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NEW HORIZONS Ball State community reacts to Biden-Harris inauguration.

Grace McCormick and Maya Wilkins, News Editor and Assistant News Editor

Staging for screens Here’s how Emens Auditorium is adjusting to virtual events.406

With pairs of black folding chairs socially distanced on Capitol Hill and the National Mall closed to the public, the 2021 presidential inauguration saw only a few thousand people in attendance, not accounting for the 25,000 National Guard members patrolling Washington, D.C. Nearly 200,000 flags were planted at the National Mall to represent people who would normally attend the inauguration but were not able to because of coronavirus restrictions and security measures.

Former presidents and first ladies, Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, Cabinet members, diplomats and President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ family members were invited to attend in person.

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A new beginning Ball State Men’s Volleyball is eager to return to action after COVID-19 cut its 2020 campaign short.408

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Springing back into productivity Here’s how to find the motivation to do your spring 2021 semester classwork.411

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Jan. 14: Ball State will begin its 56-game 2021 campaign Feb. 19 with a four-game series against the Arizona Wildcats in Tucson, Arizona.

The Cardinals will play 13 road games before their home opener March 19 against Western Michigan.

Forty of Ball State’s games will take place against Mid-American Conference opponents, consisting of 10 four-game series.

Brazil approves two COVID-19 vaccines

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Jan. 16: Brazil’s health regulator approved the emergency use of vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca, enabling the start of an immunization program that has been subject to delay and political disputes. The president earlier cast doubt on the shot backed by his political rival, which hindered federal partnerships with state governments.

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NRA declares bankruptcy

Jan. 15: The National Rifle Association announced it filed for bankruptcy protection and will seek to incorporate in Texas because of a New York state lawsuit trying to put the organization out of business.

Board members said the filing was motivated by litigation, not financial concerns, stating the NRA was “in its strongest financial condition in years.”

Track and field begins season Jan. 16: In their first meet since February 2020, the Cardinals began their indoor season in the Bowling Green Opener. Freshman Kayla Jones finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.83, and freshman Jenelle Rogers tied for first place in the high jump. Senior Ivy McKee placed second in the 60and 200-meter dashes with times of 7.65 and 25.16, respectively.

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Statehouses see small protests

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After FBI warnings for potentially armed protests in Washington, D.C. and at all 50 state capitol buildings, security was increased to protect government officials and buildings.

Right-wing protesters, some of them armed, gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses Jan. 17 before Inauguration Day with no reports of bloodshed or clashes with National Guard troops and local police.

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Federal departments launch investigation Federal watchdogs launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other law enforcement agencies responded to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The reviews will cover everything from whether the FBI adequately shared information with other law enforcement agencies about the potential for violence to how the Pentagon mobilized for the crisis.

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Ball Memorial Hospital staff receives COVID-19 vaccines.

Grace McCormick News Editor Staff members of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital are physically and emotionally fatigued, said Rebecca Phipps, registered nurse in the hospital’s emergency department.

Soon after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the PfizerBioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines in December 2020, IU Health began vaccinating its team members.

Phipps received her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Dec. 18, 2020, and her second dose Jan. 7, 2021.

“I was beyond thrilled to schedule my vaccine the very first day it was available to IU Health Ball staff,” Phipps said. “I feel empowered to have participated in this experience and the impact it will have on life returning to normal.”

Phipps said scheduling an appointment was simple, and she was observed for 15 minutes after being vaccinated to check for any allergic reactions.

After receiving her second dose, Phipps said, she was experiencing “mild symptoms of a healthy immune response,” including a sore arm and waking up with body aches and chills the next morning. She said she didn’t have any COVID-19 symptoms by

the second day after her vaccination.

As of Jan. 19, more than 3,200 IU Health workers have been vaccinated at Ball Memorial Hospital, said Director of Transformation Brian Reed.

Reed said the most at-risk frontline workers at IU Health were invited to schedule their vaccination appointments in December, and team members at a lesser risk scheduled their appointments afterward.

Team members are vaccinated on site in Ball Memorial’s South Tower Lobby.

