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Vermont

7 p.m. Nov. 3

Virginia

7:31 p.m. Nov. 3

Connecticut 8 p.m. Nov. 3

Delaware

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Illinois

8 p.m. Nov. 3

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Maryland

8 p.m. Nov. 3

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Kentucky

7 p.m. Nov. 3

West Virginia

7:30 p.m. Nov. 3

South Carolina 7:56 p.m. Nov. 3

Mississippi

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Oklahoma

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Tennessee

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Alabama

Massachusetts

8:15 p.m. Nov. 3

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Arkansas

New Jersey

8:39 p.m. Nov. 3

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Indiana

Rhode Island

8:48 p.m. Nov. 3

8 p.m. Nov. 3

Louisiana

New Mexico

9 p.m. Nov. 3

9 p.m. Nov. 3

Nebraska

New York

9 p.m. Nov. 3

9 p.m. Nov. 3

D. of Columbia

North Dakota

Colorado

South Dakota

9 p.m. Nov. 3

9:27 p.m. Nov. 3

9 p.m. Nov. 3

9:40 p.m. Nov. 3

Wyoming

New Hampshire

9 p.m. Nov. 3

10:50 p.m. Nov. 3

Kansas

California

9:45 p.m. Nov. 3

11 p.m. Nov. 3

Missouri

Oregon

10:31 p.m. Nov. 3

11 p.m. Nov. 3

Idaho

Washington

11 p.m. Nov. 3

11 p.m. Nov. 3

Utah

Hawaii

11:06 p.m. Nov. 3

12:07 a.m. Nov. 4

Iowa

Minnesota

12:16 a.m. Nov. 4

12:13 a.m. Nov. 4

Ohio

Arizona

12:17 a.m. Nov. 4

2:50 a.m. Nov. 4

Montana

Maine

12:20 a.m. Nov. 4

3:05 a.m. Nov. 4

Florida

Wisconsin

12:34 a.m. Nov. 4

2:15 p.m. Nov. 4

Texas

Michigan

12:05 a.m. Nov. 4

6 p.m. Nov. 4

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*Electoral College vote total at 9 p.m. Nov. 4 . All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Oct. 30: Scoring 28 unanswered second-half points, Delta (8-2) defeated Wayne High School (2-9) 49-18. Senior quarterback Brady Hunt led the Eagles’ offense with three touchdowns, and Delta’s defense held the Generals scoreless through the second half. With the win, the Eagles advanced to their first sectional title game since 2016, where they will face Marion (8-3).

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blew into the eastern Philippines, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said. Typhoon Goni swept through denselypopulated regions, threatening some provinces still recovering from a previous deadly typhoon.

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Oct. 30: In Ball State Athletics’ first event of 2020-21, Ball State Cross Country hosted a threeteam women’s meet as part of the Cardinal Classic, competing against Miami (Ohio) and Ohio. The Cardinals had two top-10 finishes in the field of 25 runners, including freshman Elka Machan (21:45) and senior Cayla Eckenroth (22:41), who placed third and 10th, respectively.

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94

Positive Cases

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12

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Kabul University attack kills 22 people A Nov. 2 Islamic State attack on Kabul University in Afghanistan killed 22 people and left 22 others injured during an hours-long gunfight.

Students and teachers were seen fleeing the campus while hand grenades exploded and automatic rifle fire could be heard. Most of the casualties were students, and some of the wounded are said to be in critical condition.

Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. breaks ‘Sleepout for the Homeless’ fundraising record.

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Judge strikes down immigration rule A federal judge in Chicago ruled Nov. 2 the Trump administration cannot disqualify legal immigrants from receiving a green card based on their use of food stamps and public benefits. The Trump administration introduced a policy in mid-August the judge said violates the Administrative Procedure Act by not outlining a detailed process for enacting regulations.

Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity sit outside Oct. 30, 2020, at the Scramble Light. Members collected non-perishables and clothing items to benefit Muncie Mission. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN Angelica Gonzalez Morales and Maya Wilkins Reporters Five members of the Lambda Beta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. spent 24 hours outside at the Scramble Light to understand some of what homeless people experience every day, using only a fire, tent and sleeping bags to help them stay warm through the night.

From 8 a.m. Oct. 30 to 8 a.m. Oct. 31, the Sigmas held their 41st annual “Sleepout for the Homeless” event, where they spent 24 hours at the Scramble Light, collecting donations for

the Muncie Mission homeless shelter.

“It’s essentially just a homeless simulator, where we’re essentially

It’s just really hard to go to sleep outside, so imagine what the homeless have to go through every night.”

- JAYLYN GRAHAM, Ball State Lambda Beta chapter president

putting ourselves in their shoes,” said senior fine arts major and chapter president Jaylyn Graham. “We stand outside the Scramble Light for 24 hours with signs, collecting monetary donations, perishables, gently-used clothing, toys, toiletries — anything that can be used to donate to the Muncie Mission.”

