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Fraternities put on social ‘pause’ The decision is in effect until Jan. 31, 2018.406

Women’s golf values leadership Manon Tounalom pushes the team forward. 410

Opinion

Let’s skip the sombreros A senior student asks you to think before wearing a cultural costume.413

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BallStateDaily.com Reports of shots fired in Student arrested for Letterman honored two consecutive nights drunk driving incident with Mark Twain Prize 4Oct. 21: Over the weekend, Ball State emergency alerts issued multiple warnings about shots fired in the 1000 block of W. Rex St. on both Friday and Saturday night. On both evenings, the police said the reports of shots fired were unfounded, as they found no bullet casings in the area.

4Oct. 23: Jaylon Miskel, 22, was arrested after police say he hit a child in a campus parking lot while driving with a blood-alcohol level of .212 percent. He is preliminarily charged with operating while intoxicated, causing serious bodily injury, a Level 6 felony. The child was transported by helicopter to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis.

4Oct. 24: On Oct. 22, Ball State alumnus David Letterman was presented with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Letterman, a Ball State alumnus, has donated over 1,000 pieces of memorabilia to Ball State over the course of the past two years.

He will donate this prize to the university, as well.

Ziswiler wins Offensive Player of the Week

Mearns continues informal visits

4Oct. 24: On Oct. 24, President Geoffrey S. Mearns visited various buildings located in the North Quad as a part of his informal visits. The visits were started to allow the president to get betteracclimated to the campus and Ball State community. During his stops he spoke with students, faculty and staff.

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4Oct. 25: After scoring two goals in the last week, soccer defender and Switzerland-native Yela Ziswiler was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week for her performances against Buffalo, Akron and Central Michigan. The Cardinals finished 2-0-1 over the last week with victories over the Chippewas and the Bulls.

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Campus

Student hit by car on Riverside Avenue Around 11:23 a.m. Oct. 20, Ball State University police officers and emergency responders were dispatched to a car vs. pedestrian accident. Witnesses said that the pedestrian, a student, was crossing the street in front of the Applied Technology Building when she was struck by the car. University spokeswoman Kathy Wolf said the student was transported to the hospital by EMS with minor, non-life threatening injuries.

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13 IFC fraternities signed a letter in collaboration with the university which stops all social gatherings for three months.406

Early Friday morning, Muncie police arrested three people in the Village after a battery occurred outside of Brothers Bar and Grill. Police were dispatched shortly after 3 a.m. and were advised that the suspects had left in a car. The three suspects, Michael Carr, Anthony Ford and Miguel Hill, were arrested and held on bond.

Student Government

SGA ditches plan to fund free tampons Funding for free feminine hygiene products in residence halls is no longer bookmarked in the Student Government Association’s budget for this academic year. During her report to SGA Senate Oct. 19, treasurer Kaia Thompson announced the $600 previously allocated to providing women’s tampons would be moved into discretionary funds.

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Discovery Project funds and empowers undergraduate students in health care field The year-long project consists of group activities, skill building assignments and talks from field experts.

Allie Kirkman Managing Editor The health care industry is powered by women.

Nearly 80 percent of workers in health care and social assistance fields are women. Yet, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives, a higher proportion of men, 57 percent, are the key decision-makers and hold the roles in general management compared to 44 percent of women.

One Ball State initiative of the newly established College of Health is working to empower women to change those disparities.

Led by Cathy Whaley, director of the Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Jagdish Khubchandani, associate professor of health science in the Department of Nutrition and Health Science, the College of Health’s DISCOVERY project was created to train and

I feel very grateful. When I was first coming in, I didn’t think I would be into science because it is such a male dominated field. But [professors] made it so accessible. They give us the tools to do it and encourage us not to be fearful.”

- TYLER ANN SMITH, Junior public education and promotion major guide female undergraduate disadvantaged students on how to conduct public health and medical research.

After applying and being denied multiple times, the group was awarded $17,181 by Discovery, a women’s philanthropic group established to support projects and programs at Ball State.

“This is a 10-session certificate program that is the first of its kind in the Midwestern U.S.,” Khubchandani said. “I thought this would be a nice way to capture student empowerment through a unique program.”

The year-long project, coordinated by graduate student Megan Smith, consists of a combination of interactive group activities, skill building assignments and talks from experts in the field

of health and medicine, Khubchandani said.

Students also learn about federal guidelines and protocols on how to do research, create their own project and implement their ideas.

“Women in research in healthcare, typically, is a minority itself and since there aren’t a lot of women in healthcare research, our goal is to give these students the foundation to step into that world of research later on in life,” Smith said.

Out of the 50 students who applied, 16 were chosen to participate in the initiative, and each were given the opportunity to choose what they would like to research.

Some students are conducting research in areas including supplements and nutrition or mental disorders and diseases, like Tyler Ann Smith, a junior public education and promotion major who is focusing on breast cancer.

Tyler Ann is researching breast cancer prevalence. Specifically, she is focusing on the influences that affect how an individual reacts to and perceives their illness when initially diagnosed. Different factors such as age and income contribute to this.

“What really sparked my interest with cancer is the disparity with breast cancer in white and black women,” she said. “White women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but black women are more likely to die from it.

I thought that was super interesting and I want to know why that actually happens and who do these people perceive breast cancer.”

Throughout this semester, Tyler Ann and the other students will be working on a project proposal. Next semester will be used to collect data and by the end of the year, each student will write a paper and give a presentation with the goal of possibly having their research published and further funded.

Though the process so far has been challenging, Tyler Ann said the experience has been rewarding and something that will set her apart from others after she graduates.

“I feel very grateful. When I was first coming in, I didn’t think I would be into science because it is such a male dominated field. But [professors] make it so accessible. They give us the tools to do it and encourage us not to be fearful,” Tyler Ann said.

If this year’s initiative is successful, the goal will be to continue to run the program and show off the positive outcome to federal agencies in hopes of gaining more funding for women studying in the health and medical fields.

Contact Allie Kirkman with comments at aekirkman@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @alliekirkman15.

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Feed My Sheep calls students to give back

Students can volunteer on Nov. 23 and 24 or donate nonperishable items through Nov. 16.

Liz Rieth Reporter The organization Feed My Sheep, an outreach program that feeds up to 1,500 people each Thanksgiving, is encouraging students to give back this holiday season.

“I am excited for it every year,” said Lanisha Huggins, a board member for the organization.

“Give yourself time to do it. There are so many families here that go without.”

Huggins, a senior telecommunications major, explained the program started 21 years ago to give back to the community of Muncie.

“Besides giving families hot meals, we bag groceries for them,” Huggins said. “Students can be involved the day before Thanksgiving since some students go home during [break].”

Huggins said volunteers are welcome to give time on Nov. 23 and 24 at Muncie Central High School. To volunteer, students will need to fill out an application form on www.fmsmuncie.org.

“It’s eye opening and heartwarming how many

people you can help with not much effort,” said Jasmine Jones, a two-year volunteer and former Muncie resident.

Additionally, students can donate nonperishable items from Oct. 16 through Nov. 16. Students can

Interacting with those families, it was really life changing for me so I continue to do it every year.”

- LANISHA HIGGINS, Board member, Feed My Sheep check the Feed My Sheep website for donation sites.

Huggins started volunteering for Feed My Sheep as a freshman and now works for them because she said the program had a big impact on her life.

“Interacting with those families, it was really life

changing for me so I continue to do it every year,” Huggins said. “You never think so many families are in need in Muncie.”

Jasmine Jones, a two-year volunteer and former Muncie resident, said that by volunteering with Feed My Sheep, students can really make an impact on the local community.

“I’ve kind of been in the place where those people are,” Jones said. “When I heard of the opportunity to give back to people at one of the biggest times of the year, I had to do it, and it really makes an impact.”

In fact, over 20,000 people in Muncie have food insecurity, according to Feed America.

