led the crowd in a chant of “win without war.”

But people cannot win with war either, George Wolfe said. Wolfe is the director of Ball State’s Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.

“The war has already started, and we are losing,” Wolfe said. “We are being defeated

Retention Douglas McConkey said the high return rate means students are being more successful. fied for academic reasons this year,” he said. without shooting a gun.”

U.S. leaders are demonizing enemies and defeating American people with political rhetoric, Wolfe said. “(U.S.) foreign policy is a fiasco,” he said.

“It’s leading us down the wrong path.”

History is repeating itself, but no one has learned from the past, Ball State student Adam Thompson said.

“It annoys me that we’re in the same human situation we’ve been in since humanity has been around,” Thompson said. “We put value on things, and then we go to war over those things.”

U.S. leaders have placed a value on power and exerting that power worldwide, Thompson said.

History professor Abel Alves said he does not have a problem with the United States exerting its military power when necessary,

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A PROTESTER holds a sign near city hall in cold temperatures Saturday. Muncie residents made signs that expressed their feelings about a possible war with Iraq.

“This is a great joy, but it is not really a surprise,” Hyman said. “The numbers have been increasing over the last several years.”

Reasons for the increase vary.

Hyman cited greater student involvement, tougher admission standards and more willingness to learn on the part of students for the increase.

McConkey said the increase is the work of the students themselves.

“They are more involved, and they are doing better academically. Our freshmen class is much larger, and the number of freshmen who were academically disqualified was lower,” he said. “Our whole intent is to get students to be successful. It is largely their own doing.”

Hyman also mentioned Ball State’s marketing campaigns in recent years.

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RECRUITMENT School leaders and housing officials are trying to recruit black families to move to Indianapolis’ south side, which remains predominantly white despite decades of racial integration efforts. The recruitment effort comes as the city phases out forced busing of school children as a result of a 1998 agreement.

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Topics covered include safety, rape, eating disorders Melissa Skopelja ■ Staff Reporter

About 40 students gathered Friday to discuss the difference between what should be considered sexy and what sexism is, but the event’s attention focused on many other issues.

These issues included eating disorders, rape, molestation, family roles in sexual awareness, safety surrounding alcohol consumption, college campus safety and the deterioration of selfesteem through sexual abuse.

“I thought it (the workshop) was supposed to be about sexy verses sexism,” sophomore Jessica Vacketta said.

“Everything we were shown was not in context.”

The workshop included discussion about advertisements where a woman, sometimes alone or with men, was depicted.

The group was asked to place the advertisement on a continuum from “least harmful” to “most harmful.”

Not all students felt there was a sense of sexism in some of the ads.

One of the controversies among the group was sparked by an ad with a copper-toned

naked woman holding a bottle of perfume over her chest with a rolling desert in the background.

“In art, a naked woman is used in statues. That’s art,” junior Karen Oliver said. “I think it’s important to use art in advertisements.”

Another part of the program included an exercise where a given statement would be pre-

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Discussion The workshop also covered the portrayal of women in advertisements.

sented and then posted on the scale-of-harm board.

The group of students held many different opinions on the statement that read “Telling a woman never to go out alone in order to prevent sexual assault.”

Some students felt this statement limited the capabilities of women.

“I think it’s important to give people options, give them something they can work with,” senior Jennifer Striglio said. “I think there is too much caution.”

This has been the eighth year that the Sexual Assault Prevention Outreach Team and Counseling and Health Services has held the week of events.

“I think the main goal is for people to open their minds and hear different perspectives,” workshop

presenter Melissa Bullard said.

In 2000, Ball State reported no murders, one forcible sex offense, no non-forcible sex offenses, no robberies, no aggravated assaults, four motor vehicle thefts, no negligent manslaughter, 32 burglaries, eight arson incidents, 81 liquor violations, 68 drug law violations and one weapon violation.

“I would say it’s extremely important that students participate,” criminology professor Dr. Jill D’Angelo said. “I think there needs to be action following in the class, all instructors should discuss it (sexual assault awareness) to distinguish what is acceptable and what is unacceptable behavior.”

NEW YORK — The East’s worst storm of the season blew heavy snow along the Ohio Valley and into the mid-Atlantic states Sunday, shutting down two major airports and canceling church services. More than 3 feet of snow was possible in the mountains and other areas had floods and mudslides.

At least five deaths had been blamed on the weather since snow burst across the Plains on Friday and Saturday. ‘‘This is looking like the largest storm this year, and it may be one of the top five in our recorded history,’’ said Lora Rakowski of Maryland’s Highway Administration. ‘‘You name a place, they’ve got snow — and a lot of it.’’

The snow was part of a huge storm system that also produced thunderstorms in the South, including an early morning tornado that damaged a house in northern Florida.

In Tennessee, where more than 7 inches of rain fell earlier, a mudslide early Sunday destroyed an apartment building outside Knoxville, chasing out several dozen tenants.

One man was hospitalized in serious condition, the Knox County sheriff’s office said.

West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise

declared a state of emergency as his state had 20 inches of snow in the north, floods that blocked roads in the south and ice elsewhere. Some 41,000 customers were without power. Williamson closed its flood wall as the Tug Fork River rose toward a crest of up to 3 feet above flood stage.

Snow fell Sunday from Missouri to New Jersey, and flakes fell at a rate of up to 4 inches an hour in parts of Maryland. Forecasts ranged from a foot of snow by late Monday in

Jackson makes history in Winter Olympics

Feb. 13: United States speed skater Erin Jackson won the gold medal in the women’s 500-meter event. Jackson is the first Black woman to make Team USA as a speed skater and the first American to win the event since 1994. She became the first Black American woman to win an Olympic speed skating medal, finishing 0.08 seconds ahead of Japan’s Miho Takagi.

Weather Delaware County was under a snow emergency Sunday night as more snow fell in the area.

Rhode Island and Massachusetts to 20 inches in New Jersey and 2 feet in Maryland and northern Virginia.

The National Weather Service forecast up to 3 feet of snow in West Virginia’s most mountainous counties.

Greg Hannigan of Hagerstown, Md., trekked through the snow to church Sunday and found he was the only one there. ‘‘When Catholics don’t show up for church, you know it’s a bad storm,’’ he said.

College basketball games were postponed because of by the storm, including a showdown between defending national champion Maryland and Wake Forest, and horse races were canceled. In warmer Florida, the Daytona 500 was disrupted by heavy rain.