Graham said this year’s event saw the most success compared to the two previous events he had been part of, raising $1,600 this year — $100 more than the previous record.

“This is definitely the most successful one we’ve had,” Graham said. “We’ve received a lot of

donations, clothing, toiletries — everything we were accepting, we received plenty of.”

Every year, Muncie Mission uses the donations brought by Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. to help serve people in the community. Bob Scott, Muncie Mission vice president of development, said the fraternity brought “a huge mix of things” that help the shelter.

“It’s a great relationship we have with them,” Scott said. “I believe we’ve been doing it for a number of years, and it is something we look forward to every year with their donations.”

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US formally exits Paris Agreement The United States’ exit from the Paris Agreement was finalized Nov. 4 after President Donald Trump began the withdrawal process in 2019 as soon as the restriction on exiting the agreement within the first three years expired. The Paris Agreement aims to curb global effects of climate change by asking nations to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases.

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VOTING Continued from Page 01 Grace McCormick Assistant News Editor In previous presidential elections, Brandon Waite, associate professor of political science, could ask his classes five days after an election how many students voted, and about half would raise their hands, he said. On Oct. 29, 2020, five days before Election Day, all but one raised their hand.

It was very simple, very easy and the process was shorter than I expected it to be.”

- AMBER ROTH, Junior women’s and gender studies and art history double major “Right now, the numbers suggest that it’s younger voters, in particular, who are taking advantage of early voting in many states,” Waite said. “I think we will see a huge turnout in this election that we haven’t seen in previous elections, and I think a large part of that is going to be young people, particularly college students.”

The Indiana secretary of state’s office said at least 1.7 million voters cast their ballots early, either in person or by mail. The Associated Press (AP) declared President Donald Trump the winner of Indiana at approximately 9 p.m. Nov. 3, 2020.

Indiana’s 11 Electoral College votes have been cast for the Republican candidate for 13 of the past 14 presidential elections.

As of 8 p.m. Nov. 4, the presidential election remained too close to call, with five states still tallying votes and unable to declare a winner. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden had 264 electoral votes and Trump had 214, each short of the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the election.

Waite said young people are likely becoming more interested in politics during the 2020 election because of issues like the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected their college experience due to social distancing requirements and social unrest caused by protests about police brutality.

“I think a lot of the turnout we’re seeing right now is because the things that younger people are really interested in — those are things that have been disrupted by the coronavirus,” he said.

“A lot of those more traditional campaign topics don’t attract younger people’s attention. I think COVID is personalizing [politics] in a way that they understand in very tangible terms what this means for their lives.”

Bryce Wessley, senior human resources major, said economic health motivated him to vote in 2020, his first election, as he prepares for the workforce after graduation.

“I hope Trump will win in 2020 because he is pro-Second Amendment, and I think economically, he put us in a very good place,” he said. “As someone who is graduating into the job market, I like to see that.”

Wessley voted early and in person in his hometown of Auburn, Indiana, and said he waited in line for about 30 minutes. If Trump is reelected, Wessley said he hopes to see the administration prioritize the U.S. economy and the development of a coronavirus vaccine.

Waite said he is encouraged by the increased number of students he’s seen vote in 2020 compared to previous years and hopes they continue to vote in future presidential elections.

“Once people participate in elections, they’re more likely to do so in the future,” he said. “My hope is that this is not just a one-time turnout of

A Hoosier votes at a polling booth during Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church. Gov. Eric Holcomb won reelection against Woody Myers. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOTING? The state of Indiana has different options for registered voters to participate in elections, but each type of voting has a different timetable associated with it so the state and local election commissions can receive ballots and ensure votes are counted.

Election Day voting: Any voter in the state of Indiana who registered to vote in the 2020 general election by Oct. 5, 2020, was eligible to vote in person Nov. 3 at their precinct-assigned polling location from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. local time.

Early voting: Early voting is sometimes referred to as in-person absentee voting, giving voters an opportunity to vote if they will be absent from their registered county during Election Day. Early voting in Indiana did not require an absentee excuse in 2020.

Absentee mail-in ballot: A voter who requested an absentee vote-by-mail ballot by 12 days before Election Day and provided a qualified excuse was eligible for a mail-in ballot. Mail-in ballots in Indiana must be received by noon during Election Day regardless of postmark date. Absentee-by-mail ballots can also be dropped off at polling locations.

Provisional ballot: If a voter’s qualifications to vote were questionable, they may have been offered a provisional ballot. A provisional ballot is kept separate from other ballots cast, and the county election board will determine the voter’s eligibility to vote in that precinct after Election Day. The voter may contact the board to ask if their vote was counted.