Reed said unused doses are stored securely in freezers at their required temperatures.

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South Africa delays school openings South Africa delayed reopening its schools as a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases overwhelmed the country’s hospitals. South Africa has the highest prevalence of COVID-19 in Africa, with 1.3 million confirmed cases, and is seeing an increased number of cases driven by a more infectious variant of the virus. The country has reintroduced a curfew and prohibited large gatherings.

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Continued from Page 01 While Biden and Harris waved at guests and listened to musical performances from Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Garth Brooks, they were sworn in as president and vice president of the United States.

Chad Kinsella, Ball State assistant professor of political science, said the Biden-Harris inauguration was “different from any inauguration in the past and possibly future.”

Social distancing precautions shaped the small gatherings and online celebrations that welcomed Biden and Harris into the White House.

There was also increased security at the Capitol after a Jan. 6 mob of extremists disrupted the certification process of Electoral College votes in the House and Senate. According to the FBI,

“I look to see positive changes of hope and healing across the country after the inauguration of the Biden-Harris Administration. It will certainly be a relief to trust that we have elected competent leaders that will work to pick up the pieces of our democracy.”

- TESSA MCKENNEY​, Vice president of the Ball State College Democrats more than 100 people have been arrested for their actions in the Capitol riot, including people linked to militia organization Oath Keepers and political extremist group the Proud Boys.

Kinsella said he thinks future inaugurations might see increased security because of the violence leading up to the 2021 ceremony. For this year, Kinsella said, security was “much more focused, given the event [didn’t] have the crowds associated with past events.”

Tessa McKenney​, junior advertising major and vice president of the Ball State College Democrats, said she fears for the safety of Biden and Harris after the recent riot.

“I certainly hope that this disturbing act of attempted insurrection will serve as a singular incident and will not set a precedent for future inaugurations,” she said. “However, this event is representative of the greater culture of violence, bigotry and distrust in our democracy that has been cultivated by Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in the past four years.”

McKenney said she hopes Trump supporters will accept the results of the 2020 election as legitimate “to allow us to move forward as a country.”

05 “I look to see positive changes of hope and healing across the country after the inauguration of the Biden-Harris Administration,” she said. “It will certainly be a relief to trust that we have elected competent leaders that will work to pick up the pieces of our democracy.”

Chase Braden, junior social studies education major and chairman of the Ball State College Republicans, said he was disappointed by the election results but believes Biden and Harris “should be shown the respect that [their] offices demand” now that they’ve taken the oath of office.

Braden said he was concerned that so many National Guard troops surrounding the Capitol on and before Inauguration Day sent a message that democracy was inaccessible. He said he was reminded of military parades in Russia and China after seeing troops surround Washington, D.C. Regardless, Braden said he agrees with Biden’s calls to unify the country and thinks COVID-19 should be the top priority of the Biden-Harris Administration.

“I think the handling of COVID will make or break the Biden-Harris Administration, as it obviously affected the Trump-Pence Administration,” Braden said. “If they can’t create a plan that most Americans can get on board with, then I think they will find it extremely hard to advance their other priorities.”

As many statehouses around the country experienced small protests the week leading up to Biden and Harris’ inauguration, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the state government complex in Indianapolis would be closed to the public Jan. 19-20. Though no credible threats were made against the Statehouse, Holcomb said he wanted to “err on the side of caution.”

Ball State also saw more security in place around campus while students began the move-in process for the spring semester.

With the national unrest and division surrounding Inauguration Day and the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the University Police Department (UPD) took extra measures to ensure students felt safe.

“UPD will be vigilant in addressing unlawful behavior and threats of violence directed at our

do the same by exhibiting peace, caring for one another and embracing our institutional values,” Rivera-Mills and Royer Engle said in the email.

UPD increased the number of officers on campus at a time to create a visible presence and help students feel safe. They will also continue to closely monitor information about violent threats at the local, state and national level.

The university also extended hours for the campus buses and Charlie’s Charter to ensure students have safe options to get around campus at night.