Rams defeat Bengals in Super Bowl LVI

Feb.13: The Los Angeles Rams

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beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20, claiming their second Super Bowl win in franchise history. Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was named Super Bowl MVP for finishing with eight catches, 92 yards and two receiving touchdowns. At 36 years old, Rams head coach Sean McVay became the youngest coach ever to win the Lombardi Trophy.

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SGA Election Board holds debates Ball State’s Student Government Association (SGA) held its Vice Presidential Debate Feb. 10 and Presidential Debate Feb. 15. This year’s ticket is current SGA President Tina Nguyen re-running for her position and President Pro Tempore Monet Lindstrand running as vice president. Online voting for this year’s SGA election opens Feb. 21.

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Purdue police officer placed on leave Associate Professor of Spanish Stephen Hessel poses for a photo in his podcast studio Feb. 15 near Jackson Street. Hessel had the idea for “Pod Quixote” during the pandemic and released his first episode Aug. 16, 2021. RYLAN CAPPER, DN; AMBER PIETZ, DN DESIGN

Ball State Spanish professor works to modernize classic literature with podcast ‘Pod Quixote.’

Angelica Gonzalez Morales Reporter Nearly 400 years ago, Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes wrote “Don Quixote,” a novel that has since become the fifth-most translated book in the world, according to Babbel Magazine, and continues to inspire discussion of modern social issues. Despite its age, one Ball State professor felt inspired to pass along the story’s seemingly timeless message to people from Cervantes’ work today. Stephen Hessel, Ball State associate professor of Spanish, decided to create a podcast, “Pod Quixote,” to speak to other Cervantes experts.

Hessel first started listening to podcasts about his hobbies during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as Dungeons & Dragons, and felt like he was a part of a community with similar interests as him. He said he wanted to be more active by putting out his own voice, so he decided to take his listening a step further by creating his own podcast about Cervantes’ work, including “Don Quixote.”

However, Hessel wasn’t always eager to share his thoughts. In fact, one of the reasons he started

The pandemic has changed me as a teacher because it’s allowed me to let my human self show a little bit more than before. I think there’s always this idea of professors teaching students, but really if you look at an effective classroom, we both are learning, and it’s a journey that people are taking together.”

- STEPHEN HESSEL, Associate professor of Spanish and host of “Pod Quixote”

his podcast was to give his students a voice and create a community through historical literature.

Hessel said he has struggled with feeling voiceless since his childhood, as he grew up with depression and anxiety. However, over time, he found ways to help get him through those challenges. Hessel knew people around him cared about his mental health, which helped him feel like he had a voice.

When Hessel began noticing a change in the overall mood of his classrooms during the pandemic as his students opened up about their mental struggles, he was inspired to not only teach his students historical literature but to use historical literature to teach lessons typically taught outside the classroom.

“The pandemic has changed me as a teacher because it’s allowed me to let my human self show a little bit more than before,” Hessel said. “I think there’s always this idea of professors teaching students. But really, if you look at an effective classroom, we both are learning, and it’s a journey that people are taking together … the pandemic really showed how my students — like everybody else, but my students especially — are suffering.”

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A Purdue police officer filmed pinning a Black student to the ground by the neck in a viral video was placed on a leave of absence, according to Purdue University.

Adonis Tuggle, the student in the video, said the officer punched him and pushed his face into the ground. The Purdue University Police Department reported it is conducting an internal review of the officer’s conduct.

National

Sandy Hook families reach settlement The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 agreed Feb. 15 to reach a $73 million settlement with the firearm manufacturer Remington.

Remington had manufactured the Busmaster AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting. The familes had sued the company in 2015, saying it should be held partially responsible for what happened at the school.

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Cardinal Closet hosts free professional styling appointments and distributes workplace attire.

John Lynch Reporter Fashion forward Ball State students added some new threads to their closets.

Thanks to the volunteer efforts of Cardinal Closet, an on-campus clothing donation organization created by Ball State Housing and Residence Life’s (HRL) Student Action Team, and a team of fashion students, attendees were able to create professional outfits from donated clothing at no cost to the students. Attendees made appointments ahead of time and were given oneon-one style consultations from student stylists at the Cardinal Closet styling event, which ran for four hours Feb. 8.

Junior fashion industry studies major Johnna Dedina, who volunteered for the event after hearing about it at a Fashion Merchandising Association meeting, said finding good professional attire can be a big confidence booster for anyone entering the professional world.

“I think that fashion and art can be everyone’s different opinion, but I think it could be a good representation of yourself and your characteristics,” Dedina said. “If you feel confident about the [outfit] that you’re wearing, you’re definitely going to be more confident in the interview.”

With plenty of options to choose from hidden in the four racks of clothing available to the

attendees, having fashion majors on hand helped keep the outfits cohesive and stylish.

Dedina said finding the right style for a person is more about feel than the look of the clothes.

The one-on-one aspect of the styling process is more than just a way to gauge how an outfit looks — it helps the stylist find what feels right for the personality of attendees, Dedina said.

“You definitely have to get more than just their size,” she said. “You have to kind of get what their personality is, what their boundaries are. Some people want to dress more colorful, some are more down to dress with skirts [or] pants. You have to kind of get more about them.”

Sean Sheptoski, HRL assistant director for student leadership, said setting up an event like this before the Cardinal Job Fair can help student applicants understand their expectations for the professional world’s dress code and standards.

“Every industry has different standards and expectations for new employees, so I think it can be complicated for new students looking for jobs or internships,” Sheptoski said. “It’s all about first impressions and making a good first impression.

Anything we can do to help our students enter the workforce, that’s what we’re here for.”

Given the success of the professional styling event, organizers like India Potter, Career Center communications and publicity coordinator, said the Career Center is looking to bring the event back each semester close to the Cardinal Job Fair after this initial trial run.

Junior fashion industry major Johnna Dedina (right) talks to another event staffer and a student at the Cardinal Closet styling event Feb. 8 at Kinghorn Hall. Students who made appointments were given one-on-one styling tips from fashion majors while selecting their clothes. JOHN LYNCH, DN With 137 employers and around 2,000 students participating in the Cardinal Job Fair this semester, the right attire for the occasion was in high demand. However, Potter said this was answered by clothing donors in the weeks leading up to Cardinal Closet’s debut styling event.