Traveling board: If a voter has a disability or is physically unable to fill out their own ballot, a bipartisan team can deliver and assist a voter with their ballot by handdelivery or receiving scanned copies. An absentee-by-traveling board ballot must be received by noon before Election Day. Source: Indiana Election Division. MAGGIE GETZIN, DN

05 young voters who might be particularly agitated with this race because of the personality of our current president but even in the future once that individual is off the ticket — once there’s no Trump on the ticket.”

Though there were likely fewer large gatherings and watch parties during Election Day, Waite said, he thinks people are still invested in the results. He said knowing election results immediately is not a predominant concern on Election Day. “Whether or not we know on election night, or even 72 hours later, I think is less important than making sure that every vote is counted,” Waite said. “Democracy takes time.”

Because younger voters typically have more liberal political views than other age groups, Waite said, a large increase of 18-to-25-year-old voter turnout could have implications for Electoral College votes.

Chad Kinsella, assistant professor of political science, said state Electoral College votes are largely based on a state’s voter demographic.

“Some states are reliably ‘red’ or ‘blue’ based on their history, political culture and especially because of the people who reside within them,” Kinsella said via email. “Ultimately, certain people tend to view each party and their candidates more favorably than others.”

Kinsella said white working class voters have traditionally voted for the Republican Party while wealthier suburban voters are starting to trend toward the Democratic Party. He said changes in voter trends are “making states like Arizona, Texas and Georgia become more of battleground states.”

AP declared Texas and its 38 electoral votes for Trump at about 1 a.m. Nov. 4 and Arizona’s 11 electoral votes for Biden at 3 a.m. Georgia was one of the five states still counting votes without a clear winner at 8 p.m. Nov. 4.

All but two states, Maine and Nebraska, operate on a winner-takes-all Electoral College system, meaning the candidate who secures a majority of a state’s popular vote wins all of the state’s electoral votes.

“Certain demographics of people, over time,

HOW DOES THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE WORK? A state’s Electoral College point value is based on the total number of senators and representatives a state has in the U.S. Congress. All states have a point value of at least three, and the District of Columbia also has three votes.

There are 538 total electors, and a candidate must win at least 270 votes to win the presidency. Electoral College members will cast their votes for the presidency based on their state’s majority vote Dec. 14, 2020.

Indiana has 11 electoral votes, which have gone toward the Republican presidential candidate for the past 14 presidential elections, with the exception of 2008.

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Presbyterian Church’s final voter takes a selfie as he walks out five minutes before polls closed during Election Day Nov. 3, 2020. Polling stations were open from 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. across the state. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN change their political affiliations … but it does happen pretty slowly,” Kinsella said. “The two parties are constantly adjusting their strategies to stay competitive, and the political landscape changes with the news cycles.”

Amber Roth, junior women’s and gender studies and art history double major, said Indiana’s traditional Republican Electoral College votes discouraged her when she voted in Boone County in mid-October.

“On some level, it almost felt like pageantry, but there was no way on earth I would consider not voting,” she said.

Roth said she plans to continue voting in future presidential elections as well as write her representatives about legislation she supports.

“Voting isn’t a catch-all solution. It’s a start, but there’s so much in the system that needs to be fixed,” Roth said. “At the end of the day, this is a single election, and it’s not going to fix everything.”

Waite said political parties may change the way they campaign if younger voters become more involved in politics, potentially discussing issues that affect younger voters more directly than foreign policy or taxes.

“I think this election matters, and I think that people realize that more now than they ever have in the past,” Waite said. “That’s what’s helping drive out particularly young voters because they feel their vote matters.”

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

A Hoosier walks into a polling station during Election Day Nov. 3, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church. Polling stations had to be spread out to allow room for proper social distancing. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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Continued from Page 03 With Thanksgiving approaching, Muncie Mission will provide a carry-out-style Thanksgiving dinner for everyone who won’t be able to have their own Thanksgiving dinner.

Scott said Muncie Mission takes money and food donations that help make 1,000 dinners possible, but due to COVID-19, donations might be a little short.

“We do have a number of schools, and churches and businesses that will do food drives

for us on our behalf,” Scott said. “I would say that we are a little anxious of how that will look like this year since there are fewer people out, fewer kids are in school and churches have a lot smaller attendance, so we really don’t know if those food drives are going to be the same like in the past or not.”

This year, along with the sleepout, Phi Beta Sigma, Inc. hosted a Halloween costume contest, which Graham said contributed to the event’s success because it was so close to Halloween.

He thinks part of the success was also due to the Sigmas increasing promotions on social media.

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The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity flag waves in the wind during the “Sleepout for the Homeless” Oct. 30, 2020, at the Scramble Light. After 24 hours, donations received were dropped off at the homeless shelter. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

Davonte Carson, senior accounting major and treasurer of Phi Beta Sigma, speaks to passersby at 2:30 p.m., six and a half hours into the fraternity’s 24-hour “Sleepout for the Homeless” Oct. 30, 2020, at the Scramble Light. The fraternity spent 24 hours outside to raise money and supplies for Muncie Mission, a homeless shelter. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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STAYING

POISED This past offseason did not do many favors for Ball State Swimming and Diving.

