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FLAME

A candlelight vigil was held for the victim of a hit-and-run.

Rohith Rao Reporter Tears streamed down a distraught mother’s face.

Friends and family members reached out to each other for hugs, anything to anchor them and keep them grounded.

Loved ones yearned for answers, and others wore solemn faces as they prayed in unison.

Grief was seen in the form of hot breath on a cold night as mourners remembered their family member and friend once more at a candlelight vigil in Westside Park Tuesday.

They gathered for Joe Minor Jr. who was the victim of a hitand-run incident that occurred at 11 p.m., Oct. 5, on South Morrison Road, next to the First Brethren Church.

A neighbor’s video surveillance footage showed Minor Jr. walking southbound, when what appears to be an SUV headed in the same direction, struck him. Muncie Police Department released the footage Oct. 7.

Minor Jr.’s father, Joe Minor Sr., said his son was found when a few girls who were driving by noticed shoes lying on the road, turned around and found Minor Jr. in a ditch by the side of the road. The police crash report said MPD was notified of the incident around 12:30 a.m., and arrived on scene at 12:42 a.m.

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Ball State faculty engage in open forum

Football defeats Central Michigan

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Oct. 12: The Strategic Planning Committee held its second strategic plan open forum where faculty and staff were asked to give feedback on the current plan. In addition to participation in the forum, around 400 people gave their input through surveys. By February, the university will have its new strategic plan in place.

Field hockey shut out

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Oct. 14: For the second straight game, Ball State Field hockey allowed four unanswered goals in the first half alone. While the defensive unit was able to step up in the prior game against Kent State, it didn’t this matchup as the Cardinals fell, 6-0. The Cardinals face another challenge in No. 20 Northwestern Sunday in Evanston, Illinois.

Oct. 13: Down by as much as 13 at halftime, Ball State Football stormed back in the second half to take a one-point lead late in the game. After a Central Michigan field goal put the Chippewas up by two, senior kicker Morgan Hagee kicked a field goal to give the Cardinals a 24-23 win and third place in the MAC West.

Soccer moves to 2nd in MAC standings Oct. 14: Ball State Soccer went 2-0 last weekend with close 1-0 wins over Akron and Buffalo.

A goal in the 105th minute by freshman Kerrigan Johnson gave the Cardinals the victory over Akron, and an own goal by Buffalo would hand the Cardinals the win. The team will play it’s final pair of regular season away games this weekend.

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Oct. 13: Ball State Women’s volleyball swept Kent State (2515, 25-21, 25-18) to claim its sixth straight win and 11th sweep of the season. Senior Ellie Dunn led the Cardinals in kills with 13 and junior Amber Seaman led in assists with 40. The Cardinals will face MAC east leaders Miami (Ohio) and Bowling Green this weekend.

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Oct. 17: The Student Government Association (SGA) will offer a shuttle service that will take students from main campus to the stadium and back on Homecoming.

The shuttle will begin at 11 a.m. and run to the end of the football game.

It will stop at several on-campus locations and drop passengers off at Northside Middle School.

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Child porn possession may signal pedophilia In the past two years, five individuals who were associated with Ball State have been arrested for accessing child pornography, a few even on university grounds. The most recent one being a resident hall advisor.

According to experts, viewing and collecting child pornography is a stronger indicator of pedophilia than sexual abuse.

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FRATERNITIES PROMOTE

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It is common for a college town to be decked out in banners during Homecoming week, but this year, the messages on them say more than, “Go Cardinals!”

Instead, banners wielding mottos like, “No doesn’t mean change my mind” and “It is not consent if they are too afraid to say no,” are hanging from the 12 Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternity houses.

IFC vice president of public relations Adam VanDam said in an email that, as a community, members of IFC recognized they needed to take a stance and begin positive steps on the issue of sexual assault awareness and consent education.

The IFC released the following statement about the campaign:

“As an interfraternity community, it is our job to exemplify the motto of ‘Step In and Speak Up’ and to help put an end to sexual assault on our campus and the surrounding community. We as a community have taken this action as a stepping-stone to showing support, knowledge, and a drive for more education on the issue in hopes to put an end to these acts. We acknowledge that this is NOT the solution to a larger issue but a step in the right direction. Our thoughts are with all survivors.”

Since the beginning of the semester, there have been four Public Safety Advisory emails regarding sexual assault sent to campus members: a report of sexual assault in the 1100 block of West Riverside Avenue, two reports of sexual assault in oncampus residence halls and an attempted sexual assault outside Emens Auditorium.

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At the Student Government Association senate Wednesday, the executive slate updated senators on platform points progress. Vice President Matt Hinkleman said he set up a meeting with Dining Services about recycling signage on campus, one of the slate’s 16 platform points. “If one of those are not accomplished,” President Isaac Mitchell said, “I did a bad job as president.”

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Continued from Page 03 Sigma Phi Epsilon president Alex Robinson said in an email that his fraternity put up its “NO does not mean CONVINCE ME” banner to let the campus community know that Sigma Epsilon’s house is a safe space on campus.

“The men of SigEp will always be dedicated to fighting against sexual assault, and will continue to promote our message throughout the community,” Robinson said. “We understand that sexual assault is a huge issue, but it is a fight worth fighting for.”

Peyton Sturgill, Phi Sigma Kappa president, agreed with Robinson and said various Greek Life programs such as Greek Peer Advocates can help bring awareness to sexual assault and support to survivors.

“Bringing up the conversation that this is a problem, not only in Greek Life, not only on Ball State’s campus, not only in Muncie, but also in today’s society is important,” Sturgill said. “I think this is a problem that way too much, people don’t want to talk about because it is a very touchy subject. Nobody wants to talk about sexual assault because it brings up bad memories, but it is something we need to bring up as a community to start moving forward in a better direction.”

