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From left: Greg Carbo, vice presidential candidate; Race Bates, tresorial candidate; Matt King, presidential candidate; and Lexi Williams, secretarial candidate, are running as 18.
he 2016 SGA election season began at the end of the nomination convention on Tuesday. Two slates are campaigning to be the next executive board for SGA during the 2016-17 school year. Two slates are campaigning to be the next executive board for SGA during the 2016-17 school year. James Wells, president nominee for Summit, said he is running to better Ball State and help students make it their home. “I’m running for office ... to reach back to the next group of Cardinals that will come right through those doors and make Ball State and Muncie their home,” Wells said. Similarly, Matt King, presidential nominee for 18, said he is running because he wants to make a change on campus. “I knew this was something I wanted to do. It’s not something I just thought of doing last year,” King said. “[My slate] really thought about it, and we prayed about it, and they all really, really want to change this campus and do some very strategic impacting.” The presidential and vice presidential debate will be at 8 p.m. Monday in Teachers College Room 121. Voting begins online at 8 a.m. on Feb. 29.
• Add more artwork on campus • Have executive members give 18 percent of their salary back to the university • Increase university pride • Give students core curriculum textbooks for free • Make students feel safe on campus • Give students an opportunity to voice their opinions about diversity on campus • Form a team specifically to create promotional materials for student organizations • Work on transparency with TVs in the Atrium with club events, news and SGA updates • Continue previous SGA initiatives
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From left: Brock Frazer, secretarial candidate; Ana Batres, vice presidential candidate; Emily Halley, tresorial candidate; and James Wells, presidential candidate, are running as Summit.
Report raises questions in women CDC advises females not using birth control to avoid alcohol |
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• Strengthen relationships with freshman advisors • Strengthen connection of minority students with mentors • Put more waste disposals throughout campus • Strengthen Cardinal pride with sports • Brighten up dark spots around campus • Unify small organizations with the Office of Student Life and SGA • Film Senate meetings for students to see what SGA is working on • Create Muncie Appreciation Day • Maximize relationship between students and the university • Raise awareness for increasing need for counseling services • Increase awareness of healthy dining options • Use Student Center as a 24-hour study lounge twice a semester • Provide a “host family” for all international students • Implement a Dead Week • Start conversations on oppression with monthly summits • Implement cultural and diversity training
Dance Marathon beats 24-hour goal Day of Miracles exceeds $55,000 fundraising target JENNA LISTON GENERAL REPORTER | jrliston@bsu.edu Ball State Dance Marathon managed to raise more than $55,000 in one day. Day of Miracles — which took place Monday — is focused on students raising as much money as they can. At the end of the day, students watched via livestream as the total amount raised during the day was revealed — $62,191.98.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that sexually active women who aren’t using birth control abstain from alcohol completely. The new prevention guidelines for alcohol use among women were published on Feb. 2, and doctors and nurses were advised to recommend birth con- FORUM trol for women who MISS BRIHAVIN: consume alcohol and One columnist’s are also sexually active, view on the CDC’s new advice although nothing was mentioned about men’s SEE PG. 8 drinking habits. CDC aimed to highlight the easily preventable dangers that come with drinking while pregnant, specifically fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
their goal on the Day of Miracles. Throughout the day, senior social work major Brandon Puszkiewicz raised enough money to be announced one of the top fundraisers for the Day of Miracles. “Basically, my tactic was to ask people who donated to me last year that hadn’t donated to me yet this year,” Puszkiewicz said. Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropic event on campus, and all money raised goes to Riley Children’s Hospital. Alyssa Thompson, director of fundraising, said she was thankful for all the efforts of everyone involved on campus.
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Ball State Dance Marathon’s goal was to raise $55,000 in one day for the Day of Miracles on Monday. At the end of the day, students raised $62,191.98.
Students were already posting to their social media pages asking for donations, but they pushed the postings to reach
“This could not have been possible without everyone’s involvement,” Thompson said. “We are so thankful for everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen, and we cannot wait to see what happens on Saturday.” Fundraising will continue until the final fundraising reveal is announced during the night Saturday at Dance Marathon. Students and members of DM will be on their feet for 12 hours dancing for the kids who can’t. The event will take place from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday for those who wish to donate or support those who are participating.
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