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COLLEGE University removes programs granting in-state tuition to Midwest students

Adam Pannel Reporter

Affected states

The cost of a diploma for some incoming Ball State students just got $47,000 more expensive as the university pulled out of two programs granting in-state tuition to out-of-state students.

As the university plans strategically for Ball State’s future enrollment, its decided not to participate in the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) and the Ohio Reciprocity Agreement, said Kathy Wolf, vice president of marketing and communications for Ball State.

“These agreements have previously held us to set rates for tuition,” Wolf said. “Moving forward, it is important for Ball State University to have more flexibility in awarding financial aid to all out-of-state students.”

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Balloons released for breast cancer

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Daily News wins several awards

Oct. 27: The Cardinals dropped their final home game of the season in a 3-2 loss to Longwood Staturday.

Ball State took a 2-1 lead before the half after goals scored by redshirt sophomore Rachel Periera and redshirt junior Michelle Shampton.

The Lancers tied it up later in the match to force overtime and clinched the victory in a shootout.

Oct. 26: Winners After Loss (WAL), a student organization that connects those who have lost a loved one, observed breast cancer awareness month Friday. After moving the event indoors, students shared stories in remembrance of those who have died, survived or are currently facing breast cancer and wrote on pink balloons.

Oct. 28: Senior midfielder Paula Guerrero scored both Cardinal goals Sunday in a 2-1 doubleovertime win against Buffalo in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Ball State, the No. 2 seed, has won its last five meetings with the Bulls. The win marked eight consecutive victories for the Cardinals.

Oct. 29: The Daily News staff won multiple awards at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, last weekend. The DN received first place for the Four Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year. It also received first place for Editorial Cartoon of the Year at the Pacemaker Awards.

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Oct. 27: A shooter opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue during a baby-naming ceremony in Pittsburgh Saturday. Eleven people were killed and at least another six were wounded. City officials are investigating the shooting as a federal hate crime. A suspect, who officials believe was acting alone, was arrested and is in custody.

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ON THE COVER: (Map) Ball State University is no longer participating in the Midwest Student Exchange Program. Students from affected states could see tuition increases of $47,000 over four years. EMILY WRIGHT, DN

Oct. 30: President Donald Trump will speak in two different Indiana cities as part of a rally tour before the midterm election. Trump will be at Southport High School Friday and Fort Wayne Nov. 5 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. At both stops, Trump will campaign for Senate candidate Mike Braun.

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Community

Muncie Mall Sears location still vacant After closing several of its stores, including the Muncie Mall location on Aug. 31, Sears declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The floor plot Sears at the mall is still vacant. Economics professor Steve Horwitz said shopping malls need to reinvent themselves if they want to survive competition from online shopping.

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Childhood dreams of riding the Magic School Bus were realized at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse Wednesday as Ms. Frizzle taught visitors about rainforests and plant life. Ms. Frizzle led greenhouse-goers on a tour through the 2,000-orchid collection.

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Man stabbed by roommate near campus

The faculty council created a resolution proposing University Libraries to increase the budget a minimum of $2 million over the next five years. According to the resolution, University Libraries have canceled 1,583 subscriptions totaling $847,472. MICHAELA KELLEY, DN

Faculty Council proposes new Ball State Libraries budget Liz Rieth Reporter Ball State’s University Libraries have a budget that hasn’t increased in 15 years.

This has caused “financial challenges,” said Yaron Ayalon, faculty council chair, in an email. Because of this, faculty council created a resolution urging administration to increase the budget.

The resolution calls for the library materials budget to increase by a minimum

of $2 million over the next five years.

Ayalon said the faculty council hopes this resolution will help administration to decide future funding for the library.

The resolution will need to be approved by both the faculty council and the Student Government Association (SGA) before the administration can make a decision on it.

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When budget development begins February 2019, the library budget will be considered “as a part of the broader total university budget,” said Kathy Wolf, vice president for marketing and communications.

“Some faculty believe it is necessary to increase the libraries’ budget to better support our faculty and students’ success,” Wolf said. “The libraries are not experiencing a financial crisis. Instead, they are effectively working within their budget to provide the best resources to students and faculty.”

Because of the stagnant budget, University Libraries have canceled 1,583 subscriptions totaling $847,472 since 2007, the resolution states.

Ball State recognizes the importance of “investing in library resources,” Wolf said. Faculty council is continuing to seek information to inform future budget decisions, she said.

The university’s expenditure of $2.05 million on library materials ranked last compared to all

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Continued from Page 01 Current students who utilize the plans will not be affected by the decision, but students from Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin will no longer be able to apply for these programs after the 2019 spring semester.

There are currently 14,977 MSEP undergraduate students and 3,539 MSEP graduate students from those affected states enrolled at Ball State. For one MSEP undergraduate, Gina Massa, money for college was tight.

“I was considering other schools that would have been much cheaper if I wouldn’t have received instate tuition, and college was not very affordable to begin with,” the senior social work major from Schaumburg, Illinois, said.

Under the Midwest Student Exchange Program, the total tuition for an out-of-state student is reduced to 150 percent of the total tuition cost for an Indiana resident, rather than paying the full outof-state fee.

Students applying through the Ohio Reciprocity Agreement could also save more than $66,000 over four years compared to out-of-state rates, depending on which county the student resides in.

Jeff Robinson, Director of Communications for the Ohio Department of Higher Education, said the primary purpose of the reciprocity agreements is to allow students who live on the state border to have access to programs in a neighboring state that may be closer to them than programs in their home state.

The agreements also serve to expand and lower the cost of educational programs for out-of-state students through state collaboration.

Universities can make their own rules for achieving the MSEP and Ohio Reciprocity awards, such as minimum ACT and SAT test scores, maintaining a required GPA or having a limited

Mid-American Conference schools, according to the resolution.

A library’s budget goes toward journals, electronic content, physical materials, subscriptions and research tools, said Julie Garrison, dean of Western Michigan University Libraries. Western Michigan’s libraries were listed as having a budget approximately $5.4 million more than Ball State.

“It’s just expensive,” Garrison said. “But, you know, a budget for acquisitions alone doesn’t make a library great.”

Western Michigan’s Libraries have had a flat budget for the last 10 years, she said.

Because the prices of library subscriptions inflate each year, she said the library has to get creative to keep up with rising prices. For example, she said the library looks to lease materials rather than own them.

“We are always looking to make the best choices based upon what our universities need,” Garrison said. “I don’t think what Ball State is dealing with, with a flat budget right now, is unusual.”

Student Government Association (SGA) voted unanimously to endorse the resolution to increase the budget at its meeting Oct. 24.

“Some faculty believe it is necessary to increase the libraries’ budget to better support our faculty and students’ success. The libraries are not experiencing a financial crisis, instead they are effectively working within their budget to provide the best resources to students and faculty.”

wanted to be cautious before endorsing the resolution.

“While I think this important … we don’t want to spend more money just for the sake of not being last,” Hobbs said. “Be cautious when deciding this sort of thing.”

When The Daily News reached out to dean of university libraries Matthew Shaw, they were referred to Kathy Wolf, vice president for marketing and communications.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@ bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

- KATHY WOLF, vice president for marketing and communications The endorsement represents the student body’s support of the resolution, said chief of staff Kathy Berryhill.

However, SGA senator Jacob Hobbs said he

After a 15-year flat budget, faculty council is requesting University Libraries’ budget be increased. When the university develops its budget in February 2019, the library budget will be considered as a part of the total university budget. DN FILE

number of reciprocity recipients.

Here’s how Ball State stacks up to other schools with reciprocity programs:

IUPUI • Students pay 150 percent of the in-state rate.

• Incoming freshmen must have a minimum high school GPA of 2.75 before enrolling.

• Transfer applicants must have a minimum 2.50 cumulative college GPA from the most recent college upon enrollment.

• The award covers online courses required for a student’s on-campus degree program and summer courses taken on IUPUI’s campus.

Purdue University North Central • Midwest Student Exchange Program limited to 100 undergraduate students (excluding nursing students) and 25 graduate students • MSEP tuition is 125 percent of regular in-state tuition

Ball State University • MSEP reduces tuition for out-of-state students to 150 percent of the tuition cost for an Indiana resident student.

• Students are not allowed to receive both the MSEP award and other scholarships or grants.

Students will receive the award with the greatest value.

• The university will provide a transfer student the MSEP benefit if the student achieves the four semesters of eligibility for the Academic Distinction Award and met the MSEP criteria.

• Transfer students must have 3.0 college GPA or higher and 15 transferrable credit hours.

Graduate applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.

• Freshman applicants must have a high school GPA of 3.3 or higher.

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

After Spring 2019 Ball State will no longer participate in the Midwest Exchange Program, which grants students from Midwest states a discounted out-of-state tuition rate. Current students on the plan will keep the scholarship as long as they stay enrolled until graduation. JACOB HABERSTROH, DN

Tornado Alley to expand to Indiana John Lynch Reporter

Indiana may soon face an increased risk of tornadoes, a new study by the Nature Partner Journals (NPJ) Climate and Atmospheric Science reports.

The study, published earlier this month, aggregated 40 years of tornado data. It found there is an increasing trend in the Southeast United States due to a greater propensity for tornado outbreaks east of the Mississippi River.

This means states like Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Indiana face a higher risk of tornadoes.