Kinsella said, with the increased number of police officers around campus, the Ball State community will be “completely safe here.”

He added that Ball State students might see

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stimulus checks and a focused national response to the coronavirus under the Biden-Harris administration, but tangible changes will probably not be immediate.

“Locally, I do not think much will change at all,” Kinsella said. “Given how little influence the federal government has on our everyday life and how slowly it will take to get COVID under control, I expect things to remain very similar to the way things are now until the summer or fall.”

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community,” said Kathy Wolf, Ball State vice president for marketing and communications, via email.

In an email sent to students Jan. 14, Ball State Provost Susana Rivera-Mills and Vice President of Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle sent a joint statement to students ensuring that returning to campus was the best option before Inauguration Day. “We must draw strength from the examples of those who have courageously brought about positive change. We now have an opportunity to

Then-President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, arrive at his inauguration Jan. 20, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Due to COVID-19, the general public was not allowed to attend in person. AP, PHOTO COURTESY

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Eligible community members can also be vaccinated at Ball Memorial Hospital. Once more community members can be vaccinated, Phipps said, she is hopeful people can return to some of the activities they enjoyed before the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Hoosiers, this is your opportunity to trust science,” she said.

“Intense focus and unlimited funding solely for research and development of this vaccine has allowed us to witness and be a part of history. We have the ability to end this pandemic, and it starts with each of us.”

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“This pandemic has been very taxing emotionally. In the beginning, we were fearful but empowered. Now, we are exhausted [and] stretched thin, but we have hope.”

- REBECCA PHIPPS, Registered nurse at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Phipps said Indiana State Department of Health guidance instructed her to continue to socially distance from other people and wear a face mask after receiving the vaccine. She said she is witnessing higher spirits in the Ball Memorial Hospital halls.

“This pandemic has been very taxing emotionally,” Phipps said. “In the beginning, we were fearful but empowered. Now, we are exhausted [and] stretched thin, but we have hope.”

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

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The Emens Auditorium staff originally planned to welcome more than 15 stage shows during the 2020-21 season. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, it is hosting free interactive online events for students and community members. KRISTI CHAMBERS, PHOTO PROVIDED Grace McCormick News Editor Lining up in excitement for the upcoming show and having an usher point ticketholders to their seats is what a typical event at Emens Auditorium looks like. However, during the 2020-21 academic year, guests are having a different experience. Emens invites people to register for shows online, and they are emailed a Zoom code before the performance.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Emens Auditorium had to adjust its schedule of performances and presented interactive online shows in the fall 2020 semester, including a cooking class with Food Network chef Jyll Everman and Marvel Comics illustrator Will Sliney.

Emens currently has two virtual shows scheduled for the spring 2021 semester and may add more. Kristi Chambers, Emens assistant director of marketing and communications, said she hopes to gain student interest in the upcoming shows “Yoga + Music with Kylie Morgan” and a second online appearance from Jyll Everman with “New Year’s Cooking Class.”

Chambers said the Emens staff is “still holding out hope to be able to present a few in-person events’’ if it is safe to host performances later in the spring semester. She said online shows offer unique benefits, such as spectators feeling more of a personal connection to the performer.

“Rather than sharing a room with 3,000 other fans, you’re sharing your screen and able to only focus on the artist,” Chambers said.

“You’re able to personally interact with them in a way that you would be unable to do at an in-person performance.”

Emens Auditorium started to promote Facebook Live events that individual artists presented in the summer of 2020 and were able to book Zoom events with some performers for the fall 2020 semester.

Chambers said even though virtual events are free, they can be difficult to schedule and advertise.

“It is easy to register for a virtual event and at the last minute decide not to attend or simply forget, which creates a challenging attendance factor,” she said. “Plus, with so many virtual opportunities, it is challenging to cut through the noise and present something that’s unique and enticing.”

Assistant Director of Operations Daniel Pozzebon said the fall 2020 online events Emens hosted were successful, and he is happy virtual shows can reach a wider audience than just Ball State students and Muncie locals.

