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GREENHOUSE TO HOST THEMED HALLOWEEN EVENT 404 Embracing a tradition: Jacquelyn Buckrop experienced her first Indy 500 in 1974 and has attended a total of 44. 408
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Stomping Ground Mike Pence visits home state leading up to the election. John Lynch, Grace McCormick Reporter, Assistant News Editor With under two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Mike Pence returned to his home state of Indiana to speak to his and President Donald Trump’s supporters. Pence spoke for just over an hour to a crowd of around 400 to 500 supporters Oct. 22 at Fort Wayne Aero Center, giving a stump speech focused on his and the president’s plans for a second term while arguing against the election of Democratic candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. Tessa McKenney, junior advertising major and vice president of Ball State College Democrats, said Indiana’s Electoral College votes going to former President Barack Obama and Biden in the 2008 presidential election could have contributed to why Pence stopped in Indiana. “Mike Pence is visiting Indiana as a last-minute campaign effort to maintain the Trump voter base here in the Midwest,” McKenney said. “Trump’s campaign is not doing well nationally and must campaign across the country to maintain the presidency.” Chad Kinsella, Ball State political science professor, said the primary focus of campaign stops like this is to drive turnout as much as possible among the base of the candidate. At this point in the race, turnout and last-minute fundraising are the key factors in the success of the campaign, he said.
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Vice President Mike Pence speaks to supporters at his “Make America Great Again” rally Oct. 22, 2020, at the Fort Wayne Aero Center. Pence and other politicians from Indiana spoke to attendees 12 days before Election Day. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
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Oct. 23: Former Ball State Football player Ray Wilborn was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad as a linebacker. A 2019 Ball State graduate, Wilborn recorded more than 160 tackles in 24 games over two seasons with the Cardinals. The Atlanta Falcons previously signed Wilborn as a rookie free agent in April before he was waived Sept. 5.
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Oct. 26: Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court by a 52-48 vote on partisan lines, solidifying the Supreme Court’s conservative tilt. Coney Barrett was nominated by President Donald Trump to occupy the vacated seat of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Senate Republicans called for a rare weekend session to move her confirmation forward. VOL. 100 ISSUE: 11 CONTACT THE DN Newsroom: 765-285-8245 Editor: 765-285-8249, editor@bsudailynews.com
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Oct. 23: Muncie Central’s (2-5) 2020 football season ended in a first-round 54-21 sectional loss to Connersville (2-6). After the loss, head coach Darrick Lee described the Bearcats’ season as a “roller coaster,” as the team missed three games due to a COVID-19 situation. Muncie Central has not won a postseason game since 2016 when it defeated Anderson 46-14.
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Member removed from Muncie Board In a press release sent out Oct. 28, Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour announced that Jerry Wise, who served as vice president for the Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety, was removed after making an “inappropriate comment” at a meeting. The comment in question was made during a discussion of retiree health insurance.
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Students Gwyn Hultquist and Brian Walker engage in conversation at a computer science conference in Indianapolis Sept. 16, 2019. CS4MS+ aims to provide students with real-world teaching experience. ROBBIE MEHLING, PHOTO PROVIDED; KAMRYN TOMLINSON, DN
Immersive learning classes provide students with real-world experience. Mackenzie Rupp Reporter
Immersive learning comes in many forms — community service, internships and even learning how to bind books. Suzanne Plesha, immersive learning project director, said anywhere from 200 to 300 projects are completed by immersive learning classes each year. The classes provide students and faculty with a better understanding of the world around them through community involvement opportunities. Plesha said the projects are known as “high-impact experiences” — where students are actively engaged in learning and problem solving. Most
courses involve volunteering in local neighborhoods, studying abroad or assisting professors with research. The projects take the entire semester, Plesha said, where “students interact with faculty and peers about substantive matters on an ongoing basis in or out of the classroom.” Immersive learning classrooms are located both on and off campus. One is located in the Whitinger Business Building, where students can engage in brokerage activities and trade stocks. There is an off-campus classroom in downtown Muncie, known as Books Arts Collaborative, where students learn how to bind books and produce handmade books with community partners.
Next semester, Rai Peterson, associate professor of English, said, the project will focus on archiving, printing and publishing a collection of photos and catalogs from Hulman & Company, a general store founded in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1850 that was sold in 2018. The final product will be distributed to museums and historical societies interested in displaying it. “Its purpose is to preserve apprentice-taught skills and share those with the public. That means we make hand-sewn journals and books, and we make print ephemera,” Peterson said. “We’ve even done a birthday party for a 13-year-old girl who was really interested in bookbinding.”
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Philadelphia shooting influences protests Police shot and killed a 27-yearold Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking protests in West Philadelphia Oct. 26 and continuing into the early morning Oct. 27. Hundreds of people took to the streets to protest — dozens of whom were arrested — with interactions between protesters and police turning violent at times.
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County vote center resolution passes The Student Government Association passed a resolution calling for Delaware County to adopt a voting center model at its Oct. 21 meeting and will be working to draft a letter to county officials regarding implementation. A voting center model would allow any registered voter in the county to vote at a center rather than be limited to their precinct-assigned polling place.