“We really pushed clothing donations for the two

weeks prior to this [event] and a lot of faculty and staff and community members outside of Ball State came and dropped off so much [clothing],” Potter said. “That was very heartening — that people wanted to donate or help Ball State students.”

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 7:30 PM • EMENS AUDITORIUM Donated shoes sit on the floor as students look through clothing at the Cardinal Closet styling event Feb. 8 at Kinghorn Hall. Students were advised to find professional clothing for events like job interviews and the Cardinal Job Fair.

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Guardian Scholars graduates and program coordinators discuss Ball State’s program to support foster care alumni.

Grace McCormick and Kathryn Collins News Editor and Reporter Jordan Otero used to think studying for his bachelor’s degree was pointless. When he was a freshman and sophomore at Ball State, he said he struggled in his classes because he thought they would be easier than they actually were.

“I guess I never really wanted a college degree,” he said, “but the fact that I knew I would need it to be in any type of field to help people was what I wanted.”

When Otero graduated from Ball State with a degree in general studies and a concentration in social work in summer 2021, he became the first of his eight siblings to earn a bachelor’s degree.

He joined the small group of nearly 3 percent of American youth raised in the foster care system to graduate from a four-year college.

Otero was in foster care as a baby and then again when he was 17. As a 17-year-old, he was placed in a group home for a month with two of his siblings before his 16- and 15-year-old siblings went to one foster home while Otero joined his 9-year-old brother at the foster home he had already been placed in.

“With teens, it’s very hard to find a foster home at first, but with younger children, it’s pretty easy because no one wants a teenager with all the years of baggage they have,” Otero said.

Otero now helps facilitate family visits for people with Department of Child Services cases as one of his job responsibilities as a family support specialist at Centerstone in Winchester, Indiana.

Having experienced the foster care system himself, he said he’s able to better connect and relate to

Savannah Lundgren, 2018 Ball State alumna, poses in her cap and gown with former Guardian Scholars program coordinator Olivia Fellows. Lundgren said she encourages foster care alumni at Ball State to participate in the program and communicate with the coordinator regarding internships, scholarships and job opportunities.

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clients and understand their situations.

When he was applying for colleges, Otero said he told his caseworker about getting accepted to Ball State. His caseworker then told him about the campus Guardian Scholars program, which aims to remove barriers people raised in foster care face when pursuing higher education.

Otero applied for and was accepted to Guardian Scholars, where he and other enrolled students had access to coaching meetings with the program coordinator and could participate in events to network with community leaders.

“I wasn’t just there for the program, but I had a good relationship, and they helped me as a person with things in life,” Otero said. “Knowing that you are valued and someone genuinely cares for you is pretty good. It is very much worth the experience.”

During Otero’s senior year, the Guardian Scholars program transferred from the Social Science Research Center, which no longer exists, to the Office of Student Affairs. Otero said during the first conversation he had with Bria Zolman, Guardian Scholars program coordinator, he was upset and thought the program would change too much for him to still enjoy it.

“When talking to her, she kind of changed how I was feeling and made me feel she could really add value to my life,” he said.

Otero’s commencement ceremony was the first Zolman attended as the Guardian Scholars program coordinator. She said she sees her role as connecting students with resources that will help them in their lives on and off campus.

“I feel very fortunate that I get to be the hands that extend the generosity of many to these students,” she said via email. “I never take for granted the privilege it is to be entrusted with students’ stories and welcomed in a support role.”

The most expensive program costs, Zolman said, are the scholarships Guardian Scholars awards certain students in the program. Any student participating in Guardian Scholars can submit a scholarship application and earn up to $2,500 each year. The number of scholarships awarded depends on the amount of money the program receives from donors. Other funds go to support events and basic needs care for all Guardian Scholars, while the university funds staff salaries.

Though Guardian Scholars advertises its program through local foster care case managers and agencies, Zolman said incoming students can also self-identify as foster care youth on their Ball State applications. The program has 15 actively participating students, as of January 2022, and accepts new applications throughout the year.

Zolman’s favorite part about the program, she said, is being involved in students’ lives. Because the students in Guardian Scholars often don’t have families to turn to for advice or with questions, staff and community members try to create a support system for them.

“We aim to stand in the gap for families by celebrating holidays and birthdays together, as well as just creating opportunities for students to be together and build community with others who can relate to their experiences,” Zolman said. “The goal of the program is to provide a place of belonging for a group of students whose experiences and needs on campus can differ greatly from their peers from stable homes.”

Savannah Lundgren, 2018 biology alumna, said because of her involvement in Guardian Scholars, then-coordinator Fellows helped her secure $18,000 worth of scholarships, which helped her take summer classes and study abroad trips.

Lundgren became involved with the program when someone from the Social Science Research Center reached out to her and other potential candidates who were comfortable with their foster status being revealed on Ball State applications.

After completing an interview, she submitted her application and stayed involved for three and a half years after her first semester.

“Being a part of Guardian Scholars, you actually are a part of the family because you have these social events and education seminars where you [get] to meet some of the other students that are also in the program,” she said. “That offers more of a support system because, especially if you’re a freshman and you’re not used to being social — you’re just in foster care — Guardian Scholars basically gives you a family that you can spend [time] with the next four years.”

We aim to stand in the gap for families by celebrating holidays and birthdays together, as well as just creating opportunities for students to be together and build community with others who can relate to their experiences.”

- BRIA ZOLMAN, Guardian Scholars program coordinator

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For Hessel, the pandemic’s overall effect on his students sparked an “earth-shattering moment” as a teacher, as he realized how students might be facing mental health problems like him. As he did before, he said he turned to historical literature to find the answer. He started connecting Cervantes’ work to issues about social injustice, climate change and gender roles, bringing his analyses to his classroom where his students can express how they feel about these issues.

We have this longing for a human connection, and understanding what makes us human, what ruins our lives value, and Dr. Hessel certainly found his passion in the study of ‘Don Quixote’ and in his podcast. He’s wonderful at sharing that with the students, and that helps them discover their own passion.”

- JENNIFER RATHBUN, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics “One of the wonderful things about Cervantes is he provides us with an approach to life that is critical but doesn’t take itself [overly serious], but also on the other side of things, makes light of absolutely everything,” Hessel said.

