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“Now there’s a band.”

WALTER CRONKITE, former anchorman for CBS news said after seeing Earl Dunn lead Ball State’s marching band during the 1965 inagural parade

Participation in Unity Week increases tenfold in last 4 years

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Former Director of Bands, Earl Dunn practices with his marching band for the 1965 inaugural parade. Under Dunn, the band grew from 66 to 190; members of the staff were impressed by the new level of musical quality.

The last game

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Last year, Troy McElvaney lead the Unity March on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This year, the participation in Unity Week has risen by 5,200 since 2011.

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Colleagues, friends share memories of Director of Band’s career

Student participation in Unity UNITY WEEK EVENTS Week has inTUESDAY creased tenfold • “I am” Photoshoot Part 1 in the last four 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Student years, despite Center, Tally being around WEDNESDAY for 35 years.

• “I am” Photoshoot Part 2 Unity Week’s 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. participation • T unnel of Oppression 6 p.m. has risen by Student Center Ballroom 5,200 students THURSDAY since 2011.

• “Check Yourself” 8:30 There were 525 p.m. Student Center, Tally participants FRIDAY in 2011, said • Latinopalooza 6-8 p.m.

Barry Hawkins, Pruis Hall assistant direc• Friday Night Filmworks: tor of student “The Book of Life” 9-11 life.

Students p.m. Pruis Hall are counted by SATURDAY swiping their • Unity Connections IDs at the differConference 9:30 a.m. - 4 ent events. p.m. Student Center “[Unity Week] SUNDAY has been • Unity Scholarship around for a Pageant 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. long time, but Pruis Hall there hasn’t been a lot of participation,” Hawkins said. “I’m proud of that. You’ll catch me bragging about it. I want it to grow even more this year.”

Hawkins predicts the participation will increase by 1,200 students this year.

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n the night of Earl Dunn’s last football game, it was cold, and his figure, once described as imposing, was folded in half and seated in a wheelchair.

But he came, like he always did, with Betsy and Joe Scagnoli. He had always preached school loyalty to the many students he led as Ball State’s former Director of Bands.

On Sunday, 73 days after the final game and 33 after Dunn’s death, four of Dunn’s friends and colleagues shared their stories at an afternoon memorial service in Sursa Performance Hall.

Tim Lautzenheiser, Dunn’s friend, speculated that the building would not exist without Dunn.

The band went to the capitol to march in President Lyndon B. Johnson’s inaugural parade.

Robert Kvam, dean of the college of fine arts, said it was one of Dunn’s greatest accomplishments.

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CARDINALS STRUGGLE TO SCORE UP-CLOSE Three-point shooting makes up for team’s lack of in-paint points

of a consistent post presence.

Out of 351 teams, Ball State currently owns the 81st best 3-point shooting percentage, according to ESPN.com, ranking above national contenders Duke, Wisconsin and Villanova.

ANTHONY LOMBARDI Where teams like the ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR @Lombardi_Edits Blue Devils, Badgers and Wildcats separate The Ball State men’s We’re not themselves from the basketball team has pack is in their ability the favorite [in struggled to score at to dump the ball inside the rim. the MAC], I to freshman Jahlil OkafIt’s no secret. or, senior Frank Kaminknow that, but Ball State has been sky and junior Daniel outscored by its oppo- I feel like we Ochefu respectively. nents in the paint in 11 While there is no can compete of 15 games. sure-fire NBA draft It’s also no coincidence with anyone in prospect on Ball State’s the Cardinals are 3-0 in roster, as are Okafor the league. games which they outand Kaminsky, the unit score their opponents has struggled collecJAMES near the basket. tively from inside the WHITFORD, When the 3-point shot arc. The Cardinals’ 225 is dropping, as it has head coach made two-pointers to the tune of a .368 ranks 343rd in the country. percentage for the Cardinals this season, it helps cover for a lack See BASKETBALL, page 6

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Cuing up the album-opener from Ghost Mutt, my first impression was that the DJ/producer was poorly recommended to me. About 30 seconds into the first track, simply put, I thought his chopping and screwing was just a bit too screwy — admittedly, I jumped the gun. His prodigious use of the classic stutter effect proved to be an asset.

The truth is that Ghost Mutt’s new aggregate of an album, “Donky Pitch Collection,” is one of the best examples of chopping and screwing I’ve heard; aside, the arrangements flow effortlessly, the production is inspired by genres and eras of all kinds, and the melodies are soulful with a bitter-sweetness matched only by the bluesiest, Otis Redding.

