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HER STORY Ashley C. Ford reflects on her journey from student to bestselling author.

Communication through counseling Ball State introduces a new counseling undergraduate minor.06

Sports

Change at the top Men's volleyball coaches look to instill new values.08

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Steam-powered self-expression Steampunk group hosts events throughout the community.09

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ASHLEY C. FORD, PHOTO PROVIDED; KAMRYN TOMLINSON, DN

Taylor Smith Editor-in-Chief Discovering Her Words Ashley C. Ford was nearly 10 years old when she felt it might be true she had an inclination toward writing. Ford was sitting in her third-grade classroom during poetry week, and there were two new movies on Ford’s mind that she was “obsessed” with, both starring Leonardo DiCaprio: “Titanic” and “Romeo + Juliet.”

“I wrote a poem about the Titanic called ‘That Big Ol’ Ship Went Down,’’’ Ford said. “My teacher was like, ‘This is amazing. You have such a knack for writing and for poetry.’ I took her opinion seriously.

I think it just always stuck.”

Ford, 2018 Ball State alumna and New York Times bestselling author of “Somebody’s Daughter,” always knew she loved reading, she said, so the idea that she could write something somebody else might like reading gave her a lot of confidence and made her feel “special.”

But, while writing was something Ford held

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I’ll never be able to tell myself again that I have no idea if I can write a book. That’s really the best thing I gave myself with this book, was that, if I want to do it again, I’ve got enough confidence to try.”

- ASHLEY C. FORD, 2018 alumna and New York Times bestselling author of “Somebody’s Daughter”

onto tightly, paving her path to becoming a writer was challenging. For the first 33 years of her life, Ford said, she had undiagnosed ADHD, which made it difficult for her to apply herself to just one interest of hers.

“College was wild for me because, at one point, it was so stimulating that I wanted to do everything,” Ford said. “While I was at Ball State, I had somewhere between six and seven different majors, but English — creative writing, specifically — was the only major that I didn’t want to give up on. It was the only one that I was like, ‘I can’t wait to take this next class.’ That alone is what helped drive me through that program.”

Since sitting in Ball State classrooms more than a decade ago, Ford has achieved becoming a host of five different podcasts, guest-writing for publications including The Guardian, ELLE and New York Magazine and being named one of Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30 in Media” in 2017.

As of June 1, she has added New York Times bestselling author to that list.

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Did you miss it? Catch up on the news from Sept. 10-12...

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Women’s volleyball falls short in Iowa

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Sept. 11: Syracuse swept Ball State 3-0, with scores of 25-16, 25-18 and 25-13. Graduate student outside hitter Emily Hollowell recorded a team-high eight kills for the Cardinals and finished the three-match tournament with 27 kills. Up next for the Cardinals is their home opener Sept. 17 against Northern Kentucky. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m.

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Sept. 10: The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation is donating $225,000 to create the first Ivy Tech Muncie Youth Empowerment Program. This program will provide leadership development and educational programming for minority Muncie-area high school students. The foundation will donate $75,000 to the program annually over the next three years.

Ball State Soccer loses to Butler at home

Sept. 12: The Bulldogs beat the Cardinals 3-0 after tallying 14 shots in the matchup. Sophomore midfielder Avery Fenchel registered the only shot of the game for the Cardinals. The loss snapped Ball State’s four-game win streak at home, dating back to March 18 of last season. The Cardinals open Mid-American Conference play against Eastern Michigan Sept. 23.

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BOOKS T.I.S. bought out by Gameday Spirit.05

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Campus

Bracken Library reopened Sept. 13 Bracken Library opened its doors again Sept. 13 after a burst water main line closed the building for about a week. All visitors must enter the library through the south entrance while the north entrance remains closed. The lower level of the building is also closed until further notice while repairs continue.

Some Information Technology services have resumed in the library.

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Residents can resume feeding birds again The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Sept.

10 Indiana residents in all counties can resume feeding birds. The DNR recommended a moratorium on bird-feeding this summer to slow the spread of an undetermined illness killing birds throughout the state.

National

Biden announces vaccine requirements

RYLAN CAPPER, DN; ALEX HINDENLANG, DN ILLUSTRATION

President Joe Biden announced new vaccine requirements for businesses Sept. 9. The requirements will affect as many as 100 million Americans in an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the spread of the delta variant. The rule mandates all employers with more than 100 workers must require them to be fully vaccinated or get weekly tests.

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COLOR & CULTURE Students and staff reflect on goals of new Multicultural Center.

RYLAN CAPPER, DN

F Eli Houser Reporter

ormed in the 1970s, the Ball State Multicultural Center has served as a resource for students of color and other minority groups for nearly 50 years. Now located in the heart of campus near Bracken Library, the center hopes to educate and inform students on current issues relating to race, culture and inclusivity.

The center has hosted multiple events since the start of the fall 2021 semester — the first being its Aug. 27 welcome celebration that featured more than 20 student organizations, a DJ and free food.

Bobby Steele, director of the Multicultural Center, said he was excited to welcome students and organizations to the new building.

Steele has worked at the university for 10 years and has served as the director of the Multicultural Center since June 2017, previously serving as interim director and associate director.

“Our mission stays the same,” Steele said. “One main thing that we have been able to capitalize on [is allowing] more students to be able to access the space, but as far as our programming and our mission, all of that has — and will — stay focused on making sure that students can find community in our space.”

The previous building, which was located behind the L.A. Pittenger Student Center, didn’t follow Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, meaning students with disabilities might not have been able to easily access the building, Steele said.

He said the new structure, built in compliance with

ADA guidelines, will allow all students to access the facility and its amenities.

Some of the amenities featured in the new center include a conference room, study lounge, library, kitchen, ice cream shop and student artwork.

“One of the things that I have appreciated the most so far is the student artwork,” Steele said. “It was created by students, and it really displays the talent that students have on campus.”

Artwork on display was chosen from both current and previous Ball State students, Steele said. In the future, students will be able to submit artwork for display in the building.

“I feel like [the artwork] will help other students feel like they can be represented,” Steele said. “We are still looking for additional art in the building as well, so that is an opportunity for students to submit their artwork for consideration.”

Jaylyn Graham, information and communication sciences graduate student, was one of the artists picked to have original art displayed in the new center. He said his work on display, “The Colorism Series,” shows how today’s society views women with dark complexions.

“I wanted people to know that it doesn’t matter what your skin tone is,” Graham said. “Your Black is beautiful.”

Steele chose Graham’s artwork for the Multicultural Center after seeing it in an art show at Park Hall. Though Graham’s original piece, which he made from Reese’s, Hershey’s, honey and caramel, is no longer on display because it melted, he provided the center with a reprint.

“I was adamant about getting my work in the [Multicultural Center],” Graham said. “I had a couple pieces, and I just reached out to Bobby.

I’m truly honored. Everyone’s going to see my name. Everyone’s going to see the message that I was trying to convey. I’m hoping that it’ll have a positive effect.”

I’m truly honored. Everyone’s going to see my name.