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MAGIC GREENHOUSE Rinard Orchid Greenhouse hosts ‘Magic School Bus’inspired event. Maya Wilkins Reporter Ball State’s Rinard Orchid Greenhouse is hosting a “Magic School Bus”-themed Halloween event Saturday, Oct. 31. Erica Forstater, environmental educator, started this annual public event in 2018 and is in charge of hosting it every year. “We’re using Halloween as an excuse to dress up, but it’s not purely Halloween,” Forstater said. “It’s still completely educational. Not everyone celebrates Halloween, so we don’t really want that to be the focus.” The program, called “The Magic School Bus explores the Orchid Greenhouse,” takes visitors on a tour through the greenhouse, highlighting rooms filled with different plant species. Visitors can also take part in different activities, such as scavenger hunts, that will teach them about what the greenhouse has to offer. “I really like kids finding and figuring out things for themselves,” Forstater said. “I don’t just want to talk to them because I have 4-year-olds, and that’s not how they learn. So, scavenger hunts or puzzles, that’s what I really wanted to bring in, and I’m just fine tuning it every year to see how I can make it better.”
“The Magic School Bus explores the Orchid Greenhouse” will be from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 31. The greenhouse will be limited to six visitors per room, and masks will be required under COVID-19 guidelines.
Forstater began this program three years ago because of how educational the television show was. She also already had a costume for the event prepared. She has seen great success, describing it as one of the greenhouse’s “bigger events,” attracting more than 100 participants last year. “A lot of parents bring their kids,” Forstater said. “Some college students come because they
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love nostalgia.” Forstater puts on this event with help from local volunteers and Ball State students who work at the greenhouse. However, due to COVID-19, the greenhouse doesn’t have any student workers this year but still has community volunteers. Jean Gadziola, who has been volunteering at the greenhouse since 2014 and participates in tour guidance, plant care and greenhouse events, said volunteering helps her advance in her Indiana Department of Natural Resources course. “I always have my ears and eyes open for volunteer opportunities, and this event gives me hours to work toward my Advanced Indiana Naturalist badge,” Gadziola said. Many community volunteers at the greenhouse work events to get hours for the Indiana Naturalist program, which is run through the Department of Natural Resources and educates people on natural resources in Indiana. “I love meeting the enthusiastic public in these programs and making connections that share my love for the environment,” Gadziola said. “These are treasured places in our community.” Jackie Harris has volunteered at the greenhouse since 2015. After visiting there for many years before, she got involved with the greenhouse following her retirement from the Ball State Learning Center in 2013. As a volunteer, Harris greets guests, partakes in plant care and participates in the various community events the greenhouse offers. “Since the plants and animals in the greenhouse are always growing, every day is different,” Harris said. Contact Maya Wilkins with comments at mrwilkins@bsu.edu or on Twitter @mayawilkinss.
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“We’re probably approaching close to 100 percent of people who have already made up their mind,” Kinsella said. “I would even say the last debate that they had was probably totally unnecessary at that point because most people had made up their mind.” Pence’s visit to Indiana — which Trump won with 56.9 percent of the vote in 2016, according to Ballotpedia — was likely a move to maximize Republican turnout in the region, Kinsella said. Fort Wayne’s relative closeness to the southern Michigan and westen Ohio media markets also made it a logical stop for the campaign, even though Indiana is likely not a battleground state in 2020. Pence’s speech was preceded by remarks from Indiana Congressman Jim Banks, Louisiana Congressman and House Minority Whip Steve
05 Scalise and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who all received re-election endorsements from the vice president. The confirmation of Trump’s third Supreme Court associate justice in the form of Amy Coney Barrett, whose nomination was confirmed by a 5248 Senate vote Oct. 26, was a major talking point in Pence’s speech. Pence responded to a criticism leveled against Coney Barrett’s faith by Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein during Coney Barrett’s 2017 confirmation hearing in which Feinstein told Coney Barrett “the dogma lives loudly in you.” “That dogma lives loudly in me too,” Pence told the crowd to cheers. Reopening the American economy was a core argument Pence made for his and the president’s reelection campaign. He also said the White House’s handling of the coronavirus has been a success. “Before the end of this year, we’re going to have the first safe and effective coronavirus vaccine
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gives Vice President Mike Pence a fist bump after introducing him to the crowd. Before Pence arrived, Congressman Jim Banks and Congressman Steve Scalise spoke to supporters. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
with tens of millions of doses for the American people,” he said. Ball State student and Student Government Association president pro tempore Dylan Lewandowski attended the rally with several other Ball State students. As a member of the Ball State College Republicans, Lewandowski said Trump’s “Make America Great Again” version of modern conservatism is more than a slogan to him. “It’s more of a lifestyle for people who want to see America returned to a nation that is respected not just by citizens of the United States, but on a world scale,” Lewandowski said. McKenney said she disapproved of Pence’s campaign stop in Fort Wayne and said it was irresponsible during the coronavirus pandemic. “Several staff members around the vice president have tested positive for the coronavirus, but Pence is still campaigning, putting his staff and the American people more at risk,” McKenney said. “Pence’s actions further represent
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the reckless disregard for our health and safety during the pandemic demonstrated by the Trump administration and Republican Party at large.” McKenney said Ball State College Democrats engaged in voter registration efforts earlier this school year to encourage college students to vote for Biden. “I am incredibly hopeful for Democratic change in the 2020 election on both the presidential and local level,” McKenney said. “Young people are showing up at the polls and voting early to express their discontent with the last four years. The results of this election are crucial to determine the path of the future for our country. Change in 2020 is vital for the survival of our Democracy.” Election Day this year is Nov. 3, though registered voters can vote early until Nov. 2. Contact John Lynch with comments at jplynch@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @WritesLynch. Contact Grace McCormick with comments at grmccormick@bsu. edu or on Twitter@graceMc564.
