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Blurred lines of consent: Sexual assault survivor speaks out13

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SANCTUARY New ARF facility for elderly and disabled pets to open Taylor Smith Reporter Muncie’s Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) is looking to open a new sanctuary house for elderly and disabled pets in the next three months.

Jody Leddy, ARF’s executive director, said in an email the “private, not-for-profit animal rescue shelter and low-cost spay/ neuter/vaccination/wellness veterinary clinic” broke ground in late August on a 2,100 square foot lot behind the organization’s main building at 1209 W. Riggin Road.

Founded in June 1998 by Terri Panszi, ARF’s mission statement says it strives “to promote our promise of love for all animals through education, medical care, prevention and placement.”

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SUNDAY

Oct. 14 Flag Football 11 a.m.

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Oct. 15

Food Truck Festival 6 p.m.

Martin St. in The Village

BALL STATE HOMECOMING WEEK 2018 TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Talent Search 7:30 p.m.

Dinner of the Century

Oct. 16

Emens Auditorium

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Oct. 17 5:30 p.m.

Woodworth Dining Hall

THURSDAY

Oct. 18 Air Jam 7:30 p.m.

Emens Auditorium

FRIDAY

Oct. 19 Bed Race Noon

Riverside Avenue

SATURDAY

Oct. 20

Chase Charlie

9:15 a.m.

City Hall Parade

9:30 a.m.

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Alumni Center & Scheumann

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BallStateDaily.com Did you miss it? Catch up on the news from October 5- 10 on…

Field hockey wins a thriller at home

Pottery store displays clay creations

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Oct. 5: Ball State Field Hockey took Ohio to the limit in a 3-2 double overtime win at home.

Redshirt sophomore Rachel Pereira scored her second game-winning goal of the season to move the Cardinals to 2-1 in Mid-American Conference play and 2-10 on the season. The Cardinals will face off against Kent State Friday.

Oct. 5: The pottery store formerly known as “The Artist Within” rebranded in 2015 to Made in Muncie Pottery to better reflect the idea of the store. Twenty-five to 30 percent of the pottery on sale is made in Muncie. Owners aim to engage more with the Ball State community through events and featuring more student artwork.

Bronze Stalk eludes Cardinals again

Attempted sexual assault reported

Oct. 6: Football struggled to find the end zone Saturday against preseason MAC West favorite Northern Illinois. The Cardinals scored one touchdown on the day compared to the Huskies’ three and were forced to settle for three field goals. The Cardinals will travel to Central Michigan to play the Chippewas next.

Oct. 10: A public safety advisory was sent to the Ball State community late Wednesday stating that University Police Department (UPD) received a report of an attempted sexual assault that occurred on the northwest side of Emens Auditorium. UPD said if anyone has information regarding the incident, call 765-285-1111.

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MOSTLY CLOUDY Hi: 58º Lo: 40º

Oct. 10: John Gouwens, organist and carillonneur, conducted a free bell tower performance during Family Weekend in Shafer Tower. Gouwens also took groups on a tour of the bell tower after the performance. Construction of Shafer Tower was completed in 2001. The tower features 48 custom-made bells that can range four octaves.

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Oct. 6: After a 3-0 sweep at Buffalo, Ball State Women’s Volleyball improved to 14-5 on the season and 5-1 in Mid-American Conference play. During their fourgame winning streak, the Cardinals have taken down the likes of Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Toledo and Buffalo, all without losing a set.

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ON THE COVER: Reagan the cat was found inside a taped-up box on Reagan Street in front of the Muncie ARF shelter. Reagan is one of many cats that are living in the ARF cat shelter. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN

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CORRECTION The Oct. 4, 2018, edition reported four sousaphone members are in Ball State’s Pride of MidAmerica Marching Band. In actuality, there are eight total members.

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CAMPUS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY Spectrum, UPB to host event for National Coming Out Day Thursday Hannah Gunnell | Reporter In honor of National Coming Out Day, University Program Board (UPB) and Spectrum will host a celebratory and informational event from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 11 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom.

The first hour of the event will introduce what National Coming Out Day is, and the second hour

will be an open mic for anyone who wants to tell their story, said Spectrum president Brooklyn Arizmendi.

“It’s a confidential space where we can talk about [coming out] … and celebrate our experiences in some ways,” Arizmendi said.

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Boosted boards on campus Boosted boards, which are electric longboards that allow riders to cruise without kicking off, are making appearances on campus. Boosted boards can reach speeds up to 22 mph. University Police Department Chief Jim Duckham said skateboards are prohibited on campus, so the same rule would apply to boosted boards.

Business

Ball State hosts Startup Weekend From Oct. 5 -7, Ball State hosted Startup Weekend for the first time on campus. Startup Weekend invites entrepreneurs to pitch and develop ideas in front of judges. By the end of the 54-hour competition participants have a working prototype, a feasible business model and customer validation for their startups.

