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Both SGA slates receive fines Summit, 18 violate campaigning rules days before voting
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SABRINA CHILDERS SGA REPORTER sechilders2@bsu.edu
Both Summit and 18 slates were fined by the Student Government Association Elections Board
Tuesday. Casey Miller, the Elections Board chair, said the board bases the fine amounts on similar decisions made in the past. “We’ve tried to base our decisions off some information I’ve received from the Office of Student Life about previous years … and we’ve tried to keep it consistent with what we’ve seen,” Miller said.
18 was found responsible for two violation charges and Summit was found responsible for one. Previously, 18 had received a charge that was appealed and dismissed. One of 18’s recent charges was for early campaigning, defined as displays or statements to more than 10 people before the end of Nomination Convention. 18 was fined
$30 for this. Miller said Lexi Williams, secretarial nominee for 18, sent an email to the entire chapter of Chi Omega signifying she was planning to run as a secretarial nominee before Nomination Convention. He said this violation differs from the earlier violation from Greg Carbo, 18’s vice presidential nominee, because it was a clear violation, while Carbo’s was
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in a gray area. Miller said in Carbo’s situation, the language in the elections code protects forms filed with the board, and it was unclear. Carbo was originally charged for campaigning involving election papers and disrupting a class, but the violation was appealed and dismissed.
See FINES, page 3
THE MAN
BEHIND
THE MIC
DN FILE PHOTO KAITI SULLIVAN
The ChirpFest music festival will be returning to the Village on April 8. The acts set to perform are Borderlinze, J Tubbs, Jordn Moody, Trill, Nyzzy Nyce, Jody Free, Dub Knight, Mikado and DJ Rello.
LINEUP, DATE ANNOUNCED FOR 2ND CHIRPFEST The ChirpFest music festival made its debut in September 2015. The first-ever fest attracted about 3,500 people to the Village. On Wednesday, Darius Norwood, organizer of the event, released a recap video from September’s event. The video also announced the lineup and date for the 2016 ChirpFest, which is set for April 8. The acts set to perform so far are Borderlinze, J Tubbs, Jordn Moody, Trill, Nyzzy Nyce, Jody Free, Dub Knight, Mikado and DJ Rello. “ChirpFest is a multi-genre music festival created with the purpose of bringing like-minded music lovers together and presenting them with an experience of a lifetime,” Norwood said in a press release. – STAFF REPORTS
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL DEFEATS QUINCY IN 3 STRAIGHT SETS Cardinals win 9th consecutive, improve to 6-0 in MIVA play |
ELIZABETH WYMAN MEN’S VOLLEYBALL REPORTER @Heavens_2betsey
The ninth-ranked Ball State men’s volleyball team continued its winning ways after defeating Quincy at Worthen Arena in a three-set sweep. Each of Ball State’s set wins came by at least 7 points (25-16, 25-18, 25-18), as the Cardinals extended their win streak to nine. The largest margin of victory came in the first set behind four kills from junior outside attacker Brendan Surane. The Cardinals were aided by the Hawks’ low serving percentage of .765 percent. Head coach Joel Walton thought his team carried out the game plan on both sides of the net.
DN PHOTO ALLISON COFFIN
Steve Shondell, the Ball State women’s volleyball head coach, has been the announcer for the men’s volleyball team for about six years. Shondell has only missed one home men’s match since the team has been around.
Steve Shondell spreads volleyball passion while announcing for men’s team KAITLIN LANGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF | editor@bsudailynews.com
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bout eight minutes before a match against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is set to begin, the men’s volleyball team lines up at the edge of the court. “We can’t start until 7:35,” a graduate assistant reminds Steve Shondell from the court-side seats. “Take up time.” Shondell sits with a stack of papers in front of him, pen in left hand and a tiny black box in his right. He shifts his legs in front of him, rocks forward and presses a button on the tiny black box to turn on the mic.
SHONDELL’S PHRASES: · “THE SKIPPER WITH THE ZIPPER.”
Whom he’s talking about: Mike Scannell, a junior outside attacker
· “FOR BALL STATE, THE GEORGIA PEACH.”
Whom he’s talking about: Alex Pia, a junior middle attacker
· “THE RAIN MAN WITH THE SPRINKLE.” THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
Whom he’s talking about: Brendan Surane, a junior outside attacker
· “THE BIG DADDY TAKING CHARGE FOR BSU.”
Whom he’s talking about: Matt Walsh, a sophomore middle attacker THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
See SHONDELL, page 4
See VOLLEYBALL, page 5
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