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BallStateDailyNews.com Prince Philip dies at 99 years old

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April 9: Prince Philip died in Windsor Castle, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace. He was married to Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years and was the longest-serving royal consort in British history at the time of his death. Buckingham Palace’s flag was lowered to half-mast, and Westminster Abbey’s tenor bell tolled in honor of his life.

Moritz leads Cardinals to 1st-place finish

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April 11: Junior Hadley Moritz finished with a score of 148 at the Dolores Black Invitational in Bowling Green, Ohio, leading Ball State Women’s Golf to a first-place finish out of 15 schools. Moritz placed third for her second top-10 finish this season. Ball State had three golfers place in the top 10, as senior Liz Kim and freshman Kiah Parrott both tied for fifth place.

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Baseball sweeps Akron over weekend

April 11: Ball State swept the Zips in its four-game series, extending the Cardinals’ win streak to eight games. Senior pitcher John Baker struck out eight batters in the series-opening 7-3 victory before Ball State took the next two games 4-2 and 10-0. Junior infielder Trenton Quartermaine’s grand slam propelled the Cardinals to a 13-2 victory in the series finale.

Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended

April 13: The Indiana Department of Health is pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration called for review of their safety. The health department is working to deliver doses of Moderna and Pfizer vaccines to Johnson & Johnson clinics to minimize interruptions at mass vaccination sites.

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Student symposium hosted virtually Ball State’s 26th annual student symposium began April 13 with participants organizing their research and presentations asynchronously online. Through April 28, students at Ball State, Burris Laboratory School and the Indiana Academy have the opportunity to present their research or creative projects for a chance to win one of six scholarship awards.

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Senate changes executive tickets Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) passed an amendment to change executive tickets. Starting in the 2021-22 school year, there will no longer be four-person slates. Instead, candidates will run on a presidential and vice presidential ticket. SGA members will appoint and vote on the chief administrator and treasurer candidates in an internal election.

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Top: The Halteman Swim Club pool sits vacant April 9, 2021, in the Halteman Village neighborhood. The pool has been closed since 2017. JADEN WHITEMAN, DN Bottom: A rendering shows a possible water feature for the future park. J.P. HALL, KRISTA WALTERBUSCH, PHOTO PROVIDED

Four officers from the Muncie Police Department were indicted on charges of excessive force and obstruction after an investigation into incidents involving punching, tasing and kicking people in custody in 2018. Three of the officers are on administrative leave, and the fourth has resigned from active duty and is transitioning into retirement.

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Ball State community shares resources available for relieving food insecurity.

Grace McCormick News Editor Like most other Americans following the sharp increase of unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lilyana Salazar’s work situations have changed. Salazar, senior biology major, is the executive director of Cardinal Kitchen, which has expanded its operation hours to provide students with food and toiletries as more people rely on food banks and federal assistance to get the help they need.

Usually, Salazar said, Cardinal Kitchen would limit the number of items students are able to receive from the food pantry, but it has adapted some of its previous

For students who are not able to afford groceries or have nutritious food accessible to them, this will help tremendously through the course of a month. I would absolutely recommend applying.”

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restrictions to offset some of the struggles people are experiencing during the pandemic.

“We have increased the number of items given in each bag along with the number of toiletries students can take,” Salazar said. “We know this pandemic has been hard on the community, so we figured increasing the amount of items given to clients would help.”

In addition to providing food for students, Salazar said Cardinal Kitchen posted information about expanded benefits for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on its social media accounts.

SNAP benefits were temporarily expanded to fulland part-time students who are eligible for a federal work-study program Jan. 16. The benefits are set to expire 30 days after the nationwide COVID-19

public health emergency is declared over.

“I think the recent expansion is an amazing idea,” Salazar said. “I wish it would’ve happened sooner, but I’m grateful that they did it now. I’m hoping this expansion can last after the pandemic, but we will see.”

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Ball State students work to transform closed pool into neighborhood park.

for approaching the design.

Ball State students went to the site of the future park in February 2020 with Hall to take measurements and formulate some preliminary ideas.

Ciera Silva, junior landscape architecture major, said Hall emphasized the importance of the space to the students while at the site.

“He showed that [the pool] was a really big part [of the community] and that the people in the community cared what was going on,” Silva said.