Jennifer Rathbun, chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics, had the opportunity to work alongside Hessel, in which she saw how he created a passion for himself through studying “Don Quixote.”

“We have this longing for a human connection and understanding what makes us human, what ruins our lives’ value, and Dr. Hessel certainly

found his passion in the study of ‘Don Quixote’ and in his podcast,” Rathbun said. “He’s wonderful at sharing that with the students, and that helps them discover their own passion.”

Hessel’s first guest for “Pod Quixote” was Christine Garst-Santos, director of the School of American and Global Studies and associate professor of Spanish at South Dakota State University. During the first episode, they discussed a variety of topics, and Garst-Santos offered further expertise on “Don Quixote,” looking at questions of gender and national identities.

“It felt like a conversation between two people who love Cervantes and ‘Don Quixote,’” GarstSantos said. “He was a great podcast host [and] had reread many of my articles that we discussed in the podcast, so that was really fun and flattering.”

Hessel and Garst-Santos discussed her work on female characters in “Don Quixote” and how the novel can be used to teach various current topics like the #MeToo movement.

“Dr. Hessel likes to work in that area of, ‘What can this 400-year-old text teach us about our own cultural moment about our own time?’” GarstSantos said. “I would say we explored a lot of the areas of gender, Cervantes and social media and Cervantes in the MeToo movement.”

Hessel speaks with many guests of different backgrounds and areas of expertise about “Don Quixote” on his podcast. He interviewed Eric Drooker, the artist of the Nov. 15, 2021 New Yorker cover, who created a piece of art of “Don Quixote” titled “The Impossible Dream,” examining climate change.

“I was quite surprised because I figured [a] famous artist who did the front of The New Yorker isn’t going to want to talk to somebody who just started a podcast in the middle of nowhere … the artist himself hasn’t read a lot of theater, he just said the image was powerful, so he used it,” Hessel said.

Rathbun said “Don Quixote” and other classic works of literature remind people of their shared humanity.

“Literature offers us a window into what it means to be human,” she said. “This is very much relevant today — I would say even more so during the pandemic.”

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

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Learn more or donate by emailing cardkitchen@bsu.edu Associate Professor of Spanish Stephen Hessel’s laptop and microphone sit on a desk in his house Feb. 15 near Jackson Street. Hessel records his podcast “Pod Quixote” from his Muncie home. RYLAN CAPPER, DN

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The sports media landscape needs more Black representation, and I plan to be a part of the movement.

Derran Cobb Columnist Derran Cobb is a freshman telecommunications major and writes columns for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

“They might think they’ve got a pretty jump shot or a pretty good flow,” former United States president Barack Obama said, “but our kids can’t all aspire to be LeBron or Lil Wayne.”

Musicians and athletes. Those were always the people I looked up to and wanted to become once I grew up.

I think it’s safe to say every young Black kid wants to be a rapper or a professional athlete at some point in their childhood, and all of my biggest idols as a kid were one or the other: Kobe Bryant, Lil Wayne, LeBron James, Kanye West.

The list goes on.

From a young age, I’ve been heavily involved in sports.

I’ve participated in basketball, football, soccer, baseball and tennis after realizing sports were an excellent way to express myself. I played basketball for four years at Heritage Christian School in Indianapolis, and my dream was to become a star in the NBA. If not, I’d at least become a Division I star.

However, multiple factors led to more opportunities. After my senior basketball season, I decided I wouldn’t continue playing, but I wanted to remain involved.

I don’t hear much talk about the behind-the-scenes of sports, but once I learned about the career options beyond playing, I became instantly interested in sports storytelling.

We know sports stories reveal details behind a player’s journey through their respective sports, and there are articles, books and even movies created about athletes.

However, people don’t realize that many of the “based-on-a-true-story” sports films started with a writer, yet we are rarely in the spotlight.

And, even more upsetting, barely any of the journalists I admire are people of color. Since arguably the two most popular professional leagues in the United States, the NBA and NFL, feature predominantly Black rosters, this throws me off.

A 2021 study by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports found the major sports media outlets were dominated by white men. In fact, 79.2 percent of sports editors were white, 72 percent of the assistant sports editors were white and 77.1 percent of the columnists were white. In comparison, 74.2 percent of the NBA is Black.

A model of success to me is Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s “First Take.” While he is well-known for his funny and often controversial segments, I look up to him for his work ethic and his story. He bounced

from newspapers to radio stations and never gave up on trying to appear on television until he was hired to appear on “First Take.”

Besides Smith, there aren’t many notable Black sports media personalities, and the ones most people know of are the ones who are on TV. Furthermore, the majority of them are former professional athletes, such as Shannon Sharpe of “Undisputed,” and Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal of “Inside the NBA.” The need for more Black representation in sports media is reflected by the number of Black athletes and the lack of Black athlete coverage by Black reporters.

It is important to have Black people telling the stories of Black athletes because they are able to relate more to Black experiences and understand their life perspectives.

With the majority of the NBA and NFL consisting of Black players, it is important for young people to see there are opportunities within sports for everyone, no matter their makeup. It is inspiring to see someone who looks like you in a high-profile position doing something you are passionate about, but not having that role model to look up to makes it difficult to find the motivation to follow a path where you feel you may not fit in.

More Black people who are passionate about sports need to look into becoming a journalist because we need more people of color to tell our stories. We need to influence the next generation into believing there are other options with sports that don’t involve playing.

I’m planning to be a part of the generation that breaks barriers and join an industry that lacks Black representation. I want to be the change.

Contact Derran Cobb with comments at derran.cobb@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Derran_cobb.

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Ball State Track and Field head coach Adrian Wheatley appreciates the trials and tribulations it takes to win Charleston Bowles Associate Sports Editor After anchoring the 4x800-meter relay and running in the 400 and 800-meter events earlier in the day, then-Thomas Worthington High School senior Adrian Wheatley refused to stop competing.

It’s not who he was.

It was the preliminaries of the 1997 Ohio Boys State Track and Field Tournament that June, which meant all races were a test run for the finals.

Runners from Cleveland Heights High School were in the same heat as Thomas Worthington in the 4x400 relay, receiving the nod to start ahead.

Since it was the preliminaries, Wheatley’s coaches made it clear he didn’t need to exert himself. However, they told him he needed to give enough effort to qualify for the finals, which were set for the following day.

Wheatley couldn’t follow through with those instructions.