Student Government

ROTC may soon see priority scheduling Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) students could soon have priority scheduling, said senator Aiden Medellin at the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting Wednesday. Medellin wrote a resolution urging Ball State’s Office of the Registrar to change scheduling for the 56 students in ROTC. If senators approve it, SGA members will then take the resolution to University Governance.

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Continued from Page 01 The facility will allow the organization to care for pets of all ages and with different needs easier than how they currently do. Additionally the shelter hopes to meet the demands of locals requesting help with these disabled and elderly animals.

“The sanctuary babies need a special place to live, play, rest and enjoy their lives,” Leddy said. “The building will be state-of-the-art, with emphasis on comfort, sanitation, love and peacefulness for the animals.”

ARF’s original house initially took care of all ARF animals, but overtime it became a sanctuary house for other elderly and disabled pets.

However, the old sanctuary house – located just down the road from the current ARF facility – did not meet the standards to care for pets with special needs any longer. In March 2017, ARF decided something had to be done to help the animals.

Local ARF supporters Dave and Ann Marie Ross made the project possible. After Scherrer Construction looked at the old sanctuary house, Anne Marie, who also works at Scherrer Construction, decided that she and Dave wanted to donate a new building to replace the original house.

“Dave and Ann Marie Ross have been huge ARF supporters for many years. They have adopted ARF animals and have always been very generous donors,” Leddy said.

ARF officials plan to name the new building Jeff’s House, after Dave and Ann Marie Ross’ son Jeff Ross, who died of cancer almost two years ago. Jeff also had an avid love for animals.

Jeff’s House will have the capacity to hold 16 to 20 animals upon completion. The animals will be housed in kennels, which are not only homier, but

easier to keep clean. In addition to the kennels, the building also will “have a play space, a ‘living room,’ a veterinary exam area, restroom, lobby and storage.”

“The greater Muncie community, with private donations, has kept ARF going and saved over 10,000 animals in the last 20 years,” Leddy said.

Mari Streetman, who has adopted from ARF in the past, shared her excitement for the new animal sanctuary through a Facebook message.

“At the sanctuary, the animals will have the same people they see everyday. They will be loved on and taken out for walks. I think it’s really wonderful that the organization can offer that to animals that need it,” Streetman said.

The new building is scheduled to be complete within the next two to three months.

Contact Taylor Smith with comments at Left: The ARF center houses various animals such as dogs and cats from the Muncie Community. Right: Sarah and Isaac Miller tnsmith6@bsu.edu. pick up their adopted cat, Lenny, Oct. 9, 2018, from the ARF shelter in Muncie, after seeing his Facebook picture on the ARF page. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN

New victim advocate selected after three-month vacancy John Lynch Reporter Ball State’s Office of Victim Services has found a new victim advocate after a three-month search.

During the summer and the first month of the semester, Ball State was without an advocate.

Victim advocates provide survivors of assaultdriven crimes with a variety of resources like emotional and legal counsel in the aftermath of an assault.

“Sometimes it’s just meeting with a student to talk about their needs, sometimes it’s explaining how the system works. Certainly, in some cases, it can be helping [survivors of assault] navigate the system to get some kind of protective order. They can go with [survivors of assault] to the emergency room when they’re getting a physical examination and be a support there,” said William Betts, the director of Counseling and Health Services.

The position, formerly held by Allison Wynbissinger, became available after she moved to

a different role as the assistant director of Student Rights and Community Standards last June.

Her replacement, Lanie Stutz, was hired Oct. 2 in order to continue the services provided by a victim advocate.

Stutz was selected through a collaborative hiring process by the Office of Victim Services, with input from A Better Way and the University Police Department.

All cases that would require the assistance of a victim advocate during the vacancy were forwarded to A Better Way’s Muncie branch.

A Better Way, which opened in 1978, provides advocacy, counseling, support groups, housing and 24-hour crisis and suicide hotlines for victims of domestic and sexual assault.

“We go out there to provide in-person advocacy, making sure that the survivor knows all their options and that they’re not by themselves during that process,” said Katie Blankenship, one of A Better Way’s victim advocates. “Besides that in-person advocacy, we also offer free counseling and support groups, as well as

transportation to and from those [resources].”

Similar to the victim advocate, A Better Way is more focused on providing options to survivors of assault than putting survivors through a process after an assault.

“If [survivors] were to talk with a victim advocate, what the victim advocate is going to do is provide them with choices and let them know what is available. Then, it is up to the survivor of the assault to decide what they would like to pursue, be that legal charges, or Title IX investigation or nothing,” Betts said.

Blankenship said the organization handled three separate cases from Ball State students over the last three months.

In comparison, the Office of Victim Services saw 69 individual cases last school year, Betts said.