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Starting discussions Hope for the neighborhood came in September 2018 after the city agreed to pay back taxes on the property to achieve the community’s goal of a new park, said J.P. Hall, Halteman Village Neighborhood Association (HVNA) president and Ball State assistant professor of historic preservation. “[The] HVNA did not want a private individual to gain control of that property,” Hall said. “For a year, we worked with the city, went to city council meetings and, finally, convinced them to retain control. During that year, we discussed options for

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Since its closure in 2017, Halteman Pool has sat empty through seasons of harsh Indiana weather.

No more is the neighborhood filled with the sounds of water splashing, lifeguards whistling and kids yelling. Time and weather may have affected the appearances of the pool deck, concession stand and locker rooms, but it has not eroded the neighborhood’s memory of the location.

Peter Gitman, Halteman Village resident, said his family moved into the neighborhood almost 12 years ago.

“At that time, there were still enough young kids in the neighborhood that you couldn’t open a window because the pool activities were so loud,” he said. “And that’s not a negative thing — that was a great thing. Over time, of course, kids grow up, and they go off to college and leave.”

As years passed following the pool’s closure, it became clear to neighborhood residents it would not reopen. The pool had served the Halteman Village neighborhood since the late 1950s before rising costs and low membership numbers forced it to close its gates indefinitely.

“It was a good feeling to hear young people laughing and having fun,” Gitman said. “Since the pool closed, that sound is gone.”

In September 2017, the property was sold in a tax sale, leaving the City of Muncie one year to decide the fate of the neighborhood pool.

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Having a park where people can play, socialize and have gatherings — it really improves a place. Relationships are important, and green space provides [those] relationships.”

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Junior landscape architecture major

the site and kept coming back to a park being a viable asset to the neighborhood.”

Hall said one of his colleagues, Christopher Baas, Ball State associate professor of landscape architecture, happened to be teaching a landscape architecture studio, “Park and Open Space Design,” during the spring 2019 semester. Hall thought Baas’ students might be able to help the neighborhood. He said their first attempt at involving students went well but amounted to little momentum for the project at the time.

“That first spring, we had [Baas’] students come up with some ideas, and they did some great drawings,” Hall said. “I remember I took them to the neighborhood association — there were dozens of concepts and ideas, and it was great. I think it was a good starting point.”

The next year, Hall attempted to get help from the students again but with a more vigorous approach. Hall said the university applied for and received the Building Better Neighborhoods Grant for the project, which would allow the landscape architecture department some options A conceptual rendering shows a top-down view of the future park, designed in summer 2020 for the Halteman Village Neighborhood Association.

Junior landscape architecture major Krista Walterbusch was responsible for assembling the final design.

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Soon after the students took measurements, they met with Hall at Mitchell Early Childhood and Family Center in Halteman Village to discuss ideas with the public. During the meeting — which took place in Mitchell’s gym — parents and their children were divided into groups to discuss their wishes for the new park with Ball State students. “[The kids were] giving us stuff like ninja courses [and] waterslides — just these crazy climbing apparatuses,” Silva said. “It’s just a lot of stuff that you [had] to write down what it was — otherwise, you didn’t know … but their imaginations just ran with it.”

Jeremy Merrill, Ball State associate professor of landscape architecture and one of the instructors for the class involved in the design, commended his students for their behavior during the project.

“I cannot stress enough how professional, courteous and sociable they were when working with the public,” Merrill said. “Their designs were fantastic, they were doing everything that

we wanted to see done in the studio [and] they were imaginative.”

Merrill said another meeting was planned for the students to reconvene with the public to get feedback about the plans they had developed, but due to COVID-19, adjustments had to be made.

He said all of the plans were on Facebook through a Qualtrics link, and people in the neighborhood and city could get the link and select the areas they liked in the students’ designs.

During summer 2020, two students were hired by the university using money left over from the immersive learning grant to finalize the project.

One of these students was Krista Walterbusch, junior landscape architecture major, who described her experience as a “stepping stone” into other jobs she held that summer.

“Our job was to see what [the community members] liked — what they wanted differently — and create a new design with the feedback that we got from them,” Walterbusch said.

Walterbusch said her role in the project was to render the design in Lumion, a 3D rendering software, while the other student, junior landscape architecture major Emma Hawkins, prepared a document that showcased the design and student involvement for presentation to the neighborhood.

“Having a park where people can play, socialize and have gatherings — it really improves a place,” Walterbusch said. “Relationships are important, and green space provides [those] relationships.”