“Feed My Sheep is a way to connect with the Muncie community,” Huggins said. “Especially for Ball State students — we stay in a Ball State community. So branching out and learning more about where you live is amazing.”

Those wishing to learn more can visit the Feed Feed My Sheep picks up food at GFS Anderson. The My Sheep website at www.fmsmuncie.org. organization provides hundreds of Muncie residents food by Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ serving meals and delivering to homes on Thanksgiving Day. bsu.edu or on Twitter at @liz_rieth.

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New secretary of safety wants to bring app to Ball State

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The app would allow students to send their location to UPD. Hannah Gunnell Reporter Junior Drake Spangler first knew he had a passion for safety in the seventh-grade, when he started developing relationships with Rockville police officers around his school.

Now, he is the new Ball State secretary of student safety.

The secretary of student safety reports to the senate of student safety and works with University and Muncie Police to increase the security of students both on and off campus.

Spangler’s main goal as secretary is working to bring a safety app to Ball State. This app, named Clear Scholar, would bring together the multiple apps Ball State uses in an effort to make the application functions more user-friendly for Ball State students.

Josh Williams, the vice president of partnerships for Clear Scholar, said Clear Scholar provides

a platform for student engagement and safety.

With this app, students can access anything the university may decide to include.

For example, if Ball State were to implement this app, it would probably include a map of campus, a student rewards program, a sports calendar and a spot for general announcements –– which are currently all separate apps at Ball State.

“We have completely reimagined what a mobile app could be and should be for students,” Williams said.

This app also has the ability for in-app messaging and digital student ID, which would act in place of a physical ID card.

But what really caught Spangler’s attention is the app’s security feature. Spangler said this feature has a police button, which if a student turns on, sends their GPS location to university police so that the student can be found by the closest police officer.

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IFC fraternities put on social ‘pause’ The terms are in effect until Jan. 31, 2018, affecting roughly 885 students.

Brynn Mechem and Max Lewis News Editor and Reporter Editor’s note: A student in this story has remained unnamed to protect their identity.

Ball State fraternities within the Interfraternity Council (IFC) are now prohibited from hosting or co-hosting social events with or without alcohol for the next three months, university spokesperson Kathy Wolf said.

The 13 fraternities within the IFC have signed a letter which is said to be a “collaborative agreement” with the university. This “pause” in campus-wide IFC-related activity is unprecedented.

The 13 fraternities on the Interfraternity Council are: • Alpha Tau Omega • Phi Gamma Delta • Sigma Chi • Delta Tau Delta • Phi Kappa Psi • Sigma Nu • Lambda Chi Alpha • Phi Sigma Kappa • Sigma Phi Epsilon • Phi Delta Theta • Pi Kappa Phi • Theta Chi • Sigma Alpha Epsilon The letter states, “Together we, IFC community leaders, listened carefully to the concerns with the appropriate urgency, as we all agreed that something needed to be done to change the current culture within and current perception of our chapters in particular and Greek Life in general.”

These fraternities — made up of roughly 885 members, according to the spring 2017 fraternity and sorority life report — will not be able to hold any social events, such as formals or parties, until Jan. 31, 2018.

Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services Ro-Anne Royer Engle said the agreement still allows the fraternities to make recruitment efforts and host philanthropy or brotherhood events.

Wolf said the letter comes after a “trend or pattern” of behavior that is “unacceptable to the university.”

Wolf would not specify what caused the “pause,” however, she said some of the behaviors that prompted the agreement include “overuse of alcohol or hazing or any kind of assault including but not limited to sexual assault.”

According to university police crime logs there have been three sexual assaults, two illegal possessions of alcohol, one battery, two thefts and three criminal mischiefs since the beginning of the semester from the 800 block to the 1100 block of W. Riverside Ave., which is home to all the fraternity houses and a few other residences.

“We are making sure we take the right steps so that the fraternity members are consistent with the culture that Ball State would expect,” Wolf said.

During this “pause point,” the fraternity members will be required to attend educational programs on topics such as sexual violence and bystander intervention, as well as alcohol abuse.

These workshops will be supplemental to the Think About It course that all Ball State incoming freshmen are required to take.

“In the interest of student safety — that is why we are pausing to stop and provide this education,” Wolf said.

“We are all against sexual assault,” said Student Government Association President Greg Carbó in a statement to The Daily News. “We are all for bystander intervention and we are all against unsafe alcohol consumption.”

“This period was not created to embarrass or target any one fraternity,” Carbó said. “Instead,

it called upon the IFC community to be the first united group at the forefront of a continued movement to educate Ball State students on bystander intervention, sexual assault prevention and safe alcohol consumption practices.”

At the end of the period, the university will assess the progress of the fraternities and provide “guidance and support” as needed, Wolf said.

When asked about the consequence of violating the joint letter, Wolf said she did not want to “speculate” and she has a “feeling [the fraternities] will follow it.”

When asked to elaborate on possible punishments, Wolf said the university is not focused on that at this time.

“Our community was trending toward poor behavior and the university was proactive in stepping in to offer guidance,” Chapter President of Pi Kappa Phi Mason Thomas said. “This is an opportunity for our community to learn and grow stronger in the coming months.”

IFC President Trevor Holland said this agreement is about “challenging the community” and said it is time to “embrace” their values.

“We’re a community of values and in order to continue our legacy, change needs to happen,” Holland said. “I know that our community will react and grow stronger because of the agreement with the university.”

However, one student, whose name is being withheld for privacy reasons, was sexually assaulted in one of the fraternity houses. She said she does not agree with the IFC-wide “pause.”

“Personally, I was sexually assaulted by a member of a fraternity,” she said. “This ban actually just makes me upset because I feel like it’s going to be rendered ineffective in the long-term.”

“With this ban, there’s no individual accountability being forced. The individuals and the individual organizations themselves still have

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not been made to personally accept responsibility,” she said. “Instead, everyone is accepting responsibility for the actions of the few. Which I feel really — to an assailant — I feel like that would really minimize their feelings about it.”

We are making sure we take the right steps so that the fraternity members are consistent with the culture that Ball State would expect.”

- KATHY WOLF, University spokesperson While this “pause” in fraternity activity has caused contention throughout the Ball State community, each fraternity signed onto the letter which states: “We acknowledge the challenges that come with this decision, but we are confident that with university support and guidance, we can change the current tide of disregard for others and self that have been reflected in the behaviors reported and observed by many.”

The Daily News reached out to Director of Greek Life Kari Murphy, but she has not returned any emails or phone calls.

Mary Freda contributed to this story.

Contact Brynn Mechem with comments at bamechem@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @BrynnMechem. Contact Max Lewis with comments at lmaxwell2@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @MaxLewisReports.

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After fraternity social halt, SGA caucus to promote off-campus safety

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SGA wants to partner with UPD to raise awareness about how to party safely.

Sara Barker Digital Editor In light of Monday night’s pause on all social events for the 13 fraternities on the Interfraternity Council, one caucus within the Student Government Association wants to be sure students attending house parties stay safe.

Kaleb Chowning, the off-campus caucus chair, announced to the senate floor Wednesday the caucus’s plans to pair with the student safety committee within SGA to address what it estimates will be more students attending house parties.

“Obviously, I mean, people are still going to go out and have parties or whatever, just not at fraternity houses,” Chowning said. “So that could lead to situations where there’s … a lot of people in one area.”

The caucus hopes to pair with University Police in hopes to raise student awareness on how to party safely until the pause is reviewed next January Chowning said.

“What we’re going to do is talk to UPD and see if there’s any way we can help them prepare for that extra activity that’s going to happen outside of fraternities,” Chowning said.

SGA president pro tempore Zoe Taylor specified these awareness efforts will aim to “re-inform” students about partying safely, including a reminder of Indiana’s lifeline law and how to “tone down” a party that has gotten out of control.

The plan now is not to propose legislation, Chowning said.