Tornadoes are not rare in Indiana as tornado season, which falls between April and June, usually averages seven days of tornado outbreaks, per the National Weather Service’s findings from 2000-09.

“In Indiana, your best chances of tornadoes are as you go south and west, but Delaware County gets a tornado typically every few years. In Muncie or Delaware County, you can probably expect three or four tornadoes in a decade, but most of those tornadoes are going to be fairly weak,” said meteorology professor David Call.

A study from the National Weather Service, with data from 1985-2014, states 24 tornadoes happen annually in Indiana.

The State of Indiana’s Tornado Assessment cites the single deadliest tornado outbreak was a series of 10 tornadoes that occurred April 11, 1965, which killed 137 people across 32 counties. Indiana averaged seven deaths annually between 1950 and 1995, according to the assessment.

Since 1954 — the earliest year the National

Weather Service began collecting tornado data in Delaware County — the county has not lost a single life to tornadoes, though their frequency in the area has accelerated significantly over the last two decades. The cost of tornadoes has also been relatively low, costing around $4.4 million in damages since 1954.

With Tornado Alley expanding, Call said predicting tornadoes may become more challenging.

“It’s clear that the distribution [of tornadoes] will change, but it’s a little less clear how it will change,” Call said.

Jason Rogers, director of Delaware County Emergency Services, said in an email that though a tornado would be a very serious problem, his department has plenty of resources in place to handle an emergency of that scale.

“We currently have plans and resources to draw from should a significant storm hit us. They include shelter, food, transportation, medical, debris removal and many other critical services,” Rogers said.

The destruction caused from the 2012 Henryville tornadoes was a worst case scenario for potential destruction because it took several years of recovery to repair, Rogers said.

Insurance plays a significant role in how much the government can aid in relief efforts.

“Uninsured structures can take years to be fixed or demolition to take place and this is only if a state or federal disaster declaration is filed and FEMA awards recovery money. In the case of last year’s storms, we were not eligible for FEMA or state recovery because we didn’t meet the uninsured threshold,” Rogers said.

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

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Sorority suites to be converted into dorms Evan Weaver Reporter

For more than 60 years, Woodworth Complex has housed suites for sororities and their members to hold small meetings, do homework, eat lunch or socialize.

At the end of this year, however, the suites will go through a transition.

By the beginning of the 2019 fall semester, the sorority suites in Woodworth Complex will be converted to double rooms in accordance with the Housing Master Plan, said Chris Wilkey, assistant director of housing and residence life for marketing and communications and technology.

Wilkey said there are currently seven suites in Woodworth Complex and six of them are in use this school year.

The seven sororities using the suites are Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Phi Mu and Pi Beta Phi. “The need for space is projected to increase over the next few years,” Wilkey said in an email.

Julianna Shamel, senior and Alpha Omicron Pi chapter president, confirmed Wilkey’s remarks.

“What we understand from the Office of Greek Life, Ball State is moving to expand,” Shamel said.

“Our contracts have come up and they’re looking to renovate those for future students. That’s really all we know.”

Shamel said there are currently no plans for the university to provide alternatives.

“They’re not really sure if they will have anything to provide us,” Shamel said.

She did, however, say that some sororities, including hers, are looking at new arrangements on their own.

“I think at this point, a lot of Panhellenic organizations, and I can’t speak for all of them,

but I can speak for my own. We are looking for alternative places in Muncie,” Shamel said.

“We are looking for some homes in the Muncie area or maybe an apartment. Just like a room that we can rent out for the year to store our stuff in.

So, we’re kind of searching for alternatives right now,” she said.

There have been past debates saying that because Ball State fraternities have houses, sororities should too.

However, there was a rumor dating back to the 1960s that six or more women living in a house together is technically considered a brothel, which has since been debunked as a myth.

Melissa Peckinpaugh, Muncie City Clerk, previously told The Daily News she has never seen an ordinance that prohibits more than five women from living in a house together, and nowhere in the city ordinances does it mention the word brothel, or laws on how many unrelated women can live together.

Despite the myth debunking, Shamel said sorority life is better without houses due to lack of competition among Panhellenic organizations.

“I actually don’t mind not having a house because I believe it eliminates competition between PHA groups and also just makes it to where there’s an even playing field, unlike campuses where there are sorority houses,” Shamel said.

Shamel said at bigger schools where sorority houses are present, houses can be used as an advantage when recruiting or retaining new and current members.

“When a potential new member really likes a home, they’re going to be more likely to choose that sorority over someone else’s that didn’t have that nice of a home,” Shamel said.

“When we all come together in the Student Center, and we don’t really have any of that, it’s solely based on who we are as people and our

The sorority suites in Woodworth will be transformed into double rooms during the fall of 2019. SAMANTHA BRAMMER,

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personalities as a group.” Shamel said. “It’s not based off of anything materialistic.”

She also said it allows for more friendships with women from other organizations.

“Our Panhellenic groups are very close, and my women have friends in other sororities. I’m very close with all of the PHA presidents. So, it’s nice not to have them,” Shamel said.

While some believe that without the suites the members will be without a place to live, Shamel said the suites were nothing more than a common space.

“Nobody lives in our suites. It’s a common misconception for a lot of people,” Shamel said.

“Our suites are actually just holding places for our stuff and they are kind of an essential meeting place for our women. It’s our main base on campus.”

Kathy Wolf, vice president for marketing and

communications, said sororities will still be able to use other places on campus for meetings.

“The sororities have outgrown the space available in the suites,” Wolf said. “They have for several years used other campus space for meetings and will continue to do so.”

From 2016-17, Ball State was looking into a proposed plan called the “Greek Village Project” to build townhome-style houses for each of the Panhellenic organizations.

“We looked into an opportunity my sophomore year to get sorority housing all together as a Panhellenic and do townhomes, but we all decided against that just due to policy things,” Shamel said.

The project did not come to fruition because the organizations’ national chapters were unable to agree on a lease length.

“The university did work with the national sororities for nearly ten years to develop sorority housing,” Wolf said. “A final agreement was not reached to the proposal that had been developed and there are no current plans to pursue sorority housing.”

Sororities are able to have houses on campus, as long as they do so as a separate entity from the national panhellenic organizations.

“If we wanted to go our own ways and just do them on our own where we just rent out a property or something like that, that wouldn’t have to be agreed on by Ball State, really,” Shamel said.

Alpha Gamma Delta and Sigma Kappa each had their own houses as recently as the spring of 2017, but both have since been torn down to make way for the ongoing construction of the Health Professions Building. Phi Mu and Kappa Delta also have had houses in the past, but those have been torn down as well.

Contact Evan Weaver with comments at erweaver@bsu.edu.

Fighting the flu: 5 things to know before flu season hits Liz Rieth Reporter

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a respiratory illness, and the season for catching it is just around the corner, said health educator Elizabeth Peeler.

Last year, an estimated 80,000 Americans died of the flu and its complications — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Normally, the average flu-related deaths range from 12,000 to 56,000 deaths annually since 2010, according to the CDC. With the weather changing and an increase in stress, it’s important for students to stay healthy and flu free.

Here are some things to know before flu season hits:

It’s easy to get the flu at college

With a campus of more than 20,000 students, the flu can be easily passed around, Peeler said.

“As students, you are in very close contact with a lot of people,” Peeler said. “You are in close contact, close quarters, so it is very easy to transmit germs.”

If possible, students should avoid close contact, Peeler said. This includes drinking or eating after others.

Get a flu shot now “The big thing for college students is number one, getting your flu shot,” Peeler said. “A lot of the time, students will say that they don’t want to get the flu shot because they hear it will give them the flu. That’s actually not true.”

While people may feel achy after a shot, it does help prevent the flu, she said.

While flu season is primarily December through January, students should get their shots now to

prevent the flu later on.

Students can get shots from the Ball State Health Center for $20.

Practice staying healthy Getting enough sleep, managing stress, eating right and exercising go a long way in preventing the flu, Peeler said.

It might be difficult to practice these habits halfway into the semester, but Peeler said she encourages students to try them.

Wash hands Basic hygiene can keep not only one’s self from getting the flu, it can keep others from getting it, Peeler said.

“Basic hygiene is very important to help not only to reduce the spread of the flu, but also colds,” Peeler said. “Take care of yourself during this really stressful time.”

Students should cover their mouths and noses with a tissue or their elbow when coughing or sneezing. Additionally, students should wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes, nose or mouth.

When sick, rest Flu symptoms can include a fever, coughing, a sore throat, runny nose, aches, headaches and fatigue, according to the CDC. Usually, the flu lasts five to seven days and goes away on its own, Peeler said. If students have the flu, they should be sure to get plenty of rest and drink a lot of fluids.

Students can also visit the Ball State University Health Center for additional resources. To schedule an appointment or get a flu shot, call 765-285-8431 or visit the center’s website.

Contact Liz Rieth with comments at ejrieth@bsu.edu or on Twitter @liz_rieth.

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Women’s Swimming and Diving

DEFENSE WINS

CHAMPIONSHIPS Tyler Pence | Reporter

Two freshmen lead the way despite loss Ball State Women’s Swim and Dive fell to Bowling Green 206-94 Friday.

Freshmen Katie Walker and Abbie McCarter each won events. Walker finished first in the 1,000 freestyle, and McCarter won the 100 breaststroke.