During the time the victim advocate was absent, there have been three reported cases of sexual assault since the beginning of the semester.

Contact John Lynch with comments at jplynch@bsu.edu.

A vacancy in the Office of Victim Services was filled after former victim advocate Allison Wynbissinger took a different role at the university. TAI JOHNSON, DN

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Two-page letter to Theta Chi members explains Delta Kappa charter revocation Andrew Harp Assistant News Editor Nearly a week after Ball State’s Theta Chi charter was revoked, a letter sent to Delta Kappa current members and alumni gives more detail into the revocation of the charter and the chapter’s future.

The two-page letter obtained by The Daily News was originally sent by the Theta Chi International Headquarters on Oct. 2 to provide awareness of the charter revocation.

According to the letter, the Grand Chapter revoked the Ball State chapter’s charter Sept. 30, and the fraternity will be absent from Ball State’s campus for at least the next three years.

The letter said over the past several years the chapter has violated multiple risk management policies including “alcohol policy violations, hazing, and other deviations from the expectations of Theta Chi Fraternity and Ball State University.”

While the national chapter had probations and plans to help reform the Ball State chapter, violations continued, the letter said, including pending litigation in which the Delta Kappa chapter is named as a defendant.

Thom Cook, Theta Chi vice president from 1982-83, graduated from Ball State in 1983 with a degree in telecommunications. As a student, Cook was involved with the chapter for a year and a half, but said he continued to be involved with the chapter and organization as an alumnus.

“Everyone who was in a fraternity or is in a fraternity always seem to say the same thing. It was the best decision they made,” Cook said. “It was the best years of their lives, and I am one of those people.

I don’t ever regret joining. I don’t regret pledging.”

Cook currently lives in Los Angeles, but said he

has been active within the chapter as an alumnus for years by donating money, helping develop web pages, attending meetings and events and serving as the secretary of the Ball State Theta Chi Alumni Corporation from 2012-14.

Cook said he heard about the revocation of the chapter’s charter Monday night after receiving a text message from one of his pledge brothers.

“I read it and I was shocked, but I was not surprised,” Cook said.

Cook said he was told through numerous brothers and alumni over the years that the chapter was deteriorating, something Cook said could be blamed on the sudden rise in membership.

According to reports from Ball State’s Office of Greek Life, Theta Chi’s membership number increased over 200 percent between fall 2012 and spring 2018.

“What goes on behind those walls, no one should be surprised, and I wasn’t,” Cook said.

Cook said, in his opinion, his chapter lost its way and didn’t know what it stood for anymore. He said these members in the past few years did not understand what it meant to be in a fraternity or to serve the community and its philanthropy.

He also said he blames the alumni board with these issues since the board should have been more on top of conflicts and situations happening within the chapter.

“I firmly believe that the downfall of my chapter came about because of the lack of involvement and the lack of initiative on the alumni corporation,” Cook said.

“These men don’t understand the time commitment that it takes to be involved in an organization.”

The letter referenced an unregistered social event during the beginning of the school year where alcohol was provided to minors as one of the reasons the charter was revoked. Additionally, Ball

Theta Chi members and friends sit outside their fraternity house Oct. 3, 2018, off campus in Muncie. Muncie Police Department sit in the driveway monitoring the house and its residents. REBECCA SLEZAK, DN State’s student conduct office charged the chapter with violation of the school’s Title IX policy.

It is these actions, the letter states, that caused Ball State administrations to reach out to the national chapter to state its intentions to revoke recognition of the chapter from campus.

When the national chapter heard of Ball State’s intentions, it offered to conduct a membership review as an alternative to removing the chapter, but Ball State administrators refused. After the International Fraternity entered negotiations with Ball State, it was decided the national chapter would revoke its charter for three years and would attempt to recolonize in the fall of 2021.

However, according to Theta Chi bylaws, the Grand Chapter can re-install any inactive chapter at any time by a three-fourths vote. The Grand Chapter can follow any procedures or conditions regarding the petition of the reinstallation of the inactive

chapter as if it were a new chapter seeking a charter.

When asked about the two-page letter saying the university communicated intentions to revoke recognition of the chapter, marketing and communications vice president Kathy Wolf said International Headquarters made the decision and the university followed suit.

When asked about the future of the Theta Chi house, Marc Ransford, senior communications strategist, said the house is owned by the Theta Chi organization and that no more information would be provided.

The Daily News reached out to three different people associated with the Theta Chi International Headquarters through email and phone calls, however, no one responded. Additionally, emails and messages were sent to former Theta Chi president Gage Carroll with no response.

Contact Andrew Harp with comments at adharp@bsu.edu or on Twitter @adharp24.