Everyone’s going to see the message that I was trying to convey. I’m hoping that it’ll have a positive effect.”

- JAYLYN GRAHAM, Information and communication sciences graduate student and featured artist in the Multicultural Center In addition to the artwork on display, the center’s Malcolm X Library includes hundreds of books, as well as awards, pictures and educational pieces.

“Most of our titles in the [Malcolm X Library are] focused on strictly diversity and inclusion,”

Steele said. “We do share some titles [with Bracken Library], but our library strictly focuses on diversity and inclusion, as well as belonging.”

Steele’s favorite book, “The New Jim Crow,” is currently not in the library, but he said he wants to add it in the future. The book covers the mass incarceration of African American men during the war on drugs from the 1970s to present day. He said the library will continue diversifying its collection of books but will remain dedicated to keeping titles relating to diversity and inclusion on its shelves.

Along with a number of resources for individual students, the Multicultural Center also serves student organizations with its conference room and event spaces. Feona Dabson, junior biochemistry major and president of the African Student Association (ASA), attended the Multicultural Center’s welcome celebration and said she hopes to use the building for her organization in the future.

“I really hope that, this year, we can use the Multicultural Center to our advantage and be able to share the culture of Africa,” she said. “People of all colors — people of all backgrounds — can come and join and also [share] their stories and their experiences.”

Dabson said the university’s commitment to building the Multicultural Center is an important step in building inclusivity on campus.

“I think [the new Multicultural Center] is just one of those milestones — one of those big steps that we continue to make toward bringing diversity as well as inclusiveness to campus,” Dabson said.

“We all can teach [each other] something about where we come from or what we know.”

Contact Eli Houser with comments at ejhouser@ bsu.edu.

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Village bookstore T.I.S. bought out by Gameday Spirit, now named The Cardinal Fanstore.

Lila Fierek Reporter As most students do at the beginning of the school year, sophomore architecture major Allysa Britting set out to purchase textbooks before courses started. She went to the Ball State Bookstore first but said the lines were long, and she didn’t see many books on the shelves, so she decided to go to the T.I.S. College Bookstore in the Village — only to discover it was no longer a bookstore.

In April, the company Gameday Spirit bought the T.I.S. College Bookstore in Muncie and rebranded it as The Cardinal Fanstore. Gameday Spirit also owns a college fanstore in Champaign, Illinois, at the University of Illinois. The Muncie store sells Ball State apparel, accessories and other themed merchandise.

A lot of people were really shocked by T.I.S. closing. I think there’s been a lot of frustration, too, especially with the Ball State Bookstore being slow for purchases. I think, all around, it’s just been a hard time getting books.”

- ALLYSA BRITTING, Sophomore architecture major The outlet in Champaign doesn’t sell books either, said Maclaine Stahl, Gameday Spirit marketing manager. Stahl said T.I.S. had considered discontinuing its book sales before, so Gameday Spirit decided not to sell textbooks in Muncie, and they don’t plan to sell them in the future — leaving the Ball State Bookstore as the only in-person option for students to purchase textbooks near campus.

“It’s a little frustrating, I think,” Britting said. “One, [T.I.S. closing] overloads the other bookstore. But two, there’s not a great way for students to compare prices or to just have that second outlet to just be able to divide up their

purchase to make it the most cost effective.”

Stahl said many Ball State students and staff members were not aware of the change to T.I.S. because the exterior sign still reads “T.I.S. College Bookstore,” but it’s something Gameday Spirit is working on changing soon to clear the confusion.

T.I.S. informed the Ball State Bookstore it would be selling the store during the spring 2021 semester, so the Ball State Bookstore increased its book inventory by an additional 30 percent to make up for students who shopped at T.I.S. Ron Sorrell, manager of the Ball State Bookstore, said he had a great working relationship with T.I.S. The two stores would occasionally partner together on smaller orders that required a minimum order amount.

“Now that we are the only local bookstore, we’ll continue to serve every student that needs a textbook or school supplies — or wants to buy Ball State apparel,” he said.

While Britting bought some of her textbooks from the Ball State Bookstore, she said she was disappointed with the lack of options for student purchases.

“A lot of people were really shocked by T.I.S. closing,” Britting said. “I think there’s been a lot of frustration, too, especially with the Ball State Bookstore being slow for purchases. I think, all around, it’s just been a hard time getting books.”

Sorrell said fall is always the busiest time of year at the Ball State Bookstore, so delays and long lines are inevitable. He said while almost every bookstore in the country has been experiencing textbook delays due to delivery and supply chain issues, the store’s staff members are doing their best to serve everyone and ensure students receive their course materials in a timely manner.

Britting said she thinks T.I.S. closing will be good for the Ball State Bookstore’s business, but she was disappointed with the lack of textbook options it had during the beginning of the fall 2021 semester.

“I felt like the bookstore was very crowded,” Britting said. “Even if you were getting physical textbooks, there was no guarantee they were going to be there.”

Although The Cardinal Fanstore does not sell textbooks, the store still provides an educational option for students. It sells course packets for Ball State classes, which are collections of various materials including scholarly articles and anthology

sections. This is the first time Gameday Spirit has sold educational materials, and Cardinal Fanstore staff members plan to evaluate course packet sales at the end of this semester.

“The T.I.S. Bookstore in Muncie has done course packets as well, so we decided to give it a try this semester,” Stahl said. “Then, we’ll see if it’s something we want to continue going forward.”

Stahl said Gameday Spirit is grateful for the opportunity to join the Ball State community.

“We’re incredibly excited to be at Ball State University now, and we’re so incredibly excited to serve the fans and students, alumni and faculty at Ball State,” Stahl said. “We’re very energized to insert our business model in Muncie.”

Contact Lila Fierek with comments at lkfierek@bsu.edu or on Twitter @fierek_lila.

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A CHANGE OF COURSE Ball State’s Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling introduces its newest undergraduate minor.

Mackenzie Rupp and Grace Bentkowski Reporters Interaction has become the focus of Ball State’s newest undergraduate minor: counseling.

At the beginning of the 2021-22 school year, this curriculum replaced the university’s interpersonal relations minor. Through the counseling minor, students can learn more about “human behavior and the emotional, social, work, school and physical health concerns people have at different stages in their lives,” according to Ball State’s website.

Mary Kite, professor of social psychology, and Mia Tabberson, doctoral student in the counseling psychology program, surveyed graduate students in the counseling psychology program during the fall 2019 and spring 2020 semesters, as well as undergraduate students in the interpersonal relations minor, to see what courses could benefit students.

“We did a survey of all the students who were, at the time, in the interpersonal relations minor, and we asked them what courses they would like to have,” Kite said. “We got a lot of student information about courses that would interest them.”

Tabberson hopes the new minor will provide students of all majors with interpersonal skills including team collaboration and personal interaction experiences.

“This is kind of a nice stepping stone — if someone thought that they could maybe see themselves looking in [to] the mental health field, this would be a great kind of tester to see if the material is interesting,” Tabberson said.