It wasn’t in his blood then, and it isn’t now.

Although he started behind, Wheatley chased after then-Cleveland Heights sophomore runner Henry Harris as soon as the gun sounded. He eventually caught up and passed Harris to place first.

“He could’ve coasted to make the finals,” Shannon Wheatley, Adrian’s younger brother, said.

“Adrian didn’t play like that. Adrian wanted them to know that was not OK.” Nearly 25 years later, the now-Ball State Track and Field head coach thrives off his competitiveness and said it remains a fundamental piece of his identity.

“As we’re doing our recruiting and identifying prospective student-athletes, one of the questions we ask is, ‘Do you love to win or hate to lose?’”

Adrian said. “I think everybody has a little bit of both, but man … I hated to lose. If I didn’t win, or [if] I didn’t do what I expected myself to do, that really got me motivated.”

Adrian’s drive to succeed started when he picked up soccer at 5 years old. He continued playing through his senior year of high school but found his attachment to track and field after sprinting in middle school.

While at Thomas Worthington, Adrian and Shannon were teammates in soccer and track and field, and Shannon said he competed effortlessly in both sports.

“Adrian was obviously good, but he never looked like he was working that hard,” Shannon said. “In fact, Adrian made everything he did look easy on the track.”

After graduating from Thomas Worthington in 1998, Adrian continued his track and field career at the University of Tennessee. Two years later, Shannon joined him in Knoxville, and the pair helped the Volunteers win a 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championship and back-to-back Southeastern Conference (SEC) Outdoor Championships in

I think everybody has a little bit of both, but man … I hated to lose. If I didn’t win, or [if] I didn’t do what I expected myself to do, that really got me motivated.”

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2001 and 2002.

While at Tennessee, Adrian served as the team captain in 2000 and was named the Ed South’s Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2002. He became an All-American and set a school record in the 4x400 relay, producing a final time of 3:02.13.

Adrian said he remembers his time at Tennessee not solely for his accolades but the relationships he built with his teammates.

“Those memories and experiences will never get taken away from us,” Adrian said. “Those young men that we knew, trained with and competed with every day, those are lifelong friends. We look back on those experiences and really feel that they have molded us into who we are today.”

During one training session at Tennessee, Adrian and the Volunteers noticed one of their teammates missing, so they all left the session to go wake him up and get him to practice. In everything he did, Shannon said Adrian led by his actions.

“Adrian led by example,” Shannon said. “He would do the thing that he was supposed to do and do it well, whether that was a specific workout, study hall or wearing the right attire when we traveled on flights.”

Jebreh Harris, University of Southern California associate head coach of cross country and assistant track and field coach, met Adrian when the two competed for Tennessee under head coach Bill Webb. Adrian described Harris as “one of his best buds,” and Harris said the pair had a front-row seat in watching Webb develop an effective program.

“Our foundation was from champions,” Harris

said. “How [Webb] managed our program, how he led the assistant coaches and the rest of the team — that type of foundation and mentorship will be a good indicator of how Ball State will transform and evolve because all we know is how to be champions … take a lick and get back up.”

Before becoming the first Black head coach in Ball State Track and Field history last August, Wheatley accumulated Division I coaching experience at the College of Charleston (200305), Austin Peay State (2005-07), Virginia (20072010), Illinois (2010-19) and North Carolina (2019-2021).

While in Tokyo for the 2020 Summer Olympics accommodating United States hurdler David Kendziera, who he coached at Illinois, Wheatley

received a message about the opportunity from Ball State Deputy Athletic Director Haven Fields. Wheatley, who met Fields during his stint at Illinois, notified him of his interest. He kept in contact with him and Ball State Director of Athletics Beth Goetz.

After returning to the United States, Wheatley interviewed and took a campus visit in early August. After his visit, Wheatley went home to his wife, Hollie Wheatley, and five children. He prayed about the decision.

“I am an individual that faith is huge [with],” Adrian said. “There are always times when it’s challenged, and there are always going to be things presented in front of you. You have to really take a moment to really process it and make sure that those decisions are sound in what you do.”

Adrian knows he might not win every battle but said he keeps his faith at his forefront because it reminds him of what is important.

“I try to be the best husband I can be, the best father I can be and the best coach I can be,” Wheatley said. “If I do that, then I will have done my job. There are days I fall short in all three of them, and there are days that I get wins in all three of them. I try to make sure I keep grounded in that and understand this is part of who I am and part of my responsibility as a leader.”

Moving forward, Adrian said he wants to emphasize the importance of a team-first mentality and hopes to create an atmosphere where the Cardinals respect one another and become a part of something bigger than themselves. Adrian believes there is a role for everybody in the program and wants his athletes to prosper in three phases.

“When it’s all said and done and they’ve got to hang the spikes up, my goal as a coach is for them to look back on their time here at Ball State and be like, ‘It was the best four or five years of my life — I was able to succeed academically, athletically, and as an individual.’”

Contact Charleston Bowles with comments at clbowles@bsu.edu or on Twitter @cbowles01.

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Looking out their windows this winter, students can only see bare tree branches, brown grass and frosted fall leaves. To bring warmth into their homes again, some students may want to buy indoor houseplants for their dorm, apartment or house. Consider the tips below to help you take care of your new plant babies to ensure they stay green and cheery all semester long.

Research how much water your plant needs A common mistake of raising plants is overwatering them. According to The Sill, a plant care information website, you should only water your plants when the soil is dry — not just on the surface, but 2 inches deep — so your plants receive a good balance of water and oxygen. Plants also absorb water through their roots, not their leaves. So, if your plant’s soil is left wet for too long, your plant’s roots can rot.

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Consider how much sunlight enters your home Different types of plants require different types of sunlight as well, so it’s important to be aware of how much sunlight fills your dorm, apartment or home before purchasing an indoor houseplant.

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Choose an indoor plant that fits your college lifestyle Not all plants require the same amount of maintenance to keep their leaves and flowers healthy. Consider how much maintenance you’re able to do to upkeep your plants. If your schedule is packed this semester, it may not be best to purchase a plant that needs frequent watering because you may forget to do so.

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Hippo Campus gets heavy on their new album, ‘LP3’ When the indie rock band released its debut album, “Landmark,” in 2017, listeners of Hippo Campus fell in love with its bouncy, naive melodies and trance-like ballads.

