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Letterman returns to university Former talk show host brings guests to speak on campus
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David Letterman, who recently retired after 33 years of hosting “Late Night” and “The Late Show,” will speak at Ball State Nov. 30 at John R. Emens Auditorium. Letterman will host a discussion with filmmakers Spike Jonze and Bennett Miller. The university announced Letterman’s return to Ball State with a video sent in a campus-wide email. Letterman has created a big impact at Ball State, as the university named its Communication and Media Building after him in 2007. He has also created a scholarship that is given annually to three Ball State telecommunications students. The filmmakers he will be interviewing, Jonze and Miller, are two of the nation’s top young filmmakers. Jonze is a critically-acclaimed director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He has won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his work on the movie “Her,” which he directed. He has also collaborated with several top recording artists, such as Kanye West, and is a co-creator of MTV’s “Jackass.” Miller is a film director who has also made a huge mark on the industry. He directed “Moneyball” and “Foxcatcher,” and has earned many Academy Award nominations for his work. Tickets for students are available today starting at 7 a.m., but some people started lining up Wednesday at 10 p.m.
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Sophomore organizes gathering of more than 70 people Thursday CASEY SMITH CRIME REPORTER | casmith11@bsu.edu More than 70 Ball State students and faculty gathered at the Frog Baby fountain for a prayer vigil Thursday to show support for students of the University of Missouri. The University of Missouri, or Mizzou, has been in the spotlight lately for recent incidents of racial conflict, which included a hunger strike by a graduate student, the threatened sit-out of the football team and the resignation of the university’s president. The gathering, organized by sophomore telecommunications major LJ Herbert, was led by members of Impact, a local movement based on Christian leadership in the African American community. Herbert was inspired to hold the vigil in solidarity with people of color at Mizzou. “I just really put myself in that situation and thought about if I was a student of color [at Mizzou],” Herbert said. “I really took into consideration the dangers that a lot of young students of color are facing across the country – it’s very important and relevant right now.” Fellow Impact leader Bryce Dotson said with events like those at Mizzou, it’s important that Christians encourage unity among others, regardless of race. Although Dotson said he’s always felt safe on the Ball State campus, he said he still frequently experiences ignorance. “Ignorance can really just be the lack of knowledge,” Dotson said. “Especially between people of different colors, there’s nothing wrong with that [ignorance], and it’s a great opportunity to teach that person and learn together.” Herbert said he too has felt impacted by “racial generalizations,” but the support and community he has at Ball State gives him the encouragement he needs. “I think the university is striving towards greatest and stressing the understanding of diversity,” Herbert said.
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his is what Shay Haneline knows about her life before America: She was found in a train station in Yangzhou, China. She spent 14 months in an orphanage; her hair was shaved to prevent lice. And on May 5, 1997, an adoption agency employee placed her in the arms of a 36-year-old woman from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Haneline grabbed onto the woman’s shirt and didn’t let go. Eighteen years, six months and eight days later, May 5 is still Haneline’s “gotcha day” — the day Haneline’s adopted mother or, as she is to Haneline, “Mom,” met the child she’d been waiting for since January 1996. See ADOPTION, page 4
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Shay Haneline was adopted on May 5, 1997, by a 36-year-old woman from Fort Wayne, Ind. Eighteen years later, Haneline is a sophomore Japanese major at Ball State University.