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Women’s Tennis

Cardinals pick up 17th straight win Ball State recorded a 5-2 win against Bowling Green April 11, sweeping the season series with the Falcons.

The Cardinals won the double point and four of the six singles matches.

With six matches remaining, Ball State remains atop the MidAmerican Conference standings with an 8-0 record. The Cardinals face Eastern Michigan April 16 at home.

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Men’s Basketball

Beginnings Former Cardinals running back Caleb Huntley catches a pass during Ball State’s Pro Day April 9, 2021, at the Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility. Huntley ran a 4.65-second 40-yard dash during the event . JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

Former Ball State Football players compete in front of NFL scouts for Pro Day. Ian Hansen Sports Editor For many college football players, April is a month to rest, work out and prepare for the next season. Seniors might use this time to finish classes and get ready for life after college.

However, for a select few players, April brings NFL Pro Day, making it one of the most crucial months of their lives. Their performance in a 225-pound bench press, 40yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, shuttle run, three-cone drill and position-specific drills could determine whether or not they play football professionally.

Ball State hosted its Pro Day April 9 at Scheumann Stadium and the new Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility. Wide

This day has been rolling in my mind for a long time ...

When I look back in 20 years, I will be happy that I waited another year. I will have peace with everything, and I control what I can control.”

- JACOB WHITE, Former Ball State linebacker

receiver Antwan Davis, running back Caleb Huntley, long snapper Joseph Greenwood

and linebacker Jacob White took part in a full workout in front of scouts. Senior cornerback Antonio Phillips weighed in and was measured but did not participate in the other drills due to an injury.

White finished his collegiate career in 2019 but didn’t get a Pro Day in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. He finished his final season with a team-leading 117 tackles and an interception.

“It feels good to get back in front of the champs and compete one more time,” White said. “It has, obviously, been an interesting year, but I couldn’t really get any closure [from] not getting a Pro Day last year. I stayed in shape, and it is an honor to get to compete in the new indoor facility and the sleeping giant that is Ball State Football.”

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Matt Crenshaw named head coach at IUPUI Ball State assistant coach Matt Crenshaw is heading back home to coach for the Jaguars. The IUPUI alum coached for three seasons under Ball State head coach James Whitford. In Crenshaw’s time with the Cardinals as the co-defensive coordinator, the team won 44 games and earned the No. 3 seed in the 2020 Mid-American Conference Tournament.

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Ball State defeats Eastern Michigan Junior Jenna Dombrowski scored two goals in the regular-season finale against the Eagles. The game went down to the final minutes, as Eastern Michigan scored a goal in the final 10 minutes. It was Senior Day at Briner Sports Complex, and, with the win, Ball State will play Bowling Green April 17, in the Mid-American Conference Championship game.

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Continued from Page 07 While his main position in college was linebacker, White participated in drills as a fullback and long snapper. He said he believes his ability to play different positions can go a long way in attracting teams.

“Long snapping was the thing for me,” White said. “I want to prove my versatility. I can be three players in one. I am not just one-dimensional — I do a lot of things well. I can play linebacker, fullback and long snapper. I want teams to know that I save money for the team and I am a value add for teams.”

While White used 2020 to stay in shape and prepare for Pro Day, Huntley played his final season with the Cardinals to prove to NFL teams he is worthy of playing professionally.

In just three games last season, Huntley rushed for 437 yards and six touchdowns — both good for second place in the Mid-American Conference after three weeks. He said he believes his performance in the shortened season helped his draft stock.

“I feel like [last season] put me in a great position to be seen by scouts and NFL clubs,” Huntley said.

“I know I have something to bring to the table for any NFL team, so I think that is the biggest thing.

I feel like I did everything I needed to — I showed toughness leading into today and proving that I can do the little things.”

Huntley said his ability to break tackles and go for big runs was one of the areas in his game he believes makes him attractive to teams. However, there was one area in his game scouts criticized.

“I wanted to go in there and do the best I can to showcase my abilities,” Huntley said. “I wanted to specifically showcase my ability to catch in the backfield. That was the biggest knock on my game.

I feel like I did those well today. I am proud of

Multiple NFL scouts hit their stopwatches as former Cardinals linebacker Jacob White finishes the shuttle drill during Ball State’s Pro Day April 9, 2021, at Scheumann Stadium. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN myself because of that.”