Students in the interpersonal relations minor can choose to either complete their existing minor or switch to the counseling minor, Kite said.

New students can’t enroll in the interpersonal relations minor, but students wanting to finish the curriculum can do so through the end of the 202223 academic year.

Kite and Tabberson have been working on the counseling minor program for three years through researching and surveying.

“We’re super excited about the courses,” Kite said. “They are more contemporary than some of the things we were teaching before.”

A master syllabus for the minor was created to show “what the goals of [the courses] are and what

students would get out of the class[es],” Kite said.

After creating the master syllabus, Kite and Tabberson proposed the minor to the College of Health, and then, they presented it to the university.

“You have to present to all these folks and justify the reasons for the minor,” Kite said. “Then, eventually, the provost signs off on the minor and it comes to be.”

Doctoral students, including Tabberson, teach the courses that make up the counseling minor, giving them more teaching opportunities.

Tabberson also said the coursework for the new counseling minor is more varied than what

I think the skills that are learned in this major or minor would be applicable to any position that interacts with people on a daily basis, but in particular, those [in] helping fields. This minor is very supplemental to any kind of student who is attending Ball State.”

- MIA TABBERSON, Counseling psychology doctoral student students would find in the interpersonal relations courses, which she hopes will provide them with a diverse set of skills.

“The minor before had [fewer] courses and less options,” she said. “And [these] new courses are hopefully more interesting to students and have more for students to apply in their work once they leave the university.”

Because of the improved curriculum, Tabberson said she recommends the undergraduate minor in counseling to any student enrolled at the university and believes it can benefit anyone in their future career.

“I think the skills that are learned in this major or minor would be applicable to any position

Claire Dugan, counseling psychology doctoral student, teaches the Techniques of Psychological Interactions course Sept.

15. During her class, Dugan teaches with a variety of techniques, including role-playing counseling sessions, lecturing and showing videos. MAYA WILKINS, DN that interacts with people on a daily basis, but in particular, those [in] helping fields,” she said.

“This minor is very supplemental to any kind of student who is attending Ball State.”

Tabberson enjoys participating in the positive psychology class, CPSY 340, and said she would love to assist in teaching it. She previously taught a counseling skills course, CPSY 420, that piqued her interest in teaching psychological interview skills to students.

Kelsey Thiem, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling, has also lent a helping hand in teaching and conducting research for the counseling minor curriculum. Thiem said via email she has been evaluating minors, much like the new counseling one, through readings and additional research to ensure the instruction is appropriately updated to meet the needs of enrolled students.

“At the heart of our new minor is a focus on preparing students to better understand people and their behavior,” Thiem said.

Like Tabberson, Thiem said she feels the development of coursework and the program itself pushes the university forward in the climate of today’s education.

“Our world is growing more diverse every day,” Thiem said, “and our courses help students better understand and appreciate the different identities people hold and the experiences they have as a function of those identities. Therefore, I think our minor is applicable to students regardless of what

field they are majoring in or what career they plan to pursue.”

Contact Grace Bentkowski with comments at gmbentkowski@bsu.edu or on Twitter @gbentkowski. Contact Mackenzie Rupp with comments at msrupp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @kenzieer18.

CLASSES IN THE COUNSELING MINOR The program requires 15 credit hours with two required courses: CPSY 200 Counseling Fundamentals and CPSY 420 Counseling Techniques.

In addition, students choose three courses from electives: • • • • • •

CPSY 320 Substance and Behavioral Addictions CPSY 330 Career Counseling CPSY 340 Positive Psychology CPSY 351 Diversity in Counseling CPSY 360 Interrelational Aspects of Sexuality CPSY 370 Introduction to Disability, Chronic Health Conditions, and Rehabilitation

Source: Ball State counseling minor web page

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Football

Ball State falls to Penn State The Cardinals fell 44-13 to the Nittany Lions Sept. 11 for their first loss since last year’s season-opening loss against Miami (Ohio). Freshman running back Carson Steele scored Ball State’s lone touchdown of the contest on a 6-yard rush in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals’ offense recorded 226 yards through the air. Ball State continues its road trip against Wyoming Sept. 18.

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Fans in stands and full seasons mean more than I ever would’ve thought.

Ian Hansen Sports Editor Ian Hansen is a junior journalism news major and writes columns for The Daily News.

His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

I will never take sports for granted again.

It seems like it was yesterday, in July 2019, when I was in Atlanta with my father watching the Atlanta Braves take on the Philadelphia Phillies on a blistering summer day. It didn’t stop me from arriving at the game two and a half hours prior while waiting 30 minutes for the gates to open.

You may ask yourself, ‘why?’ Why would I possibly want to wait in 90-degree weather, two and a half hours prior to the game, just to be in the sweltering heat to then sit in a stadium for three more hours for the game?

Well, I. Love. Baseball.

I love the environment of sporting events, and I feel like I am in my own universe at the ballpark.

Little did I know it would be my last MLB game for more than a year. Little did I know it would be the last time I would get to have the

summer tradition with my dad where we try to hit as many MLB ballparks as possible.

My dad left this world in October 2020, and so did sports for a brief period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I found out about my father’s cancer the same week the NBA postponed its season due to a player testing positive.

It felt like I had multiple aspects of true joy ripped away from me right from the palm of my hands. March to October 2020 was one of — no, THE hardest period of my life. The biggest lesson I gathered from this was to never take anything for granted. It’s the grand ole’ cliche, but it’s true.

Fast forward to April 2021. The Indiana Pacers are playing the Charlotte Hornets. The Pacers finally allowed fans to attend home games at minimal capacity, but I did not care. After the hardships of 2020, I was starving for live sports. The Pacers got destroyed, and I couldn’t have cared less because I was there. I was present, and it felt like life was finally giving me clarity that everything is going to be OK.

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Michigan State defeated Ball State 7-1 Sept. 12. Freshman forward Agostina Giudice scored her first career goal off an assist from junior midfielder Libby Kraus for the Cardinals’ lone goal. Ball State finished the game with six total shots, including three on goal. The Cardinals begin Mid-American Conference play Sept. 17 against Central Michigan at home.

Cross Country

Machan named MAC Women’s Runner of the Week Sometimes, you don’t realize how good something is until it is stripped away from you.”

Sophomore Elka Machan was awarded the Mid-American Conference Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week Sept. 9 after finishing fourth individually in the Butler Twilight meet Sept. 3. Machan finished with a career-best time of 17:30.5 in her first 5K race of her collegiate career. The Cardinals placed second out of seven teams in the meet in Indianapolis.

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Ball State Men’s Volleyball’s first-year coaches prepare to help the team exceed expectations.

Charleston Bowles Associate Sports Editor While they’ve never coached together, Ball State Men’s Volleyball’s three new coaches share a collective goal: to win.

Taking over for former head coach Joel Walton, who spent 23 years at the helm of the Cardinals, first-year head coach Donan Cruz comes to Ball State after spending 10 years leading Grand View University Men’s Volleyball. During his tenure with the Vikings, Cruz led the program to two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics men’s volleyball titles.

