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Ball State’s Dance Marathon exceeded its goal of $550,000 on Saturday. After a year of fundraising, and the 12-hour event, students raised $610,086.23 for Riley Hospital for Children.

Ball State turnaround 2nd best in Division I Cardinals sit atop MAC West Division with 4 games left RYAN FLANERY MEN’S BASKETBALL REPORTER @Flanery_13

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Upbeat music greets those entering Refresh custom furniture store.

Dozens of clocks faintly tick in unison, creating a calm vibe. Bright, colorful furniture pops against the wooden, rustic feel of the rest of the room.

The focus is on the furniture — all of it is hand painted in the store. Each piece has been repurposed and given new life. “[Our goal] is to be able to repurpose things and to give the community a great product and great service.

We want to keep things

— $107,897 more than in 2015.

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The Ball State men’s basketball team had a total of 12 wins under head coach James Whitford, but this season it has 18 wins with four games remaining. The team owes its success to strong shooting and intense defense.

“I am proud of the progress,” head coach James Whitford said. “But, at the same time, we want to strike that right balance between having the confidence that comes with success, but also having the humility with understanding what it means to have a bad day.”

Under Whitford, the Cardi-

from going to the landfill,” said Connie Beaty, the store manager.

Refresh opened three years ago and was located on High Street, but had a different owner.

In 2012, Lucas and Rebekah Hanna purchased the business and moved it to its new location on Main Street in downtown Muncie.

Beaty has worked for Refresh for two and a half years, beginning as an employee. With an interior design degree from Ball State, she began as a painter in the store.

“It amazes me where we were at two and half years ago compared to where we are now,” Beaty said.

The business has evolved from simply selling repurposed furniture to include selling custom paint and

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nals produced 12 total wins in the past two seasons, but this year the team already has 18 wins with four games remaining.

Ball State is also two wins away from having a 20-win season. The last time the men’s team was able to do that was in the 2001-02 season. That year was the last

time they claimed first place in the MAC West Division as well.

This is Whitford’s third season at the helm and his system is beginning to take place as he channels another college coach’s style when it comes to creating a culture of the program.

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This year, a dancer minimum was implemented. Each dancer had to raise $100 to go to the event. Kaytianne Rottler, a senior telecommunications major, gets her head shaved on Saturday after raising $1,000 at Dance Marathon.

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Refresh in downtown Muncie has evolved from selling repurposed furniture to selling custom paint and teaching painting classes. Once a month, the shop offers a workshop to make a Pinterest-inspired project.

teaching painting classes.

The classes range from beginner to advanced and teach how to use the chalk and clay paint that is used on each piece of furniture in the store.

Refresh also offers a

“BYOF” class, or bring your own furniture. In this class, customers can bring in any size piece that fits through the door and refresh it with the supplied paint.

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University Senate meeting leads to answers about Ferguson’s resignation

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Acting President Terry King shed some light on former President Paul W. Ferguson’s resignation while students, staff and faculty members of the University Senate discussed a proposed resolution for more transparency on campus.

King said several times he was against the plan in question, which was proposed by urban planning professor Bruce Frankel.

But while he was proposing his own ideas for transparency — for more students and staff to attend the Board of Trustees meetings — he said the reason for Fergu-

son’s resignation can be figured out.

“A person can look at what’s been said and kind of figure out what’s going on,” King said.

He said while he sees how it’s frustrating not knowing exactly why Ferguson resigned, this amount of transparency was appropriate for the situation.

“Dr. Ferguson resigned and requested it be this way,” King said. “By making this open, about the president, it’s likely that all personal discussions would become public.”

King went on to say — again — that he was not in favor of Frankel’s resolution.

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STORE ‘REFRESHES’ OLD FURNITURE

Refresh offers personalized crafts, repurposing classes

$610,086.23 heering. Dancing. Laughing. Crying.

It was all to be expected in the Field Sports Building as happiness ensued during Ball State’s 2016 Riley Dance Marathon event.