On the defensive side, Phillips said his ball skills is one area he believes will catch the eyes of NFL teams. When the ball is in the air, he said, he feels more like a wide receiver as opposed to a cornerback. He also considers his tackling a major strength. There are also some areas of his game he said he wants to improve to help his draft stock.

“I have been trying to focus on some of the weaknesses in my game,” Phillips said. “I have been trying to get bigger, stronger and faster. I have also tried to sharpen my football IQ. I am working on getting faster in a lot of my breaks — being more technical at the line with my hands, feet and eyes.”

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Former Cardinals wide receiver Antwan Davis runs the 40-yard dash during Ball State’s Pro Day April 9, 2021, at Scheumann Stadium. Five athletes worked out in front of NFL scouts from the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

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Adam Tellier’s energy and vigor has propelled Ball State Baseball forward.

It’s a breezy yet sunny Saturday afternoon at Ball Diamond. The Cardinals are leading the Broncos 3-1, heading into the bottom of the fifth inning in their second home game of 2021.

“Now batting, the designated hitter, Adam Tellier.”

As “March Madness” by Future — Tellier’s walk-up song — blares over the loudspeakers, the freshman shortstop walks up to home plate.

He’s 1 for 2 on the day with a single.

In his third at-bat of the game, Tellier drills a solo home run — the first of his Cardinal career — to left-center field, and the handful of fans in attendance jump with excitement.

Ball State went on to win the game 13-1, with Tellier finishing a double short of the cycle.

This season, Tellier leads the Cardinals with a .391 batting average and has started 20 of 28 games. He described his first Ball State home run as an “aha moment.”

“I was like, ‘Wow, it really just happened,’” Tellier said. “At the same time, it’s also from all the hard work we’ve been putting in. It wasn’t necessarily unexpected, but it was definitely a fun feeling.”

Baseball has been a part of Tellier’s life for as long as he can remember, and he said he has always had a drive to lead. He grew up just outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and spent numerous afternoons as a kid playing catch with his parents in his front yard.

“I definitely see myself as a born leader,” Tellier said. “Ever since I was young, it’s something my parents kind of instilled in me.”

Tellier played at Forest Hills Central High School in Ada, Michigan. His sophomore season, he set a program record with 36 stolen bases. Along with playing on his high school club, Tellier played for Elite Baseball and Softball in nearby Wyoming, Michigan.

While playing with Elite the summer before his senior year of high school, Tellier’s coach, Jim Abbott, reached out to Ball State head coach Rich Maloney. Tellier’s team was traveling to play in a tournament in the Indianapolis area, and Maloney made a point to attend along with two of his assistants — Scott French and Dustin Glant.

Maloney had four players on his radar while at the tournament, but it was Tellier who caught his attention. After one game, Maloney walked over to Abbott and told him just how much he wanted Tellier to play at Ball State.

“As soon as I saw that guy’s body, legs, the way he attacked the baseball — I was excited,” Maloney said. “That was the day I fell in love with the prospect of having Adam Tellier coming to play for me. I knew right from the get-go I wanted to have this kid.”

During his time coaching Tellier, Abbott said, everyone at Elite knew he could play beyond high school.

“I’ve been around the game long enough, and some guys are just there for the jersey and halfass it,” Abbott said. “He was always trying to get better and always worked at it, but his spirit of wanting to win and compete was probably the biggest thing.”

Shortly after the tournament, Maloney gave Tellier a tour of Ball State’s campus, which was when he decided to become a

Brighton, Michigan, along with two of his Ball State teammates — sophomore pitcher Tyler Hill and junior outfielder Nick Powell.

Due to the pandemic, members of the facility organized a four-team summer league allowing college-aged players across Michigan to gain competitive experience when many others couldn’t play.

“Once COVID happened, they realized that kids still wanted to play, and it was kind of hard to travel across the country,” Tellier said. “It was an awesome experience because I’d never really played at the college level, so it was kind of good to see where I was at. It was a big confidence builder to be able to go out there and succeed.”

Maloney said Tellier’s experience at Legacy helped him get stronger, which has paid dividends for the Cardinals this season.

“We knew Adam had a really high skill set.

He just

needed to play,” Maloney said. “This year, he came back with renewed vigor and confidence from what he accomplished in the summer.”

Reflecting on Tellier’s success, Maloney said his knack for clutch hits is what makes him a special player. He goes back to Tellier’s first atbat of the season when the Cardinals were down 7-6 to Arizona before he stepped up to the plate and delivered an RBI single to tie the game. Ball State ultimately won 8-7 in 11 innings.