Brighton-based Ghost Mutt has been cited as using a deconstructionist approach to his work as an artist. Very postmodern, right? He frankensteins dubstep wub-wubs with upbeat soul basslines, modern pop references with classic games and the general tightness of EDM with the grooves you get in the hazy sound collages of Brad Nowell’s old-school dubs.

The bass is thumpy, housy, then it turns subdued and mellow.

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feel like the back of your throat when you swallow Pop Rocks.

While I’ll say it’s unlike anything you’ve heard, I’d probably be just as right saying you’ve heard a portion of it already, albeit not since childhood.

As could be expected from a genre reminiscent of the prover-

bial “copy and paste,” the songs are in fact largely composites of old game sound effects and music from titles like “Super Mario” and “Donkey Kong Country” (“Thoroughbred”) straight out of their double-digit-bitrate nostalgia. There’s a few little somethings in there for old-

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By the same token, even Kendrick Lamar makes an appearance on the album, something most recognize from, say, the line “I can feel your energy from two planets away.” Now, if you thought the song just wasn’t ballad enough, you’re in luck. Imagine Gloria Estefan with helium voice and Simon the chipmunk singing it as a duet, then name it “Bitch Don’t.”

That’s on the album as well.

I listened to this song the most out of the lot; after the regimented three-times-through, I probably pulled it up another three to show friends and listen again.

Definite strong point.

Oh, and also: extra “finding Waldo” points to those who hear the Kendrick samples on tracks earlier in the album. Ghost Mutt set a precedent of lifting samples, not just from the source, but from other tracks on the album as well, making it an even more rewarding listening experience.

Clocked at just a second over 54 minutes, the album manages to span three decades and more styles than can be found in the typical issue of “Vogue” in less than an hour. Consider the album coming to you highly recommended: get your paws on a copy or stream it free at Bandcamp.

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‘We’re here to carry on a legacy’ University athletes, First Lady Ferguson celebrate MLK day

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A group of about 14 children sat noisily in a classroom.

They were told to sit crisscross applesauce as Grace Ferguson, Ball State president’s wife, and some football players read them Maya Angelou’s “My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me.” The group reading was the launch of the semester-long program called “I Read… I Rise” modeled from Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise.” The program is built as a community tribute to Maya Angelou’s focus on building literacy.

The launch took place at the Boys and Girls Club as a part of several Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration events.

Ferguson sat patiently, holding Angelou’s book, and began reading to the children, their ages ranging from five to seven. She explained to the children how to remember

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the name of the village in the book, Ndebele.

“You guys had pizza for lunch, right? So you ate pizza and now where is the pizza?” Ferguson paused as the children muttered answers. “In your belly.

Say, ‘In da belly.’” The children repeated after her.

After the reading, each child was given a copy of the book.

Ferguson said reading to children has been something she has always loved.

“I love being around kids,” Ferguson said. “They are the hope of our future. I remember I used to read for my kids ...

Their eyes would light up with that love of learning. Kids crave knowledge, and it’s so neat.”

Ferguson said reading to children was not her sole purpose of her involvement in “I Read… I Rise.” She said community allows her to grow into a better person.

“Getting involved in the community is necessary to be the best person I can be,” Ferguson said. “What we do is a reflection of what we are, and to be involved in the community is to help everyone learn and grow. It’s important that we are exposed to all types of backgrounds.”

This was her first time visit-

ing the Boys and Girls Club.

Ball State football player Julian Jackson, along with four other players, also volunteered to read to the children.

“This is a day to celebrate a man who took a strong stand against prejudice,” Jackson said.

“We’re here to carry on a legacy.”

Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler began the introductions for the event after the children ate lunch. He explained that his three heroes were John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, all men who were killed because they lived a life of peace. Tyler then urged the audience to fight to follow their dreams.

“I grew up at this Boys and Girls Club,” Tyler said.

“I would shoot hoops here.

I walked here on Saturdays and Sundays to shoot hoops.

My son did the same. I was a young man coming from a broken home and broken family. But because of the way people loved and mentored me, I’m the mayor of Muncie.

Don’t ever let people tell you that you can’t dream.”

Charlene Alexander, Ball State director of office of institutional diversity, approached the podium dancing to Caged Bird Songs’s official mix of Angelou’s poem, “Still I Rise.”