For Lambda Chi Alpha president, Micah Germann, the fraternity’s banner, which reads “Silence does not mean consent,” is a way to help

educate.

“Throughout my entire life I never really heard that. Nobody every outlined, ‘This is consent, this is not consent,’ so now at a college level, we’re kind of playing catch-up,” Germann said. “Both people need to be sober. They need to be able to make that conscious decision … If anybody missed that education, they’re getting it now.

Ignorance of the law doesn’t excuse you.”

In addition to the banners, Germann said Lambda Chi hosts a Sexual Assault Awareness week each semester. That week will begin Monday and will feature a self-defense course for women that is taught by University Police.

Additionally, a variety of flyers and literature will be passed out to educate Ball State members on sexual assault.

While VanDam said this campaign is important, he said IFC recognizes it is “in no way the solution to a bigger issue.”

“This is us striving for a beginning step in the right direction and for a push of more education on the topic of sexual assault awareness and consent education,” he said.

Initially, the banners were meant to just be up for Homecoming, but after the positive response from the community, Robinson said Sigma Phi Epsilon has decided to keep its up as long as sexual assault is still an issue on campus.

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Continued from Page 01 When they arrived, officers found an unresponsive Minor Jr. bleeding severely from a head injury, according to the police report. Minor Sr. said the police notified him of the incident at roughly 2 a.m.

Minor Sr. said his son was on his way to his home in the nearby Colonial Crest Apartments, where he lives with his brother. According to bank records accessed by Minor Jr.’s mother, Teresa Minor, he was on his way home from the McDonald’s where he used to work.

At the hospital, the doctor said Minor Jr.’s kidneys and pancreas were destroyed and that he was brain-dead.

“He had a tube out of his mouth and couldn’t open his eyes,” Minor Sr. said. “And he had a heart rate of like, 30.”

At 2:42 a.m., Oct. 6, Minor Jr. was pronounced dead at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.

“He was 26 when he got hit and he died when he was 27,” Minor Sr. said. “So he didn’t get to see his 27th birthday.”

“He didn’t have to die at 27, much less on his birthday,” Teresa said behind tear-filled eyes at the vigil. “There’s such a hole in my heart that’ll never be replaced.”

“To me, this is just a sweet kid and he never did anything to hurt anybody,” said Donna Lucas, book-keeper at Colonial Crest Apartments, who helped organize the vigil. “And somebody just left him alongside the road to die. And that’s unacceptable to me.”

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“So, you really don’t have a choice but to walk down the street or the end of the street,” Minor Sr. said. “Because if you’re in people’s yards, you got to go around telephone poles, mailboxes and you still end up in the street anyway.”

Minor Sr. also said while he’s not aware of people being hurt or killed on Morrison Road in the past, neighbors have seen cyclists get hit and people’s mailboxes knocked down by passing vehicles. He also said it was common to see vehicles being driven over the 30 mph speed limit.

“If someone accidentally hit him, they would have stopped and tried to help him,” Minor Sr. said. “But just to run him over and leave him dead at the side of the road just ain’t right.”

Minor Sr. also said the neighbor, whose video surveillance captured the incident, said the driver didn’t even touch his brake lights and continued driving forward. Minor Sr. himself never watched the entire footage.

“So, had he made another hundred yards or so, he could’ve cut through the grass, and come the back way, and get in here,” Minor Sr. said. “He almost made it home.”

Minor Sr. said the worst part about the accident is not knowing what his son went through after being hit.

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Ball State’s Bed Race to reappear Friday Rohith Rao Reporter Editor’s note: Alex Grieshop is an employee with the McKinley Avenue Agency, which sells ads for The Daily News.

Ball State’s annual Bed Race returns to Riverside Avenue at noon on Friday as part of the Homecoming festivities.

Teams of five, with four pushing a mattress on wheels and one riding on it, compete for the fastest time in their division. The fastest teams in each division advance to the final race in order to determine the overall winner.

The teams will race two at a time across a 100yard course on Riverside Avenue starting from Dicks Street, in front of Woodworth Complex, and concluding in front of Emens Auditorium.

Hannah Fluhler, president of the Homecoming Steering Committee, said the organization wanted to base the event on Ball State’s centennial year, but also make the Homecoming events different from others being held throughout the semester.

This specific tradition, which dates back to 1980, will feature 30 teams across seven divisions: independent male, independent female, fraternity, sorority, residence hall male, residence hall female and faculty/staff/alumni. There also will be a prize awarded for the best costume in the male and female categories.

“The theme for the costumes and such is just celebration of the century,” Fluhler said. “Everyone

always gets super creative with that. I love it.”

Alex Grieshop, senior advertising major and special events chair in the Homecoming Steering Committee, said students from the College of Architecture and Planning helped make the trophies that will be handed out to the winners.

Emma Austin, junior public relations major, will be the master of ceremonies for the event, a role she is “really excited” to be undertaking. In her role, Austin will interact with audience members and ask them trivia questions for a chance to win Domino’s Pizza gift cards.

“Some of the questions are kind of hard,” Grieshop said. “You got to know some Ball State history for them.”

Grieshop also said Muncie’s WLBC-FM radio station will be present and broadcasting the event live.

“It is like, a very Ball State thing that we race beds down the campus,” Grieshop said, noting that students from other universities find the event surprising and strange. “That’s Ball State for you.”

The tradition began when students welded wheels onto bed frames from nearby fraternity houses and ran them down the streets. Now, the university has its own welding shop that makes beds for the participants.

“I just love the energy of the event, and it is kind of like a silly tradition: So, I just love celebrating that about our homecoming week,” Fluhler said.