“That was the spark plug,” Maloney said.

“He’s aggressive at the plate, he’s aggressive at the bases — there’s an energy to him that separates him from others.”

Moving forward, Tellier said, he hopes to bring the Cardinals a Mid-American Conference Title and, possibly, get drafted into the MLB — a dream he’s had for years.

He credits his teammates, specifically the Cardinals’ seniors, for helping him improve every game.

“I definitely think it’s time to put a ring on some guys’ fingers,” Tellier said, “and, hopefully, put a few on mine in the next few years.”

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We knew Adam had a really high skill set. He just needed to play. This year, he came back with renewed vigor and confidence from what he accomplished in the summer.”

Cardinal. After graduating from Forest Hills Central in 2019, Tellier settled into Muncie and played seven games with Ball State in 2020 before COVID-19 concerns cut the Cardinals’ season short.

Despite an abrupt ending to his first season, Tellier had an opportunity not all of his teammates had last year: summer ball. He spent last summer playing at Legacy Center Baseball in

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Freshman midfielder Avery Fenchel heads the ball to a teammate. JADEN WHITEMAN, DN

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Continued from Page 08 Every player had a different way of preparation for Pro Day. Huntley said he likes to mentally and spiritually prepare himself before any competition.

“I try not to get too high — I try to stay mellowed out,” Huntley said. “I try not to use all of my energy up before I have to go out there and perform. I just pray before I do anything — I leave everything else up to God and compete.”

Phillips said he approached Pro Day like he would any game during the season, which helped ease his nerves.

Cardinal teammates embrace in celebration after the clock hit zero. JADEN WHITEMAN, DN “I look at it, basically, like a game day,” Phillips said. “You have to physically and mentally get ready. I am just doing what I have been doing since I was 6.”

Ultimately, White said he and his former teammates can only be the best version of themselves and control their own destiny.

“This day has been rolling in my mind for a long time,” White said. “I understood that I have to wait and stay in shape. I also understand that, when I look back in 20 years, I will be happy that I waited another year. I will have peace with everything, and I control what I can control.”

Contact Ian Hansen with comments at imhansen@bsu.edu or on Twitter @ianh_2.

Former Cardinals cornerback Antonio Phillips talks with a scout from the Cincinnati Bengals during Ball State’s Pro Day April 9, 2021, at the Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN

Ball State Soccer won its season finale with a 2-1 victory over Eastern Michigan April 11, 2021, at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals will play Bowling Green for the Mid-American Conference Championship April 17.

Senior defender Shelby Kean and junior defender Kennedy Metzger (13) celebrate among their teammates after winning the game. JADEN WHITEMAN, DN

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Clasps, chains and charm Movies release in reopening theaters While some theaters have reopened in major cities like Los Angeles and New York, film studios like Disney, Sony and Universal have been hesitant to release their films on streaming platforms, as they hope to have typical theatrical releases.

Disney has experimented with releasing films both in theaters and on Disney+ during the same day.

The studio plans to continue this approach with two upcoming films, “Black Widow” and “Cruella.”

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Freshman psychology major Maiya Garcia assembles an earring for her jewelry business, Maiya Makes Jewelry, April 9, 2021, in her dorm room at DeHority Complex. Out of all the pieces of jewelry she makes, Garcia sells earrings the most. NICOLE THOMAS, DN

Freshman turns creative outlet into a handmade jewelry business.

Nicole Thomas Lifestyles Editor Sitting on her dorm room’s beige carpet, freshman psychology major Maiya Garcia spends her mornings using her teal pliers and black wire cutters to hand-assemble earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings for her jewelry business, Maiya Makes Jewelry.

Spread out around her are three plastic storage containers filled with silver lobster claw clasps, gold jump rings, enamel charms and more. As she crafts, her laptop plays a class lecture or a Marvel film, like

“Avengers: Endgame.” Because the movie is so long, Garcia said, she can make her bold, statement jewelry for hours without needing to start a new film to play in the background.

As someone who has always been a crafty person, Garcia said, her bedroom closet at home in Gas City, Indiana, is full of craft supplies from watercolor palettes to fabric for making scrunchies. One weekend in early March while she was cleaning out her supply closet, she found leftover fish hook earrings and jump rings from when she tried making clay earrings last year.