Most of the team had limited access to pools because of COVID-19, and several swimmers returned to the program without having any competition since March. Some members of the team had to return to athletic form during their first few weeks back on campus.

Head coach J. Agnew said it was

difficult for the Cardinals to prepare for this season. In practices and workouts, coaches have assigned swimmers to different training groups and lanes to help promote social distancing. Despite the difference in preparation, Agnew said he is happy with how his athletes have increasingly pushed each other over the last couple of weeks.

“We have progressed at a steady rate,” he said. “In these last few weeks, I think we have turned a corner, and now, we are ready to go fast.”

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New Castle defeats Connersville

The Trojans advanced to their firstever sectional championship after defeating Connersville 31-7 Oct. 30. The game started off close, as Connersville took a 7-6 lead after the first quarter. New Castle then scored 19 unanswered points in the final three quarters. The Trojans were led by senior quarterback William Greiser, who passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns.

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Qian Magwood ruled out for season Freshman wide receiver Qian Magwood will not play this season due to what he called a “minor injury.” He was rated as the top recruit to come into this year’s freshman class. Prior to coming to Ball State, he was a three-time captain for his high school. He ranks second in school history with 1,831 receiving yards and scored 23 touchdowns as a senior.

Ball State Swimming and Diving hopes to continue its steady trend upward in 2020.

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Yorktown falls to Brebeuf Jesuit Senior Cailin Merck poses in the diving well for a portrait Oct. 21, 2020, at Lewellen Aquatics Center.

Merck has been praised as a leader and someone the swimmers have trusted since day one. BALL STATE ATHLETICS, PHOTO PROVIDED

Despite senior running back Jamarius Evans finding the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, it ultimately wasn’t enough for the Tigers, as they lost to the Braves 3513. Alongside Evans, the Tigers were also led by senior wide receiver Alex Gibson, who recorded 92 receiving yards in the game. Yorktown ended its season with a 4-7 record.

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Ball State student-athletes use a variety of pregame activities to prepare for competition.

Connor Granlund Reporter

Ball State junior swimmer Alex Bader poses for a portrait Nov. 3, 2020, outside of Lewellen Aquatics Center. Bader said before every meet, she always eats a big breakfast and stretches out to get ready. JACOB MUSSELMAN; MAGGIE GETZIN, DN

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Continued from Page 07 With the extended time away from each other, Agnew credited his upperclassmen for displaying excellent leadership skills throughout practices. He praised Caitlin Locante, senior women’s diving captain, specifically.

“Caitlin has been a leader from day one,” Agnew said. “She is somebody the divers trust, and [she] helps the team get better every day.”

Locante said the Cardinals benefited from their time off, as it strengthened their chemistry and familiarity with one another.

“We have realized it is a blessing to be here, and we have a chance,” Locante said.

That chance is a shot at success this season, building off of the foundation she and the Cardinals started in the 2019-20 season.

Locante finished eighth in the 1-meter diving event in the 2020 Mid-American Conference Championships last February, and she said she is confident the team can improve this season.

Individually, she is hoping to win a medal in this season’s MAC Championships.

Diving coach Nick Gayes said he believes his team has plenty of firepower to achieve the goals Locante mentioned. In fact, Gayes said this season’s diving team has the most talent he has

“Back to Back” by Drake.

“Faneto” by Chief Keef.

“Kickstart My Heart” by Mötley Crue.

What comes before an athletic competition can be just as important as the event itself.

Pregame superstitions and rituals have become ingrained in how athletes prepare for games.

Whether it’s eating a certain meal or listening to a specific song, many athletes have something that helps them get in the zone.

However, that does not mean each athlete listens to music. Each one chooses what helps him or her prepare the most for an event.

Listening to music has a personal connection for some athletes. Ball State Football redshirt junior linebacker Jordan Williams said he grew up listening to music by Chicago-based artists because he’s from Champaign, Illinois. Listening to that music before games reminds him of home and helps him get focused.

“It’s very, very important to me,” Williams said.

“I listen to Chicago artists like G Herbo, Lil Durk, King Louie and Chief Keef. I like a lot of bass,

and I would listen to those artists when I would lift and work out, so listening to that before the game brings me back to that mental capacity and gets my adrenaline pumping.”

This music has been connected to him his whole life, and it plays an integral part in his pregame routine.

“It’s the music I grew up on,” Williams said. “All my life with football has included that music. All the fun times, the hard moments — all the times I worked out and I didn’t want to include that music.

That being said, it’s involved in a good way. I know that music is something I can play to but also something I can have fun to.”

Pregame rituals aren’t always individual-specific.

For Ball State Soccer junior defender/midfielder Kerrigan Johnson, listening to music helps her get locked in, but it also provides moments she can enjoy with teammates.

