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Oct. 11: The first of three presidential debates to elect the 46th president is set for Sept. 29, 2020, at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, according to a press release from the Commission of Presidential Debates (CPD). CPD’s website stated this will be the first televised debate held in Indiana. Notre Dame has hosted six presidents.

Oct. 12: If Ball State kept Eastern Michigan from gaining 80 yards in a minute and 19 seconds, the Cardinals would secure the win and their first 2-0 start in MidAmerican Conference play since 2013. The Eagles made it inside the 20-yard line and had two shots at the end zone, but Ball State escaped with a 29-23 win — its second consecutive conference victory.

Elvbo strikes again to give soccer victory

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in three games, double overtime was needed for Ball State to claim a win. After scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime Oct. 6 at Buffalo, senior midfielder/forward Julia Elvbo did just that again in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Western Michigan. The game marked Elvbo’s third goal of the season and the team’s fifth straight conference win.

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Oct. 14: For the first time, Christian Ministries, a nonprofit organization, hosted a Hunger Walk Oct. 13 to help raise funds for its food pantry. Previously called the “Crop Walk,” the “Steps for Hunger” walk started at the Hazelwood Christian Church, then went through the Village and around the edge of campus before concluding back at the church.

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Power outages affect Muncie

Ball State Foundation launches month-long crowdfunding initiative.

Several power outages were reported by Indiana Michigan Power’s (I&M) website from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 12 in Muncie. More than 1,700 power outages were reported to have occurred in the northern part of Ball State’s campus and the neighborhoods immediately north of campus. The cause of the outage is still under investigation.

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For the second year in a row, Ball State Foundation will help raise money for projects through its crowdfunding website. This year, the website has raised more than $26,000 in less than two weeks, more than half of what it raised in total last academic year. JACOB MUSSELMAN, DN ILLUSTRATION Rohith Rao News Editor In spring 2019, Austin Hespe, vice president of Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, along with officials from six other on-campus ministries, came up with the idea of uniting their organizations for a religious event at Ball State. “[The ministries] did a lot of things similar to each other, but we never really interacted,” Hespe said. “We all wanted to know whether there was a way we could kind of get more interaction and build a better community with each other.”

With help from the Ball State Foundation’s

crowdfunding program, the ministries are one step closer to hosting the campus-wide event “Unite” in 2020.

The crowdfunding program, started in the 2018-19 academic year, provides a platform for members of the Ball State community to raise money for their foundation-approved projects, according to its website.

Last academic year, Stormie Kirby, the foundation’s assistant director for digital marketing, said the platform was able to raise $50,000 for 10 to 12 projects. This year, more than $26,000 has been raised within two weeks of its launch.

“Now, we’re doing much bigger campaigns and trying to make it a much larger effort,”

Kirby said. “We’ve already had more campaigns in this one month than we’ve had in an entire year.”

While the foundation used the same platform last year, she said, “it wasn’t as strong of an effort.” This year, instead of running campaigns at random times, Kirby said they made specific deadlines and limited crowdfunding periods to one month.

Crowdfunding platforms like IndieGoGo and KickStarter allow crowdfunding campaigns to run up to 60 days but also recommend limiting durations to around a month for greater chances of success in meeting fundraising goals.

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The three Muncie mayoral candidates met once again Oct. 10 for a forum at the Church of the Living God, hosted by the NAACP. Corruption, the city’s relationship with Ball State, racial disparities in Muncie’s police and fire departments, the city’s opioid crisis and enforcement of the city’s rental codes were some issues discussed at the debate.

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Mayoral candidate speaks with SGA The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted Muncie mayoral candidate Terry Whitt Bailey (D) Oct. 9 at its meeting at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

SGA also introduced a senate order recognizing the work of Lanie Stutz, Ball State’s victim advocate, but the meeting marked the second straight week in which SGA has not introduced new legislation.

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Continued from Page 03 Following the Oct. 7 to Nov. 7 crowdfunding campaign, the foundation will hold two more campaigns in 2020 — Feb. 3 to March 3 and April 7 to May 7 — the latter’s start date coinciding with One Ball State Day, the university’s annual day-long fundraising event, which debuted April 2019.