Men’s Tennis

Cardinals struggle at Black and Gold Invite Four men’s tennis players were in action last weekend, but none were able to pick up a match win. The Cardinals could only grab two set victories against Purdue. The team will begin its final fall tournament Nov. 9.

Midfielder/forward Tatiana Mason saves the ball from going out of bounds at the last possible second to keep it in play Oct. 14, 2018, at Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals went on to win the game 1-0 against Buffalo. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

Football

Ball State Soccer’s defense plays a pivotal role in its destiny in the MAC tournament.

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fter its eighth straight win, Ball State Soccer (13-3-2, 8-2-1 MAC) looks to continue its playoff run making its second consecutive trip to the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals.

During their eight-game win streak, the Cardinals have conceded just five goals, and senior goalkeeper Tristin Stuteville averages a .816 save percentage.

“We have a lot of moving parts, which is something that I think is exciting knowing that we have different starters week to week,” senior defender Taylor Poole said.

Freshman defender Emily Simmons, Poole’s counterpart, has started all 18 games for the Cardinals and has been a big reason for the team’s strength in the backfield. Poole said her chemistry with Simmons has grown exponentially.

Poole and Simmons have started 13 times together this season, winning eight of those games and drawing two. Of those eight wins, the pair has allowed just four goals and only two in their last three starts together.

“Having that friendship on and off the field I think makes us dangerous,” Poole said. “I love playing with her in the center of the field.”

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What we saw in the Cardinals’ loss to Ohio Ball State Football capped off its first short week of the season with a 52-14 loss to Ohio. The Cardinals outscored the Bobcats in both the first and fourth quarters, but Ohio’s eight-drive scoring streak was too much.

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Pass or Fail Jack Williams Sports Editor

From the Rose Bowl to the Glass Bowl, elementary school teacher and self-proclaimed “College Football Superhero” Andrew Bauhs has hit a little over half of the 130 college football stadiums in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

The quest started when Bauhs was a student at the University of Wisconsin. After following the team around the Big 10 and picking up some extra cash post-college, Bauhs found himself in an interesting situation.

“After college, I moved out to Colorado for a year, and when I moved out there I saw games at Colorado, Colorado State, Air Force and Wyoming,” Bauhs said. “Then it hit me. How many stadiums have I been to? It was nearing 20, and I wondered if anyone had gone to all of the FBS stadiums before, and no one had.”

Growing up watching his Badgers play at home and away, Bauhs was interested in the idea of what kind of culture each institution had in store.

Whether it was bitter rival Minnesota or neighbor to the south Northwestern, there was something from each school that caught his attention.

“What’s so neat is how it’s more about what’s

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The Cardinals are currently third in the MAC in goals allowed with 15 this season. Head coach Craig Roberts takes pride in having an organized defense as the Cardinals have led the MAC in the goals against category in three out of the past five seasons.

Having that friendship on and off the field I think makes us dangerous. I love playing with her in the center of the field.”

Football trailblazer Andrew Bauhs has been to 74 of 130 college stadiums. But how does Ball State compare?

happening on the field and more about how each stadium created its traditions and cultures to cultivate a Saturday afternoon,” Bauhs said.

First visiting Scheumann Stadium in 2006, Bauhs made his return to Muncie on Sept. 22 as Ball State took on Western Kentucky. Having a less than exciting trip to Ball State 12 years ago, his return offered a different experience from last.

Two weeks after the Cardinals challenged at the time No. 8 Notre Dame, the team returned home for the first time since the matchup, taking on an evenly matched Hilltoppers team. With 15,873 fans filling the stands, Bauhs said the environment proved to be an exciting one.

“I was really happy the stadium was full-ish,” Bauhs said. “They had just finished playing well against Notre Dame, and I think that was very exciting for the Ball State faithful.”

Since his last visit in 2006, Scheumann Stadium received a $4 million facelift by the Scheumann family, giving the attraction a much-needed update. This renovation included a new football training center and an updated press box.

“The new stadium is beautiful,” Bauhs said. “I love the new columns that were put up at one end of the end zone. I spent some time up in the press box, and that was very nice. All of that was not there

Andrew Bauhs poses behind the end zone Sept. 22, 2018, at Scheumann Stadium. Bauhs is on a quest to visit every college football stadium. ANDREW BAUHS, PHOTO PROVIDED when I first went. The stadium is very, very nice.”

These upgrades have given an edge to the stadium compared to other FBS schools. Bauhs said the nice upgrades make the stadium a comfortable place to watch a game.

Outside of the stadium, Ball State students and alumni have held their tailgates to a high standard.

Visiting some of the top tailgates in the nation in LSU and Tennessee, Bauhs said the Cardinals’ tailgate gives off some big school vibes.

“I was very surprised by the intensity of

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were scored by senior midfielder Paula Guerrero, junior forward Peighton Cook and senior forward Amanda Shaw. Freshman forward Tatiana Mason leads the Cardinals with six goals this season, and Guerrero leads the team in assists with four.

The Broncos have won four of their last five games and will be a threat going forward as they have scored 37 goals this year, nine more than the Cardinals. Five different Broncos have scored five goals, and only one Cardinal has reached that number.

If the Cardinals were to win, they would play the winner of No. 1 seed Bowling Green and No. 4 seed Ohio. Ball State and Western Michigan will clash at 4 p.m. Friday in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Contact Tyler Pence with any comments at tapence@bsu.edu or on Twitter @tylerpencee

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- TAYLOR POOLE, Senior defender “One of the things that has paid off for us this season is that we are deep,” Roberts said. “Everybody has their understanding of what they need to do.”

The Cardinals will be up against Western Michigan (14-6, 7-4 MAC) in their semifinal matchup Friday after a 2-1 double overtime win over Buffalo in the quarterfinals. The last time Ball State faced Western Michigan, the team shut out the Broncos 3-0. Goals

Senior Paula Guerrero attempts a corner kick Oct.14, 2018, against Buffalo at the Briner Sports Complex. The Cardinals defeated Buffalo in the MAC quarterfinals. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

the tailgating,” Bauhs said. “I went over to the Cardinal Walk, and that was fun to see the band and the cheerleaders. I strolled away from the parking lot into the grassfields and beyond and I rolled my camera through that. I was blown away by how condensed all the tailgating was and how much of it was.”

With Bauhs traveling to 11 of the 12 MAC schools, he ranks the Cardinals in the top third of MAC schools’ game day experiences next to Toledo, Central Michigan and Ohio.

“I think it deserves to be there,” Bauhs said.

“It’s one of those places you’re excited to go to but didn’t expect to have as good of a time as you did. Some MAC schools are really run of the mill, but it’s not by any means lacking at all. “ However, the big question remains: Where does Ball State rank with some of the top football schools in the country? Making the trek from Chicago to Muncie, Bauhs gives his experience at Ball State a B. “I’m putting that a little bit in the context of the Power Five versus Lower Five, but I’d rather go to Ball State than some Power Five schools,” Bauhs said.

Contact Jack Williams with any comments at jgwilliams@bsu.edu or on Twitter @jackgwilliams.

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A day in the life of a POLLING VOLUNTEER Adam Pannel Reporter

“Here ye, here ye! The polls are now open.”

Traditionally, that’s how the callers are supposed to announce the opening of the polls. But Michele Stonecipher, inspector of 9th precinct prefers a no-nonsense approach.

“You can vote now,” Stonecipher said.

Stonecipher is the manager of the precinct, organizing the setup of polls at Southside Middle School along with her husband, Rick.

Rick operates as a sheriff during election season, aiding people with the polls and casting their vote.

The pair got started volunteering for election season around 2014 after listening to a speech by Franklin Graham, the Rev. Billy Graham’s son, encouraging citizens to get involved in government.

The two decided to work the polls together.

Rick and Michele both “love seeing the election process happen from start to finish.” Their day begins at 5:30 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m., but they don’t mind the long hours.

“Election Day is the only day we come together as Americans,” Michele said.

Their typical day goes something like this:

What to know before heading to the polls The 2018 General Election will be held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 6, and there are a variety of things voters should know before casting their vote.

Whether it’s a person’s first time voting or their 20th, the process can be intimidating.

Here’s a quick look at what a voter should know before heading to the polls:

5:30 a.m. Arrival

6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Working the polls

Michele and Rick are already at the polls, testing out the machinery to make sure the vote is counted accurately that day.

A pot of coffee is already brewing for the rest of the volunteers who like to eat doughnuts and tell stories before the polls open at 6 a.m.

Rick likes to share memories of his time playing lead guitar in his own rock band at 10 years old.

As he got older, Rick played in bars and then transitioned to performing and writing Christian music for his local church.

As poll workers, Rick and Michele shed their political stances and talk with voters about their day as they line up to vote.

Volunteers don’t take a break until the polls close at 6 p.m., and they don’t normally vote on Election Day. Polling volunteers usually work in different precincts than their own, preventing them from casting a ballot at the box.

However, the availability of absentee and early voting means their vote is secure.

“If you don’t exercise your privilege, you’re going to lose it,” Michele said.

6 a.m. The polls open This is Michele and Rick’s favorite and worst part of the day as they open up the doors to the swelling line of people ready to cast their ballot before they go to work.

“You get to see the best and worst in people,” Rick said.

Every year there’s a group of people looking to obstruct the lines into the voting polls or influence voters at the last minute by advertising in illegal zones.