“I think it would be more of like, an event or social media or those types of things, not necessarily like a

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Left to right, Treasurer Kaia Thompson and chief of staff Lafayette Jordan, president pro-tempore Zoe Taylor, secretary Lizzie Ford, and vice president Katy Volikas are this year’s SGA executive branch with Greg Carbó as president. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN FILE rule or something like that that’s written up.”

Taylor said it seems as if the rest of SGA senate is on board, but the caucus’s actions must happen soon — namely, within the next two weeks.

“This is when the big kind of reaction period is,” Taylor said. “Usually after two weeks — after a big change like this — students kind of deafen their ears a little bit after two weeks. So we’re hoping that we can get in just enough time to get students information that they need.”

Taking to Twitter Students express their thoughts on the university’s decision to put IFC fraternities on a social ‘pause.’

Despite the caucus’s proposed efforts, Chowning said he doesn’t expect any “dire circumstances.”

“I don’t think I necessarily expect an issue, but it’s just the realization that there could be possibly, because people are still going to want to be social and do things outside of that environment that was previously contained to a certain house or a number of houses,” Chowning said.

Contact Sara Barker with comments at slbarker3@ bsu.edu or on Twitter at @sarabarker326.

Spangler said this would be useful if someone doesn’t feel safe on their way home from a party late at night. They could hit the button in the app and an officer would arrive on scene shortly after.

“My main goal is to get an app on campus that can make this place safer, because everybody is on their phone, and what better way to make this campus safer than use something that everybody has?” Spangler said.

Spangler is also working to integrate students and campus police as a way to improve safety.

“We’re just seeing a bunch of negativity coming towards law enforcement and therefore, that’s coming back on [UPD],” Spangler said. “I want to figure out a way to integrate the students on campus and the police in a positive light.”

Spangler said this could be done by having a party in the residence halls at the beginning of the semester.

During these parties, police officers would give their contact information out to underclassmen living in the dorms. He hopes this passing of information would help keep campus safer.

“Everyone has their own niches,” Spangler said. “I’ve always been fascinated with the safety side.”

Contact Hannah Gunnell with comments at hrgunnell@bsu.edu.

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Ball State closes out regular season play Ball State field hockey (4-11) has two more Mid-American Conference matches before entering MAC Tournament play Nov. 2. Ball State will try to snap an eight-game losing streak as they host Central Michigan and then travel to Miami this weekend.

Women’s Volleyball

Cardinals host Central and Eastern Michigan

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GOALS Senior soccer goaltender Alyssa Heintschel leads team on, off field as finalist for Senior CLASS Award

Ball State women’s volleyball continues to stay hot as they continue Mid-American Conference play this weekend. Ball State (14-9) will host a pair of Michigan foes in Central and Eastern Michigan. This will be the Cardinals’ final home weekend of the 2017 regular season.

Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Heintschel yells to her teammates before putting the ball back into play against Northern Illinois Oct. 8 at the Briner Sports Complex.

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Women’s Swim and Dive

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Ball State hosts Ohio for first dual meet After opening its season with a first place finish out of six teams on Saturday at the Indiana Intercollegiate, Ball State women’s swim and dive will continue its season as it hosts Ohio. The Cardinals’ first dual meet of the season will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 28 at Lewellen Pool.

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hose familiar with Ball State soccer may know Alyssa Heintschel as the senior goalkeeper and captain of the team. What they may not be as familiar with is her excellence inside the classroom.

Heintschel was recently named one of 10

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Men’s and Women’s Basketball

Reactions from Ball State basketball media day High expectations surround this year’s team as the 2017-18 campaign nears.

Tournament and finished with a 21-10 record, marking only the sixth time in program history Ball State has had 20+ wins in a season.

The team has one goal in mind this season and that’s competing in the NCAA tournament.

“It’s not easy, but if it was easy, everyone would do it,” Sallee said. “Our sites are set solely on playing in the NCAA tournament and I think you said it exactly the way I feel about it. Sick is a good word.”

Although not taking the opportunity of playing in the WNIT for granted, Sallee knows he’s had teams in the past that were talented enough to compete in the NCAA tournament. If the team is going to give the big dance a shot, it needs to be this year, while it has eight experienced upperclassmen.

“I’ve had teams that have been clearly good enough to be there the whole five years I’ve been here and we’ve had our chances,” Sallee said.

“We have to break through and that’s going to be a big step for our program, but it’s one that we’re capable of and I think it excites these ladies.”

Fresh Faces

Guard Taylor Persons passes the ball to forward Franko House during the Cardinals’ game against Indiana State on Nov. 15 in John E. Worthen Arena. PAIGE GRIDER, DN FILE

Women’s Basketball Kara Biernat Sports Editor Ball State women’s basketball participated in Ball State Basketball Media Day Oct. 24. Now in their sixth year under head coach Brady Sallee, the Cardinals are coming off their fifth straight postseason appearance as they head into the 2017-18 season.

Senior Rules Ball State will see four seniors on its roster this season, three of whom will be returning from last year. Destiny Washington, Frannie Frazier and Moriah Monaco have implemented some changes as the returning senior leaders.

“We had our team meeting with just our team and no coaches around and we listed about five or six rules that we came up with as a team,” Monaco said. “Some of them were like being 15 minutes early to things or trying to do necessary work, like put in time at the gym and stuff like that.”

Opposed to his approach on previous seasons, Sallee is going into this season with no preconceived notions. Under the three returning seniors, a little change could be just what this new team needs having such a versatile squad.

“We just really want to be more as one as a team,” Monaco said. “We really implemented that this summer and worked on our team bonding off the floor, as well as on the floor too.”

Transfer The addition of transfer Keri Kleist rounds out the four seniors that Ball State will see on this season’s roster. Kleist, a 6-foot-3-inch graduate transfer in her sixth year from CSU Bakersfield, is the only player on the roster taller than 6 feet who is eligible to play, even if it’s just for one season.

“It just gives us some size when we need it,” Sallee said. “She has the ability to shoot the three, which is probably her biggest strength right now.

She’ll be able to give us that size when we need it.”

Replacing last season’s leading scorer and rebounder in the form of a 6-foot-5-inch Renee Bennett, Ball State is going to want to set Kleist up by making her the one dominant force in the middle, with four players around her outside.

Although she’s new to what the Cardinals are doing on the court, Kleist’s athleticism is something that could fill a huge role for this team.

Sick of the WNIT

Last season marked the team’s fifth straight appearance in the Women’s National Invitation

Ball State has welcomed four true freshmen to the court this season. Sallee has a good problem to have on his hands, as the quartet came in ready to put in the work needed for a successful season.

“It’s been a fun group,” Sallee said. “There’s a lot of personality in there. From the get go, these freshmen have not been worried about working hard.

This group just kind of came in ready to go to work.

They were here for a reason and we’ve got two or three of them that believe that they’re going to play, and that belief can sometimes be half the battle.”

Guards Katie Helgason and Maliah HowardBass and forwards Sara Price and Oshlynn Brown have shown the physical talent Sallee likes to see on the court. However, Sallee is looking for a little more from his freshmen.

“They’ve shown their talent and now it’s time for the knowledge of what we’re doing to catch up with them a little bit and that will really be the determining factor in how much they play, with just their ability to function and do everything,” Sallee said.

Men’s Basketball Robby General Reporter There are high expectations for the Ball State men’s basketball team, as just over two weeks separate the team from its season opener against Dayton Nov. 10.

Both basketball programs hosted media day on Oct. 24, with men’s head coach James Whitford and team leaders Jeremie Tyler, Francis Kiapway and Taylor Persons addressing the media.

Neither Whitford nor the players were hesitant about what the team’s goal is this season – winning a Mid-American Conference Championship.

“The goal is always to win the conference. To me there’s two goals that I think about a lot – one is to hang a banner in Worthen Arena, to win the overall conference championship, and the second one is to get the NCAA Tournament,” Whitford said.

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Recruit and Build These are two words Sallee goes by in the offseason.

Sallee likes to challenge his team when it comes to its schedule in preparation for the postseason.