“In terms of my role, taking over the program has been nothing but great,” Cruz said. “I’ve been doing a lot of preparation for the upcoming season, and, with the timing of it, we really had to dive head in.”

Along with Cruz, the Cardinals welcome two new assistant coaches, Christian Rupert and Mike Iandolo. During the interview process, Cruz said, he thought each candidate embodied the leadership characteristics needed to mentor student-athletes.

Not too long ago, I was in their footsteps. I feel like my ability to relate and convey messages and information is super important … At the end of the day, that’s kind of what will make the players be able to trust that you know best.”

- CHRISTIAN RUPERT, Ball State Men’s Volleyball assistant coach Rupert, a 2018 graduate of Brigham Young University, played professional volleyball in Croatia for Mladost Ribola Kaštela after competing as a middle blocker for the Cougars from 2015-18.

After serving as an assistant coach for Princeton University during the 2020-21 season, Rupert joined Cruz’s staff after engaging with him during an Amateur Athletic Union tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, this past summer. He said he is ecstatic to bring his knowledge to the Cardinals.

“Not too long ago, I was in their footsteps,” Rupert said. “I feel like my ability to relate and convey messages and information is super important. I think it goes under the radar, for us and the staff. We really value forming those relationships with connections.

At the end of the day, that’s kind of what will make

the players be able to trust that you know best.”

Like Rupert, Iandolo joined Cruz’s staff after connecting with him at an AAU tournament.

Iandolo, a 2010 graduate of Lewis University, was a two-time All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association First Team selection during his playing career as a setter for the Flyers from 2007-10.

After spending the last three seasons as head coach of the University of Charleston, Iandolo said he is ready for a different level of competition at Ball State.

“I really believed in what we were doing and building in Charleston,” Iandolo said. “But when you get to this level of a school and program, it’s a different story. Once [Cruz and I] started talking, we realized we’re very similar in a lot of things, especially when it comes to how we connect with people and how we build relationships and what’s important in terms of volleyball.”

Iandolo has only been around the team for a few weeks but said he is excited about what the Cardinals could become by the time the season begins in January.

“There’s a lot of potential,” Iandolo said. “They’re very physical — they play very scrappy and play really good defense. I think we’re positioned to challenge even more for the title this year than [we] did last year, and I think that is exciting.”

Graduate student setter Quinn Isaacson said he has been impressed with his new coaches since first meeting them.

“The first meeting we had with the whole staff, they said, ‘We will win,’” Isaacson said. “They made that clear. They said we have too strong of a team to not be successful and win a championship, especially the MIVA.” Ball State has not won the MIVA title since 2002.

However, under the new coaching staff, Isaacson said he believes the Cardinals have the foundation to capture a championship.

“When you get into that championship game, both teams are legit,” Isaacson said. “It’s going to come down to who’s experienced, who wants it more and who’s more disciplined. So, our big goal is to get there because we think we can get there and take care of business.”

Isaacson said he is eager to learn under Iandolo, who excelled at his position during his collegiate playing career. Iandolo ranks first in career assists per set (12.2) and second in career assists (3,389) and service aces (101) in Lewis Men’s Volleyball program history.

“I know [Iandolo] has a lot of experience when it comes to this game,” Isaacson said, “especially in the setter position, which is really nice to kind of pick his brain. More than anything, it’s just getting to learn from him and how he used to think when he would play and kind of correlating that into my game.”

Despite falling to Lewis in the semifinals of last

COACHES’ PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS DONAN CRUZ, BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL HEAD COACH: •

Two National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men’s Volleyball championships (2018, 2021) (Grand View University)

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Winningest coach in NAIA Men’s Volleyball history (.793 win percentage) (Grand View University)

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Four-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) NAIA Men’s National Coach of the Year (Grand View University)

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Three-time Heart of America Conference Coach of the Year (Grand View University)

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Two-time NAIA Midwest Conference Coach of the Year (Grand View University)

CHRISTIAN RUPERT, BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL ASSISTANT COACH: •

Three Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) regular season championships (2016, 2017 and 2018) (Brigham Young University)

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Two MPSF Tournament titles (2016, 2018) (Brigham Young University)

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Played professional volleyball in Croatia (Mladost Ribola Kaštela)

MIKE IANDOLO, BALL STATE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL ASSISTANT COACH: •

Three-time Delahnty Award winner (Lewis University)

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Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) Academic All-Conference selection (Lewis University)

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Two-time All-MIVA First Team selection (Lewis University)

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Won the Men’s Open National Championship and the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) National Championship in 2013 and was named MVP for both (Florida Wave)

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Earned silver medal in the Swedish Elite Series and was named Best Setter (Falkenbergs Volleybollklubb) Source: Ball State Athletic Department BALL STATE ATHLETICS, PHOTOS PROVIDED

year’s MIVA Tournament, Cruz said he believes the Cardinals displayed positive traits to build off of heading into this season. With the right player development, Cruz said, he and his staff believe the Cardinals are close to becoming a championshipcaliber team.

“The concept of winning for us is really just about being able to set goals and how we prepare

and plan to reach those goals,” Cruz said. “How we’re going to get there is a piece that involves mentoring, development and having opportunities to build relationships with our team and staff. If you have those points of emphasis, you are going to get to that end goal.”

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

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With school finally back in full swing, it’s finally time to find new housing for next year. Whether you’re looking for an apartment or house, there’s a multitude of options available for you at The Roost Housing Fair.

The Roost Housing Fair, sponsored by The Haven, is the most convenient way for you to find your dream place, without the hassle of driving to different locations and the stress of last-minute apartment hunting. With nearly every major local leasing company in attendance, The Roost Housing Fair is the PERFECT opportunity to discover your housing options for the upcoming year and get to know your future leasing office.

To get a sneak peek at the housing options available at The Roost Housing Fair, check out The Roost Online, also sponsored annually by The Haven!

You also get the chance to win PRIZES! Visit us at The Roost Housing Fair for the chance to win one of two housing-themed prize packs, sponsored by The Haven! To enter the contest, visit each booth and provide your contact details for a chance to win (17 entries max). Make sure you stop by to win prizes and find your future home!

Contest Entry: Participants can receive one (1) entry into the contest for each contact form they fill out. By filling out seventeen (17) contact forms, they will receive seventeen (17) entries in the contest. They may only fill out one contact form per housing option for a maximum of seventeen entries.

Contest Eligibility: Contest is open to Ball State University undergraduate, graduate students, faculty and staff. There will be one (1) grand prize winner and one (1) runner-up prize pack available for students to win. Odds of winning depends on the total entries submitted. Contest is sponsored by The Haven.

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Being a “Best of Ball State” winner for the past 6 years in a row, it’s no surprise that residents love Village Promenade and the lifestyle it creates for them. Previously Village Promenade has won “Best of” in the following categories: Apartment Complex, Maintenance, Amenities, Location, Price Point, and Landlord. No other apartment community can compete with the Village location and ultimate living that VP has to offer all its residents.

