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Security report cites less offenses Campus sees drop in alcohol, drug violations for 2013-14 CHRISTOPHER STEPHENS CRIME REPORTER | castephens@bsu.edu
Alcohol and drug offense arrests and disciplinary referrals fell by a combined 317 incidents on campus and university-owned property last year. The drop could be attributed to the end of the Indiana Excise Police’s Intensified Campus Enforcement campaign and a harsh winter, 2013 said Mike Gillilan, diVIOLATIONS rector of student rights and community stan- ON CAMPUS dards. However, he said, it’s hard to know for certain what causes of weapon offenses statistical fluctuations. “A drop of 100 or so is really nothing,” he said of drug abuse in reference to the 88 fewer liquor law violation disciplinary refer- of liquor law offenses rals. “It’s hard to say ‘this effect’ did this or that.” The numbers are part of this year’s University Campus Security Report released earlier this month to comply with the federal Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. The law requires schools to release annual crime statistics for crimes that occur on or near campus. Indiana University is following the same trend, with liquor law arrests and disciplinary referrals down by 325 incidents, according to iu.edu. However, at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus, Liquor Law arrests are steadily on the rise and disciplinary referrals have fluctuated over the past five years, according to purdue.edu. Though alcohol and drug offenses are down, the number of sex offenses have more than doubled — going from eight on campus in 2012 to 17 last year. Katie Slabaugh, associate dean of students and Title IX coordinator for student affairs, said she doesn’t think the number of incidents is on the rise, but instead, students are becoming more aware of university resources and what constitutes sexual assault. “Increasingly over the years there has been more awareness on the part of students in general,” she said. The university has stepped up its efforts to inform students by creating posters and on-campus housing campaigns to teach students about resources like the counseling center and victim’s advocate.
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Redshirt freshman outside hitter Sabrina Mangapora, player #9, has become a go-to player this season. Mangapora is third on offense with 158 kills, averaging 2.39 per set.
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she came to Ball State as a true freshman last year, Shondell said. But her preparation through all State women’s volleyball coach Steve redshirting made a difference. Shondell called Sabrina Mangapora “may- “I was on the other side of the net pushing the be the most outstanding freshman in the starting team all the time last year,” Mangapora [Mid-American Conference] this year.” said. “You’d get to go out and cheer them on as they A redshirt, Mangapora has forced her way competed, and even though you didn’t get to play, into the Ball State starting lineup and seized an it still felt like you won every single game, because opportunity to be a go-to player for the Cardinals. you know that you helped make them better.” Mangapora wasn’t quite ready to play when See MANGAPORA, page 3
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Size helps receivers exploit defenses Williams, Mabon display confidence in hauling in passes DAVID POLASKI CHIEF REPORTER | @DavidPolaski When Ball State quarterback Jack Milas drops back to pass, his passes don’t always have to be perfectly on target. The Cardinals’ wide receivers Jordan Williams and KeVonn Mabon actually encourage him to toss the ball up, even during tight coverage, to let them go haul the pass in. It’s one of the advantages of having the top two receivers on the team standing at 6-foot-2 and 6-foot-1. Both players also weigh at least 215 pounds.
“Being able to get off the line, go up and get the ball, be physical on the field, we use our size to our advantage as much as possible,” Williams said. Often facing off against smaller cornerbacks and safeties, the Ball State duo has a distinct advantage. Milas can loft a pass into what seems like perfect coverage, only to see Williams or Mabon outleap the defender and bring in the pass. It’s exactly what Milas did early during Ball State’s game against Western Michigan. He lofted the ball up deep to Williams, who was covered down the right sideline. Williams went up around the threeyard line and came down with the ball before falling into the end zone for the touchdown.