NPHC looking for dedicated plot on Ball State’s campus Gabbi Mitchell Reporter For hundreds of years, the National Panhellenic Council (NPHC), consisting of nine fraternities and sororities nationwide, have seen plots of land dedicated to their organizations, but the process can be summarized as an uphill battle on college campuses.

In recent years, colleges like Indiana University and Appalachian University have began to see plots of their NPHC fraternities and sororities, which are historically African-American, to promote inclusion, and Ball State may be joining them.

Plots of land dedicated to African-Americans can be traced back to slavery beginning with Thaddeus Stevens, a U.S. representative that declared a plot of land, commonly known as 40 acres and a mule, be given to freed slaves.

With this idea in mind, the first plots of land dedicated to historically African-American sororities and fraternities at historically black colleges and universities, like Howard University, Morehouse College and Spelman College.

Plots of land for NPHC fraternities and sororities — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity — are considered a sacred tradition for chapter members and alumni.

NPHC president and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Michaela McCulley said past NPHC presidents have worked every year hoping to see a plot at Ball State.

“There are a lot of legalities that goes into having that kind of branding on Ball State’s campus, so

although it is a slow process, we make more and more progress each year,” McCulley said.

Plots of land can be plaques inscribed on a bench, tree, wall or pillar, etched with the organization’s crest and colors following the year they were established.

With Ball State celebrating its centennial, organizations within the NPHC relate to celebrating its growth.

“Each organization of NPHC that is here on Ball State’s campus was chartered here, which is a rich part of our history,” McCulley said. “We would like to show that pride and history to our members and to the campus.”

As the university has received recognition and celebrates its centennial, McCulley said the NPHC would be enthusiastic about receiving land to commemorate its legacy.

“To me, it would mean that this institution is allowing the history of our organizations to be incorporated with

the history of the school,” McCulley said.

The Daily News reached out to the Office of Greek Life and received no response.

Kenneth Cohen, member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., said plots are essential to the campus because it symbolizes representation.

“I think it will help solidify [that] Ball State believes in us as a council by allowing us to have that symbolic sound [of] constant representation that will be seen,” Cohen said.

Cohen said while the plot is in the early stages, financing and finding a location for them are two challenges that will determine the project.

A task force of NPHC members will begin working with the Office of Greek Life to push the project forward.

Contact Gabbi Mitchell with comments at gnmitchell@bsu.edu or on Twitter @Gabbi_Mitchell.

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EXPERIENCE Greg Lane pursues his goal of providing veterans better healthcare after seeing the current care they receive.

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Professor speaks about short film Vanessa Ament, telecommunications Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Endowed chair, and 14 Ball State students gave a platform to 30 women working in the maledominated film industry with their short film, “Amplified: A Conversation with Women in American Film Sound.” “Amplified” will be shown on Oct. 11 at the LA Femme Film Festival.

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Finding calmness through connection

Adam Pannel | Reporter

Tim Berg, Ball State honors and humanities professor, finds peace in nature through the practice of ecotherapy. His home is near Christy Woods, which gives him easy access to everything nature, including plenty of insects he enjoys watching. By practicing ecotherapy, Berg is healing his connection with his home.

“My dad shoots bad guys.”

Gregory Lane, a seven-year U.S. Marine and father of two, is proud to have served his country, but he couldn’t help wincing at the job description.

His now 8-year-old son boasted to his friends about how cool his dad’s job was. After all, what’s cooler than ‘shooting bad guys’ in the fantasies of almost every little boy?

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Reflex Improv looks to improve diversity in comedy The student-run improv comedy group works toward long-form performances Alyssa Cooper Reporter Through holiday-related themes and one-word suggestions, Reflex Improv Comedy shares spontaneous imagination and entertainment in its bimonthly performances.

The group, based in the theater department, performs short and long-form skits for audiences without pre-planning scripts or discussing content.

“I think [improv] is one of the most creative and imaginative things you can do,” said Layke Fowler, co-president of Reflex. “To just create

During last year’s auditions, I remember, we had one girl, and we were like, ‘That’s not OK. We can do much better than this.’”

- LAYKE FOWLER, Co-president, Reflex Improv an entire story from a single word is ridiculous. I think seeing that done can be uplifting.”

Reflex started in the 1970s “as a fun student improv group,” but only lasted for a few years. In the 1990s it was revived and has been “thriving” ever since.

“A staff member who is no longer here decided to bring it back,” said Tristan Zavaleta, a senior theater education major. “He gathered a few students, I think he handpicked them, and revived Reflex.”

A few years into the revival, Fowler said the staff member had to go on medical leave, but the students did not want the group to end again, which is how Reflex became student led.

“It’s really just continued from there,” Fowler said. “I think with how the theater and improv work together ... it just makes sense to have a team.”

Zavaleta has performed improv since his sophomore year in high school. Now in his seventh year, Zavaleta said he has “[fallen] in love” with improv.