“One thing that’s always important for a team in the MAC is to make sure that you play some people that are going to look like teams you’ll play in the postseason, so when you get to the postseason, you’re not wowed by the size or athleticism,” Sallee said.

Ball State will travel to Vanderbilt this season, while also facing a pair of in-state foes in Butler and Purdue. The team will officially start its season when they tip-off at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 at Cleveland State.

Contact Kara Biernat with comments at karabiernat@gmail.com or on Twitter at @karabiernat.

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Ball State women’s golf values leadership on and off the course Manon Tounalom’s passion for golf has carried the Cardinals through the fall season.

Drew Pierce Reporter At the age of nine, her dad taught her how to play golf, a game that would later become a big part of her life.

Sophomore Manon Tounalom now sits atop the Ball State women’s golf team roster, after completing the fall portion of its season.

“We have played a lot of big tournaments with a lot of Big Ten schools,” Tounalom said. “There was a lot of players on the field and it was really interesting to see how good we are and how hard we have to work for the next season, which is in the spring.”

Tounalom has led the Ball State women’s golf team in five of its six tournaments this fall. After finishing tied for 51st, Tounalom led the Cardinals through the final contest of the fall season at the Cardinal Cup in Louisville. Although this was not her best performance, she still earned the top spot among the Cardinals. “[Tounalom] has become a leader for this young team,” head coach Katherine Mowat said. “She has so much talent and works very hard.”

Beyond dominating the scorecard, Tounalom has also proposed a personal responsibility to lead this season’s squad full of young talent, as four of Ball State’s seven golfers are freshmen.

“I want to help the freshmen be able to combine golf and college at the same time,” Tounalom said.

“They are all working hard so I’m not worried about anything.”

Before her admittance to Ball State, Tounalom grew up in Buchelay, France and made a name for herself in the French golf world. Her golf portfolio includes a sixth place finish at the 2015 French

[Tounalom] has become a leader for this young team. She has so much talent and works very hard.”

- KATHERINE MOWAR, Head coach, women’s golf Ladies Amateur Stroke Play Championship, a first place finish at the Grand Prix du Golf and she qualified for the French Junior Girls Championship in both 2014 and 2015.

With ten years of experience under her belt, Tounalom’s focus is always on improvement, as one goal still looms over the sophomore’s head.

“My personal goal is to win one of our next tournaments,” Tounalom said. “I just want to play

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Left to right, freshman midfielder Allie Fullriede and senior midfielder Lucy Walton fight over the ball in the Cardinals’ game against Northern Illinois Oct. 8 at the Briner Sports Complex. BREANNA DAUGHERTY, DN

The Oregon, Ohio native maintains a perfect 4.0 GPA as a chemistry, pre-med major and was awarded for her performance with an Academic All-America selection in 2016.

Heintschel’s hard work has paid off since the beginning of her time at Ball State. When her senior year ends, she’ll be able to find herself all over the Ball State goalkeeping record books. She was named All-MAC First Team in 2015 and 2016, ranks second in school history in shutouts (21), fourth in saves (175), first in goals against average (0.76), third in minutes played and is tied for first in wins (34).

That list only accounts for her on-the-field accolades.

Off the field, Heintschel was selected as a MidAmerican Conference Distinguished Scholar Athlete in 2016, named Academic All-MAC in 2015 and 2016, named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region Second Team and Scholar All-Region Second Team and was

well for my team and play smart, and hopefully I get better and rank well.”

Although only halfway through her collegiate golf career, Tounalom has no plans of putting down the golf club anytime soon. Tounalom dreams of coaching college golf and taking a shot at participating in the LPGA tour.

“I would love to be a coach,” Tounalom said. “I think I might get better and I know I will have to work harder, but I would love to be on the LPGA Tour.”

While at Ball State, Tounalom has put up impressive numbers. She finished out her freshman season with a 78.11 scoring average and maintained an individual record of 519-338-21. Tounalom participated in all 12 events and was named Ball State’s Freshman of the Year. “[Tounalom] has improved a lot since last season, although she had a great freshman year,” Mowat said. “She’s a very hard worker who consistently puts up low scores on the court.”

As the Cardinals move into a short break before continuing their season come February, Tounalom and the rest of the women’s golf team will return to the course when they host the Ball State Sunshine Invitational in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

The tournament will be played at this course in the PGA Village Feb. 9-10.

Contact Drew Pierce with comments at Sophomore Manon Tounalom tees off at hole 8 during the dpierce3cc@gmail.com.

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twice named to a College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District team in 2015 (Second Team) and 2016 (First Team).

“It gets hard sometimes, especially weeks where we leave on a Wednesday morning and don’t get back until Sunday night,” Heintschel said. “We’re missing a lot of class so you have to prioritize and stay on top of things. I tell people when we’re in season it’s a little bit easier because you have your daily schedule, you wake up, go to class, go to practice, come home, eat dinner, do your homework, go to bed and do it all again the next day.”

Heintschel didn’t hesitate to credit the support system she has at Ball State. From her teammates to coaches, everyone is always there to help her and understand when she might have to sacrifice a little bit of time at practice for school.

“They’re all very understanding of when situations arise where I have to be late for practice because I have a class that runs into our practice time or I can’t stay after practice to work on extra stuff because I have a big test coming up the next day,” Heintschel said.

Ball State head coach Craig Roberts didn’t

understate how he feels about the type of value a player like Heintschel brings to the team.

“I’m immensely proud, she’s a great person to be around, and the fact that she’s a tremendous goalkeeper as well is just the icing on the cake,” Roberts said. “Sometimes, in this profession you get to be around an individual and coach an individual.

I’m the lucky one to get to coach her during the four years that she’s been here. She’s been an absolute delight.”

Being a goalkeeper requires great intuition and quick analysis of situations, and Roberts said those are some traits, along with her leadership, that he noticed in Heintschel as early as her freshmen year.

“She would analyze situations, whether in-game or personal, and just make very good intuitive decisions without disrespecting or upsetting anybody else,” Roberts said.

Fan voting for the Senior CLASS Award is open through Nov. 20. Fan votes account for a third of the total award determination, while the rest is decided

by NCAA Division I coaches and national media members.

Contact Nate Fields with comments at nefields@bsu.edu.

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Ball State’s extra challenges of midweek MAC action Ball State football has just 5 days between games Colin Grylls Reporter Head coach Mike Neu says he doesn’t know who’s starting at quarterback in Ball State football’s Thursday night game against Toledo.

The Cardinals play the Rockets just five days after losing 56-9 against the Central Michigan Chippewas on Homecoming.

Junior Riley Neal, the starting quarterback, is definitely out again. He hasn’t played since Ball State’s last win on Sept. 16 and has been diagnosed with a tibial plateau fracture.

Redshirt senior Jack Milas started the last four games, but he injured his elbow in the third quarter of the Central Michigan game.

Neu hasn’t ruled out Milas, saying he could start if he’s “healthy and can do everything.” Still, the Thursday game means he has less time to heal than he normally would. In fact, redshirt sophomore Zack Blair and redshirt freshman Drew Plitt took all of the reps in Tuesday’s practice while Milas went through the motions behind the play without actually throwing.

“When your hand is forced quicker, then you’ve got to make a decision a little bit faster,” Neu said after practice Tuesday.

Mid-American Conference football teams have played midweek games since 1999, and

These midweek games are definitely different and you don’t have as much time in the week like you normally would.”

- JACOB WHITE Sophomore Linebacker

Ball State started playing midweek MAC games in 2006, so the Cardinals have some experience dealing with the turnaround. In 2015, Ball State played UMass on Oct. 31, then played Western Michigan on Nov. 5.

Redshirt senior defensive end Anthony Winbush was a part of that team in 2015. He says younger players just need to follow the example set by the players who went through it before.

“They can’t be immature about it because you’ve got to grow up someday,” Winbush said.

“It’s just another game you’ve got to prepare for.”