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Ball State’s Papa John’s more than doubled its corporate’s expected pizza sales on the restaurant’s first day. Papa John’s opened Sept. 29, and has been busy ever since, Jon Lewis, director of dining services, said. “Papa John’s corporate estimated that we would sell 500 pizzas the first day, we forecasted 700 and we sold 1,300,” Lewis said. Brandon Roberts, manager of Papa John’s, said the sales are higher than he expected. Pizza sales range from about 900 to 1,000 a day, and there are more than 800 orders of breadsticks a day, he said. Freshman secondary English education and visual communications major Hallie Heil said she didn’t expect the lines to be so long. “I think it’s ridiculous how long people are willing to wait,” she said. Since the opening, Papa John’s has hired more workers to make production go faster. “One thing we have done is to have more students working. We now have enough workers in the back. We just had to adjust,” Roberts said. The restaurant also prepares pizzas, breadsticks and wings ahead of time to sell items quickly. The breadsticks run out more rapidly than other goods sold, he said. He said the constant shortage of breadsticks is due to the amount of students waiting in line, and the breadsticks are given away as soon as they are taken out of the oven. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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Redshirt freshman quarterback Jack Milas doesn’t always have to throw his passes on target for wide receiver Jordan Williams. Williams is 6-foot-2, giving him an advantage that allows him to be more aggressive.
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As part of this year’s Alcohol Awareness Week, the Division of Student Affairs and the University Prevention team will challenge students to pour drinks as accurately as possible while learning about high-risk alcohol consumption. The challenge will be in the Atrium beginning at noon.
The Old West End Neighborhood Association and Beech Grove Cemetery will sponsor a historical tour of the cemetery and will feature displays and refreshments beforehand. Tickets are $7 and are available at Refresh Muncie on Main Street in downtown.
VISITING ARTIST LECTURE: RACHEL HELLMANN
The Terre Haute-based artist will give a lecture at 5 p.m. in Art and Journalism Room 225. Hellmann’s work has been featured in galleries in New York, Boston, Virginia and California.
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Susan C. Herring, a professor of Information Science and Linguistics from Indiana University, will give a lecture on the impact of digital communication on language, as well as dictionaries and literacy. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Robert Bell room 125.
Minnetrista will feature its weekly farmers market with local produce and homemade goods. The market opens at 8 a.m. and will run until noon.
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The Ball State Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall. General admission is $5, and it is free for students with a Ball State ID. NELSON RANGELL
The award-winning jazz musician will play at Pruis Hall beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door for students, but $19 in advance and $24 at the door for adults. Those 18 and younger are $5. PINTS AND PAINTS
For this 21-and-over event, guests will be able to sample beer while creating pieces of art. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Fickle Peach. Cost is $20 for the day’s workshop and covers the beer and painting supplies.
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Rodney Carrington is a comedian, actor and writer has written his own ABC television sitcom and collaborated with country star Toby Keith. Tickets are $26 for Ball State student and $39.75 for adults.
The David Owsley Museum of Art will feature a program sponsored by the Counseling Center to teach about relaxation and meditation techniques to cut down stress. The session begins at 3:30 p.m. in the museum.
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At the Emily Kimbrough House, attendees will be able to tour the two Victorian buildings and receive a pumpkin to decorate. The event begins at 7 p.m. and will end at 9 p.m. Cost is $10 and includes the tour and pumpkin. The address is 715 E. Washington St., Muncie, Ind.
The musical is based off of the Stephen King novel about a girl who is bullied in high school and later takes revenge on her oppressors. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Muncie Civic Theatre. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for groups of 10 or more and $11 for students and children.
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FRIDAY The women’s golf team opens play at the Hoosier Fall Invitational in Noblesville. It is a three-day event.
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SATURDAY The Ball State women’s volleyball team takes on MAC opponent Kent State at 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.