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Seven food trucks lined Martin Street as part of the Homecoming food truck festival Oct. 15, 2018. All of the Homecoming festivities this year follow the theme, “The Celebration of the Century.” CHARLES MELTON, DN

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While the cold weather started to creep in, Ball State’s Homecoming festivities couldn’t be dampered as crowds gathered Monday for a food truck festival in The Village.

Alex Grieshop, the Special Events Chair for the Homecoming Steering Committee, said this year’s food truck festival and other Homecoming events were more inclusive than in years past.

“Homecoming is for everybody, not just football fans,” Grieshop said. “We are getting more involved with all of campus and the community this year.”

While seven food trucks lined Martin Street, other attractions, including two inflatable courses, DJ Atkins, cornhole and beer pong were offered to students.

The venue included Three Bears Concessions, a mexican food truck; Speedy Dogs, with a specialty in hotdogs; Karma Kitchen, which serves comfort food; Big Easy, serving cajun style dishes and alligator; and Hook and Ladder Pizza, which makes pizzas out of a brick oven

built into the truck. Dessert-based trucks included Barking Cow, an ice cream truck, and Sea Salt and Cinnamon, which makes handheld apple pies.

The owner of Three Bears Concession, Joe “Jojo” Mann, has been in the food truck business for 33 years. Joe and his wife originally started the food truck to get their daughter, who is now a manager for food and hospitality, through college.

“It’s a fun business,” Mann said. “You never have to hear people gripe, it’s just a happy business.”

Hailey Russell, a sophomore telecommunications major, went to the event with her two roommates because of their love of food trucks.

“I saw the information on Facebook,” Russell said. “I’ve been waiting for awhile. I love food trucks, they’re so cute.”

The big surprise for participants came in a flash mob dance routine, set in place by Riley Dance Marathon’s Morale section.

Dean Witham, the Co-Director of Morale, said Morale is the hype committee for Riley Dance Marathon.

“We try to go to every event that we can,” Witham said. “Every organization on campus supports us so we’d like to support them, also.”

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2018 Homecoming Court encourages diversity and kindness on campus After coronation Tuesday night at Talent Search, 10 Ball State students will represent the university during all Homecoming festivities.

After their crowning during Talent Search, Ball State’s 2018 Homecoming Court members are ready to spread their ideas about empowering students throughout the rest of the school year.

Collectively, they hope to use their titles to encourage diversity, community service and kindness across campus.

Here is the 2018 Homecoming Court Royalty representing Ball State University throughout all Homecoming events:

Queen: Hanna Crane, Ball State University Dance Marathon Hanna Crane, a senior public relations major, said she hopes to bring attention to the work Ball State University Dance Marathon does, along with all the people who work behind-the-scenes to make the organization function.

“It’s really special to me that we have a group of [more than] 500 students who are willing to take time out of their college experience to help a cause that’s bigger than themselves,” Crane said. “We support Riley Hospital for Children, and they spend plenty of nights, plenty of hours fundraising and working toward a cause that will continue with them through college.”

Crane would like to thank BSUDM for nominating and supporting her as well as all of her friends who have been by her side since the beginning.

King: Dylan Barrow, Phi Delta Theta Dylan Barrow, a junior finance major, said he wants to use his crown to encourage students to get involved on campus and

to “give back to the university that’s given [him] so much.”

“Without my involvement, whether with a fraternity or with other campus organizations, I don’t think I would’ve grown as much in my years here at Ball State,” Barrow said.

He would like to thank all the members in Phi Delta Theta and the leaders who came before him in the chapter for this opportunity to represent the Ball State community.

“It feels surreal,” Barrow said. “Ball State’s such a special place for me, and I’m honored to represent it.”

Female Court Members: Tyra Campbell, Alpha Kappa Alpha Tyra Campbell, a junior marketing major with a minor in fashion, said she wants to use her Homecoming title to be someone that people can look up to on campus.

“I want to use my title as a stance to be a role model for more people than just my organization that I ran from,” Campbell said. “I feel like with every title comes a higher stance for more people to see you and see your actions and see the way you hold yourself. With this position, I would like to be a better role model for the whole campus.”

Campbell would like to thank all of her sorority sisters along with her boyfriend and her family for this opportunity.

Julianna Shamel, Alpha Omicron Pi Julianna Shamel, a senior music media production and vocal performance major, said she wants to use her position on the Homecoming Court as a way to showcase the organizations she is a part of — especially Alpha Omicron Pi — and the welcoming community they offer.

“The organization Alpha Omicron Pi really gave me a foundation here at Ball State

and gave me a home away from home,” Shamel said. “Ball State’s not just a place, it’s a home. You find those homes in the organizations you’re in and the people you’re talking to.”

Shamel said she wants to thank her parents and her friends on campus who have “pushed her to be a better version of [herself].”

title to [encourage people to] put themselves out there, even if they think they’re a small dot on campus,” Harvey said.

Harvey said she would like to thank her sisters in Chi Omega and everyone who’s had an impact on her at Ball State for making her experience at the university a memorable one.

Zoe Harvey, Chi Omega

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Zoe Harvey, a senior deaf education major, said she wants to spread the joy Ball State has given her with her title. She also said she wants to encourage people to seize the important moments during their time on campus.

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Vanessa Ramos, a senior marketing major, said she wants to use her title to help students achieve their dreams and ambitions.

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Continued from Page 08 “I want them to know that their goals are achievable through hard work and kindness,” Ramos said.

Ramos said it feels “amazing” to be on the Centennial Homecoming Court, and she would like to thank family, friends, her campaign manager, Women in Business and the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band — especially the baritone section — for this opportunity.