The American flag waves in the wind as attendees wait for Vice President Mike Pence to arrive in the airplane hanger. During his speech, Pence talked about opening Indiana up more despite COVID-19 cases rising. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
Air Force Two, a modified 757 aircraft, taxis on the runway after landing. After the plane landed, supporters gathered to watch a brigade of SUVs and police cars drive to the hangar. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
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SPRING 2021 IMMERSIVE LEARNING CLASSES Book Arts Collaborative: Associate professor of English Raileen Peterson is offering a class where students will learn how to design and bind books. Students will sell the books to retailers and lead public workshops. Compass Creative: English professor Kathryn Gardiner is teaching a class that focuses on marketing and advertising for the departments of philosophy and religious studies, history, modern languages, and English departments. Students will be split into four teams — blog, social media, curation, and design.
Fine Focus: Biology professor John McKillip is leading a class that will publish undergraduate microbiology research in a scientific journal known as Fine Focus. Students will collect and annually publish microbiology research done by undergraduate students. Midwestern Stories: English professor Kathryn Ludwig is offering a class focused on representations of the Midwest in literature, television, film and art. The work done by the class will be displayed in a museum exhibit at the Minnetrista Cultural Center. Philosophy Outreach Project: Assistant professor of Philosophy Sarah Vitale is teaching a class that will bring philosophy to Indiana middle and high school students. The students also host an annual philosophy conference for high school students. Putting Muncie on the Map: Geography professor Jörn Seeman is offering a class focused on creating online and print maps and using other cartography skills to bring attention to downtown Muncie. The aim of the class is to bring tourists back to Muncie. Virtual Theater: a Zoom Play: Department of Theatre and Dance faculty Thomas Horan, Matt Reeder, and Andre Garner are teaching a class where students write and produce a digital play. The course will be split into three parts — playwriting, directing and acting. Source: Ball State University Immersive Learning KAMRYN TOMLINSON, DN
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Peterson was inspired to begin the course because of her own college experience. “I wanted to be an art major myself in college, and my parents couldn’t afford for me to have the materials,” Peterson said. “So, I wanted to make a project where it didn’t matter how much money you had — it just mattered how much enthusiasm you could bring to the project.” There are nine immersive learning courses planned for the spring semester, some of which are continuing projects. The Philosophy Outreach Program brings philosophy classes to Indiana middle and high schools, currently through publishing virtual presentations and lesson plans for teachers. “Through our outreach, we visit a lot of different schools throughout the state,” said Sarah Vitale, assistant professor of philosophy. The Philosophy Outreach Program hosts an annual philosophy conference in the Ball State Student Center every spring, where children spend the day talking to college students or alumni facilitators about philosophy. Another immersive learning class focusing on educating students is CS4MS+, a computer science project that teaches computer science to underrepresented minority K-12 students. Hunter Wallace, senior computer science major and first-time member of CS4MS+, said he is still enjoying his experience even though the program is currently virtual. “I think it’s really good for the students to see college students engaging in this e-learning online,” Wallace said. “It helps us all work on being better online presenters.” Other immersive learning classes range from managing a microbiology journal to writing a Zoom play. English professor Kathryn Ludwig is leading a class centered on representations of the Midwest in pop culture and interviewing those living in the Midwest to learn more about their daily lives. The class is partnered with the Minnetrista Cultural Center, where students will display a museum exhibit at the end of their semester to present their work. “The exhibit will include our findings about representations of the Midwest and student multimodal projects that strive to extend the conversation about Midwestern identity,” Ludwig said. “Visitors to the exhibit will be invited to contribute their own stories.” New immersive learning courses are being added each semester, and Plesha said they help fulfill Ball State’s community engagement requirement. “You have a collaboration where student teams are directing the activity, you have faculty members who are guiding them,” Plesha said. “Then, the students are getting credit to work with community partners who then share their experience with us.” Contact Mackenzie Rupp with comments at msrupp@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @kenzieer18.