Alexander listed off Angelou’s accomplishments, such as becoming a poet, actress, filmmaker, writer, dancer and singer.

“When she was a little girl, she stopped talking. She didn’t talk for years. She believed that her words had the ability to hurt other people.

During this time, she was read ‘A Tale of Two Cities,’ and thus grew her passion for reading,” Alexander said.

Alexander asked the audience to be silent to demonstrate how it feels to be mute.

“When we read, we rise,” Alexander said. “We become powerful. When you read, you can become as powerful as Maya Angelou.”

policy and the hiring of additional staff. These changes will mainly affect the department of internal audit and advisory services.

In an email to The Daily News, Julie Hopwood, senior adviser to the president, said the changes were to make sure Ball State had the best protection and oversight practices in finance and auditing following the fraud.

An audit is used to gather information about an agency.

In this case, the university audits itself in order to gain an idea of how money has been spent through the year, said James Schmutte, professor of accounting.

“If you look at Ball State, auditors might try to find out if all

the numbers in the financial statements are fairly represented,” Schmutte said. “They may check to see if grant money is properly spent.”

The new staff coming to the auditing and advisory department will work IT for the department to “comprehensively review the IT areas at Ball State,” Tom Roberts, director of auditing and advisory services, said in an email to The Daily News.

The new whistleblower policy is aimed at allowing staff to anonymously report potential wrongdoing through a website.

Additionally, these rules will require regular reports from the department through Roberts that go directly to the president and the Board of

Trustees audit committee.

The board itself will be taking a more active role in the finances of the university because it approved that it should have more oversight of auditing function, participate fully in investments and policies and regularly review the university’s investment portfolio.

These changes were introduced at the advice of accounting firm Crowe Horwath, hired by Deborah Daniels of Krieg DeVault, a consulting firm assisting Ball State’s investigation into the fraud from last July.

Ball State became aware it was victim of a fraud in 2011 following high-risk investments made by Gale Prizevoits, former director of cash

• Born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo. • Worked along side Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X • Wrote 36 books • Won three Grammys for spoken word albums • Served as an editor of a newspaper in Egypt • Received multiple presidential awards and 50 honorary degrees

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Grace Ferguson, the wife of Ball State’s president Paul Ferguson, talks to Rehyanna, a member of the reading’s 5-7 age group, at the Boys and Girls Club of Muncie. Grace Ferguson was a volunteer on Monday at the “I Read… I Rise,” a tribute to Maya Angelou.

New staff, rules after $13.1 million fraud

Auditing department implements changes to university policies

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Ball State’s auditing department will see some new staff and rules beginning this semester following the investigation of the $13.1 million fraud.

During December’s Ball State Board of Trustees meeting, members of the board voted to implement a set of changes to the university’s procedures for internal auditing, which include items such as a new whistleblower

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POLICIES Whistleblowing: Staff can anonymously report complaints to a third-party company.

Reporting: Regular auditing reports go directly to President Ferguson and the board of trustees.

Board activity: The board of trustees plan to regularly review the university’s investments and increase their oversight in auditing SOURCE: Board of Trustees

go back and see where the system broke down. What could we have done to stop it sooner?”

STATE INVESTIGATES 2011 FRAUD CASE

Indiana’s office of Secretary of State will conduct an investigation into Ball State’s $13.1 million fraud case from 2011.

“We are planning on looking into the matter,” Valerie Kroeger, director of communications for Indiana’s Secretary of State, said. “We can’t release any details because in criminal cases, you risk suspects getting rid of evidence.”

Joan Todd, executive director of public relations, said the university cannot comment on the ongoing investigation.

“Ball State has effectively addressed the case on campus,” Todd said. “As President Ferguson suggested Wednesday in response to a state representative’s question, and as we have said numerous times before, we continue to support and cooperate with authorities in their investigation.”

The 2011 case occurred after Gale Prizevoits, director of cash and investments at the time, signed contracts with investors without the university’s knowledge. The investors took the money and lost it or spent it on personal luxuries. Ball State has been able to recover $542,295 of the lost funds, leaving $12.623 million of the university’s money missing.

Prizevoits altered university records to hide the losses from audits.

She was let go on Oct. 24, 2011.

News of the fraud became public in the summer of 2014 and has since then been the subject of investigation by the university and scrutiny of the state. External consulting firms have been brought in to assist in the investigation and developing new protections from future frauds.

| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 He said encouraging participation has not been easy, and at times has seemed discouraging.