Now, the band’s new album “LP3” is more angsty, self-aware and nonchalant. The struggles of entering adulthood while maintaining youthful wildness are at the forefront of “LP3.”

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Joey Sills Associate News Editor “Group one — you guys ready? One group at a time. OK, five, six, seven, eight, one, two, three, four.”

The familiar piano melody starts back up, and the actors on stage stand in position.

They’ve been at this for an hour but have been practicing for at least several weeks before. Since auditions in November, the cast has endured continuous dress rehearsals leading up to opening night Feb. 17.

“This is the story we needed to write as we kept out of sight, but no more.”

They begin their song and dance routine on the stage and on the rafter, holding fake newspapers adorned with “The Newsies Banner.” To an outsider, it may look coordinated, professional and perfect. But it’s not quite.

“Five, six — five, six, group two. One, two, three, four, five, six, and seven, eight.”

Brittany Covert and Christian Pullings, director and assistant director of “Newsies,” respectively, sit in the center of the auditorium speaking directions into a microphone. Everything from the spacing between two lines to the way an actor tosses

their newspaper across the stage is fair game for scrutiny. If the final product’s never going to quite be “perfect,” it’s going to be as close as possible.

This is just a giant show … and I think it really represents who we are.”

- BRITTANY COVERT, Director of “Newsies” Covert, also managing director of The Muncie Civic Theatre, said she’s been interested in “Newsies’’ since the original Disney film was released in 1992.

What started as a crush on 17-year-old

Christian Bale grew to her using the film to teach students about yellow journalism at Hamilton Heights High School in Arcadia, Indiana, where she taught and directed plays. In 2020, the Civic Theatre chose Covert to direct the musical for herself.

“The way it works here, is there is our artistic director — we have a pool of directors, and she kind of tries to pair the right director and the right play,” Covert said. “I love working with teenagers, and so that’s kind of how I got chosen to do ‘Newsies.’”

Covert’s love for theater stemmed from a love of storytelling as both a form of escape and a form of participation. She began acting in high school, where she also developed a passion for directing. After high school, she attended Ball State and majored in both directing and stage management and English.

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“Laurel Hell” is Mitski’s sixth album and her first album release in over three years. She explained the reason behind the long break was to “learn how to be human again.” The album details struggling to escape a situation with a seemingly perfect appearance and illustrates a broken sense of love and belonging.

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Muncie Symphony hosts new concert The Muncie Symphony is putting on its show “A New World,” featuring a solo from Rubén Rengel, an award-winning violinist. Matthew Kraemer will conduct the Feb. 26 show at Emens Auditorium, which will feature a free pre-concert lecture from James Thompson, Muncie Symphony Orchestra’s education coordinator.

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Covert graduated from Ball State in 2006 and moved to Chicago before becoming an English teacher at Hamilton Heights. In 2016, she started working at the Civic Theatre, where she has directed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Of Mice and Men,” “9 to 5” and “Matilda,” which was the last show the Civic Theatre hosted before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Auditions for “Newsies” began last November.

Wanting to rediscover her love of musicals, Natalie Meyer, Ball State junior theatre creation major, decided to audition. Meyer was previously a musical theatre major at Ball State but changed her path in spring 2020 to have more opportunities after graduation. She had appeared in “The Gift,” a virtual show hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance, in November 2020.

She said she hadn’t been in a “real” show that hasn’t been hosted by a school since high school, which was part of the reason she auditioned for “Newsies.”

“I was just missing it, and I wanted something that would be a fun, not super time-consuming … or super stressful experience,” Meyer said. “I just wanted to find a love for it again.”

Meyer has been dancing since she was 2 years old, when her soccer coach jokingly told her parents she’d be better in cheerleading or dance. Dancing has since become a talent of hers, and when she auditioned for “Newsies,” she was able to skip the dancing workshop portion. After arriving at the theater, she filled out the paperwork to sign up for an audition. When it was her turn, she went on stage.

“I sang my song … and then we got put in a holding room to kind of warm up while they were switching groups,” Meyer said. “I went to the dance call [where] we learned … one of the numbers in the show.”

Meyer stayed for callback and received the cast list a few days later, although the crew said it would take at least a week. After getting a part on the dance team, a group of cast members with nameless roles who dance on stage with the main cast, Meyer and the rest of the team met every Sunday until after Ball State’s winter break. Throughout January, the team met twice a week and, eventually, several times a week with the rest of the cast.

Another cast member, Shyanne Mitchell, is a junior theatre creation major like Meyer. Her love for theater began with improv comedy in middle school, a passion she’s maintained through her involvement with the

ABSO Improv Comedy troupe at Ball State.

Mitchell performed in “Newsies” for the first time in 2019 at The Main Stage, Inc., in Mishawaka, Indiana, playing Medda Larkin. Last September, she performed in her first production at the Civic Theatre, “I Can(‘t) Handle This,” directed by Tyler Robertson.

Two months later, she auditioned for “Newsies” and got the role of Josephino Jorgelino de la Guerra — or JoJo, for short.

“I actually did not want to be a newsie,” Mitchell said. “I wanted to be a dance-team newsie or Medda Larkin, since I played that part before. I was just kind of assigned this role. Brittany asked me after my audition, ‘Would you take a named newsie?’ and I was like ‘Yeah, sure.’”

Despite Covert, Meyer and Mitchell all working on the same musical, the thing that drew each of them to “Newsies” in the first place is unique.

For Mitchell, it was the dancing, as she participated in the workshop and saw the production as a way to develop her skills. Although her role as a newsie means she doesn’t dance as much as Meyer and the rest of the dance team, she said it remains an important part of her performance.

Meyer, however, was drawn to the musical for its subject matter, specifically in relation to what she said is an increasingly divisive social climate.

“Especially in the climate that we’re currently living in, being able to bring people together when they see a problem and knowing that there’s a problem and just stopping what you are doing to come together to fight that problem, I think it’s a really beautiful and important story to get across,” Meyer said.

Covert has always been more fascinated with the story of Joseph Pulitzer, the New York World publisher whom she said is vastly misrepresented in the musical.

The story of “Newsies,” loosely based on the newsboys’ strike of 1899, begins with a choice Pulitzer made at the height of the Spanish-American War to raise the price of a newsboy’s bundle of papers by 10 cents, which cut into their profits. Although this decision was made by many newspaper publishers at the time, Pulitzer’s New York World was notable because it didn’t reverse course after the war.