But 2015 is the only season Ball State had to

Redshirt freshman Keidren Davis gets tackled by Central Michigan’s Sean Bunting during the Cardinals’ game against the Chippewas on Oct. 21 at Scheumann Stadium. PAIGE GRIDER, DN

make that quick turnaround since mid-week “MACtion” began, and this year the Cardinals have to do it twice. In a few weeks, Ball State plays Buffalo on Thursday, Nov. 16 before playing Miami (Ohio) Tuesday, Nov. 21.

Every other year the Cardinals played midweek MAC games late in the season, their bye week lined up to give them an extra few days to transition. Last season, for example, Ball State hosted Akron on Oct. 22, then had its bye week before playing Western Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

This year, the schedule forced Neu’s hand — the bye week already passed before the Central Michigan game. Neu, however, said injuries aren’t even the most difficult part of the short turnaround.

“The toughest part really is class-wise,” Neu said. “Now you switch to a midweek schedule and so you’re trying to still juggle your class schedule and Thursday guys are still going to be doing study tables. Some of the guys it’s going to be their first time going through that.”

Redshirt sophomore linebacker Jacob White agreed, saying the biggest adjustment is balancing schedules.

“You have a lot more on your plate and you have to do a good job prioritizing what needs to be done,” White said. “These midweek games are definitely different and you don’t have as much time in the week like you normally would.”

So that begs the question — if there’s less time to recover from injuries and athletes have to juggle classes and the game-day schedule, why play these games in the first place?

The short answer: money and exposure.

According to a 2016 Washington Post article,

each MAC school receives about $840,000 to play midweek games as a part of the conference’s contract with ESPN, which was renegotiated in 2014 and extends to the 2026-27 seasons.

Neu also said the exposure benefits recruiting.

Ball State’s 2016 recruiting class was the secondbest in the conference according to 247sports. com, and 10 of their commits were from Georgia — too far for their families to attend games, but just a flip of the channel away.

Redshirt senior offensive lineman Vinnie Palazeti said the opportunity to play on national television is worth a few sacrifices.

“I think it’s a toss-up,” Palazeti said. “Is it fair?

I think it depends on what you think the outcome is. I enjoy being able to tell my friends that I’m playing on ESPN, so if I have to take a couple extra hits a little sooner than normal to do that ... personally, I enjoy it.”

The game with Toledo isn’t going to be televised, but it will be streamed on ESPN3 without much competition in the 7 p.m. timeslot. The only other Football Bowl Subdivision game will be South Alabama (3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) at Georgia State (33, 2-1 Sun Belt) on ESPNU. In the press conference after the Central Michigan game, a reporter asked Neu if he thought it was fair to ask students to play midweek games.

“That’s not for me to decide, but I think it’s tough,” Neu said. “Just because of the class part — they’re student-athletes. They’re not just getting paid to play football.”

Ball State (2-5, 0-3 MAC) and Toledo (6-1, 3-0 MAC) are scheduled to kick off 7 p.m. Thursday at Scheumann Stadium.

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In the past two years, Ball State has had two 20-plus win seasons and a pair of co-MAC West Division regular season championships, falling just short of a conference championship appearance after losing 74-70 against No. 1 Akron last year in the semifinals Kiapway and Tyler discussed how the team’s culture has grown since their freshman year, when the Cardinals finished 7-23 overall, under Whitford’s direction. Kiapway said that this year’s culture is “the best it’s ever been since I’ve been here.”

“There would be nothing more to me to go out for [the seniors] and give them a championship,” Persons said. “We feel like this year it’s a realistic goal and we felt like in year’s past it was realistic, but we got a lot of talent and it’s about clicking at the right time and finding our stride.”

In the first 15 days after the season begins in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 10, Ball State will travel more than 7,500 miles to play six different nonconference opponents.

I had been communicating with ESPN for years to try and get in their platform of events, and not with success,”

- JAMES WHITFORD Head coach, men’s basketball Five of those teams – Dayton, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stony Brook and Bucknell – have made the NCAA Tournament in the past two years, with two of them appearing in the Final Four.

The chunk of this year’s non-conference opponents came as part of ESPN’s Phil Knight Invitational, which Whitford agreed to play in June, a time when he thought he just had one game left to schedule.

“I had been communicating with ESPN for years to try and get in their platform of events, and not with success,” Whitford said. “They were looking for good mid-major teams for their Phil Knight event that would have to have this ridiculous schedule.”

In exchange for the long travel, however, Ball State is now on the radar for future national events, which is something Whitford said was too hard to pass up.

While it’s an unusual for any team to travel that much early in the season, the players appeared excited for the challenge.

“Obviously it’s a great test for our team, but to us, it really doesn’t matter,” Persons said. “We’re just trying to be the best we can be each time and we don’t really care who we’re playing against.”

Read the full story on media day online at ballstatedaily.com.

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The glory days Reflecting on the emotional and physical pain in a life after softball Demi is a junior news journalism major and writes “Demi’s Diems” for the Daily News.

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

The fence is 200 feet away, grass green and dirt a grayish brown from the rain that came down earlier. A man on a riding lawn mower does his work on the baseball field DEMI behind me. I’m sure he’s LAWRENCE wondering what a girl is doing Opinon writer, sitting in an empty dugout of Demi’s Diems a recreation softball field on a Monday afternoon.

I don’t come here all that often anymore, memories just collect like dust in my mind all at once. I hit a homerun on this field five years ago, a grand slam that sailed beyond the left field fence.

We beat our arch rival team on this field, too. A Sunday night at about 10 p.m. under the lights. We triumphantly received our trophies as quickly as possible before one of the biggest thunderstorms that I can remember hit this city.

A half mile behind me is my old high school varsity softball field. Of course that beautiful field is locked up, so I settled to sit in this dugout instead. The varsity dugout didn’t see as many triumphs as this one did, anyways. My dad likes to joke that I peaked at age 12. I hate to admit he’s right.

Instantly, I am taken back in time; I am 12 again, at my peak. I am catching, and I see the hit. I see the fielded ground ball. I see my teammate wind up to throw to me. I see a base runner barrelling towards me out of the corner of my eye.

Ten seconds later, I am on the ground. I can’t move my left arm.

That’s it. That’s where the road ends for softball and I -- all I had left was a separated shoulder and dirt on my uniform.

It’s silly, really. Any sport is just a game when you get down to it. But when you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on this “game,” practice five nights a week for this “game,” make friends who turn into family from this “game,” is it really just a game anymore?

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Let’s not wear the sombrero for Halloween One student debates the action of dressing up as a “Mexican” for Halloween, warning that it is “racist.”

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Stephanie is a sophomore political science major and writes “Cafe Con Leche” for the Daily News.

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

I’m taking pictures of Homecoming on a Saturday morning and I see these two grown women dressed up with a mustache and a sombrero.

They are walking with a group of girls, possibly between the ages of 8

and 9. These little girls are wearing sombreros too.

Naturally, I wanted to get mad, but I continued to watch and take pictures of these little girls wearing sombreros and sucked up my pride. On the back of their float it said Homecoming’s theme, “Cardinals Around the World.”

I paused and thought. They are trying to represent Latinos.

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By the time I realized my left shoulder had been separated, the dirt had been whipped away. I was in the hospital as a complex brace held my arm in its socket. Doctors told me it would take five months.

If only.

Coming to college, I know many people who quit a sport cold turkey. Or maybe they did club, but it wasn’t the same as what they were used to. It sucks, guys. It sucks when the thing you grew up loving is suddenly not there anymore.

So, as I sit here, butt getting sore from this old metal bench, I’m overwhelmed with the good memories of back-to-back home runs and championship wins. But bad memories begin to seep in like water through a crack.

The worst memory, though, isn’t really a memory.