“I really want more engagement,” Hawkins said.

“We [the office of student life] sometimes get frustrated because we always see the same people coming to events. I try to be realistic and think of the region we live in, rural Indiana.

Because of these obstacles, we have to provide the exposure.”

This year’s theme for Unity Week is Culture Shock. The purpose of Culture Shock is to change student perceptions on diversity, including race, religion and economic background.

The week begins with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day marches and events, which aim to bring the community together.

All except one of the 11 Unity Week events are repeated from last year.

The new addition to Unity Week is called “Check Yourself,” and it will take place Jan. 22 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

Check Yourself will be a time to ask students about their feelings toward diversity on campus and then follow up with an activity similar to SoulPancake’s Ball Pit Video, Hawkins said.

The Unity Connections Conference is the up-and-coming star of Unity Week, which has brought some of the increase in Unity Week participation, Hawkins said.

The UCC, formerly known as the Unity Week Diversity Symposium, is in its third year. The name of the conference was changed to be more studentfriendly, said Nicki Rowlett, graduate assistant in the Office of Student Life and event coordinator for the conference.

“The word symposium seems kind of academic and classroom oriented,” Rowlett said.

“Even though symposium and conference mean the same thing, the name was changed to conference because it conveys more of what we’re trying to accomplish, which is a com-

and investments. Prizevoits violated protocol and procedure by signing investment contracts without the university’s knowledge. When the money was lost, she made attempts to hide the losses from university financial records in the event of an audit.

The university has managed to recover $542,295 million since it became aware of the fraud, $12.623 million remains missing.

Roberts said all of the new auditing policies and rules are considered, “best practice.”

Schmutte added changes in policy and procedure is common following a fraud.

“When fraud happens it is common for new practices to come into play,” he said. “[You]

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Attendance at the UCC has climbed considerably in the past three years, from 150 to 230 attendees, Rowlett said.

There are 215 people registered so far.

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available on LiveStream on UCC’s website.

The material will be available for professors to use in class, which will lead to greater opportunities to spread the message, Rowlett said.

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BUILDING A BAND

Dunn’s dreams of directing a college band began at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned his academic and music degrees while helping to direct the school’s marching and concert band.

By the time Dunn accepted the position of Ball State’s Director of Bands in 1957, he was 33-years-old and already married to Liz Dunn, a teacher.

Dunn was “old school”; authoritative and demanding with a booming voice, said Robert Kvam, the Dean of the College of Fine Arts.

Dunn’s style surprised Joe Scagnoli, who joined Ball State’s band program as a student just two years after Dunn.

The daily, two-hour long re-

hearsals Scagnoli attended were strictly regimented.

Dunn had no time to waste on misheard directions or excessive mistakes.

Under Dunn, the band’s membership grew from 66 to 190, and Scagnoli described a Ball State staff impressed by a new level of musical quality.

“I don’t ever remember ever going to any place away from Ball State where we gave a public performance where we ever embarrassed ourselves,” Scagnoli said.

It wasn’t something Dunn would let happen.

One defining performance happened at an away game at Indiana State University.

The marching band performed at half time. Their bold and jazzy arrangement received a standing ovation from the rival crowd.

Afterwards, an Indiana State athletic official requested a

post-game performance of the same song.

“And we did,” Scagnoli said.

“We went on to repeat it.”

“A NATIONAL REPUTATION”

Dunn and his band’s influence expanded beyond Indiana’s borders.

In 1965, the marching band, now called “the Pride of MidAmerica” performed at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s inaugural parade.

“Now there’s a band,” said Walter Cronkite during the parade’s telecast.

Dunn departed from Ball State’s band program for the first time in 1969 and accepted a position at the University of Alabama.

During and after this time, Dunn held prestigious positions at the National Band Association and the Indiana Music Association. He also judged band com-

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Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was campaigning in 1964 at Indianapolis when Earl Dunn, former Ball State director of bands, got to shake his hand. Then in 1965, the marching band performed at President Johnson’s inaugural parade.

petitions across the country.

“He had a national reputation,” Scagnoli said.

THE LAST GAME

After receiving his under-

graduate degree, Scagnoli worked as Dunn’s graduate assistant at Ball State.

Their teacher-student relationship transitioned to one of colleagues.

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Scagnoli discovered a different side of Dunn: someone who enjoyed practical jokes and treated his champion Bullmastiffs like children.