“When I get ready, I like to wear my headphones and listen to a more upbeat playlist to get myself ready for the game,” Johnson said.

“But I will always leave a little time after I listen to my own music to listen to what is playing in the locker room and dance together with the team as a way for us to all get ready for the game.”

Outside of music, many athletes have specific routines they follow on game day. Ball State Women’s Swimming and Diving junior Alex Bader said she values a healthy diet, as it helps her find confidence before competition.

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ever seen during his tenure at Ball State.

“I think this is the deepest group we have had in my eight years here talent-wise,” Gayes said.

“We believe every one of our athletes can score at our conference meet, which is our ultimate goal.”

Expectations are similar for the women’s swimming team. Cailin Merck, senior women’s swimming captain, also has experience competing in the MAC Championships. Last season, she finished with times of 1:05.61 and 2:25.51 in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events, respectively.

“We want to move up in the MAC no matter what,” Merck said. “With it being my final year, I want to rest, recover and fuel my body. Of course, I want to swim freaking fast.”

From what he has seen so far, Agnew said he has been most impressed with the women’s swimming team’s breaststroke group.

“Our breaststroke group has four to five members that can medal at [the] MAC [Championships],” Agnew said. “They compete and support each other every day, and it has been fun to see.”

The Cardinals begin their season with two home meets — Friday, Nov. 6 against Eastern Illinois and Saturday, Nov. 7 against Bowling Green.

“We must understand it is the first competition for everybody, [and] everyone is in the same boat of having a difficult last six months,” Gayes said. “It’s a process — just get the ball rolling. We have time.”

Contact Charleston Bowles with comments at Head coach J. Agnew cheers on his team during a meet Nov. 2, 2018, at Lewellen Aquatics Center. Agnew is pleased with clbowles@bsu.edu or on Twitter @cbowles01. how the team has pushed each other in the weeks leading up to the season. BALL STATE ATHLETICS, PHOTO PROVIDED

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Byte 2019 Ball State alumna Devon Hayakawa (left) holds hands with Janelle Villas (right) as they perform in “Baked! The Musical” at Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. “Baked!

The Musical” featured an all Asian American cast, and the musical’s writers drew from their experiences as children of immigrants in the U.S. UNDERSCORE THEATRE

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FINDING THE MISSING MAGIC

Ball State alumna Devon Hayakawa joins Porchlight Music Theatre’s virtual production of ‘New Faces Sing Broadway’ series for its sixth season.

Nicole Thomas Lifestyles Editor When Devon Hayakawa, a 2019 Ball State alumna, returned to theater for the first time in eight months, she said, performing on stage felt electric.

“There’s a little bit of magic missing right now,” Hayakawa said.

“Performing on a stage gives you so much power. You’re sharing the story with something beyond just yourself, which I think is a really, really awesome endeavor I have chosen to go on.”

The puzzle pieces of performing fell back into place for Hayakawa as she participated in Porchlight Music Theatre’s virtual production of its cabaret series, “New Faces Sing

Broadway,” among the red velvet seats at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago.

Performing on a stage gives you so much power. You’re sharing the story with something beyond just yourself.”

- DEVON HAYAKAWA, 2019 Ball State alumna Splitting the filming for the production into two days, Hayakawa filmed Oct. 4 with four other Chicago-

based performers — Isabella Andrews, Ciera Dawn, Tim Foszcz and Parker Guidry — as they sung pieces from the 1987 Broadway season. On a spiral staircase backstage at the Studebaker Theater, she performed “Make Up My Heart” from “Starlight Express” as her solo piece. Staring into a dressing room mirror, she also performed “Typical High School Senior” from “Smile” as a trio with Dawn and Andrews.

“There’s a lot of people feeling really down and out about the lack of theater or the difficulty of theater right now,” Hayakawa said. “It was nice to be able to reconnect with people even though the circumstances made it so we had to keep distance to be safe. It was so nice to get to know people.”

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Photo Gallery: ‘A Modern Dance’ After being postponed from performing in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ball State dance students were finally able to perform “A Modern Dance.”

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Video: fraternity hosts annual sleepout Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity hosted its 41st annual Sigma Sleepout to raise money and donations for Muncie Mission. Jared Martin said the Sigmas are one of the only chapters in the country to complete a full 24 hours for their sleepout.

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Continued from Page 09 Chris Pazdernik, Porchlight Music Theatre’s casting and company manager, invited Hayakawa to join the 10-person cast for “New Faces Sing Broadway 1987,” she said, after he saw her in the first production she did after graduating, “Baked! The Musical,” at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival.

Michael Weber, Porchlight Music Theatre’s artistic director, helped devise the concept of the cabaret series in 2015 to showcase up-andcoming musical theater talent in the Chicago area. Typically, Porchlight Music Theatre hosts the cabaret performance at SPACE, a live music

The commitment that I make to each of them is one I take quite seriously, and they all know that I am always there for them, Devon included.”