“He’s actually the opposite of how he’s portrayed in this — he absolutely hated that he had to make this decision,” Covert said. “He not only changed his mind, apologized for it, but then became one of the biggest proponents of child labor laws of his time. And there’s a beautiful story in that, that I wish we could put into our society of room to change your mind and room to be wrong about things.”

Being able to bring people together when they see a problem and knowing that there’s a problem and just stopping what you are doing to come together to fight that problem — I think it’s a really beautiful and important story to get across.”

- NATALIE MEYER, Ball State junior theatre creations major and cast member of “Newsies”

Natalie Meyer, Ball State junior theatre creations major, looks out into the theater while holding a fake “Newsies Banner” newspaper Feb. 8. Meyer is a member of the dance team for the show and has been dancing since she was 2 years old.

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As Covert speaks, she oftens turns in her chair to direct the rehearsal happening behind her. Pullings continues directing the rehearsal from the center of the auditorium, but Covert, even as she talks about the importance of the villain with her back turned to the stage, seems completely aware of her surroundings.

The organized chaos of the rehearsal takes on a different image when coupled with the plot of the show.

“Newsies” is ultimately a story of a group of people coming together, determined to reach a common goal.

To Covert, the immense cast of the musical represents a similar image.

“It’s more than 100 people that are making this show possible, who are joining together daily to tell this story [of] the lucky group of street urchins joining together to take on something so huge, ” Covert said. “This is just a giant show … and I think it really represents who we are.”

Contact Joey Sills with comments at joey.sills@bsu. edu or on Twitter @sillsjoey.

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Small business owner Robin Odle creates and sells unique items in her cozy antique shop.

Grace Duerksen Associate Photo Editor In November 2018, Robin Odle opened Auntie Pone’s Attic in honor of her late aunt. Featuring handmade clay pieces, unique clothing garments and antique items, the cozy shop located just off Jackson Street offers something for everyone.

“People thought my aunt was wacky and eccentric, but she was just very creative. She taught me how to knit and crochet,” said Odle, who said she had a lot of talented and creative women in her life growing up.

Odle also features products like her daughter’s handmade jewelry, cork purses made in Portugal and one-of-a-kind pieces that have been created in the store.

“Over half of the items we have here we make,” Odle said. “I’ve gone and bought sweaters from Goodwill or old mens shirts from the Attic Window and just put things together.”

The shop also hosts seasonal events for its customers and the community members, such as their upcoming derby hat decorating this spring.

Odle said competitors will be encouraged to use their creative side to design a derby hat using various craft supplies.

Auntie Pone’s isn’t the first business operated

by Odle, as she used to have an art studio called Family Tree Gallery on Wheeling Road.

Unfortunately, due to a lack of business, the shop closed, but Odle still happily greets customers at Auntie Pone’s Attic.

Above: American Labrador Retriever Ollie, 6, watches his owner Robin Odle craft at her desk Feb. 10 in Muncie. GRACE DUERKSEN, DN Left: The craft wall at Auntie Pone’s Attic holds yarn, thread and several unfinished projects Feb. 10 in Muncie. GRACE DUERKSEN, DN

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EMOTIONS LOADING… Grace McCormick

Columnist, “Mother of Muses” Grace McCormick is a senior journalism news major and writes “Mother of Muses” for The Daily News.

Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

Emotions are always valid, even for people driven by logic.

I was sitting in a buzzing newsroom with multiple students refreshing national and state results on Election Day 2020. I was excited knowing I would report results as soon as I could for The Daily News, but I realized I didn’t care about who won the election.

I had donated to two different national campaigns years ago, voted in national, state and local races and watched most of the primary and general debates. I had been thoroughly invested in the election for at least a year, but when Election Day finally came, and in the days before we knew national results, I found myself truly not caring about who won. This is one of the most vivid memories I have of unintentionally suppressing my feelings.

At some point in my life, I learned to turn off my emotions during stressful situations. For better or for worse, this meant I didn’t think about how I felt and definitely didn’t express my emotional responses until those stressful times were over.

Eventually, I became the logical friend — the one who can listen to anything and respond with “OK.” That response can sound sarcastic, but I don’t mean it with malice. I try to understand what people close to me are experiencing — I’m just not the kind of person who can exactly match people’s energy.

I don’t think I feel emotion at the intensity other people in my life feel or express it. Part of this might be because of my personality type. I’m an introvert who prefers avoiding negative emotions by treating them like solvable problems. If it angers me to talk to family members or friends about certain issues, I’ll divert attention away to a different subject so I can still enjoy my time with them.

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I have a logical mind that believes in the black and whites, while all emotions seem different shades of gray. I can certainly recognize emotion, but I usually don’t think it’s important enough to pay regular attention to in my own life. I like problems and tasks I can complete quickly and logically, so I want to treat my feelings the same way. If I can’t immediately change how I’m feeling about something, I’d often rather push those emotions away than sit and think about problems I might not be able to solve.

Sometimes, I see people around me talking about how emotionally exhausted or stressed they

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all are. Part of me says I should be the person everyone can depend on to finish my job without

mentioning how I feel about it, but I know it’s damaging to my own health.

I don’t know where I learned or trained myself to not express emotion, but my interests and activities throughout high school and college have emphasized emotional distance. Most journalists are taught to be objective in writing stories and to not express opinions on polarizing issues. Even in speeches I’ve given throughout high school and college, I need to back up any arguments with sources more trustworthy than myself. Because of this, I’ve learned that my emotions can be a starting point for research or argumentation, but I often downplay my own feelings toward issues because I’ve learned I’m not as trustworthy or reputable as other people I can use to support my arguments.

Much of where I spend my time is in places where clear and concise communication is more important than personal emotional expression.

It can frustrate me when I can’t clearly define my emotions, so I’d rather ignore how I feel and move on to something I can easily control to get out of the layers of gray haze. But, emotional exhaustion — before I even recognize it — can present itself in other ways.

For example, I’ll finish a conversation with a friend and not remember what we talked about.

In some cases, I might get easily irritated with them if I think they’re talking too much or being too emotional. My mind begins to swirl with shades of neutrals, creating a facade that tricks me into believing ignoring my feelings — whether intentional or not — is a way to regulate my emotions.