But Scagnoli still used the title, “Mr. Dunn.” It didn’t feel right to say anything else.

And when Dunn returned to Ball State in 1972 and Scagnoli took over the job of Ball State’s Director of Bands in 1984, their relationship shifted again. To golf outings and trips to Florida.

Liz Dunn died in 2009, and Scagnoli and his wife Betsy would visit Dunn twice a week: once at the beginning and again at the end.

When the Scagnolis weren’t traveling, Dunn would ask to be taken to basketball and football games.

And on Nov. 5, 2014, Dunn shook the hand of current Director of Bands Thomas Cavena and watched his band play for the last time.

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY The men’s basketball team looks to snap a two-game losing streak as it hosts MAC foe Ohio.

Women’s basketball travels to Akron to try and avenge its first loss in conference play. The start time is to be announced.

FRIDAY The swimming & diving teams host a co-ed meet against Milwaukee and in-state opponent IUPUI.

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‘We’ve just got to keep improving’ Men’s volleyball team looks to up standing ahead of conference GENERAL STAFF REPORTER | ROBBY @THE_GeNeReX6

One of four remaining undefeated teams in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, the Ball State men’s volleyball team ran its record to 4-0 after an impressive stand at home this weekend.

Ball State defeated No. 10 Penn State on Friday in five sets, and followed that up with a 3-1 win over Saint Francis Saturday night.

Despite a competitive effort in the first two sets of Ball State’s opening match, they trailed 2-0 and looked to be headed toward their first loss. Momentum then shifted the Cardinals’ way, and they carried it for the rest of the weekend.

“It’s nice that our guys kept plugging away,” head coach Joel Walton said.

In the third set against Penn State, Ball State withstood 13 ties and two lead changes to win 26-24.

Behind setter Hiago Garchet, the team’s attack percentage never fell below .300 for the rest of its comeback victory.

Garchet paced the Ball State offense with 97 assists and a .483 set percentage on the weekend.

Despite the upset win, Walton knew there was still work to be done.

“We have to celebrate this moment, feel really good about it, but we have to play another game tomorrow night,” Walton said after Friday’s victory. “St. Francis is a

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celebrate this moment, feel really good about it, but we have to play another game tomorrow night. » JOEL WALTON, head coach DN PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

The Ball State men’s volleyball team is one of the four undefeated volleyball teams after winning both home matches this weekend against Penn State and Saint Francis. Junior setter Hiago Garchet had 97 assists and .483 set percentage this weekend.

very good team. I’d like our guys to come out with a bit of a chip on their shoulder and something to prove.”

After a competitive first set

and a 1-0 deficit, Ball State responded by winning the next three sets and the match over Saint Francis.

Senior Shane Witmer posted

10 kills in the win over the Red Flash, finishing the weekend with 27. He also had 19 digs.

Despite the team’s 4-0 record, Witmer said that the team is still

Freshmen play bring wins Young players give struggling season new momentum ZACH CAINS CHIEF REPORTER | @ZPC1329 A season that at one point looked to be heading south has received a shot in the arm over the last few weeks.

A month ago, the Ball State women’s basketball team was 4-7 and just suffered a third consecutive loss to St. Louis.

Behind a 4-1 start in MidAmerican Conference play, the Cardinals have ascended to 8-8 on the year.

The recovery has been aided by many factors, but freshmen play has ignited Ball State.

“They’ve really begun to come into their own as we’ve given them minutes,” head coach Brady Sallee said. “It’s been crucial to their development and has worked wonders for them.”

Moriah Monaco has been given a chance to play in every game

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In a game like Saturday’s 58-46 loss at Bowling Green where Ball State only made five three-pointers, the inability to score inside becomes magnified.

“We got away from going inside [against Bowling Green],” second-year head coach James Whitford said. “That honestly had as much to do with our big guys as our guards. The fault lies both ways.”

With Ball State’s backcourt accounting for seven of the team’s 10 second half turnovers against Bowling Green, forward Franko House and center Matt Kamieniecki didn’t manage a shot.

House and Kamieniecki are the Cardinals’ two tallest rotational players at 6-foot6 and 6-foot-8 respectively, but neither is a prototypical inside presence.