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welcome [Walker, Walton and Glatczak] to our basketball program,” Sallee said in a statement. “They all fill some very specific need for us, but most importantly they are all impressive, high-character young ladies.” Glatczak broke out in her junior season, averaging 10 points and nine rebounds per game on her way to earning First Team All-Classic 8 Conference and All-Area Team High Honorable mentions. At the Wisconsin Basketball Academy Prestige summer program, Glatczak was one of six WBA Prestige 2016 commitments, the only one who went on to sign a letter of intent at a
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During the summer after my freshman year of college, I was on a walk with my brother. We were shuffling along, and I nervously decided to ask him, “Karl, what’s the difference between Democrats and Republicans?” I winced and waited for him to berate me for not knowing the distinguishing facts. But he didn’t. He took his time explaining the inherent social and fiscal tendencies of each and how their respective media outlets frame one another. I didn’t know it then but that was an important moment for me. It was the beginning of a voracious desire I now possess to understand the discourse of today’s world leaders and how they do or do not influence social change. If he had berated me for my ignorance, I may not have such a passion. I have noticed a culture of individuals that I really value at Ball State and online. It is the collection of individuals that aren’t afraid to speak their minds on issues they hold close to them. I notice the
Bernie Bros, religious GOP There was one conversadebate watchers, the arti- tion in particular I remember cle sharers, student govern- having with a friend in which ment, the speech team mem- I left fuming because he just bers and my fellow op-ed refused to writers. I also intensely understand value the platform soconcept In order to the cial media provides for of equal discussion on matters communicate rights. The that are really important irony of my effectively to us. Discourse requires situation a space for empathy and and create does not learning. escape me. However, I have also change, the I resentnoticed something else: ability to ed him for people shutting others not being down before the person see an issue willing to has had a chance to real- from the understand ly think about the issue where I at hand. I have noticed, opposition’s was comin all sides, a vehement eyes is so very ing from unwillingness to tolerwhile also ate another party, and necessary. not being I have seen this in mywilling to self, as well. I identify as HANNAH understand a a feminist, and it is an SCHNEIDER, junior communications where he ever-changing learning major was comexperience, to say the ing from. least. Last year, when I That was came into this ideology, I ful- likely the first conversation filled the old stereotype by he had had with someone of being, well, angry. I was fiery my philosophy, and I wasn’t and excited about this new patient enough to allow world and that often ended for the possibility of mutual in steamrolling over others. understanding.
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Former Ball State softball player and current assistant coach Jenny Gilbert signed a two-year professional contract with the Akron Racers on Nov. 3. The former two-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American was one of six players who signed two-year deals with the Racers. Gilbert began her post-collegiate career with the Racers, who are one of five teams in the National Pro Fastpitch league. In 2014, the outfielder split her rookie season playing for the Racers and the Canadian National Team. Competition at this level is nothing new to Gilbert, as she has played against the same players she has looked up to. “I play against former Olympians who were the same people that I looked up to when I was growing up, playing softball. They kind of went from my idols to being my rivals. Everything is just elevated talent-wise,” Gilbert
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Walker broke a school record last season with 26 rebounds. The previous record of 25 stood for the past 36 years. “What I love about [Walker] is the aggressiveness and fearlessness that she plays with from start to finish,” Salle said
said about playing in the Gilbert served as a volprofessional league. unteer assistant coach During her first full sea- for her alma mater beson with the Racers in fore she was hired in June 2015, Gilbert hit five home as the assistant coach runs, scored 13 runs and under first-year head had 13 RBIs. She was one coach Megan Ciolli Bartof three veterans who lett. Gilbert will still be signed deals with the Rac- available to fulfill her ers, as University of Ken- coaching duties while tucky alumna Griffin Join- playing for the Racers, er and University of South whose season runs during Carolina Upstate alumna the summer months. Shellie Robinson will join “I couldn’t have asked for Gilbert on the squad. a better situation, getting Gilbert racked up a num- to coach for my alma maber of accomplishments ter,” Gilbert said. “[It’s] an and accolades during her absolute dream come true.” time representBartlett undering the Cardinals stands the difon the diamond ficult task that from 2011-14. Gilbert will be facShe was a threeing this year, jugtime Mid-Amergling a full-time ican Conference coaching job and Player of the Year playing for a pro— the first player fessional team. in MAC history to Jenny Gilbert Bartlett played for accomplish such Ball State asthe Chicago Bana task. She was sistant softball dits and helped a four-time All- coach them win back-toMAC honors athback regular sealete and was a three-time son titles in 2005-06. NFCA First Team All-Great While Gilbert will be busy Lakes Region selection. in the coming months, she Along with shattering is eager to improve and records as a Cardinal, help those around her get Gilbert did some damage better as well. playing for Team Cana“I’ve played for my da as well. Gilbert was country, I’ve played in first selected to Canada’s the pro leagues [and I’m] Women’s Under 16 Na- continuing to get to play tional Team in 2009. She with this amazing job at played for the national Ball State,” Gilbert said. team every summer she “It can’t get much better was at Ball State. than this.”