It’s the opposite of that actually. It’s the fact that I can’t even remember my last at bat. You never remember things vividly enough with the intention of being able to recall them if it ends up being your last. We just don’t think like that. I like to tell myself it was a clutch RBI to left center though, because that sounds nice. Sounds like I went out with a bang at least. The only thing I remember is the moment I got hurt the second time, and I fell to the ground, I met my mom’s eyes through the fence. I screamed louder than I thought my lungs could ever manage to, and I remember knowing in that moment that I was done playing. I’d spend six months after that fighting that fact I knew deep down in my heart. But I knew my career was over, and that was the hardest pill to swallow.

Two shoulder dislocations. No surgery. Two years spent working towards an impossible reality.

That. That’s the worst memory of them all, and that’s why I don’t come to these dugouts anymore.

But this isn’t about me. It’s about the loss of something I loved, and the fact that I’m reminded of that with every textbook that makes my backpack heavier on my shoulder and in every friend of mine I watch play in college from my dorm room futon. It’s about the pain that an athlete feels when they have their last at bat, their last goal, their last catch. Not even just athletes, it’s also about the last choir show, the last performance, the last time you picked up your guitar. It’s about knowing you can’t get those moments back, about how those memories are just that - memories.

Intangible. Gone.

Sports are just a game, yes. But softball made me

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As I try to convince myself why this was okay, I kept making excuses for the two grown women who possibly bought the costumes themselves, who probably had a small budget and bought $10 worth of sombreros.

These little girls smiled and waved at me. I’m not mad at them, they looked freaking adorable.

Who would be mad at sweet little girls who didn’t know that the costumes they were wearing are racist?

Freshman news major Demi Lawrence played softball for 10 years before having to stop do to separating her shoulder twice. PAIGE GRIDER, DN who I am. I love softball, and I always will. Many of my friends are playing Division 1 softball now, in fancy uniforms on TV. I am so endlessly proud of them. I cheer them on like we are all still on the same team. That doesn’t mean I don’t wish I was there with them, on the field with them.

They are all wonderful girls, the most loving and humble ones I have ever known. Alyssa at Saint Louis University. Janey at University of Charleston, West Virginia. Olivia, Kara and Jessica at Taylor University. Savanna at Florida State University. I could go on and on. They’re great, phenomenal actually. And I know they are grateful and humble for their opportunities. I just find myself stuck somewhere between being happy for them and wishing I was still their leader, still their catcher telling them where to cut

off to. That’s the truth. It’s ugly and selfish and I am not proud of how I feel, but it’s the truth. And I know that if you left behind the sport that made you who you are today, or anything of definition to you for that matter, you know exactly what I am talking about.

You know how it eats at you every time you watch a game, whether it be on TV or in person.

That no matter how hard you try to turn your love for playing into a love for spectating, you still find yourself with an overwhelming desire to give it one more shot. But you know that’s not happening. You will never step up to the plate or line again, never will swing the club or bat again. You’ll never put on your choir dress again or do that dance set with the same people, the same way, again. Sometimes, the past should just stay dead, because, ultimately,

you’ve got better things ahead of you.

I admit, an emptiness filled me when I stopped putting on a softball uniform once and for all. I had an identity crisis. Soon I did find stuff to fill that void, one of which was journalism. Writing was the better thing ahead of me, my reason to let my past stay dead.

I filled the void. I didn’t make the void disappear, I just filled it. The hole softball once occupied is still there, I cannot deny that. I filled it up, smoothed the concrete over to make a seamless finish, but concrete cracks. I crack. You crack. We all miss it, that’s normal. That means you truly loved it. And I wish I had some magical words to tuck you in with that could change your life and make you stop missing your abandoned sport. But I don’t. All I have to say is that I’m living it too, and I’m sorry.

Yes, wearing a sombrero is racist if you decide to wear it as a costume with a mustache, two plastic maracas and a poncho; I own two of these things, but that’s beside the point.

Mexicans do own sombreros, maracas and ponchos.

However, just like wearing an Indian headdress, a sombrero is not something to wear as a costume.

Each symbol has a meaning behind it. The sombrero is just a hat that keep people out of the sun. The more extravagant it is the more it’s used for special occasions, like quinces, weddings or maybe a night out. A simple sombrero can be just used for casual outings.

Maracas are my favorite, I played with them

a lot when I was a kid. I recently used one at a wedding where we shook the maracas whenever the bride and groom kissed. Not that this is a traditional thing at weddings, but it represented celebration, love and joy. There’s nothing funny about it. Besides, this instrument originated from Brazil, not Mexico.

I wish I could say I only see this once a year, but it happens so often that I’ve run into someone dressed up as a “Mexican” in the grocery store, I’ve see someone buy drinks on Cinco de Mayo wearing sombreros and a poncho, and lastly, I’ve seen it on these little innocent girls marching down the street of McKinley Avenue dressed in ­­­­­­­— you guessed it

— a sombrero and a mustache.

I don’t blame the little girls. I blame the adults, the guardians and the parents that allowed their children to wear sombreros.

This isn’t acceptable. You’re telling your children it’s okay to dress up as a stereotype. I wouldn’t be mad if they dressed up as Frida Kahlo, the artist, or Selena Quintanilla, the musician.

Don’t wear a sombrero as a costume, especially that cheap crap.

Don’t make the little girls dress as “Mexicans,” because I’m sure they didn’t want to wear the itchy hats anyway.

Don’t stereotype the Mexican culture. Don’t stereotype any culture. It’s racist.

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Sophomore telecommunications major Peyton Jones is co-president of the College Diabetes Network at Ball State. Jones has Type 1 diabetes, the same condition that graduate student Tanner Barton has. GRACE HOLLARS, DN

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When Peyton Jones couldn’t afford insulin pumps, graduate student Tanner Barton stepped in to help.

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Ball State Homecoming 2017

The annual Homecoming Parade travelled from Muncie Central High School through campus Oct. 21 to start off the day’s Homecoming festivities. Local businesses, community leaders and campus organizations created floats to go along with this year’s theme, “Cardinals Around the World.”

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Participants line up for the start of the 5th Annual Homecoming 5K on Oct. 21 on Walnut Street.

Over 200 participants ran and walked from downtown Muncie through Ball State’s campus.

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Redshirt freshman tight end Keidren Davis walks back to the line of scrimmage after an incomplete pass during the Cardinals’ game against Central Michigan Oct. 21 at Scheumann Stadium. PAIGE GRIDER, DN

The cheer team races beds on Riverside Avenue for the annual Homecoming Bed Races Oct. 20.

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Display and prop artist Brian Blair grimaces with masks he created in his shop Scarevania. Blair specializes in the themes of horror, gore and the demented. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN

Display and prop artist Brian Blair never thought he would use horror as a source of income.

Seren Pekola Reporter Found at 1911 N Granville Ave. in Muncie, the headquarters of Scarevania scream Halloween year round.

If the large sign with a giant red arrow and the name “Scarevania” don’t draw attention, the fortune teller wagon and the ramshackle house and stage might. These displays, however, are only a few examples of what Brian Blair, owner of Scarevania, creates every day.

As a display and prop artist, Blair specializes in the themes of horror, gore and the demented. While Halloween is usually just a once-a-year holiday for most, Blair has turned it into a year-round profession and calls Scarevania his “demented child.”

“I was always kind of into scary stuff, even as a kid, so it kind of all started out as a kid making

models and stuff in my room,” Blair said.

As a young adult, however, Blair never planned on using horror as a source of income.

Originally from Indianapolis, Blair graduated from Ball State in 1992 with a fine arts degree in graphic design. He started doing display and prop art professionally when he and his brother began working for children’s museums doing murals and eventually 3D designs.

“The scary stuff was really more of a hobby during that time,” Blair said.

On the other hand, his display art business was thriving. Having decided to stay in Muncie after starting a family, he opened Brian Blair Studios, which serviced by many family fun centers throughout the community.

“A lot of people know me for doing the giant candle in [Warm Glow Candle Outlet] on [Interstate] 70, that big, thirty-foot tall candle. I’ve done a lot of

stuff all over the country.” Blair said.