Male Court Members: Nnamdi Anene, Alpha Phi Alpha Nnamdi Anene, a senior biology and pre-dental major, said he hopes to use his Homecoming Court title to encourage diverse representation among academic communities.

“I want to use it to show representation for the various communities here at Ball State, especially academically,” Anene said. “A lot of STEM students don’t go out and do something like this, and being an African-American individual, it’s important to have representation here on campus.”

Anene would like to thank God for this opportunity, his fraternity brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha and his mom for supporting him.

Braxton Williams, Association of Collegiate A Cappella Braxton Williams, a junior sociology major, said he wants to use his Homecoming Court title to interact with the student body and establish relationships with other students.

“I always want to be remembered as a smiley, warm-hearted, friendly face around campus regardless of me being on the Homecoming Court,” Williams said. “Before I was nominated, I always went out of my way to establish relationships around campus, no matter the depth. I believe every interaction shapes our future self.”

Williams said he feels honored to have received the title, and he would like to thank the judges, voters and himself for actually going through with it. He would like to thank everyone for their love and support, as well.

Coffeehouse & Eatery The king and queen of homecoming prepare to take a photo Oct. 16, 2018, at Emens Auditorium. They will appear at the home football game against Eastern Michigan Saturday. ALEX STRAW,DN

Dean Witham, Ball State University Dance Marathon Dean Witham, a senior geography major with a concentration in travel and tourism and a minor in German, said he plans to use his court title to spread awareness of the Ball State University Dance Marathon organization.

“I hope that we can communicate with the rest of campus our fight for kids and families at Riley Hospital for Children,” Witham said.

He said he would love to thank his parents, Denise Seay and Herb Witham, for pushing him throughout his college career, as well as his fellow executive members on the Ball State University Dance Marathon board.

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Daniel Jo, Interfraternity Council Daniel Jo, a sophomore finance major and international student from South Korea, said he wants diversity to be a prominent theme during his time on the Homecoming Court.

Jo said he is proud to represent international students on the Homecoming Court, and he wants to thank all the Ball State students who were very kind and welcoming to him when he first came here.

“It’s an honor,” Jo said. “Schools in South Korea don’t have a homecoming program, so being an international student and being able to get an opportunity like this is such a blessing.”

Contact Adam Pannel with comments at arpannel@bsu.edu or on Twitter @AdamPannel.

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Vocal duo wins annual Talent Search John Lynch Reporter Ball State students’ talents were on full display Tuesday night at Emens Auditorium.

The annual Talent Search, which has been a part of Homecoming week for 34 years, drew 20 competing acts before an excitable crowd.

Talent Search Chair Riley Thompson said around 45 different acts signed up to compete, but only 20 were selected for the show after auditions.

Seven categories made up the Talent Search: instrumental, male and female vocal, musical group, acoustic, freestyle and original composition performances. The winner of each group took home a prize of $500 in scholarships, with the overall winner receiving an additional $500 in scholarships.

The winners of the categories were: • Ben Maynard - Instrumental • Megan Tiller - Acoustic • Miles Jena - Male Vocal • Eliah Johnson - Female Vocalist • Grace Lavier, Eric Hinojosa and Elise Mcqueen - Freestyle • Chase Andreae and Macey Arrington Musical Group • JT Butler and Terica Anthony - Original Composition Chase Andreae and Macey Arrington also were honored as the overall winners of the competition for their rendition of “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”

“Chase and I are doing ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ because we’re best buddies and he’s graduating this year so this will be our last big show,” Arrington said.

A wide array of styles, genres and skills were featured, including the jump-roping trio of Grace Lavier, Eric Hinojosa and Elise McQueen,

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barbershop quartet Cardinal Rule and comedian Max Haywood.

Singers ultimately dominated the show, making up over half of the events. All but one act, comedian Max Haywood’s stand-up routine, featured music in some way.

“This year we do have a lot of singers, but we have diverse songs and diverse styles,” Thompson said.

Some acts, like Savannah Rang’s original composition “Pink Lemonade” kept the audience on the edge of their seats, while others, like JT Butler and Terica Anthony’s composition “Move On” garnered near-constant cheers from the audience.

While the crowd was geared up, Anthony said creating original compositions is no small feat.

“Me and JT have been writing music since freshman year, so it’s just been a collective of different things we’ve been working,” Anthony said. “It took me a summer to write [“Move On”].

Normally it doesn’t take this long, but this one was a process of deciding what I wanted to say and what the story is that I wanted to tell.”

The 2017 overall winner, Paige Matteson, ended the show with a rendition of Sara Bareilles’ “Gravity” before the winners were announced and the Homecoming court was crowned.

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

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New ‘Prince and Princess’ represent

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The four children of alumni were chosen by the Homecoming Committee out of 60 applicants.

Alyssa Cooper Reporter Many children may aspire to be princesses, princes or other fairy tale characters they see in Disney movies.

Most of the time, these dreams are unrealistic, but for four children of Ball State alumni, they became reality after being crowded as part of the Homecoming Court.

“I’m from Muncie originally, and so I’ve seen how Homecoming has grown in general with Ball State over the past 21 years,” said Chloe Turner, a community and sponsorships chair for the Homecoming committee.

“I think the Prince [and] Princess program is just a really great opportunity to bring in people that don’t live in Muncie anymore. That way you have all aspects of the community — you have those from the Ball State community [and] those from the Muncie community. It’s just a really great way to merge everyone together and remember the ‘good old times.’”

For the second annual event, more than 60 children applied. After all applications were collected, the Homecoming Committee voted on who they thought would best represent Ball State based on their school spirit photos and drawings of Charlie Cardinal.

Grace Strombeck, 5, is this year’s Homecoming Princess.