Dancers began their 12-hour stretch at 2 p.m. on Saturday to raise money for Riley Hospital for Children, and just before 2 a.m. at the end of the night, dancers celebrated with bursts of cheers and tears when the final amount raised for Dance Marathon was announced.

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Out of the 351 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams in the nation, Ball State men’s basketball has had the second-best improvement of any team.

Last season, Ball State finished 7-23 and was predicted to finish last this season in the Mid-American Conference according to the conference’s preseason poll.

The Cardinals have flipped the script this year; they currently sit at 18-9 and 9-5 in the MAC after a 63-59 win over Northern Illinois on Friday. The game brought in 5,160 fans, Ball State’s biggest home crowd since Nov. 23, 2013, against Butler.

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GET HEALTHY EATS AT BSU AND BEYOND Learn the basics of healthy eating, both in the dining halls and at home, in this Counseling Center workshop from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Student Center Room 301.

Amanda Kruse, a wellness nutritionist, will be talking about fad diets, as well as how to make a healthy plan to meet your individual nutrition needs.

PROFESSIONAL IMAGE AND ETIQUETTE Learn how to make a good first impression with future employers at this Career Center workshop from 5 to 6 p.m. in Bracken Library Room 104. The session will teach you specifically how to make a good first impression, as well as how to dress well and tips on how to have positive non-verbal and verbal communication.

GET HELP: LETTING GO OF AN EATING DISORDER AND HOLDING ONTO MYSELF Hear from a student who struggled with an eating disorder and her personal story of recovery from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Student Center Pineshelf Room. Ellen Lucas, associate director and psychologist for the Counseling Center, will talk about the recovery process for eating disorders afterwards, as well as tips for family and friends on how to deal with eating disorders.

GET A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON EATING DISORDERS Molly Beagle, a counselor at the Counseling Center, will be talking about the roles of media and culture when it comes to eating disorders from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Student Center Pineshelf Room. Beagle will be talking about the prevalence of eating disorders across racial and ethnic groups, as well as cultural differences with body image.

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EIGHT REASONS TO WATCH SYFY’S ‘THE MAGICIANS’ DANIEL BROUNT DO YOU COPY? DANIEL BROUNT IS A SENIOR CREATIVE WRITING MAJOR AND WRITES “DO YOU COPY?” FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HIS VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO DANIEL AT DJBROUNT@BSU.EDU.

Ever wish there was a darker, college-aged version of “Harry Potter”? Well, Syfy’s new show “The Magicians” might be the closest you’ll ever get. Luckily, it’s fantastic.

The series is adapted from Lev Grossman’s novel by the same name, though within the first couple episodes, the show is already taking steps to differentiate itself.

“The Magicians” primarily follows Quentin Coldwater (Jason Ralph), who finds himself enrolled at Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy.

While at Brakebills, he learns that the fantasy books he has always been obsessed with might actually be real, and that the world in the books and the world he lives in might be in very real danger.

His training at Brakebills might help him, but his friend Julia Wicker (Stella Maeve) isn’t as lucky. Although she’s a magician, Brakebills doesn’t accept her, leaving her to search desperately for magic back in New York City.

There are already five episodes; here are eight reasons for you to binge watch and get caught up with this solid new series.

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We’ve all missed wizarding school since “Harry Potter” ended. Okay, so “Harry Potter” isn’t exactly over.

But this series is at least keeping me satisfied until “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and “Harry Potter and The Cursed Child.”

There’s so much more to “The Magicians” than this common comparison, but it’s certainly a selling point. Plus, the series is self-aware of the comparisons. If you pay attention, there are subtle references to J.K. Rowling’s series.

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Refresh is a locally owned custom furniture store in downtown Muncie. The store opened three years ago under a different owner. One of the things customers can take part in is making their own Ball jar with various accessories. The store also hosts a “BYOF” class for customers to bring their own furniture to paint.