Manipulating small pieces of clay was

difficult, Garcia said, and she didn’t have the gloss varnish to seal the clay after it baked, so she stopped making them. When Garcia found her supplies again in March, she brainstormed ways to put them to use, ultimately deciding upon a handmade jewelry business.

“With earrings and necklaces — that’s something people notice a lot when they’re looking at you,” Garcia said. “They’re looking at your face, so they can see right where your necklaces and earrings are, and they’re really good to catch people’s eye.”

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Only seven women have been nominated for Best Director in the history of the Academy Awards.

Lina Wertmuller was the first woman nominated for the award in 1977 — 48 years after the first awards ceremony in 1929. Kathryn Bigelow is the only woman to win the award for Best Director, which she received for the film “The Hurt Locker.”

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Actor pursues stand-up comedy Monty Geer, actor and comedian, landed his first serious role on MTV’s “Awkward” in 2014. He has since worked on small projects and standup comedy in Los Angeles. Geer interned as a writer for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and said actors like Seth Rogen and Will Ferrell are his comedic inspirations.

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Cardinal Street Fest Fun Ball State’s University Program Board and Student Government Association held Cardinal Street Fest April 14, 2021, for the university’s last study day. Activities included free Kona Ice snow cones at the Scramble Light and a zipline and rock climbing tower at LaFollette Field. Two food trucks were parked between Pruis Hall and Bracken Library selling hot dogs, walking tacos and more for less than $5. .

Junior biology major Deonna Harris (left) laughs with junior chemistry major Sydnee Cummings as they enjoy their snow cones at the Scramble Light. NICOLE THOMAS, DN

Sophomore psychology major Kara Brown rides down a zipline at LaFollette Field. “I’m so nervous,” Brown said.

(From left to right) Sophomore psychology major Chloe Armstrong, sophomore nursing major Jadyn Burchett and sophomore psychology major Melayna Armstrong talk as they enjoy their snow cones at the Scramble Light. Chloe and Melayna Armstrong are twins who room together at Ball State. NICOLE THOMAS, DN

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Because she had just received her stimulus check, she purchased seed beads, earring cards, bracelet blanks and a metal stamping kit to grow her collection of jewelry supplies. After spending a week learning the basics of assembling jewelry from watching YouTube videos and TikToks, Garcia made her first batch of earrings and necklaces in late March.

The first pair of earrings she made were a silver-plated fork and spoon. After she completed this batch, Garcia began posting on her social media and to DeHority Complex’s GroupMe that she was selling her handmade jewelry. She sold all but one piece from her first drop.

Now, Garcia has made about $500 from selling nearly 50 pieces of jewelry to Ball State students and her friends and family.

“I’ve been making crafts for forever, but this is the first time I’ve really been making stuff that people have really been interested in,” Garcia said. “That’s a really good feeling. Even more now, the feeling is stronger. I want to share my jewelry with other people and show people what I’ve made now that I know people like it.”

Abigail Simpson, freshman English education major and Garcia’s roommate, has purchased four pairs of Garcia’s earrings: red mushrooms with white speckles, silver cats with hearts, hanging green succulents in an orange pot and rainbow hot air balloons. Simpson also bought a necklace — a teardrop-shaped pendant made of clear resin with small brown mushrooms inside.

Simpson chose these pieces because they spoke to a specific aesthetic she has always loved but never tried to achieve. Now that they’re becoming more conscious about their outfits and accessories, Simpson said, they wear Garcia’s jewelry nearly every day with a T-shirt and jeans or a button-down and joggers.

“Maiya is really understanding when it comes to making jewelry for others — she’s been quick to point out items she has that I would enjoy or have a similar vibe to,” Simpson said. “That

It’s important to me that people know that I really do put time and effort into what I do.”

-MAIYA GARCIA, Freshman psychology major personal touch, combined with her willingness to work with others to ensure they get an item that is perfect for them personally, is wonderful. A couple of prime examples include making jewelry out of buttons or pins that a dorm friend of ours had brought by and getting the perfect charm for an online customer with specific requests.”

Jenise Henning, who has been one of Garcia’s friends since their sophomore year at Mississinewa High School, bought Garcia’s sword pendant necklace from her first jewelry batch.

View Garcia’s handmade jewelry on her Instagram account @maiyamakesjewelry.

She will also sell her handmade jewelry at Marion’s Monthly Market April 17 and Eventfully Yours’ Pre-Memorial Day Craft show May 23.