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Homecoming Princess

“I just thought that Eva’s adorable,” Karen said.

“And more than anything, she just loves Charlie so much.”

For Karen and her family, attending Ball State is a “family tradition” since her sisters, parents and grandmother have all graduated from the university.

“My hope would be that maybe she’ll go [to Ball State], too,” Karen said. “Ball State in general, for me and my family, is a huge part of all our lives.”

In preparation for the event, Eva said she has been practicing her wave and picked out her red dress.

“My husband and I were both on the Homecoming Court while we were in college,” Kelli said. “We were both on the Homecoming Steering Committee, so Homecoming holds a special place in our heart. I think Homecoming is an awesome opportunity for the community and the campus, students and alumni, to just come together and celebrate the university.”

Graham said he believes his “really good picture” helped his application stand out and he will be sporting the football jersey he wore in his photo.

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Eva Lloyd, the 3-year-old lady winner, is the daughter of Karen Lloyd, a 2005 Ball State alumna.

As the Lady of the Homecoming Court, Eva is looking forward to seeing “her birdie,” Charlie Cardinal.

Graham Lawrence, the 8-year-old prince winner, is the son of Kelli Lawrence, a 2001 Ball State alumna.

In the past, Graham has participated in Ball State’s Dance Marathon as a Riley Kid because he had open-heart surgery as a baby. “[I was] in Ball State’s Dance Marathon. It was really cool [because] one, [I am] still [living],” Graham said. “And two, because you can meet a ton of new people … [including] the football team, [who] normally shows up every year.”

Graham said being chosen as Prince was “special” because his parents both went to Ball State.

Lincoln Stanley, the 4-year-old lad winner, is the son of Jannette Stanley, a 2012 Ball State alumna.

Like Grace, Lincoln said he is excited to ride in the parade, wave and throw candy. “[Lincoln] really likes going to all the football games and playing with all his friends,” Jannette said. “So, I think he’s going to be really excited to actually go on the turf, see all the football players, eat, watch the plays and throw candy.”

Lincoln said he feels “good” about the opportunity to stand next to the King and Queen.

He also said he hopes Ball State wins the football game and that he sees Charlie Cardinal.

Contact Alyssa Cooper with comments at acooper6@bsu.edu

Eva Lloyd, 3, is this year’s Homecoming Lady.

Graham Lawrence, 8, is this year’s Homecoming Prince.

Lincoln Stanley, 4, is this year’s Homecoming Lad.

Grace Strombeck, the 5-year-old princess winner, is the daughter of Gabriella Strombeck, a 2012 Ball State alumna.

Gabriella filled out an application for her daughter because she thought Grace would be interested.

“My husband’s family is from Selma. We go back [and] see them all the time around Ball State, so [Grace] knows about Ball State,” Gabriella said.

“We lived in Muncie for a little bit after she was born, too. We had a Ball State cheerleader outfit that I actually wore when I was little, and so we put her in it, and she did some poses and answered the questions about why she likes Ball State.”

After hearing she was selected as Princess, Grace said she thinks it will be fun because she will get to help throw candy to people during the parade with the rest of the Homecoming Court.

“I’m not really hoping for anything that I want to happen,” Grace said. “I just want to do, like, whatever they tell me to do.”

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Ball State’s 18th Chase Charlie Races to begin Saturday Zach Piatt Assistant Sports Editor You can catch Charlie Cardinal just about anywhere on Ball State’s campus. You can most notably catch him cheering on his fellow Cardinals at athletic events. But have you ever tried to catch him on foot?

This Saturday Ball State will kick off the 18th annual Chase Charlie Races.

According to Chase Charlie’s mission statement, the races were created to complement the university’s other Homecoming activities, provide undergraduate students with a valuable immersive learning opportunity and to educate and prepare the Muncie community for a lifetime of healthy living.

“I think what makes [it] so special is that in the past we’ve just had our Homecoming 5k, and this year we’re working [with] the Chase Charlie people,” Homecoming committee president Hannah Fluhler said. “So, it’s cool that we’ve been able to combine those two events and incorporate Chase Charlie.”

The Chase Charlie Races consist of three events: a 5k, the Kiddie 100 and a virtual race. While the pre-registration deadline has passed, participants can register the day of the event and purchase a T-shirt. Proceeds go to the Sport Administration Fund for Excellence, which provides scholarship and professional development opportunities for high-achieving sport administration students.

“I am most looking forward to all of the great school spirit that is coming up this week,” Charlie said in an email. “This event helps us further our commitment to being great community partners,

and I love that the community gives back to us through these races!”

The 5k, the first of the three races, is scheduled to start at 9:15 a.m. at the corner of Wysor and Walnut Streets. It will conclude in The Village just south of campus. Charlie has run the 5k in previous years, and although he won’t be participating this time around, he will be encouraging runners at the starting line.

“I can’t even tell you how excited I am,” Charlie said. “I will be near the start, giving a high five to anyone racing in the event.”

After making an appearance in the Homecoming parade, Charlie will make his way to Scheumann Stadium for the football game starting at 3 p.m. The Kiddie 100 will take place during halftime. Children 13 and under will be invited onto the field to sprint alongside Charlie from end zone to end zone.

In last year’s Kiddie 100, Charlie was bested by the majority of kids who flooded the field for the race. Charlie said his wings help him fly across the field, but sometimes his feet get in the way.

“These kids are faster than lightning! My big feet also do not help,” Charlie said. “I always plan on winning the Kiddie 100, but like I said, these kids are simply too fast!”

If you can’t make it on race day, you can still be involved by running in the 5k or 10k Virtual Race.

After plotting your distance, time yourself, and send in your results before 5 p.m. Saturday to see your results on the Chase Charlie website.