(From left to right) Students Joe Schmidt, Gwyn Hultquist and Brian Walker play a board game while professor Dave Largent watches Sept. 16, 2019. Largent created CS4MS+ to teach computer science to K-12 minority students. ROBBIE MEHLING,
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Student Sarah Bailey teaches North Side Middle School students about computer science Oct. 4, 2019. Students in CS4MS+ created lesson plans for teachers to use in class as part of the immersive learning project. ROBBIE MEHLING, PHOTO PROVIDED
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THE TIME IS NOW Ball State Football believes this season is championship or bust.
Then-redshirt junior quarterback Drew Plitt runs back to the locker room before a game against Toledo Oct. 19, 2019, at Scheumann Stadium. Plitt threw 24 touchdowns in the 2019 season. JACOB
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Monroe Central scores 72 points The Golden Bears (3-0) remained undefeated in their highest-scoring game ever. They opened sectional play against Taylor (1-9) and beat them 72-0. Monroe Central started the game with 35 first-quarter points followed by 21 in the second. The Golden Bears were led by junior quarterback Jackson Ullom with 167 passing yards and three touchdowns.
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Ian Hansen Sports Editor “This is the only thing we want,” redshirt senior quarterback Drew Plitt said. “We just want to win a MAC Championship.” “Not a bowl game or anything else. We just want to win the MAC,” Plitt repeated. After the Mid-American Conference originally canceled its fall football season, it reversed course Sept. 25 and decided to play a six-game, conferenceonly schedule. Nov. 4 will mark game No. 1 for Ball State Football and the beginning of the MAC season. The Cardinals are confident and believe it is a championship-or-bust season. Ball State is returning 17 seniors and five transfer graduates, and the team is confident it can win the conference in 2020. For the Cardinals, it isn’t just their talent or veteran experience, but they are prepared for
any adversity headed their way. “This team has experienced so many struggles. Anything a team can go through, we have faced it,” Plitt said.
When you talk about them being defending MAC champions, that is what we want to be. We want to be champions.” - BRANDON MARTIN, Redshirt junior linebacker “It makes us more prepared because we know what to expect. We hope for the best and expect the worst.”
Head coach Mike Neu is proud of how far his seniors have come. Similar to Plitt, he believes this is a championship team. “The seniors have worked really hard since they stepped foot on campus,” Neu said. “We worked hard every year to try and get closer, and we have improved tremendously as a team, and they stayed together during adversity earlier in their careers. We feel like, as a program and as a team, we have put ourselves in a position where we feel strongly there is no reason why it can’t be us in Detroit.” Offensively, Ball State is returning many weapons from last year, including Plitt, senior running back Caleb Huntley, senior wide receiver Justin Hall and junior wide receiver Yo’Heinz Tyler. Plitt led the MAC in passing touchdowns in 2019, Huntley finished third in the conference in rushing yards and Hall and Tyler combined for 13 touchdowns.
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Mid-American Conference athletic directors met Oct. 19 to discuss the potential for a men’s and women’s cross country season and decided to have one. These recommendations are subject to change due to COVID-19, but, as of now, there will be a season with the MAC Championships taking place Nov. 21.
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Wes-Del falls to Tri-Central on last play
Wes-Del’s (0-3) football season came down to a two-point conversion, and it was knocked down by Tri-Central (7-3), giving it the 30-28 win. After a scoreless first half, the Warriors tied the game, but they ultimately lost in double overtime. Wes-Del was led offensively by senior quarterback Eric Harlan, who threw for 163 yards and added three touchdowns.
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Continued from Page 07 These returnees give Neu all the confidence in the world about the versatility he will have in playcalling with a strong ground and pass attack. “We feel like we are well-balanced,” Neu said. “We can run it when we want to run it. We can throw it when we want to throw it — and not just to one guy. We have multiple weapons offensively, and, obviously, with Drew, his confidence and responsibilities at the line of scrimmage have grown tremendously.” While the Cardinals were the highest-scoring team in the MAC last season — led by Plitt throwing just shy of 3,000 yards and 24 touchdowns — Neu said his players are doing their part in making sure the offense stays the course. “It is the confidence level more than anything else,” Neu said. “We have a lot of guys with experience of playing at a high level here, and they
Then-redshirt sophomore linebacker Brandon Martin cheers after the Cardinals scored a touchdown against Kent State Sept. 28, 2018, at Scheumann Stadium. The Cardinals won the game 52-24. REBECCA SLEZAK, DN FILE
know that just because we were No. 1 in the league a year ago doesn’t mean it’ll happen again.” Although the Cardinals’ offense found success last season, their defense experienced inconsistencies, allowing an average of 420 yards and 34 points per game. However, the Cardinals are returning redshirt junior linebacker Brandon Martin, who missed all but one game last season with an injury. Martin played in all 12 games two years ago and finished the season fifth on the team in tackles. Neu said he is excited about Martin’s return as well as the team’s new defensive coordinator Tyler Stockton. Neu said he believes Stockton can transform the defense. As the linebackers coach last season, Stockton helped the defense allow 60 fewer rushing yards per game than the season before. “His demeanor, his mentality, his swagger and the way that oozes from him as a coordinator to our players is awesome to see each day in practice,” Neu said. “We returned a bunch of depth and experience too.”