“Virtual events are, have been and will be a strong part of the performing arts, and COVID-19 has only heightened the importance of this avenue for sharing the arts,” he said.

With the loss of in-person events, however, student and volunteer ushers aren’t currently needed, so paid operations staff members have shifted their focus to ensuring cleaning procedures for the theater are met.

“Virtual events are, have been and will be a strong part of the performing arts, and COVID-19 has only heightened the importance of this avenue for sharing the arts.”

- DANIEL POZZEBON, Emens assistant director of operations Every other row of seats in Emens is closed to provide social distancing, seats are sanitized regularly and face masks are required for everyone inside the building.

The only in-person gatherings Emens is currently hosting are classes and rental events approved by the Delaware County Health Department and Ball State University administrators.

Nineteen class sections are planned to be taught in Emens Auditorium during the spring 2021 semester. Pozzebon said the energy usually focused on preparation for in-person performances is currently being focused on the professors and students who enter the auditorium each day.

He said he is grateful for the opportunity to present virtual events as the performance industry finds itself in a new era.

“The performing arts are going through a challenging moment that is propelling us to do what we do best — being creative,” Pozzebon said. “We are looking forward, with our patrons’ support, to a bright future of rich, important, challenging and beautiful art sharing.”

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

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Ball State takes down Northern Illinois

The Cardinals defeated the Huskies 78-58 for a season sweep, winning their second consecutive game.

Redshirt junior forward Miryne Thomas led Ball State with a careerhigh 20 points. Three other players scored in double figures, with sophomore guard Luke Bumbalough scoring 11 and redshirt fifth year guard K.J. Walton and redshirt junior center Blake Huggins adding 10.

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Ball State Women’s Volleyball clinches its first Mid-American Conference Title in 17 years over Bowling Green Nov. 24, 2019. The Cardinals went on to drop their first-round NCAA Tournament match against Nebraska. BALL STATE ATHLETICS, PHOTO COURTESY Ian Hansen Sports Editor In times of uncertainty and change, something that has remained stable is the roster of defending Mid-American Conference Champion Ball State Women’s Volleyball.

The Cardinals return 11 players from 2019, with six of them being sophomores. These 11 players were part of the core that won the 2019 MAC Championship in a five-set victory against Bowling Green.

“It is nice because we all have a connection with each other since we had so many freshmen last year,” sophomore middle blocker Marie Plitt said, “but we have something to prove this season.”

Senior outside hitter Kia Holder

echoed Plitt, saying she wants to prove the Cardinals’ seventh MAC Title wasn’t a miracle. While she said having those returning players will be nice, she

We have to show people it wasn’t just a fluke.”

- KIA HOLDER, Senior outside hitter believes their work will be cut out for them as defending champions.

“It will be ideal to find ourselves back

in the championship,” Holder said. “We are going to have to work as hard as we did last season. I think everybody knows that, and we have to keep that confidence and focus, knowing everyone will be gunning for us. We have to show people it wasn’t just a fluke.”

Assistant coach Fritz Rosenberg agreed, saying he believes the team is continuing to solidify its identity a year after becoming a champion.

“That is just who we are,” Rosenberg said. “We talk about that in practice every day. It shouldn’t matter who we play or when we play. We are who we are. We have expectations for ourselves every day in practice, and we try to carry it into the games. We have to keep being who we are.”

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In Ball State’s match against the University of Indianapolis, senior Caitlin Locante broke the program record on the 3-meter dive with a final score of 323.625. Whitney Adams set the previous record in 2012 with a score of 318.67. Men’s swimming won nine of 14 events to beat Bellarmine 165-96 while women’s swimming beat Bellarmine in 12 of 14 events to win 165.5-80.5.

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Al Gooden wins 500th game Lawrence Central head coach and Ball State alumnus Al Gooden became the first African American high school coach in Indiana to win 500 games with a 60-58 win over Park Tudor. Gooden has coached for more than 30 years and won a state championship in 2001. Gooden also coached Lawrence Central to a sectional title in 2019.

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Fresh start, same expectations

The Cardinals look to continue their winning ways in head coach Joel Walton’s final season.