Kirby said this will help crowdfunding campaigns “get that momentum” from One Ball State Day and continue raising money for another month.

“As long as we surpass $50,000, we just want to keep raising more and more and more,” she said. “We don’t have necessarily a trajectory, but we expect it to be a significant amount more because the amount of projects that we have are just a lot more than what they’ve been in the past.”

While organizations like the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band and Ball State’s Jazz program have exceeded their fundraising goals for equipment upkeep and airline tickets, other projects have yet to hit 50 percent.

Hespe said “Unite” hasn’t been able to raise much money yet because the project isn’t widely known because it is “brand new” and “never been done before,” and he added that some people “seem hesitant” over the success of the event. “[The ministries] are very excited about the opportunity and the possibilities to have the event, but it’s never been done before,” he said. “There’s kind of that daunting task of, ‘Will we be able to pull it off and have the event, or will we not?’”

The event would potentially be held in Emens Auditorium and feature Jon Jorgenson, an author, speaker and spoken word poet.

Hespe said 90 percent of the money raised would be used to secure the location and the speaker with the rest going toward t-shirts and other promotional material.

Despite the difficulties Unite is facing with the publicity of the event and raising money, Hespe hopes to make it an annual event open to Ball State students of all faiths and beliefs so everyone can “enjoy the benefits of it.”

Contact Rohith Rao with comments at rprao@bsu.edu or on Twitter @RaoReports.

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Cardinal Zumba Helps the Community: $880 raised

15 donors

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Send FMA to the National Retail Federation Big Show: $585 raised

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Unite the Ball State Christian Community: $500 raised

9 donors

$574 raised

15 donors

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Support Ball State’s Digital Marketing Program: $80 raised

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Homecoming organizers reflect on the history of an annual tradition.

Taylor Smith | Reporter

Every year, the creaky wheels of six beds roll out the storage door of the former Sutton Elementary School, and each plastic cover is removed, kicking off the Bed Race tradition.

This year, Ball State will celebrate the 40th anniversary of this four-decade-old tradition, originally started in 1980.

Susan Taylor, director of alumni engagement, collegiate and affinity groups and a member of the first Bed Race committee, said the idea for

the Bed Race was inspired by a similar tradition in the Fort Wayne Three Rivers Festival.

“I cannot recall whether [Fort Wayne] actually had a Bed Race or whether we modified the raft race and turned it into a Bed Race,” Taylor said in an email. “I do know that we as a group had to jump through several hoops to get it approved, close the streets, borrow beds from the University, etc.”

The current cast members of the Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”will present their new improv tour “Whose Live Anyway?” Saturday at Emens Auditorium. The event, which encourages audience participation, will showcase old and new improv games featuring musical direction by Bob Derkach. BallStateDailyNews.com

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Crowned jewels of Homecoming 10 Ball State students will represent the university during Homecoming activities.

Nicole Thomas | Features Editor

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Elizabeth Latham, Student Government Association Elizabeth Latham, junior exercise science major, said she was excited to represent Student Government Association (SGA) leaders and their beliefs as

Homecoming Queen.

“I thought [being on the Homecoming Royalty Court] would be a great way to not only represent the school but also represent student government as an organization and just show that the leaders on campus are doing their part,” Latham said.

During her freshman year, Latham said, she helped backstage with Talent Search and has been part of different aspects of the Homecoming celebration since, with Air Jam being her favorite.

“It is always such a fun, competitive, high-energy environment that brings a lot of the major clubs, groups [and] organizations together on campus,” Latham said. “I love seeing the work that everyone

involved has put in, and it’s such a rewarding event.”

Latham said she would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her journey to becoming part of the 2019 Homecoming Royalty Court.

“I would like to thank God for always being my number one fan,” Latham said. “I would also like to thank my fellow Recreation [Services] staff members and student government leaders for being my biggest support.”

Queen Court members:

Connor Sanburn, Sigma Chi

Emily Niehaus, Kappa Delta Shannon Borner, Delta Zeta Ida Cage, Mu Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Yula Sung, Alpha Gamma Delta

Connor Sanburn, junior telecommunications major, said Homecoming week is all about “Cardinal pride and Cardinal spirit.”