in a statement. “She will be an absolute rebounding machine [and] ... will prove to be a matchup nightmare.” The third recruit to sign a letter of intent for Sallee is 5-foot-9 Walton. She averaged 11.2 points per game her junior season, which has increased to 16 through her first two games as a senior. Walton was also named to the Indiana Basketball
Coaches Association underclass girls basketball team as a junior. She also joined soon-to-be teammate Walker as a recipient of the Hoosier Crossroads All-Conference team last season. “[Walton] is the perfect fit for our Ball State basketball program,” Sallee said. “She is a lefty that can do it all and will prove to be an incredible asset for us in many places.”
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Upgrades and renovations of Ball State athletics facilities have been in process this year because of donations to the Cardinal Commitment campaign, which raised $20.6 million for facility improvements. Scheumann Stadium There have been several updates completed, which include new turf, an upgraded east stands brick wall and updated graphics. The north end zone and west sideline walls will receive renovations, along with an expansion to the weight room and new LED lights, which are planned over the
next two to three years. Venderly Football Team Complex The football center already has a completed roof, concrete floors and shell structure. Several improvements will be made next month. Worthen Arena At the beginning of the academic school year, Worthen Arena featured new video boards, scoreboards and flooring. A few of the projects remaining include new lighting and lower-level seating. Briner Sports Complex The restroom project has been completed and is now fully functional. Softball Field at First Merchants Ballpark Complex The softball field features new dugouts and extensions, as well as new coaches and umpires rooms.
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A backstop adjustment is planned in November, and future plans include black painted roofs, a new press box, fan seating and an entry gate. Ball Diamond at First Merchants Ballpark Complex The current plan is to paint the green roof tops and add slip-resistant rubber flooring in the dugouts for the players’ metal cleats. New concrete planters will arrive in the next month, as well. Along with the softball team, a new indoor hitting facility and performance building are possible. Basketball/Volleyball Practice Courts A location is to be determined for practice courts. Additional locker rooms, sports medicine, strength and conditioning and meeting room spaces have been discussed.
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PHOTOS PROVIDED BY MADDIE YOST
Maddie Yost is a junior public relations major and, although she was born in China, she had never felt attached to aspects of Chinese culture. She does not physically look like her mother, Marcia, but they laugh the same, have similar mannerisms and both share a love of music. Yost sees herself as a mix of Chinese and American.
But Haneline’s adoption story didn’t end when she touched her mother’s shirt. It wasn’t even over when she settled into her Indiana home. And now, as a sophomore Japanese major at Ball State University, Haneline’s Chinese roots still affect her daily life — from the people she’s friends with to the classes she takes. In Haneline’s adoption year, about 3,597 orphan immigrant visas were issued for Chinese children — second only to Russia, according to data from the U.S. Department of State and compiled by the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. U.S. adoptions from China had been increasing since 1992 when the Asian country first opened its adoption process to foreigners By the start of the new millennium, 5,058 children from China found their “forever home” in the U.S. — 26 percent of all international adoptees and 772 more than Russia, according to the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The answer to China’s creeping takeover of international adoptions can be attributed, in part, to its recently abolished one-child policy — a restriction on the amount of children a family could raise in the country, which began in 1979. The Communist Party of China announced on Oct. 29 that couples can now raise two children. The country’s 36-year-old population growth solution had endured scrutiny since its inception, partly due to its unintended consequences. Girls — traditionally undervalued in Chinese society — suddenly became unwanted by some families after the one-child policy went into effect, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Unlike sons, daughters could not carry on the family name and typically did not care for their parents as they aged. And so, baby girls were sometimes aborted, killed after birth or abandoned at hospitals, in parks or, in Haneline’s case, a public train station. Not that she dwells on it. “I’m pretty sure [my biological parents] did that for my own good,” she said. “Because they dropped me off in such public place, they wanted the best for me.” Haneline’s response to her origin story isn’t abnormal, but then again, there isn’t a correct way for an international adoptee to react to his or her background, said Heike Minnich, the former director of psychological services and co-director for the International Adoption Clinic at Indianapolis’ Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. Minnich spent 10 years at the center working with children adopted from foreign countries. Minnich counseled adoptees from infancy to adolescence. Some came to the United States with traumatic backstories and the need for years of therapy. Others didn’t require her services at all — just a general exam from a developmental pediatrician.