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Continuity is something Holder — the team’s lone senior — said “gives them an advantage,” but she knows players are still fighting for positions, and they still need to account for the four incoming freshmen.

Holder said she is excited to finally see her freshman teammates play after an extended offseason with the MAC postponing fall sports due to COVID-19.

“I think it was awesome that we got last semester to work with them,” Holder said.

“Now, we are a step ahead. Usually, freshmen kind of come in and do what they can as they are thrown into the season. They all bring something really special and unique to the team.”

Despite the roster’s stability, Ball State’s coaching staff is a different story. Head coach Kelli Miller Phillips won’t be with the team for the first portion of the season, as she is on maternity leave.

While the Cardinals will start 2021 without their head coach, Holder said she is pleased with how the current coaching staff is keeping them focused leading up to the season.

Rosenberg, who is a 2008 Ball State graduate and entering his seventh season as an assistant coach with Ball State, will fill in as interim head coach.

“I don’t think there are that many changes,” Holder said. “Obviously, it sucks that she isn’t

at practices with us. I do think the coaches have kind of worked toward making it seem normal, and it doesn’t seem like anything has fell off at all.

I think they are doing a really good job of keeping us focused.”

Rosenberg said he found out he would be taking over as the interim head coach in late fall and that the timing was “fluid.” Plitt said she is proud of her coaches for stepping up into different roles and adjusting on the fly.

“It has been different with Fritz,” Plitt said. “I do think each coach has stepped up their role.

They have had to take on so much, and I think they have done such a great job at that.”

Despite a temporary change at head coach, Rosenberg said he doesn’t believe there will be many changes with regarding how the team will function. He has been on the same staff with Miller Phillips for seven years, which he said will help.

“I know the expectations here,” Rosenberg said.

“We have the same philosophy, we run practice really similar. It is not too much of a change — it is just one less staff at the moment.”

Despite playing in the spring instead of the fall and not having their head coach for the first portion of the season, the Cardinals have one goal heading into 2021: winning another title.

“We have worked so hard in the fall,” Plitt said. “We are all working for the same exact goal, and we all respect each other enough.

We are all playing for each other to get this championship again.”

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After a 12-6 2020 campaign cut short by nine matches dashed hopes of a potential NCAA Tournament bid due to COVID-19, Ball State Men’s Volleyball is entering 2021 with the same aspirations it had a year ago.

Following the graduation of four senior players, the Cardinals return two graduate students — libero Nick LaVanchy and outside attacker Blake Reardon — who the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility as a result of the coronavirusabbreviated 2020 season.

“We were in a good spot [last season],” LaVanchy said. “We were on a good streak, and it gave myself and some of the other guys the perspective that any game could be our last. I’m not going to sugarcoat it, but it really did suck.”

LaVanchy, who is taking advantage of what he deemed the NCAA’s “coronashirt” year, said the opportunity to play one more season was too good to pass up. “[2020] wasn’t the right way to end,” LaVanchy said. “That was one thing that just stayed in the back of my mind, and I wasn’t really ready for it to be over yet. I had a job lined up that actually fell through in the end because of the pandemic, and at that point, it made no sense not to come back.”

Ball State welcomes six freshmen to the team, including Dyer Ball — son of four-time U.S. Olympian Lloy Ball and grandson of Ball State Men’s Volleyball alumnus Arnie Ball. Dyer Ball said he doesn’t expect much playing time right away, but he hopes to better himself as a player by building team chemistry.

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JohnTom’s Barbecue, BE’s Beauty and Tailored Technology are three prominent Black-owned businesses in Muncie. Since 2006, Lathay Pegues, owner of JohnTom’s Barbecue, has sold his grandfather’s barbecue recipe in more than 100 stores. For over a decade, Bernisa Elliott, owner of BE’s Beauty, has served her new and loyal customers.

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From cancer to choir In 2020, nearly 1.8 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Survivor Voices Choir is a Muncie-based cancer support group for those who have survived cancer. The group sings around east central Indiana at nursing homes, churches and more.