Most of Kamieniecki’s points come off of offensive rebounds and broken plays, a testament

this season and has recently In her last four games, Frazier put together a string of impres- has been consistent in keeping sive performances. Against Kent up with her teammates on ofState on Jan. 14, Monaco put up fense and defense, averaging a career-best 19 points, the sec- just over five points and two ond time this seasteals a game. son she has led the The third freshteam in scoring. man on the team, They have to “We’ve had a lot of Brionna Simond, flow in the offense play and learn has quietly been in and had the ball in the moment more minutes for moving really well,” Ball State, averagshe said after the and so far the ing about four per win over Kent State. freshman have game. Though she “And my teammates may not be showhave gotten me off been doing just ing up on the stat screens really well.” that. sheet as much as Her average of 5.6 other Cardinals, points per game BRADY SALLEE, head Sallee feels that puts her in the top- coach she has been defive scoring averveloping well and ages on the team. has grown a lot “Moriah has really done over the season. well, and is developing really The play of the freshman is into a really well-rounded slowly becoming more imporplayer for us,” Sallee said. tant to overall success of Ball Though she has only played State, who is tied for the lead half as many games as Mona- in the MAC at the season’s halfco, Frannie Frazier has started way point. five games. Frazier has per“No freshman comes in unformed well in handling the derstanding college basketball, starting position. it is a lot faster and more physi-

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to his determination and hustle, but he’s usually the fourth or fifth option on the court.

A sophomore, House is still learning how to become a team’s number-one scoring option inside after playing his freshman season behind former Cardinal Majok Majok. House’s .481 field goal percentage is a team-high, but he has attempted five shots or less in six of Ball State’s 15 games. Five of the Cardinals’ seven wins have come when House has at least six shot attempts.

Whitford said the losses at Western Michigan and Bowling Green have given his team an opportunity to look in the mirror, and that a loss does have its benefits.

“Losing a game, I don’t care who you are, I think it always helps refocus you a little bit,” he said.

Ball State will look to snap its two-game skid and improve on its 7-8 record on Jan. 21 against Ohio. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Worthen Arena.

“We’re not the favorite [in the Mid-American Conference], I know that,” Whit-

ford, whose team is 2-2 in league play, said. “But I feel like we can compete with anyone in the league.”

DN FILE PHOTO BREANNA DAUGHERTY

With the recent help of freshmen, the women’s basketball team has brought their record to 8-8. Freshman forward Moriah Monaco has had a chance to play in each game, causing her to score her career-best 19 points on Jan. 14 against Kent State.

cal than any high school game they played,” Sallee said. “They have to play and learn in the moment and so far the freshman have been doing just that.”

Against the Bobcats, the Cardinals will compete with five players in the rotation that stand 6-foot-8 or taller.

looking to improve its standing.

“We got a short week, we’re traveling out to the East Coast to face Harvard and Sacred Heart,” Witmer said. “They’re two really

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good teams so that’s going to be tough. Then we get into conference schedule. We’ve just got to keep improving and get better every day.”

AWARDS HIGHLIGHT 2014 SEASON The Ball State football team announced its team awards for the 2014 season Sunday at the annual Honors Banquet at the Horizon Convention Center in downtown Muncie.

Under head coach Pete Lembo, the Cardinals finished the season with a 5-7 record.

Running back Jahwan Edwards, a senior, received the John Magnabosco Award as the team’s most valuable player. Edwards finished the season with 262 carries for 1,252 yards and 12 touchdowns. He finished his career as Ball State’s all-time leader in rushing attempts, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns.

Freshmen Corey Lacanaria and Dedrick Cromartie received the John Hodge award for being the most outstanding freshman on offense and defense, respectively.

Lacanaria played in 11 games for the Cardinals as a wide receiver.

He had 22 receptions for 180 yards and one touchdown on the season. Cromartie, a safety, played in 11 games and started five. He finished the year with 21 tackles and two interceptions.

Kicker Scott Secor took home the Bill Reynolds Special Teams Award. Secor made 25 of 30 field goal attempts in 2014 and was 20th in the nation in scoring. Secor was previously named the MidAmerican Conference Special Teams Player of the Year.

Junior center Jacob Richard earned the Dave McClain Leadership Award. He was a 2014 All-MAC Third Team selection and was on the 2014 Lombardi Award Watch List for the nation’s top lineman.

Richard started all 12 games.

Dylan Curry, a junior tight end, received the Ray Louthen Award as the team’s most improved player. Curry played in 12 games and started six. He finished the year with nine catches for 108 yards and three touchdowns.

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