However, the payoff of watching the citizens who are willing to follow the legal and orderly procedure vote is more than enough reward for the husband-wife duo.

“You sense the pride of these people being Americans,” Michele said.

Should I have done something before Election Day? In order to vote on Election Day, one must be registered to vote. The deadline for registration was Oct. 9. Voter registration is now closed and will reopen Dec. 3, according to the 2018 Indiana Election Calendar.

The address a voter used to register determines their polling location because it is based off the county and school district a voter lives in.

Once registered, there are two ways to vote: inperson and absentee.

How do I vote in-person?

Voters can attend their polling location between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 6. Polling locations can be found by entering a name, birthday and county at indianavoters.in.gov.

In order to vote in-person, voters will need a government-issued photo ID that expires after Nov. 6, 2018. This can include a state ID, driver’s license, military ID or passport.

6 to 7 p.m. Counting the vote At the end of the day, clerks double-check meticulous hand-written voting records with machine tallies. In Rick and Michele’s time working at the polls, “[they’ve] never been off.”

The job means long hours with no breaks. The duo said not everyone is up for the task, but if one is interested in politics and people, it is the perfect position for them.

“If you’re about getting the vote out and helping people and wanting to meet people, then definitely do something like this,” Michele said.

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

Rick and Michele Stonecipher stand together in front of the American flag at the Delaware County Building, Oct. 31, 2018, after finishing a training meeting. The Stoneciphers are volunteers who organize polls at Southside Middle School. Michele believes it’s a good opportunity to get involved with the community and come together for Election Day. STEPHANIE AMADOR,DN

How do I cast an absentee ballot?

An absentee voter casts their ballot before Election Day. In Indiana, early voting began Oct. 10 and will end Nov. 5.

There are three ways to vote absentee: 1. First, an absentee in-person vote can be cast by going to the voter’s County Clerk’s office. These voters will need to bring a valid photo ID. 2. Second, one can vote absentee-by-mail. These voters will have had to mail in an application for an absentee ballot to their County Clerk’s office

by Oct. 29. These voters receive an absentee ballot, usually a week after the application was sent in. They should then fill out the ballot and mail it back to the Clerk’s office before Nov. 6.

3. The last way to vote absentee is to vote through the use of a traveling board. A traveling board consists of two poll workers who will bring a ballot to the voter’s house and assist the voter in filling out the ballot. Voters may only vote absentee this way if they are experiencing illness or injury, caring for a person who can’t leave their home on Election Day or have a disability which prevents them from reaching their polling location.

Oakwood Building, previously named Anthony Administration Building, on Oakwood Ave. in Muncie is the 8th precinct voting location for the upcoming election Nov. 6. Registration to vote in the upcoming election closed Oct. 9. ERIC PRITCHETT, DN

What if I don’t have a ride to the polls?

If someone missed the absentee deadline but can’t make it to the polls due to transportation issues, they can reach out to Indiana Rides to the Polls at 317-245-4417.

Uber and Lyft also will offer discounted rides to the polls on Election Day, according to Snopes.

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THIRD PARTY VOTING Voters don’t expect their candidate to win, but still hope to send a message.

John Lynch Reporter In a biannual struggle for control of the government, most voters find themselves casting a vote for either Republican or Democrat, leaving third parties, like the Libertarian or Green parties, with little representation.

Jacob Baldridge, former president of the Ball State chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, a student Libertarian organization, said third parties are a necessary component of the American political process.

“Voting third party addresses the idea that we can at least challenge the major parties to make a change or cater more towards whatever that third party is,” Baldridge said.

Baldridge said he thought third parties stand a very small chance of winning election races this year, but he remains optimistic of the value of voting beyond the two major parties.

“Some would call it a protest vote, but I’m voting for what I believe in, and that’s going to take away from the two major parties,” he said. “The members of those parties are going to have to take notice.”

Some would call it a protest vote, but I’m voting for what I believe in...”

- JACOB BALDRIDGE, Former president of the Ball State chapter of Young Americans for Liberty Third parties have taken a sizable percentage of the popular vote in recent elections.

In the 2016 presidential election, Libertarian Gary Johnson took in nearly 4.5 million votes and Green Party candidate Jill Stein earned almost 1.5 million votes, compared to nearly 63 million votes for Republican Donald Trump and nearly 66 million votes for Democrat Hillary Clinton.

While major party platforms adhere to the core tenets of their respective ends of the political spectrum, professor of political science Michael Maggiotto said third party platforms are widely

different in range and issue.

“There are different kinds of third parties. Some are splinters from a main party, some are issue-oriented and some are an individual’s cause,” Maggiotto said.

For example, he said the Green Party platform is largely based on environmental issues, and the Libertarian Party believes in a minimal government that interferes as little as possible.

Prior to the Civil War and the dominance of the Democratic and Republican parties, parties like the Democratic-Republicans, Federalists and Whigs all elected presidents to the White House.

Outside of even the third parties, there are write-in candidates who are not governed by laws that dictate the way candidates make their way onto a ballot.

“Most typically, it is about getting a certain number of signatures from constituents [in order to appear on a ballot]. If a party has been on the ballot previously, it can automatically be added to the next year’s ballot,” Maggiotto said.

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

Professors predict low midterm turnout

Rohith Rao Reporter

With the midterm elections approaching, the question lingers as to why the voter turnout for midterm elections has consistently been far lower than presidential elections.

Since 1842, midterm voter turnouts have fallen below the turnout for presidential elections, the United States Election Project reports. The data provided by the project also ranks the last midterm election in 2014 as having the worst voter turnout since World War II, eighth worst overall.

In Delaware County, midterm voter turnout dropped consistently from 59.41 percent in 1990 to 27.23 percent in 2014, according to data from the Indiana Election Division’s website. In the same period, presidential elections in the county had a turnout above 50 percent, reaching its peak in 1992 at 71.03 percent and its lowest in 2016 at 50.94 percent.

“There’s a lot of different reasons, but probably the big one is, it’s simply not a presidential election,” said Chad Kinsella, assistant professor of political science.

“There’s a lot of people who kind of believe that if the president is not on the ticket, it really doesn’t matter, or matters less.”

Sean Hildebrand, assistant professor of political science, said as ballots go from a national level races, to state level races to local elections, there is less of an interest.

“Nothing rivals the presidential one in terms of attention,” Hildebrand said. “There’s still a lot of people who don’t even realize when they vote that there even is state government and local government and there’s work those people do,” Hildebrand said.

Kinsella said voter fatigue is another reason for low voter turnouts, as a result of the number of elections voters take part in: special elections, primary elections, midterm elections and presidential elections, to name a few. Hildebrand said that when looking at an off-year election, such as a mayor’s election, a 10 percent voter turnout is good.

Kinsella also said the three predictors that provide the best explanations of turnout are age, income and education, with those who are older, have a higher income and higher education being more likely to vote.

Hildebrand said saliency, or the prominence of an issue, is

one reason why voter turnout is higher. He said older people tend to vote more because they have been involved in the political process longer.

Hildebrand also said younger people have impediments that keep them from voting such as attending classes, part-time jobs, social events and having to drive several hours if they live far from their home states.

Despite there being a push for early voting this year and a higher number of requests for absentee ballots, Hildebrand said he doesn’t know whether those who requested absentee ballots will return their votes.

“There will be a little bit more of an excitement factor for Democrats nationally, which interestingly is closing in the last two weeks,” Kinsella said. “But, I think turnout will continue to be low.”

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

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Who’s who on Indiana’s House of Representatives

Senate

Indiana Secretary of State

Indiana Treasurer

There are 435 Congresspeople in the House of Representatives, each serving terms that last two years, and every Congressperson is up for election each midterm and presidential election cycle.

Indiana has nine Representatives in the House.

Indiana’s 6th Congressional District is without an incumbent this year, as current Congressman Luke Messer dropped out of the race to attempt a run for Senate. Messer has since dropped out of the race.

The Senate makes up the other half of the legislative branch, with two Senators from each state.

This year, Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly is up for election, having previously served in the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012 and as a Senator alongside Republican Todd Young since 2012.

The Indiana Secretary of State oversees the state business services division, automobile registrations, state elections and enforces state regulations.

Connie Lawson, a Republican, has held the position since her appointment in 2012 after serving in the Indiana State Senate from 1996 to 2012.

Candidates

Candidates

The State Treasurer manages the finances of the state, including budget setting and spending, and serves as the head banker of the state. The office is elected every four years and treasurers can serve no more than eight years in a 12-year span, according to Indiana’s Constitution.

Kelly Mitchell, a Republican, was elected to the position in 2014 and is eligible to serve one more four-year term in this current period of 12 years.

Candidates Jeannine Lee Lake (D) Lake, a 1992 Ball State journalism graduate, has lived in Muncie for more than 30 years and is the editor of The Good News, along with being Jeannine involved with the boards of The Muncie Matters Alliance and Lee Lake Big Brothers Big Sisters. Lake is chairwoman of Feed My Sheep, a local charity. A self-described social liberal and fiscal conservative, Lake notably received the endorsement of fellow Ball State alumnus David Letterman this year.