But I learned from the character Lloyd Braun in season 9, episode 3 of “Seinfeld,” dismissing your emotions leads to bottling up anger or resentment, and “eventually you blow … serenity now, insanity later.”

Something that helps me not feel isolated is I know I’m not the only person who is still learning to emotionally connect with themselves. Many studies have found people who are more aware of their emotions are better able to regulate emotion, and therefore, can avoid stressing themselves out by overcommitting to mentally taxing activities.

A 2016 study in the Personality and Individual Differences journal of 919 U.S. adults found older people reported higher rates of emotional awareness and were slightly more likely than younger people to be able to identify what emotions they are feeling and the source or cause of those emotions. Women in the study were also more likely than men to report higher rates of purposeful and unintentional attention to emotions

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of the time, women reported experiencing positive emotions.

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and were slightly more likely to be able to identify the sources and causes of their emotions.

It’s clear recognizing and attending to your emotions and stressors has great benefits, both mentally and physically. People who can identify the source of their negative emotions are likely able to handle that situation better and are less likely to suffer from stress-induced conditions, according to a 2021 Journal of the American Medical Association study. In the study, doctors found the presence of mental stress was almost twice as important as food and alcohol consumption in the risk of cardiovascular death in patients who were already predisposed to heart issues.This study shows the physical benefits of emotional awareness, even with the predisposition to heart issues.

Even knowing the benefits of attending to your emotions, it’s difficult to do so if you haven’t for so long. The problem I, and probably others, have with validating emotions is that I know emotional arguments are subjective. Rating your pain on a scale of one to 10 is different for everyone, and regardless of your response, each person

you share that with will interpret and judge your feelings differently.

I like being the level-headed, logical friend, but because of this distinction, it can be easy to feel like my emotions aren’t as valid as everyone else’s. I’m trying, though, to get better at decompressing from stressful situations throughout busy days by taking a few deep breaths and drinking more water while thinking about how my emotions and behavior can affect the tasks that lay ahead of me.

Ultimately, I think recognizing our emotions comes down to recognizing our humanity, which requires a basic level of empathy and intimacy with other people. That, for me, can be scary, but intriguing at the same time.

On a fundamental human level, I know I possess the same feelings of anger, fear, happiness and sadness that everyone feels. The challenge lies in recognizing that as a necessary and enjoyable part of life.

Contact Grace McCormick with comments at grmccormick@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ graceMc564.

I learned from the character Lloyd Braun in season 9, episode 3 of ‘Seinfeld’ dismissing your emotions leads to bottling up anger or resentment, and ‘eventually you blow … serenity now, insanity later.’”

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HOROSCOPE FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Written by: Nancy Black

ARIES March 21-April 19 Today is a 7 — Slow to assess the terrain. Pitfalls and surprises could alter your trajectory. Go for your best. A lucky break favors physical performance.

Prioritize health.

GEMINI May 21-June 20 Today is an 8 — Domestic projects draw you in. Adapt around recent changes.

Realize a dreamy vision with elbow grease, soap and paint. Grab an incredible opportunity.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 Today is an 8 — Romance blossoms despite difficulties.

You might get lucky!

Adapt around surprising circumstances. Express your heart spontaneously. You’re especially creative. Discover hidden beauty.

CANCER June 21-July 22 Today is a 7 — Expand perspectives. Keep confidences and secrets.

Listen to another’s side of the story. Don’t stir up jealousies. Let sleeping dogs lie. Confirm intuition with data.

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Lundgren wasn’t in foster care herself until she was 14 after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She and her younger sister were removed from her grandmother’s home because it wasn’t clean enough for a child with immune deficiencies to live in, as

LEO July 23-Aug. 22 Today is a 9 — Earn and stash extra resources.

Discover unexpected lucrative opportunities. A push now can pay off. Grab a lucky break when it appears. Thank your supporters.

LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 Today is a 6 — Pause to enjoy the view from your window. Beauty feeds your spirit. Peaceful productivity flourishes privately. Adapt plans for recent changes.

Imagine the possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Today is a 9 — Work takes priority. An unexpected opportunity is worth pursuing. Someone important is paying attention.

Your professional status is on the rise. Fortune favors initiative.

AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Today is a 9 — Study financial strategies with your partner. Join forces to find resources. Gather nuts and store for later. Take advantage of a windfall opportunity.

VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 Today is a 9 — As you gain strength, you gain options.

Stick to practical solutions.

You’re especially intuitive.

Maintain objectivity. You’re surrounded by love. Stay true to yourself.

SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 Today is a 9 — Friends light you up. Connect and share information, news and resources. Catch up on the latest. Enjoy team synchronicity. Energize and encourage each other.

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Today is a 7 — Pause to reconsider the route. Your educational adventures could get deviated or delayed. Avoid traffic, risk or hassle. Monitor conditions and adapt with changes.

PICES Feb. 19-March 20 Today is a 7 — Consider your partner’s view. It may not match your own. Listen for insights. Find common ground. Fortune favors collaboration. Work together and get farther.

proud of all her accomplishments.

“I feel like a giant success,” she said. “I’m just really happy that I was able to prove some people wrong and to literally have not been able to do better than I did at Ball State or with Guardian Scholars. Everything I went for I achieved, and that makes me feel like I can do anything.”

Contact Grace McCormick with comments at grmccormick@bsu.edu or on Twitter @graceMc564. Contact Kathryn Collins with comments at kathryn.collins@bsu.edu or on Twitter @kathrynn64.

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I wasn’t just there for the program, but I had a good relationship, and they helped me as a person with things in life.

Knowing that you are valued and someone genuinely cares for you is pretty good. It is very much worth the experience.”

- JORDAN OTERO, 2021 Ball State alumnus and former Guardian Scholars student her grandma had started to raise chickens in the house. Lundgren said a friend of a friend had a foster care license and offered to foster her and her sister.

Balancing taking care of her family while studying for her master’s degree in veterinary science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lundgren said she’s

HOW TO APPLY Any full-time undergraduate Ball State student who has spent time in the foster care system above age 13 and who qualifies for independent student status under federal financial aid guidelines is eligible for the Guardian Scholars program. Participation in the program is voluntary.

Guardian Scholars staff will review applications with the required documentation. If students are admitted to the program, they will gain support services and a peer network of people who had similar childhood experiences. Staff will monitor academic progress and aim to provide holistic support for students.

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