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“This is a great class for a girls’ night,” Beaty said.

Beaty teaches the classes herself.

“It’s a great creative outlet. We’re able to try different stuff a lot. I think that’s part of the evolution of Refresh — we’ve been able to do different things and figure out what does and doesn’t work. We’re still learn-

ing,” she said.

Employee Jannell Summers has worked at Refresh for a few months and recently made it her full-time job.

“If you saw this furniture on the side of the road, you’d think you had no use for it. So we clean it and repair it,” Summers

said as she cleaned an old coat rack from a kids’ day care to repurpose. “[I love] turning stuff that looks like old junk into beautiful new pieces that people will get to enjoy for a long, long time. Stuff that otherwise would have gone to the dump,” Summers said.

‘THE WITCH’ IS GORY, BUT NOT SCARY ANNA BOWMAN FILM ANNALYSIS ANNA BOWMAN IS A SENIOR ENGLISH AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS MAJOR AND WRITES ‘FILM ANNALYSIS’ FOR THE DAILY NEWS. HER VIEWS DO NOT NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THOSE OF THE NEWSPAPER. WRITE TO ANNA AT AABOWMAN@BSU.EDU.

If you’ve been looking for a nightmare-inducing scary movie recently, I’d advise you to stay away from “The Witch.” However, if you, like maybe a dozen other people, have been looking for a creepier version of “The Crucible” with more nudity, this movie is for you.

As far as scary movies go, the gore is there, but not much else. Apparently, in order to be a witch, you have to get naked and cut a lot of animals open. That’s basically it. If you believe in this kind of stuff, you’d be wise to keep little Fluffy and Sniffles locked up. Props to the effects department for making it look real, though.

And maybe it was. I mean, there must have been some witchcraft involved with convincing someone to make this film.

This is a period piece in every sense of the word. In case you’re unfamiliar with

the myths surrounding Puritanism, young women were highly suspect to being satanic murderers fairly often.

Like, Hillary Clinton would have been killed way before she ever ran for president.

Young girls were fine, but the second they hit puberty, all bets were off.

Because the film was based on fragments of folk tales told about Puritan-age “witchcraft,” the story itself seems a bit fragmented. This would have been tolerable with some strong visuals and maybe a little symbolism thrown in, but “The Witch” dropped the ball where that was concerned. To put it plainly, this movie is where vaguely disturbing imagery goes to die.

Technically speaking, it wasn’t bad. It had the unsaturated look that we’ve all come to expect from horror films and stuck with the usual dissonant music. While

I can’t say there were any shots that blew me away, the cinematographer stayed away from the typical “don’t look behind you” shots, which I appreciate. The lighting was the film’s best asset, in my opinion. It made great use of shadows and soft illumination, which is less common in today’s era of “found footage.”

The creepiest part of the movie was probably the father’s impossibly deep voice.

He makes James Earl Jones sound like Zooey Deschanel.

Really, he seemed scarier than the witch in many respects. I don’t know if they did this on purpose, but he looked a little like Jesus if he had a quick temper and weird “dad” abs.

I think one of the worst things you can say about a movie is that the trailer was better, and I’m sorry to say this is true in the case of “The Witch.”

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It isn’t afraid to be silly. Have you ever seen a fantasy series that referenced Taylor Swift? Watch “The Magicians” and check

4.

The bad guys are actually intimidating. There’s more than one antagonist in the series, and there’s definitely a gray area between good and bad. But the bottom line is that they all come off as threats. They aren’t afraid to be creepy, and they leave the good guys more than a little shaken up.

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It has references to other fantasy series. Besides “Harry Potter,” there is clear inspiration from “The Chronicles of Narnia.” Quentin has an obsession with Fillory, a magic place in a series of novels. As the series progresses, it becomes clear that Fillory may be more than just a story.

“The Magicians” isn’t afraid to throw in other references, such as a “Game of Thrones” joke here and there.