Martin said he is also excited to play under Stockton and believes the togetherness his teammates have will be enough to help the defense find success. “Our defensive coordinator is going to put us in positions to make plays,” Martin said. “We are just going to play football. We love each other, and when you love each other, we will do whatever it takes to take care of one another and do our job on the field.” The Cardinals open the season with the Red Bird Rivalry Trophy on the line when they visit defending MAC Champion Miami (Ohio), who Ball State beat 41-27 last year. Martin said that game could set the tone for the rest of the season. “Anytime we line up against Miami (Ohio), it is going to be a game we look forward to,” Martin said. “When you talk about them being defending MAC champions, that is what we want to be. We want to be champions.” Contact Ian Hansen with comments at imhansen@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ianh_2.
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As the IndyCar season ends, Jacquelyn Buckrop shares what makes the Indy 500 special to her. Zach Piatt Editor-in-chief Jacquelyn Buckrop had a choice to make in 1989: her friend’s wedding or the Indianapolis 500? Buckrop was in grad school and had been to 15 consecutive Indy 500s at the time. The wedding was in Fort Wayne, and she said she was torn because she couldn’t make both. “There was no way I could go to the race, watch the race, get home and drive all the way to Fort Wayne in time for the wedding,” Buckrop said. “I missed that race, but I sat at the rest stop just north of [Muncie] on 69 to listen to the end of it.” She was back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) the next year to start a new Indy 500 attendance streak. With the 2020 IndyCar season having ended Oct. 25, her situation in 1989 poses a question: What is it about that race that gets people so attached to it? The answer is different for everybody. For Buckrop, it’s family. “I’m emotional at the start,” she said as tears welled up in her eyes, “partly because it’s Memorial Day, and I’m also thinking about those that aren’t there. My parents aren’t there. My godparents are no longer there.” Buckrop, Ball State special assistant for academic operations, was born and raised on the west side of Indianapolis, about 5 miles from IMS. Her parents had gone to the Indy 500 for as long as she could remember. They went to race qualifications on their honeymoon, and they even had friends who knew some of the drivers and car owners. Naturally, Buckrop developed an interest when she was 6 or 7, she said, but her parents didn’t deem her “old
enough” to go until she was 11. Buckrop attended her inaugural Indy 500 with her parents in 1974, sitting in a line of 10 seats in Grand Stand E, Box 24, Row R — the same seats she still sits in every May. Her godfather, Herb Wolf, purchased those
This is something, at this point, I do for me. I’m not passing it on to my children or grandchildren. My parents have been gone long enough that, while I miss them and remember them, this is something I do because I want to and I can.” – JACQUELYN BUCKROP, Ball State special assistant for academic operations
seats well before Buckrop was born, she said, and he shared them with his friends. As Wolf and his friends aged and were no longer able to attend, the seats were shared throughout the families, and Buckrop experienced it all. “It is a tradition,” she said. “It’s a family tradition.”
Jacquelyn Buckrop stands at her seats for the Indianapolis 500 May 26, 2019, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. With the exception of 2020, Buckrop has only missed one Indy 500 since 1974. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN Lori Siefker, Ball State ID card office coordinator, has seats right behind the pits at IMS. She has experienced the 500 with Buckrop, and she said it felt like a big reunion. “She has a lot of her own little traditions,” Siefker said. “It wouldn’t be a 500 without her toasting to her parents. And her brats — she always has her brats. That was something special she had with her mom and dad.” Buckrop has been to 44 Indy 500s, having only missed the one in 1989 since she started going. She still gets a text every year just to make sure she’s still up for it, and her response has always been some form of confirmation — “yes,” “looking forward to it,” “absolutely,” “I’ll be there.” However, Buckrop said it has gotten harder to
attend as she’s grown older. Every once in a while, she asks herself, “Do I really want to do this again?” — wake up at the crack of dawn, sit in idle traffic for multiple hours just waiting to get in, fight the crowds of thousands of people? That, and she’s also the last one left. Everyone who accompanied that wide-eyed 11-year-old girl to her first Indy 500 in 1974 has since died. “This is something, at this point, I do for me,” Buckrop said while getting choked up. “I’m not passing it on to my children or grandchildren. My parents have been gone long enough that, while I miss them and remember them, this is something I do because I want to and I can.”