Greg Pence (R) Pence, the older brother of current Vice President Mike Pence, is a former marine who currently runs several antique malls. Pence was previously employed as the president of Greg Kiel Brothers Oil from 1998 to Pence 2004. Donald Trump Jr. recently held a rally in support of Senate candidate Mike Braun and Pence’s campaigns.

Tom Ferkinhoff (L) Ferkinhoff is a conservative libertarian who has been a tax specialist and business consultant for over three decades. Ferkinhoff, a resident of Richmond, Indiana, is running Tom Ferkinhoff on a libertarian platform with additional conservative values such as being against big government, abortion and overreach in healthcare.

Joe Donnelly

Joe Donnelly (D), incumbent Donnelly has represented Indiana as a Senator for one term. As a Senator, he sits on multiple committees such as Agriculture, Armed Services and Banking.

Mike Braun (R) Braun is the founder and CEO of Meyer Distributing and the owner of Meyer Logistics. Previously, Braun served as Indiana’s 63rd district representative in the Indiana Mike House of Representatives from Braun 2014 to 2017. Braun recently received the endorsement of Donald Trump Jr. at a rally in Greenfield, Indiana.

Lucy Brenton (L) Brenton, a native of Hoosier, Indiana, works as a business consultant and is the only candidate in the Senate race without previous government experience. Beyond government Lucy pursuits, Brenton has served Brenton as secretary, vice-president and president of the Central Indiana Real Estate Investors Association.

Connie Lawson

Jim Harper

Connie Lawson (R) incumbent Lawson has served as Secretary of State for the last six years.

The Danville native began her government career as a County Clerk in Hendricks County in 1989. Her administration notably worked with the Indiana General Assembly in 2013 to improve election transparency.

Jim Harper (D) Harper, a former New Orleans public defender and lawyer, is a graduate of Georgetown University. Harper’s campaign is largely based on addressing partisan gerrymandering, election security and voter accessibility.

Mark Rutherford (L) Rutherford practices business law in Indianapolis with Thrasher Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C. Rutherford has been active in the Libertarian Party for 20 Mark Rutherford years, having served as vice chair of the national Libertarian Party from 2010 to 2012. Rutherford has been on the Indiana Public Defender Commission since his appointment in 2007.

Candidates Kelly Mitchell (R) incumbent Mitchell served as Cass County’s Commissioner, during which she was the president of the county’s Board of Commissioners for five years.

The Indianapolis resident Kelly founded Cass County’s “Make Mitchell a Difference Day,” and currently sits on multiple boards and commissions as State Treasurer.

John Aguilera (D) Aguilera served four terms as an Indiana State Representative, two terms on the Lake County City Council and two years as the Council’s president. Aguilera John was a steelworker for Inland Steel for more than 20 years Aguilera before retiring early to pursue his own business in 2005.

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A look at the candidates running for midterm elections Staff Reports

Auditor of State

Delaware County Sheriff

Indiana’s Auditor of State serves a similar function to the Treasurer, and oversees the auditing of the state government’s finances. The Indiana government website states, “The Auditor of State serves as the CFO for the State of Indiana and is responsible for accounting and reporting all of the State’s funds, overseeing and disbursing funds to local units of governments, and paying all the state’s bills.”

Republican Tera Klutz has held the position since 2016, when her predecessor, Suzanne Crouch, resigned to run for the position of Lieutenant Governor.

The Delaware County Sheriff is the head of the county’s police department and oversees the county jail and government security.

Sheriffs serve four-year terms, and Democrat Ray Dudley has served as sheriff for the last three years.

Candidates

Tera Klutz

Tera Klutz (R) incumbent Klutz has a career history in accounting and auditing. A graduate of Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne, Klutz was the auditor of Allen County from 2010 to 2017, having won two terms.

Joselyn Whitticker (D) Whitticker was employed as an educator and administrator, for 35 years and currently owns an education consulting business. Whitticker served on the Marion Common Joselyn Whitticker Council from 2012 to 2016, and was elected its president in 2016. Whitticker also is president of NAACP Branch #3059.

Candidates

Ray Dudley

Ray Dudley (D) incumbent Dudley has been part of the Delaware County Police Department for more than 20 years, having begun his police career in 1989 as a reserve officer for the Muncie City Police Department.

Tony Skinner (R) Skinner holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s in Public Administration from Ball State. A 23-year member of Tony the Delaware County Sheriff’s Skinner Department, Skinner served 19 years on the Delaware County SWAT team.

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John Schick (L) Schick was nominated by the Libertarian party for the office of Auditor in 2014 and 2018, and was nominated in 2010 to run for the Indiana House of Representatives, but has never John won an election. Schick has Schick held multiple offices within the Libertarian Party, and works in financial analysis and management consulting, according to his campaign website.

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A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE

Residents of Silver Birch plan to cast their vote on Election Day. Pauleina Brunnemer Reporter As midterm elections approach, Indiana residents of all ages will cast their ballots to vote in the state of Indiana, and 81-year-old James Borgman is no exception.

For Borgman, the operation of casting a ballot has become routine as he has participated for more than 60 years. When he registered as a young voter, he said he felt it was his responsibility as a American citizen.

“You know, I’m just interested in my country as a whole. You know, that was a long time ago,” Borgman said.

Even though Borgman said he has voted for every president since he was 21, he said he was unsure of the process of voting now that he’s in the Silver Birch assisted living facility.

“I have become very much more conservative.

You have to remember this, my parents were very strong Democrats and poll workers,” Borgman said. “As I went through school, college and life, even with six children, that kind of stuff, I became more Republican.”

Borgman’s advice for young voters — read the issues and don’t just listen to commercials. He said being in assisted living has given him the chance to educate himself through the newspaper, online and television.

“I looked at issues differently when I got older than I did when I was younger. At the same time, I will say this, I got influenced by my parents a lot when I was younger,” Borgman said. “I just read more, and had more interest in politics the older I got.”

Now, Borgman said he considers the young adults in America when casting a ballot.

“I look more what not it’s going to do to me, but how it’s going to affect you,” Borgman said.

“My life is only basically over and I’m not going anywhere, it doesn’t affect me in any way shape or form. No matter what happens.”

Joining Borgman is 59-year-old Sara Hosier who has been a registered voter since she was 18. She began voting after being influenced by her uncle and now, after gaining voting experience, she said voting allows America to be built with better work ethics.

“You can’t sit and gripe about things unless you vote. It’s your prerogative and incentive to vote,” Hosier said.

While she said some elderly citizens opt out of voting or may be discouraged by their lack of accessibility to voting, it is still important.

“You might be in a wheelchair, but when you got the right mind you can look and see what’s happening,” Hosier said.

Contact Pauleina Brunnemer with comments at pdbrunnemer@bsu.edu or on Twitter James Borgman laughs Oct. 30, 2018, at Silver Birch in Muncie. Borgman advises young voters to stay informed on issues @pauleina15. rather than just listening to political advertisements. MAEVE BRADFIELD, DN

Equality for all: Women recall ratification of Equality Rights Amendment in Indiana

Nancy Barber, a 50-year member of the League of Women Voters, witnessed the passing of the amendment while standing outside the Indiana State Legislature.

Adam Pannel Reporter Nancy Barber stood among the crowd of women gathered at the Indiana State Legislature watching the light dance across the dozens of silver bracelets branded with the letters “ERA.” For her, seeing the Equal Rights Amendment finally make it to the floor of the state Legislature half a century after it was initially proposed was reason enough to get emotional.

Barber had the opportunity to witness the action on behalf of the Delaware County League of Women Voters, an organization she’s now copresident of as a 50-year member.

The league originally formed in 1920 at a time when women just got the right to vote. Today, it remains a nonpartisan group dedicated to serving more than 6 million voters and educating the community about political issues.

The League of Women Voters has more than 700 state and local leagues, including one in Missouri where Barber first joined in 1968 before moving to Muncie in 1969.

Since high school, Barber has had bad episodes of stage fright, nearly passing out when she gave oral reports in class. She saw the league as a way to do her civic duty while improving her public speaking skills.

“After I got involved in the League of Women

After I got involved in the League of Women Voters and saw all these strong women speak in public and not be afraid, I thought I needed to do something to overcome that fear.”

- NANCY BARBER, Co-president of the Delaware County League of Women Voters

Voters and saw all these strong women speak in public and not be afraid, I thought I needed to do something to overcome that fear,” Barber said.

Barber began moderating forums and discussing the merits of the Equal Rights Amendment, which was opposed at the time for fears of invalidating labor legislation for women and compelling women to war.

In addition to the opposition, Linda Hanson, spokeswoman for the League of Women Voters, said there was a bias during this period for women in the workforce.

“There was an assumption that women aren’t reliable because they’re going to have kids, and

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Students, professors share what issues they want addressed after elections Rohith Rao Reporter Editor’s note: Dominic Bordenaro previously wrote columns for The Daily News.

While the donkeys and elephants battle it out for national, state and local seats, members of the Ball State community shared their opinions on what issues they consider important leading up to Nov. 6.

Healthcare: A 2018 Pew Research survey conducted Sept. 24 to Oct. 7 reported 70 percent of adults said affordability of healthcare was a very big problem.

Another Pew Research survey conducted Sept.

18 to 24 stated 58 percent of registered voters said it is the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have healthcare coverage.

Dominic Bordenaro, president of Ball State’s College Democrats, said healthcare was one of the bigger issues dominating the airwaves both nationally and in Indiana.