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divided and so many people are just against one another, it’s important to have events like this to celebrate others and celebrate differences and different organizations can come together and have a good time,” Sanburn said.

While Sanburn hasn’t been involved in Homecoming festivities before, he has attended Homecoming activities in past years, such as Bed Race and Air Jam. “Community wise, I love the parade,” Sanburn said. “I attended [the parade] last year, and it was super cool to see all different types of people just coming together and just celebrating Ball State history.”

Sanburn said he has a “very deep sense of tradition at Ball State” because several members

of his family are Ball State alumni.

“My grandparents went [to Ball State], and my dad and my dad’s sisters and brothers went here too,” Sanburn said. “It’s really cool to bring this home and show that I have that Cardinal spirit just like they did years ago.”

King Court members: Cole Cochard, FIJI Scott Archer, University Singers Evan Bayles, Lambda Chi Alpha Matt Cuskaden, Phi Delta Theta Contact Nicole Thomas with comments at nrthomas3@bsu.edu or on Twitter @nicolerthomas22.

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HOMECOMING ACROSS CAMPUS AIR JAM | Greek Life members reflect on what the event means to them.

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2019 PARTICIPANTS

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Greek:

• Alpha Chi Omega and Phi Delta Theta • Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon • Alpha Omicron Pi and Phi Gamma Delta • Alpha Phi and Delta Tau Delta • Chi Omega • Delta Sigma Pi • Delta Zeta • Kappa Delta and Phi Sigma Kappa • Phi Mu and Lambda Chi Alpha • Pi Beta Phi and Phi Kappa Psi • Sigma Kappa and Pi Kappa Phi

Non Greek:

• Ball State Dance Marathon • Operation Black Out • Outlet • RedPrint Step Team • Rhythms Dance Troupe • Studebaker West • University Program Board • University Singers

participating teams.

Apple said motivation for student organizations to participate in the Air Jam event “is something that comes from within.”

“I would encourage the leadership within chapters to encourage their members to compete and explain the significance of the history of Air Jam, how much fun it really is and the lasting impression you can make on that stage,” he said.

Hanna Kadinger, president of the Homecoming Steering Committee and member of the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority,

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said only 20 teams registered to participate in this year’s Air Jam event, down from 22 last year, which eliminated the need for a drawing to choose the teams.

However, the committee did have a drawing for the choice of song, Kadinger said, especially because “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo was the most requested song by participating teams. “[Air Jam] is a way for people to kind of let loose and show their goofy side as opposed to the more formal Talent Search,” she said. “It draws a really big crowd too.”

Contact Rohith Rao with comments at rprao@bsu.edu or on Twitter @RaoReports.

Past runner says the race is not ‘necessarily easy.’

Charles Melton and Kylie Myers Assistant News Editor and Reporter Before Dan Human, Ball State content strategist, participated in his first Chase Charlie 5K event, he said he saw a need to do some training before attempting the race despite being a casual runner.

Human said he wanted to stay fit while working an office job, but it took him a few years to become confident enough for the 5K. He added that the hardest part about training was getting started.

“It’s not all easy for people to get up one morning, run 3.1 miles, and then they’re able to do it without hurting themselves,” Human said, who finished third in his age category last year.

Last year, he said he didn’t need to train a lot for the 5K because he was in a training regimen that required him to run four or five miles for regular exercise.

“At that point, you know, my first race a few years ago, I said, ‘OK, I’ll just complete it, and I’ll feel good. I’ll feel accomplished,’” Human said.

“I was able to do that, [and I] felt pretty good about myself being able to do that.”

This year, members of the Ball State and Muncie communities like Human will

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Last year, while Megan Kicks, senior public relations major, didn’t participate in Air Jam, she helped out by watching and critiquing her team’s performances during practices.

This year, however, she is in charge of her sorority Pi Beta Phi’s (Pi Phi) team in the annual Homecoming dance competition between various on-campus organizations.

“I’m really excited,” Kicks said. “Basically, [we] just want to make the alumni proud. We’ve been putting in a lot of hard work, and we started practicing early this year.”

Eleven of this year’s 19 Air Jam teams represent a fraternity, sorority or a pairing of the two.

Last year, Pi Phi paired up with Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) and was named the Greek winner of the competition.