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Coach looks for more consistency through difficult schedule CHASE AKINS STAFF REPORTER | acakins@bsu.edu The Ball State men’s golf team got off to a shaky start at the beginning of the season, averaging a finish slightly behind the middle of the pack. Since then, the Cardinals have taken steps forward, placing second of eight at the Fighting Irish Golf Classic and sixth of 17 at the Firestone Invitational. From the coaching staff to the players, the Cardinals know just how good they can be. “It’s just a matter of time before we all start playing good on the same day, and once that
happens the sky is the limit,” we can do that, especially with freshman Michael VanDe- the guys we have, I feel like we venter said. “We have a lot of can get to where we wanna go.” talent on the team Ball State has It’s just a matter shown, at times, and great senior leaders that have can hang with of time before we itsome been there before.” of the top However, they fin- all start playing competition that it ished just 11th out has faced. Ball State of 14th at the Saga- good on the same posted two indimore Fall Preview day, and once that vidual round scores after the final round were as good happens the sky is that got rained out. or better than USC Despite the incon- the limit. Aiken, the team sistent play, head that won the Firescoach Michael Fleck MICHAEL tone Invitational. said golf is an up- VANDEVENTER, While Ball State freshman and-down game. couldn’t match No. “Even the best 1 ranked Illinois in players in the world don’t sus- the recent Sagamore Fall Pretain it, don’t stay on top through- view, it did manage to put up a out, so you know our goal is to second round that was only four try and get four or five guys on strokes behind No. 8 Auburn. the same page every week when In the first half of the season, we’re competing,” Fleck said. “If Ball State averaged a 298.3 first
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round, adding an additional 7.7 strokes in their second round, improving its score with four less strokes in the third round. Through the second half of the season, the Cardinals’ first round score has increased to 301.7. The team has managed to improve; however, its score drastically in the second round, averaging 5.7 less strokes, and even more in the third and final rounds averaging two less strokes. If Ball State can manage to improve its first round scores, the Cardinals have potential to be amongst the top teams in the country, already putting up second and third round scores similar to currently ranked teams. However, as in every sport, it’s about more than just statistics, as the team has to believe it can compete with the best.
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It’s a recipe that’s worked well for Williams and Mabon throughout their careers. “Because we’re more physical, we can take the fight to them,” Mabon said. “We can take more damage than they can, so after four quarters, their bodies are going to be wearing down.” With the opponents physically failing as the clock winds down, Williams and Mabon can use their speed to outrun, verticals to out-jump and overall strength to break tackles during critical moments. “You can see it, they get this look in their eyes,” Mabon said. “It’s like Muhammad Ali used to do. In the 12th round, he knew he had them by using
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KeVonn Mabon, a 6-foot-1 junior wide receiver, can help block corners to open up spots for Jahwan Edwards and Horactio Banks. Mabon takes advantage of his size any time he can.
the jab all throughout the fight, then he came at them with the hook. That’s all we’re doing.” Ball State will need every advantage it can get against Saturday’s opponent, Central Michigan. The Chippewas have the top passing defense in the Mid-American Conference, al-
lowing just 204 yards per game through the air. The size the Cardinals duo brings doesn’t just impact the passing game. When Ball State runs the ball, Williams and Mabon can overwhelm and outmuscle corners while blocking, opening up holes for Jahwan
Edwards and Horactio Banks. Because the receivers are usually lined up both to the right and the left, Ball State can have strong blocking from its wide receivers regardless of which direction it runs the ball. “Being aggressive while blocking is more impactful because of our size,” Williams said. “We have an advantage that someone like Corey Lacanaria might not have, because we’re so much bigger.” Williams and Mabon tower over Lacanaria, who stands at just 5-foot-8 and 170 pounds. With a natural physical gift, Ball State’s top two wide receivers take advantage of their size at every opportunity. Ball State faces Central Michigan at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday on the road.
SUNDAY Soccer will take on Northern Illinois in a conference matchup at the Briner Sports Complex. It will begin at 2 p.m.