Another necklace she bought is a crystal with flowers inside, which she wears every day because it’s comfortable and goes with any outfit, she said.

“I love watching her business grow [from] friends and family,” Henning said. “It gives her the opportunity to meet so many people along the way. She puts a lot of soul into her work, and she’s good at what she does. Maiya is a beautiful person who puts that into her work.”

For her business’ future, Garcia said, she hopes to grow her customer base and continue selling at craft fairs so she doesn’t have to go back to her summer job at Bob Evans. Although, she doesn’t want it to turn into a full-time job, she said, because she enjoys having a creative outlet and making art for the sake of making art.

When Garcia packages the orders she receives, she gently secures her customers’ pieces of jewelry to brown earring cards before placing them in a small plastic bag. Along with tissue paper, Garcia includes a handwritten thank-you note, stickers and candies with each order.

“I read that packaging is one of the most important parts of selling because it gives the person a good impression of your product before they’ve even opened it,” Garcia said.

“It’s important to me that people know that I really do put time and effort into what I do. I think personalized notes and candy help get that message across.”

Contact Nicole Thomas with comments nrthomas3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @nicolerthomas22.

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Freshman psychology major Maiya Garcia adds a fish hook wire to complete an earring for her jewelry business, Maiya Makes Jewelry, April 9, 2021, in her dorm room at DeHority Complex. Garcia can make nearly 20 earrings in one sitting while watching a class lecture. NICOLE THOMAS, DN

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Blooming in the rain

A rainbow of tulips (left) and petunias (right, below) near The Orchard Shop at Minnetrista soaked up Muncie’s spring showers April 10.

These two types of flowers bloom in the spring season. While tulips are perennials — plants that live more than two years — petunias are annual

plants, and they will wilt and die by the end of the season.

For springtime blooms, tulip bulbs are planted 8 inches deep in the soil during the fall, about eight weeks before the ground freezes for the winter.

Tulips can reach a height of 6 inches to 2 feet tall.

One tulip grows on each stem and has two to six broad leaves.

Most gardens feature Petunia × hybrida — petunia plants that are hybrids of different petunia species. While petunias can grow from small, dust-like seeds, most petunias grow from previous

petunia cuttings. Petunias are planted after the last spring frost. Minnetrista’s multiflora petunias have a 2-inch bloom with strong stems to withstand Muncie’s wind.

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The game was July 8, 2018, Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers. I went with my younger brother, Matthew Smith, and my dad, Dugal Smith.

Texas won 3-0.

Connor Smith is a junior journalism news major and writes “Past the Press Box” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper.

Connor It was spring break. I Smith knew the coronavirus was Columnist, getting dangerous, but I “Past the didn’t consider it a threat.

Press Box” That changed the evening of March 11, 2020.

Ball State had just suspended in-person classes due to virus-related concerns, and, a few hours later, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver suspended the 2019-20 regular season.

I quickly called my best friend from back home, and we immediately knew most other professional sports leagues would follow suit and postpone or cancel their seasons.

My dad picked me up from Ball State a few days later. We talked, and both of us assumed things would get better by the summer, but they didn’t. Neither of us could’ve predicted a summer without our tradition of taking a trip to the ballpark.

I consider myself fortunate. I have visited 12 out of the 30 MLB ballparks, and, until last year, would regularly spend my off days catching a game just miles away from my house near Chicago.

However, not being able to attend even one game last summer taught me to never take the experience of attending a baseball game for granted again. You don’t realize how lucky you are until you have one of your favorite pastimes abruptly taken away from you.

Baseball played a major role in my childhood. I grew up playing recreationally and sometimes had dreams of making the show, even though I didn’t have the same hitting abilities as some of my friends.

I vividly remember my first-ever MLB game. My dad and I saw the Chicago Cubs play the Atlanta Braves at Wrigley Field, and I remember feeling awestruck the entire time. From the smell of grilled onions to the sight of the famous ivy, everything felt so serene.

There’s nothing like a summer afternoon at the ballpark. It doesn’t matter whether your team is firing on all cylinders or down 10-0.

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is delicious, you’re guaranteed a good time.

For years, attending baseball games had been some of the best medicine I’d ever received.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case last summer. The MLB began its season in July 2020, but it didn’t matter because fans weren’t permitted in the ballpark. It was strange spending my afternoons on the patio with a glass of lemonade and streaming a game on my phone only to see empty seats, knowing I couldn’t be there even though I was right down the street.