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A look at Muncie’s most unique homes

Make this hot chocolate bomb recipe to dissolve your winter blues.

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From castles to mansions, Muncie has a variety of historical homes throughout the city. One of these one-of-a-kind homes is the Muncie Castle. Currently, Bob and Barbara Logan own the 4,400-square-foot castle with towering stone walls, elegant arches and beautifully crafted columns.

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In a saucepan, melt 1 cup of chocolate chips on low heat to ensure your chocolate doesn’t burn before it’s all melted. Stir chocolate occasionally with a spoon.

As cold temperatures and snowy days continue to appear in the weather forecast, students can cozy up with a piping mug of hot chocolate. Across social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, videos of hot chocolate bombs — chocolate spheres filled with hot chocolate mix and other add-ins — have earned thousands of likes, comments and shares.

Consider making a hot chocolate bomb to spice up your typical winter drink and partake in one of this winter’s viral trends.

What you need: • Saucepan • Spoon • Measuring cup • Tablespoon • Silicone half-sphere baking mold • Mug • Chocolate chips • Hot chocolate mix • Toppings of your choosing, such as mini marshmallows, caramel or crushed peppermint • Icing, if desired • Sprinkles, if desired Contact Nicole Thomas with comments nrthomas3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @nicolerthomas22.

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Once the chocolate in the mold is firm, add more melted chocolate if there are any holes or thin spaces in the chocolate of your mold.

Add an additional layer of melted chocolate around each mold if needed.

Carefully remove each half sphere from the mold.

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Once your chocolate chips are melted, measure 2 tablespoons of melted chocolate into a half-sphere baking mold. Repeat with each mold. Chill your baking mold in the freezer for 30 minutes.

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In one half sphere, add two tablespoons of hot chocolate mix and any additional hot chocolate toppings of your choosing. Repeat with half of your spheres you made with your baking mold.

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Heat your saucepan again on low heat. With the other half of your spheres, press them into the bottom of the saucepan briefly to melt their edges. To assemble your hot chocolate bombs, place the spheres with the melted edges on top of the spheres with the hot chocolate mix and toppings.

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F CUS How to get motivated to do classwork after a month-long winter break

After spending nearly two months at home due to an adjusted fall and spring academic calendar in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some students may be feeling unmotivated to pick up their pencils and open their textbooks again as they’ve returned to Ball State’s campus this semester. As you’re adjusting back to academic life after a month-long winter break, consider these tips to help you regain your energy and focus on your schoolwork to start off the semester on the right foot.

Take advantage of natural light While the sun may not be shining as bright as it had at the beginning of the fall semester, working during the daylight, even on an overcast day, can help your motivation to complete assignments.

Natural light can decrease depression and improve mood, energy, alertness and productivity, according to an article by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). By working on your assignments during the daytime rather than nighttime, you may feel less cooped up in your dorm room, house or apartment.

If your schedule doesn’t allow you the time to work on assignments during the day, try changing the lights throughout your workspace to ones that emit a cooler rather than warmer tone.

According to the same UNC article, lights with a cooler temperature that appear blue-white lower melatonin levels, which reduces your fatigue while you’re working so you can stay attentive and productive.

Go on a walk Go on a walk

Take the chance to give your eyes a rest from staring at your computer screen by getting your heart pumping. Even if you can’t hit up the gym, either because your schedule doesn’t allow it or you aren’t feeling up to a full workout, going on a short walk is a physical activity that can help your motivation and productivity. Going on two 15-minute walks a day can reduce your stress and provide an enjoyable activity in your workday, as physical activity releases endorphins, according to a study published

by Oxford University Press’ “Health Education Research” journal.

Breathe in some fresh air by visiting walking destinations around Muncie, such as the sidewalks throughout the Quad, Cardinal Greenway’s trails or Minnetrista’s paths. If the weather is too cold for you to venture outside, walk the halls of your residence hall, or move some furniture around your apartment or home to give you the space to pace and clear your head.