“I think I was interested in it because I had seen some of the shows my freshman year, a lot of my friends were in it and it looked like a lot of fun to me,” Zavaleta said. “I thought I’d be good at it, and I did theater, so it seemed like a fun thing to add. I just kind of fell in love with the whole thing because it’s really special to me.”

As a freshman at Ball State, Zavaleta auditioned for the team, which is a requirement for everyone who wants to join.

During auditions, Fowler said the group plays games for three hours. They choose games that tell as much about a person and their talent as possible, and at the end, they host interviews to

Members of Reflex Improv perform skits on campus Sept. 22, 2018. This year, the group has tried to be more structured while keeping a focus on improv. PHOTO PROVIDED, TARA HEILWAGEN see if the individual fits into the group personality wise.

“Auditioning is the most difficult thing in the entire world, and we try to make it as fun as possible and as easy as possible,” Fowler said.

Tara Heilwagen, co-president of Reflex, said before auditions every year, the club assesses the current team to take into consideration the diversity of the group.

This year, the group brought on four new female members, shifting the team from five girls and five boys to nine girls and five boys.

“Diversity in comedy has always been kind of lacking for the last 50 years or longer because comedy usually turns into a boy’s club,” Fowler said. “During last year’s auditions, I remember, we had one girl, and we were like, ‘That’s not OK. We can do much better than this.’

“This year we definitely didn’t specifically set out to take on only women, but it was definitely something that we looked for … They were just so good that there was no way we couldn’t take them.”

After auditions, Reflex rehearsals are scheduled for a time when everyone can meet to work on skills and quick timing.

“We have things we do to warm up and those are pretty simple. We call them games,”

Heilwagen said. “We do a lot of rhyming games.

Typically, they consist of us just standing in a circle and going from one person to another trying to keep up the rhyme.”

The group also organizes exercises to help get members on the same page. For example, two people would say two different words and then try to simultaneously agree on the middle between those words.

This year, Heilwagen has really tried to bring more structure to rehearsals, even though the group is based on improvisation.

“Basically, I try and organize what the group is going to be doing each week … because in the past, we just kind of did whatever we wanted in rehearsals and a lot of people felt the need for more structure,” Heilwagen said. “I think everyone can take it a bit more seriously when there’s a plan of what we’re going to do.”

In the past, Reflex also focused more on shortform improv, but it has shifted to mostly longform during performances.

“It was only a few years before my freshman year that Reflex started doing long-form improv, which is more what they do in Chicago. They improvise full sets of twenty to thirty-minute stories,” Zavaleta said. “We normally do

NEXT REFLEX SHOW Reflex’s next show will be at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 12 in AJ 114.

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montages, which is a type of long-form where we just perform a bunch of different scenes that loosely relate to each other and tell a somewhat cohesive story.”

For every show, Reflex hopes to have fun and not take themselves too seriously.

“I just want people to come and have a good time and enjoy themselves at our shows because that’s what it’s all about,” Heilwagen said. “Even though I said before that we were trying to make things more organized, we never want that to overbear having fun … It’s improv comedy. We just want to have fun, and we want everyone else to have fun watching us.”

Contact Alyssa Cooper with comments at acooper6@bsu.edu

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When Lane joined the military in 2007, it was more to correct his life’s crooked course than to satisfy a boyish dream.

Self-described as “loud, arrogant and disrespectful,” Lane knew he couldn’t afford to be on that path any longer.

His time in the military taught him discipline and took him to combat-heavy areas around the world, such as Somalia and Iraq.

However, while on deployment, a cadaver transplant surgery replacing the cartilage in Lane’s left knee led him home under medical discharge.

The injury would go under-treated for six years.

Lane tried to schedule appointments with his assigned Veterans Affairs Hospital (VA) in the U.S. for months. The only other two clinics in the area were also filled to capacity. Lane was given the choice between the VA or paying out-of-pocket.

I don’t want veterans to come to Ball State and feel isolated like I did. There was a stigma about me and an expectation about my capabilities that were so much less than what I had to offer.”

- GREGORY LANE, Nursing major, 7-year U.S. Marine, father of two

Thousands of other veterans in the United States also have to make that same choice, even in Muncie where the average wait time is 17 days.

After Lane’s painful experience waiting on healthcare, the only thing more hurtful was hearing his son sum up his job as “shooting bad guys” overseas.

“I couldn’t let him remember me like that,” Lane said. “I didn’t want that to be my legacy.”

Lane decided to enroll in Ball State’s nursing program in 2016 to one day become a physician and grant future veterans better healthcare than he received.

When Marianna Zamlauski-Tucker, assistant professor of physiology, heard Lane’s ambitions for the future to aid other veterans, she knew he had the heart and experience to see it through.