For more information on how to register, T-shirt prices and parking, visit www.chasecharlie.com.

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

Top: Ball State’s football team took on Indiana State in the 1973 homecoming game. Middle: Students sprint along McKinley Avenue as part of the Homecoming Bed Race in 1981. Bottom: Queen Amy (Lindop) Rohman with the 1984 Homecoming Court. DIGITAL 5K runners high-five Charlie Cardinal before crossing the finish line Oct. 21, 2017, in The Village. The Chase Charlie 5k is an annual Ball State Homecoming tradition. REBECCA SLEZAK, DN

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Pride of Mid-America to perform Ball State-centric show

The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band practices before the upcoming fall 2018 performance season Aug. 22, 2018, outside of John E. Worthen Arena. The band will incorporate Ball State’s school songs into this year’s performance. KYLE CRAWFORD, DN FILE

Samantha Meurer Reporter For its Homecoming show, the Pride of MidAmerica Marching Band will perform centennialrelated drill to celebrate Ball State’s 100-year anniversary.

Caroline Hand, the director of the Pride of MidAmerica, said she has been preparing for this show since before the 2018-19 school year started.

“We [started] planning our entire fall season starting in March,” Hand said. “This year, we knew Oct. 20 would be used for Ball State Athletics to celebrate [Ball State’s] Centennial, as it is this year’s Homecoming. With this in mind, the Pride of Mid-America wanted to perform a Ball State-centric show.”

The Pride of Mid-America Marching Band will perform several of Ball State’s school songs, including the Ball State fight song. They also will perform with the Statesmen, Ball State’s all men’s chorus.

“I can’t wait for our crowd to hear all of the words to our school songs sung by this fantastic group,” Hand said.

To ensure the band’s collaboration with the Statesman runs smoothly, Hand said she needed to coordinate the two groups’ rehearsal schedules, as well as work with the School of Music’s sound engineers to set up a speaker system.

“When you collaborate with another group, such as the Statesmen, in preparation for the show, there are always extra logistics to keep in mind,” Hand said.

Members of the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band have only been given about a week to learn the routine before performing.

“The hardest [parts are] making sure everyone is on the same page and making sure we are representing Ball State well for its 100-years,” said senior drum major Amber Hall.

Freshman drumline member Aaron Desena said because the marching band only practices three time a week, it is important for members to stay focused to ensure they are able to perform a quality show at every football game. “[Practicing] is a little stressful at first, but as long as all the members give it their all, the end result will always be amazing,” Desena said.

Looking forward, Desena said he is excited to perform the Homecoming halftime show.

“It’s going to be super hype,” Desena said.

“We’re excited for the student section’s energy.”

Contact Samantha Meurer with comments at smeurer@bsu.edu or on Twitter @sammeurer12

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Women’s Golf

Cardinals struggle at Fall MAC Preview

The team finished in 10th place out of 12 with a score of 68-over-par.

Junior Manon Tounalom led the Cardinals at 11-over-par.

Men’s Golf

Team finishes strong in Noblesville Ball State Men’s Golf had a strong showing at the Chatham Hills Collegiate, finishing in sixth place out of 11 teams. The team finished with a score of 868 (+4).

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Both teams place in top three at Purdue

Zach Piatt Assistant Sports Editor Scheumann Stadium seats 22,500 fans.

Ball State has seen “The Scheu” fill up to just north of 70 percent (15,873) during Family Weekend. In the Cardinals’ other three home games this year, the average attendance comes out to less than 9,000.

The Family Weekend game was a special event where families joined students to cheer on the Cardinals. Homecoming looks to be similar, and head coach Mike Neu is looking forward to seeing a bigger crowd.

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Kicking off the season, Ball State Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving saw top three placement from junior Ben Andrew and sophomores Audrey Schank and Sean Wolfe.

The men’s team took third, and the women’s team took second.

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“When you come out of the locker room and there’s an ovation, the band is playing, there’s cheers ­— that gives you a huge boost,” Neu said.

“To have that kind of environment, to have that kind of support, that helps you certainly get off to a fast start.”

Coming into a game like Homecoming changes the attitude of the players. There’s a sense of pride and responsibility that goes handin-hand with playing in front of former members of Ball State Football.

“It’s no better feeling than playing in front of your crowd, representing the Cardinal across your chest for the people who came before us,” redshirt junior running back James Gilbert said.

“I came in freshman year and looked up to the upperclassmen and followed in their footsteps.

Being able to see those guys back in the home stands is a great feeling.”

Neu echoed Gilbert’s statement, mentioning that the team’s goal is not only to win the game, but to make the alums proud so they keep returning year after year.

“You take it personal every game you’re fortunate enough to wear a Ball State jersey, Ball State helmet, Ball State clothing on the sideline because you’re representing the university,” Neu said. “We want to make sure we perform. They came back for a reason, and they want to see a good show and they want to see a win.”

The Homecoming turnout is set to be a big one, but the Cardinals are no strangers to a packed house. In week two, they played in front of a

crowd at Notre Dame Stadium, which is more than three times the size of what Scheumann can hold. The following week, the Cardinals found themselves in front of more than 40,000 at Indiana University.

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Jaylin Thomas said those games are what players live for.

“You want to play in front of the biggest crowd. That always makes the game even more fun than what it actually is,” Thomas said. “The atmosphere is unbelievable. Games like those where the crowd is as loud as it can be — ­­ it brings more energy to the players, and there’s a whole lot more juice than there would be in any other game.”

At the end of the day, it will be just another game, but there will be more at stake this time around. Ball State (3-4, 2-1 MAC) is going up against a solid Eastern Michigan team (3-4, 1-3 MAC) that has already taken down Purdue on the road and 2017 Mid-American Conference Champion Toledo.