Kicks said this year, her sorority will be pairing up with Phi Kappa Psi for the event. She said the team has been practicing for two hours twice a week for around a month.

“I just really enjoyed getting to know and getting closer with the girls on the team and also just with Phi Psi as well,” Kicks said. “It’s just been a really good experience, and I know that we’ll all stay friends afterwards as well.”

While she doesn’t consider the Air Jam event the most

important one for Greek life, Kicks said it is still important for a different reason.

“I really like how it involves everyone,” she said. “Making relationships with other chapters that we wouldn’t have talked to as much before I think is important.”

With the lessons the Pi Phi team learned from its performance last year, Kicks said they have a better understanding of the time frame for arranging props this year.

“Since it is all different girls, it’s going to be a different routine, different music,” Kicks said. “But I think we’re preparing the same and taking it just as seriously as the girls did last year.”

David Apple, president of ATO, said in an email that winning Air Jam last year was huge for the fraternity, which practiced for approximately a month with Pi Phi to perfect their routine.

He said Air Jam is one of the biggest events for the Greek community and that it means a lot for his fraternity in particular.

“I cannot speak for all of Greek Life, but based upon the attendance of current undergraduates and alumni of Greek Life in the audience, it appears as if it means a lot,” Apple said. “It demonstrated just the beginning of how involved we want to be in the Greek Community and on campus.”

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Ball State’s sport administration program oversees the management of the race, which has been added as a requirement for the event and facilities management course, SPTA 402.

“The goal of the event is to provide our sport administration undergraduate students a hands-on learning opportunity to plan, manage and execute a successful event, to educate and prepare the Muncie community for a lifetime of healthy living and to help compliment other Homecoming activities,” said Eric Klosterman, assistant lecturer of sports administration who has taught the class for three years, via email.

Klosterman, who will participate in the virtual race,

said students in the course are involved in everything from planning to fundraising and multilevel sponsorship opportunities, “each providing different benefits and visibility.”

Human said he will be participating in the 5K run this year, which equals to a little over three miles.

“That kind of race, from a competitive standpoint, can be tough because now I am at a point that a lot of athletes are, where I want to keep pushing my speed,” Human said.

He said the race is still “20 minutes of heart-pounding cardio,” and whenever someone pushes themselves that hard, “it’s not necessarily easy.”

“It’s really just a perspective, you know, of what somebody is willing to motivate themselves to do and how hard are they willing to push themselves,” Human said.

Contact Charles Melton with comments at cwmelton@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @ Cmelton444. Contact Kylie Myers with comments at knmyers2@bsu.edu.

HOMECOMING WEEK EVENTS Thursday, Oct. 17 Air Jam 7:30 p.m.

Emens Auditorium

Friday, Oct. 18 Bed Race Noon Riverside Avenue

Saturday, Oct. 19 Chase Charlie 5K 8:45 a.m.

Muncie City Hall to campus Parade 9 a.m.

Muncie City Hall to campus Homecoming football game 2 p.m.

Scheumann Stadium Whose Live Anyway?

8 p.m.

Emens Auditorium Late Nite 9 p.m.

L.A. Pittenger Student Center

The Charlie Cardinal and Garfield mascots pose alongside competitors of the 2018 Homecoming Bed Race. Since 1995, the event has taken place on Riverside Avenue.

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Continued from Page 05 Although the creation of the Bed Race took a lot of work, she said working with a determined team is what helped get it started.

“The Homecoming Steering Committee that year included several very energetic and creative students who wanted to include a new event for the student body,” Taylor said.

She said the weather for the event was great, and it was really successful because “everyone seems to enjoy competitive events.”

Today, Bed Race teams are still composed the same as they were in the beginning — each team is composed of five people: four to push the bed and one to ride it to the finish line, according to Ball State’s website.

“There were some wobbly beds back then,” Taylor said.

“Everyone was required to have a theme, costumes and décor, too.”

Students participating in the Bed Race still dress up in costumes and are welcome to participate in a costume contest, which Michelle Johnson, senior director of alumni engagement, Homecoming, athletics and reunions, said makes the Bed

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Race more exciting.

“I would say picking out a costume, stretching and pumping themselves up is a good way to prepare [for the Bed Race],” Johnson said via email.