MANGAPORA: Preparation in offseason reaps benefits | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Cardinals went 24-8 Mangapora’s redshirt year, and despite not being able to participate in any matches, she could practice and travel with the team. She said the redshirt season motivated her to continue making strides to her game throughout the fall season and into the spring and summer offseason. Shondell said Mangapora’s work in the weight room helped establish her as an effective player, as it has greatly helped her upper body strength. “She’s always had a really good arm, which is why I recruited her. She had a really strong, fast arm,” Shondell said. “But, the fact that she contacts the ball three inches higher than she was before she got here has made her a lot more effective as well.” Mangapora’s improvements made way for more playing time as Ball State struggled offensively to begin the year. The Cardinals were making too many attack errors, said Shondell. She posted a then careerhigh in kills with 11 on Sunday against Missouri State and has been a consistent performer for the Cardinals since that point. “She’s been a player that we can count on almost every match to come up with doublefigure kills,” Shondell said. “She gave our offense much-needed points on the left side.” Mangapora is currently third on Ball State’s offense with 158 kills on the season, averaging 2.39 per set. She has an overall hitting percentage of .163. Despite her offensive emer-
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Women’s volleyball head coach Steve Shondell described redshirt freshman outside hitter Sabrina Mangapora as an “outstanding freshman.” Mangapora’s redshirt season motivated her to improve her game.
gence, Mangapora has also had an impact on defense, as Shondell said blocking is her most improved asset. “She’s given us a real physical presence in that left front blocking position,” Shondell said. Mangapora leads the Cardinals in solo blocks this season with 15 and has 25 total blocks. On an improved defense and rising offense, Mangapora has helped the Cardinals to four straight wins and an 11-8 record, including 5-1 in conference play. She has been in and out of the starting lineup, but Mangapora said it doesn’t matter to her as long as she helps put the Cardinals in a position to get a victory. “I’ve just taken every game as an opportunity to get out there and help my team win, to help us succeed in every way I possibly can,” Mangapora said.
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No plans set for new health college Ball State to make funding decision by spring of 2015 ALAN HOVORKA CHIEF REPORTER | afhovorka@bsu.edu
By the end of the semester, Ball State should have a preliminary plan for its new College of Health Sciences and Professions. On Friday, the Ball State Board of Trustees voted to endorse the efforts of Terry King, provost and vice president for student affairs, in creating a new college of health. This consolidation of departments across campus is still up in the air and could take different routes. A preliminary report is due by the end of the semester. A myriad of task forces and committees are working to bring together the various aspects required to make the new college happen, Marilyn Buck, associate provost and dean of university college, said. There are subcom-
mittees discussing what the mission statement should be or what other universities do. “I happen to be on the one that looks at the various approval processes that have to take place on-campus,” Buck said. “If someone is part of a department and is a program within a department and not a whole department, how do those things work?” However, nothing is set in stone. “No decisions have been made at this stage. We don’t know if the final decision will be to have the college,” she said. “It is strongly likely we will and what will be a part of it. It’s very much still in the conversation stages.” At this stage though, the university has a third of its plan roughly compiled. There are a few key areas that it is looking at when adding a new college.