In my room is a map of all 30 MLB ballparks and team stickers on top of each one I have visited. I couldn’t help but shed a few tears when the MLB announced its return to play in late June because that’s when it hit me that I probably wouldn’t be able to visit the ballpark at all.

I miss the ballpark, the food, the fans and the uncertainty that comes with every game.

It was tough not relying on something that got me through many summers. While I miss the ballpark and can’t wait to return, I was able to take a step back and appreciate some of the little things in life, from dad’s steak on the grill to long hikes with my mom.

Because of the virus’ unpredictability, the league made the right call to play behind closed doors last season. More importantly, the severity of the pandemic taught me the thrill of attending an MLB game is not one everyone gets to experience. Living so close to Chicago, I realized just how lucky I have been to attend so many games.

This year, there is a little more hope.

The United States is making progress on vaccinations, and all 30 MLB teams are hosting fans in some capacity this season.

Even if it means sitting in 90-degree heat while wearing a mask, the next ballgame I attend, the next foul ball I catch, the next time I’m sitting outside holding a drink in one hand with popcorn in another, I’ll know just how special it is to attend a ballgame in the summer.

Baseball is more than a game. Spending summer afternoons at the ballpark is a lifestyle — one that will always hold a special place in my heart.

Contact Connor Smith with comments at cnsmith@bsu.edu or on Twitter @cnsmith_19.

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Creating partnerships Merrill said students involved showed “grand” talent.

“These are some of the second-year students, and they were operating at a professional level, and that’s always good to see,” Merrill said.

In February 2021, the HVNA, in partnership with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, launched a fundraising campaign using a Creating Places grant, which will match funds raised for a project if the set donation goal is reached.

On Feb. 26, 2021, less than a month after it began fundraising, the HVNA reached its $30,000 goal, which will be doubled by the CreatINg Places grant. Hall said the success of the fundraising is, in part, due to the students involved in the project.

“I actually set our goal lower than I should have because I didn’t know what the response was going to be,” he said. “[It] far outpaced my expectations.”

Due to the overwhelming amount of support from the community, the HVNA set a new goal of $45,000, which, according to its website,

It’s not easy — it takes effort month after month [with] constant engagement, and organizing meetings and everything else.

So, it takes real work.”

- J.P. HALL, Halteman Village Neighborhood Association president and associate professor of historic preservation will allow it to add a pavilion to the project. This new fundraising goal was also reached in late March. Hall said the project raised around $55,000 locally, and another $30,000 will come from the state of Indiana through the CreatINg Places grant.

Demolition of the aging pool, which is scheduled for this spring, will be handled by the City of Muncie. Additionally, the city will provide some other site improvements, including a pedestrian path along the periphery of the property, Hall said.

Though the success of Halteman Park is clear to see now, Hall said,

The Halteman Park sign stands at the entrance of the park April 9, 2021, in Halteman Village. The former pool was designated as a park in the summer of 2019. JADEN WHITEMAN, DN

SNAP

Continued from Page 05 Tiffany Peters, assistant dean of students, works with Ball State students to connect them with resources they may need to support themselves. She said no one has contacted her regarding SNAP benefits specifically, but she tells students the benefits are available.

“I have been serving students who need funding for groceries, and, through some of those conversations, I’ve been able to make them aware of the new eligibility changes to SNAP and referring them to the online portal,” she said. “If they think they’re eligible, they should go ahead and try now.”

Peters said students who have tried to apply for SNAP benefits before and been denied may be accepted if they try again during the period of extended eligibility.

“For students who are not able to afford groceries or have nutritious food accessible to them, this will help tremendously through the course of a month,” she said. “I would absolutely recommend applying.”

Peters said the online application process can be time consuming and sometimes confusing, but the convenience of receiving benefits online will be worth it.

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

it wasn’t always easy.

“It’s not easy — it takes effort month after month [with] constant engagement, and organizing meetings and everything else,” Hall said. “So, it takes real work.”

Hall said the success of the project is due to the students’ involvement. He believes “their presence, ideas, enthusiasm and graphic skills” is what made the community’s response to the project so positive.

Silva said working on the Halteman Park Playground project has been one of her favorite experiences as a student.

“I really enjoyed being able to engage with the public,” she said, “[and] being able to be involved in the community and give them a sense of [a] helping hand.”

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