Johnson also said there are other institutions interested in making the Bed Race a tradition of their own.

“We receive many inquiries from other institutions and nonprofit organizations each year asking how they can start their own Bed Race,” Johnson said.

“It is a spirited and exciting event that has been popular at Ball State and has been well known nationally for many years.”

Erika Leak, co-chair of special events, said the race is an environment full of inclusivity and fun.

“The Bed Race shows tradition and inclusion within campus,” Leak said via email. “I haven’t seen an event like Bed Race at any other university. This distinguishes Ball State as being a close-knit family and alumni association.”

Contact Taylor Smith with comments at tnsmith6@bsu.edu or on Twitter @taynsmithh.

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Kiddos in crowns

Youngest Homecoming royalty share thoughts on parade.

Alyssa Cooper Reporter Ball State’s Homecoming Court continues to hold seats for more than just college students as four children take up royal roles for the third year in a row. This year’s young court consists of Prince Lucas Heiden, Princess London Braun, Lad Caden West and Lady Blakely Clark.

The chosen four will ride in the Homecoming

Parade, receive free tickets to the football game and have their names announced at the game, said Grace Balangee, who organized the program this year as the community and scholarships chair of the Homecoming Steering Committee.

All applicants who applied with their answer to the question “what do they think of when they think of Ball State” and submitted their best drawing of Charlie Cardinal were either children or grandchildren of Ball State alumni, Balangee said.

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Lucas, 8, rates his excitement on a scale of one to 10 at a nine.

He said he’s looking forward to almost everything, but he is nervous about “going down in the football game.” However, he thinks walking around campus may have helped him prepare for the pressure.

“I think it’s pretty special,” Lucas said, “because a bunch of kids tried to do it, and I was the one who got picked.”

Lauren Heiden, Lucas’ mother and 2006 alumna, said it’s fun that he was chosen because it brings her family full circle, allowing her children to see “how special Ball State is.”

“This is a very special place to us,” Heiden said.

“So, we come back regularly on special occasions like our anniversary, Valentine’s Day.” Lucas may be nervous about being on the field, but his mother said he has been in past Ball State parades with his grandfather and celebrates Homecoming at his elementary school every year.

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Caden, 3, is “happy” and excited about “everything,” his mother Shelly West said in an email.

West, a 2003 alumna, helped Caden apply because she thought it would be fun for him “to be a part of a day that we enjoy celebrating with our family.”

Caden’s father and grandparents are also Ball State alumni and have had Ball State Football season tickets since his father was a kid.

As for getting to meet the Homecoming King and Queen, West said, “[Caden] wants to ask the King if he can play football at the Homecoming [game],” but he “is nervous about the Queen because he thinks she is going to be mean.”

“We think this will just be another great memory for our family during Homecoming,” West said.

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Ball State itself is special to Emily Braun, London’s mother and 2006 alumna, and her husband because it’s where they met.

“I think it’s a really neat program for alumni to be involved with the Homecoming, and living here in Muncie, our kids are very familiar with Ball State — coming to campus, riding your bike on campus, feeding the ducks at the duck pond,” Braun said. “I think it’s a really cool way to kind of show our family a little taste of Ball State.”

London has attended previous Homecoming events, Braun said, with her first experience ending with an “armful of candy.”

This time, London is excited about throwing the candy and has even practiced her wave, Braun said.

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“I think [the program’s] great. She’s really excited.

She keeps saying ... I am the princess of Ball State,” Clark said.

Since Blakely was born, Clark said her family has been taking her to Ball State basketball games, where she loves to watch the cheerleaders.

Blakely’s third birthday party was also themed after the university, Clark said, adding that her daughter even has a pair of red shoes she likes to call her “Ball State shoes.”

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Ball State kicked off Homecoming 2019 with its third annual Food Truck Fest.

Community members of all ages came together for food, fun and friendship.

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Folding the football

1. Cut around the brown column on the right side of the page.

2. Starting with the section containing words, fold the paper into triangles along the dotted lines with the brown side facing out.

3. Once you have folded all the sides, unfold the last two triangles to create a square.

4. Fold or cut off the corner marked with an extra dotted line.

5. Fold the last triangle back down onto the square and put it into the middle of the football.

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4. If the football lands in the end zone, the player who scored the touchdown can “kick” it for an extra point. If not, it is the other player’s turn to start from step 3.