Everything — from adoptees’ perceptions of their birth parents to their ethnic identity — is different for each individual, she said.
CREATING AN IDENTITY
Shay Haneline is tan, tall and dark-haired. She has the ideal physique for modeling — which is convenient, because she just started experimenting with it last spring. She likes the way she looks, mostly because it isn’t the same as everyone else. But before fifth grade, Haneline wasn’t satisfied with her appearance. She wanted blonde hair and blue eyes. In her mind, she wasn’t Buttercup from “The Powerpuff Girls.” She was Bubbles. Her mom, Susan Haneline, refused to brush over her daughter’s heritage. Susan is an adoptee herself. She never knew much about her background. “I think everybody, at least to some extent, needs to know where they came from,” she said. Developing a form of identity is a basic human need, said Minnich, the former Riley Hospital psychologist. Minnich said adoptive parents are encouraged to establish adoption stories for their children — a coherent explanation of where they came from. Susan began forming Shay’s before she brought her home, but she didn’t stop at that. Susan taught herself how to cook authentic Chinese recipes, she celebrated traditional Chinese holidays and she read Shay books with Chinese themes. Today, Shay helps her mom recreate her favorite childhood dishes, but she didn’t always accept Susan’s efforts. “She was always trying to bring the Chinese culture into my life, even though I was maybe too young to understand it,” Shay said. Instead, Shay focused on playing with her friends, who were mostly white. Shay’s home in Fort Wayne is more diverse than Indiana as a whole, but 71 percent of its population in 2010 was white, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. “I would sometimes forget I was Asian, to be honest, because I’d be surrounded by so many white people,” she said. In junior high, however, Shay discovered manga. Her school’s library contained a small section of the Japanese comic books. As an artist, the visual element of the books drew her in, but she couldn’t look without reading at least a few words. The continued references to Japanese culture led Haneline on a path she couldn’t seem to abandon. Manga morphed into an obsession with Japanese music, then Korean-pop and, eventually, an interest in Chinese culture. It was a roundabout way to reach her birth country, she admitted, but she made it all the same.
BRANCHING OUT
Shay makes friends easily, or at least, that’s what it seems like to Jorie Smith, a friend of Shay’s
and a fellow adoptee from China. Shay is an extroverted person, Smith said. But she wasn’t always that way — at least not at Ball State. Shay couldn’t abandon the “security blanket” of her hometown friendships during her first year of college. She met Ian Truelove, a Ball State alumnus, in a Chinese language class. She took the course to fill a hole in her schedule. Truelove, an international adoptee from the Philippines, went through the same adoption agency as Shay — an agency his mom worked at; his mom who helped a Susan Haneline adopt a girl from China. The circumstance was too serendipitous not to result in friendship. “He’s like my big brother now,” Shay said. Truelove introduced Shay to his friends, a large network of international and Asian American students. “Youth groups, school, classes — you get to meet [other people], but you can’t exactly hang out or build a friendship over that,” Shay said. It takes a stronger connection — like her friendship with Truelove — to really get to know other people, she said. Now, meetings for the International Ambassadors Association, the Asian American Association and Chinese Club fill Shay’s schedule. She handles interactions with international students and other Asian Americans with more confidence. She used to feel uncomfortable interacting with other Asian people who weren’t adoptees. The language barrier bothered her for a while; she felt she needed to be overly polite or formal when talking to someone who wasn’t fluent in English. Now, she speaks to international students like a “human” — because that’s what they are, she said. The interactions with people from China, her language classes, even the dishes she makes with her mother — it helps. It helps Shay bridge the gap between her American and Chinese selves and even cope with the idea of her birth parents. “I think just because I’m able to know my culture and be able to speak the language, I’m still getting to be part of them or still be with them, even though I don’t know who they are,” she said. “I feel like as long as I’m close with my heritage, that’s okay.” That’s Shay’s truth, but it isn’t everyone’s.