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Tarantino explores themes of revenge Sheli Plummer swims among the corals at the wreck of the Duane Jan. 24, 2005, in Key Largo, Florida. Plummer lived in Key Largo after graduating from Ball State. SHELI PLUMMER, PHOTO PROVIDED
Sheli Plummer shares her passion for scuba diving as an instructor and assistant lecturer. Grace Duerksen Reporter When Sheli Plummer was a Ball State undergraduate, she enjoyed coaching swimming, so she wanted to become a physical education teacher at a school with a pool. However, her goals changed when she took her first scuba class at Ball State. “I put my face in the water for the very first time, and I said, ‘This is all I ever want to do. I don’t need to teach P.E. I just want this,’” Plummer said. Now a 1997 Ball State alumna, Plummer is an assistant lecturer of
kinesiology, and she works as a scuba diving instructor on campus. After graduating from Ball State with a general studies major and three minors in aquatics, Plummer traveled south to Key Largo, Florida, where she later finished her physical education degree at Florida International University. “I worked at a dive shop on the Atlantic Ocean, and I just loved it,” Plummer said. “It was amazing. I was out in the ocean most days of the week. While I was there, I loved it, but I didn’t make much money, so I decided to go back to school.” Plummer then worked as an aquatics and
sports director at a YMCA in Florida for five years before moving back to Indiana to teach physical education in Fort Wayne for eight years. As she was teaching, Plummer enrolled part time at Ball State to earn her master’s degree in 2010. “My husband and I had agreed that we were open to the idea, so we moved [to Muncie],” Plummer said. “[Neither] of us had a job because I was a student, and he was still working [in Fort Wayne]. We bought a house on a whim, and a prayer of faith made it happen. I was just hoping I was going to get a job with Ball State.”
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Director Quentin Tarantino follows a non-linear storytelling style in his films, such as “Pulp Fiction,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2.” Matt Mullins, associate professor of English, describes Tarantino as “a really apt student of film genre and technology.” ByteBSU.com
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‘A partnership made in heaven’ Cynthia and Jeffrey Gaultney run their respective small businesses out of their Muncie home. Lily Staatz Reporter In the ’90s, Cynthia Gaultney was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and neuropathy, and the side effects from her medications were causing her pain. Gaultney decided it was time for her to experiment with herbal ingredients to help remedy her pain. Now, Gaultney spends her time in her kitchen creating homemade health and beauty products to help those like her with their pain. Gaultney said it took years of trials and errors for her to create a formula of organic and herbal ingredients to help with her chronic pain. When Gaultney finished her formula for her chronic pain serum in 2018, she launched her own organic health and beauty products business, None of Your Beeswax. Through None of Your Beeswax’s Facebook page, Gaultney sells her products to clients throughout the U.S., but her largest customer base is Delaware County, as she also sells her products at The Mailroom and the tattoo parlor Black Sword Alliance. Using oil-infused ingredients like lavender, mint and yarrow, Gaultney said she delivers 10 to 20 orders each day with various products in each package. Gaultney said her mostsold products are her organic pain balm and massage oils. Recently, Gaultney launched an
Cynthia is not only a good business person but a kind person who goes to extended lengths to make sure everything is organic.” - JANESSA ERICKSON, None of Your Beeswax client
organic fibromyalgia pain cream and an organic neuropathy pain cream. Janessa Erickson, a jewelry vendor and one of Gaultney’s clients, said she met Gaultney
Cynthia Gaultney offers an organic pain balm at her health and beauty small business, None of Your Beeswax. Her organic pain balm is infused with coconut oil, magnesium, cayenne pepper, peppermint and essential oils. CYNTHIA
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Continued from Page 09 In 2013, Plummer began teaching at Ball State. She often finds herself engaging and relating to her students, she said, as she remembers what her time was like as an undergraduate student at Ball State. Because her students are often freshmen, she said, she makes an effort to learn everyone’s name and helps them get to know the other students in the class. “I get to see these students come through the scuba minor, and it’s so neat to see what they are going to do with their lives and their scuba experiences,” Plummer said. “I always try to make good friends with my students because I felt like it was hard for me to connect with people outside of my major.” One of Plummer’s former students, Brandon Foster, met Plummer in 2018 during his advanced open water class. He said he considered Plummer as family because she has always been there to add positivity to his life. “She is so nice and easy to work with — we have a little joke where the divers call her the ‘quarry mom’ because she feels like a mother to us,” Foster said. “She is always there for you and will not hesitate to drop what she is doing to help you. Sheli has a huge positive impact wherever she goes.” Plummer said she was “devastated” in July 2020 when she found out the 18-credit scuba minor, which has been around for over 30 years, is ending because of budget reductions. “People who take this minor also do things like zoology, biology or work in a zoo or aquarium, so there’s so many people who take this minor for so many different reasons,” Plummer said. “I feel like there’s great value in it. I would love to see it continue, but I don’t know what it would take to see that happen … I’m trying to figure out if there’s any way we can save this program.” In September, Plummer was awarded the 2020
Indiana Recreation/Leisure Educator of the Year Award. In addition to her passion teaching scuba diving at Ball State, Plummer is also involved in the Indiana Society for Health and Physical Education (INSHAPE), where she is part of a “scuba family.” A friend of hers at the society nominated her for the award. “I’m really humbled and flattered — there’s only one person in the whole state that [wins], so that’s a big deal,” Plummer said. “It’s exciting. I definitely work hard to make my classes fun and engaging, and I have a great group of instructors and divemasters that work with me.” Carol Reed, one of Plummer’s former scuba instructors at Ball State, said she remembers many experiences with Plummer, both in the classroom and the water. “Sheli and I went from having a teacherstudent relationship to a lifelong friendship as fellow scuba instructors that is still continuing today,” Reed said. “We have co-taught scuba courses and have collaborated on editing some of our agency textbooks.” Throughout their decades-long friendship, Reed said, she has seen Plummer grow into a confident, caring, skilled scuba instructor. One of Reed’s favorite memories with Plummer was when she and her husband went on a scuba diving trip in the Florida Keys where Plummer was working for a dive resort. Reed said this experience emphasizes how Plummer fell in love with the sport of scuba diving and how passionate she is about sharing her love for it with others. “On dives, she would lead divers and find hidden marine life using hand signals to show us where and what she had found,” Reed said. “I can still see the time I saw her standing on her head while looking under a ledge on the reef. She had found some cool critters. She had been working in the Keys and diving those reefs [for a long time]. It was like her backyard.” Contact Grace Duerksen with comments at gvduerksen@bsu.edu or on Twitter @gracie_duerk.