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Conference aims to help communities Graduate students create plan to better Muncie, civic health
There will be three keynote speakers: Mike Langellier, president of Tech Point, a company that strives to grow the technology sector in Indiana; Ed Burghard, who speaks around the country about how ROSE SKELLY CHIEF REPORTER to strengthen American brands rmskelly@bsu.edu and CEO of The Burghard For two Ball State graduate Group LLC; and Aaron Renn, a students, making Muncie walk- blogger who writes about isable means improving the com- sues of place. The conference will also inmunity overall. Andrew Derry, a first-year clude four specialized breakgraduate student of well- out sessions. These sessions ness management, said he will focus on the six ways and another graduate stu- BBC said communities can dent, Christina Heberer, are improve the quality of life for encouraging community their residents. Areas include well-being through the im- arts integration, central city revitalization, provement of the community streets of Muncie. well-being, edu“[We’re] working We’re cational excelto develop an infographic on 10 ways struggling to find lence, readiness for change and to improve streets municipal govand make streets any community ernance. places,” Derry said. that is rich in Derry said he “From implementdecided to attend ing bike lanes, im- talent that the conference to proving sidewalks has a lagging learn more about and having places to walk and bike economy. People the importance of primacy of place, to, we can create a are choosing to and to gather walkable and bikeideas to apply to friendly commu- live where they his other gradunity… The healthy want, and then ate studies. option needs to be employers are “One of my the easy option.” main focuses in Derry will at- finding those graduate school tend a conference is furthering today hosted by places where placemaking Building Better they can get in [the Muncie] Communities to community, and learn more about access to them. this conference engaging commuwill provide me nities and poten- DICK HEUPEL, with a network of tially polish his Primacy of Place Conference co-creator individuals and a project. and director for economic new knowledge The Primacy of and community base to further Place Conference, development for BBC my work,” Derry or PoPCon, is in said. its second year Brian Blackand will be hosted ford, education and training in Indianapolis. Dick Heupel, one of the cre- director for BBC, said the ators of the conference and conference will be helpful director for economic and com- for introducing ways for Inmunity development for BBC, diana communities to attract said primacy of place is the skilled residents. Blackford idea that a community’s over- was also involved in planning all prosperity can be improved the conference. “We think the conference is not only by jobs, but also by the enrichment of life for the resi- one way that we’re [trying to] showcase… the concept that dents there. Heupel said employers are communities, whether large starting to look for business of small, need to look at what opportunities in communi- they can do to attract talent,” ties where residents have Blackford said. “To attract talgood quality of life, which ent you have to take a whole can help attract people with new look at community development and … the variety of special skills. “We’re struggling to find any opportunities to improve your community that is rich in tal- local areas.” Derry thinks students should ent that has a lagging economy,” Heupel said. “People are choos- be motivated to improve their ing to live where they want, communities. “We are at a stage in our lives and then employers are finding those places where they can get where we have experienced and witnessed areas of comaccess to them.” PoPCon is a one-day confer- munities that need improveence that will feature speak- ment, and we have creative ers and workshops that focus and innovative ideas to make on improving quality of life for change,” Derry said. “… If we residents of Indiana, and show want to create great places to communities the importance live, work and play, we need to of place and how to attract and be at the forefront of the placemaking movement.” keep talent.
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and nine clinics. The cornerstone department will be the school of nursing, Buck said. The purpose comes from the natural progression of a university’s specialization, Buck said. At one point the College of Communication, Information, and Media was a part of the College of Humanities, and splits are normal, she said. “It’s not unusual for people with specializations to split off, but in this instance it’s a matter of combining people from potentially several colleges, so we put all these like assets together to collaborate and further faculty research and potential get more grant funds,” she said. By combining these healthrelated services and academic areas, the university aims to increase efficiency and to further benefit students and the community by having these programs work closely together, she said. “Having them all in one place and working together is to the benefit of the clients and the
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sentation at University Senate. Also, the addition of an eighth college will influence the distribution of finances.
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Adding an eighth academic college will require the governing bodies of the university to make changes in documents and representation. For instance, with the potential of combining or adding departments, the number of representatives at faculty council could change, and so could the repre-
Ball State is pursing funds through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the state legislature to construct a new building for the college. “At this point what the committee needs to think about is where this might go because there are colleges spread across campus that don’t have their own building,” Buck said. The university is expecting a decision on funding as early as Spring 2015, because that is when the state will make decisions on budgets for the year. However, the college will be formed before the building is constructed, Buck said. The consolidated departments and clinics will remain in their places until then, she said. “That then gets the processes moving,” she said. “That’s the
academic success. She focuses mainly on freshmen. “I tell my students ‘I’m your 21st Century Scholar’s best friend,’” Level said. “If I can’t fix it, I know who can.” The 21st Century Scholar program assists low-income students from the time they sign up for the program in middle school through four years of college. There are about 1,800 members of the program at Ball State. The program pays for four years of tuition, so Level said one of the big pushes is to make sure the students graduate in four years, so they don’t have to worry about funding another year of school or not finishing their degree because
they can’t afford it. Level said since many of the scholars are first generation college students, she can be a resource for them if they have any questions. “Many of them don’t have someone at home they can just pick up the phone and call and say ‘Hey, I’m having a problem with my roommate, what do you suggest I do?’ because they don’t have parents who have been to college, so they don’t really know,” Level said. According to in.gov, 60.3 percent of scholars are first-generation college students. The goal of the program is to make sure students stay in school and have the resources they need to be successful. “We really want to focus on
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people in Muncie and Delaware County and the surrounding Eastern Indiana will all benefit for these folks working together, instead of having to go different places for this,” Buck said.