“Thanks to Obamacare I can stay on my parents’ health insurance until I’m 26,” Bordenaro said.

“By then, hopefully I’ll have a job that offers me health insurance, but that’s just not the case for everybody.”

all Americans is a big problem, compared to 47 percent in a survey conducted shortly before the November 2016 elections.

The survey also said the share of Republicans who said it was a major problem dropped from 53 percent in 2016 to 14 percent today. In comparison, the same share for Democrats dropped from 42 percent to 33 percent.

Isaac Miller, president of Ball State’s College Republicans said, “It’s weird seeing the Senate race ads, and them both attacking each other for outsourcing products to, like, China, or other countries, because that hasn’t been a big issue recently.”

Isaiah Buck, a freshman telecommunications major, said promoting “free market capitalism” was important to him.

“I feel like a lot of people are very against it,” Buck said. “And I mean personally, I’m a conservative, so keeping the Republican majority is one of the main things I’m kind of focusing on as well.”

“You cannot live off of $7.25 an hour anymore in this country.”

LGBTQ rights: Elijah Lumpkin, a junior in hospitality and food management, said Trump lied to everyone about being the most LGBTQ-friendly president.

“What’s personally important for me is LGBTQ issues, especially with trans people, because I don’t believe it’s right that he’s trying to remove civil rights from trans people,” Lumpkin said. “He’s slowly taking the right away from people that need them the most and I just don’t think it’s right.”

Balanced Budgets:

Sean Hildebrand, assistant professor of political science at Ball State, said most of the Senate race advertisements in Indiana are job-related, like ones accusing Sen. Joe Donnelly and former Indiana State Rep. Mike Braun of outsourcing jobs to Mexico and China, respectively.

“In Indiana, we’re recovering still to some degree from losing jobs 12 years ago,” Hildebrand said. “So that kind of stuff still resonates in the voting population.”

According to the 2018 Pew Research survey, 25 percent of Americans said job opportunities for

Bordenaro said college debt and financial assistance to students is a big issue for college students.

“We’ve seen the Trump administration make moves [against the Pell Grant program],” Bordenaro said. “A Pell Grant is the big reason I’m at Ball State.”

The survey also reported 63 percent of American adults said college affordability was a major problem, up from 11 percent in 2016. Furthermore, the survey said 52 percent of adults cite wages and cost of living as a major national problem.

Bordenaro said increasing the federal minimum wage is a huge issue for college students and that he was not opposed to the argument for increasing it to $15 an hour.

“Even if we don’t raise the federal minimum wage, the state of Indiana’s minimum wage is not equivalent to the cost of living,” Bordenaro said.

This midterm, Hoosiers also will vote on a statewide public question regarding a budgetary amendment to the state’s constitution.

A ‘yes’ vote would require the Indiana General Assembly to adopt balanced budgets for state government that do not exceed estimated revenues.

If passed, the requirement can only be suspended if two-thirds of the state House and two-thirds of the state Senate vote to suspend it.

Chad Kinsella, assistant professor of political science at Ball State, said the public question seems redundant, calling it an “overkill,” since Indiana is already required by statute to have a balanced budget.

Kinsella also said the amendment might pass easily since it has an overwhelming support in the General Assembly. However, Kinsella said he has heard some people raise concerns about the potential that emphasizing balanced budgets has on underfunding pensions.

“I don’t think there should be that sort of restriction in place,” said Katie Schwipps, graduate assistant in the department of political science at Ball State. “I think there needs to be more flexibility, and sometimes there’s going to be a requirement to have an unbalanced budget.”

we’re just going to lose them, so we’re not going to invest in them,” Hanson said.

Hanson witnessed the inequalities between men and women first-hand after attending college to get her degree in English.

Two roommates she had at the time were both chemists, one of whom was married. Despite keeping higher grades and acquiring more research experience than her husband, Hanson’s roommate was paid less and offered a quarter of the job offers her husband received.

This bias Hanson witnessed did not stop Barber from attending college to obtain her master’s degrees in political science and public administration in 1976.

Barber graduated the program and found a job working for a General Motors factory, where she climbed the ranks until she became the factory supervisor — something she said she “would never have dreamed in [her] young life.”

Although proud of her daughter’s success, her father was also caught by surprise with her accomplishment. “‘If I wanted you to be a mechanic, I would’ve sent you to mechanic school,’” Barber recalled her dad jokingly saying after she got the position.

Despite Barber’s success within her career, she said standing with the crowd of women on the gallery overlooking the legislature had to be one of her proudest moments.

She remembers the way the gallery erupted in celebration as Indiana became the 35th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment Jan. 18, 1977.

That year, the amendment fell short of its addition into the constitution by three states out of the 38 needed, but it still marked a big stride in achieving equality between men and women, she said.

“It’s about time,” Hanson said when she heard the news.

Breathless, Barber ran out of the gallery to call her family from the nearest phone.

“We did it.”

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

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Other state Issues: Bordenaro said one contentious issue in Indiana is the lack of hate crime bills.

According to Ball State’s annual campus security report, nine incidents of hate crime were reported on the main campus from 2015 to 2017.

In the Indiana Bias Crimes Booklet, Indiana law enforcement agencies reported 85 total bias crime incidents in 2017 and 49 incidents in 2018 as of Sept. 29. However, Ball State University Police Department is the only law enforcement agency that reports bias crime incidents in Delaware County.

“It’s just about getting more Republicans to support that bill,” Bordenaro said in reference to Senate Bill 418, which seeks to add a hate crime law to Indiana. “On the Democrats’ side, we’re hoping we’re going to flip more [seats] … so we can get that bill through.”

Miller, who also serves in the Zaki Ali for State Senate campaign, said candidate hypocrisy in local elections is something he and the campaign considers a big issue.

“I think if you’re elected to office you should serve the community that you’re in,” Miller said.

“That should be the reason that you’re there.”

Trump: Hildebrand said the most defining issue of the midterm is the reaction to Trump’s first two years as president.

“If you interviewed me in 2014 and 2010, I’d have said Obama,” Kinsella, who also said that Trump is the most important issue, said.

“We’re very fixated on the presidency and what the president does,” Kinsella said. “That was the person who was selected, so it’s really about the president.”

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

Nancy Barber sits in her home Oct. 31, 2018, in Muncie.

Barber said she has held every possible office for the League of Women Voters as one of two 50-year members.

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Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Ban. No exceptions, including rape, incest, or life of the mother. “I’m 100 percent pro-life... Abortion should never be legal.”

Mostly ban, except for rape, incest, & life of mother. Reduce abortions “by promoting access to quality affordable health care.”

Campaign Finance: Require political ads to disclose largest

No public statements found.

Yes. Supported DISCLOSE Act. Opposed Citizens United, concerned about “unprecedented spending by special interest groups.”

Climate Change: Consider climate change a critical threat?

No public statements found.

Yes. “Climate change is a serious issue.” Has supported tax credits for renewable energy but voted against allowing EPA to regulate greenhouse gases.

Contraception: Can employers withhold contraceptive coverage

No public statements found.

No. Voted to prevent for-profit corporations from withholding coverage on religious grounds.

Courts: Support President Trump’s choice of Brett Kavanaugh for

Yes. An “outstanding justice…who will interpret the constitution as written.”

Undecided. Will make decision after hearings.

Economy: Support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?

No. Government isn’t the driver of new job creation or economic prosperity.

Yes. Supported anti-recession stimulus & supports infrastructure investment.

Economy: Support President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese steel & other products?

At first opposed. Now supports & trusts Trump to negotiate.

Support steel producers but concerned will cause harm to Hoosier farmers.

Economy: Support restrictions on offshoring jobs?

Opposed law to recoup public financial incentives when companies move jobs abroad.

Yes. Restrict tax incentives for these companies & penalize in awarding government contracts.

Environment: Support cutbacks of Environmental Protection Administration?

No public statements found.

No. Expressed concern about budget cutbacks.

Financial Regulation: Support cutbacks of Consumer Protec-

No public statements found.

Voted for Dodd-Frank. Recently backed easing regulations for smaller banks.

Opposed attempts to ease lending protections for military members.

Gay Issues: Support gay marriage? Allow business owners not to serve gay customers on religious grounds?

Traditional marriage should be between a man & a woman. Backed Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act, letting businesses deny services to gays.

Supports gay marriage after earlier opposition. “One of the best things we can do is to try & make everyone feel welcome.”

Gun Control: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?

No. “100% pro-Second Amendment.”

Mostly no. Opposes assault weapons ban, but supports expanded background checks.

Healthcare: Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA),

Repeal. “There is no repairing this broken law…Repeal & replace every word & regulation.” Voted against Medicaid expansion.

Support. “Healthcare is a basic human right for every single American.”

Supports ACA, Indiana’s Medicaid expansion & subsidies to make insurance more affordable.

Healthcare: Allow Planned Parenthood to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

No. “I don’t believe it should be funded federally…When it comes down to abortion, they clearly promote it.“

Yes. Supports because “sometimes Planned Parenthood is the only health care provider.”

Immigration: Support path to citizenship for “DACA” recipients or “Dreamers,” who grew up in the US after being brought here as children? General views on immigration?

No. DACA recipients should be in the same pool as other illegal immigrants.

Build border wall, ban sanctuary cities, demand businesses verify employees’ immigrant status, & end chain migration.