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By Georgea Kovanis DETROIT FREE PRESS

Maybe you’ve just bought a new house, congrats, by the way.

Maybe you want to update the home you already own.

Either way, new furniture, which will amount to a considerable investment, is in your future.

But where to start? Sofa, chair, new bedroom set, coffee table, ottoman?

Just like everything else, there’s a pecking order when it comes to buying furniture.

Some pieces are simply more important than others.

After ogling furniture _ I’m planning to make some changes in my own house _ and talking to several interior designers, I’ve come up with a list of the five most important pieces of furniture for your house.

Ready?

Let’s go.

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SOFA The sofa is the center of your house, and it should fit your lifestyle.

“It’s where you sit and watch TV. It’s where you have conversations as a family.

Dare I say it’s probably where a good portion of us Americans actually eat dinner,” says Charles Oglesby, chief of design for Scott Shuptine Interiors in Royal Oak, Mich.

“You have to make sure that workhorse is — No. 1 — comfortable. And — No. 2 — durable,” he says.

Buying tip: “Go for something simple with clean lines. And if they want to add wild toss pillows, interesting out-of-the-box end table or coffee table, they can,” says Stephen Knollenberg, who has made the 2010 “Architectural Digest” list of the top 100 designers and owns Stephen Knollenberg Inc. in Birmingham, Mich.

“But I would let the upholstery be more quiet. Do an oatmeal color, do a white, do a chocolate brown or a gray. Obviously, if you have little kids and spaghetti sauce, you’re going to want to choose a chocolate brown.”

Another buying tip: If you have a dog, Oglesby recommends considering leather because it doesn’t retain odors.

2. Bed In addition to a good mattress, every bed outside of a college dorm room or an undergraduate apartment needs a frame that includes a headboard.

“A lot of us, we sit up in bed and read. You need something that is going to support you,” Oglesby says.

Whether you choose a wood headboard or upholstered headboard, a really great bed frame “lends itself to the aesthetic” of the room, Oglesby says. “You want your bedroom to be very, very inviting. You want it to be someplace you want to go. You want to escape and rest and relax.”

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Buying tip: Don’t skimp on your mattress. “It’s important for your health,” says Mary Olk, owner of Designer Interiors, also located in Royal Oak. “You spend a third of your life in bed.”

3. Dining table and chairs Dining tables made from reclaimed wood are especially popular and can work in traditional settings as well as more casual, modern settings.

As for the chairs, just make sure they’re comfortable.

“You don’t want people to kind of dine and go,” Oglesby says. “You want people to sit down and kind of relax and enjoy one another’s company. It reminds me of being a kid and we’d sit around the kitchen table and we’d eat dinner. It was kind of the one time the entire family was there. We got to catch up and see what was happening.”

Buying tip: “If people ask what my opinion is, I always say, ‘Do a round table,’” Oglesby says. “It creates more of an intimate setting. It’s a little cozier, a little more inviting.”

Everyone can see everyone else. And no one has to take the sometimes awkward position of sitting at the head of the table.

4. Armchair People tend to feel very personal about their armchairs.

“For him, it might be the place where he watches the game. For her, it might be the one part of the house where she has her chair, which it’s kind of her escape from being on duty (or) being a mom _ not that she’s ever off duty,” Oglesby says.

Durable and forgiving fabrics: corduroy, hefty linen, velvet (whether it’s cotton or mohair) linen, wool.

Buying tip: Pay attention to size and scale. Once you see something you like, “come back to the house and measure those things out in their space,” Knollenberg says. “It’s not uncommon to go shopping for furniture today and come back and realize that the sofa they love is a Buick. It’s great on the floor, it looks great in the mall, but it’s not going to fit in my house. ... Nothing looks worse than furniture that’s too big in your room.”

5. A conversation piece “You need something that’s different, something that’s fun,” Olk says.

Whether it’s a colorful chest in the living room or a piece of artwork you find personally important, you need something to give your house some soul.

“It’s nice to not see page 42 of the West Elm in everyone’s house. It’s nice to make it your own. Bring in something personal,” Knollenberg says. “Maybe it was a chair your grandfather had or a table your mom liked. Don’t be afraid to pepper that in. Whether it’s Neiman Marcus or the ... flea market, it doesn’t matter.”

Buying tip: “You’re going to expect to spend some money on your primary upholstered pieces,” Knollenberg says. “But if you’re up for the search to fill in around those pieces with things that are new, old, found, collected, whatever they might be, your dollar signs don’t keep accruing.”

5 TIPS FOR LEASING

KNOW WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD

KNOW YOUR ROOMMATES

READ THE LEASE CAREFULLY

ASK PLENTY OF QUESTIONS AND DO RESEARCH

The price of off-campus living can vary based on where you choose to live and what you choose to rent. Leasing a house and an apartment can be very different experiences. It is important to know how much rent is each month, along with other expenses such as electricity, gas and water. Comparing prices of different locations can also help reveal which living arrangement is best.

Before you move in, your landlord will do a background check and require that you sign a lease. Find out what information your landlord needs from you (such as social security, pay stubs and credit history) and if they charge a fee to conduct the background check.

Make sure you know everything you are agreeing to and if any part of your lease is up for negotiation. If there is anything you do not understand, ask your landlord to explain it to you to make sure you do not accidentally violate your lease. If you still aren’t sure, have a lawyer look over your lease.

DO A WALKTHROUGH

Make sure you and your landlord are aware of the wear-and-tear on your apartment or house before you move in so that you are not charged for any damages you are not responsible for.

Often, landlords have tenants pay security deposits before moving in and will take from that money if damages occur during their lease. You can save money by checking to make sure appliances and other objects work before moving in.

Have a clear plan on how much each person is paying so that there is no confusion later on. It is also helpful to know if you need to purchase your own furniture, or if the apartment or house will be furnished for you. If you do have to buy your own furniture, it can also be helpful to divide the cost among your roommates.

It is important to know as much as possible about your future lease before moving in. Here are some questions that are important to have answered before committing: • Are pets allowed? Is there a fee to have a pet?

• Are utilities included in the cost of rent?

• Where are the washer and dryer located? Does it cost money to use the washer and dryer?

• If you are in an apartment, are the washer and dryer used by the entire building?

• Where do you park?

• Do you need a parking pass?

• Is subletting, where the original tenant allows someone else to lease their room or house in their place, allowed?

• Are there any additional costs?

• Is there air conditioning?

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DO YOU LIKE IT?

Pick an apartment you can actually see yourself living in. For example, if you absolutely cannot stand the countertops at one of the communities you visited, then I would advise not to rent there. The apartment will not feel like home if every single morning you wake up, look around you and think … I would have never chosen those countertops, or that light fixture or this carpet. Choose an apartment that reflects your sense of style.

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PAINT WALLS

Paint the walls, if you can. Some apartment communities do not allow residents to paint walls, but others will let you do so as long as you return the walls to their original color. Painting the walls a color that you chose helps in making residents feel like they contributed some of their own taste to the design of the apartment, thus making it feel more like their dream home.

