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Freshman replaces Milas in game against Eastern Michigan, finishes with 28-17 win CHASE AKINS FOOTBALL REPORTER
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n a situation similar to last year, Ball State’s backup quarterback has provided a needed spark to the offense. Trailing 17-0 to Eastern Michigan, freshman Riley Neal led the Cardinals to 28 unanswered points in relief of starter Jack Milas. Neal finished the game 24-28 for 194 yards and a touchdown and added 93 yards and a touchdown on the ground in the 28-17 win. “I felt pretty good,” Neal said. “Our offensive line blocked amazing all game, so that makes it pretty easy when they’re doing that.” Milas started the game for the Cardinals, going 0-5 before head coach Pete Lembo pulled him. It was the second straight poor outing for Milas, as he finished 1-8 with an interception against Texas A&M last week.
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Public safety sends email after assault on campus Notice contains few details of sexual incident in residence hall
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In the first ever public safety alert for a sexual assault on campus, information that would typically be found in a police report was not included and left some stuEMAIL dents wondering. Students received a Ball State’s Department campus-wide email of Public Safety sent out informing them of a the email Sept. 9 and sexual assault on campus didn’t include informathat read: tion like the location, a “The Ball State University Police Department is description of the perpeinvestigating a reported trator and when the incicase of sexual assault dent happened. that occurred in a campus Other schools in Indiana residence hall. The case release more details than was reported on 9/9/15.” Ball State does in cases of sexual assault and other crimes on campus. Purdue University gives students details on the incident date, time, type, location and suspect information. Indiana University also alerted students about suspect details and updates in a recent sexual assault incident. Alan Hargrave, chairman of the university’s crisis management team, said emergency notifications are strategically distributed and outlined by the Clery Act, a federal law that requires universities to share information on crime with the public. “Efforts are made to ensure that individuals are not identified, and that information is not included in the advisory, which could lead to the identification of the victim, such as the name of the residence hall,” Hargrave said. “It may appear to some that the advisory is generic, but the notices are issued this way out of the necessity to protect the victim to the best of our ability.”
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NORML hosts session to educate students about marijuana laws Defense attorney warns against being irresponsible with drug possession, use MARGO MORTON GENERAL REPORTER | mjmorton@bsu.edu
is to be aware of the laws surrounding marijuana usage. “If you’re going to [use marijuana], do it responsibly,” Maternowski said. “What doesn’t help the movement is doing stupid s—t. You can’t be part of the fight when you’re sitting in the county jail.” Maternowski said there was nothing that could be done for students found with marijuana on campus and in the dorms, as the university is public property. According to the NORML website, 50 percent of Maternowski’s casework involves marijuana defense, while the other 50 percent is general criminal defense. “Don’t put yourself in stupid situations,” Maternowski said. “I’m trying to protect you from knowing me in a legal capacity.”
Even as public attitudes and laws on marijuana have started to change around the U.S., students should still remember it is illegal in Indiana, a criminal defense attorney said. Andrew Maternowski, an Indianapolis-based lawyer, is also a member of the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML) legal committee. When he spoke on campus Thursday, he said the most important thing for students interested in enacting change
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Andrew Maternowski, a criminal defense attorney, spoke to the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws, NORML, on Wednesday about legal matters concerning marijuana. Students had questions about the legal consequences of being found with or around marijuana in Indiana.
LATINO UNION HOSTS WEEK OF EVENTS Organization honors National Hispanic Heritage Month
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The Latino Student Union kicked off its week of events Friday to celebrate Hispanic culture and heritage with a Fiesta on the Green. The events coincide with National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. One of the more serious events during the week will be state legislator Cristina Hales speaking on Wednesday, said LSU president Carlos Mata. Hales is planning to present on current immigration issues and other Editor: 285-8249 Classified: 285-8247 Fax: 285-8248 1. CLOUDY
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sensitive topics, including Donald Trump. The Black Student Association, American Asian Student Association and the International Ambassador’s Association are also affiliated with this event. Mata said it’s important for other groups to participate in the presentation, because immigration issues aren’t limited to Hispanic people. “Being an inclusive organization, we need to talk about all [immigration],” Mata said. “If we talk about part of it, then that will leave people out of it, making them think, ‘Why are we talking about Latinos while there’s others who face immigration?’” They will also be hosting a DN PHOTO STEPHANIE AMADOR salsa dancing night and a pot- The Latino Student Union celebrated Hispanic culture with the Fiesta on the Green on Friday on University Green. The fiesta goes along with National luck at the end of the week. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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Hispanic Heritage Month, which lasts from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
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