Supported 3-year protection for DACA recipients that deferred question of citizenship. Supports border wall. Voted for broader immigration bill with more border security & possible citizenship after 13-year waiting period.

Iran: Support President Trump withdrawing from treaty limiting Iran’s nuclear capability in return for lifting economic sanctions?

Yes. Also supports re-imposing sanctions.

No. Concerned about resumption of nuclear development. Sees new sanctions as “a good backup plan.”

Marijuana: Legalize or decriminalize marijuana?

Supports medical use, framing issue in terms of “free markets & freedom of choice” for patients.

Open to medical, no for now to recreational use, though hasn’t ruled out. Backs researching marijuana to treat veterans for PTSD & pain.

Minimum Wage: Raise the federal minimum wage beyond

Likely no. In 2015 opposed increasing Indiana minimum wage to $10.10.

Yes. Voted to increase from $7.25 to $10.10, opposed raising to $15.00.

Net Neutrality: Require internet providers to provide equal access to all users?

No public statement found.

Yes. Voted to keep Net Neutrality.

President Trump: Response to President Trump’s actions &

Said Trump was inspiration for his run for office.

Voted with Trump 55% as of Aug 27. “My job is to vote for whatever is in the interest of the state of Indiana.”

Privatization: Support full or partial privatization of Social

No public statements found.

No. Opposes any privatization.

Renewable Energy: Support government subsidies for renew-

No public statements found.

Yes. Has supported funding renewable energy, but also oil, gas, & coal.

Student Debt: Refinance student loans at lower rates, paid for by increasing taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren proposal)?

No public statements found.

Backed Warren bill. Also voted to keep student loan interest rates at 3.4% rather than 6.8%, and to give students accurate info on loan costs.

Taxes: Support President Trump’s tax cuts?

Yes. Government too often gets in the way, so need a tax code that is simple & fair.” “The results are clearly great for our economy.”

No. “Allows Wall Street hedge fund managers to pay a lower rate than a Hoosier firefighter, a Hoosier teacher, a Hoosier police officer, or a Hoosier steelworker.”

Voting Rights: Restore voting rights protections erased by

Unknown.

Work together to ensure that the right to vote is not denied.

funders? Support Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions?

Limit or tax production of greenhouse gases? from employees if disagree with it morally?

Supreme Court?

tion Bureau, created by Dodd-Frank financial reform law?

known as Obamacare? Support Medicaid expansion?

current $7.25/hr?

policies?

Security and/or VA? able energy?

Supreme Court?

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A visualization of Indiana’s legislative race

See the party breakdown of the Indiana General Assembly heading into the midterm elections.

At the same time the nation is deciding its U.S. representatives, Indiana is gearing up to decide who will represent Hoosiers within the state.

On Election Day, Indiana residents will choose who will represent their district in the Indiana General Assembly, made up similarly to the legislature in Washington, D.C. In Indiana, the General Assembly has a

bicameral legislature with its own House of Representatives and Senate.

Though the General Assembly meets for three to four months, it enacts legislation that affects the everyday lives of Hoosiers, such as allowing Ball State to select a school board for Muncie Community Schools and approving Sunday alcohol sales in its last session.

The 100 members of Indiana’s House of Representatives serve two-year terms with no term limits. On the other hand, the seats in Indiana’s Senate have four-year terms.

In the 2017-18 session, Indiana legislature maintained a Republican trifecta, meaning the state Senate and House of Representatives were majority Republican, and a Republican governor, Eric

Holcomb, completed the trio.

The last legislative session saw 70 Republicans and 30 Democrats in the House of Representatives, and 41 Republicans and nine Democrats in the Senate.

This upcoming election, 69 House of Representative seats and 19 Senate seats are being contested.

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BREAKDOWN OF INDIANA’S SEATS

Indiana House of Representatives

Indiana State Senate

2016-18 Democratic Party

Republican Party

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EMILY WRIGHT, DN Source: in.gov

Where did the donkey and elephant come from?

Democratic Donkey

Party colors

The donkey came after the first Democratic president, Andrew Jackson, capitalized on the fact that his opposers thought he was a jackass.

Political cartoonist Thomas Nast brought the donkey to life in his Harper’s Weekly cartoons.

The red and blue association with political parties is credited to many TV news stations. When stations started covering presidential elections in the 1970s, producers needed graphics to help audiences visually understand who was winning.

Anchors would sit near maps of the United States, and as candidates won a state, those states would light up red or blue, depending on the candidate.

However, up until the 2000 presidential election, stations hadn’t permanently assigned Republicans as red and Democrats as blue.

- Staff Reports

Republican Elephant Nast worked for Harper’s Weekly near the Civil War. He was a Republican and chose the elephant to represent the party in cartoons because of its strength, size, intelligence and dignity.

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POLITICAL PERSPECTIVES Here’s a look at how the U.S. political parties align:

REPUBLICAN PARTY

Believe families and communities should be free from government intrusion Military must be strong and prepared to defend us Believes a natural inalienable right of keeping and bearing arms

Want government to be more future-focused, small and efďŹ cient

Raising wages, closing the wealth gap

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Common-sense gun reform Majority of voters are more interested in domestic issues rather than foreign affairs

Healthcare decisions should be made by citizens and their doctors

Veterans should have the best care and opportunities

Sensible immigration reform Advancing clean energy and climate change action

Rights for minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ community

Elimination of weapons, promote non-violent methods Restructuring of economy, less government control

GREEN PARTY

Seek a U.S. that is at peace with the rest of the world

Believe people have the right to freely offer goods and services, free-markets Believe everyone has the right to arm themselves in self-defense

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Communities STEPHANIE AMADOR, DN

Children head outdoors with OWL

‘A Better Way’ to live

Since 1977, A Better Way has helped individuals through crisis and turned lives around for the better.

Justice Amick Reporter

Editor’s note: Maria’s real name has been withheld to protect her identity.

“My life is in danger. My husband wants to kill me. He said he’s going to kill me,” she told the cab driver on the other side of the phone. Her scalp was still sore as a reminder.

“So when you come, have your doors open because I’m going to be filling them up.”

When the cab driver pulled up, he did just as she said.

He pulled up to the curb. He opened all of the doors. He waited.

She grabbed her two daughters’ hands and fastened them in the cab first. Then, she returned to the house and frantically pulled together clothes, some steaks from the freezer and some candies she

had hidden before she also got into the cab and told the driver to go.

This is how Maria remembers the day she arrived at A Better Way in Muncie, which, in the mid ‘80s, was known as the Family Services of Delaware County and operated out of two buildings.

Since 1977, A Better Way has served the Muncie community as a crisis shelter and safe haven for those who need a place to stay.

Now, operating out of a home with a capacity of 25 clients, the organization offers various services for every crisis, such as suicide and homelessness, not just domestic violence like in Maria’s case.

Teresa Clemmons, executive director of A Better Way, said the services provided show what A Better Way is all about: helping.

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The Maring-Hunt Public Library is introducing Muncie children to the great outdoors with its Outdoors With Librarians program. OWL hosts free weekly events for children to explore “all that nature has to offer” with reading and craft activities about certain nature-related topics.420

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The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo emphasizes this idea by educating its visitors about wild animals and what they can do to protect wildlife.

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Muncie library connects learning with outdoor exploration Every Friday, librarians teach children about scientific topics during “Outdoors With Librarians” Allie Kirkman Editor Temps may be dropping, but outdoor activities at Maring-Hunt library in Muncie aren’t slowing down any time soon.

Every Friday the local library, located at 2005 S. High St., hosts Outdoors With Librarians, also known as OWL. OWL is led by youth services assistant Troi Watts, who comes up with a different theme each week related to the great outdoors. Watts said the free events are about exploring all that nature has to offer.

“It’s a lot of fun. The kids seem to enjoy it and it’s really practical learning about nature,” Watts said. “We are in nature every day, so it’s really good for kids to understand how to operate in that environment.”

At a recent OWL event, kids explored fun facts about clouds. Through different reading and craft activities, they learned about evaporation, precipitation and the different types of clouds that form in the sky ranging from flat, featureless stratus clouds to puffy, cotton-like cumulus clouds.

After completing a shaving cream rain cloud activity, the kids bundled up and headed outdoors to explore the Maring-Hunt Library Community Garden and play area.

“OWL is not too in your face educational and

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“To me, A Better Way means there’s a better way to live, and we can help you get there,” Clemmons said. “We have the suicide line, we have the telecare program, we do the prevention programing — all those things are to help people either get through the crisis they’re experiencing or prevent them from ever experiencing them in the first place.”

A Better Way has an extensive staff that includes counselors and volunteers.

Tammy Underwood, the volunteer coordinator at A Better Way, said one has to have a certain calling to want to work in the nonprofit field.

“There was a time when I walked into the shelter, and there was a young mom with a baby on her hip,” Underwood said, pausing to compose herself.

“She had two black eyes, and I went back upstairs and started to cry. A couple of my coworkers comforted me, and they explained to me that she was doing the right thing. She was here,

I think the kids absorb a little more that way,” Watts said. “It’s really good to go and experience that unstructured outdoor play time. If you are not having a lot of time you can take your kid outside, this is a good, structured area to do it.”

Five-year-old Eugene Preston-Helms is one explorer who visits the library every week. His favorite part about OWL is going outside and finding “cool stuff” for his hideout.