Republished from The Daily News If you were to take a poll and ask people if they agree that an apartment can feel just as much like a home as a traditional house, most people would likely say “no.” Many would say the lack of privacy, the limited design options, the neighbors and the overall sense of being a part of a community prevent apartments from feeling like a “home.”

The truth is that it is possible an apartment won’t feel like a home if the renter does not actually want to be living there, or if it has not been personalized to their liking. But a house won’t feel like “home” either if you aren’t committed to making it your own.

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DECORATE

Decorating is universally the way to make any place feel like home. First things first, customize the design to fit your style.

If you are stuck with furniture that doesn’t fit your style and color preferences, use slip covers and throws to cover them up. Add pillows and accessories that make it your own.

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BE YOURSELF

This one may seem a little silly at first, but if you’re not living in a place where you can comfortably be yourself then it is not going to feel like home. Your home should be your sanctuary … a place to go after a bad day at work or a stressful day of classes. It is someplace where you should be able to cater to your own needs and take care of yourself and those you love.

Act like yourself when you are there.

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Since the ‘90s, indie rock band Dinosaur Jr. has released music expanding their musical range while also keeping its signature sound alive.

Their latest album, “Sweep It Into Space,” is full of melodic songs and leaves room for more music to be created and released in the future.

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Ball State professor shares her passion for costume design For 40 years, Kathryn Rohe has been working as a costume designer for theatre productions. Working as a professor of theatre at Ball State University since 2018, Rohe has the ability to teach her students about the history, passion, style, artwork and fashion that costume designers work with in their craft.

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Continued from Page 09 Grace Duerksen Associate Lifestyles Editor Tired of dressing in his regular sweatpants and a T-shirt, Jessie Creselious was searching for a new pair of vintage-style boots when he stumbled upon an ad for an event hosted by Circle City Aerodrome, a nonprofit organization for Indianapolis and Hoosier steampunk enthusiasts to “berth their airships.” At the time, Creselious said he didn’t know anything about steampunk, but he decided to do some digging.

Only purchasing tickets to attend one day of the convention for steampunk enthusiasts “3 Days of Steampunk Immersion,” Creselious quickly discovered he was hooked. Having grown up

watching older horror movies like “Dracula,” “Frankenstein” and “The Wolf Man,” Creselious said the aesthetic he had seen at the event was somewhat familiar to the clothing characters wore in the movies he liked to watch.

“Seeing roughly 350 people all dressed in highVictorian fashion, including the vendors, gave me inspiration,” said Creselious, founder of The Steampunk Consortium Facebook group. “It was the new me taking shape.”

Steampunk is a spectrum including fashion, personas and characters inspired by Victorianera science fiction. Each enthusiast can express their interpretation of steampunk differently.

Fans of steampunk have been known to show this concept through performance art, cosplay, crafts and tailoring.

The world of steam power rose to popularity during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Typical outfits during this time period included women dressed in corsets above their long,

flowing skirts with large hats placed atop their heads and men dressed in suits with bowties and shiny leather shoes while walking with wooden canes.

In 2015, Creselious used the inspiration he found from “3 Days of Steampunk Immersion” to create The Steampunk Consortium, a Munciebased Facebook group for steampunk enthusiasts to come together for meetings and events.

Creselious said the goal of the group was to provide a “wonderful playground” for members to try out different steampunk personalities, similar to cosplaying, so they can learn how to overcome their various daily restrictions.

“Steampunk is about making believe and enjoying ourselves,” Creselious said. “It’s about having fun and making connections with people who have an artistic flair and need an outlet.”

The Steampunk Consortium meets from 6-9 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at McAlister’s Deli on McGalliard Road.

Steampunk is about having fun and making connections with people who have an artistic flair and need an outlet.”

- JESSIE CRESELIOUS, Creator of Facebook group The Steampunk Consortium

Jessie Creselious (left) and Cindy Britton (right) walk together through downtown Muncie March 10, 2019. Their group, The Steampunk Consortium, attends events together such as YART, The Luminary Walk, group picnics and cemetery tours.

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Members from as close as Muncie or as far as Kentucky come dressed in their steampunk attire to catch up with one another and make decisions on upcoming activities. The Facebook group currently has more than 250 followers.

Diane Gottschalk joined The Steampunk Consortium in April but was first introduced to steampunk in 2007 when she attended several anime conventions. Gottschalk said she noticed people creating steampunk versions of anime characters, but she didn’t understand the concept until she joined groups like the Indianapolis Steampunk Society as a way to make friends outside of work.

“My current goal is to be Artemus Gordon from the 1999 ‘Wild Wild West,’” Gottschalk said. “As far as what goes into making that happen, it’s a lot of shopping and analysis of the movie.”

Cindy Britton, a member of The Steampunk Consortium since September 2017, first discovered steampunk in the early 2000s when

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she was watching an episode of “CSI: New York” where a dead body had been found in a steampunk-themed club.

“These ladies were all dressed up in steampunk, and there was a guy riding a threewheeled bicycle with a hat and goggles,” Britton said. “I was just really enamored with that.”

After Britton’s husband secretly informed Creselious about her newfound interest in steampunk, she was invited to join The Steampunk Consortium. Britton said she doesn’t have a specific character she dresses up as, but her attitude changes depending on the outfit she chooses.

“For me, my favorite thing is getting comfortable with the idea of wearing different clothing than everyone else [and] expanding my idea of what I can and can’t do with the clothing,” Britton said.

The Steampunk Consortium will host the Steampunk Halloween Masquerade Ball from 6 - 10 p.m. Oct. 22 at The North Church Venue on North Street. Guests of all ages are welcome to attend and enjoy steampunk-themed music, a performance by The Fabulous Funcie Femmes and food and drinks sold by local vendors.

Those attending the event are encouraged to dress up in steampunk, goth, dieselpunk, wild west outfits or something nice.

“People would go from one location to another for lavish Halloween parties and make a full evening of it,” Creselious said.“We want it to be something reminiscent of what once was a normal tradition in Muncie during the 1920s.”

Creselious will come dressed as Dr. Ghinton, a well-educated gentleman from the 1800s. Dr. Ghinton is a respected leader in his community and is focused on learning more about the mysteries of life and how time works. He said inspiration for his character comes from features of his own personality, along with a few traits of “Dr. Who,” a fictional television show character who travels through time.

“Steampunk provides the opportunity for self-expression and growth, if one is so motivated,” Creselious said. “It gives me the ability to be a very different person than my normal daily self.”

Contact Grace Duerksen with comments at gvduerksen@bsu.edu or on Twitter @gracie_duerk.

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“The kernel of something stunning” Nearly 11 years ago, Ford was sitting in Jill Christman’s ENG 406 advanced creative nonfiction writing class, where memoir writing was what Christman had decided to focus on for the semester.

Christman, Ball State professor of English, had been teaching creative writing for more than 15 years, which made it easy for her to know which students of hers “lived by writing.” Ford was one of those students.

Christman first met Ford at the Broken Plate issue launch at the Inprint Festival of First Books, where Ford was standing at a table promoting the student literary journal.