6.

The magic system is vibrant. Given that this is a magic college, the fact that its magic is divided into classes matches majors perfectly. There are physical kids, phosphoromancers (light-benders), psychics...

There is diversity in the magic and the characters. No one magician has the same abilities, which makes each character that much more significant and interesting.

7.

This is one series that actually takes risks. While a lot of TV shows have some sort of consistent formula (crime shows have their weekly case; superhero shows have their weekly villain), each episode of “The Magicians” is designed in a method of its own. This allows the writers to better explore each conflict. It also makes everything a lot less predictable.

8.

It isn’t a carbon copy of the book series. Though the show is clearly based on the book, the writers have taken steps to adjust the plot to better fit TV broadcasting. So if you’ve read the books, there will still be surprises. If you haven’t, well, you won’t have any catching up to do.

It’s still early to decide whether or not “The Magicians” will remain a standout series, but for now, it’s certainly worth the watch. It airs at 9 p.m. Mondays on Syfy.

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Sex, drugs, murder, curses — “The Magicians” isn’t afraid to get dark. The magic often comes from the pain the characters feel. For some characters, magic is a desperate addiction. It adds a new level to the series to make magic more than just a few tricks; it’s a sense of purpose for some and a place of power for others. This fleshes out the characters, making them feel more realistic.

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Self-harm attempts increasing Suicidal ideations, attempts up in campus housing

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Editor’s note: Janine Razmic is a pseudonym.

Occurrences of selfharm, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts are increasing in on-campus residents.

In 2011-12, 167 instances of self-harm, suicidal ideation and attempts were recorded in on-campus housing at Ball State.

The year after had 171, 2013-14 had 218 and 2014-15 had 273.

For the Fall 2015 semester, 155 instances were recorded, according to data from Alan Hargrave, associate vice president of student affairs and director of housing and residence life.

But the 155 is not just a number to student and on-campus resident Janine Razmic*. In October 2015, Razmic’s roommate attempted suicide.

Her roommate survived the attempt, left campus for three days for treatment and returned to school.

Razmic said she was

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In the Fall 2015 semester, 155 self-harm, suicidal ideation and attempts were recorded on campus. The Counseling Center, located in Lucina Hall, offers free group and individual therapy for students.

shocked by the attempt.

Her resident assistant told her about what had happened, because Razmic had been studying down the hall during it.

Her roommate was treated at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and was transferred to a mental health facility in Indianapolis after, Razmic said.

Of college students in the U.S., 6.6 percent have seriously considered suicide, 2.2 percent have made a plan to attempt suicide and 1.1 percent have attempted suicide, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center website.

After the incident, Razmic said she felt grief, like losing a family member. She has known her

roommate since she was 12 years old.

“I was given the option to leave [rooms] right then, but I thought I would stick it out and support her, because it was like family,” she said.

In the three days her roommate received treatment, Razmic said she didn’t hear any news or updates from housing.

“I just dealt with it on my own,” she said. “It was just kind of a blur. I was waiting to hear stuff and I was keeping in touch with her family members just to know what was going on, if she needed homework or stuff like that.”

Razmic had an appointment with the Counseling Center the day her room-

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mate returned from treatment. But since the initial appointment, Razmic has not been able to get counseling because of scheduling issues.

Three weeks after the incident, Razmic chose to change dorm rooms.

“When she came back, it was worse,” she said.

“She was kind of showing signs of being bipolar. One day she was fine, one day she wasn’t.

When I knew she wasn’t, it was like she was mad at me for no reason, even though I knew I didn’t do anything at all.”

Razmic said she didn’t feel like the university stepped in for her or her roommate.

“She was kind of left to deal with everything on her own again,” Razmic said. “Like, ‘Okay, you’re alive, you’re fine.’ You can’t just bounce back like that, and I think that’s why we had so many problems.”