‘THAT’S MY LIFE’
Many adopted children benefit from a strong connection to their country of origin, but some are averse to it and others are simply uninterested — learning about their country of origin is unimportant, Minnich said. Maddie Yost, a junior public relations major, didn’t celebrate Chinese New Year as a child and never could get into calligraphy. She doesn’t physically look
like her mother, but they have the same laugh, similar mannerisms and a shared love of music. “I never really identify myself as, ‘Oh, I’m adopted.’ That’s not a big thing in my life,” she said. “I just think, ‘This is my mom. I live in Indiana. I go to Ball State. That’s my life.’” She is curious about a few things. She wonders who she resembles the most — her biological mom or her dad — and she’s found herself thinking about the possibility of siblings she’s never met. She said she’s never felt attached to aspects of Chinese culture like Shay has. “I find comfort in people — my grandparents and my mom,” Yost said. She gets the same feeling when she returns to her house in Goshen, Indiana— the same one she’s lived in since she came to America. Yost’s mother has asked her if she’d like to visit China, but Yost doesn’t want to — not yet. If she went now, she said, it’d be like a vacation. She only wants to return if it means something. Yost is unsure when that will happen, if ever.
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Just because an adoptee feels one way about his or her identity, it doesn’t mean he or she will think that way forever, Minnich said. “There’s no timeline that says, ‘At this age, you’re supposed to be interested, and at this age, you’re not,’” she said. Some studies suggest that the older an adoptee is, the more likely he or she is to identify with his or her country of origin. A group of 163 Korean adoptees, mostly females from the United States, were asked if they identified as Caucasian or Korean and Asian. Just 42 percent considered themselves Korean and/or Asian while growing up, but the number jumped to 78 percent after they reached adulthood, according to the 2000 report, “The Gathering of Adult Korean Adoptees: Adoptees’ Perception of International Adoption.” Shay and Yost see themselves as a mix of Chinese and American. “I would say I’m like 75 percent American, 25 percent Chinese,” Yost said. Shay is forever proud of who she is. “I like that I’m part of two different worlds or being able to be a part of different places,” she said. “I think it’s really unique.”
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Art Society focuses on bonding MAJOR CHANGES MOST COMMON Organization hopes to bring members AMID FRESHMEN closer together |
MARGO MORTON IMMERSIVE LEARNING REPORTER mjmorton@bsu.edu
The community and bonding that Ball State’s Anthropomorphic Art Society (AAS) provides is more important than the costumes its members may wear, said the organization’s president. AAS focuses on the appreciation of art styles concerning anthropomorphized animals—animals with human characteristics, such as being able to talk and having human emotions. However, Stephen Vogel, the president and a senior Japanese major, said what is more important is the bonding the organization experiences. “The main purpose of the group is to bring together individuals with a common interest, give a safe and comfortable environ-
ment where these individuals can meet others with similar interest and have discussions,” Vogel said in an email. Ball State AAS was officially started in Spring 2010. Members, who may also be referred to as “furries,” get together to discuss various aspects of anthropomorphic art, including crafting and how to act as a “fursuiter.” Fursuits are animal-based costumes ranging from “simple tails and ears to full costumes with m e c h a n i c a l / e l e c t ro n i c components,” according to WikiFur, an offset of Wikipedia dedicated to the furry community. Dressing in suits is just one segment of the furry community, and not something everyone involved in the group chooses to do. Ball State AAS meetings include discussions based on topics related to the community such as conventions and anthropomorphism in media. The group hosts activities such as drawing tutorials, game nights and movie viewings.