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when they were both selling their products at the Muncie Farmers Market. Erickson said she uses Gaultney’s organic pain balm on her hands after working in her garden and to alleviate her son’s leg and shoulder cramps. Although Erickson was skeptical at first, she said she likes how affordable Gaultney’s products are, and she plans to stick to her products as much as possible. “Cynthia is not only a good business person but a kind person who goes to extended lengths to make sure everything is organic,” Erikson said. “I love everything [Gaultney] makes. [I] love her soaps, [and] they don’t dry you out.” As Gaultney makes her organic health and beauty products in her home, she works alongside her husband of 26 years, Jeffrey Gaultney. Jeffrey began wood carving at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Cynthia bought Jeffrey a carving knife, and while he was “stuck at home,” Jeffrey said, he watched YouTube videos to learn how to carve wood. “Once I started seeing how amazing his carvings were, I knew we had to sell them,” Cynthia said.
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Sheli Plummer swims with her Outdoor Pursuits class May 11, 2019, in Lewellen Pool. Plummer has worked as a scuba instructor at Ball State since 2013. SHELI PLUMMER, PHOTO PROVIDED
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It’s not just another political controversy. The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett isn’t just another political scandal. It can change our lives.
President Donald Trump announces Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Oct. 26, 2020, in the Rose Garden. Barrett was joined by her husband, Jesse Barrett, and their children. THE WHITE HOUSE, PHOTO
Elissa Maudlin is a sophomore journalism news major and writes “Abstraction” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper. As I am writing this, it is my birthday — Oct. 26 — my favorite day of the entire year. When the calendar hits October, I look at this day in anticipation. Every year, everyone I know gives me their best wishes, I ELISSA MAUDLIN put on my best outfit and strut myself all the way to a high-quality fast food Columnist, restaurant because I deserve it. I allow “Abstraction” myself to have a little too much ice cream, sleep in later than necessary and not do a single thing on my to-do list all day. But this year was different. This year, I got an alert on my phone that brought my joyful glee down to a nervous dismay. It may have been my birthday, but it was also the day Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court. For people who aren’t immersed in the political sphere or choose not to be, this nomination — and any nomination for the Supreme Court for that matter — is important. In fact, it could be more important than the presidential election. In presidential elections, you are choosing the figurehead and leader of your country, which has a
reputation of importance that needs to be upheld. In the United States, the consequences of choosing a president who doesn’t do the job correctly is a stretch of four — maybe eight — years of stagnation or demolition of the country. This, of course, is a terrible outcome, so the presidential election needs to be viewed as important. However, with terrible presidents, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. When it comes to Supreme Court justices, there isn’t. Supreme Court justices decide how laws can uplift the country or lead it into disarray. They are our backbone, and once they are confirmed, there isn’t a lot you can do to go back. What they decide goes, and it can change our entire lives. That may seem incredibly dramatic for some people. If your world doesn’t revolve around what the court of law chooses, then you may not be significantly impacted by what Coney Barrett and others decide. Your life may not change, and you may not feel the weight of their decisions at all. However, some of us do. I am a sophomore college student who identifies as bisexual. I wasn’t really involved in anything to do with the Supreme Court until Ruth Bader Ginsburg died and the controversy of nominating a new Supreme Court justice to replace her took up room on my Twitter feed. It wasn’t until I looked into the nomination that I realized my own life and the lives of others who identify as part of the LGBTQ community can drastically change
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13 because of this decision to confirm Coney Barrett. Coney Barrett has vowed time and time again to not let her personal beliefs get in the way of what she decides in the court. However, numerous media outlets have reported on her past actions in other roles and how they can pose questions for people worried about same-sex marriage, abortion and other liberal-leaning topics. I remember being in the Qdoba near my house when I realized the implications this confirmation could have on me for the rest of my life. I kept telling my sister, exasperated, “So, if I choose to be with a woman, I won’t get to be married for the rest of my life?” I sat in that Qdoba thinking about how this decision, if made, could take something very important away from me. A rite of passage for many could be taken away by a court of law, not just for a little while, but possibly for their entire lives. If a group of Supreme Court justices chooses to evaluate a law, it is unlikely it would willingly change its decision unless a new Supreme Court justice reverses the majority. Justices can remain in office until they resign, die or are impeached and convicted by Congress. No one can predict if and when any of those options will happen. This isn’t just four or eight years — this is the rest of my life. This is my future and the future of others like me. However, people who are part of the LGBTQ community aren’t the only ones who could have their lives changed by this decision. This could change the landscape of legal abortions if the Supreme Court decides to reverse Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion. A good amount of women question whether Coney Barrett’s confirmation will put access to abortion at risk, and evidence suggests it is definitely something to worry about.