“I also found a piece of a butterfly wing,” Preston-Helms said. “But, the next day when I came to the garden, I couldn’t find it anywhere.”

Youth Services director Shannan Hurd said the library encourages a lot of free play, “since kids don’t always do a lot of that” in general.

According to Child Mind Institute, children spend on average four to seven minutes a day outside and seven hours in front of a screen.

“We do frequently get a lot of the kids after school, and they really enjoy digging holes in our hill and in the sand box and running around using our garden space,” Hurd said. “It’s just a lot of fun. It’s a chance to learn something new, play outside and make new friends.

OWL, which runs from 3-4 p.m. until Nov. 16, is open to children of all ages. A library membership is not required.

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

Children from ages 2-10 participated in Outdoors With Librarians, also known as OWL, Oct. 12, 2018, at the Maring-Hunt library in Muncie. Before exploring the outdoors, kids got to create shaving cream clouds, which replicated how streaks of rain fall from clouds above the atmosphere. ALLIE KIRKMAN, DN

and she was getting help, and that did make me feel better. But to know somebody could just punch somebody in the face like that, a mother, that just really broke my heart.”

Other stories from the shelter include one woman’s abuser taking a hammer and smashing all of her toes, breaking every one, telling her to think again if she tried to run.

Another went all the way as to hire a hitman to murder his wife when she was coming back for her things.

It’s examples like this and the above average rate of poverty in Muncie, which according to the United States Census Bureau is more than double the state’s poverty rate, that makes A Better Way “crucial to a community like Muncie,” Clemmons said.

“There is so much violence,” Clemmons said.

“That’s not just in Muncie. That’s across the board, but Muncie specifically has a population that has a very large amount of poverty. This means people need resources if they’re in that kind of situation.”

Clemmons also said many victims have problems that stem from this poverty, such as unemployment or lack of education, forcing them to rely on their abuser and making them

more vulnerable.

Many organizations in Muncie, such as the YWCA, Second Harvest Food Bank and Ball State University, believe A Better Way is a crucial resource and have partnered with them to provide donations and volunteers.

“It really is amazing that the community supports A Better Way so much,” Underwood said.

“When I take people on a tour of A Better Way, I just feel really proud to say, ‘Everything you see in this room has been donated by people in our community.’ Pajamas, diapers, food. Just basic necessities people need when they’re at a shelter.”

Underwood also said it’s organizations like A Better Way, and the people who work there, that give hope.

“Our communities need a lot of support and love, and someone has to step up to do that,” Underwood said. “When I see the staff at A Better Way and all the hard work they do, it’s really inspiring. It’s given me hope that when people care that much, I think there is hope for a better world.”

Maria, with the help of A Better Way, received counseling and slowly began to heal. Her husband was never able to find her during her time there.

After a few weeks at A Better Way, she moved

out of state with her two daughters to start anew.

She served her husband divorce papers.

Eventually, Maria did return to Muncie. She volunteered at A Better Way for five years and started her own ministry thanks to everything A Better Way gave her those years before.

“It humbled me, and it made me listen to other people’s situation and predicaments,” Maria said.

“It made me love on people more. That’s what people don’t do. And you don’t always have to listen with your ears, you can listen with your eyes and see why they’re acting the way they are.

As of today, Maria has over 20 spiritual daughters — women she has helped work through crisis through her ministry and created strong connections with — who she has helped mentor from A Better Way. In most cases, she picked the young women up and took them to church or similar social outings to speak privately and show them that miracles do happen.

“You really don’t understand,” she said, dabbing her eyes of the tears. “[A Better Way] really saved my life. I will never forget that.”

Contact Justice Amick with comments at jramick@bsu.edu or on Twitter @justiceamick.

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Kennedi Barnett is a sophomore journalism news major and writes “Kennedi’s Kaleidoscope” and creates illustrations for The Daily News. Her views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper.

Write to Kennedi at kpbarnett@bsu.edu.

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Unspoken

Why Indiana Matters Taking up the ticket Jordan Rhodes is a senior English major who writes “Shepard’s Corner” for The Daily News.

His views do not necessarily agree with those of the newspaper. Write to Jordan at jbrhodes@bsu.edu.

The United States is gripped with yet another election season and I can honestly say that it is a very unique one.

Jordan You’ve probably already Rhodes heard candidates and voters alike parading this as the Columnist, highest-stakes election in the Shepard’s Corner modern history of this country.

The fact of the matter is, every midterm election should be the highest-stakes election in modern history.

The stakes are always high because every cycle, Congress, especially in the House of Representatives, has the chance to flip control between parties.

Despite it not being nearly as flashy or exciting as a presidential election, the midterms hold just as much weight.

What most people miss is that Congress holds most of the power in our republican system.

Think back to your high school government class. Congress makes the laws; the president just signs or vetoes them. Congress is the mastermind

behind every law, good or bad, in our country since the 18th century.

Midterm elections never excite my friends.

The presidency was always the talk of my grade school class during social studies.

We care more about that election, I think, because the president is one person. It’s easy to focus your anger and praise towards an individual rather than a body of individuals.

However, Congress should be the focal point of every voter this election season.

If a Democratic president occupies the Oval Office but the Republicans occupy Congress, then what’s the point of having a Democratic president? Or vice versa? With how divided we are as a nation, neither side will cave by compromising — ­ they’ll just keep shoving their legislation through Congress and blame the president for refusing to sign it, leading to their core base getting fired up to vote him out of office.

How do you think Trump won the presidency?

This time around however, the House of Representatives will likely fall Democratic since it’s been Republican since the 2010 election.

The Senate on the other hand seems like it will just barely stay in Republican control, as the necessary seats to be taken are in traditionally red states currently held by unpopular Democrats, like Indiana.

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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.

I believe it is our civic duty to vote. Not only do I believe it is our civic duty, I believe it is a privilege we possess as Americans that should not be Demi taken lightly.

Lawrence Midterm elections are upon us, and I feel midterms hold Columnist, equal importance — if not higher Unspoken importance — than the presidential elections. No matter what election cycle it is, who is running or what issues we are fighting, voting and the right to vote is a war our predecessors have been fighting for centuries.

The 15th Amendment granting AfricanAmericans the right to vote was passed by Congress in 1869. The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was passed by Congress in 1919. In the grand scheme of history, this is not that long ago.

Just under 150 years ago, African-Americans were not allowed to have a say in the happenings of the country they lived in. Just under 100 years ago, same thing for women. Until then, the majority were deciding the happenings of the country. The

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upper-class, middle-aged, straight, white men.

We are more than those simple, cookie-cutter majority traits. And we should have voters, representatives and legislation who mirror that fact.

America is diverse, we are not just our majority.

We are full of different races, ethnicities, languages, backgrounds, genders and lifestyles. Allowing the majority to speak for everyone, including minorities, is like putting Wite-Out over them and the issues that plague them. That is unacceptable.

We no longer care about the issues that do not directly affect us. We do not care that in North Dakota, Native Americans living on reservations are being disenfranchised because they do not have a current street address. The Supreme Court introduced this law in early October, and it is a direct attack on Native American culture, heritage and livelihood. But why should we care, right?

We should care because of humanity. Humanity and empathy for those around us requires care, to put yourself in one’s shoes. Just because it doesn’t affect you as a majority does not mean you should not care.

And minorities, you should care even more. Just over three years ago, gay marriage was not legal at the federal level in the United States. Hoosiers specifically won the right to same-sex marriage in 2014 with Baskin vs. Bogan. LGBTQ communities around the nation just received that right at the federal level in 2015.

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Control of the Senate could quite likely come down to two key states: North Dakota and Indiana. In both states, the Republican challenger seems poised to win. If the polls turn out to be true, this could give the Republicans that tiny edge to retain control of the Senate.

is the most in history according to Quorum.

They also control 33 governorships, including Massachusetts and Maryland.

If that’s totally cool by you, great! Vote to keep them in. If that enrages you, great!

Vote them out.

No matter what your view may be, we are all able to cast our vote to empower or destroy the status quo. A new story might be upon us: the next chapter of American politics could be decided by your ballot.

But it all starts next week.

So, despite it not being as epic or dramatic as a presidential election season, midterms are ridiculously important to accurately represent the wishes and desires of the American public.

The midterm elections decide who holds the House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

For those of you who don’t know, the Republicans right now control both. And the presidency. And 32 state legislatures, which

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Continued from Page 21 And how did they get that fundamental right, which frankly, should have been granted many years ago? Through voting for and electing officials who shared their points of view.

An uprising does not happen in one day or with one voice. It happens over time through growing support and many, many people rallying for their desired cause.

We are the future. The young people and minorities today will be the next Martin Luther King Jr’s or the next Susan B. Anthony’s and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s. But we cannot get there if we do not vote.

We will not get there if we do not see voting as not only a civic duty, but a privilege.

Vote. Vote for who and what you love. Vote against who and what you hate. Have a say in the happenings of your homeland, because people fought for those rights granted within in the last century and a half.

You do not have to be a majority to care about voting. But if you are a majority, consider your minority Americans and their rights.

Consider your humanity. Consider the Martin Luther King Jr’s, the Susan B. Anthony’s and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s.

Consider the diversity of America. Maybe this election cycle, we can right a few wrongs and give an equal voice to all Americans.

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