- BETH TRUITT, Assistant professor of theatre, musical theatre and voice venue in Evanston, Illinois, and the Arts Club of Chicago to a 150-member audience “jam-packed of theater nerds” who want to meet new talent.

“During the pandemic, we just need to keep figuring out ways to forge forward,” Weber said.

“You have a lot of new artists who are coming onto the scene, and, unfortunately, with the

circumstances, it just does not afford them to do what they’ve trained, many of them their whole lives, to be able to do.”

While the Porchlight Music Theatre staff had to learn on its feet to produce and film this season’s performances, Weber said it was important for Porchlight Music Theatre to continue hosting the cabaret despite the ongoing pandemic because the series helps performers develop their professional career.

“Having a series like this is important because it is unique in Chicago — nobody doing anything like us,” Weber said. “[Young artists] are thrust into the marketplace, and they’ve got to sink or swim to figure out how to get into the community, how to get their first job and how to move up to the next job. The purpose of the series is really to be there as just a helping hand to put a spotlight on somebody at an earlier point in their career to hopefully give them a little bit of a shove forward out of the pack.”

As Porchlight Music Theatre brought in a film and sound crew for the virtual production, Weber said, new challenges also arose because some of the “new faces” had never performed in front of a camera before. When performing live in front of an audience, Weber said, a performer has to project their personality out to the back row so the audience there can experience what an actor is doing. With a camera, an actor has to perform more intimately.

“You need to keep it behind your eyes — the camera is going to want to reach into you,” Weber said. “You’re playing to an audience of one, and it’s the person who is ultimately going to be watching what the camera caught on video.”

As Hayakawa looks forward to streaming the performance to see how film benefits cabaret, she said, she also recognizes how her time at Ball State prepared her for her professional career in theater. As a Ball State student, Hayakawa had Beth Truitt, assistant teaching professor of theatre, musical theatre and voice,

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2019 Ball State alumna Devon Hayakawa (left) dances in Ball State’s production of “A Chorus Line” March 2018 at University Theatre. Hayakawa said she and her younger siblings all study musical theater, so she’s thankful for her supportive parents.

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as her voice teacher.

Truitt helped Hayakawa unlock her soprano voice and challenged her to be fearless by giving her songs that weren’t obvious choices for her to sing to prove to Hayakawa she was versatile and could sing most anything.

“I have hundreds of former students all over the country, and not a week goes by that I don’t receive a message from one, or have a checkup lesson or even just a chat,” Truitt said. “The

commitment that I make to each of them is one I take quite seriously, and they all know that I am always there for them, Devon included.”

Because Ball State’s Department of Theatre and Dance workshops a lot of new plays and musicals, Hayakawa said, this helped her as she and the rest of the cast and crew of “Baked! The Musical” worked through rewrites to best portray their characters.

Ball State alumnus shares his struggles with violence and drug abuse in new book.

violence, Strong said, he became a “product of [his] environment” as he sold drugs in his community. Strong said he was 9 years old when he first used marijuana and drank alcohol.

When Strong was 21 years old, he said, he

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Raised by a single mother who was the “backbone” for him and his eight siblings, Marwin Strong, a 2011 Ball State alumnus, said he wasn’t “born with a silver spoon in [his] mouth.”

Strong and his siblings did not always have the best clothes or shoes growing up in Muncie, he said, and he knows what it’s like to have the lights and gas cut off in the house.

“I didn’t have a father — he had a drug addiction, and the reason why he said he left was because he didn’t want to see any of his kids end up like him,” Strong said. “[My mother] had to do what she had to do to make sure we were all right.”

Growing up with drugs, prostitution and

I decided to take my faith and turn my life around to be a better man, for not just me, but for my kids and the community.”

- MARWIN STRONG, 2011 Ball State alumnus and author of “Back from the Shadow of Death” was going to try out for the Charlotte Hornets basketball team, but two weeks before, he was poisoned with iodine at a party, which put Strong in a coma for a month. For two years afterward,

11 11.05.20 Strong said, he learned to walk and talk again through speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and psychosis therapy.

“That’s when I decided to take my faith and turn my life around to be a better man, for not just me, but for my kids and the community,” Strong said.

In 2003, Strong attended University of Massachusetts Boston to play basketball. The following year, Strong moved back to Muncie and worked as a public housing manager for Parkview Apartments, now known as Milennium Place, which is the same building where Strong said he once sold drugs. Later, Strong became the first African American building commissioner of Delaware County.

To share his experiences growing up, Strong spent 13 years writing his book, “Back from the Shadow of Death.” Strong said he initially had mixed feelings about becoming an author because he was worried about what others would think of him.

“The reason why I wrote this book is I want young people to see and know that yes, you may come from a single-parent home, or yes, you may come from a low-income family, but that person in the mirror that you look at each and every day can change,” Strong said. “All it takes is a changed mind.