While building his business, he also decided to try selling Halloween-themed items. In 2006 he

I was always kind of into scary stuff, even as a kid, so it kind of all started out as a kid making models and stuff.”

- BRIAN BLAIR, Owner of Scarevania founded Pumpkin Pulp, which sells his creations at haunted attraction trade shows in cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans. “[I] started making some

masks and props for the haunted industry, and that started through Pumpkin Pulp,” Blair said. “That started doing so well, I was like, ‘Okay, I’ll push a little bit and see what happens’ and then, like I said, it just took off.”

His success with Pumpkin Pulp inspired Blair to create his own haunted attraction: Scarevania. It was first located in Blair’s father-in-law’s gas station.

“I had two weeks to do it and I was like, ‘I’m going to do it,’ so we actually had the first year of Scarevania there,” Blair said. “It was smaller, but it was a pretty big success. We had a few thousand people go through it. Then it got to the point when it got big, so we had to move it.”

Scarevania was then moved to its current location and Brian Blair Studios was converted from work for family fun centers to Blair’s Halloween headquarters.

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Sophomore telecommunications major Peyton Jones holds insulin pump pods given to her by Tanner Barton, a Ball State graduate student. GRACE HOLLARS, DN

JONES

Continued from Page 15 Peyton Jones, a sophomore telecommunications major and co-president of the College Diabetes Network at Ball State, is familiar with tracking her sugar intake and insulin levels in her day-to-day life.

When she was 11 years old, Jones was told she had an autoimmune disease that caused her body to attack the cells that produce insulin, the hormone that regulates her blood sugar.

Her diagnosis? Type 1 diabetes.

During that year, she began losing hair, lost 80 pounds and made visits to Riley Children’s Hospital to learn how to regulate her diabetes. The

challenge Jones now faces is staying in tune with her body’s blood sugar levels.

“You have to worry about things that not everyone else necessarily has to think about, for example, how many carbs are in a piece of pizza,” Jones said. “You always have to worry about if your blood sugar is going to go high or low.”

Low blood sugar might mean an inability to participate in athletics or activities and high blood sugar could cause an overload of the body’s ability to process sugar, causing a “crash” in energy levels.

“It put a lot more planning into my life, making sure you have everything for every possible scenario,” Jones said.

“Suddenly, I had to test my blood sugar before every meal.

Even if you’re just going to the amusement park or on a walk with friends, you have to make sure that you have snacks and a water.”

To help her keep track of her insulin levels, Jones had been using insulin pumps for 3 and a half years, which make it easier for diabetics to remember to take their insulin and automatically calculates the amount of insulin the body needs after each meal.

In March 2017, however, Jones couldn’t afford to pay her insurance deductible that allowed her to purchase the pumps and had to resort to taking insulin shots. When using shots instead of insulin pumps, diabetics must be more proactive in administering insulin and keep track of their

blood sugar levels on their own.

When Tanner Barton, a Ball State graduate student, heard Jones was unable to afford insulin pumps, he stepped in to help.

Barton created the College Diabetes Network at Ball State about three years ago and has been influenced by diabetes in several ways. Barton has Type 1 diabetes and was concerned when he found that Ball State did not have a CDN chapter.

“We have close to 22,000 students, undergraduate and graduate level students, who definitely have the need, so why don’t we make it happen,” Barton said.

Barton and Jones met through CDN, but the donation he gave was made possible by a familial connection he had.

His sister, Brittanee Barton, received a donation of insulin pumps to give to Tanner to aid any diabetic he may know after Brock Taylor, Brittanee’s boyfriend, died from cardiac arrest caused by low blood sugar levels.

Barton gathered the donation and told Jones to come pick up the “surprise,” but when she arrived Barton only had a trash bag.

“He opened up this trash bag full of all of these [insulin] pump pods and I started crying immediately,” Jones said. “I couldn’t believe it at all.”

Jones was not expecting the gift and said she is thankful to Taylor’s family and to Barton.

Lisa Mallone, Taylor’s mom, said she is pleased the insulin pumps were able to go to

someone who needed them.

Moving forward, Barton hopes CDN remains a support network and a haven where students can establish friendships with other students who have diabetes.

Having organizations such as the CDN helps students with diabetes connect, advocate for one another and support each other, like Barton was able to with Jones.

“Sometimes it’s nice to look into someone’s eyes and say, ‘I know what it’s like to deal with a high blood sugar in class’ or, ‘I know how hard it can be when your blood sugar gets low when you’re hanging with friends,’” Barton said.

Contact Adam Pannel with comments at arpannel@bsu.edu.

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Geography professor reminds students to work hard while still enjoying college

Jill Coleman said one of the advantages of working at Ball State is being able to find a “life-work” balance Justice Amick Reporter If Jill Coleman, professor of geography, could sum up her life in three words, she said she would use family, travel and geography.

Coleman was born in Chicago and lived there until her freshman year of high school. While she moved a lot, she considers the Midwest to be her home.

“When we lived in Chicago, all my family lived in Chicago, so we always had huge holiday gatherings at my grandparent’s house,” Coleman said. “I always liked that and being close to my parents. Whether or not we had enough money for this or that, it didn’t matter.”

After leaving Chicago, she met her future partner in all things: her husband. Coleman and her husband have been together since he asked her to his senior prom, but they decided to wait to get married until after she had earned her degree.

“My parents said, ‘Well, if you get married that means you’re independent and that means you can pay for your own college,’ so I said ‘yeah, we’re gonna wait,’” Coleman said.

At the University of Missouri, she planned on studying geology, but after being told she would have to attend a retreat where she would spend six weeks sleeping in a tent in the wilderness she realized she was not an “outdoorsy gal,” and

changed her mind.

Coleman then decided to change her major to geography. She earned her master’s degree at Ohio State and also has a Ph.D. with a specialization in climatology.

While studying in college, she and her husband began exploring the world. They have visited several places in Europe, traveled to 49 states in the U.S. and make a yearly trip to Bermuda.

In 2016, Coleman and her husband made a special trip to an area in the mountains of Bulgaria, which was covered in about six feet of snow and only had one two-lane road, to adopt their daughter, Vivian.

While the adoption process took several years and was not cheap, Coleman said she is glad they made the decision to adopt.

“We had to do a lot of different things, but it was always worth it in the end,” Coleman said. “So she’s spoiled rotten because she is the only child.”

Along with traveling, Coleman also is passionate about teaching and the many hobbies she has.

In teaching, Coleman tries to employ a style that is different from other teachers and allows her to connect on a deeper level with students.

“Dr. Coleman is an excellent teacher,” said Kevin Turcotte, chairperson of the Department of Geography and professor of geography. “She is an expert in her area, her classes are rigorous,

challenging, very well organized and she interacts with students throughout her lectures.”

Coleman wants her students to have fun, so she tells “goofy” side stories during class, but she also said she expects a lot from her students.

“I like to succeed in things for myself, but I like to see my students succeed,” Coleman said. “I think that because I expect a lot out of myself, I expect a lot of them.”

While working with students, however, she also reminds them to have fun and not be too serious, as she sometimes felt in college.

“I always say you have to have a worklife balance,” Coleman said. “I think some students get so bogged down with their studies and working because they have to support themselves, and then you get other students who have too much fun.”

Coleman said the biggest benefit of working at Ball State is having the opportunity to find her own “work-life balance.” When she is not teaching or doing research, she has many hobbies she enjoys, such as martial arts — which she has been doing for nine years, alongside her husband, and has a black belt in.

“I enjoy reading a lot of suspense novels, I love working crossword puzzles,” Coleman said. “I have a ginormous board game collection that’s like 250 games. It’s something again I do with my husband, but I’ve also made a lot of friends.”

Jill Coleman is an associate professor of geography specializing in atmospheric science and applied geography.

Coleman studied at the University of Missouri before teaching at Ball State. JILL COLEMAN, PHOTO PROVIDED While Coleman sees herself as an open book and is always “looking for the next thing to do,” she said she will never move on from teaching.