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first process on the list of several that have to take place before the construction begins.” However, not every clinic or lab may have to move, such as the Human Performance Lab. There are labs on campus that occupy such a large and highly developed space that moving them and their equipment might not be the most cost efficient solution, Buck said. “We have speech pathology and audiology clinics, and counseling and psychology has clinics,” she said. “There are several others with clinics of all sorts that could be in the same place.” When, and if, the new college building is built, the departure of the school of nursing and the department of physiology will leave a vacuum of space in Cooper Science that will require addressing, Buck said. The university is conducting studies on what would happen and to help determine what should be done with the empty space.
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education expanded the ScholarCorps program to 20 universities in Indiana, including Ball State. ScholarCorps is designed to help students in the 21st Century Scholars program stay in school and be successful. LeAnna Level is Ball State’s first ScholarCorps member. Her job is to provide assistance to students and help to increase retention and their
CLERY: Report includes new categories | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Ball State also required all incoming students this year to take an online program called “Think About it.” The program included chapters on concepts like continual consent and ways to report sexual assault, Slabaugh said. “The university is looking to make students more aware of the options they have and more attuned to the university’s response,” she said.
Ball State also included domestic and dating violence cases that occurred on and near campus for the first time this year. The university wasn’t required to report them this year, Gillilan said, but decided to report ahead of next year’s deadline. Overall, Ball State sits between Indiana and Purdue University’s violent crime rate when adjusted for student enrollment. “We are as safe as any oth-
er college,” Joan Todd, a university representative, said. “And more safe than the surrounding area.”
REQUIREMENTS HOW TO STAY IN THE SCHOLARCORPS PROGRAM
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academic success and making sure they’re happy at the university, making sure they’re getting good grades, so they can graduate in four years,” Level said. “We want them to have social success, be the best they can be all around. It’s not just about staying at Ball State, it’s about being successful at the school.”
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One at a time, I twisted my earplugs in. A cannon erupts followed by colorful hail of automatic weapon fire; the shockwave of explosives and barrels of diesel downrange rattle my bones. The night lights up with red and orange and the smell of gunpowder. This was the scene this weekend at the semi-annual Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in Shepherdsville, Ky. My dad and I journeyed to the bluegrass state for this event because it was a chance to spend some time together. We’ve done this before on multiple occasions since we both like guns. I am a liberal who believes in moderation, but this past weekend was all about excess, which I enjoyed — sometimes you have to splurge. At this machine gun shooting event in rural Kentucky, about 50 to 75 vendors sell guns and gun accessories. But the main attraction is the range. Professionals and vendors line up from 9 a.m. till about 10 p.m. shooting like an MP5, a type of submachine gun, a Browning .50 caliber or a small cannon. It was pretty awesome because it was in a relatively controlled environment with the couple dozen security agents and the weapons being handled by experts. All in all it’s a good time, but there
is some hate there. This kind of event attracts all sorts of peculiar individuals. My dad and I spoke to a Vietnam veteran who had moved to Panama and regularly comes back to the United States. I mostly spaced out and kept my mouth shut because he was talking about President Barack Obama’s death panels and that Ebola was a conspiracy created by his administration to orchestrate a disaster in this country. “Obola,” he called it. My dad, being the man he is, just smiled and agreed. As we walked away and perused the selection of AR-15 parts, I said, “Man, that guy was crazy.” My dad just laughed and sighed. “Well yeah, look at where you’re at.” However, most of the people there were nice, friendly and reasonable; it’s just that a few of the more eccentric and vocal members of the population tend to run tangential to the gun culture. This also applies to the national level. Look at the discussions on CNN and Fox about gun control in the wake of a mass shooting like in Newtown, Conn., in 2013. And one of the things I noticed at Knob Creek with some of the more reasonable folk is that you can be lib-