“She told me a joke. I kind of remember it, but I’m not going to repeat it, and we both really laughed,” Christman said. “So, my first memory of Ashley is of us laughing together, and I would say that never changed.”

In 2010, Ford wrote a two-paged, singlespaced essay for Christman’s class titled “Brush and Floss,” a shorter memoir highlighting her grandmother, who is an important figure in her life and someone who would one day become one of the main characters of her bestselling book.

“I was writing notes on this essay,” Christman said, “and I talked about her grandmother as a character here and the way in which Ashley captures her dialogue — which I do think is something brilliant about Ashley’s writing, the way in which she listens to the people around her and then makes them real for us on the page.”

For more than a decade, Christman has held onto the notes she wrote on “Brush and Floss,” notes where, at the very end, she wrote, “This is the kernel of something stunning, Ashley — no doubt, a whole book.”

Ford remembers reading that note from Christman. That was the time she realized that there was a story in the parts of her life she “replayed a lot.”

“I’d written this essay that would go on to become sort of one of the core essays that

BACK TO BALL STATE Ashley C. Ford is returning to campus this fall as Ball State University’s Fall 2021 Writer-In-Residence. Ford will be a part of three events this semester.

Archived broadcast book reading of excerpts from “Somebody’s Daughter”:

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Thursday, Oct. 7 in Sursa Hall

“Somebody’s Daughter” Book Club with Professor Jill Christman: 7:30 p.m. Thursday,

Nov. 11 in Student Center Ballroom

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I’ve written over my career,” Ford said. “The first place I ever wrote that out was in Jill Christman’s class.”

The story Ford told in “Brush and Floss” is now one of the most notable chapters of her memoir and inspired the cover art for “Somebody’s Daughter,” which sits on bookshelves around the world, including those of Oprah Winfrey and Glennon Doyle.

What was once a college essay turned into an instant New York Times bestseller.

“If you think about it, it’s kind of wild, no?”

Christman said.

Finding Her Niche When Ford first stepped foot on Ball State’s campus, she was a public relations major and “almost immediately” changed to a double major in fashion merchandising and apparel design. It

I think one of her key traits is she’s always giving back to others. I learned that from her. Anyone who’s like that makes you want to be a better person.”

- SEAN LOVELACE, Department chair of Ball State’s department of English

wasn’t until she changed her major nearly five times that she met Sean Lovelace, department chair of Ball State’s department of English.

Lovelace worked with Ford in a handful of his creative writing classes, and, while her writing stood out, the most memorable thing about Ford for him was her light.

“She almost glows,” Lovelace said. “She has this big personality, and she’s super outwardly.

You can almost feel kindness emanating from her.

She is kind, and she has a great personality, and that didn’t change.”

Lovelace has taught creative writing at Ball State for 16 years and while he said it’s not unusual to have a student with a unique personality in his classes, personality isn’t what creative writing is about. Creative writing is about getting the work done, and, for Lovelace, one of the first things he noticed about Ford was her work ethic.

“I watched Ashley in the class as a person,” Lovelace said, “Once I started working with her on revisions, she did the work. She prepares herself for writing and gets herself into the mood, and that’s what’s really important. She has the writer’s exterior, but she also has that really

Ashley C. Ford holds a copy of her memoir, “Somebody’s Daughter,” while posing for a selfie for her Instagram. Ford captioned the post, “The part of me that believed the story I wanted to tell didn’t or doesn’t matter? That part of me is real quiet this morning.” ASHLEY C. FORD, PHOTO PROVIDED hard work ethic.”

Lovelace said Ford was one of the students who stood out to him most because of her ability to write not only to tell a story but to write to get better at writing. Ford understood writing as a craft that required work.

Lovelace finished teaching Ford in 2018, but he has stayed involved in her whereabouts, checking her Twitter occasionally and watching Ford’s interviews. While scrolling through Ford’s Twitter account last summer, Lovelace said Ford’s tweets had “the exact personality traits she had in my class.”

“I think one of her key traits is she’s always giving back to others,” Lovelace said. “I learned that from her. Anyone who’s like that makes you want to be a better person.”

“Time to Start” While Ford began her memoir, “Somebody’s Daughter,” in 2010 with the “Brush and Floss” essay she wrote in Christman’s class, she officially began work on her book’s transcript in 2017.

“I knew it was time to start when I was at a point in my life where I had worked for these media companies in New York,” Ford said. “I had written for all of these amazing publications that weren’t even on my dream list of publications to write for. In 2017, I really was in a place of, ‘OK, everything else is going on the back burner.’”

Until her memoir was complete, Ford said, her main focus was entirely on her book: writing, editing, revising, selling and publishing. Pieces of her memoir lived in journals on her bookshelf and around her house, documents tucked away in folders in the depths of her computer harddrive and notes on her phone.

“There’s a time where you’ll be walking with a friend somewhere and suddenly remember something that happened when you were 11,” Ford said. “Having to grab a receipt and write everything so you don’t lose it, then taking a picture of the back of the receipt in case you lose the receipt, then putting [the picture] in a special folder in your phone.”

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Some Tiffany & Co. products are just too dumb to take seriously.

Chloe Fellwock

Columnist, “Full Dis-Chlo-Sure”

Chloe Fellwock is a senior advertising major and writes “Full Dis-Chlo-Sure” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

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Columnist Chloe Fellwock throws a tin can in frustration. Fellwock saw an advertisement for Tiffany & Co.’s tin can on her Instagram. RYLAN CAPPER, DN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION

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If we keep feeding Tiffany’s weird estate sale, their attempts to abuse the company’s brand equity are going to keep working like a charm.”

All of this shows just how absolutely in their own heads Tiffany and Co. are. They honestly believe that someone is going to buy this half of a DIY shoestring phone and keep things in it. I know people who have living rooms you’re not really supposed to use because the pillows are too nice, and I would assume they run in similar circles as Tiffany’s tin can consumers.

Can you imagine someone letting their kid keep Mr. Sketch markers and chewed-up pencils in something that costs more than their tuition?

Absolutely not.

Aside from it being useless, the price of this stupid Great Depression cup indicates Tiffany’s disregard for their consumers.

Look, I’m an advertising major. I understand brand value and, obviously, part of the value of Tiffany’s is the experience of getting something from such an iconic brand. And I could maybe

excuse that line of thinking if you were buying jewelry. But again — it’s an $1,100 can. Tin can aside, it’s not like Tiffany’s is particularly good quality.

I know someone who had a Tiffany’s ring when she was younger, and it was truly beautiful.

But I can’t tell you how many times she had to have that thing fixed. And she’s not alone — just ask some consumers, many of whom describe lackluster customer service while dealing with things like chains breaking within the first month of ownership. At that point, it was hardly even worth it.

That’s what I mean when I say Tiffany’s is a microcosm of delusion. Audrey Hepburn ate a donut in front of your store in one movie, and you think you can upcharge people for stuff that doesn’t even make sense?