“I think the thing that drives me is that even when I’m having a bad day, I like when I see [students] in the classroom who have difficult material and are struggling but then all of a sudden, they get it,” she said. “Just seeing that transformation is amazing to watch.”

Contact Justice Amick with comments at jramick@bsu.edu.

Self-taught barber still clipping at local business The only change in Zach’s Barber Shop after 10 years is amount of customers he serves Adam Pannel Reporter Editor’s note: Muncie Origins is a Ball State Daily News series profiling various businesses that originated in Muncie.

Along North Wheeling Avenue lies Zach’s Barber Shop, known for its “traditional” values as an old-school barbershop.

Zach Stratton, barber and owner of Zach’s Barber Shop, has been cultivating his craft since the age of 15, when he and his brothers would cut each other’s hair for their parents.

“I don’t think they wanted to pay for us all to get haircuts every week,” Stratton said. “They gave us some clippers and let us experiment on each other.”

As he continued to cut his siblings hair, Stratton also began cutting his friends’ hair in his hometown of Selma, Indiana.

Todd Clark, Stratton’s childhood friend, remembers the skill that Stratton had even at the beginning of his career.

“He’s always had the eye and the hand for good haircuts,” Clark said.

Stratton’s skill for cutting hair carried him into Success Barber Schools, where he graduated in early 2006.

After barber school, Stratton went to work for Georgia’s Barber Shop in Valparaiso for about a year until he decided to move back to Muncie and start his own business and barbershop in May 2007.

Clark is a frequent customer at Zach’s Barber Shop, and has been attending the barber shop since its opening 10 years ago.

Despite the passage of time, Clark said that Stratton is still the same man that he has known for most of his life.

“He’s just a calm, nice, gentle man,” Clark said. “The only thing that’s changed is that he gets busier and busier every year.”

Clark said Stratton is always able to meet the needs of his clients and continues to go to the barbershop because he gets the “perfect haircut every single time.”

Stratton hopes to pass down the technique of cutting hair to his 4-year-old son, Marshall, who has shown interest in cutting hair with his dad.

Until then, Stratton is looking to expand Zach’s Barber Shop so that he can eventually pass it down to his kids, who he hopes will “carry on the barber tradition.”

Contact Adam Pannel with comments at arpannel@bsu.edu.

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1 Friday

7 P.M.

FRANKENSTEIN: A CINEMUNCIE PRESENTATION

To celebrate the novel’s 200th anniversary, CineMuncie and Heorot Pub and Draught House is partnering up to show a special screening of the 1931 classic film “Frankenstein” from 7-9 p.m. The event is located at Heorot’s upstairs performance space, 219 S. Walnut St. Refreshments will be provided, and Heorot’s full menu available downstairs. Guests must be 18 to enter and 21 to drink.

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Friday

7 P.M. DRINK OR TREAT

Books & Brews, located at 2100 W. White River Blvd., is hosting Drink or Treat. Beer and treats will be served, as well as a special beer tapping and games. The event will run from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Guests must be 21 or older.

Saturday

11 A.M. HALLOWEEN COMIC FEST

Aw Yeah Comics is hosting a Halloween Comic Fest from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

The event will have free comic books and will stream the Netflix show “Stranger Things” all day. Dressing up in costumes is encouraged. Aw Yeah Comics is located at 107 N. High St.

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Saturday

4 P.M.

MUNCIE MAKERS MARKET

Muncie Makers Market, which runs Saturdays from May through October, will feature fresh food, locally grown produce, plants, art, handmade crafts and live entertainment. The market is located on the corner of Jackson and Cherry Streets in the Old West End of Downtown Muncie. Muncie Makers Market takes place from 4-7 p.m.

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10:30 P.M.

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DRAG YOU TO HELL HALLOWEEN SHOW

Mark III Tap Room will host the Drag You To Hell Halloween Show, which will feature performances by Angela Stone, Sasha Michaels, Joey Night, Courtney O’Lynne, Ryne Stone, and Alec Palmer, as well as tarot readings. There’s a $5 cover charge. The show is located at Mark III Tap Room, 306 S. Walnut St. Showtime is 10:30 p.m. and costumes are welcome.

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Saturday

Sunday

9 P.M.

HALLOWEEN CELESTIAL ORIGINS

Come learn the history of Halloween and how it fits into the seasons as a “cross-quarter day” at Charles W. Brown Planetarium, located in the Cooper Science Building on Riverside Avenue. The show will also explore the night sky and which planets, constellations and stars will be visible during the Halloween evening. The show starts at 8 p.m. and will run until 9 p.m.

INDY SCREAM PARK

Indy Scream Park is introducing two new attractions this year - Zombieland: Unchained and Pandemic: Mutation. Other attractions include Rage 3D, Backwoods, Brickmore Asylum and Monster Midway. The theme park, located in Anderson, will be open from 7-10:30 p.m.

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Brian Blair in his shop, Scarevania, which sells masks and Forevermore baby dolls. Blair graduated from Ball State in 1992 with a fine arts degree in graphic design. STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN Blair has created several successful lines, such as a variety of masks, which are of both animal and human faces. All of the masks are missing eyes, and most have blood, gashes, carvings on their foreheads and stitched mouths.

“Our top seller is one that’s called Lucky Rabbit. It’s like a demented Easter bunny and we have sold tons and tons of that — hundreds of them,” Blair said.

“And we have zombie heads and stuff that sit on the wall and their tongues swing back and forth and those went crazy too.”

His new line of Forevermore baby dolls, however, has found success among collectors and haunted attractions. With a mishmash of animal parts, the dolls and all their parts are made in-house with only the little

fabric bodies being outsourced.

Stephanie Hutchison, a Muncie local who has worked at Scarevania for four weeks, spends her days sewing these dolls.

“These are a lot more fun to make,” Hutchison said. “They start out as nothing and then they have a little bit of life after they’re done.”

As for Blair’s inspiration in making his creepy creations, he said he typically just sits down and lets “what happens happen.”

“Everybody asks, ‘Do you sketch stuff up and all that?’ and I really don’t,” Blair said. “When I’m doing a mask I kind of think of an idea I might want to do and I just sit with an amount of clay and just see what comes out. I don’t like to be too conformed to stuff.”

Currently, Blair only has four

people working for him.

“I’m pretty selective of who we bring in,” Blair said. “I just want to make sure everything meshes together and everyone gets along and is the right fit for it.”

One perk of working for Blair is that employees are allowed to act in the show if they want to. Blair personally has enjoyed playing characters such as Cousin Cooter the ice cream man and Bye Eubanks, a dead game show host.

Not every employee, however, enjoys participating in the shows.

“I actually don’t like haunted houses,” Hutchison said. “I’ve walked through, but there has been nobody there to scare me and the lights are on, but that’s enough. I appreciate the horror, I just don’t like being scared.”

For the shows, Blair typically

casts 40 to 50 actors a year and a lot of them have been working at Scarevania since its first year.

Each year Scarevania hosts events such as Scaryoake and Sage Carnival Cabaret, but the attractions at Scarevania have grown into a thing of their own.

“We also built the fortune teller wagon. We have a lady who comes and does actual fortunes, she does tarot cards and all that,” Blair said. “She actually gets people now coming just to see her, so it’s not just the haunt anymore.”

Even with his success, Blair said his journey has not been easy.

“I have been very fortunate,” Blair said. “With Pumpkin [Pulp], it started out decent but I couldn’t do it year-round by any means, but I did come up with a

few masks and a few products that just went crazy, and that is honestly what you need to do.”

Recent ventures for Scarevania include another haunted attraction called Son of Scarevania, held at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Blair has also gotten into wholesale with specialty costume-type stores selling his wares around the country, such as The Magic Parlor in Salem, Massachusetts.

Blair’s devotion to his business inspires him to continue to set goals for the future and continue to improve all the projects he works on.

“We’ll just see where it goes, you know,” Blair said. “See if I can get a little bit bigger, it has worked out great [so far].”

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