“The meetings aim to be an open-floor discussion with a topic just to get conversation going. We try to avoid it becoming a lecture,” Vogel said. “This coming meeting, we are showing short animation clips with anthropomorphic art followed by any discussion of the clips.” Ball State is one of only two colleges with anthropomorphic societies in the state, Vogel said. Appreciation groups aren’t limited to college campuses, such as Ball State and Purdue University, where the other group is located. Similar groups are formed in local areas where individuals can meet up and discuss their common interest. Vogel stressed that while the furry community may be misunderstood, people should recognize that it is just one part of a person’s personality. “A lot of people tend to feel uncomfortable around people that they know are ‘furries,’” Vogel said. “But really...they are just normal humans who have a different interest than oth-
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Ball State AAS meets Thursdays at 9 p.m. in the Forum Room in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
er people.” Allyssa Burdine, a freshman biology major, had always had an interest in anthropomorphic art and joined the group after meeting them at the activity fair this fall. She said she enjoys having a group of friends who share her passion. “When I found a group of people here on campus that shared a common interest with me, I knew I wanted to find out more about the club and everything they stood for,” Burdine said. “To anyone who doesn’t understand the club, what I think they should take away is the idea that we are much like a family, and it is a way for people with a common interest to come together and have a good time playing games and learning more about each other and anthropomorphic art.”
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Freshmen change their majors the most, and more than 400 first-year students have switched their fields of study this semester, Academic Major Minor Coordinator David Owens said. Owens said students often change their majors because they don’t know what their classes will be like or how their schedules will work. “When we get to the middle of the semester, there are some students who will start changing their major because they have taken classes in that, and that’s not what they were expecting it to be,” Owens said. The two majors freshmen
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9. You hear about a lucky break. Partner with a gracious person to take advantage. An older female shares a new trick. Buy tickets, or make reservations, if work and your partner agree. Let joy and abundance win. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8. Find balance and harmony. Make your life more comfortable. Travel for pleasure. You’re gaining maturity as well as knowledge. Smart investments now can increase your security. Follow your passion with discipline. Your wit and effort makes the difference. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9. Communications channels are wide open. Accept more responsibilities. Writing, recording and publishing thrive. Keep others on track. Create (and appreciate) works of beauty. Participate in a bigger conversation. Trust old love. Listen to what your grandmother says. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8. Look to the future. Keep family first. Look at what needs to change. Home investments pay off. Find an excellent deal in a fixer-upper. Creativity is required. Transform a mess into beauty. Create peace.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is an 8. Your investigation leads to unexpected benefits. The more you learn, the more confident you become. Listen to your dreams. Use what you’re discovering. Get the best quality materials you can afford. Apply discipline for love and nothing can stop you.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9. Friends open unseen doors. Your team is especially hot. Keep everyone in communication to harness flourishing creativity. Put physical energy into a job you care about deeply for powerful results. Money saved is money earned. Party later.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7. Your connections have wisdom and experience. Reach out and let people know what you need. An older person comes up with the answer. Collaborate for a cause that’s close to your heart. Feminine details make the difference.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7. Important people are watching. New contacts increase your influence. Provide excellent work, and ask for what you need. Maintain discretion. Devote energy toward a matter of the heart for abundant reward. Love keeps you on the right path.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is an 8. Talk about what you love to grow it. Put together a good team. Read voraciously, and share your discoveries generously. Provide substance, not just symbolism. Listen to a female’s advice. Clean up and lend a helping hand.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8. Get help building your dream. The action is behind the scenes. Stick to practical moves. Friends share options. Go farther than ever before. Travels, transportation and shipping flow with ease. Hold yourself to high standards. Angels guide you.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9. Good things come through communicating with your social networks. Encourage feedback to see your blind spots. Back up your words of love with action. Pour your energy into creating something beautiful. Accept advice from loved ones (especially children).
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8. Allow abundance in. Pay attention to all offers. You’re gaining skills and confidence. Creative breakthroughs spark when you mix love into your work. Learn and teach. Bring your vision into practical reality. Make a romantic connection.