Set yourself timers to take breaks When you’re working on an assignment or studying for an exam, it can be easy to get burnt out if you don’t allow yourself the chance to take a break. Studying or working for 50 minutes with a 10-minute break is one effective way of creating study blocks to give your mind an occasional rest, according to an article by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Building breaks into your

class and work schedule can help ensure you don’t overwork yourself before you complete your tasks.

Plan a fun activity to look forward to after a long week In addition to writing down your assignments’ and projects’ due dates in your planner, schedule a safe, socially distant and fun activity for Friday night or the weekend to give yourself something to look forward to throughout the week.

Arrange a virtual movie night with your friends through Teleparty, plan to treat yourself to your favorite takeout meal or schedule some time to work on one of your creative outlets. Having a small yet enjoyable activity planned out ahead of time can help you stay energized to complete your responsibilities because you’ll be anticipating a rewarding activity after all your hard work.

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THE DOUBLE STANDARD The Capitol attack and Black Lives Matter protests were treated completely differently.

It’s up to us to figure out why.

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.

A click of Elissa the remote Maudlin brought the Columnist, booming “Abstraction” voices of reporters from the television right to my living room. Slowly, members of my family made their way to the television too — a flash of stone cold reality we were usually able to escape from in our isolated Indiana home. Wide-eyed and almost mesmerized by what was happening, we stood in awe as Americans congregated and broke into the United States Capitol building with weapons, waved flags, intimidated police officers, sat in representatives’ seats and treated the sacred building as if it were their territory to destroy.

The most vocal thought I had

that day is the one I still have as I write this: How was this able to happen?

When I opened Twitter that day, tweets slowly trickled in about the attack — some with updates on what was happening, others with outrage at the disgraceful display. The tweets that truly gained my attention, however, were the ones comparing the attack on the U.S. Capitol to the protests from the Black Lives Matter movement from the summer of 2020.

They stated that if the violent protesters at the Capitol were Black, the response from officials would have been different. They implied that, had the protesters been Black, officials would have had no issue using violence against them, as opposed to their white counterparts, who some feel only got a slap on the wrist.

Cori Bush, a congresswoman from Missouri who was in the Capitol the day of the attack, noted how strange and different the police response to the attack was compared to their previous responses to Black Lives Matter protests through an interview

with MSNBC, stating, “It’s almost like there was this call not to use force.”

As a person, my initial response was to believe racism was at the heart of the Capitol attack — that these insurrectionists were treated more fairly because they were white.

As a journalist, however, I wanted the facts that would prove it. I didn’t just want to tell people it was racism — I wanted to show them.

From the very beginning, the U.S. Capitol attack seemed strange. The mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser, did not request help from other law enforcement officials through her personal Twitter Jan. 5— the day before the attack. The Department of Defense said in its personal statement that it adhered by the mayor’s initial request.

The same statement by the Department of Defense stated Bowser and others in Washington, D.C. knew about the “First Amendment demonstration,” and it seems like they did not see enough of

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13 a threat with this situation and acted accordingly. However, at the end of the day, the 340 National Guardsmen protecting the Capitol, the major physical representation of our democratic beliefs, wasn’t enough.

Didn’t the people in charge see an attack of this magnitude coming? If people all over the country feared retaliation against the election from their own Twitter feeds, how did the people in charge of protecting the U.S. Capitol not?

When it came to Black Lives

Matter protests, police officials were prepared for action. For example, National Guard members at the Lincoln Memorial June 2, 2020, were waiting on the steps of the memorial to prevent protesters from entering, an action that occurred too late in the U.S. Capitol attack.

Where was this early preparation for the certification of votes from a very controversial election that was housed in the building where our democratic powers are exercised?

When it comes to violence, we have seen some Black Lives Matter protesters act violently, such as with looting. However, we have also seen violence when it comes to

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alt-right protests, which mix conservative ideals with white supremacy. In one of these protests, called Unite the Right, several fights broke out, and one protester even drove their car through the crowd. It is not a farreaching concept to assume some of the strongly leaning Republican voters who go to these protests were also at the Capitol riot sharing the same extremist views with more moderate members of the party.