“It sounded wonderful,” Zamlauski-Tucker said. “I think veterans in this country should get all the help that they need, and a lot of them do have a hard time adjusting to ordinary life after they’ve gotten out of the service.”

Lane’s commitment to his goal extends not just to future veterans, but also the ones in his

local community, where he guides and advises fellow student veterans on how they can succeed on campus.

“I don’t want veterans to come to Ball State and feel isolated like I did,” Lane said. “There was a stigma about me and an expectation about my capabilities that were so much less than what I had to offer.

“It was degrading to have people talk to me like that, and I don’t feel like veterans should have to have their dreams stomped on because they were in the military.”

When the position of Student Veteran Organization (SVO) president at Ball State opened up in 2017, Lane filled the void. He also helped increase the organization’s membership from nine people in 2015 to more than 40 active members in 2018.

Michael Black, assistant director of veterans affairs at Ball State, said the organization’s exponential increase in membership was from Lane taking care of veterans who arrived on campus.

“We’d let him know whenever a new veteran would come on campus, and he’d reach out to them, and he’d start them off right,” Black said.

“He’d show them the best place to get books ... and what to expect transitioning from military to campus life. His heart was 100 percent in helping people.”

Lane hopes to get his master’s degree in physiology next fall and further pursue his studies in medical school so he can continue to aid the veteran community.

His contributions to SVO have also inspired the idea for a future mentorship program at Ball State. It will pair veterans studying at Ball State with the ROTC so every future military officer will have their own ‘Greg Lane’ to aid them with advice and expertise on how to succeed within and outside of the military.

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Soccer

Cardinals shut out Broncos at home A goal in the first minute of play by junior Peighton Cook saw Ball State roll to a 3-0 win over Western Michigan Sunday. The Cardinals improved to 7-3-2 on the season.

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Ball State Football (2-4, 1-1 MAC) hasn’t left the state of Indiana through the first six weeks of the 2018 season. That

changes Saturday, when the Cardinals travel to Central Michigan (1-5, 0-2 MAC).

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Pereira wins game in double overtime Redshirt sophomore Rachel Pereira scored her second game-winning goal against Ohio to give the Cardinals their second win of the season. Pereira also hit the gamewinner against Appalachian State.

Tennis

Freshman wins singles at Purdue Invite Danilo Kovacevic captured the singles championship Sunday in West Lafayette. He took the final match in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 10-7).

The Cardinals also had a doubles pairing finish runner-up.

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PRESEASON HOMECOMING Ball State alumnus Jeremy Agnew returns to coach swim teams Patrick Murphy Reporter As former men’s swim and dive head coach Bob Thomas hung up the whistle last season, it was a familiar face that would succeed Thomas’ spot. Jeremy Agnew, a 1996 graduate from Ball State, made a strong impact in his homecoming to Ball State.

“I love this place, and it went a long way in shaping who I am,” Agnew said. “It was an opportunity for me to grow up here. I had a lot of growing up to do when I was here. It sent me on the path to my career, so to be able to come back and help my alma mater and coach a great group of student-athletes is an honor.”

Agnew began his head coaching career in 2000 at Yorktown High School, located 10 miles away from Ball State. At Yorktown, Agnew helped lead the girls’ swim and dive to a runner-up finish at the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Championship in 2006. Agnew finished his high school coaching career in 2007 before heading to Purdue.

“Coaching at Yorktown was a great learning opportunity in my career,” Agnew said. “I had the freedom to coach the way I wanted to coach with a great group of young high school student-athletes that were hungry to get better.”

At Purdue, Agnew was an assistant coach for 11 years. The Boilermakers finished in 13th place at the NCAA Championships in 2009, 2010 and 2017. The

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Continued from Page 11 As the game approaches, here’s a look at five aspects the Cardinals should focus on to better their chances of taking down the Chippewas.

Get Neal going early Redshirt junior quarterback Riley Neal is the driving force of the offense. Everything revolves around him.

The Cardinals went through a four-week stretch this season where they scored on their first possession of the game, largely due to Neal’s efficiency.

In week four against Western Kentucky, Neal completed a perfect 7 out of 7 pass attempts on the Cardinals’ first drive that resulted in a touchdown.

The following week, he connected on a 52-yard strike on the first play of the game.

If Neal can get in a groove early on and the team puts points on the board, he won’t have to throw the ball 56 times like he did last week against

Boilermakers were also named the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America team from 2008-2018.

During his time there, Agnew recruited student-athletes who excelled both in the pool and the classroom.

“We’re looking for the right student-athlete that fits well with our program,” Agnew said. “It’s not just about a time on paper.”

When Agnew was a student at Ball State, Laura Seibold-Caudill and Bob Thomas were coaches of the swimming teams. According to Agnew, these coaches understood coaching was all about the athletes. With Seibold-Caudill and Thomas as coaches, their athletes obtained success both in the pool and classroom.