Screw you. Tiffany’s is the jeweler equivalent

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spend a lot of time thinking about hypothetical situations, and I was launched into one of them when the Instagram algorithm decided I was the perfect customer for a Tiffany & Co. ad.

This is hilarious to me. It’s not like I don’t enjoy fancy things.

I have the classic little silverbeaded bracelet with that tiny heart charm. But I found it amusing because the few times I’ve been in a Tiffany & Co. store, I was a preteen who the employees always looked at the way you’d look at a group of middle schoolers at a furniture store — neon athletic shorts, a T-shirt and no idea what a karat was.

So, back to hypotheticals. The reason I bring this all up is that if I were somehow caught up in a situation where I had to select the earthly embodiment of self-indulgent delusion, it would be Tiffany & Co. Their advertisement displayed a real product offered by Tiffany & Co. on their website. It’s a tin can.

Yes, really.

The can’s description would have you believe this literal hunk of metal is a timeless, ordinary object reimagined as a piece of art. It’s silver with a Tiffany blue stripe on the side.

Ready for the kicker? It retails at $1,100.

You can even make an appointment to go and discuss the purchase.

If you’re not already there with me, let me tell you exactly why this ticks me off. First of all, it’s useless. I’m not even an overly practical person, but if you mean to tell me you’re going to sell us a tin can for $1,100, then I’d love to know its purpose.

Thankfully, Tiffany has some ideas. You can buy the Tiffany pens and keep them in your brand new designer soup can. By the way, the cheapest pen I could find on their website cost $200.

Other products include a $2,000 dog bowl, straws and bubble blowers that retail at $250 each and baby combs — also $250 — which really boggles my mind. I’m not sure if Tiffany’s marketing team has ever seen a baby, but those things are bald. It’s the product equivalent of those medieval paintings of cats where the artist had clearly never seen a cat before — they’d only heard rumors then gave them the face of the nearest old man. No attempt at research was made.

of Andrew Lloyd Webber. They did one cool thing, their “Phantom of the Opera,” and now they think we’re gonna be on board with their ridiculous nonsense because of the label.

Other designer brands are just as guilty of this, but what’s especially irritating about Tiffany’s case is they reveal a sense of awareness.

Tiffany’s knows it’s ridiculous to ask hundreds of dollars for something that has less than a year to live — if the product has a reasonable purpose at all. They do it because they know their decades of marketing has been as effective as cocaine. They know fully well people will bend over backward to get something in a little blue box.

Worse, still, is that Tiffany’s had to believe there was a market for the product. Maybe their research confirmed it, and I sincerely hope they’re mistaken.

If you have $1,100 in disposable income and choose to spend it on glorified refurbished trash, I need you to go to the nearest mountain and think long and hard about who you’ve become.

People who would do that are the same kinds of people who use “summer” as a verb. That money could be used to help someone in your life or assist any number of wonderful causes and you chose a tin can? Please.

That’s enough money for more than 15 weeks of groceries if you spend an average of $70 weekly. It’s more than enough to spend a night in the Grand Floridian Resort at Disney World.

You could even buy nine “I just killed my rich husband” robes. And imagine all the good you can do in the world with this money, which could feed a family or further a social justice cause. Please, don’t buy the can. To say it’s a stupid waste of money is an understatement.

However, I won’t act like I’m immune to loving the thrill of treating yourself to something that feels exclusive. So, if you really want this, don’t give Tiffany & Co. any money. Simply wash out an empty can really well and paint it silver. Next, find a robin-egg blue resembling a Tiffany blue and paint a little stripe on the side. For those wondering, if you want to create a similar color yourself on a computer, try the hex code “#0abab5.”

If we keep feeding Tiffany’s weird estate sale, their attempts to abuse the company’s brand equity are going to keep working like a charm.

Contact Chloe Fellwock with comments at cfellwock@bsu.edu and on Twitter @helloitchlo.

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Continued from Page 11 Writing and revising was a stimulating process for Ford, she said, and it taught her that her ability to write a book is not “a fluke.”

While each book is different and needs to be constructed and conceived in its own way, Ford said she knows she is capable of completing the process.

“I know for the rest of my life that if I ever decide to write a book, I’ll never be able to tell myself again that I have no idea if I can write a book,” she said. “That’s really the best thing I gave myself with this book, was that, if I want to do it again, I’ve got enough confidence to try.”

Ashley Ford, fall 2021 writer-in-residence, reads chapter seven from her book “Somebody’s Daughter” Sept. 15, in Pruis Hall. Ford is a Ball State alumna and New York Times Bestselling Author. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

While Ford was writing, she held her book “really close to the vest for an abnormally long time,” deciding not to share her story with her closest friends and family until it was ready for publication.

While some of Ford’s peers received a galley or digital version of her book beforehand, most of them had to wait to read her story until it was out on shelves.

“I knew that this book required a kind of vulnerability from me that I had to acquire while I was working on it,” Ford said. “Thank God I did, because that had let me know that, when the book came out, I had to be in a certain mental and emotional space in order to deal with that.”

When Ford was ready to publish at the end of 2017, she and her agent sent her book proposal out, met with 14 different publishers and officially sold her book at an auction. Flatiron Books then purchased her transcript for publication.

their story in the way they are most comfortable.

She wants her readers to understand it is that it is not their job to keep secrets on behalf of those who have hurt them, she said. Their experiences are not somebody else’s secret.

“Everybody makes choices,” Ford said. “We shouldn’t have to live with the consequences of other people’s actions in a way that causes us suffering. Pain is going to happen — that’s human as hell. Pain is going to find us in the world, but suffering is different. Suffering is prolonged pain when the pain does not have to be prolonged. Anybody that asks you to suffer isn’t loving you.”

Contact Taylor Smith with comments at tnsmith6@bsu.edu or on Twitter @taywrites.

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Writing a book is a different process for every author, Ford said, and her journey was an emotional one, packed with digging through memories of her childhood that she kept to herself until she felt ready to share her story.

“Part of the reason why I wrote this book was because I was determined to allow the part of me that had felt silenced by the dynamics of my family to have her own say,” Ford said.

“To have a moment just to tell her story, knowing it was worth telling, and that it didn’t matter if it matched anybody else’s story because it was hers, and she believed herself to be an honest person, a person who tells the truth, and that’s enough.”

In order to write her memoir, Ford had to trust herself to tell her story “without turning anybody into a hero or a villain.” While she knew some members of her family would question whether or not she should include aspects of her life in her book, Ford said she didn’t want to give family members the opportunity to put doubt in her mind.

“I wanted [a certain] part of me to get to have her say,” Ford said. “That was my main objective.”

Ford said she hopes being vulnerable and sharing her story makes others want to write about themselves and tell stories of their own, stories that maybe they have suppressed, too, and are finally ready to share with the world.

“I want them to think, ‘You know what, if Ashley could find just enough confidence within herself to tell her own story, I can too,’” Ford said. “‘I am worth telling my own story.’”

For Ford, she doesn’t care if those she inspires never publish their stories or make them public. What matters most, she said, is that they do what feels right for them and share

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