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INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES
Nineteen student make transition to Ball State for athletic opportunity COLIN GRYLLS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
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uncie, Ind., is hardly exotic. In the 1920s, it was considered so average that the Middletown studies used it as an example of a typical small American city. For Ball State’s 19 international athletes, however, Middletown U.S.A. is ripe with new experiences, culture and — in some cases — language, all while dealing with stereotypes and homesickness. Even the weather, senior volleyball player Hiago Garchet
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said, can take some getting used to. Garchet transferred to Ball State from Park University in Missouri, but he’s originally from Belo Horizante, Brazil. “I thought I knew what cold was, and I really didn’t. My first experience was my first winter at Park in Kansas City, which is pretty close to here,” he said before extending his arms. “It’s still a little colder here, but waking up one day and seeing this much — how many inches is this, like 20 inches, 30 inches of snow? I don’t even know — it was crazy.” See INTERNATIONAL, page 4
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FRAUD CASE INVESTIGATION OF MORE THAN 4 YEARS ENDS More than four years after Ball State found out it may have been a victim of fraud, the investigation has concluded. $13.1 million in investments was lost after Gale Prizevoits, the former director of cash and investments, made investments in violation of university policy and tried to conceal it. She was fired in October 2011. Valerie Warycha, deputy chief of staff and communications director for Connie Lawson, said they don’t talk about the details of their investigations, but they did not find any security violations. After the university found out about the fraud cases, the university put a new checks and balances system into place, according to previous reporting. For example, the investment office wouldn’t be able to buy security from brokers unless they’re on a university pre-approved list. In October 2014, the university announced in a press release it would count the remaining $10,022,705 still missing from the fraud as lost. However, in August 2015, the university received a check for $694,763 from the U.S District Court. The money came from Seth Beoku Betts, a Florida investment adviser who is currently serving a sentence for fraud. A management plan has been developed and put in place to make sure nothing like this happens in the future, said Bernie Hannon, vice president for business affairs and treasurer. – KARA BERG
Riley patient gives back with BSUDM Beka Lockwood finds extra meaning in charity event CARLI SCALF GENERAL REPORTER | crscalf@bsu.edu As the fundraising numbers came in last year at the 2015 Ball State University Dance Marathon, Beka Lockwood watched anxiously. She and her entertainment committee, a small but dedicated group of students, had put in hard work, along with all the other volunteers, to make the fund-
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raiser a success. When the announcement came through that the event had raised more than $500,000, Lockwood fell to the ground crying. “That’s the moment I will literally never forget,” she said. “I called my mom crying, I called my boyfriend crying — that’s the moment I’m looking forward to this year.” This year’s Dance Marathon is on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. Lockwood, a sophomore telecommunications major and Indianapolis native, has more invested in the charity Dance Marathon supports, Ri-
ley Hospital for Children, than most students: she’s giving back to the organization that has helped support and treat her for seven years. When Lockwood was 13, a hard white lump appeared on her face. Concerned, her parents took her to the dermatologist, who then referred them to the rheumatology department at Riley Hospital for Children. They told her that she had morphea scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease that attacks her skin cells. Though the diagnosis was troubling and would require
lengthy treatment, Lockwood said the support and kindness the Riley Hospital staff offered made all the difference. “My nurses and doctors did a really good job of educating me and my parents about what it was, what was happening to me, and immediately they got me on medicine to help stop it from spreading. My care at Riley has just been incredible,” she said. Her mother, Jill Lockwood, was especially grateful for the care Beka received at Riley.
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NO. 12 BALL STATE DEFEATS LEWIS IN 5 SETS Cardinals improve to 5-0 in MIVA play with 8th straight win GENERAL SPORTS EDITOR | ROBBY sports@bsudailynews.com Ball State men’s volleyball was able to escape Worthen Arena with a 3-2 win on Thurs-
day against No. 14 Lewis. The Cardinals started off strong, winning the first two sets with a strong attack led by its junior outside attackers Brendan Surane and Mike Scannell. Throughout the first set, neither team held more than a 3-point lead. Surane sealed the deal with a kill in both the
first and second sets, winning 25-23 and 25-22, respectively. From there, the Cardinals began to struggle. “We were getting a little too comfortable, we started to settle down,” Scannell said. “I think we took the pedal off a little bit, and [head coach Joel Walton] made some decisions, good changes, to al-
low us to rest up.” Senior outside attacker Marcin Niemczewski saw his first action of the game after Walton took Surane out with the Cardinals trailing 4-2, and Scannell was replaced by redshirt junior outside attacker Edgardo Cartegena later in the set. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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