“Seibold-Caudill and Thomas both knew how to be the right coach for student-athletes in and out of the pool,” Agnew said. “They knew how to value the human experience above and beyond. They have been tremendous, liked to compete and they set a great foundation here.”

With a new season ahead, athletes couldn’t be happier.

For the swimmers, Agnew brings a more team-oriented mindset as opposed to previous coaches. In the past, both the women’s and men’s teams were coached by different head coaches. They also practiced separately from each other. Junior Peighton Gilbert said she enjoys the advantages of practicing with the men’s team.

“I like practicing with the men,” Gilbert said.

“I think it makes us all work a lot harder because we’re all pushing each other through the sets.”

This team-oriented mindset brings a new attitude on deck. Diving coach Nick Gayes said the team is much different with this change.

“Change can be strange, change can be difficult,” Gayes said. “But Jeremy is on board now, and the

Northern Illinois. Not only does this open up other aspects of the offense, but it instills a confidence that will carry over the rest of the game.

Feed the backs It’s contradictory to suggest the Cardinals run the ball immediately after mentioning they should highlight their quarterback, but for good reason.

The Chippewas allow more than 200 rushing yards per game.

Head coach Mike Neu said during MAC Football Media Day he planned to run the ball this year. He showed that in the Cardinals’ opening week, rushing for a total of 316 yards. He has expressed throughout the entirety of the season that the run game is one of the strongest elements of his offense.

This week, against a team that gives up its fair share of yards on the ground, is a perfect time to pound the rock and showcase all of Ball State’s featured running backs.

Find the end zone in the red zone It sounds simple enough, but scoring touchdowns

Head coach Jeremy Agnew puts a hand up to tell his swimmer to swim faster at the Red & White Ball State Swimming and Diving Intrasquad meet Oct. 6, 2018, at Lewellen Pool. Agnew was an assistant coach at Purdue last season. PATRICK MURPHY, DN

team is really excited. There’s a different energy as a combined team now. He has been great to work with as far as having a head coach.”

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has been a challenge for the Cardinals once they get inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

The Cardinals have made 22 trips to the red zone this year. Only half have resulted in touchdowns.

Take away what the team has done in games they’ve won, and field goals outnumber touchdowns 5-4.

Neu said the goal of any drive is to put points on the board. While field goals accomplish this, six points are obviously more attractive than three.

some turnovers.

Force the pass Last week, Ball State gave up 227 rushing yards, but 64 were on a single run. Take away that big play and Neu said the defense played well.

Stopping the run is something the Cardinals can build on against Central Michigan, a team that averages just more than 118 yards on the ground a game. If the Cardinals can take away the run game, the Chippewas will be forced to go to the air, something they are statistically not all that comfortable with.

The Chippewas attempt to pass the ball less than 30 times a game and have thrown 12 interceptions.

Take away the run, and the Cardinals are set up for

Keep flags off the field The Cardinals have been historically good at keeping penalties to a minimum. They were flagged only four times a game in 2017.

However, that average has climbed to almost seven this season. After the Western Kentucky game, in which the Cardinals were flagged 10 times, Neu said he couldn’t remember the last time he coached a team with double-digit penalties in a game.

The Cardinals have influenced more flags than their opponent in half their games this year. They give away 63.7 yards per game due to penalties.

Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown once said, “Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors in a game usually wins.” If this holds true, the Cardinals will need to keep the penalties in check the rest of the way.

Contact Zach Piatt with comments at zapiatt@bsu.edu or on Twitter @zachpiatt13.

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Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope

Shaming & Blaming: Sexual Assault Sexual assault survivors are not at fault for their attacks, society needs change Kennedi Barnett is a sophomore journalism news major and writes “Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope” for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Kennedi at kpbarnett@bsu.edu.

It has been exactly one year and 30 days since I spoke to my first abuser.

It has been exactly eight months and 19 days since I saw my second abuser face-to-face.

No. I did not report either one of them.

According to a study by the Office on Women’s Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one in five women are sexually assaulted in college.

I was a freshman.

I was nervous. I was afraid no one would believe me. I was broken and embarrassed. How did this happen to me not just once, but twice? Two men I thought loved me took away parts of me I will never get back.

It took me weeks to tell anyone what happened. For my friend, it took four months. My mom waited 10 years.

People will blame blurred lines of consent. People will blame alcohol.

People will blame me because

apparently since I said Kennedi yes once, that means yes twice, or yes three Barnett Columnist, times or yes forever.

Kennedi’s People will Kaleidoscope blame everyone but those who assaulted me.

I was once too afraid to tell anyone what happened, but because of recent events, I feel it is important to shine a light on this false idea that survivors are somehow at fault when they are sexually assaulted. This belief that because survivors did not report it as soon as it happened there is some sort of justification for an assaulter’s actions.