5. Once a touchdown is scored, the player who scored should “kick an extra point” by placing one tip of the football on the table in front of them. Another tip of the football should face the opposite end of the field, and the third tip of the football should be held with the player’s fingers.

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5 801 receiving yards in 2017 622 receiving yards in 2018

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Defense not enough to contain Michigan The Cardinals started the game with three shots in the first five minutes but were unable to turn them into points. Freshman goalkeeper Wietske Overdijkink had her hands full all afternoon, facing 31 shots and allowing six goals. She recorded 12 saves in the contest, but the Wolverine offense proved to be too much.

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Kamryn Tomlinson Assistant Features Editor “I feel like you can learn significantly more by going somewhere else than you could in class. You can stare at pictures all day. You can read a byline, a dialogue or a biography on any day you want, but to actually go there and be there, present, was a different story.”

Michael Terronez, senior urban planning major, and Cassi Quissel, fifth-year architecture major, were two College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) students who had the opportunity to study abroad in Germany.

Natalie Yates, assistant professor of landscape architecture, said Germany is a great country to study abroad for architecture students because of its “rich architecture.”

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For the Department of English’s Visiting Writers Series, author Michael Martone shared his experiences writing across multiple genres. Martone read from several of his works, including “Musee de Bob Ross” from his book, “The Blue Guide to Indiana.” Throughout “The Blue Guide to Indiana,” Martone invents places, such as a Bob Ross Museum in the Village. BallStateDailyNews.com

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Continued from Page 21 “Germany is known for being in the forefront of design,” Yates said. “It has an extremely rich history and continues to be cutting-edge in design thinking. I also find that Germany is extremely welcoming to travelers and easy to navigate even if you don’t speak much German.”

Quissel, a student who had no prior out-of-country experiences other than traveling to the Caribbean Islands, said she applied for the trip because she “wanted a nice little dip into the European culture before [she’s] on [her[ own and have to navigate these countries without a professor helping [her] again,” while Terronez said he went because it has always been one of his goals in life.

“One of the deals I made myself before I came to Ball State was that I was going to find a school that would allow me to travel abroad in some sense,” Terronez said. “I think just being able to explore

the most noticeable difference being transportation.

“You drive through Indiana and see diesels every other car and big trucks and tractors,” Quissel said. “Even for Chicago, you still see those bigger vehicles, but in Germany, all the vehicles are very small, compact and can fit in the tiniest places.

People even parked on sidewalks while we were there.”

Another major difference Quissel saw involved one of the plazas in Munich. Quissel said on Friday nights, the streets filled with pedestrians who sang, played music, performed and drank, which was not something that happened throughout the week.

Observing the streets of various cities students traveled to throughout Germany helped the students create and finish their projects for the study abroad program.

Everyone applying for the trip had to submit a proposal with an outline of how they planned to accomplish their final project.

Yates said most students wrote a short paper based on their educational goals, but some also

different cultures too is a big part of it. I have always loved learning about culture, and the way people do things in different places and why they do things — the food and really

It has an extremely rich history and continues to be cutting-edge in design thinking. I also find that Germany is extremely welcoming to travelers and easy to navigate even if you don’t speak much German.”

- NATALIE YATES, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture just generally, the culture of it.”

During their two-week trip, both students said they saw how people from a different culture lived their day-to-day lives, with

Michael Terronez, senior urban planning major, visited Augsburg, Germany, which was his grandmother’s hometown.

Augsburg is located in Bavaria, which is one of Germany’s 16 states. MICHAEL TERRONEZ, PHOTO PROVIDED produced detailed informational graphics or posters.

“Before the trip, [the students] did background research and

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Killing John Wayne

The redefinition of masculinity in modern society Matthew Yapp is a senior communications major and writes “Masculinquiries” for The Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

Write to Matthew at mpyapp@bsu.edu.

What does it mean to be a man?

Matthew I used to think I Yapp knew.

Columnist, I think a lot of “Masculinquiries” men used to think

they knew, but times have changed.