If there has been violence in the past with both groups, why did law enforcement seem more equipped to handle the unarmed Black Lives Matter protest at the Lincoln Memorial than the armed U.S. Capitol attack? Why were Black Lives Matter protesters looked at as more threatening than the Capitol insurrectionists?

In some instances with Black Lives Matter protests, police officers were told not only to wait on the sidelines to defend, but to end functions altogether.

Twitter has hosted multiple videos of these instances happening, some of which have been picked up by news sources.

One in particular that was picked up by the U.S. edition of The Guardian involved police officers directly entering and stopping a violin vigil for an unarmed Black man named Elijah McClain, who died at the hands of police officers in August 2019.

A friend of mine from high school and Ball State student Ella McCool witnessed an instigation of violence from police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest in Indianapolis, where she remembers police interrupting a peaceful protest with rubber bullets and tear gas. She said she and the other protesters were simply holding hands and standing in the street.

A common comment made about police violence during these protests is the size of the protests intimidate the officers and leave them unable to retain control of the crowds. Although this may be true, the size of the U.S. Capitol attack was also large and seemingly uncontrollable with thousands of people, some retaliating against police officers with force, according to the U.S. Capitol Police’s statement.

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If the size of the protests isn’t the true changing factor, what is?

What theory can justify the violence that some protesters at Black Lives Matter protests endure that wasn’t present with the U.S. Capitol attack?

How can we blame these Black Lives Matter protesters for seeing this double standard and immediately feeling like race has something to do with it?

During the Capitol attack, one woman died by a police officer’s use of a weapon. Within one day, that police officer was put on administrative leave, and he has since stepped down from his position. However, with Black Lives Matter protests, higher ups don’t always protect protesters like this. For example, the courts in Detroit granted a lawsuit from protesters against police officers who acted brutally during a Black Lives Matter protest, but the city issued a counter lawsuit against the protesters.

The most damning evidence we have, as the public, is the pictures spread across social media by photojournalists and everyday citizens alike. Many people who use social media in the United States saw the violence committed against Black Lives Matter protesters through photos on the internet. The day of the

of 18 matches. Of those matches, Ball State will play nine opponents, all of which will take place in a two-day span at one location with the exception of Ohio State. The Cardinals will face the Buckeyes Feb. 27 and March 13 in a home-andaway series.

The Cardinals were picked to finish third in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association preseason poll, and junior outside attacker Kaleb Jenness was named to the Preseason All-MIVA Team in December. Last season, he led the team with 246 kills.

2021 will mark head coach Joel Walton’s final season at the U.S. Capitol attack, these violent photos from Black Lives Matter protests were compared to the smiling faces of the insurrectionists chanting patriotic jargon as they walked into the Capitol.

At the end of the day, people have their own opinions on the discrepancies between the police reaction to the Capitol attack and Black Lives Matter protests. We all get to wonder why these violent insurrectionists were able to get away with what they did.

Some think it is because they were white. Some think it is because some of the cops were in on the charade with President Trump and the other insurrectionists.

But to believe there is no double standard is to be blind.

This double standard was blasted across the internet for the entire world to see. The news sources we trust to tell us when a group of geniuses learn the cure to a deadly disease or when a monumental event changes how we live our lives are the same news sources depicting this double standard.

It’s hard to believe racism is not a part of U.S. society anymore when a huge number of white people parading into the Capitol building toting weapons on their backs is displayed to Black Lives Matter protesters who wouldn’t even be able to make it to the steps of the building.

There is a double standard.

If it’s not about race, then what is it about?

Contact Elissa Maudlin with comments at ejmaudlin@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ejmaudlin.

helm, as he will retire at the end of the season after 23 years as head coach. He currently has a coaching record of 403-230, the fourth-highest of all active NCAA men’s volleyball coaches.

“With this being coach Walton’s last season, there is probably a part of all of us in that we want to make sure he goes out on a high note,” LaVanchy said. “We don’t want to lose games that we could have won or take any rep or practice lightly because this is his last season … I think everybody is in a good headspace right now, and we’re really focused to be the best team we can be.”.

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