This mindset that because they were “young” or “stupid,” they should not be held accountable for their actions.

Survivors are shamed for staying quiet but then hated for coming forward. Survivors like Christine Blasely Ford, who said she was assaulted when she was 15 by now-Supreme Court Justice, Brett Kavanaugh.

My heart broke as I tried to listen to Ford explain what happened to her.

Her words sounded so genuine to me because our stories feel so similar.

Listening to her made my experience too real again and I had to turn off the trial. Knowing so many people would discredit her and call her a liar was the worst part. By coming forward, she decided her story was more important than her career or status.

In a report by the U.S. Department of Justice, 20 percent of student survivors ages 18-24 report to law enforcement.

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CROSSWORD EDITED BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE LEWIS; SUDOKU BY MICHAEL MEPHAM ACROSS 1 Stand watch for, say 5 Oompah instrument 9 Think-on-your-feet tests 14 Greiner of “Shark Tank” 15 Sister of Osiris 16 Fabled wish granter 17 Time-consuming 18 With “of” and 71-Across, Steinbeck classic 19 Swim cap material 20 Soon 23 Hulu service 24 __ about: roughly 25 Eyelid bump 29 Onetime Leno announcer Hall 31 Prefix with mount or charge 33 Head-butting beast 34 Scoop in a cone 39 Katmandu native 41 Soon 43 Make an error 44 Pedals on antique sewing machines 45 Right-angled piece 46 Gp. with Vikings 48 Bearded beast 49 Fraction of a min.

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10 Brings up, as kids 11 Industrious insect 12 Tell it like it isn’t

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13 “__ sells”: ad biz mantra 21 Exceed, as a budget 22 Like an intoxicated spree 26 Fish with a net 27 New Haven Ivy Leaguer 28 Radiates 30 Cook, as onion rings 32 Le Car maker 34 “Peer Gynt” playwright 35 Honeycomb units 36 Paperless tax return option 37 “Blue Bloods” extra 38 Bon __: witticism 40 Pea container 42 Encouraging 47 Picture taker 50 Roasting bird 52 47-Down brand 54 Tenant’s contract 55 Tossed in a chip 56 Bond portrayer Roger 57 “Seriously, bro!”

59 “I’m __!”: “My turn!”

60 Davis Cup org.

61 Place for a mud bath 62 Biker’s wheels 63 Springfield presidential library nickname

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I should have reported my assaults, but I did not. I didn’t report either one. I regret it everyday.

This pattern of being ashamed because society has told survivors we are wrong needs to come to an end, and Ford has brought us one step closer to shattering that pattern.

Whether you believe her testimony or not, her story will go down

in history. Her courage has caused an uproar and those voices can not be silenced.

I cannot tell you the first person I told about my assault. I have blocked out chunks of my memory to save myself from the heartache.

I have chipped away at those pieces of my mind because thinking about it is too depressing.

Some may remember detail by detail of their assault, and if I thought about it hard enough, I am sure I probably could, too.

Sometimes I have nightmares. I sleep next to my friends and wake up in the middle of the night panting because someone accidentally kicked me in their sleep. If the blankets get too heavy at night it feels

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like I am being pressed down. I hate being touched in any shape or form. I wake up in a pool of tears; I never remember the dream but the feeling in my chest is all too familiar. I have to deal with things I never had to think about before I came to college.

I can feel a knife piercing through my chest when I smell his cologne in the air. Seeing both of them on campus with other girls is the most painful feeling I have ever experienced in my entire life.

It is hard to talk about, it is hard to write about and it is even harder to tell people about.

Some are told to ignore the pain and some do not want to talk about it. If you’re like me, you just don’t like to draw attention to yourself.

What does that say about our society? It says we live in a time where we can come up with excuses that seem valid enough to diminish the pain being sexually assaulted causes. Survivors are taught to deal with problems without help, even when we need help the most. It shows that sexual assault can be too hard to talk about, especially if the world is not willing to listen. So we just don’t.

Let us use Ford’s bravery as a chance to come together and vote. Let us use this moment in history to create a more accepting environment for survivors, a place that does not blame us or shame us or strip us of our dignity.

Ball State offers many resources for sexual assault victims, resources I wish I knew were available to me last school year.

University Police Department is the most advertised option; however, anxiety, depression and embarrassment may prevent survivors from speaking to the police. The Office of Victim Services offers confidential guidance and assistance to survivors.

There are other options like speaking to staff and faculty members, visiting the Counseling Center, going to Amelia T. Wood Health Center on campus or speaking to a Title IX coordinator.

Yes once does not mean yes twice. Coercing or pressuring is not equal to consent. No means no. Drinking does not impact morals.

If you can make the decision to rape someone, you can make the decision to not rape someone. Consent is continuous, and there is no excuse.

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