“There are over 7 billion people in the world.

Somebody’s been through the same thing you’ve been through. All you have to do is share what you’ve been through to help people understand that the process is going to be hard but you can still change.”

Allison Bell, Strong’s editor, said she met Strong in 2004. She heard about his work as the

Ball State alumnus Marwin Strong poses for a portrait for his book cover. Strong interned at Ball State in 2007 with Nancy Harper to teach a class called Life Skills to student-athletes.

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housing manager of Parkview Apartments, where he talked with individuals in the neighborhood who were involved in the drug trade and asked them to leave the apartments because he wanted a safe environment for families.

“When I met him, I was immediately impressed by his positive energy, leadership

I know he has personally impacted hundreds of youth to improve their own lives. His book should be assigned reading in every high school.”

- ALLISON BELL, Marwin Strong’s editor for “Back from the Shadow of Death” skills and genuine love and concern for the community of Muncie,” Bell said. “We remain very close friends, considering each other siblings. He has been there for me during very troubling times, and my children consider him their uncle. I am privileged to know him and call him family.”

Strong and Bell then worked together to get a grant from Weed and Seed to help fund police efforts to provide improved neighborhood policing to reduce violence and improve neighborhood relationships with law enforcement. The U.S Department of Justice gifted Muncie a $1 million Weed and Seed grant, Bell said, but it “dried up” before it was fully implemented, and the program only received $750,000.

“Despite funding issues, the Muncie Police and other law enforcement still try to conduct neighborhood policing as much as possible,” Bell said. “I believe that the tremendous community effort that Marwin helped lead has helped the Muncie community.”

As Bell and Strong continued their professional relationship, Bell said, she agreed to help Strong write his book in 2008.

She interviewed Strong and spoke with the nurse who took care of Strong when he was hospitalized to verify his story. Because Strong’s religious convictions played such a strong role in his story, she and Strong decided to use the biblical phrase “the shadow of death” as part of the book’s title.

“When you have someone who has been through such adversity and who is so open and honest about their personal regrets, it is inspiring to see how someone with humility, self-acceptance and passion for the well-being of others can positively influence so many lives,” Bell said. “I know he has personally impacted hundreds of youth to improve their own lives. His book should be assigned reading in every high school.”

Since publishing his book June 10, 2020, Strong now works as a principle construction instructor at Fort Worth Can Westcreek Academy in Fort Worth, Texas. In the summer, Strong also works part time with the Dallas Mavericks, where he oversees more than 5,000 children ages 7 to 18 to become future basketball players.

Strong also founded a movement in March 2017 called Enough is Enough, where participants walk the streets throughout Muncie and Indianapolis to bridge the gap between the police and the community to reduce violence.

The Blue House, a production company based in Fishers, Indiana, is also working to create a movie based on Strong’s life experiences. The movie is in the first stages of screenwriting and is expected to be released in 2022.

Despite what has happened in his life, Strong said, he would not trade it for anything else in the world, as it has helped shape him into a humble person and father.

“I always ask myself, ‘What would have happened if I had a silver spoon in my mouth?’” Strong said. “I can go out and tell thousands of young men and women of all ages and ethnicities that no matter what you face, you can still come out on top. Anything you start is always going to be a struggle. Those who endure to the end shall be saved. I’ve always been thankful, happy and humbled that

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The Poisoning of Politics The two-party system has kept us trapped in the same cycle of ‘politics as usual.’

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13 Katie Catterall is a sophomore journalism major and writes “In Between the Lines” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

It is nothing new to say that this is the most important election in history. We have seen record-breaking results from mail-in ballots this year due to the pandemic, and we have citizens who call other countries home sitting on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the results of the election.

With tensions high this week, it is more important than ever to evaluate our country as a whole because citizens of a successful democracy should not have to feel like they are voting for Katie the lesser of two evils to rule their home.

Catterall The two-party system has failed us for far too long. I am afraid for the future of this country Columnist, “In Between and the world, and the time for change is now. the Lines” How long are we going to accept expensive and ineffective health insurance or continue to act like climate change isn’t altering the state of our planet? How long are we going to allow systemic racism to affect nearly every facet of our lives? How long are we going to allow students to incur debt that will weigh them down throughout their lives simply because they wanted to better themselves through education?

We’ve been told change has been in the works for years by our politicians. Every election cycle, we are delivered empty promises of major change to come for this country with zero results. We elect these people with the expectation that they will work for us, which means all of us and not just the select few at the top of the economic hierarchy.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a Band-Aid on a gaping wound that is the healthcare crisis in this country. A 2019 report from the Census Bureau reported that 29.6 million Americans are still uninsured under the ACA due to expensive healthcare costs.

Politicians within the two-party system have told us for years that a single-payer healthcare system just wouldn’t work in America.