Kay Bales, vice president of student life and dean of

SGA ELECTIONS 2016

SGA voter turnout low for past few elections Nominees working to make students aware of slates

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SABRINA CHILDERS SGA REPORTER sechilders2@bsu.edu

Voter turnout for Student Government Association elections has been low for the past few years.

An estimated 10 percent of students enrolled at Ball State have participated in elections, according to previous Daily News reporting.

The turnout last year was 3,532 students, up from the 2,871 students who voted in 2014. The 2013 election saw 4,985 students vote. In 2012, 2,199 students voted.

Jack Hesser, SGA president, said SGA is doing three things to try to combat the issue this year:

• The Atlas slate has been heavily involved all year and stayed on top of its platform points; • Monthly news will be posted during campaigning season regarding what senators are doing and when SGA events are; • Engaging with students on social media so people know about debates, who is running and the platform points.

James Wells, presidential nominee for Summit, said he plans to go back to the basics and campaign face-to-face with students to give back what Ball State has given him. “[We will be] getting out there, meeting students, shaking hands,” Wells said.

“Because when you think about it, me coming from Gary, Indiana — one of the cities that used to be the shining example for Indi-

ana — I would say being at Ball State has been an amazing opportunity, and it’s like I know now it’s my time to give back to Ball State for how much they gave back to me.”

Matt King, presidential nominee for 18, said he thinks the slates’ platform points will draw students into the election.

“I know Casey [Miller, Elections Board Chairman] is a big proponent in changing [voter turn out], and it’s our job to change that and we have very concrete ideas,” King said. “Our platform points are very strong ideas that we think students will care about, and time will tell.”

Miller also said a big priority of the board is to make sure students understand elections to be able to vote.

“The biggest goal I have is to just get as many students

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The Finance Society is promoting the importance of saving through the ninth annual America Saves Week.

America Saves Week, which is coordinated by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council, is a week for organizations to promote good savings behavior and a chance for individuals to assess their own saving status, according to americasavesweek.org.

Ball State has been named “Best in the Nation”

by America Saves with the most students committing to save for the past three years. For FIN 101 Personal Finance for Fiscal Wellness, students can get extra credit for committing to save.

“Whether we call them goals or not, we all have something we need or

want to save for,” said Kathy Stokes, Director of the American Saving Education Council in the 2015 Annual National Survey Assessing Household Savings. “By identifying a goal, whether it’s saving for education, a vacation, a home or retirement, we’re taking an important step.

America Saves Week is a great time to establish a goal and take the next step in putting money aside to achieve it.”

Roughly half of Americans are saving five percent or less of their incomes, including 18 percent that are not saving anything, according to a 2015 survey from Bankrate. Only about a quarter of people are saving more than 10 percent of their earnings.

Dan Boylan, a finance professor and the Finance Society adviser who promotes his students in his Finance 101 class to participate in America Saves, said the biggest issue people have when it comes to saving is overspending on unnecessary, short-term things, as well as abusing credit cards.

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“In general, a lot of students leave with credit card debt outside of college,” Boylan said. “If you come out of school with a large amount of debt, there might be multiple problems that arise in the future, like not getting a house. It’s important not to take on debt you don’t need.”

Boylan said when people think of saving, they typically only think of money that you put in the bank, but another way to think is by finding cheaper alternatives, which is what he did as a college student.

As a result, Boylan said he

250 200 150 100 50 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016* *Only accounts for Fall Semester 2015 SOURCE: Counseling Center DN GRAPHIC RACHEL BRAMMER students, said the university is concerned about any instances of self-harm or suicidal ideation on campus. “[The Counseling Center] has ten therapists or psychologists that will do individual counseling with students, they have someone on-call 24/7, so if students need to talk with someone in the middle of the night, for example, we do have staff available,” Bales said.

The Counseling Center

offers free group and individual therapy to students, according to their website.

Bales said the Counseling Center has implemented a series of coping skill workshops available to students as well.