The Cardinals are coming off a comeback win at Central Michigan Oct. 13 where they outscored the Chippewas 17-3 in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals are viewing this week as an opportunity to get to .500 on the season and 3-1 in conference play. Gilbert said he thinks the fans will help the team carry momentum over from last week.

“We feed off our crowd’s energy,” Gilbert said. “Once they get going and we feel that atmosphere, it gets us going and makes us play even harder.”

The Homecoming game is set for 3 p.m.

Saturday in Scheumann Stadium.

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

Running back James Gilbert jumps into the end zone for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech Sept. 16, 2017, at Scheumann Stadium. Gilbert contributed 92 rushing yards to Ball State’s 28-13 win. GRACE HOLLARS, DN FILE

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Busyness Cravings Demi Lawrence Columnist, Unspoken

Demi Lawrence is a sophomore journalism news major and writes “Unspoken” for The Daily News.

Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Demi at dnlawrence@bsu.edu.

Nearly every day of my Monday through Friday work week is a 12-hour day. Some are even 15-hour days.

I have not been home before dark in more than three weeks. I see my friends once a week if I

am lucky. I only went back to my hometown for fall break for a day because I had to get back to Muncie to work and study. I only am at my house to eat and sleep, and sometimes I don’t even do those things there.

I am so tired. I am so exhausted.

All of it’s not even extraneous to me anymore — it’s normal. But the more I think about it, the more surreal it becomes how much my work dictates my life.

According to the American College Health Association’s National College Health Assessment in 2017, more than 60 percent of college students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety at some point in the past 12 months.

This idea that we must exhaust ourselves to our utmost breaking points to even have a glimpse of reaching our goals is disgusting. Exhausting ourselves to emotional and mental breakdowns needs to end.

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Garrett Looker is a senior journalism major who writes “Finding Beneficence” and creates illustrations for the Daily News. His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Garrett at galooker@bsu.edu.

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Continued from Page 17 I should be able to sleep soundly at night, not tossing and turning wondering if I did everything I was supposed to do that day. I should be able to eat lunch and not have to work on homework while I do so.

I shouldn’t have to cry at the library at 1 a.m. on a Monday night over my piles of projects and work I have to do.

My dream one day is to end up working for The Boston Globe.

I want to be that female journalist who breaks down doors, slams hands on desks and demands stories. Oh, and maybe wear a cool pantsuit or something like that. But jobs and fields are so competitive and nothing is guaranteed. I slave away at the mere dream that maybe, someday, I’ll be good enough to achieve those aspirations.

I am slaving away for an end goal that, frankly, I am unsure will even happen.

I know I’m not just crying into an empty bucket here. I am sure everyone on campus has felt this way from time to time, if not daily like me. No matter your major, you are going to be exhausted because it’s not about the profession or the field of study, it’s about the culture.

According to a study done by ManpowerGroup, 73 percent of millennials globally work more than 40 hours a week. Over a typical five-day work week, this is eight hours a day.

I know when you think about it, that’s not that bad. A typical nine-to-five job for most, with only a quarter of millennials reporting working just a little more. But those nine-to-five jobs only leave those employees with seven hours before midnight to do personal things, like spend time with family, make dinner or go out for drinks. Or some jobs require outside work away from the office. So, say that takes up three of those seven hours each night. Only four hours left to spend time with family or make dinner or go out for drinks.

Quickly, we begin to see the exhaustion. We work more than we enjoy the fruitions of that work.

Why do we feel the need to work these 40 hour work weeks?

18 Do we slave for the paycheck or the GPA, or because it’s all we have ever known to do?

I believe this culture of exhaustion stems from not only the internal and external pressures to constantly be producing, creating and pushing beyond your limits, but a comparison game, as well.

I look around me and see so many talented journalists, and I long to be as good as them. I am already pushing past my breaking point, but in those moments I tear myself down and tell myself I am still not working hard enough.

Because how could I be working as hard as I can if I am not at their level? My engine is gasping for the breaks as I only push harder on the gas pedal.

I slowly have become an exhausted clone of who I once was. And for what? A degree that may not guarantee me a job? Clips that aren’t as good as my colleagues’? Minimal sleep that only further slows down my creative processes?

In a warped sort of way, I enjoy the busyness of it all. I’ve began to crave it in fact. Because I’d rather be so busy I barely remember to breathe than not be doing anything at all, plagued with fear that I’ve forgotten something or plastered in guilt over the fact that I am not doing anything.

Some slave away for a GPA. Others for their livelihood.

But for most of us, I think it’s involuntary. We are used to the exhaustive culture, so we stick to what is familiar.

We have become numb and robotic to the damage we are doing to ourselves – mentally, physically and emotionally – and to the culture around us by contributing to it.

This exhaustive culture will

tear the millennial generation apart if we do nothing to combat it. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, age 24 is when 75 percent of all lifetime cases of mental illnesses begin to develop.

We will become burnt out at young ages, no longer passionate about the things that once lit our souls on fire. Everything will come to a screeching halt if we do not stop and evaluate what we exactly are working for.

Are we working for ourselves?

Are we working to appease the pressures surrounding us? Or we are working because it’s simply all we’ve ever known to do?

Whatever it is, we must end it. We must crave the passion, crave the love, crave the idea that our current location, while not our final destination, is valuable within itself. I recognize my flaw in craving the busyness and that it must come to an end. Not just for me, but for us all.

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The Ball State Department of Theatre and Dance are performing a 1970s psychological thriller from the playwright of “Rosemary’s Baby,” Ira Levin. Director Nicole Crabtree will explore “an entirely different world” with the play’s smaller cast and minimalist set design.