Yet, nearly every other industrialized nation does it with no problem. My generation — and future generations — should not have to be afraid of getting sick for fear of going into debt over healthcare costs. Support for a single-payer healthcare system is now up to 63 percent in the United States. Over half of Americans want this, but our two-party system isn’t delivering.

Our planet is dying due to the climate crisis looming over our heads, and we still have politicians who blatantly deny it’s happening. According to a Pew Research poll, two-thirds of Americans say the federal government isn’t doing nearly enough to combat the climate crisis. That same Pew poll found that 63 percent of Americans think stricter environmental regulations are needed regardless of the cost. If Americans are recognizing that our politicians aren’t making enough change, then why is nothing being done to create other options?

Our two-party system, once again, isn’t delivering these changes. My generation will have to deal with not only the environmental fallout, but also the economic fallout from the climate crisis. Abolishing the two-party system could help sideline corrupt politicians who are beholden to big energy interests that are destroying this planet, such as the coal and fracking industries.

Our Black peers are being killed by corrupt police officers at a higher rate than non-Blacks in this country. We can’t afford to sit by and play with people’s lives. A 2020 Gallup poll reported that 58 percent of Americans want to see major changes in policing.

Reforms from ending “stop and frisk” to ending qualified immunity to abolishing police departments in general are just a few of the changes proposed. Future generations do not want to live in a country where people have to fear those who should be protecting them. I am not proud to be part of a country that allows innocent Black people to be murdered at the hands of bad cops. The two-party system has the power to potentially end this,

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Millions of students look to college as a time to find who they are and what their passion is, but they are incurring mountains of debt to do it. I am already in debt just trying to afford my education, and I’m only a sophomore. I have two more years to incur even more debt along with the interest that comes along with student loans. I will then spend years paying back this debt simply because I was trying to better myself through education.

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14 The fraternity did not have to make many changes to the event due to COVID-19 restrictions, Graham said. Though, members and volunteers had to wear gloves at all times. Graham also said the sleepout was “already a pretty COVID-friendly event,” with not much the fraternity could do to make it better.

Fraternity members dropped off all the donations collected to the Muncie Mission the morning of Nov. 4 and presented a novelty check of $1,600.

“Overall, this was just a great event,” Graham said. “It was truly humbling.”

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Continued from Page 06 Davonte Carson, senior accounting major and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity member, said this was his first year participating in the “Sleepout for the Homeless.” Carson was responsible for “getting people involved” with the event and taking over the microphone to encourage people around the Scramble Light to donate.

“We have a tent, we have a bunch of coats that we’re trying to put together just so that we have some type of warmth, but really, we’re out here just like how someone would be if they were in this position — just trying to bring that awareness,” Carson said.

The participating members of the “Sleepout for the Homeless” also had a fire that helped them stay warm as well as hot chocolate given to them by the Muncie Mission.

“It’s hard to go to sleep outside when it’s that cold, and then, when you do end up falling asleep, you somehow end up waking back up,” Graham said. “It’s just really hard to go to sleep outside, so imagine what the homeless have to go through every night.”

Carson said there were five Sigma members involved in this event throughout the night, with volunteers and some alumni returning to support as well.

In addition to alumni, businesses such as Jimmy John’s and Pizza King supported the event by dropping off food for the members, volunteers and participants in the costume contest.

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Continued from Page 08 “I always try to eat a healthy breakfast before I head over to warmups,” Bader said. “More specifically, before every race, I make sure I stretch out quite a bit.”

Some athletes also rely on family members and loved ones for an emotional boost. For Williams, talking to his dad before games has been a ritual for him for years.

“I always call my dad before games because he played football as well,” Williams said. “He lives in Illinois, so he can’t make it to all my games, but we always talk about the game. He helps me get in the right mindset.”

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A common practice for Johnson involves saying a prayer before her home games. She expressed how much this means to her pregame routine, as it helps her and her teammates get into a competitive mindset.

“We get in a circle around the cardinal in the locker room,” Johnson said. “We go around the circle, and you can say something if you want. We all say a prayer together at the end.”

From jamming to a favorite song to talking with family to simply eating a healthy meal, each athlete’s pregame ritual can play a significant role in their game preparation. No matter whether it comes before kickoff or the starting gun, pregame rituals can mean just as much to athletes as the event itself.

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Continued from Page 10 “A lot of the time, theater practitioners are very guilty of learning things from a soundtrack, and you cannot do that with a musical that hasn’t been done before,” Hayakawa said. “It was a great challenge and tested my musical abilities. We developed a soundtrack for the musical, which was really fun because we’re the ones they listen to if they do this musical again in the future.”

Not only is Truitt excited and immensely proud whenever she hears about Hayakawa’s newest project, Truitt said, but she will also forever keep track of and check in with Hayakawa about her future endeavors.

“I would just say my life is better because Devon is a part of it,” Truitt said. “I expect great things from her, not only because of her immense talent, but because of the truly wonderful human being that she is.”

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