The Counseling Center website has information on warning signs, helping a friend who has depression or is contemplating suicide, and fact sheets and information on how to deal with a completed suicide.

THREE MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS KILLED IN CAR CRASH FAIRMOUNT, Ind. (AP) — Manchester University said the three students killed along Interstate 69 were from Africa.

A statement from University President Dave McFadden identified the victims as Nerad Grace Mangai of Jos, Nigeria, and Brook Dagnew and Kirubel Alemayehu Hailu, both of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He says a fourth student, Israel Solomon Tamire of Addis Ababa, is being treated for injuries at a Fort Wayne hospital.

McFadden said the students had been to Ball State University in Muncie and Taylor University in Upland earlier and were returning to Manchester’s North Manchester campus when their vehicle had a flat tire. They were outside the vehicle changing the tire when they were struck by another vehicle Sunday.

WANE-TV reports the crash occurred around 5:20 a.m.

Sunday about 50 miles southwest of Fort Wayne.

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involved as possible and to have as many students as possible really understand the importance of what these SGA elections are here to determine,” Miller said.

Overall, SGA members are trying to get more students to care about what’s going on. By doing that, they hope to gain more votes.

The presidential and vice presidential debate is at 8 p.m. tonight in Teachers College Room 121, and the allslate debate is at 8 p.m. Feb. 29 in Cardinal Hall in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.

America Saves Week encourages students to not spend money Ball State named ‘Best in Nation’ for past 3 years

Number of cases

graduated debt-free with savings left over.

“I needed to pay my way in school, so it was really important for me to save,” Boylan said. “I learned to be self reliant and actually paid my tuition as I went.

Saving left me feeling confident and debt-free, making life a lot simpler compared to other students who left with student loans.”

Though saving in college may be difficult, Boylan said having a buddy to compete with helps.

“It may sound kind of goofy, but having a friend to play games like ‘Who hasn’t spent any money?’ or ‘Who kept that $20 bill in the wallet longest?’ can really help a student keep up with their savings,” Boylan said. “It may seem like a stupid game, but in the end, you’ll have more money and less worry.”

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Acting President Terry King tried to shed some light on former President Paul W. Ferguson’s resignation to members of the University Senate.

The senate offered a proposed resolution for more transparency on campus.

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Frankel wrote his plan after the sudden resignation of Ferguson and the announcement of his severance package that will be paid to him over the next year. His resolution aimed to prohibit non-disclosure contracts with future university presidents and to require a public forum in the selection.

The resolution also calls for members of the Board of Trustees to be appointed in new and different ways, rather than just by the governor.

Frankel said he worries the current members of the Board of Trustees don’t think about where student and taxpayer money goes to in the university, because they aren’t affected by it.

“The Board of Trustees are not spending their lives here [at Ball State],” he said.

“They don’t know how it is.”

King however, disagreed,

stating that seven out of nine of the trustees are Ball State alumni.

“I know these people, and they love this institution,” he said.

Jack Hesser, Student Government Association president, was among several students who spoke out about the proposed resolution. While Hesser is for more transparency, he questioned Frankel’s plan.

“Is this the best way to move forward?” Hesser asked the Senate. “I would hesitate to pass this forward at this point in time.”

Hesser warned against making a rash decision by sending the resolution to King and to the Board of Trustees too soon, without redrafting it.

The Senate decided to redraft the resolution and revisit it at the next meeting.

Frankel said by creating his plan, he was sending a statement.

But he said if King and the Board of Trustees deny his resolution, then it will become a bigger statement from them.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY Men’s basketball hits the road to play Toledo.

The game will be on ESPN3 at 8 p.m.

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WEDNESDAY The MAC women’s swim and dive championships kick off in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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The Ball State women’s basketball team is now 10-4 in the Mid-American Conference after beating Western Michigan 60-54 Saturday. The team is currently tied with Toledo in the MAC.