Growing up, I thought masculinity was about physical strength. I was taught that being a man was about not crying, about protecting your women and providing for the family.

Most little boys wanted to be cops, or superheroes or cowboys. Some unwaveringly strong figure who could come in and shoot down all the ‘bad guys’ then rescue the damsel in distress and ride away with her into the sunset. I remember growing up watching movies where Chuck Norris would beat crooks to a pulp

without even blinking. I watched John Wayne win shootout after shootout, cementing himself as a picture-perfect example of manhood.

It used to be simple: These men with steely demeanors and unwavering grit were what we wanted to be.

However, the idea of masculinity is not simple anymore.

We’ve killed John Wayne, and with him, we have killed the traditional idea of what a man is supposed to be without providing an alternative.

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Short-lived meninism I am a feminist. I’ve always believed there needs to be absolute equality between genders in all aspects of our lives. This is why in 2017 when the #MeToo movement started, I stood in solidarity with everyone who shared their stories. This is why I went to the Women’s March in 2018 to show my support for those calling for change.

Because of my stance as a feminist, I was wildly annoyed

We’ve killed John Wayne, and with him, we have killed the traditional idea of what a man is supposed to be without providing men with an alternative. ” in 2015 with the rise and quick fall of “meninism.” Meninism was created as a response to feminism and the perception that feminism was anti-men.

The vast majority of meninism focused on degrading women, and very little of it actually had to do with fighting for men.

Rather, it just wanted to tear down women’s movements.

I knew I didn’t believe in the things that meninism stood for — the idea that feminism was anti-men and harmful.

24 But meninism being brought up into mainstream culture did make me stop and ask, “How did I, as a man, fit into feminism? And what did it mean to be a ‘good man?’”

While its notoriety was short-lived and I despised what it actually stood for, I was left with a deep belief that meninism had the potential to be exactly what men needed if it would’ve been healthy. I don’t think the way it existed could actually help anyone, but I do think the idea of a sort of “men’s rights movement” could have merit.

Let me clarify — I don’t think men need laws passed for their protection or need to fight for workplace equality. Rather, I think men require a social push to change our ideas on how we interact with others in order to undo the harmful perceptions placed on us as a result of traditional, and sometimes toxic, masculinity.

We are failing young men in our country. They are desperately in need of help, and we are failing to give it to them because for many, we frankly don’t like to recognize what has happened to them. Many of the ideals and attitudes taught to them from a very young age were toxic. From the ways they handle their emotions to the way they treat women, some men were completely misinformed on how to navigate the world.

Now these toxic behaviors are starting to be pointed out and receive vocal outcry, and many men are reeling as a result.

What men need right now is people mature enough to discuss the perplexity and

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nuances of gender relations in 2019. This is why I think there is not a necessity for a “men’s right’s movement” but rather a necessity for more awareness from men, for men and by men.

Culturally, men must take the time to evaluate the perception of the male gender, and removing the negative feelings around it may be useful.

Solutions sought Changing male behavior to move away from these toxic tendencies is something that would be a mutually-beneficial move for men and women.

According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, men were 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than women in 2017. Men are also more likely to use and become addicted to almost all types of illegal substances, according to the National

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The traditional idea of masculinity was toxic for many. The John Waynes and Chuck Norris-types of the past were not great role models for all men as they created what seemed, to some, to be emotionless and violent figures that created dynamics of ownership and objectification toward women and children.

I am genuinely happy and grateful that we have taken strides in the past few years to move away from that, and feminism has been a big part of this.

Feminism has done a great job of highlighting and addressing the harm toxic masculinity has caused. Many men, however, felt comfortable in traditional masculinity and see feminists’ attack on it as an attack on themselves.

While I by no means am

Idris Elba is an actor that can often be seen in action films, but is also known for his work in drama and children’s movies. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, PHOTO COURTESY trying to make men think they are villains or wrong for their feelings, I do need to emphasize that I believe some of these men are misguided and need to do a better job of taking responsibility

for why they’re in this position.

I think feminism has had an unintended consequence, though it has done amazing things for the world and for people regardless of gender.

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25 Role models and the #MeToo movement However, an unintended consequence is that men are now left with the question of who they are.

In the past several years, several men who have been thrust into the limelight have been less than inspirational.