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Alumna Sereena Barga achieves her goal of becoming a professional singer in Nashville.

Adam Pannel Reporter One month after graduating, Sereena Barga moved into an apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, with no job, no prospects and less than $2,000 in savings.

“I moved out here, and I didn’t know what to expect,” Barga said. “I didn’t know anybody. I didn’t even know how to start with the music thing. I had songs written, and I was like ‘OK, I’m here. Now what do I do?’”

Ever since she was a little girl in Greenville, Ohio, the 2014 Ball State graduate always dreamed of making it big as a musician.

In middle school, she played the keyboard in her heavy metal rock band before switching to a guitar, poodle skirt and saddle shoes for her performance at the local vintage car show with her oldies music group, “Girls at the Hop.” However, her true instrument was always her voice,

which has carried her to more than 19,000 streams on Spotify with her debut single “You Love Me,” jumpstarting her career in Nashville.

Barga’s inspiration for “You Love Me” came after she graduated.

With no luck performing at local music joints, Barga said she felt pressured to take a break from music and get a job.

Her first “big girl” job was working as a publicist promoting Christian artists, but the job only added to her sadness.

“I knew I wanted to get in the music industry, and when I got that job as a publicist, I was so excited,” Barga said.

“But, I realized I didn’t want to be on that side of the music. I was miserable. I didn’t want to be promoting other artists when I was an artist myself. I wanted to do what they were doing.”

Barga promised herself next time — after she quit her job — she would be the artist.

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A promise hard to keep Barga found her resolution challenging after she received a phone call on Aug. 1, 2015, from her parents.

It was about her little brother, Sam. That night, Sam, 19, attended a party with some friends where there was alcohol. He was sober when he hoisted himself into the passenger seat of his buddy’s truck, but the driver was drunk.

During the drive home, the vehicle teetered from one side to the other until it favored one side too far. The driver spun the wheel to set the truck straight, but it proved to be a fatal overcorrection.

After the call, Barga’s heart was brimming with grief, but it was suffused with hatred and guilt for herself most of all.

“If I’d have been there,” Barga said she thought to herself, “maybe he wouldn’t have gone to that party. He wouldn’t have gotten into that truck.”

As she drove home and watched Nashville’s skyline disappear behind her, all she could see was a city that seemed to take more than it was willing to give.

Nashville took her money — she was barely making enough to pay rent, her car payments and have enough for groceries every week — and now it seemed to take her brother too.

Finding her way back Barga’s mother was happy to have her home after Sam’s death, but she knew her daughter wouldn’t find her big dreams in their small town. “‘Sereena, music’s what you love. You gotta go back,’” Barga remembers her mother telling her.

After taking her mother’s advice and returning to Nashville, Barga quit her job as a publicist and worked a desk job for a window company before producer Nate Cornell noticed her two years later.

Cornell and Barga met at a local singing competition, where he said she made an impression on him.

“There [were] a lot of things in that first meeting that told me that this wasn’t a

person who was just wishing something into existence and hoping that it happens,” Cornell said. “Most of the time people just wait on the sidelines for success to come to them, but she was somebody who was going to take action.”

In late January, Cornell and Barga began producing songs together and working to release her first music video for “You Love Me” in the summer.

When creating the music video, videographer Adam Dobkin said Barga “was the storyboard” for the song. Much of the narrative was based on Barga’s experiences in Nashville, including learning of her brother’s death.

Even though the song is written from the perspective of accepting love from a significant other, Barga said it’s a song about finding spiritual healing after immense grief and accepting the love of God. The song reflects the new view she had of the world after she was “saved by God” in July 2018.

“When I got saved, I

Ball State alumna Sereena Barga, class of 2014, released her first single, “You Love Me,” this past summer.

Her newest song is scheduled to debut Oct. 19, 2018. SEREENA BARGA, PHOTO PROVIDED

realized I was walking on this planet thinking I was being punished and that God hated me because he took my brother,” Barga said. “When the Holy Spirit revealed to me what I’d been pushing down, I realized, ‘God loves me. God actually loves me.’”

Barga said she plans to share

the new love she has found with her new songs coming out at the end of the year.

She is working on releasing Christmas-themed music this holiday, but her new single, “Mind Abuse,” drops Friday.

The song is a deeper look at her journey working through her brother’s death.

“If you would’ve asked me what my goals for music were just eight months ago, I would’ve said I want to write a hit song so I can tour, and so I can have a fanbase and make a lot of money,” Barga said. “Now, it’s completely different. I want to inspire people. I want to

show people that there is good news out there. You don’t have to be miserable or depressed because there is a light, and there are good things that will happen if you follow that light.”

Contact Adam Pannel with comments at arpannel@bsu.edu or on Twitter @AdamPannel.

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Continued from Page 04 Since the video surveillance was in black and white, MPD officers have not yet been able to determine the exact vehicle involved in the accident or its color, apart from observing it to be a SUV. Minor Sr. said the vehicle would have damages on the front passenger’s side and possibly the passenger’s side of the

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“I just want whoever is out there to come forward,” Teresa said. “Or if they know somebody, to come forward. Help us.”

“I mean, nothing is going to bring him back, but we’d like to know what happened, who did it, why somebody left him on the side of the road,” Minor Sr. said. “Sitting around without answers is pretty bad.”

Sgt. Chris Kirby said the Muncie Police Department is using its resources and technology on the case and will make any

relevant information known to the public.

Minor Jr.’s funeral was held Monday, at Beech Grove Cemetery, and the Minors hope to take further steps to ensure this doesn’t happen to another family.

“We plan to advocate for a sidewalk,” Teresa said. “That’s the next goal.”

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