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Ball State women’s basketball (18-7, 10-4 Mid-American Conference) is now one game behind Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference West standings after beating Western Michigan (15-11, 7-7 MAC) 60-54 in its annual Think Pink game Saturday.

The Cardinals fell behind in the first quarter against the Broncos and didn’t regain the lead until less than two minutes remained in the game. Head coach Brady Sallee said to expect more close games in the race for the MAC title.

“Every night’s gonna be this,” he said. “And the team that has the most fight, toughness, can ex-

ecute when it counts — they’re gonna be the ones that end this thing on the top of the West.”

Ball State is tied with Toledo (15-10, 10-4 MAC) for second in the division.

Fourth-place Eastern Michigan (17-8, 8-6 MAC) also has an outside chance at the division title.

The Eagles have games left against all three teams ahead of it in the standings.

Though the Cardinals are currently behind Central Michigan in the standings, the Cardinals are 73rd in the NCAA’s RPI rankings — 9 spots ahead of the Chippewas.

The only team in the MAC ranked higher than Ball State is No. 27 Ohio University (21-4, 13-1 MAC). Ohio has already clinched the East Division title with a six-game lead and only four regular season games remaining.

The race on top of the West, however, has major conference tournament

implications. The top two teams in the MAC, regardless of division, receive byes to the semifinals in Cleveland, Ohio, while the third and fourth seeds get byes to the quarterfinals.

With Akron (13-12, 7-7 MAC) in second place in the East and mathematically eliminated from the chase for a top-two seed (though it could, theoretically, still tie the MAC West Division leaders, it would still lose the 5-way head-to-head tiebreaker), one of the top two seeds will go to the MAC West champion.

Ball State has now won two straight games after dropping the previous two against Central Michigan at home and on the road against Kent State (5-19, 2-11 MAC).

Sallee said he thought the team’s struggles weren’t as bad as he initially thought.

“I don’t know that the corner was maybe what we all made that to be, in-

cluding ourselves,” he said.

“I think over the course of the season you go through some lulls sometimes. At the beginning of February, end of January, it’s tough. It’s hard to see the end; the freshness of the beginning is gone, and it’s a grind.”

Sallee said the win against Western Michigan was an important step for the Cardinals.

“We wanna be the last team standing in Cleveland, and I thought tonight was a great step toward that,” he said.

The Cardinals will take on division leader Central Michigan on Wednesday and Eastern Michigan on Saturday, and will close the regular season at Toledo on March 5.

All three games will be on the road, with the Cardinals’ final home game of the season scheduled for March 2 against Northern Illinois.

“I follow Urban Myer and I do not think there is anyone who works on culture more than him,” Whitford said. “I promise you he works on the culture today, tomorrow, the next day, because it is just too important to a team’s success.”

The culture has been working for the Cardinals all year, as they are two games up in the MAC West Division and are in the running to compete for a conference championship for the first time since the 2010-11 season.

Strong shooting and intense defensive play has been the key to success for Ball State this season. The Cardinals’ 228 3-pointers this season ranks as the third most in program history, and Ball State’s defense is the first ranked defense in the MAC, allowing 65.4 points per game.

Whitford is defensive minded, which explains the Cardinals’ seven-spot increase from eighth place in scoring defense just a year ago.

Individual player production has also been key to the success in establishing a more balanced team.

Junior forward Franko House and sophomore forward Sean Sellers were the only players to rank top 10 in the MAC for any statistical category in the 20142015 season.

Six different players are in the top 10 for multiple statistical categories this season, including senior for-

ward Bo Calhoun.

“I know I have always had faith in my game and work ethic,” Calhoun said. “It feels great knowing it is paying off right now.”

Calhoun ranks fourth in the MAC for rebounding with 228. He also has 304 points this season, 16 more than last year.

Sophomore guard Francis Kiapway is leading the way for the Cardinals’ longrange game. He ranks second in the conference in 3-point percentage at .469 and seventh for 3-pointers made with 59.