Folks like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey are dominating the conversation, making it seem like the entire gender is something deserving of critique.

These ideas combined create a sense for some men that they have somehow become worse than women.

Because of this sense that we are critique-worthy, it seems that a lot of men genuinely feel rather villainized and, in a sense, victimized. A Randstad US survey conducted in 2019 concluded that 46 percent of those polled held negative views toward movements like #MeToo and the feminist movement.

The same amount of men said they no longer know what is an appropriate compliment to give coworkers without it being misinterpreted as sexual harassment. I’ve spoken to a variety of male friends who discuss how they feel like the #MeToo movement is painting our entire gender in a negative light, that is not representative of men as a whole, and I understand where they are coming from.

While I find the #MeToo movement necessary and good, I can understand how it would be frightening for some men to face. Imagine that the people you looked up to

We told men what they could no longer be without telling them what they should be, and it’s caused a lot of confusion.” your whole life are suddenly being torn down and, in some cases, revealed to be rapists or sexual harassers. It’s good that criminals are being brought into the light, but by no means does

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that make it come as any less of a shock to their fans.

I am not someone who believes the feminist movement is attacking me. However, I do absolutely sympathize with those who do. These men are perceiving that a large portion of the world is against them. They feel like they have to be on the defense because, in their minds, their way of life is being attacked, and that feeling would be harmful to someone’s self esteem. I don’t share the views of these people, but I genuinely would like to get them some help.

We told men what they could no longer be without telling them what they should be, and it’s caused a lot of confusion.

However, I think the idea of redefining the needs of a men’s rights movement is crucial.

This is necessary, not in the sense that men’s legal rights

are being tread upon, but rather there are certain social and societal expectations that need to be taken apart.

When I say men’s rights, it’s not about a right to vote or workplace equality as these norms were long ago established. Rather, there needs to be a movement toward reestablishing a man’s place in society and how they can have better relationships with women based on equality.

Moving forward Men need to come together and talk about why we feel this way. Rather than playing the blame game and criticizing women for pointing out our flaws, we need to discuss how to grow and move forward. I think if we stopped focusing so much on how certain men are now facing scrutiny and it

makes us feel bad, we could focus on good examples of men who are still good role models.

Whether it be Keanu Reeves or Idris Elba, there are still plenty of men who maintain previously held masculine ideals but also don’t shy away from emotion or vulnerability like certain men of the past did. By focusing on good examples of men and masculinity and having a movement which highlights these types of men, perceptions of what men are can shift.

Many men feel as though a small segment of the male population has given us all a bad rap, a few bad apples spoiling the bunch. What must be recognized though is that whether they were consciously doing it or not, they were contributing to a culture of unhealthy masculinity and the discomfort of women. Most men are not rapists or trying to actively oppress women.

Many women, however, still are oppressed by the culture of masculinity that men, in part, have fostered. So, to that point, I say to men: It is not your fault, but it is your problem.

Men, to make up for what some have done and what many have cultivated, we must begin to act with organized intention to make up for the issues that women have had to live with for quite some time.

It will take men banding together, not just with our own gender, but with women as allies rather than adversaries. It will take us working as a unit toward something better for how we are perceived and how we act.

John Wayne is dead. There is no way to revive him. The men we see clinging to the ghost of what traditional masculinity created are fighting for something that cannot and should not come back. What they should be fighting for, however, is something new — a different idea of what men are and what we can be.

If we want to rid ourselves of the burdens of the perceptions created by the men before us, we have to treat people differently and be more conscious of how we act.

It is time that we stop acting the way men have been and start acting the way that men should be.

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Ball State CAP students walk through Frankfurt, Germany, during their study abroad trip this summer. The students walked an average of 12 miles per day throughout Germany, which totalled nearly 170 miles by the end of their program. NATALIE YATES,

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Continued from Page 22 Quissel and another member of the group examined the Berlin Wall for their project, and she said visiting this historical site sparked a conversation among her group members because it hit close to home for them.

“With all the conversations happening [in the United States] about the U.S.-Mexico border, we have not been put in a situation of what it’s like to live with a wall,” Quissel said. “We, as a group, talked about how [Americans] move through spaces versus [people] in Germany.”

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