eral as long as you don’t touch guns, although there is almost a gun for every person they are owned by 37 percent of the population. I spoke to a retired cop from Louisville Metro when my dad and I were having lunch. We just sat down and the people around us starting talking to us. It was surprising at first, but became enjoyable because it was a warm atmosphere. One of the things he said is that people don’t understand guns and therefore want to ban them. It was basically the classic argument, “guns are tools and only people kill people.” Ultimately, our conversation ended and with him wishing me luck in college and saying there needs to be more liberals like me. I thought it was kind of funny because no one seems willing to talk rationally or reasonably about any system of checks and balances for guns. Everyone deals with absolutes and we’re stuck in this loop of thinking there are only two ways, especially with groups like the National Rifle Association spending $3.5 million on pro-gun lobbying in 2013, according to opensecrets.org. Part of the blame here lies with the media, but they are a child of our society and values. The greater issue
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is the fact that we, as Americans, fetishize our rights. We think of all the rights granted to us by the constitution, more specifically the first and second amendments, as perfect in language and form; that the rights they bequeath us are protected by some sort of divinity. But they aren’t. People misuse and abuse them every day and don’t realize how fragile they are, mostly through excess like at Knob Creek. The sheer amount of lead and brass that flew on Saturday was cathartic and liberating, but the problem is that people will do this kind of thing on a regular basis and it clouds judgment. It trivializes the importance of these rights for me. While I may only experience binges like this once in a while, knowing that people daily binge on their rights, trivializes gun ownership for me. It’s a responsibility and should be treated with respect, not reverence. I don’t shoot often, but when I do it’s with my dad because it’s something for us to do together. We walked down to the lower range at Knob Creek and we signed up for a spot and spent 45 minutes shooting his 9mm pistol. That was my favorite part of the weekend.
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anguage used within electronic communication can be difficult, but it’s opening doors for a more efficient and relaxed method of expression. For Susan C. Herring, electronic discourse has become more than just a mode of communication — it is her main area of study. Herring is the first lecturer for the second annual Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series through the Department of English. Last year’s series focused on comics. After receiving her Ph.D. in linguistics from U.C. Berkley and joining the Linguistic Society of America, she found herself on the receiving end of electronic communications, which opened the door to her interest in the way people use language online. “I became intrigued with the gender dynamics of the online discussions — especially the fact that I could often tell a person’s gender solely from their discourse style,” she said. “I decided to do a small study. [It] attracted interest, so I did another one and then another one, branching out from gender to eventually consider all aspects of online language use.” Her main area of research is currently computer-mediated commu-
nication, specializing in computermediated discourse or language use via digital technologies. Herring will discuss how digital technologies are affecting the English language in her lecture, “E-grammar, or What Digital Communication Is Doing to the English Language.” She will address what e-grammar looks like, whether it contributes to childhood illiteracy and whether it is substantially changing the way people speak and interact offline. Elizabeth Riddle, a professor of English, selected Herring to start off this year’s series because of her extensive research and expertise in the field of electronic communication. “A lot of the public has interest in the kind of language used in the media of texting and online communication and have opinions, whether that be good, bad or neutral,” she said. “Herring has really studied this. It’s not just her opinion.” Herring currently teaches in the Department of Information and Library Science at Indiana University, Bloomington. She will speak at 7 p.m. tonight in Robert Bell Room 125. The event is free and open to the public.
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