Coney Barrett signed an ad in 2006 “defending the right to life from fertilization to the end of natural life.” She wanted a law to pass that required parents to be notified when a minor was seeking an abortion. In 2018, she wanted to ban abortions due to the gender or disability of a fetus and wanted to require, by law, that the aborted fetuses be buried or cremated. In her own words, in an interview at Jacksonville University, she didn’t think Roe v. Wade would be overturned, but she did think there would be some restrictions, saying, “The question is how much freedom the court is willing to let states have in regulating abortion.” Although these may seem like safe responses on the surface, her past actions have shown her making judgements adhering to her beliefs. If she was a trustee on a school board that most likely held traditional views on homosexuality and didn’t go against it, would she vote against homosexual discrimination on the court? If she, as a judge, made rulings on abortion-related topics that sided against abortions, isn’t it safe to assume she could do it again in the highest court of the land? If she gives all the power to states’ rights when it comes to abortion and takes away the federal government’s grip on it, doesn’t that allow states to, essentially, ban abortion? People need to realize how important this nomination really is. The Supreme Court is the backbone of our country. Due to justices’ long terms in office, their decisions can change lives. Although United States citizens do not directly nominate people for the Supreme Court, I urge people to understand what is happening and comprehend the importance of it. This isn’t just four or eight years — this is the rest of our lives. Contact Elissa Maudlin with comments at ejmaudlin@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @ejmaudlin.
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Continued from Page 08 Because of this, Buckrop now likes to share her experience with people who have never been to the Indy 500. “Everyone should go at least once,” she said. “What I usually say is, ‘If you have an opportunity, take it.’ If they follow it up with ‘Well, it’s really not for me,’ I say, ‘If you have an opportunity, you should take it.’” Buckrop took Angie Zahner, executive assistant to the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, to her first Indy 500 about 10 years ago. Zahner said she had been to practice several times but never saw the actual race in person. “They say there is no place like the Indy 500 to experience a race, and they are correct,” Zahner said. “Nothing compares to seeing it in person. [Buckrop] knew I had never had that opportunity and wanted to share it with me. I’ll never forget the experience or her generosity.”
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Because Jeffrey doesn’t use social media, Cynthia has promoted Jeffrey’s business, Woodchuck Carvings, since May throughout Facebook groups. She also created an Etsy page for his wooden gnomes, country men and other characters. Currently, Jeffrey has sold 20 of his wood carvings, and he plans to make more after he finishes remodeling their home. He enjoys making all his characters and doesn’t have a favorite, he said, but the Santa
What I usually say is, ‘If you have an opportunity, take it.’ If they follow it up with ‘Well, it’s really not for me,’ I say, ‘If you have an opportunity, you should take it.’” – JACQUELYN BUCKROP, Ball State special assistant for academic operations
The countdown to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” was underway shortly after Josef Newgarden took the checkered flag Clauses he carves are the easiest. As Cynthia looks toward the future of her and Jeffrey’s small businesses, not only is she thankful for their customers, she said, but she is also grateful for her husband, who helped her while she was in pain and taking medication with hurtful side effects. “My husband held up our family when I got sick,” Cynthia said. “Once I decided that traditional medicine wasn’t working anymore, he supported me through years of trials and tribulation. He literally is my hero, as are my children … Honestly, we each do what the other can’t do or doesn’t necessarily want to. It’s definitely a partnership made in heaven both personally and professionally.” Contact Lily Staaz with questions or comments at ljstaatz@bsu.edu.
MOVIN’ AND GROOVIN’ To an almost empty Scheumann Stadium Oct. 17, 2020, the Pride of Mid-America marching band, color guard and Code Red Dance Team performed their halftime shows to friends and families. The marching band’s show consisted of ’70s throwbacks like “Boogie Shoes,” “Joy to the World” and other songs from the era. The show ended with all of the seniors being recognized and the playing of “Alma Mater” to end the show. The marching band will be in the stands during 2020 home football games. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN
in the Streets of St. Petersburg Oct. 25. For many, the countdown started when they learned no fans would be allowed at this year’s Indy 500 due to COVID-19. However, IMS President J. Douglas Boles announced Aug. 22 that, due to special circumstances, fans who watched or listened to the race this past August will officially “keep their streak,” meaning Buckrop’s is still alive. Buckrop said she originally told herself she’d be fine with never going again after 40 races. Now, she’s at 44, and she said she’ll probably wind up telling herself she has to get to 50. “I’ll keep going until I physically can’t,” she said. “I suspect when I can no longer do this, I will find another way to make this a ritual. When I can no longer be there in person, I will still be listening or watching, and I will do something to make it a new tradition for me.” Contact Zach Piatt with comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.
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