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SHELTER CHARGES FOR DROP-OFFS Number of animals surrendered lowers due to $25 fee
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REBECCA KIZER COMMUNITY/BUSINESS REPORTER RJKIZER@BSU.EDU
Due to an influx of animals and a lack of funds, the Muncie Animal Shelter’s board voted to charge people who drop off animals at the shelter a fee of $25. The shelter began charging the fee in the past two weeks, Director Phil Peckinpaugh said. Since then, the overall number of animals surrendered by their owners has dropped. Penny Vore, an office manager who takes care of the surrendered animals, said that it’s great that fewer animals are coming in. “In the month of July, we had 188 dogs surrendered and 169 cats,” Vore said. “This month, it’s been so much less.” Peckinpaugh said she does
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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “I’ve come to learn and share that Jesus Christ has came, he’s risen, he lived and he died in our place, and because the image of God is in every person, everyone deserves the same respect – in this community and in all others around the world.” President Paul Ferguson released an email to students earlier today addressing diversity and the importance of campus inclusion. “I take this opportunity to affirm our commitment to diversity as we continue to explore ways to express that commitment to members of the Ball State Com-
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An influx of animals and a lack of funds at the Muncie Animal Shelter has caused the board to vote to charge people who drop off animals at the shelter a fee of $25. The shelter has had problems in the past with pet owners dropping off three or four animals at a time.
not think the fee will have negative consequences, like animals being abandoned on the street. “People will just be more likely to find the animals new homes on their own,” Peckinpaugh said. Ryan Faust, a senior telecommunications major, said his first choice for pet relocation has never been the shelter. He’s had to find new owners for his pets before but always looks for a home for them. “The shelter would be a last resort, I guess,” Faust said.
munity,” Ferguson wrote in an email. “We have had the dialogue, and now we must act on the values of diversity and inclusion we hold as an institution—a community where every member can be engaged in the opportunities and advantages that come with being a Cardinal.” Quianna Young, a sophomore finance major, heard about the vigil on Facebook and said she wanted to come and support students of Mizzou with love and prayers. “I think it’s important that we come together in times like this. Tweets aren’t enough. We need to come together as a community and do something,” Young said.
“That would be so traumatic for them.” Faust now lives off campus with two cats, Marley and Oscar. Even though he never wants to surrender his animals to the shelter, he said the new fee is a good idea for those that need to. The shelter has to be able to care for all the animals it takes in. “$25 seems fair,” Faust said. “They do have to support the other animals.” The money obtained from the drop-off fees goes to the shelter’s spay and neuter fund, which are costly sur-
geries for pets but help prevent future homeless cats and dogs. If a pet owner says he or she cannot afford the $25, Vore said she can choose to waive the fee at her discretion. But for these people who can’t afford to take care of their animals, Faust said the fee will be less in the long run than taking care of an animal long-term. The shelter has had problems in the past with pet owners dropping off three or four animals at a time. Vore said the new policy may prompt owners to find a different place for the pets, but the owners who care won’t mind to pay. Faust said people should make sure they take care of the animals they adopt, and that pets aren’t something to dispose of after a few months, but should be an important part of the owner’s life. “An animal isn’t just a thing that you should just get tired of,” Faust said. “It should be a part of your family.”
LETTERMAN: | CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Catherine Burgess, a sophomore public relations major, said she grew up watching Letterman on TV and decided she had to get in line early to snag a ticket. “I freaked out [when] I got the email and immediately posted to Twitter ‘Who wants to camp out with me?’ and my friend Jonah replied and started texting all of our friends,” Burgess said. For Kelly Weyer and her roommates, seeing Letterman in person is on their Ball State bucket list. Weyer, a junior interior design major, took three-hour shifts with her
EVENT INFORMATION Who: David Letterman with Spike Jonze and Bennett Miller Time: 7 p.m. When: Nov. 30 Where: Emens Auditorium six roommates. “I just think [Letterman] is a really awesome icon for Ball State and a good representation of the education that Ball State gives,” Weyer said. Free tickets for the event will be first available for students beginning 7 a.m. today at the Emens Box Office. Priority will be held until noon, when they will be made available for faculty and staff. Remaining tickets will be made available to the public Nov. 16.
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More than 70 Ball State students and faculty joined at the Frog Baby fountain for a prayer vigil Thursday night to show support for recent incidents of racial conflict at the University of Missouri.
After first hearing about incidents at Mizzou, Young said she was outraged that events like that were still going on, especially on college campuses. “When I saw on social media how people were being threated, I was so an-
gry – so angry I had to shut down all of my social media because I couldn’t contain all of my anger,” Young said. “I’m so thankful that the Ball State community is here to share love and not worry about all of the hate that still exists today.”
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