Calhoun is excited with the way this team’s play has progressed throughout the past four seasons.

“This team is headed in the right direction, but you cannot get too high on that, we have keep working hard,” Calhoun said. “I am not going to lie, it feels good; it feels great to be in our position right now.”

Ball State’s improvements did not happen overnight. Whitford believes the culture is a continuous work in progress and, “it is something that shaped a program each and every day.”

Ball State has four games remaining this season and it will be no walk in the park.

Ball State still must play the three teams trailing it in the West Division — Toledo (18-9, 7-7 MAC), Central Michigan (14-13, 7-7 MAC) and Northern Illinois (18-9, 7-7 MAC).

The Cardinals’ first challenge will come against Toledo on Tuesday beginning at 8 p.m. in Toledo, Ohio.

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DANCE MARATHON

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| CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The event raised $610,086.23 for Riley Hospital — $60,000 more than the goal of $550,000. Last year, just more than $500,000 was raised. This was the first year a dancer minimum was implemented. All dancers had to raise $100 to be able to go to the event.

Brooke Lentz, a junior education major, is on the Dance Marathon committee. She said seeing the high results was amazing, especially because members have been working so hard to achieve their goal all year.

Minutes after the numbers were announced, she was

still jumping and hugging her friends in disbelief. “‘Miracle in Muncie’ is an understatement,” Lentz said. “I am literally in awe right now.”

Freshman nursing major Lauren Mohr said standing for 12 hours was the hardest part, but it was worth it.

“My legs are done, but my heart is so overjoyed,” Mohr said. “It reminded me why I want to be a nurse and help more kids like the ones I met today.”

During the marathon, each time dancers reached a $100 fundraising mark, they were handed a mallet and offered a swing at the gong on the stage, signifying each step the organization took toward its goal.

After announcing her

goal earlier in the evening, Muncie’s own 10-year-old Riley kid Danica Louks reached her goal of $1,000.

Louks was brought onto the stage, and as a result of her fundraising accomplishments, shaved her head in front of a mass of cheering dancers.

“This is amazing,” Louks said onstage. “Thank you all so much.”

A booth in the back of the Field Sports Building was open to anyone willing to donate ponytails or shave their heads, and some participants went onstage to use their hair donations as fundraising incentives.

Kelli Lawrence, a Riley mom and Ball State alumna, said she couldn’t be more happy or excited

about the marathon and the opportunities her son Graham has had so far.

“Graham had a heart defect when he was born, and Riley Hospital was the miracle he needed to stay alive,” Lawrence said. “This [was] our first Dance Marathon, and the atmosphere [was] amazing. It’s so great to be back at Ball State surrounded by so many caring and enthusiastic people.

We’re so grateful for everything Riley has done for our family, and we’re so happy that there are so many people who have a passion to help as well.”

Within the first few hours of the day, the morale committee teamed up onstage to showcase the 2016 line dance, which included a

combination of musical pieces from Lady Gaga and Drake to ’70s classics and ’90s hip-hop.

At the end of the performance, junior Austin Moore knelt down and proposed to his girlfriend, morale committee co-director Lauren Eades.

“I had this planned for a year,” Moore said. “It’s amazing. This is a cause that we both care about, and this is a moment I’ll never forget.”

Eades, who was laughing and crying as she exited the stage, could barely speak.

“I said yes, of course,” Eades said. “I’m just so happy right now. This is such an incredible day.”

Although the 2016 Dance Marathon is over now, Max

Johnson, Dance Marathon vice president of external affairs, said there is always more work to be done. He had an idea of what the final number would be before it was announced, but he was still surprised by the result.

“I teared up at the end of it all,” Johnson said. “There were ups and downs during the night and it was really hot, but I think this was overall a great dance marathon.”

He said the next dance marathon is just 365 days away, and the mission of organization continues year-round.

“It doesn’t end tonight,” he said. “But for the last 12 hours, this was a fantastic turnout.”

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